Hollywood Road

Because it was working hours, there were not many customers in the quiet coffee shop, only the melodious piano music was floating back and forth. In a booth near the window, Mike looked hopefully at the Jewish man opposite.

"Martin, I have done what you said!" Mike seemed a little excited, "Now is the time for you to fulfill your promise. You promised me that you would introduce me to William Morris and give me at least two second-tier Actors as condominium clients.”

On the opposite side, Martin Miller was holding a cup of coffee, sipping it leisurely, with a look of enjoyment, as if he didn't hear Mike's words at all.

Mike curled his fingers, tapped the table lightly, and said again, "I have no contract with CAA now, and I can join William Morris smoothly."

"No contract?" Martin Miller put down his coffee cup, "To be precise, you were terminated by CAA, right?"

"Yes." Mike didn't deny it, but added, "I was terminated by CAA just to help you."

"No, no, this is not right at all..." Martin Miller kept shaking his right index finger, "Please understand that everything you do is for yourself."

What a joke, I just wanted to dig Murphy Stanton at the beginning, but I didn't do anything too specific. The small tricks behind the scenes and the finding of a private detective were all his ideas and had nothing to do with me.

Martin Miller wanted to distance himself directly.

Through the Natalie Portman incident, he understood one thing. Murphy Stanton is not easy to deal with at all. If he is only regarded as a simple director, those who are unlucky in the end are often those who want to play tricks people.

Such a person has no certainty of victory, so it's better not to provoke them casually.

Through many events, Martin Miller has seen it clearly enough.

The excitement on Mike's face disappeared little by little, "Then... what about our...promise?"

"Agreement?" Martin Miller was full of doubts, "Did we have an agreement?"

"You..." McHale stood up, "You said you would introduce me to William Morris."

"Oh, that's it." Picking up the coffee and taking a sip slowly, Martin Miller said lightly, "I'll call the personnel in the company's HR department, and you can go for an interview anytime."

As he said that, he also took out his mobile phone, as if he was really ready to make a call.

"And then?" Mike was not stupid, and gradually saw that things were not what he imagined, "What position will I get?"

"I said I would introduce you to William Morris." Martin Miller made an even more puzzled expression, "I'm going to call the HR department right now, what else do you want?"

Mike stared at Martin Miller, "What about the resources you promised me?"

Martin Miller didn't seem to know anything. "What resource? I don't remember."

He shook his head, "People can't be too greedy. Any outstanding entertainment agent, including me, starts from the mail room."

Having said that, if Mike still doesn't understand that the other party has no intention of helping him, all these years will really be in vain.

"You despicable bastard!" He almost pointed a finger at the other's forehead.

"Don't be naive, what are entertainment agents?" Martin Miller didn't mind saying that at all, "Don't you know?"

A super thick skin is just an entry ticket to the entertainment brokerage industry.

Standing in the booth, Mike was furious, especially after suffering such humiliation at CAA just now, his last hope was so shattered, the blood from all over his body almost rushed to his forehead, his white face was flushed, as if at any time Can ooze blood.

Once upon a time, Mike was ambitious and wanted to become the top agent in the circle, just like Michael Ovitz before him. He also thought he had such ability, so he tried everything to climb up.

But Martin Miller's words basically mean that the last hope is shattered,

Even if there are still small entertainment agencies that will accept him, they don't have enough clients in hand, and they have to start almost from scratch. How long will it take to return to the previous position in CAA?

Although he was only one of many ordinary agents in CAA, he also participated in such a huge project as "Kingdom of Heaven"...

Regret, anger, unwillingness, jealousy... For a moment, all negative emotions rushed into Mike's heart.

"You fucking jewish bastard!" When people are controlled by negative emotions, they tend to lose their minds. Mike finally broke out, "You jewish bastards are raised by cousins! Why didn't you die cleanly? Are you Source of chaos and deceit in Hollywood, all should go to hell and meet satan."

Like all the Jews in this circle, Martin Miller stood up immediately when he heard Mike's words, but he had no time to do anything, and before he could speak, a cup of strong-flavored coffee was poured on his face. on his face.

