Making a movie is not an easy task, and Murphy is very clear that he must be well prepared, especially in terms of funds.

So, Murphy appeared on time at the club he had made an appointment with Leon Ross the next day. Since the conditions had been basically agreed, there was not much nonsense between the two sides.

Leon Ross paid Murphy $100,000 on behalf of Kobe Bryant; Murphy handed over all the information related to the photos and signed a confidentiality agreement.

Such transactions often happen between media reporters and celebrities, and it is not a great thing.

If Joe got $100,000, Murphy was in a good mood. When he left, he shook hands with Leon Rose, "Please convey my respect to Mr. Bryant. If there is a chance, I will definitely go to the scene to watch him play."

Leon Ross replied without hesitation, "I hope you will never have such a chance."

After saying that, he walked out of the room with his lawyer without looking back, without any interest in continuing to deal with Murphy.

Murphy looked at his back, shrugged, and then left. Although Leon Ross was so angry that he didn't take it much. Yesterday, he asked Cara Fais to find someone to find out. The basketball department is relatively not very important in Caa. What Caa values ​​most in the field of sports brokerage is American football.

This is not surprising. American football is the largest sport in North America, with its influence far exceeding the NBA and other event leagues. Caa's current main business is still mainly in the North American market.

However, Murphy would not ignore the huge influence of Caa. Now he is just a small person. In the eyes of Caa's giants, it is no different from the paparazzi that can be seen everywhere on the streets of Los Angeles. No one will care too much. If he can enter Hollywood and have a certain reputation, the impact of this matter will really appear.

But Murphy did not regret doing this at all. If he wanted to accumulate the original capital for development as quickly as possible, how could he do it without some unconventional means?

At least he did not violate the law.

"Since coming to the world, every pore of capital has been dirty and bloody."

With this idea in mind, Murphy left the club and drove to Channel 6 to continue to participate in the production of the documentary. Similar to the previous situation, he was more like a student during the production process, greedily absorbing all the post-production techniques and experience.

This is the Los Angeles area where Hollywood is located, and the most advanced film technology in the world. Even if the people who make documentaries are basically from an inconspicuous TV station like Channel 6, the rigorous and concept of post-production also amazed Murphy, the rookie of the rookie.

Indeed, he has a lot of knowledge than ordinary people, and has also studied the latest film technology and knowledge in the film academy on the other side, but learning and practice are two different fields. If you learn well, you may not be able to do well.

Murphy calmed down and temporarily put other thoughts into the Pacific Ocean. For a while, he stayed safely in the post-production room of Channel 6, following experienced people such as Griffith, and constantly asking various questions.

This documentary is not difficult to make. Murphy is very clear that the problems he encountered when shooting the film will definitely be much more than now.

The documentary just edits many of the original video materials, which did not take long, and the black movement in the Los Angeles area cannot continue. It must be released quickly so that the documentary can bring a certain influence.

Half a month later, the hype and black protests in Los Angeles area about white police shooting black criminals who could not resist were gradually calmed down. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and City Hall had just calmed down. Channel Six aired the documentary "Sin City" in prime time!

It is not difficult to find out what the theme of the documentary is. This fifty-five-minute documentary can be regarded as a collection of criminal activities in Los Angeles, including car accidents, murders, drug transactions, and armed robberies. It reflects that the criminal activities in Los Angeles are no longer limited to one place, but spread to every corner, and use obscure methods to point out the contradictions between minorities and whites caused by social injustice.

Among them, the Bill Road case shot by Murphy and the Beverly Hills police and gangster gun battle were the best in the entire documentary. Although the relationship between the photographic equipment used at that time made the picture not particularly clear, this part of the real and bloody gun battle was almost completely played, which caused a huge response.

Especially the last black criminal was shot to death by a white policeman without any ability to resist, which was indescribable.

The videos played by the news are too many concerns, and many sensitive or bloody scenes are coded, but the scale of the documentary is larger...

There is no doubt that this documentary has attracted widespread attention, and Channel 6 has also become the most popular local TV station in the Los Angeles area.

The black movement that had just subsided, due to the theme of the documentary and the video of Murphy played in full, broke out again. A large number of protesters gathered in front of the Los Angeles City Hall and the County Sheriff's Department, and also provided more material for reporting to the media.

