Hollywood Road

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"Murphy, you can't always be like this."

As soon as he walked into the Milton Cafe, Murphy was stopped by the owner here, "This is a cafe, not your office."

Because the studio was too small and rudimentary, after recruiting most of the positions, Murphy put the first drama management meeting established by the crew in the Milton Cafe, but the frequent interviews some time ago had made the boss here full of complaints, now Of course dissatisfied with Murphy's approach.

"Lynch, we order coffee every time we come."

Stopping, Murphy looked at the mixed-race old man who was leaning on the counter opposite, "The money for coffee is not less than once."

The old man named Lynch had dealt with Murphy before and knew how difficult he was. He turned to look at Jessica Chastain on the side, and his eyes stayed on her prominent red hair for a while. A beautiful lady, you have accompanied Murphy, this rascal, many times, and you should know very well that every time no matter how many people come, he will only order two cups of coffee, but he will occupy a booth for several hours!"

Speaking of this, his eyes widened, and when he turned to this side, he seemed to kill Murphy with his eyes.

It was morning, and there were no customers in the store. Old Lynch had no scruples and stood across from Murphy with his hips on his shoulders, blocking his and Jessica Chastain's way.

Murphy rolled his eyes, walked over, and said in a low voice, "Do you know what work I do? Do you know what I'm going to do here today?"

Lynch said nonchalantly, "I know you're a miser, that's enough."

Jessica Chastain on the other side almost laughed and agreed very much with what Lynch said. She accompanied Murphy to interview a lot of people, watched him cheat free interns, and did everything possible to keep down the hiring staff. Salary, usually all expenses can be saved if possible...

Ignoring the attitude of old Lynch, Murphy raised his hand and patted his arm lightly, pointed to himself and said, "I am a film director, I think your cafe is very special and very suitable for my shooting requirements, so Put the crew's drama meeting here to discuss the feasibility of shooting."

Hearing that his cafe might appear in a movie, Old Lynch unconsciously put his hands on his hips and put down, "What you said is true?"

Murphy nodded, "Of course it's true, when did I lie to you?"

"Then more people will be able to see my cafe..." Old Lynch muttered, and immediately put on a smile, "Okay! Good! No problem, what I can do, I will definitely cooperate with you. "

He made a gesture of invitation and led the way towards the largest booth. He seemed to have thought of something, and quickly turned his head and asked, "You don't charge advertising fees, do you? If you do, I won't do it."

Glancing at old Lynch, Murphy thought about it seriously before saying, "Lynch, we are all old friends, how could we possibly charge you money."

Old Lynch's face blossomed with a smile.

At the end, Jessica Chastain stared at Murphy's back curiously, and muttered to herself, "How can this be possible without receiving money? He will change sex?"

"It's too foreign to talk about money between us."

Not as Jessica Chastain expected, Murphy's words rang again, "You just have to be in charge of the coffee and catering when we shoot here."

This statement seems to have made a lot of concessions.

Old Lynch thought about it, patted his chest and said, "No problem, it's all wrapped up on me."

Taking the two of Murphy to the largest booth, Old Lynch almost changed someone, "I'll have someone prepare coffee for you, you sit down for a while."

Although the deck is large,

But he couldn't sit everyone for a while, Murphy pointed to the surrounding aisles, "Can you put more chairs? There are about ten people here."

"I'll get someone to do it right away!" Old Lynch agreed immediately, then walked back to the counter.

Seeing Old Lynch walking away, Murphy tapped on the table and reminded the person on the other side, "Jesse, remember to sign a formal contract with him and write everything I said in it."

"Yeah." Jessica Chastain nodded earnestly.

Of course, she could understand that Murphy thought that this cafe might not last a day, but it actually did an excellent job. Not only did there are free filming venues to use, but the other party also provided coffee and catering, which could at least save thousands of dollars in expenses. .

Although she is not optimistic about this project, sometimes she has to admire it. The guy on the opposite side, who can be regarded as a gangster, shows really unusual abilities.

Not long after the old Lynch delivered the coffee and left, the people hired by Murphy came one after another. His lawyer Robert would also serve as the legal counsel of the crew, specializing in dealing with contracts and legal disputes that the crew might have.

This is North America, where lawyers are almost an indispensable standard for any film crew or even company.

