Hollywood Road

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The morning sun passed through the bright window and fell on the drawn curtains, reflecting a golden color. Murphy came out of the bathroom with a toothbrush in his mouth, standing in front of the full-length mirror, looking carefully, except The eyes are somewhat infrared, and the drunkenness yesterday did not leave too many marks.

Shaking his head in the mirror, Murphy found that the headache suddenly healed, went back to the bathroom to spit out the foam in his mouth, and stood for a while, maybe the crazy play yesterday really relaxed him.

Having had the experience of filming "Fruit Hard Candies", he gradually discovered some headache patterns. When he was under too much work pressure and nervousness, the most likely appeared, and the whole person was completely relaxed. It was unclear. The pain will disappear.

If you have been living in a relaxed state, Murphy believes that the sequelae caused by this strange experience will heal without medicine.

But this is obviously impossible. In a highly competitive society, unless he has no desires, he doesn't care about his future life.

But how many people can do this in this world?

After washing up and calling for a takeaway, Murphy went downstairs and went to the living room, because today the whole crew has a holiday and rest, so that they can get enough energy to start shooting. There is no one in the studio quietly.

Taking out the plan from a folder on a desk, Murphy just sat down in a chair and looked through it again.

The filming is about to begin, he must treat each job carefully and try to find any omissions in the plan.

For the whole day, Murphy hid at home without going out, keeping his hearing, sight and spirit in a relatively quiet state.

Early the next morning, he drove to the small city of Venice, entered the office at the entrance of the warehouse, and first told Paul Wilson, who was already waiting here, that the project was officially renamed "Chain Saw" from the previous code name M2.

"Saw scared?"

The news soon reached the set. James Franco, who was putting on make-up, asked Seth Rogen next to him, "How did you get such a name?"

Seth Rogen reminded him, "Isn't the guy in the script called Jigsaw?"

With Murphy’s arrival, the set began to get busy. Helena Espola was doing the final inspection next to the built basement toilet scene to check the setting of the set; on the reserved camera position, Fili-La Scheer was debugging the camera, and his assistant was holding a portable video camera in his hand; David Robbie used a prong lever to stir up the main background light and constantly exchanged opinions with Murphy to determine the location of the main background light.

In the scene, Baker Klebert squatted on the ground, inspecting the props' fetters, and his big hands were constantly brushing over the metal-like rubber props, making sure it was smooth and flat enough not to hurt the actor's ankles.

Murphy coordinated all the work, and news of each department was passed to him.

There are also many outsiders on the set, although today only the scene between James Franco and Seth Logan will be filmed, most of the main actors rushed over.

Bill Rossis is also here. Murphy is listed as a super potential client. Of course, he will not be absent for the new work. In addition, he will accompany two other potential clients under his name.

Kerry Mulligan wore a simple T-shirt and jeans, and kept staring at Murphy with his arms folded.

Beside her, Lily, who was shorter, blinked curiously, and was also looking at the set.

"David, move the main background light three feet to the left and try it at a 45-degree angle in the bathtub," Murphy’s shouts continued to sound from the set, "Don’t turn on all the fluorescent lights, I’ll turn on the lights. One has a flickering effect."

"Philip, the first lens uses a portable video camera, pay attention to the shaking."

"Helen! Have you experimented with the glass on the set? Can it be broken? OK!"

"Jack! Jack! Is the actor's makeup done? How long will it take?"

Seeing Murphy orderly directing the entire crew, Bill Rossis nodded slightly. Compared with the rookie in the previous filming, he matured very quickly and confidently, which looked like a successful director.

He also participated in a lot of preparatory work for the crew, and Murphy gave him the biggest feeling that he has made too fast progress.

Bill Rossis has signed more than one director, but the previous ones have basically finished a film and have since disappeared, and there is no second chance.

Where is this guy? The first film won the North American box office close to five times the cost. Miramax’s distribution ability is the key, but his successful integration into the film’s commercial elements cannot be ignored.

As an agent, still working at CAA, Bill Rossis knows enough about the Hollywood circle, and he also knows how new directors can arouse attention, realize their own value, and promote the status of an agent.

One is to win heavyweight awards. Looking at Murphy's age and thinking about the resources in the hands of his agent, Bill Rossis knows that these are things that are far in the future.

The other is business performance. Simply put, it is the box office.

According to Bill Rossis, there is nothing more practical than the box office of a movie. After all, film art is metaphysical. No one will invest in pure art films. Even if they do, these art films have nothing to do with business. Movies are The product of money and power.

In today’s era, if there is no appreciation of big shots, from small-cost movies to become mainstream directors, this is the only way for many young filmmakers. If a director’s small-cost movies can get high box office, it will inevitably speed up His film development path.

Bill Rossis has also seen the script. Although the Hollywood script is far from representing the final film, it can also explain some problems. "Chain Saw" is far more than "Fruit Hard Candy" in terms of plot and selling point. He sees Murphy's progress in his eyes, and believes that he should do better than "Fruit Hard Candies".

"Did you see it, little one." Kerry Mulligan pointed to Murphy and said to Lily next to him, "Murphy must be the best director."

Lily is only twelve years old. She has a lot of background and knowledge. She shook her head in disapproval, "I live in Beverly Hills. I have never heard of him before! A young director who can only shoot B-level movies. That's it!"

"You little boy, what do you know!" Kerry Mulligan turned her head and stared at Lily fiercely. Unfortunately, her baby face is not scary at all. She raised a finger and said forcefully, "Wait for another ten. Look at this year, Murphy will definitely be the top director in Hollywood!"

"Cut..." Lily looked disdainful.

In the set, James Franco and Seth Logan have already walked to their respective positions, and the shooting is about to begin. Carey Mulligan hastened to shut his mouth, and even relax his breathing, as if he was afraid of disturbing Murphy. Shooting.