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Chapter 156: The waist is hard

Please give me a monthly ticket! Please give me a recommendation ticket!

Entering the locker room, Duff Villa three took a shower and changed their clothes, but did not leave, and sat together and chatted.

"Why can Matthew Horner enjoy the largest locker room alone!" said the big Clark Bernard in a muffled voice. "But the three of us are going to squeeze into such a small locker room?"

Duff Villa shrugged, "Because he is the leading actor in "The Scorpion King", we are all supporting roles." He sat cross-legged on the wooden bench. "At the Angel Agency, he is also the number one client he is strongly promoted. No matter what resources he is, it is our turn to pick the remaining talents."

"Ange Brokerage is a small brokerage company." Steven Brand still looked serious. "The resources are quite limited, basically from Helen Hermann alone. When others pick the rest, what is left to us is all scum."

"This time is good." Duff Villa looked satisfied and said with a smile, "an important supporting role in the medium production."

Steven Brand didn't say anything, turned to look at the locker room next door where Matthew Horner was using alone.

Duff Villa put away his slightly obscene smile and reached out to pat Steven Brand's shoulder. "Clark and I are okay. The style and route we take are completely different from Matthew Horner. It's a pity that you, you have the same type."

Steven Brand still didn't say anything, followed Duff Villa and Clark Bernard out of the locker room together.

The three of them came to the door of Warner Studios in a four-wheeled electric car, and saw more than a dozen reporters and paparazzi surrounding Matthew Horner, and envy flashed in their eyes.

Just one male lead made Matthew Horner go from an ordinary little actor to a star that media reporters pay attention to...

After responding to the reporter calmly, Matthew found 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 in advance.

Driving on Interstate 5, Matthew vaguely saw someone driving a motorcycle catching up through the rearview mirror. It should be a paparazzi, but he didn't care. Recently, he received a lot of attention from the media because of his advanced publicity with the crew of "The Scorpion King", but he knew very well that most of these attentions were brought by the publicity fees paid by the crew and the $40 million production of Universal Pictures, and it was not really his personal fame.

Once the box office of "The Scorpion King" fails, all these are flowers and moons in the mirror. If you want to be truly famous, "The Scorpion King" must succeed.

From the perspective of an actor, all he can do is complete his role as well as possible, and the rest is not within his control.

The director's shooting, post-production editing, special effects production, and soundtrack use, he, as the leading actor, has no possibility of interfering.

In this regard, his destiny is in the hands of others again.

After lunch break, Matthew came to Angel Agency and also talked about this issue with Helen Hermann.

"Most actors do this." Helen Hermann felt it was normal. "In fact, it's not just actors, but many directors also face such problems. The gap between the final film and the imagination may be very big. Some of the good shots will not appear in the final film at all."

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

Helen Hermann glanced at him, "The solution is very simple. As long as the status is large enough and the box office appeal is high enough, the producers will certainly respect your opinion." She thought for a while and said, "For example, Tom Cruise, who has been a producer in the films he participated in since the mid-1990s, was not a name, but a producer with actual power. In "The Impossible Task" cooperating with Paramount Pictures, the entire crew, from producers to directors to other actors, had to obey his command."

"It feels like this is too far away from me." Matthew didn't think he could reach Tom Cruise's status in a short period of time. "There is no other way?"

"There is another kind." Helen Hermann gave an example. "Like " you have participated in "Fast and Furious", Vin Dieselle has received a lot of money. The entire crew will respect his opinions from top to bottom. Even if everyone knows that he is a messenger on the set, they can only watch him stir around."

Matthew spread his hands helplessly. The distance is also far away. If he could get a big investment, why didn’t he become famous yet?

"What you have to do now is to choose the role and script." Helen Hermann said again, "It's better to think less about the others."

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, "There are a few supporting actors you recommend to the crew, it seems that it is not easy."

Helen Hermann did not deny this, "They are people who want to be Hollywood stars like you." She suddenly asked, "Do you have any objections to them?"

