As it gets late, Matthew and Britney leave the room and go to the restaurant for dinner again, but this time they are lucky not to meet someone like Christina Aguilera.

"You don't know, Matthew. Britney looked excited, "I met Christina Aguilera again some time ago, and she wanted to come over to provoke, I told her that my bodyguard was outside, and Christina Aguilera immediately walked away." ”

Matthew encouraged, "Honey, you're doing a great job! Ignore Cristina Aguilera's provocations, there's always a way to fight back at her, isn't there?"

Britney laughed happily, "yes, you're right. She scratched her fair face and asked Matthew, "Do I sometimes think things out of the way?"

Matthew thought about it for a moment and decided to tell the truth, "Sometimes it does be a little. ”

"Then I'll do it again. Britney was a little embarrassed, "Matthew, you have to remind me in time." ”

"Rest assured. Matthew patted Britney's hand on the table, "I will." ”

The dishes were delivered one after another, and the two chatted while eating.

Britney seemed a little worried, "You don't have to go to shoot lately, do you?"

Matthew swallowed the food in his mouth, "I don't have a job for a while, I'll be in Los Angeles for a while, and I have some things to deal with." ”

"I'm leaving again...... Britney's fork rattles, "I'm going to Nashville." ”

Just after being in the suite, Matthew heard her mention it once, and couldn't help but comfort, "Won't you come back when you finish recording the song?"

That being said, he didn't know if he would go to shoot again when Britney returned to Los Angeles from Nashville.

Speaking of these things, both of them were a little depressed, and after dinner, Britney, as usual, quickly returned home, Matthew returned to the apartment, continued to pack his things, lived in this apartment for two years, and also accumulated a lot of belongings, especially books and videotapes, which have been packed in three whole boxes.

After attending two HBO events for Band of Brothers in Los Angeles, he was ready to look for a new house.

According to Matthew's idea, it is enough to live here temporarily, but Helen Herman disagrees, arguing that this old apartment can no longer match his income and actor rank.

In Helen Herman's words, star-making is a systematic project, and the face project is quite important, no matter what happens inside, an actor who aspires to be a star must first be glamorous on the outside.

Of course, Helen Herman wouldn't let him do more than he could do, and Matthew wouldn't have said yes.

Helen Herman's idea is that Matthew would be better off renting a small detached house outside Beverly Hills, Santa Monica or Burbank, or if he couldn't find the right price, he could rent a fancy apartment in a more upscale neighborhood in Westwood or North Hollywood.

In this regard, Matthew handed it over to her to find Helen Herman, who is a native of Los Angeles and naturally has an advantage.

While there is no concrete news yet from Helen Herman's side, Matthew is already preparing for the move.

At the beginning, Matthew also considered buying his own house instead of continuing to be a renter, and it was difficult for people here to understand the mentality of the low-level people on the other side of the Pacific who wanted but couldn't find a house, but he finally endured it, and accumulated the salary of "The Mummy Returns" and "Black Hawk Down", including Helen Herman's commission, April is tax season, and the expenses with Britney Spears are quite expensive, so it is better to save this money.

It took him two days to gather up his savings on and off, and then Helen Herman got the news and started looking around with a real estate agent, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, North Hollywood, and even Burbank.

At first, Matthew fell in love with an apartment in North Hollywood, which was large and luxuriously decorated, but the rent was expensive, $2,500 a month, which made him retreat.

After looking at the house for five days in a row, he finally came across something more suitable for him, in the suburbs north of Burbank, bordering the San Fernando Valley in the north and Hollywood in the west, there is a brick and stone structure of the independent house, although the house has only one floor, it is designed with an attic, which can effectively isolate the blazing sun at noon in Southern California, and the indoor area is about a little more than 100 square meters, with exquisite and elegant European decoration.

There is also an independent courtyard of more than 60 square meters in front of the house, and there is a fence built around the courtyard, on which are evergreen ivy all year round, which looks very eye-catching.

The most suitable thing is that the area around this independent house is very quiet, to be exact, the location is a little remote, and the nearest neighbor is also more than 30 meters away, which can maintain a certain amount of privacy, which is very suitable for Britney to sneak over.

It's also easily accessible, with a two- or three-minute drive east along the community road to the California section of Highway 5 and a 10-minute drive north to the San Fernando Valley area, which has a variety of large shopping areas where you can buy almost all kinds of groceries.