Channel 6 is also working with a videotape publisher to launch discs and videotapes for the documentary.

Although he used a lot of videos shot by Murphy and Channel 6 paid a certain copyright fee, Murphy could get not much of the benefits, but he was satisfied. After all, he participated in the production of the entire documentary and learned a lot from it and accumulated a certain amount of experience.

More importantly, he has somewhat closer to Griffith, and if he encounters editing problems in the future, he can also ask him for advice.

Although the other party is just one of the many unknown editors in the Los Angeles area, he is much better than a novice like him who has almost no practical experience.

"congratulations……"

In an Italian restaurant, Murphy sat in a seat by the window and raised his cup to Cara Fais opposite him, "Congratulations on your promotion."

Carla Fais was wearing a well-fitting casual dress, with curly blonde hair neatly tied behind her head. She raised her wine glass, touched Murphy, and smiled before drinking, "Thank you!"

The two drank it all in one go.

Murphy asked while picking up the knife and fork, cutting the steak from the plate, “How is the Channel 6 news director feeling?”

In the past, Kara Fis was the head of news programs at night and early morning hours, and after promotion, he was responsible for all the news on Channel 6.

Cara Fais put a trace of scattered blonde hair behind his ears, flattened his mouth, and said with emotion, "It feels so good not to go to night shift!"

After chewing a small piece of steak and putting it in his mouth for chewing, Murphy suddenly looked at Carla Fisch in a strange way.

"What's wrong?" Kara Fis thought he had something dirty, so he touched his face, so he prepared to go to get the small makeup mirror in his handbag, "What's on my face?"

"No." Murphy shook his head gently, "I'm just surprised you didn't wear makeup today."

The Cara Fais he saw in the past, although not wearing heavy makeup, always had exquisite professional makeup. Today, it was obviously different, and there was only very light makeup on her face.

"Is it ugly if I don't wear makeup?" Cara Fais said self-deprecatingly.

"Of course not." Murphy looked at her with appreciation, "You look fresher and more natural like you are not as aggressive as you are when you are wearing professional makeup."

"Is that?" Carla Fis picked up his knife and fork, "Don't forget, I'm a woman. How can I work if I don't look stronger?"

Gender differences are an existence that cannot be ignored in the workplace.

Murphy nodded and laughed, "Can you see me in this way? Does it mean that we are not just working?"

Kara Fis raised his eyebrows, "What do you think we have to do with each other."

"I thought we were friends for a long time." Murphy said lightly.

"Friend?" Carla Fis's mouth curled up a curve, looking both playful and sarcastic, "Are there any friends like you? Every time you bargain, you always force me..."

Murphy spread his hands, "Dear, work is work, and private relationship is personal relationship."

Unlike Ross who met in prison, Murphy could not describe his relationship with Carla Fais. The two met because of their work and were similar in philosophy. Especially after he gave up his job as a free journalist and stopped providing news videos to Channel 6, he got closer to Carla Fais.

In fact, he also understood that the two of them ended their final involvement in interests, and they would not have so many concerns when they got along.

To be honest, Murphy believes that there is a saying on the other side of the Pacific that can describe his friendship with Cara Fais very appropriately, that is, a similar smell.

The two of them ate and chatted, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious, especially when it came to the beginning of the Bill Road case to the present documentary that has driven the ratings of Channel 6, they would also make happy laughs.

In such private occasions, both Murphy and Cara Fais smiled proudly and unscrupulously. What they thought in their minds was that they made huge profits from each other, rather than other illusory things such as news morality or social responsibility.

When the meal was about to end, Cara Fais took a big sip of water, wiped his mouth again, and suddenly changed the topic, "When will your plan start!"

"As soon as possible." Murphy put down the napkin in his hand, "I learned a lot from this documentary..."

He pointed to his head, "There is already a clear plan here."

Kara Fis asked again, "Where is the funds?"

"Apart from the fees paid to lawyers and other aspects," Murphy calculated in his heart, "there are more than 300,000 dollars left."

Speaking of this, his brows frowned again. This money was really too little for filming and making movies.
Chapter completed!