The day after signing the actor contract, Matthew received a notice from the crew. On September 15th, he went to the crew to gather and took a car to Edward Air Force Base near Los Angeles to receive basic military training provided by the military, and then took the crew's chartered flight to Morocco for four to five months of filming.

The character he played Sergeant Hut is affiliated with the Delta Force. To put it simply, he is a fierce soldier.

In this regard, Ridley Scott and Jerry Brookheimer are experienced and have a very accurate view of actors.

Then, Matthew received a call from James McAvoy, who also passed the audition, and the role was a soldier named Yurik.

This is also good news, at least there are acquaintances in the crew.

With less than a week left before the crew training, Matthew did not continue to wait in Los Angeles. He flew to East Asia to meet Britney in Japan. Japan can be said to be the dumping place of American pop culture. Britney's record companies and brokerage companies certainly will not miss the opportunity to make money and expand their influence in the Japanese market. Britney will hold concerts in five different cities in Japan in total.

Just like the previous few times, Matthew and Britney met in a hurry and didn't have much time to spend together. Since the crew of "Black Hawk Down" was about to gather, Matthew stayed in Tokyo for less than two days and returned to Los Angeles.

After returning, he began to prepare for his next trip to Africa.

In Matthew's cognition, Africa is simply synonymous with chaos and poverty. He checked it on the Internet and found that Morocco is much better and is a rare country with political stability in Africa. However, it is located at the northwest end of Africa and is directly connected to the Sahara Desert, and the climate is relatively hot.

To this end, Matthew went to Chinatown, Los Angeles and bought the holy products that can relieve heat and resist heat - Feng Oil Essence, Cooling Oil and Huoxiang Zhengqi Water to prepare for emergencies.

On the day they gathered and set off, Matthew called a taxi and brought a large box of luggage to the crew station in Pasanadi on time.

He came early. There were many actors gathered in front of the small building and in the hall where the crew was located, but Matthew did not see anyone familiar. He found a place next to the glass curtain wall in the hall and waited patiently.

Not long after the meeting, he saw James McAvoy walk in and waved quickly, "James, here."

James McAvoy came to Matthew with a bag and dragged his suitcase.

"When I came here..." James McAvoy pointed outside the glass curtain wall, "I saw Tom Hardy."

Matthew shook his head slightly, "Just pretend he doesn't exist."

James McAvoy put down his suitcase and said, "It's a pity that Michael is not here."

Not to mention audition, Michael Fassbender did not receive an audition invitation from the crew at all.

Matthew patted him on the shoulder, "This is not something we can decide."

"Look!" James McAvoy stabbed Matthew, "Tom Hardy is in."

Matthew turned to look at the door and saw Tom Hardy coming in with another person he knew, frowned slightly, "How did he be with Johnny Lee Miller?"

The person who came in with Tom Hardy was Angelina Jolie's ex-husband Johnny Lee Miller.

James McAvoy didn't find it strange and said casually, "Tom Hardy and Johnny Lee Miller's agent seem to be the same."

Matthew nodded, and did not mention this matter anymore. He took the initiative to change the topic and chatted with James McAvoy for more than twenty minutes. The two buses rented by the crew drove to the front of the small building. They dragged their luggage and lined up to get on the bus.

Edward Air Force Base is 150 kilometers away from Los Angeles. After getting in the car, James McAvoy took out his mobile phone and played the game for a while. He quickly fell asleep in his seat. Matthew glanced for a while, but couldn't fall asleep. He simply took out the script and started reading it.

Although he didn't get the script for a long time, he has already remembered the scenes of Sergeant Hut. What he is doing now is to place the characters under the entire environment.

For films such as those adapted from real events and involving military and international politics, the actor needs to know not only his own role, but also the background of the entire film. He is limited to the social class he lives in and his former vision. He is not sensitive to international politics at all and can only understand it through the information he has in his hands.

According to Matthew's understanding after reading the materials, the chaos in Somalia must be the result of these Western countries' colonization and plunder of Africa. The US's troops stationed in Somalia seem to be responding to the invitation of the United Nations, but in fact it is a face-saving project for Zipper Dun.

At that time, the Cold War had ended, and Somalia was neither a strategic focus nor any valuable strategic resources. Therefore, the United States was not interested in peacekeeping at the beginning. When the United Nations took the initiative to ask the United States for assistance, Bush took over this image project and sent troops to transport rescue supplies.

