Chapter 15 Plan ahead
Hearing this question, Matthew turned his head to look to the side, and the first thing he noticed was a bitter gourd face, this face was not only old-looking, but also very passerby, if he hadn't seen it in many super blockbusters, he would not have believed that Hollywood superstars looked like this.
"You're ......" Matthew took a step back, a little more distance to make it clearer, "You're Matt Damon." ”
"Are you Matthew Horner?" Bittermelon Face didn't answer, but acquiesced to Matthew's words.
Matthew nodded, "I am." He was surprised that Matt Damon had found him, "You have something to do with me?"
In the memory left by the previous one, Matt Damon is an Oscar winner, and he seems to be higher than Angelina Jolie.
"Yesterday, Winona may have had a little misunderstanding with you. Matt Damon said it politely, "I've been angry since I went back, and she wouldn't say anything when I asked." ”
Matthew's eyes immediately showed a little defensiveness.
Matt Damon continued, "I just wanted to ask what happened, she was throwing such a tantrum. ”
"You and Miss Winona Ryder ......" Matthew looked at Matt Damon.
"Winona is my girlfriend. Matt Damon said, looking at Matthew as well, "You and Miss Julie?"
Last night, Winona Ryder used to scold the two for being a dog man and a woman.
Matthew shook his head, "I don't have anything to do with Miss Julie. ”
"I'm sorry. Matt Damon smiled innocently, "Looks like I misunderstood." ”
Matthew read something else from behind this seemingly innocent smile, "Let's talk about it." ”
Matt Damon was still smiling innocently, "I wonder if there was some misunderstanding between you and Winona?"
"It's nothing ......" Matthew wanted to explain, after all, it was Matt Damon, "it's just a little thing, I ......"
At this point, he shut his mouth again, why did he have a conflict with Winona Ryder, he couldn't say anything about it! If he said it, he would be unlucky! He signed a non-disclosure contract!
"Uh-huh, what?" Matt Damon looked expectant, and that honest passerby face was hard to refuse.
Matthew quickly changed the subject, "It's just a trivial misunderstanding. ”
Matt Damon and Winona Ryder are boyfriend and girlfriend, and they wear a pair of pants, although in the information he has read, this person belongs to the kind of person with a good reputation among those very famous stars in Hollywood, but what is it like in private, who can say for sure? What if he is ready to cheat himself? Once he says those things, he violates the confidentiality agreement, and the huge liquidated damages cannot afford to sell him a hundred times.
After only two days in the crew, Matthew has already seen the swords and swords of Hollywood and knows that he must not be careless.
"It's a trivial misunderstanding?" Matt Damon still had a smile on his face, not a star at all, "Since it's a small misunderstanding, Mr. Horner is a gentleman, can you take a step back and say sorry to Winona?" ”
Matthew was also laughing happily, "I'm just a little person, a little actor, not a gentleman." He deliberately laughed at himself, "A lot of people say I'm a hillbilly from Texas." ”
The smile on Matt Damon's face was put away little by little, and that bitter gourd face gradually turned into a real bitter gourd.
"It's not that I don't want to reconcile. Matthew didn't want to get into a conflict with Matt Damon, "There are some things that you'd better ask Miss Winona Ryder personally." ”
I vaguely remember that this Matt Damon and his good friends seem to have fought all the way up from the bottom, and they should not be the kind of arrogant and arrogant people.
Matt Damon's bitter melon face is even more bitter, he really can't understand how a star of Winona Ryder's level, or a producer with great power in the crew, could have a conflict with a small cast, and in the end he suffered a loss, so angry that he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Matthew again, this person was nothing special except that he was slightly handsome.
"I'll ask Winona. Matt Damon thought for a moment and said, "She's my girlfriend, if ......"
He suddenly changed his tone, "I remember you, Matthew Horner. ”
Matthew could only smile, but fortunately, Matt Damon is not the kind of big star who is brainless and domineering, otherwise it would be trouble.
However, thinking about it, Hollywood is so competitive, and it is impossible to eat with a sissy face cutout, except for a few people with deep backgrounds, I am afraid that those who can climb up are not stupid.
The two said a few words without being salty, Matt Damon took the initiative to say goodbye and leave, and as soon as he walked away, few people in the crew paid attention to Matthew anymore, after all, it was just a small performance.
