"Can I keep this copy?"

Looking at Gal Gadot's delicate face full of apologies and regrets, Natalie Portman closed the script and asked, "Is that okay?" ”

"I'm really sorry. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info"Gal Gadot doesn't write everything on her face like a girl of this age, and she hides her emotions very well," Before I came, Murphy specifically told me to take back a copy of the script, and now the project is still in the secret stage......"

Natalie Portman pushed the script over, "It's okay. ”

Gal Gadot smiled apologetically and picked up the script and put it in his bag.

Drinking the remaining coffee from her cup, Natalie Portman suggested, "Let's go out for a walk." ”

At this moment, Gal Gadot was tempted to find an excuse to walk away and no longer face this unusually perfect looking face, but to go to Murphy and tell him about what he had encountered today.

But she still nodded in response, "Let's go, I just want to go buy a few clothes, you can help me consult." ”

The two of them talked and laughed, and there seemed to be no difference from when they came, and they walked out of the café together.

After shopping around the street and having lunch together, Gal Gadot has never been as energetic as she is now, and she is more combative than when she participated in the Miss Universe contest.

She had an independent personality, and the idea of going back to Murphy was thrown over the Rocky Mountains after only a spin in her head.

Gal Gadot knows very well that Murphy is preparing "Gone Girl", and he is extremely busy with work, and he shouldn't let this little thing disturb him, and she can't live under the protection of her mother and Murphy forever, she always has to learn to grow up and mature, and as Murphy becomes more and more successful, people like Natalie Portman will definitely meet in the future, and she can't get into trouble, so she will retreat, right?

She knew that Murphy had never been afraid of trouble, and she had never been afraid of fighting, and she was not afraid either, and since she had met such a woman, she should hone herself and gain some experience.

What's more, compared to Natalie Portman, she has nothing to lose.

Accompanying Gal Gadot into one fashion store after another, Natalie Portman is very patient and uses what she has learned from the stylist to point out Gal Gadot from time to time, like a good friend who takes care of people.

While trying on clothes alone in the fitting room, Gal Gadot receives another call from Murphy.

"You're out?" She smiled happily, "Nat is shopping for clothes with me?" ”

"Well, I'm at the place."

In the CAA's reception room, Murphy sat on the couch, "Bill went out to pick up people, and I guess I'll be back in a while." ”

He asked with concern, "Are you all right?" ”

In the past, Gal Gadot may not have understood it, but now he understands the meaning of Murphy's words, "We are fine, you can rest assured." ”

Even when Natalie Portman wasn't around, she didn't say much, obviously not wanting to bother Murphy with these trifles.

Hanging up the phone with Gal Gadot, and after waiting for a long time, the door to the reception room was pushed open from the outside, and Bill Rothes walked in with a man.

Murphy stood up, his gaze past Bill Rossis and landed on the somewhat familiar face behind him, who was so young, seemed younger than his own age.

This is the guy who is interested in investing in his own films?

Bill Rothes had already walked over with the young man with short blond brown hair and offered to introduce the two, "David, this is Murphy, Murphy Stanton, Hollywood's most promising young director. Murphy, this is David, David Ellison, founder of the Sky Movie Fund. ”

"Hello, David." Murphy took the initiative to reach out his hand, David Ellison was not as young as his age, stepped forward and shook his hand hard, "Hello, Murphy, I am your loyal fan, your "Sin City" and "Planet of Terror", I have watched each more than three times. ”

Murphy laughed, "It's my pleasure. ”

As he spoke, Murphy saw Bill Rothes gesture to him and nodded imperceptibly, signaling that he knew who the young man across from him was.

"Let's sit down and talk." Bill Rothes beckoned the two of them to sit casually and had three more cups of coffee brought in.

Sitting together, the three of them chatted for a while, the topics involved were basically movies and private equity funds, Murphy could see that David Ellison was not the same as the super-rich second generation in his impression, although some ideas were very young, and even some naïve, but they showed a certain ambition and ambition, and did not have that kind of arrogant and domineering, unknown words and deeds.

Maybe David Ellison in private will be a different picture, but a person who has received an elite education since childhood will definitely not act like an ignorant and alternative fool on such an occasion.

