Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!

"What is the final box office number?" Matthew asked with concern.

“North America is $88.6 million, not more than $90 million.”

This figure coincides with the predictions of most institutions before. Helen Hermann was not surprised when he saw it. "The global box office is close to $190 million. If more than a dozen small markets that have been opened overseas will not explode, the global box office will be difficult to exceed $200 million."

She looked at Matthew, "Dawn of the Living Dead is already very good, enough to show all of Hollywood that you have the ability to box office monoclonal protection and is also suitable for modern action scenes."

Matthew nodded, and he also understood this aspect, thought for a while, and asked, "When will my box office share in Dawn of the Living Dead?"

According to the contract he signed with the crew, if the box office in North America exceeds $70 million and is less than $90 million, he can get three percent of the box office in North America as a dividend reward.

Helen Hermann said directly, "It will take two months at the earliest. Don't worry, I will follow up." She took the initiative to change the topic, "I went to the crew of Mr. and Mrs. Smith yesterday and got a lot of latest news."

Matthew didn't need to ask, picked up the water cup and took a sip.

Helen Herman continued, "In addition to you and Brad Pitt, the crew also sent an audition invitation to Johnny Depp and Will Smith last week."

Matthew was a little surprised to hear these two names. After all, they are all famous celebrities in the Hollywood circle, and the crew obviously made up their minds to find stars with certain box office appeal.

"Dep?" Matthew frowned slightly.

"Johnny Depp refused directly." Helen Herman paused and said, "It may be your factor."

Matthew stroked his chin, "Depp is still very good as a friend."

Helen Hermann said nothing about Depp and instead said, "Will Smith is preparing for a solo album, and he turned it off on the grounds that the schedule is not appropriate."

Matthew was not surprised. Will Smith was a rapper before entering the film industry, and this was not news in the circle.

"Is there anyone else?" Matthew asked.

"The crew also considered Tom Cruise and Mark Wahlberg." Helen Hermann speeded up his speech. "After Tom Cruise and Pie Kinsley's cooperation breaks down, the crew is currently full of spiritual and faith scandals. Mark Wahlberg is said to be in contact with Martin Scorsese and rejects the invitation."

Matthew nodded in a clear way, "That's all the people who really compete for this role are Brad Pitt?"

Helen Herman said with certainty, "It can be said that although there are still a few little stars who will also participate in the audition, as long as you perform normally in the audition, they will not threaten you."

"Brad Pitt." Matthew couldn't help but think of Jennifer Aniston whom he met at the premiere last week. I wonder if Angelina Jolie had sex with Brad Pitt before the filming, or after the filming?

Helen Hermann stood up, "Troy will be released tomorrow."

Matthew picked up the water cup and took another sip, "Even if the movie is not very good, the box office should not be very bad."

The production cost of "Troy" is as high as US$175 million and the promotional and distribution cost is 80 million. If so much money is spent, even if the film market is iron-clad, it can still make a hole.

Helen Hermann seems to have different opinions, "In fact, the news I have received is not very optimistic about this video."

Matthew looked at Helen Hermann. Although he didn't know the box office of "Troy", he vaguely remembered that the film was quite famous at the time. There was a screenshot of a plane appearing on Achilles' head, which was circulating on the Internet. Since he didn't watch the high-definition version, he didn't know whether it was true or false in the end.

"Do you know? Almost no preliminary review of "Troy" can be seen on the media and the Internet." Helen Hermann said lightly, "Troy has held two previews for media reporters and film critics, and the relevant comments have not flowed at all, which can only explain one problem."

She took the initiative to give the answer, "Van Helsing was only held internally on Universal Studios, and it is normal for no relevant comments to spread, but "Troy" was not held internally. If this happens, it must be that Warner Bros. deliberately blocked the news."

"Not good comment?" Matthew understood what she meant.

"This possibility is very high." Helen Hermann thought for a while and said, "If the comments are well-known, there is no reason why Warner Bros. does not send out the message in advance to attract more audiences. Although the film reviews and media reports are business, if the film is too bad, those large media and well-known film critics will not be able to applaud them with their eyes closed, as this will seriously affect their reputation and credibility."

