Chapter 398: A Star Who Is Good at Acting (Ask for Subscription)
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In the hotel room, Matthew stood in front of the full-length mirror, and the stylist who had come from Los Angeles to tie him, then took a step back and pinned the UNHCR brooch to the collar of his suit.
Because the long hair grown during the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has long been cut short, and the beard on his face is even more cleanly shaved, while highlighting the net profit, the stylist also thickened and accentuated Matthew's eyebrows, appropriately highlighting the wrinkles on the face that were not obvious, creating a mature and stable image.
Attending a United Nations conference is an occasion where clothing and styling are more important than the Oscars.
The conference, which aims to address and help refugees in Africa, will be attended today at the Sandton International Conference Centre in Johannesburg, including the rotating presidency of the European Union, the President of South Africa, the UN Special Envoy for Africa, representatives of the five permanent members of the Security Council and the UN Secretary-General himself.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is a very important international political conference, and everyone who attends it is a figure with great influence in various countries and regions.
For entertainment stars, this is undoubtedly the best place to brush up on style, let alone give a speech like Matthew, calling on world leaders to pay attention to and solve the refugee problem, just attending the meeting can highlight the high quality of a star.
Matthew looked up at the full-length mirror, where the man was dressed in a plain, well-fitting dark custom suit, a plain white shirt, a dark blue tie, and a restrained Rolex watch.
"This outfit looks very intimidating. Helen Herman walked over, nodded in satisfaction with the stylist, and said, "Matthew, you look secure. β
Matthew turned around, when he learned the British accent, he also received training similar to that of an English gentleman, which is also a compulsory course for Hollywood stars, and he is also an experienced actor, at the moment he is mature and steady, exuding a sense of security from the inside out, making people feel that this is an honest and reliable character at a glance.
At this moment, he is more of a politician than a Hollywood entertainment star.
In fact, the stylist designed him to dress in a typical political pattern, and politicians today use the most basic, minimalist way of dressing, such as a monochrome tie, usually blue or darker, plus a navy blue suit and the ubiquitous white shirt.
This combination is also jokingly considered by the media to symbolize "purity" and is often used to imply reliability and stability.
"For a public servant who has dedicated his life to public service, perhaps an interest in fashion and styling is not an important thing. "But in an age where images speak louder than a thousand words, and when a perfect picture can deal a major blow to an opponent, it would be naΓ―ve to care nothing about your appearance." β
She glanced at the stylist, who was very eye-catching and immediately left the room with her assistant.
Helen Herman finally told Matthew, "Later, you will meet a lot of big politicians, take care to keep your manners, but don't try to please anyone, you have to appear in front of the camera, you can be on an equal footing with any political figure, even the leader of a country." β
"You can rest assured. Matthew didn't feel any pressure at all, and he seemed very relaxed, "I don't know much about politics, and I don't know many political figures, they are just a group of stars who are good at acting in my eyes." β
"Stars who are good at acting?" Helen Herman thought for a moment and chimed in, "That's right, their ability to put on a show is much stronger than that of Hollywood stars." β
Matthew said to Bella Anderson, who had been silent in the room, "Tell the car to come." He glanced at his watch, "It's almost time, let's go down." β
Descending to the first floor of the hotel, Matthew and Helen Herman got into a car provided by South African officials and headed for the Sandton International Conference Centre.
In front of the Sandton International Conference Center, a large number of current affairs media reporters gathered, and countless long guns and short guns were aimed at the front of the conference center.
After Matthew got out of the car, he strode forward towards the flashing lights, the current political media reporters were obviously not as crazy as the entertainment reporters, and the order in front of the conference center was particularly good.
Helen Herman followed him all the time, and when she came to the convention center, she reminded in a low voice, "There are CNN reporters up front for their interviews." β
CNN reporters also saw Matthew, and the American media was more interested in local people than others, and immediately brought the cameraman to meet him.
"Hello, Matthew Horner. β
It was a middle-aged female reporter with long brown hair who handed the microphone to Matthew, "I'm Louis Reiner, a reporter for CNN, can I ask a few questions?"
