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Back in Los Angeles, Matthew's life has not changed much. Except for occasionally being harassed by paparazzi, the rest are similar to the past, and paparazzi will not chase after him. There are too many people in Los Angeles with more news and entertainment value than him, so most paparazzi take a few photos and leave.

Because he is still doing reading and writing exercises, he buys a bunch of big newspapers and tabloids every day. Except for a limited number of times, he rarely sees himself in the newspaper. In contrast, the stills and posters of Scorpion King appear more often.

It seems that the media has not yet completely linked Scorpion King with an ordinary actor like him.

Matthew knew that he couldn't be in a hurry. Now it's the summer season for North American movies, and various entertainment news emerged one after another. After the promotional advertisement for "The Mummy Return", it was normal that related news was neglected.

Not to mention him and the Scorpion King, even the incident of Brandon Fraser beating movie fans that was hyped up by the media seemed to gradually decline.

As for the Scorpion King spin-off movie, he can only wait for it at the moment.

Helen Herman has been in touch with Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos. News has already spread that Universal Pictures has officially pushed the project into the review stage. If they want them to completely turn the green light, they will have to wait for a while.

Helen Helman specifically reminded him not to contact Sean Daniel, Stephen Somos and Universal Pictures for the time being, and not to give each other any promises. All business negotiations will be left to her to handle to avoid unnecessary changes.

Matthew now sees it very clearly. When it comes to negotiations about interests, actors should try not to come forward. It is best to do it by the agent to avoid both parties breaking up due to interests, leaving a certain room for maneuver.

If the agent has a broken conversation with the producer or the producer, the actor can push the matter to the agent. If the face-to-face conversation breaks down, it will be embarrassing.

And this also complies with the relevant provisions of the California Talent Act and the Actors Union.

After improving his reading ability, he read a lot of books and regulations related to Hollywood such as the California Talent Act, and his understanding of the Hollywood circle was far from comparable to more than a year ago.

Hollywood is undoubtedly a game of fame and fortune. The game has certain rules, such as actors relying on agents to obtain jobs, etc.

After more than two years of cooperation, Matthew also trusts Helen Herman's ability. Although Angel Agency now represents a large number of small actors, he is the one with the most resources.

And he also got the information that the cost of operation this time was much more than 200,000 US dollars, and the Angel Brokerage Company also invested a lot of money. Of course, this money was not to help him. How could such a shrewd person like Helen Hermann spend tens of thousands of dollars out of thin air on him?

Matthew could vaguely guess Helen Herman's purpose, she wanted to have more attempts on this project.

I have to say that this woman has a lot of plans and is likely to succeed.

Of course, an agent with ambition and ambition also meets his needs. If there is an agent who only knows how to eat and wait for death, he will not have been able to get to the present smoothly.

Matthew knew that he was much luckier than most actors who came from passers-by.

In recent days, Matthew has been temporarily idle. He originally wanted to visit Britney in Nashville, but Britney's itinerary has changed again. He wanted to shoot the MV of the new album, so he had to continue staying in Los Angeles.

With plenty of time, he made some self-summary and future plans.

The summary is relatively simple. Now there is little money left, there is a little fame, and there are many shortcomings in acting. It is still far from the initial goal.

In terms of future plans, the only things that can be determined at work are Scorpion King's derivative movies for the time being. Since Universal Pictures has been pushed into the project approval review, it is very likely that it will eventually be launched.

You have to persist in reading newspapers and books, and you have to continue fitness training and boxing training. Neborah also recommended a free fighting coach to him. If he is interested, he can practice. It is very helpful for improving physical abilities and is also beneficial to the shooting of future action scenes.

You must also persist in writing exercises. He often updates his blog. It is difficult to do it once a day, and there are still two or three times a week. Unfortunately, there are always limited people who follow on the blog.

Another thing is the most important exercise in acting. After finishing the training class at the Los Angeles Performing Arts School, he has never received systematic performance learning anymore. He usually does various imitation exercises.

Matthew carefully summarized that his acting skills are probably at an average level. It is not difficult to deal with commercial entertainment movies that are not very demanding or acting-oriented characters, but it is more difficult to encounter the deep scene like Sergeant Hut.

