Hollywood Road

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"Mr. Stanton, I want you to be as committed to me in the shoot."

In an office of the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild, the Mulligans sat on a slightly dated sofa, closed the actor contract in their hands, looked at Murphy opposite, and said with a bit of warning, "My agent will always staring at you."

Next to the Mulligan couple, Carey Mulligan said nothing, looking into Murphy's eyes with the pride of a winner.

"You can rest assured." Murphy vowed, "Although Stanton Studio has just been established, it is a reputable company, and I personally regard integrity as the most basic principle."

In the previous two meetings, the Mulligans had very bad opinions on the script of Hard Candy, and Murphy agreed to make changes, and even took out an improved version of the script as quickly as possible, plus Kara- Faith, Channel Six's news director, was willing to endorse the project, and the Mulligans finally nodded.

Fame and status are intangible and invisible, but they can really play a role. Without Carla Faith's help, Murphy might have to choose the heroine again.

The signing of a contract involving a minor actor was never child's play. In addition to Murphy and Carey Mulligan and her parents, Robert, Julian, the legal counsel for Hard Candy, was involved. Fellowes' agent is also the new Carey Mulligan's agent Bill Rossis, representatives of the Children's Association and the Screen Actors Guild, Julian Fellowes himself, and more.

Reviewing the contract, negotiating the price, and tug-of-war on some still-disputed terms... More than two hours later, the two sides officially signed Carey Mulligan's actor contract.

Since it involves minors, members of the Actors Guild, and the supervision of the Children's Association, this contract is quite strict. From Carey Mulligan's daily working hours to the employment of tutors, specific regulations have been made. Under Hollywood's relatively sound and strict security system, Carey Mulligan's rights in the crew can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

Although it hurts to look at these terms, Murphy knows that he is participating in a legal game, and if he wants to survive in this game circle, he must at least abide by the rules of the game on the surface.

Besides, if you switch to any minor actor, you must sign such a relatively strict contract.

However, there are also places that make him feel more satisfied. Carey Mulligan has not appeared in any film and television works before, and it is impossible to charge a high price. Her salary is only five thousand dollars.

As for the working hours and study time stipulated in the contract, people from the Children's Association and the Actors Guild will not be watching the crew all the time. At most, they will send some people to come and see them occasionally. There is room for buffering.

There is also the content of the script that Murphy promised to revise. It was originally the first draft that was shown to the Mulligans and his wife. The scale of the content in it was quite large. It was not allowed to be NC-17 when it was shot. He definitely couldn’t shoot it like this.

Although I don't know what method Carey Mulligan used to get his parents to compromise, but the other party was willing to talk to him at the time, and there was no doubt that he already had the meaning of cooperation. Murphy first threw a slightly larger script and then retreated step by step. It also shows the sincerity of the crew.

This is also a psychological tactic often used in negotiation.

And after the Mulligans signed the contract, they would go back to London to do their own work. Carey Mulligan would be taken care of by Julian Fellowes and Bill Rossis. They were also difficult to deal with, but compared to the old-fashioned Mulligan The couple, these Hollywood insiders, have a broader understanding of film scale.

What's more, Carey Mulligan sees him as someone he can trust, and as long as she doesn't make trouble, there's bound to be a lot less trouble.

The two parties signed a formal contract and filed records with the Actors Guild and the Children's Association respectively. The heroine of "Hard Candy" was truly determined.

"Murphy..."

Outside the Screen Actors Guild, when he walked to his car, Murphy was about to open the car door when he heard a crisp sound from behind, and turned to look, only to see Carey Mulligan trotting after him, running as he went. He waved to him, "Wait a minute, I have something to tell you."

Turning around, Murphy's eyes went behind her. The Mulligans were looking at this side. He smiled politely at the other side, then turned to look at Carey Mulligan and asked, "Is something wrong? "

Carey Mulligan stopped five feet away, put his little hands behind his back, shook his body, and said in a low voice, "I came here specifically to thank you."

"Thank me?" Murphy pointed to herself, as if she didn't understand her at all, "Why?"

"You made me see the goal completely." Carey Mulligan's voice was still low, but very firm, "and also taught me that I must strive for what I want."

"No, no, no, Kerry, these have nothing to do with me." Murphy knew very well how to deal with this girl. "Everything now can only show that you are a good girl with pursuit."