Walking south, it takes about ten minutes at most to get to downtown Burbank, which is only 20 kilometers away from downtown Los Angeles, even if he wants to go back to Los Angeles to do something, it is very convenient.

Getting to North Hollywood is even tighter, and a ten-minute drive is enough.

And the rent is not expensive, only 1,200 dollars.

Although 1,200 dollars is quite a lot in this era, Matthew is not a rookie when he first came here, and he has a certain understanding of Los Angeles, and a house like this is really too cheap.

The price is anomalous, and there must be a reason.

Matthew came out of the house, stood on the lawn in the courtyard, and asked the room agent directly, "Is there something wrong with this house?" ”

This is the real estate agent introduced by Helen Herman, who is relatively reliable, so he didn't hide it from Matthew, pointing to the right corner of the yard, where a piece of turf was noticeably missing.

"A few months ago, there was a homicide here. The real estate agent bluntly stated, "The mistress of the house had a conflict with her boyfriend and was killed in that corner." ”

Matthew looked over there and couldn't help frowning.

The real estate agent continued, "The hostess's mother is European, and after a simple treatment, she handed over the house to the company, and the murder case has been on newspapers and TV stations, and the house is not easy to rent, so it can only be dealt with at a reduced price." ”

Matthew nodded, walked to the place and looked at it, there was nothing special, maybe someone else, maybe he turned around and left, but he didn't care about this kind of thing.

When I was on the other side, I had to pass by a cemetery when I went to and from junior high school, especially in the second year of junior high school, I started to study at night, and I didn't see the sun at both ends in winter.

As a person who grew up under an atheist education, even if he came here for some reason, he still did not believe in ghosts and gods.

Matthew was very optimistic about the house, but he didn't care if there had been a homicide, so he stood there and thought about it for a while, and said to the real estate agent, "A thousand dollars! I'll rent it for a thousand dollars." ”

The house had been in his hands for a while, and the real estate agent thought about it for half a minute, then made another phone call, and finally said to Matthew, "Yes, but the rent will be paid for at least a year." ”

Matthew happily responded, "Okay." Let's go through the formalities as soon as possible. ”

In the afternoon of the same day, the real estate agency signed a formal rental agreement with Matthew, who paid the deposit and a year's rent, got the keys, and was ready to move in at any time.

However, before moving, Matthew still paid a special housekeeping company to clean and tidy up, and replanted the missing part of the lawn, said hello to Helen Herman, and found a moving company to move over.

In this way, it is much more convenient for him to go to the angel agency.

Nowadays, the studios of major companies are also in Burbank or nearby areas, and it is also convenient to film in Los Angeles for future jobs.

Originally, Matthew was still thinking about whether to invite a few friends to have a meal with him after he moved, and the phone rang around, including Britney, and currently there is no friend in Los Angeles.

Helen Herman is here, but unfortunately she doesn't have much contact with Matthew other than work.

As the month approached May, Matthew was out of work for the time being, and Helen Herman hadn't found a role or project for him lately, but Matthew wasn't idle, and his reading and writing exercises, imitation performances, and fitness training never stopped, especially fitness training, which was maintained at the right intensity.

Through the recent films and roles, he can also see his biggest advantages at present, and after the experience of shooting several films, these advantages are gradually turning into qualifications.

For actors who are not famous, seniority is important.

Of course, if there is a father who is very rich and willing to spend money, or a relatively powerful acting family in the circle, it is a different matter.

Just entered late April, Helen Herman made a special trip to the angel agency to tell him about the premiere of "The Mummy Returns" and some precautions for the subsequent promotional notice.

"Clothes, leather shoes, watches, ......," Helen Herman said to Matthew seriously, "they must all be brand new! You are an important supporting character in the film, and the brand specifications of the clothes should also be appropriately improved!"

Matthew was mostly listening, and he knew he lacked experience in this area.

Helen Herman simply said, "Hire a stylist and let her tailor it for you." ”

"Okay! can ......"

This is not the time to be frugal, Matthew happily agreed, "You can help me get in touch." ”

"One more thing, you'd better know in advance. Helen Herman glanced at Matthew, "Universal Pictures invited the Fast & Furious crew to the premiere, using the mummy's attention to promote the film's subsequent release. ”

Matthew immediately caught the point in the remark, "Vin Diesel also participated?"

Helen Herman nodded slightly, "Yes. She smiled suddenly, "But there is good news, the last time I had tea with Sean Daniel, I heard him say that Universal Pictures is very unhappy with Vin Diesel and is not ready to work with him again." ”