Chapter 141 Who is the most popular
Please recommend votes! Please give me monthly votes!
Next to the tree-lined road, in front of a house with a courtyard, a black Mercedes-Benz slowly drove in and finally stopped at the door. Helen Hermann turned to look at the door number and confirmed that he had found no wrong place. He pushed the door and got out of the car and rang the doorbell by the iron door. The door quickly opened from the inside, revealing Matthew's face.
"So quickly." Matthew asked Helen Herman in and said, "I thought you would be here later."
Helen Hermann followed Matthew through the courtyard, and did not answer his words. Instead, he looked around until he entered the living room and said, "The house is very good, and the rent of a thousand dollars is very cost-effective."
"Sit as you like." Mathew went to two glasses of water, handed her a glass, and said, "There has been a murder here, so the rent is cheap."
Helen Helman suddenly felt a chill on his back, so he quickly put down the water cup and looked at Matthew unconsciously. What is in this guy's head?
Matthew thought Helen Herman was afraid and comforted, "Don't worry, the scene of the murder is in the yard outside."
"It's better to talk about work." Helen Hermann didn't want to get into trouble with goosebumps. Speaking of the serious business, "I got news from Universal Studios that Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos are planning a new movie in the "Mummy" series."
After hearing this, Matthew didn't feel surprised at all. "The Return of the Mummy" was a big box office in the first week, and the final box office would not be bad. It would be strange if companies like Hollywood did not produce sequels.
But I vaguely remember that the third part of "The Mummy" happened a long time later, and Jet Lee also played the villain, as if it were Qin Shihuang or something like that.
"The new project has something to do with you." Helen Hermann rarely speaks like that since he listed Matthew as the number one client, and he said directly, "Shaan Daniel and Stephen Somos intend to shoot a video with the Scorpion King as the protagonist."
"Really?" Matthew felt like a pie fell from the sky and hit his head, "That is, I can be the leading actor in a film?"
This is the male lead! He dreamed of being the male lead in Hollywood movies!
Helen Hermann then poured cold water on, "Don't be too happy too early. The current plan for this film is still at the hands of Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos. Universal Pictures has not yet confirmed the project! Universal Pictures' internal opposition is also very strong."
"Why?"
If the opponents are here now, Matthew can directly strangle him, "Didn't Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos collaborate on two big-selling "Mummy" in a row?"
"So, there is another voice inside Universal Pictures, continuing to make the sequel to the Mummy series." Helen Hermann picked up the cup and took a sip. "They strongly opposed the new project of Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos, and believed that the risk was too great."
"The Scorpion King I played is dead." Matthew immediately thought of the key point, "The sequel of 90% has nothing to do with me. The little fame and response accumulated by the Scorpion King will be consumed soon. I want to find the next opportunity to be the male lead, but I don't know when I will wait."
Helen Herman nodded slightly, "That's right." She added, "Once the new sequel to "Mummy" is established, Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos will not have the energy to invest in another project, and Universal's funding flow is not very sufficient..."
Matthew understood what she meant and asked, "What can we do?"
"I'll go see Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos, keep in touch with them, and prompt them to continue to recommend this project related to Scorpion King." Helen Hermann looked at Matthew, "On the other hand, in your role and your role, if Scorpion King is really popular and you can gain a certain popularity, this project will definitely squeeze out the sequel to "Mummy"!"
She helped off her black-rimmed glasses and said to Matthew very seriously, "You will participate in a series of promotional and marketing activities in "The Return of the Mummy". I want you to perform the best!"
"I know." Matthew sat opposite Helen Hermann, "Is there anything else to pay attention to?"
Helen Herman thought for a while and continued, "We are definitely not the only ones who get the news. Matthew, once this project about Scorpion King is completed, it will touch the interests of many people, especially the actors in the same crew as you! You..." Her eyes instantly turned dark, "You have to pay attention to them!"
Matthew immediately remembered something, "Rachel Weizi told me something that if "The Return of the Mummy" is a big hit, Brandon Fraser intends to ask Universal Pictures for $20 million in the sequel."
"You should pay attention to both of them." Helen Hermann's cell phone rang. She hung up after answering the call and said a few words. "Universal Pictures' market research department has contacted multiple survey companies to conduct market research on this matter."
Matthew asked, “What can we do?”
