Negotiations with Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are not yet complete, but one thing is certain, as long as Matthew continues to play the leading role, he will definitely work part-time as a producer, and by now, this is a must-have package for him to star in a film.

In this way, the rights and interests of the crew can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

The first producer of the sequel to "Special Forces" will also be Stephen Sommers.

Compared to Matthew's see-saw negotiations, Hasbro and Paramount Pictures were the first to secure a contract with Stephen Sommers, who officially signed a big name on the director and producer contract.

The first film was a huge success, and Hasbro and Paramount Pictures wanted a sequel to be produced as soon as possible, with a sequel in 2011 and no later than 2012.

After Stephen Sommers signed his contract, Matthew got a message from him that Hasbro had matched Stephen Sommers to meet with Michael Bay.

"Hasbro's intentions are very clear. ”

In the reception room of Studio 13, Stephen Sommers put down the coffee cup in his hand and said to Matthew, "The main purpose of this meeting is for me to discuss the possibility of Transformers and special forces live-action movies with Michael Bay. ”

Matthew became interested and asked, "How are you discussing?"

Stephen Sommos frowned slightly, "I think it's very difficult. "Especially in action scenes, when the Autobots and Decepticons clash, the special forces and Cobra can only give those robots a hand." ”

"Hmm. Matthew nodded, "In terms of individual combat power alone, it is impossible for humans to compare to mechanical lifeforms. ”

Is there any suspense in this battle for the Duke to face Optimus Prime or Megatron alone? In the "Transformers" series, Michael Bay's golden finger to American GIs is a bit exaggerated, and if the two series are linked, do you want to open a golden thigh for human beings?

It's really hard to balance.

"I agree with Michael Bay on this point. Stephen Sommos added, "The two series are temporarily developing independently, and some logos such as background objects can be added to the film appropriately to pave the way for future collaborations." ”

He thought for a moment and emphasized, "But it shouldn't be too much. ”

Matthew nodded slightly, "Stephen, I support you, we are always on the same side. ”

Stephen Sommers seemed a little excited, "I owe you a thank you all the time, it's not you this time it's ......"

Matthew raised his hand to interrupt him, "We're old friends now, so there's no need to say these out-of-the-box words." He smiled and said, "If it weren't for your support, would I be where I am today? At the beginning of the "Scorpion King" project, you used me under so much pressure, without the actor of "The Scorpion King", there would be no Matthew Horner now. ”

"You're exaggerating. Stephen Sommers smiled embarrassedly, "With your ability, even without "Scorpion King", you will find other opportunities." ”

Matthew Horner, whom he knows, really doesn't have to say anything about his friends, but he can't deny that he is a very scheming person.

But Stephen Sommers doesn't care about that, he only knows one thing, Matthew is not just a partner, but a friend who is willing to reach out at a critical moment.

This is a hundred times stronger than the vast majority of people in the circle.

Recently, he also met another old friend, Rachel Weisz, and heard about some of Rachel Weisz's encounters, and according to Rachel Weisz, Matthew is also helping her.

Matthew really didn't say anything about those who had helped him.

Stephen Sommos didn't say any more polite words, but he wrote them all down and made up his mind that as long as Matthew needed it and was within his power, he would definitely stand up and help Matthew.

Sending Stephen Sommers away, Bella Anderson walked in.

"I'm going to the other side of the Pacific next week to start the auditions. Bella Anderson sat in the chair across from Matthew and asked, "Is there anything I need to look out for?"

Matthew thought about it for a moment and reminded, "Don't talk about politics! Don't talk about it, whether it's on the North American side or on the other side of the Pacific." ”

Bella Anderson had done some understanding before and nodded, "I understand." ”

"And. Matthew also advised, "If you encounter something difficult, contact Disney in Greater China, and I will say hello to Robert Iger, Disney has been working there for many years and has built a huge network of contacts." ”

"Okay. Bella Anderson nodded again.

Matthew waved his hand, "That's it, call me if you really can't solve it." ”

Bella Anderson answered, then said, "I'm leaving for now, there's something on the studio's side that you need to pay attention to." She glanced at Matthew and said directly, "I spoke with James Wynne on the phone yesterday, the production of the new part of "Saw" has been completed, and he is communicating with Lionsgate Pictures, and he may terminate his contract with Lionsgate Pictures soon. ”

"I'll be in touch with James Win. Matthew nodded slightly.

