Chapter 148 of the text volume I have no money (ask for subscription)

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In a luxurious reception room on the top floor of the Death Star Building in Century City, Murphy sat behind a long conference table, flipped to the last page of the contract, and signed his name with a pen after Robert pointed to the place where he needed to sign it.

The contracts were signed in duplicate and Murphy swapped contracts with Bill Rothes and Brian Lauder, who represented the CAA.

The cameraman, who had been waiting here for a long time, pressed the camera shutter and recorded the moment.

"We are very pleased that we were able to renew this brokerage contract." Brian Lauder, who is in charge of the film business, smiles brightly, "CAA welcomes young talents like you!" ”

Murphy shook his hand and said, "It's an honor to join CAA. ”

It doesn't hurt to say something nice about the scene on such an occasion.

The photographer was asked out, Robert left, and only Brian Lauder, Bill Rothes, and three other agents were left in the reception room.

Bill Rothes took the initiative to make the introduction.

"This is Grace Collinder, in charge of media communications and your day-to-day services."

"This is Gabby Ramos, in charge of your creation."

'This is Lingard Watwood, in charge of special opportunities.

Murphy shook hands with the three people and nodded slightly, they were agents selected by the CAA with the opinion of Bill Rosses, and he did not know anything about them, whether they needed to be replaced in the future, and it would take time and work to test.

The brokerage contract signed by both parties noted this, and Murphy would not hesitate to exercise this right when it was time to exercise it.

Brad Lauder is an important partner of CAA, and he has a lot of work to do, and he appeared at the signing ceremony to show his attention to Murphy, a rapidly rising rookie director.

The other three also had their own jobs to do, except for Grace, who was in charge of media relations and daily life, and the other two people also walked out of the conference room one after another.

"Murphy," Grace was already in working condition, "is there anything I need to do lately?" ”

"Yes." Now that he has signed a new brokerage contract, Murphy is not polite, "I need a detached house. ”

Staying at the Stanton studio used to be limited by financial conditions, but now that the financial situation has improved, and with Carey Mulligan, it is certainly not convenient to continue to live there.

Grace immediately took out his pen and notebook, "Are there any specific requirements?" ”

Murphy thought for a moment, "It's best to be in Santa Monica, not too far from Stanton Studios, in the valley or in the beach. ”

He muttered for a moment, "It doesn't need to be too big, let's lease it." ”

After the last $2 million share arrived, in addition to Rose's $300,000 bail, and the unsettled remuneration of Bill Rothes and other crew members, the remaining money is not much, and the next share will have to wait for a while.

Before going to Australia for a holiday, Rose asked people to talk about his account, and his account was still being watched by the police, and the money would be returned to him when it was unfrozen, but Murphy refused.

Although he helped Rose despite Bill Ross's dissuasion, Murphy was not stupid and knew that he still didn't have too much to do with Rose financially.

"I'll follow up on this." Grace put away his notebook, "I'll get in touch with you if there's a suitable one." ”

She stood up, "If nothing else, I'll take my leave." ”

"Goodbye." Murphy stood up and shook her hand, politely watching her leave.

With no one else in the room, Murphy felt a little more relaxed, turned the conference table and sofa chairs, walked to the bright floor-to-ceiling windows, and looked out at Beverly Hills, the top floor of the Death Star Tower, from a commanding position overlooking all of Los Angeles.

"CAA chose this building," Murphy said to Bill Rossis in the back, "I think there's something else going on, right?" ”

Bill Rothes also walked over, shook his head and said, "I don't know. ”

"This is the Death Star Mansion!" Murphy speculated, "The office building named after the invincible Death Star in Star Wars, CAA has bought the highest eight floors, isn't it going to stand on the highest floor of this circle with an invincible attitude?" ”

Bill Rosis laughed, "It's up to the guy who bought the building." ”

Murphy changed the subject, "Shall we go to your office and have a look?" ”

"Let's go." Bill Rothes led the way, from the safe passage to the next level, to the far left, and opened the door to an office.

This office is not big, the decoration can only be said to be average, Murphy just looked at it briefly, and sat opposite the desk, with a separate office, or on a relatively high floor, which is a symbol of status in CAA.

