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"Bob, this is Matthew. ”

Inside the ballroom of the Armanora Hotel in Burbank, Helen Herman introduces Matthew and a middle-aged man to each other, "Matthew, this is Robert Iger, co-chairman of Disney Pictures. ”

Matthew quickly stretched out his right hand, "Hello, Mr. Egger." ”

Robert Egger is completely different from the arrogant style of his immediate boss Michael Eisner, he seems very affable, reached out to shake Matthew's hand, and said with a smile, "Matthew, your good figure makes me envious!"

In just one sentence, the distance between the two was instantly shortened.

"It's a bit painful to practice. "Matthew is also the kind of person who is very good.

Before coming over, Helen Herman briefly said for him that Robert Iger is a person who climbed up from the bottom little by little, without Michael Eisner's arrogance and domineering, and he had been working at ABC TV until Walt Disney acquired ABC, and then transferred to Disney as Michael Eisner's assistant, and gradually showed his ability in the past two years, and was promoted to the position of head of Disney Studios by Michael Eisner.

The two exchanged casual pleasantries, and Robert Iger looked gentle and elegant, and smiled as if he had a cute smile like Mickey Mouse.

Matthew has also worked out in the past two years, and it is not a problem to cope with this level of socialization.

Robert Iger suddenly sighed and said, "Matthew, Disney Pictures will launch two big projects next year on live-action films, but you turned one down, I feel sorry." ”

Although he is the spokesman of Disney Pictures, he is very calm and low-key, "Is it something that Disney Pictures has not done well?"

"Of course not. Matthew was in good spirits, and his years of experience in working hard at the bottom told him that this kind of person is often the real powerhouse, and he said with a smile, "I was brought up by Sean Daniel, and I have already rejected his invitation once." ”

His words were sincere, as if he attached great importance to friendship, "Sean Daniel approached me in March with the project "Dawn of the Living Dead", I can't refuse him again, this film will start filming at the end of the month, and it just conflicts with "King Arthur", so I can only turn it off." ”

"It should. Robert Iger nodded slightly, "If it were me, I would have made the same choice as you." ”

His eyes skimmed over Matthew's face, and he felt that the other party didn't seem to be lying, after all, a lot of news about the project "Dawn of the Living Dead" had been made public, and the reason why he was standing here and saying so much was because this person was very valuable to the Disney Studios he was in charge of, especially the live-action film project.

It's not an exaggeration to say that Pirates of the Caribbean is the signature of Disney Studios' live-action films these days.

Robert Iger's seemingly kind and peaceful appearance was full of thoughts, and he still showed a cute smile like Mickey Mouse and said, "Matthew, Disney Studios has helped you a lot." ”

Helen Herman frowned slightly, what does this mean? Then she reacted, Disney Pictures' negotiations with her sequel were very unsmooth, this is going to get Matthew first?

If it were something else, she might be worried, but when it comes to money......

Matthew's head spun quickly, and he also thought about Helen Herman's negotiations with Disney Pictures.

"Yes, Disney Studios has helped me a lot!" Matthew looked very grateful, and through this short period of time, he had already thought about how to deal with it, "Doesn't Disney Studios have two big projects for live-action movies next year? I also feel guilty for pushing off "King Arthur", if another project needs me, I will be on call!"

Robert Iger glanced at Matthew, "I think Jerry must be happy to hear that." ”

He quietly pushed Jerry Bruckheimer's side.

As the head of Disney Studios, Robert Iger couldn't talk to a person for a long time, and after a few more words with Matthew, he saw Johnny Depp and said, "Depp is here, I'll go talk to him." ”

Watching Robert Iger leave, Matthew breathed a sigh of relief, the people who can climb such a high position are all old foxes.

"He actually admires you. Helen Herman suddenly spoke up next to her.

Matthew shrugged, "I don't see it at all. He shook his head slightly, "It's full of pits." ”

Helen Herman didn't answer him and said calmly, "I've heard people at Disney Studios mention that Robert Iger thinks your potential is more than that. ”

"Then dig me a hole," Matthew said dissatisfied, "waiting for me to jump into it." ”

Helen Herman asked rhetorically, "Do you think a person who has climbed from the grassroots to the co-chair of Disney Pictures will bring an appreciation for a Hollywood star to work?"

Matthew understood, "I see. He added, "It's like you admire me, but you never show it." ”

Helen Herman squinted, didn't say anything, and took Matthew on to meet some of Walt Disney's top figures.

