Hearing what Murphy said, David Ellison did not respond immediately, but instead craned his jaw and fell into thought. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He has a huge amount of money in his hand, this money is indeed relatively easy, but it does not mean that it can be squandered unlimitedly, his father took out this money, but also hoped that he could start a career, if you invest indiscriminately, especially if you fall into the ridiculous investment trap, I am afraid that you will lose not only the funds, but also the trust from your father, maybe even the plan that you have planned to break into Hollywood will be affected.

The first step is the hardest thing to do, and David Ellison knows that well and knows that he has to take the first step.

If he can invest in a film that may be profitable and make a difference during the awards season, it will surely silence many people who laugh at him, and it will also make his father look at it differently.

At the moment, of all the projects he has access to, Bill Rosses, Murphy Stanton, and "Gone Girl" are the most reliable and likely to succeed.

Especially Murphy Stanton, he did some understanding before he came, and from the other party to becoming a director in Hollywood, the five movies he directed "Hard Candy", "Chainsaw", "Terror Planet", "Sin City" and "Deadpool" have not only all been successful, but also achieved a double harvest with a small box office and word of mouth!

This is undoubtedly a very good first step option.

"Murphy, Bill." David Ellison pondered for a moment and said, "I need time to think about it. ”

"Hope to hear good news from you." Murphy knew that it was impossible to make a decision immediately, and said, "But you have to hurry up, my project is going well, it has been confirmed that the AIA insurance company will serve as the guarantee for the completion of the film, and the project will be officially established soon, I can't wait too long." ”

"Three days." David Ellison hastened to say, "I'll give you an exact answer in three days." ”

Murphy thought for a moment, "Okay, that's it. ”

David Ellison stood up, shook hands with Murphy and Bill Rothes one by one, and said goodbye to leave, and Murphy and Bill Rothes escorted him out of the reception room.

Watching David Ellison turn into the elevator, Murphy turned around and walked back to the reception room, David Ellison was clearly considering his words, he didn't directly refuse, and there was no doubt that there was a good chance that he would agree.

It is worth waiting for a while to be able to pull an investment that does not participate in the revenue share of the film, but only calculates the interest on the loan.

Even, Murphy is considering whether it is possible to add a few shots with airplanes in the film.

"A friend of mine got the news," Bill Rossith said, closing the door, "David Ellison got a lot of money from his father, Larry Ellison, who dropped out of USC Film School in order to make a career in Hollywood, and I think he might say yes." ”

"It's best to get the money into his hands." Murphy took a sip of his cold coffee, "Don't give up contact with other people, we can't put our hopes on one person." ”

Bill Rothes nodded, "I'll continue to engage with them." ”

"Now the work is going well, and the team will soon sign a work contract." Murphy put down his empty coffee cup, "I plan to start the project in October, and start shooting around the New Year in 2005." ”

"It should be fine." Bill Rothes thought for a moment and asked, "What about actors?" If you want to hit the awards season, the actor's acting skills must be guaranteed, and this time the heroine is very complicated, and Jessica Alba is not suitable. ”

"I didn't think about her playing Amy." Murphy will only consider Jessica Alba when he has a problem with his head, "I plan to let James Franco play the leading role, and his schedule is also suitable, but it's not entirely certain now, Jim is reading the script, and I need him to try on makeup." ”

He stood up and walked around, "I need an actress with a very strong aura to play the heroine, preferably a famous actor with guaranteed acting skills, and preferably not a newcomer, unless the audition is very good." ”

"Are there any specific requirements?" Bill Rothes asked.

He needs to weigh in on the person and then contact the other person, which must be a lot of work if he doesn't have specific requirements.

"The acting skills should be excellent." This is a prerequisite, and Murphy also has a requirement for appearance, "It must be more than five feet seven inches tall, with a delicate and noble appearance and an ethereal and unique voice." ”

Hearing this, Bill Rothes frowned slightly, Hollywood's acting actresses are not particularly good in appearance, and if their appearance is too good, even if their acting skills are not bad, they will be drawn into the ranks of vases by the old men of the academy.

Murphy walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, paced back and forth a few steps, and said, "After the crew set up the project, you sent out audition invitations to some people on my behalf. ”

After a moment's deliberation, he said, "Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway...... And Jessica Chastain. ”

In addition to Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway, the others are all famous actresses in the circle.

