Hollywood Road

Leaving Long Beach, Murphy drove directly to Santa Monica along the Corniche. They arranged an appointment with Charlize Theron to meet at a French restaurant in Santa Monica. The business jet affairs were temporarily handled by Grace. Enough. After the two parties have drawn up the basic contract, it is not too late for him and Gal Gadot to ask for decoration design.

As the two of them saw before, this Gulfstream G650 should be more in line with office requirements.

Of course, ride comfort is also a must.

"My dear..." Murphy flicked the steering wheel, and the off-road vehicle turned a corner. "Is the $80 million budget enough?"

Gal Gadot thought for a moment, "I shouldn't be able to use it. The interior of the aircraft needs comfort, not luxury."

"You can take care of it."

In this regard, Murphy prefers to be the shopkeeper. “The funds can be transferred from the account of Stanton Studio.”

Although US$80 million is not a small figure, it is really nothing to the current Stanton Studio.

Not to mention the income from the movies and "Game of Thrones" he invested in, the expected profit of "The End of the World" alone is almost enough for this aircraft.

After four weeks of screening of Seth Rogen’s film, the North American box office has infinitely approached the US$200 million mark. The overseas popularity is slightly worse, but it has also received more than 150 million US dollars. It is inevitable that the global box office will exceed 400 million US dollars Yes, it may even hit 500 million US dollars.

Although Jonah Hill, Seth Logan and James Franco have to take a certain share, and Twentieth Century Fox also has a publicity fee to be deducted, the production cost of the film is only 35 million US dollars. Stanton It is inevitable that studios can generate large profits only at the box office, and this kind of high-quality comedy with non-visual effects has always been a hot spot in the TV station and online rental market.

At present, many channels including Netflix and Fox Cable Network have expressed their intention to purchase broadcasting rights to Stanton Studios.

There was nothing to do on the way back, and Gal Gadot also talked to Murphy about this.

Murphy thought for a while and said, "What do you think, dear?"

Although the equity of Stanton Studio is 100% in his hands, it is impossible for him to put his energy on the management of the studio, so it was handed over to Gal Gadot.

“It’s best not to disperse copyright authorization.” Gal Gadot has obviously already figured out what to do. “The Internet and TV stations each carry out exclusive licenses. Starting from the revenue and the network of our current cooperation, Netflix and Fox Cable TV are The best partner."

"Yeah." Murphy nodded. "You find a suitable time and negotiate with them."

It's too early to talk about it. The box office of "The End of the World" obviously has room to rise, and box office numbers can directly determine the subsequent copyright revenue.

This is one reason why so many movies consume so many resources and hit the box office numbers hard.

Today, Hollywood movies do have an entire industry chain of income, but the key link that determines this income level is undoubtedly the box office. As a pure commercial film with a direct goal of profit, not to mention income and box office, then There is really a problem with the head.

I just don’t know if "Diego Rose" has no harvest during the awards season, can it recover the cost?

The car entered Santa Monica. The hotel was booked by Gal Gadot, and she directed Murphy, "Turn left, turn right at the next intersection, and go forward five hundred feet. It's on the right."

After parking the car, Murphy and Gal Gadot entered the restaurant, and a waiter greeted him immediately. Gal Gadot said a few words to the waiter. Under the leadership of the waiter, he took Murphy into the restaurant. .

"She's here." Gal Gadot reminded in a low voice.

Murphy nodded and saw Charlize Theron, wearing a black casual jacket and shaping jeans, in the row of decks on the far left, sitting there looking down at the phone.

"Hi, Sally."

Coming to the deck, Murphy pulled out the chair and let Gal Gadot sit down first. Charlize Theron looked up, saw them two, smiled and said, "It's been a long time, Murphy. "

She looked at Gal Gadot again, "You are more beautiful, Gadot."

Gal Gadot smiled, "So are you."

The two parties are no strangers. They collaborated when Murphy was filming "The Lost Lover", and have seen them on many occasions in the circle afterwards. Although they are far from being friends, they don't have much politeness.

Murphy called the waiter, and several people ordered the dishes. While waiting for the dishes, he asked directly, "Sally, did I let Bill pass you the script of the character?"

"I've seen it." Charlize Theron put a smile on his face and said seriously, "A brilliant character, a femme fatale."

"I want to invite you to play this role." Murphy said again.

