Hollywood Road

Some people may be frightened by the name of CAA, but with Murphy's character, when things have reached this point, they will never take the initiative to back down.

He looked at Leon Rose and said slowly, "CAA is indeed very powerful, but it can control the media? Do you really think you are Viacom or News Corp?"

Murphy shrugged and said, "Even Rupert Murdoch and Summer Redstone don't dare to say that they can control all the media."

CAA does have a certain influence on many media, but it is a joke to say that it can control the media.

News like Kobe Bryant cannot be suppressed by CAA. One of the media’s favorite things to do is to create a celebrity, and then destroy a celebrity. Only in this way can it be news and attractive. .

If he sells the photos to the media, those media can inform CAA before publication, which is already a lot of face for CAA.

Although he underestimated each other because of his age and inconspicuous identity, Leon Rose did not pay enough attention to it.

But the young man on the opposite side was obviously not so foolish, and would not be confused by those unrealistic things.

This person doesn't eat hard and soft, and Leon Rose has no good way. In fact, at this point, he is completely passive when the opponent holds a photo of Kobe Bryant.

Unless he wants those photos to be exposed.

It's just that the consequences of the exposure of those photos will be quite serious. I am afraid that many of those mentioned by this man named Murphy will also become facts.

Even if only one of them happens, his side will have to pay a very heavy price.

"Young man!" Leon Rose looked at Murphy, "Don't be too greedy, CAA is not that easy to mess with."

Murphy tilted her head slightly, met the other person's gaze, and said, "I never meant to provoke CAA."

The fool wanted to provoke CAA, he just ran into it with bad luck.

Leon Rose was just about to breathe a sigh of relief, and Murphy went on to say, "I have hurt people, been in jail, and I am engaged in the lowest level of work. I can only work for the most basic livelihoods. But I have no relatives and no property. , There is no worries..."

"No worries..." Leon Rose repeated this sentence silently. As far as he knew, the other party really had nothing to worry about.

To put it bluntly, the opposite is just a rascal from the slums of Los Angeles.

What is the best way to deal with such a person? After a few laps, Leon Rose thoroughly understood the point of the problem.

"Go ahead," he asked directly, "say a reasonable number."

Putting his hands on the coffee table, Murphy said calmly, "I am a Kobe Bryant fan and I am willing to do anything for him. He is a great star and an urban hero in Los Angeles..."

From sitting down to the present, Murphy has never said anything related to money, and these words may sometimes become a handle.

There must be numerous cases of transactions like this between celebrities, media and reporters, but Murphy is still very careful.

Leon Rose's expression became more and more serious, and he finally decided to treat Murphy as a heavyweight negotiating opponent.

"Smart and cunning like a fox, calm and forbearing like a hunter!"

For some reason, Leon Rose looked at Murphy and remembered this sentence.

"Ten thousand dollars!" He tentatively offered a price.

Murphy seemed to have not heard it, and was still talking, "I am a fan of Kobe, and I will definitely not do anything to harm my idol..."

Leon Rose originally thought that with some means, he could settle the matter without too much effort, but in the end he had to use a money strategy. Fortunately, he was prepared when he came. The employer also said that money can solve all the problems. not a problem.

Of course, there is also a limit on the amount of money.

"Thirty thousand dollars..." He continued to increase the price.

Murphy is still telling how he admires Kobe Bryant.

"Forty thousand dollars..." Leon Rose's voice became low.

Opposite, Murphy has promoted Kobe Bryant as a superstar unmatched in the world.

Leon Rose took a deep look at Murphy, "Greed is an original sin! Young man, fifty thousand dollars is a huge sum of money."

Murphy's tendency to keep silent, it seems that he is really a fan of the basketball superstar.

"You..." Leon Rose's eyes widened, "70 thousand dollars! This is the highest price I can offer, don't be too greedy!"

Murphy was unmoved.

"Eighty thousand dollars!"

"Ninety thousand dollars..."

Looking at the other side, Murphy guessed that it was almost the end of the line.

"You have to know that enough is enough." Leon Rose's voice rang coldly again, "One hundred thousand dollars."

"I said, I admire Kobe." Murphy also knows the truth in moderation. Although the agent on the opposite side has a bad attitude, but he uses all the obvious methods. He doesn't believe that CAA will only do things with integrity. , The current price is not low for him, obviously it has not touched the bottom line of CAA, "Kobe is my idol, I will never let anything that harms idols to spread!"

