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Naïve, naïve, with no social experience......

These labels were inevitably thrown at Murphy by Jones Butler.

Bill Rothes looked at Murphy in surprise, the impression of Murphy is mature and rational, with social experience far beyond his peers, how can he say such unreliable words?

With his hands crossed on the conference table, Murphy completely returned to reality, "I agree with your premise. ”

Without a suitable distribution channel, it means that the film has no value, and the money he invested cannot be recovered.

Jones Butler's mouth curled up in a nice arc and said directly, "This is a wise decision." ”

She threw the pen on the notebook in front of her and raised a hand to Murphy, revealing four fingers, "Four hundred thousand dollars, if you agree, we can sign a formal agreement tomorrow." ”

Four hundred thousand dollars? Only $100,000 more than your investment? Murphy, of course, would not agree.

$300,000 is just the cost of filming the film, he and Paul Wilson need money to fly in, the festival costs money, the printing of the screening copies, and the rental of this conference room also needs money, and these all have to be summed up in the total cost, and when you count them all, the total cost of "Hard Candy" has exceeded $310,000.

Murphy was glad more than once that he hadn't put all his money into it, otherwise he would have had to go to the Saint-Denis Film Festival, and I'm afraid he would have to go to the Northwest Wind.

Looking at the towering Jones Butler, Murphy did not hide it, "This is impossible, your bid is too low." ”

Jones Butler made a tentative price, and then made a gesture of please, "Director Stanton, what kind of price do you think is reasonable?" ”

The index finger of his right hand lightly touched the knuckle of his left hand, and Murphy showed a modest smile, and the lion opened his mouth, "Three million dollars!" ”

“What？” The man with glasses to Jones's left was surprised, "You're not negotiating, you're robbing!" ”

Murphy shrugged his shoulders, a far cry from when the negotiations began to come up with those childish ideas, "Miss Butler asked me to say a reasonable figure, and I think three million dollars is appropriate. ”

Jones Butler frowned and glanced at Murphy, feeling that this person didn't seem to be the same as before.

"What I need is a sincere price!" She said.

Murphy spread his hands, "Miss Butler, I need a sincere price too." ”

The sky-high asking price is paid on the spot, and it is used all over the world.

$400,000 is not Jones Butler's bottom line, she deliberately waited for a while, and said slowly, "$500,000!" ”

In fact, after watching the screening, she made a certain estimate that the audience of this film is limited, even if the most optimistic estimate is that the ticket revenue in North American theaters is at the level of one million dollars, and even less can fall into the hands of Miramax in the end.

But Miramax is one of the industry's top independent film distributors, and its films have never been known for box office, even if it is Quentin Topino's signature film, which is not very impressive.

Videotapes and other copyright revenues are the bulk of Miramax's profits.

"I don't feel your sincerity." Murphy shook his head and took the initiative to say, "This kind of price is unacceptable to me. ”

Is this still the same naïve guy just now? Jones Butler felt like a different person on the other side, and the other party seemed to have the intention of snatching the initiative from her to negotiate.

With his back to Miramax and a rookie director opposite, how can Jones Butler be suppressed.

Her tone began to harden, "Miramax is not short of such a small project, but Director Stanton, without Miramax, your film may be squeezed in your hands forever, do you want to see your work never meet the audience?" Want to see the money invested in a long time not be recovered, and finally turn into waste paper? ”

This remark directly hit the nail on the head of Murphy, in the final analysis, he needs the distribution company, and the distribution company may not need him.

Film distribution has never been a simple matter, and it is not something that can be done by casually pulling up a distribution department and talking to the theater, otherwise the distribution company will not become a high-end store in the film industry chain.

"Two million dollars!" Murphy looked calm, as if he hadn't heard Jones Butler.

"Six hundred thousand dollars!" Jones Butler made the appropriate concession, "That's twice the cost to you!" ”

Murphy shook his head, "Well, I'll show the utmost sincerity, and my bottom line is one and a half million dollars......"

Jones Butler still shook his head, "All I can say is sorry. ”

$600,000 is the highest authority she can autonomously.

She stood up, slowly closed her notebook, and slowly put away her pen, as if ready to leave.

Murphy sat there calmly, not speaking, not stopping, and not trying to keep Jones Butler.

"What do you think?" Bill Rosis leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Six hundred thousand dollars is a lot!" ”

According to his agreement with Murphy, if Stanton Studios eventually reached an agreement with the company he introduced, it would take a five-percent commission.

Thirty thousand dollars is definitely a big number for him.

Murphy slowly stood up and took the initiative to reach out to the other side, "Unfortunately, we can't agree. ”

Jones Butler put away the notebook and shook his hand, "Your asking price is too high. ”

After saying that, she shook her head again, this deal could not be completed, and it was somewhat regrettable.

"If you can consider my price......"

The offer above $600,000 itself was beyond Jones Butler's authority, and this was only the initial negotiation, and she did not completely seal the way to follow-up negotiations, "You can call me." ”

Murphy is also not going to block this path, "I still really want to work with Miramax, your company's existence is a boon to the independent film industry." ”

Jones Butler glanced at Murphy again, feeling that he was gradually losing his comprehension.

This was only the first negotiation, and it was normal for the negotiations to break down, and Murphy and Jones Butler left the room without further ado.

Bill Rothes, somewhat unhappy with the breakdown of negotiations, returned to Murphy's room and reminded, "Your asking price is too high for Miramax to accept." ”

Murphy shook his head, "They bid too low, and I can't accept it either." ”

"You need a publishing company!" Bill Rothes solemnly reminded, "It's going to scare them away." ”

"We can find other collaborators." Murphy pulled out a business card from his coat pocket, "You can call someone from Fox Searchlight to come over and watch the film." ”

Bill Rossis's brow furrowed.

Murphy didn't see it, took his phone, and dialed the number on the business card.