Chapter 445: The Ultimate Pursuit (Subscription Requested)
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Nickelodeon International Kids, based in Burbank, is the most-watched cable children's television station for minors in the United States, and many of its programs have a significant impact on teenagers and children's audiences.
In the work area behind a television studio, Lily Collins, who had finished putting on makeup, pushed the door open the door and walked out of the dressing room with cheerful steps, walking towards the adjacent men's dressing room.
Although she only graduated from Haval West Lake High School last year and entered the University of Southern California to study news broadcasting, because of her mother's relationship and the fact that she had been writing columns for media magazines during middle school, Lily Collins easily entered Nickelodeon and became an alternate host of a popular show.
Then, after half a year of hard work, with the help of her mother, she successfully killed the original host and changed from an alternate to a regular one.
She has been looking forward to today's interview for a long time.
Before arriving at the men's dressing room, Lily Collins saw a young woman in her twenties standing outside the dressing room door, a rather unfamiliar face to Matthew, whom she had never seen before.
"Is Matthew ready?" asked Lily Collins directly.
Bella Anderson looked at her and said, "Ready." ”
Lily Collins didn't look at Bella Anderson and was about to go over and knock on the door, but was blocked by Bella Anderson's reach.
"What are you doing?" asked Lily Collins in an unkind tone.
Bella Anderson reminded, "Mr. Matthew Horner doesn't like to be disturbed by strangers. ”
Lily Collins then looked at Bella Anderson and asked, "Who are you, do you know that I'm friends with Matthew?"
Bella Anderson has been with Matthew for a long time and has never remembered Matthew having such a friend.
She was just about to speak again when Matthew's voice came from inside the room, "Who is it, Bella?"
Before Bella Anderson could speak, Lily Collins preemptively said, "Matthew, it's me, Lily!"
"Please come in, Lily. ”
Hearing this voice, Bella Anderson no longer stood in the way, Lily Collins glanced at her, opened the door of the dressing room and walked in, and the moment she saw Matthew, her face was immediately filled with a sweet smile.
"Hi Matthew. ”
Matthew greeted him with a smile, "Hi, Lily. He stood a meter away from Lily, looked at it for a moment, and said, "Lily, you have grown up and become beautiful. ”
Lily Collins smiled even sweeter, "Really?"
"Of course. Matthew said very seriously, "Of all the girls I know, you are the prettiest." ”
Lily Collins' confidence exploded instantly, "I think so. She looked up, looked up at Matthew, and said, "You're old, you look close to a middle-aged uncle." ”
Matthew touched his face, feeling that he was well maintained, "Is there such an exaggeration?"
"Of course...... Nope!" Lily Collins said with a smile as she took a step forward, "You're still so handsome and so charming." ”
She put her hands behind her back and asked, "You didn't expect that I would interview you on TV." ”
"Definitely. Matthew nodded, "It's only been a long time since we've seen each other, and you've become a host." ”
Hearing this, the smile on Lily Collins' face turned into indignation, "I obviously wrote an email to inform you! It's you who don't read the email I wrote!" She seemed a little aggrieved, "Matthew, you don't keep your promise!"
Matthew spread his hands and said, "Haven't I been busy for the past few months? After filming two "Pirates of the Caribbean" and then "Three Hundred Spartans", the mailbox has always been taken care of by the agency. ”
When it was time for Helen Herman to be hacked, he would not hesitate at all, "No, I replied to your email just after the filming of "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors", if it wasn't for me replying to your email, would there be today's interview?"
Lily Collins thought seriously for a moment, then nodded and said, "That seems to be the case." ”
"That's right. Matthew casually changed the subject, "Lily, you didn't prepare a difficult question, did you? ”
"Which of us is with whom. Lily Collins leaned in and said, "These are simple questions, don't worry." ”
With Lily Collins as a mole, Matthew is not worried about problems with the program team, and this show is aimed at teenagers, and it will not make inexplicable things.
Lily Collins looked up at the quartz clock on the wall and said, "It's time for me to go to the front desk, I'll see you on the show in a minute." ”
Matthew nodded slightly, "I'll see you later, Lily." ”
Shortly after Lily Collins left, Matthew was told by the assistant director of the TV station to get him ready to play, and Matthew followed the assistant director to the exit of the recording studio and waited to play.
