Ask for a commuter pass!

Wherever the crew passed, Matthew was warmly welcomed by fans, and the reports on him mentioned in the media were mainly positive, not to mention others, even he himself had an illusion, as if the role of the Scorpion King made him popular all over the United States overnight.

But Matthew finally knew the real situation, these were all carefully planned by Helen Herman, and when he came to New York, together with Yelena Boyard's constant discrediting of Brandon Frazier's compensation, a large amount of money was spent like flowing water, and the family funds he had accumulated were almost consumed.

Fortunately, the effect has also been seen, after all, this is not hype out of thin air, but there is a character that has a really good response as a basis.

Matthew met a large number of fans who supported him at the event, and the number was so large that it was impossible for all of them to be hired, it should be said that most of them were real fans.

Crowds of fans gathered at Kurt Square on Long Island, some of whom were crazy enough to dress up as Anubis, but many more wore cultural shirts emblazoned with the strong, fierce and domineering Scorpion King to show their love for a certain character.

There were even people who put up slogans - what is the return of the mummy? I only remember the Scorpion King!

"See, Andy. Sean Daniel was standing on the terrace of a building near the plaza and said to a white man in his thirties, "This is the real situation, the Scorpion King is very popular, and the cultural shirt printed with it has become a popular trend among some movie fans." ”

The guy named Andy is the assistant to Philip Claiston, the director of production at Universal Pictures, and in the here and now, he can be the eye of Philip Cryston.

Sean Daniel added, "Almost every stop, something like that happens. ”

"That's exactly what happened. Andy laughed, "Mr. Philip Clairton just asked me to come over and see, it's more true than the media and statistics." ”

Sean Daniel doesn't say much more, it's not a battle of will, it's a business dispute, everything is based on the market.

The May sun was a bit harsh, and the two quickly hid under the sun umbrella, because this was a prosperous commercial area, it was not easy to rent a suitable place, so they could only find such an open-air café built on a small building.

"Get out of the way!"

In the building below, Brandon Fraser entered the dressing room and found that the first chair he used to sit in was occupied by Matthew, "This is my seat!"

Matthew simply ignored him, had just met Helen Herman in the morning and had finalized something.

"Didn't you hear?" Brandon Fraser was accumulating too much resentment at Matthew, "This is my seat!"

"Yours?" Matthew was deliberately stirring up trouble, he looked at the chair first, then at the dressing table, spread his hands and said, "Sorry, I didn't see your name." ”

Brandon Fraser narrowed his eyes, "What do you want to do, Matthew Horner?"

Matthew got up from his chair, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Just wanted to tell you something." He suddenly reached out and patted Brandon Fraser on the shoulder, "I don't like this action very much." ”

He snorted coldly and said deliberately, "Don't go around being the boss." Brandon, you belong to the last century! Don't you see, you're outdated. ”

Brandon Fraser was stunned as Matthew passed by him, smug laughter as he walked out of the dressing room.

Matthew walked out of the dressing room and did not leave immediately, but slowed down, wanting to confirm the effect of his provocation, with Brandon Fraser's penchant for being the boss's temperament, being ridiculed to his face by the younger brother in the crew, coupled with such a long accumulation, he must be furious.

In the past ten days, although he has been quietly stimulating Brandon Frazier, he has never clashed with him head-on, nor has he challenged his mentality of being the boss of the crew.

Bang Dong –

There was a loud noise in the dressing room, and it seemed as if something had fallen to the floor.

Hearing this voice, Matthew didn't need to go back and take another look, after more than ten consecutive days of continuous stimulation, Brandon Fraser stepped into the trap step by step, and the anger that had been accumulating for more than ten days was probably burning in his heart.

On the terrace near the square, Andy communicates with Sean Daniel very smoothly, which is also related to the current situation of "The Mummy Returns".

After the box office of the first week, Universal Pictures expects the final North American box office to reach between $250 million and $270 million, and now it has quietly lowered its expectations, believing that the North American box office will not exceed $230 million at most when "The Mummy Returns" is down.

There are also more people within Universal Pictures who are beginning to realize that continuing to work on a sequel to the "Mummy" series may not be a good option.

After all, "The Mummy Returns" has the popularity accumulated by "The Mummy" that can be consumed, and will there be so much popularity consumption for another sequel?

"Andy," Sean Daniel asked, "when will the marketing research end?"

