Chapter 648: Homesickness
The night was getting darker, and after a busy day, the camp with many vehicles fell silent, and Matthew sat in his trailer, looked at blogs and Facebook, and appropriately replied to some fan messages.
Although blogs and social accounts are now handled by special personnel, he will come up from time to time to take a look, and occasionally post a blog post or tweet in person.
With that done, he logged into his mailbox again and processed the mail that had accumulated in the last few days.
The latest email was from Lily Collins saying that she couldn't get through to his cell phone and asked him to contact her when he got back to Los Angeles.
Matthew replied simply, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, the infrastructure of the United States is much worse than it used to be on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and since coming to this wilderness, the mobile phone has never received a signal.
After complaining in his heart, he went to look at the second email, which was from Helen Herman.
Helen Herrmann has just returned from Geneva, Switzerland, and has already secured the latest endorsement negotiations with Rolex, starting in July this year, he will change from a simple Rolex print media spokesperson to a Rolex spokesperson like tennis superstar Roger Federer, and endorsement advertisements will also appear in all media, and the endorsement fee will increase from the previous $3 million per year to $6 million.
The $6 million still has room to rise, and if the endorsement effect is excellent, it will increase by 10% every year for the next five years.
Matthew is happy with this endorsement contract, and among Rolex's many endorsements, the treatment is second only to Roger Federer.
In some ways, Roger Federer is the face of Rolex, and the cow has a background advantage that no one else can have – he's a Swiss.
Tennis is also Rolex's main sponsor.
The new contract between the two parties will not be signed until he returns to Los Angeles.
In addition, Helen Herman also mentioned Armani, George Clooney's endorsement contract with Amani's men's ready-to-wear brand will expire at the end of this year, she returned from Switzerland this time, transferred to Milan, Italy, to meet Armani's senior management and Giorgio Armani himself, Giorgio Clooney also intends to let him replace George Clooney, but it is not that there is no voice of support for George Clooney, and it cannot be decided for the time being.
Since his endorsement of Armani men's underwear, the brand has achieved significant sales and has been one of the best-selling men's luxury lingerie brands on the market in recent years.
Matthew replied to Helen Herman with a "got it" and closed the email.
Helen Herman had enough of these things to deal with, and he didn't need to worry too much about them.
The final email was from Marvel Studios' president and CEO, Kevin Feige, reminding him to come back and stand for the two presentations of "Iron Man" and not forget to attend the film's premiere in early May.
This superhero movie produced by Marvel has completed all post-production as early as February, the first video commercial was shown at the Super Bowl, and the official trailer has been released so far, although many fans have a high evaluation of the trailer, but the media and the industry are not very optimistic about the prospects of this film.
The doubts are mainly focused on two aspects, one is that Marvel lacks experience in independent production, and the other is that Iron Man can only be regarded as a second-tier superhero in the American comic industry compared to Spider-Man or Batman.
After the trailer was released, even many fans expressed their doubts on the Internet, who is this person in an iron suit?
Matthew has been here for many years and has a general understanding that the Iron Man comics are completely different from the Iron Man movies he once knew, and they are not very conspicuous among the many superhero comics in North America.
From the 90s to the present, Marvel Comics has sold almost all the movie rights of its most popular superheroes in exchange for the funds that Marvel Comics continues to hold onto.
Matthew has been busy lately, Marvel Studios hasn't been there for a while, and he hasn't seen the finished film of "Iron Man", but judging from the trailer, the effect seems to be very good, just like in memory.
As long as this superhero movie can be a box office hit, the fate of Marvel Comics will also change for it.
I remember that the later Marvel superhero movies were all the titles of Baby Di, if I remember correctly, Marvel Comics should have been acquired by Walt Disney later.
Thinking of this, Matthew couldn't help but think, if Baby Di still wants to buy Marvel Comics, what can he gain from it?
He sat in the trailer and thought about it for a while, probably because he was looking at the computer screen for a long time, and his eyes were somewhat uncomfortable, so he couldn't help but rub his eyes gently, but it became even more uncomfortable, and immediately turned off the computer to wash his face, and then opened the trailer door, intending to breathe fresh air.
The night breeze blew on his face with a fresh coolness, and Matthew instantly felt much more comfortable.
"Let's go outside......
He reflexively picked up a small walkie-talkie that could be reached at any time, got out of the trailer and walked outside.
As soon as the door closed, the adjacent trailer door opened, and Brown Williams walked out, and Matthew motioned to him the walkie-talkie in his hand and said, "I'll just walk around, it's okay, don't follow me." ”
Brown Williams didn't listen to him and still followed far behind.
