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Just as I went to work in the morning, Harvey Weinstein pushed open the door and walked into the office. He came to the spacious desk. He pulled open the boss' chair and sat down. He picked up the coffee he had prepared and took a sip of it. He nodded with satisfaction, put his eyes on the neatly laid documents on the desktop, preparing to start his day's work.

The documents are divided into two stacks, with only a few very thin copies on the left and a thick stack on the right.

This is sorted by the assistant according to his habits. Emergency or important matters will be placed on the left, and vice versa.

On the top of the left is a plan, and there is a copy of the script below the plan. Harvey Weinstein glanced at the cover of the plan, and it turned out to be a business sent to Miramax!

Although he doesn't like those vampires, Harvey Weinstein knows Caa's ability. At least the projects they sent to will not be garbage.

There is not much on the cover of the plan. In addition to caa, there is also the code name of the project "X".

This is a practice in the industry. Many films are often just code names before they are officially launched or before they enter the promotional period.

Behind the code name "X", there is also a familiar name, project planner Murphy Stanton!

Seeing this name, Harvey Weinstein immediately thought of "Saw" which has been lowered from North America. What huge profits does this film bring? But Miramax missed it.

It is impossible to say that he is not angry, but just like his attitude towards Murphy at the celebration banquet, after anger, he reflects on how he learned this lesson.

He turned his head slightly, under the glass layer of the desk, the note of Murphy Stanton that he had written by himself was still pressing there!

Harvey Weinstein is at least a qualified business operator who can drive Miramax's current status.

A new work by a director who can get high returns with a small cost twice in a row is also worth his view.

First, he took out the script from the bottom of the plan. Harvey Weinstein looked through it. Seeing the absurd setting of the beauty fighting zombies, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile. When he saw it for half, he was sure that the content of the script was very irritating, and some parts were simply not in line with the thinking logic of normal people.

But this is obviously a cult film project with black humor. If this kind of book is not absurd, it will lose its appeal.

Beauty, zombies, plasma, nudity... As long as these things are handled properly, they are absolutely attractive to a considerable audience.

But to control the scale of investment! Harvey Weinstein immediately had this idea. After all, the audience range of cult films is here. Niche films are niche films and cannot become the real mainstream market.

Seeing the scene where the beautiful protagonist finally killed everyone in the script, Harvey Weinstein unconsciously patted the table, and a smile had been squeezed out from his fat face. It was obvious that the scene here was very interesting.

If a new director is a new director, it is definitely a question whether he can shoot the effect of the script, but Harvey Weinstein has some confidence in the author of this script. "Hard Fruit Candy" and "Saw" have proved that this is the style type that Murphy Stanton is best at.

After closing the script, Harvey Weinstein opened the project plan again and read it with a more serious and careful attitude than before.

It is obvious that this is a CAA package project. The main behind-the-scenes staff including Murphy Stanton are from CAA customers, and the project also clearly states this.

Since he has paid attention to "Saw" before, Harvey Weinstein can recognize that most of these people have participated in "Saw" and their basic abilities are definitely guaranteed.

He was very slow to read the plan, and often he would stop and think about it, considering the feasibility of the terms written on it, sometimes nodding and sometimes frowning.

For example, the heroine actually planned to invite Jenna Jameson, and Harvey Weinstein felt that it was inappropriate. There was a natural gap between the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood, and it was best not to cross this gap.

It took him nearly two hours to read the plan. After closing it, he did not continue to look through other documents. Instead, he walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the scenery in the distance, and began to think carefully.

There is no doubt that this is a commercial film planning project with strict planning, careful thinking and extremely feasible, and it is quite operational with a medium-to-high-level script.

Moreover, this planning book states that this is not the planning of Caa, but comes from the initiator of the project Murphy Stanton.

Harvey Weinstein knew that there was no need to play tricks in this regard, otherwise with the fluency of industry news, you can expose it by just asking.

He attaches great importance to this point. The project plan written by a director is more important than what the agency makes.

The director is the one who directs this project.

