"Do you think she will look at you fat?" James Franco mocked, "Jona, people should be self-aware!"

The topic has turned to children's fault. Carey Mulligan knew that these guys and Murphy were together and often said boring dirty jokes, so he simply stood up and went to the kitchen.

"Jim, isn't that right?" Murphy turned to James Franco after watching her leave. "I think Jonah is likely to succeed."

Jonah Hill got Murphy's support and his neck was stuttering, and he shouted, "Don't forget, she's doing this!"

"No, no, that's not right!" Seth-Logan held his glasses and said seriously. "As far as I know, their work and life are completely separate. I think Jonah's success is very low unless she is willing to go with her to shoot that kind of film."

"He's going?" Murphy shook his head, not having his own position at all. "Which studio in San Fernando Valley dares to use him? Could it be that the audience can see his fat body?"

"Hey, are you wrong?" Jonah Hill pointed at Murphy, "Aren't you support me?"

Murphy picked up the beer and was upright, "I support your right to speak, but I support the truth more."

The wine from James Franco and Seth Logan almost squirted out, and several people laughed. Even Robert Downey, who was in a depressed mood recently, pointed at Murphy and bent over.

"You guys are so unaware." As soon as the mood improved, Robert Downey Jr. showed his famous star style again. "It's just a actress who shoots *******. Do you know that there are some very high-end parties in Hollywood? There are many well-known women on it. If you are lucky, there are also first-line superstars. I'm talking about Hollywood female stars, not those in the San Fernando Valley..."

This is a topic that will never go out of date among men, and it instantly attracted Murphy and the other four.

Jonah Hill swallowed, "Tell me, Donny."

"Hey..." Robert Downey Jr. shook his hand, "It's all a thing in the past, so it's hard to mention it again."

"That..." Seth-Logan scratched his head, "Just say a few words, a few words!"

Robert Downey Jr.'s mouth had a smug smile, but he still looked like he was unbearable.

Murphy grabbed an iron stick wearing barbecue, pointed at Robert Downey Jr.'s throat, and threatened, "Do you say it or not?"

Not only did Robert Downey Jr., he used an iron stick to stab his neck in a transparent manner.

Robert Downey Jr. raised his hand exaggeratedly, "Okay! OK! I'll say that."

He recalled and said slowly, "In Hollywood, after many grand events, some special companies held special carnival parties. For example, the year when I was nominated for the Oscar, after the Oscar nominee luncheon, a company called a mask party, and the admission fee alone was as high as $30,000!"

Murphy nodded gently, and as the information became more and more advanced, some of this kind of thing gradually spread.

"30,000 US dollars?" James Franco asked, "What kind of party is it? It's going to be for $30,000?"

"The organizer requires a mask to be worn." Robert Downey Jr. ignored James Frank's words and said to himself, "You can bring your female companion to attend or you can attend without a female companion. At the party, if you meet someone you are interested in, as long as the other party does not object, whether it is a man or a woman, you can get along with them."

Jonah Hill and Seth Logan showed envious eyes.

"If you bring a female companion, you can also play exchange games." It seems that Robert Downey Jr., a veteran of expert, is very familiar with these things. "As long as you don't force it, the game of three or more people will not be a problem at the party with the consent of both parties."

He squeezed his eyes at several people, "If you are lucky enough, you may meet some top actresses, those female stars who like to play very much, are also the targets that these party organizers strongly invite, and are also regular guests above."

"But they all wear masks..." Seth Rogen said quietly.

Robert Downey Jr. sneered, "Many celebrities have physical characteristics that cannot be concealed. Can't they recognize them if they cover their faces?"

"However, only a few female celebrities who like this kind of party." He added, "It depends on luck whether they can meet."

Jonah Hill's eyes were full of stars, "I can't imagine what a wonderful scene it was!"

It seemed that there was no suitable adjective. Robert Downey Jr. thought for a while and said, "Have you seen Stanley Kubrick's "The Eye Opening Ring"? Some are similar to the grand event that Tom Cruise encountered."

Seth Logan said enviously, "If you have the chance, you must go and have a look."

Robert Downey Jr. pointed at him and Jonah Hill and shook his fingers, "You are not qualified yet, Murphy and Jim are still the same."

