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After showering and changing clothes at the fitness club, Matthew went to the Los Angeles School of Performing Arts, and now he spends two hours of accent practice every night five days a week under the guidance of a professional teacher, and over time, with perseverance, his British accent has gradually become more and more pronounced.

Before Christmas, Matthew left Los Angeles and flew to Toronto, Canada, to meet Britney, Britney's schedule was very intense, since the release of the second album, this time has been spent almost exclusively in hotels, planes and event sites, except for one time he went to see her in the middle, the two have not seen each other.

Matthew originally planned to spend this Christmas together with the two, but he didn't expect that he got off the plane, and as soon as his mobile phone was turned on, he received an urgent text message from Britney more than half an hour ago, and the record company temporarily changed her itinerary and asked her to go to New York to participate in the New Year's celebration held in Times Square and leave Toronto.

He quickly dialed Britney's number, and the phone was turned off, as if he was on a plane.

I checked the flight to New York at the airport, there was a flight to New York about half an hour ago, Matthew called to inquire about Britney's hotel in Toronto, and Britney and her party had already checked out.

Sitting on the bench in the airport terminal, Matthew scratched his head a little and called Britney's official phone again, still prompting to turn off the phone.

He waited a long time, figured that the plane should have arrived, and called Britney's phone again, this time someone was quickly connected.

"I'm sorry, Matthew. Britney's voice was low, "The record company just got an invitation, and I can't help it." ”

"It doesn't matter. Hearing Britney's voice, Matthew felt a lot more relieved, "Work matters. ”

"Hmm. Britney said, "It's going to leave the airport, it's full of fans outside, I'm going to hang up." ”

She added, "When I'm done with this, I'll go to Los Angeles to find you." ”

Matthew knew that there was only so much to do and said, "Okay, I'll be waiting for you in Los Angeles." ”

Britney hung up the phone, Matthew put away his phone, dragged his suitcase to change the ticket back to Los Angeles, and returned to Los Angeles that afternoon.

His life is back to the way it was before, training, studying, and talking on the phone with Britney Spears every night, occasionally working with the crew of "Scorpion King" to promote the film.

Time soon entered 2002, and it has been three years since Matthew came here, and there have been many changes in these three years, the biggest change is that he has changed from a poor boy who is penniless to has hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets, and has become a leading actor from a passerby.

He is undoubtedly getting closer and closer to becoming famous.

Of course, if he fails, what awaits him is the abyss.

Then, I had the first girlfriend in my life, although both of them are very busy and see each other a limited number of times a year, but they also have concerns here.

In the past three years, he has gradually become accustomed to the social atmosphere and Western-style life in the United States, and his thoughts and ways of thinking about problems have also changed due to the influence of the environment.

But Matthew is well aware that his goal has not changed and that he is one step closer to it.

After entering 2002, Matthew's main focus was on three aspects, one was Britney's announcement, after the trip to New York, she went to Europe, the second was the Pirates of the Caribbean project, there was no more specific news there for the time being, and his relevant preparations continued, and the third was "Black Hawk Down", which began to be released on a large scale.

After the New Year, Sony Columbia Pictures pushed "Black Hawk Down" into more theaters in North America, from 5 to 3,110, but the box office results were not very satisfactory.

In the previous screening, although the single-hall box office performance of "Black Hawk Down" was not top-notch, the minimum single-hall performance was also more than $40,000, and in the first weekend of the expanded release, the single-hall box office directly fell to the $10,000 mark, only more than $9,000.

In the first weekend of the film's expanded release, it earned $28 million in North America, a certain gap from Sony's Columbia Pictures expectations.

The good reputation of "Black Hawk Down" did not bring very good box office results, and the professional agency Cinema Score's prediction for the final North American box office is only about $100 million.

Compared with the film's $92 million investment, the $100 million box office is still far from recouping.

However, Sony Columbia is very confident that the film will eventually be profitable, firstly, it has overseas box office, and secondly, secondly, the list of Oscar nominees announced in late January, "Black Hawk Down" has received several heavyweight nominations.

Matthew paid special attention to the list of nominees for the 74th Academy Awards, and "Black Hawk Down" won many nominations such as Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

Due to the Oscar nomination for "Black Hawk Down", Helen Herman is also in contact with the crew to let Matthew appear on the Oscar red carpet, and Universal Pictures also has plans in this regard in order to promote "The Scorpion King".

