Hollywood Road

A year ago, "The Matrix" caused a sensation all over the world. The Wachowski Brothers also changed from a rookie to a hot Hollywood director. Warner Bros. and partner Weixiu Pictures raised huge sums of money to put the sequel of this film on the agenda. .

Bruce Berman from Wayshow Pictures became one of the producers of this project. Due to the huge investment in the project, even a veteran producer like him has taken a lot of pressure. Since the establishment of the crew, Warner Films From time to time in the factory you can see his angry figure.

As an old-fashioned producer, Bruce Berman has extremely strict requirements for all the preparatory work, even if it is the recruitment of the crew, he will join it if he has time.

Projects like the "The Matrix" sequel will inevitably convene a huge crew and require countless kinds of behind-the-scenes work. In addition to recommendations from major Hollywood trade associations and brokerage companies, they will also be openly recruited.

"This is a super project with a total investment of more than 300 million U.S. dollars."

Before the start of the morning interview, Bruce Berman gathered several responsible persons together and gave a brief remark, "You must ensure that every person we recruit is a top player with rich experience in the industry!"

Bruce Berman is not just a person who says nothing. After the regular meeting, he followed a production manager into an office, ready to personally participate in the recruitment interview.

The black Chevrolet drove into Burbank. The most precious treasure left by Murphy once was his familiarity with the greater Los Angeles area. Murphy soon found Warner Studios and parked the car. He picked up the paper bag carefully prepared by the co-pilot, made relevant registration at the entrance of the studio, and transferred to a battery car to enter the studio area.

Sitting in the battery car with a few other people, Murphy found that he was the youngest one, even if he wanted to, he was only twenty years old when he went to jail last year. He is now a true adult in the legal sense.

Warner Studios is located behind the Warner Building. Turning his head to look at the building, Murphy let out a sigh of relief. He believes that he will be welcomed by all production companies in the future.

Although the goal is far away and it seems a little unrealistic, Murphy keeps hypnotizing herself inwardly-I am the most special one!

Hollywood is not easy to mix up. If you don't even dare to set goals and don't even have the most basic confidence, you should hurry up and find another job.

Since appearing here, Murphy is full of confidence, after all, he has resources that are not equal in this era.

He believes that as long as there is a suitable opportunity, he will be able to shine.

The electric car is parked in front of the office area of ​​the studio. The current Hollywood crew is outflowing seriously. The huge studio is a bit empty and deserted, and there are some people here. Murphy, like everyone else, is guided by the staff. Next, came to a huge conference room and waited.

Sitting in the conference room, Murphy was not interested in talking to other people, but kept flashing in his mind the problems that may be faced by applicants with the file bag. How can I show my advantage...

He is going to interview the artist of the crew, and he has been preparing for this for many days. Thanks to his studies at the film school, Murphy also drew a few drawings full of dark Gothic style, which would definitely add to himself. Some impression points.

As it was the earliest batch, a staff member came to inform after waiting. Murphy picked up his file bag and walked to the door of an office, knocked on the door gently, and waited for it to come from inside. After the voice of Yes, he opened the door and walked in.

There are not many people in the office, there are only two. One is a middle-aged man with short chestnut hair. He is the one who just started talking to the voice; the other is a big fat man with gray hair sitting behind the middle-aged man. The big eyes look quite energetic.

"Here."

The middle-aged man pointed to the chair opposite him, and Murphy returned a polite smile, then sat down and said politely, "Thank you."

After speaking, his eyes glanced at the back of the middle-aged man inadvertently. The gray-haired big fat man was clearly above the middle-aged man.

"I'm Chris Miller, the production manager of the crew responsible for the business of art and props."

It seemed to be a routine procedure. After introducing himself, the middle-aged man gestured to the rear very politely and said, "This is Mr. Bruce Berman, the producer of the crew."

"Hello, Mr. Miller." Murphy greeted politely, "Hello, Mr. Berman."

Both of them just nodded, and Chris Miller said again, "Let’s start now, let’s briefly introduce yourself."

"I'm Murphy Stanton, from Los Angeles..."

Having done a lot of work in the previous two days, Murphy gave out his carefully prepared personal resume, and added five points to exaggerate the few experiences of his predecessor that are worth listening to. "Mr. Miller, although I was a freelancer before, but I taught myself film art..."

