Chapter Seventy-Seven: Am I That Kind of Man?

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"Bill," Murphy looked at Bill Rossis, "and you're talking about the packing service?" ”

CAA's one-stop package service is well-known in Hollywood, but when will they be able to see a small project like their own?

"No, it's me personally." Bill Rothes shook his head, how could such a small project get into the company's eyes, "You focus on the film, such as finding the right behind-the-scenes work, and leave it to me to handle, I will find people for you from within the CAA, it won't be difficult." ”

If it weren't for the fact that the investment in the film was too low and Murphy Stanton was too unknown, he would have applied to the company for a one-stop packaging service a long time ago, where would he have waited until now.

Murphy Stanton, a super potential customer, is now just a potential customer after all.

According to the relevant laws and regulations, agents cannot be directly involved in the production of films, but it is perfectly possible to find suitable people on their behalf, Murphy thought about it for a few seconds and nodded his head.

"I'll leave that to you." "But I can't give you another five percent commission." ”

"No problem." Bill Rothes isn't a man of the eye, he's looking further into the future, "We'll talk about that later." ”

The CAA is marked as a flat management, and all brokers have the same status, but this will not really be achieved at all, and everyone wants to be the person in the upper floor.

And every CAA agent has a heart to become Michael Ovitz.

"Oh, and there's." Murphy remembered something again, "I need four main actors, I've already told Carey about the actress, and the other actor has a rough selection, you can help me find two more white actors." ”

Bill Rothes nodded, "Don't worry, I'll do my best to get you the news." ”

Murphy and Bill Rothes talked until late in the evening, and they agreed on a number of work matters.

I have to say that with an agent, many things will be much more convenient to do, otherwise there is no point in saving entertainment agents.

His project is too small, CAA will definitely look down on it, and Bill Rothes can only provide a plausible personal packaging service, what if it is a one-stop packaging service provided by CAA?

As he left the building, Murphy couldn't help but think about these questions.

Frankly, he doesn't reject the CAA's packaging policy at all, and it's actually good for a director like him who doesn't have a fixed team, otherwise it won't be accepted by Hollywood studios and other agencies.

At the very least, it can reduce a lot of his workload and focus all his energy on the production of the film itself.

This kind of policy, initiated by Michael Ovitz, can be said to be the foundation of CAA's strength, and it can also reduce a lot of trouble for customer companies.

For example, in the past, when a TV station wanted to produce a program, it had to find a host, an actor, a producer, a script writer, etc., in short, it was necessary to deal with a large number of different agents.

When Ovitz himself had no way to find a star, he thought of using a project to find a star: he had the script writer, producer, and director all ready, and planned an attractive project to attract the star to join.

In this way, the brokerage company can prepare all the artists of the show, not only the TV station will have peace of mind, but the brokerage company will also change the passive star chasing in the past to take the initiative to do projects.

This kind of service is naturally extended to the production of movies and TV series.

While other agencies are still chasing stars, Michael Ovitz has already recruited top talents in every position needed for TV shows and movies to CAA, providing one-stop packaging services for major Hollywood companies.

In Hollywood today, this kind of packaging service is quite popular, at least it meets the needs of many studios, directors and producers.

In Murphy's own understanding, this model is suitable for the development of Hollywood now, and the only thing he looks unpleasant about is that CAA's one-stop packaging service requires an additional commission, mostly 10%, not only box office revenue, but the surrounding of the film is counted into it.

Although he doesn't even have the qualifications to let CAA serve now, he can't help but feel pain when he thinks about it from a different position.

As it got dark, Murphy left Century City and drove into Beverly Hills, directly into Roddell Street, the busiest commercial street in Beverly Hills.

Looking up at the bar's sign, to make sure he was not mistaken, Murphy went over to pay the entrance fee, pushed the door and walked into the bar, and a burst of popular metal immediately reached his ears.

Probably because of the early time, there were not many people in the bar, but the lights were a little dim, and Murphy couldn't find the target for a while.

"Sir," a waiter hurriedly walked over when he saw Murphy looking around, as if he was looking for someone, "is there anything I can serve you?" ”

"Ah, that's it." Murphy paused and said, "I made an appointment with Mr. James Franco to meet here......"

As soon as he said this, a hand stretched out from behind his back and patted Murphy's shoulder lightly, he turned his head to look, only to see that the rotten Lanlan with a natural roll didn't know when he came behind him.

"This way." Rotten Lanlan beckoned him to walk back.

"Thank you." Murphy gave a polite remark to the waiter, then followed James Franco, and the two crossed the dance floor on the first floor, up a wooden staircase to the second floor, and sat opposite each other at a table overlooking the first floor.

"You're stupid!" James Fran handed Murphy a dark beer, "Don't you know how to go up to the second floor and have a look?" ”

Murphy opened the cap, took a sip, shrugged, and quibbled, "I'm going to come up right away." ”

The two touched the bottle, and James Franco raised his head to drink the small half of the bottle, and nodded Murphy with his chin, "What are you looking for me to do?" ”

"I'm working on a new project." Murphy put down the beer bottle, "There's a character in there that suits you well." ”

James Franco shook his head without even thinking about it, "No, that kind of 300,000-dollar small system is enough for once." ”

"This time it's definitely not a small production of 300,000 dollars." Murphy swears, "My investment has multiplied many times. ”

"Your film sold a million alone." James Franco looked disdainful and directly revealed, "I don't believe you can have more money to invest than this." ”

Murphy touched his nose slightly embarrassed, picked up the bottle and raised it to James Franco, and the two of them almost drank to the bottom in one gulp.

"I consider you a friend." Murphy began to talk again, "That's why I thought of you first." ”

"Friends?" James Franco tapped his chest, "You treat me as a friend when you're in trouble, and you think of me when you're not in trouble?" ”

Murphy took another sip of beer, opened it, and handed it to James Franco, "Jim, am I that kind of person?" ”