"Three Oscar-winning actresses......" Bill Rothes shook his head unconsciously.

"That's what I'm thinking about for now." Murphy turned around and said, "If you have the right person, you can also send out an invitation to audition." ”

He had communicated with Carla Firth before that he would try to hire a top actress who could hold down the role.

Compared with actresses, Murphy is a little worried about James Franco, if it is placed ten years later, with the strength of James Franco's super geek, he may not be at a disadvantage against any actress, but the current Rotten Lanlan is still a little young.

But Murphy chooses to believe him, and in future films, the male protagonist will look weaker than the female protagonist, so as to meet the needs of the character's setting and plot.

After explaining a few other things, Murphy left the Death Star Mansion, where CAA was located, and went to Twentieth Century Fox, also in Century City, to meet with Kara Firth.

"Looks like everything is going well."

Hearing Kara Firth's words from behind her desk, Murphy ignored it, found a cup for herself, took a glass of water for herself, and then sat down on the chair in front of her desk and said, "It's okay, just wait for the news of Twentieth Century Fox." ”

Kara Firth peeked out from behind the computer, "Got an eyebrow about the funding?" ”

"Today I met a rich second generation who is eager to enter Hollywood." Murphy crossed his legs, said the specific investment conditions, and then said, "If he wants to succeed as quickly as possible and gain the approval of the elders in the family, he should be moved by me." ”

"Who is it?" Carla Firth was curious.

"David Ellison." Seeing Carla Firth's puzzled face, Murphy explained, "The son of Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle. ”

"Sure enough, it's a super rich second generation." Carla Firth nodded, "Fifteen million dollars shouldn't be a big deal to him, and it's not a problem for them to exchange such a sum of money plus an interest sum in exchange for the reputation of an investment that is highly likely to be successful." ”

Murphy casually asked, "Have you dealt with such a person?" ”

David Ellison can be said to be one of the top rich second generation in the world.

"I used to be classmates with Rupert Murdoch's youngest son." Carla Firth shrugged, "I've seen how much money they can give us to succeed in the first step. ”

"Let's hope David Ellison will do the same."

No one can guarantee this, and Murphy then changed the subject, "I heard from Bill that Twentieth Century Fox can buy film at a relatively low price?" ”

Carla Firth nodded, "Fox is one of Kodak's biggest customers. ”

"Buy me a batch." Murphy thought for a moment, "No less than 1,000 plates, I'm going to shoot on film this time." ”

"Why do you have to change the film?" Carla Firth doesn't quite understand, "Digital technology is the future. ”

"Don't forget, we're not just targeting the market." Murphy reminded Kara Fez, "There's awards season yet. In academic awards, film films will have an innate advantage, and in several large-scale awards, the judges are not very enthusiastic about digital technology. ”

"Well......" Kara Firth understood, "it seems to be true." ”

In fact, in charge of the awards season, in addition to the Golden Globe Awards and the Film Critics Association Awards, which are the self-proclaimed Oscar vane, the most important major union awards and Oscars, the ones who can really decide the awards are a group of old men who are getting older and older.

People will naturally be conservative and nostalgic when they are old, this is a universal law, those judges who have been shooting film films and watching film movies are full of feelings for film films, and now with the rapid development of digital technology, it seems that film technology will be kicked into the old paper pile of history at any time, and they will definitely not be very interested in the data technology that only flourished after the new century, and it can be said that it is an open secret that they tend to film films.

Not to mention now, even in the next many years, there will be very few digital films nominated for the most important awards, and more than 90% of them are film films.

Since he wants to make a difference during the awards season, at least get nominations for a few heavyweight awards, Murphy must not let the film be congenitally flawed.

Just like shooting on film, Murphy's prep work was done one after another, and David Ellison replied two days later, and his Sky Movie Foundation invested $15 million in Gone Girl.

To be precise, a $15 million loan to "Gone Girl" at a slightly higher interest rate than the bank.

At the same time, as part of the return and agreement, Murphy also agreed to have David Ellison as one of the producers, though he doesn't have much actual power compared to Carla Firth.

Everything is ready, and after entering October, "Gone Girl" is officially established. (To be continued.) )