In the following period, Wachowski kept making news and boasting about how great the project "Cloud Map" was. Matthew also responded positively, expressing his interest in the male protagonist, and his interest was not only on his lips, but also on a series of practical actions.

He met with Wachowski several times to talk about the script and the direction of the plan. After learning that Wachowski lacked financial support, he also pulled his partners Sky Dance Pictures and David Ellison in.

David Ellison was also very interested in this project. He personally talked with the Wachowski brothers several times, and then formed a team to prepare for formal negotiations with the Wachowski brothers.

For a time, "Cloud Map" became one of the most popular projects among the big productions Hollywood is preparing.

Several film companies, including members of the six major companies, have called to ask Matthew about "Cloud Map". Matthew's answer is simple, very interested, but has reached a cooperation agreement with David Ellison's Sky Dance Pictures and will not consider cooperating with other companies for the time being.

By cooperating with the hype of Wachowski's siblings, Helen Hermann and Wachowski started negotiations, and David Ellison and Sky Dance Films prepared to invest in the "Cloud Map" project and other measures. In just over half a month, Matthew created a situation where he was determined to win the male lead and investment project of "Cloud Map".

The pit was dug and waited for someone to jump inside, but Brad Pitt had never had contact with the Wachowski brothers so far.

But Matthew is not in a hurry. After all, no one will make a decision rashly when it comes to such a big project.

It is said that many companies have begun to investigate and estimate this project, including Brad Pitt's B-Plan Film Company. In particular, he received news that Brad Pitt changed his previous delay and asked Plan B to step up his efforts to deal with Jennifer Aniston's divestment, and even made many compromises and concessions on some irrelevant matters.

All of this made Matthew clearly feel that Brad Pitt was walking towards the big pit step by step.

But he knew very well that "Cloud Map" was not the top production in Hollywood, which determined that it would not be a sinkhole. Even if Brad Pitt fell in, it was not impossible for him to climb up.

Matthew needs a bigger pit, preferably a bigger pit than Van Helsing and Heavenly Kingdoms. In this way, once Brad Pitt falls, even if he doesn't fill the soil, he will lose his own serious injury.

Such a huge sinkhole is not easy to find.

Until April, he did not find a suitable choice.

Such an opportunity is not something he wants, it can come with it.

As May approaches, when Matthew is preparing to start a publicity journey for "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World", which was released on Memorial Day holiday, finally a few good news came.

"Spartan-Three Hundred Warriors" ended its screenings in all overseas markets, and the global box office has since remained at the figure of $735.4 million.

For a film whose production costs only $85 million, this is definitely a huge seller.

The subsequent DVDs launched later have more content due to their larger scale and more enjoyable sales and rental income. They are only on the front line of sales. In just over ten days, the regular version priced at $19.9 and the luxury set version of $39.9 were sold together, with sales exceeding 5 million units, with sales exceeding 100 million US dollars.

This film also became the second-place sales runner-up in North American DVDs in 2006 after Pirates of the Caribbean 2: The Soul Cauldron.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 2: The Soul-gathering Coffin" and "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" have all been sold from box office to discs to surrounding areas. Even the Spartan version of men's underwear endorsed by Matthew, launched by Armani at the beginning of this year, has become a super hot product in the men's underwear market. In just a few months, Armani's global sales in this underwear have reached tens of millions of dollars.

Whether it is a film company or other merchants, they can clearly see and feel Matthew's business appeal.

As the president of Hasbro, one of the two largest toy manufacturers in the United States, he publicly said that Hasbro's license to purchase toys around movies and authorized by Matthew Horner, is definitely a plus.

In addition, a company in the San Fernando Valley strikes while the iron is hot, and has just launched the adult version of "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta". It is said that the investment has reached an unprecedented $3 million in that circle, focusing on the stars of the most famous and popular romantic action movies in North America.

Matthew also bought a DVD and watched it with Alexandra Dadario and staged a good show of Leonida fighting against Xerxes with one spear.

In "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", Leonida's spear killed the Persian army with a spear. In this drama, the spear flew up and down, left and right, front and back, can be said to be incredible, and finally it was still submerged in the stormy waves.

