Chapter 194: The Candidate of Van Helsing
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The huge banquet hall is decorated with magnificent magnificently. The box office sales of "The Scorpion King" also made Universal Pictures willing to spend a heavy investment and hold such a celebration party. No matter what, the box office of more than 100 million US dollars in North America is a huge commercial success compared to the investment of 40 million US dollars.
Following Sean Daniel, Matthew came to two middle-aged people.
"Phillip, Jet, this is Matthew Horner." Sean Daniel took the initiative to introduce the two people and introduced them to Matthew, "Matthew, this is Philip Clayston, the director of Universal Pictures' production department! This is Jet Brighton, the deputy director of the production department."
Matthew quickly stepped forward and greeted the two very politely.
There is no doubt that Jeter Brighton and Philip Clayston are both senior executives of Universal Pictures.
"Many people say you are the biggest highlight in the film..." Philip Cleiston looked very friendly, "My opinion is the same as theirs!"
Matthew was very modest, "Without a platform like Universal Pictures, "The Scorpion King" would not be successful."
Everyone gathered here laughed.
In fact, Matthew is telling the truth. If it weren't for Universal Pictures' unique publicity and hype, the biggest highlight of his so-called film alone would not have been able to support such a huge box office figure.
The main reason why Jet Brighton and Philip Clayston are so friendly to him is that "The Scorpion King" was a great success.
Philip Clayston suddenly said, "You are a very popular male lead and have a great review among the audience. Are you interested in continuing to work with Universal Pictures? Let's work together to build "The Scorpion King" into a series."
Hearing this, Matthew immediately remembered Helen Herman's advice, and he would not agree casually, and said vaguely, "It is my honor to be able to cooperate with Universal Pictures."
Jet Brighton and Philip Clayston were busy people. After chatting with Matthew for a few more words, they took the initiative to walk away. Sean Daniel then went somewhere else.
Matthew had just relaxed and Helen Hermann, wearing a black dress, walked over.
"What are you talking about?" She was wearing high heels, almost as tall as Matthew.
"Uh..." Matthew did not answer, but looked at Helen Herman up and down. Strictly speaking, this was the first time he saw Helen Herman wearing clothes other than a business suit. "You are very beautiful tonight."
This is simply praise, Helen Hermann said politely, "Thank you."
Matthew pointed to her black-edged flat glasses, "This pair of glasses ruined your look."
He accepted Helen Herman's advice and hired a stylist who helped him with his styling several times. He also took time to learn some knowledge of fashion styling. Of course, the time was too short, so his knowledge in this area was still very limited.
"There's no way," Helen Hermann said lightly, "I'm astigmatizing."
Although she didn't talk to Matthew like she did in the beginning, she was only limited to work.
Seeing Helen Hermann come up with this extremely powerful reason, no longer tangled on this topic, Matthew said, "Universal Pictures seems to intend to make "The Scorpion King" into a series, and they asked me about the sequel."
Helen Herman asked, "You didn't promise to continue in this series, right?"
"No." Matthew pointed to his head, "I remember what you said."
"This movie has a bad reputation." Helen Hermann looked around and saw that no one was following this place. He said directly, "With the next movie, the audience will not buy it like this."
Matthew immediately understood what she meant, “There is no future in this series?”
Helen Hermann lowered his voice slightly, "Unless there is a reliable script and director,..." She shook her head, "The risk is too great. If Universal Pictures upgraded this series to a first-line production, it would be considered, otherwise the risk and the benefit would be completely unequal."
Such a film with a poor reputation may be very small upgraded to a first-line production.
"We don't have to think about this for the time being..." Helen Herman whispered again, "It's not too late to watch Universal Pictures make a decision on the subsequent plans of this series. Now the initiative is in our hands..."
There was no explanation for this, she immediately changed into a smile and said to the person who was walking over on the other side, "Stephen, it's been a long time since we saw you."
Matthew turned to see, Stephen Somos came over and greeted him with a smile.
Stephen Somos stood opposite Matthew and said, "Matthew, you played a very critical role in the success of "The Scorpion King" this time." He laughed, "I told the people of Universal Pictures that you are a good actor, and you did not disappoint me."
"Thank you, Stephen." Matthew said this sincerely.
Without the struggle and recommendation of Sean Daniel and Stephen Somos, there would not be the film "The Scorpion King" and the male lead.
