As night fell, the noisy Pinewood Studio gradually returned to quiet, but the office area belongs to the crew of "The Return of the Mummy" was brightly lit, and Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos inside were arguing that there was no intention of turning off the lights and getting off work.

The Scorpion King's audition with makeup was not completed until nearly six o'clock. Due to the lack of consensus, the audition result was not determined at that time. After a simple supper, producer Sean Daniel and director Stephen Somos came to the temporary studio to re-watch the audition video during the day to select the right actor.

Needless to say, the first person is chosen, and the situation during the audition is completely out of their consideration; the last actor who auditioned, they heard about something at the end of the audition. This person has been in trouble for more than ten years and has not yet made a fortune. He probably wants to become famous and crazy. He thinks he is very smart, so he can also be excluded.

Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos's arguments focus on Matthew and Dwayne Johnson.

"I think Johnson is more suitable for the role of Scorpion King!" Stephen Somos insisted on his point of view, pointing to the audition video played on the monitor, and said, "His rock-like muscles and nearly two meters tall, coupled with his strong body who has practiced professional wrestling, is very suitable for the role of a tough guy like Scorpion King!

Since confirming something, Sean Daniel has made up his mind that the reason why he did not use the producer's authority and tough attitude to reject it is mainly to take into account Stephen Somos's face and the relationship between the two.

"I don't agree with you." He said tactfully, "Stephen, what we need is an actor, not a macho man who relies on his muscles!"

Sean Daniel pressed several buttons, switched to the close-up of Dwayne Johnson's face, pointing to the monitor screen and said, "He only had one expression from beginning to end! Look here, the corners of his eyes are shaking, obviously very nervous! I admit that he is a star, but he is a professional wrestling star, not a Hollywood star!"

Stephen Somos' last film was sold well, giving him some confidence and argued, "A role like Scorpion King doesn't require much good acting skills!"

"But you can't be too bad in acting!" Sean Daniel was slightly impatient. After the audition, the two had a communication. As a result, Stephen Somos is still insisting. He decisively removed the audition video of Dwayne Johnson and replaced it with the audition video of Matthew Horner. He said while playing, "Look at this actor, his acting skills are above the level, his figure and body are also good, and he is not as exaggerated as Dwayne Johnson, and it is more in line with the image of a warrior!"

He was still trying to make Stephen Somos give up in a persuasion way, "And I had communicated with Dwayne Johnson's agent about the pay, and he offered a price of $1.2 million! I guess the price in his heart will not be less than $1 million. What about Matthew Horner? At most one tenth of this number can be done. The money saved by the crew can be invested in post-production to further strengthen the CG technology you mentioned."

Stephen Somos looked at Matthew on the picture and kept shaking his head, "He doesn't match my image! Sean, when I created the script, the character Scorpion King was created with Dwayne Johnson as the blueprint for design." He spoke with a hint of anger, "Matthew Horner is not the Scorpion King I want!"

Anger flashed across Sean Daniel's face. He knew that some directors or screenwriters were difficult to deal with, and those who were the directors and screenwriters were even more difficult to deal with, but Stephen Somos was not James Cameron after all, and he would not give in to such things that violated the psychological bottom line.

The crew can have African-American actors, but the protagonist and main supporting roles must not be!

This is his psychological bottom line.

Stephen Somos's words are not finished yet, "I stand by my opinion!"

Sean Daniel was instantly popular. From the beginning to the present, he has been using softer ways to communicate. Unexpectedly, Stephen Somos is so stubborn.

"Sorry, Stephen." Sean Daniel's tone became tough, "I decided that Matthew Horner will become the Scorpion King actor."

Turning off the monitor, he packed up his things and was about to leave, looking like he didn't want to talk to Stephen Somos anymore.

Sean Daniel has absolute power in the crew. He knows that Stephen Somos will bow his head in the end. Stephen Somos signed a series of contracts with Universal Pictures. The copyright of the "Mummy" series belongs to Universal Pictures. Even the script of "Return of the Mummy" is also in the hands of Universal Pictures.

When Universal Pictures found Stephen Somos, he was interested in his ability to conduct on-site command, adjust the shooting and processing special effects. Whether it was "The Return of the Mummy" or the first "Mummy", the power in his hands was very limited and he could not even participate in the post-production editing. If it weren't for the great success of the first "Mummy", he would not even have the power to discuss the actors with him here.

Within a reasonable range, the filming of restricting the director's power and divergent thinking has always been done by Hollywood studios including Universal Pictures.

"I will have someone notify Matthew Horner's agent tomorrow." Seeing that the communication could not be resolved, Sean Daniel simply took out the authoritative of the producer. "If it goes well, the crew will be able to sign a contract with him tomorrow afternoon. You'd better get to know him, as this will also be beneficial to the subsequent cooperation."

Stephen Somos never spoke.

"Okay, let's get here today." Sean Daniel picked up his briefcase, "See you tomorrow."

He left the office, and after a while, Stephen Somos turned off the lights and walked out.

Sighing, he walked towards the studio gate. This was not the first time he had a conflict with the producer...

"Damn the producer-centric system!" Stephen Somos cursed and said, "This movie is successful. I must serve as the producer for the next movie. Don't Universal Pictures still want to work with me to shoot a movie with a monster collection? The movie must be filmed according to my ideas!"

As long as "The Return of the Mummy" can be as successful as "The Mummy", it is definitely not a problem for the next film to work with Universal Pictures to serve as a director and screenwriter.

The next morning, Matthew received a notice from Helen Hermann, who passed the audition and successfully won the role of Scorpion King!

“Yes!”

After hanging up Helen Herman's phone call, Matthew couldn't help but wave his fist. The failure of "Almost Fame" was ahead, highlighting the hard-earned success.

Most importantly, he knew that "The Return of the Mummy" was very popular, and pirated discs were once flooded with the streets, and Dwayne Johnson, who played the Scorpion King, also became a big star...

According to this logic, will he become a big star?

Even though he knew that this strange logic was a random thought, Matthew still couldn't stop his fantasy.

At this moment, he was in a very good mood and wanted to share it with others. He took out his cell phone to make a call. The primary sharing object was of course Britney, but considering the time difference between the Atlantic Ocean, Matthew did not call, but just sent a text message to Britney.

Then, he sent a text message to Ilena Poyal, hoping to report it again, even if the possibility is not very high.

Then, Matthew also called James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. The two were not in London now. After filming "Brothers", they went to the Mediterranean together.

As time went by, he gradually calmed down and felt that he would be grateful to Dark Monster for being able to get this role.

After lunch and when he rushed to the Pinewood Studio with Helen Hermann, Matthew told her about this.

"The mentality of an actor who has been in Hollywood for more than ten years but has not yet made a name for himself." Helen Hermann just said lightly, "It is also possible that you are thinking too much, and that unlucky actor just ate and ate his stomach."

Matthew didn't say much, anyway, he was the one who won, so the truth didn't matter.

When he came to the crew and received a formal written notice, as usual, Matthew was just waiting for the result of the Helen Hermann negotiations. The negotiations started very smoothly. Things like accommodation, diet, insurance, overtime, assistants and powder room are similar. The crew of "The Return of the Mummy" has a relatively sufficient budget and will not treat an important supporting actor in these aspects.
Chapter completed!