Hollywood Road

Whether it is Murphy in this life or the other self in the past, he was born in an extremely ordinary family, and he lived an ordinary or even poor life since childhood, which made him understand a truth very early on. Opportunities never fall from the sky, but to Relying on winning, this is the entertainment industry, and countless people can compete for a high-ranking opportunity.

Even if Bruce Berman said "NO", Murphy didn't give up completely. Opportunities like participating in the sequel to "The Matrix" are really rare.

The office was as quiet as outer space. Less than three seconds had passed since Bruce Berman's rejection, but Murphy felt unusually long. His mind was running at a high speed like the most advanced computer, and he wanted to make a final fight. .

"Mr. Berman, Mr. Miller." Murphy stabilized his mind, as if he didn't see the two dazzling eyes on the opposite side, and said earnestly, "The intern... Is it okay?"

After the most difficult words popped out of his mouth, the remaining words became smoother, "Many people are willing to take unpaid positions in order to familiarize themselves with an industry, and I am also willing."

For the future, Murphy has put the bottom line low.

Bruce Berman laughed, "I wouldn't hire a candid shooter and a murderer."

His tone was very flat, without any emotion, but it sounded unusually harsh.

Murphy clenched his hands tightly. If this was in prison, the fat man on the opposite side would turn into a rolling gourd holding his stomach and howling in three seconds, but this was not a prison, and the rules of the prison did not fit here.

He has already accidentally injured a British director, and if he hurts another famous producer, I am afraid that no one in the entire film industry will hire him.

Taking a light breath, Murphy said nothing, turned and walked out of the office.

Having said that, there is no need to continue, even if you work hard, such an opportunity will not fall on your head.

Walking out of this office area, Murphy looked up at the sunny sky, but could not see where his future was. It was impossible to say that he was not depressed just now, but he quickly thought about it.

This is Hollywood after all. Countless people with dreams and conceited talents flock here, but very few are able to succeed. After wasting their youth and time, most of them can only retire or become part of the huge bottom of the circle. member.

How many geniuses are buried in Hollywood? Maybe only God knows.

The best opportunity he thought disappeared just like that. Murphy was somewhat dejected. What his predecessor left him was definitely a super mess.

While thinking about what to do next, Murphy walked in the direction of the gate of Warner Studios. When passing the gate of a studio, due to distraction, he almost collided with an oncoming woman.

"Hey, what do you want to do?"

A clear female voice then rang out, pointing to another plump long-haired woman standing beside her and said, "You almost ran into Miss Monica, so don't apologize quickly."

Murphy stopped and turned to look. The woman opposite was very familiar, even if it wasn't in the movie footage, he could recognize it at a glance, the famous Italian actress Monica Bellucci.

The woman stood there, looking at him coldly, with one hand gently flicking the shoulder that Murphy had rubbed against, as if it had just passed by, as if it was stained with a lot of dirt.

She just stood there, showing the coolness, sexiness, beauty and arrogance of a famous actress.

Especially the arrogance, even if Murphy doesn't know women very well, he can feel it clearly - it is a kind of indifference of the upper echelons of Hollywood to the little ones.

Although the other party can only be regarded as a small star in Hollywood, it is not comparable to an obscure person like Murphy.

The woman's reaction stung Murphy,

But he is very clear that in a very realistic circle like Hollywood, respect is never equal, and the respect of others does not fall from the sky, but must be won by his own actions.

Monica Bellucci really has the qualifications to despise him, not to mention that he accidentally bumped into her.

"As for what happened just now," Murphy said calmly, with a calmer voice, "I'm sorry."

After speaking, he turned around and walked forward without looking back, as if none of this had happened.

If you want to make people like Bruce Berman and Monica Bellucci respect and bow their heads, it is useless to say more now. If you can conquer other people by just talking, the sticks have already unified the world.

This is a real society, not a fairy tale world.

In the week that followed, Murphy had a better understanding of the reality of the world and understood why Ross had to resume his job after he was released from prison.

It's just too hard for someone with a criminal record to get a job that's a little more decent and decent.

Murphy interviewed two more crews. The other party just checked his information a little, and refused directly without thinking about it. He even went to the third small crew to just seek a job as a handyman, but they were all rejected. .

For a while, Murphy cursed his ex and America's hellish social environment almost every day, but it didn't take long for his mood to return to peace.

People habitually attribute their successes to themselves and their failures to the environment.

