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Since he chose to take advantage of the hype, it is normal to encounter fan abuse, on the first day, Francis Lawrence's blog did not attack many remarks, and after the news spread widely on the second day, Matthew's massive fans directly swiped Francis Lawrence's blog.

At the same time, the official website of "Alien vs. Predator 2" was directly paralyzed after a large number of Matthew's fans poured in.

Although this caused a lot of trouble for Francis Lawrence and "Alien vs. Predator 2", it is undeniable that they borrowed Matthew's popularity to gain a certain amount of attention.

For a movie star like Matthew, it is inevitable to be rubbed off on the popularity, and he has rubbed the popularity of others before.

It can be said that you have to pay it back when you come out to mix.

He is in Hollywood, and "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Soul Coffin" has a global box office of more than one billion dollars, and it is difficult not to be popular.

In fact, Johnny Depp's side is even more popular, Winona Ryder, who has been almost out of news in recent years, ran out of nowhere, and frequently appeared in front of media reporters, saying that she was with Depp back then.

There are also several actresses who are not in the stream, saying that they have illegitimate children with Johnny Depp.

Outdated actors can awaken the memories of fans and the media, and those who have not yet become famous can increase their own fame.

Just like Francis Lawrence and Alien vs. Predator 2, lashing, criticism, and invective are not terrible at all, but can bring heat, and what is really scary is that it is quiet, and people don't bother to look at it.

Perhaps stimulated, Scarlett Johansson, who was no longer played by first-line big productions after "Rushing Out of Clone Island", also stood up and talked about the so-called short-lived romance with Matthew on a talk show.

"We haven't been together for long, but we're blazing like flames. ”

This is as if she and Matthew have not had a few night stands, but have really dating.

Speaking of which, like Matthew and Johnny Depp, it is not the most serious popularity, but the most serious is the film "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Gathering Souls" itself.

“…… The plot of this film is more than 80 percent similar to the script I wrote 18 years ago, when I worked on the crew of The Adventures of Oliva, a Disney Pictures company, and circulated the script within Disney Studios. ”

On NBC TV, a screenwriter in his fifties, who is not well-known, accompanied by a lawyer, faces the camera's camera and denounces Disney Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer hoarsely.

"I have decided to formally sue Disney Studios to stop their infringement......"

Seeing this, Matthew casually turned off the TV and couldn't help but shake his head, behind every Hollywood movie that is a box office hit, there are always a few authors and screenwriters who have been stolen by the crew to use scripts or ideas.

It's almost a fixed pattern in Hollywood.

It's okay to say that the adaptation is there, after all, there is the original book there, like an original movie, once the box office hits, there will basically be such a situation.

"Titanic" has encountered it, "Saving Private Ryan" has encountered it, and "Gladiator" has also encountered it......

Now it's the turn of Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Soul Coffin, and there's really nothing surprising at all.

In the United States, copyright litigation can sometimes be very annoying.

The main reason is that the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Gathering Souls" is too high, so high that too many people envy and hate it, but they can't get a piece of it.

Halfway through August, the film has grossed more than $450 million at the North American box office, and the numbers are still accumulating.

In addition, after the global box office of the film exceeded $1 billion, it is also approaching the $1.1 billion mark, pointing to the second place in the global box office list of "The Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King".

Matthew didn't know what the North American and global box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Gathering Souls" was, but it didn't feel like it was that high.

If his feelings are accurate, it means that the chemistry between him and Johnny Depp in the film played a huge role.

Thinking about all this, sitting on the sofa in the living room, Matthew didn't wait long, Helen Herman and Amanda walked in unhurriedly, and the two handed their coats to the butler at the door.

"Helen, Amanda!" said Matthew, raising his hand, "come and sit here." ”

Helen Herman and Amanda came over and sat on the two single sofas opposite.

Matthew asked, "Tea or coffee?"

"Coffee, thank you. Helen Herman said.

Amanda tidied up her short blond hair that was blown by the wind a little, and said, "Green tea, the kind you drink often, it tastes very good." ”

Matthew waved his hand to the butler, who immediately asked him to prepare.

"Do you like to drink?" asked Amanda, "Do you want me to have someone buy a few more packs next time?"

Amanda was not polite to Matthew, and said, "Okay, buy more, I'll go back to New York and give it away." ”

Hearing her say this, Matthew made a note of it, the green tea he drank was bought from the New Chinatown, from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, tea is the same as food, every region, different people and individuals, has different tastes, Helen Herman is not used to drinking green tea, just like he can't enjoy coffee.