She is indeed very well-connected, and can talk to most of Disney's top executives, and can even talk a few words about each other's hobbies.

Of course, there are also people who take the initiative to come over to meet Matthew, because Keira Knightley went to the UK to shoot "King Arthur", Jeffrey Rush was not there, and the main actors of the film came Matthew and Johnny Depp.

Among the people who came, Helen Herman also knew most of them, standing behind Matthew and constantly making various reminders, with her help, Matthew's entertainment tonight was both decent and relaxed.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, Matthew sighed, "Helen, I didn't expect you to know so many people. ”

"This is a basic course for brokers. Helen Herman was still very flat, "Do you think I, the agent, will be idle while you are working hard?"

Matthew suddenly saw a familiar figure and said, "Why is he here?"

Helen Herman followed his gaze, "Nicolas Cage, I remember Jerry Bruckheimer invited him. ”

"Jerry Bruckheimer invited him?" Matthew instantly thought of National Treasure.

Although Jerry Bruckheimer went to the UK with the crew of "King Arthur" to shoot and couldn't come to this drinking party, what does it mean to invite Nicolas Cage?

Do you want him to continue to play the leading role in "National Treasure"?

However, according to the accurate information obtained by Helen Herman, Jerry Bruckheimer is going to create this action movie, which is aimed at young audiences, and it is said that the settings of the male and female protagonists will be younger to better meet the tastes of teenagers.

Of course, these can't be done accurately, this project is not enough to describe with twists and turns, the script has been created for more than half a year, several drafts, constant changes, not to mention the completion of the script now, not even the first draft, if it continues like this, it may not be possible to start filming at the beginning of next year.

Although Matthew and Helen Herman have not given up, they will not hang themselves from this tree, and they are also selecting other suitable projects and roles according to the schedule.

The project "National Treasure" dragged on for too long, and with the fact that the script was written and overturned, overturned and rewritten, and rewritten and overturned, it was easy to give people some bad hints, according to Helen Herman, Hollywood projects of this type mostly ended up being street goods.

Matthew only remembers that there was once a sequel to this movie starring Nicolas Cage, and the first one must have been a success, but he was just the kind of person who watched pirated popcorn movies to pass the time, and never knew what was going on behind a movie, who knows if it was like it is now.

Besides, after acting in these films, he also saw clearly that the so-called official behind-the-scenes footage has limited credibility, and those eyeball-grabbing statements, if all of them were true, the United States would have been occupied by the black uncles a long time ago.

If the initiator of the project wasn't Jerry Bruckheimer, let alone Helen Herman, Matthew himself would have backed down.

For the time being, his energy is focused on the preparation of "Dawn of the Living Dead", and "National Treasure" has Helen Herman's attention, and the specific situation will wait for the crew to be formed.

Walt Disney has been planning to swallow Pixar Studios with heavy money, and it is impossible to inject too much money into this project, the project can only be temporarily hung out due to lack of funds, and the more the film project is dried, the more difficult it is to raise funds, which will give investors a very bad hint.

In short, the combination of various circumstances has created a situation where "National Treasure" is now neither up nor down.

Matthew even felt that it was not impossible for Disney Studios to cut the project.

As one of the two protagonists present in the film, Matthew socialized a lot, didn't say a few words to Helen Herman, and worked for a few more days, until the second half of the drinking party, and gradually became idle.

Johnny Depp, who was also free, came over.

"Been busy lately?" asked Johnny Depp, "haven't come to me for a drink in two weeks." ”

Matthew said helplessly, "Isn't this preparing for Dawn of the Living Dead." ”

Johnny Depp still has that peculiar style of doing things, and he speaks very jumpy, and suddenly asks, "You're done with Kayla, and you're not in the mood to be depressed?"

"What's so depressing?" Matthew thought strange, "it's not that you don't know, it's all fake." ”

Johnny Depp shrugged, "Why don't I introduce you to a beautiful girlfriend? ”

"Do you think I'm missing a female companion?" Matthew asked rhetorically, "do you think I'm the right person?"

Johnny Depp took a step back, up and down, and looked at Matthew carefully as if he was meeting him for the first time, and finally shook his head and said, "You're not suitable, you're just like me, you're a bastard who likes one after another." ”

Matthew was dissatisfied, "Hey, hey, you scold yourself and don't get involved with me!"

Johnny Depp ignored him and looked at his watch, "It's almost over, why don't we go first and go to the bar?"