The black Ford sedan heads north through Burbank, known as the world's media capital, and gradually approaches the northern part of the Los Angeles Basin. There is an urbanized valley here, as famous as satellite cities in Los Angeles, such as Burbank. It is the San Fernando Valley that will become famous all over the world in the future.

Although it has just entered two thousand years, the adult industry in the San Fernando Valley has developed over the years and has formed a huge scale.

Entering the valley, Murphy slowed down slightly and turned into the cold water canyon between Burbank Avenue and Oxnard Street. His eyes and Jessica Chastain, who was in the co-pilot, began to look at both sides frequently.

On the walls on both sides of the road, there is a 2754-foot-long mural, which is considered one of the longest murals in the world.

However, Murphy did not stop and watch because of this. He turned at the next intersection and entered Vantello Avenue, leading along the straight road to the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley.

The filming houses Murphy asked must be kept away from the chaotic downtown area, and a man with ulterior motives and wants to continue cannot live in a bustling area.

Such a house is not difficult to find in Los Angeles, but not many of them are suitable for the price, so after Jessica Chastain contacted the property from downtown Los Angeles with the real estate agent, Murphy immediately took the time to come over.

“The real estate agent said that the house was often used to shoot…”

Looking through the information sent by the real estate agency yesterday, Jessica Chastain introduced some basic situations to Murphy, "Because it is used for renting and shooting for many years, the owner of the house has undergone special reconstruction, and camera shooting locations are reserved in many places. Moreover, it is very secluded, with only nearly a thousand feet apart, and these conditions are more in line with the needs of shooting."

Murphy turned his eyes to the passenger side, "It sounds pretty good."

Jessica Chastain does have some ability, but what she lacks most is social experience, for example, she has not asked what movies or TV series she has filmed in this house.

But Murphy called to learn something, and the most popular films of the house were the San Fernando Valley specialty videos.

"By the way." Jessica Chastain seemed to remember something again, "There is still a crew that is filming there."

"What?" Murphy frowned, "Why didn't you say early, can we get in?"

Hearing this questioning tone, Jessica Chastain felt a little unhappy, but she still explained, "The real estate agent has contacted that crew and they allow us to enter, as long as we don't disturb the normal shooting."

Murphy nodded, said nothing, but drove to the north.

Jessica Chastain looked at him secretly, and the curiosity in her heart jumped out again. She had learned that this guy was so poor that he couldn't afford to eat a few months ago. He could only work as a porter in a small auto repair shop with no guarantees. How could he suddenly take out $300,000 to shoot a movie?

What method did he use to raise this huge sum of money in a short period of time?

To be honest, if you give someone who is not as good as yours, who is not as good as yours, Jessica Chastain always feels unbalanced in her heart. There was a time when she even thought that the other person's ability was not as good as her. At best, she was just thick-skinned enough and sinister enough in her heart.

But such a person has the opportunity to shoot and make movies, and she, a top student who graduated from Juilliard Arts, has to act according to the other person's expression...

"Jesse!"

The familiar voice came to his ears, and Jessica Chastain quickly came back to his senses from his random thoughts, "You call me?"

Murphy quickly turned his head and looked at her, "Have I asked you to collect the photos of the girl?"

"It's basically done." Jessica Chastain let out a sigh of relief. "I collected photos of twelve girls, and lawyer Robert also signed an authorization agreement with their guardians. There is no problem using it in the video."

Turning the steering wheel and the car turned into a secluded road, Murphy nodded. This was also a expense. If there was no authorization, it would be a problem in the future if there was a situation.

Thinking that the crew had just been established, from salary to rent to licensing fees, Murphy's brows frowned tightly.

Fortunately, according to the signed agreement, except for about one-third of the advance salary of the personnel, the remaining ones will have to be paid after the start of shooting and the end of the shooting, and the money can be lying on his bank account for a longer period of time.

According to Hollywood convention, mainstream crews often wait for the film to be removed from North America and then pay the last third of the compensation, but no one is stupid enough to sign such a contract with Murphy. Those people are not fools, and they are very clear that the films they shoot are likely to not enter theaters at all.

Hollywood produces thousands of films every year, and only about one-third of them can enter theaters. Among these one-third, many of them are theaters for a week or even three-day tours.