However, it is not easy to implement, and the crew of "Black Hawk Down" has a limited number of seats to participate in the Oscars, and the first thing to do is to take care of the people who have been nominated for the Oscars, as well as their relatives and friends.

Universal Pictures quickly gave up, Matthew was too famous, and wanted to push him on the Oscar red carpet, compared to the publicity effect, Universal Pictures thought it was not worth paying too much.

Matthew himself doesn't have this kind of luxury, although the release of "Black Hawk Down" and the maintenance of a certain degree of publicity for "The Scorpion King" have given him some attention, but strictly speaking, he is still an ordinary actor, not a star.

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On Burbank's Nanbo Great Street, a black BMW slowly stopped on the side of the road, Matthew pushed the door and got out of the car, the sun was a little dazzling at noon, and he reflexively took out his sunglasses and stuck them on his face, and walked towards the café agreed with Helen Herman.

Not far in front is the Walt Disney headquarters, which is connected by a flyover to the Disney studios across the street, creating one of the most famous sights of Nanbo Great Street.

The café is right next to Disney's headquarters, diagonally across from Disney Studios.

Matthew pushed open the glass door of the café and immediately saw Helen Herman, who was sitting in a booth near the window, looking through the huge glass window at the Disney studios.

"What are you looking at?" he said, walking over and sitting across from Helen Herman, "so distracted. ”

Helen Herman withdrew her gaze and instead of answering him, she asked, "What to drink?"

Matthew leaned back in his chair, "I asked for black tea." He then asked, "You're so idle today that you asked me out for coffee." ”

He and Helen Herman have always had a work at work.

Helen Herman slowly stirred the coffee in front of her, took a sip, and said, "Universal Pictures has set a premiere time, April 9, at Chandler Hall at the Los Angeles Music Center. ”

Matthew asked, "When did they start working on propaganda?"

The promotion of "Scorpion King" has been tepid, and he, the actor, has only attended two media promotion conferences so far, and the media response can only be said to be mediocre.

"Promotional resources are concentrated in the month before the release. Helen Herman apparently knows enough, "Universal Pictures only invested $12 million in publicity and distribution, and had to make a lot of copies, and the money left for publicity is not as abundant as "The Mummy Returns", and it can only be focused on building momentum. ”

She put down her coffee cup and said, "If you had agreed to a fake romance with Kelly Hu at that time, Universal Pictures would have started to make a fuss about it a long time ago." ”

Matthew shook his head, "You know, it can't be. He preemptively blocked Helen Herman's words, "It's not my business alone, if it involves me alone, I don't have a problem with what you do, but when it comes to another person, I can't make decisions for her." ”

"Don't talk about that. Seeing Matthew's resolute attitude, Helen Herman stopped mentioning it and said, "The crew gave you a few places at the premiere, and if you have more well-known friends, you can invite them to cheer you on." ”

Matthew thought for a moment and said, "I'll inform my friend." ”

Go back and call James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender to see if they can't come. By the way, and Orlando Bloom, this guy is just red and purple right now.

Helen Herman said, "In terms of publicity, you wait for the crew's notice, don't worry." She turned her head to look at Disney Studios again, "I got the news that Disney has officially approved Jerry Bruckheimer's project, which is called "Pirates of the Caribbean", and the film has a budget of $140 million. ”

Matthew immediately came to his senses and asked, "Is there any news about the characters in the script?"

"Nope. Helen Herman shook her head slowly, "Jerry Bruckheimer has brought in Shrek's screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rocsio, and is ready to start writing the script. ”

The two screenwriters Matthew don't know each other, but "Shrek" knows that the screenwriter who has served as the screenwriter of this movie is definitely not a simple character.

Helen Herman held out a finger and pointed to the Disney studios and said, "Just today, in Studio 2, Jerry Bruckheimer has started to design and build the set. ”

Matthew scratched his head, "Didn't even have a script to start setting up?"

"In Hollywood and Jerry Bruckheimer's hands, nothing is impossible. Helen Herman crossed her hands and placed her on the table, "Not only is there no script now, but even the director has not been decided. ”

"What about the actors?" asked Matthew what he was most concerned about.

"We have to wait until the director is in place. Helen Herman replied, "As far as I know, the crew won't start casting until June, and filming will start in October." ”

Hearing this time slot, Matthew suddenly heard something and said, "This seems to be in conflict with Stephen Sommers' project, right?"