Hollywood Road

As if she couldn't believe the number she heard, Carla froze for a moment, "Are you crazy, Murphy!"

"You know it's impossible." Cara sighed and turned to look at the screen again. "How much?"

Murphy also knew that it was impossible for any TV station to pay $100,000 for a homicide news video that killed a rich man, not a celebrity like Tom Hanks or Spielberg.

The price just now was more like a test. Murphy pulled a chair and sat opposite Kara, "Five thousand dollars!"

Carla didn't even look at him. "Time is tight, stop joking, Murphy, how much is it?"

Murphy repeated in a very serious and serious tone, "Fifty thousand dollars!"

"It's impossible." Carla's eyes turned from the screen back to Murphy, her pale blue pupils looked unusually bright, "I need a real number."

"I gave you two," Murphy said again, clearly not joking. "Fifty thousand dollars!"

The expression on Carla's face faded away. "Five thousand dollars, that's the highest number I can give."

Murphy shook his head directly and said in a reminder-like tone, "This time it's not black people or Mexican immigrants who died, but very rich white people!"

He deliberately accentuated the 'white' tone, "Extremely wealthy white man shot in his mansion, a housewife died on the bedroom floor! I know you, Carla."

Looking directly at those bright pale blue eyes, Murphy said quickly, "I know how excited you are when you see the video, and I know it's definitely more than five thousand dollars for you!"

The right hand slapped the armrest of the chair heavily, Carla stood up, circled Murphy, returned to the front, and said condescendingly, "Ten thousand dollars."

Murphy knew that fifty thousand dollars was impossible, and made a concession, "Forty thousand dollars!"

Kara was expressionless, "Fifteen thousand dollars!"

"Thirty-five thousand dollars..."

"Twenty thousand dollars..."

"Thirty thousand dollars!" Murphy stood up and, taking advantage of his height, looked down at the woman opposite, "Thirty thousand dollars!"

"No..." Cara took the initiative to take a step back, using the distance to bring the eyes of both parties back to the same level, "This is impossible, without this precedent, $20,000 is my highest bid, I can't put down all the expenses for a month. on your video."

"Okay then." Murphy reached out and unplugged the data cable, took back his storage disk, and walked directly to the door of the office without looking at Kara. "It looks like this business can't be done."

"What are you going to do?" Kara's slightly hurried voice came from behind, "Where are you going."

Murphy turned around and pointed in the direction of the Disney Building on the west side. "Go to ABC TV. Before I came here, I contacted the people over there, and they were very interested."

Having said this, he looked directly at Kara, "You know, Miss Faith, I have always regarded you as the most reliable partner, and other TV stations paid a lot of money for this video, but I came to your side first, because I think It's worth it, it helps your career, and it gets me the right reward."

These words were very affectionate, but Cara curled her lips without a trace. How credible are the words of those who dare to shoot this kind of video?

She is not a little girl full of fantasy.

"The director of ABC News has been in touch with me many times."

Seeing that Carla was still thinking about it, Murphy continued to talk, "They will pay a higher price, and I have no time to drive there now."

He turned around and was about to leave, when Carla finally couldn't help roaring, "Stop, Murphy!"

Murphy turned around and stood at the door looking at Carla, Carla folded her arms and changed another expression on her face, her tone began to soften, "After working together for so long, I thought we were friends for a long time,

Do you want to treat your friends like this? "

Murphy rolled his eyes, "If the TV station belongs to you, I'm willing to give it away for free."

He deliberately looked at Kara's towering chest and delicate face, "If that's the case, I'm willing to provide you with any news video to express my affection for you."

Pretending not to hear these gibberish that seemed sincere, but in fact lied, Carla took a deep breath, "I'm going to go crazy with $30,000 on a piece of news."

The other party's attitude and tone had loosened, and the dominant Murphy added another fire, "I think you forgot that the criminal has escaped and is still at large, among the crowd, those with family members, especially those living in the suburbs, think People who are very safe will be nervous and can't sleep, and will continue to monitor the progress of this matter."

Murphy picked up the storage disk and shook it again. "This video will send viewers to Channel Six and follow your show for a long time."

Kara was silent for a while, and finally nodded slowly.

