Chapter 469: How difficult it is to build a city

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In the reception room, a brown-haired girl politely complimented Murphy, "Very tasteful." ”

"It's all set up by Gail." Murphy answered, and then asked directly, "Is there something wrong with me, Meghan?" ”

It was David Ellison's sister Megan Ellison who came to the door, and he heard David Ellison mention some time ago that Megan Ellison dropped out of the University of Southern California Film School like he did at the beginning and was preparing to enter Hollywood.

The purpose of Megan Ellison's coming, even if she doesn't say it, he can guess some.

Through his cooperation, David Ellison got rid of the dilemma of a newcomer, was recognized by Hollywood, and is now one of the few investors in the circle with huge funds.

It's no exaggeration to say that David Ellison was a success.

Of course, Megan Ellison also knows this, and also understands that Murphy doesn't like to go around in circles when talking about work, and said equally directly, "I heard that you are preparing a new film? Or the autobiography of that financial fraudster Jordan Belfort? ”

Murphy nodded slightly, "The project is now in the hands of Twentieth Century Fox. ”

"How's the project funding going?" Megan Ellison tentatively asked, "Can I participate in the investment?" ”

She added, "It's just a partial investment, and I won't interfere with any work of the crew and you." ”

How David Ellison succeeded, Megan Ellison saw very clearly, investing in Murphy's project is simply the best financial plan.

In contrast to Hollywood superstars like Leonardo DiCaprio who demand power in connection with investment, Murphy does not exclude investors like David Ellison and Meghan Ellison, who simply have no ability to interfere with the running of the crew.

But this is not something he can call the shots unilaterally.

Murphy thought for a moment and said, "Do you know Carla Fez?" ”

"Acquaintance." Megan Ellison has seen her before, "Director of Twentieth Century Fox Production and Distribution." ”

Taking the notepad from the side, Murphy wrote down Carla Firth's personal phone number, tore it down and handed it to Megan Ellison, "You go and contact Carla Firth, and you still have to talk to her about this matter." ”

Megan Ellison instantly understood that Murphy did not reject her investment, quickly put away the sticky notes, and said with a warm smile, "Thank you, Murphy." ”

"You're welcome." Murphy shook his head, "You're David's sister, and David used to help me. ”

Hearing this, the smile on Meghan Ellison's face froze, and then recovered, she knew that she didn't have any friendship with Murphy, and if it weren't for her brother David Ellison, it would be impossible for him to be introduced to Carla Firth.

She stood up, "Then I'll take my leave." ”

Murphy nodded, stood up and escorted her out of the reception room.

Probably hearing voices in the hallway, Gal Gadot, who was also on this floor, opened the door to the study, glanced at Murphy, and walked over.

"How's the paper?" Murphy asked with concern.

This year is graduation season for Gal Gadot, who will graduate from UCLA Law School this year after a preparatory program and years of formal study.

"Didn't write ......" Gal Gadot shook his head, "I'm not in a good state today, I've been checking information on the Internet and watching the news. ”

As she spoke, she pulled Murphy into the lounge and talked about the news she had just seen.

"I just saw the news online." Gal Gadot took the glass of water from Murphy, took a sip, and said, "Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise's Cruise Wagra have re-entered into a partnership agreement, and just issued a joint statement this morning. ”

Hearing these words from Gal Gadot, Murphy immediately showed a thoughtful look.

"What about the new conditions for their cooperation?" He asked.

Gal Gadot thought back for a moment and said, "It was not announced in the statement, but the website that posted the news said that Paramount Pictures has canceled the annual fee of Cruise Wagra, and Tom Cruise will definitely reduce his salary and dividends in his next cooperation with Paramount Pictures, and the proportion may not be small." ”

"I don't think so." Murphy nodded.

This method of hitting first and then pulling, Paramount Pictures uses quite shrewdly, and Somer-Lei Shidong is indeed an old fox.

There is no doubt that even now, when the appeal of superstars is far less than in the 90s, superstars like Tom Cruise still have considerable value, and it is impossible for Summer-Raystone and Paramount Pictures to completely abandon Tom Cruise, and the tactics of playing first and pulling are mainly to reduce Tom Cruise's compensation.

This is also the real purpose of Hollywood's major production companies to suppress stars.

