In the following week, "Twilight" did not go as badly as expected, with the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, and the current screening of films such as "Quantum of Solace", the quality is not much better than "Twilight", and many families still prefer "Twilight".

In particular, those families with teenage girls contributed a lot of money to the box office during the Thanksgiving holiday.

On Thanksgiving, the single-day box office of "Twilight" once again rushed to more than $15 million, with a total of $128.54 million at the North American box office.

The worse the worse the more love seems to have become a symbol of "Twilight", and no matter how loud, noisy and vilified the outside world is, fans will not move.

Reality has created a huge chasm between the popularity of "Twilight" and its authenticity: on the one hand, there is an overwhelming number of fans, and on the other hand, there is a lot of criticism from the media and film critics to adult male audiences.

It has to be said that there is a huge disconnect between the preferences of teenage fans and the media on "Twilight".

In the final analysis, the cultural elites who have the right to speak in the media look down on the "cultural dicks" who have the right to speak at the box office.

Another phenomenon is that several young actors are incredibly popular.

On the night of Thanksgiving, being alone, Matthew accepted Helen Herman's invitation to spend Thanksgiving together at her home, enjoying a traditional turkey meal by the way.

What he didn't expect was that Helen Herman also invited several other people over.

Among them are two of her most trusted deputies at Angel Agency, as well as Elena Boyar and Amanda, who also brought her best friend Alexandra Daddario.

However, these people have one thing in common, they are all women!

Also, including Matthew, they all work alone in Los Angeles, and no one celebrates Thanksgiving together.

As the host, Helen Herman presided over the turkey splitting ceremony, and then the atmosphere gradually became enthusiastic.

"Helen, the turkey meat tastes good. Matthew picked up his glass and raised it towards Helen Herman, "You can't have baked it yourself, can you?"

"Not me. Helen Herman gestured to the woman with short blond hair, "This is Amanda's masterpiece." ”

Matthew looked at Amanda with an exaggerated expression, "Wouldn't you?

Amanda picked up the cup and raised it to Matthew, "Matthew Horner is honored to have my roast turkey! ”

With that, she drained the wine from her glass.

Matthew also drank it all.

Elena Boyar, who was next to her, poured him a drink, then picked up her glass and touched it with Matthew, "Cheers." ”

Matthew had no choice but to pick up the cup and drink another glass.

As soon as he put down the cup, Elena Boyar poured it for him again, and Alexandra Daddario, who was opposite, suddenly smiled at him and said, "Matthew, long time no see, I toast you." ”

Looking at Alexandra D'Addarion's strange blue eyes, Matthew clinked glasses with her and drank another one.

Three glasses of wine in a row, even if it was wine, Matthew didn't feel very good, and the two executives of the angel brokerage company suddenly drank another glass with him, and his stomach turned a little upside down.

"You're not going to get drunk, are you?" asked Elena Boyar in a sudden whisper.

Matthew shook his head, "No." He swept his gaze over the women sitting at the table, leaned into Yelena Boyard's ear and said, "I think it's a little special for me to sit among you women as a man. ”

"What's so special?" Elena Boyar suddenly laughed, "Doesn't it feel like you're opening a harem?"

Matthew glanced at her, "No kidding, here's ......"

He was about to say that the women here were all jobs and friends with him, but he saw Alexandra Daddario on the other side whispering to Amanda, and swallowed back the words that didn't come out.

Elena Boyar followed Matthew's gaze and deliberately whispered, "Daddario's breasts seem to be bigger than before, and I want to try the feel." ”

Matthew withdrew his gaze from Alexandra D'Addario, "You female rascal. ”

Yelena Boyar clinked glasses with Matthew again and said, "Far worse than you." ”

After dinner, they left the dining room and took a tour of Helen Herman's mansion.

Located on nearly two acres by the sea in Malibu, the home was recently purchased by Helen Herman, who is now one of the richest people in entertainment agency circles.

After turning around, I returned to the living room, and everyone was scattered in the living room chatting casually, and there was no intention of saying goodbye and leaving for the time being.

Matthew, for his part, found Alexandra Daddario, "Long time no see, Anna. ”

Alexandra D'Addario looks a lot thinner than before, so the big ones stand out even more.

"I also attended the premiere of 'Twilight' last week. Alexandra Daddario said.

