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Through the thick iron barred gate, Murphy walked into the interview room of the California State Penitentiary, and under the guidance of a prison guard, he came to the window divided by the iron mesh into two worlds, pulled out a chair and sat on it, waiting for the person to come.

Probably because of the weekday, there were not many people visiting here, and Murphy turned his head to look, there were only four or five, which was not as many as the number of prison guards standing here on duty.

Not far from his left hand, two prison guards had been watching this side, muttering a few words from time to time, they should have recognized him.

I think at the beginning, he and Rose were also a little famous in this prison.

With the name Rose in his mind, Murphy sighed, since Rose proposed the investment, although the connection between the two has not been completely severed, the relationship between each other can no longer return to the state it was in prison.

They are all going further and further on their respective paths.

Footsteps suddenly sounded, and gradually from far to near, a man in an orange prison uniform slowly walked towards this side.

Murphy turned his eyes to look over, and the other party's appearance did not change even if he was wearing a prison uniform.

This is a middle-aged man between thirty and forty years old, although his dark hair is only a short stubble, he can't hide his unique unruly temperament, and there is still a melancholy in his eyes under his forehead.

He must have seen Murphy, and his feet couldn't help but quicken, and he came here in a few steps.

"You're so inauthentic, it's been almost a year since you were released from prison before you remembered to come to see me?" The first thing he said was to complain, and he spoke very quickly, "I was right, right? You're not a good person. ”

He pulled out the chair across from him and sat down, and Murphy tilted his head to look at him through the window, sneering, "Good people know you in prison?" ”

"I'm a good person!" He stuck out his finger and tapped at his chest, then at Murphy, "You're a bastard!" ”

Murphy didn't bother to dwell on it anymore, and when it came to bickering, the three of them were no match for the guy opposite.

He pulled out a pack of cigarettes and threw it through the window, and the man reached out to take it, just sniffed it, and threw it back, "I'm quit." ”

"Quitted?" Murphy looked incredulous, "Donnie, this doesn't look like you." ”

The person on the other side said very seriously, "I've quit everything related to smoking!" ”

Murphy raised an eyebrow, not believing his words at all, if Robert Downey Jr. could quit everything related to sucking, there would definitely be a nuclear war outside.

"Really." Robert Downey Jr. didn't seem to be lying, "I'm coming out of jail, I can't let drugs ruin me completely." ”

"Quit it!" Murphy nodded, choosing to believe the guy, "I'm sure that genius Robert Downey Jr. will be back." ”

Robert Downey Jr. smiled, very stinky fart.

Murphy casually tossed the cigarette to the prison guard on his left and asked, "How have you been doing these months?" Did the Horton brothers get you in trouble again? ”

"No, you're scared of them." Robert Downey Jr. pulled up his stool and leaned over here, "I'm not a rookie who just came in, I'm also an old man here, and you and Ross are still prestigious, no one dares to attack me lightly." ”

He stretched, "I'll wait to get out of prison now, and then go back to my flower world." ”

"Drug again......" Murphy sneered mercilessly, "and then caught in?" ”

Robert Downey Jr.'s eyes widened, "I'm definitely going to quit, and I'm trying!" Can you not hit me? ”

Murphy spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders again.

"How much better are you than me?" Robert Downey Jr. lowered his voice, "In your year here, how many headless cases in this prison did you?" You're not just a jerk, you're a demon! ”

Murphy looked at him, but didn't speak.

Robert Downey Jr. took two deep breaths in a row, his feelings were calm, he shook his head and sighed, "I know a few times it was to protect me, if it wasn't for you......"

He suddenly let out a long sigh, it would have been terrifying without Murphy's help.

In this prison, many people are still very interested in having a movie star.

"I'm not here to quarrel with you." Murphy propped his left hand on the arm of the chair, tilted his head and said, "Do you want to see if you have really quit drugs?" Don't forget what I said, I'm waiting for you. ”

"Waiting for me?" Robert Downey Jr. pinched his face in confusion, "What are you waiting for me to do?" By the way, Murphy, what did you do when you got out of prison? You can't really follow Rose, right? ”

Murphy shook his head, "It seems that you forgot about it, I didn't follow Ross, I'm in Hollywood ...... now"

"What? Hollywood? Robert Downey Jr.'s eyes were about to fall to the ground in surprise, "You really went to Hollywood to mess around?" Do what? Extras? Or a crew helper? ”

"Director!" Murphy said lightly, "I told you that I want to be a director." ”

Robert Downey Jr.'s eyes widened, "You're a director?" No kidding......"

