Chapter 16 Talent is worth nothing here
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For the Los Angeles Police Department, $100,000 is not a big deal, but just like Murphy thought, it is not an easy thing to get $100,000 smoothly, especially the person who received the reward.
However, Murphy had a recording of the call, and Channel 6 was eyeing him to report that the government had once again breached his trust. In addition, Robert, a lawsuit that could be taken with a commission, was jealous of money. After evading the responsibility for a while, and being bombarded by Channel 6 news, the Los Angeles police finally transferred the money to Murphy's bank account.
Similarly, LAPDs became even worse about Murphy. Even when he was driving out, he encountered police cars several times intercepting them, using the excuse of suspected illegal possession of guns and possibly carrying drugs to search. Unfortunately, they were destined to find nothing.
Also, they invited Murphy to the police station several times in the name of assisting in the investigation, but with a lawyer, and the police who lacked enough evidence could only watch how he walked in and out.
Murphy knew very well that he was now a member of the Los Angeles police blacklist and was very careful to abide by the law. He hid all things that Americans often touched, such as guns and drugs, and he would never give the police any reason or excuse.
He also bought the latest Sony mini camera, which can be photographed at any time, so that he can also prevent the police from frame-up.
In addition, Murphy's normal work has been in progress. California media, led by Channel 6 and Fox TV, has reported overwhelmingly on the gunfight. Such a real gunfight scene, the last time it happened was the North Hollywood robbery a few years ago. It is conceivable what kind of response it could cause.
Besides, the TV station will not be willing to summarize this as a simple gunfight for police and gangsters. In the numerous reports, it is constantly mentioned that black people who do not meet the conditions for resistance were shot and killed by white police. In addition, several incidents of white police arresting black people at will, and finally a small black protest occurred in Los Angeles.
It has to be said that due to many reasons such as historical legacy, black people are born with a fragile glass heart.
Several large-scale black protests occurred in front of Los Angeles City Hall and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and the scene was tense and even about to break out.
Such activities are naturally what the media likes to see. They report and disseminate through various ways to attract more people's attention.
Not only that, Murphy shot a lot of material and prepared to participate in Channel 6's documentary program to produce a documentary that reflects the security situation in Los Angeles.
Of course, he was just involved more.
In this documentary that responds to violent crimes, Los Angeles is definitely not a prosperous city of angels, but a sin city full of violence, drugs, car accidents and other crimes!
Also, with the interference of Fox TV, the police did not obtain a court ban on the two videos shot by Murphy.
“It looks like you’ve been doing a good job lately,”
In a restaurant in Chinatown, Los Angeles, Rose took a big sip of beer and looked at Murphy opposite him, "At least it was better than I thought."
Murphy also took a sip of beer, "It's just that I'm lucky."
"This is not luck." Ross waved his big hand with a tattoo. "Dare to think and do it has always been your advantage, and you have also played the Los Angeles police in a clown this time."
Although Murphy mentioned these things to him and did not mention the tricks of doing them at all, Ross could still guess that his friend must have used some shameful means in it.
"You can't say that." Murphy shrugged, "I just happened to meet, I've always been a good citizen of Los Angeles."
There is no need to worry about anything between Ross and Murphy, and he mercilessly mocked him, "Will a good citizen beat a British director to the point of having a problem?"
Murphy couldn't help but slapped the table and emphasized, "That was a mistake! Besides, it was just a minor injury at that time. It was a problem with his head that I was in prison for half a year. It had nothing to do with me at all, okay!"
"You ruined someone's directorial career." Rose still refused to let him go, "poor British."
What is the name of the director who left behind the sequelae? Murphy thought about it and vaguely remembered that someone called him Chris or Close or something.
There were not many people in the restaurant, and Murphy and Rose also sat in a relatively close corner, speaking a little unscrupulously.
“What are you going to do next?”
After a few jokes, Ross gradually turned to the topic, "I'm still going to enter Hollywood? I think you're doing a good job now."
Murphy put down his knife and fork and asked, "Why not? I'm going to participate in a documentary on Channel 6, accumulate some experience, and when the documentary is completed, I'll shoot a movie."
Ross looked disdainful, curled his lips and said in a muffled voice, "It takes a lot of money to make a movie. Do you have that much money?"
"Hey, can you not hit me?" Murphy pointed at him dissatisfiedly, and said deliberately in a show-off tone, "I just made 230,000 dollars!"
