Ask for commuter passes and recommended tickets!

As a professional entertainment lawyer, Robert's office is located in Century City, not far from the Death Star Building, where CAA is located, and it is extremely convenient for Murphy to meet him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This time, Murphy didn't ask Robert out, but went straight to his office after getting off the plane.

Something, he needs to meet with Robert, after which he has to rush to New Zealand to join Gal Gadot, after the wedding of James Franco and Lily Collins, the two decide to go on vacation and prepare to ski together according to Gal Gadot's idea, although North America is now in the middle of summer and is not suitable for skiing, but New Zealand is the best time to ski.

"Our dispute with Jordan Belfort is basically over......," Robert sat with Murphy in a reception room," and the federal court dismissed his appeal. ”

"Hmm." Murphy nodded, he didn't pay attention to that.

Robert added, "Walt Disney asked to acquire the rights to several films that Stanton Studios shared with Miramax Films, and Paul Wilson put the matter on my side. ”

Here's what Murphy asked Paul Wilson to do, "So, you contact Bill, negotiate with him, and sell for as good a price as possible." ”

Since the Weinstein brothers completely broke away from Miramax Films, Miramax has existed in name only, and the income generated by the early films is relatively limited, as long as the price is right, it is not impossible to sell the rights in the hands of Stanton Studios to Miramax's previous owner, Walt Disney.

"And ......," Robert reminded of the Murphys, "that our contract expires at the end of the year." ”

Murphy has no intention of changing lawyers, "I'll give me the contract first, and we'll renew it when I get back from vacation." ”

Robert and the firm behind him have already prepared a contract, which is the biggest purpose of Murphy's return, of course, he will not take the contract to sign it directly, and will definitely carry out the necessary verification procedures.

After some more talk about the latest contract with CAA, Murphy specifically instructed before leaving, "I want to meet Rose next week." ”

Fellons like Ross aren't easy to see.

"Hmm......" Robert nodded, "I'll get in touch." ”

Murphy didn't go directly, but said, "Can you find the list of Catholic priests in the 80s around downtown Los Angeles, where I used to live?" ”

Robert thought for a moment and said, "It's a little difficult, it's too early. ”

"Find a way to get one." Murphylla groaned and said, "I also want a copy of the information of Father Marquez Costello, the newly appointed regional archbishop of the Catholic Church." ”

"Oh?" Robert thought Murphy wanted to do something, and reminded, "Murphy, be careful about anything about Catholicism. ”

Murphy waved his hand, "You're thinking too much, I just met this archbishop, and he wants to introduce me to the Catholic Church. ”

Robert wasn't stupid enough to interfere with the client's beliefs and said, "Okay, I'll send it to your mailbox as soon as possible." ”

Leaving Robert's office, Murphy went straight to a restaurant near the Fox Building, where he asked Kara Firth to have dinner with him.

Just three days before James Franco and Lily Collins' wedding, Murphy handed over the synopsis and character setting of the second part of "City of Chaos" to Carla Firth, because to leave enough time for "City of Chaos" to ferment, and then attract more audiences through various means such as DVDs, online on-demand and TV broadcasts, in order to lay a solid foundation, the film will not continue to be filmed and produced, nor will it be released next year, but like all Hollywood sequel films, it will be separated by one to two years.

The original contract with Twentieth Century Fox was a trilogy, even if the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox was replaced by James Murdoch, as long as Carla Firth was here, the other party's salary would not be lower than that of other companies, and Murphy would continue to work with Twentieth Century Fox.

"How can I say yes?"

Sitting on the side of the table against the wall, Carla Firth looked at Murphy opposite, "If this wasn't your project, I wouldn't hesitate to turn it down!" ”

Murphy shrugged his shoulders and ate the steak to himself, without answering.

Carla Firth continued, "This ending ......"

Although it is not the full version of the script, the synopsis and characters are already very detailed, and Kara Firth is well aware of Murphy's production style, so it is not difficult to imagine the end of the film.

She couldn't seem to find the right adjective, "It's not something that can be described in darkness anymore, Chris Dane's ending is too tragic." ”

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Murphy took another sip of water, and then said, "Don't you think the tragic fate of the male protagonist can better complement the theme and style of the film?" ”

"And what about Jay Rachel?" Carla Firth added, "This is a relatively pure and kind character, and you actually blackened her...... In the whole film, including the male protagonist, there is no simple good person. ”

Murphy thought for a moment and said, "Actually, at the end of the first part, I have already explained that her parliamentarian father will put her in a dilemma, but the law may not prevail over family affection." ”

That kind of righteous killing of relatives exists all over the world, but no one can deny that it is contrary to human nature.

