Early on Monday morning, Phyllis Beretta had breakfast, put on a black backpack, went out of the house, looked back at the small but very safe house, and pushed the bicycle parked in the yard out the door.

Now, she has completely come out of the grief and pain of her parents' death in a car accident, and has gradually forgotten about Queens, New York, because she has a new life in Los Angeles, can live in the city where Matthew lives, and can work on Matthew's fan support site, which makes her feel extremely happy.

Locking the door and getting on her bike, Phyllis Beretta looked back at the house, perhaps this is how life should be.

She cycled away from her home and headed for the Ximu district, where the support website office building is located.

Twenty minutes later, she walked into the office, found her desk and sat down, and immediately got to work.

Since her parents' accident, Phyllis Beretta has stopped being a front-line fan and has become a professional screen fan on the site, and her daily work revolves around Matthew, almost all of which is related to Matthew.

It also makes her enthusiastic about her work every moment.

Phyllis Beretta turned on her computer and went to check her email first, the supervisor assigns new tasks through the email every day, and today her job is based on the box office of "Superman Hancock" last weekend.

After reading the email and closing her mailbox, she quickly opened the official website of the box office tracker "Media Figures", and last weekend's box office express report has been released.

"This weekend coincides with the Independence Day holiday in the United States, and according to the statistics of major theater organizations in North America, "Superman Hancock" won $83.8 million at the box office under the leadership of "super box office hero" Matthew Horner, far leaving last weekend's champion "Robot Story" to become the dominant player in the North American film market on Independence Day. ”

"At the same time, this film starring Matthew Horner also set a North American opening record for a non-sequel original film!"

In addition, the animated feature film "Robot Story," produced by Pixar Studios and distributed by Disney Studios, came in second with $29 million this weekend, grossing $122 million in 10 days at the box office. The comedy "Supermarket Agent" came in third with $110 million, and the animated film "Kung Fu Panda" entered its fifth week of release with $7.5 million, making it fifth ......"

Seeing this, Phyllis Beretta closes this web page and opens another one.

The title of this web page appealed to her.

"Bad reviews are flying all over the sky, and the box office is rolling in!"

This opinion piece seems to be malicious, but in fact it is quite neutral.

Matthew Horner's new film "Superman Hancock" began screening last Thursday night, and won $7.8 million in advance that night, surpassing "Iron Man," which fired the first shot of the North American summer season. In the past three days, the total North American box office of "Superman Hancock" has accumulated to $83.8 million. In the face of such solid figures, all the bad comments and so-called public opinion in the past seem so insignificant, like floating clouds. ”

"Too many people started their curse a few days ago, and the famous film critic Roger Albert shouted unceremoniously a star after watching the movie, but this Monday, the newspaper where he worked still had to publish a page, reluctantly complimenting 'Superhero Hancock' with a big headline. On Rotten Tomatoes, critics voted for a 37 percent rot index, which at best is nothing more than a green rot logo at the top of the site's box office charts. ”

Phyllis Beretta snorted coldly, how many rotten tomatoes did the Rotten Tomatoes website throw at Matthew's movie, but did it work?

She shook her head, closed the Yahoo website, logged in to the backstage of the support website, and forwarded the comments of fans on the website to major websites and social media.

Meanwhile, Hasbro's President and CEO, Brian Goldnow, greeted visiting Stephen Sommers in his suite at the Four Seasons Hotel.

"Good morning, Stephen. ”

Brian Godnow shook hands with Stephen Sommers and said, "Came to me so early, what's the matter?"

Stephen Sommers looked at the two suitcases in the suite and said with a smile, "If I don't come sooner, you'll fly back to Rhode Island." ”

Brian Goldnow also looked at the pile of luggage and said, "No way, there's a very important board meeting at Hasbro headquarters on Wednesday, and I have to rush back." ”

"Well, I won't delay you too much. Stephen Sommers simply said directly, "I'm here to tell you that our project can't be delayed any longer, hasn't Hasbro made up its mind yet?"

Originally, he and Paramount Pictures had a hard time convincing Hasbro, an outsider company, to agree to revise the script of "Special Forces" and use Matthew Horner as the real core to create the first live-action movie of "Special Forces", instead of the previous fake protagonist real group drama.

