"Hello, Miller, are you back in Los Angeles?"

Having just arrived in Paris on a flight from Los Angeles to France, Matthew had barely left the airport when he received a call from Johnny Lee Miller, "Videotape? What videotape? Ah, I remember." I'm sorry, Miller. Unfortunately, I'm not in Los Angeles right now, I've just arrived in Paris, and the airport hasn't left yet. ”

He deliberately raised his phone so that the sound of the radio in the airport could be heard, then took it back and continued, "Got it? yes, I'm a very trustworthy person! No, no...... I'm not really hiding from you, you should know that I was on the Band of Brothers, right? I met Tom Hardy on the Band of Brothers crew, and the crew is now going to have its premiere in Normandy......"

Matthew is still the same old way, and continues to drag it back, talking nonsense, "HBO sent me an invitation signed by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, I can't help but come, can I? Miller, understand, I'll contact you as soon as I get back to Los Angeles." ”

"What?" he pretended to have a bad signal, "Hey...... Feed...... Feed...... I can't hear you? ”

With that, Matthew hung up.

Dragged out of Charles de Gaulle Airport, he found a car to rent, did not stop in Paris, and directly asked the driver to rush to the Normandy area, because he had just finished filming "Black Hawk Down" and was in Los Angeles to deal with financial and tax matters, he could only come the day before the premiere.

By the time Matthew arrived at Calentan, where the Jewish beach was located, it was already completely dark, and he went to the hotel where the crew was receiving him and fell asleep, and there were still long activities in the following days.

The next morning, he saw James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender inside the restaurant, both of whom had also received invitations.

Then, Matthew saw more acquaintances, Michael Coolitz, Ain Bailey, Scott Grenes, and many more.

Matthew not only greeted them, but also hugged them one by one, they were all comrades-in-arms at the beginning, although they were not without conflicts with each other, but they were all controlled within a small range.

Although that period was short, these people were similar to Matthew, and it is estimated that they will always be remembered.

Matthew wouldn't have gotten so close to James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender without working together against the calculating devil instructors.

After eating, they went back to their rooms to change into black suits, and everyone took the bus provided by the crew to the Normandy cemetery, where there was a commemorative event in the morning and a premiere in the afternoon.

The Normandy cemetery area was crowded with media reporters, and DreamWorks and HBO prepared a considerable battle, inviting not only veterans who participated in the Normandy landings that year, but also American honor guards, and everything seemed to be in trouble.

When the actors got off the bus, they all received a bouquet of flowers from the flower basket near the car door, restrained their laughter, and got off the bus solemnly, and walked towards the cemetery monument square in the flashing lights of media reporters.

Matthew arrived late in Calentan and didn't have time to see the flow of the event, but fortunately, he didn't have to act alone, he followed the team, and he did whatever others did, so he wouldn't go wrong.

On this occasion, in this kind of activity, the negative impact of making a mistake can be even greater.

The monument square in front of the Normandy cemetery was full of people, and on both sides of the steps leading to the monument, there were also American honor guards standing, and on the open space on the left was a row of salutes, which Matthew speculated might be fired in greetings.

He followed the procession, walked up the steps to the monument, looked solemn and looked unusually heavy, placed the bouquet under the monument, and slowly left.

As he left, he saw Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg on the side of the monument, who were being interviewed by reporters.

Afterwards, Matthew and the others returned to the square, all of whom had been told beforehand, and no one talked nonsense, and the whole square seemed unusually quiet and solemn.

Standing in the square for a while, the commemoration began, and an American general with a star stood in front of the monument and gave a few short words, followed by the mournful Scottish bagpipes, and then the cannon salute......

Matthew didn't know what to do, just slipped around in the team, anyway, this commemorative event was not so much a commemoration as a publicity and marketing.

But after he participated in the whole process, he had to admire these Hollywood companies, which had too many tricks in publicity and marketing, and they were also influential.

Such an event goes far beyond the scope of entertainment news.

Back to the hotel at noon to rest, before leaving in the afternoon, Matthew changed into a dark gray suit, and carefully put away the black dress, just like the last time he participated in the red carpet of the premiere of "Gladiator", this is also from the rental, originally he only planned to rent one, but was strongly opposed by Helen Herman, although he is still a small actor, but he cannot wear the same dress to two different occasions.

In this regard, men should be as particular as women.