The camp composed of the convoy is dotted with stars, and because the U.S.-Mexico border area has never been very peaceful, Matthew didn't go far before he encountered two groups of patrol officers, which is also an important guarantee for the safety of the crew.
Matthew attaches great importance to the safety of the crew, and the security in downtown Los Angeles is not very good, and the theft of his underwear has not been solved until now, let alone this kind of place where drug dealers and stowaways often hang out.
After walking forward for a while, he saw a tall woman in a white tight T-shirt and dark slim pants walking between the two trailers in front of him, turning into the back of another trailer, and immediately quickened his pace to chase after him, and when he turned around, he found that it was Gal Gadot.
Gal Gadot seemed to hear footsteps behind him and turned his head to look back.
Matthew immediately walked over and greeted as he went, "Good evening, Gadot." ”
"Good evening. Gal Gadot nodded at him.
Matthew walked up to her and asked, "It's so late, and you haven't rested yet?"
Gal Gadot turned his head and smiled at him, "Didn't you rest too?"
"There is too much work, and my head is up when I look at the email. Matthew said casually, "My eyes are not comfortable, so I came out and breathed fresh air." ”
"I can't sleep. Gal Gadot said.
Matthew asked curiously, "Too much work, a lot of pressure?"
In recent days, the main filming has been Gal Gadot's gunfight scenes, and action scenes are difficult for many women.
Gal Gadot slowed down and walked forward slowly, "This is not much work, much worse than my daily training in the army. ”
She glanced at Matthew, and seemed a little hesitant, before coming to the crew, she had heard a lot of rumors about Matthew, and it was inevitable to have a negative impression, but from the time she entered the crew to the present, the two have trained together, rehearsed, and filmed many rival scenes, Matthew is completely different from the rumors, not only has she never harassed her and other female members of the crew, but she is also obviously a good actor who is dedicated and hardworking.
According to the rumors she has seen, the big stars in Hollywood are all very big in the crew, and it is very difficult to serve.
But Matthew in front of him is obviously not this kind of person.
Thinking of this, Gal Gadot smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm just homesick." ”
Matthew smiled and shook his head, "Homesickness." ”
"yes, homesickness. Gal Gadot walks very slowly, his steps are very light, and the ground is all dirt, so there is almost no sound, "This is a disease that can easily make people lose sleep." ”
Matthew sighed and lightened his steps, "It's also good to miss your hometown. ”
As the two left the crew's quarters and approached the outskirts of the camp, Gal Gadot asked him, "Don't you miss your hometown or your family?"
"Hmm......" Matthew hesitated for a moment and shook his head slowly, "I haven't had a family for a long time, and I haven't been back to my hometown for more than ten years, so I can't remember." ”
Gal Gadot smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry. ”
Matthew waved his hand, "It's okay. He then asked, "Tell me about your hometown, which will ease your homesickness." ”
"Israel ......" Gal Gadot shook his head and asked instead, "what kind of place do you think Israel is?"
Matthew didn't think much about it, and said directly, "The country that rose in the chaos of war, all the people are soldiers, and they are shrouded in the shadow of war. ”
Gal Gadot spread his hands, "So, there's nothing to say about my hometown. ”
Matthew nodded, didn't continue the topic, and instead said, "Your posture of shooting with a gun is very standard, how about we find a place to test our marksmanship another day?" he said deliberately, "I am a famous marksman in the gun club, and I shoot at fixed points with 100 shots, and my mobile shooting is far beyond the level of ordinary people." ”
Hearing this, Gal Gadot became interested, "Okay, if we have time, let's go back to Los Angeles and have a try." ”
As the two walked as they talked, they turned out of the back of a large box truck, and as soon as they turned around, Matthew saw two Latino men crouching next to the tires next to another van in front of them.
They also had a black backpack at their feet.
Probably because the footsteps were too low, the people over there were all engrossed, and they didn't notice anyone coming.
Matthew subconsciously felt that something was wrong, grabbed Gal Gadot, and turned back to the back of the box truck, Gal Gadot had been a soldier and was very vigilant, and he also felt that something was wrong.
Leaning behind the box truck, she asked Matthew in a low voice, "Are those two from the crew?"
"I don't know. Matthew shook his head slowly, "There are hundreds of people in the crew here, I can't recognize them." ”
He peeked over there and said in a low voice, "They don't dress like the crew." ”