Chapter 262: Box Office Champion of the Year (Subscription Requested)
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Back in Los Angeles, Matthew gave himself a week off and had a good rest, during which all training and learning were put on hold and he was completely relaxed, and this year, starting with his fake romance with Keira Knightley, the thread in his head had been tight and needed to be relaxed.
During the week, except for a few times to the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel and Jessica Alba, Jessica Alba was basically nested at home, and Jessica Alba was definitely a good temporary bed partner, and she also let go and liked to play.
The two of them didn't hide it, and occasionally after finishing business, they would go out to dinner together, and his affair with Jessica Alba inevitably appeared in the tabloids.
Hollywood's fastest spreading speed is gossip, and TMZ broke the news, saying that "Dawn of the Living Dead" was revealed by an insider that Matthew and Jessica Alba got involved during filming, and often didn't take off their makeup after filming, and just messed around in the dressing room or other places.
The tabloids, who focus on gossip and scandals, are even more conclusive that Jessica Alba has completely replaced Keira Knightley as Matthew's new girlfriend.
There are such scandals on the market, which are not unrelated to Matthew and Helen Herman and even Jessica Alba taking advantage of the hype, and even Sean Daniel may have intervened.
There are often two kinds of gossip scandals in Hollywood, one is really secretly photographed by the paparazzi, and the other is deliberately released to hype.
The latter occupies a very high proportion, and everyone knows that for the melon-eating masses in the United States and even around the world, Hollywood is essentially used for entertainment, and in this regard, the value of celebrity gossip is by no means lower than that of Hollywood's movies.
The use of gossip and scandal for publicity is absolutely efficient.
It's not just Matthew and Jessica Alba, who are directly related, that are fueling the trouble, but even Keira Knightley, who is far away in the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the crew of "King Arthur" have come together.
"Keira Knightley can't forget her old love and cried alone on the crew of "King Arthur......"
"Jessica Alba blocked Matthew and Keira Knightley's way back together, Keira Knightley was depressed, temporarily left the "King Arthur" crew, and went on vacation alone to heal ......"
Similar gossip scandals have appeared in the entertainment news of many media and websites, attracting a lot of attention.
It's clear that "King Arthur" and Keira Knightley have managed to rub off on his wave of popularity.
"Being able to be rubbed off on the heat means that you are really popular now and have a great influence. ”
In the seaside open-air café in Malibu's Paradise Bay, Elena Boyard sat under a wide sun umbrella, sipping a cold drink, and said to Matthew opposite, "It's a good thing for you, it's normal for celebrities to be rubbed hot, and it's not without your benefits." ”
Matthew wore a pair of sunglasses, leaned back on a wicker chair, and said, "yes, I've got the benefit too." ”
Elena Boyar put down her glass, leaned closer, and asked, "Is it true that you had something with Jessica Alba in the crew's dressing room?"
"I don't know. Matthew rolled his eyes.
Elena Boyard confirmed, "With your style of doing things, it's definitely true, and you don't even let go of eighteen-year-old Keira Knightley, and Jessica Alba doesn't give enough good, you're going to have a tacit understanding of such a hype?"
Matthew was noncommittal.
"Actually, you can draw conclusions by analyzing it. "Yelena Boyard shows the professionalism of an entertainment reporter, "Although Jessica Alba is a child star, she has no representative works, "Black Angel of the Last Days" and "Sweet Dance" released last month have a very average response, and now she is a third-tier star at best, she doesn't seem to have the power of support behind her, her family background is ordinary, in addition to being a hot girl, what else does she have?"
Elena Boyar tilted her head to look at Matthew, "Don't tell me you're a good person, you're obligated to help her." ”
Matthew shrugged his shoulders slightly and only said, "Jessica Alba is really spicy." He took the initiative to change the subject, "Isn't there something wrong with you asking me out?"
"Nothing important, I just want to thank you. "When I first changed jobs, you gave me a breaking news in time to get a foothold at TMZ, and at the end of last month, TMZ officially signed an employment agreement with me. ”
"Oh?" asked Matthew, curiously, "what position?"
Yelena Boyar said with a bit of smugness, "The deputy editor-in-chief of the entertainment breaking news section has a basic annual salary of 100,000 US dollars, and if you can get hot news, it will be counted." ”
Matthew deliberately said, "I helped you get such a good position, and you invited me to a cold drink as a thank you?"
