Hollywood Road

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In the bright and spacious office, Nicolas Cage was sitting on a sofa, not even looking at the coffee on the coffee table next to him. Although his facial expression was still trying to maintain calm, the constant rubbing of his hands showed that he was a little anxious waiting.

But he came here to ask for help, so he couldn't say anything, so he could only wait patiently.

Picking up the coffee cup and taking a sip, Nicholas Cage sighed. In order to maintain a calm demeanor, he had to divert his attention, and looked around the office with his eyes up and down, left and right.

The office decoration is very simple, except for some "Fruit Candy", "Chain Saw", "Planet Terror", "Deadpool", "Gone Girl", "Game of Thrones" and "Man of Steel" on the walls You won't find much else than the hardcover poster.

Even so, Nicolas Cage still felt a little emotional. With these movies, Murphy Stanton brought a shell film company from a simple rental house to a luxurious business building in Century City.

He also heard that when the Stanton studio moved into this building next to Twentieth Century Fox last month, not only the news media gathered, but even the board members of Twentieth Century Fox were almost present.

In Hollywood, who doesn't know the value of Murphy Stanton?

This twenty-seven-year-old director not only made a lot of money for the film company that invested in him, but also amassed a large amount of wealth himself. It is said that there are hundreds of millions of dollars. He is definitely a rich man among Hollywood directors.

Nicolas Cage shook his head. Even when he was at his best, he couldn't compare to Murphy Stanton, let alone now?

Now he is in deep trouble. After hitting the wall countless times, he hopes to get a glimmer of hope from Murphy Stanton.

Thinking of this, Nicolas Cage looked at a large poster of "Man of Steel" hanging on the wall. He was standing on the side of Superman. The last time he worked together, he got along well with Murphy. Maybe these can help Own.

The door of the office was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Nicolas Cage turned his head to see that Murphy had already walked in.

Seeing Nicolas Cage, Murphy handed the document bag to the assistant and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Nicola."

Nicolas Cage quickly stood up and walked over, offering his hand, "Yeah, Murphy, long time no see."

Murphy shook his hand, pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit wherever you want."

When Nicolas Cage sat down, he sat on a sofa next to him, his face was calm, but he was more curious about the purpose of the other party's coming.

He and Nicolas Cage got along very well during the filming of "Man of Steel", but this good relationship was limited to work, and the two sides were not friends.

Indeed, he used to like Nicolas Cage and his films very much, but if he regards the opposite Nicolas Cage as a friend, well... that is no different from an idiot.

Murphy always likes to be simple and direct in this kind of thing.

"I'm so anxious to find me..." He looked at Nicolas Cage and asked, "Nicolas, is there anything urgent?"

Nicolas Cage was in a bit of a dilemma. It would not be easy for any Hollywood superstar and former member of the 20 million club to open such a mouth, but the situation is urgent and he has encountered obstacles everywhere. Now he can only try his luck.

"It's like this, Murphy." Nicolas Cage took a deep breath and said, "I have recently encountered some financial problems, and it is temporarily difficult to turn over funds..."

He raised his hand and coughed softly.

Murphy roughly understood what Nicolas Cage meant, and said, "When everyone is in trouble, I will call my accountant tomorrow and ask him to transfer you a million dollars."

Although he is not a friend, Nicolas Cage still has great commercial value in his eyes. There is no harm in maintaining a good relationship. Besides, this is just a loan, not a free offer.

"This..." Nicolas Cage suddenly didn't know what to say, this little money was not enough to fill his black hole.

He hesitated for a while, face is not as important as the reality of the situation after all, and he said, "My funding gap is probably tens of millions of dollars."

Murphy frowned slightly, "Tens of millions of dollars?"

This and one million dollars are completely different concepts.

Seeing that Murphy suddenly fell silent, Nicolas Cage took a deep breath and said directly, "I have encountered great difficulties and need at least 20 million US dollars to turn around."

Murphy looked at Nicolas Cage, but didn't speak.

Nicolas Cage continued, "Murphy, I promise that I will return the money as quickly as possible, at no less than the bank's loan interest..."

"Wait!" Murphy raised his hand and interrupted Nicolas Cage, "Nicolas, I don't know if you have heard that I just invested hundreds of millions of dollars, and I don't have so much liquidity in my hand for the time being."

Hearing this polite refusal, Nicolas Cage's face was gloomy, and he couldn't help sighing to himself that in the reality of Hollywood, no one is willing to help him who is in the quagmire...

