Walking from the Death Star Tower to the Century City Mall, Francis Lawrence and Paula Barton deliberately found a place where it was easy to see the entire temporary set, standing on a relatively high staircase, watching everything that was happening on the set.

He saw Aziva Gosman, he saw Matthew Horner......

Then, I remembered everything that happened to the crew of "I Am Legend" and what happened to my good friend Spike Lee.

Is there any justice in the world for a racist to slander a fighter for democracy and freedom like that? Are the media and the people of the United States blind?

Francis Lawrence was breathing a little short, and those memories were just too clogged.

In particular, he was particularly angry about Spike Lee, a first-class director in the film industry and a fighter for the rights of black people, who was so depressed that he couldn't even find a job, and had to drink every day to drown his sorrows, plus smoke marijuana and cocaine.

The last time he went to visit Spike Lee, he also found heroin and syringes.

If this continues, this famous fighter for democracy and freedom will be completely ruined!

But he couldn't dissuade Spike Lee, and he and Paula Barton together couldn't dissuade Spike Lee, and whenever there was good news about Matthew Horner in the media, Spike Lee would drink more alcohol and take more drugs.

"He's so proud. Paula Barton looked at Matthew Horner, who was standing on the set talking and laughing with producer Aziva Gosman, and said with a cold black face, "It's so ugly to laugh, I'm embarrassed to open my mouth!"

Francis Lawrence glanced at his girlfriend but didn't answer her words, because Paula Barton was obviously angry, and anyone who has a good eye knows that Matthew Horner is particularly good-looking.

"Spike Lee comes to mind. He sighed.

Paula Barton disagreed, "That's his own bad luck." She pointed to Matthew and Aziva Gossman on the set and said, "Francis, you have a chance to prove it, let those two bastards see that it's wrong to give up on me and you!"

Francis Lawrence also looked over there, remembering what happened on the day he lost the director of "I Am Legend", and did not answer for a while.

Paula Barton continued, "Our Alien vs. Predator 2 and I Am Legend both released in December, and our films were only a week better than those two bastards in the evening, and we were able to make their next weekend box office shrink dramatically. ”

Francis Lawrence still didn't speak, but his brow furrowed slightly, and even now, he couldn't figure out why Warner Bros. had set "I Am Legend" on the weekend before "Alien vs. Predator 2".

"Twentieth Century Fox has long set a schedule for Alien vs. Predator 2. Paula Barton grabbed one of Francis Lawrence's arms and said, "It was a long time before Warner Bros. announced the release date of 'I Am Legend,' and there must have been Matthew Horner and Aziva Gossman playing tricks!

"Yes......" Francis Lawrence nodded slowly, "yes...... This is possible. ”

Although he thinks in his heart that these two films are not of the same level in terms of investment and main creative lineup, he does not think that he is worse than Guillermo del Toro, the Mexican.

If Guillermo del Toro messes up and his Alien vs. Predator 2 is a huge success, it's sure to slap Matthew Horner and Aziva Gossman in the face and make the two bastards regret it.

Presumably Spike Lee would have liked to see such an outcome, and perhaps he would be able to reinvigorate himself, and the great cause of the black struggle for democracy and freedom needed this fighter to continue to participate.

Francis Lawrence and Paula Barton didn't leave immediately, but stood here and continued to watch the crew shoot until the crew finished work, then left the mall, returned to the parking lot near the Death Star Building, picked up the car and drove away.

Seeing the crew call it a day, the surrounding onlookers dispersed, the reporter paparazzi prepared to continue filming, and those fans rushed to the temporary set exit positions, ready to ask for autographs from their favorite actors.

Phyllis Beretta is among the fans, but she has no intention of looking for Matthew's autographs, she has collected too many Matthew autographs, premiere autographs, on-set autographs, announcement autographs, fan club autographs, etc.

She found a place on higher ground, took out the camera in her backpack, installed a telephoto lens, and prepared to take some photos, and then posted them on the fan support website, where Matthew's new film was being filmed, which also helped spread the popularity of the new film.

After a busy day's work, Matthew first went to the makeup trailer to remove his makeup, and then took a simple shower, in the August weather, wearing a tight Kevlar gear for so long, his body was already soaked with sweat, and the sweat was flowing down his body.

After taking a shower, changing into dry clothes, and taking the glass of water handed by Bella Anderson, he drank several sips in a row, and then he felt more comfortable.

