Hollywood Road

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In the bright and spacious office, Nicholas Cage was sitting on a sofa and didn't even look at the coffee on the coffee table next to him. Although his facial expressions were still trying to maintain calmness, the constant rubbing of his hands still showed that he was waiting a little anxiously.

But he was here to ask for help, so he couldn't say anything, so he could only wait patiently.

Picking up the coffee cup and taking a sip, Nicholas Cage sighed. In order to maintain a calm demeanor, he had to divert his attention and looked up and down, left and right in the office.

The decoration of the office is very simple, except for some "Fruit Candies", "Saw Cry", "Planet of Horror", "Deadpool", "Disappearing Lovers", "Game of Thrones" and "Man of Steel" on the walls. Apart from the hardcover posters, there is nothing else to be found.

Even so, Nicholas Cage was still a little bit emotional. With these movies, Murphy Stanton brought a shell film company from a simple rental house into the luxurious business mansion of Century City.

He also heard that when Stanton Studio moved into the building next to Twentieth Century Fox last month, not only the news media gathered, but almost all the board members of Twentieth Century Fox were there.

In Hollywood, who doesn't know the value of Murphy Stanton?

The 27-year-old director not only made his investment in his film company make a lot of money, but he also amassed a fortune. It is said that there are hundreds of millions of dollars, and he is definitely a rich person among Hollywood directors.

Nicholas Cage shook his head. Even when he was most beautiful, he couldn't compare to Murphy Stanton, let alone now?

He is now in deep trouble. After hitting the wall countless times, he hopes to get a glimmer of hope from Murphy Stanton.

Thinking of this, Nicholas Cage looked at a large "Man of Steel" poster hanging on the wall. He stood on the side of Superman. The last time he worked together, he got along well with Murphy. Maybe these can help. Yourself.

The office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and Nicholas Cage turned his head to see that Murphy had already walked in.

Seeing Nicholas Cage, Murphy handed the bag of papers to the assistant and said with a smile, "It's been a long time, Nicolas."

Nicholas Cage quickly stood up and walked over, proactively stretched out his hand, "Yes, Murphy, it's been a long time."

Murphy shook his hand, pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit down."

When Nicholas Cage sat down, he sat on a sofa next to him, his face calm, but he was more curious about the purpose of the other party.

He and Nicholas Cage got along very well during the filming of "Man of Steel", but this good relationship is only limited to work, and the two are not friends.

Indeed, he used to like Nicholas Cage and his films very much, but if he considers the opposite Nicholas Cage as a friend, uh... it is no different from an idiot.

Murphy has always liked simple and direct things like this.

"Looking for me in such a hurry..." he looked at Nicholas Cage and asked, "Nicholas, are you in a hurry?"

Nicholas Cage is a little embarrassed. It is not easy to change to any Hollywood superstar and former 20 million club member. It is not easy to say this, but the situation is urgent and he is hitting walls everywhere. Now he can only try his luck.

"That's it, Murphy." Nicholas Cage took a deep breath and said, "I had some financial problems recently, and it's temporarily difficult to turn funds..."

He raised his hand and coughed in a low voice.

Murphy roughly understood what Nicholas Cage meant, and said, "When anyone is in trouble, I will say hello to my accountant tomorrow and let him transfer you a million dollars first."

Although he is not a friend, Nicholas Cage still has great commercial value in his eyes. There is no harm in maintaining a good relationship. Besides, this is just a loan, not a free provision.

"This..." Nicholas Cage suddenly didn't know what to say, this little money was not enough to fill his black hole.

He hesitated. After all, his face was not as important as the actual situation, and he said, "My funding gap is probably tens of millions of dollars."

Murphy frowned slightly, "tens of millions of dollars?"

This and one million dollars are completely two concepts.

Seeing Murphy's sudden silence, Nicholas Cage took a deep breath and said directly, "I have encountered great difficulties and need at least $20 million in funds to turn around."

Murphy looked at Nicholas Cage, but did not speak.

Nicholas Cage continued, "Murphy, I promise that I will repay the money as quickly as possible, at no less than the bank's loan interest..."

"Wait!" Murphy raised his hand to interrupt Nicholas Cage, "Nicholas, I don't know if you heard that, I just invested hundreds of millions of dollars, and there is not so much liquidity in my hand."

Nicholas Cage's face was sad when he heard this refusal, and he couldn't help but sigh in the reality of Hollywood. No one was willing to pull himself deep in the quagmire...

