Hollywood Road
Chapter 29
All the way north, the black Ford car passes through Burbank, known as the media capital of the world, and gradually approaches the northern part of the Los Angeles basin. There is an urbanized Valley here, which is as famous as Los Angeles such as Burbank. It is the world-famous San Fernando Valley.
Although it has just entered 2000 years, the adult industry in San Fernando Valley has developed for many years and has formed a huge scale.
Entering the valley, Murphy slowed down a little and turned into the cold water Canyon between Burbank Avenue and Oxnard street. His eyes and Jessica chastan''s on the co pilot began to look on both sides frequently.
On the walls on both sides of the road, there is a 2754 foot mural, which is considered to be one of the longest in the world.
However, instead of stopping to watch, Murphy turns at the next intersection and enters the Avenue de vantler, driving straight down the road to the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley.
Murphy''s house for shooting must be far away from the chaotic downtown area, and a man who has a secret and wants to continue can''t live in a prosperous area.
It''s not hard to find such a house in Los Angeles, but there are not many at the right price, so after Jessica chastan contacted the real estate agent about the house far from downtown Los Angeles, Murphy immediately took time to come.
"The real estate agent said the house was often used to photograph..."
Looking at the information delivered by the real estate agent yesterday, Jessica chastan introduced some basic information to Murphy, "because it is used for rental shooting all the year round, the owner of the house has specially reconstructed, many places have reserved camera shooting space, and it is very secluded, and there are only other residents thousands of feet apart, these conditions are more in line with the needs of shooting."
Murphy turned his eyes to the co pilot. "That sounds good."
Jessica chastan does have some abilities, the most lacking of which is social experience. For example, she did not ask what movies or TV series the house had made.
But Murphy called to learn more about the house, and the most photographed is the San Fernando Valley specialty film.
"That''s right." Jessica - chastan seems to think of something, "now there is a crew shooting there."
"What?" Murphy frowned. "Why don''t you say ahead of time, can we get in?"
Hearing this tone of questioning, Jessica chastan was somewhat unhappy, but still explained, "the real estate agent has contacted the crew, and they allow us to enter as long as we don''t disturb the normal shooting."
Murphy nodded, said nothing more, and drove north.
Jessica chastan peeks at him, and her curiosity jumps out again. She has learned that this guy was once so poor that he could not afford to eat a meal a few months ago. He could only work as a porter in a car repair shop without any guarantee. How could he suddenly spend 300000 dollars on filming?
What method did he use to raise this huge sum of money in a short time?
Frankly speaking, to work for a person whose education, age and working experience are not as good as her own, Jessica chastan always feels unbalanced in her heart. Even for some time, she thinks that the other person''s ability is not as good as her own. At most, she is thick skinned and sinister in her heart.
But such a person has the opportunity to make movies, and she, a talented graduate of Juilliard College of art, has to look at each other''s faces
"Jesse!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Jessica chastan quickly recovered from her wishful thinking, "you call me?"
Murphy quickly turned to look at her. "Have you done with the girl photos I asked you to collect?"
"It''s almost done." Jessica chastan sighed. "I collected photos of 12 girls, and Robert''s lawyer signed an authorization agreement with their guardians. It''s no problem to use them in the film."
Turning the steering wheel, the car turns into a secluded road. Murphy nods. This is also an expense. If there is no authorization, it will be a trouble in case of a situation in the future.
Murphy frowned at the thought that the crew had just been set up and had already spent tens of thousands of dollars, from salary to rent to licensing fees.
Fortunately, according to the agreement signed, except for about one-third of the staff''s salary advanced, the rest will be paid after the shooting starts and the shooting ends, and the money can be spent on his bank account for a longer period of time.
According to Hollywood''s convention, mainstream film crews often pay the last third of the remuneration after the film is removed from North America. But no one is stupid enough to sign such a contract with Murphy. Those people are not stupid either. They are very clear that the film they shoot is likely not to enter the cinema at all.
Hollywood produces thousands of films every year, and only about one-third of them can enter the cinema. Many of them are one-week or even three-day tours.
