Leaving Long Beach, Murphy drove along the Corniche directly to Santa Monica, where they made an appointment with Charlize Theron to meet at a French restaurant in Santa Monica. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As the two of them saw before, this Gulfstream G650 is more in line with the requirements of the office.

Of course, ride comfort is also a must.

"Dear ......" Murphy tapped the steering wheel, and the SUV turned a corner, "Is the budget of 80 million dollars enough?" ”

Gal Gadot thought for a moment, "I shouldn't need it, the interior of the plane wants comfort, not luxury." ”

"You can watch and deal with it."

In this regard, Murphy prefers to be the boss of the house, "The funds can be transferred from the account of Stanton Studios. ”

Although 80 million dollars is not a small number, it is really nothing for the current Stanton Studios.

Not to mention the profits from the movies he invested in and "Game of Thrones", the expected profits from "Armageddon" alone are almost enough for this plane.

After four weeks of screening, Seth Rogen's film has approached the $200 million mark at the North American box office, and the overseas popularity is a little worse, but it has also earned more than $150 million, and it is inevitable that the global box office will exceed $400 million, and it may even hit $500 million.

Although Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen and James Franco have to take a certain share, and Twentieth Century Fox also has publicity expenses to deduct, but the production cost of the film is only $35 million, and it is inevitable that Stanton Studios can generate a large profit from the box office alone, and this kind of non-VFX quality comedy has always been a hot spot in the TV station and online rental market.

At present, a number of channel providers, including Netflix and Fox Cable Network, have expressed their intention to buy broadcast rights to Stanton Studios.

There was nothing to do on the way back, and Gal Gadot talked to Murphy about it.

Murphy thought for a moment and said, "What do you think, dear? ”

Although 100% of the equity of Stanton Studios was in his hands, it was impossible for him to focus his energy on running the studio, so it was handed over to Gal Gadot.

"It's better not to scatter copyright licensing." Gal Gadot has clearly figured out what to do, "The Internet and the TV station have their own exclusive licenses, and in terms of revenue and the network we currently work with, Netflix and Fox Cable TV are the best partners to work with. ”

"Hmm." Murphy nodded, "You find the right time to negotiate with them." ”

It's too early to talk about it, the box office of "Armageddon" obviously still has room to rise, and the box office figure can directly determine the subsequent copyright income.

This is also one of the reasons why so many movies spend so many resources and smash the box office figures.

Today, Hollywood movies do have an entire industry chain of income, but the key part that determines this income level is undoubtedly the box office.

I just don't know if "Diego Rose" will be able to recoup its costs if it doesn't get it during the awards season?

The car entered Santa Monica, and the hotel was booked by Gal Gadot, who instructed Murphy, "Turn left, turn right at the next intersection, and then five hundred feet ahead, and on the right side of the road." ”

After parking the car, Murphy and Gal Gadot entered the restaurant, and immediately a waiter greeted them, Gal Gadot said a few words to the waiter, and under the leadership of the waiter, he took Murphy and walked inside.

"She's coming." Gal Gadot whispered a reminder.

Murphy nodded, and he could already see Charlize Theron, wearing a black casual top and shapewear jeans, sitting there in the far left row, looking down at his phone.

"Hi, Sally."

Coming to the booth, Murphy pulled out his chair and sat down Gal Gadot first, Charlize Theron looked up, saw that it was the two of them, smiled and said, "Long time no see, Murphy." ”

She looked at Gal Gadot again, "You're prettier, Gadot." ”

Gal Gadot smiled, "You too." ”

The two sides are no strangers, they worked together when Murphy was filming "Gone Girl", and they have met on many occasions in the circle since then, although they are far from being friends, but they don't have too many politeness.

Murphy called the waiter, and several people ordered, and while waiting for the food to be served, he asked directly, "Sally, did I let Bill read the character script that Bill passed on to you?" ”

"I've seen it." Charlize Theron put away her smile and said seriously, "A brilliant character, a femme fatale." ”

"I want to invite you to play this role." Murphy said again.