"Keep working hard, Matthew." Stephen Somos was completely different from the beginning, and now he admired Matthew very much. "I'm optimistic about your future."
After a few words of chat, Helen Hermann interjected, but she seemed to have not given up completely.
On such occasions, Matthew couldn't say anything, so he simply looked around. There were many people and a few celebrities at today's celebration party, such as he saw Orlando Bloom just walked into the banquet hall.
"What are he here to do?" Matthew's head turned quickly, "Are you here to congratulate me?"
As far as he knows, Orlando Bloom had basically no intersection with Universal Pictures before.
"I saw a friend," Matthew said to Helen Hermann and Stephen Somos, "go over and say hello."
Seeing the two nodded, Matthew walked towards the door of the banquet hall, Orlando Bloom was standing there, Dong Zhang hoped, as if he was looking for someone.
Matthew soon arrived near him, "Hey, Orlando!"
Orlando Bloom was looking to the left, and when he heard someone calling him, he immediately turned his head and saw that it was Matthew, with a smile on his face, "Hi, Matthew."
"Why are you here?" asked Matthew.
"Ah..." Orlando Bloom reacted very quickly and said with a quick smile, "The movie you starred in is a big hit at the box office, I always have to come and congratulate you."
He opened his arms and hugged Matthew gently, "How does it feel to be the male lead at the $100 million box office?"
The two separated, and Matthew did not hide his good mood, "It's so good that he feels!"
His family knows his family affairs, and since the first week of the film's box office has been released, he has been in a good mood.
"Let's find a place to chat?" Matthew suggested.
Orlando Bloom had seen Stephen Somos. Seeing that there was someone around him, it was not suitable for the past, he nodded immediately and agreed, "Okay."
He came here not because he congratulated Matthew, but for Stephen Somos.
Orlando Bloom followed Matthew to an empty table and sat down. Matthew was still excited and said, "You have experienced this feeling, I don't know how to describe it, as if there is the focus everywhere you go."
"Yeah." Orlando Bloom nodded, "I'm about the same as you after "The Lord of the Rings" is released."
Matthew looked at him, and actually dragged Orlando Bloom to the point where he didn't have to discuss how good it was to become famous. He mainly wanted to ask what step Orlando Bloom had to fight for Van Helsing's work.
This kind of thing cannot be asked directly, so I can only try it out in a mess.
After talking about it, how happy it would be after becoming famous, Matthew suddenly changed into a mysterious tone, "Do you remember the big project I mentioned to you? Now that the box office of "The Scorpion King" is so big, I have asked the agent to fight for this role with all my might."
"Is that?" Orlando Bloom seemed very calm, "The project "Van Helsing"..."
He and his agent have done a lot of work in the past month, which has impressed Stephen Somos and senior executives of Universal Pictures, especially "The Lord of the Rings" now has a global box office of more than 800 million US dollars, and Legolas is highly praised, which has given him sufficient capital.
Not long ago, he participated in an internal audition hosted by Stephen Somos and senior executives of Universal Pictures. He was basically sure to play the role of Van Helsing, and his agent has started negotiations with the crew.
As long as there is no big surprise, at most, he will sign a formal actor contract with the "Van Helsing" crew by early June and then start preparing for the role of this monster hunter.
By then, the crew will definitely be made public, and Matthew Horner will naturally know.
What would Matthew Horner think? He would definitely think that he used the information he revealed to grab the role, and thus...
If it were just like this, Orlando Bloom didn't care. There were too many things in Hollywood to compete for roles. For example, he first participated in the "Lord of the Rings" crew audition, and the role he auditioned was Aragon, but later he got Legolas due to various situations.
What he was concerned about is the relationship between Matthew Horner and Stephen Somos. In recent times, he has had a lot of contact with Stephen Somos. Stephen Somos has repeatedly revealed his appreciation for Matthew. If it weren't for the economic man working on Universal Studios at the same time, the role of Van Helsing would never have fallen on him.
If Matthew was so angry that he used his relationship with Stephen Somos to come up with any bad ideas behind his back, it would probably be a lot of trouble.
It’s not that there is no possibility. If he gets along with others in another position, he will definitely not make the other party feel comfortable.
Orlando Bloom is full of thoughts. It's already late May. The crew will soon disclose the starring information. How to eliminate the hidden danger of Matthew?
Chapter completed!