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"Universal Pictures has confirmed that Scorpion King will make an independent film with an investment of $40 million, Stephen Sommers is back as a writer-producer, and young actor Matthew Horner is also returning, and his role as the Scorpion King in 'The Mummy Returns' is very interesting......"
The day after the press conference, news related to "Scorpion King" appeared in many newspapers and magazines.
"Renowned director Chuck Russell joins the "Scorpion King" movie, teaming up with the Scorpion King Matthew Horner to help start a new chapter in the "The Mummy" franchise. ”
A newspaper that has a partnership with Universal Pictures also briefly introduced Matthew.
"Texas-based actor Matthew Horner is only 21 years old, but he is widely regarded as one of the best young actors in Hollywood, and has worked with many well-known stars and big-name directors so far, the first work was an Oscar-winning film like "Soul Shifter", the second was the Oscar-winning film "Gladiator" directed by Ridley Scott, and then he played the leading actor in the MV for pop diva Britney Spears, and later went one step further in the epic war masterpiece "Band of Brothers" played the role of Ronald Spears, the fourth commander of E Company, and finally made a splash with the role of the Scorpion King in "The Mummy Returns", and now he will play the leading role in the independent film "The Scorpion King......"
In an ordinary independent apartment in downtown Los Angeles, Liszt sat at the dining table, put down the newspaper in his hand, and thought thoughtfully.
Next to him, his teenage son picked up the newspaper and read it.
A middle-aged woman came over with breakfast and placed it in front of Liszt and his son.
"Dad......" The son read the article and was puzzled, "You also like the Scorpion King?"
Liszt looked at his son, "I don't like it, I've just seen this actor." ”
The son was even more puzzled, "You also chase stars?"
"It's not. Liszt shook his head, thinking of the little driver from before.
The middle-aged woman took the newspaper from her son, looked at it, and asked, "You used to have a subordinate, wasn't it Matthew Horner?"
"That's him. Liszt pointed to the newspaper, "Have you seen the picture, I won't admit it." ”
The son opened his mouth wide in surprise, "Dad, the original little staff under your command has become a Hollywood star now?"
Liszt hesitated, but nodded, "That's right. ”
Even after more than a year, he still clearly remembers the little driver from Texas, when he often took time off work to shoot, and the two idiots in the same office ridiculed him every time, and he was happy to watch a good show, but who would have thought that now he has become the leading actor in a big production with a production cost of 40 million dollars.
In just two years, he climbed from a small driver to the position of the male protagonist, and those who laughed at him were jokes, right?
The son seemed to be excited to say something again, Liszt focused on thinking about his own affairs and didn't listen, now Matthew Horner has changed from a small driver to a male protagonist, and he has money, can he develop him into a customer of the company?
can pull a Hollywood star customer, but there are a lot of commissions.
Liszt thought he should give it a try and went back to find Matthew Horner's contact details.
North of Burbank, Matthew closed the script and was just about to go around the yard when he suddenly received a call from Helen Herman.
"I've had Elena Boyar's payment passed on to her. Helen Herman was talking about the work side of things, "Rest assured, it's cash." ”
Matthew walked to the yard with his mobile phone, "When will the first salary for "The Scorpion King" arrive?"
According to the agreement between the two parties, his salary was divided into three payments, the first $200,000 was paid within ten days of signing the agreement, the second was paid $200,000 when he entered the crew to start filming, and the last $100,000 waited until all his scenes were filmed.
There are also restrictive clauses, such as Matthew's right to deduct his salary if a scandal such as drug abuse breaks out.
This is also a more common qualifying clause in Hollywood.
"In just a few days, it won't be more than ten days. Helen Herman continued on the phone, "Yelena Boyar is going to you, she has a column on Yahoo Entertainment next Monday, we just paid her a good salary, she decided to give you this position, it is estimated that she will be there in a while, I am preparing for the audition for the rest of the roles and can't get out, you discuss with Yelena Boyar first, and we will talk to each other at noon for the specific situation." ”
"Yes. Matthew then asked curiously, "Have you chosen the heroine?"
Helen Herman's answer was a little unexpected, "There is an agent who has gone through the relationship with Stephen Sommers, and Sean Daniel has no objection, the heroine is basically finalized, and I can't get the heroine, but as compensation, the rest of the important supporting roles, the crew will use clients from angel agencies." ”
"Are you sure?" Matthew continued, "who is it?"