On stage, Lily Collins sat in front of the camera lens with bright eyes and a relaxed introduction to his upcoming guest.
Matthew has appeared on many shows and been interviewed by many people, but this is the first time for a TV interview with a girl under the age of eighteen.
Many people may wonder why it is not a show for adults, because this is the style of Baby Di, and the main target audience of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is the young audience.
How can it be a film that Di Baobao personally filmed, produced and distributed from beginning to end, and is only for adults like "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta"?
In fact, Matthew learned from Helen Herman that Disney Studios was going to conduct a survey of parents in North America after the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Coffin", and the main content of the survey was questions such as "Is this series too violent for minors" and "What content is suitable for your child to watch in the movie".
Matthew has no doubt that the scale of this series will become smaller and smaller, and eventually it will become a children's film similar to the Marvel movies that once were.
Maybe after "Pirates of the Caribbean" was filmed, Captain Jack Sparrow didn't need to rely on wit and cunning to defeat his opponent, and when the villain boss came out, Johnny Depp danced awkwardly in front of the boss for a while, and the boss hung up in a brain-dead and embarrassing way.
In the style of Di Baobao, it is completely done.
After Helen Herman got such news, she began to carefully consider whether Disney Studios would be in line with his positioning if Disney Studios continued to produce this series in the future.
It is said that Disney Studios also has plans to continue this series, and is still waiting for the specific box office performance of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Soul Coffin", once this sequel explodes at the box office, the third part will definitely not be the finale.
Even if there is a sequel, Matthew doesn't think Disney Pictures will reconvene the iron triangle of Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan, and that the salaries of him, Depp, and Keira Knightley alone can drive Disney Pictures crazy.
Any film, even if it is a sequel to a blockbuster movie, has considerable risks, risk control is inevitable, and excessive investment will inevitably multiply the risk.
If Disney Pictures can't offer the corresponding salary, he certainly can't nod his head and agree.
Just when Matthew was thinking nonsense, Lily Collins on the stage had already finished the string of words, and under her loud introduction, the applause of hundreds of young audiences rang out, and Matthew strode onto the stage under the reminder of the assistant director, stepping on the music and applause.
"Let me tell you about it again. Lily Collins faced Matthew and said with a smile, "This is my good friend, Matthew Horner!"
With that, she opened her arms, and Matthew walked over, hugged Lily Collins, and waved to the audience, which burst into applause.
Matthew and Lily Collins then faced the audience and sat on two single sofas.
"Matthew, do you remember how many years we've known each other?" Lily Collins is completely good friends chatting tone.
"Well......" Matthew thought for a moment and said, "I received a letter from you after the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003, and then went to Harvard's Westlake School to help you defeat the principal who bullied the students. ”
Lily Collins' eyes curled with a smile, "At that time, I admired you very much, and I expected a hero like you to fall from the sky and overthrow the headmaster's rule in the school. ”
There was an exclamation from the audience, and Lily Collins spread her hands and said, "You guessed it, I was the girl who asked Will Turner for help." ”
She turned to Matthew again, "We've been good friends ever since." ”
Matthew nodded, "yes, you send me emails every week, but unfortunately I'm always busy with work, and sometimes I forget to give you back, and I have to say sorry to you when I think about it." ”
Lily Collins followed Matthew's words and turned to the point, asking, "Are actors as busy as you?"
"Not necessarily. Matthew didn't hide it, and said directly, "In the first few years I entered Hollywood, I often couldn't get a job for a long time, and in the most difficult time, even eating became a problem. ”
"But you succeeded. Lily Collins tilted her head to look at Matthew, and suddenly asked, "Can I ask you? Matthew, what is your ultimate pursuit as an actor?"
Matthew was silent for a few seconds, this kind of question seems simple, but it is not easy to answer, such as the answer of making more women and making more money, it is simply weak to say it on this occasion.
"I look forward to the day when I can make a film that will shock the world, not for anyone else, but for myself. Matthew decided to give a high-minded answer, "When I'm old enough to have all my big teeth fall out, and the bags and spots under my eyes are bigger than my eyes, I can do it on a wicker chair and shout at my grandchildren: Look, look, that cool handsome guy is your grandfather, how good he is on TV! Even if they unite to despise me, I will be happy, because I firmly believe that feeling is definitely several times better than the paparazzi slapping your ass after me all day long, forcing you to pretend to be an amiable angel!"