The taste of this coffee washing your face is not pleasant. Although the temperature is not high, some droplets splashed into the eyes. Martin Miller immediately covered his face, and it took him a long time to open his eyes. The opposite Mike had disappeared without a trace. trace.

"!"

Martin Miller uttered an expletive, yelling, "Waiter! Waiter!"

Soon, a waiter brought towels. After simply wiping, Martin Miller immediately took out his mobile phone and called the police station.

How could this matter be left alone?

After leaving CAA, Murphy quickly forgot about Mike. It was not until three days later that he heard from Bill Rosses that Mike was summoned by the Los Angeles police on suspicion of intentional injury. It seemed that he had gotten into some trouble.

"The victim should be no stranger to you."

Constantly turning the swivel chair back and forth, Robert Downey Jr. had a great time, and at the same time said to Murphy, "You can be regarded as an acquaintance."

Murphy had been drawing the opening sketches for A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones, and without looking up, he asked, "I know a lot of people in Hollywood. Who the hell?"

"Martin Miller from William Morris, the guy who tried to poach you." Picking up a carbon pencil, Robert Downey Jr. looked at it, put it back on the pen holder, and continued, "A typical Dog eats dog."

"Bite it..." Murphy took down a drawing board, put a new one on, and drew the family crest of the Stark family on it, and said, "Forget it, Hollywood lacks explosive news recently. "

Robert Downey Jr. took the previous drawing, looked at it and said, "The most promising young director in Hollywood, instead of making a movie with high artistic content, he went to shoot and produce a TV series based on a fantasy novel. Isn't that big news?"

He raised his head, looked at Murphy, and asked, "Are you really going to film a TV series?"

"What's the matter?" Murphy shrugged nonchalantly, "I'm not the only film director to film a TV series, and I'm only a guest star. The first season was broadcast well, and if we can continue to produce the second season, Definitely have to change directors."

There will be many seasons after a TV series is filmed, it is impossible for him to spend too much energy on this aspect.

"Don't you think..." Robert Downey Jr. made several meaningless gestures in a row, "Does this detract from the style of a movie director?"

"No!" Murphy confirmed this point, "Maybe I will win more supporters because of this TV series."

He asked again, "How was your audition?"

Robert Downey Jr. shook his head, "They are only interested now, and the project is still far from being launched. The details will depend on the future."

"Call Gail next week." He offered to invite, "Let's go out to sea together and go fishing for sharks."

Murphy thought for a while, "I don't think I have time. I'm going to participate in the promotional event for the CD release of "Gone Girl" next week. There are two stops in Los Angeles. I can't be absent."

With the passage of time, the global attendance rate and filming times of "Gone Girl" decreased significantly. After the global box office increased to 465.2 million US dollars, the growth rate became extremely slow. Due to the theme and concept of the film, it caused Many countries and regions have not introduced it.

In any case, films of this kind are sensitive subjects in many countries, and it is basically impossible to release them publicly.

Murphy and Twentieth Century Fox are very clear that "Gone Girl" is unable to hit the global box office mark of 500 million US dollars, especially in North America, except for a few theaters left in major cities, it is still in most mainstream theaters. In the commercial theater chain, it has basically been downshifted.

After entering the new century, the window period of Hollywood movies is getting shorter and shorter. Most movies will be released on DVD immediately after their short trip to theaters. Just like before, we are now in the golden age of DVD.

Promotion is also indispensable for selling CDs. The best way is to add shooting highlights and so-called director's cut versions to the CDs to attract fans' attention with fresh content.

The disc of "The Lost Lover" is no exception. Both the regular and deluxe US dollar packs have correspondingly added fresh scenes, especially the length of the DVD movie, which exceeds 3 hours.

Only by doing so can the audience who have just watched the movie pay the bill out of their pockets.

This is the most commonly used method in Hollywood studios, and it is also a very effective method.

In the first week of its release, the DVD sold quite well. Although it cannot be compared with movies like "Deadpool" or "Spider-Man", it also earned more than 45 million US dollars, and nearly 20 million US dollars in the following week. Income, it is not an exaggeration to describe the market performance of this film as a big deal.

At the same time, Murphy also completed a lot of script revisions, drawing boards and camera divisions for "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones". Together with Twentieth Century Fox, he is preparing to officially launch the series.