"Jesse..." Murphy asked, "I remember you were in drama at Juilliard?""Yes." Jessica chastan nodded and a bad feeling rose in her heart.
"Then you must have learned acting."
Squint to see the co pilot on Jessica - chastan default, Murphy gently patted the steering wheel, "great, Jesse, I''ve prepared a role for you in the crew."
Role? Or specialized? Jessica chastan is not stupid at all. After reading the script, she immediately thought that her role must be the female neighbor with only one play.
She asked tentatively, "what about the salary?"
"Pay?" Murphy was very surprised, and said, "do the people behind the scenes still need to be paid to make a cameo in the film? We are a team
Hearing this, Jessica - chastan closed her mouth, but kept muttering in her heart, "I knew it was like this, I knew it was like this, this miser, just want to squeeze everyone''s value clean!"
When she met such a boss, she felt very sad and helpless, but her qualification to participate in a film on the spot was like a carrot on a stick, seducing her to go on and on.
If he has a budget of tens of millions of dollars, Murphy will not do so. However, the total investment is only 300000 dollars, and there are too many places for a production team to spend. If he does not budget carefully, even if he puts all his money into it, he may not be able to complete a project.
Large projects have the planning of large projects, and small projects have the survival rules of small projects.
There are more and more trees on both sides of the road, and the road is more and more quiet. Besides the sound of Ford Motor, there is no other sound. After driving for about five minutes, a typical American suburban community appears in the field of vision.
This community is not big. From a distance, more than 20 houses are scattered under a hill, probably because of deliberate design. All the houses are far away. The most marginal buildings are thousands of feet away from each other. One of them is the target of Murphy''s visit.
The black Ford car stops near a gray bungalow. Murphy pushes the door to get off and looks around. The environment here is very good. There is a small forest behind the house, and there is no courtyard in front of it. It has opened up an open vestibule garden. Standing here, you can see a rippling lake.
Quiet, hidden, away from other residents These external conditions are very in line with his requirements.
On the other side, Jessica chastan had already taken out the phone and dialed the real estate agent''s number. Within half a minute, a Latino in his thirties pushed open the main door of the bungalow and came out of it.
"Hello, miss chastan." He said hello to Jessica chastan, who was waiting in front of the house. Then he walked quickly to Murphy. Before he got there, he warmly extended his right hand. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Stanton. You''re the youngest director I''ve ever seen."
Murphy shook his hand. "Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Wayne."
A little greeting, real estate agent Wayne lead the way, "let''s take a look outside, I''ll introduce you to the basic situation."
Behind Wayne and along the outside of the house, Murphy was walking and watching, while in front of him was doing a routine sales promotion. "This house was built in 1995. The original owner of the house was the owner of an adult film company. When it was built, he considered the possibility of filming here, and chose to stay away from other residents. There was also a reserved camera space inside the house ……”
Murphy was generally satisfied after a round.
"Mr. Stanton." Back at the front door of the house, Wayne asked with concern, "I don''t know when your crew will start shooting."
Murphy thought, "it''s going to be next month as soon as possible, no more than the 10th of next month."
"October 10th." Wayne opened his notebook, took a general look, and said, "now that the production team is finished, there are still two production teams coming to shoot, and they will be free before the end of the month. The time is just right."
He asked, "how long do you need to shoot?"
"At least one month." Murphy, that''s the most optimistic estimate.
Real estate agent Wayne looked at the next time, "it should be finished shooting a scene. It''s estimated that it''s time to rest. Let''s go in."
He went to open the door, made a gesture of please, and when Murphy and Jessica chastan entered, he closed the door and followed.
After passing through the porch, there is a huge living room, in which there are shade boards, magnesium lamps, cameras and other equipment. A strong man in a baseball cap is arranging the venue for the commanding staff, and seems to be the director of the crew.
On the sofa in the living room, there is a blonde woman with heavy makeup. A makeup artist is mending her makeup.
As she walked into the living room, the blonde just looked this way, and Murphy saw her face clearly. This face is very familiar. If you read it correctly, it should be a superstar.
Despite the fact that under the blankets of the blonde women, there seemed to be no clothes on, Murphy did not stop, but followed the real estate agent to check the situation of the house first.