Hollywood Road

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"Mr. Stanton, I hope you will be as promised to me during the shooting."

In an office of the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild, the Mulligans sat on a slightly stale sofa, closed the actor contract in their hands, looked at Murphy on the opposite side, and said with some warning, "My agent will always Staring at you."

Beside the Mulligans and his wife, Kerry Mulligan didn't say a word, but looked into Murphy's eyes with the pride of a victor.

"Don't worry." Murphy said vowedly, "Although Stanton Studio has just been established, it is a reputable company. I personally regard integrity as the most basic principle."

In the previous two meetings, the Mulligans had very opinions on the script of "Fruit Hard Candies". Murphy also agreed to make changes, and even came up with an improved version of the script as quickly as possible, plus Kara- Faith, the news director of Channel Six, was willing to endorse the project, and the Mulligans finally nodded.

Fame and status are things that you can't touch and see, but they can actually play a role. Without the help of Carla Faith, Murphy might have to choose the heroine again.

The signing of contracts involving minor actors like this is never a trifle. In addition to Murphy and Kerry Mulligan and her parents, there are also Robert and Julian, the legal counsel of "Fruit Hard Candies". Fellows’ agent is also the new Carrie Mulligan’s agent, Bill Rossis, representatives of the Children’s Association and the Screen Actors Guild, Julian Fellows himself, and so on.

After reviewing the contract, bargaining, and seeing some disputed terms again... More than two hours later, the two parties formally signed the actor contract of Kerry Mulligan.

As it involves minors, members of the actors’ union, and the supervision of the Children’s Association, this contract is quite stringent. There are specific regulations from Kerry Mulligan’s daily working hours to the hiring of tutors. Under Hollywood's relatively sound and strict guarantee system, Kerry Mulligan's rights in the crew can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

Although it was a bit of a toothache looking at these terms, Murphy knew that he was participating in a legal game, and if he wanted to survive in this game circle, he must at least obey the rules of the game on the bright side.

Besides, if you change to any minor actor, you must sign this kind of relatively strict contract.

However, there is also something that makes him more satisfied. Kerry Mulligan has not appeared in any film and television works before, and it is impossible to pay a high price. Her salary is only five thousand US dollars.

As for the working hours and study hours stipulated in the contract, people from the Children’s Association and the actors’ union will not always be staring at the crew. At most, individuals will come over to see them occasionally. These have buffer space.

There is also the content of the script that Murphy promised to modify. The original draft was shown to the Mulligans. The content in it was quite large. If it was shot, it would not be NC-17. He definitely couldn't shoot it like that.

Although I still don’t know what Kerry Mulligan used to compromise his parents, the other party was willing to talk to him at the time, and there is no doubt that he has the meaning of cooperation. Murphy first threw a slightly larger script and then stepped back. It can also show the sincerity of the crew.

This is also a psychological tactic often used in negotiations.

Moreover, the Mulligans will return to London after signing the contract to work on their respective jobs. Carey Mulligan will be handed over to Julian Fellows and Bill Rossis to look after them. They are also difficult to deal with, but compared to the stereotypical Mulligans The couple, these Hollywood insiders, have a broader understanding of the scale of the film.

More importantly, Kerry Mulligan regards him as a trustworthy person. As long as she doesn't make trouble, there will be less trouble.

The two parties signed a formal contract and filed with the Actors’ Guild and the Children’s Association respectively. The heroine of "Fruit Hard Candy" was truly confirmed.

"Murphy..."

Outside the Screen Actors Guild, when he walked to his car, Murphy was about to pull the car door. He heard a crisp sound from behind, turned to look, and saw Kerry Mulligan trot over and followed him while running. Wave to him, "Wait a minute, I have something to say to you."

Turning around, Murphy's gaze went behind her. The Mulligans were looking at this side. He smiled politely at that side, then turned to look at Carey Mulligan and asked, "Is something wrong? "

Carrie Mulligan stopped five feet away, held up a pair of small hands, shook his body, and said in a low voice, "I am here to thank you."

"Thank me?" Murphy pointed to herself, as if she couldn't understand her at all. "Why?"

"You let me see the goal clearly." Kerry Mulligan's voice was still very low, but very firm, "It also taught me the truth that I must strive for what I want."

"No, no, no, Kerry, these have nothing to do with me." Murphy knows very well how to deal with this girl. "Everything now only shows that you are a good girl with pursuit."