Murphy's brain was spinning fast, knowing that the pay of "Man of Steel" did not save Nicholas Cage, this Oscar actor must have encountered great difficulties now, maybe he may not be as he once understood. Has reached the brink of bankruptcy.

He looked at Nicholas Cage. If it were placed five years later, he would definitely not care about these bad things, but now it is different. Nicholas Cage is not the king of bad movies later, and still has a large number of fans and considerable market appeal. Li, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a Hollywood first-line male star.

Such people undoubtedly have great value, which is also the main reason Murphy can seriously consider, after all, Nicholas Cage is not James Franco and Robert Downey Jr. and so on.

Nicholas Cage looked at Murphy, probably feeling that there was no hope, and was about to stand up and say goodbye.

Murphy spoke, "Nicholas, twenty million dollars is not a small number."

Nodded subconsciously, Nicholas Cage just wanted to lift his **** and returned to the sofa.

"The liquidity in my hands is basically invested." Murphy said seriously and sincerely, "I need time to raise money."

He only talked about raising money, but he didn't mention anything about borrowing money.

But these words have given Nicholas Cage hope, and his face is a little grateful, "Thank you, Murphy! Thank you very much!"

"I need to think about it in a few days before replying to you." Murphy said.

Nicholas Cage nodded hurriedly, "No problem, I can wait."

After running in Hollywood for so long, Murphy was the first person to show his willingness to lend tens of millions of dollars.

Later, Nicholas Cage left with full hope to leave, but whether the hope can become a reality depends on Murphy's wishes. This kind of thing involves huge amounts of money. He will not be idiot to make a decision until he hits his forehead. Let someone do a specific investigation first, and then make a decision based on the actual situation.

In less than two days, a detailed investigation report was handed over to Murphy, and Nicholas Cage's situation could no longer be described as bad.

To put it simply, profligacy and investment failure have forced Oscar actor Nicholas Cage into a huge debt. After selling some of his properties at low prices last year, he was unable to pay the loan again. The mansion in Bel Air, Los Angeles, was recently forcibly taken back by the bank and put up for public auction.

Nicholas Cage initially planned to sell the property for 35 million U.S. dollars, but no one cared about it. Although he drastically reduced the price to 19 million U.S. dollars and 17.5 million U.S. dollars, he never attracted buyers. As a result, the mansion was repossessed by the creditor bank and then forced to auction to repay the debt.

In recent years, Cage’s financial situation has gone from bad to worse. Last year, he was deeply involved in tax arrears. The US Internal Revenue Service pursued personal income taxes of up to 6.257 million U.S. dollars. According to survey data obtained by Murphy, he owed taxes as high as 14 million U.S. dollars. .

As a superstar in Hollywood, Nicholas Cage was once the best real estate owner in Hollywood.

In his heyday, he owned 15 palace-like mansions around the world, including a Gothic castle and an island in the Bahamas.

In addition, his personal belongings include four yachts, jet planes, 40 famous cars, a large number of jewelry and countless artworks. A few years ago, he and Leonardo DiCaprio competed for a dinosaur skull, and finally It was successfully bought for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he also invested heavily in comic books, with a collection of more than 1.5 million US dollars.

At present, Cage is suing the former business manager Sam Levin for defying his own assets. He has taken the other party’s advice and used different methods to avoid taxes. Under the instigation of the manager, he invested fully in high-risk investments, and he was finally caught by the financial industry. The tsunami spread.

Of course, Cage's bad habit of making more money and spending fiercely is also the reason why he has no money now.

As a result, the Hollywood superstar has recently tightened money, with tax arrears and bankruptcies constantly erupting. Real estates in various places have been sealed up. Several luxury homes in California and Las Vegas have been auctioned off by the court to repay their debts, and they can no longer be redeemed. Back.

Fortunately, at best, Nicholas Cage is burdened with huge debts, but owing taxes is a very terrible thing.

Tax evasion in a country that was born out of tax resistance is absolutely a terrifying thing. Everyone knows that it is okay not to provoke the tax bureau. Once they are targeted, it will be a huge trouble.

Knowing this, Murphy personally called Nicholas Cage, and then asked his agent to talk to Nicholas Cage. He would provide the Oscar actor with an interest-free loan of $20 million so that he could make up for it. The huge taxes owed.

The huge sum of 20 million US dollars can be regarded as Nicholas Cage's life-saving money, and he needs to pay something as he deserves.