But Murphy's request didn't end there, some things were considered on the way, "I consider you a friend, Carla. I also like your professional attitude, but you know, thirty thousand dollars is not me. the only requirement."

Looking at Murphy with astonished eyes, Kara seemed to have just met him.

"When you broadcast this video..." Murphy emphasized, "I asked the announcer to introduce my work, and to type subtitles, to let the audience know that this is from my company - Stanton Studios! A professional A very strong video production company!"

He can't be a freelance journalist forever. As long as he has funds, he will definitely turn to the film industry. This can be said to be an opportunity for publicity.

Carla looked at Murphy, unable to say a word.

It was only now that she discovered that this young man, like herself, also had a strong sense of professionalism and would do anything for it.

After saying those words, Murphy approached Carla and raised a hand, "How is it, can the deal be done?"

Although I really wanted to slap the expressionless face opposite to see how thick his face was, Kara really needed that video very much, as he said, it was a video It can attract the audience's attention for a long time and improve the ratings of the program!

Raising a hand, Carla clapped Murphy's hand, "That's it, deal."

The two sides reached an agreement, and after Carla called her superior again, Murphy didn't wait long to receive a check for $30,000, but instead of leaving, he stayed in the TV station's editing room, waiting for this message. News broadcast.

After the news broke, he had more work to do.

The time was slowly approaching six o'clock in the morning. With the ringing of the bell, the morning news on Channel 6 kicked off. Murphy stood in the corner out of the way and looked carefully at Kara, wanting to see how this woman was doing. This video plays with flowers.

"Double shooting, double close-up of No. 1 lens." Kara stood in front of the workbench and gave instructions skillfully, "Prepare the headline I want, it's 'Bloody House', don't make a mistake!"

Murphy crossed his arms and looked over there with interest. Although he had provided a lot of news videos before, it was the first time to watch the behind-the-scenes manipulation of a news program.

"Last night, four people died in a burglary in the Santa Monica Valley..."

The news was switched to the video. As soon as the scene started, the female announcer matched the subtitles typed and said quickly, "This video was exclusively purchased by Channel 6 from Stanton Studio, which is a professional video production company."

Hearing this, Murphy couldn't help laughing. The broadcast TV station made appropriate edits, and some too sensitive content was also processed, but the bloody and exciting pictures still appeared in the news program in some clever ways. in order to stimulate the audience's attention.

During the broadcast, Cara repeatedly asked the announcer to emphasize the ferocity of the case and the fact that the criminal is still at large and may commit the crime again at any time...

Even if he wasn't an expert, Murphy could see that Carla was using the method of creating panic to increase the appeal of the show.

As for whether it will really cause panic, Murphy won't care, Kara won't care, and the TV station won't care, otherwise they won't leave the police and the victim alone, and see the price of the video for so long.

Carla cares about the show's ratings, and Murphy cares about how to use the news to generate high income for herself.

"It's really brutal, with such severe violence spreading to the most upscale and safest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, criminals go unpunished..."

The news came to an end after once again emphasizing the brutality of the case and the escape of the criminal, and reminding viewers that the show would keep an eye on the latest developments.

"Insert the ad." Just after Carla finished the command, the phone in the editing room rang, and she immediately picked up the receiver, "This is Carla Faith."

"Well done, Carla!"

This is the voice of a high-level TV station, "Very exciting, very attractive news."

Putting down the phone, Kara was in a pretty good mood. After finishing this episode, she turned her head to look at the corner for the first time. The bastard was still standing there with a smug expression on his face, as if he had just done something amazing.

After thinking about it, Kara walked over and said unceremoniously, "Why haven't you left?"

Murphy shrugged and answered irrelevantly, "Excellent news, after being rendered in words by you, I can't help but wonder what will happen next."

Although she has a lot of opinions on Murphy, Carla still recognizes his ability, and even admires him a little. It must not be simply due to luck to be able to shoot such a news video.

"Your photography is also good." Cara rubbed her eyebrows, "Photography has improved a lot than before."

"Thank you." Murphy completely ignored the curious eyes around him and said tentatively, "You should be off work, right?"

Carla nodded slightly.

"I heard there's a good Italian restaurant called Cabarete nearby," Murphy asked. "Do you like Italian food, Carla."

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