Helen Hermann looked at the time, "I'll have an appointment with Ilena Poyal later. I'll talk about the specific situation after meeting her."
He and Helen Hermann discussed in the living room for an hour and a half, and it was not until the sun set that Helen Hermann was about to say goodbye and leave.
"If this film can be launched and I will be the male lead again, the box office will fail?" Matthew suddenly thought of this question, "What will happen."
Helen Herman said coldly, "For at least five years, don't think of being the protagonist or even an important supporting role."
Matthew sent her away, stood at the door of the house and watched the black Mercedes-Benz go away, guessing that Helen Hermann had nothing to say behind him. If he really wanted to be like he said, the Angel Agency would no longer regard him as a key customer.
The risk of pulling out a supporting role as the protagonist of the film is definitely not small, no wonder Universal Pictures is so cautious. Matthew also knows that the huge risks accompanying opportunities, but where in this world there are opportunities that are all good and no harm at all?
People will be stepped on when queuing up for free gifts in supermarkets...
The male protagonist...
Matthew looked up at the other side of the sea. The sun was about to disappear. From tomorrow... No, from now on, he will do his best to fight for this opportunity! An opportunity to become the hero!
Although this may upset the actors who had a good relationship with the crew of "The Return of the Mummy", he could not give up such an opportunity to make people happy.
Rachel Weizi is okay. She mentioned before that she doesn't want to participate in this type of film anymore and is preparing to switch to the awards ceremony season. Other actors have limited weight, so it doesn't matter.
The most important thing to note is Brandon Fraser. With the current situation where "The Return of the Mummy" is very likely to be a big hit, he is probably very eager to enter the 20 million club. Once the sequel to the "The Mummy" series is interrupted, his career will inevitably be affected.
"I don't know if Brandon Fraser has received any news..." Matthew turned home and closed the door, "I will participate in multiple events together next."
Universal Pictures is very efficient. On the afternoon of the meeting, the Market Research Department contacted several investigation and consulting service companies. In large cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston, many professional investigators appeared in theaters screening "The Return of the Mummy" at night.
In New York, the Imperial Entertainment Cinema Chain on 12th Avenue, Manhattan, a "Return of the Mummy" just ended.
The young Christensen had already been guarding the entrance. When he saw the crowd coming out, he immediately shouted, "Query survey! Questionnaire survey! There are prizes! There are prizes! There are only two minutes!"
Some people stopped and surrounded him when they heard his voice.
Christensen had already said hello to the theater. It is very common to conduct such surveys in the theater, and many viewers are happy to participate.
In a blink of an eye, more than a dozen movie fans gathered around him.
Christensen sent the questionnaire and small gifts to these movie fans one by one. The questionnaire is very simple. There are five options for which character in "The Return of the Mummy" is O'Connor, Evelyn, Imoton, Alex and King of Scorpion.
Two minutes later, Christensen took the questionnaire back and rushed to the exit of another cinema. Since the screening was still on the other side, he opened the twelve-point questionnaire and looked at it. Among them, three of O'Connor, three of Evelyn, two of Emoton, one of Alex, and three of Scorpion King.
He then put away the questionnaire and continued his work.
In a chain of cinemas under AMG, Santa Monica Commercial Plaza, Los Angeles, five young men and women walked in the theater passage in the screening hall, walking outside with the crowd, while discussing the movies they had just watched.
"I feel like O'Connor is old." said the leading boy. "The fight was not exciting. The total action scenes combined are not as good as the beginning of the Scorpion King."
The girl behind him shines with her eyes, "The Scorpion King is so stylish, so cool!"
"Yeah! Yeah!" the other boy echoed, "The video was a little disappointed, especially in the end Ansuna actually gave up Imoton. It was simply inexplicable. Fortunately, there was the Scorpion King, who had a very good figure. I would have such a figure."
Several people walked out of the screening hall, and the boy at the front said, "Someone is doing a questionnaire, let's participate too."
He took the lead in receiving the questionnaire and a pen with a peculiar shape. After filling out the questionnaire, he would hand over the questionnaire and the pen could be left as a reward.
"What is the questionnaire?" asked the last boy.
The person who received the questionnaire replied, "Who do you like the character in "The Return of the Mummy" the most!"
Chapter completed!