"In the short term, there won't be any more front-line projects using Will Smith. ”

In the office of Angel Agency, Helen Herman slowly sipped her coffee and said to Matthew opposite, "Are you satisfied now?"

Matthew picked up his teacup and took a sip, "What do you mean I'm satisfied now?"

Helen Herman did not hesitate to reveal, "You never forgot that the Will Smiths attacked you, did you?"

Matthew just drank tea, neither admitting nor denying it.

"Using this as a basis for analyzing what you have done, it is not difficult to come to a conclusion. Helen Herman is different from everyone else, as a friend, agent and partner, she considers herself the person who knows Matthew in the world, "Something that no one else cares about and won't care about, in fact, you do it on purpose, for Will Smith." ”

Matthew put down his teacup and said, "I never said or hinted that Warner Bros. and DC Comics had Will Smith play Hal Jordan. ”

Helen Herman didn't answer this at all, and asked to herself, "Matthew, how do you judge that Green Lantern might fail?"

Matthew was silent for a moment, thought for a moment before saying, "I've read Charles Rowan's script and plan. He knew that this alone was not convincing, so he simply asked, "Helen, didn't you find out?"

Helen Herman looked at him, "What did you find?"

"Because of the huge success of Marvel superhero movies, especially Iron Man, Warner Bros. and DC Comics are too eager to catch up. Matthew said slowly, "Warner Bros. and DC Comics are in such a hurry that their mentality is a little unbalanced, and I got some information from Charles Rowan that as early as the script writing stage, as long as there was the power to reach out, they all reached out." ”

He spread his hands, "Countless cases in the past have told us that a film project has too many dominant voices, and basically fails. ”

Helen Herman nodded slightly, "Makes sense." ”

These were not enough to convince her, but she did not follow any further, she could see that Matthew had a unique judgment in this regard, but never directly stated it.

Everyone has secrets, even the best friend won't tell, Matthew has it, she has it.

Continuing to ask may lead to some bad consequences, in case it hurts the relationship between the two, it is really stupid.

She took the initiative to change the subject, "Why didn't you remind Warner Bros."

Matthew said lightly, "Warner Bros. was suddenly overtaken by an old friend who had been suppressed for many years, and they were still far behind, and their anxious mentality can be imagined. He sighed, "Do you think Warner Bros. and the management of DC Comics would have listened to an outsider's advice in that situation? ”

Hearing these words, Helen Herman nodded slowly, "Your choice is very correct. She said suddenly, "You are good at everything, but you are too vindictive." ”

"There are some things that I can not care about and selectively ignore, but there are some things that I can't pretend not to see. Matthew never denied holding a grudge, "The person who came forward in the first place was Jada Smith, but Will Smith didn't know about it?

Helen Herman cautions, "Don't let hatred overwhelm your reason. ”

Matthew pointed to his forehead, "I've always been sober, if I'm not sober, how can I endure it for so many years?"

After all, this is a society governed by the rule of law, and those people can't attack him, he immediately jumps out and kills them all.

Such retaliation is undoubtedly within the scope of the law.

Otherwise, it is not revenge, but self-destruction.

Helen Herman nodded, "If Will Smith doesn't have enough good luck, it's hard to climb the line again." ”

Matthew smiled, "I'm over with him." ”

The premise of this is, of course, that Will Smith stop doing things against him.

The opponent of fair competition, even if Matthew fails, has never done anything, but the competition makes those shady means, and he wants not only the role or the project, but also makes him further unlucky, then he will not be polite.

How to choose between bullying others and being bullied?

You can't let someone else come over and step on your face, not only don't you hide, but you also take the initiative to put your face up, right?

Matthew would rather be a bad guy than a saint.

The two chatted about Warner Bros. and DC Comics' adjusted Justice League universe again, and both had deep feelings about the anxious and anxious mentality of Warner Bros. and DC Comics management.

Matthew turned down the role of Superman, and after years of close cooperation, he proposed to Warner Bros. that the Justice League universe be steady, but apart from DC Comics, which unified the Justice League worldview with a new universe and replaced Green Lantern with Cyborg, it is really hard to say how much the other two companies could listen.

Warner Bros. is a huge film company after all, and some decisions are difficult to turn around.