"Murphy, Bill showed me your script and plan." David Ellison tried to act like a rookie, "A very interesting story, and I can imagine that this will turn into a really great movie in your hands." ”

"We have enough confidence in this project," Murphy said, "My Stanton studio and my partner, Twentieth Century Fox, are currently a bit tight on the funding chain, so they are ready to raise money externally." ”

Bill Rothes added, "We have been approached by a number of banks and foundations. ”

This is the real situation, Murphy has "Deadpool" sold before, and the new work will naturally be expected by many people, and investors are no exception, there are many investors and foundations, all of whom have contacted Stanton Studios, but this is only the initial intention, and Murphy has to choose the most suitable conditions among them.

David Ellison has a huge amount of money in his hands, but he can't find a suitable investment project, and he met Bill Rothes after a lot of introductions, and although he is young, he studied at the USC Film School, and he also knows a little about the situation in this circle, and knows that Hollywood has never lacked scammers, and those strange crews who take projects to cheat money can catch a lot of them.

Therefore, he is still more cautious in choosing projects, with CAA and Murphy Stanton, there will definitely not be too many problems with this project.

But while considering the safety of investment, he also has some ideas of his own.

"Director Stanton, I'd like to ask." David Ellison wrinkled his nose, "Can you add some flying scenes to the film?" ”

Hearing this, Murphy felt the urge to roll his eyes, and Bill Rothes looked over.

"This is a drama," Murphy refused without hesitation, "not a flying war film." ”

He frowned slightly, if the other party insisted on this kind of request, he could only be excluded, although this would lose a wronged leader who was willing to invest, but with his current reputation, it was not difficult to find other investors.

"Oh......" David Ellison scratched his head, "Do you have any plans to make war movies in the future?" Especially war films with airplanes and air combat. ”

This person is really not an ordinary obsession with airplanes.

Murphy shook his head, "Probably not, I'm not good at the war movie genre." ”

David Ellison gently patted the couch armrest, seemingly regretful.

But after the emotional side, he showed his rational side, after dropping out of the USC Film School in the first half of this year, he took a huge amount of money and wanted to enter Hollywood ambitiously, but the situation was far from being as simple as expected, the well-known projects of the six major companies are not short of funds, the projects of small companies are not guaranteed, and there may be investment traps, the Sky Film Foundation has been established for more than three months, and even a suitable project has not been found.

In the end, it was my father who took action and asked an old friend for help, who introduced him to CAA, and then I came across such a project that seemed quite reliable.

It's just that there are no air battles in the project, there are no aircraft...... These are the things that make him unsatisfied.

However, compared to opening up the situation and really entering Hollywood, airplanes and air combat are not so important.

Thinking of this, David Ellison turned to the topic, "Murphy, I heard that there is still a $15 million funding gap for Gone Girl, and my Sky Films Fund is interested in investing in it. ”

"There is a funding gap." Murphy thought for a moment and said, "The project also needs external financing to solve the remaining funding problems." ”

Looking at the young David Ellison, Murphy's mind kept turning, this is undoubtedly a real tyrant, vaguely remember reading some news on the Internet, rumors that Larry Ellison put a sum of up to hundreds of millions of dollars in his hands when David Ellison dropped out of school and entered Hollywood, in order to let him start a career.

David Ellison later did quite well, but in the early stage, every investment can be called a super failure, as if in order to open up the situation, he kept throwing huge sums of money, but did not pursue returns much, and was ridiculed by many people.

It was in the failed investments that seemed to be very defeats again and again that David Ellison accumulated valuable experience, which led to his later success.

Murphy feels that the bottom line of this early investment may be very low, as long as the project is relatively reliable, and he is not too profit-oriented.

Thinking of this, he decided to test it, "David, I made an agreement with Kara Firth, the head of the Twentieth Century Fox project, that the external funding that Gone Girl brings in is mainly in the form of loans. ”

The loan means that the investor will not participate in the profit sharing of the film, but will only receive the interest stipulated in the contract.

This is also common in Hollywood investments, after all, no one can guarantee that a film will be profitable, and loans are more stable and insurable than participating in revenue sharing.

David Ellison wrinkled his nose again, as if thinking.

"If you've read the script, you should be able to tell that this is a small project that is biased towards the plot," Murphy gave Bill Rothes a look and continued, "The main direction of attack in the future is also awards season, so it is impossible to make too high an interest rate." (To be continued.) )