Hollywood Road

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In the hotel’s large conference room, all the windows are completely blocked by black curtains, and no light can penetrate in. On the wide wall at the forefront of the conference room, there is a small screen with Murphy sitting on the screen. After the projector on the opposite side, personally control the screening of "Fruit Hard Candy".

In front of him, Bill Rossis accompanied Jones Butler and three of her colleagues, watching the film attentively.

In this business society, every transaction involving a large sum of money is relatively cautious. Hollywood is no exception. Jones Butler was not eager to make a move. Instead, he brought several other professional filmmakers from Miramax together. Evaluate this video.

Murphy rented this conference room deliberately. Fortunately, it is during the film festival. Things like this often happen. Most hotels are prepared. As long as you pay enough fees, the venue and projection equipment are not a problem.

The screening gradually approached the end. After Hailey hanged Jeff and left, Murphy did not continue to play the back subtitles, turned off the projector, and Paul Wilson, who was sitting near the door, turned on the lights for the first time, and the meeting room was restored to light.

After finishing the copy, Murphy walked to the window and opened the curtains. This sealed meeting room reconnected with the outside world.

"Jones..." Bill Rossis just wanted to speak, Jones Butler raised his hand to interrupt him, "Can we discuss it alone?"

"No problem." Murphy walked over and motioned to Bill Rossis, "Let's get out first."

Whether it can impress the other party, the first thing is the film. As long as these people think that "Fruit Hard Candy" has a certain market prospect, the two sides can enter the substantive negotiation stage, otherwise it will be useless to say more.

Miramax Films is a commercial company, not a charity.

Leaving the meeting room, Murphy and the three waited in the corridor outside.

"Jones Butler brought a viewing team from Miramax," Bill Rossis looked very attentive. "This means that they are very interested in "Fruit Hard Candies" and we may conclude this deal. ."

As long as the transaction is concluded, according to the brokerage contract between him and Murphy, a commission can also be obtained from it. The production cost of the film is 300,000 US dollars. It is impossible to come to Miramax’s asking price lower than this figure, so the commission There are at least five digits.

Hollywood’s top brokers can earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars a year, but this is the group standing at the top of the pyramid. Entertainment brokers who form the bottom of the pyramid like him do not even earn a hundred thousand dollars a year. Five people The number is also a lot of income.

Of course Murphy knows the motivation of Bill Rossis. Idealists like Paul Wilson are relatively rare in this world. If you want a fast-mixed entertainment agent to contribute to him, he must be seen. benefit.

Outside the meeting room, three Murphy people formed a small circle to discuss the preliminary negotiations that might exist next.

In the meeting room, Jones Butler and three other people also formed a circle to exchange views on the film.

"There is a certain commercial value."

The first person who spoke was a man with short maroon hair, "but the audience is narrow, even in the B-level film, it is also a niche type."

His view was supported by another person, "I think so too. The most attractive thing about this film is that underage girls fight against a pedophile. This is a very good gimmick. In a specific audience group, It will attract a group of people."

"The film has a certain value."

The man who spoke last helped his glasses, “I think the director’s handling is very good. The language, light and color of the lens are very comfortable to watch, especially for photography. I didn’t use the portable photography that is currently popular in B-level films. The lens is no longer chaotic. From this point of view, it meets the current market demand."

Closing the notebook, Jones-Butler looked at the three people, "This way our opinions are unified."

"One more thing." The spectacle man reminded, "Jones, Moore's words are very reasonable, this film can only be a niche in the niche, you must lower the buyout price."

"I know." Jones Butler nodded, "Don't forget, I don't have the right to make a decision if the price is high."

When Murphy and the three returned to the conference room, the long conference table that had been set aside had been moved back to the middle. Jones Butler sat in a row on the left, and he followed Bill Rossis. , Sat on the right side of the conference table.

Jones Butler didn't look at Bill Rossis, his eyes were almost entirely on Murphy's body, perhaps because of the subconscious neglect of the little people before, she didn't realize until now that the other party's age was so young.

No more than 23 years old! She formed her own judgment that even if such a young man is amazingly talented, he would be extremely lacking in social experience. In addition, she knew before that he could put all his fortune into the production of a film, which should be somewhat idealistic.

Such a person is not difficult to deal with... Thinking of this, she glanced at Bill Rossis, this was an old fox.

However, Jones Butler doesn't think much of Bill Rossis. He is from CAA, but he is one of the many agents at the bottom of CAA.

More importantly, Miramax, where she works, is a well-known independent film distributor in the industry. Faced with these rookie directors and producers and small film studios, she naturally has an absolute advantage.

It has always been her rule to get favorite works at the lowest price.

Jones-Butler's eyes turned back to Murphy. Maybe Miramax could release his film publicly. Such idealists would be overjoyed?

Murphy appeared to be very quiet, and the negotiating position between the two parties was completely unequal. To show the value of his film and repay the investment, a distributor was needed, but "Fruit Hard Candy" was not a necessity for Miramax.

He knows a little bit about the company founded by the Weinstein brothers. They often search the world for suitable low-cost independent films. After the buyout, they are packaged or pushed to theaters for screening, or directly promoted to the video tape market.

Although he thinks that the production of "Fruit Hard Candy" has exceeded his expectations, Murphy is very clear that looking at the entire Saint Denis Film Festival, it is not difficult to find a few films of this level, not to mention that they can be seen everywhere.

How to fight for the best interests for yourself under Miramax's strong position is what Murphy considers the most.

Looking at the opposite row of people, Murphy knew that Jones Butler was the principal. He would not despise him because he was a black man. Instead, he paid more attention. Everyone knows that the rejection of people of color in the film industry is quite serious and can be mixed. The status of black people is definitely not a simple thing.