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Standing at the door of the angel agency, Matthew looked at the seven or eight reporters in front of him, without dodging at all, and let them ask questions, Universal Pictures notified Helen Herman at noon, and he also specially watched the interview video of Rex Reed published on NBC TV and the Internet, and knew to cooperate with Rex Reed's remarks.

He doesn't have any personal contradictions with Rex Reed, it's all for propaganda needs.

And judging from the previous reactions, the effect of this publicity hype is very good.

Matthew also gradually saw that in this era when the Internet has not completely exploded, the public is not very familiar with Hollywood's propaganda methods, and it is relatively easy to be affected by this special hype.

Looking at these reporters, he knew what they wanted to ask.

"Matthew Horner......" a short male reporter was the first to stand up and ask, "did you deliver a donkey to Rex Reid?"

"yes. Matthew admitted, and then added, "Didn't he want to kiss the donkey's buttocks? ”

Another female reporter then asked, "Rex Reed just said this morning that if 'The Scorpion King' doesn't reach $10 million at the box office on its first weekend, he'll give you back the donkey and let you kiss the ass." ”

Matthew couldn't show weakness at this time, and he had to cooperate with the crew's publicity needs, and said confidently, "I don't mind gambling with him! I have confidence in the crew and the film!"

All the things that should be said were said, and he didn't stop anymore, got in the car and left directly.

Wednesday passed, and early Thursday morning, Matthew and Rex Reed's mutual affection appeared in many entertainment media, causing a small craze, and the number of people paying attention to "The Scorpion King" continued to climb, although the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes, which has been lifted from the ban on the film, has dropped to 63%, but it is full of topicality and does not lack attention.

Even, some professional research agencies predict that the box office of "The Scorpion King" is very likely to break through the $30 million mark in the first weekend.

and also gave its own basis, first, there are no strong competitors in the April schedule, and second, the publicity and marketing of the film are extremely good.

Whether the projections correspond to reality can be seen from the early screening that began on Thursday night.

On Thursday night, "The Scorpion King" began to land in major theaters in North America with an advance screening of nearly 3,300 theaters, and according to the box office calculation method in North America, the early theater will be included in the box office of the first weekend.

How was the box office in the first weekend, the advance show can be said to be a barometer.

In the middle of the night, in the office of Angel Agency, Helen Herman stood in front of a huge glass window, looking at the night view of Burbank, without saying a word.

Not far behind her, Matthew sat crookedly on the couch, playing Tetris with his phone.

He looked up at the wall clock, the time was already in the early hours of the morning, and it was estimated that the statistics of the advance field were about to come out, and he couldn't help but look at Helen Herman, the female agent standing motionless in front of the window, with a slender and slender back, like a sculpture.

Matthew took a deep breath, suppressed the anxiety caused by waiting, and continued to play his Tetris, but his slightly trembling fingers pressed on the keyboard, and he made consecutive mistakes, and the game was over in a blink of an eye.

How can you not be nervous at such a fateful moment in the future?

Matthew let out another breath and simply put away his phone.

Helen Herman seemed to notice something, looked back at him, and quickly turned back again, her face hidden under her old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses, cool without any expression.

Tonight, her strategy for Matthew Horner will be decided.

After two years of investment, if you can't even create a little star, this person has no future at all, and he can be completely abandoned.

If it can be successful, it can take advantage of the situation to seek the protagonist of the other two big productions, so that the angel agency can have a super customer like a second-tier star or even a first-line star!

She knows that Matthew Horner is born with a good capital, but no one can guarantee that a person with a good capital will be successful.

After Matthew put away his phone, he came to Helen Herman's side, and looked out the window with interest, what kind of person Helen Herman is, he couldn't be clearer, and whether he can stand together and enjoy the scenery of Burbank in the future, we will see tonight.

Of course, this is a professional agent, and if you change to another agent, you will make the same choice as Helen Herman.

I stood together for fifteen minutes, and still didn't notice.

The anxiety in Matthew's heart churned again, and he couldn't help asking, "Are you sure you said hello to Sean Daniel? Let him notify you when the box office statistics are preliminary?

Theaters all over the United States use a unified networked system, and the box office data of the day is very fast, and the preliminary box office statistics of the previous day can be obtained after midnight, but there are always errors, and the accurate statistics will not be released until the morning or noon of the next day.

