But just over half an hour, Bella Anderson was back.

"I called the publisher and Mr. and Mrs. Kyle separately and asked about it. Bella Anderson pulled out a chair and sat across from Matthew's desk and elaborated, "Since the book 'American Sniper' hit the bestseller list, many small and medium-sized studios have approached Taya Kyle, and as we expected, Taya Kyle wants to wait for the price, both to seek a higher rights transfer and to put pressure on us through other companies. ”

Matthew nodded slightly, if it weren't for Taya Kyle, the film rights to the book would have been in hand a long time ago.

But this kind of thing is too normal in the business world, just as he invests in movies to maximize profits, and Taya Kyle also wants to sell her husband's unique experience for a satisfactory price.

Bella Anderson continued, "Weinstein Pictures also took note of the book, and the autobiography was in line with their usual style of filming. On the publishing side, an internal competitor in charge of the editor-in-chief of American Sniper matched Harvey Weinstein and the Kyles, who led to today's meeting. ”

She cleared her throat, "Harvey Weinstein and the Kyles didn't come to an agreement. I called Chris Kyle, who seemed to be disgusted with Harvey Weinstein, who revealed on the phone that Harvey Weinstein wanted to overpower people and was pushed back by him. ”

"That's Harvey Weinstein's style. Matthew shook his head, "But Texas cowboys don't eat that." ”

Bella Anderson added, "At the moment the Kyles don't have an agreement with anyone else, we're still in the first sequence, and Taya Kyle is in contact with other companies, more to put pressure on us. ”

Hearing this, Matthew thought about it for a while and quickly made a decision, "You continue to negotiate with the Kyles, or like that, you are in charge of the less than $10 million, and get the film rights of "American Sniper" as soon as possible." ”

"Okay. Bella Anderson nodded slightly, "I have been suppressing the copyright transfer fee before, making Taya Kyle think that $5 million is the upper limit that we can accept, and then raise the price appropriately, I guess they will sign the agreement soon." ”

Matthew waved his hand, "The specifics are up to you." ”

Bella Anderson doesn't say anything more and intends to go back and prepare for a new round of negotiations with Taya Kyle.

"One more thing. Matthew added, "I heard that Harvey Weinstein is going to select films at this year's Cannes Film Festival?"

Bella Anderson thought for a moment and said, "Every year, Weinstein Pictures participates in the commercial fairs of the three major film festivals, buys out some independent production rights, and gets North American screening operations. ”

Matthew said lightly, "So, Bella, get the negotiation with the Kyles done, and you can also go to the Cannes Film Festival today." ”

"We don't have the ability to publish. Bella Anderson thought Matthew also wanted to go to the film festival to find the right film to buy out the rights.

Matthew shook his head slightly, "You go and keep an eye on Harvey Weinstein, but whatever he wants to buy, plug in, we don't want the copyright of those independent literary films, those films are useless to us, our purpose is to become a bargaining chip for the copyright seller to raise the price, so that Harvey Weinstein wants to buy out the film and pay a greater price." ”

Bella Anderson nodded immediately, "I see." ”

Waiting for her to leave, Matthew sat in his chair and thought about it for a while, although he didn't know if Harvey Weinstein deliberately jumped out to disgust him on "American Sniper", but he would definitely fight back.

Now it's just a light blow, and in the future, it will hit him so much that he can't turn over.

The latest news from Ronan Farrow's side, after months of hard work, he has convinced several actresses, including Ross McGowan, to get some dictation from them about what Harvey Weinstein did to them, but just a few people are not enough, more people need to come forward.

And Bob Weinstein's side, if there is a problem inside and outside at the same time, Harvey Weinstein will inevitably face a more difficult situation at that time.

Then there's the social situation.

This matter not only needs to be investigated behind the scenes, but also preferably in line with the social development situation.

When the feminist movement is more prosperous and the female white leftists have more power, they suddenly launched a fatal blow, and in the face of the stormy public opinion pressure of the whole society, even the Hollywood bigwigs can't bear it.

You still have to be patient......

Matthew sighed, called Helen Herman and Amanda again to meet at Angel Agency, and then rushed over to discuss Harvey Weinstein with the two again.

Whether it's Amanda, or Helen Herman, the idea is basically the same as him, and it's not time to launch yet.

After a few days of break, Matthew returned to the Fast & Furious 5 crew to continue filming the film.

