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Chapter 180 Everything is business

Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!

"I'm rumored to you?" Matthew shook his head, "Those guys really have nothing to write about."

Then, he thought that this might be the work of the crew of "The Scorpion King". As long as it can attract attention, the promotion of the Hollywood crew will be no matter whether it is low-level or advanced.

As long as the profit is generous enough, it doesn't matter if Universal Pictures' ceo Ron Meyer takes action personally.

Irina Boyal was not worried much. She was thick-skinned enough and knew that Matthew was thicker than herself. Such so-called revelations were nothing to him, such a shameless person.

Matthew took out his cell phone, edited a text message, and routinely notified Helen Herman.

Soon, the phone vibrated, and he looked down and Helen Hermann's reply came over.

"I see."

The reply was only a short line of words, and Helen Hermann obviously did not pay attention to it.

"Let's start." Irina Boyal reminded.

Matthew put away his cell phone and said, "Okay."

Although it was an exclusive online interview, the interview was conducted in a dialogue situation, but there was a dedicated person to enter it.

Before Elena Boyal asked the question, the person in charge of taking the photo took a photo of her sitting opposite Matthew, and then passed it to the chat room.

The online interview begins immediately.

"The trailer for "The Scorpion King" has been released, and there are a lot of action scenes." Ilena Poyal did not relax because the person interviewed was Matthew, and asked seriously, "We can all see that action scenes have risen to a higher level than "The Return of the Mummy". How challenging is this shooting this time? Are you surprised by your performance?"

Matthew also answered seriously, "If the challenge is not very high, I will not be interested in it at all, and I will not invest so much time and energy on it. Most of the challenges in it are physical fitness. I am fascinated by this type of script. I have seen many movies where great Hong Kong filmmakers use fighting scenes to tell stories, rather than just fighting for the sake of fighting. Such scripts are very attractive to me and I want to try it."

The question is that Ilena Poyal agreed with the crew, and the answer was basically finalized by the crew. Matthew retelled the answer in his own way according to the needs of the crew's promotion.

"The crew has great ideas, but good ideas take a lot of effort to achieve them. You have to go the right path and be different from others."

Then, Matthew started to talk nonsense again. This talk was to resonate with potential audiences and tell them, ‘Look, how much effort I have put in for this video’. “Many, many times, I couldn’t even get out of the car when I arrived on the set in the morning, and the parking staff would wait patiently by the side, waiting for me to slowly move my body out of the car little by little, because my limbs were really hurting too much.”

These answers are to highlight the male protagonist, "But after I survived that period, I found that my body had really changed a lot, and I could feel that I became stronger and more flexible. When I realized this, I instantly became confident and increased my intensity, so that the movie could become more exciting."

Ilena Poyal and Matthew answered questions and answers, and they worked together to lie very seriously and honestly. Many people in the chat room were affected by their interviews.

A netizen named "Like Mummies" left a message, "This male actor is really good at it. This is the case with the crew of "The Mummy Return". Unfortunately, the film only has two short action scenes, which is not satisfying enough. This time, I can watch it happily!"

Another netizen named "Lily Loves Strong Man" said: "Have you seen stills and fitness photos of Matthew Horner? This is a real male god! I like it!"

Ilena Boyal asked again, "As we all know, you practiced free fighting specifically when shooting this video, is it true?"

“To be precise, I was practicing free fighting for a long time before shooting.”

This time, Matthew didn't lie anymore. He said to the truth, "I started practicing a long time ago, probably after filming "The Return of the Mummy". I started practicing boxing before auditioning for "The Return of the Mummy", and found that I had some talent in this area and was very interested in these sports."

"No wonder you are so good in the trailer." Ilena Poyal praised Matthew in time and asked, "You were with a group of fighters when you were training, right?"

Matthew nodded, "Yes, they are all well-trained people, and they are my very good teachers. They all have their own skills and then teach them to me wholeheartedly."

In the chat room, more people squeezed in. Matthew looked at the number of people online, and it had exceeded 50,000.

