Chapter 148: Appreciate while learning
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Ford entered Burbank, and the roadside in front of the Angel Brokerage Company was adjusting the greening vegetation. It was inconvenient to park. Matthew simply stopped a little further and walked over.
While walking, he thought of that question again.
"Keep the original intention..."
Matthew knew what David Astor meant, but he knew his original intention better. His original intention was to become a Hollywood star and enjoy that kind of glamorous life.
Therefore, he would never give up the opportunity to become the leading actor in front of him.
After entering the Angel Brokerage Company, Matthew greeted the front desk and went directly to Helen Hermann's office.
"Is there any latest development?" He pulled away his chair and sat opposite Helen Hermann. "You don't look anxious at all."
Helen Hermann raised his head from behind the computer screen, pulled down his glasses, and said, "Ninety-nine percent of this project will pass the review. Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos stare at it, don't worry."
Matthew also knew his weight. He couldn't speak at all on Universal Pictures. He had to wait at this time except waiting to see others work hard.
"If you can pass, how much investment will be in the video?" he asked with concern.
If you invest less in such a fantasy action movie, it may turn into a B-level movie.
"It shouldn't be more than $40 million," Helen Hermann said casually, "the minimum is no less than $20 million."
Matthew was a little surprised, "The investment is so high?"
According to his idea, it would be nice to have $10 million to $15 million.
Helen Herman glanced at Matthew and said, "The main measure of investment is not you, but Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos. Do you think the project they join forces is worth the investment?"
"If I were to measure investment," Matthew shrugged and said to himself, "It would be nice to have a million dollars."
It is estimated that even one million dollars is difficult. Movies that Hollywood invests one million dollars can no longer be considered small productions. Most of the films produced are difficult to achieve an investment of one million dollars.
$20 million to $40 million can be said to be a medium-sized production.
Universal Pictures' measurement criteria should be the past success experiences of Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos, as well as the reputation of the character Scorpion King.
"How much money can I get?" This is the question Matthew is most concerned about. He is almost becoming a pauper now, "Do you think?"
Helen Hermann shook his head directly, "The crew has not been established yet, the investment amount has not been determined, it is too early to say this." Instead, she urged Matthew, "Stephen asked me to convey you, it would be better to prepare for the role as soon as possible."
Matthew stopped mentioning the pay issue and said, "I have resumed fitness five times a week. In addition to boxing training, I am also ready to learn a little free fighting."
Helen Hermann has always been relieved about this. As long as there is an important role, Matthew's enthusiasm has never been a problem.
"You came here today for this?" Matthew asked.
Helen Hermann pushed the document in duplicate, "This is the confirmation letter sent by the court from the "Tao Tarot Card" breach of contract. If you signed it on it, I will send the document to the court, and the breach of contract will be completely resolved."
Matthew opened it and looked, took a pen, and signed his name on it.
If it weren't for this document, he would have forgotten the breach of contract. After paying the liquidated damages, he never paid attention to this aspect.
"That's all?" Matthew returned one of the documents to Helen Hermann. "You'll just send me there when you get off work."
"By the way?" Helen Herman raised his eyebrows, "I live in the south, your house is in the north, how can I go along? I don't want to go to your house either."
Matthew said indifferently, "Isn't it just that someone died? What's the matter?"
Helen Hermann didn't want to get involved in this issue anymore. He looked down at the computer screen. Matthew stood up and asked, "Is there anything else? If it's okay, I'll leave first."
Without raising his head, Helen Herman waved his hand at Matthew. Matthew left the Angel Agency with a copy of the document. After getting in the car, he took a look at the document again. The situation when he just came to this world couldn't help but come to his mind.
I vaguely remember that I was very moved by Jessica Drake at that time, and I was impulsive and considered filming romantic action movies for a second. Fortunately, I didn't go there at that time, otherwise I would have been able to catch Britney as my girlfriend later.
After signing the out-of-court settlement agreement, he specially found the movie "Tao Tarot" and watched it. The male protagonist not only had a rivalry with Jessica Drake, but also fought with Nikki Anderson, and finally staged a one-on-two show...
"What a pity...it's a pity..."
