Today's two more! The manuscript is exhausted.

"Gilmour, you rest more, I won't bother you. ”

In the hospital room of the California Medical School, Matthew stopped Gilmo del Toro, who was about to get up to see him off, and waved goodbye, "Goodbye, Gilmour, see you in the crew." ”

"Okay, we'll see you on the crew!" Guillermo del Toro also waved at Matthew.

Matthew went out, closed the door to the ward, and strode towards the exit of the ward, sighing as he went, Guillermo del Toro was finally healed.

From the end of December 2006 to the beginning of February now, Guillermo del Toro was lying in a hospital bed for more than a month, and it is said that he was infected with a strange bacterium that could not be cured, which led to the temporary suspension of the entire "I Am Legend" crew.

Fortunately, Guillermo del Toro recovered in time, and the release time of "I Am Legend" was a holiday at the end of this year, so there was quite plenty of time, and in the end Aziva Gossman did not replace him.

Of course, there have been a lot of rumors about Guillermo del Toro lately, with many tabloids hyping him as being hospitalized for a drug overdose, and TMZ also disclosing a so-called hospital examination report.

Matthew has never said anything about this, drug abuse is too common in this circle.

Walking out of the ward gate, the afternoon sun was still a little dazzling, he got into the car, and Bella Anderson in the passenger said to the driver, "Let's go back to Burbank and go to Warner Studios." ”

The driver started the car and slowly drove out of the California Medical School.

Bella Anderson looked back at Matthew and said, "There's good news and bad news. ”

Matthew closed his eyes and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

"I'll start with the good news. Bella Anderson flipped through his notebook and glanced at it, "The Oscar nominees luncheon just ended, and Spike Lee's "The Outsider" didn't get any nominations. Also, Will Smith did not get a nomination for Best Actor, and "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" also did not get an Oscar nomination. ”

"Hmm. Matthew nodded, unabashedly distraught, "Yes, it's all good news." ”

Bella Anderson went on to say, "There's bad news as well. The Golden Raspberry Awards, as in previous years, announced the nominations before the Oscar nominees' luncheon, and you've been nominated for Worst Actor again. ”

Matthew didn't care, "It's not the first time they're okay." ”

Since he became popular, he has been the focus of the Golden Raspberry Award, and it is not once or twice that the Golden Sour Plum Award nominated him for the worst actor.

Despite the so-called bad news, Matthew was still in a good mood, and those black groups with ulterior motives wanted to step on him to get on the throne, but Spike Lee shot himself in the foot, and Will Smith did not achieve his goal.

As with Vin Diesel, those who were hostile to him were unlucky, and Matthew never had compassion to speak of, only gloating.

The other party regards him as an enemy, shouldn't he have the consciousness of an enemy?

"That's right, Bella. Matthew suddenly thought of the events that had just happened just after the New Year, "Is there any news of Vin Diesel?"

He has a team of assistants who are dedicated to gathering information and handling chores, and Bella Anderson is the direct leader.

Bella Anderson flipped through his notebook and looked for it before he said, "Last month, after being confirmed by public opinion for titles like soft eggs, Vin Diesel lost a number of jobs that he was competing for, and the crew of "Deadly Driver" kicked him out of the audition list before the audition, and the other three crews directly returned Vin Diesel's materials. Also, the filming of "A New Era of Life and Death" may not allow Vin Diesel to participate directly in the promotional activities again. ”

She closed her notebook and added, "There are tabloid reports that Vin Diesel has appeared on the independent set of a small company. ”

"Are you going to mix with the independent film industry?" Matthew couldn't help pinching his chin, "The independent film industry has a future." ”

Maybe Vin Diesel can hone his acting skills in the independent film industry, and then make a splash and win the Oscar for Best Actor with his superb acting skills.

"Vin Diesel should thank me, without me, how can he sink down and hone his acting skills?" Matthew has always been very thick-skinned, "Bad things like glory, fame, money, and women, which can corrupt people, or people like me who have no pursuits, should enjoy it, Vin Diesel should pursue the essence of art." ”

Coming to Warner Studios, Matthew went to meet Aziva Gosman in the studio's office building, got the latest version of the script for "He Came Tonight" from him, and chatted with Guillermo del Toro by the way.

"Are you sure it's okay?" asked Aziva Gosman.

Matthew flipped through the script and said, "Don't worry, Gilmour is healed." ”

Before he went to visit Guillermo del Toro this time, Aziwa Gosman made a special call to ask him to see if Guillermo del Toro could really get back to work.