"Invite me?" Charlize Theron deliberately looked embarrassed, "My schedule shouldn't be right, I'm filming Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman." ”

Hearing her say this, Murphy immediately thought of the strange movie he had watched, in "Snow White and the Hunter", Charlize Theron gave a perfect answer, the queen she played is really called the country and the city, impeccable, in her comparison, Christine Stewart's version of Snow White is like a mud and wood sculpture of dick, from beginning to end with an expression is counted, and small flaws such as eye bags and big teeth are infinitely magnified.

"We just made a formal deal with Netflix." Gal Gadot joined in at the right time, "This series is still in the initial stage, and preparations will start around February next year, and I believe that "Snow White and the Huntsman" will be almost finished by then. ”

"This ......," Charlize Theron frowned slightly, "can you know how much investment is made in this show?" ”

Gal Gadot thought for a moment and said, "At least eight million dollars." ”

For a political drama without a big scene, the production cost of 80 million US dollars can be said to be very high.

Charlize Theron didn't speak, and the dishes ordered by the three of them were delivered one after another, and after the waiter who delivered the food left, she said, "Murphy, can you ask, you personally direct this series?" ”

"It's not." Murphy shook his head, "Gail and I will be the producers, and Paul Wilson will be the director." ”

Hearing this, Charlize Theron smiled, "Can you give me some time to think about it?" ”

"Yes." Murphy added, "You will be the biggest name and the highest-paid actor in the crew." ”

Now that he has invited a popular star to participate, Murphy is ready to raise his salary to the same level as the actor.

"Who plays the male lead?" Charlize Theron asked again.

"Kevin Spacey." Gal Gadot replied, "We've been in contact with Kevin Spacey and while we haven't signed a written contract yet, we've pretty much reached an agreement. ”

It is not easy to let a popular first-line female star whose career has not yet entered a recession period to star in dramas, and movie actors and TV series actors are completely different concepts in Hollywood, so Murphy offered a super high salary for a supporting actress.

Even so, Charlize Theron has no intention of relenting.

However, Murphy still has enough patience, and it is recognized in the industry that Charlize Theron has not had any outstanding works at all since "Gone Girl", and her career has begun to decline, but she and her agency team are very smart, and the works are not enough to make up for it with fashion, if it is not for the outstanding performance in fashion, Charlize Theron may be difficult to maintain her first-line status.

Frankly speaking, it is very difficult for an actress to maintain her first-line status when she reaches the age of forty, and many female stars reach this stage, and the general idea is to make as much money as possible.

Murphy won't say this, and he didn't mention Charlize Theron and this character later, but talked about some interesting things when they first collaborated on "Gone Girl", there was no conflict of interest between the two sides, and the atmosphere was generally harmonious.

By the end of dinner, Charlize Theron didn't give Murphy any clear answer, and Murphy didn't rush to ask.

"It's unlikely that she'll take over the role."

Getting into the SUV, Gal Gadot said to Murphy, who started the car, while fastening his seat belt, "We'd better prepare for the second hand." ”

Murphy thought for a moment, "What do you think of Nicole Kidman?" ”

"Not good!" Gal Gadot rarely rejected Murphy's candidacy, "Since winning the Oscar for Best Actress, none of the films she starred in have been successful, basically box office fiascos, and they are veritable box office poison." ”

When Murphy started the car, she added, "Our TV series is primarily aimed at the North American market, and Nicole Kidman is widely recognized as the least favorite female star of American audiences, if not one." ”

"Hmm." Murphy nodded slightly, "You and Paul draw up a list of invitations to audition, and if Charlize Theron refuses, hold an audition for the role." ”

Charlize Theron, yes or no, will give him a clear answer before the New Year.

Murphy still had some ideas before, but after this dinner, he felt that the chances of Charlize Theron agreeing to star would probably be very small.

In particular, Charlize Theron also mentioned the names of Warner Bros., George Miller and "Mad Max", this work may be more attractive to her, and the bald head in the film can be called her best role in the film, and even beat the Oscar for Best Actress.

Since there is not much hope here, Murphy will naturally turn his focus to the others.

Sure enough, on Friday, Charlize Theron personally called Murphy and told him in a tone of great regret that he couldn't take on the role of Claire.

But unexpectedly, she relayed George Miller's greetings. (To be continued.) )