Chapter 148: Admire and Learn

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The Ford car entered Burbank, and the roadside in front of the Angel Agency was being adjusted to green vegetation. Parking was inconvenient. Matthew simply parked farther away and walked over.

As he walked, he thought of that question again.

"Keep the original intention..."

Matthew knew what David Astor meant, but he knew more about his original intention. His original intention was to become a Hollywood star and enjoy that glamorous life.

Therefore, he will never give up the opportunity to become the leading actor in front of him no matter what.

Entering the Angel Agency, Matthew greeted the front desk and went directly to Helen Herman's office.

"Any updates?" He pulled up his chair and sat across from Helen Herman. "You don't look in a hurry."

Helen Herman raised her head from behind the computer screen, adjusted her glasses, and said, "Ninety-nine percent of this project will pass the review, with Sean Daniel and Stephen Sommers watching, don't worry. "

Matthew is also aware of his own weight. He can't speak at all from Universal Pictures. Apart from waiting to see other people work hard, he still has to wait at this time.

"If it can pass, how much will the film investment be?" he asked with concern.

Such a fantasy action movie, if there is less investment, I am afraid it will become a B-level movie.

"It should be no more than $40 million." Helen Herman said casually, "The minimum is no less than $20 million."

Matthew was a little surprised, "The investment is so high?"

According to his idea, it would be nice to have $10 million to $15 million.

Helen Herman glanced at Matthew and said, "The main measure of investment is not you, but Sean Daniel and Stephen Sommers. Do you think the joint project between the two of them is worth the investment? "

"If the investment is measured by me," Matthew shrugged and laughed at himself, "It would be nice to have a million dollars."

It is estimated that even a million dollars is difficult. A movie that invests one million dollars in Hollywood can no longer be regarded as a small production. Most of the films produced are difficult to reach an investment of one million dollars.

At $20 million to $40 million, it can be said to be a mid-sized production.

Universal Pictures should be measured by the past successes of Sean Daniel and Stephen Sommers, as well as the reputation of the role of the Scorpion King.

"How much can I get paid?" This is the question that Matthew is most concerned about. He is now about to become a pauper. "What do you think?"

Helen Herman shook her head directly, "The crew has not been established, and the investment amount has not been determined. It is too early to say this." Instead, she urged Matthew, "Stephen asked me to tell you, it is best to prepare for the role early."

Matthew stopped talking about the salary and said, "I'm back to working out five times a week. In addition to boxing training, I'm going to learn a little kickboxing."

In this regard, Helen Herman has always been very reassured, as long as there are important roles hanging, Matthew's enthusiasm has never been a problem.

"You came to me today just for this?" Matthew asked.

Helen-Hellman pushed over the documents in duplicate. "This is the confirmation letter from the default event court. You have signed it. I will send the document to the court, and the default event will be completely resolved."

Matthew opened it, took out a pen, and signed his name on it.

If it weren't for this document, he would have forgotten about the breach of contract, and after paying the liquidated damages, he never paid attention to this aspect.

"That's all?" Matthew handed back one of the documents to Helen Herman.

"You can drop me there when you get off work."

"By the way?" Helen Herman raised her eyebrows, "I live in the south, and yours is in the north. How can I stop by? I don't want to go to your house either."

Matthew said indifferently, "Isn't it just that someone died? What's the matter?"

Helen Herman didn't want to dwell on this issue anymore, and looked down at the computer screen. Matthew stood up and asked, "Is there anything else? I'll go first if I'm okay."

Without raising her head, Helen Herman waved at Matthew. Matthew left Angel Agency with a copy of the document. After getting in the car, he took a special look at the document. The situation when he first came to this world could not help but emerge. in mind.

I vaguely remember that I was very tempted by Jessica Drake at that time, and I thought about making a romantic action movie for a second when I was impulsive. Fortunately, I didn't go there at that time, otherwise, there would be no way to catch Britney as a girlfriend later.

After the out-of-court settlement agreement was signed, he specially asked for this film to watch it. The actor not only played against Jessica Drake, but also had a big fight with Nikki Anderson, and finally staged a one-on-two. good show...

"What a pity... a pity..."