Matthew also understands why clothing rental companies in the Los Angeles area are prevalent, and if you have to pay for dresses every time you attend an event, it is estimated that many starlets may go bankrupt.

The premiere of "Band of Brothers" was held at the Utah Beach Memorial Plaza, and DreamWorks and HBO spent a lot of money to set up a giant tent like a theater on the square, in front of which a long red carpet was laid out as usual, and hundreds of reporters gathered on both sides of the red carpet, much more than the premiere of "Gladiator".

However, the attention of the media reporters was on the main cast and crew such as Tom Hanks, Spielberg, Damian Lewis and the veterans of World War II, like the actors who trained with Matthew, all the way to the entrance of the tent without hindrance.

There is a special interview area here, as more and more people gather, gradually there are reporters to cast their attention, and when Damian Lewis comes, all the actors of the crew stand at the door of the tent, hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, if the E company of the year is the same, leaving a big group photo.

Matthew couldn't find an opportunity to make his presence felt in front of the media, so he simply entered the tent early like everyone else, and after waiting for a while, the event finally ended, and "Band of Brothers" began to be screened like a movie on the big screen.

HBO aired some clips of the first two episodes and the next eight episodes, and Matthew watched them very seriously, not only because of the scenes he starred in, but also because this type of war TV series was very new to him.

Although I participated in the filming of "Band of Brothers", it was completely different from watching the shooting with the naked eye and watching the final film.

After watching the editing of the first two episodes and the last eight episodes, Matthew was somewhat surprised, it turned out that the TV series could still be filmed like this, not to mention the war scenes that were not inferior to the movie, but also from the shooting to the costumes, to the scenes, which were almost impeccable, so that he could almost smell the smell of dirt in the trench and the smell of blood on the ground across the screen.

And there are no slogans or preaching in the series, just like during filming and in the script, they are trying to reproduce the joys, sorrows and sorrows of ordinary soldiers as much as possible.

After the premiere, Tom Hanks walked on the stage to answer questions from media reporters, because it was all clichés, Matthew couldn't help but be a little bored, looking at the promotional posters of the previous series, he suddenly felt that "Band of Brothers" was not all merits, this series was very realistic and serious, but if you look at it by the standards of the war TV series you have watched, it is not without flaws.

For example, there is no scene in the TV series where the generals or the head of the White House are pointing out the country in front of a huge map, it is all a group of small soldiers running around, retreating when encountering difficulties, completely unorganized and undisciplined, without strategic vision, and without command.

For example, not a single American GI has the pure spirit of sacrifice to sacrifice his life for the European people, and whenever a new combat mission is issued, he is always silent and war-weary, and he does not have the spirit of enthusiastic initiative to ask for war at all, and even the vast majority of people will be afraid in the face of war.

For example, soldiers can have independent thoughts, have self-judgment standards, think that things are right, and do not need to be affirmed by others, especially disgusted with the kind of innocuous rewards above. Shouldn't it be the commanders who raised their arms on the stage, and the soldiers were excited?

For example, the soldiers dared to appreciate the enemy, and the series dared to give the German army a lot of positive performances, describing the bravery and tenacity of the enemy. In this type of TV series, shouldn't the enemies be obscene, stupid, stupid, and cowardly?

And then it's too out of place, I didn't think it was filming when I was filming, but now that I've watched the premiere, I suddenly found that there are almost no emotional scenes between men and women, think about the military TV series I once watched, there are not a few love triangles, how can I be embarrassed to end it?

Also, the Americans are too delicate, Richard Winster is good at commanding, Ronald Spears is iron-blooded enough, but in general there are no good soldiers, and it is important to save a small life at critical moments, and there are even officers who are scared and psychologically broken, what kind of soldier is this? It should be inserted in the play that some American GIs holding M1A1 blasters and shouting the slogan "Kill Hitler", coupled with a round of red sun and green pines all over the mountain, will make the play more touching and make the audience receive a profound education on the main theme.

He looked at Tom Hanks, and then at Steven Spielberg under the stage, or the problem of these two producers, their concepts are not good, they are really a bit backward, and they should learn from it......

"What do you think? Michael Fassbinder, who was next to him, asked, "So distracted?"

Matthew shook his head, "Crazy thoughts, entertaining yourself." ”

Michael Fassbender reminded him, "Let's go, it's time for you to be interviewed next." ”