Hollywood Road

"The girl with short blond hair?" Murphy looked at the geek James Franco in surprise. "Are you talking about Carey Mulligan?"

James Franco didn't know what the other party's name was, but he found out that she had auditioned for this crew and muttered, "So her name is Carey Mulligan."

Murphy frowned slightly, and seemed to grasp something from James Franco's attitude.

"Her acting is excellent," Murphy said tentatively, "the best girl I've ever seen in this age group."

"Excellent?" James Franco asked hastily. "Are you going to use her?"

"If it goes well……"

Glancing at James Franco again, Murphy seemed to have a clue, "She's going to be the heroine of this project."

"OK!" James Franco snapped his fingers, "You contact my agent."

Murphy turned his head and told Jessica Chastain another word, James Franco remained calm, reached out his hand very quickly, grabbed the pen that he had long favored, stuffed it into his sleeve, stood up and said, "Let's do this first, I'm leaving."

The smile on James Franco's face was even more charming when he thought of the girl he saw at the Screen Actors Guild.

He waved to Murphy and Jessica Chastain, walked out of the warehouse, looked up at the bright sunshine, strode towards Milton Cafe, took out the pen in his sleeve as he walked, and put it in front of him After taking a good look, he said to himself, "It's another collectible."

In the warehouse, Murphy closed the notebook, only to find that his pen was missing. After searching up and down the table, he couldn't help but wonder where it went.

"It was taken." Jessica Chastain seemed to see.

Murphy turned his head and asked strangely, "Who took it?"

"James Franco..."

Hearing the name Jessica Chastain said, Murphy was at a loss for a moment. The pen he used was the most common cheap thing on the market. I am afraid that it will be disgusted if thrown to a beggar. James Franco is such a young man. Famous actor, what do you do when you touch this pen?

However, Murphy immediately figured out that the Hollywood stars he had learned about on the Internet were always full of all kinds of eccentricities, and there were not a few people who were rich but liked to take care of the sheep.

In the following two days, Murphy continued to prepare his own project, and at the same time had initial contact with James Franco's agent. Unlike the actor's own intention, the agent is a difficult thing, especially when it comes to starting a business. The salary can't be described with a lion's mouth.

The "Fruit Hard Candy" project only had an investment of 300,000 US dollars, and Fu Lanlan's agent asked for a salary of 150,000 US dollars...

After two rounds of negotiation, the salary gradually dropped to less than $100,000, which was still not something Murphy could afford.

When it came to $80,000, the negotiations between the two sides almost broke down. Murphy knew very well that it was difficult to continue bargaining from the agent's side, and the wishes of the actors often played a role at this time.

Standing by the workshop window, Murphy dialed a number, and when there was a response on the other side, said, "Hey, Jim, it's me, Murphy."

The opposite side didn't know what he was doing, and there were a lot of messy voices. After a while, James Franco's words came back again, "Hello, Murphy, long time no see."

Murphy deliberately ran on, "Is the pen still comfortable?"

"Ah..." Hearing the voice, I knew that James Franco was a little embarrassed, and Murphy took this opportunity to say, "Jim, don't you want to join my crew?"

Who wants to join? James Franco murmured over there, but said in his mouth, "Of course I do."

"But our negotiation with your agent was very difficult." Murphy did not go around in circles, "The total investment of my project is only three hundred thousand dollars.

He won't let you go for $80,000, so the movie won't be able to shoot. "

James Franco said indifferently, "Negotiation is the job of the agent, and I can't interfere."

If James Franco was looking for a small role in his small project, Murphy would not believe anything. After that audition, he roughly guessed the other party's intention, and he couldn't help sighing, "Too much. It's a pity, it looks like we can't work together anymore, my heroine Carey Mulligan has been confirmed, and I can only find a new male lead."

It seems that James Franco's absence is a very regrettable thing.

"The heroine is confirmed?" James Franco over there paused for a while, "Murphy, I think we are very compatible. Well, I will talk to my agent..."

Listening to James Franco's long-winded chatter, Murphy hung up the phone, and Fu Lanlan went to his crew for an interview, obviously with some ulterior motives, but it was a good thing for him, wasn't it? ?

Actors like James Franco are more professional and suitable than those who part-time car washers and waiters.