Helen Herman glanced at Matthew, but didn't speak.

"Would you like to give me a call and ask?" Matthew muttered again.

This is directly related to his future, and the boring waiting is not pleasant.

"If you want to call......" Helen Herman turned her head behind her, "the phone is on the desk, and you have Sean Daniel's number too." ”

Matthew didn't go to his desk, pulled out his phone, and hesitated to call Sean Daniel.

Helen Herman's cell phone rang suddenly, and Matthew saw her answer the phone, put away his phone, and turned to look at Helen Herman.

"Hi, hello, it's me. Helen Herman, still with the same expression, listened for a while, and said, "Okay, I see, thank you for waiting to inform me so late." ”

She hung up and put her phone away.

Matthew had been staring at Helen Herman when he could see that the face under the black-rimmed glasses seemed to relax......

"How much?" he quickly asked.

Helen Herman said directly, "The preliminary estimate is $3.4 million, and the exact figure will not differ by $100,000. ”

Hearing the figure of $3.4 million, Matthew really breathed a sigh of relief, Helen Herman has analyzed before, like "The Scorpion King", under the banner of the "Mummy" series of biography, non-first or original type of films, the box office in advance is slightly higher, and the total box office on the first day, including the box office in advance, will generally be between three and five times the box office figure in advance, except for extremely rare cases, most films will conform to the law that Hollywood has accumulated for a long time.

Even if it's only three times, that's close to or more than $10 million!

With $10 million on the first day, it's almost certain to be above $20 million on the first weekend!

Based on this calculation, even if the later trend is extremely poor, the North American box office of "The Scorpion King" should be able to reach a production cost of $40 million.

In this way, even if the film "Scorpion King" is a success, his status as a leading actor in the industry will definitely go up a lot.

His speculations are all based on the fact that the trend of the film after the first day is not ideal, if the trend of "The Scorpion King" can stabilize a little and not plummet on Saturday, then ...... That's not your average wonderful.

If this is the case, he will inevitably become a third-rate star, and from then on he will be able to break away from the category of ordinary actors, leave the bottom of the pyramid of Hollywood, and become a member of the relatively high level.

"Congratulations, Matthew. Helen Herman spoke suddenly, interrupting his ramblings, "You're getting closer and closer to your goal. ”

"Hehe......" Matthew laughed, cheeky, and conscienceless, and said, "I told you a long time ago, I was born to be a star, and it's right for you to invest resources to support me, right?"

Helen Herman didn't pay attention to his words, she knew what kind of person Matthew was, even if she was very proud, this guy would not get dizzy.

She snorted coldly and added, "Get ready, your life is about to change dramatically." ”

Matthew had been looking forward to today, put away his smile, and said, "I've been ready for a long time." ”

Helen Herman glanced at him, "I hope so." She turned away from the window, pulled out a chair and sat down, and said, "We're renewing a new contract for up to three years!"

Matthew thought for a moment and said, "Okay, we'll talk about the specific terms." ”

Although he saw that he had survived, he knew that he still needed an angel agency, and now "Scorpion King" was about to succeed, in the angel agency, he would become the number one customer that no one could shake, and all the superior resources of Helen Herman and the company would be prioritized on him.

It is difficult to enjoy this kind of treatment if you change a brokerage company rashly, go to a large brokerage company, but you are just one of the many ordinary customers, and it is better to stay here if you change to a small brokerage company.

"Our old contract only expires at the end of the year, so we can talk slowly. Helen Herman also showed sincerity, "If you sign a three-year long-term contract, my agent's commission will be reduced from 10 percent to 8 percent." ”

"Hmm. Matthew turned and walked to the door, "I sense your sincerity, Helen. ”

He opened the door and prepared to go home, "Go to bed early, you will have dark circles if you stay up late, and your glasses can't block it." ”

Helen Herman was obviously in a good mood and deliberately said, "Don't be too happy, tomorrow's seat is not known yet, anything can happen." ”

Matthew turned around and closed the door before saying, "Actually, you know better than I do, that possibility is almost non-existent. ”

The office door closed, Helen Herman sat in her chair, and there was no one else in the office, she took off her glasses and laughed uncontrollably.

Laughing unusually happily, laughing extraordinarily happily.

She's finally going to get her own business going!