The final is still being awarded to the champion, Matthew took Lily Collins and left the live broadcast hall early, many people recognized him just now, and if he didn't leave quickly, he would definitely be surrounded behind.

Escorted by six bodyguards, he and Lily Collins get into a Mercedes bulletproof car.

"Where to go?" asked Matthew.

Lily Collins had long since stopped being polite to Matthew and said, "Find a place to have a late-night snack, I'm hungry." ”

Matthew looked outside and said to Brown Williams, "Go to the Aigli Restaurant." ”

The restaurant was nearby and the Italian-style late-night snack was very special, he had been there once.

But five minutes later, Matthew and Lily Collins walked into the dining room, followed by six of his bodyguards, scattered to two nearby tables.

Lily Collins looked at Brown Williams and asked, "Hasn't the matter been resolved some time ago?"

Matthew ordered the order, returned the menu to the waiter, and said, "No." He smiled, "Don't worry, this is Los Angeles, not Tijuana." ”

Something bad to say to Lily Collins, after all, she was still a nineteen-year-old girl.

Just three days ago, under continuous pressure from his side, the FBI and the California police teamed up with the Mexican side to carry out another raid in Tijuana, and many drug dealers turned into frightened birds, but did not capture the two target people confessed by the spray painter.

According to Helen Herman, the Mexican police may have leaked the information.

The whole world knows that the reason why drug traffickers in Mexico are so rampant is directly related to the corruption of the Mexican police.

In today's society, drug dealers or gangsters and the like are scum in front of a powerful state apparatus.

Matthew wasn't too worried, and the FBI estimated that the two targets were most likely running away to Columbia or beyond.

Of course, he didn't let his guard down, and the other party might have infiltrated California, after all, Tijuana and California are just a wall.

Lily Collins was born in a wealthy family, and she didn't know much about these, so she asked a few casual questions, and the topic shifted to the American Idol season 8 final she had just watched.

"Are the judges crazy? Chris Allen defeated Adam Lambert to win the championship!" Lily Collins seemed rather annoyed, "Adam, his voice is a little more special, Chris Allen sings very ordinary, anyway, I don't like it very much." ”

Seeing Matthew's indifference, she added, "Seriously, in terms of tonight's performance. Chris Allen is like I go to a bar for a drink and hear people singing at the bar. Adam Lambert, as for it, is like listening to a singer singing on stage. ”

"This ......," Matthew thought for a moment, and said, "I think it's all about the same, right?"

Lily Collins rolled her eyes, "Your level of music appreciation is so poor!"

The waiter brought up the supper they had ordered one after another, and while the two were eating and talking, Lily Collins said, "Didn't you see that when Adam Lambert sang, many of the audience in the front row were very excited, and some people were crying with excitement!"

Indeed, when the show was going on, most of the audience in the front row were extremely excited, as if the show could deeply resonate with them.

But Matthew has been in Hollywood for many years and is still the number one client of the angel agency, so he naturally knows that those audiences are not as simple as they seem.

"Lily......" Matthew didn't respond positively to Lily Collins' words, instead asking, "Didn't you have such an audience when you hosted the show on Nickelodeon?"

"What audience?" Lily Collins didn't quite understand what Matthew meant.

Matthew simply said, "It's a professional audience like tonight." ”

Lily Collins was stunned, "They're not ordinary viewers?" she patted her head, "Could this be the rumored professional audience?"

She had hosted a children's show briefly before, had no direct contact, but had heard of it.

Matthew nodded, "It's not just professional audiences, strictly speaking, most of them are from the same brokerage company as us. ”

Lily Collins was surprised, "They're both angel brokerage clients with us?"

"More than two years ago, Helen set up a subsidiary of an angel agency to spin off the extras business. Matthew said calmly, "She has also opened up the professional audience market, and currently provides audience services for many shows such as "American Idol" and "The Tonight Show...... Well, this business should be one of the best in Hollywood. ”

"I thought Helen was only doing high-end business. Lily Collins scratched her face.

Matthew laughed, "Don't underestimate these low-end businesses, I read a statement from Helen two months ago, and the income in this area is quite considerable." ”

In fact, this part of the business and extras are basically intersecting, extras are unfamiliar faces to the audience, when TV stations and production companies record or broadcast variety shows, they can let some of them have relatively excellent conditions, sit in positions that are easy to shoot by the camera, and pretend to be ordinary audiences.