Matthew said deliberately, "If you have any objections, I'll ask you to change them!"

"Switch them?" Helen Hermann held his chest with his hands and looked at Matthew, "It's useless. If you change a few more people, they still have any objections to you."

Matthew thought about it, nodded slightly, admitting that Helen Hermann made a lot of sense.

Helen Herman continued, "The Angel Company and I have limited resources. We must take care of you first. The rest of us have very few resources. No matter who joins the crew of "The Scorpion King", you will think that you are annoying and think that you are in the way."

"You're saying it makes sense." Matthew wasn't a joke, "Helen, you can always convince me."

"Because I'm talking about a fact that you can't deny." Helen Hermann tilted his head and said, "Those are all small characters, and at best they are a little clever. If you can't even handle them, you won't have to work hard in this circle in the future."

Matthew put down the water cup and prepared to say goodbye and leave, "Okay, I'm going to get the money."

This is his main purpose today, because the internal financial personnel of the Angel Brokerage Company have changed, and the $200,000 compensation has not been signed to receive it.

"Remember what I said before!" Helen Herman reminded, "With the best form on the crew, don't forget that Stephen Somos and Universal Pictures have a super big production!"

Matthew knew she was talking about a monster hodgepodge movie, and waved his hand while walking out, "I always remember it."

If he hadn't watched that movie and had related memories, he would have made every effort to win the male lead. After all, it was a super big production with an investment of more than $150 million.

In today's era, this is definitely the top investment in Hollywood, and I'm afraid countless people will be rushing.

Is it better to jump this pit or not? He was also a little embarrassed. The male protagonist in the top big production has a rare opportunity. The situation in his memory reminded him that this may be a big pit that cannot be climbed up.

To put it bluntly, Matthew just held a little luck. If he joined this project, it might make a difference? Maybe he could succeed? There is no 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 finance office and made a decision that the monster hodgepodge project was still on the desks of Stephen Somos and Universal Pictures. It would take time to enter the actual planning stage. Let's wait until "The Scorpion King" is completed.

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

Knocking at the door and entering the finance room, Matthew signed and asked the finance department to transfer the $180,000 after deducting the broker's commission to the bank account. It feels really good to be rich again, and he is so hard when he walks.

There is no way, this is a very realistic problem. Many times, if you don’t have money, you often lack confidence.

When the crew starts filming, $200,000 will be received. Matthew considers that it is time to replace some hardware configurations for himself, especially the car. The second-hand Ford is really too old and it is time to retire.

He had long considered the car business. If it weren't for the inconvenience at hand, he would have changed into a new car. When he was resting occasionally, he would check the latest vehicle information on the Internet, just to think it was a relaxed adjustment. He even chose the model he wanted to buy.

Leaving Angel Brokerage, Matthew went directly to a BMW 4S store near North Hollywood and picked up a road SUV that BMW had just launched for a short time, which was the first generation of BMW X5 that he often saw, which fulfilled his dream at that time.

As for the second-hand Ford, he directly dealt with it at a discount of $2,500.

Matthew temporarily saved the remaining money in case of emergency.

As for changing from an extremely shabby old Ford jump-to-play luxury car like BMW X5, he has no discomfort. The money is earned with hard work, so of course he has to spend a lot of fun.

Having said that, wasn’t his original intention to enter Hollywood just like this?

Perhaps this is very vulgar, even vulgar, but he does not have noble artistic sentiments. Like other Hollywood stars, he yearns for and likes a glamorous life.

Otherwise, what would you do to work so hard? Could you become a great artist? Matthew knew very well that he did not have such ability, and more importantly, he did not have such desires.

In the following period, Matthew trained in the morning and studied roles in the afternoon, and rehearsed action routines with other trained actors. The young actors Helen Hermann mentioned did not cause anything. After all, he was the male protagonist who received strong support from the two producers.
Chapter completed!
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