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"Mr. Stanton, I hope you will do what you promised me in the shoot."

In an office of the Screen Actors Guild, the Mulligans sat on a slightly dated sofa, closed their actors' contracts, looked at Murphy across from them, and said with a bit of warning, "My agent will keep an eye on you." ”

Next to the Mulligans, Carey Mulligan was silent, looking into Murphy's eyes with the pride of a victor.

"Don't worry." Murphy vowed that "Stanton Studios is a reputable company, but it's a very reputable company, and I personally believe that integrity is a fundamental principle. ”

In the previous two meetings, the Mulligans had a lot of opinions on the script of "Hard Candy", and Murphy agreed to make changes, and even came up with an improved version of the script as quickly as possible, plus Carla Firth, the press director of Channel 6, was willing to endorse the project, and the Mulligans finally nodded.

Fame and status are things that can't be touched or seen, but they can really play a role, and if it weren't for Carla Fez's help, Murphy might have to choose the heroine again.

Contracts like this involving underage actors are never child's play, and in addition to Murphy and Carey Mulligan and her parents, there are Robert, the legal counsel for Hard Candy, Julian Ferros, who is also the agent of the new Carey Mulligan, Bill Rosies, representatives of the Children's Association and the Screen Actors Guild, Julian Fellowes himself, and so on.

Review the contract, bargain, and tug at once again over certain controversial terms...... A little more than two hours later, the two sides officially signed Carey Mulligan's actor contract.

Because of the minors involved, members of the Screen Actors Guild, and the supervision of the Children's Association, this contract is quite strict, from Carey Mulligan's daily working hours to the hiring of a tutor, under Hollywood's relatively sound and strict security system, Carey Mulligan's rights in the crew can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

Although he had a toothache looking at these terms, Murphy knew that he was participating in a legal game, and if he wanted to survive in this gaming circle, he had to at least abide by the rules of the game on the surface.

Besides, if you change to any minor actor, you must sign this relatively strict contract.

However, there are also things that make him feel more satisfied, Carey Mulligan has not starred in any film and television works before, and it is impossible to ask for a high price, and her salary is only 5,000 dollars.

As for the working hours and study hours stipulated in the contract, the people of the Children's Association and the Actors' Guild will not keep an eye on the crew, at most send someone to come over occasionally to have a look, and there is buffer space for these.

There is also the content of the script that Murphy promised to revise, and it was originally the first draft that was shown to the Mulligans, and the content in it was quite large, and it was not possible to make it NC-17 when it was filmed, and he definitely couldn't shoot it like this.

Although I still don't know what method Carey Mulligan used to make his parents compromise, but the other party was willing to talk to him at the time, and there was no doubt that he already had the intention of cooperating, and Murphy threw a slightly larger-scale script first and then retreated step by step, which can also show the sincerity of the crew.

This is also a psychological tactic often used in negotiations.

And after signing the contract, the Mulligans will return to London to busy their respective work, and Carey Mulligan will be left to Julian Fellowes and Bill Rothes to take care of, they are also difficult to entangle, but compared to the old-fashioned Mulligans, these Hollywood insiders have a broader understanding of the scale of the film.

What's more, Carey Mulligan sees him as someone he can trust, and as long as she doesn't cause trouble, there will be a lot less trouble.

The two parties signed a formal contract, and they were recorded in the actors' union and the children's association respectively, and the heroine of "Fruit Hard Candy" was really determined.

"Murphy ......"

Outside the Screen Actors Guild, walking to his car, Murphy was just about to open the car door, when he heard a crisp sound coming from behind, turned his head to look, and saw Carey Mulligan trotting over, and waving to him as he ran, "Wait a minute, I have something to say to you." ”

Turning around, Murphy's gaze crossed behind her, and the Mulligans were looking over there, and he smiled politely over there, turned to Carey Mulligan, and asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Kerry Mulligan stopped five feet away, put up a pair of small hands, shook his body, and said in a low voice, "I'm here to thank you." ”

"Thank me?" Murphy pointed to himself, as if he didn't understand her at all, "Why?" ”

"You made me see the target thoroughly." Kerry Mulligan's voice was still low, but unusually firm, "and taught me that you have to fight for whatever you want." ”

"No, no, no, Kerry, none of this has anything to do with me." Murphy knows very well how to deal with this girl, "The current qiē can only show that you are a good girl with pursuits." ”

"Really?" Kerry Mulligan asked, twinkling in his eyes.

