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When night fell, the dining area was brightly lit, and the white light fell on the table, Matthew could see that Michael Sheehan was very unhappy, and sighed in his heart, but said no more, he knew that once the balance in people's hearts was broken, it would be very difficult to regain it, and it would never be restored.

The phone rang suddenly, and Matthew pulled it out to answer, it was Helen Herman who called, and he hurried to a trailer for the crew to participate in a temporary audition for the role.

It was a small role, plus he was not a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and the audition was easy, and the casting director and the assistant sent by Ridley Scott looked at Matthew's appearance, made him roar a few more times, and nodded in satisfaction.

After passing the audition, Helen Herman took care of the rest, Matthew walked towards the town alone, returned to the hotel where he was staying, took a simple shower, fell asleep early, had a busy day today, and had to wake up early tomorrow, he had no time to waste.

When Michael Sheehan came back, Matthew didn't know, it was close to three o'clock in the morning when he woke up, and he went directly to the restaurant after washing, and happened to meet Helen Herman and her assistant Amanda at the door of the restaurant, and the three of them had breakfast together, Helen Herman handed over the rest of the cast to Amanda and personally accompanied Matthew to the crew.

Ridley Scott has given Angel Agent such a role, such an opportunity, and she must definitely show the corresponding attention.

If nothing else, it's at least a tribute to Ridley Scott.

The crew was going to start work early in the morning, and there were already many people walking outside the town on the road, Matthew was always a little curious about this role, and now there were only two people, so he couldn't help but ask tentatively while walking, "This role is not what you originally planned, right?"

"I got it temporarily. Helen Herman changed into a blue-black professional suit today, probably in a good mood, and said a few words, "The agreement signed between the actor who originally played this role and the crew has a clear clause that there must be no less than five lines. ”

Her flat leather shoes made a crisp sound when they stepped on the hard road, "The actor came into the crew the day before yesterday and found that the five lines were all howls similar to those of you yesterday, and he was very dissatisfied, and there was a little friction with the crew, and Director Ridley Scott decided to replace him." ”

"That actor was fired?" asked Matthew with concern.

Out of town, the two walked towards the woods set, Helen Herman continued, "No, he is a union actor, and it is very troublesome to be dismissed, and it also means that the crew will have to breach the contract, and the breach of contract will compensate him for a month's salary, and his daily salary is $8,000, which is very uneconomical." ”

Matthew thought of something bad and asked, "Is there a way for the crew to treat him coldly without breaking the contract?"

"The crew would have him play as a barbarian soldier for a while, and then have an assistant director shoot him a scene with five lines. Helen Herman said it lightly, "By the time it comes to post-editing, you can throw away all of his scenes and get him away for a few hundred dollars." ”

"That's right......" Matthew grinned, "that's okay?"

Helen Herman said lightly, "Just an ordinary British actor." ”

Matthew nodded, ordinary young actors, even union members, could not compete with a crew of the size of "Gladiator".

Then again, the British actor in Helen Herman's mouth is probably also an impulsive person, right?

Coming to the set in the woods, Matthew followed Helen Herman to the trailer of the crew's daily office first, and re-signed a contract with the people in the legal department, and the most basic wage protection, insurance and workers' compensation in the contract have clear legal provisions, and in the event of a dispute, Angel Brokerage and Helen Herman will come forward to deal with it.

After signing the contract, an assistant director handed Matthew a character script, the script has two pages, and there is a detailed description of the role of the barbarian leader, roughly speaking, the scene of this character is divided into two parts, one is to stand alone in front of many barbarians, shouting at the Roman legions, and the other is to be surrounded by Roman soldiers and killed!

It's basically close-ups and close-ups.

So, when Matthew came to a large makeup trailer, he was served by a special person.

A seductive-looking male makeup artist and his female assistant put on Matthew's makeup together, and this time the makeup was quite delicate, especially the beard on Matthew's face, which was basically glued up one by one.

It is clear that the actor who sweeps by in the long shot is treated completely differently from the actor who has a close-up.

Applying makeup was quite cumbersome and lasted a long time, and there was a point in the middle where Matthew was almost asleep when he was woken up by an angry roar outside the makeup trailer.

"Who's that guy?" the voice of a man with a London accent, "dare to steal my role......!

"Macon ......" seems to be being persuaded.

The outside of the makeup trailer quickly fell silent, and Matthew guessed that it might be the British actor in Helen Herman's mouth.

The young female assistant make-up artist glued a mustache to Matthew's face and whispered, "That Englishman, relying on his time at the Royal Academy of Art, always looked down on people with his nostrils, and he thought that Ridley Scott would help him for the sake of the British, but he forgot that this is America!"

