Some people may be intimidated by the name of CAA, but with Murphy's character, when things come to this point, they will never take the initiative to back down.

He looked at Leon Rose on the other side and said slowly, "CAA is indeed very powerful, but can it control the media?" Do you really think you're Viacom or News Corp? ”

Murphy shrugged his shoulders and said, "Even Rupert Murdoch and Somer Ray Shidong don't dare to say that they can control all the media. ”

The CAA does have some influence on many media outlets, but it would be a joke to say that it can control the media.

News like Kobe Bryant is by no means something that CAA can suppress, and one of the media's favorite things to do is to create a star and then destroy a star, so that it is newsworthy and attractive.

If he sells the photos to the media, those media can notify the CAA before publication, which is already a great shame for the CAA.

Although they underestimated each other because of their age and inconspicuous identity, Leon Rose didn't pay enough attention to it later, thinking that throwing out the big mountain of CAA would save a little face.

But the young man on the other side is obviously not so easy to fool, and he will not be fooled by those unrealistic things.

This guy doesn't eat hard and soft, and Leon Rose doesn't have a good way, in fact, to this point, he is completely in a passive situation with the other party holding a photo of Kobe Bryant.

Unless he wants those photos to come to light.

It's just that the consequences of exposing those photos will be quite strict, and what this person named Murphy said, I'm afraid there will be a lot of them that will turn into facts.

Even if only one of them happens, his side will have to pay a very heavy price.

"Young man!" Leon Rose looked at Murphy, "Don't be too greedy, CAA is not so easy to mess with." ”

Murphy tilted his head slightly, met the other party's gaze, and said, "I never wanted to provoke CAA. ”

A fool wanted to provoke CAA, and he was just unlucky to run into it.

Leon Rose was about to breathe a sigh of relief when Murphy added, "I've hurt people, I've been in jail, I've been in the lowest jobs, and I've been able to make a living. But I have no relatives, no property, and no worries......"

"No worries......" Leon Rose silently repeated the sentence, and as far as he knew, the other party really had nothing to worry about.

To put it bluntly, the other side is just a poor scoundrel who came out of the slums of Los Angeles.

What is the best way to deal with such a person? After a few laps, Leon Rose understood the crux of the matter.

"Say," he asked directly, "a reasonable number." ”

With his hands crossed on the coffee table, Murphy said calmly, "I'm a Kobe Bryant fan and would do anything for him, he's a great star and a city hero in Los Angeles......"

From the time he sat down until now, Murphy had never said anything about money, and those words could have been used as a lever at some point.

There are certainly a lot of cases of deals like this between celebrities and the media and journalists, but Murphy is still careful.

Leon Rose's face became more and more serious, and he finally decided to consider Murphy a heavyweight negotiator.

"Clever and cunning like a fox, calm and stoic like a hunter!"

I don't know why, Leon Rose looked at Murphy and remembered this sentence.

"Ten thousand dollars!" He tentatively offered a price.

As if he hadn't heard it, Murphy was still talking, "I'm a fan of Kobe, and I will definitely not do anything to damage idols......"

Leon Rose originally thought that with some means, he could settle this matter without too much effort, but in the end he had to use a money strategy, but fortunately he was prepared when he came, and the employer also said that the problems that money can solve are not problems.

Of course, there is a limit to the amount of money.

"Thirty thousand dollars ......," he continued.

Murphy is still telling how he admires Kobe Bryant.

"Forty thousand dollars......" Leon Rose's voice became muffled.

On the other hand, Murphy has hailed Kobe Bryant as a superstar unmatched in the world.

Leon Rose gave Murphy a deep look, "Greed is an original sin!" Young man, $50,000 is a lot of money. ”

Murphy didn't keep his mouth shut, as if he really was a big fan of the basketball superstar.

"You're ......" Leon Rose's eyes widened, "Seventy thousand dollars!" This is the highest price I can offer, don't be too greedy! ”

Murphy was unmoved.

"Eighty thousand dollars!"

"$90,000 ......"

Looking at the other side, Murphy guessed that he was almost at the bottom line.

"You have to know how to do it in moderation." Leon Rose's voice sounded coldly again, "One hundred thousand dollars." ”

"I said, I adore Kobe." Murphy also understands the principle of moderation, although the agent on the other side has a bad attitude, but he uses the means on the surface, he doesn't believe that CAA will only do things in the open, the current price is not low for him, and obviously it has not touched the bottom line of CAA, "Kobe is my idol, I will never let anything that is dangerous to the idol circulate!" ”

Hearing Murphy's words, Leon Rose couldn't help but glance at Murphy again, feeling that this young man was even more sophisticated and intelligent than he had estimated.

