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On the slightly old road of Warner Studios, a four-wheeled battery car sped by, driving towards the studio in the center of the studio, and soon stopped at the door of the studio, and Francis Lawrence, with a golden brown back, jumped out of the car and hurried into the studio.

He found Aziva Gosman in the studio and whispered, "Can you have a few words?"

Aziva Gossman glanced at Francis Lawrence and nodded slightly, "Go to my office." ”

The two left the set and entered the makeshift office of the studio, where Aziva Gosman asked directly, "Something?"

Francis Lawrence took a deep breath, suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and said, "Aziva, we communicated some time ago, didn't you promise me at that time that you could recommend a candidate for supporting actress?"

"yes. Aziva Gosman, of course, remembers what he said, "You can certainly recommend." ”

Francis Lawrence asked, strangely, as tactfully as possible, "But I heard that you made a supporting actress a condition of negotiation with Matthew Horner?"

Aziva Gosman frowned slightly, but still said patiently, "Matthew Horner can also recommend candidates for supporting actresses, just like you." He coughed in a low voice, "This role, who is the most suitable, will be said after the audition." ”

Hearing this, Francis Lawrence breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the supporting actress candidate has not been decided, there is still hope for the candidate he recommends, and he is the director of this project anyway.

After a few polite words to Aziva Gossmann, he left the studio, intending to return to his office to continue his directorial preparations.

Driving the battery car, passing by the door of the studio where the crew of "The Three Hundred Spartans" was located, Francis Lawrence glanced inside, and it was dark in the studio, and nothing could be seen.

It's a pity that Aziva Gosman didn't listen to him and ended up choosing Matthew Horner, who was already out.

If he has the casting power, the actor must be Will Smith or other black actors, the supporting actress is of course his new girlfriend Paula Button, and other important roles, if you can use black actors, try to use black actors.

Hollywood has treated black actors too unfairly since its founding.

Everyone is equal, so why should black actors be treated unfairly? Hollywood should make amends for what it has done in the past, and black actors must be given more opportunities.

Francis Lawrence thought of the co-producer that Matthew Horner might get his hands on, and felt that he also had to develop in the direction of a part-time producer, and the vast majority of directors in Hollywood have no decision-making power over the main actors at all, at best, they have the right to advise, and if you want to really improve the status of black actors, you need more power and more like-minded people.

After Helen Herrmann and Aziva Gosman reached an agreement on Matthew's pay, the partnership between the two parties was a foregone conclusion.

Towards April, Helen Herman led the Angel Agency's agency team to complete all negotiations with the crew of "I Am Legend", and then Matthew signed a formal contract with the crew of "I Am Legend" in the presence of lawyers and representatives of the Screen Actors Guild.

Like the verbal agreement reached, the actor's contract is worth up to $20 million!

Frankly, Matthew doesn't think this kind of pay is too much at all, and his excellent box office results in the past few years are supported by one thing, and the sense of insecurity is another.

He knows very well what is the most important thing for his success, in addition to Helen Herman's operation and his own basic ability.

In another decade or so at most, the biggest factor that will sustain his success will surely disappear, and what will happen when the box office of the starring movies will hit the streets one after another? Is it really like Nicolas Cage, who went to the other side of the Pacific to be abducted?

Now he has tens of millions of dollars in income every year, and people are from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, and when he can't make money, he can only eat his old capital.

Therefore, when he can make money, he will definitely make as much as possible.

Also, in the Hollywood circle, he has also been somewhat affected by the general environment.

Although the professional life of an actor is much longer than that of a model, for most actors, they also eat youth, like Matthew himself, although he is not an idol star, to a certain extent, the main thing he sells is his body and appearance.

Coupled with the prescient cheating, time has become Matthew's biggest enemy, whether his body and skills can be safe and sound for ten years is also a hidden danger in his heart, and besides, the audience is in love with him today, so will he hate it again tomorrow?

Although he does not have a strong sense of insecurity in his heart like many celebrities, Matthew has also considered how to accumulate the most money in the shortest possible time, which has always been something he is calculating.

As an actor, his main source of income is undoubtedly salary and endorsements, and if possible, he must strive for the highest salary.