"Invite me?" Charlize Theron deliberately showed a look of embarrassment, "My schedule should be inappropriate. I am shooting Universal Pictures' "Snow White and the Hunter"."

Hearing what she said, Murphy immediately thought of the wonderful movie she had seen. In "Snow White and the Hunter", Charlize Theron gave a perfect answer. The queen she played was really called Qingguo. Allure, impeccable. In her contrast, Kristen Stewart's version of Snow White is like a mud-wood sculpture of **** silk. It doesn’t matter if you look at it from the beginning to the end, small flaws such as bags under the eyes and big teeth are infinitely magnified. .

"We have just officially reached an agreement with Netflix." Gal Gadot joined in at the right time. "This drama is still in its infancy, and preparations will begin around February next year. I believe that at that time, "Snow White and the Hunter" "It's almost finished."

"This..." Charlize Theron frowned slightly, "Do you know how much investment this show has?"

Gal Gadot thought for a while and said, "At least 80 million dollars."

For a political drama without a big scene, the production cost of 80 million US dollars can be said to be very high.

Charlize Theron did not speak, and the dishes ordered by the three people were delivered one after another. After the waiter who delivered the food left, she said, "Murphy, can you ask, you personally direct this series?"

"No." Murphy shook his head. "Gail and I will be producers, and Paul Wilson will be the director."

Hearing this, Charlize Theron smiled, "Can you give me some time to think about it?"

"Yes." Murphy added a few more words, "You will be the actor with the highest card and highest pay in the crew."

Now that a popular star is invited to participate, Murphy is ready to raise his salary to be equal to that of the male lead.

"Who plays the leading actor?" Charlize Theron asked again.

"Kevin Spacey." Gal Gadot replied, "We have already contacted Kevin Spacey. Although we have not signed a written contract, we have basically reached an agreement."

It is not an easy task to make a popular first-line female star whose career has not entered the recession period to appear in a drama series. Film actor and TV series actor are completely two concepts in Hollywood, so Murphy is a supporting actress. Out of super high salary.

Even so, Charlize Theron had no intention of letting go.

However, Murphy still has enough patience, and it is recognized in the industry that Charlize Theron has not had any outstanding works since "The Lost Lovers", and his career has begun to decline, but she and her management team are very Smart, the work is not enough to make up for it with fashion. If it is not for the outstanding performance in fashion, Charlize Theron may not be able to maintain the position of the front line.

Frankly speaking, it is very difficult for an actress to maintain her position in the front line at the age of forty. When many female stars reach this stage, the general idea is to make as much money as possible.

Murphy will not say these things, and will not mention Charlize Theron and this character later. Instead, they talked about some interesting things about the original cooperation of "The Lost Lover". There is no conflict of interest between the two parties. The atmosphere Generally speaking, it has been very harmonious.

By the end of the dinner, Charlize Theron did not give Murphy any clear answer, nor did Murphy urge him to ask.

"It's unlikely that she will take over the role."

After getting on the off-road vehicle, Gal Gadot fastened his seat belt and said to Murphy, who started the car, "We'd better prepare for it second-hand."

Murphy thought for a moment, "What do you think of Nicole Kidman?"

"Not good!" Gal Gadot seldom denied Murphy's candidate. "Since she won the Oscar for Best Actress, none of the films she starred in has been a success, basically it was a fiasco at the box office. A veritable box office poison."

When Murphy started the car, she added, "Our TV series are primarily aimed at the North American market. Nicole Kidman is recognized as the least favorite female celebrity among American audiences, not even one of them."

"Yeah." Murphy nodded slightly. "You and Paul draw up an audition list. If Charlize Theron refuses, you can hold an audition for this role."

Whether Charlize Theron agrees or refuses, he will give him a clear answer before the new year.

Murphy had some thoughts before, but after this dinner, he felt that the chance of Charlize Theron agreeing to play might be very small.

Especially Charlize Theron also mentioned the names of Warner Bros., George Miller and "Mad Max". This work may be more attractive to her, and the bald head in the film is also called her. The most outstanding role since the movie, even the devil who won the Oscar for Best Actress.

Since there is little hope here, Murphy will naturally shift the focus to other people.

Sure enough, on Friday, Charlize Theron personally called Murphy and told him in a very regretful tone that he could not take the role of Claire.

But unexpectedly, she conveyed George Miller's greetings.