Chapter 716: Living in a Dream
"Most of the racing scenes in "Fast and Furious 4" are played by the actors themselves, and when it is filmed, it is just like the trailer that the audience sees, it is indeed full of all kinds of unknown dangers. ”
In the interview area in front of the Kodak Theater, Matthew was interviewed by reporters and talked about "Fast and Furious 4", "Before each shooting, the entire production team has to carefully evaluate the various risk indices that may be encountered, and this meticulous work attitude touches me very much, so I mean, it's okay for me to go out!"
Today, he walked on the Oscar red carpet alone, whether it is the current interview or the next awards, in fact, he is serving the promotion of "Fast and Furious 4".
Compared with "Special Forces", which will be released on Independence Day this year, "Fast and Furious 4" is more important, after all, this is a movie in which he occupies half of the investment amount.
"Do you have a goal for this film?" the reporter from ABC asked aloud.
This is the main live broadcast of the live broadcast party ABC TV, and according to the general situation, it is difficult for Matthew, as a person who has not been nominated for an Oscar, to get an interview with the main live camera.
But ABC TV is subordinate to Walt Disney after all.
"I set a goal of only two words - faster!" Matthew said, "At the beginning of the planning of this episode, we had to prepare how to make the racing scenes more fast and thrilling, for which we designed a variety of different drag racing scenes......"
If possible, he would like to use this Oscar red carpet as an interview.
However, the interview could not have revolved around him alone, and after less than three minutes of the interview, the ABC reporter shifted his target and Matthew also headed towards the Kodak Theater.
Along the way, he also frequently looked back at the red carpet.
Matthew's focus is not on the stars on the red carpet, nor on the fans and media reporters on both sides of the red carpet, but on the outermost crowd.
Thousands of people gathered on Highland Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard outside the Kodak Theater, holding posters and banners with slogans that read "No discrimination against women, support equal pay for actresses," and no one could ignore them, despite being very quiet.
This is a specially organized event organized by a feminist organization.
Matthew has donated money and materials to many women's rights organizations in the past two years, and he is also a well-known women's rights person.
In recent years, the feminist movement has become more and more prosperous, and it has rapidly spread to Hollywood and the entire film industry, and the rise of the feminist movement will also have an unprecedented impact on mainstream commercial films.
For him, this is a good thing, "The Hunger Games" can be promoted under the guise of women's rights.
The influence of the social environment on Hollywood movies has always been obvious.
"Feminism plus black ......" he silently thought in his heart, "According to the current situation, it may not be long before the Oscars will completely become a big stage for women to be white and black." ”
Before entering the Kodak Theater, Matthew looked up, and it had been rumored that the theater might change its name, because Kodak was so embarrassed that it couldn't even pay the naming fee.
Directors like Spielberg and Christopher Nolan are calling on Hollywood to use film to save Kodak.
Unfortunately, the development of technology does not change by the will of a few individuals, and even Spielberg and Christopher Nolan cannot reverse the general trend.
Entering the Kodak Theater, Matthew looked at the time, did not go to the VIP waiting room, went directly into the hall, and along the long passage, came to the front guest area, and was looking for a seat, a somewhat familiar voice sounded next to him.
"Matthew. ”
Hearing someone call out to him, Matthew turned his head to see that outside the two empty seats in the row behind the left, a Humpty Dumpty man was looking at him and said, "It's been a long time." ”
Matthew smiled, "Good evening, Harvey. ”
The Humpty Dumpty man stood up, it was the famous Oscar pusher Harvey Weinstein, and he reached out and shook Matthew like an old friend.
"I heard you're going to work with Saw director James Wing?" he asked with a smile.
"yes, I'm very optimistic about this project. Matthew said casually, "James Win is also happy to work with me." ”
Hearing Matthew's words and relaxed tone, Harvey Weinstein frowned slightly, and he could clearly feel that Matthew Horner seemed to treat him differently than before.
It was a polite detachment before, but now it seems that he doesn't take it to heart at all.
Matthew smiled again and said, "Harvey, Oscar is your territory, I wish you a great harvest tonight." ”
"Oh......" Harvey Weinstein replied, then added, "I'm going to have something to gain tonight." ”
Just as Matthew was about to leave, he said, "Matthew, the independent film industry is not as simple as you think. ”
"Really?" said Matthew, who didn't care, "simple and complicated doesn't make any sense to me. ”
He found the row where he was seated, didn't bother to talk to Harvey Weinstein, and walked straight to that side.