Murphy sighed softly in his heart, "Summer-Lei Shidong is a media giant after all. ”

Such a person has strength, brains, ability, and social experience, and once he stands on his opposite, it is undoubtedly a very headache.

According to Murphy's guess, Summer-Lei Shidong has not troubled him for so many years, maybe the big man didn't take the little thing back then, or it may be that the other party has long forgotten it, after all, Summer-Lei Shidong is definitely busy with affairs, and just fighting with his family over the years must have consumed a lot of time and energy.

But the human heart is the most unpredictable, who knows when Summer-Lei Shidong will pay attention to himself and remember that little thing back then?

Even the current Murphy will not underestimate the energy of Summer-Lei Shidong, although the other party may no longer be a billionaire after being hyped by the media in the last economic crisis, but how credible can this kind of talk be?

If you take the media hype seriously, you would be a fool.

However, Murphy is no longer the same Murphy as before, he works closely with Twentieth Century Fox, and even if Summer-Lei Shidong really wants to do something, he will have certain concerns.

It's hard to guess how this kind of thing will develop, after all, the initiative is not in Murphy's hands, and Murphy can't stupidly run to Summer-Lei Shidong and bow his head and admit his mistakes, and the best way at this stage can only be to pay more attention.

Gal Gadot and Murphy chatted about Tom Cruise's feud with Paramount Pictures, and suddenly remembered something else.

"You're going to buy a property in New York?" She asked.

"Just having this idea." Murphy simply explained, "We're going to be working in New York for a long time, and it's better to live in our own house than in a hotel, and it's not expensive right now." ”

Gal Gadot nodded slightly, "It's good for you to have an idea about this kind of thing." ”

Murphy added, "We can't just live in Los Angeles, can we?" It's also good to experience the Big Apple once in a while. ”

Gal Gadot rolled his eyes, "Honey, to experience the traffic jam?" ”

"New York and Manhattan aren't particularly congested, either." Murphy shrugged.

At that time, he lived in a city famous for its springs, and its road congestion could not be described simply by parking lots, even surpassing first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, ranking first in the country in terms of congestion rate for several months.

And this kind of congestion is more of a man-made disaster, every spring season, always more than a dozen main roads together to start construction of the road, a north-south main road to repair the road, next to the diversion of other roads also started at the same time, the consequence of this is a whole area a little bit of wind and grass, more than a dozen roads nearby directly into parking lots.

The most exaggerated thing is that a road in the center of the city, in just over half a year, because of the problem of burying pipes, was repaired and dug three times in a row, and Murphy often passed by there at that time, and like the people living nearby, he was shocked by the super high communication efficiency in the information age.

Of course, this is nothing, after all, it is just congestion, which can be explained in one sentence - how difficult it is to rejuvenate the city!

Congestion is unavoidable in major cities around the world.

Murphy then put Grace in contact with several New York real estate agents, who offered a number of homes in Manhattan, including several on the prestigious Upper East Side, which was a priority for Murphy to buy a property.

Manhattan's Upper East Side stretches from New York's 59th Street to 96th Street to the north, Fifth Avenue to the west, East River to the east, and the north-south avenue runs from Fifth Avenue adjacent to Central Park to Madison Avenue, Park Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Third Avenue, Second Avenue, First Avenue, York Avenue, and East End Avenue.

From Fifth Avenue to the east and Lexington Avenue to the west is the most expensive and popular residential area in New York, known as the "Gold Coast" of New York, which is home to the wealthiest people in New York and is a truly wealthy area.

It has been said that Manhattan's Upper East Rich District not only represents the richest neighborhood in New York, but also has the smell of money and conservative values in the air, and has an old-fashioned charm tempered by capital and time......

Even after a brokerage crisis, Upper East Side home prices are still high, with an average four-bedroom apartment costing at least $3 million.

Murphy set aside a budget of $15 million to $25 million for Grace to find the right Upper East Side property for him.

While Murphy and Gal Gadot aren't the kind of people who like to go on a land buying spree, at their level, owning a home in New York and Los Angeles, two of the largest cities in the United States, is just the most basic.

After Grace had the relevant information, Murphy made a special trip to Manhattan to take a look, on the one hand, to see the house, and on the other hand, to go to Wall Street to investigate the possibility of on-site shooting.

When he returned to Los Angeles, Carla Firth had the good news that Twentieth Century Fox had completed its review of Jordan Belfort's film project and decided to invest in the film. (To be continued.) )