"And what do you want?" Elena Boyar snorted, deliberately saying, "If you want me to be like Jessica Alba......?"
"Don't think about it!" Matthew didn't mean it at all, "You're thinking too much, Elena!"
Yelena Boyar said to herself, "With your current fame and conditions, it seems that I am taking advantage of it." ”
Matthew resisted the urge to give her the middle finger and said, "You're going to set up a camera in the room and take a sneak peek, and then release the content out there, even if it's you!"
"Really?" said Yelena Boyar, after a serious consideration, "Otherwise, it would be a waste of resources." ”
She stopped making such jokes, and said solemnly, "I asked you out, and the main thing is to confirm your attitude, because I want our cooperation to continue." ”
"Of course it goes on. Matthew has no intention of changing media partners, "Yelena, I don't have any other entertainment reporters I can trust besides you. ”
The two sides have been working together for a few years, and although they are both bastards with little to no bottom line, there is still basic trust.
What's more, as he became popular, Yelena Boyard also went all the way up, and if she was still a paparazzi-like little entertainment reporter like she was at the beginning, he and Helen Herman would definitely look for a new partner to work with in this area.
Elena Boyar nodded and said, "If there's any surprise or hype, just call me, I'm always welcome." ”
She knows very well that Matthew is now a second-tier star, and it is very likely to rush to the first-line in the future, and the value of such a star to entertainment reporters is not ordinary.
Knowing the inseparable relationship between celebrities and the entertainment media, Matthew said, "You're the absolute first choice for me and Helen in this regard." ”
Although the hype about him and Jessica Alba this time is not as loud as the previous one with Keira Knightley, judging from the current results, Yelena Boyard has shown enough professionalism in practice.
Of course, no matter how hyped the outside world is, it is impossible for Matthew and Jessica Alba to become real boyfriend and girlfriend.
In fact, after Matthew's week-long vacation, the relationship with Jessica Alba quickly faded, which is the most normal reaction, and the two are most interested in each other's bodies, and the enthusiasm comes and goes quickly.
Even though it's not 419, there's not much difference either.
And after the holidays, Matthew returned to a planned life, focusing more on honing his acting skills, practicing writing, and boxing and kickboxing training in the gym, and Jessica Alba's appeal instantly diminished.
On top of that, he also has to run a blog.
After several years of continuous updates and the appeal of fame, Matthew's blog has reached six figures, with more than 10,000 daily active users, and can also be classified as a well-known blog, especially among Hollywood stars, whose popularity can rank in the top 10.
Most of the first- and second-tier Hollywood stars have also opened blogs, but in this era, there are not many people or companies that really attach great importance to it, like Matthew, and there are even fewer people who can see that social media itself can create stars and topics in the future.
After all, no one else can cheat like he can.
As the time approached the end of October, the screening of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" was nearing the end, and the film's North American box office accumulated $352.27 million, surpassing Pixar's "Finding Nemo" and temporarily sitting on the throne of the first annual box office in North America.
However, this box office figure does not guarantee that "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" will be the top box office in North America in 2003, because "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" has not yet been released.
From the media to the companies in the circle, they all agree that after the foreshadowing of the first two parts, "Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King" will usher in an explosive ending.
Professional entertainment media outlets like "Premiere," "Empire," "Entertainment Weekly," and "The Hollywood Reporter" believe that Peter Jackson will not only be a box office success if he guarantees the quality of the first two installments of "Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King," but the Oscars will respond positively.
Some optimists claim that the Oscars may break the convention of ignoring non-realistic films and reward such a superstar with best director and best picture.
The exact situation will not be revealed until March next year.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" can only be described as a big hit at the North American box office, and the overseas box office is also excellent, from its release in July to the present, the global box office has reached 752.7 million US dollars, and it has also temporarily sat in the position of the global annual box office champion.
Similarly, before "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King", the global annual box office champion was unknown.
The film's box office hit has benefited director Gore Wibinski, and the three leading actors, Matthew, Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley, especially in the sequel negotiations with Disney Studios.
Negotiations for a sequel lasted from mid-July to the end of October, and after more than three months of tug-of-war, an agreement was gradually reached.