Matthew remembers that he had also seen professional analysis in this area not long ago. Generally, before the new Hollywood film is released, the film company will hold a trial screening. Some media reporters and film critics will see the film in advance and comment at the time agreed with the film company.

Usually, it is about a week after the film is officially released, and related comments will appear on the media and the Internet, while rating websites such as Rotten Tomatoes release the preliminary comments of the film.

If the film company is confident in the film, it will definitely wish that the whole world will know it sooner, but if the film is not banned until the day it is released, and even if the film is not invited to watch the film in advance, then it is very likely that the quality of the film is problematic.

Of course, it is also possible that the film crew is too confident like "Van Helsing", but this situation is relatively rare.

In most cases, the reputation of the trial screen is not good. In order to prevent the film from being bad, the film company will try its best to ask the people participating in the trial screen to post comments so that as many "subkers" can pay for it.

This is even like the frequent schedule changes of the film, and it is regarded as a bad movie trailer by some analysts.

Matthew sighed softly and said, "It's better that Troy has a bad box office, and that will give me a lot of trouble."

Helen Hermann did not respond, she knew that these objective conditions were not under their control.

"By the way." Matthew changed the subject, "How is Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's relationship?"

Helen Hermann glanced at Matthew curiously and said, "The celebrity couple is almost the same, but they have a deep economic relationship. They invested together to create a Project B company... Well, in the film "Troy", Project B seems to have also participated."

She was a little surprised, "What are you asking for this?"

Matthew thought for a while and said directly, "Last week I went to the premiere of "Van Helsing". Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston started fighting on the spot. I happened to help Jennifer Aniston with some care."

"You don't think Jennifer Aniston will help you, do you?" Helen Hermann heard about what happened that day.

"Helen..." Matthew pointed to his nose and said, "Am I that stupid?"

He asked directly, "Please find someone to ask me if Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have hired nannies."

Because Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce also caused a lot of controversy, he roughly remembers a little about Pitt's hobbies.

Helen Herman frowned, "Did they hire nannies? What are you going to do?"

Matthew quickly said, "Don't worry, I am a good citizen who abides by the law! I will not joke about future and money."

"Hasn't the Red Penguin Company been serving you all the time?" Helen Herman ignored Matthew's words and said, "They are not big, but they have been in Hollywood for many years. You can tell them if you ask them."

"That's it." Matthew quickly calculated, and after a while, he said, "I'll go and ask the people from the Red Penguin Company."

Helen Herman warned, "Don't do anything nonsense! You're not a little actor!"

Matthew rubbed his chin and kept thinking, as if he had not heard Helen Herman's words.

"What do you want to do?" Helen Herman asked with a frown.

Matthew came to his senses and spoke to her in a low voice. Helen Hermann's face became more and more serious.

After half an hour, Matthew stopped, took a sip of water, and asked, "Do you think it's possible?"

Helen Hermann didn't speak for a moment, walked back and forth several times, thought for a few minutes, and said, "You can try it, if not, then forget it."

Her thinking gradually became clear, "If there is, we can start from two aspects... no, three aspects. The box office crisis that Troy may encounter, your advantages in action movies and roles, and what you just said."

Helen Hermann thought of another thing, "This film started filming in mid-July, and there is a certain time conflict with the shooting of "The Twelve Arhats", which is also our advantage."

Matthew nodded and said, "I'll meet and chat with people from the Red Penguin Company."

He took out his cell phone, called Liszt, and made an appointment to meet at a cafe on Hollywood Avenue.

"Okay." Matthew stood up, "I'm leaving."

Helen Hermann once again reminded, "Just ask, forget it if there is no. If so, leave the rest of the matter to me. I'll find someone to deal with it, don't come forward."

Matthew knew that Helen Hermann had grown up in this city since childhood and belonged to the local snake type, and said, "Don't worry, wait for my call."

Soon, Matthew left the Angels Agency and rushed to the cafe on Hollywood Avenue to meet Liszt. Liszt has been with Red Penguin for many years and is very familiar with Hollywood housekeeping.

After drinking a cup of coffee with Liszt and asking him to help him pay attention to the house, Matthew returned to the Angel Agency and hid in Helen Herman's office. He did not leave until after get off work in the afternoon.
Chapter completed!