"Are you a lot? Are you sure the 230,000 dollars are yours?"
From the outside, Ross looks like the Latino who is simple-minded and can only fight and kill, but he is quite meticulous, otherwise he would not have occupied a large piece of cake in the underground market in downtown Los Angeles.
He raised his finger and said, "I'll calculate it for you, naive Mr. Murphy Stanton, if you want to enter the film industry, it means you must abide by the rules of the game set by the government. Then your $230,000 will be handed over to the tax bureau, and your lawyer needs to take a commission. You also need to go to the trade union in the relevant industry to register and register. How much will you be left in the end? Are you sure you can shoot a real movie?"
Looking at Murphy, his eyes suddenly opened wide, "You might be trying to shoot that kind of garbage that costs tens of thousands of dollars."
"Of course not!" Murphy raised his voice slightly, "I'm going to shoot real movies, not those cheap stuff."
Ross shook his head, "You still need money."
Murphy gave him a pair of eyes rolling, "No, how could he make a movie without a lot of money?"
Filming is a future plan. Now Murphy is preparing to participate in the documentary production of Channel 6. This documentary that responds to violent crimes is not intended to be filmed, but will use a lot of materials that have been broadcast on Channel 6 in the past. A lot of videos he shot have also entered the ranks of candidates.
It is hard to say how much income these can bring, but Murphy is interested in being able to participate in this project and accumulate practical experience for himself.
Both sides talked about their respective future issues, and Ross suddenly lowered his voice, "I've seen images of the two black people in the newspaper, and I've seen them a long time ago."
Murphy couldn't help but be surprised, "Do you know them?"
"It's not just them," Ross tried to remember, "I should have seen the male owner of the family that was destroyed by Bill Road."
"Oh?" Murphy looked at Rose, waiting for his words below.
Ross approached a little closer and lowered his voice, "It may be that the two black murderers were both dead, and the Bill Road family was also destroyed. The police did not find any useful clues. In fact, they should be engaged in an industry similar to mine."
The similar industry? Murphy was slightly stunned, and then he figured it out that Ross's main businesses were ******* and illegal firearms.
Murphy's head was spinning very fast, "Is it possible that this was a fire caused by a drug dispute?"
"There is such a possibility." Ross shrugged, "They are all dead, who knows."
He stood up, "It's getting late, it's time for me to go back. There's still a party to go together in the evening?"
Murphy looked at the watch and shook his head and said, "No, I have a party tonight. Channel 6's news director wants to take me to a high-end party. It is said that many celebrities will also attend."
On the way home, Murphy bought a suit specifically. At night, Cara Fais wanted to take him to a media and film and television sports gathering, and many celebrities from the film and television and sports circles would attend.
For Murphy, who is determined to yearn for Hollywood, he will definitely not miss such an opportunity.
When he got home, he hung up a phone call for Kara and agreed on the time and place for meeting. Murphy returned to the workshop and continued to be busy with his screenwriter work. When he was tired, he would dig out the videos he had shot and edit them together according to his own ideas. He would just treat it as a practice.
No matter how great a director is, he needs opportunities, and he needs to be tempered before he succeeds. Even recognized film geniuses like James Cameron and Steven Spielberg are no exception.
Despite his confidence, Murphy does not think he is a super genius like the first two. He knows the simple truth that hard work will bring rewards.
Is it possible to have a heavy life without much effort to make a movie easily? Is it possible to watch a movie and make this movie, and there is more than two Pacific Oceans in the middle.
Besides, genius... Hollywood has never lacked movie genius.
As for the idea that Hollywood would flock to write a few scripts, Murphy had already completely thrown it behind his head. He submitted two scripts to a production company or studio that could be famous in Hollywood, but he still had no response. He called to consult. The other party heard that he was just a new screenwriter and said everything he said was a routine deal.
"Talent, if you don't have a chance, talent is worthless here!"
After adjusting the editing of the two shots, Murphy sighed. Before coming here, he was still a naive student. Like many people, he believed that as long as he was talented, he would definitely be able to stand out and would be appreciated by big people.
It’s just that over the past year of hard work that made him realize that this idea is really naive.
The sun outside the window gradually turned to the west. Murphy put down his work, put on his newly bought suit, and prepared to meet Kara Fis to see if he could meet someone he was familiar with at the so-called high-end party.
Chapter completed!