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As soon as the sun climbed above the horizon, Matthew walked into the Disney studios, and the crew will not be filming today, mainly gathering the main cast and crew for a meeting before filming.

Because of the influence of Walt Disney's internal power struggle, the preparation of the two sequels of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has been a little slower than originally planned, and so far, in addition to the cast of the first part of the confirmed return, many new roles, including David Jones and the witch priestess, have not even been determined.

Then there are the large number of extras, and the number of extras used in these two sequels will exceed a thousand.

Matthew's biggest impression when he entered the Disney studio was the crowds, and the studio's several studios near the gate were crowded with extras, and there were hundreds of people waiting in line for interviews.

With the experience of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", Matthew knows that it is not easy for extras to get a pirate role, and they must have distinctive appearances.

For example, in this shooting, the crew put forward very strange requirements for the applicants for "pirates": between 18-50 years old, either very thin, or simply skinny, teeth are best in and out, if you still squint, it is perfect, the more fierce you look, the better, and you have to have long hair and a big beard......

If you want to look like him, you don't even need to come for an interview, because it's impossible to pass.

Matthew didn't go to the studio, but looked at it from a distance, and walked towards an office building near the entrance of the Disney studio, where the meeting was held in a large conference room.

In addition, the director's office and the casting director's office are also in this small building.

Entering the small building, Matthew deliberately went to the casting director's office and director Gore Wibinski's office to have a look, and saw that there was no one at all, so he had to go to the conference room.

Helen Herman has always remembered what he said, and within the scope of his ability, Matthew will also help Helen Herman appropriately.

Besides, because of the difference in gender and acting, Eva Green will not form a competitive relationship with him.

Walking through the long hallway, Matthew pushed the door into the conference room and found someone arriving earlier than him.

"Hi Kayla. Matthew saw Keira Knightley turn her head and walked straight over, casually greeting as he went, "So early." ”

Keira Knightley smiled at Matthew, "You're pretty early, too. ”

Matthew pointed to Keira Knightley's hair and asked curiously, "I was in a hurry at the manor last time, I didn't have time to ask, how did you cut your hair short?"

At the last engagement ceremony, he found out that Keira Knightley's long brown and blonde hair was cut into short pieces, which was completely inconsistent with Elizabeth Swan's setting.

Keira Knightley touched her short hair and said, "Some time ago, I took on a film and needed to keep it short, so I cut it off. She thought for a moment and then said, "I consulted the crew, and they didn't object, and now the hair extension technology is so good that it won't affect Elizabeth Swan." ”

Matthew pulled over his chair and sat down next to Keira Knightley and said, "This hairstyle, combined with the angular contours of your face, is really handsome." ”

Keira Knightley rolled her eyes, "Are you complimenting me, or are you laughing at me?"

"Compliments to you, of course. Matthew said seriously, "You are beautiful when you have long hair, and you have a heroic look when you cut your hair short, and you are handsome." ”

"It's not as good as Charlize Theron. Keira Knightley said out of the blue.

Matthew shrugged, "My fiancée ......"

"Forget it, Matthew. Keira Knightley interrupted him directly, "Do you think I can't see that you're acting?"

Matthew smiled and didn't deny it.

Keira Knightley added, "Sometimes, I really admire you. Last time we were in a fake relationship, this time you and Charlize Theron were pretended engaged, and next time are you going to find someone to fake the marriage?"

"There won't be a next time. There was no one else here, Matthew said directly, "There will be another time, and the effect will not be so good." ”

Helen Herman has long told him that this kind of hype can no longer be used in a short period of time, and he has one foot in the front line, and with the efforts of the agency and Bella Anderson, a number of fan organizations are also being established, and there are few places to use this kind of hype in the future.

"What are you afraid of?" Keira Knightley said, biting her lip, "You're not going the idol route, and you don't have to worry about fans going crazy." ”

Matthew still shook his head, "Even if you use it again, you will have to wait for seven or eight years." He has always worried about the problem of fans, "Like the sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean", there is no need to make special tricks in publicity. ”

Keira Knightley nodded, and she glanced at Matthew again, this guy had never walked the path of a youth idol despite his good appearance.

