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Seeing Britney's car drive away, Matthew turned and walked into the small building of Angel Agency, where he found Helen Herman standing near the front desk, seemingly waiting for him.

"Let's go. Helen Herman saw Matthew and immediately walked over and greeted him, "Let's find a place to have lunch first and then go to Warner Studios." ”

Matthew turned around and followed her out of the small building, "So urgent?"

Helen Herman nodded, "At one o'clock at the latest, we're going to be over." ”

"The crew is so urgent?" Matthew was in a good mood right now, "Attach great importance to us?"

"You're thinking too much. Helen Herman walked towards a restaurant on the left, "The crew's signing team is going to sign a lot of actors today. ”

She waited for Matthew to catch up, and then said, "And any accident can happen before the contract is signed." ”

The two entered the restaurant, Helen Herman ordered a few dishes casually, and Matthew asked curiously, "Will the crew regret it temporarily?"

"This is not uncommon in Hollywood. Helen Herman returned the menu to the waiter, "So, we're going to finish the negotiations with the crew as soon as possible, preferably signing the contract this afternoon." ”

Matthew had no problem with this and asked, "...... treatment?"

It's the most basic job an agent does, says Helen Herman, "and I'm going to get the best deal for you as much as the crew can afford." ”

While waiting for the food to be served, the two kept talking, chatting about work.

A few simple items of food were brought by the waiter one after another, and Helen Herman and Matthew continued to talk and eat.

"In the crew, you have to find a way to handle interpersonal relationships. Helen Herman talked about some precautions, "It doesn't matter if the actors, but the director, film crew and producer team should not be guilty casually, the positions they arrange, the shots they shoot, and the trade-offs in post-editing will directly affect the performance of the actors in the finished film." ”

Matthew is not a rookie after all, and after studying at the Los Angeles School of Performing Arts for a while, he naturally knows that the performance of actors is not only based on themselves, but also directly affected by other factors, and even restricted.

In photography, for example, the angle of a lens can present two completely different effects.

The influence of a director is huge, even if he is only a director such as the chief director of the shooting, the rehearsal on the spot can greatly affect the final performance of an actor.

The most direct thing is that when the actor's acting skills are in good condition, but the director continuously shouts to stop, the actor will inevitably be affected, maybe the good state will be interrupted, or even disappear without a trace.

Not to mention the producers, those who can participate in post-production, the choice of shots when editing is very bad.

Of course, in the vast majority of cases, Hollywood practitioners are very professional ethics, after all, jobs are at stake.

But Matthew treats people as his own, and feels that things like people's hearts and work ethics are sometimes very unreliable.

He very much agreed with Helen Herman's words that it would be good for him to be on good terms with these people, and if they could be more attentive in the work related to him.

Matthew exchanged his thoughts with Helen Herman, who nodded at him, "You can have such thoughts, which is good for your future career development." ”

She also reminded, "Another point is that people in these departments may become the main director or key producer of a project at any time, and an inconspicuous assistant director will become a director in charge of the camera in the future, which often happens in Hollywood." ”

"So, now get on good terms with these people. Matthew has a lot of experience in dealing with interpersonal relationships, "When we see each other again in the future, we can talk?"

Helen Herman said seriously, "Relationships are still very useful in Hollywood, and the network of relationships is woven little by little, especially for actors with a background like yours." ”

Matthew understands the meaning behind this sentence, he doesn't have any background that he can handle, and if he wants to get along with people, it is not enough to rely on Helen Herman as an agent, and many times he has to play in person.

"Actually, there's a better way......" Helen Herman suddenly looked Matthew up and down with strange eyes, "and it's simple and practical." ”

Matthew felt a creepy feeling, thought about it, understood what Helen Herman meant, and said directly, "My bottom line is very low, but there is still a bottom line." ”

He accentuated, "I'd rather continue to be a pauper!"

With Michael Sheehan in front of her, Helen Herman wasn't surprised, "So, I said you have to figure out how to handle relationships." ”

Matthew put down his knife and fork, picked up a tissue, wiped his mouth, and asked, "Are there many people who will take this path?"

