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The huge ballroom was splendidly decorated with gold, and the box office success of "The Scorpion King" also made Universal Pictures willing to spend a lot of money to hold such a celebration party, no matter how it is, the box office of more than $100 million in North America is a huge commercial success compared to the investment of $40 million.

Following Sean Daniel, Matthew came to the two middle-aged men.

"Philip, Jett, this is Matthew Horner. Sean Daniel volunteered to introduce the two men and helped Matthew introduce, "Matthew, this is Philip Claiston, director of production at Universal Pictures! This is Jett Brighton, deputy director of production." ”

Matthew hurriedly stepped forward and greeted the two very politely.

There is no doubt that Jett Brighton and Philip Clryston are both high-level bigwigs at Universal Pictures.

"A lot of people say you're the biggest highlight of the film...... "Philip Claston looks very friendly, "I have the same opinion!"

Matthew was very humble, "Without a platform like Universal Pictures, "The Scorpion King" would not have been successful. ”

Everyone gathered here laughed.

In fact, Matthew is telling the truth, if it weren't for Universal Pictures' ingenious publicity and hype, it would be impossible for him, the so-called biggest highlight of the film, to support such a huge box office figure.

The main reason why Jett Brighton and Philip Claiston are so kind to him is the success of "The Scorpion King".

Philip Claiston suddenly said, "Your actor is very popular and has excellent reviews among the audience, are you interested in continuing to work with Universal Pictures? ”

Hearing this, Matthew immediately remembered Helen Herman's advice, and he definitely wouldn't accept it casually, and said vaguely, "It's my honor to work with Universal Pictures." ”

Jett Brighton and Philip Clareston were busy men, and after a few more chats with Matthew, they walked away, and Sean Daniel then went somewhere else.

Matthew had just relaxed a little when Helen Herman, dressed in a little black dress, walked over.

"What are you talking about?" she wears high heels, almost as tall as Matthew.

"Uh......" Matthew didn't answer, but looked Helen Herman up and down, strictly speaking, it was the first time he had seen Helen Herman in clothes other than a business suit, "You're beautiful tonight." ”

It's just a simple compliment, and Helen Herman casually said, "Thank you." ”

Matthew pointed to her black-rimmed flat glasses, "These glasses ruin your look." ”

He took Helen Herman's advice, hired the stylist he had done with the last few styling sessions, and found time to learn a little about fashion styling, which was still very limited.

"No way. Helen Herman said lightly, "I have astigmatism." ”

While she doesn't talk like she did with Matthew like toothpaste at first, it's only for work.

Matthew saw that Helen Herman pulled out this extremely powerful reason again, and stopped dwelling on this topic, saying, "It seems that Universal Pictures is interested in making "The Scorpion King" into a series, and they asked me about the sequel. ”

Helen Herman asked, "You didn't promise to continue starring in the series, did you?"

"Nope. Matthew pointed to his head, "I remember what you said." ”

"The reputation of this one is not ideal. Helen Herman looked around, saw that no one was paying attention to this side, and said directly, "If there is another one, the audience will not buy it so much." ”

Matthew immediately understood what she meant, "There is no future for this series?"

Helen Herman lowered her voice slightly, "Unless there's a solid script and director, ......," she shook her head, "It's too risky, if Universal Pictures elevates this series to a first-tier blockbuster, otherwise, the risk and benefit are completely disproportionate." ”

For such a film with a poor reputation, it is very unlikely that it will be upgraded to a first-line production.

"We don't have to think about it for now...... Helen Herman whispered again, "it's not too late to see Universal Pictures make a decision on the rest of the series, and now the initiative is in our ......"

She immediately put on a smiling face and said to the person who was walking over on the other side, "Stephen, it's been a long time. ”

Matthew turned his head to look, and Stephen Sommers walked over and greeted him with a smile.

Stephen Sommers stood opposite Matthew and said, "Matthew, you played a key role in the success of "The Scorpion King" this time. He laughed, "I told the people at Universal Pictures that you're a good actor, and you didn't let me down." ”

"Thank you, Stephen. Matthew said this sincerely.

Without the struggle and recommendation of Sean Daniel and Stephen Sommers, there would be no film "The Scorpion King", and there would be no him as the leading actor.

"Keep up the good work, Matthew. Stephen Sommos is completely different from what he was at the beginning, and now admires Matthew very much, "I'm optimistic about your future. ”

The two had been chatting for a few words, and Helen Herman chimed in, and she didn't seem to have given up completely.