Hearing Murphy's words, Leon Rose couldn't help but glance at Murphy again, thinking that this young man was more sophisticated and smarter than he expected.

"I want all the copies." Leon Rose said calmly, pretending to be calm, "There is also a non-disclosure agreement."

Murphy picked up the cup, drank the remaining coffee in it, and stood up, "You know my phone number."

After that, he didn't ask for the storage disk, turned and walked towards the entrance of the cafe.

After a night of hard work, in exchange for a hundred thousand dollars in funds, Murphy believes that this business can be done.

Later, Murphy's lawyer Robert went to Burbank and formally signed a temporary work contract with Channel Six to participate in the production of the documentary.

Channel 6 has its own editor and production staff. Although Murphy will name the assistant director and photographer in this unnamed documentary, there is not much to participate in.

Murphy also didn't care. Compared to the professionals of Channel 6, he was really a novice with inexperience, and he was not yet fully qualified for the job of assistant director.

More often, Murphy is working on the editor.

Since the material does not need to be filmed, and all the video materials are used in the past, the importance of the editor's work has been highlighted. It is not unreasonable for Murphy to follow the editor.

It is not easy to become a qualified director and editor.

In the editing room, Murphy stood out of the way, without saying a word, just watching the editor named Griffith busy, the other party was dealing with the Bill Road case video and a Latin community robbery that Murphy shot a long time ago , He used a parallel montage method to closely link the poor and the rich white people who were shot to the ground. He seemed to want to prove in this way that violent crimes in Los Angeles are no longer confined to one place, whether they are poor or poor. The rich are victims.

And compared to the pictures specially processed during the news broadcast, the shots here are more real and bloody, and it is easier to attract people's attention by ignoring the facial **** that covers the deceased's identity.

"The material you shoot is hard to come by."

The work came to an end, Griffith walked to Murphy, pointed to the Bill Road case picture on the screen, and said, "I have been in the industry for so many years, and I have never seen anyone who can shoot such a shocking scene."

"Thank you." Murphy rarely said modestly. "It's just luck."

At this time, the door of the editing room was knocked from outside. After Griffith responded, someone pushed in from outside. Murphy turned to look. It was Carla Faith in a professional dress. She was right. Griffith nodded and greeted, then called Murphy out of the editing room.

When they came to the rest area on the first floor of the TV station, the two found an empty table to sit down, and Carla Faith said directly to Murphy, "It looks like you are really studying seriously."

"Opportunities like this are rare." Murphy said austerely, "I cherish it very much."

Carla Faith pointed in Santa Monica's direction and asked, "How's the matter going?"

"Basically done."

The opposite is an insider, and Murphy does not have to hide it, "Tomorrow I will sign a confidentiality agreement with the other's brokerage company."

"How many are there?" Carla Faith made a move of counting money.

Murphy shook his head. "Not a lot."

He stretched out five fingers, shaking the front and back.

Carla Faith could see it clearly, and said mockingly, "It's not like your style."

"It's a lot." Murphy said contentedly, "This is just gossip, and for me, CAA is much harder to mess with than the Los Angeles Police Department."

"I want to develop in the film industry..." Carla Firth said mercilessly, "You shouldn't provoke CAA."

Murphy finally showed a sense of helplessness, "How could I think that a basketball superstar like Kobe Bryant would belong to an entertainment company like CAA?"

But then he put it away helplessly, "Honey, you know, I need money, a lot of money."

"I know this." Carla Faith didn't save him any face. "I also know that you will become poorer than now when you enter the film industry."

She sighed in a low voice, changing to a persuasive tone, "Hollywood has a rule that a director never invests in a movie he makes."

In other words, Carla Faith would never say so much.

"I know this unwritten rule." Murphy leaned back in his chair, "but I can't think of another way."

There has been no response to the script delivered up to now; when I went to the crew for an interview, the other party just learned that he had hurt a director, and he would close the door...

He has wasted a year in prison, and the time in the future is really not too much. Every year, the chances of success are less.

Carla Faith looked at the watch and stood up, "Then I can only wish you luck."

After a year of bad luck, Murphy’s luck is undoubtedly quite good recently, but he is not sure how long this kind of good luck will accompany him. Especially in the film industry, luck is often very important. If luck is bad, No matter how wonderful a movie comes out at an inappropriate time and place, it may even be damned without even knowing it.

A good movie is just the most basic condition for the success of a movie.