Chapter 156

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Entering the locker room, the three of Duff-Villa took a shower and changed their clothes, but did not leave, sitting and chatting together.

"Why does Matthew Horner enjoy the biggest locker room alone!" the big man Clark Bernard said angrily. "The three of us have to squeeze in such a small locker room?"

Duff-Villa shrugged, "Because he is the leading actor, we are all supporting roles." He sat cross-legged on the wooden bench, "At Angels Agency, he is also the number one client he is touting, no matter what the resources are, He picks the rest to be our turn."

"Angel Brokerage is a small brokerage firm." Steven Brand still looked serious, "The resources are quite limited, basically from Helen Herman alone, and when others choose the rest, all that is left for us will be It's crap."

"Not bad this time." Duff-Villa looked satisfied and said with a smile, "An important supporting role in medium production."

Steven Brand didn't speak, and turned to look at the locker room next door that Matthew Horner used alone.

Dave Villa put away his slightly wretched smile, reached out and patted Steven Brand on the shoulder, "Clark and I are okay to say, the style route we take is completely different from that of Matthew Horner, it's a pity It's you, you are of the same type."

Steven Brand still didn't speak, and walked out of the locker room with Dave Villa and Clark Bernard.

The three of them took a four-wheeled battery car to the gate of Warner Studios, just in time to see a dozen reporters and paparazzi surrounded Matthew Horner, and their eyes flashed with envy.

Just one male lead turned Matthew Horner from an ordinary little actor into a star that the media reporters paid attention to...

Matthew calmly responded to the reporter, took an opportunity, ran to the Ford car, got into the car and drove away immediately, preparing to go home. Mira Wang did not accept his invitation and left early.

Driving into the Interstate 5, Matthew looked through the rearview mirror and faintly saw someone on a motorcycle chasing after him. It should be a paparazzi, and he didn't care. Recently, he has received media attention because of the pre-promotion of the crew. There are more, but he is very clear that most of these attentions are brought about by the publicity expenses of the crew and the $40 million production of Universal Pictures, and they are not really his personal fame.

Once the box office fails, these are all in the mirror, and if you want to be truly famous, you must succeed.

From an actor's point of view, all he can do is to complete his role as well as possible, and the rest is out of his control.

The director's shooting, post-editing, special effects production, and the use of soundtracks, he, the male protagonist, has absolutely no possibility of intervening.

In this respect, his fate is again in the hands of others.

After the lunch break at noon, Matthew came to the Angels Agency and talked about this issue with Helen Herman.

"Most actors are like this." Helen-Hellman felt that it was normal. "In fact, not only actors, but many directors also face this problem. The final film may be far from what they imagined, and some scenes that I think are good. , will not appear in the final film at all."

Matthew went to pour a glass of water and asked, "Is there no solution?"

Helen-Hellman glanced at him, "The solution is very simple, as long as the coffee shop is big enough and the box office appeal is high enough, of course the producer will respect your opinion." She thought about it for a while, and said, "For example, Tom Cruise, since the mid-1990s, has been a producer in his own films. This is not a name, but a producer with actual power, working with Paramount Pictures. Of course, the entire crew, from the producer to the director to the other actors, must all obey his commands.

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"It feels too far away from me." Matthew doesn't think he can reach Tom Cruise's status in a short time. "Is there any other way?"

"There is one more." Helen Herman added another example, "Like you have been involved, Vin Diesel has brought in a lot of money, and the whole crew will respect his opinion from top to bottom, even if everyone knows He's a shit stick on set, and still just watch him mess around."

Matthew spread his hands helplessly. This distance is also far away. If he can pull a large amount of investment, why hasn't he made a name for himself?

"What you have to do now is to choose the role and script." Helen Herman said again at this time, "It's better to think less about the rest."

She stood up and said solemnly, "When you become a superstar, you will naturally have the capital to demand power."

Matthew drank all the water in the cup and said, "It seems that some of the supporting actors you recommend to the crew are not easy."

Helen Herman doesn't deny this. "They're like you. They're all people who want to be Hollywood stars." She asked suddenly, "Do you have an opinion on them?"

Matthew said deliberately, "If you have any opinions, I would have asked you to replace them!"