"Really?" Kerry Mulligan asked with blinking eyes.

Murphy nodded without hesitation, "Of course it is true, when did I lie to you."

Kerry Mulligan took a step forward, his voice lowered, "You are the best, Murphy."

Hearing this, Murphy raised his eyes slightly and looked up. It seemed that a crow was shouting on it just now, but then he laughed, "You are also the best, Kerry, I believe you will be the best actor. ."

"Yeah!" Kerry Mulligan was not humble, and pressed **** his pointed chin.

"It's getting late..." Murphy motioned to the Mulligans with his eyes, "Your parents waited."

"They..." Kerry Mulligan hummed a few times before saying, "If I didn't force them to have no choice, they would give me the right to choose freely?"

Even if her wish was fulfilled, her grievances with her parents did not dissipate.

Murphy was somewhat curious, and lowered his voice, "My dear, what did you do?"

"Guess what..." Kerry Mulligan gave a sly smile, "This is my secret, I won't tell you."

"Then... okay." Murphy made a call gesture, "wait for my call, and there! Don't forget to study the script."

Watching Kerry Mulligan leave, Murphy was still a little curious. What did she do to make the Mulligans finally compromise?

However, after getting in the car, he understood. From the previous contacts, he could see that the Mulligans actually loved Carrey Mulligans, but their staid personality and busy work meant that they could not become a good couple. A communicating parent, a girl who is about to reach adulthood, wants to compromise her loving parents, but there are actually too many ways to do it.

What method does Kerry Mulligan use and does that matter? Anyway, she has become the heroine of "Fruit Hard Candies".

Maybe she is not the best candidate for Hollywood as a whole, but among the actresses Murphy can come into contact with, Carey Mulligan is the most suitable one.

After finishing Kerry Mulligan, Murphy returned to the Milton Café and continued to busy his preparations. He once again went to the San Fernando Valley with the set designer, lighting engineer, and prop designer, and exchanged the envisaged scenes with them. Many opinions.

Frankly speaking, the progress of the preparations is far from as smooth as Murphy expected. He does not have much experience himself, and the people hired have always been at the bottom of Hollywood, and it is not entirely due to opportunities. His own ability is really not too good. outstanding.

Fortunately, Murphy is also prepared for this. He knows that everything is difficult at the beginning. If a group of people without sufficient experience and ability get together, it is impossible to complete a movie project in a short time, even if there is only one movie in most of the time. Scene and two actors.

After returning from an inspection of the shooting location in the San Fernando Valley, Murphy specially invited James Franco to meet.

"Look at this." Murphy placed a stack of copies of the contract on the coffee table in the Milton Café, and pushed it to the opposite James Franco's eyes, "I made this specially for you."

"I can't sign any contract without the presence of an agent." James Franco thought that this contract was specially prepared for him. He picked it up and turned over a few pages, his eyes lit up, especially when he saw it caught in it. After the makeup photo of Kerry Mulligan inside, his eyes seemed to burst, "Oh...oh...ah...that...this..."

He made a string of meaningless sounds, took a deep breath, closed the contract copy, and slapped it **** the table, "Aren't you lying to me?"

James Franco is not stupid. Although Murphy said that Kerry Mulligan had joined the crew, he has been dragging the negotiations between the two sides and did not fully believe his words.

Murphy looked at him, "Should I take out the original contract, and then find Mr. Julian Fellows, the agent of Carey's parents in Los Angeles?"

Seeing James Franco open the contract again, like a big bad wolf, staring at the picture of Kerry Mulligan dressed up like Little Red Riding Hood inside, Murphy said lightly, "If you feel reluctant, I can find other actors. ."

"Don't! Don't..." James Franco raised his hand, as if he wanted to stop Murphy in this way, "Don't! Murphy, I am very, very interested in the characters in the script, but your pay is It’s too low. My agent is particularly opposed to it. I have been persuading him. It will take time."

James Franco, whom Murphy once learned through the media, is known for being weird, but now it seems that he is even more weird than reported by the media.

"Jim, my time is very tight. I have almost prepared for other matters. I have to set aside time for the protagonist and heroine to rehearse alone before shooting..." He deliberately or unintentionally increased the pronunciation of'alone', "This project is mainly There are only two actors, and you will definitely have more time to rehearse alone."

James Franco seemed to have made up his mind and slapped the table vigorously. "I'm going to talk to the agent now."