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Back in Los Angeles, Matthew's life has not changed much, except for occasional harassment by the paparazzi, other aspects are similar to the past, and the paparazzi will not chase after him, there are too many people in Los Angeles who are more newsworthy and entertaining than him, so most of the paparazzi just take a few photos and leave.

Since he was still practicing reading and writing, he would buy a bunch of tabloids every day, and except for a limited few times, he would rarely see himself in the newspapers, compared to the stills and posters of the Scorpion King appeared more often.

It seems that the media has not completely linked the Scorpion King with an ordinary actor like him.

Matthew knows that he can't be in a hurry, it's the summer season of North American movies, and all kinds of entertainment news are emerging in an endless stream, and after the promotion and promotion of "The Mummy Returns" has ended, it is normal for related news to be neglected.

Not to mention him and the Scorpion King, even the Brandon Fraser beating fans incident that was hyped up by the media before seems to be gradually depressed.

As for the spin-off movie of the Scorpion King, he can only wait for now.

All the work that can be done has been done, Helen Herman has been in contact with Sean Daniel and Stephen Sommers, and there has been news that Universal Pictures has officially pushed the project into the review stage, and if they want to completely turn on the green light, it will take some time.

Helen Herman specifically told him not to contact Sean Daniel, Stephen Sommers and Universal Pictures for the time being, let alone give each other any promises, and leave all business negotiations to her to handle so as not to have unnecessary changes.

Matthew now sees very clearly that when it comes to the negotiation of interests, the actor should try not to come forward, and it is best for the agent to do it, so as to avoid both parties tearing their faces because of interests, which can leave a certain amount of room for maneuver.

If the agent talks with the producer or the production company is deadlocked, the actor can push the matter on the agent, and if the face-to-face conversation collapses, it will be embarrassing.

And it's also in line with the California Talent Act and the Screen Actors Guild.

After improving his reading skills, he read a lot of Hollywood-related books and rules such as the California Talent Act, and his understanding of Hollywood circles was far from being comparable to that of more than a year ago.

Hollywood is undoubtedly a game of fame and fortune, and the game has certain rules, such as actors have to rely on their agents to get jobs, etc.

After more than two years of working together, Matthew also trusts Helen Herman's abilities, and although Angel Agency now represents a large number of young actors, he is the one who has received the most resources.

And he also got information that the cost of the operation this time was far more than the two hundred thousand dollars, and the angel agency also invested a sum of money, which was certainly not to help him, how could such a shrewd person as Helen Herman spend tens of thousands of dollars on him out of thin air.

Helen Herman's purpose, Matthew could vaguely guess, she wanted to have more intentions on this project.

I have to say that this woman has a big plan and is very likely to succeed.

Of course, an agent with ambitions and intentions also meets his needs, if there is an agent who only knows how to eat and wait for death, he will not go all the way to the present.

Matthew knows that he is much luckier than most passerby-born actors.

In the past few days, Matthew has been temporarily idle, originally wanted to go to Nashville to visit Britney, but Britney's schedule has changed again, and he has to continue to stay in Los Angeles to shoot the music video for the new album.

With plenty of time, he did a proper self-review and future plans.

The summary is relatively simple, there is not much money left now, the fame is a little bit, there are many flaws in the acting skills, and it is still far from the initial goal.

In terms of future plans, the only thing that can be determined in the work is the spin-off movie of the Scorpion King for the time being, and since Universal Pictures has been pushed into the project review, it is very likely that it will finally be completed.

Reading newspapers and books must be persistent, fitness training and boxing training must continue, Nie Bora also recommended a kickboxing coach to him, so that he can practice if he is interested, which is very helpful for improving physical ability, and is also beneficial to the filming of action scenes in the future.

Writing practice should also be persistent, he will often update the blog, it is difficult to do once a day, two or three times a week is still available, but unfortunately the number of followers on the blog is always limited.

The other is the most important acting honing, after graduating from the training class of the Los Angeles School of Performing Arts, he has not received systematic acting learning, and the most he usually does is various imitation exercises.

Matthew summed it up seriously, his acting skills are probably at an average level, and it is not too difficult to deal with commercial entertainment movies or action-oriented roles that are not too demanding, but it is more difficult to encounter a deep scene like Sergeant Hut.

He is very optimistic and thinks that this is also a good thing, indicating that there is still a lot of room for improvement in his acting skills.

