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When the Ford car entered Burbank, the roadside in front of the Angel Agency was adjusting the green vegetation, and it was very inconvenient to park, so Matthew simply parked farther away and walked over.

As he walked, he thought about that question again.

"Keeping the original ......"

Matthew knows what David Astor means, but he knows his original intention even better, and his original intention is to become a Hollywood star and enjoy that glamorous life.

Therefore, he will not give up the opportunity to become the leading actor in front of him no matter what.

Entering the angel agency, Matthew said hello to the front desk and went straight to Helen Herman's office.

"What's the latest development?" he pulled back his chair and sat across from Helen Herman, "you don't look like you're in a hurry at all." ”

Helen Herman looked up from behind the computer screen, pulled off her glasses, and said, "This project will be 99 percent approved, with Sean Daniel and Stephen Sommers staring, don't worry." ”

Matthew also knows his weight, he can't speak at all from Universal Pictures, except to wait to see others work hard, and he still has to wait at this time.

"If it passes, how much investment will there be in the film?" he asked with concern.

Such a fantasy action movie, if you invest less, I am afraid it will become a B-grade movie.

"It shouldn't be higher than $40 million. Helen Herman said casually, "The minimum will not be less than $20 million." ”

Matthew was a little surprised, "The investment is so high?"

According to his thinking, it would be nice to have $10 million to $15 million.

Helen Herman glanced at Matthew and said, "The main measure of investment is not you, but Sean Daniel and Stephen Sommers, do you think the projects that the two of them have joined together are worth the investment?"

"If you were to invest in me. Matthew shrugged and laughed to himself, "It would be nice to have a million dollars." ”

It is estimated that it is difficult to even invest one million dollars, and Hollywood's investment of one million dollars in movies can no longer be regarded as small productions, and it is difficult for most of the films produced to reach an investment of one million dollars.

$20 million to $40 million, it can be said that it is a medium-sized production.

Universal's measure should be the past success of Sean Daniel and Stephen Sommers, as well as the reputation of the role of the Scorpion King.

"How much can I get paid?" was Matthew's main concern, and he was about to become a poor man now, "what do you think?"

Helen Herman shook her head directly, "The crew has not yet been established, and the investment amount has not yet been determined, so it's too early to say this." Instead, she urged Matthew, "Stephen asked me to convey to you, it's better to prepare for the role early." ”

Matthew stopped talking about the salary, saying, "I'm back to working out five times a week, and in addition to boxing training, I'm going to learn a little bit of kickboxing. ”

Helen Herman has always been reassured in this regard, and as long as there are important roles hanging, Matthew's motivation has never been a problem.

"That's what you're calling me for today?" asked Matthew.

Helen Herman pushed the document in duplicate, "This is a confirmation from the court of the Tarot Tarot default of the Tarot Card, you signed it, I sent the document to the court, and the breach of contract was completely resolved." ”

Matthew flipped it open, took a pen, and signed his name on it.

If it weren't for this document, he would have forgotten about the breach of contract, and after paying the liquidated damages, he didn't pay attention to this aspect anymore.

"That's it?" said Matthew, handing one of the papers back to Helen Herman, "just drop me off at work." ”

"By the way?" Helen Herman raised an eyebrow, "I live in the south, and your house is in the north, so how can I stop by? I don't want to go to your house." ”

Matthew said nonchalantly, "Isn't it just dead? ”

Helen Herman didn't want to dwell on this issue anymore and looked down at the computer screen, and Matthew stood up and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

Without raising her head, Helen Herman waved her hand at Matthew, who left the angel agency with a copy of the document, and after getting in the car, he took another look at the document, and the situation when he first came to this world couldn't help but come to mind.

I vaguely remember that I was very tempted by Jessica Drake at that time, and I was impulsive for a second to think about going to make a romantic action movie in the past, but fortunately I didn't go at that time, otherwise I might have chased Britney as my girlfriend somewhere.

After signing the out-of-court settlement agreement, he specially found the film "Taboo Tarot" to watch, the actor not only had a rivalry with Jessica Drake, but also fought with Nikki Anderson, and finally staged a good one-on-two show......

"It's a pity...... It's a pity......"

With a mouthful of muttering, Matthew started the car and drove all the way north, and soon got onto Interstate Five, and when he came to the junction leading to his home, he did not turn around, and subconsciously continued north, all the way to the San Fernando Valley.