Murphy nodded without hesitation, "Of course it's true, when did I lie to you." ”

Carey Mulligan took a slight step forward, and his voice became lower, "You're the best, Murphy." ”

Hearing this, Murphy raised his eyes slightly and looked up, there seemed to be a crow chirping on it just now, but then he laughed, "You are also the best, Carrey, I believe you will be the best actor." ”

"Hmm!" Carey Mulligan was not modest and tapped his pointed chin hard.

"It's not too early...... Murphy gestured to the Mulligans with his eyes, "Your parents should be in a hurry." ”

"They ......," Carey Mulligan snorted a few times through his nose before he said, "if I hadn't forced them into a choice, would they have given me the power to choose freely?" ”

Even if she achieved her wish, her resentment towards her parents did not dissipate.

Murphy was a little curious, and lowered his voice, "Honey, what did you do?" ”

"Guess what......" Carey Mulligan gave a sly smile, "this is my secret, so I won't tell you." ”

"That'...... All right. Murphy made a phone gesture, "Wait for my call, and!" Don't forget to read the script. ”

Watching Carey Mulligan leave, Murphy was still a little curious, what did she do to make the Mulligans finally compromise?

However, when he got into the car, he roughly understood, from the previous contact, he could see that the Mulligan couple actually loved Carey Mulligan more, but their old-fashioned personality and busy work doomed them to not be a pair of parents who were good at communicating, a girl who was about to become an adult, and there were actually too many ways to compromise her loving parents.

What approach does Kerry Mulligan use, does it matter? Anyway, she has become the heroine of "Hard Fruit Candy".

Maybe she is not the best person to look at the whole of Hollywood, but among the actresses that Murphy can reach now, Carey Mulligan is the most suitable one.

With Carey Mulligan in hand, Murphy returned to the Middleton Cafe to continue his preparations, and he traveled to the San Fernando Valley again with the set set, lighting designer, and prop master, and exchanged ideas with them about the envisioned scene.

Frankly speaking, the preparations are not going as smoothly as Murphy predicts, he doesn't have much experience himself, and the people he hires have always been at the bottom of Hollywood, and it's not entirely due to chance, and his own abilities are really not too good.

Fortunately, Murphy is also prepared for this, and he knows very well that a group of people who do not have enough experience and ability to get together cannot complete a film project in a short period of time, even if the film only has one scene and two actors most of the time.

After returning from a trip to filming in the San Fernando Valley, Murphy made a point of meeting James Franco.

"Look at this." In the Mitton Cafe, Murphy placed a stack of copies of the contract on the coffee table and pushed it to James Franco opposite, "This is what I have for you." ”

"I can't sign any contracts without an agent present." James Franco thought that this contract was specially prepared for him, picked it up and flipped through a few pages, and his eyes immediately lit up, especially after seeing the makeup photo of Carey Mulligan sandwiched inside, his eyes seemed to burst, "Oh...... Oh...... Yes...... That one...... This ......"

He let out a series of meaningless sounds, took a deep breath, closed the copy of the contract, and slammed it on the table hard, "You're not lying to me? ”

James Franco is not stupid either, although Murphy said that Carey Mulligan joined the crew before, but he has been dragging the negotiations between the two sides and did not fully believe his words.

Murphy looked at him, "Do you need me to get the original contract out and then get Mr. Julian Fellowes, Carey's parents' agent in Los Angeles?" ”

Seeing James Franco open the contract again, like a big bad wolf, staring at the photo of Carey Mulligan dressed like Little Red Riding Hood, Murphy said lightly, "If you feel reluctant, I can find other actors." ”

"Don't! Don't ......" James Franco raised his hand, as if trying to stop Murphy in this way, "Don't! Murphy, I'm very, very interested in the characters in the script, but your pay is too low, and my agent is very against it, and I've been convincing him that it will take time. ”

James Franco, who was known to the media as Murphyton Guò was known for being weird, now seems to be even weirder than the media reported.

"Jim, I'm very short on time, I've almost prepared for other matters, and I have to set aside time for the male and female protagonists to rehearse alone before filming starts......" He intentionally or unintentionally accentuated the pronunciation of 'alone', "There are only two main actors in this project, and you must have more time to rehearse alone." ”

James Franco seemed to make up his mind and slapped the table hard, "I'll talk to the agent right now." ”