Frankly, he is also cautious, and if Guillermo del Toro is not doing well, like Aziva Gosman, he will also think of replacing Guillermo del Toro, after all, "I Am Legend" cannot be dragged on indefinitely.

Even though the two get along very happily in the crew, they are still very clearly separated from work.

Aziva Gossman nodded, "This project has dragged on for too long. ”

Matthew didn't answer, he was watching the heroine in the script, and after a while, he looked up and asked Aziva Gosman, "Is it okay to suggest a role?"

"Of course. Aziva Gosman said.

"About the heroine......" Matthew said, closing the script, "Aziva, I think Charlize Theron is a perfect fit for this role, and we've all worked together before. ”

Aziva Gossman thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "I'll get someone to get in touch with Sally later." ”

Matthew didn't say more, it's good to make a suggestion for this kind of thing, who knows if Charlize Theron will accept it, and his leading actor contract is still being negotiated, and it is still far from being negotiated.

Helen Herman's negotiations with this crew have long been agreed on the basic salary of 20 million US dollars, and he can get a salary of 20 million US dollars, which is already a default minimum salary line in the circle, and the disagreement is mainly focused on the part outside the basic salary, whether Warner Bros. will pay in the form of a later share or an early salary, and what is the proportion or amount of payment.

According to Matthew's requirements in this regard, it is best to add a basic salary plus box office sharing, but Warner Bros. is not stupid, based on the box office of his recent films, he decided that the box office share was not good for Warner, and wanted to pay him a higher upfront salary directly and cancel the post-share.

Matthew doesn't have to share it later, and he's waiting for the money now, the Fast and Furious series will soon have an upfront investment, and he and David Ellison are ready to make a quasi-first-line level big production, which will require a large amount of money, half of which will be funded by him.

The arrival speed of the later share is very slow, far less fast than the direct payment of the salary.

Of course, the premise of giving up the post-box office share must be that Warner Bros. can offer an upfront salary that satisfies him and Helen Herman.

Otherwise, Matthew will still insist on the method of paying in the early stage and sharing the box office in the later stage.

After chatting with Aziwa Gosman about "I Am Legend" and "He Came Tonight", Matthew said goodbye and left his office, and Aziva Gossman later said that the name "He Came Tonight" was not too appropriate and would be changed soon.

Matthew then went to the Warner Building in front of the studio, where David had just returned from England the day before yesterday and had made an appointment to meet him this afternoon.

"It's still good in Los Angeles, the bright sunshine is very pleasant. ”

In one of the reception rooms, David sat on the sofa and said to Matthew next to him, "The weather in London this season is so terrible, so cold and damp that I can't stand it as an Englishman." ”

Matthew smiled and said, "So, spending the winter in Los Angeles is the most pleasant." ”

David sighed, "We can't help ourselves, I can't leave the Harry Potter crew alone." ”

"I haven't congratulated you yet. Matthew remembered David Heyman's current position and said, "You're now the first producer of the Harry Potter series." ”

"The higher the position, the greater the responsibility and the greater the pressure. David felt quite sincerely, "If I mess up the Harry Potter series, I guess Harry Potter fans around the world will kill me." ”

Matthew nodded and said deliberately, "Don't worry, you don't need them, I'll mail you the blade when I pour." ”

David couldn't help but laugh with Matthew.

In fact, Matthew knows very well that the "Harry Potter" series has been filmed so far, the safest way is not to seek merit but to seek no fault, as long as the film does not have too many flaws and bugs, there will naturally be tens of millions of fans to pay for it, Warner Bros. spent almost crazy publicity money at the turn of the century, and now it has reached the season of big money.

Warner Bros. is arguably the most classic marketing case in the history of books and movies for the Harry Potter series.

However, Matthew has never found the brilliance of this series, perhaps it has a lot to do with his cognition, and he really doesn't have a lot of interest in magic or anything.

David then said, "Before I came back, Emma Watson specifically mentioned you, and she also said that I should bring a signed photo of you. ”

"Wow......" Matthew said with a slight exaggeration, "is Miss Hermione Granger a fan of mine?"

David shrugged slightly, "Possibly. He reminded, "Another day you can mail a signed photo to Pinewood Studios in London." ”

Seeing Matthew nodding, David suddenly changed the subject, "Matthew, I asked you this time, just like last time, and I was also commissioned by Warner Bros. high-management. ”