Chapter 786: Autobiography
Hearing Matthew's words, Chris Kyle didn't quite understand and asked, "Record it in a special way?"
Matthew said directly, "You can publish an autobiography." ”
Niebora didn't need Matthew's reminder at all, and immediately cooperated, "Yes, don't all celebrities like autobiographies? Your story is not classified by the Pentagon, and it is a pity that such a legendary experience is not published." ”
Chris Kyle is not a stupid person, otherwise he would not think of starting a company after retiring, autobiography is indeed the choice of many celebrities, and it doesn't matter if he is not a celebrity, he has read an autobiography of a mountaineering enthusiast, the other party was stuck in the canyon with a stone when he was climbing the mountain, and finally had to use a knife to break his arm to survive, and then not only survived, but the strange experience also attracted a large number of media reporters to interview, and the autobiography was also launched in the past two years, and the sales are said to be excellent, and he became a celebrity in an instant, which can be described as fame and fortune.
After all, he retired from the army for his family, and he must strive for the best living conditions for his family.
The benefits of running a company are not obvious in the short term, and autobiography may be a way?
"I never thought I'd publish a book. Chris Kyle didn't know anything about the unplanned, "and he didn't prepare for it." ”
Matthew then smiled and said, "That's a suggestion, you can think about it." ”
Niebora cooperated, "Chris, I think it's necessary for you to seriously consider this suggestion, you look at those celebrities, first autobiography, wait for the autobiography to have a certain influence, and then sell the copyright of the autobiography to Hollywood, and make yourself a household name in the United States." ”
Chris Kyle, a veteran of the aftermath of a hundred battles, didn't change his face despite being very tempted, just smiled and said, "That's really good advice." ”
Nieborah pointed to Matthew's side, and said, "With Matthew here, as long as the autobiography is published, are you still worried that the movie copyright can't be sold?"
Chris Kyle nodded slightly, "I'll seriously consider it." ”
It's not perfunctory, but I really found out that this is a good path, but I need to go back and discuss it with my wife.
Matthew then said, "If you have plans to do this, I can help you introduce agents and publishers, and I have business dealings with some publishers." ”
"Can you know your contact details?" asked Chris Kyle, scratching his head.
"Of course. Matthew quickly found a business card and handed it to Chris Kyle, "This is my private contact information, please don't pass it on." ”
Immediately, he asked for Chris Kyle's contact information.
Matthew, Nebora and Chris Kyle chatted for half a morning, and then had lunch together, all with great hopes for a collaboration.
Chris Kyle was the first to leave, and Niebora had someone take him back to the hotel.
"What do you think?"
In the reception room of the gun club, Nebora pointed to the door of the club and asked, "I'm looking for a good person, right?"
Matthew smiled and said directly, "Very valuable." ”
"I heard in Texas that he was going to start a shooting company, and I was looking for someone to introduce me to him. "I think it's a good opportunity, a $2 million investment that could bring back several times the return in the next four to five years." ”
Speaking of this, he suddenly realized something, "What do you do with this, even if you can have four or five times the profit, it is dispensable for you." ”
Matthew spread his hands and said, "I'm short of money!"
"Go!" Nieborah punched him, "don't cry poor here with me." ”
Matthew stopped joking and said seriously, "Actually, Chris Kyle's greatest value is not the company he wants to open, but his experience as a sniper." ”
"Huh?" Nieborah didn't understand what Matthew meant, "what do you mean?"
Matthew simply said directly, "Don't you think Chris Kyle's experience is particularly suitable for a film adaptation?"
Niebora suddenly realized, "That's why you encouraged him to autobiography?"
"yes. Matthew didn't deny it either, nodding slightly, "I've been paying attention to it since you introduced Chris Kyle's experience, so I asked him about his situation in Iraq later, and an experience like his should have a market for autobiography." ”
Nebora scratched her nose, "Do you have a plan?"
Matthew shook his head, "I just thought about where there would be a plan. He told Neborah, "Don't tell anyone else about it." ”
He could tell that Nieborah didn't actually regard Chris Kyle as a friend, but just took a fancy to the value of this veteran.
Maybe Chris Kyle is very powerful in the army and on the battlefield, but in this business society, he is still far worse than Niebora, and he can only be said to be a beginner.
Many GIs are often disconnected from society when they are discharged from the army, and it often takes half a year or more to adapt.
