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As soon as he got to work in the morning, Harvey Weinstein pushed open the door and walked into the office, came to the large desk, pulled out the boss's chair and sat down, took a sip of the coffee that the assistant had prepared, nodded with satisfaction, and put his eyes on the neatly stacked pending documents on the desktop, ready to start the day's work.

The text is divided into two stacks, with only a few thin portions on the left and a thick stack on the right.

This is the assistant according to his habit of categorizing, urgent or important matters, will be placed on the left, vice versa on the right.

At the top of the left is a proposal, and below the proposal is a copy of the script, Harvey Weinstein glanced at the cover of the proposal, and it turned out to be the business that CAA sent to Miramax!

Although he didn't like the group of vampires very much, Harvey Weinstein knew what CAA was capable of, and the projects they sent over would, at the very least, not be garbage.

There is not much on the cover of the proposal, except for CAA, there is the code name "X" of the project.

This is a common practice in the industry, and many films are often just a code name before they are officially established or enter the promotion period.

Behind the codename "X", there is also a familiar name, project planner Murphy Stanton!

Seeing this name, Harvey Weinstein immediately thought of "Saw Horror", which has been removed from North America, what kind of huge profit has this film bringed? But Miramax passed by it.

It is impossible to say that he is not annoyed in his heart, but just like his attitude towards Murphy at the celebration banquet, the annoyance is followed by reflection, how to learn the lesson of this time.

He turned his head slightly, and under the glass layer of his desk, the note from Murphy Stanton, which he had written by himself, was still there!

To bring Miramax to his current position, Harvey Weinstein is at least a qualified business operator.

A new work of a director who can win high returns at a small cost twice in a row is also worth watching.

First took out the script from under the plan, Harvey Weinstein flipped through it, and saw the absurd setting of the beauty vs. zombie in it, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile, and when he saw most of it, he was sure that the content of the script was very, and some places simply did not conform to the logic of normal people's thinking.

But this is obviously a cult film project with black humor, and this kind of book will lose its appeal if it is not absurd.

Beauty, zombies, plasma, nudity...... As long as these things are handled properly, they are definitely attractive to a considerable part of the audience.

However, it is necessary to control the scale of investment! Harvey Weinstein immediately had this thought, after all, the audience range of cult films is here, and niche films are niche films, and it is impossible to become the real mainstream of the market.

Seeing the scene where the beautiful heroine killed all sides in the script, Harvey Weinstein unconsciously slapped the table, and a smile had already been squeezed out of his fat face, obviously feeling that the scene here was very interesting.

If it is a rookie director, it is absolutely doubtful whether he can shoot the effect expressed in the script, but for the author of this script, Harvey Weinstein has a certain degree of confidence, "Hard Candy" and "Chainsaw" have proven that this is the type of style that Murphy Stanton is best at.

Closing the script, Harvey Weinstein opened the project plan again and looked at it more seriously and carefully than before.

It's clear that this is a CAA package project, and the main behind-the-scenes staff, including Murphy Stanton, are from CAA's clients, and the project makes this clear.

Since he had followed "Saw Horror" before, Harvey Weinstein could recognize that most of these people had participated in "Saw Horror", and the basic ability was definitely guaranteed.

He was very slow to flip through the proposal, and many times he would stop and think about the feasibility of the terms written on it, sometimes nodding and sometimes frowning.

For example, the heroine actually planned to invite Jenna Jameson, Harvey Weinstein felt that it was inappropriate, there is a natural gap between the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood, and this gap is best not to cross.

It took him nearly two hours to finish reading the plan, and after closing it, he didn't continue to look through the other texts, but walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the scenery in the distance, and thought carefully.

There is no doubt that this is a well-planned, well-thought-out and highly feasible commercial film plan, with a medium-to-high standard script, which is quite operable.

And it is stated in this plan that this is not the planning of CAA, but from the initiator of the project, Murphy Stanton.

Harvey Weinstein knew that the CAA didn't need to play tricks in this regard, otherwise with the fluency of industry news, a casual inquiry could be exposed.

He attaches great importance to this, and the project plan written by a director is more important than that made by the agency.

The director is the one who directs the project.

He is a veteran of operating independent films, very well aware that compared with the production of mainstream commercial films, these small-budget independent films should be operated around the director, which is the experience of Miramax for many years of making and investing in independent films, as long as it is within the budget, to ensure that supervision is in place, the director has the right to control the film, and in order to control the budget, all the staff will play everyone's subjective initiative and wisdom around the director. Make sure every penny is spent where it counts.