On this kind of occasion, Matthew didn't say anything, just looked around, there were quite a few people at today's celebration party, and there were several celebrities, such as he saw Orlando Bloom just walked into the banquet hall.

"What is he here for?" Matthew turned his head quickly, "Is he here to congratulate me?"

As far as he knows, Orlando Bloom has basically no contact with Universal Pictures before.

"I saw a friend. Matthew said to Helen Herman and Stephen Sommers, "Go over and say hi." ”

Seeing the two nodding, Matthew walked towards the door of the ballroom, where Orlando Bloom was standing, looking for someone.

Matthew was soon in his vicinity, "Hey, Orlando!"

Orlando Bloom was looking to the left when he heard someone shouting to himself, and immediately turned his head and saw that it was Matthew, with a smile on his face, "Hi, Matthew." ”

"Why are you here. Matthew asked.

"Ah......" Orlando Bloom reacted very quickly and said with a quick smile, "The film you starred in was a box office hit, and I always have to come over to congratulate you." ”

He opened his arms and hugged Matthew gently, "How does it feel to be a $100 million box office actor?"

The two separated, and Matthew didn't hide his good mood, "It's so cool!"

His family knows his own affairs, and since the box office of the film was released in the first week, he has always been in a good mood.

"Shall we find a place to talk?" suggested Matthew.

Orlando Bloom had already seen Stephen Sommers and saw that there was someone around him, and it wasn't quite appropriate in the past, so he immediately nodded in agreement, "Okay." ”

He came not to congratulate Matthew, but to Stephen Sommers.

Orlando Bloom followed Matthew to an empty table and sat down, Matthew looked down and said, "You've experienced this feeling, I don't know how to describe it, as if everywhere you go is the focus." ”

"Hmm. Orlando Bloom nodded, "After the release of The Lord of the Rings, I was pretty much like you. ”

Matthew glanced at him, in fact, he dragged Orlando Bloom to the ground, not to discuss how cool it was to become famous, he mainly wanted to ask where Orlando Bloom's work for Van Helsing was progressing.

This kind of thing can't be asked directly, it can only be tempted.

After talking about how cool it was to become famous, Matthew suddenly changed to a mysterious tone, "Do you remember the big project I mentioned to you? Now that "The Scorpion King" is a box office hit, I have asked my agent to fight for this role." ”

"Really?" Orlando Bloom said calmly, "The Van Helsing project ......"

He and his agent have done a lot of work in the past month or so, which has impressed Stephen Sommers and the executives of Universal Pictures, especially "The Lord of the Rings" has now grossed more than $800 million worldwide, and Legolas has been well received, which has given him plenty of capital.

Not long ago, he participated in an internal audition hosted by Stephen Sommos and Universal Pictures executives, and it was almost certain that he would play the role of Van Helsing, and the agent had already started negotiations with the crew.

As long as there are no big surprises, at most by the beginning of June, he will sign a formal actor contract with the crew of "Van Helsing" and start preparing for the role of Monster Hunter.

At that time, the crew will definitely make it public, and Matthew Horner will naturally know about it.

What would Matthew Horner think? He would surely have thought that he had used the information he had revealed to snatch the role and thus ......

If it's just like this, Orlando Bloom doesn't care, there are more things competing for roles in Hollywood, for example, he first auditioned for the crew of "The Lord of the Rings", auditioned for the role of Aragorn, and later got Legolas because of various circumstances.

He is concerned about the relationship between Matthew Horner and Stephen Sommers, and in recent times, he has been in contact with Stephen Sommers a lot, and Stephen Sommers has shown his appreciation for Matthew many times, and if it weren't for the fact that the economic man also started working from the Universal Pictures side, the role of Van Helsing would never have fallen on him.

If Matthew were angry and used his relationship with Stephen Sommers to come up with some bad ideas behind his back, it would probably be a lot more trouble.

It's not that there is no such possibility, if you get along with each other, he will definitely not make the other party comfortable.

Orlando Bloom is thinking a lot, now it's late May, and the crew will soon release the starring information, how to eliminate the hidden danger of Matthew?

At this time, seeing Orlando Bloom's sudden hesitation, Matthew deliberately said in a joking tone, "Orlando, you won't be interested in this project too, will you?"