"I'm sorry. Matthew patted his head lightly, "It was too busy for me to notice." ”

Alexandra Daddario shook her head slowly, "It's okay. ”

Matthew naturally changed the subject, "How's your work lately?"

"A couple of small crews. Alexandra Daddario smiled, "Helen secured me a lead actress in a small production and a resident role in a TV series. ”

In fact, since "I Am Legend", her development has not been smooth, her acting skills are limited, and it is impossible for the angel agency to invest too many resources in her as it did with Matthew back then.

Matthew was about to speak, when Amanda suddenly walked over, her short blonde brown hair, dyed white blonde, and looked quite dazzling.

"What are you talking about?" she pulled back her chair and sat down next to Alexandra D'Addario.

Alexandra D'Addario gestured, "Matthew is talking to me about work." ”

"Work?" Amanda said as she looked at Matthew, "By the way, the National Charity Federation is going to award you with the Outstanding Contribution Award, so remember to join the itinerary and receive the award when the time comes." ”

Matthew nodded slightly, "You send the specific date to Bella Anderson." ”

Amanda responded, "No problem. "UNHCR has sent you an invitation to take the time to go to Africa again next year to see the situation of women and children among refugees." ”

"You communicate with them. Matthew didn't mean to refuse, "Let them make a specific date, itinerary and plan." ”

He then asked, "UNHCR seems to have been quite high-profile in the past two years, with frequent moves. ”

Amanda laughed, lowered her voice slightly, and said, "UNHCR's Supreme Commissioner Gutierrez is interested in the position of Secretary-General. ”

Matthew instantly understood, "If you want to be in a high position, you have to make some achievements." ”

He is not very proficient in politics, but he also understands it to a certain extent.

After Amanda came over, Alexandra Daddario sadly found that she couldn't intervene between the two of them at all, and the topics that Matthew and Amanda were talking about were not at all accessible to her level.

The gap between her and these two is getting wider and wider.

After listening to Matthew and Amanda chatting a few more words, Alexandra Daddario simply used the upper bathroom as an excuse to leave the place.

She had just walked for a while when Helen Herman came over.

"There's some work that you pay proper attention to. "She came in, and of course it was about work," and pay talks with Nina Dubrev, Lily Collins and Liam Hemsworth went a little earlier. ”

Matthew nodded, "I know." Sean Daniel will begin negotiations with them next month. ”

"God......" Amanda turned to look at Helen Herman, "Honey, this is a Thanksgiving party, you can't talk about anything other than work?"

Helen Herman asked lightly, "What were you guys talking about?"

Amanda was stunned, "uh......" she continued, "we're talking about the noble ideals of how to help African refugees." ”

Helen Herman ignored her and said to Matthew, "After the success of "Twilight", Susan Collins couldn't sit still and called me continuously, hoping that we could adapt "The Hunger Games" as soon as possible. ”

Matthew thought for a moment and said, "You reply to her, and we'll start preparing next year." ”

The success of "Twilight" is by no means the end of the movie for teenagers to fans, but just the beginning.

With teenagers or stories as the genes, young movie stars of the same age as the attraction, and overall planning, production and promotion, it is enough to create a monstrous wave in today's film market.

This film formula will soon be learned, figured out and practiced by more and more companies, and in this sense, the "post-twilight era" has just begun.

It's time for The Hunger Games to kick in.

However, the sequel to "Twilight" should be launched in the order before "The Hunger Games".

After all, the series already has a mature team, and in addition to the leading actors, Sean Daniel and Sofia Coppola will also continue to stay.

And he and Sofia Coppola have agreed to replicate the filming mode of the first film: MTV-style shots, silly dialogue, bizarre love and inexplicable hatred.

This short, flat and fast cinematic model has been eerily successful, and there's no reason why it shouldn't continue.

The "Twilight" series and the subsequent "Hunger Games" series can be operated according to this formula.

After the party, Matthew went out of his way to find Alexandra D'Addario before leaving Helen Herman's mansion.

"I see you didn't drive here. He asked tentatively, "I'm passing by Burbank, why don't you take my car?"

The two have had a long time of intimacy, and Alexandra Daddario certainly knows the meaning behind the invitation, and Matthew obviously wants to surf.

She hesitated slightly, but still responded, "Okay, it just so happens that I have something to tell you." ”