Matthew watched a scene after filming, felt uncomfortable on his face, quickly left the studio, went to the makeup trailer to remove makeup, he delayed this time in the studio, and attracted the girly makeup artist to complain, Matthew knew that the status of the extras in the crew was similar to those handymen, and he didn't say anything, took off his makeup and changed into his own clothes, and left the Universal Studios shooting area directly.
Out of Universal Studios, he called Dennis Coulter, the fat man who was still in the crew's office area, saying that his salary would arrive soon, and he would be notified when it arrived.
Two hundred dollars isn't much, and it's not a small number for Matthew.
He was paid only $50 a day for his job at the Red Penguins, a little more than the minimum wage in Los Angeles, and he didn't even get $1,800 a month with night shift allowances.
If Angelina Jolie and Johnny Lee Miller's divorce makes a big fuss, Johnny Lee Miller will definitely track down the source of the video, and it is not difficult to guess that it will be related to him.
However, Matthew doesn't regret doing that, after all, it not only knocked on the door of Hollywood for him, but also got a role with two lines!
According to Dennis Coulter, the vast majority of extras who come to Hollywood to pursue their dreams can't get such an opportunity for several years, so they can only serve as a background board.
If you have to choose between wasting a few years of time and taking risks, most people will choose the latter.
Taking the bus to Hollywood Boulevard, it was still early to go to work, Matthew had a casual lunch, wandered along Hollywood Boulevard, and began to think about what to do next.
At the moment, he is also an experienced extra, and in the words of Dennis Coulter, it will be relatively easy to find a job again, even if it is a small role with lines, you can try to get it.
But this morning's shooting also let Matthew know that his professional ability is not generally poor, but very, very poor.
Next, professional training and learning is a must.
Fortunately, Angelina Jolie has promised to help in this regard, this woman may have cramps in her head sometimes, but according to his observations, she is still a more trustworthy person.
The other is that he needs a new agent.
Although the power in the entertainment industry is normal, and he himself has some power, Dennis Coulter's fat man is too powerful!
Matthew believes that as long as it is profitable, even if the profit is not great, this fat man will not hesitate to sell him, and judging from yesterday's situation, Dennis Coulter can't count on him when he needs it.
What is such an agent going to do? It's a ticking time bomb.
If it weren't for the conditions, Matthew wouldn't want to work with him at all.
Although he is not qualified to choose now, in the memory left by the previous one, there are many temporary performance service companies like Los Angeles, and he can find another one.
And don't worry about breach of contract, extras, especially non-union actors, sign temporary contracts with such companies, and when they don't have a job, they are only filed with them, and there will be no breach of contract.
For example, this time in the crew of "Soul Shifter", if you are still working, it will be more troublesome for Matthew to change agents, but when the work is over, there will be no problem.
After strolling around Hollywood Avenue for half an afternoon, Matthew was also familiar with the environment, and when he came to the vicinity of the company, he bought a few newspapers, said hello to the front desk, entered the driver's lounge, and picked out the recruitment column to read.
This is also a rainy day, on the one hand, to maintain daily reading, and at the same time to see which industry has more people to recruit workers, which is suitable for people like him, and on the other hand, to find out if there is a crew or a temporary performance service company like Starlight Company to recruit actors.
The previous Matthew, who found Starlight through a recruitment in the newspaper, unfortunately met such a superb Dennis Kurt.
After flipping through the newspapers, I didn't see the recruitment advertisements for the crew, but Matthew found three small agencies to recruit extras, wrote down their phone numbers, and dialed them one by one, and the replies from these companies were basically the same, asking Matthew to go over, provide personal information, photos and resumes, make a record in their company, and take the initiative to contact him if there is a suitable job.
Matthew was thinking about waiting for tomorrow to get off work and go to these three companies one by one.
Putting away the newspaper, he found that there was no car that was really bad, the public transportation in Los Angeles was not developed, far less than the country where he once lived, not to mention the long waiting time for the bus, and it was difficult to meet a taxi on the road, and it was difficult to get a taxi unless he called in person.
Matthew wanted to buy a used car, but after considering the reality, he gave up.
Not to mention the lawyer of the tarot crew who had already called him, Angelina Jolie had agreed to find an acting training school that suited him, which must be a big expense, and the remaining money may not be enough.
Call tomorrow and ask that fat man Dennis Coulter when he will get his hands on the two hundred dollars, and don't have a showdown for the time being until the money arrives.