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Walking through the tree-fringed front yard, Murphy walked to the door of the main building, where a large movie poster was pasted on top of the two brown glass doors, but the poster was pasted backwards, the white side was facing outward, and a line of crooked words written with a carbon pen was very conspicuous.

Just by glancing at that line, Murphy frowned, and the boredom and anger in his heart that were pressed down by the work rose instantly.

He walked over and grabbed the poster and tore it off, the poster that had been taped to the door with a terrible tearing sound, the four corners were still attached to the door, and the rest fell into Murphy's hands.

Looking at the poster again, Murphy put down the suitcase in his left hand, and with a few strokes, he completely tore the poster apart.

The line on the poster is also broken apart by Murphy Stanton, it's all over between us!

Pushing open the glass door, Murphy walked into the house, upstairs and downstairs, it was empty, not only was Carey Mulligan gone, but even her clothes and suitcase were gone.

It seems that after a period of conflict, the British girl has made up her mind.

Back in the living room on the first floor, taking out his phone and sitting on the couch, Murphy dialed Carey Mulligan's mobile number, still the same as before, prompting that no one was connected, and after sending a text message, he thought about it and dialed Bill Rosith's number again.

After a few words with Bill Rothes, Murphy put down his phone and waited, although he still looked calm, his frown reflected his current mood.

has lived on both sides of the ocean for more than 20 years, and this is still his first love.

Most people have an unusual attachment to their first love, and Murphy's experience is special, and he is still an ordinary person, and he is not exempt from vulgarity.

Now, his first love is on the verge of collapse, and of course his mood will not be good.

Within minutes, Bill Rothes called, "I also just found out that she moved from Santa Monica, she is now in the city, temporarily living with Elizabeth Banks, and when she first called, she asked me to help her find a suitable house." ”

He advised Murphy, "You know her character, don't do any more useless work, and don't let it affect your work too much." The other day, Erica Steinberg approached me, and he didn't say anything explicitly, but also hinted at letting me remind you not to let personal feelings affect the whole crew. ”

As Murphy said, there are not many fools in the crew, and Jessica Chastain swallowed this dark loss because of his opportunity as a director and this rare heroine, but it doesn't mean that others can't understand the small actions made by Carey Mulligan.

In the final analysis, due to the success of "Chainsaw", most people are selling his face as a director.

Murphy turned his head, the poster he had torn up was lying on the floor, the words 'finished' could still be faintly seen, and he slowly exhaled the sullen breath that had been held in his chest for a long time, it was time to make a decision.

"Bill, I know what to do."

As he said this, he felt as if a needle was pricking his chest, "You...... You help her as much as you can during this time, and I will take care of all the expenses if, if she wants to......"

"Murphy, no if!" On the other side of the phone, Bill Rossis said in an unusually stern tone, "You know her character, even her parents will fall out and don't get along, do you think she will regret it?" Or do you think she'll go back? ”

Murphy was silent.

Over there, Bill Rothes admonished him a few more words and hung up.

In the office of the Death Star Building, Bill Rothes also frowned worriedly, Murphy pinned too much hope on him, he really didn't want to see him take a hit.

There is no doubt that his most heavyweight client can always keep a clear mind when working, has enough knowledge of most things or interpersonal relationships, can see the entanglement of interests in many complex events, and also shows enough potential and ability, and even in the internal meetings of CAA, he is considered one of the most promising young directors in recent years.

Murphy, whom he knew, was very strong in his heart, unusually determined in character, and did not lack the motivation to study hard and pursue his goals, and he could hardly see obvious weaknesses.

Now, Bill Rothes is a little worried, and Murphy's emotional intelligence ......

In Hollywood, if you are too attached to a relationship, the consequences are often quite severe.

He knows very well that in this circle, feelings can't be taken too seriously, and if you take it too seriously, you will only hurt yourself.

That afternoon, Bill Rothes introduced Carey Mulligan to a real estate agent, and unlike Murphy, he didn't do his best to Kerry Mulligan, but instead lowered her future assessment by two levels.

At first, he became Carrie Mulligan's agent for the sake of his old friend Julian Fellowes, and now Kerry Mulligan has fallen out with Julian Fellowes, and later values her, more because she is Murphy Stanton's girlfriend.