In the ongoing negotiations, Hasbro was quite dissatisfied with the model of Matthew Horner's agent Helen Herrmann's request for a base salary plus a global box office share, which led to the delay in the progress of the negotiations.

Since Hasbro accounted for half of the film's investment and is the rights owner of "Special Forces," this negotiation would have been impossible without their nod.

Brian Goldnow looked at his watch, didn't go around in circles, and said directly, "Matthew Horner and his agent asking for $25 million plus 15 percent of the global box office share is too high!"

Stephen Sommers immediately answered, "I communicated with Matthew privately that the global box office can be reduced to ten percent. ”

"Ten percent is too high!" said Brian Godnow, dissatisfied.

"Brian, have you ever thought about it?" Stephen Sommers spread his hands, "Matthew Horner is worth the price!"

Brian Goldnow frowned, but didn't speak.

Stephen Sommers continued, "In the weekend that just ended, Matthew Horner's "Hancock for All" stole a total of about $83.8 million at the box office, and if you count the overseas regions that were released at the same time, this action blockbuster has already earned $178.9 million at the global box office. Matthew Horner has once again proved that he is still a box office hero, still a guarantee of the summer season, and still the highest-grossing star in the world today. ”

"I know that. "How could Brian Goldnow not pay attention to the latest developments of the stars who are ready to work with," I admit, Matthew Horner is the most box-office guaranteed star in Hollywood today, and there seems to be a mysterious temperament about 'born to succeed'. With his commercial appeal, the $25 million salary is not too much......"

His voice changed suddenly, "But ten percent of the global box office share, or the pre-box office share, is too high." ”

Stephen Sommers is a little unsure of what to say, and the disagreement between the two sides undoubtedly stems from the divergence of interests, which is often the most difficult to do, and he has been waiting very anxiously lately as one of the directors and producers of the film.

The failure of "Van Helsing" made him almost silent, and this "Special Forces" is his best chance to turn over, and Matthew Horner is the key to it.

Brian Godnow suddenly said, "Stephen, didn't you know Matthew Horner before he became famous......?

"No way. Stephen Sommos shook his head, "Like I can't convince you right now." ”

"Hmm. Brian Godnow nodded.

Stephen Sommers knows that Matthew has taken into account the previous cooperation between the two, otherwise with Helen Herman's tough attitude, the global box office share will simply not be reduced to 10%.

He thought for a short two seconds, and then said, "On the night of the premiere of "Superman Hancock for All", there were constantly bad reviews, and the outside world once wondered if Matthew Horner's star career had reached a turning point. As it turns out, "Everybody's Superman Hancock" only cemented Matthew Horner's status as the 'world's highest-grossing star' even more. ”

Seeing that Brian Godnow was still silent, Stephen Sommers continued, "According to a comprehensive survey from Cinema Score, audiences have always been particularly attached to Matthew Horner and his character, and audiences have always trusted him to bring a different new viewing experience. ”

"I'll think about it seriously. Brian Godnow finally expressed an attitude, "I'll go back to the Rhode Island headquarters and I'll talk about it on the boardroom." ”

Stephen Sommers didn't think that Brian Goldnow could make a decision directly, nodded his head, and emphasized again, "If Matthew Horner isn't the most valuable guy in the industry, then I really don't know who will." ”

"Variety", which has always had a stable literary style, also wrote an emotional and powerful introduction such as "the world's biggest star is now a bigger name" when reporting on the weekend movie box office.

Seeing Brian Goldnow looking at his watch again, Stephen Sommers took the initiative to stand up and say goodbye, saying, "I won't delay your time, I hope to get good news." ”

"I hope so, too. Brian Godnow said with a smile.

The two shook hands and said goodbye, and Stephen Sommers walked out of the Four Seasons Hotel and stood in front of the hotel, looking out at the billboard not far away, and on the huge billboard, Matthew Horner, dressed as Hancock, was looking down on all of Los Angeles.

The little actor he looked down on when filming "The Mummy Returns" is about to become a superstar.

It won't be long before inside and outside the circle and media viewers will see Matthew Horner as a superstar who can be compared to the likes of Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford.

Thinking of this, Stephen Sommers couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, this circle of this world is changing so fast, so fast that he can't keep up with the rhythm.