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The meeting, which lasted for most of the day, ended in the afternoon with a media reception convened by UNHCR, which Matthew, as Goodwill Ambassador, also attended.

In response to interviews with many current affairs reporters, Matthew announced, "Next week, I will go to some of the largest refugee communities in East Africa with UNHCR officials to visit the situation of refugees on the spot to get first-hand information and bring it back to Los Angeles and Hollywood, so that the world knows that some people are in dire need of help!"

Now that I have this UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, of course, I can't just say and not do it, but I can say that I will organize some charity activities on a regular basis, and now that I have just taken office, I must take some practical action, Helen Herman has long communicated with UNHCR, and after this meeting, UNHCR has an official media team that will go to the largest refugee camps established by the United Nations in East Africa to visit the field, which is just right for peers.

On the one hand, there is a higher level of security when working with the official team of the United Nations, and on the other hand, most of the members of the official team are journalists from the media, so they can spread the word about his actions all over the world in the first place.

Matthew's primary concern was security, not in war-torn areas, but in refugee camps protected by peacekeepers.

It's one thing to put on a show, it's another to risk your life.

After attending the media reception, Matthew began to prepare for his next trip to East Africa, where UNHCR's official team would meet in Johannesburg and fly to Nairobi, Kenya's capital, before heading to a UN refugee camp near Somalia.

On the UNHCR side, Matthew was given four places, and in addition to Helen Herman, who would accompany him throughout the whole process, Helen Herman's two bodyguards hired from North America would soon fly to Johannesburg to join them.

"The whole trip was only three days. ”

In her hotel room, Helen Herrmann had just received an itinerary from UNHCR and told Matthew, "We will leave Johannesburg next Monday morning and arrive in Nairobi, Kenya in the afternoon, and we will rest in our hotel in Nairobi for the night, and then we will go to the border area between Kenya and Somalia the next morning and enter the refugee camp established by the United Nations there." ”

Matthew sat back on the couch and didn't speak.

Helen Herman continues, "After the camp, the team travels to a nearby child welfare centre to visit orphans who have lost loved ones in the war. ”

She glanced at Matthew and said, "That night, we'll stay in the nearest city." On the morning of the third day, we returned to Nairobi with Time as a backdrop for an interview with Time in the context of a child welfare center, and then the team disbanded and we flew straight back to North America. ”

"Yes. Matthew nodded, "Three days, it's gone by quickly." ”

Although the living conditions in the past two years are good, he was born at the bottom of the society after all, and it is not impossible to adapt to the environment he may encounter.

"Where's the bodyguard?" he asked, looking up, "when will you arrive?"

Helen Herman thought for a moment and said, "On tomorrow afternoon's flight, both of these bodyguards have served in the Delta Force and later retired from the army and joined the security company, and their abilities and credibility are the best. ”

Matthew didn't say much, hiring these two bodyguards was still in the past, it was better not to come in handy, and not to have a place for them.

"We've had a very successful start to this event!" Helen Herman said, standing up, walking back and forth twice, "and I'm going to remind you of some more things to do." ”

"Say it. Matthew didn't have a problem.

Helen Herman held up a finger to his side and said, "First, don't give any gifts to children in refugee camps and orphanages, especially candy and chocolate, which could easily be misinterpreted as charity by media reporters. ”

Matthew responded, "I understand. ”

Helen Herman raised a second finger, "Those current political media reporters will follow the group throughout the whole process, they are not entertainment reporters, you must be cautious when dealing with them, don't easily involve political topics, our trip is public welfare and charity, if there are reporters talking to you, try to get closer to this topic." ”

Matthew reached out and gestured, "No problem." ”

Helen Herman held up another finger, "I don't care how much you don't like black people in your heart, forget about it all this time, African refugees are your relatives and friends!"

"Hey, hey, hey......" Matthew retorted, "who said I don't like black people anymore! Helen, you're slandering!"

He had never said anything bad about black people to anyone, and some of his thoughts were always swirling in his head, but he was not stupid enough to say them.

"There are some things, think about it. Helen Herman ignored Matthew's words and said directly, "It's better never to say it." ”

She then held up a fourth finger, "Don't touch the food and water in the refugee camp! Also, don't hunt in East Africa!"

Matthew immediately spread his hands and said very seriously, "Don't worry, I'm not in the mood for that." He asked, "Anything else?"

