A year ago, "The Matrix" became a sensation around the world, and the Wachowski brothers went from newcomers to Hollywood's hottest directors, Warner Bros. and their partner, Westshow Pictures, raised huge sums of money to put a sequel to the film on the agenda.

Bruce Berman from Weixiu Pictures became one of the producers of this project, and due to the huge investment in the project, even a veteran producer like him has taken on a lot of pressure, and since the establishment of the crew, he can be seen in Warner Studios from time to time.

As an old-fashioned producer, Bruce Berman is extremely demanding on all the pre-production work, even when it comes to recruiting the crew, he will join in if he has time.

A project like the sequel to "The Matrix" will inevitably bring together a huge crew, and there will be countless behind-the-scenes jobs required, in addition to recommendations from major Hollywood trade associations and brokerage companies, and will also be open to the public.

"This is a super project with a total investment of more than $300 million."

Before the morning interviews began, Bruce Berman gathered several of the leaders together and gave a short lecture, "You need to make sure that everyone we recruit is a seasoned and top player in the industry!" ”

Bruce Berman isn't just a man of words, and after a regular meeting, he followed a production manager into an office to get ready to participate in the hiring interview himself.

The black Chevrolet sedan drove into Burbank, the most valuable asset left by the former Murphy was his familiarity with the greater Los Angeles area, Murphy quickly found the Warner Studios, parked the car, picked up the carefully prepared Wen Jiàn bag on the co-pilot, made relevant registrations at the door of the studio, and transferred to the battery car to enter the studio area.

Sitting in the battery car with a few other people, Murphy found himself the youngest one, and he was only twenty years old when he went to prison last year, and now he is a real adult in the legal sense.

Turning his head to look at the Warner Building, Murphy exhaled a light breath of confidence that he would be welcomed by all the studios in the future.

Although the goal is far away and seems a little unrealistic, Murphy constantly hypnotizes himself in his heart - I am the most special one!

Hollywood is not easy to mix, if you don't even dare to set goals, you don't even have the most basic confidence, it's better to find another job quickly.

Now that he has appeared here, Murphy is full of confidence, after all, he has the unequal resources of this era.

He believes that as long as there is the right opportunity, he will definitely be able to shine.

The electric car stopped in front of the office area of the set, and the huge set of the current Hollywood crew was a little empty and deserted, and some people could still be seen here, and Murphy, like the others, came to a huge conference room under the guidance of the staff to wait.

Sitting in the conference room, Murphy had no interest in talking to others, but kept flashing in his mind the problems he might face when applying for a job, and how he could show his strengths......

He was going to interview for the art of the crew, and he had been preparing for this for many days, and thanks to his studies at film school, Murphy also drew a few sketches full of dark gothic style, which must have added some impression points to himself.

Since it was the first batch to come, it didn't take long for a staff member to come and inform him that Murphy picked up his Wen Jiàn bag, followed him to the door of an office, knocked on the door gently, and waited for the sound of 'Yes' to come from inside, and then pushed the door and walked in.

There were not many people in the office, only two, one was a middle-aged man with short chestnut hair, and he was the one who spoke just now; The other is a big fat man with gray hair, sitting behind a middle-aged man, and his small eyes look quite godly.

"This way."

The middle-aged man pointed to the chair across from him, and Murphy smiled politely back, and after sitting down, he said politely, "Thank you." ”

After speaking, his eyes inadvertently glanced at the back of the middle-aged man, and the position of the big fat man with gray hair was obviously above the middle-aged man.

"I'm Chris Miller, the production manager on the set who is responsible for the art and props and all that."

As if it was a routine procedure, after the middle-aged man introduced himself, he gestured to the back very politely and said, "This is Mr. Bruce Berman, the producer of the crew." ”

"Hello, Mr. Miller." Murphy greeted politely, "Hello, Mr. Berman." ”

Both men just nodded, and Chris Miller added, "Let's get started now, and a brief introduction to yourself." ”

"I'm Murphy Stanton, an LANGEL......"

Having done quite a bit of work in the previous two days, Murphy said his carefully prepared personal resume, adding five points of his predecessor's few experiences worth listening to, plus five points of rendering, "Mr. Miller, although I was a freelancer before, I taught myself film art ......"

