Hollywood Road

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On Monday morning, high-heeled shoes sounded in the corridor inside caa. Jessica Chastain came to a reception room and knocked lightly on the door. There was a voice of welcome inside. She pushed the door and walked in. . [ Bayi (Chinese? [? [ ]]]]\u003e]]]

"Are you looking for me?" She saw the manager Mike sitting on the high-back chair, "Is there anything you can't say on the phone?"

"Sit wherever you want, Jesse." Mike stood up and fetched a glass of water for Jessica Chastain, "How was the audition yesterday?"

Jessica Chastain pulled out a chair and sat down, took the water glass handed over by Mike, said thank you, put it on the table in front of her, shook her head and said, "It didn't go well, and I'm not sure about the makeup test. Effect."

Mike sat back in the high-back chair and said, "I'll try again this audition. Jesse, why didn't you go all out for the role in Sin City? I signed you up."

"I..." Jessica Chastain's eyes drooped, "I went to the audition, and I was rejected in the first round."

"Why didn't you call Murphy?" Mike felt angry when he thought of that movie, "With your relationship with Murphy, it shouldn't be a problem to win one of the female characters!"

"Not a problem? Mike, you think too simply!" Jessica Chastain raised her voice slightly, "Do you know what kind of person Murphy Stanton is? I only served as his assistant for a short time , not even a friend, he thinks my image is inappropriate, with his utilitarian style, is it useful to make a call?"

Don't talk about calling, as far as she knows, as long as she thinks it's inappropriate, it's useless even if she goes to bed with him.

Besides, she didn't want to call at all.

She saw with her own eyes how Murphy Stanton changed from a gangster in a slum to a director, and asked her, a top student at the Juilliard School of Art, to seek an ignorant gangster. If it is really very, very difficult, it will pierce what little self-esteem she has.

"I have an appointment at noon." Jessica Chastain stood up, not wanting to continue entangled in this topic, "If it's okay, I'll go first."

"Wait, Jesse!" Mike suddenly stopped her.

Jessica Chastain looked at Mike, who seemed hesitant.

After a while,

Mike asked, "Jesse, you have been Murphy's assistant and you know that he used to live in a slum. Why does a poor boy in a slum suddenly have so much money to make a movie? Sell news rights to TV stations and Los Angeles Will the rewards from the police department be so generous?"

Hearing this, Jessica Chastain immediately felt that something was wrong, and she became a little vigilant, but she was an actress after all, her face under the red bangs did not change, and she said casually, "What's going on, I have to ask How could the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and his friend Kara Firth, whom I briefly worked as an assistant, know?"

Mike frowned slightly. If he could get information from other sources, he wouldn't be looking for Jessica Chastain.

Some time ago, he carefully studied the history of Murphy Stanton, and found that there are many doubts in it. These are like mysteries, and there is always no real answer. For example, the Los Angeles County Police Department can It was found that Murphy Stanton had received a large reward, but he refused to disclose the specific details of the police department.

If you can find the answer, it may become a tool that is beneficial to you, maybe...

Mike's eyes narrowed, maybe he could have a big-name director client under his command.

"I am leaving, bye."

Turning around, Jessica Chastain walked towards the door, a little doubt could not help showing on her calm face just now.

After Jessica Chastain left, Mike sat and thought for a while, then walked out of the lounge and walked along the long corridor to his office. Like all the agents on this floor, he does not have an independent office , sharing a room with three other brokers.

Pushing open the office door, Mike walked in, sat behind his desk, and wanted to continue thinking about the matter just now, but the discussions of the other three colleagues made him feel uneasy at all.

"Bill Rossis did it again this time."

"Yeah, Murphy Stanton is about to become a second-tier director."

"If I want to have such a client, I will definitely hold it in my hand like a treasure."

"Hey, if Murphy Stanton's next film is a big hit, and the North American box office earns 200 million U.S. dollars or more, and he becomes a first-line director, will Bill Rossis be invited by the company's board of directors to become one of the partners? what?"

As soon as these words came out, several other people fell into a brief silence. A partner would mean becoming a member of the company's top figures, and it was also the goal of their small brokers.

"We'll have a good relationship with Bill in the future," someone suggested, "and we can put our client into Murphy Stanton's new crew, maybe it's like Jessica Alba, and it will be popular someday." gone."

The other two nodded in agreement, "It's fine if you can participate in a film like "Sin City". Such a weekly box office is enough to attract the attention of many media."

