Chapter 182: Premiere
"There are so many people today......"
In front of the auditorium of the Los Angeles Temple, Jenningt, a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, looked at the reporters around him and muttered, "It's a lot more than expected." ”
His photographer nodded beside him, "I attended the premiere of 'The Mummy Returns' last year, and the number of journalists was not much more than now. ”
"Look!" a reporter next to him reminded, "It's Orlando Bloom, Orlando Bloom is also here!"
On the red carpet leading to the temple auditorium, the elven prince was walking gracefully, causing fans on both sides of the red carpet to scream.
The hype about the donkey's butt in recent days, while not sensational, has attracted far more attention to the film than before.
Correspondingly, the number of fans and reporters who came to the premiere of "The Scorpion King" today is also more, and the premiere of any summer blockbuster last year was no more than that.
As the film's leading actor, Matthew was one of the last people to walk the red carpet of the premiere, and as soon as he got out of the car, he saw the butts of countless donkeys in a flash of light.
Those donkey butts are held up in the hands of fans, with Rex Reed's name written on them, and it seems that fans are using this special way to express their dissatisfaction with Rex Reed's remarks and show their support for "The Scorpion King".
In addition to the donkey's buttocks, Matthew can see the most items at the relatively noisy premiere scene, which are all kinds of posters of "The Scorpion King", many fans are holding posters in their hands, among which the posters of the actor Moziyus account for the vast majority.
This is an absolute leading actor in the film, and the focus of publicity is naturally also Matthew's role.
While walking on the red carpet, Matthew smiled and waved to the fans on both sides, showing his sunny side, he was born with good capital, and coupled with the stylist's strength, he looked very charming tonight.
Walking to the third of the way to the red carpet, there were fans on the left holding posters of Mozius, and Matthew waved to them, smiling and nodding slightly.
"Matthew!
The sound of a girl screaming came from that side.
Then someone shouted, "Sign, sign!"
The voice instantly became louder as the others joined, "Matthew, sign for us!"
Matthew immediately walked over, took the signing pen from a female fan, and signed his name on the poster handed by the other party.
This hug, the scene was suddenly chaotic, more than a dozen fans surrounded him, the most recent one directly hugged Matthew's arm, Matthew immediately realized that the fans were too enthusiastic, and quickly retreated, and the two nearby security guards also stepped forward to separate the overly enthusiastic fans, even so, he still saw a female fan pinching his chest hard......
Matthew had no choice but to step back and continue walking down the red carpet, soon arriving at the media area.
He stood in front of countless photographers, put on a carefully practiced pose, let the reporters take pictures, and then entered the interview area, where the reporters instantly surrounded him like sharks smelling blood.
"What do you think about the words of film critic Rex Reed...... "The reporter asked naturally the hottest topic during this time." ”
Matthew seemed very natural and said generously, "The North American box office of "Scorpion King" will definitely exceed $10 million in the first weekend, and I am confident in that!"
Another reporter immediately asked, "So, do you think Rex Reed will kiss the ass of a donkey?"
"Actually, I've personally paid for a donkey. "Matthew, of course, can't show weakness, now that the film is premiering, and in a few days the film will be released, all that is needed is explosive news," FedEx has also accepted my commission and is currently delivering the donkey to Rex Reid's office in New York. ”
The reporters around were all stunned, completely unexpecting Matthew to respond in this way.
Matthew didn't wait for the reporter to ask a question, and then took the initiative to say, "I hope that when Rex Reid kisses the donkey's butt, he can kiss the head I gave him." He asked the reporters very seriously, "You can tell him for me, right?"
With that, Matthew got out of the middle of the reporters, walked towards the photo area, and soon came to the backdrop plastered with the sponsor's brand, and signed on it.
Although the film is a costume film and it is impossible to implant modern advertisements, the premiere still attracted a lot of sponsorship, such as Matthew's costume and the luxury car he rode in, all provided by the sponsor.
There were already quite a few people from the crew gathered here, and Matthew greeted them one by one and found that Stephen Sommers had come over.
"Matthew, you look stronger. Stephen Sommers looked Matthew up and down, and the fitted suit set off Matthew's figure, "You're in better shape." ”
"Have you been training lately?" he asked.
