Hollywood Road

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In the large conference room of the hotel, all the windows were completely blocked by black curtains, and no light could penetrate. On the wide wall at the front end of the conference room, there was a small screen, and Murphy sat on the screen. After the projector on the opposite side, personally control the screening of "Hard Candy".

In front of him, Bill Rossis sat with Jones-Butler and three of her colleagues, watching the film attentively.

In this commercial society, every transaction involving a large amount of money is relatively cautious, and Hollywood is no exception. Jones-Butler did not rush to make a move, but brought several other professional filmmakers from Miramax to work together. Evaluate this video.

Murphy deliberately rented this conference room. Fortunately, it is during the film festival. Such things often happen. Most of the hotels are prepared. As long as enough fees are paid, the venue and projection equipment are not a problem.

The screening was gradually approaching the end. When Hailey hanged Jeff and left, Murphy did not continue to play the subtitles, turned off the projector, and Paul Wilson, who was sitting near the door, turned on the lights for the first time, and the meeting room returned to light.

Packing up the copy, Murphy walked to the window, opened the curtains, and the sealed conference room was reconnected to the outside world.

"Jones..." Just as Bill Rossis was about to speak, Jones Butler raised his hand to interrupt him, "Can we discuss it individually?"

"No problem." Murphy walked over and motioned to Bill Rossis, "Let's go out first."

Whether they can impress the other party or not depends on the film first. As long as these people think that "Hard Candy" has a certain market prospect, the two sides can enter the substantive negotiation stage, otherwise it is useless to say more.

Miramax Films is a commercial company, not a charity.

After leaving the conference room, the three of Murphy waited in the corridor outside.

"Jones Butler brought a viewing group from Miramax," Bill Rossis said, "it means they're very interested in Hard Candy, and we might make this deal. ."

As long as the deal is reached, according to the brokerage contract between him and Murphy, he can also get a cut from it. The production cost of the film is 300,000 US dollars. It is impossible to come to Miramax. The asking price cannot be lower than this figure, then the cut At least five digits.

Hollywood's top agents can earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars a year, but this is the group at the top of the pyramid. Entertainment agents like him, who form the bottom of the pyramid, don't even earn $100,000 a year. Five The numbers are also a lot of money.

Of course, Murphy knows where Bill Rossis is motivated. Idealists like Paul Wilson are rare in this world. If you want a fast-paced entertainment agent to help you, you must let him see it. benefit.

Outside the conference room, the three of Murphy formed a small circle to discuss possible preliminary negotiations that might exist next.

In the conference room, Jones-Butler and three others also formed a circle, exchanging views on the film.

"There is some commercial value."

The first person to speak was a man with short chestnut hair, "But the audience is narrow, even in B-grade films, it's a niche type."

His opinion is supported by another person, "I think so too. The most attractive thing about this film is that the underage girl kills a pedophile, this is a good gimmick, in a certain audience group, It will attract a group of people.”

"The film has a certain value."

The man who spoke at the end helped his glasses, "I think the director's handling is very good, the lens language, light and color are all very comfortable to watch, especially the photography, without using the portable photography that is popular in B-grade films now, The lens is no longer shaky. From this point of view, it meets the needs of the current market.

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Closing the laptop, Jones Butler looked at the three of them, "So we're on the same page."

"One more point." The man in glasses reminded, "Jones, Moore's words are very reasonable. This film can only be a niche within a niche, and you have to keep the buyout price low."

"I know." Jones-Butler nodded, "don't forget, if the price is high, I don't have the right to make a decision."

When the three of Murphy returned to the conference room, the long conference table that had been set aside had been moved back to the middle. Jones Butler sat in a row on the left, and he followed Bill Rossis. , sat on the right side of the conference table.

Jones Butler didn't look at Bill Rossis, and his eyes were almost all on Murphy's body. Perhaps it was the subconscious ignorance of the little people before. Only now did she realize that the other party was so young.

No more than twenty-three at most! She has formed her own judgment. Even if such a young man is amazingly talented, he will be extremely lacking in social experience. In addition, he has learned before that he can put his entire net worth into the production of a film, which should be somewhat idealistic.

Such a person is not difficult to deal with... Thinking of this, she turned to look at Bill Rossis, this is an old fox.

However, Jones Butler does not take Bill Rossis very seriously. He is from CAA, but he is one of the many agents at the bottom of CAA.

More importantly, Miramax, where she works, is a well-known independent film distributor in the industry, and naturally has an absolute advantage in the face of these rookie directors, producers and small film studios.

It is her principle to get the desired works at the lowest price.

Jones-Butler's eyes turned back to Murphy. Maybe Miramax could release his film publicly, so idealists would be overjoyed?

Murphy seems very quiet, and the negotiating position between the two parties is completely unequal. If his films want to show value and recoup their investment, they need a distributor, but "Hard Candy" is not a necessity for Miramax.

He knew a little bit about the company founded by the Weinstein brothers, which often searched the world for suitable low-cost independent films, packaged them or put them on theatrical lines after buying them out, or pushed them directly into the video tape market.

Although he thinks that "Hard Candy" has exceeded his expectations, Murphy is very clear that looking at the entire Saint Denis Film Festival, films of this level can be seen everywhere, and it may not be difficult to find a few.

How to strive for the best interests for himself under Miramax's strong position is what Murphy considers the most.

Looking at the line of people on the opposite side, Murphy knew that Jones Butler was in charge. He would not despise the other party because he was a black man, but paid more attention to it. Everyone knew that the exclusion of people of color in the film industry was quite serious. Black status is definitely not a simple thing.

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