Hollywood Road

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"Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

In the conference room of the hotel, Murphy and Jones Butler exchanged contracts, took over a film copy of Hard Candy from Paul Wilson, and gave it to Jones Butler symbolically, This film has basically nothing to do with him except that it will be marked with Stanton Studio's production and director, screenwriter, and producer Murphy Stanton.

The relevant personnel of the organizing committee of the adjacent film festival did justice to the transaction.

After several rounds of see-saw negotiations, Murphy chose to sell off the copyright and traded Hard Candy to Miramax Films.

With the contract signed, Jones-Butler did not intend to stay any longer, reminding, "Director Stanton, please send us the original film as soon as possible."

Murphy will definitely not default in front of Miramax, "When I return to Los Angeles, I will hand over the film to your company personnel as soon as possible."

Jones-Butler smiled, shook his head to the back, motioned for the entourage to pack up, stretched out his hand and shook Murphy, "You can call me when you make the next film."

Murphy responded with a polite smile, "I will."

In this transaction, he successfully hooked up with Miramax. As long as the market performance of "Fruit Hard Candy" is not bad, there will be a possibility of cooperation between the two parties.

In addition to the copyright fee for the sale, this can be said to be another big gain for him.

Sending off Jones-Butler and his party, Murphy was completely relieved. Although those illusory fantasies in his heart turned out to be only childish fantasies, selling the copyright of "Hard Candy" can be said to have achieved it. The purpose of this trip, and more importantly, he has the funds to start the next step.

One million dollars, which was the last transaction price of the two parties, also made Murphy temporarily enter the ranks of millionaires.

In just over half a year, he has changed from a destitute person who had just been imprisoned to a wealthy person, and I have to say that he is very lucky.

Even if all the costs of "Hard Candy" are included, the total cost is only more than 300,000 US dollars. In a few months, the investment of 300,000 US dollars has doubled to 1 million US dollars, and Murphy is not satisfied. of.

Back at the hotel, Murphy packed up and prepared to return to Los Angeles, but there were a few things to take care of before leaving.

He and Bill Rossis first went to the office of the organizing committee of the film festival to deal with the follow-up matters of "Hard Candy". Since the film participated in the film festival and was sold, it needed to pay a 3% commission. That's $30,000.

Also, Miramax was dragged by Bill Rossis using his relationship network. According to the previous agreement, he could get a 5% commission.

While the money could be put on hold, Murphy credited it so that he had less than a million dollars left in his hands.

In addition, Murphy is also preparing to give Paul Wilson a bonus, the amount will not be high, that is, about $2,000 to $3,000. He likes this diligent and winking intern very much, and wants him to continue to serve himself. Service, it is impossible to just work and not pay.

With that done, he and Paul Wilson took the flight back to Los Angeles.

Out of LAX, Murphy called a cab, took Paul Wilson back to school, then went to attorney Robert's office, now that tax season is very close, despite the evil tax office I hate it so much, but I also need to have enough understanding, such as what money can be saved, how to avoid taxes reasonably, etc.

The deal for Hard Candy was conducted in the name of Stanton Studios, which is registered in Delaware, a state with lower taxes, and according to Robert, there are also a series of incentives such as investment tax credits. Most Americans can't figure it out, let alone Murphy, an outsider, and simply leave it to lawyers and accountants.

It wasn't until the evening that Murphy returned to the house in the Latin community, closed the door, threw away the luggage, and slumped on the old sofa. The bones seemed to be falling apart.

However, thinking of the numbers on the company's account, the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously, and he clenched his fist and waved it vigorously twice.

Whether it was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean or in the United States now, Murphy had never achieved such success. He felt that the chaos ahead was gradually dissipating, and he seemed to be able to see the light of the future.

He took a crucial first step, and this step was considered a success, and it also laid a solid foundation for the subsequent plans.

The road always comes out step by step.

Unlike when he was calm in front of people, Murphy, who was hiding at home, no longer suppressed the excitement hidden in his heart. He turned on his mobile phone and ordered takeout at a relatively high-end Chinese restaurant nearby, and even asked for a bottle of wine.

He has never told anyone. In fact, from the beginning of preparation, he has been under enormous pressure. After all, if the project fails, everything gained from Bill Road and Kobe Bryant will be useless, and it will be difficult to say in the future. Have such good luck again.

With his character, stress will not be shared with others, and excitement will not be shared with outsiders.

The restaurant quickly delivered takeaways. Under the dark night, Murphy sat by the window, tasting his glass of wine alone. In the dilapidated community outside, people would pass by from time to time, and the humble house could not stop the clutter.

Listening to these voices, Murphy sat here quietly, the excitement just now gradually dissipated, and his face returned to calm, but his brows were slightly furrowed, and no one shared the joy of success. This feeling is not very good.

He couldn't have done that in front of Paul Wilson and Bill Rossis.

After drinking a glass of wine, Murphy took out his mobile phone and dialed Rose's number. The cold mechanical "User is off" sounded from the receiver.

Putting down the phone, Murphy couldn't help shaking his head. In the huge Los Angeles, he can only stay here alone, in this dilapidated, chaotic, crime-filled Latin community.

Maybe it's time to change a house? Murphy unconsciously came up with this idea.

Living in the center of Los Angeles is not a good feeling. Now I have a lot of money on my hands, and I still need a lot of money for the next plan. It is not wise to buy a suitable house. It is still possible to rent in a relatively good location.

And it's impossible for Stanton Studio to stay in the slum all the time, and it also needs to have its own office location. It can't be put in a place like Milton Cafe for every interview, right?

Besides, his crew had already terrified old Lynch last time, and it is estimated that the other party will not support him as much as before.

Murphy, always a man of action, called Robert and asked if he knew any real estate agents.

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