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Hollywood Road

Chapter 27

Author: White Number Thirteen
updatedAt: 2025-06-07

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    "Mr. Stanton..."

    In a cafe in Burbank, a middle-aged man in his thirties looked at Murphy. "Three thousand dollars a week. This is the latest offer I can accept."

    He turned to the woman next to Murphy who sipped coffee slowly. "If you weren''t introduced by Carla, I wouldn''t think about your movie."

    That''s a very strong statement.

    Murphy frowned. "Mr. klebert, with your qualifications, it''s not too much."

    He has been in the business for more than ten years, and has been involved in many films, including second-line production with an investment of more than 10 million US dollars. Although he is a humble propman, he is a real senior relative to a rookie like him.

    "But my total investment in films is only $300000." Murphy is also trying to impress him, "if the price you want is too high, the budget for other aspects of the film will be reduced, my project..."

    Strictly speaking, compared with his qualifications, this propman named klebert doesn''t charge too much. Nowadays, the average weekly salary of a second - and third tier propman in Hollywood is $5000. The problem is that the $3000 is a big number for Murphy.

    Murphy has made relevant plans. The most optimistic estimate is that it will take at least two months from the preparation to the completion of the film. As a propman, he must start working very early. Even if he works for ten weeks, his salary will reach 30000 US dollars, accounting for one tenth of the total investment, which he can''t accept in any case.

    Klebert killed three thousand dollars, and Murphy looked at Carla Firth. She sipped her coffee quietly, didn''t say anything, and obviously didn''t want to interfere in the negotiation.

    It''s no surprise that in North America, business and friendship are fairly clear most of the time.

    Murphy has mastered the skills of many positions behind the scenes, but he doesn''t know much about props. The film will use a lot of plasma and related props. An excellent props engineer can solve many problems and guarantee the smooth progress of the project.

    Just like klebert, the relatively excellent props division, is also a relatively high price.

    Moreover, klebert has lowered his salary requirement for the sake of Carla Firth''s introduction. 3000 dollars is really cheaper than his level of props.

    Murphy has no contacts, no connections, and no qualifications. If it''s a Spielberg project, klebert might join it without money.

    This is just a preliminary contact. Murphy quickly gets up and leaves the cafe with Carla Firth.

    Out of the cafe, under the illumination of street lights, they walk along this one-way street towards the parking lot. Kara Firth is wearing high heels, probably because she is tired after a busy day. The speed is slow. Murphy is following her with a briefcase in her left hand.

    "How are you getting ready?" Carla Firth gathered up her blonde hair, which had been blown away by the night wind, and looked into Murphy''s face. "It looks like you''re having a lot of difficulties."

    Murphy pointed to his face. "Is it so obvious?"

    Carla Firth shrugged her shoulders and quickened her pace a little. "You are engaged in a successful journalism career, but you have to transform into the most difficult industry..."

    Speaking of this, she nodded Murphy''s head in the space. "I wonder if there''s something wrong with you here."

    "Carla, you''ve missed one thing." Murphy looked up at the dark night sky, like the future of her previous career. "I''ve been on the blacklist of the Los Angeles police. If I continue to shoot social news, they won''t trouble me?"

    At Murphy''s words, Kara Firth''s eyes flashed and didn''t reply.

    "And, if I go on, to what extent do you think I can do it?" Murphy looked back and looked aside. "Do you think I can have a TV station?"

    Carla Firth is silent.

    "You know, it''s harder than winning a million dollars." Murphy couldn''t help shaking his head. "The most I can do is to be the boss of a video capture company."

    "But if you go into film, you will succeed?" Carla Firth finally caught the counterattack and said, "the news video you shot is really unique, but it''s different from making a movie! You don''t want to break into Hollywood without any professional study. What''s a fool? "

    After Murphy was promoted to police station, she could learn from them directly.

    However, a person who she thought was born to be a journalist betrayed the industry.

    Murphy suddenly stops, next to Carla Firth also subconsciously stop, and again turned to look over.

    "Dear..." Murphy also looked at her and asked, half seriously and half jokingly, "do you care about me?"Carla Firth turned back, walked forward, and dropped, "I''m looking forward to your bankruptcy."

