Hollywood Road

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This is Century City. It not only has a film company like 20th Century Fox, but also a number of large and small entertainment agencies. In the eyes of those who want to go to Hollywood, it must be a place full of opportunities, especially full of belly. People who are talented and full of illusions about the future desperately need an opportunity.

Murphy has also encountered this situation in the past, so after hearing the young man introduce himself as a screenwriter and director, he slowly put away the enthusiastic smile that he would have when facing fans.

"My name is Cretna Wilkinson and I am from Massachusetts..." The young man continued to introduce himself with confidence in his words. "I have experienced professional studies at the Film Institute of New York University, focusing on screenwriting and screenwriting. Professional director."

Murphy nodded slightly. There are not many well-known Hollywood directors from the New York University Film Institute. The most famous one he knows is undoubtedly Ang Lee.

There is also a saying in Hollywood that compared to the University of Southern California Film School, which is closer to Hollywood, the students from the New York University Film Institute are often not realistic.

In a place like Hollywood, if you don't follow the actual situation, you can only rely on your own imagination to do things, and you can imagine the results.

Although he thought so in his head, Murphy didn’t show it. He just looked at this young man named Cretena Wilkinson. He has plenty of time today, and he wants to see if the other party can really make a deal. Something surprises him.

Kritna Wilkinson is very young, he looks only twenty-five years old, he has a hint of pride on his face, and he speaks quite confidently, "When I was studying at the Film Institute of New York University, I have written and directed three experimental films, and each of them has aroused a strong response in the school. For this reason, I have been jointly recommended by five professors..."

Murphy frowned slightly, Kritna Wilkinson was too wordy, if he hadn't had time today, he would have been impatient.

Kritna Wilkinson is still talking about the capital he has accumulated in school, but it is a pity that Murphy is not interested at all, nor is he interested in any producer in Hollywood.

There are many excellent film students graduating from professional universities every year, but few can make their mark.

A fool would only listen to him a few words in vain, look at his brilliant experience in school, and think that this is a super genius.

Therefore, Murphy interrupted Kritna Wilkinson directly and asked, "Is there anything you want to do with me?"

Hearing Murphy's question, Kritna Wilkinson swallowed hard, pressed those glorious experiences that hadn't been told back into his stomach, opened a brand-new briefcase, and took out the not too thick one. The stack of bound printing paper was handed to Murphy.

"This is a script I created." Critna Wilkinson explained. "Director Stanton, please take a look."

As a senior executive of another film company, he would not be accepted at all, but Murphy is different. After all, he has experienced a situation where no one cares about it at the bottom. He knows that it is not easy to start. People opportunity.

Murphy took the script and pointed to the seat opposite, "Sit down for a while, I'll take a look."

"Yeah!" Kritna Wilkinson was obviously confident in his script, sat opposite, and waited comfortably.

Turning over the script, Murphy browsed it very fast, but after only reading three pages, he frowned. The script is not a linear narrative!

Turning back more than twenty pages, his brow furrowed deeper. This is still a science fiction theme!

Turning the text and scenes of the script into pictures in his mind, Murphy, based on years of experience, immediately came to the conclusion that special effects should be used on a large scale. A large number of special effects means super high investment.

Science fiction subjects, non-linear narratives, obscure plots, relatively high production costs...

These are completely equated with huge risks!

No investor will like huge risks, and Murphy is no exception, especially behind this risk, there is no corresponding huge return.

He closed the script and just wanted to return it to Kritna Wilkinson, but he didn't expect Kritna Wilkinson to speak first.

"Director Stanton..." The young man was really confident. "If you want to buy this script, I will be a director as the most basic premise! Otherwise I will not sell it!"

"Uh..." Murphy was not only surprised, but even a little surprised.

He has been in Hollywood for so many years. It's not that there are no screenwriters or directors to peddle his projects, but this is the first time he has encountered this bizarre situation.

Maybe it was because of being infected by Robert Downey Jr. Murphy was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly asked with a hint of evil interest, "Are there any other conditions? You can say it together."

"Of course!" Kritna Wilkinson was not polite at all, and continued to say with confidence, "If your company wants to invest in my screenplay, I must act as a screenwriter and a director at the same time. I don't have to pay for the director... "

This is the most reliable sentence Murphy heard Critna Wilkinson said.

