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When he left London, Matthew didn't take a flight to Los Angeles, but first went to Miami, Florida, to meet Britney.

Because Britney's Miami concert was about to take place, the time was very tight, Matthew could only take advantage of Britney's lunch break to secretly tryst with her for an hour, and then had to leave, and he originally planned to wait until tomorrow to see Britney's concert before returning to Los Angeles, but Helen Herman's urging call came, asking him to rush back to Los Angeles to prepare for the premiere of "Gladiator".

There was no way, Matthew could only change his ticket, and he got on a flight to Los Angeles that afternoon, and gradually understood why those celebrity couples always get together less and leave more.

He and Britney have been boyfriend and girlfriend for half a year, but the number of times they see each other is only in single digits.

"By the time Britney Spears finishes her world tour, my career will improve...... "Matthew could only think so, "and there may be a lot of time." ”

He also scratched his head, and when he met Britney, he heard her talk about her work, and it was said that the record company was already planning a second album.

Back in Los Angeles and out of the international airport, Matthew didn't even return home, and went directly to the angel agency, where Helen Herman was still waiting for him.

Entering the small building of the angel agency and leaving the luggage at the front desk, Matthew went upstairs into Helen Herman's office and asked directly, "What are you calling me back for so urgently?"

He was not polite, he went to the water cooler to get a glass of cold water, and Helen Herman waited for him to take a sip before saying, "There are four days left before the North American premiere of "Gladiator"!"

Matthew didn't come to his senses and sat down in his chair at his desk, "yes, it's four days away." ”

Helen Herman simply asked, "Are you ready for the premiere?"

"Ready!" Matthew, of course, thought about the red carpet premiere, after all, it was very rare for him, "I didn't wear much of my new suit, so I specially found someone from the clothing team in the UK to iron ......it out."

"Wait!" Helen Herman interrupted Matthew with a raised hand, "Aren't you going to wear an old dress to the red carpet?"

Matthew spread his hands, "That's a new outfit." ”

Helen Herman looked at him and asked, "Well, let me ask you, the brand of the clothes, the designer, the style of what year, and the matching shoes, bow tie, shirt, how do you solve it?"

"Huh?" Matthew couldn't answer, he hadn't paid any attention to it, so he had to tell the truth, "I don't know." ”

"You're an actor!" Helen Herman deliberately emphasized, "but you're still an actor with a bit of fame, and in formal settings, you have to pay attention to your taste and image." ”

Matthew shrugged, "I don't understand that. ”

He knew that the stars were star-studded in front of the camera, which must be the result of careful creation, but he didn't understand the truth.

Helen Herman answered, "So, I called you back. ”

"I don't understand that. Matthew already trusts Helen Herman more in business," I listen to you. ”

He then asked, "You're not going to let me wear those luxury haute couture suits, are you?"

"No, I don't. Helen Herman shook her head, "With your current fame, status, and financial ability, there is no need for that. ”

Matthew didn't speak, but he still listened to the agent's opinion in this regard.

Helen Herman said, "A medium-sized brand of clothing is enough, and I don't have time to order it, and I've contacted a company that offers clothing rentals, and they offer a full service including shoes, and you can try them on tomorrow." ”

With that, she pushed the two business cards in front of Matthew, gave him the first one first, then gently patted the second one, and said, "This is a personal stylist, I said hello, you can contact her today and ask her to do a look for you on the day of the premiere." ”

"Okay. Matthew took the two business cards into his wallet and asked the question he was most concerned about, "That'...... Helen, how do they charge. ”

Helen Herman knew that Matthew wasn't very financially well-off, "You're ready for two thousand dollars, it should be enough." ”

Matthew nodded, although he didn't say anything, but he also had a heartache that the crew of "Band of Brothers" had paid him a total of $40,000, deducting Helen Herman's agent's commission of $4,000, and paying $20,000 in liquidated damages twice, Wilson's attorney's attorney's fees of $4,000, the one-year rent of the apartment was $4,000, the money for ordering gifts for Britney, and April was the tax season for Lao Mei, even if he counted the money he earned before, it would be more than $3,000.

At the cost of $2,000, he had the desolate feeling of returning to the pre-liberation period overnight.

"The money also includes the cost of renting a car. Helen Herman added, "The crew did not have a car sponsor, except for the director, the main cast and the distinguished guests, the crew did not provide a car for the other people attending the premiere, and they had to bring their own vehicles." ”

Matthew is very self-aware, and he is certainly not on the list of vehicles provided by the crew.

