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As a professional entertainment lawyer, Robert's office is in Century City, not far from the Death Star Building where CAA is located. It is also extremely convenient for Murphy to see him.

This time, Murphy did not ask Robert to come out, but went directly to his office after getting off the plane.

For some things, he needed to have an interview with Robert, and then rushed to New Zealand to meet Gal Gadot. After the wedding of James Franco and Lily Collins, the two decided to go on vacation, according to Gal Gadot’s Ideas, prepare to ski together. Although North America is in the midsummer time and is not suitable for skiing, New Zealand is the best time for skiing.

"Our dispute with Jordan Belfort is basically over..." Robert sat with Murphy in a reception room. "The Federal Court rejected his appeal."

"Yeah." Murphy nodded, he didn't care about it.

Robert added, "Walt Disney requested to acquire the copyrights of several films shared by Stanton Studios and Miramax Pictures. Paul Wilson handed the matter to my side."

This is what Murphy asked Paul Wilson to do, "In this way, you contact Bill, negotiate with him, and sell as good as possible."

Since the Weinstein brothers completely separated from Miramax Films, Miramax has existed in name only, and the income generated by the early films was relatively limited. As long as the price is right, sell the copyright in Stanton Studios to Mira It's not impossible for Max's last home Walt Disney.

"Also..." Robert looked at Murphy's family and reminded, "The contract between us expires at the end of the year."

Murphy did not plan to change his lawyer. "Give me the contract later, and we will renew it when I come back from vacation."

Robert and the firm behind him had already prepared a contract. This was Murphy's biggest purpose when he came back. Of course, he would not sign the contract directly, and would definitely carry out the necessary verification procedures.

After talking about the latest contract with CAA, Murphy specifically asked before leaving, "I want to see Rose next week."

It is not easy to see a serious prisoner like Rose.

"Hmm..." Robert nodded, "I'll call."

Murphy didn't go straight, instead he said, "You can find downtown Los Angeles, where I used to live. Can you find the list of Catholic priests around in the 1980s?"

Robert thought for a while and said, "It's a bit difficult, it's too early."

"Find a way to get a copy." Murphy groaned, and said, "I want a copy of the information about Father Marquez Costello, the new Catholic archbishop of the region."

"Oh?" Robert thought Murphy wanted to do something and reminded him, "Murphy, you must be cautious about anything about Catholicism."

Murphy waved his hand. "You think too much. I just met this archbishop. He wants to introduce me to the Catholic Church."

Robert will not be stupid enough to interfere with the customer's beliefs, and said, "Well, I will send it to your mailbox as soon as possible."

Leaving Robert's office, Murphy went directly to a restaurant near the Fox Tower. He invited Kara Feith to dinner.

Just three days before the wedding of James Franco and Lily Collins, Murphy handed over the story outline and character settings of the second part of "City of Chaos" to Cara Faith, because it was left to " "City of Chaos" has enough time to ferment, and then attract more viewers through various methods such as DVD, Internet on-demand and TV broadcast, so as to lay a solid foundation. This film will not continue to be filmed and produced, nor will it be next year. Just release, but like all Hollywood sequels, there must be one to two years apart.

The contract signed with Twentieth Century Fox was a trilogy. Even if the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox is replaced by James Murdoch, as long as Kara Feith is here, the other party’s pay will not be low. For other companies, Murphy will continue to cooperate with Twentieth Century Fox.

"How can I say it?"

Sitting on the side of the dining table against the wall, Carla Faith looked at Murphy on the opposite side, "If this is not your project, I will refuse it without hesitation!"

Murphy shrugged and ate the steak on his own without answering.

Carla Firth continued, "This ending..."

Although it is not a full version of the script, the outline of the story and the set of characters are already very detailed. Coupled with the fact that Carla Faith is well aware of Murphy's production style, it is not difficult to imagine the end of the film.

She didn't seem to be able to find a suitable adjective, "This is no longer what can be described in darkness. Chris Dann's ending is too tragic."

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Murphy drank again, and then said, "Don't you think the hero's tragic fate can better reflect the theme and style of the film?"

"What about Jay Rachel?" Carla Fiss said again, "This is a relatively pure and kind character. You even let her black... In the whole film, including the male protagonist, there is no simple Good people."

Murphy thought for a while and said, "In fact, at the end of the first part, I have already confessed that her parliamentarian father would put her in a dilemma, but the law may not necessarily defeat the family relationship."