He is a veteran of independent films who operate independent films very well. Compared with the producer-centered production system of mainstream commercial films, these low-cost independent films should be more about the director. This is Miramax's years of experience in producing and investing in independent films. As long as the supervision is within the budget, the director has control over everything in the film. In order to control the budget, all staff will focus on everyone's subjective initiative and wisdom around the director to ensure that every penny is spent on the edge.

So, the most important point is whether this director is worth investing in.

Just like he spared no effort to support Quentin Tarantino back then, Harvey Weinstein had enough decisiveness.

Walking back to his desk, he picked up the phone and dialed the assistant's number, "Bill Roses and Murphy Stanton, who made me a appointment with caa, the faster the time, the better! Also, transfer the "X" project to the market research department and let them start analyzing now."

Harvey Weinstein is not easy to make decisions blindly. This may involve nearly ten million US dollars in investment, and even for companies at the level of Miramax, it is a huge amount.

He will first contact Caa and Murphy Stanton.

Caa has a huge network of relationships in Hollywood, and the project plan code-named x was sent to several suitable companies by them, and Fox Searchlight also received a copy.

Also on the morning of that day, Fox Searchlight was responsible for the marketing and distribution business, Godin Clyde, and also saw the script and plan in his office.

"Not a sequel to "Saw"?" He looked around and frowned, "Murphy = What is Stanton thinking?"

The huge profits brought by "Saw" are right in front of you. How could Godin Clyde give up this series? Moreover, the other party has not finished the story. There is a sequel later. Now he doesn't make a sequel, but he goes to other projects...

New projects often mean new risks.

Compared to the beautiful new project this plan does, Godin Clyde is more interested in the sequel to "Saw".

He thought about it, found a number, and dialed it.

"Hi, Murphy." He smiled and said, "It's me, Godin."

On the other side, Murphy was looking at the house, asking Carey Mulligan to continue, while he walked through the large living room in the house and into the vestibule covered with green grass.

"Hello, Godin." He came under a palm tree and stood in the shadow, "Is there anything?"

"That's right, I saw the plan for your new project sent by Caa." The voice opposite seemed to be dissatisfied, "Why isn't it a sequel to "Saw"?"

"I have only completed the script outline for the sequel." Murphy said a few simple words, "It takes time to write the script..."

Godin Clyde, who was there, interrupted him, "Are you still a director?"

"No, no." Murphy shook his head, "I don't have time for the time being. If a new project is established, it may be delayed until next summer."

What else Godin Clyde wants to say, Murphy said first, "Godin, don't you think it's more appropriate to take a while?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone, and Godin Clyde could probably understand that the sequel is not suitable for release in the short term.

A director also needs to have a good relationship network. Murphy thought for a while and said, "After the script is completed, I will pass it to you as soon as possible. If you invest, we will agree to it. I believe that it is not difficult to find a director of a horror film."

There was a silent for a while, and a voice came, "Let's do this for the time being, let's keep in touch and communicate if there is any change."

"Saw" has just begun to be released in several overseas markets in the UK, Germany, New Zealand and Australia. There is really no need to worry about the sequel.

After hanging up the phone, Murphy walked into the house, found Carrie Mulligan, and continued to listen to the real estate agent introducing the house.

This is a four-bedroom house composed of two connected two-story buildings. In front of the house is a courtyard surrounded by green trees and a tall white wall surrounding it, blocking the rendering and peeping from the outside world. Behind the house is a small green space, with typical California vegetation such as palm trees planted around it, and there is also a not-too-large swimming pool next to it.

"How is it?" Murphy asked Carey Mulligan.

This is not the first time the two of them have come here. After seeing a few properties, they are most satisfied with it.

"It's okay." Carrie Mulligan was still watching with his hands behind his back, and seemed to have not thought about it yet.

Murphy was relatively satisfied.

Not far from Studio Stanton, this house is located on the edge of Santa Monica’s quieter valley area. It was built in the 1920s and has a typical Spanish romantic style.

The first floor interior features arches, vaulted ceilings, hand-polished beams, stone fireplace, spacious rec room, hardwood floors and saltilan tiles on the floor, up the circular stairway to the left of the living room, and access to the spacious master and three secondary bedrooms.
Chapter completed!