Turning around, Murphy sat down at his desk, now the biggest problem is getting Carey Mulligan.

There is no problem with the attitude of this British girl. Jessica Chastain informed her that she passed the interview yesterday, but her age is determined, and her guardian must sign the contract.

It is not easy to get parents to allow their children to appear in such a film.

And if the words of Carey Mulligan can't be dealt with, it means that the negotiations with James Franco will completely break down.

Although not necessarily the two of them, but the candidates who have auditioned, James Franco and Carey Mulligan are the most suitable.

Thinking of this, Murphy found the mobile phone number recorded on the notebook and dialed it.

"Hello, this is Carey Mulligan."

There was a sobbing voice in the receiver, and the person opposite seemed to be crying. Murphy quickly said, "Hello, Kerry, I'm Murphy, what's the matter, you're crying?"

On the other side, Carey Mulligan lay on the sofa and heard that Murphy called.

Murphy asked suspiciously, "They?"

Sobbing again, Carey Mulligan seemed to have found a sloping gate, "Uncle Julian Fellowes objected, and he called my parents, who had just called from London and scolded me... …”

The choking sound was very obvious. Murphy knew the rebelliousness of the girl hidden under her delicate appearance, and deliberately comforted, "Hey, Kerry, don't cry, even if we can't work together, I can show you the script after the movie is finished. , your parents are doing this for your own good."

"For my own good?" The female voice in the receiver immediately raised her voice, "Since I can remember, they have been against me doing this and that, but whatever I like to do, they are all against it, I'm really fed up! I have no freedom at all!"

Murphy added at the right time, "They are your parents, and they all love you."

"If they love me, they should support me in pursuing my dreams, instead of blocking me again and again." Carey Mulligan's voice grew louder and louder, "If they love me, will they agree to me coming to Los Angeles as an exchange student? Haven't come to see me!"

The girl seems to have accumulated a lot of resentment.

"Sorry, Kerry..."

To deal with this little girl with no social experience, Murphy is relatively relaxed, "For the sake of your family harmony, I can only give you up..."

"No!" Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the girl on the phone, "I must act! Murphy, can you give me some more time..."

Her voice dropped, "Please."

Originally, she was really interested in a special story like Lolita's anti-killing uncle. After reading a page of the script, she felt good, but she didn't have to act. A young actor like her with a little background, she used it in other films. It's not too difficult to get some small roles.

However, children of this age group are the most rebellious. The more drastic their parents object, the more they have to do it. Coupled with Murphy's invisible fanfare, now Carey Mulligan has made up his mind to act no matter what. Haley's character.

Even if her parents had already boarded the plane to Los Angeles, she was not going to give up.

Murphy didn't speak for a long time, revealing a very embarrassing information. After Carey Mulligan said 'Please' again, he slowly said, "Kerry, the rest of the crew is already in place, we will soon Going to shoot north of Los Angeles, only the female lead is missing.”

Carey Mulligan seems to be crying again, "Murphy..."

She wants to prove her parents' objections wrong, that she has grown up and should follow her own path.

"Okay, okay, Kerry..." Murphy finally said, "I can wait for you, but at most a week."

"Thank you, Murphy." Carey Mulligan laughed. "You're a good man who understands people."

In the eyes of a rebellious girl, those who go along with her are good people, and those who oppose her are always bad guys.

Hanging up the phone, Murphy called Jessica Chastain's number again to inform her that the recruitment of the leading actress and lead actor continued, although he thought Carey Mulligan and James Franco would be the most suitable actors, but who There's also no guarantee they'll be cast, and it doesn't hurt to find a few spares.

Whether Carey Mulligan, a rebellious girl, can defeat her parents like Natalie Portman back then, Murphy has no confidence, after all, he is much worse than the original Luc Besson.

In the apartment on the other side, Carey Mulligan cuddles on a large sofa with a phone in her hand, thinking about how to beat her incoming parents.

In her eyes, her parents are simply demons who destroy dreams. From childhood to adulthood, they have rigidly destroyed one dream after another, and now even the biggest one is not spared.

"I won't give up!" The girl, clutching the phone tighter and tighter, shouted in Julian Fellowes' empty house, "I won't give up!"

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