Chapter 160: Blocking Stones
Please give me a monthly ticket! Please give me a recommendation ticket!
There are many actors in this crew who are affiliated with Angel Agency. Matthew is very clear about this. Duff Villa in front of him is one of them. According to his understanding, this person is still one of the many young actors in Angel Agency. He is a good person.
Matthew glanced at Duff Villa, walked over and locked the door of the dressing room, "Speak if you have something to do."
"That's it." Duff Villa had a mysterious expression, his voice pressed very low, "I heard someone on the set today that he wanted to be against you."
"Oh?" Matthew raised his eyebrows.
This time he is the male lead in the crew and the first actor confirmed by the crew. He is also highly appreciated by two producers, Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos. Among all the actors, including the heroine Hu Kaili, none of them is heavier than him.
Who will come to trouble him if he has nothing to do?
To be honest, he didn't believe much in this Duff Villa, although the two came from the same agency.
In Hollywood, trusting others is definitely not an excellent quality.
"It's true." Duff Villamin seemed to be showing kindness to Matthew, saying, "This afternoon, Steven Brand... is the actor who plays Mannon, and also from Angel Agency. He discussed with Clark Bernard, an actor from another Angel Agency, how to get you done."
Matthew knew the two people Duff Villa mentioned, especially Steven Brand, who was strong.
Matthew didn't say anything, just looked at Duff Villa and waited for him to continue talking.
"That's it." Duff Villa continued, "they plan to find an opportunity to invite you to drink at the Black Mamba bar and then tempt you to take cocaine, once you get addicted to drugs..."
He didn't say anything later, but the meaning was already very clear.
"Temptation me to take drugs?" Matthew couldn't help but snorted. If it were other aspects, he might be able to get caught. He wouldn't even touch drugs. He used to live in a society that severely cracked down on drugs. He knew how harmful this thing was, but he was still a little confused. "Even if they plotted against me, they wouldn't be the male protagonist of the crew."
Would these two people be stupid to think that if he is finished, they can take the lead and become the male lead? Don't joke...
Suddenly, Matthew realized something.
Sure enough, Duff Villa said, "They think you're blocking the angel agent's path and keeping them from climbing up." He hesitated, and said, "They think the agency's resources are too tilted towards you, you're eating meat and they can't even chew bones."
He glanced at Matthew and said, "Especially Steven Brand, he was taking a similar route as you, and he thought that with you in front of him, there would be no chance to stand out."
Matthew nodded, his head kept thinking quickly, and asked, "I remember you often stay with them..."
Daf Villa understood what the following words meant and said directly, "You are the person you value the most in the company. There is no conflict between me and you, so there is no need to follow those two people to hit the wall."
Although he also said something in front of those two people, he never thought about doing anything. Matthew Horner on the opposite side was not of the same level as them. If he really did something, with the character of Helen Hermann, would they become the company's key customers?
Steven Brand and Clark Bernard were crazy about becoming famous, but he could see it very clearly.
On one hand, Matthew Horner, who is very likely to become a star, and on the other hand, there are two young actors similar to him. Who should he choose? Is this still necessary to consider?
"You have no conflict of interest with me?" Matthew tilted his head and looked at Duff Villa.
"Yes, no." Duff Villa reached out and flicked his face, saying, "You see my appearance, may you go your route? I know very well that even if I am lucky enough to be a comedy star, it is completely different from your route. We will not form a competitive relationship on the limited resources of Angel Company."
Matthew stood up, put on his backpack again, and asked, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
In some ways, Duff Villa's words are indeed very reasonable. His appearance and thin body are inherently determined to have no chance of getting involved with some characters.
"If you can meet a character that suits me..." Duff Villa laughed, and there was something about it. "If you can help recommend me, I will be satisfied."
Matthew tilted his head, but did not answer positively, instead, saying, "You stare at those two people."
Daff Villa understood what Matthew meant and immediately said, "Don't worry, I must look at them with wide eyes."
"Okay, it's time to get off work." Matthew opened the door to the dressing room, "It's time to go home."
Daff Villa walked out of the dressing room first, and Matthew left afterwards.