Harvey Weinstein glanced at Matthew's back and didn't speak again, Hollywood recognized that he is the most powerful person in the independent film industry.
Now that someone is not only reaching into his sphere of influence, but also grabbing a project that he has his eye on, where can things be so simple?
Matthew found his seat and found himself next to the crew of "Rachel's Wedding" and only three seats away from Anne Hathaway.
"Hi Matthew. Anne Hathaway, dressed in a red dress, saw him and took the initiative to say hello, "Good evening." ”
Waiting for Matthew to respond, she muttered a few words to the people in the same crew, then changed seats to Matthew, and chatted with Matthew for a while while the awards ceremony had not yet started.
"My biggest dream is to be a woman like Audrey Hepburn. Anne Hathaway looked at the Oscar stage in front of her and said, "And winning the Oscar for Best Actress." ”
Matthew nodded and said, "I wish you a dream come true tonight." ”
Anne Hathaway withdrew her gaze, looked at Matthew, and asked curiously, "Haven't you thought about competing for the Oscars?"
"I only star in commercial films. Matthew didn't hide it, "I'm too lazy to do public relations, the academy won't give me a little golden man." ”
It is too difficult to expect to win an Oscar for acting in a purely commercial film, although the academy continues to recruit new members, but as time goes by, it is an indisputable fact that the old men at the core are aging day by day, and they will only be more conservative in the future, as evidenced by the results of the past awards.
They will be influenced by PR and various exchanges, but only if they match their aesthetics, or at least be close to them.
Oscar's position is eccentric, it wants ratings, and keeps a distance from business, it wants art, but it doesn't dare to overdo it, it can only be ambiguous.
They are called academics, but what is academics? Maybe the ghosts know, or maybe they themselves can't tell.
The current Oscars are no longer the same as they were in the seventies and eighties, and they look more like a political campaign.
Hearing Matthew's answer, Anne Hathaway asked again, "Don't you have a goal or a dream or something?"
Matthew didn't answer directly, but asked, "Annie, don't you think I'm living in a dream right now?"
Anne Hathaway was stunned, as if she didn't quite understand what Matthew meant, "Living in a dream?"
"You see, a lot of people say I'm good enough to be a superstar. Matthew looked particularly confident and satisfied, "I have been in the top 10 of the Forbes Celebrity List for three consecutive years, have a net worth of hundreds of millions, and live a life that I couldn't have imagined before the age of twenty, isn't it living in a dream?"
Hearing him say this, Anne Hathaway nodded, "You're right, even in the whole of Hollywood, you are the envy of everyone, like us, who doesn't want to live like you." ”
Matthew laughed, and seemed very happy, and it was, life was exactly what he had been looking for.
Think about it, how many people can live like they dreamed of.
In this regard, he has the capital of pride and joy.
"Matthew, though. Anne Hathaway suddenly asked, "Don't you have any other pursuits?"
Matthew thought about it for a while before he slowly spoke, "Yes, there is more than one, and like you, I have other pursuits." ”
"Can you tell me?" said Anne Hathaway.
"Well......" Matthew pondered for a while, how can he speak lofty? He racked his brains, and did not think of too good words, and simply said, "I want to make my net worth richer, so that I will have more ability to help those who are in need...... Well, women. ”
These words immediately reminded Anne Hathaway of those people outside the Kodak Theater, and nodded knowingly, "With people like you, the impact of the feminist movement will definitely be greater." ”
As a female star who thinks she is high-end and high-grade, how can she not put a feminist label on her personality?
Seeing that Anne Hathaway completely understood and Matthew did not mean to correct it, it sounds like Anne Hathaway is also a supporter of the feminist movement, so it is even better, a man who supports women's rights and a feminist activist should be able to easily get together and have an in-depth exchange and communication about the development of the feminist movement.
Having said that, women's rights are not only a trend in North America, but will become a major trend in the world, and he should probably invest more in women's rights so that he can ride more women's rights in the future.
It seems that up to now, there are a lot of feminist whites who have a good relationship with him, and when I have the opportunity in the future, I can also participate in more of their activities.
Music in the hall of the theater rang out, and Hugh Jackman, the host, took the stage as the 81st Academy Awards began.