This small valley town is a holy place that many people around the world yearn for, but like Hollywood, the San Fernando Valley is also facing a serious outflow of crews, according to the relevant laws of California, condoms must be used during filming, which will affect the purchase choices of many customers, and the neighboring state of Nevada, especially Las Vegas, has no hard rules in this regard, which has attracted a large number of companies to set up in the San Fernando Valley to shoot.

Matthew drove around the valley area, not seeing much difference from other satellite cities in the Los Angeles area, and finally parked in an area full of studios, which were used by some of the first companies to shoot romantic action movies, and now there are crews working in them from time to time.

As he passed by a studio near the road, he saw a large poster on the studio with the name "Gladiator" written on it, and he couldn't help but stop the car and look at it, making sure that it was a romantic action version of an action movie.

However, when his eyes swept over the actor column, he saw a familiar name - Michael Sheehan!

This name is still very high, and it seems to be an important actor.

"I didn't expect it to change its name. Matthew started the car and left, "Looks like it's going to be pretty good." ”

He didn't wait here to see if this Michael Sheehan was the same Michael Sheehan, after all, this is already a distant past tense.

Later, Matthew went to a video store on the outskirts of the studio area and specially selected a few new discs, he was not particularly familiar with the romantic action movies of this era, according to the impression in his memory, he chose a few discs with the woodpecker logo, and planned to wait for Britney to return to Los Angeles another day, and bring her to his home to enjoy it together.

You can also learn while appreciating, and the combination of theory and practice can make progress in technology.

However, Britney shoots the MV for her new album and will not be back for a while.

When he paid and was about to leave the store, Matthew found that there were also small DV cameras for sale, the price was not expensive, and it was completely within the range of his affordability, and he had participated in the shooting of many film and television works in the past two years, which made him have some interest in photography, and he couldn't help but buy a Sony portable DV camera for home use, planning to wait for time to shoot something to practice his hands.

He once asked the cinematographer Shravamir Itshak in the crew of "Black Hawk Down", and according to him, if you want to have a certain level of photography skills, you need to shoot more and practice more.

"When I go to the gym tomorrow...... "Matthew immediately thought of a use after buying it, "I can have someone help shoot a video of my practice match with Nebora." ”

Whether it's boxing or kickboxing, he's very interested and plans to keep practicing if there are no special circumstances.

Back at home, Matthew filmed a video of the courtyard, and the DV camera technology of this era could not even be compared to the cameras of smartphones in the past, and with his limited technology, the pictures he shot were very average.

"Looks like it's going to take more practice. "He found a way to relax in his spare time.

No matter what kind of work you do, it is easy to feel bored after a long time, and proper relaxation is essential.

Time passed, and soon entered the middle of June, "The Mummy Returns" was screened in the North American film market for the tenth weekend, and the North American box office reached $196.5 million, which seemed to be a good result, but the North American box office in the tenth weekend was only reported to be $1.27 million, just like the previous trend, continuing to decline sharply.

The word-of-mouth success of "The Mummy Returns" has seriously affected the film's box office trend, causing Universal Pictures to repeatedly lower its expectations, and recently even believed that the North American box office could eventually exceed $200 million as a victory.

Although the film was a big hit, it was inevitable that it would not meet Universal's expectations, and there was no voice within Universal Pictures to continue the production of the third installment of the "Mummy" series.

According to Helen Herman, there are many people within Universal Pictures who believe that the scandal of actor Brandon Fraser beating fans dragged down the box office in the later period, so that the final North American box office could not even reach the $220 million that was lowered expectations.

Fortunately, the overseas box office of "The Mummy Returns" is not bad, and it is not difficult for Universal Pictures to make a profit on this project, and the income of the film is not only the box office, but the cultural shirt printed with the head of the Scorpion King alone has sold hundreds of thousands of pieces in North America alone.

This is also evidence that the Scorpion King is a highlight of the whole film.

In addition, after market research, Universal Pictures also launched the figure and doll of the Scorpion King based on Matthew, which, like the cultural shirt, can bring Matthew a part of the income in terms of portrait rights.

Although the share is very low, it can also meet his daily needs.

On the side of Universal Pictures, there is also constant news coming in, and Helen Herman has always maintained close contact with that side.