Murphy's brain was spinning fast, knowing that the salary of "Man of Steel" did not save Nicolas Cage, the Oscar winner, must have encountered great difficulties now, maybe as he once understood, It's on the verge of bankruptcy.

He looked at Nicolas Cage, if it was five years later, he would never care about these bad things, but now it is different, Nicolas Cage is not the king of bad movies later, he still has a large number of fans and considerable market appeal It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a first-line actor in Hollywood.

Such a person undoubtedly has great value, which is also the main reason why Murphy can seriously consider it. After all, Nicolas Cage is not James Franco and Robert Downey Jr. and others.

Nicolas Cage looked at Murphy, probably feeling that there was no hope, and was about to stand up and say goodbye.

Murphy said, "Nicolas, twenty million dollars is not a small number."

Nodding subconsciously, Nicolas Cage returned to the sofa with his butt that he was about to lift just now.

"Basically all the working capital in my hand has been invested." Murphy said seriously and sincerely, "I need time to raise money."

He only talked about raising money, but didn't mention any words about borrowing money.

But these words have already made Nicolas Cage see hope, and his face showed a little gratitude, "Thank you, Murphy! Thank you very much!"

"I need to think about it for a few days before replying to you," Murphy said.

Nicolas Cage nodded hastily, "No problem, I can wait."

After running in Hollywood for so long, Murphy was the first person to show that he was willing to lend tens of millions of dollars.

Afterwards, Nicolas Cage bid farewell and left full of hope, but whether the hope can become a reality depends on Murphy's wishes. For such a matter involving a huge amount of money, he will not be an idiot to make a decision on his head. Let people do a specific investigation first, and then make a decision based on the actual situation.

In less than two days, a detailed investigation report was handed over to Murphy, and Nicolas Cage's situation couldn't be described as bad.

To put it simply, extravagance and investment failures have forced Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage into a situation of huge debts. After selling some properties under his name at low prices last year, he was unable to pay the loans anymore. The mansion located in Bel Air, Los Angeles was recently forced to take back by the bank and put up for public auction.

Nicolas Cage initially offered to sell the property for $35 million, but no one was interested. Although he lowered the price significantly to US$19 million and US$17.5 million, he still failed to attract buyers. As a result, the mansion was taken back by the creditor's loan bank and forced to auction to pay off the debt.

In recent years, Cage's financial situation has gone from bad to worse. Last year, he was deeply involved in tax arrears. The US Internal Revenue Service recovered as much as 6.257 million US dollars in personal income tax. Murphy obtained investigation data showing that he owed as much as 14 million US dollars in taxes .

As a Hollywood superstar, Nicolas Cage was once the most powerful "real estate developer" in Hollywood.

In his heyday, he owned 15 palatial mansions around the world, including a gothic castle and an island in the Bahamas.

In addition, his personal belongings also include four yachts, jets, 40 famous cars, a large number of jewelry and countless works of art. In the past few years, he and Leonardo DiCaprio competed for a dinosaur skull, and finally It was successfully bought for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he also invested heavily in comic books, with a collection worth more than $1.5 million.

At present, Cage is suing the former business manager Sam Lewin for allegedly depleting his own assets. He once took the advice of the other party, used different means to avoid taxes, and also invested in high-risk investments under the instigation of the manager. The tsunami hit.

Of course, Cage's bad habit of earning too much and spending too much is also the reason why he has no money now.

As a result, the Hollywood superstar has been tightening his money recently, and tax arrears and bankruptcy turmoil have continued to break out. Real estate properties in various places have been seized successively. Several luxury houses in California and Las Vegas have been auctioned by the court to pay off debts, and they cannot be redeemed at all. back.

It's okay to say that, at most, it would make Nicolas Cage bear huge debts, but tax arrears is a very terrible thing.

Tax evasion and tax evasion in a country born out of tax resistance is definitely a very scary thing. Anyone knows that it is nothing to provoke the tax bureau. Once they are targeted by them, it will be super troublesome.

Knowing this, Murphy called Nicolas Cage himself, and then asked his agent to talk to Nicolas Cage in detail. He would provide the Oscar winner with an interest-free loan of 20 million U.S. dollars so that he could make up for it. Huge tax bills owed.

The huge sum of 20 million U.S. dollars can be called Nicolas Cage's life-saving money, and he should pay something as it should. (To be continued.)