That kind of righteous killing of relatives exists all over the world, but no one can deny that it is contrary to human nature.

Margot Robbie’s performance made Murphy decide to change the role of Jay Rachel, which caused her to struggle. Which one is more important to her father or the justice of the law?

Carla Faith sighed, "Are you planning to cause a tragedy?"

"That's right." Murphy nodded, facing Carla Faith, he didn't need to deny this, "You can't deny it. It's passed down to the present and is still recognized as a classic. Most of them are tragedies."

Probably because he was full, Carla Faith put down his knife and fork, wiped the salad dressing from his mouth, and said unhurriedly, "Such as the four great tragedies of Shakespeare?"

"Tragedy is indeed more likely to resonate." Murphy also put down his knife and fork.

Carla Faith followed his words and asked, "Why? Is there any theoretical support?"

"Tragedy has a long tradition and a deep and systematic inheritance." Speaking of this theoretical topic, Murphy, who has received professional education, still has something to say. "Tragedy is the focus of aesthetic research, and tragedy is Deeply, Aristotle believes that tragedy is the art of art, and Schopenhauer also believes that tragedy is the highest peak of art. Tragedy has always been a difficult point in aesthetic research. Tragedies have been produced since ancient Greek mythology, and they have been taken. In the philosophical color, Oedipus’s killing of his father and his mother was his desire to get rid of the tragedy of fate that he could not get rid of.

"Let's put it in Hollywood." He added, "If "Titanic" hadn't had the tragedy of Jack and Ruth, it would have been impossible to create such a brilliant classic."

"I admit it."

Carla Faith thought for a while and said, "The ending with a flaw is better than a happy ending. What is not gained and lost is a kind of regret, but it is unforgettable."

Murphy laughed, "Well, that's it."

He turned the topic back to the movie, "Actually, I still want to continue to join some humanistic discussions."

"This needs to be moderate." Carla Faith knows that this kind of thing is a double-edged sword, "It's about the same level as "City of Chaos"."

"It should be a little more in-depth than this." Murphy said directly, "In the last film, there were almost no voices from New Yorkers. In this film, I will add this aspect of content."

He added, "Of course the most important thing is the duel of the pros and cons."

To some extent, this is like the double protagonist in "Stealing Fire."

Thinking of this, Murphy also realized that Henry Cavill should be sent to a more professional acting school for further study. Originally, his acting skills were not as good as James Franco. In addition to the gap in the role setting, there will be a role at that time. A serious imbalance will definitely affect the entire film.

"By the way, Murphy." Carla Faith thought of the most important thing about this meeting with Murphy. "You need to change some things in the story, especially about Hong Kong."

"This is just the first draft." Murphy understood what Carla Fes was talking about. "I will change it to Russia or Venezuela in the future."

Carla Firth was relieved, "It is impossible for Fox in the twentieth century to give up the market across the ocean."

"I know." Murphy nodded slightly.

This is a normal situation. Let alone the present, even in the past many years, any film released in the theater market must be reviewed. In fact, all over the world, before a film is released, it will basically face this. Kind of situation.

For example, in North America, although the MPAA's rating system is not a mandatory requirement, which distribution company will not send a rating when it releases the film? If it is not rated, the theaters will almost always refuse to show, and the box office revenue will not be discussed.

Since Twentieth Century Fox is willing to invest and has offered him the director of 20+25 the top film in the circle, Murphy will definitely consider the issue of the big scissors, although his movies rarely appear because of the scale. Among the theaters over there, these are basically heavy pictures and themes, and they have never touched the most sensitive nerves on the other side.

As a director who has never made movies for himself, and is a commercial film director, Murphy will not act recklessly.

And he knows very well that any Hollywood film that wants to be shown on the theater on the other side must go through this procedure, even if it is Walt Disney, which has been fighting over there in recent years.

In this regard, Murphy only needs to pay attention to it. Although the opposite review standards are always erratic, what can be reviewed today may not be able to be reviewed tomorrow, but it is only for their domestic movies and the quantitative standards for foreign movies. It's quite clear.

When it comes to a certain big scissors, everyone is helpless, but after staying in Hollywood, Murphy also fully understands that no matter which country or region it is, it is impossible to completely indulge the free circulation of audio-visual products that actually have the function of propaganda and incitement.

"Also, if you want the film to be more widely accepted in North America, you may win even more in the awards season..." Carla Faith said suddenly, "I'll give you a suggestion."