Two days later, Helen Herman made her first contact with Susan Collins, and as Matthew later predicted, the contact didn't go very smoothly and was much harder than he first thought.

Susan Collins, as a veteran TV screenwriter, also has an agent in Hollywood, and with the agent's advice, it is impossible to sell the film rights of "The Hunger Games" at a low price, she is in a much better situation than Stephanie Mayer, who has been nominated for an Emmy Award, and is financially well-off, rather than waiting for money.

In Helen Herman's message to Matthew, Susan Collins' agent made an offer of up to $15 million for the rights transfer, which also included a percentage of the later revenue share.

A simple low-price purchase will definitely not be realized, Matthew asked Helen Herman and Susan Collins to continue to negotiate, if it is only a $15 million copyright fee, it is not impossible, but it cannot involve a later share, and it must also add conditions such as the pre-emptive purchase of the copyright of the sequel.

This kind of negotiation is to ask for a price to pay back on the spot, and the other party's conditions are so high, of course, it is not a psychological bottom line price.

Helen Herman, for her part, was still in talks with Susan Collins, and Matthew continued to shoot "Special Forces" on the Hughes Aircraft Factory studio.

As time went on, the crew began filming more scenes.

On the set, several actors, including Matthew, got into a huge model of a flying machine, but the aircraft only had the front half, not the back half, and the camera was only fixed in the front half of the hatch during shooting.

Moreover, there is only one side of the bulkhead of the aircraft, and the other side is not built at all for the sake of cost saving and conducive to shooting, and it is a completely semi-open structure.

On the plane, Matthew leaned back in his seat, his desert camouflage uniform dyed red on his left hand, but he looked extremely strong, as if ignoring the wound on his arm.

"Who are you?" he asked, looking at Karolina Kokuva.

Karolina Kokova came over with a medical kit, crouched in front of him, took out the medical scissors from the box, cut open Matthew's sleeve, and then said, "Your wound needs to be treated." ”

Matthew watched her bandage her wounds, and without even frowning, Adewal Egbaige, who was unusually strong, walked over and shoved the needle of the infusion set into Matthew's left hand with the roughness of a soldier.

The infusion shot here, of course, can't stick a needle into the actor's veins.

The black man, dressed in a black tight-fitting suit, raised his hand and patted Matthew's shoulder, and said in a loud voice, "You are amazing. ”

Matthew's face darkened, and he said with a bit of self-reproach, "I am very incompetent, I killed all the brothers. ”

"It's not your fault. "You have been ambushed, and you are not ordinary terrorists. ”

Matthew looked around for a moment, then asked, "What unit do you belong to, and what department is this?" he said, staring at Karolina Kokova, "Judging by your accent, this is not a regular unit." ”

Karolina Kokuva was expressionless......

"Stop!" director Stephen Sommers shouted to stop filming, "KK, your expression needs to be richer!"

In fact, from the beginning of the filming, he wanted to stop because of Karolina Kokova's expression, but considering the relationship between the familiar scenes, he still filmed until now.

Stephen Sommers added, "Reset, reshoot in five minutes." ”

Hearing this, Matthew stretched and beckoned to the crew assistant, who immediately ran over with the kettle, Matthew took the kettle and bit the straw and drank it twice, feeling better.

Even though the weather in Los Angeles was still quite hot in October, the hangar-turned-studio itself lacked air conditioning and other cooling equipment, and the huge metal roof absorbed heat, making it feel like a stuffy tank.

Karolina Kokova glanced at this side and saw Matthew drinking to herself, opening her mouth, but swallowing the words she was about to speak.

Today, she entered the crew for the first time to shoot, and compared to the rehearsal, she was inevitably a little nervous.

Matthew could see that he just took the time to relax and didn't say much.

Modeling, especially a model who can become a supermodel, is almost inevitable when shooting a movie, and the facial expression is as rigid as a catwalk.

In contrast, Victoria's Secret's angels are in a better situation, which is also related to Victoria's Secret's flexible typhoon.

Otherwise, Matthew wouldn't have chosen Carolina Kokuva, even if she wanted to pay the price.

This shot was then NG three times because of problems with Carolina Kokuva and another actor of Arab origin, and it was only successfully passed on the fifth shot.

In terms of acting, Stephen Sommers is not strict with the film "Special Forces".

Even with Carolina Kokuva's performance, as long as it is not too bad, the director will declare it approved.

