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"Mr. Stanton......"

In a café in Burbank, a middle-aged man in his thirties looked at Murphy, "Three thousand dollars a week, this is the latest offer I can accept." ”

He turned to the woman next to Murphy who was slowly sipping coffee, "If you weren't introduced by Kara, I wouldn't have considered your film." ”

This is said with confidence.

Murphy's brow furrowed tightly, "Mr. Klebert, with your qualifications, such a price is not excessive. ”

The other party has been in the industry for more than ten years and has participated in the filming of many films, including many second-line systems with an investment of more than 10 million US dollars.

"But the total investment in my film is only $300,000." Murphy is also trying to find a way to impress him, "If you ask for too much money, the budget for other aspects of the film will be reduced, and my project will ......"

Strictly speaking, the asking price of this prop master named Klebert is not too high compared to his qualifications, and now the weekly salary of a prop master in the second and third tier of Hollywood can generally reach 5,000 US dollars, and the problem is that this 3,000 US dollars is a big number for Murphy.

Murphy has already made relevant plans, the most optimistic estimate, the film from the preliminary preparation to the completion of the filming will take at least two months, as a prop master, must start work very early, even if it is ten weeks of work, just one person's salary expenditure will reach 30,000 US dollars, accounting for one-tenth of the total investment, which is unacceptable to him in any case.

Klebert bit the three thousand dollars, and Murphy also looked over at Carla Firth, who was quietly sipping her coffee and not saying anything, obviously not wanting to interfere in the negotiations between the two.

It's not surprising that in North America, business and friendship are fairly well divided most of the time.

Murphy has the skills of many positions behind the scenes, but he doesn't know much about props, and the film will use a lot of plasma and related props, a better prop master, can solve a lot of trouble, and it is also a guarantee for the smooth progress of the project.

Just like Klebert, a relatively good prop master has to pay a relatively high price.

Moreover, Klebert has lowered the salary requirements for the sake of Carla Firth's introduction, and three thousand dollars is really cheap compared to a prop master of his level.

Murphy had no connections, no connections, and no qualifications, and if it was Spielberg's project, Klebert might have joined without money.

This was only initial contact, and Murphy quickly got up to say goodbye and left the café with Kara Firth.

Out of the café, under the light of the street lamp, the two walked along the one-way street, towards the parking lot, Carla Firth was wearing high heels, probably tired from a busy day, the speed was a little slow, Murphy was holding a briefcase in his left hand, and followed her unhurriedly.

"How's the preparation going?" Carla Firth pulled up her blonde hair, which had been blown away by the night wind, and turned her head to look at Murphy's face, "Looks like you're having a lot of trouble." ”

Murphy pointed to his face, "Is it so obvious?" ”

Carla Firth shrugged her shoulders and picked up a little speed, "You're in a relatively successful journalism career, but you have to make the transition to one of the toughest industries......"

Speaking of which, she nodded Murphy's head in the air, "I wonder if there's something wrong with you here." ”

"Kara, you're overlooking one thing." Murphy raised his head and looked at the dark night sky, like the future of his previous career, "I've been blacklisted by the Los Angeles police, if I continue to shoot social news, will they not trouble me?" ”

Hearing Murphy's words, Carla Firth's eyes flashed, and she didn't open her mouth to refute.

"Also, if I continue, what kind of Cheng do you think I can do?" Murphy retracted his gaze and turned to look to the side, "Do you think I can have a TV station?" ”

Carla Firth was silent.

"You know, it's harder than winning a million-dollar jackpot." Murphy couldn't help but shake his head, "At most, I'm going to be the owner of a video capture company." ”

"But you'll be successful in the film industry?" Carla Firth finally caught the counterattack and said unceremoniously, "The news video you shoot is indeed very distinctive, but this is not the same thing as making a movie!" You didn't have any professional studies, and you rashly wanted to break into Hollywood, isn't it stupid? ”

Since the Bill Road incident, she has fully recognized Murphy, especially the video of the police and bandit shootout provided, which directly led to a promotion, making her feel that the other party can simply become the object of her own learning.

However, a man she thought was born to be in journalism betrayed the industry.

Murphy suddenly stopped, and Kara Fez, who was next to him, also subconsciously stopped, and turned his head to look again.