He was very optimistic and thought this was a good thing, which meant that his acting skills still have a lot of room for improvement.

In order to improve acting skills faster, Matthew visited David Astor, a teacher at the Los Angeles School of Performing Arts.

"It is difficult for a person to improve his performance level in a short period of time."

In a cafe in North Hollywood, David Astor sat by the window, smelling the scent of coffee, and said to Matthew opposite him, "I have never seen such a performing genius. The most I have seen are people who hone their acting skills step by step."

Matthew picked up the teacup and took a sip. He still couldn't adapt to the smell of coffee, so he wanted a cup of black tea.

"But many people have mediocre acting skills but become famous." He put down his teacup and "had become a superstar."

David Astor laughed, "Even such a person, his acting skills can meet the basic requirements." He suddenly shook his head, "But most actors will lose motivation after becoming celebrity actors, their performances will stagnate, and any roles will become himself."

Matthew agreed with this. He had seen such actors, such as Vin Diesel. I remember that any role he played was the same. No matter who he played, he would always be Vin Diesel.

"I don't want to be an actor like this," Matthew said.

"You are a very hardworking person." David Astor touched his bald head, "I am also famous now, remember to keep my original intention."

Matthew knew this was a very sincere suggestion and said seriously, "I will."

David Astor suddenly felt hesitant, sighed, and said, "You are the one who knows how to work hard among the actors I have taught, but strictly speaking, in terms of acting skills, the path you are not very correct. You are taking a shortcut and a wrong way now."

"I want to succeed too much." Matthew said with a smile, "It also needs success."

David Astor reiterated the old saying, "Simple imitation has no future, and such performances do not have soul. You cannot always rely on imitation."

Matthew nodded slightly.

Seeing that Matthew could hear his words, David Astor continued, "You have been in action movies recently, and your next role may be an action movie. Matthew, this type of movie focuses too much on the appearance of your body. Your appearance is already good. If you become famous with this type of movie, you will be despised by the academics and critics for a long time."

"This..." Matthew laughed dryly, "It's too far away."

Indeed, it is difficult for ordinary little stars to do so to make the academic and film critics notice.

David Astor is the relatively old-school movie actor, and said, "The best way for young people is to go to small productions to hone their acting skills. When the acting skills are almost done, they can win several awards, and then switch to commercial production. At the same time, they continue to take into account art films, so that business and reputation can be...

He suddenly smiled and shook his head, "I'm thinking too much, you are indeed a bit far from this level."

Matthew knew that this was the mainstream route in the actor world. If he didn't have a chance, he could also take this route. Now there is no need to consider it. Should he give up on the hero of a fantasy action movie and dive into the muddy water of the movie circle?

He heard from Helen Hermann that the film industry is far more chaotic than the commercial film industry...

"David," Matthew said honestly, "I can't give up the opportunity now."

"I understand." David Astor spent most of his life ups and downs in Hollywood, and he didn't make a big name in the end. Naturally, he knew this mentality, "I still said the same thing, don't forget my original intention."

"Yeah." Matthew nodded seriously again.

David Astor looked at his watch, "Matthew, at this stage, I can't help you much. If you need a videotape, you can come to me at any time."

"The last batch has not been studied yet." Matthew smiled, "I'll go to your place to change later. David, I will continue to trouble you."

David Astor stood up, "I welcome you anytime."

There was still a performance class to be held after the meeting. David Astor left the cafe first. After Matthew paid, he also left the cafe.

He respects David Astor very much. This person helps him not because of any benefit, but appreciates his efforts and helps him without seeking rewards within his ability.

There are very few people like Hollywood, more people like him.

Matthew looked at the bright sun in the sky, walked towards the car, and came to the side of the second-hand Ford. As soon as he opened the car door, he saw someone diagonally holding a camera to photograph him. He looked carefully and guessed that it was a paparazzi, so he made a move to the other side. Unexpectedly, the paparazzi waved his hand.

"Interesting guy."

When he got into the car and looked over there, the paparazzi disappeared. He probably saw that he had little news value and left voluntarily.

Matthew started the car and was about to go to Burbank. Shortly after the car drove out, he stopped at the intersection with the red lights on and suddenly thought of David Astor's words.
Chapter completed!