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"You can't go wrong. ”

In her office, Helen Herman said to Matthew, "If nothing else, it's the action-adventure project that Jerry Bruckheimer has in his hands related to the Declaration of Independence." ”

Matthew nodded slightly, "I remember this time last year, you told me that Jerry Bruckheimer was working on two new projects, and now that "King Arthur" is almost finished, this project has not yet decided on a script. ”

Helen Herman didn't think it was strange and said, "There is not enough money, even Jerry Bruckheimer has to wait, I know from Disney Studios inside, the script has been in progress for nine months since it was written, Jerry Bruckheimer has overturned it at least six times, and it has not been finalized yet." ”

She lifted her glasses, "This time you directly participate in the audition with makeup, the specific content of the audition is unknown, I don't know what kind of actor this is, let alone the outside world, it is estimated that even Jerry Bruckheimer and the two screenwriters have not determined the character of the male protagonist." ”

Matthew nodded again, "I know." ”

This must be a very weird audition, this project has been on the desk for so long, although it has not been announced to the public, but there must be some news leaked out, since it is an audition, it means that he is not the only one who has received the invitation, and now this situation is actually very beneficial to him.

Others weren't sure what it was, but Matthew remembered a little.

In the films I've seen, Nicolas Cage plays the character, whose entire family has been searching for Templar treasures for generations, until he finally gets some clues, and he himself is well versed in the history and decryption of the American Revolution......

With more than a week to go before the audition, he knew he needed to prepare and check out more information about the American Revolution.

"This is just one of our alternatives. Helen Herman then spoke again, "This project has been delayed for so long, and the uncertainty of the future is too great, and if it is messed up, it will ......."

Matthew wondered if the film had been like that before, and said, "Do we have any other options?"

According to the past history of Hollywood, if a film is constantly delayed, changed and postponed, it is very likely that it will eventually become a street item.

Helen Herman glanced at him, "Of course!" she said apparently deliberately, "You're on vacation, you don't think I'm on vacation too, right?"

Matthew didn't take Helen Herman's words and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

"Pirates of the Caribbean's super high box office and Will Turner's popularity has caught the attention of many directors and producers. Helen Herman pulled a document out of a drawer and pushed it in front of Matthew, "This is my compilation of materials related to the crew that sent you an invitation." ”

Without waiting for Matthew to look through it, she simply said, "Michael Bay invites you to audition for his new project, which is a film about the theme of cloning." Ridley Scott called me specifically to ask about your schedule, and he's working on a super-big production of epic warfare. Focus Pictures and former Oscar-winning Ann Lee want you to play the lead actor in a film adaptation. Then there are some small projects with a budget of only a few million dollars, which basically don't need to be considered, and don't match your current coffee position and route. ”

While listening to Helen Herman, Matthew quickly flipped through the document, those small project invitations, really don't need to be considered, such as the reboot version of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", if he participates in such a project, which role will he play? The brainless young man who was sawed off by the murderer's chainsaw, or the murderer wearing a mask?

He is now a second-tier star, or a second-tier star who has never played a youth genre theme, wouldn't he be more and more regressive when he plays such a role?

It is estimated that the other party will give it a try, after all, there is no need to pay the price for sending an invitation, what if the inviter's head is dizzy and agrees? Even if they don't agree, not only will they not lose, but they can also hype news like "Matthew Horner intends to star, because he regrets missing the schedule", borrowing a wave of his popularity, there is no profit at all.

can mix in Hollywood, either the family background is very good, or it is a human spirit.

Matthew also discovered that since he broke away from the category of a young actor and became a star-level actor, the surrounding situation has changed fundamentally from before, and basically no one has directly erupted into conflict with him face-to-face, but all the competition is hidden under the glamorous shell as Hollywood shows to the outside world.

Of course, he has only been famous for a short time, and after becoming a star-level actor, he only starred in two films "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Dawn of the Living Dead", the former gets along well with Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley, and the contradictions and competition between each other stay at the level of agents, and the latter is the absolute actor invited by Sean Daniel, who doesn't even need to audition, and is the biggest actor in the crew, and there is no competition and conflict.