Now, she fell out with Murphy again because of a trivial matter, because Murphy didn't exactly do what she wanted......

While it's not certain if Murphy's EQ is problematic, Bill Rothes is pretty sure that the British girl has a very problematic EQ.

Such a person, even if she is amazingly talented, is unlikely to achieve much, not to mention that her talent is far from reaching the amazing Cheng dù.

Bill Rothes is more concerned about Murphy than Carey Mulligan, and is also worried that he will be affected by the blow that will affect his current work.

This is a system with an investment of up to $8 million, and if Murphy messes up, he will fall directly into the abyss; If the film can get a double or double the North American box office above the input cost, then he will steadily move towards the position of second-tier director.

In this regard, he is as calm as Murphy, and a 50x return on investment like Saw is more than it is impossible to happen every time.

The next day, the crew of "Planet of Terror" resumed filming at the warehouse set in Venice, and Bill Rothes rushed over as soon as possible.

"David, the light in your eyes is too bright,"

As soon as he walked to the busiest part of the set, Bill Rothes heard Murphy's loud shout, "These are two dying people, can they have such bright eyes?" And Fili, let your assistant snap a close-up of Jonah's face! ”

His voice was full of anger, no different from the Murphy he knew before, "Jonah, Seth, this is not for the two of you to show humor, you are brothers, you are going to die!" Where is your brotherhood? ”

Bill Rothes still sensed a difference from the past, and Murphy's temper was noticeably bigger.

"Jack, touch up the actor's makeup! Reshoot in ten minutes! ”

Seeing Murphy back behind the director's monitor, Bill Rossis walked over and asked, "Isn't it going well today?" ”

"It's fine." Murphy took a big sip from his glass of water, "Jonah and Seth are too relaxed, this is making a movie, not letting them play." ”

It is true that this film has a lot of playfulness and absurdity, but as a commercial film that faces the market directly, these must be done in moderation.

The former Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez are undoubtedly a little too deliberate in pursuing these effects, which may be a bit exaggerated to say that they are playing with them, but the impact on the market response is real.

After a few words with Bill Rothes, Murphy restarted filming, and after the crew went through the filming around the location, the work state was adjusted quite well, and the back shots were cleared at one time.

Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen, the two fat men, also used brotherhood to sensationalize.

In this regard, Murphy synthesized a lot of Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen's opinions, and used a lot of bridges that have been verified by Hollywood and the North American market, which is simply a spoof and brotherhood.

Of course, these must be perfectly integrated with the film itself, and Murphy has put a lot of thought into this.

And then there are actors, no matter how well the director thinks, he also needs to have the right actors to show Xiàn, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen, the two guys, can always be very serious and funny, and then show a different kind of brotherhood in the funny.

After finishing this scene, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogan's work today came to an end, and when they took off their makeup and left, they came over to say hello to Murphy.

"We're going to meet at Jim's in the evening." Seth Rogan knew some of Murphy's habits of standing on the side of the monitor instead of leaning over, "Do you have time to get over?" ”

Jonah Hill knew that Murphy had been in a bad mood lately and said, "Go ahead, we haven't been together in a long time." ”

"I want to go too," Murphy shook his head helplessly, "but time doesn't allow, Miramax wants to confirm the Cannes Film Festival's itinerary, and Harvey Weinstein wants to come over in the evening." ”

This is a serious matter, both Jonah Hill and Seth Rogan are clear, and the latter's honest voice rang out again, "Then another day, let's go to your house another day to make a barbecue pie." ”

"Okay!" Murphy happily agreed.

He knew that these guys were a little worried about him, obviously trying to help him get out of this difficult period.

After nearly a year of getting along, Murphy also recognizes Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen and James Franco very much, they do have their own faults and shortcomings, and will even be disdained by some people who carry the banner of morality, but treat friends very righteously.

More than anything else, Murphy values this more than anything else.

So, not only did their little group survive, but they also joined fellows like Robert Downey Jr., who were even more despised by moralists.

After lunch, Murphy continued filming, Harvey Weinstein came here without waiting for the evening, and in addition to himself, he also brought another heavyweight, also a director whom Murphy used to like very much. (To be continued.) )