Having said that, Murphy opened his file bag and placed a stack of scrolls on the desk in front of him, "These are some artwork I painted inspired by The Matrix."

Chris Miller took the picture scroll, opened it and looked at it. This man's painting skills are not very good, but his style is impressive. This is a typical dark cyberpunk, whether it is the background or the characters. All highlights a vocabulary-cool!

The other two people did not notice. Murphy has been observing Chris Miller's expression without a trace. When the time came, he said just right, "I personally think that philosophical thinking is the core of this series. The image is so cool. The extreme style is the selling point."

Why is "The Matrix" a success? Bruce Berman knows very well that it has nothing to do with the philosophical speculation that has been touted by film critics. The biggest factor is that this film is extremely cool, so cool...

Hearing what the young candidate said, he couldn't help but look over there. This young man has a tall and strong body. Even sitting here, it seems that people can smell the toughness hidden in the body, especially There are a few faint scars on that angular face, and the short brown stubble on the top of the head doesn't seem like a good person.

Bruce Berman doesn't care if he is a good person. Hollywood is not a place where good people live.

Bruce Berman’s eyes have always been on Murphy’s side, not only because Murphy’s words are in line with the production concepts of the next two films, but also because he thinks Murphy is a bit familiar, as if he was in some media a long time ago. I have seen it.

"I think I need this job..."

Sitting on the chair, Murphy is still trying his best to fight for this rare opportunity, "This is a career that I can learn and develop. I work hard and have ambitious goals. People around me think I have perseverance and love to tell the truth. ."

These words came out of Murphy’s mouth without even blinking his eyes, “I have been influenced by the self-esteem movement since I was a child, and I am a darling in school. I used to only pay attention to my own needs and be satisfied, but I know that now The workplace culture no longer caters to job loyalty like the previous generation did..."

Prison is also a complex circle. Blindly tough will not achieve good results. One year is enough for Murphy to understand what to say when and what to say. "My credo is that as long as you work hard, you will get good returns. ."

He looked at the interviewer and said very seriously, "A person like you, such a successful person, is definitely not obtained out of thin air, it must be hard work."

Chris Miller nodded lightly. If the other party's qualifications were not really bad, he could pass this initial test and enter the more rigorous investigation that followed.

This young man is polite, confident and knows how to be humble. Chris Miller is willing to give him a chance.

Just as he was about to speak, Bruce Berman's voice rang from behind, "Young man, you were a freelancer before, what kind of work did you do?"

Murphy can see that the interviewer has a very good impression of him, and the person behind can definitely change the interviewer's opinion. At this moment, there is no hesitation, and those things can't be concealed.

"Freelance reporters mainly shoot some news on social current affairs." He said.

Bruce Berman seemed to think of something, then stared at this side and asked, "What did you say your name just now?"

"Murphy Stanton," Murphy replied.

"Murphy Stanton?" Bruce Berman repeated it in a low voice, and a weird smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth. "I remember, you were the one who broke into the house of Summer Thunderstone who was crazy in the media last year. Injured another British director's reporter?"

Seeing the other's expression, Murphy's heart sank, and he distinguished, "Sorry, sir, I think I should correct it a bit, it was an accidental injury."

It is said that the director had some problems with his head because of his injury, and it is very likely that he would never be able to make a movie again.

Thinking of what his predecessor did, Murphy still feels a little guilty, but this guilt is rare. After all, he has spent a year of precious time for this. Guilt is far worse than depression and resentment.

This is an unspeakable feeling, a helplessness that hates Summer Redstone but knows that he can't do anything.

"Interestingly, a person who dared to attack a film director wanted to join the film industry."

Although Summer Redstone never responded positively to this matter, no one in Hollywood knew that he personally applied pressure to the Los Angeles police. Even if this project has little to do with Viacom, Bruce Berman did not want to use a dare. Those who fight against movie directors will become the laughing stock of the entire industry.

"NO!"

He only said this word to Murphy.

Murphy shook his hand gently and took a deep breath. This was the best opportunity he could find so far. He didn't want to leave like this, just give up like this.

Think about it, as long as you have the experience of working on super projects like the two sequels of The Matrix, the road ahead will definitely be a lot easier.