Not being limited to the genre of youth idols is a kind of luck for any actor.

Matthew then changed the subject, this is the United States, not the other side of the Pacific, celebrity love is very little disturbed by fans, except for some typical youth idol stars, few fans will be shocked by the celebrity's love affair or have other too strong reactions.

Of course, even in the relatively open society of the United States, there are extreme fans, such as the one who killed John Lennon and the one who assassinated Reagan for Jodie Foster.

But in this era, similar fans are very rare, and the most fanatical fan starring is still concentrated in spring idol stars, even in today's Hollywood, once the love affair of youth idol stars is public, it is inevitable to lose some fans.

In the past few years, Matthew has worked closely with Disney Studios, and Walt Disney has always been known for producing youth idol stars, and he has also seen some related situations, combined with the hype of a large number of traffic stars when he was on the other side of the Pacific, and he also has his own understanding of these.

For example, in Hollywood, there is a saying about youth idols - Disney's Mickey Mouse will never take off his hood in front of people.

To a certain extent, youth idol stars, especially youth idols from several countries on the other side of the Taiping Strait, falling in love is easy to be criticized by the outside world, does not conform to professional norms, and even digs a hole for themselves.

From the perspective of practitioners in the circle, youth idols are different from actors or singers, they do not provide content production value or skill experience value, and the hard skills of youth idols are often lacking.

However, even if the skills of youth idols are relatively lacking, it does not prevent them from making fans willing to pay for it.

Looking back after a few years in the industry, Matthew feels that idols have created an ideal love object in the minds of fans, or the object of sexual satisfaction, and even for some heavy fans, paying attention to and consuming idols is the most mature solution to their physiological problems.

In other words, youth idols are entertainment industry practitioners who can motivate fans by arousing sexual arousal and leaving them with the right space and catharsis.

As for what is the space for sexual immorality and the channel for catharsis? I believe that this question is not difficult to understand.

When Matthew lived on the other side of the Pacific, he was just a moviegoer and an audience who liked to watch entertainment gossip, he had no actual contact with the related industries, and he didn't know much about the youth idols of several countries there.

However, it is not difficult to find within the industry that if an idol has an image crisis, such as underage drinking and drug abuse, or messing with the relationship between men and women, it will often provoke fans to rebound quickly, or even ruin their star career.

Subsequently, there will be two kinds of changes, one is to completely sink, and the other is to use this transformation to break away from the category of youth idols.

The specific commodity value of youth idols can also be quantified in this way - maintaining a stable and effective character image.

The situation in Hollywood is relatively better, and the social environment in which youth idols live is relatively relaxed.

In those countries on the other side of the Taiping, perhaps due to the influence of social culture or history, youth idols must be open, pure, unstained, and even flawless.

They can't be possessed by a specific person, which is a serious damage to the product, and in some cases almost deprives the product of its use value - female fans who care about the idol will feel like a third party when they are separated by a main house, which is easy to arouse a subconscious sense of immorality.

Male fans are even simpler, which can be summed up in one sentence - "Don't say you love me with the mouth you kissed on the mouth".

What's even more terrifying is that for those fans who have spent money, time and a lot of energy to support their idols and swipe tickets, when they find that the idol not only did not use his own money to develop his star career as he imagined, but also used the money from selling albums and peripherals to please other people of the opposite sex, the collapse of the trust level is self-evident.

According to Matthew's speculation, in several countries over there, the youth idol industry, the prohibition of love may be an unwritten rule or unspoken rule, whether it is for the idol itself or for the operator, this system is the foundation for maintaining its survival and development, youth idols are obviously different from actors or singers, and they themselves survive by selling part of their control over the body, and their public image will affect the sales of goods.

A youth idol, if he takes this step, maybe there will be greater development in the future.

Maybe in the future, youth idols will also break these taboos.

"Matthew......" Keira Knightley suddenly changed the subject and asked, "We're still friends, aren't we?"

"Of course!" said Matthew, categorically, "we've always been good friends. ”

Keira Knightley bit her lip again, "I have a friend who is auditioning for ......"