The open-air set of Disney Studios has long been set up to look like a slum in Rio de Janeiro, and it was originally best filmed on location in Rio de Janeiro, but everyone knows that it is a place where crime is rampant, and the crew does not need to take those risks.

In front of the camera, Matthew jumps over a low wall, climbs onto the roof, and runs wildly ahead, and not far in front of him, a strong Latin man, who is agile and occasionally plays some parkour-like tricks.

The camera, mounted on the slide, has been moving rapidly, closely following Matthew's side.

Matthew had already recovered from the chaos of Rio de Janeiro overnight, his body was full of explosive power, and just a few seconds later, according to the scene design, he approached the fleeing Latin strong man.

Seeing a large green sponge mat lying on the ground in front of him, Matthew knew that the time had come, kicked the ground hard with his legs, and the whole person threw himself forward, crashing into the fleeing Latin strong man, and fell on top of the sponge mat together.

Matthew had just collapsed on the sponge mat, and immediately rolled over and stood up, he was obviously faster than the Latin strong man, and before the Latin strong man could get up, he rushed up and pressed on the other party, and one arm also strangled the Latin strong man's neck.

The Latin brawny man tried to resist, but he was easily subdued.

"Cut!" shouted director Justin Lin, "this one has passed!"

Matthew let go of the Latina stout and reached to his feet to pull the stuntman up, who nodded at him in gratitude.

The filming moved to another location, Paul Walker snatched the car on the speeding prop train, and Matthew joined in, these scenes are extremely thrilling from the camera, but they are very safe when filming, and many scenes of high-speed movement are actually moving cameras.

Two people like Matthew and Paul Walker are more in the form of posing.

This kind of commercial action movie will always have close-ups of cool and handsome people.

Of course, there are also difficult shots.

After filming a relatively simple cool and handsome scene, the action director found Matthew and Paul Walker to explain the key points of the next action scene.

"Paul, you're running on the roof of the car!"

The action director pointed to the top of the prop train and said, "Run as fast as you can!"

He then said to Matthew, "You stand in the bed of the pickup truck driven by Daniel Wu to answer it! The pickup truck and the truck are connected to each other, and they don't move very fast. ”

Matthew and Paul Walker both nodded.

If the train is running at high speed, such a scene is difficult and dangerous, but the speed of the prop train is similar to that of a human jogging.

Filming soon began, the prop train was moving, and Paul Walker raced across the top of the train and soon chased to the pickup truck.

"Jump!" shouted Daniel Wu in the driver's seat, "Brian, jump off!"

Matthew looked in front of him, as if there was a cliff, and shouted to Paul Walker, "Right now, Brian!

The train tracks have a roadbed, and the pickup truck is not very close, so it is undoubtedly difficult to jump over.

Paul Walker looked ahead as he ran, rushed towards this side without hesitation, and then jumped high and jumped over, and Matthew quickly gave Paul Walker a place to get out of the way.

The figure in mid-air fell like a big bird and jumped into the pickup truck compartment, the interior of which was all made of soft materials, unloading the momentum of Paul Walker's jump.

But that's not enough.

Probably jumping with too much force, Paul Walker landed on the bed of the pickup truck, tilted his body, and still rushed forward.

Matthew quickly reached out and grabbed his arm, and Paul Walker steadied himself.

"Let's go!" Matthew slapped the roof of the pickup truck hard and shouted to Daniel Wu, "Let's go!"

He and Paul Walker immediately crouched down.

Justin Lin also called out to stop filming at this time, and this shot was successfully completed.

Paul Walker stood up and moved his legs and feet, and said, "This action scene is really not easy to film. ”

Matthew patted him on the arm, shrugged, and said, "Let's go get ready for the next one." ”

In the past few days, the crew has basically filmed the scenes of the two absolute male protagonists, and as the two heaviest characters in the film, it is natural that the scenes of fighting side by side are indispensable.

"Logging tired" is not only a slogan, but also reflected in practical actions.

For the following week, Matthew stayed safely on the set to shoot, and the filming went relatively smoothly, with Justin Lin pushing the filming schedule as planned.

In early April, the filming of the crew continued, but Matthew's role at the Disney studio was completed, and he temporarily left the crew and rushed to New York on the East Coast to participate in a charity event that had been predetermined.

The United Nations Children's Fund for Women (UNICEF) and some of the largest organizations in North America, as well as prominent media outlets such as The New York Times, convened a charity campaign aimed at protecting women and children, and many of the rich, famous and celebrity were invited.