The scene was re-arranged, the original set walls were pushed away, and the prop aircraft was turned in a different direction to make the scene look more like a hangar from a secret military base when the camera shot from the other side.

The scene is entirely dominated by Matthew, with the other characters all acting as the backdrop for the male lead, except for General Hawke, played by Dennis Quaid.

"All your men were killed, and you were the only one who was rescued. ”

In front of the aircraft cabin door on the set, Stephen Sommers said to Matthew the focus of the next scene, "You will definitely get revenge! So, it's important to reflect these ...... in your performance."

Matthew nodded slightly, "I understand." ”

As the commander of an elite squad, if it weren't for the Redhead and the heavily armed Doody to lead the special forces to help, Duke would have confessed to that battle, and he was surprised by the strong fighting ability of these people.

This is undoubtedly an army that is even more elite than the elite squad before him.

"Prepare. Stephen Sommers said another word to Matthew.

Matthew didn't say anything more, silently got on the plane, waited for the crew assistant to close the hatch, and stood behind Karolina Kokuva, waiting for the filming to begin.

"Special Forces: The Rise of the Cobra" ......" the assistant director's voice came in, "Scene Twelfth, Act III, start now!"

After the boarding, the shooting began, and Dennis Quaid strode up to the aircraft with a group of deputies, the door of the aircraft opened, and Matthew walked down behind Carolina Kokuva.

"General!" Carolina Kokuva gave Dennis Quaid an American military salute carrying a huge suitcase, "We're back." ”

Dennis Quaid returned a military salute, "Well done!" He looked at everyone who stepped off the aircraft, "Well done, commandos!"

Then Matthew got off the flying machine and looked at the general in surprise, and paused for a moment, as if he was a little familiar.

"Welcome to the base, Duke. Dennis Quaid smiled and said, "I've admired your name for a long time. ”

"Are you...... General Hawke?" Matthew recognized the man.

"This way. Dennis Quaid led him to the side of the elevator and said as he went, "We've worked together in Afghanistan and it's only once, but I'm very impressed with you, you're a great soldier and I wanted to recruit you a few years ago." ”

Matthew got into the elevator, looked around, and asked, "What kind of organization is this?"

Dennis Quaid said directly, ". JOE's Special Forces. He explained, "It is made up of the best of the best in the world. ”

Right in front of Matthew and Dennis Quaid, among others, a huge blue screen began to roll so that compositing scenes such as elevator movement and special forces training outside the elevator could be added for post-production.

"Are you tracking down that group of terrorists?" Matthew said directly, "If so, I'll join you!"

At this point, the blue screen stopped rolling, and the voice of director Stephen Sommers came, "Stop!

Then, he shouted loudly, "Rest for half an hour, change to the twelfth venue to shoot!"

The set turned from quiet to noisy in an instant, and Matthew walked alone towards the resting place, and before he had gone far, Karolina Kokova followed from behind.

"Hi Matthew. She greeted with a smile and said in a low voice, "I have time to ...... in the evening."

Before she could finish her sentence, Bella Anderson walked over and said to Matthew, "Just picked up a call, something's wrong." ”

Matthew waved his hand at Carolina Kokuva in the back, and walked with Bella Anderson to a secluded corner on the set, where Bella Anderson was basically looking for him on a work side that had nothing to do with Carolina Kokuva.

"What's the matter?" Matthew asked directly.

What Bella Anderson said had nothing to do with work, "Miss Charlize Theron just called, and she'll be visiting in the afternoon. ”

"Sally?" Matthew was a little surprised, "she's back from South Africa?"

In the past two years, Charlize Theron has been sparing no effort to wave the flag for the World Cup in South Africa in addition to his own work.

Sometimes, he wondered if South Africa had deliberately kidnapped Charlize Theron with that gold brick.

"It's not very clear. Bella Anderson smiled apologetically," Miss Theron hung up after only a couple of words on the phone. ”

Matthew nodded slightly, "I see." He thought for a moment and said, "Don't forget to say hello to the crew." ”

For things like class visits, I usually talk to the crew in advance so as not to affect the normal shooting.

Soon, the crew transferred to the No. 12 venue to continue filming, and the filming in the morning was all about literary dramas, and five or six were completed intermittently, and in general it was quite smooth.

In the afternoon, Charlize Theron came to visit the class, and Ma Xian had something to ask her.