"It's the easiest path for actors without any background, men and women. Helen Herman made no secret of the words, "Although it may not be a common phenomenon, there must be a lot of people in the circle, even including some famous celebrities who have come over like this." ”

She looked at Matthew and said, "Many actors like you come from poor families and don't even finish middle school. They don't have a rich dad to pave the way for them with money, the only thing they can exchange is their body, they don't have other job skills and knowledge. If you don't succeed, you may have to work as a waiter in a restaurant, and many people think that dedicating oneself in exchange for a performance opportunity is a very valuable thing.

Helen Herman shrugged her shoulders again, "It's not like this for everyone, some people play roles that are not too competitive and end up unexpectedly becoming popular, some people are lucky not to meet people with special needs, and some people are talented and above thousands of competitors." It's all possible. ”

In fact, Matthew, who has paid attention to entertainment gossip, also knows to some extent that looking at the entertainment industry around the world, this is not an unspoken rule at all.

He remembers reading on an entertainment post that Marilyn Monroe's autobiography had this sentence: "Yes, I'm on the producer's bed, everybody is like that, you don't do it, there's another girl waiting outside the door, I can't remember how many times I crouched down and unzipped them......"

Of course, this is an entertainment gossip push on the Internet, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Helen Herman also finished eating, took the initiative to pay the bill, looked at her watch, and said, "Let's go." ”

The two walked out of the dining room and into the parking lot in front of the office building, where Matthew got in S.H. Len Herman's car and rushed to Warner Studios.

Before one o'clock, they arrived at the audition studio where the "Band of Brothers" crew was on time, and under the guidance of a staff member, they walked into the office where the signing team was located.

As with the last time he was in contact with Britney's MV set, Matthew left all the negotiation to Helen Herman, who is the real professional, after all.

The reason why the crew called the actors over, not just to find an agent, in addition to negotiations, there are several other things to communicate.

Before the signing team negotiated with Helen Herman, they made a few statements to Matthew, in fact, it was not a big deal, that is, what Eric Bock said before, starting in November, all the main actors will fly to the UK for a month and a half of military training, and the filming will last from January to July or August next year, and all the shots will be shot in Europe.

Matthew finally got this role, so naturally there will be no objections.

Then there is Helen Herman's negotiation with the signing team, Matthew is completely a bystander in this regard, as in the last negotiation, Helen Herman almost took out the treatment of all the actors one by one, such as makeup, assistants, guarantees, etc., because the filming was in the UK, the actors had to stay in hotels, and she also won a separate room for Matthew.

The most important aspect is the remuneration, because it is not yet certain how many episodes the character of Ronald Spears will appear, Helen Herman simply packaged the salary of the entire series and asked for a compensation of $100,000 for 10 episodes.

She made a special assessment, this is an epic TV series, most of the expenses are spent on filming and production, which is one of the reasons for the use of less well-known actors, so that the actors' salaries can be compressed into a lower range, and $100,000 is basically the ceiling for the crew.

However, one of the goals of the signing team negotiations is to reduce the actors' salaries as much as possible, and the crew has an overwhelming advantage over unknown actors like Matthew.

To put it bluntly, it is not difficult for them to kick out Matthew and find another actor with suitable conditions, but it is not easy for Matthew to find such a job again.

Helen Herman's concessions in the negotiations were inevitable, and in the end the two sides agreed on $60,000, and according to Hollywood custom, the salary was paid in three installments, after Matthew entered the crew, before the series officially began filming, and after all production was completed.

The conditions were negotiated, the contract was drawn up, and the two parties signed the contract in triplicate under the witness of the representatives of the actors' union.

Matthew is now a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and in addition to keeping a contract with the crew each, there is also a contract to be filed with the Screen Actors Guild.

Then, he went to the production team to get the script and shooting plan.

After getting all this done and walking out of the studio, Matthew finally breathed a sigh of relief, the two sides signed a contract, as long as there are no major changes, the role of Ronald Spears must belong to him.

"By the way, there's something I forgot to tell you. ”

As she walked towards the studio, Helen Herman remembered something, "I was in contact with Yelena boyar and convinced her to work with us, you can continue to contact her in the future, but whatever you do, you have to inform me first." ”

"No problem. Matthew nodded first, remembering the same thing, "You said last time, if I'm in love, I'm going to tell you." ”

Helen Herman stopped and looked at Matthew, who naturally said, "Britney is my girlfriend now. ”