Anyway, Matthew felt that he was one of the lucky ones.

After flipping through the paperwork, Matthew asked Helen Herman, "What do you think of these invitations?"

"Most of them are here to rub on you and the popularity of Pirates of the Caribbean. Helen Herman saw very clearly that "Pirates of the Caribbean" had just been released in North America with a box office of more than $350 million, and the sequel was officially announced. She said, "Except for the three projects I told you, everything else can be vetoed directly." ”

Helen Herman added, "Of all the invitations, only these three projects have an upfront budget of 10 million. ”

Matthew knows that this is Helen Herman's style, but when there is a project, the first consideration is never whether it can win the award, but the commercial value.

"What about three who invested more than 10 million dollars?" he asked again.

Helen Herman's way of treating Matthew has already changed unconsciously, and that way of squeezing toothpaste and simple and rough attitude has completely disappeared as Matthew has become a second-tier star, even if she thinks she is more professional and chooses more appropriately, she will patiently explain the reasons in detail.

In fact, Matthew himself knows that when he changed from a small actor to a star, Helen Herman was also quietly changing, from a decision-maker to a servicer.

This is also what the agent behind the star must get used to, the "California Talent Act" clearly stipulates that the maximum contract period between an entertainment agent and a client shall not exceed three years, and the star has a relatively wide range of options, and it is impossible for the agent or agency to block the star.

In the Hollywood circle, all that can be heard is that Jews ban a certain star, and there will never be news of a CAA or agent blocking a star, because the brokerage contract is only three years at most.

Celebrities listen to the words of their agents, most of them are profitable, hello, hello, everyone.

Once there is a conflict of interest, it is normal for celebrities to fire their agents, for example, after this year's Oscars, Tom Cruise, who failed to win the Olympics again, directly fired the squid of CAA and agent Pie Kinsley, although CAA and Pie Kinsley are quite resentful, and in private from faith to private life to sexual orientation, they have engaged in many small actions to discredit Tom Cruise, but Tom Cruise is still Tom Cruise, and the status of superstars will not change because of the fire of CAA and Pie Kinsley.

Not to mention the level of Tom Cruise, let's just say that Charlize Theron, a second-tier star, in order to change the inherent image of the vase, hit the Oscar for Best Actress with "The Devil", she also fired her agent.

This agent is to Charlize Theron what Helen Herman is to him, and he has single-handedly discovered and popularized their agent.

But for the sake of greater profits, Charlize Theron did not hesitate to fire the agent's squid.

If he's not mistaken, Charlize Theron's career has taken a big step forward.

Of course, Matthew thinks that he is now very compatible with Helen Herman, whether it is the future style line or the principle of choosing films first and foremost, the concept is quite consistent, and there is no idea of changing agents.

Helen Herman apparently had already thought about it, saying, "Focus Pictures and Ann Lee's invitation can be ruled out in the first place. She explained directly, "First of all, the investment in the film is very low, only a little more than 10 million US dollars, and if you want to star, you must reduce your salary." Secondly, director Ann Lee has just messed up "The Incredible Hulk", and it is riskier to work with him. Finally, and most crucially, this is a film adaptation based on Anne Proxys, and the original book tells the story of a gay man. ”

"Gay?" Matthew immediately thought of "Brokeback Mountain."

The work was so famous that even people like him, who only watched popcorn movies, had heard of it, and in the place where he lived at that time, brokeback even became synonymous with homosexuality.

Although I haven't seen this movie, and I don't know the specific situation, but a film can have such an impact, it must have been a huge success.

If he has outstanding acting skills, wants to win awards, and is ready to transform, "Brokeback Mountain" must be a very good choice.

It's a pity that Matthew has a clear self-awareness, his acting skills are average, the Oscar is dispensable, and now he is not even a first-line star, there is no need for transformation, and he doesn't want to mix in the independent literary film circle.

Also, he has no interest in making a base at all, even if it is a movie, he shudders to think about it.

So, after only thinking about it for a few seconds, he nodded to Helen Herman, "Okay!

Seeing that Matthew had followed her advice, Helen Herman continued without a pause, "Then there are the other two options. ”