"Change them?" Helen Herman crossed her arms and looked at Matthew, "It's useless, change a few more people, they still have opinions on you."

Matthew thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and admitted that Helen Herman made a lot of sense.

Helen Herman continued, "The resources in the hands of Angels and I are limited, and the superior resources must first take care of you, and the rest of the people get very few resources. No matter who enters the crew, they will feel that you, the male lead, are an eyesore. You stand in the way."

"You're right." Matthew wasn't joking, "Helen, you can always convince me."

"Because what I'm talking about is a fact that you can't deny." Helen Herman tilted her head and added, "Those are small characters, at best a little clever, if you can't even handle them, you won't need to play in the future. Working hard in this circle.”

Matthew put down the water glass and prepared to leave. "Okay, I'm going to collect the money."

This is the main purpose of his coming here today, because the internal financial staff of the Angel Agency has changed, and the salary of $200,000 has not been signed and received.

"Remember what I said before!" Helen Herman reminded, "Be at your best on the set, and don't forget that Stephen Sommers and Universal Pictures have a huge production!"

Knowing that she was talking about a monster hodgepodge movie, Matthew waved his hand as he walked out, "I always remember it."

If he hadn't seen that movie and had relevant memories, he would definitely go all out to win the male lead. After all, it's a mega-production with an investment that may exceed 150 million US dollars.

In this day and age, this is definitely the top investment in Hollywood, and I am afraid that countless people are rushing to it.

This pit jump or not jump? He was also a little embarrassed. The leading actor in the top production was a rare opportunity, and the situation in his memory reminded him that this might be a big hole that he couldn't climb up.

To put it bluntly, Matthew is just holding on to a fluke. If he joins this project, maybe it will make a difference? Maybe it will be successful? It doesn't need to be too successful, as long as it can generate profits, his subsequent development will be much smoother...

Matthew came to the door of the financial room and made a decision. This monster hodgepodge project is still on the desks of Stephen Sommers and Universal Pictures. It will take time to enter the actual planning stage, so let's wait until it is completed.

And Stephen Sommers might look down on him, after all, his reputation and strength are average.

Knocked on the door and entered the finance room, Matthew signed and asked the finance to transfer the 180,000 US dollars after deducting the broker's commission into the bank account. It felt really good to be rich again, and the back was stiff when walking.

No way, this is a very real problem. Many times, if you don't have money, you often lack confidence.

When the crew started filming, there would still be $200,000 in the account. Matthew thought that it was time to replace some hardware configurations for himself, especially the car. That second-hand Ford was really too old, and it was time to retire. .

He has long thought about the car. If it wasn't for the inconvenience, he would have changed his car a long time ago. When he occasionally rests, he will also check the latest vehicle information on the Internet. The right should be to relax and adjust, even the car he wants to buy. All selected.

Leaving Angel Agency, Matthew went directly to a BMW 4S shop near North Hollywood, and brought up a road SUV that BMW has just launched not long ago, which is the first generation of the BMW X5 that he often saw. A dream back then.

As for the used Ford, he sold it off at a $2,500 discount.

The remaining money, Matthew temporarily saved, in case of emergency.

As for jumping from an unusually shabby old Ford to a luxury car like the BMW X5, he had no discomfort, the money was hard earned and of course well spent.

Having said that, isn't his original intention to enter Hollywood just to live like this?

Maybe this is vulgar, even unbearable, but he has no noble artistic sentiments. Like other Hollywood stars, he yearns and likes a bright and beautiful life.

Otherwise, why are you trying so hard? Is it possible to become a great artist? Matthew is very clear that he has no such ability, and more importantly, no such desire.

In the following period, Matthew trained in the morning, studied roles in the afternoon, and rehearsed action routines with other trained actors. The little actors Helen Herman said did not cause any trouble. After all, he got the The male protagonist with the full support of the two producers.

It wasn't until early September, when the theater's pre-stage preparations came to an end, and when the filming was about to begin, Matthew waited until the news of Britney's return to Los Angeles. Because a song in the upcoming new album had some copyright issues, after she finished filming the MV, I've been staying in Nashville to record new songs, and I'm only busy now, and I'm ready to come back for a very short vacation.