Bella Anderson stepped forward, took a copy from the file on the desk, put it in front of Matthew, and said, "This is a fax from Warner Bros. this morning, you haven't read it yet, have you?"

"Nope. Matthew shook his head, "As soon as I arrived, Stephen Sommers came over." ”

Bella Anderson added, "You see, I've been negotiating with Warner Bros. lately, and that's pretty much it, and then there's some basic information about the project. ”

With that, she saw that Matthew had nothing else to do and left the office.

Matthew opened the file and took a general look, the first part of "The Hobbit" was named "Unexpected Journey", produced and directed by Peter Jackson, with a production budget of up to $180 million, and is expected to start filming in 2010 or early 2011 and be released on holiday schedules at the end of 2012.

Studio 13 will account for 20 percent of the investment, or $36 million.

And unlike other foreign investment institutions, Studio 13 is a co-producer of the film, and enjoys a full revenue share in the same proportion as the investment for the next 15 years.

However, Studio 13 does not own the rights to the film, and the copyright to "The Hobbit" belongs entirely to Warner Bros.

This is not surprising to Matthew, this is a normal situation in the circle.

In addition, director Peter Jackson has been in contact with several actors from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, with actors like Gandalf, Queen Galadriel, Saruman and King Ellon all returning to the series.

After reading the document, Matthew made a special call to Peter Jackson and asked some more specific information, Peter Jackson also intended to let the elf prince return, but Orlando Bloom could not be contacted, and the original powerful elf character was even more thoughtful.

He once again stated that he wanted to create an elf character for Matthew.

Matthew couldn't respond directly, saying that he would talk about it after seeing the character, and Peter Jackson was not particularly anxious, after all, the series had not yet begun preparations, and according to his ideas, this elf character only showed his face in the first "Unexpected Journey", and became familiar in front of the audience, paving the way for the official debut in the second part.

It takes a lot of work to adapt this kind of influential original book and add an original type of character.

In fact, Matthew is also a little interested in another character, vaguely remembering that there is a human leader in "The Battle of the Five Armies", whose name is Bard, is a dragon-slaying hero, but Peter Jackson said that the "Hobbit" series is different from the "Lord of the Rings" series, the dwarves and elves play a relatively heavy role, and humans are just playing soy sauce in it.

Compared with the dragon slayer hero, Matthew still expects a little more from Peter Jackson's original character.

In the period that followed, Fast & Furious 5 and Special Forces 2 both entered the pre-planning stage, Matthew also officially signed a formal agreement with Warner Bros. on behalf of Studio 13 for the "Hobbit" series, and Peter Jackson began to rewrite a full trilogy script.

In addition, two other projects of Studio 13 are also underway at the same time.

"Twilight: New Moon" will be released in North America the weekend before Thanksgiving this year, and the film has already completed production, and the creative crew such as Sofia Coppola and Stephanie Mayer went straight to the script writing and planning of the third part after a short break.

According to Matthew's plan, in the next few years, every year during the Thanksgiving schedule, the studio will launch a "Twilight" movie, turning Thanksgiving into a twilight special.

Patty Jenkins has completed the script for a new version of The Hunger Games, and with the funding in place, the project is officially in preparation.

The behind-the-scenes crew of the set, along with Patty Jenkins and the producers, were in charge of recruitment, and in terms of actors, the crew also let out the wind and prepared to conduct a wide range of auditions for all the main actors, especially the actress Katniss.

However, compared to other preparations, the actor audition is a little later, and Matthew plans to wait for the release of "Twilight" before holding an actor audition for the "Hunger Games" series.

On the one hand, if "Twilight: New Moon" continues to be successful, it is bound to attract more outstanding young actors to audition for another youth film series, and on the other hand, the studio's ability to fully demonstrate its ability to make celebrities through youth idol films will also help to reduce the salaries of those young actors in negotiations.

Although the main profession is an actor, when it comes to the films he invests in, Matthew is no different from the bosses of other film companies, and will try his best to lower the actors' salaries.

Especially young actors who are not famous enough.

Matthew is all about the overall situation, and each crew hires a capable producer to take care of the specific work.

At the same time, James Wing successfully completed his contract with Lionsgate and is ready to start a horror movie journey with Matthew.