But such thinking does nothing to solve real-world problems.

The idea of ​​finding a job related to the film industry hit a wall everywhere. Murphy didn't give up on it. He just realized that getting a foothold in Hollywood was more difficult than imagined and understood, and the whole person became more pragmatic.

Not only the film industry, Murphy's interviews in other industries also basically ended in failure. This result is not surprising. Some of those formal companies or stores will hire him who have neither a degree nor a A person with strong skills and a previous record?

Is it really going to sell **** and illegal guns?

Murphy is very clear that this is a road of no return. He would rather choose a porter job in an auto repair shop than take this road, but the porter's work is very hard and the salary is not high.

Now, Murphy has to face the issue of money. He has already saved a lot, but more than two hundred dollars has basically bottomed out. If he can't find a way to make money, I'm afraid he won't be able to get his salary from the auto repair shop next month.

After returning home from get off work on a rare punctual evening, Murphy walked into the studio and settled on the camcorder on the shelf.

This Canon camcorder can still be used. Murphy tried it some time ago. As a student of film school, photography is one of the basic courses. Although the function of this camcorder seems to be a bit backward, after shooting a few times, he still loves it, but now Forced by life, I can only think of it and the other two machines.

The camcorders, laptops and car police receivers are not new, and I'm afraid they won't sell for much money alone. If all three are sold, Murphy thinks he should be able to last for a while.

However, after thinking about it, Murphy kept the notebook. In his spare time, he also tried to write the script of some big-selling movies in the future. He needed this notebook computer, but the writing progress was not ideal, even if he wrote it out. , the sale may also be very low.

Murphy once knew enough that most of the Hollywood movies were not made by someone who wrote an excellent script first, and then the script was picked, and then the film company invested in the production.

The mainstream production method of Hollywood movies is often that a film company, a big-name director or a well-known producer has an idea, then finds an investment, and then recruits a suitable screenwriter to turn the idea into a script.

In such a production mode, screenwriters and scripts are not the beginning of a project at all, they are just a part of the Hollywood assembly line.

Of course, the probability of newcomers and new scripts being activated is infinitely low, and it cannot be said that there is no such thing. Murphy just wants to try his luck, maybe one day he will really transfer it?

Picking up the portable camera and police receiver, Murphy went out the door, got into the black Chevrolet, and drove towards the fork in the road.

These are the tools that Murphy used to make a living in the past, and will soon become the expenses that Murphy now uses to maintain a basic living.

The Chevrolet turned out of the Latin neighborhood and turned two more intersections, and Murphy drove onto Figueroa Avenue in the city center, intending to follow this street to Sunset Boulevard, which is located near Hollywood, where there are many businesses that sell or recycle photographic equipment. Quite a few, at least the camcorder can be exchanged for the necessary dollars.

In fact, Murphy can also ask Ross for help again, but he does not intend to do so. Even the best friends who only know how to ask for help will inevitably become estranged from each other, except for the temporarily borrowed mobile phone, car and more than two hundred dollars. In addition, he did not accept Ross's help again.

As night fell, Murphy turned onto Sunset Boulevard, the opposite of downtown's decline. The road was lined with palm trees and movie billboards, and the flashing neon lights set the road into a city that never sleeps.

The Chevrolet drove all the way through Ike Park, Sylvie Lake and Ruth Felice, and gradually entered Murphy's destination, the Hollywood area.

Today's Hollywood area is far from the dilapidated scene of the 1980s and 1990s. With the strong support of the California State Government and the Los Angeles County Government, it has revived the glory of the golden age and is one of the most prosperous commercial areas in the entire Los Angeles area.

However, Murphy rarely pays attention to both sides of the road, and concentrates entirely on driving. Sunset Boulevard twists and turns in many places, and the narrowest part of the whole journey is only four lanes. Due to the countless hairpin bends, blind spots and blind spots on the road. There are no centerline dividers in most places, and collisions often occur here.

Just after passing an intersection, there was a fire on the road ahead, and Murphy quickly slowed down.

"This car will explode!"

There were shouts coming this way through the open car window, "Damn it, hurry up!"

"Help!"

Chevrolet slowly passed there, Murphy turned to look, and saw a car crashing into a thick palm tree on the side of the road, a police car and a fire truck parked next to it, the police were maintaining order, and several firefighters Standing beside the burning car, the voice of help kept ringing from the car...

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