Matthew and Helen Herman share the same sentiments, and like Will Smith, some opportunities are willing to give up rather than lower their prices in the long run, especially when they voluntarily quit the $20 million club.

Of course, he would have paid due attention to Will Smith.

Because of the particularity of the profession, the process of celebrities climbing from the bottom to the top is mostly difficult, and hatred and revenge are more important than ordinary people.

In addition to the 20 million US dollars, of course, there are other terms in the contract, such as the right to propose the nominal producer and supporting actress are negotiated in advance, and other things like Bella Anderson and Brown Williams are paid by the crew during filming, priority signing of the credits, dressing room requirements, etc.

Almost all of his terms in the crew of "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" were transplanted to the crew of "I Am Legend", and an agent in the agency team also won a new clause for him, during the filming of Matthew, regardless of business or private affairs, if he left Los Angeles, the crew would provide him with first-class round-trip tickets, and provide his staff and companions with 6 first-class round-trip tickets.

There are hundreds of clauses in the contract, but more are terms of work, safety, insurance and privacy, which are relatively general among Hollywood's A-listers.

This is also because compared to most Hollywood stars, Matthew has quite few quirks.

In the 90s of the last century, the hot film market not only made stars dare to make prices, but also cultivated a lot of unbelievable problems.

For example, Jennifer Lopez, although she has made very few films, she is known for her bad problems, when she is filming or doing publicity, she does not sit in a non-Mercedes Benz when she goes out, for a simple reason: riding in a car of other brands will cause back pain.

These problems often form a comparison effect among celebrities.

The Hollywood circle is so big, it will spread quickly as soon as there is a stir, and the stars can always be the first to know that when someone participates in such and such a film, they get the same treatment as a king and queen.

As a result, as big as the level of residence during filming, the luxury of the pick-up vehicle and make-up rest car, the number of followers, and the treatment of pets and flowers, all of them have become projects for stars to compare with each other, such as 3 dressing rooms, No. 1 belongs to themselves, No. 2 belongs to their own fitness equipment, and No. 3 belongs to their own followers.

In addition to personal makeup artists and hairstylists, the most outrageous are the shoppers who are responsible for spending money for themselves, and their daily wages are as high as thousands of dollars.

Compared with these people, Matthew is definitely a very conscientious A-list star.

After officially signing the contract with the crew and getting the right to suggest the supporting actress, Matthew found time to call Alexandra D'Addario in New York.

"Hi Anna. ”

Sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the huge living room, Matthew condescendingly looked down at Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, and said into the phone microphone, "It's me, Matthew." ”

"Hello, Matthew. Alexandra Daddario's voice came, "Is there something wrong?"

Matthew smiled and said, "I remember the last time we had lunch together in Manhattan, you said you wanted to continue to come to Hollywood, let me keep an eye out for the opportunities that are right for you, right?"

Alexandra D'Addario on the other end of the line said, "yes!" and she asked, "Is there a chance for me?"

"Well, there's one. Matthew changed his hand to the phone and said, "I just signed an actor contract with Warner Bros.'s $150 million crew "I Am Legend," and there is a supporting actress in this project, and I think you are a good fit." ”

"Really?" Alexandra Daddario said with surprise in her voice, "I can be involved in a project like this." ”

Matthew immediately replied, "I came back from New York to talk to Helen Herman, Amanda is also in Los Angeles, and she also talked to Helen Herman, Helen should be calling you soon." ”

Alexandra Daddario's voice was noticeably higher, "Great!"

"Don't rejoice too soon, Anna. Matthew added, "To get the role, you have to go to an audition, and there's a black actor as a competitor, and at the moment, you only have a 50 percent chance of winning." ”

"It's already pretty good. Alexandra Daddario, who has worked on two films before, knows some basic information, saying, "Without your recommendation, I wouldn't have even had the opportunity to audition." ”

She then added, "Thank you, Matthew. ”

"You're welcome. Matthew smiled and said, "We're friends, Anna." ”

The two chatted a few more words, Matthew hung up the phone, about recommending Alexandra D'Addario, he had talked to Helen Herman before, and it was not a big deal, Helen Herman responded very happily.

Just after Matthew recommended Alexandra D'Addario to the crew, he got a message that made him feel panicked.