Matthew responded with a smile, "Hello, Luis. Then he nodded and said, "Of course, just say hello." β
Louis Reiner immediately asked, "Is it true that you are said to be a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees?"
"It's true. Matthew replied very seriously, "I'm now a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR. β
Louis Reiner then asked, "Why did you take this position?"
Matthew said quite seriously, "Nowadays, there are conflicts and wars all over the world, countless people have been displaced, and even the most basic survival has become a problem, we can't pretend not to see all this, to help these people tide over the difficulties, let them return to normal life, and rebuild their own homes, I think all those who have the ability to reach out in time to help these people in urgent need." β
When these words were said against his will, he would not blush at all.
In fact, Helen Herman told him before that UNHCR is, to a certain extent, a sharp weapon in the hands of the United States.
This is one of the reasons why Helen Herman has won him a goodwill ambassador, which can significantly improve his status among the white left in Hollywood.
As we all know, Hollywood has always been a gathering place for the white left.
Of course, this UNHCR goodwill ambassador is, in a way, disguising himself as a.
For Hollywood actors, such a disguise is not difficult at all.
Louis-Reiner asked, "Would you call on countries to work together on this matter?"
"Yes!" Matthew's expression was serious, "I have a chance to speak at today's meeting, and I will call on all the countries participating in the meeting to do their best to help all refugees." β
After a pause, he pondered his words and added, "I will not only appeal, but I will show the international community with concrete actions that the refugee problem has reached a point where there is no time to delay." I will soon set up a Refugee Charity Fund and a Children's Charity Foundation to raise money to help those in need, and 20% of the remuneration I receive for each film will be injected into the charity foundation for charitable activities. β
Louis Reiner nodded repeatedly, "I hope your kindness can attract more people to join it." β
Matthew smiled and said, "I also hope to get more help from like-minded people, after all, one person's power is limited." β
What he just said is true or false, he will indeed inject 20% of his future income into the two charitable foundations that will be established, and as for how much of them will really be used for charity, that is two words.
Many people in the United States donate to their charitable foundations, which can effectively avoid taxes legally, and one of his purposes is the same, and after the foundation is established, most of his expenses will go from the foundation, anyway, the accounts are not public, and they engage in fundraising every year, and then contribute a sum of money to charity.
Billionaires like Cap and Warren Buffett, big-name stars like Leonardo and Cruise, are doing it.
Engaging in charity activities, even within the scope of legality, can also play flowers.
"In addition to the charitable foundation, I will also go to some parts of Africa to visit refugees there. β
Matthew was still talking to the camera lens of CNN, at this moment he seemed to be the Holy Father descended and the Holy Mother possessed, "I hope to use my influence to attract more media and the public to care about the refugee issue, so that they can see that refugees are indeed some people in urgent need." β
Louis Reiner nodded again and said in a high-sounding voice, "I hope you can help more refugees." β
At the end of the interview, Matthew turned around and walked into the conference center, where a UNHCR staff member immediately led the way and led him to a break room to wait for the meeting to begin.
There was no one else in the lounge, and Matthew had heard Helen Herman say that politics is very different from Hollywood, and that those political bigwigs, even if they stay in the same room and talk a few words, can be a big deal, and they are very cautious about private meetings.
From entering the lounge to the time the meeting was about to begin, no one entered Matthew's lounge except for the staff, Matthew was actually very self-aware, and he was able to mix up with the people who participated in this conference when he was engaged in politics, and I am afraid that few people would take an entertainment star in their eyes.
Matthew himself doesn't matter, he came here to mix capital, brush up style, and expand his fame with the help of the United Nations, not to curry favor with those politicians.
Soon, after a staff member came to inform, Matthew entered the huge circular conference room where the meeting was held, and there were hundreds of people in the conference room, and there were as many as five or six cameras set up alone.
He sat down in front of his seat, and as the meeting began, he listened to the black Secretary-General, the current High Commissioner of UNHCR, and the time for his speech.
The United Nations created these ambassadorial posts in itself to capitalize on the fame of celebrities.