As he muttered, Matthew started the car and drove all the way north. He soon boarded Interstate 5. When he arrived at the intersection leading to his home, he did not turn. He subconsciously continued northward and reached the San Fernando Valley.
This small valley town is a holy place that many people all over the world yearn for. However, like Hollywood, the San Fernando Valley is also facing serious crew outflows. According to relevant California laws, condoms are required to be used when shooting, which will affect the purchasing choices of many customers. Nedahua, especially Las Vegas, does not have this rigid and rigid regulations, which has attracted a large number of companies to set up crews in the San Fernando Valley to film.
Matthew drove around the valley area and couldn't tell how different it was from other satellite cities in the Los Angeles area. Finally, he parked his car in an area full of studios. These studios were the first companies to shoot romantic action movies. Now, crews will start working in it from time to time.
When passing by a studio near the road, he saw the big poster posted on the studio with the name "Gladiator" written on it. He couldn't help but stop and take a look, confirming that this is a romantic action version of the action movie.
However, when he glanced over the actor column, he actually saw a familiar name - Michael Sheehn!
This name is very high-end, and it seems to be an important actor.
"I didn't expect that I didn't even change my name." Matthew started the car and left, "It seems he's doing well."
He was not waiting here to see if this Michael Sheehn was that Michael Sheehn, after all, this was already a distant past.
Afterwards, Matthew went to a video store outside the studio and specially selected a few new discs. He was not particularly familiar with the romantic action movies of this era. According to his memory, he chose a few discs with the Woodpecker logo, and planned to wait for Britney to return to Los Angeles another day and bring her home to enjoy it.
You can also learn while appreciating. Only by combining theory and practice can technology improve.
However, it will take some time for Britney to come back after filming her new album MV.
When he paid the money to go out of the store, Matthew found that small DV cameras were sold here, which were not expensive, and were completely within the range he could afford. He has participated in the shooting of many film and television works in the past two years, which has also made him interested in photography. He couldn't help but buy a Sony portable home DV camera, intending to wait until he has time to shoot something to practice his skills.
He once asked the photographer Slavamir Izak on the crew of "Black Hawk" that, in his opinion, if you want to have a certain level of photography skills, you have to shoot more and practice more.
"When I go to the fitness club tomorrow..." Matthew immediately thought of the purpose after buying it, "I can help me shoot a video of my practice match with Niebola."
Whether it is boxing or free fighting, he is very interested. If there is no special situation, he will continue to practice.
When he returned home, Matthew took a video of the courtyard. The DV camera technology of this era is incomparable to the cameras of his smartphone. In addition, his technology is limited, so the pictures taken are very average.
"It seems like you need to practice more." He found an amateur way to relax.
No matter what job you do, it will easily make people feel boring over time, and proper relaxation is essential.
Time passed day by day, and soon it entered mid-June. "The Return of the Mummy" was screened on the North American film market for its tenth weekend, with the North American box office reaching $196.5 million. This result seemed very good, but the North American box office closed at $1.27 million on the tenth weekend, which continued to decline sharply, just like the previous trend.
The reputation of "The Mummy Returns" has seriously affected the film's box office trend, causing Universal Pictures to repeatedly lower expectations. Recently, it has even believed that the North American box office will eventually exceed $200 million, which is a victory.
Although this film is a big hit, it is inevitable that it will not meet Universal Pictures' expectations. Universal Pictures has no sound to continue to produce the third part of the "Mummy" series.
According to the news received by Helen Herman, many people within Universal Pictures believe that the scandal of the male lead Brandon Fraser beating movie fans has dragged down the box office in the later stage, so that the final North American box office could not even reach the $220 million after lowering expectations.
Fortunately, the overseas box office of "The Return of the Mummy" is pretty good. It is not difficult for Universal Pictures to make a profit on this project. The revenue of the film is not only the box office. The cultural shirts with the avatar of Scorpion King were sold in North America alone.
This is also proof that Scorpion King is a highlight of the entire film.
In addition, after market research, Universal Pictures also launched figures and dolls of Scorpion King based on Matthew. Like cultural shirts, these can bring Matthew some income in portrait rights.
Although the share ratio is very low, it can also solve his daily needs.
Chapter completed!