Therefore, the most important point is whether this director is worth the investment.

Just like when he spared no effort to support Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Weinstein has enough determination.

Walking back to his desk, he picked up the phone and dialed the assistant's number, "Make an appointment with Bill Rothes and Murphy Stanton from CAA for me, the sooner the better!" Also, transfer the "X" project to the market research department and let them start analyzing it now. ”

Harvey Weinstein doesn't want to make decisions blindly, which could involve an investment of nearly $10 million, which is a huge amount even for a company at the level of Miramax.

He'll start with CAA and Murphy Stanton.

CAA has a huge network in Hollywood, and the project with the code name X and the project proposal were sent to a number of suitable companies, and Fox Searchlight also received a copy.

Also that morning, Goldin Clyde, who was in charge of marketing and distribution at Fox Searchlight, also saw the script and plan in his office.

"Not a sequel to Saw Horror?" He looked at it, frowning, "Murphy = What is Stanton thinking?" ”

The huge profits brought by "Saw Horror" are just around the corner, how could Godin Clyde give up this series, and the other party made it clear that the story was not finished, and there was a sequel ahead, and now he didn't do a sequel, but went to get another project......

New projects often mean new risks.

Goldin Clyde is more interested in a sequel to Saw than a beautiful new project in this proposal.

He thought about it, found a number, and dialed it.

"Hi, Murphy." When the other side was connected, he smiled and said, "It's me, Godin." ”

On the other side, Murphy was looking at the house, telling Kerry Mulligan to continue, while he walked through the large living room of the house and into the grassy vestibule.

"Hello, Godin." He came to a palm tree and stood in the shadows, "Something?" ”

"That's right, I saw the proposal for your new project from CAA." The voice on the other side seemed to be dissatisfied, "Why isn't it a sequel to Saw Horror?" ”

"For the sequel, I've only completed the script outline so far." Murphy said simply, "It takes time to write the script......"

Godin Clyde over there interrupted him, "You're still the director?" ”

"No, no." Murphy shook his head, "I don't have time for the time being, if the new project is established, it may have to be delayed until next summer." ”

Godin-Clyde wanted to say something, but Murphy preemptively said, "Godin, don't you think it's more appropriate to take a break?" ”

There was silence on the other end of the phone, and Godin Clyde must have understood that a sequel was not suitable for release in the short term.

A director also needs to have a good network, Murphy thought for a while and said, "After the script is completed, I will pass it on to you as soon as possible, and we will agree on the investment, I believe that it is not difficult to find a director of a horror film." ”

There was silence for a while, and a voice came, "Let's do this for the time being, let's keep in touch, and communicate if there is a change." ”

"Saw Horror" has only just begun to be released in several overseas markets in the UK, Germany, New Zealand and Australia, and there is really no need to rush the sequel.

Hanging up, Murphy walked into the house, found Carey Mulligan, and continued to listen to the real estate agent introduce the house.

It is a four-bedroom house consisting of two connected two-story buildings, with a courtyard surrounded by greenery in front of the house, surrounded by high white walls that block out the rendering and prying eyes of the outside world, and a small green space at the back of the house, surrounded by typical Californian vegetation such as palm trees, and a swimming pool that is not too big.

"How?" Murphy asked Carey Mulligan.

It's not the first time the two have been here, and after looking at a few listings, they are most satisfied with this place.

"It's okay." Kerry Mulligan is still looking at it with his hands behind his back and doesn't seem to have thought it through yet.

Murphy was relatively satisfied.

Not far from Studio Stanton, on the edge of Santa Monica's quieter valley area, the house was built in the twenties of the last century in a typical Spanish romantic style.

The first floor features arches, vaulted ceilings, hand-polished beams, a stone fireplace, a spacious recreation room with hardwood floors and Saltilo floor tiles, and a circular stairway to the left of the living room that leads to the spacious master bedroom and three second bedrooms.

From the staircase on the side of the second bedroom, you can access the annex building, which has a gourmet kitchen on the first floor, the kitchen is mainly granite, and it leads to the dining room, which overlooks the pool and garden in the backyard, as well as the built-in barbecue facilities next to the garden, and the warm courtyard, perfect for relaxing after a busy day. (To be continued.) )