Chapter 11 A great opportunity to be a director
"This is the second time you've made headlines this week."
Sitting in the booth in the dining room, Kara put down her knife and fork, "I really don't know what to say." ”
Murphy swallowed the last bite of food, picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, and said, "I've been researching framing recently, and when shooting, if the framing is good, it can not only attract the audience's attention, but also make the gaze stay for a long time, so that the subject and the location can be integrated." ”
These are not only useful for current jobs, but also if they can enter Hollywood.
Carla was somewhat surprised, "You're a very self-motivated young man. ”
"You're talking about yourself too old, aren't you?" Murphy laughed, "You're only twenty-six this year, and you look like you're only twenty. ”
Women like to listen to this kind of compliment, and Carla is no exception, but after this period of contact, she knew that the opposite was a young man with a strong purpose and a very complex mind, her brows furrowed slightly, and she deliberately asked, "Speak so nicely, do you want to pursue me?" ”
"Do you think we're the right fit?" Murphy asked rhetorically.
Kara looked at him, but didn't speak, as if trying to see through Murphy's true purpose in inviting her.
"You're capable, pretty, and ......sexy," Murphy's eyes deliberately swept over Carla's tall and delicate figure, "when you wear professional attire, you have an attractive temperament, and it's a very good one-night stand." ”
Without waiting for Kara to react, he added, "If you are willing to have a relationship with me that goes beyond friendship and does not involve love, I raise my hands to welcome, girlfriend, few men can stand your working hours." ”
"Murphy," Kara asked, instead of getting angry, "Tell me, what is your purpose in looking for me?" It doesn't just want to make these boring jokes, right? ”
"I think this news should continue to be tracked." Murphy thought for a moment and said simply, "The news has been broadcast, presumably the police will find me soon, and there are some places where I need your cooperation." ”
For the sake of ratings, Carla will not give up this news, "As long as there is no court injunction, the police station has no way to take the TV station, and I will continue to chase it." ”
Murphy nodded, only if the TV station is willing to continue digging, his subsequent actions will be more valuable, otherwise there will be a lot less income.
"You're looking for me for this?" Carla was a little strange that she wouldn't let go of the news anyway.
"yes, I just want to get your personal confirmation." Murphy picked up the glass and took a sip, and said unhurriedly, "I'm afraid that you won't be able to stand the pressure of the police and give up, just like the Long Beach serial murders two years ago." ”
"I'm not the same person I used to be,"
At that time, she was too young, far more insistent on journalistic ethics than now, and her personality was weaker. Kara was surprised and asked, "How did you know about this?" ”
"There's something called the Internet." Murphy raised his finger and nodded at her in the air, "There are several emerging search websites, as long as you enter your name, some things you have done will appear, and you don't even need a name, as long as the license plate number or social welfare number, your contact information and detailed address can all be found." ”
In this era, the Internet in North America is developing much faster than on the other side of the Pacific, and even Murphy himself found out after he was released from prison that he could not look at the Internet industry in North America from the perspective of the other side of the Pacific in this era.
After all this hardship in North America, the only thing that makes Murphy happy is that the flow of information far exceeds the level of the same period on the other side.
Kara said with a slight mockery, "I didn't expect you to use the Internet." ”
"Of course! I learned a lot through the internet. Murphy half-heartedly, "I just took a course in business marketing. ”
For Murphy's words, Carla believed eighty percent, and what she saw Murphy was a person who knew how to work hard, and such a person was also worthy of appreciation.
Therefore, she asked tentatively, "My program team has a position outside the program, are you interested?" ”
Such a position has a stable income, and there are corresponding benefits, which is a career that many people want, and Carla recognized Murphy's ability to work, which is why she threw an olive branch.
"No!" Murphy shook his head directly, "I won't stay in the news circle for too long, and I don't want to change our relationship from a collaborator to a superior." ”
"You want to change careers?"
Listening to Kara's question, Murphy nodded solemnly, but didn't say much, with his current position, saying that becoming a celebrity in Hollywood was just a joke.
Leaving the restaurant, Murphy said goodbye to Carla, beat his spirits, and drove towards downtown Los Angeles, his mind still filtering the qiē that happened from last night to now, this is undoubtedly the best chance he can earn his first pot of gold, as long as he has enough start-up capital, his film plan can be implemented.
Like everyone else, the first step and the first pot of gold are always the hardest.
Murphy once again remembered the initial plan he had made last night, that if the police acted in the usual way, the chances of getting them were infinite, and that he could control the development of events as a kind of dominant actor, and to use an inappropriate analogy, he would be the director of the whole scene!