But the other party's next words made him wonder if he had encountered the legendary ‘super genius’!

"My condition is that your company has signed a gambling bonus agreement with me." This is obviously not ignorant of Hollywood. "The North American box office of this film exceeds 25 million U.S. dollars, of which percent One is my dividend. More than 50 million U.S. dollars rises to 2%, 75 million U.S. dollars is 3%, 100 million U.S. dollars is 4%..."

Kritna Wilkinson looked at Murphy. According to his ideas and what he knew from the Internet, Murphy Stanton and the Stanton Studio behind him would definitely agree to his excellent script. Later, because he was confident that this film would be successful, the other party should also be able to think that this film would be successful in the future, and that Stanton Studio took away the bulk of the income, and he took away a small portion, absolutely no problem.

Whether it is the students in the school, the professors of the New York University Film Institute, or the majority of the audience who have watched his experimental films, they think he is a genius!

All these people can see that he is a genius, presumably Murphy Stanton is no exception!

Of course, he shouted such a high price to leave room for bargaining. As long as Murphy Stanton's sincerity is sufficient, it is not impossible to give in properly.

Even if Murphy Stanton disagrees, that's nothing. With such an excellent script and a super genius like himself, if you come to sell it later, the major Hollywood companies are not rushing to ask for it?

Murphy was quite speechless. He really didn't know whether it was his IQ or the opposite genius...

He pushed the script to Cretna Wilkinson, who asked, "Director Stanton, is my script okay? Can we collaborate?"

"Script..." Murphy shook his head and said simply, "Since you plan to direct this film, can I see your project plan?"

Kritna Wilkinson was stunned by Murphy's question, "Project plan?"

A screenwriter and director who has gone to Hollywood to raise funds to invest in his own project does not even have the most basic project plan. Is it true that Hollywood production companies are charities?

Murphy really didn't bother to say anything. He didn't even have the most basic project plan. He only had a script in his hand, so he came to invest and be a director. It was really a genius.

What's more, the script was too creative. He didn't want to bear the added risks of creativity and newcomers. It is estimated that 99% of Hollywood producers would not bear it.

In addition, there is no even the most basic project plan, and the remaining 1% is not suspenseful.

"Let's stop here today." Murphy stood up and said casually, "I have something to do, let's leave first."

Kritna Wilkinson was stunned. He didn't seem to understand what Murphy meant. When Murphy moved quickly out of the deck, he woke up.

Murphy Stanton didn't want to cooperate with him! Kritna Wilkinson realized this immediately.

But he didn't move, just turned his head and glanced at Murphy, picked up the script and put it in his briefcase, his face was more arrogant.

I probably didn’t expect to follow Murphy Stanton from the outside and waited so long to get such a result. Kritna Wilkinson murmured a few subconsciously, "A director does not know how to respect. Art! I don’t know the importance of talent creation, it doesn’t live up to its name!"

This is like talking to himself, but it can be heard by Murphy.

Murphy didn't turn his head back. If he had general knowledge of such a "super genius", he would turn himself into such a "super genius".

For people like Kritna Wilkinson, who thinks that investment can be obtained with a script, without even planning or other things, as long as they have a mouthful, Murphy really doesn’t know how to call him naive. Well, it's better to be an idiot.

Leaving the cafe, Murphy no longer cares about this young man named Cretan Wilkinson. Hollywood has countless young people with beautiful dreams coming here every day. Although there are few successful people, they are like Crete. Na Wilkinson, a naive person like that, can only be described as extremely rare.

If Kritna Wilkinson came up with a routine script and a detailed plan, without those unrealistic conditions, Murphy might still consider it.

As for the talent and creativity of the other party, these have never been lacking in Hollywood.

Many people think that as long as talents are talented in Hollywood, good stories and good movies will surely kill Hollywood and the whole world, but Murphy has been in Hollywood for almost ten years, and at first he had a bloodshed, and now he is gradually climbing up. The senior members of this circle have a deep understanding of this.

Hollywood is indeed a place about art and talent creation, but in fact, making movies is a business, not an art.