Helen Herman shook her head, "Not for the time being, I will remind you at any time if I think of it." ”

In fact, it was her first time in Africa, and the situation in East Africa had only been heard of, but she had never seen it with her own eyes.

Matthew stood up, pulled out a large green tin box, and said, "Kenya has a hot climate, and mosquitoes are very ferocious, so you need to bring enough medicine to repel mosquitoes." ”

He opened the tin box, which was neatly stacked with small cardboard boxes, and took one out of it and threw it to Helen Herman, "a must-have medicine for a trip to the tropics." ”

Helen Herman curiously opened the outer box, took out a small glass bottle containing a green liquid, unscrewed the lid on it, and an unusually pungent smell immediately permeated.

"What is this?" Helen Herman hadn't seen.

"Wind Oil Essence!" Matthew said, pointing to the three square words on the box, "to repel mosquitoes and treat mosquito bites." ”

With Keira Knightley's example, he didn't say anything more about not applying to sensitive areas.

Helen Herman put the glass bottle back in the outer box, tossed it back to Matthew, and said, "I don't need these things." ”

Matthew shrugged his shoulders slightly and put it away, he had prepared a lot of wind oil essence in advance when he came to Africa this time.

The following day, Matthew and Helen Herman continued to prepare for their trip to the camp, and UNHCR dispatched an African expert to assist them in procuring the necessary supplies, all of which were paid for by the United Nations.

At the same time, the angel agency faxed a number of North American media reports, and this time Matthew not only appeared in the entertainment section of the media, but also grabbed a lot of eyeballs in social current affairs.

"Matthew Horner attends the UN conference as a special envoy to call the world's attention to the problem of refugees in Africa!"

"Famous movie star Matthew Horner is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees!"

"Matthew Horner attended the United Nations conference and spoke actively, eliciting a strong response. ”

Similar news was flooded with major media outlets, and CNN also showed videos of Matthew being interviewed and speaking at the Sandton Convention Center, and the response was even stronger.

On the Internet, although some people scolded things like the virgin, Matthew took a general look, and the public and the media were completely praising the position.

"Matthew is really great, and many celebrities don't know how to be grateful and just ask for more. ”

"A true angel, Matthew has always been!"

"I don't know a lot about Matthew Horner, but I always have some kind of liking for him, and that liking may be due to his tough-guy temperament, or because of his philanthropic behavior, or both. ”

"This is a man who is truly responsible and has a soul!"

Judging from the feedback from the network and angel brokerage companies, Matthew has basically achieved the purpose of brushing up and expanding his popularity and influence.

In fact, Matthew knows very well that not only him, since the time of the 911 attacks, more and more Hollywood stars have realized that participating in public welfare affairs can help their star careers to a considerable extent, such as Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney are typical of them.

Just like Matthew and Helen Herman, celebrities' public welfare is inseparable from the packaging and promotion of the agency.

Matthew heard Johnny Depp say that René Jones, the foundation director of Depp's United Talent Agency, was a former senator who was familiar with fundraising matters, and often communicated with government officials in the Pentagon and the White House.

The biggest advantage of brokerage companies as charity promoters is the integration of celebrities and charity resources, and they can use the identity of "matchmakers" to help celebrities expand their appeal and influence.

In the words of Helen Herman, the systematic planning of the agency allows the star to have another career outside of acting - charity.

This is especially true when it comes to acting as ambassadors for leading charities.

On the one hand, United Nations agencies need the promotion of celebrities, and on the other hand, celebrities also need the recognition of official authorities such as the United Nations.

In fact, UN agencies are quite strict on the appointment of ambassadors, for example, UNICEF requires its goodwill ambassadors to learn about the foundation and children's issues, and star ambassadors are paid almost non-existent.

For example, Matthew's position as a goodwill ambassador is only paid a symbolic dollar, but he has to actively respond to the call of the United Nations, and the conditions in the places he visits are mostly very difficult and even dangerous.

In the past two years, the media and the public have also begun to re-evaluate the value of celebrities based on the transformation effect of their personal influence on charity.

This is also the main reason why Matthew works hard to put on a show.

Over the next two days, the bodyguards arrived in Johannesburg on time, joined up with Matthew and Helen Herman, and then left for Kenya together.

What Matthew didn't expect was that one of the bodyguards turned out to be acquaintances.