Ilena Poyal continued, "Did you have a particularly impressive time during the filming of "The Scorpion King"?"

"A long-shot fighting scene designed by the crew is simply incredible!" Matthew pointed at the camera lens, and waited for the cameraman to take the photo just right before he said, "In that action scene, I was injured and injured my teeth."

He shrugged slightly and continued to speak nonsense, "Actually, when I was rehearsing for the action scenes of this movie, my teeth were damaged. Fortunately, my injuries were not very serious."

Of course, we can't just talk about the injury. Matthew said, "The whole crew has a great ambition. They designed several long-shot action scenes that lasted several minutes, which for many people have never heard of. Usually, fighting scenes are shot into two or three seconds, and then spliced ​​together with post-production editing. The scenes designed by the crew do not rely on post-production editing and will not accelerate slow motion, but rely on almost practical competitions and performances among actors. The reason why the crew does this is precisely because of my trust in the training results."

"It's hard to shoot such a lens?" Ilena Poyal asked just right.

"It's very difficult!" Matthew said a little exaggeratedly, "If you want to shoot a long fight shot, the actors must keep moving, and they must ensure that they don't put the back on the camera. So almost all of this process depends on me, without a substitute. I move very easily because the crew will ensure my safety."

Both sides talked about the crew and the video again, and then it was time for netizens to ask questions.

The first selected netizen asked, "Your figure looks great. Have you used special effects to modify it?"

When Matthew saw the problem, he said to the entry staff, "Not modified, my figure in the camera is the same as in reality."

The second netizen asked about Matthew's acting experience, "I just checked it and found that you have been working with celebrities and famous directors since the first role. Do you have a special background in your life?"

"I'm just an ordinary actor." Matthew was very modest in the face of movie fans. "I'm from the countryside of Texas, and I've always been very honored to be able to work with so many people. If you want to say the reason, it's probably because I'm lucky."

The question asked by someone later was a bit sharp, "I heard that there are situations in Hollywood such as audition room sofas, or special services for directors in exchange for roles. Is this true? Have you ever encountered it?"

“This is really real.”

Similar situations are actually widely circulated in North America and are not a secret. Matthew does not deny it. Of course, he will not be stupid enough to mention specific people and things. "I once encountered a director who invited me to a hotel room to discuss the role, and then expressed some bad intentions. After I found out, I left immediately."

After all, this kind of thing is more sensitive. The technicians then selected insiders of Yahoo Entertainment as netizens to ask questions. The questions asked were basically related to "The Scorpion King". This interview was originally intended to serve the promotion and marketing of the film.

The interview ended relatively smoothly. With the cooperation of Yahoo Entertainment and Ilena Boyal, Matthew did not encounter too many difficult problems.

In addition to being published on Yahoo Entertainment, the content of the interview was then pushed into some paper media by Universal Pictures. "The Scorpion King" is about to be released, and Universal Pictures' publicity offensive continues to strengthen.

Whether it is Universal Pictures or crew, they are actually very clear that box office almost means everything about "The Scorpion King". Although Hollywood films have many revenue channels, if such brainless action movies cannot even guarantee the basic box office, do you still want to expect it to have high income in the TV copyright, DVD and video tape markets?

That is simply impossible.

The crew also convened a special trial meeting for media and film critics. Matthew did not participate, but the response afterwards was basically praised. Almost the media reporters and professional film critics who participated in the trial praised the film...

However, Matthew was not as optimistic as the preview results, because Helen Hermann told him clearly that most of the previews in Hollywood were just business.

Since it is a business, money can naturally play a key role in it.

He himself did not mix in such things. First, as an actor, there is no need for this, and second, his status is far from enough.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the entire pre-screening promotional plan of "The Scorpion King", he is the puppet in the hands of the crew and Universal Pictures. Thinking about his current status and the investment and producer of the film, it is not difficult to understand this relationship.

Matthew and Helen Hermann had no complaints about this. At this stage, nothing is more important than the box office hit of "The Scorpion King".
Chapter completed!
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