"I want all the copies." Leon Ross steadied himself and said calmly, "There's also a non-disclosure agreement. ”

Murphy picked up the cup, drank the remaining coffee, and stood up, "You know my phone. ”

With that, he didn't ask for the storage disk, turned around and walked towards the door of the café.

After a night's hard work and $100,000 in money, Murphy thought the business could be done.

Later, Murphy joined up with lawyer Robert and went to Burbank to officially sign a temporary work contract with Channel Six to participate in the production of the documentary.

Channel Six has its own editors and producers, and although Murphy will be named assistant director and cinematographer in the unnamed documentary, there isn't much to get involved in.

Murphy didn't care, compared to the professionals of Channel 6, he was really an inexperienced novice, not yet fully qualified for the job of assistant director.

More often than not, Murphy is helping the editor.

Since the footage is not filmed, and all the video materials used are from the past, the importance of the editor's work is highlighted, and it is not for nothing that Murphy follows the editor.

Becoming a qualified director and editor is never easy.

In the editing room, Murphy stands out of the way, not saying a word, just watching the editor named Griffith busy, who is working on the video of the Bill Road case and a robbery in a Latin neighborhood that Murphy filmed a long time ago, he uses a parallel montage mix to closely link the poor and the rich white who have been shot to the ground, as if to prove in this way that violent crime in Los Angeles is no longer limited to one place, and both the poor and the rich are the victims.

And compared with the specially processed pictures during the news broadcast, the footage here is more real and bloody, ignoring the face **** that conceals the identity of the deceased, and it is easier to attract people's attention.

"The footage you shoot is rare."

When the work was over, Griffith walked up to Murphy, pointed to the Bill Road case on the screen, and said, "I've been in the industry for so many years, and I've never seen anyone shoot such a shocking scene." ”

"Thank you." Murphy said with rare modesty, "It's just luck." ”

There was a knock on the door of the editing room from the outside, and after Griffith answered, someone pushed the door in from the outside, and Murphy turned his head to see that it was Carla Firth in a professional dress, who nodded to Griffith and said hello, and then called Murphy out of the editing room.

Coming to the rest area on the first floor of the TV station, the two found an empty table and sat down, and Kara Firth said directly to Murphy, "It looks like you're really serious about your studies." ”

"It's rare to get an opportunity like this." Murphy said solemnly, "I cherish it very much. ”

Carla Firth pointed in the direction of Santa Monica and asked, "How's that going?" ”

"It's basically done."

On the other side is an insider, and there is no need for Murphy to hide it, "Tomorrow I will sign a confidentiality agreement with the other party's agency." ”

"How many?" Carla Firth made a gesture of counting the bills.

Murphy shook his head, "Not a lot. ”

He stretched out five fingers and shook them on both sides.

Kara Firth could see it, and said with a slight mockery, "This doesn't look like your style. ”

"It's quite a lot." Murphy was content and said, "It's just gossip, and to me, the CAA is much more difficult to mess with than the Los Angeles Police Department." ”

"If you want to ......develop in the film industry," Kara Firth said mercilessly, "you shouldn't mess with the CAA." ”

Murphy finally showed that helplessness, "How could I have thought that a basketball superstar like Kobe Bryant would belong to an entertainment company like CAA?" ”

But then he put away his helplessness, "Honey, you know, I need money, a lot of money. ”

"I know that." Carla Firth didn't save any face for him, "and knowing that if you enter the film industry, you're going to be poorer than you are now." ”

She sighed under her breath and replaced it with a persuasive tone, "There is a rule in Hollywood, a director will never invest in a movie he makes. ”

In other words, Carla Firth would never say so much.

"I know this unwritten rule." Murphy leaned back in his chair, "But I can't think of any other way." ”

The script that was submitted has not responded to it so far; went to the crew for an interview, and the other party just learned about the experience of injuring a director, and he would close the door......

He's been wasting a year in prison, and there's really not much time left for the future, and every year that passes, the chances of success are fewer.

Carla Firth looked at her watch and stood up, "Then I can only wish you good luck." ”

After a year of bad luck, Murphy's luck has undoubtedly been pretty good lately, but he's not sure how long this good luck will stay with him, especially in the film industry, where luck is often important, and if it's bad, no matter how good a movie comes out at the wrong time and place, you may not even know your mother.

A good movie is just the most basic condition for a film's success.