"They can take us there..." Jonah Hill said halfway, and saw Carey Mulligan coming and standing behind Murphy.

"Come on, let's continue drinking!" He picked up his glass, met Seth Logan for a moment, greeted Murphy, James Franko and Robert Downey Jr., "Cheers!"

The next day was the weekend, and a few people had no jobs for the time being, and the party lasted until near midnight.

After a pleasant weekend, Murphy received good news just as the new week began. Caa and Miramax made breakthrough progress in negotiations on the new project. The two sides basically reached an agreement on major aspects. In the end, what needs to be confirmed is not many details.

Murphy is the director and initiator of the project. Caa immediately spread the news, and then he joined the negotiations under Bill Roses. After another week of tug-of-war, Murphy, Caa and Miramax confirmed that they would have an in-depth cooperation on the project.

The cooperation is about to be reached, and the project cannot continue to be called "X". Caa and Miramax accept Murphy's suggestion, and the project was officially named "Horror Planet".

This will be an absurd theme of a beauty fighting zombies. Although it is full of blood and violence, it is not the style of "Saw", but full of American humor.

In this regard, Murphy knew very well that he was not a good joker, so he specially summoned Seth Logan and Jonah Hill to Stanton Studio and worked together for several days in order to modify some funny plots.

Several people said they would form gangs and help each other, and Murphy did the same. Even Jonah Hill, a guy who was completely unfamous, still brought him with him in the new project.

Seth Logan and Jonah Hill also did their best to help Murphy revise the script.

Jonah Hill is a good player in playing around and playing the atmosphere, but the role of modifying the script is limited; Seth Logan is different. After working for a few days, Murphy can see that this guy is indeed quite talented, and he writes well in both scene construction and character lines.

It was not by chance that this guy would become a director later.

In mid-October, Murphy, Caa and Miramax officially signed the "Scary Planet" project agreement at the Death Star Building.

"Horror Planet" provides a one-stop package service for Miramax by Caa. The main cast and crew are all from Caa's contracted customers. Just like other Caa package projects, after the film is released, Caa will receive 7% of the total profit of "Horror Planet" as a service commission.

Miramax is the producer and publisher of the project. He will provide the production funds for the film through financing and own 100% copyright of the film. After a long period of negotiations, the final production cost of the film was finalized at US$8 million.

However, the tax refund quota for films Miramax applied for to the Australian government failed to pass, and the investment in "Scary Planet" and Murphy's reputation were still too low, and it was not favored by the Australian government.

For mainstream commercial productions like Hollywood that invest hundreds of millions of yuan, if filmed in Australia, they can often get 13% to 18% tax refund discounts!

In this way, filming the film overseas will only increase the cost. The crew will stay in Los Angeles to find a set with suitable prices and scenes. And at Murphy's suggestion, the huge waste warehouse used to shoot "Saw" was listed as the first choice for some indoor scenes. The wide area and relatively low rent there, as well as the equipment such as the booms they own are all huge advantages.

In terms of fundraising, Murphy has a big-selling film like "Saw", and the film has also entered many overseas markets. While Miramax absorbs project start-up funds from private equity funds and financial institutions, he will also raise subsequent filming funds through overseas pre-sales.

Miramax has long-term cooperation companies overseas, and pre-sale means selling the distribution rights or other copyrights of the video to these companies in advance to raise production costs.

This is Miramax's plan for the time being, and the specific plan depends on the future.

In addition, Harvey Weinstein also officially notified Murphy and Caa that he had applied for the exhibition session of the Cannes Film Festival next year for "Horror Planet".

This is not to say that Miramax or Harvey Weinstein attaches great importance to him and this project. The original quota belongs to Quentin Tarantino and his new films, but Quentin, a genius director, insists on waiting for Uma Thurman to start filming new films after giving birth, and is destined to miss next year's Cannes Film Festival.

After Harvey Weinstein communicated with Cannes, "Scary Planet" became a replacement.

Of course, this is just a screening, not a competition unit.

It is said that Miramax will participate in the competition unit to be the song and dance blockbuster "Chicago", which will be promoted next year.
Chapter completed!