    Carrying a briefcase, Murphy slowly followed up, "continue shooting news, at most become the boss of a small video capture company, but my potential in the film industry is unlimited."

    Walking in front of Kara - FES did not speak, all as Murphy boast.

    "I taught myself a lot about movies."

    His past experiences are not convincing at all. In particular, Murphy can''t talk to others. He can only use self-study as an excuse, "I think I can make some achievements in this field."

    Carla Firth stopped, turned and looked over, her bright eyes under her long blonde hair flashing with doubt.

    Murphy understood what she meant, not ashamed at all. "I''m not sure I''m the next Steven Spielberg..."

    Murphy shrugged his shoulders as his bright blue eyes began to sneer. "There''s always hope for a director like Redley Scott or Quentin tastino? At least it can be the next Robert Rodriguez. "

    Murphy took a few steps to catch up with Carla Firth, put away his joking face, and said seriously, "there is still a lack of an overall producer in my project."

    Kara Firth, who recently worked as a documentary producer for "Sin City," naturally understood what Murphy meant, "can you afford my salary?"

    "This..." Murphy patted himself on the forehead and stopped talking about it.

    With Stanton studio''s current strength, we can''t afford Carla Firth''s high salary.

    Just as Kara Firth recognized his ability to work, Murphy also recognized Kara Firth''s ability to work. Like himself, Kara Firth can also use a lot of means to achieve his goal. The most important thing is that these means are OK and effective.

    When she got to the parking lot, Carla Firth came to her car, looked at Murphy''s used Ford and waved to him, "it''s getting late. I''m going back."

    Murphy nodded and said, "drive slowly."

    Carla Firth got into the driver''s seat. As soon as she started the car, she seemed to think of something again. She lowered the window and said to Murphy, "what can I do for you..."

    She made a phone gesture.

    "I will." Murphy waved to her.

    After working in a TV station for several years, Carla Firth has some contacts, but channel 6 is a small local TV station after all, which has nothing to do with the film and television system. Apart from the propman she met just now, there is very limited room for her to help Murphy.

    After leaving the parking lot and driving back to downtown Los Angeles, Murphy didn''t sleep even though it was late. She sat at her desk and continued to improve the script. Especially after the start, the plot of the play still needs to be refined.

    This is just a story between two people. In order to create more contradictions and highlights in the monotonous relationship between characters, the script must be constantly polished.

    In the following ten days, Murphy, on the one hand, perfected the script and drew the split shot drawings, on the other hand, he did more preparation work with Jessica chastan, the only employee of Stanton studio.

    Interview candidates for many positions, such as makeup artist, lighting engineer, set designer, etc., find suitable and cheap photography equipment to rent, and check shooting sites that can be rented at a low price

    All kinds of tedious work, almost let him have no spare time, every day''s sleep time even compressed to five hours.

    Fortunately, his predecessor has been wandering around the streets of Los Angeles all the year round, and the figure he left behind has been trained enough. Now Murphy is very strong and energetic. Coupled with the excitement of his first real contact with the film industry, he is full of energy.

    However, Murphy gave up the propman introduced by Kara Firth, and his salary of $3000 a week was really beyond his means.

    After half a month''s busy work and interviewing dozens of candidates, Murphy selected a group of good looking behind the scenes staff from a group of Hollywood losers, such as makeup artist, lighting artist, set artist, props artist, etc.

    Especially the male makeup artist, whose ability is very outstanding, Murphy is curious why he has been in Hollywood for many years and is still so poor.

    After a brief understanding, Murphy roughly understood the problem. There are two reasons: one is that Hollywood has never lacked talents, almost all kinds of jobs; the other is that the makeup artist himself said - because he is not a glass, and he does not want to base with others

    These words also made Murphy think of many rumors that he had seen. Some unwritten conventions not only run rampant in the big industry of Hollywood, but also spread widely in some small circles.

    For example, in the film industry makeup artist, especially male makeup artist business, if not gay, it is bound to take a lot of detours.

    In Hollywood, homosexuality and bisexuality are prevalent. Most of the time, it''s not natural for those people to want to be like this. On the contrary, it''s forced by the environment.Fortunately, there is no such convention in directing, and Murphy can only think so.

    Murphy put down these messy ideas and turned to the focus of the next step, formally establishing the crew and determining the two leading roles.

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