In order to improve his acting skills faster, Matthew went to visit David Astor, a teacher at the Los Angeles School of Performing Arts.

"It's very difficult for a person's performance to improve in a short period of time. ”

In a café in North Hollywood, David Astor sat by the window, sniffing the aroma of coffee, and said to Matthew opposite, "I haven't seen such an acting genius, and the most I've seen are people who hone their acting skills step by step." ”

Matthew picked up the teacup and took a sip, he still couldn't get used to the taste of coffee, he wanted a cup of black tea.

"But many people have mediocre acting skills and become famous. He put down his teacup, "and became a superstar." ”

David Astor laughed, "Even with such a person, the acting skills can meet the basic requirements. He shook his head suddenly, "But after most actors become star actors, they lose motivation, their performances stagnate, and they play any role as themselves." ”

Matthew agrees with this, he has seen such actors, such as Vin Diesel, and remembers that any role he plays is the same, no matter who he plays, it will always be Vin Diesel.

"I don't want to be an actor like that. Matthew said.

"You're a hard worker. David Astor touched his bald head, "Now that I'm famous, remember to keep my original intention." ”

Matthew knew it was a very sincere suggestion and said seriously, "I will." ”

David Astor suddenly hesitated, sighed, and said, "You are the most hard-working actor I have taught, but strictly speaking, in terms of acting skills, you are not taking the right path, and you are now taking a shortcut and a crooked path." ”

"I wanted to succeed so much. Matthew disagreed, smiling and saying, "Success is also needed." ”

David Astor recalls the old saying, "Imitation alone has no future, and such a performance has no soul, and you can't always rely on imitation." ”

Matthew nodded slightly.

Seeing that Matthew could listen to himself, David Astor continued, "You've been acting in action movies lately, and your next role could be an action movie. Matthew, this type of film pays too much attention to the external display of the body, and your appearance conditions are good, if you become famous with this type of film again, you will be despised by academics and critics for a long time. ”

"This ......," Matthew chuckled dryly, "it's too far away." ”

Indeed, it is difficult for the average starlet to be noticed by academics and film critics.

David Astor is the kind of old-school film actor, and said, "The most suitable way for young people is to hone their acting skills in independent small productions, and when their acting skills are almost done, they can win a few awards, and then move to commercial production, while continuing to take into account literary films, so that business and word of mouth can ......"

He suddenly smiled and shook his head, "It's that I'm thinking too much, you're indeed a little far away from this level." ”

Matthew knows that this is the mainstream route in the actor industry, and if he doesn't have the opportunity, he can also take this route, but now there is no need to think about it, why not give up the actor of a fantasy action movie and plunge headlong into the muddy water of the independent film industry?

He'd heard Helen Herman say that the independent film scene is far more chaotic than the commercial film industry......

"David," Matthew said truthfully, "there's no way I'm going to pass up this opportunity. ”

"I understand. "David Astor has been up and down in Hollywood for most of his life, and he didn't make much of a name for himself in the end, so he naturally knows this mentality," I still say, don't forget your original intention. ”

"Hmm. Matthew nodded earnestly.

David Astor looked at his watch, "Matthew, at this stage, I can't help you much, if you need a videotape, you can come to me at any time." ”

"The last batch hasn't been studied yet. Matthew smiled, "I'll go back to you later." David, I'll keep bothering you. ”

David Astor stood up, "I'm always welcome. ”

There was still an acting class to be held later, and David Astor was the first to leave the café, and Matthew also left the café after paying for it.

He has a lot of respect for David Aster, who is not driven by any profit, but appreciates his efforts and helps him within the limits of his ability without asking for anything in return.

There are very few people like this in Hollywood, and more people like him.

Matthew looked at the bright sun in the sky, walked towards the car, came to the second-hand Ford car, just opened the car door, and saw someone holding a camera on the opposite side to shoot him, took a closer look, guessed that it should be a paparazzi, and waved over there, but I didn't expect the paparazzi to wave too.

"Funny guy. ”

He got into the car, and when he looked over there, the paparazzi were gone, probably seeing that he didn't have much news value, he took the initiative to leave.

Matthew started the car and prepared to go to Burbank, and shortly after the car drove out, he stopped at the intersection with a red light and suddenly thought of David Aster's words.

"Don't forget your original intention? What is my original intention to enter Hollywood?"