Chapter 189: Famous in America
Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!
"Thanks Mr. Rex Reid for your praise."
Near the front of the selling area of a theater hall in Universal Studios, Matthew held Mosu's figure in his left hand and Mosu's doll in his right hand, and was answering the question from the NBC TV reporter. The reporter asked about Rex Reed kissing the ass of the donkey yesterday. He answered completely according to the answers prepared by the crew in advance. "As a famous film critic, Mr. Rex Reed, I admire him for his words and actions."
The hype of kissing the ass incident did not end with Rex Reid kissing the ass on the ass. This incident caused an uproar among the media and movie fans. Almost no one expected that Rex Reid would really kiss the ass on the ass of the ass given to him by Matthew. This unexpected behavior has almost become a social hotspot in the United States.
How could the crew and Universal Pictures give up on this hot news? But I also know that this incident has been fermenting for nearly ten days and continues to hype the same, the people who are eating melons may become bored. While continuing to promote the publication of this matter, they will take the plan one step in another direction.
Matthew, who was the most praised in the "Scorpion King", appreciates Rex Reed, who is doing what he said. The two people who were originally facing each other gradually became mutual appreciation, bringing new highlights to the lively melon-eating crowd.
Of course, this time will not be long, and it will last until next weekend at most.
Matthew had no objection to this. He had no idea who Rex Reed was, nor did he care who he was. Anyway, such publicity would be beneficial to increasing the box office of the film and increasing his popularity.
Having said that, looking at the entire North America, there are very few film critics who can accurately remember their fame, as if only Roger Albert was the only one.
When he lived across the Pacific Ocean, Matthew read this name on his smartphone, as if Roger Albert was the spokesperson for American professional film critics.
Matthew said a few polite words about Rex Reed to the NBC reporter's microphone and the camera camera behind him, and the interview ended.
Afterwards, the signing event officially began. Matthew sat in front of the selling area and signed autographs one by one on the dolls and figures handed over by the movie fans.
This is the first time he has officially held a signing event. Since he received a notice from Universal Pictures yesterday afternoon, he did not make too much preparations for this.
A figure that rubbed Yus was handed to Matthew, who signed his name on the back of the figure and smiled and gave it to the owner of the figure.
It was a girl with short chestnut hair. She saw Matthew's smile and said, "Matthew Horner, you are so handsome!"
"Thank you!" Matthew seemed very easy-going.
Then a boy came over and waited for Maxiu to sign the name of the doll in his hand, and asked, "Maxiu, how can you have such a good figure as you?"
Matthew replied seriously, "Long-term and extensive exercise."
The boy's face fell down, "Is there any simpler way?"
"No." Matthew shook his head, "As far as I know, there is no easy way."
The boy left in disappointment, and then a girl of fifteen or sixteen came over. Matthew signed the autograph, and she suddenly made a request.
"Matthew, I'm your fan. I've fallen in love with you since the last "The Mummy Returns." She asked boldly, "I-... can I touch the muscles on your chest?"
After looking at this female movie fan, Matthew didn't know what to say. He paused for two seconds before saying, "I'm sorry."
A staff member came immediately and asked the female movie fan not to delay the person behind.
All Sunday morning, Matthew was busy cooperating with Universal Pictures' peripheral release promotion. Although the signature was only more than two hours, the enthusiasm of the fans was a bit beyond imagination. He roughly estimated that he had signed up for at least 400 figures or dolls in more than two hours.
This speed is not fast, and it is slower than Universal Pictures expected. The main reason is that Matthew will basically communicate with the fans who come here to ask for autographs. Even if he doesn't speak, he will look up and smile at each other, instead of keeping his head down and constantly signing, and not even looking at the fans.
He knew very well that he had just become famous, and those who were willing to line up to sign autographs should be fans who like him or the male lead. In addition, they were all teenagers in their teens and twenties. A smile and a greeting might make them their own hardcore fans.
Without the support of the audience, where can movie stars come from?
Matthew's mentality has been adjusted quite well. He won't be so cool and arrogant as soon as he becomes famous, thinking that he is so great.
It has been three years since he entered this circle, and he is more mature than when he first came here.
