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In the hotel's large conference room, all the windows are tightly blocked by black curtains, and no light can penetrate in, and a small screen hangs on the wide wall at the front of the conference room, and Murphy sits behind the projector opposite the screen, personally controlling the screening of "Hard Candy".

In front of him, Bill Rothes sat with Jones Butler and three of her colleagues, watching the film intently.

In this business society, every transaction involving a large amount of money is relatively cautious, and Hollywood is no exception, Jones Butler did not rush to make a move, but brought in several other professional filmmakers from Miramax to evaluate the film together.

Murphy rented the meeting room on purpose, but fortunately it was the time of the film festival, and things like this often happened, and most of the hotels were prepared, as long as they paid enough fees, the venue and the projection equipment were not a problem.

As the screening drew to a close, when Hayley hanged Jeff and left, Murphy didn't continue to play the subtitles, turned off the projector, and Paul Wilson, who was sitting near the door, turned on the lights as soon as possible, and the conference room was bright.

Packing up his copies, Murphy walked over to the window and opened the curtains, the sealed conference room reconnecting to the outside world.

"Jones......" Bill Rossis was about to speak, but Jones Butler raised his hand to interrupt him, "can we discuss it alone?" ”

"No problem." Murphy walked over and motioned to Bill Rothes, "Let's go out first." ”

Whether you can impress the other party, the first thing is the film, as long as these people think that "Hard Candy" has a certain market prospect, the two sides can enter the substantive negotiation stage, otherwise it is useless to say more.

Miramax Films is a commercial company, not a charity.

Leaving the conference room, the three Murphys waited in the hallway outside.

"Jones Butler brought a group of Miramax viewers over," Bill Rothes said, "which means they're very interested in Hard Candy and we could make a deal." ”

As long as the deal is made, according to the brokerage contract between him and Murphy, he can also get a cut from it, and the production cost of the film is 300,000 US dollars, and if you think that Miramax's offer price cannot be lower than this figure, then the commission will be at least five figures.

Hollywood's top agents can earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars a year, but this is the group that stands at the top of the pyramid, and entertainment agents like him, who form the bottom of the pyramid, don't even earn $100,000 a year, and five figures are also a lot of money.

Murphy certainly knows what drives Bill Rothes, an idealist like Paul Wilson is relatively rare in this world, and if he wants a fast-mixing entertainment agent to do his job, he must see the benefits.

Outside the conference room, the three of Murphy gathered in a small circle to discuss the preliminary negotiations that might exist next.

In the conference room, Jones Butler and three other people also gathered in a circle to exchange their views on the film.

"There is a certain commercial value."

The first to speak was a man with short chestnut hair, "but the audience is narrow, even in B-grade films, it is a niche type." ”

His view was supported by another person, "I think so too." The most attractive thing about this film is that an underage girl kills a lover. Childishness, this is a good gimmick, in a specific audience group, will attract a group of people. ”

"The film has a certain value."

The man who finally spoke helped his glasses, "I think the director's handling is very good, the lens language, light and color are very comfortable to watch, especially the photography, there is no use of the hand-held photography that is now popular in B-grade films, and the lens is no longer shaking, from this point alone, it meets the needs of the current market." ”

Closing the notebook, Jones Butler looked at the three of them, "So we're unified." ”

"One more point." The man with glasses opened his mouth and reminded, "Jones, Moore's words make a lot of sense, this film can only be a niche of niches, and you have to keep the buyout price down." ”

"I know." Jones Butler nodded, "Don't forget, I don't have the authority to make decisions if the price is high." ”

When the Murphy returned to the conference room, the long conference table that had been set aside had been moved back to the center, and Jones Butler was seated in a row on the left-hand side, and he followed Bill Rosses and sat on the right side of the table.

Jones Butler didn't look at Bill Rothes, her eyes were almost all on Murphy's body, perhaps because of her subconscious neglect of the little people before, and it wasn't until now that she realized that the other party's age was so young.

No more than twenty-three years old! She formed her own judgment that such a young man, even if he was amazingly talented, would be extremely lacking in social experience, and he should have been a little idealistic when she learned that he could devote all his net worth to the production of a film.

Such people are not difficult to deal with...... Thinking of this, she turned her eyes to look at Bill Rosse, this is the old fox.

However, Jones Butler doesn't take Bill Rothes very seriously, he is from CAA, yes, but he is one of the many agents at the bottom of CAA.

What's more, Miramax, where she works, is a well-known independent film distributor in the industry, and it naturally has an absolute advantage in the face of these rookie directors, producers, and small film studios.

Get your favorite work at the lowest price, this is her guideline.

Jones Butler's eyes are back to Murphy, maybe Miramax will be overjoyed if his film is released?

Murphy seems quiet, the negotiating position between the two sides is completely unequal, and his film needs a distributor to show value and recoup investment, but "Hard Candy" is not a necessity for Miramax.

He knew a little bit about the company founded by the Weinstein brothers, who often searched the world for suitable low-budget independent films, bought them out, packaged them or put them in theaters, or directly advanced the videotape market.

Although he thinks that the finished film of "Hard Fruit Candy" has exceeded his expectations, Murphy knows very well that looking at the entire St. Denis Film Festival, films of this level can be found everywhere, and it may not be difficult to find a few.

How to fight for the best interests for himself under Miramax's strong position is what Murphy considers the most.

Looking at the row of people opposite, Murphy knew that Jones Butler was the principal, and he would not despise the other party because he was a black person, but would attach more importance to it, everyone knew that the film industry was quite strict about the exclusion of people of color, and black people who could mix up status were definitely not simple goods.