The black Ford sedan drove north through Burbank, the world's media capital, and gradually approached the northern part of the Los Angeles Basin, where there is an urbanized valley that is as famous as a satellite city like Los Angeles such as Burbank, which is the San Fernando Valley, which would become known around the world.

Although it is only two millennia, the adult industry in the San Fernando Valley has grown over the years and has grown to a huge size.

Heading into the valley, Murphy slowed down slightly and turned into the coldwater canyon between Burbank Avenue and Oxnard Street, where he and Jessica Chastain on the co-pilot began to look to both sides frequently.

On the walls on both sides of the road, there is a 2,754-foot-long mural, which is considered one of the longest in the world.

However, Murphy didn't stop to watch, and turned at the next turn, onto Avenida Vantlet, and drove straight down the road to the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley.

Murphy demanded that the house used for the shoot must be far away from the chaotic downtown area, and a man with an unspeakable secret who still wants to continue cannot live in a busy area.

It's not hard to find a home like this in Los Angeles, but there aren't many at the right price, so after Jessica Chastain contacted a real estate agent about the property, which is far from downtown Los Angeles, Murphy immediately took the time to rush over.

"The real estate agent said that the house was often used for filming......"

Looking at the information delivered by the real estate agent yesterday, Jessica Chastain introduced some basic information to Murphy, "Because it is used for rental filming all year round, the owner of the house has been specially remodeled, and many places have reserved camera shooting positions, and it is very secluded, and there are other residents nearly 1,000 feet apart, these conditions are more suitable for shooting." ”

Murphy's eyes rolled to the co-pilot's side, "Sounds pretty good." ”

Jessica Chastain does have some abilities, but what she lacks the most is social experience, such as not asking what movies or TV series have been filmed in this house.

But Murphy called to find out, and the house was shot most often in San Fernando Valley specialty films.

"That's right." Jessica Chastain seemed to remember something again, "There's still a crew filming there. ”

"What?" Murphy frowned, "Why didn't you say it earlier, can we go in?" ”

Hearing this questioning tone, Jessica Chastain felt a little unhappy, but still explained, "The real estate agent has already contacted the crew, and they have allowed us to enter, as long as it doesn't disturb the normal shooting. ”

Murphy nodded, said no more, and just drove north.

Jessica Chastain peeked at him, and the curiosity in her heart jumped out again, she understood, how could this guy who was once poor a few months ago and couldn't afford to eat, and could only work as a porter in a small car repair shop without any guarantees, and suddenly came up with 300,000 dollars to shoot a movie?

How did he raise this huge amount of money in a short period of time?

Frankly speaking, Jessica Chastain always felt unbalanced in her heart when she worked for someone who was not as good as her in terms of education, age, and work experience, and even for a while she thought that the other party's ability was not as good as her own, at best, she was thick enough and insidious enough.

But she is such a person, but she has the opportunity to shoot and make a movie, and she, a high-achieving student who graduated from Juilliard, has to act according to the other party's face......

"Jesse!"

The familiar voice came to her ears, and Jessica Chastain quickly came back to her senses from her thoughts, "You called me?" ”

Murphy quickly turned his head to look at her, "Did I get the girl photos I collected?" ”

"It's basically done." Jessica Chastain exhaled lightly, "I collected photos of twelve girls, and Attorney Robert also signed a licensing agreement with their guardians, and there was no problem at all with their use in the film. ”

Turning the wheel and the car turned into a secluded road, Murphy nodded, this is also an expense, if there is no authorization, it will also be a problem in the future if something goes wrong.

Thinking that the crew had just been established, and that there had already been tens of thousands of dollars in expenditures from salary to rent to licensing fees, Murphy's brows furrowed tightly.

Fortunately, according to the signed agreement, in addition to about one-third of the personnel salary advanced, the remaining ones will have to wait until the start of filming and the end of filming, and the money can lie in his bank account for a longer period of time.

According to Hollywood conventions, mainstream crews tend to wait for the film to be released from North America before paying the last third, but no one would be stupid enough to sign such a contract with Murphy, and those people are not stupid, knowing that the film will most likely not enter the theater at all.

Hollywood produces thousands of films every year, and only about one-third of them can enter the theater chain in the end, and many of these thirds are theater tours for a week or even three days.

"Jesse......" Murphy asked again, "I remember you studied drama at Juilliard?" ”

"Yes." Jessica Chastain nodded, a not-so-good feeling rising in her heart.