Thinking of this, Murphy's spirits were lifted, this is indeed a good opportunity to be a director, and the director may also be a real and popular drama!
He will be the director and cinematographer, with the police and two black murderers starring......
Back at home, a simple wash, and a temporary release of these thoughts, Murphy fell asleep, but he didn't sleep long before he was woken up by an aggressive knock on the door.
"Wait a minute!"
He picked up a towel and wiped his face briefly, looked through the cat's eyes, and then opened the door, and outside the door were two middle-aged white men, a man and a woman.
One of the men looked at him and asked, "Are you Murphy Stanton?" ”
Seeing Murphy nodding, he took out his badge and ID and introduced himself, "I'm Detective Collins from the Los Angeles Police Department, and this is Detective Sarah." ”
"Please come in."
Murphy let the two men into the couch in the room, and when they sat down, he asked, "Do you need coffee?" ”
"No need."
The two were obviously middle-aged men, and he waved his hand to cut straight to the point, "You were to Santa Monica Valley Beale Road last night, right?" ”
"Yes."
Receiving Murphy's affirmative answer, the middle-aged man stood up and walked over to the hand-held camera placed on the table, "You took footage of the house?" ”
Murphy had expected the police to come over, and nodded happily, "That's right, I filmed it." ”
"You went into someone's house and photographed everything," the male detective turned back, folded his arms in front of Murphy, and said sternly, "You even photographed the body of the victim, and this was before the police arrived!" ”
Before coming here, if a police officer showed such an attitude, Murphy would definitely panic, but the last year or so of training was enough for him to maintain enough composure and calmness.
"The doors of the manor and the house are open."
This is indeed the case, and Murphy's words are true, "I was passing by Bill Road and heard gunshots inside, and wanted to go in and see if I could help." ”
"You're at a crime scene!" The male detective stared at him closely.
After learning that someone had broken into the house in advance, the police also suspected that it might be the murderer, but quickly rejected it.
Although there is no road surveillance in the residential area, video retrieved from the main road in the valley shows that when the victim called the police, the guy on the opposite side was still driving in the direction of Beverly Hills.
"I didn't know it was a crime scene at first." Murphy stretched out his arms and spread his hands, "I think someone is in trouble, and as a law-abiding, ethical, and enthusiastic Los Angeles citizen, I think I should go over and take a look, maybe I can help someone in trouble." ”
The male detective's gaze became sharper and sharper, "You filmed the scene and sold it to the TV station." ”
"I'm a very professional person with a work ethic, and I'm engaged in professional news and video gathering." Murphy rightly said, "It's my job." ”
Murphy didn't do anything excessive other than breaking into a private home, and since everyone in the house is dead, who will be held accountable for this?
Murphy knew that the two detectives were bluffing, and he was not afraid of them, not to mention that he had expected this situation and was fully prepared.
The female detective stood up and walked over to the male detective, patted him lightly on the back, and asked in a softer tone, "Mr. Stanton, do you see anything special?" ”
In the words of the other side of the ocean, this is a typical one singing white face and the other singing black face.
"Yes!" Murphy nodded.
The eyes of both detectives lit up at the same time.
"What's the situation?" The attitude of the female police detective is better.
"Two men left in a car." Murphy thought, "It should be two black people. ”
The female detective asked, "Did you see them?" ”
"It was just a hazy appearance, it was very dark at the time, and I was too scared to approach." Murphy thought hard, "The car was a black or other dark sedan, and the two black men were tall and should have bald heads. ”
"Can you be more specific?"
People with such physical conditions can find at least hundreds of thousands in Los Angeles, "such as height, appearance, tattoos, and scars." ”
"I'm sorry." Murphy pretended to be helpless and said, "It's too dark, and it's too dark for them to see a black person in that kind of light." ”
The two detectives were also helpless, it was really too difficult to see the appearance of black people on a night when the light was very poor.
But they didn't give up, and the male detective asked, "You didn't take any of this?" ”
Murphy shook his head without hesitation, "No, I started shooting from the moment I entered the room. ”
Seeing that she couldn't ask anything more useful, the policewoman said, "We need a video of what you took." ”
"No problem." Murphy took them into the studio, copied one from his laptop, handed it to the two detectives, and said, "If I can think of something valuable, I'll contact the police." ”
Although he had a certain amount of skepticism, Murphy's positive and cooperative attitude still dispelled some of the doubts of the two detectives, and after they got the video, they quickly took their leave and left here.
After closing the door, Murphy returned to his studio, sat down in front of his laptop, and checked the latest news on the subject, and by mid-afternoon, the police had finally announced a heavyweight bounty.
Los Angeles police offer a $100,000 reward for finding valuable clues to last night's case!