Perhaps the style of "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" can easily make the audience's hormones burst, or perhaps Matthew's style is too highlighted. After Sky Dance Film directly rejected the copyright purchase application for an adult toy company, many female movie fans actually launched a protest on Facebook to sign autographs.

These female fans strongly protested Sky Dance Pictures' refusal to sell copyrights, demanding Sky Dance Pictures restart negotiations and authorized the company to make Matthew's version of dolls to meet the needs of the majority of female fans...

Of course, this kind of authorization is impossible. Hollywood has long had clear industry regulations. All authorizations involving individual roles and image must be approved by the parties involved.

But this also reflects Matthew's popularity now from a side perspective.

Stars with such huge commercial appeal don’t have to worry about their roles and work at all. "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" brought a series of benign chain reactions. Warner Bros. made concessions in the negotiations on "The Man of the People" and officially signed an actor contract with Matthew.

Warner Bros. made certain concessions on the payroll that had been very different between the two sides. On the premise that Warner Bros. made concessions, Matthew also made appropriate compromises. The final compensation was as high as $33 million, and there was no later share.

"The Man of the People" has been in preparation for the preliminary preparations under the command of Aziva Gosman. Shortly after Matthew signed the actor contract, Charlize Theron also agreed to play the leading role with a pay of up to $15 million.

Warner Bros. also appropriately adjusted the project budget, increasing from $150 million to $180 million, and preparing to introduce new investors. In return for David Ellison's help, Matthew pulled him in again.

In some ways, the two became a community of interests, and it would be relatively easier for Matthew to pull David Ellison to do certain things.

Just as he would help Helen Herman to the best of his ability, the services Helen Hermann often provided him beyond the scope of agents, and there are few people in this world who are willing to give but not seek rewards.

There are also many film manufacturers and projects that have been found. After seeing it, Matthew and Helen Hermann have mostly turned it down.

On the other hand, the commercial value shown by Matthew further highlighted his vision of choosing a film. The silent Brad Pitt finally made a noise. After his manager Corina and Wachowski siblings talked to each other, Brad Pitt met Wachowski three times within a week.

He seemed to have heard enough of the situation and flew to New York to meet Natalie Portman. He didn't know what specific conditions were offered, but he actually persuaded Natalie Portman to throw away Matthew and instead support him.

Matthew was not idle either and continued to maintain close contact with Wachowski siblings. At the same time, he deliberately let Ilena Poyal reveal the differences in negotiations between the two sides, such as Matthew's power and pay, Sky Dance Pictures can only provide $60 million instead of the $100 million required by the Wachowski brothers, etc.

Everyone knows that Sky Dance Pictures has just signed an investment agreement for "Superman Hancock" with Warner Bros. and is still preparing for a new work in the "Fast and Furious" series. It is normal that it cannot afford enough funds for a while.

The negotiations between Sky Dance Pictures and the Wachowski brothers were in a stalemate for a while. Through this period of hype and publicity, the Wachowski brothers and the company behind them have created a great reputation for the project "Cloud Map" and attracted a large number of people's attention.

Later, Matthew received news that Brad Pitt asked Plan B to form a team to coordinate the negotiations related to the Wachowski and "Cloud Map".

The negotiations between the two sides are confidential and the specific content cannot be explored. However, from the increasingly cold attitude of Wachowski and his brothers and Sky Dance Films, it is not difficult to tell that they are fighting with Project B and may really reach an agreement.

As May begins, another summer season in North America begins. Matthew is in a busy work and wants to run publicity notices for the two films Pirates of the Caribbean 2: The Soul Coffin and Transformers. It can only allow David Ellison and Helen Herman to stare at Plan B and the Wachowski brothers.

In mid-May, when he returned from New York after two publicity announcements, he met Helen Hermann, and learned that the Wachowski brothers had just notified Angel Agency and Sky Dance Film the day before yesterday, officially interrupting the negotiations between the two parties and started project negotiations with Plan B and Brad Pitt.

"Brad Pitt is smart," Helen Herman said to Matthew. "He first grabbed Natalie Portman and used Natalie Portman as a breakthrough to conquer the Wachowski brothers. However, their negotiations are still in progress, and I don't know when the agreement will be reached..."
Chapter completed!