Murphy didn't argue, "You'll find out when you come out, or when old Robert comes to visit, you can ask him." ”

"It can't be true, right?" Hearing him say this, Robert Downey Jr. was a little convinced, he knew Murphy was a person who didn't like to joke very much, and he didn't know how to joke, "My parole application is clear, and I'll be out in a few months, and then I'll know if what you say is true or false." ”

"Is the date set?" Murphy asked, and Robert Downey Jr. said the time, and he nodded, "I'll pick you up then." ”

When the time for the visit was approaching, Murphy frowned and whispered, "Donnie, keep a low profile lately, don't make trouble." ”

"I know." Robert Downey Jr. stood up.

In fact, from the very beginning of meeting Robert Downey Jr., Murphy thought that his imprisonment for drug possession was not a simple matter, and there may be more complicated factors later.

In the Hollywood circle, it is not news that celebrities take drugs at all, and as for carrying drugs, there are definitely not a few, but in the end, there are really few people who are caught by the police, but Robert Downey Jr. has been imprisoned for drugs, more than once, which cannot be explained by coincidence.

Perhaps Robert Downey Jr. was arrogant and ignorant when he was younger, and offended too many people.

Leaving the state prison, Murphy drove onto the highway to Los Angeles, and Robert Downey Jr. was arguably the best lesson learned that one cannot be carried away by success, and only by staying awake enough can one have a chance to move to a higher position.

It wasn't for nothing that he came to visit Robert Downey Jr. during the time of Saw Shock's big hit.

Of course, Robert Downey Jr. is about to be released from prison, which is another major reason.

If you want to make a classic movie, the director is the key, and excellent actors are also essential.

Now that Saw is a big hit, the next plan is on Murphy's mind, but it's mid-August, and we'll have to wait until 911 and its effects have passed.

Counting the time, Robert Downey Jr. also happened to be out of prison at that time.

Robert Downey Jr. has been riddled with negative news over the years, and he is not suitable to be the first protagonist, and presumably he himself will not have too many requirements.

Think about the former Donnie, who was imprisoned again not long after he was released from prison, and hated all over Hollywood, if it wasn't for Mel Gibson pulling him, there might not be a super-A-class superstar behind.

It is undeniable that Murphy liked Robert Downey Jr. when he was on the other side of the Pacific, otherwise he would not have helped him in prison in the first place.

Murphy was thinking all the way about the choice of the heroine in addition to Robert Downey Jr., and the next film, although still noir-style, was a woman in the first lead.

And if the film is attractive enough, the heroine must have enough appeal, or be able to cause a huge amount of topic.

Such actresses are often paid a lot of money in Hollywood, and star actors are not the best choice.

As the car entered Los Angeles, Murphy suddenly thought of the superstar he met while filming "Hard Fruit Candy", maybe this is a good choice?

Leaving the highway and the sudden increase in traffic, Murphy threw away these thoughts and focused on driving, the next project was still far away, and there was time to think about it.

Back in Los Angeles, Murphy and Carey Mulligan went to order new dresses in preparation for the Fox Searchlight month-end celebrations.

In addition, he is still keeping an eye on the North American box office progress of "Saw".

Because of the audience, horror films often have a short life span, and there are relatively few horror films that last more than ten weeks, while "Chainsaw" can be described as a typical American horror film, after a few weeks of screening, the attendance rate has dropped sharply, and the number of single-show audiences in many weekend shows has been in single digits, and the number of theaters has gradually dropped to hundreds.

By the end of August, there were less than 300 theaters left in North America to screen "Saw", and the single-day output could only be said to be better than nothing.

Murphy judged that in less than ten weeks, the horror film would be released from North American theaters.

However, it doesn't matter, because that special time period is coming soon, and for a long time in the future, such cruel and bloody films of the genre are bound to be unpopular.

And three days before Fox Searchlight held a celebration at the end of August, the North American box office of "Chainsaw" also successfully crossed the $60 million mark, and slowly approached $61 million.

These have made Murphy satisfied enough, after all, "Chainsaw" has a limited audience, it is not a mainstream commercial movie, nor is it a youth horror film genre for young audiences like "Scream", and it can only be a fool's dream to make the North American box office break 100 million.

Similarly, Fox Searchlight was thrilled with the much-exceeded results, especially at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, where some Fox media reporters rushed over. (To be continued.) )