"Hehe......" Matthew didn't know how to answer, so he simply laughed twice.

The makeup continued, and it was not until it was dark that Matthew's look was done.

"Thank you!"

Preparing to go to the costume group and props group, Matthew was very polite when he left, "You two have worked hard!"

has been at the bottom of society for many years, and he is still very good at being a person.

"You're welcome. The female assistant smiled.

The very seductive male makeup artist suddenly stepped forward, stuffed a note into Matthew's hand, and whispered, "Handsome guy, it's my phone number, I have time to call and make an appointment to play together." ”

Matthew was stunned at first, then understood, and without saying a word, he got out of the makeup trailer, and after walking a distance, he quickly threw the note into the trash.

Next, he went to the costume group to change into a thick fur costume, and from the props group to a long-handled war hammer inlaid with totems.

As he leaves the props set, Matthew finds Helen Herman standing outside the props crew's trailer, apparently waiting for him.

Seeing Matthew coming over, Helen Herman asked, "Did it go well?"

Matthew nodded, "It's okay, it's just a little long." ”

Now that the sun is rising, it is estimated that it is more than half past eight, and the time to do the modeling alone is more than four hours, but fortunately, the scenes of this role can be filmed today.

Helen Herman led the way, followed by Matthew, and walked towards the location of yesterday's shooting.

Crossing the path through the woods, the two came to the edge of the open field, where hundreds of extras had gathered, waiting for the filming of today's scene to begin.

Michael Sheehan leaned against a tree and saw Matthew at a glance, even from a distance, he could see clearly that the fur on the other party's body was well-made, and the makeup on his face was more realistic, especially the beard, which was no different from the real thing, and the fake ones on his face were very different from those on his face.

"He's only been in Los Angeles for a few months?" Michael Sheehan was upset, "I've been in Los Angeles for more than three years!"

Shouldn't a friend pull a hand when it's critical? But he won't pull himself......

Thinking of this, Michael Sheehan strode over, "Hi, Matthew. ”

Mart was chatting with Helen Herman when he heard a familiar voice, and immediately turned his head and greeted, "Come here, Mike." ”

He acted like he didn't do anything like before, as if yesterday's events hadn't happened at all.

"Yesterday......" Michael Sheehan deliberately stopped, "I was a little hot-headed and said too much." ”

Matthew shook his head, "What happened yesterday? ”

Michael Sheehan laughed, and it seemed that Matthew still considered him a friend.

Helen Herman didn't understand what the two were talking about, and looked at Matthew first and then at Michael Sheehan.

Noticing Helen Herman's eyes turning to him, Michael Sheehan immediately smiled and said, "Hello, Helen. I'm Michael Sheehan, a good friend of Matthew's and your actor. ”

"Hmm. Helen Herman remembers seeing him yesterday, "Hello, I remember you, you worked as a porter. ”

"yes!"

Hearing her say this, Michael Sheehan smiled brighter and brighter, "I also met Matthew that time, and our common hobbies made us friends, and Matthew starred in ......"

His unsubtle accentuated tone, as if reminding Helen Herman, "I've played one role, I've played more than twenty roles, and when we talk together, Matthew often asks me for advice. ”

Helen Herman's eyes are hidden behind her glasses, making it impossible to see really, and she always has a faint professional smile on her face, "Really?"

Matthew also put on a smile, but unfortunately it was hidden by the thick beard on his mouth.

It's okay to be familiar, Michael Sheehan is really learning and selling.

At this time, Ridley Scott walked into the set accompanied by the bearded man, and Helen Herman said to Matthew, "Director Scott may have to direct it himself, and I will take you over to get to know him." ”

Matthew couldn't ask for it, so he followed Helen Herman and left.

Michael Sheehan followed, but within two steps, Helen Herman spotted him and said, "Your scene is about to start filming, go back and prepare." ”

Hearing this, Michael Sheehan had no choice but to stop and watch Matthew and Helen Herman come to Ridley Scott.

"Uncle Scott. Helen Herman was the first to say hello, "Are you going to shoot this scene yourself?"

"Hmm. Ridley Scott nodded, "You're okay with your actor, right?"

Helen Herman came up to him, pointed at Matthew and said, "This is Matthew Horner. He played a role actor on the cast of "Soul Shifter" last month, alongside Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. ”

Seeing Matthew's tall and strong figure and rough and savage shape, and hearing Helen Herman say this, Ridley Scott was relieved and ordered the bearded, "Ready to start shooting!"