The situation in Somalia continued to deteriorate, forcing the United Nations to adopt a new resolution to use force to maintain public security and relief operations in Somalia and enforce peace.

At this time, Zipper Dun was newly elected as US President. According to Matthew's imagination, Zipper Dun may have considered this. If the whole world sees the US military taking action to enable the Somali people to obtain peace and food and clothing, there will be a great public relations effect, he decided to continue this image project.

So, the Black Hawk helicopter was knocked down from the sky.

Of course, he had extremely limited knowledge of politics and military, and these were random thoughts after reading the information.

The background of such an incident is definitely much more complicated than what he thought and even what was expressed in the script.

Looking at the script and thinking about whether there are any of them, Matthew fell asleep at some point. When he woke up, the bus had already left the Los Angeles area.

"Hi man!"

A white actor in his twenties who was next to him on the other side of the aisle came over and asked, "Do you have gum?"

Matthew took the bag and looked for it. He took out a whole piece and gave it to him, "Take it."

The man probably has a cheerful personality and is not polite. Then he said, "Thank you, man."

He took apart one and threw it into his mouth, and said to Matthew, "I'm Ben Foster."

"Matthew Horner." Matthew introduced himself and pointed to James McAvoy who was still sleeping. "He is James McAvoy, my friend."

The two chatted in a low voice for a while, and under Matthew's indirect attack, Ben Foster, who had a refreshed personality, quickly spit out his old undertones.

He is from Massachusetts and is a Jewish person who has played roles in "Silver Line Shock Point", "Freedom Highland" and "Flash of the Future", but they are also small characters.

"Which character is your?" Ben Foster asked.

Matthew didn't hide it and said directly, "Sergeant Hut."

"It's better for your character." Ben Foster was envious, "The scene is much heavier than my soldiers."

After chatting for a while, Matthew saw that the bus was getting quieter and more and more people were sleeping. He took the initiative to interrupt the chat with Ben Foster, and closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

Finally, after a two-hour drive, the bus arrived at the entrance of Edward Air Force Base. Since this was one of the most important military bases of the US military, the bus could not enter, and nearly 100 actors, including Matthew, could only get off the bus and walk.

After getting off the bus and getting the luggage, James McAvoy was still sleepy and followed Matthew towards the base gate.

At the front of the team, Jack, the Bearded and the Pentagon coordinator on the crew are negotiating with the doorman.

With the bright sunshine on my face, James McAvoy woke up completely and reached out to take a phone, but couldn't find it. He quickly said to Matthew, "My phone fell into the car."

Matthew took his suitcase and said, "The car hasn't left yet. Go and get it quickly. I'll wait for you here."

James McAvoy was not polite to Matthew, and stuffed his backpack into his hands, ran to the bus. As soon as he ran away, the guards at the base gate began to let go, and the actors lined up in scattered teams and walked into the base.

Matthew didn't move, and stood here waiting for James McAvoy to come back.

Perhaps seeing the team move, several big-name actors who had been hiding from the sun in the car also got out of the car. Matthew saw the male lead Josh Hartnett, and there was Johnny Lee Miller behind him. Johnny Lee Miller followed Tom Hardy.

Later, James McAvoy was trotting back with a cell phone.

When James McAvoy ran back to Matthew's side, Josh Hartnett happened to come over. He looked at Matthew and the two of them. Matthew smiled at him. The big actor also smiled.

Then, Matthew felt a sharp sword-like gaze, which was Tom Hardy.

Matthew ignored him, pulled up his luggage and was about to leave. James McAvoy glared over there and took the backpack and suitcase from Matthew...

Suddenly, Johnny Lee Miller, who was walking with Tom Hardy, slowed down. He turned to look at Matthew, and was obviously stunned for a moment, and an incredible expression flashed across his face.

Matthew also noticed Johnny Lee Miller's gaze, and even saw something strange on his face, but calmly pulled the suitcase, slightly behind Tom Hardy and Johnny Lee Miller, and walked towards the base gate.

"Did Johnny Lee Miller recognize me?" His thoughts turned.

Johnny Lee Miller entered the base gate and looked back. Seeing that the two people behind were still undergoing security checks, he asked, "Tom, do you know those two people?"

"Meet." Tom Hardy quickly said, "The tall and strong one is called Matthew Horner, and the other is called James McAvoy, all of them are bastards."
Chapter completed!