"Mike, you and Bill have such a good relationship." A person turned the topic to Mike. "In the future, let's say a few words for others."

"No problem." Mike tried to put on a smile.

Colleagues were still discussing Murphy Stanton, Bill Rosses and "Sin City". Mike and He couldn't do anything, and his mood was greatly affected. After sitting for another ten minutes, he just stood up and walked out office.

Walking into the elevator room, there happened to be an elevator coming down from above. Mike took a few steps and entered the elevator, and found that the person standing inside was Bill Rosses.

"Going out?" Mike asked naturally.

"That's right." Bill Rosses nodded, ""Sin City" won the box office title last weekend, and "Vanity Fair" has also made a decision. In the afternoon, we will have an interview with Murphy and James Franco respectively. A few people are doing exclusive interviews, and I have to rush over to discuss the issues with them in advance.”

Mike smiled and said, "Then I would like to congratulate. Being able to be interviewed by "Vanity Fair" will make Murphy more famous later on."

Bill Rossis was obviously in a great mood and smiled heartily.

After leaving the Death Star Building, the two waved goodbye. Mike decided to go to the opposite coffee shop to sit quietly for a while. When he passed by a newsstand, he happened to catch a glimpse of the "Ying" magazine hanging outside the newsstand, thinking of Bill Ross If so, he bought a copy, put it in his briefcase, and entered the coffee shop.

After finding a quiet seat and ordering coffee, Mike took out the "Ying" magazine, and on the cover was a close-up poster of "Sin City".

A line of blood-red titles on the black and white cover is extremely eye-catching-"Sin City" bloodbathed the box office!

Opening the cover, Mike quickly saw the latest box office bulletin.

"The new film "Sin City" directed by Murphy Stanton, a young director with a very personal style who has achieved "Chain Saw" and "Planet Terror" with a small and big miracle Released at the same time, with the bad background of an R-rated film-this means that countless teenage audiences will be blocked from the screening hall, earning more than 36.8 million US dollars in the weekend, killing the North American box office list, and being called crazy by some media Director Murphy Stanton has also successfully delivered on his previous commitment to Miramax in terms of revenue."

""Sin City" is adapted from Frank Miller's comic of the same name. Murphy Stanton selected three of the seven short stories to form the backbone of the film's story. With Warner's "Batman" series, Twentieth Century Fox The difference in the "X-Men" series is that "Sin City" does not have the vulgar superheroes in most comic-adapted movies, and the dark, bloody, violent and anti-hero qualities brought by Murphy Stanton , making it more like a gangster movie, a gangster movie.”

"Director Murphy Stanton himself is a loyal reader of the "Sin City" comics. In line with the policy of absolutely restoring the original and faithfully reproducing the story, Murphy invited the original author—the perverse cartoonist Frank? Miller's presence on the director's staff is like adding wings to a tiger."

"It is understood that Murphy Stanton is not only the screenwriter and director, but also personally led the post-production and final editing of the film. The film is also based on comics, incorporating his distinctive style of personality, just like Murphy Stanton Like the previous three films, "Sin City" has a distinct "Murphy-Stanton production" label regardless of its material, narrative, story, and video. You can spy on it."

"Chicago Sun-Times' gold medal film critic Roger Ebert gave the film two thumbs up without hesitation, thinking that this black-and-white film shot entirely in front of a green screen has epoch-making significance; while another film critic William Arnold, the biggest name in the film, declared "Sin City" to be complete rubbish with a grade of F. Although this kind of polarization and mixed results often stimulate the audience's curiosity, increase the freshness and topicality of the film, and have a positive impact on the box office. The results are not without benefits, but the R-rated rating and relatively narrow audience style make it very difficult for "Sin City" to break through $100 million at the North American box office."

"In addition, the ill-fated "Sniper Phone Booth" ranked second on the box office list. This work of 20th Century Fox earned 10.27 million US dollars last weekend..."

Seeing this, Mike closed the magazine and turned his eyes to the Death Star building outside the window. He also wanted to go to a higher level and have his own independent office.

He took out his mobile phone, made a few calls, and finally dialed a number. After the other party answered, he put on a smile, "Hi, Murphy, it's me, Mike. Ah, it's okay, I just wanted to say something." Congratulations, you did a great job."

On the other side, Murphy sat in the studio rented by "Vanity Fair" and said with a smile, "Thank you."

After a few words of politeness, Murphy hung up the phone. Not long after hanging up, Grace walked in with Bill Rosses and explained to him some things to pay attention to during the interview. (To be continued.)