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As soon as Murphy got out of the car, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes walked over and took the initiative to extend his right hand to him, "It's nice to see you again." ”

"Hmm......" Murphy nodded to him and shook his hand again, "Hello, Belby." ”

This middle-aged man named Belby is a real estate agent introduced by Grace, specializing in providing services to the rich and famous in the Los Angeles area, and the real estate sales company behind him also holds a considerable number of luxury property sales rights, which can be said to be the spokesperson for luxury homes in the entire Southern California area.

"Can we begin?" Murphy pointed to a huge manor behind Belby.

"Oh......" Belby gestured please, "this way." ”

He led Murphy along the flat sidewalk of Mount Horbel to the gates of the manor.

Murphy stood at the gate of the manor, looking through the open wrought iron gate, facing the gate was a straight driveway, at least two hundred yards long, on either side of the lane was the vestibule garden, probably to maintain a certain degree of privacy, the garden did not bloom early, but was planted with tall trees, blocking the view of the outside world.

From here, the only thing you can see is a small square at the end of the driveway, and a huge two-story villa building with white as the main color.

Compared to the photos he had seen with Gal Gadot before, the real thing looks more refined and elegant.

"This is the most luxurious home for sale in Beverly Hills," Belby said in a timely manner. ”

Real estate agents like them, who specialize in the wealthy class, will definitely know enough about their clients to know their needs and purchasing power.

Therefore, Belby knows very well that this manor is expensive, but the young Hollywood director in front of him has the strength to win it.

Murphy nodded slightly, he had looked at many property profiles before, and from a group of mansions in Santa Monica, West Hollywood, and Malibu, he had chosen this estate called 'Flower of Leith' as his primary target.

Beverly Hills, where the estate is located, is one of the most prestigious residential areas in Los Angeles and around the world, and Beverly Hills is not just located on Beverly Hills, but is a platinum triangle of three small hills: Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Holbay Hills.

Later, under Belby's guidance, Murphy walked into this huge luxury estate, and the real estate agent gave him a detailed introduction.

Situated on more than 5 hectares of land, the "Flower of Leith" was owned by Susan Saperstein, who and her then-husband, David Saperstein, a super-rich man from Texas, had the estate custom-made in 2002.

The residential complex of the estate consists of several connected small buildings, including a two-storey villa building facing the driveway for the owner's residence, with twelve bedrooms, fifteen bathrooms, a ballroom, two kitchens and an indoor swimming pool.

The annex building on the right has an indoor tennis court, a large banquet hall that can accommodate 200 people at the same time, and a semi-underground 9-car garage.

At the rear of the annex building, there is also a rather special extra-large cinema decorated in satin, with a capacity of 50 seats.

Riding the long driveway in a battery car, Murphy and the real estate agent walked into the two-story villa, where the opulent living room has mirror-adorned arches inspired by the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles, and the ceiling is adorned with lavish chandeliers and zenith paintings.

Inspired by Louis XVI's Palace of Versailles, the estate includes all the modern amenities, including Italian marble walls, French limestone floors, gold and leather wallpaper for a luxurious finish, an outdoor spa pool, a huge back garden, a helipad and a 1,200-metre fitness track.

According to real estate agent Belby, the "Flower of Leith" was a gift from David Saperstein to his wife Susan in 1996 and was completed in 2002, but the Sapersteins ended their 23-year marriage less than two years later, and Mrs. Saperstein acquired the estate after the divorce, which began to be sold earlier this year.

Murphy also knows a little about Susan Saperstein, who, in the words of Vanity Fair, is "probably the world's number one customer of haute couture and 18th-century antique furniture."

After reading it once, although he was more satisfied, Murphy did not show the slightest expression on his face, "Man of Steel" is about to bring him a huge amount of dividends, and it is not a problem to win the funds of this manor, but he will face competition from some people.

Super homes like this are often unpopular when they are not selling, and they can attract countless wealthy people when they are hot.

As far as Murphy knows, many Hollywood superstars have been playing the idea of "flowers of Leith" after the divorce of the Sapersteins, and many of them are the top three financiers on the Forbes celebrity income list.

Leaving Beverly Hills, Murphy drove west to the nearby University of California, Los Angeles, where he found Gal Gadot for lunch.