"Then you must have studied acting."

Squinting at Jessica Chastain on the co-pilot, Murphy gently patted the steering wheel, "Great, Jesse, I have a role for you in the crew." ”

Role? Or is it specialized? Jessica Chastain is not stupid at all, she read the script and immediately thought that her role must be a female neighbor with only one scene.

She asked tentatively, "What about the salary?" ”

"Salary?" Murphy looked very surprised and said, "Do the behind-the-scenes crew of the crew still need to be paid for a cameo appearance in the film?" We are a team! ”

Hearing this, Jessica Chastain closed her mouth, but kept muttering in her heart, "I knew it was like this, I knew it was like this, this miser, he just wants to squeeze everyone's value clean!" ”

When she met such a boss, she felt very sad and helpless, but the qualifications to be able to participate in a film on the spot were like carrots on a stick, seducing her to keep going.

If he had a budget of tens of millions of dollars, Murphy would not do it, but the total investment is only 300,000 dollars, and there are too many places for a crew to spend, and if he is not careful about his calculations, even if he invests all the money in it, he may not be able to complete a project.

Big projects have big project planning, and small projects have small project survival rules.

The trees on both sides of the road became more and more tall, and the area around the road became quieter and quieter, and no other sound could be heard except for the sound of the Ford motor, and after about five minutes of driving, a typical American suburban community came into view.

The neighborhood was not large, and from a distance, there were more than twenty houses scattered under a hill, probably by design, all of them were far apart, and the most marginal ones were thousands of feet apart from each other, one of which was the target of Murphy's visit.

The black Ford sedan parked near a gray bungalow, Murphy pushed the door and got out of the car, first looked around, the environment here is very good, behind the house is a small forest, there is no courtyard in front of it, opened up into an open vestibule garden, standing here looking into the distance, you can also see a small lake rippling blue waves.

Quiet, secluded and away from other residents...... These external conditions are very much in line with his requirements.

Jessica Chastain on the other side had already pulled out the phone and dialed the real estate agent's number, and after just half a minute, a Latino in his mid-thirties pushed open the front door of the bungalow and walked out of it.

"Hello, Miss Chastain." He first greeted Jessica Chastain, who was waiting in front of the house, and then walked quickly towards Murphy, and before he could get there, he enthusiastically extended his right hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Stanton, you are the youngest director I have ever met." ”

Murphy shook his hand, "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Wayne." ”

After a little pleasantry, the real estate agent Wayne led the way, "Let's take a look outside first, and I'll introduce you to the basic situation." ”

Following Wayne, along the periphery of the house, Murphy walked and watched, and did a routine sales pitch in front, "This house was built in 1995, brick and stone structure, the original owner of the house is the owner of an adult film company, when it was built, I considered the possibility of filming here, and deliberately chose to stay away from other residents, and there is also a specially reserved camera space inside the house......

After going around in a circle, Murphy was generally satisfied.

"Mr. Stanton." Back in front of the main entrance of the house, Wayne asked with concern, "I don't know when your crew will start filming." ”

Murphy thought for a moment, "It will be next month at the earliest, and it won't be more than the tenth of next month." ”

"October 10th." Wayne opened his notebook, looked at it roughly, and said, "Now that this crew is completed, there are still two crews to come over for filming, and they will be available before the end of the month, and the time is just right." ”

He asked, "How long do you need to shoot?" ”

"At least one month." Murphy: That's the most optimistic estimate.

Wayne, the real estate agent, looked at the time, "It's time to finish filming a scene, it's estimated that it's time to rest, let's go in." ”

He walked over and opened the door, made a gesture of please, and waited for Murphy and Jessica Chastain to enter, then closed the door and followed.

After the entrance to Guò, there is a huge living room with various equipment such as sunshades, magnesium lights, and video cameras, and a sturdy man wearing a baseball cap directs the staff to set up the venue, and seems to be the director of this crew.

On the couch in the living room, a blonde woman with heavy makeup sits on it, and a makeup artist touches up his makeup.

When she walked into the living room, the blonde woman happened to be looking this way, and Murphy could see her front clearly, this face was familiar, if I read it correctly, it should be a superstar.

Even though the blonde woman seemed to be wearing nothing under the blanket, Murphy didn't stop and followed the real estate agent to check the condition of the house first.