"A little over an hour ago, I went outside the set to answer the phone and saw two people. Bella Anderson didn't wait for Matthew to ask, and said directly, "I saw Francis Lawrence and Paula Barton, the two of them seem to have come out of the Death Star Mansion." ”

Matthew nodded, "I remember when Will Smith and I competed for the male lead in "I Am Legend", Francis Lawrence signed with CAA, and now CAA has moved to the Death Star Mansion, I guess they came out of CAA." ”

Bella Anderson added, "I kept an eye on them, they kept watching the shoot and didn't leave until they were done. ”

"Leave them alone. Matthew waved his hand, "Two inconsequential little people." ”

If it weren't for Bella Anderson bringing it up, he would have almost forgotten about Francis Lawrence and Paula Barton, who are insignificant compared to Will Smith.

When there is a suitable opportunity in the future, let these two people make a big mistake.

Matthew picked up the cup again and took a big sip of water, and when he put it down, Bella Anderson continued, "The caller was David Ellison, and he said that the people from Paramount Pictures Distribution were officially approached by Sky Dance Pictures to take on the North American and overseas distribution of the fourth part of Fast and Furious. ”

"That's a good thing. Matthew did the math, "Now there are four companies that want to compete for the distribution rights of Fast and Furious 4, and the more competitors there are, the better it is for us, and we can also keep the distribution cut down." ”

Bella Anderson reminded, "The members of the six major companies have long reached a tacit understanding, and the films they release have a floor limit for distribution percentage." ”

Matthew nodded, the six major Hollywood companies are at the top of the entire industry chain, both competitive and cooperative, and sometimes they will suppress competitors very tacitly.

"I'll go back and talk to David. Matthew said unhurriedly, "Since many companies want to get the distribution rights, let Sky Dance Pictures talk about the minimum distribution percentage as much as possible." ”

This is directly related to his investment income, of course, he is particularly concerned, "With Lionsgate as a disruptor, it is also very beneficial to us." ”

Hollywood has never had its share of people challenging the established order, and following the decline of DreamWorks, Lionsgate has ambitions to become one of Hollywood's first-tier studios.

Matthew looked at the time and said, "Let's go, let's go straight back to Beverly Hills." He got out of the trailer first, waited for Bella Anderson to catch up, and said, "You contact David's side, see if he has time, and I'll talk to him." ”

"Hmm. Bella Anderson answered.

Joining the bodyguards out of the set, Matthew was immediately surrounded by fans, and there were reporters and paparazzi taking crazy pictures, this is the other side behind being a star, endless people will follow you all the time until the day you are not popular.

It's fair that there will be a reward and he rarely complains.

Matthew has always had a very good attitude towards fans, although he was very tired after a day of shooting, he patiently signed autographs for fans, and it was not until more than ten minutes later that he squeezed out of the fans, got in the car and left.

Seeing the black Mercedes sedan driving away from the Century City shopping mall, Phyllis Beretta pointed at the rear of the car, took one last photo, then removed the camera, carefully packed the camera and lens into her backpack, and prepared to find a place to upload it to the fan support site so that other fans on the screen could spread the news in time.

She grabbed her backpack and walked towards the Century City shopping mall, where there was a computer pay-per-view area, which was relatively cheap enough for her.

And there are a few fast food restaurants that are close to opening all night, so you can just eat some cheap fast food, and by the way, you can save a lot of money by dealing with it in the store for a night.

As a frontline fan with no regular job, her home is far away in Queens, New York, and she does not have a place to live in Los Angeles, so she must plan for the distribution of expenses, and the money saved will also buy a plane ticket back to New York.

Entering the Century City shopping mall, Phyllis Beretta quickly found the computer paid Internet area, selected some of the photos taken today and uploaded them to the fan support website, and then paid the fee and went to the fast food restaurant next door.

I was about to buy a burger for dinner when the phone in my trouser pocket rang.

Phyllis Beretta pulled it out and looked at it, it was a very unfamiliar number, and she still answered the phone.

"Hello, are you Miss Phyllis Beretta?"

A very formulaic voice rang on the phone, and Phyllis Beretta replied, "Yes, I am!"

Then she heard a few more words from the other side, and her mouth grew in surprise, and her face was full of disbelief, "How is this possible? How could my parents have an accident? ”

Phyllis Beretta didn't care about anything else, ran out of the burger joint, rushed out of the mall, and rushed to the airport.