After the promotional event in the morning, Matthew left the theater and took the nanny car that the crew picked up by him, preparing to return to Burbank. Before leaving, he specifically asked the crew assistant in the co-pilot to buy a bunch of newspapers and come back.
When he was just in the event, he learned from the crew that "The Scorpion King" has not been affected by negative reputation for the time being, and the popularity bonus created by publicity and marketing is still very obvious. The box office on Saturday rose 13% compared with Friday, closing at 15.5 million US dollars. The box office addition of the two days after its release was close to the 30 million US dollars mark.
From Matthew to every staff member of the crew, he was in a good mood.
Especially Matthew, he knew very well that when the box office of tomorrow's first weekend was released, he, an ordinary actor who could occasionally see the newspapers, would become a real star!
A third-rate Hollywood star is also a star-level actor.
On the way home, Matthew opened the newspaper and read it. After three years of continuous reading practice, he no longer had any obstacles in reading. Not to mention easy-to-understand newspapers, even some more professional English books, it is no longer difficult to understand.
There are news about "The Scorpion King" everywhere on the entertainment page of the newspaper, and there are also many mentions of him as the male lead, and more and more newspapers believe that "The Scorpion King" has achieved great success and his outstanding performance is one of the important reasons.
"It is precisely with Matthew Horner's nearly perfect figure and quick and powerful skills that "The Scorpion King" has the desire to keep watching."
There are also newspapers saying: Without Matthew Horner, the video would be hopelessly rotten.
Some movie fans even said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times: Once the video scene is removed from Matthew Horner, I will chat with my friends, and I will wait until the camera returns to him before I can watch the movie again...
Matthew didn't know if there was any public relations for the crew. Anyway, he and Helen Herman did nothing, and as one of the three major newspapers in the United States, the Los Angeles Times would not be easily influenced by a small Hollywood crew.
In addition, many newspaper entertainment pages also focused on the situation when Rex Reed kissed the ass last night.
Sitting in the car, Matthew thought about it and felt that this hype and publicity and marketing method was a masterpiece. From the current situation, it seemed that all aspects had gained huge profits.
First of all, the person involved, Rex Reed. According to Helen Hermann, film critics like Rex Reed want money and fame. Universal Pictures invited him and probably spent a lot of money. In terms of fame, recent consecutive reports have made Rex Reed truly famous in the United States.
In Universal Pictures, the box office of "The Scorpion King" exceeded expectations in the first week, and they exceeded their initial goals.
In terms of TV stations, the interview program of NBC TV has just been launched for a short time. After this special interview, it was instantly famous throughout the United States.
As for him, there is no need to say much about this. Whether it is the successful box office of the film or the mutual aggression with Rex Reed, it greatly improved his popularity.
Of course, the one who benefits the most is "The Scorpion King".
When he returned home, Matthew received a notice from Helen Hermann, telling him not to make remarks against Rex Reed for the time being, and the crew was planning a settlement between the two.
He responded in one go. If there is no profit to make a profit, how can he have the leisure to swear?
But then again, Matthew felt that the actor path he chose seemed to be naturally opposite to professional film critics. His biggest advantage is his body and movements, which most film critics disdain. The action-type roles he and Helen Hermann positioned must not like; the film critics also appreciate the clever acting skills and deep-type characters or movies that film critics may not touch them for a long time in the future.
Think about how those critics treat Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis? I guess if my future development goes well, I will suffer a lot of critics’ saliva?
Fortunately, there is no need to care too much about them. After all, these critics are criticized so hard that they have not affected Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis becoming top Hollywood superstars.
Matthew estimated that maybe one day next week, Universal Pictures would let him meet Rex Reed and then make the last hype. It is estimated that the surplus value of the kissing donkey incident will be almost squeezed out.
News is timely and it will almost cool down in two weeks.
Before going to bed at night, Matthew called Britney again, but no one answered. He sent a text message and couldn't wait for a reply for a while. He simply prepared to take a break early. There was still a lot of things waiting for him tomorrow.
In his sleep, he dreamed that the box office of "The Scorpion King" was so popular that North America won $100 million in its first week, and the global box office exceeded $1 billion. He became a Hollywood superstar. Bearn Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis combined to make a name for themselves and have more wealth...
Chapter completed!