"Jesse..." Murphy asked again, "I remember you were studying in the Department of Drama at Juilliard School?"

"Yes." Jessica Chastain nodded, and a feeling of not very good arises in her heart.

"Then you must have learned to perform."

I saw Jessica Chastain in the co-pilot with a squinted eye. Murphy gently patted the steering wheel, "That's great, Jesse, I have specially prepared a role for you in the crew."

Character? Or special? Jessica Chastain is not stupid at all. She has read the script and immediately thought that her role must be a female neighbor with only one scene.

She asked tentatively, "Where is the salary?"

"Salary?" Murphy said with a surprised expression, "Does the crew still need compensation if they make a guest appearance in the film? We are a team!"

Hearing this, Jessica Chastain shut up her mouth, but kept muttering in her heart, "I knew it was like this, I knew it was like this, this miser wants to completely extract the value of everyone!"

When she met such a boss, she felt very sad and helpless, but her qualifications to participate in a film were like carrots on a stick, seducing her to keep going.

If you have a budget of tens of millions of dollars, Murphy would not do this, but the total investment is only 300,000 US dollars. There are too many places for a crew to spend. If you are not careful in your calculations, even if you invest all your money, you may not be able to complete a project.

Large projects have plans for large projects, and small projects have survival rules for small projects.

There were more and more trees on both sides of the road, taller and taller, and the surroundings became quieter. Apart from the sound of the motor of Ford, there was no other sound. After driving for about five minutes, a typical American suburban community appeared in sight.

This community is not big. From a distance, more than 20 houses are arranged in a scattered manner under a hill, probably because of intentional design. All the houses are far apart, and the few buildings on the edge are thousands of feet apart. One of them is the target of Murphy's visit during this trip.

The black Ford sedan was parked near a gray bungalow. Murphy pushed open the door and got out of the car. First, he looked around. The environment here was very good. Behind the house was a small wood. There was no courtyard in front of it. It was opened into an open vestibule garden. Standing here and looking into the distance, you can also see a small lake with rippling waves.

Quiet, hidden, away from other residents... These external conditions are very consistent with his requirements.

Jessica Chastain on the other side had already taken out his phone and dialed the real estate agent's number. In just half a minute, a Latino in her thirties pushed open the front door of the bungalow and walked out from it.

"Hello, Miss Chastan." He greeted Jessica Chastan first, who was waiting in front of the house, then walked quickly towards Murphy, and before he could come, he enthusiastically extended his right hand, "I'm happy to see you, Mr. Stanton, you are the youngest director I've ever met."

Murphy held it in his hand, "It's great to know you, Mr. Wayne."

After a little greeting, real estate agent Wayne led the way, "Let's go outside first, I'll introduce you to the basic situation."

Following Wayne, along the periphery of the house, Murphy walked and looked around, and was also doing routine sales in front of him. "This house was built in 1995 with a brick and stone structure. The original owner of the house was the owner of an adult film company. When it was built, he considered the possibility of filming here. He chose to stay away from other residents. There were also specially reserved camera positions inside the house..."

After circling around, Murphy was generally satisfied.

"Mr. Stanton." Wayne asked with concern when he returned to the front door of the house, "I don't know when your crew will start filming."

Murphy thought for a while, "It will be next month at the earliest, and it will not exceed the tenth of next month."

"October 10th." Wayne opened his notebook, looked at it roughly, and said, "Now after this crew is finished, there are two crews to come and shoot. It will be free before the end of the month, and the time is just right."

He asked again, "How long do you need to shoot?"

"At least one month." Murphy was the most optimistic estimate.

Real estate agent Wayne looked at the time, "It should be a scene inside. It's probably time to rest. Let's go in."

He walked over and opened the door, made a gesture of inviting him, and after Murphy and Jessica Chastain entered, he closed the door and followed him.

After passing through the entrance, there is a huge living room with shades, spotlights, cameras and other equipment. A strong man wearing a baseball cap is directing the staff to arrange the venue, which seems to be the director of the crew.

On the couch in the living room, there was a blonde woman wearing heavy makeup, and a makeup artist was putting on his makeup.

When she walked into the living room, the blonde woman looked at this side, and Murphy also saw her front clearly. Her face was very familiar. If she read it correctly, she should be a superstar.
Chapter completed!