Margot Robbie's performance made Murphy decide to change the role of Jay Rachel, thus leaving her struggling, which is more important, father or the justice of the law?

Carla Firth sighed, "Are you going to make a tragedy?" ”

"That's right." Murphy nodded, facing Kara Firth, he didn't need to deny it, "You can't deny that most of the things that have been passed down to the present day and are still recognized as classics are tragedies. ”

Probably full, Carla Firth put down her knife and fork, wiped the salad dressing on her mouth, and said unhurriedly, "Like Shakespeare's four great tragedies?" ”

"Tragedy is really more resonant." Murphy put down his knife and fork as well.

Kara Firth followed his words and asked, "Why?" Is there a theory to back it up? ”

"Tragedy has a long tradition and a deep and systematic heritage." Talking about this kind of theoretical topic, Murphy, who has received professional education, still has a lot to say, "Tragedy is the focus of aesthetic research, tragedy is profound, Aristotle believes that tragedy is art in art, Schopenhauer also believes that tragedy is the highest peak of art, tragedy has always been a difficult point in aesthetic research, tragedy has been produced since ancient Greek mythology, and it has been taken on a philosophical color, Oedipus King killed his father and married his mother is that he wants to get rid of the tragedy of fate that he finally can't get rid of." ”

"Let's put it in Hollywood." He added, "If "Titanic" had not had the tragedy of Jack and Ruth, it would not have been possible to create such a glorious classic. ”

"I admit it."

Kara Firth thought for a moment and said, "An ending with a flaw is better than a happy ending, and what you don't get and what you lose is a regret, but it's unforgettable." ”

Murphy laughed, "Well, that's it. ”

He turned the conversation back to the film, "Actually, I want to continue to add some more human discussions. ”

"This should be moderate." Carla Firth is well aware that this kind of thing is a double-edged sword, "like 'City of Chaos' to the same extent." ”

"I guess it's a little bit deeper than that." Murphy said directly, "In the previous part, there were almost no voices from New Yorkers, and in this one, I will add this content." ”

He added, "Of course, the most important thing is the duel between the pros and cons. ”

In a way, it's like the two protagonists in The Wire.

Thinking of this, Murphy also realized that Henry Cavill should be sent to a more professional acting school for further study, his acting skills are not as good as James Franco, coupled with the gap in the character setting, there will be a serious imbalance in the role, which will definitely affect the whole film.

"That's right, Murphy." Carla Firth thought about the most important thing about the meeting with Murphy, "There are some things in the story that you need to change, especially about Hong Kong. ”

"This is just the first draft." Murphy understood what Carla Firth was saying, "I'll change it to Russia or Venezuela or something like that." ”

Carla Firth reassured, "Twentieth Century Fox could not have given up the market across the ocean. ”

"I know." Murphy nodded slightly.

This is a normal situation, not to mention now, even in the past many years, any movie released in the theater market over there must be reviewed, in fact, around the world, before the film is released, it will basically face this situation.

For example, in North America, although the MPAA rating system is not mandatory, which distribution company does not send ratings when releasing films? If it is not rated, the theater chain will almost always refuse to show it, and there will be no box office revenue.

Since Twentieth Century Fox is willing to invest and offer him a top salary of 20+25 for the director, Murphy will definitely consider the problem of the big scissors, although his films rarely appear in the theaters over there because of the scale, but these are basically heavy pictures and themes, and have never touched the most sensitive nerves on the other side.

As a director who has never made movies for himself, and is a director of commercial films, Murphy will not act recklessly.

And he knows very well that any Hollywood film that wants to be released in theaters on the other side of the strait must go through this procedure, even Walt Disney, which has been in a hot fight with it in recent years.

Murphy only needs to pay a little attention to this aspect, although the review standards on the other side are always erratic, and the content that can pass the review today may not be able to pass tomorrow, but the quantitative standards for foreign films are still relatively clear.

Everyone is helpless when it comes to a certain big scissors, but after spending time in Hollywood, Murphy also understands that no matter what country or region, it is impossible to completely allow audio-visual products that actually have propaganda and incitement to circulate at will.

"Also, if you want a film to be more widely accepted in North America, it may win more awards during awards season......" Kara Firth said suddenly, "and give you a piece of advice." (To be continued.) )