"Isn't it too big?"

At a Chinese restaurant, Gal Gadot eats vegan Western-style Chinese food and asks Murphy, "And the price is a bit high." ”

"My dear," Murphy put down the chopsticks in his hand, "this is where we will live forever in the future, our future home, how can we be sloppy?" ”

Hearing Murphy say home, Gal Gadot only felt sweet.

Some time ago, he had gone to the other side of the Pacific, Murphy knew that he could not go back to the past, and now whether it is his career or life, he is completely fixed in Los Angeles, and more importantly, Gal Gadot was influenced by him and joined Stanton Studios, and his career was also set here, and he did it with relish, and never mentioned returning to Tel Aviv, Israel.

The relationship between the two is stable and growing, and he never thought of separating, and building a home in Los Angeles is imperative.

Indeed, the purchase of a luxury estate such as the "Flower of Leith" is not only a large amount of money for the purchase, but also the daily maintenance costs, which is also a lot of expenses.

There is also the extremely hated property tax in the United States, there is indeed no such thing as the age of the land, but the expensive property tax is also a headache, once you can't pay the property tax, you owe the debt to the tax office, the trouble is not ordinary......

However, Murphy thinks these are minor issues for him, and now he doesn't have to think about maintenance costs and property taxes.

"What's next?" Gal Gadot picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, "What are your plans?" ”

She knew Murphy wasn't going to let herself sit idle.

"Last year's vacation was taken by Warner Bros. and DC Comics, and I wanted to take a two-month break for a while." Murphy also finished eating, "I saw a novel recommendation from the New York Times, and I have asked Bill to contact the adaptation rights." ”

The New York Times' reading supplement is now Murphy's must-read newspaper, with many novels recommended on it and numerous popular movies.

For example, in the "Twilight" series, Murphy had early access to Stephanie Meyer, but there was more than one company that Hollywood was interested in, and in the face of competition from Summit Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, and Lionsgate, a leather bag company like Stanton Studios had no competition.

Stephanie Meyer is not stupid, whether to choose a leather bag company or a powerful film company, such a question is too simple.

Hollywood has never been good at originality, and with the exception of well-known directors, producers, and a very small number of projects, originality is rarely favored by Hollywood production companies, while adaptations are different, which can be said to be the mainstream of Hollywood films.

In fact, if you look at the annual North American box office rankings, how many original movies can there be in the top ten?

An original script, or a project of a non-well-known director and producer, wants to attract a large investment, and the big Hollywood companies will tell you: forget it.

In the past two years, the film strategies of major Hollywood companies have become more and more conservative, and their efforts are definitely not to use new ideas to open up a new world, but to minimize the risk of making mistakes and minimize the consequences of mistakes, so they will be more inclined to choose film projects carefully in their own circle of competence.

Just like in the past, Walt Disney couldn't stop on the road of live-action classic cartoons, and forced its most innovative Pixar studio to keep coming up with sequels to the Mobilization series, and the other series craze is the same - before the existing resources are proven ineffective, Hollywood will definitely squeeze them dry!

Not to mention originality, now that adaptation resources are becoming increasingly scarce, it won't be long before Hollywood throws away the so-called creativity and innovation further, and instead focuses on projects that were successful more than a dozen or even decades ago.

As a result, sequel movies that were previously forgotten in the corner appeared, "Jurassic World", "Independence Day 2: The Comeback", "Finding Nemo 2", etc., as well as classic reboots such as "Prometheus", remakes of films such as "Ben-See", "Seven Dragons", "Ghostbusters", and re-enactments of familiar calls such as "Snow White and the Hunter", "Cinderella", "Maleficent", etc......

Everyone knows the risks of remaking classic films, but Hollywood would rather spend a lot of money on these remakes and remakes than look at original projects by non-famous directors.

Similarly, Stanton Studios has also received scripts from some rookie screenwriters, and after Murphy simply read it, he received the dust in the storeroom, and his money was also not blown by the wind, so why not invest in projects with relatively small risks, and take these big risks?

"It's time for me to go back to school." Gal Gadot looked at his watch and stood up, "Where are you going in the afternoon?" ”

"The Iron Man crew is filming in the Hughes Aircraft Factory studio right now, and I'm going to see Donnie." (To be continued.) )