Hollywood Road

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Childish, naive, inexperienced in society...

Those labels were inevitably thrown on Murphy by Jones Butler.

Bill Rossis looked at Murphy in astonishment. In his impression, Murphy was mature and rational, with social experience far beyond his peers. How could he say such unreliable words?

With his hands folded on the conference table, Murphy completely returned to reality, "I agree with your preconditions."

There is no suitable distribution channel, which means that the film has no value, and the money he invested cannot be recovered.

Jones Butler raised a beautiful arc at the corner of his mouth and said directly, "This is a wise decision."

She threw the pen on top of the notebook in front of her, raised a hand to Murphy, showing four fingers, "$400,000, if you agree, we can sign a formal agreement tomorrow."

Four hundred thousand dollars? Only $100,000 more than your investment? Of course Murphy would not agree.

The $300,000 is just the cost of filming and making the film. He and Paul Wilson needed money to fly over there. It needed money for film festival expenses. In the total cost, if all counted, the total cost of "Fruit Hard Candy" has exceeded 310,000 US dollars.

Murphy was fortunate more than once that he didn't put all the money into it, otherwise, let alone the Saint Denis Film Festival, I'm afraid he would be ready to drink the Northwest Wind again.

Looking at Jones Butler who is aloof, Murphy did not hide, "This is impossible, your bid is too low."

Jones-Butler offered a tentative price, and then made a gesture of invitation, "Director Stanton, what kind of price do you think is reasonable?"

The index finger of the right hand tapped the knuckles of the left hand, Murphy showed a modest smile, and the lion opened his mouth, "Three million dollars!"

"What?" The man with glasses on Jones' left said in surprise, "You are not negotiating, you are robbery!"

Murphy shrugged, in contrast to the naive ideas that the negotiators had begun to offer. "Miss Butler asked me to say a reasonable number, and I think three million dollars is a good fit."

Jones-Butler frowned and glanced at Murphy, feeling that this person seemed different from just now.

"What I need is a sincere price!" she said.

Murphy spread his hands, "Miss Butler, I also need a sincere price."

The sky is the limit to pay back the money on the spot, and it can be used all over the world.

Four hundred thousand dollars is not Jones-Butler's bottom line. She deliberately waited for a while and said slowly, "Have a half million dollars!"

In fact, after watching the screening, she made a certain estimate. The audience for this film is limited. Even the most optimistic estimate, the ticket revenue in North American theaters is one million dollars, and it will eventually fall to Miramac. Less in the hands of St.

But Miramax is the top distribution company operating independent films in the industry, and the films it releases have never been good at the box office. Even the famous Quentin Tastino movie, the box office is not that amazing.

Income from videotapes and other copyrights is the bulk of Miramax's profits.

"I can't feel your sincerity." Murphy shook his head and said actively, "I can't accept such a price."

Is this the same naive guy just now? Jones-Butler felt like a different person was on the other side, and the other side seemed to have the intention of taking the initiative to negotiate from her.

With Miramax on his back and a rookie director on the opposite side, how could Jones Butler be suppressed.

Her tone was starting to get tough," Miramax was not short of such a small project, but director Stanton,

Without Miramax, your film may be squeezed in your hand forever. Would you like to see your work never meet the audience? Want to see that the invested funds cannot be recovered for a long time, and finally become waste paper? "

These words directly point to Murphy's key point. After all, he needs the distribution company, and the distribution company does not necessarily need him.

Film distribution has never been a simple matter, nor can it be done by simply setting up a distribution department and talking to a theater chain. Otherwise, the distribution company will not become a high-end existence in the film industry chain.

"Two million dollars!" Murphy looked calm, as if he hadn't heard Jones Butler's words.

"Sixty thousand dollars!" Jones-Butler made the appropriate concession. "That's twice your cost!"

Murphy shook his head, "Well, I show the greatest sincerity, and my bottom line is $1.5 million..."

Jones Butler still shook his head, "I can only say sorry."

$600,000 is her highest authority.

She stood up, slowly closed the notebook, and slowly put away the pen, as if preparing to leave.

Murphy sat there calmly, without speaking, without stopping, and with no intention of retaining Jones Butler.

"What do you think?" Bill Rossis leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Sixty thousand dollars is a lot!"

According to his agreement with Murphy, if Stanton finally reached an agreement with the company he introduced, it could take 5% of the commission.

Thirty thousand dollars is definitely a big number for him.

Murphy stood up slowly and took the initiative to reach out to the opposite side, "Unfortunately, we can't reach an agreement."

Jones Butler put away the notebook and shook it in his hand, "Your asking price is too high."

After she finished speaking, she shook her head again. It was somewhat regrettable that the deal could not be reached.

"If you can consider my price..."

An offer higher than $600,000 is beyond Jones-Butler's authority. This is only the first negotiation. She did not completely block the way for subsequent negotiations. "You can call me."

Murphy also won't block this road. "I still hope to cooperate with Miramax. The existence of your company is a boon for the independent film industry."

Jones-Butler glanced at Murphy again, feeling that he was gradually not understanding him.

This is only the first negotiation. It is normal for the negotiation to break down. Murphy and Jones-Butler did not say more and left the conference room one after another.

Bill Rossis was somewhat dissatisfied with the breakdown of the negotiations. He returned to the room where Murphy stayed and reminded, "Your asking price is too high, and Miramax cannot accept it."

Murphy shook his head, "I can't accept their bid too low."

"You need a publishing company!" Bill Rossis solemnly reminded, "This will scare them away."

"We can find other collaborators." Murphy took out a business card from his pocket. "You can call and invite people from Fox Searchlight to come here to watch the film."

Bill Rossis frowned.

Murphy didn't see it, took out the phone and dialed the number on the business card.

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