In addition, there is also an accountant participating in the drama management meeting.

Murphy has always had a relatively clear self-awareness, knowing that no one is omnipotent, and financial work such as the salary payment and capital expenditure of the crew is outsourced to a small accounting firm, so he can save a lot of time, Put most of your energy into the production of the film, instead of being too distracted by chores.

In addition to lawyers and accountants, as well as Murphy and Jessica Chastain, there are many people participating in the meeting. Behind-the-scenes occupations such as makeup artist, prop artist, set designer, lighting engineer are essential. Three CalArts and USC Film students who were coaxed into signing internship contracts by Murphy's rhetoric.

Of course, this can't be regarded as coaxing, just like the cooperation with old Lynch, both sides also get what they want.

At the beginning of the meeting, Murphy briefly introduced everyone to know each other, and asked Jessica Chastain to send the copied script to each of them. The name on the script is also the name of the film project - " Hard Fruit Candy.

This name seems to have nothing to do with Loli and Uncle Weird, but people who have followed the Internet can basically guess the general content through the title.

On the Internet, "Hard.Candy" refers specifically to underage girls.

A drama meeting like this won't last too long, and it doesn't have too much substantive content. The most important thing is to let the crew get to know each other, establish a channel for smooth communication, and handle the work that they are responsible for. At the same time, it can make the crew work together as a team working forward together.

Any movie is a product of teamwork, and even greats like James Cameron and Steven Spielberg also need team support.

Murphy knew that to get the project off the ground, he, the director and producer, had to get these Hollywood underdogs to work closely together.

Among the currently identified behind-the-scenes staff, including him and Jessica Chastain, there are a total of twelve people.

Make-up artist Jack Watson, who has been in this industry for more than five years, has no qualifications that he can show. The biggest reason for Murphy to hire him is that he thinks his ability is good, and the second is that he is cheap enough. His weekly salary is only 300 yuan. fifty dollars.

The lighting engineer is called Douglas. He is the owner of a lighting equipment store and a part-time lighting engineer for a community theater company. His salary is also very low, only four hundred dollars a week.

Mia Sucre, the props engineer, is the most senior of all, and has participated in the shooting of three films in the $500,000 level. Murphy offered him a weekly salary of $500.

The set designer was a young woman named Sonny Clegg, who had just graduated from CalArts the year before, and had been working as an assistant for others. This was her first independent job, and Murphy had deliberately kept the price down, giving her only three. A hundred dollars a week.

To put it simply, this crew is a large collection of inexperienced and losers.

In short, excluding lawyers and accountants, including Murphy, who is unpaid, no one on the crew now earns more than a thousand dollars a week.

And these people are not members of the trade unions in which they work. Just like the Actors Union, Hollywood trade associations such as the lighting engineer union and makeup artist union also stipulate their own minimum daily wages, which are basically more than one hundred dollars. If you are a member, you will undoubtedly spend more money.

In Los Angeles, some people do not join their respective trade unions. First, the respective industry unions in Hollywood have access thresholds, and they cannot join if they want to join. Second, they must pay a certain fee. For these low-income earners , which is also a burden.

And three unpaid interns...

In fact, Murphy would love to find a few more people like him, but not everyone eats his way, and it's not bad to have three free labors.

According to his plan, the work contract between the two parties will officially start today, and it will take at least ten to fifteen weeks to complete the filming. Even the highest estimate, the salary can be controlled within 50,000 US dollars.

Don't forget, it's not just these members, but also the expenses of actors, editors, and soundtracks.

Murphy doesn't plan to hire professionals to compose music for the film, nor does he plan to fund this part of the project. He plans to find a soundtrack that uses past music or songs that fit the scene.

North American copyright laws are relatively perfect. After choosing a song, as long as you pay a fee to the relevant copyright agency, you can legally use the music or songs you like.

There are also equipment rental costs. Like all Hollywood crews, Murphy plans to rent all the equipment, which is also a lot of money. The rental fee for a 35MM professional movie camera is not cheap.

Then, it's time to choose the lead actor.

After the meeting, Murphy took Jessica Chastain to the Screen Actors Guild, where he spent a sum of money inside the guild, posting job postings for actresses aged 14-18 and men aged 22-35. actor.

After leaving the Screen Actors Guild, they drove to the San Fernando Valley, where a single-family house was rented.

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