He looked up at Helen Herman and asked tentatively, "I remember you had a Mercedes." ”

Helen Herman didn't even think about it, "I don't work part-time as a driver. She tossed a document in front of Matthew, "It's an affordable car rental agency, take a look at the vehicles on it." ”

Matthew took it and looked at it and asked, "What about your suggestion?"

"A flagship Cadillac. Helen Herman apparently already had an idea, "The service is provided from noon to twelve o'clock in the evening, and the rent will not exceed five hundred dollars." ”

"That's good. Matthew returned the information to Helen Herman, "You can help me contact the vehicle." ”

Helen Herman didn't shirk, took the information, and nodded.

"That's right, Helen. Thinking of the imminent depletion of his pocket, Matthew asked, "When will the Band of Brothers crew pay the remaining $20,000?"

"Out of money?" asked Helen Herman.

Matthew didn't deny it, "yes. If it weren't for the fact that I had been eating and living in the crew for the past few months, I guess I wouldn't have been able to pay even two thousand dollars. ”

He has been filming in the crew for the past few months, and his living expenses are very small, except for going out to drink with Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy and Michael Cullitz from time to time, most of the expenses are actually spent on Britney, basically Britney will receive a small gift specially ordered by him every time she goes to a concert in a new city.

Even so, he has a tendency to turn back into a poor ghost.

Matthew really didn't expect that the cost of a premiere red carpet would be so large, according to normal reasoning, women generally spend more money on dressing up than men, wouldn't it be more expensive for an actress to walk the red carpet?

Of course, he also knows that those big stars are definitely different, and there is a kind of thing in the world called sponsors.

"You've done all the Ronald Spears scenes. Helen Herman is quite responsible when it comes to her work, "I'll be in touch with the crew in the afternoon, and if everything goes well, I'll probably get your last paycheck next week." ”

"It's best that everything goes well!" Matthew stood up, "if nothing else, I'll go first." ”

Helen Herman nodded and admonished, "Don't forget to contact the clothing rental company and the stylist." ”

"I can't forget it!" Matthew also felt that if he wanted to become a star, a glamorous appearance was very necessary, "If you have something to do, call me on your phone." ”

After taking the salute from downstairs and leaving the angel agency, Matthew called a taxi and returned to the Westwood district, and on the way back, he remembered the financial problems, and when the last $20,000 salary arrived, he would be able to pay off the liquidated damages of the agreement, and if Helen Herman could contact a new job and the income was okay, he would have the money left to buy a used car.

He doesn't want to go to the bank for a loan, he doesn't want a new car, and a used car is enough.

Back at the apartment, Matthew had a good night's rest, and when the next day's work time came, he took the lead in contacting the clothing rental company, and he could try on clothes at any time during the two days, and then called the stylist, and the two sides agreed on the time to do the styling, and he had nothing to do for the time being, so he simply went to the clothing rental company.

After trying on a number of men's formal wear, although a costumer introduced him, Matthew couldn't see much difference between these clothes, and felt that the styles were similar, and finally chose a black dress based on the costalist's advice and rental price.

After getting the costumes, he went back to his apartment to get the borrowed tapes, went to the Los Angeles School of the Performing Arts, returned the tapes to his former acting teacher, David Aster, and borrowed new ones from him to continue practicing himself.

In the afternoon, Helen Herman called and said that after communicating with the crew, it was determined that the last payment would arrive next Monday.

Hearing the news, Matthew had the confidence again, and simply went to the second-hand market, first went to see the car, due to personal factors, RB cars and Korean cars were not considered, and finally took a fancy to a white second-hand Ford sedan, the price is not too expensive, as long as less than 5,000 dollars.

He plans to wait for the next week's salary to arrive, and then come over to pick up the car.

In the days that followed, Matthew returned to his very planned life, exercising, studying, imitating, and trying to add writing to his plans.

After a year of unremitting efforts, his reading level is not too high, but he feels that he should not be too different from the level of ordinary people.

As for the ability to write, I don't want to mention it.

Time flies by in Matthew's busyness, and at noon on the day of the premiere, the black Cadillac sedan that Helen Herman has contacted appears on time under his apartment building, Matthew gets into the car, first goes to the clothing rental company to get clothes and leather shoes, and then arrives at the stylist's studio.

It took three hours for Matthew to take a Cadillac to Hollywood's Chinese Theatre, where the premiere was held.