"Hmm. Matthew muttered, but did not say specifically, but changed the topic and pointed to the photographer, "It's time to take a group photo." ”
Stephen Sommos nodded and stood in a row with the rest of the main creative staff of the crew and took a group photo together.
Matthew, director Chuck Russell, and actress Kelly Hu stood in the middle of the queue, and the film's personal promotion was also based on the three of them.
Steven Brand and Clark Bernard, who once wanted to calculate the circus, were excluded from all subsequent operations after being notified by Helen Herman from the end of the film's shooting.
With the support of Duff Villa, Helen Herman also officially terminated the contract with the two for legitimate reasons, and notified the major brokerage companies in the industry of the specific situation.
If these two want to make their way in Hollywood again, it will be at least twice as difficult.
After the group photo, Matthew and Hu Kaili accompanied the sponsors to take pictures together, and then walked into the VIP lounge in the Grand Theater of the Temple while chatting.
"Matthew, that bastard's remarks are infuriating!"
Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy walked over, and Michael Fassbender said first, "We'll have your back!"
James McAvoy laughs, "We each bought a hundred tickets to the movie this Friday. ”
"Thanks!" Matthew was still grateful, "If this weekend has grossed over $10 million, I'll treat you to a big dinner." ”
His expectations are not too high, after all, this is the first film he starred in, but Universal Pictures is full of confidence, and according to the market response and survey data in the early stage, the box office expectation for the opening weekend of "The Scorpion King" is $20 million.
Matthew chatted with Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, and Helen Herman accompanied Stephen Sommers over, and the three of them got together and had a brief chat.
The door to the VIP lounge was pushed open from the outside, and Orlando Bloom walked in, just after he went to the bathroom to solve a personal problem, he returned to the lounge and immediately turned his head to look around, quickly found where Matthew was, and then opposite Matthew, saw a face that he had seen many times in the photo.
Stephen Sommos, his goal of coming to the premiere this time!
Orlando Bloom didn't hesitate, and immediately walked over, Matthew spotted Orlando Bloom from a distance, anyway, it was basically Helen Herman and Stephen Sommers chatting, and simply waved to Orlando Bloom, Orlando Bloom's handsome face was full of smiles, and quickly came to Matthew's side.
"At a time like this......" Matthew opened his arms and gave Orlando Bloom a gentle hug, "I'm thrilled that you're still here to support me!"
Orlando Bloom looked at Stephen Sommers before answering Matthew's words, "Look at what you said, the more times like this, the more I have to come and support you!"
It's as if he's really just here to support Matthew.
Stephen Sommers is still chatting with Helen Herman, and Helen Herman's eyes have been retracted from Matthew's side, and she can't help but wonder if this elf prince doesn't seem to have the right relationship with Matthew......
She knew that the best of Matthew's friends of the opposite sex were Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, and she had never heard him talk about being friends with Orlando Bloom?
She immediately had a bad association when she saw Orlando Bloom's slender and slender figure and handsome face, but then shook her head, after all, Matthew's relationship with Britney was not fake.
Matthew parted ways with Orlando Bloom, who looked behind him and asked casually, "Is this your friend?"
"Ah, yes. Matthew hurriedly pulled him to the two of them, and enthusiastically took the initiative to introduce, "Orlando, this is Helen, Helen Herman, my agent." This is Stephen, Stephen Sommos, an amazing director!"
He then introduced the two to Orlando Bloom, "Helen, Stephen, this is Orlando, Orlando Bloom, the famous elven prince Legolas, my friend. ”
The three of them greeted each other politely, and without saying a few words together, Matthew could see that Orlando Bloom was very interested in Stephen Sommers.
Then, Matthew casually found a reason to pull Helen Herman away, creating an opportunity for Orlando Bloom to face Stephen Sommos alone.
As he walked to the other side, he also looked back in the hope that Orlando Bloom would not live up to his good intentions.
After saying hello to the people on the road, and the time was almost up, Matthew and Helen Herman walked to the screening room together, and while there was no one around, Helen Herman slowed down a little and asked the question in her heart.