In the external publicity, CAA claims that all its agents are partners, which of course means that today's CAA is not the CAA when Michael Owitz was founded, it is indeed still a partnership, but the one that occupies the most shares is no longer the broker within CAA.

Just as most entrepreneurs will encounter financial difficulties in their development and accept foreign investment, CAA also has foreign investors, and TPG, one of the world's largest private equity institutions, is the largest shareholder of CAA, holding up to 53% of CAA shares!

The rest of the shares are split among the partners within the CAA.

These partners constitute the management and superstructure of CAA, and they are also the highest-ranking agents within the company, and other agents want to squeeze into this circle, and the conditions are not complicated, as long as they have super heavyweight customers in their hands, such as Tom Cruise's agent Pie Kingsley, they are very likely to become partners of CAA.

In other words, the quality of the customers in hand directly determines the status of a broker in the industry.

So, Bill Rothes is most concerned about Murphy's new plan now, and a director ultimately relies on the work to speak.

"Godin Clyde from Fox Searchlight called me a few times." He sat down across from Murphy, "I want to determine when the sequel to Saw will start." ”

"A sequel to Saw?" Murphy doesn't remember mentioning the sequel.

Bill Rothes asked curiously, "Isn't your new film a sequel to Saw?" ”

Murphy shook his head directly, "No." ”

Bill Rothes wanted to speak again, but Murphy raised his hand to stop him and said, "This series does have a sequel, and a lot of the story and character backgrounds are not explained, but it is not appropriate now." ”

"Don't forget, the effects of 911 will last a long time," he reminded. ”

Although the public is gradually recovering, such films will still be affected by the fallout, and it is better to start the sequel plan next year.

The "911 incident" has had a huge impact on the political and economic life of Americans, and the entertainment industry is naturally inevitable, Hollywood, which is in the leading position of world film and entertainment, relatively relaxed movies will be more popular, and the public needs light-hearted entertainment more than ever before.

It's not that there is no market for films like "Chainsaw", but that the market situation is not clear in a short period of time.

Murphy certainly wouldn't have crashed headlong into it, knowing that there was an impregnable wall in front of him.

The next best choice, one is superhero movies, the occurrence of 911 has increased the public's demand for omnipotent superheroes, and films of personal heroism will be more marketable.

The other is a quintessentially American-made film with a relaxed atmosphere.

As we all know, the North American film and television market is basically an insulator, and North American audiences have never been very interested in non-North American products, and after this incident, this market will be more closed, and it will be more difficult for foreign products to succeed, and the choice of producers and consumers in the entertainment industry will be more inclined to "Made in America".

In the past, some European films that were popular all over the world were given a cold reception in North America, and this situation will be even stricter in the future.

Murphy had thought it through before.

He is not averse to pure market and popcorn-based superhero movies, the problem is that no one will ask him to make this type of film, and even if he has the idea of this, copyright is a big problem.

"X-Men" has been released, and Marvel Comics has realized the power of its superheroes, except for those who are authorized out, they have begun to become self-cherished, and they are no longer authorized externally, and now they can be put on the big screen, all of them are the most well-known superheroes, and the basic ones invited by the producers are first-line or quasi-first-line directors.

He is still far from that standard.

The so-called traditional American-made zuò film is his best choice.

Due to the similarity of the style of the first two films, he has accumulated enough experience in film noir, which must also be the choice of new projects, and Murphy knows that even now his ability cannot be said to be outstanding, and choosing the most familiar genre to start with can reduce the chance of failure.

The problem is that most film noir films are cruel and contrary to the current social shape.

Therefore, he intends to add comedy and absurd elements to the new project, so as to avoid the film being too bloody and offending the audience.

Murphy shared these thoughts with Bill Rosys, but the agent frowned, "Fox Searchlight is bent on continuing the sequel to Saw Horror, and I'm afraid it's hard to get through a project like Guò." ”

"Let's find another company." Murphy never hangs himself from a tree, "We just signed a new brokerage contract, CAA won't kick me aside so quickly, right?" ”

Bill Rothes immediately came to the spirit, "You're going to leave the new project entirely to the company to run?" ”

Murphy said curiously, "Isn't that the most time-saving and labor-saving way?" ”

"You're not going to continue investing in your own films?" Bill Rothes asked.

Murphy shook his head and said directly, "I don't have any money." (To be continued.) )