Hollywood Road

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Childish, naive, without social experience...

These labels were inevitably thrown on Murphy by Jones Butler.

Bill Rossis looked at Murphy in amazement. Murphy was mature and rational and had social experience far beyond his peers. How could he say such unreliable words?

Putting his hands on the conference table, Murphy completely returned to reality, "I agree with your prerequisites."

Without proper distribution channels, it means that the film has no value, and the funds he invested cannot be recovered.

Jones-Butler's mouth made a beautiful curve, and he said directly, "This is a wise decision."

She threw the pen on the notebook in front of her, raised a hand to Murphy, showing four fingers, "400,000 dollars, if you agree, we can sign a formal agreement tomorrow."

Four hundred thousand dollars? Only more than one hundred thousand dollars more than your own investment? Of course Murphy would not agree.

US$300,000 is only the cost of filming and producing the film. He and Paul Wilson need money to fly over, the film festival costs money, and the printing and screening of the copy requires money, and the rental of this conference room also requires money, which must be summarized. In the total cost, the total cost of "Fruit Hard Candies" has exceeded US$310,000.

Murphy was fortunate more than once that he didn't put all the money in at the beginning, otherwise, let alone participate in the Saint Denis Film Festival, I am afraid he will be ready to drink Northwest Wind again.

Looking at Jones Butler aloft, Murphy did not hide it, "This is impossible, your bid is too low."

Jones-Butler’s offer was a trial price, and then he made a gesture of asking, “Director Stanton, what kind of price do you think is reasonable?”

The index finger of his right hand lightly tapped the joint of his left hand, Murphy showed a humble smile, and the lion opened his mouth, "Three million dollars!"

"What?" The spectacle man on Jones's left exclaimed in surprise, "You are not negotiating, you are robbing!"

Murphy shrugged, quite different from the naive ideas when the negotiations began. "Miss Butler asked me to say a reasonable number. I think three million dollars is appropriate."

Jones Butler frowned and glanced at Murphy, thinking that this man seemed different from just now.

"What I need is a sincere price!" she said in an interface.

Murphy opened his hand, "Miss Butler, I also need a sincere price."

Repay the money on the spot, and it is universal in the whole world.

Four hundred thousand dollars is not Jones-Butler's bottom line. She deliberately waited for a while and slowly said, "Five hundred thousand dollars!"

In fact, after watching the screening, she herself made a certain estimate. The audience for this film is limited. Even the most optimistic estimate is that the ticket revenue of the North American theaters is in the million-dollar level, and it will eventually fall to Miramac. Less in his hands.

But Miramax is the industry’s top distribution company for independent films, and its films have never been well-known at the box office. Even the iconic Quentin Tastino movie, the box office is not amazing.

The income from video tapes and other copyrights is the bulk of Miramax's profits.

"I can't feel your sincerity." Murphy shook his head and proactively said, "I cannot accept such a price."

Is this the naive guy just now? Jones-Butler feels like the other person has changed, and the other person seems to have the intention of snatching the negotiation initiative from her.

Backed by Miramax, and on the opposite side is a new director, how can Jones Butler be suppressed.

Her tone began to become tough, "Miramax does not lack such a small project, but director Stanton, without Miramax, your film may be squeezed in your hands forever, do you want to see your own The work will never be able to meet the audience? Want to see that the invested funds cannot be recovered for a long time, and finally become waste paper?"

These words directly point to Murphy's key point. After all, he needs the issuing company, and the issuing company may not need him.

Film distribution has never been a simple matter, and it is not simply a matter of pulling up a distribution department and talking to the theaters, otherwise the distribution company will not become a high-end existence in the film industry chain.

"Two million dollars!" Murphy looked calm, as if he hadn't heard Jones-Butler's words.

"Six hundred thousand dollars!" Jones Butler made appropriate concessions, "This is twice your cost!"

Murphy shook his head, "Well, let me show my utmost sincerity. My bottom line is 1.5 million dollars..."

Jones Butler still shook his head, "I can only say sorry."

Six hundred thousand U.S. dollars is the highest authority she can be autonomous.

She stood up, slowly closed the notebook, and slowly put away the pen, seemingly ready to leave.

Murphy sat there calmly, did not speak, did not stop, and did not intend to retain Jones Butler.

"What do you think?" Bill Rossis leaned over and said in a low voice in his ear, "Six hundred thousand dollars is a lot!"

According to the agreement between him and Murphy, if the Stanton Studio finally reached an agreement with the company he introduced, it could take 5% of the commission.

Thirty thousand dollars is definitely a big number for him.

Murphy stood up slowly and proactively reached out to the other side, "Unfortunately, we can't reach an agreement."

Jones Butler put away his notebook and shook it in his hand. "Your asking price is too high."

After finishing speaking, she shook her head again, it was somewhat regrettable that the deal could not be reached.

"If you can consider my price..."

An offer of more than six hundred thousand US dollars itself exceeded Jones-Butler's authority. This is only the first negotiation. She did not completely block the way for subsequent negotiations. "You can call me."

Murphy will not block this road either. "I still hope to cooperate with Miramax. The existence of your company is a boon to the independent film industry."

Jones Butler glanced at Murphy again, and felt that he gradually couldn't understand him.

This is only the first negotiation. It is normal for the negotiation to break down. Murphy and Jones-Butler left the conference room without saying more.

Bill Rossis was somewhat dissatisfied with the breakdown of the negotiations. He returned to the room where Murphy was staying and reminded, "Your asking price is too high, Miramax can't accept it."

Murphy shook his head, "They bid too low, and I can't accept it."

"You need a distribution company!" Bill Rossis solemnly reminded, "This will scare them away."

"We can find other collaborators." Murphy took out a business card from his pocket. "You can call and invite people from Fox Searchlight to watch the film."

Bill Rossis frowned.

Murphy didn't see the general, took the phone, and dialed the number on the business card.