"Rest assured. Nebora's mouth was still very strict, otherwise Matthew wouldn't have spoken to him, and he swore solemnly, "I will keep it a secret." ”
Matthew waved his hand and said, "We'll talk another day, I'll go first." ”
If he hadn't realized that Chris Kyle's experience might be valuable to him, he wouldn't have invested in Chris Kyle.
Next, it's up to Chris Kyle to autobiography.
Although it is not uncommon for Hollywood to make autobiographical movies without the consent of the parties, without the nods of the parties, there will definitely be a lot of trouble in the later stage.
In fact, since Nebora introduced Chris Kyle's terrible record, Matthew has had this in mind, because he thought of a movie about snipers he once watched, and he didn't watch it carefully at the time, because it was a big hit during that time, that is, I watched it roughly once, and the film tells the story of a sniper fighting in Iraq, and the sniper's record is very crazy.
He can't remember if the name of the male protagonist is Chris Kyle, after all, he only watched it roughly at the time, except for the beginning where the sniper killed the women and children with bombs, the other plots have long been forgotten.
In the morning, Chris Kyle also made a general mention that the first sniper target was a woman and a child who was approaching a U.S. Marine with a grenade, and when he received the order, he shot and killed them.
This should not be a coincidence.
Of course, Matthew isn't entirely sure.
can see that sniper movie, or on the piracy website, because of the high attention of this film, a special column for a collection of classic sniper movies has been opened.
There seems to be a saying in that column that this is one of the few successful sniper movies.
Matthew can't remember exactly what the situation was, after all, he was going to download pirated movies back then, and who would remember the messy introductions on the webpage or something like that.
However, there are few examples of sniper movies in Hollywood that are very successful, and the two most famous sniper movies in recent years, whether it is "Soldiers in the City" or "Sniper Life and Death", have average word-of-mouth and commercial performance.
On the car back, Matthew remembered a little more, as if this film was called "American Sniper", which should be the right name.
The role of a soldier is still very suitable for him, and with his experience, playing the role of a soldier is definitely a plus.
Now that he is playing this kind of iron-blooded real man, it is estimated that the market is particularly buying it.
Speaking of which, the shooting of Mexican drug dealers also benefited him a lot, but it was too dangerous to change it to no one else wanting to have it again.
The current market buys it, and he almost exchanged his life for it.
For a long time in the future, a large part of the commercial film territory will be occupied by superhero movies, although Matthew himself does not plan to star in superhero movies, he has already got a piece of cake from it, and does not plan to mix in superhero movies as an actor.
Then, the next choice will be important.
Despite some success in production and investment, Matthew has no intention of giving up his role as an actor, and superstar actors are the foundation of his career, and it is best to have a movie starring him every year.
Otherwise, at the pace of Hollywood's generational change, he will soon be as obsolete as Julia Roberts after winning the Oscar for Best Actress.
This is not what Matthew wants to see.
Every film that suits him is an important opportunity.
After filming "Inception", Matthew communicated with Christopher Nolan, and the British director wanted to continue working with him, but Nolan was going to shoot "The Dark Knight Rises" later, and there were no other plans for the time being.
In this Batman movie, Matthew has no intention of intervening, and Christopher Nolan has not invited him, after all, there is no suitable role.
Unless Bane succeeds in killing Batman and becomes the final victor, it is impossible.
If Bane really wants to kill Batman, it is estimated that Warner Bros. and DC Comics executives can come to the door with knives and kill Christopher Nolan.
Matthew will not interrupt his career as an actor during this period, and in addition to continuing to shoot the sequel to the "Fast and Furious" series, this film about snipers may also be a good choice.
He went on a killing spree on the screen, and the audience was far from getting tired of it, but was more popular after the shooting.
It was probably Matthew and Nebora's words that played a role, and only two days later, Chris Kyle called Matthew and offered to publish an autobiographical book about his experience.
This is undoubtedly good news.
Matthew then put Helen Herman in touch with Chris Kyle, an agent under Angel Brokerage that specializes in this area, Helen Herman and the professional agent talked to Chris Kyle once, realized the great value of it, and began to operate intensively.
At the same time, Matthew also asked people to evaluate Chris Kyle's entrepreneurial plan, as long as there is potential for profit, he will also choose to invest in order to consider the future.
Subsequently, Matthew joined the crew of "Special Forces" and began to prepare for the release of this film.