"My dear......" Murphy asked, looking at her in a half-serious, half-joking tone, "Are you concerned about me?" ”

Carla Firth turned her head and walked forward, throwing down the words, "I'm hoping you go bankrupt." ”

Carrying the briefcase, Murphy followed unhurriedly, "Continue to shoot the news, at most become the owner of a small video capture company, but my potential in the film industry is unlimited." ”

Carla Fez, who was walking in front, didn't speak at all, and it was all Murphy's bragging.

"I taught myself a lot of courses related to film."

His past experiences are not convincing at all, and Murphy can't talk about the special parts of it, so he can only use self-study as an excuse, "I think I can do something in this industry." ”

Kara Firth stopped and turned her head to look, her bright eyes glinting with questions hidden by her long blonde hair.

Murphy understood what she meant, and was not ashamed at all, "Maybe I'm the next Steven Spielberg......"

There was a hint of mockery in those bright blue eyes, and Murphy had to shrug his shoulders, "There's always hope for a director of Ridley Scott or Quentin Tustino's level, right?" At the very least, it could be the next Robert Rodriguez. ”

Murphy took a few steps to catch up with Carla Fez, put away the joking expression on his face, and said very seriously, "In my project, there is still a lack of a producer who can coordinate the overall situation. ”

Carla Firth, who had only recently served as a producer for the Sin City documentary, could naturally understand what Murphy meant, "Can you afford my salary?" ”

"This ......" Murphy patted his forehead and simply stopped talking about it.

With the current strength of Stanton Studios, it is certainly impossible to afford Carla Fez's high salary.

Just as Carla Firth recognizes his ability to work, Murphy also recognizes Carla Fez's ability to work, and like himself, Carla Firth can use quite a few means to achieve his goals, and most importantly, these methods are effective.

Walking to the parking lot, Carla Firth came to her car, looked at Murphy's second-hand Ford next to her, and waved at him, "It's not early, I'm going back." ”

Murphy nodded, "Drive slower." ”

Carla Firth got into the driver's seat, had just started the car, seemed to remember something again, lowered the window, and said to Murphy, "What do you need help with......?"

She made a phone call.

"I will." Murphy waved his hand over her.

After working in the TV station for a few years, Carla Firth has some connections, but Channel 6 is a small local TV station after all, and it has little to do with film and television production, except for the prop master she just met, she can help Murphy in a limited way.

Leaving the parking lot and driving back to downtown Los Angeles, Murphy didn't sleep despite the late hour, sitting at his desk, continuing to refine the script, especially the plot promotion after the opening, which still needs to be finely crafted.

This is just a story between two people, and if you want to create more contradictions and highlights in the monotonous relationship between the characters, the script must be constantly polished.

Over the next ten days, Murphy worked on the script and storyboarding, while doing more preparatory work with Jessica Chastain, the only employee at Stanton Studios.

Interview applicants for a variety of positions, such as makeup artists, gaffers, and set designers, find suitable and cheap camera equipment to rent, and check out locations that can be rented at low prices......

All kinds of tedious work almost made him have no time to spare, and his sleep time was even compressed to five hours a day.

Fortunately, his predecessor has been wandering around the streets of Los Angeles all year round, and the body he left behind has been exercised enough, and now Murphy is very strong and energetic, plus the excitement of his first real contact with the film industry, which makes him full of energy.

However, Murphy gave up the prop master introduced by Carla Fez, and the $3,000 a week salary was really not something he could pay.

After half a month of busyness and interviewing dozens of applicants, Murphy selected many behind-the-scenes staff such as makeup artists, lighting artists, set designers, and prop masters from a group of losers who mixed up in Hollywood.

Especially the male makeup artist, who is very capable, Murphy is a little curious why he has been in Hollywood for many years and is still so sloppy.

After a brief understanding, Murphy roughly understood the problem, and there were two reasons: one is nothing more than that Hollywood has never lacked talent, and almost all types of jobs are like this; The second is what the makeup artist himself said - because he is not a glass and does not want to be involved with other people......

These words also reminded Murphy of many rumors he had read, and some unwritten conventions were not only rampant in the big industry of Hollywood, but also widely circulated in some small circles of jobs.

For example, in the makeup artist industry in the film industry, especially in the male makeup artist industry, if you are not gay, you are bound to take many detours.

Homosexuality and bisexuality are prevalent in Hollywood, and many times it is not those people who naturally want to do this, but the environment forces them.

Fortunately, there is no such convention in the director's business, and Murphy can only think so.

Murphy let go of these messy ideas and moved on to the next step of his work, officially establishing the crew and determining the two leading actors.

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