Originally, Helen Herman started as a low-end extra, and the angel agency has not given up this aspect of business over the years, but later spun off to another subsidiary for operational needs.

With a large number of extras in hand, there is a foundation for developing a professional audience business.

"I've heard of professional audiences before, but haven't really touched them. Lily Collins asked curiously, "How do they earn?"

Matthew reflected on what he had seen with Helen Herman and said, "It's okay. He was very curious when he saw Lily Collins, and explained simply, "In the past two years, not only the four major TV networks, but also many production companies have been involved in reality shows and music talent shows on a large scale, such as "American Idol" has achieved its eighth season, and many programs are not only the content itself, but also the audience's emotional reaction. ”

Lily Collins thought for a moment, nodded and agreed, "It seems that this is the case, the TV show has given more and more shots to the audience in the past two years." ”

"If nothing else, let's talk about American Idol. Matthew continued, "When many contestants perform on stage, the audience in the front row is often fascinated by it, and there are exaggerated behaviors such as humming with their eyes closed and even moving to tears. ”

He couldn't help but laugh, "The more realistic they play, the more money they make." ”

There are too many TV stations in North America, and there is no national TV station and other industry leaders, and there is a lot of competition between TV stations, and TV stations will come up with a lot of unexpected strategies for ratings and creating program effects.

In fact, this is not a secret in the entertainment industry, in order to seek these professional audiences, many TV stations will recruit through online recruitment stations, or outsource to professional companies such as angel agencies.

As a professional audience, of course, you must have a certain acting talent, you must cry immediately when you can cry, you must be instantly intoxicated when you are intoxicated, and your voice must be loud enough when you need to shout hard.

This line also has a threshold, the most high-end professional audience, recording a 3-hour program can earn 300 to 500 US dollars, like the lower end of the audience clapping loudly and clapping and shouting, 3 hours of program recording will also have $50 to 200 US dollars.

used to be a member of the extras, and Matthew paid special attention to it when he saw the relevant materials from Helen Herman, but unfortunately in his time as an extra, the industry has not really developed on a large scale, otherwise it would not be so difficult to make money as a professional audience.

Now the income of extras who can cross the threshold of professional audiences is much stronger than those extras who only make movies as backgrounds.

For example, Helen Herman's professional audience is roughly divided into three levels, the first level is 300 to 500 dollars a game, and the duty is to be filmed by the camera, that is, the type that is moved to cry and be intoxicated, the second level is about 100 to 200 dollars, and the duty is to sit close to the stage and cheer, and the third level is 50 dollars a game, and the main responsibility is to play the lights with the names of the contestants.

During the performance, those who shouted the fiercest for the contestants, cheered the most violently, and held the light signs in their hands were not fans of the contestants at all.

For example, the producers of "American Idol" will pay an upfront fee to the angel agency every season, and then Helen Herman's subordinates will select the audience suitable for the filming requirements from a group of extras clients, and participate in the recording or live broadcast of the show.

The market is now quite large, with a market size of around $200 million last year, according to Helen Herman.

Having said that, Helen Herman is as unprofitable as he is, and he will definitely not enter the industry without income.

Of course, just like actors, professional audiences also need to be trained.

The agency will also arrange performance learning for this group in advance to make them more engaged. In addition, there are differences in the price and charges on the appearance, the price of a good appearance will be higher, and it is possible to arrange them to sit in the position closest to the stage, and it is possible to earn more than 10,000 yuan a month in the peak season of the program.

Matthew and Lily Collins chatted about the gossip in the circle while eating, and the two would laugh happily together from time to time, and they got along very happily, but before the supper was over, Lily Collins' mother brought a phone and asked her to come home early.

After supper, Matthew sent Lily Collins straight back to Beverly Hills.

Perhaps because of her family background and the fact that she has lived a good life since childhood, and has entered the industry and developed a relatively smooth relationship, Lily Collins is relatively simpler than most of the actresses he has seen.

The next day, Lily Collins calls Matthew, and she leaves Los Angeles to follow the crew of "Twilight" on a nationwide promotional tour of the United States.

Matthew also returned to the crew to prepare for the filming of "Special Forces".