In his mouth, Matthew started the car and drove all the way north. He soon got on Interstate 5. When he came to the intersection leading to his home, he did not turn, and subconsciously continued north until he reached San Fernando. Valley.

This small town in the valley is a holy place that many people around the world yearn for. However, like Hollywood, the San Fernando Valley is also facing a serious outflow of film crews. According to the relevant laws of California, condoms must be used during filming, which will affect many customers. The nearby state of Nevada, especially Las Vegas, has no hard-and-fast rules in this regard, attracting a large number of companies set up in the San Fernando Valley to film.

Matthew drove the car around the valley, and couldn't see much difference from other satellite cities in the Los Angeles area. Finally, he parked the car in an area full of photo studios, which were first used by some companies. For those who shoot romantic action movies, now there will be crews working in them from time to time.

When passing by a studio near the road, he saw the name written on the big poster posted on the studio, and he stopped the car to take a look and determined that it was an action movie with a romantic action version.

However, when he glanced over the actor column, he saw a familiar name - Michael Sheehan!

The name is still very advanced and seems to be an important actor.

"I didn't expect to even change the name." Matthew started the car and left, "It seems to be doing well."

He wasn't here waiting to see if this Michael Sheehan was that Michael Sheehan, after all, that was in the distant past.

Afterwards, Matthew went to a video store outside the studio area and chose a few new discs. He was not particularly familiar with romantic action films of this era, so he chose a few according to his memory. The disc with the woodpecker logo, I plan to wait for Britney to return to Los Angeles another day, and bring her to my house to enjoy it together.

You can also learn while appreciating. Only by combining theory with practice can technology grow.

However, it will take some time before Britney shoots the MV for her new album.

When he made the payment and was about to leave the store, Matthew found that small DV cameras were also sold here, and the price was not too expensive. It was completely within the range that he could afford. In the past two years, he has participated in the shooting of many film and television works, which has made him more interested in photography. I also got some interest, so I couldn't help but buy a Sony portable home DV camcorder.

He once asked the cinematographer Slavamir-Izhak in the crew. According to him, if you want to have a certain level of photography skills, you need to shoot more and practice more.

"When I go to the fitness club tomorrow..." Matthew immediately thought of the use after he bought it. "I can have someone help me shoot a video of my practice match with Niebola."

Whether it's boxing or kickboxing, he is very interested, and plans to keep practicing if there are no special circumstances.

Back home, Matthew shot a video of the courtyard. The DV camera technology of this era is incomparable to the camera of a smartphone. In addition to his limited technology, the picture captured is very general.

"Looks like more practice." He found a way to unwind in his spare time.

No matter what work you do, it is easy to feel boring after a long time, and proper relaxation is essential.

Time passed, and soon it was mid-June. It was screened in the North American film market for its tenth weekend, and the North American box office reached 196.5 million US dollars. This result seems to be very good, but the tenth weekend of The North American box office closed at just $1.27 million, and just like the previous trend, continued to decline sharply.

The reputation of the film has seriously affected the box office trend of the film, causing Universal Pictures to repeatedly lower its expectations. Recently, it is believed that the North American box office can finally exceed 200 million US dollars as a victory.

Although the film sold well, it was inevitable that it would not meet the expectations of Universal Pictures, and there was no voice within Universal Pictures to continue producing the third installment in the series.

According to information obtained by Helen Herman, many people inside Universal Pictures believe that the scandal of the actor Brandon Fraser beating fans has dragged down the box office in the later period, so that the final North American box office has lowered expectations. The next $220 million will not be reached.

Fortunately, the overseas box office is not bad. It is not difficult for Universal Pictures to make a profit on this project. The income of the film is not only at the box office. The T-shirt with the head of the Scorpion King alone has sold hundreds of thousands in North America. piece.

This is also evidence that the Scorpion King is a bright spot in the whole film.

In addition, after the market research, Universal Pictures also launched the figurines and dolls of the Scorpion King based on Matthew as the prototype. These, like the cultural shirts, can bring Matthew a part of the income in terms of portrait rights.

Although the proportion of the share is very low, it can also solve his daily needs.

There is also constant news from Universal Pictures, and Helen Herman has always maintained close contact there.