Arriving at the entrance of Warner Studios, he got on his newly bought BMW car. In the past few days, the crew started filming and surrounded many reporters at the entrance of the studio. Matthew was one of the main targets of being surrounded. Warner Studios also gave them some privileges to allow the car to be driven inside the studio, but it had to be parked near the gate.
He thought about what happened just now and called Helen Herman. Helen Herman was still like that, not too much, but he also said that he would make people stare at them.
Matthew didn't say much. After more than two years in this industry, he naturally can understand some things. Not to mention small brokerage companies like angel brokerage companies, even top entertainment brokerage companies like Caa and Uta, the internal resources are relatively limited. When some people take more, some people naturally get less. Who doesn't want to be the one who gets the most resources and shines the most?
At this stage, Matthew does not intend to do too much to Steven Brand and Clark Bernard. It is enough to find an opportunity to warn him. After all, he is the leading actor of this film, and this film has the greatest impact on him.
If he succeeds, he will be the actor who makes the most profit; if he fails, he will be the person who falls the worst.
According to his calculations, if the film fails, Helen Hermann will not be able to pay attention to him as much as he is now. Without Steven Brand and Clark Bernard doing anything, his so-called road blocking stone will collapse silently.
Now that "The Scorpion King" has started filming, if he removes two important supporting actors, Steven Brand and Clark Bernard, it will only bring unnecessary twists and turns to the crew, and may cause unexpected negative impacts, and there is no need to take such risks.
It would be better if someone stared at those two guys.
As for Duff Villa, he would trust such a person unless he had a problem with his head.
Everything will be done when the filming of this film is completed. After it is released, as long as the film is successful, he will have the capital. It is not difficult to kick those two people away.
After starting the car, Matthew drove out of Warner Studios, ignored the reporters who were surrounding him and drove directly to the road.
Originally, this crew was the most relaxed person he felt since he started working, and as the male lead, no one would come over to cause trouble without thinking...
Unfortunately, competition is everywhere in this circle.
If you want to avoid being stepped on, you have to step on others and climb up.
In the next few days, the crew's filming was carried out at Warner Studios. A young actor invited him to a bar to have a drink, saying that many actors in the crew would go, but he refused.
Apart from this, Matthew didn't find anything abnormal, and he focused his energy on the role.
Before this film, he made sufficient preparations. Some of the training he participated in was also used in the filming of "The Scorpion King". He was in very good condition, especially the action scenes. Even if there were some difficult action scenes, they were often repeated two or three times.
Matthew knew very well that this could barely be considered a big accumulation and a thinning effort.
This good state lasts very long, and also makes the shooting go very smoothly.
"Matthew, there are many people on the other side, don't fight hard."
In the studio, an action scene was about to start. The action guide Tim Madson stood in front of Matthew and made a final explanation, "Just like you performed before, you must show both strength and speed! You must move, make full use of your flexible pace and excellent agility to give the enemy the greatest damage in rapid movement! And this is a long shot, don't be rigid and change flexibly according to the situation!"
"I see."
This action scene was rehearsed several times during training. Matthew was confident and checked his equipment himself to avoid the situation during the first shooting. Then he said, "I have no problem."
Tim Madson left the set and raised a thumb to director Chuck Russell, and the shooting began.
The studio was arranged into a cave, gloomy and cold. A pair of soldiers entered it and chased Mosuo, played by Ma Xiu...
In this scene, Matthew only had a few scenes of appearance, and he moved quickly for the rest of the time, taking full advantage of the terrain and speed to sneak attack and kill one opponent after another.
Unlike before, this is a long-shot action scene, but like before, Matthew's condition is as good as ever. The shooting was only once, and director Chuck Russell shouted through.
All morning was filming action scenes. In the afternoon, similar to the previous plan, the crew moved to filming the literary scenes and moved to the tents built.
The heroine Hu Kaili also appeared in the studio and continued to shoot with Matthew.
This scene is filmed with the male protagonist and the female protagonist playing Ma Xi. This is an indispensable scene in Hollywood commercial entertainment movies. Otherwise, what should I do if I find handsome men and beautiful women to be the male and female protagonists?
Chapter completed!