"Really?" Carey Mulligan asked with flickering eyes.

Murphy nodded without hesitation, "Of course it's true, when did I lie to you?"

Carey Mulligan took a slight step forward, his voice lower. "You're the best, Murphy."

Hearing this, Murphy raised his eyes slightly and looked up. It seemed that a crow was calling on it just now, but then he laughed, "You are also the best, Kerry, I believe you will be the best actor. ."

"Yeah!" Carey Mulligan, without modesty, tapped his pointy chin.

"It's getting late..." Murphy gestured to the Mulligans with his eyes. "Your parents should be in a hurry."

"They..." Carey Mulligan snorted a few times before saying, "If I hadn't forced them to have no choice, would they have given me the right to choose freely?"

Even if her wish was fulfilled, her resentment against her parents did not dissipate.

Murphy, somewhat curious, lowered her voice, "Honey, what have you done?"

"Guess what..." Carey Mulligan showed a sly smile, "This is my secret, I won't tell you."

"Then... well." Murphy made a phone call gesture. "Wait for my call, and there! Don't forget to study the script."

Watching Carey Mulligan leave, Murphy was still a little curious. What did she do to make the Mulligan couple finally compromise?

But when he got into the car, he could understand it. From the previous contact, he could see that the Mulligans actually loved Carey Mulligan more, but their old-fashioned character and busy work were destined to not be a good couple. Communicating parents, a girl who is about to come of age, want to compromise their loving parents, there are actually too many ways to use.

What does Carey Mulligan do, does it matter? Anyway, she has become the heroine of "Fruit Hard Candy".

She may not be the best candidate for Hollywood as a whole, but among the actresses Murphy has access to now, Carey Mulligan is the most suitable one.

After getting Carey Mulligan, Murphy returned to the Milton Cafe and continued busy with his preparations. He cooperated with the set designer, lighting engineer and prop engineer to visit the San Fernando Valley again, and exchanged the envisaged scene with them. Lots of opinions.

Frankly speaking, the progress of the preparations is far less smooth than Murphy expected. He does not have much experience himself, and these people hired have always been at the bottom of Hollywood, and it is not entirely due to opportunities. outstanding.

Fortunately, Murphy is also prepared for this. He is very clear that everything is difficult at the beginning. A group of people who do not have enough experience and ability gather together, and it is impossible to complete a movie project in a short period of time, even if there is only one movie most of the time. scene and two actors.

After returning from an inspection of the filming site in the San Fernando Valley, Murphy specially asked James Franco to meet.

"Look at this." In the Milton Cafe, Murphy put a stack of copies of the contract on the coffee table and pushed it to James Franco on the opposite side. "This is specially prepared for you."

"I can't sign any contracts without the presence of an agent." James Franco thought that the contract was specially prepared for him, picked it up and read a few pages, his eyes lit up immediately, especially when he saw the Eyeballs seem to burst after Carey Mulligan's makeup photo inside, "Oh...oh...ah...that...this..."

He made a series of meaningless sounds, took a deep breath, closed the copy of the contract, and slammed it on the table, "Aren't you lying to me?"

James Franco is not stupid. Although Murphy said before that Carey Mulligan had joined the cast, he had been dragging the negotiations between the two sides and did not fully believe his words.

Murphy looked at him. "Do you need me to get the original contract and then get Mr. Julian Fellowes, the agent of Carrey's parents in Los Angeles?"

Seeing James Franco open the contract again, like a big bad wolf, staring at the photo of Carey Mulligan dressed like Little Red Riding Hood, Murphy said lightly, "If you feel reluctant, I can find other actors. ."

"Don't! Don't..." James Franco raised his hand and seemed to want to stop Murphy in this way, "Don't! Murphy, I'm very, very interested in the characters in the script, but your paycheck It's too low, my agent is particularly opposed, and I've been trying to convince him that it will take time."

James Franco, who Murphy had learned about through the media, was known for being weird, and now it seems, he's even weirder than the media reports.

"Jim, my time is very tight. I have almost prepared other matters. Before shooting, I have to set aside time for the male and female protagonists to rehearse individually..." He emphasized the pronunciation of 'alone' intentionally or unintentionally. "This project mainly focuses on There are only two actors, so you must spend more time rehearsing alone."

James Franco seemed determined and slapped the table hard, "I'll talk to the agent now."

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