"It's going to be fast, it won't last too long. Andy thought for a moment and said, "By Wednesday, the results will definitely be in the hands of Mr. Philip Clryston." ”

Sean Daniel nodded, Stephen Sommers' script was completed, was being revised, and the plan was being worked out, as long as Universal Pictures gave the green light, the project could soon be put into actual planning.

Presumably, the reaction of the media and fans to the role of the Scorpion King during this period should also be transmitted to Universal Pictures, and the resistance may be less.

The only drawback is that Matthew Horner's fame is not enough, although Brandon Fraser has attracted a lot of criticism and abuse because of his more general performance in the film, but the appeal is not comparable to Matthew.

Sean Daniel then shook his head, even though the Scorpion King in the two films is not alone, the risk of changing actors is still too great, and it is impossible to find a more suitable actor than Matthew Horner in the short term.

Among the younger generation of action actors, there are few who have become successful, and famous people such as Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Nicolas Cage, etc. are very suitable, but the high salary is a problem.

It's far better to use raw than cooked, and this Matthew Horner was quite impressed with him and Stephen Sommers when he was filming at Pinewood Studios.

As the activities in the plaza drew to a close, Andy suddenly noticed that there was a place of confusion and asked, "What's going on over there?"

Sean Daniel also found out, quickly stood up, and walked to the edge of the terrace, because it was not far from the square, and could clearly see that there was a fight, and the chaos was clearly caused by the brawl.

"It seems like a fight. Andy also walked over.

Needless to say, Sean Daniel also saw it, and his face was not very good-looking, after all, he was the head of the crew.

In the square, the security personnel separated two people, and the media reporters gathered around to take pictures frantically, Sean Daniel saw it clearly, one was strange, and the other was very familiar.

The familiar person is clearly Brandon Fraser!

The other person was wearing the Scorpion King's cultural shirt and was probably a fan of the movie.

"Brandon Fraser had a clash with a fan?" "Andy couldn't believe what he saw, "Is he crazy?"

A movie star clashes with fans who support the movie he starred in, isn't this madness?

It's nothing short of a scandal!

There was little conflict in the square, the situation was quickly brought under control, Sean Daniel made a phone call, asked a few questions, and quickly hung up again.

"What happened?" asked Andy.

Sean Daniel sighed and said, "A fan wanted to find Brandon Fraser for an autograph, I don't know why, Brandon Fraser was in a bad mood, because the fan was wearing a cultural shirt printed with the Scorpion King and refused to sign, the fan couldn't understand his unreasonable excuse, probably said something not very good, the two had a verbal conflict, and Brandon Fraser beat the fan." ”

Andy didn't quite understand, "Why did he refuse to sign autographs for fans wearing cultural shirts printed with the Scorpion King?"

"It's not the first time. Sean Marshall looked helpless, "It is estimated that the Scorpion King stole the limelight of him as the leading actor, so I'm not happy." ”

He shrugged, "Brandon Fraser has always thought of himself as the boss of the crew, this kind of thing ......"

Sean Daniel didn't say any further, Andy could understand what he meant, and couldn't help but shake his head, how can the current Brandon Fraser be the protagonist of a big production?

When the two of them went downstairs, they didn't know who actually called the police, and the police took away the two parties to the conflict and made a record to the people around them.

Sean Daniel was well aware that this would cause an uproar in the media, but his bail for Brandon Fraser was not very fast, and it was not until the evening that Brandon Fraser came out of the police station.

There were no surprises in the development of events, and the news appeared on the Internet that day, and the traditional newspapers and television stations also reported it the next day, and the media unanimously blamed Brandon Fraser, the Hollywood star's popularity was greatly reduced.

Under pressure from Universal Pictures and the agency, Brandon Fraser publicly apologized, but could not recover the lost popularity.

"Now the situation is clear. In a hotel suite in New York, Helen Herman said to Matthew, "I just got news from Universal Pictures that the top management of Universal Pictures is very dissatisfied with Brandon Fraser and is negotiating with his agency, and the possibility of a sequel to "The Mummy" in the short term is very small. ”

Matthew asked curiously, "You arranged the things in the square?"

Helen Herman just asked him to find a way to provoke Brandon Fraser and didn't say anything else.

"You don't have to know about this, and you don't need to know about it. Helen Herman didn't mean anything at all, reminded, "Go back and pack your things, it's time for us to go back to Los Angeles and launch a general assault." ”