"Since Warner Bros. and DC Comics management are out of balance, and there may be problems in the future, we will not be involved in the affairs of the Justice League. Helen Herman said this and asked, "Is your sci-fi project of growing potatoes on Mars ready to start?"

Matthew nodded, "It's best to start preparing within this year." He rubbed his forehead, "A sci-fi film on Mars, how can it cost hundreds of millions of dollars in production budget, and I'm still waiting for part of the payment from "Twilight". ”

Helen Herman apparently noticed the project early on, asking, "Is there a suitable director?"

"No?" Matthew, who had worked with Helen Herman for many years, couldn't understand the meaning behind the words, and asked, "Do you have the right person to recommend?"

Helen Herman was also not polite and said directly, "What do you think of Ridley Scott?"

"Uh......" Matthew asked, somewhat surprised, "will Ridley be missing items?"

Although Ridley Scott is not one of Hollywood's top directors, he is also firmly in the ranks of first-line directors, and directors of this level have always only been approached by projects, how can he have no films to make?

"Ridley's recent situation has not been great. Helen Herman said simply, "His two most recent films, "Body of Lies" and "Robin Hood" have both failed commercially, especially the film "Robin Hood", the production cost of 200 million US dollars, only in exchange for 100 million US dollars at the North American box office, directly led to the collapse of Ridley's multi-year cooperation with Universal Pictures. ”

She sighed lightly, "Abandoned by Universal Pictures, Ridley is a little depressed and has been looking for suitable projects to prove himself again. Twentieth Century Fox wanted him to go back and remake the Alien series, but Ridley didn't want to prove that he wasn't old with a sequel. ”

Matthew didn't speak, but thought in silence, Ridley Scott messed up two films in a row, it looks like it's going downhill, will he mess up a third one?

It's really hard to say.

If it was another director, he would have rejected it directly, but Ridley Scott had helped him a long time ago.

Although the first role he played was Passerby A, who didn't even have a name in "Soul Shifter", it was "Gladiator" directed by Ridley Scott that really made him step into the actor's career.

It was Ridley Scott who promoted him to play the role of Barbarian Leader, and later gave him a very good supporting role in "Black Hawk Down", and strongly recommended producer Jerry Bruckheimer when he competed for the role of the little blacksmith Will Turner in "Pirates of the Caribbean".

It's no exaggeration to say that Ridley Scott was a noble man who could kill from an ordinary actor in his early days.

At least, Ridley Scott helped him.

"It's an alien sci-fi project with a bit of traditional hard sci-fi flavors. Helen Herman wasn't just selfish, she really weighed, "Matthew, you know Ridley, it's the genre he's best at. ”

Matthew slowly turned the teacup in his hand and thought about it for a moment before he said, "That's it, Helen." I'm going to go across the Pacific for the premiere, and when I come back you can find a time to ask Ridley to come out, and we old friends get together and talk about this project, how about it?"

"Yes. Helen Herman knows Ridley Scott, "Presumably Ridley would love to reunite with old friends, too." ”

She glanced at Matthew, rarely with a little complicated look, to say that Matthew is a bastard, there are really few people in Hollywood who are more cheeky and black-hearted, but in terms of treating friends or people who have helped him, he is impeccable.

This guy simply vividly interprets the two sides of people.

Matthew stood up to say goodbye and go back to pack his luggage for the other side of the Pacific, but Helen Herman called out to him.

"There's one thing I've thought about for a long time, and I think it's important for you to pay attention to it. Helen Herman said very seriously, "In the case of Harvey Weinstein, we are almost at the stage of closing the net, maybe next year, or maybe the year after, we will give him a fatal blow." ”

Matthew looked at Helen Herman and didn't know what she was going to say.

Helen Herman's tone was still steady, "You are too chaotic in the relationship between men and women, even if you are willing to do it, maybe there will be trouble then, I suggest you find the right person to marry before you launch the fatal blow." ”

Matthew immediately understood what Helen Herman meant, "Having a stable family, even if someone attacks me, doesn't have much of an impact, right?"

Helen Herman nodded, "Pretty much." It's good for you. ”

Matthew thought about it for a while before he said, "I'll think about it, it's still early, don't worry." ”

Subsequently, he left the angel agency, packed his luggage, and the next day he joined the crew of "Fast and Furious 5" and rushed to the other side of the Pacific Ocean.