"I don't know exactly who it is. Helen Herman seems to have something going on there, "I'll know in a few days, I'll hang up first." ”
As soon as he finished saying this, Matthew heard a beep hanging up, shook his head, went back to his room to boil water, and wiped the newly purchased wooden tables and chairs in the courtyard, ready to entertain Yelena Boyar, who had come to her on her own initiative.
After ten minutes or so, the doorbell rang, and Matthew went over to open the door, and the tall Elena Boyar was standing in front of it.
"Long time no see, Elena. ”
He let Elena boyar in and asked, "Inside or outside?"
Elena Boyar looked around and said, "Outside, the air is nice here." ”
Located in the hills above the San Fernando Valley, this community is very green and livable.
Matthew went to the house to make tea, brought it out and put it on the wooden table, and made a gesture of invitation to Yelena Boyar, "This is the imported green tea I bought specially in Chinatown, and it has its own flavor from the black tea I am used to drinking. ”
Elena Boyar was not interested in tea, took a sip of it, and asked, "Did Helen Herman call you?",
"Hit. Matthew picked up his teacup, looked at Elena Boyar, and asked, "It's rare that you can think of me in such a good thing." ”
Yelena Boyar shrugged, "I've made a lot of money from you lately, so it's a discount." Her tone shifted to seriousness, "This is a front-page column for Yahoo Entertainment, and I have limited authority to hang on the page for a day at the moment." ”
"It's not a bad day. Matthew seemed more content.
"You're barely an entertainment hotspot right now. Yelena Boyar looked at the side of the gate, "When I came over, there were paparazzi squatting. ”
Matthew casually joked, "It's bad that they mistake you for my girlfriend." ”
Yelena Boyar didn't care, "Whatever they want, let's talk about the content of the next column." ”
"Hmm. Matthew nodded and asked, "What do you mean by Helen?"
"She thinks you should be reported personally. Yelena Boyar took another sip from her teacup, "Especially to show your positive side to the outside world." ”
Hearing her say this, Matthew had an idea, "Can this be the case, I've been working out and boxing and fighting training in order to prepare for the shoot, can you take some photos of me going in and out of the gym and training hard in the gym and post them on the website?"
"Absolutely. Elena Boyar thought for a moment and said, "At the moment you are just a little famous, and you lack news points yourself, and as far as I can see, there is nothing better than that." ”
Matthew asked, "Do you have time in the afternoon? I'll go to the gym in the afternoon, why don't we go together?"
Yelena Boyar shook her head, "Not today, you'd better go talk to the gym owner today, get his permission, and we'll shoot tomorrow." ”
Matthew realized that there were some things that would get you into trouble, and said, "Well, the majority shareholder of the fitness club is my boxing coach, so I'll talk to him first." ”
Niebola is not only a coach in the clubhouse, but also a major investor.
Yelena Boyar looked at her watch, "That's it, I'll go to the editorial office in a while, I'll go first." ”
Matthew was not polite to her, and said, "I still have to say hello to Helen, you wait for my call." ”
He sent Elena Boyard to the door, and suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, if it's appropriate, put my blog in the column as well." ”
"Blogging?" Elena Boyar was a little puzzled, "You're still updating your blog? ”
Matthew smiled and said, "Just do me a favor." ”
It's not a big deal either, and Elena Boyar responded, "Okay, I'll mention your blog." ”
Matthew then sent Elena Boyard away, and when he returned, he went to look at his blog, which was still unnoticed.
After lunch, he hung up the phone with Helen Herman and roughly said that Helen Herman had no opinion.
Later, Matthew went to the fitness club in Ximu District to continue his daily fitness and training, and now he is also a regular customer and celebrity here, and many people will come to say hello when he rests.
On the one hand, his fame comes from his status as an actor, and on the other hand, it comes from training matches.
In the recent training match, except for the presence of Neborah's professional level, the other boxers in the fitness club have all become Mathew's men.
In the words of some, Matthew did choose the wrong career.
After an afternoon of training in a blink of an eye, the number of people in the fitness club was decreasing, Matthew found Nie Bora and mentioned borrowing the fitness club to shoot, he is now a big customer here, Niebola happily agreed, but proposed that the sign of the fitness club should appear in the photo.