With that, Murphy opened his bag and placed a stack of scrolls on the desk in front of him, "Here are some of the artwork I drew inspired by The Matrix. ”

Chris Miller took the picture scroll, opened it and looked at it, this person's painting skills are not very good, but the style is eye-catching, this is a typical dark cyberpunk, whether it is the background or the characters, there is a word highlighted - cool!

The other two didn't notice that Murphy had been observing Chris Miller's expression without a trace, and when the time came, he said appropriately, "Personally, I think philosophical speculation is the core of this series, and the extremely cool style of the images is the selling point." ”

Why was The Matrix a success? Bruce Berman knows very well that it has little to do with the philosophical speculation touted by film critics, and the biggest factor is that the film is extremely cool, so cool......

Hearing the young man who applied for the job say this, he couldn't help but look over there, this young man has a tall and strong body, even if he sits here, it seems that people can smell the strength hidden in his body, especially the angular face, there are a few faint scars, and with the short brown stubble on the top of his head, he doesn't look like a good person.

Whether it's a good guy or not, Bruce Berman doesn't care at all, Hollywood is not a place for good guys to live.

Bruce Berman's eyes have always been on Murphy's side, not only because what Murphy said was very much in line with the production concept of the next two films, but also because he felt that Murphy was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it in some media a long time ago.

"I think I need this job......"

Sitting in his chair, Murphy is still doing his best to fight for this rare opportunity, "It's a career that I can learn and develop, I work hard, I aim high, and people around me think I have perseverance and love to tell the truth." ”

These words came out of Murphy's mouth without even blinking an eye, "I was nurtured by the self-esteem movement since I was a child, and I was a darling in school, I used to just focus on my own needs being met, but I know that today's workplace culture is no longer as loyal to work as the previous generation......"

Prison is also a complex circle, and blindly being tough will not lead to good results, and a year is enough time for Murphy to understand what to say when to say, "My credo is that as long as you work hard, you will be rewarded well." ”

He looked at the interviewer and said extremely seriously, "People like you, people with such a successful career, definitely don't get it out of thin air, they must be earned through hard work." ”

Chris Miller nodded slightly, if it weren't for the other party's poor qualifications, he could have passed this initial test and entered the more rigorous investigation that followed.

The young man is polite, confident and knows how to be modest, and Chris Miller is willing to give him a chance.

Just as he was about to speak, Bruce Berman's voice sounded from behind him, "Young man, you used to be a freelancer, what type of work did you do?" ”

Murphy could see that the interviewer had a very good impression of him, and the person in the back could definitely change the interviewer's opinion, and there was no hesitation at the moment, and those things could not be hidden.

"Freelance journalists mainly shoot news about current affairs in society." He said.

Bruce Berman seemed to remember something, stared at this side again and asked, "What did you say your name was just now?" ”

"Murphy Stanton." Murphy replied.

"Murphy Stanton?" Bruce Berman repeated in a low voice, a weird smile suddenly tugging at the corner of his mouth, "I remember, you are the journalist who broke into Summer-Raystone's house and injured a British director last year?" ”

Seeing the other party's expression, Murphy's heart sank, and he said, "I'm sorry, sir, I think it should be corrected, it was a mistake." ”

It is said that the director has some problems with his head due to the injury, and it is likely that he will not be able to make a movie again.

Thinking of what his predecessor had done, Murphy still felt a little guilty in his heart, but this guilt was rare, after all, he had paid a year of precious time for this, and the guilt was far less than depression and resentment.

It's an indescribable feeling, a helplessness that hates Summer-Lei Shidong but knows he can't do anything.

"It's funny that a person who dares to make a move against a film director wants to join the film industry."

Although Summer-Ray has never responded to the matter head-on, who in Hollywood doesn't know that he personally put pressure on the Los Angeles police, even if the project has little to do with Viacom, and Bruce Berman doesn't want to use someone who dares to fight the film director, which would be the laughing stock of the entire industry.

“NO！”

He only uttered that one word to Murphy.

Murphy shook his hand lightly and took a deep breath, this was the best opportunity he could find at the moment, he didn't want to leave like this, just give up like this.

Come to think of it, as long as you have the experience of working on a super project like the two sequels to "The Matrix", the road ahead will definitely be a lot easier.