The maid brought green tea and coffee, and Amanda took a sip of tea and said, "This is the taste, it tastes better than black tea, and it is more fragrant than Indian tea." ”

Helen Herman put down the coffee cup and didn't care about Amanda, originally she was going to come by herself, and it happened that Amanda was going to see her new home in Beverly Hills today, so she simply came to Horner Manor together.

"I'm going to see the house with Amanda today. She glanced at Matthew, "There are a few things that I will stop by and tell you." ”

It's the weekend, and Matthew is rarely free, but Helen Herman approached him and he couldn't turn him away.

Helen Herman leaned on the armrest of the sofa with one hand and said, "My agent and Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley reached an agreement with Disney Studios yesterday that your dividends will increase to varying degrees on "The End of the World". ”

When it comes to money, Matthew immediately came to the spirit, there is really no way, when he lived on the other side of the Pacific Ocean in the past, the hard life made him poor, and he remembered that at the most serious stage of salary arrears, he used to use a six-digit bank password to manage three-digit deposits, of which two digits were still after the decimal point.

"Disney Studios has made concessions in terms of box office share. Helen Herman's face was calm, "In terms of global box office share, Johnny Depp has increased by 0.7 percent, you have increased by 0.5 percent, and Keira Knightley has increased by 0.3 percent. ”

Before Matthew could say anything, Amanda preemptively said, "Zero-.5 percent? If 'The End of the World' is a billion dollars at the global box office, isn't that a $5 million share?"

She looked at Matthew with envy, "I feel like it's so easy for you to make money now, sit at home and wait, Helen can use your name to snatch back a lot of money from the outside." ”

"I also boiled it out. Matthew shrugged, "It's not like you haven't seen me when I'm so poor that I can't even afford to eat." ”

"yes. Amanda nodded.

Helen Herman interrupted the conversation between the two and continued, "Weinstein Pictures and Harvey Weinstein have sent you another role offer, this time not a Quentin Tarantino film noir, but a purely commercial film, a live-action film version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles based on the anime, with the heroine played by Sarah Michelle Gayla. ”

Hearing Weinstein Pictures and Harvey Weinstein, Matthew immediately thought of that domineering face, didn't even think about it, and said directly, "You refuse for me, if there is an invitation from Weinstein Pictures or Harvey Weinstein in the future, you don't need to tell me again, all of them will be refused." ”

Although he doesn't want to offend the bigwig in the circle, he has no interest in the Oscars, and there is no need to curry favor with Harvey Weinstein.

Helen Herman's superstar plan for Matthew, which doesn't include independent films, immediately said, "I get it." She took a sip of her coffee cup and continued, "The third thing, "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" will soon enter an intensive publicity period, and when the poster and promotional video of the film are officially released, I will seek endorsement for Armani's men's underwear for you." ”

"Ahem......" Amanda coughed under her breath, as if thinking of some rumors about Matthew.

"Panties?" Matthew wondered.

After all, according to the standards of the past, who is a normal person who has nothing to do to endorse underwear.

"Don't underestimate underwear, big brand underwear is also a high-end endorsement. Helen Herman seemed to know what he was thinking, saying, "The likes of George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Cruise and others have been or are endorsing luxury brands for men's panty collections." Don't underestimate this endorsement, you have quite a few competitors, each of whom is quite strong, such as football superstar David Beckham. ”

Speaking of which, she explained in detail, "The competition for ready-to-wear endorsements of luxury brands is very fierce, there is no suitable vacancy for the time being, Armani's underwear endorsement is an opportunity, as long as the "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" movie is well received, we still have a good chance of winning this endorsement, and then use this as a basis to seek endorsement contracts for Armani's other men's products." ”

Matthew understood that this was to use red pants to win the underwear endorsement of luxury brands.

"Yes. He nodded in response, "You can do it." ”

Helen Herman added, "Didn't you say last time you saw Beckham himself at Tom Cruise's party, what kind of man was he?"

Just a few words of greeting. Matthew shook his head slowly, "I don't know. ”

Helen Herman didn't ask any more questions, intending to go back and find someone to get to know the competitor, and she continued, "One last thing, Rolex reminds you, the US Open is coming. ”

Matthew nodded, and was about to say that he would attend on time, when the phone that was set aside rang, and it was Rachel McAdams who called him.