Chapter 147 Stick to the Original Intention

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Back in Los Angeles, Matthew's life hasn't changed much. Except for the occasional harassment from the paparazzi, other aspects are similar to the past, and the paparazzi will not chase after him. There are too many people in Los Angeles than him. It has more news value and entertainment value, so most paparazzi take a few pictures and leave.

Because he is still practicing reading and writing, he buys a bunch of big newspapers and tabloids every day. Except for a limited number of times, he rarely sees himself in the newspapers. In contrast, the stills and posters of The Scorpion King appear more frequently. many.

It seems that the media haven't completely connected the Scorpion King with an ordinary actor like him.

Matthew knows not to be in a hurry. Now is the summer season of North American movies, and various entertainment news emerges one after another.

Not to mention him and the Scorpion King, even the media frenzy about Brandon Fraser's beating of fans seems to have gradually subsided.

As for the Scorpion King spinoff movie, he can only wait for now.

All that can be done, Helen Herman has been in touch with Sean Daniel and Stephen Sommers, and word has come in that Universal is officially pushing this project into review and wants them It will take a while to fully turn on the green light.

Helen Herman specially told him not to contact Sean Daniel, Stephen Sommers and Universal Pictures for the time being, let alone make any promises to each other, and leave all business negotiations to her to avoid any inconsistencies. necessary changes.

Matthew can see clearly now that when it comes to negotiation of interests, actors should try not to come forward, and it is best to let the agent do it, so as to prevent the two sides from tearing their faces because of their interests, it can leave some room for manoeuvre.

When the agent talks with the producer or the production company at a deadlock, the actor can push the matter onto the agent. If the face-to-face talks collapse, it will be embarrassing.

And this also complies with the relevant regulations of the Actors Guild.

After his reading ability has improved, he has read a lot of Hollywood-related books and regulations, and his understanding of the Hollywood circle is far from what he could have compared to more than a year ago.

Hollywood is undoubtedly a game of fame and fortune, and the game has certain rules, such as actors relying on agents to get jobs and so on.

After more than two years of cooperation, Matthew also trusts Helen Herman's ability. Although the Angel Agency now represents a large number of small actors' business, he is the one with the most resources.

And he also got information that this time the cost of operation was far more than the two hundred thousand dollars. The Angel Agency also invested a sum of money. Of course, this money was not to help him. A shrewd person like Helen Herman, How could it be possible to spend tens of thousands of dollars on him out of thin air.

Helen Herman's purpose, Matthew can vaguely guess, she wants to have more attempts on this project.

I have to say that this woman has a great plan and is very likely to succeed.

Of course, an agent with ambitions and intentions also meets his needs. If there is an agent who only knows how to eat and die, he will not go all the way to the present.

Matthew knows that he is much luckier than most passer-by-turned-actors.

In the past few days, Matthew has been temporarily idle. He originally wanted to visit Britney in Nashville, but Britney's schedule has changed again. To shoot the mv of the new album, he had to continue to stay in Los Angeles.

With plenty of time, he made a proper summary of himself and future plans.

The summary is relatively simple. Now there is not much money left, the fame is a little bit, and there are many flaws in the acting skills, and it is still far from the initial goal.

In terms of future plans, things that can be determined at work,

For the time being, there are only derivative films of The Scorpion King. Since Universal Pictures has been pushed into the project approval process, it is very likely that it will eventually come to fruition.

He has to persevere in reading newspapers and books, and he has to continue his fitness training and boxing training. Niebola also recommended a free-kicks coach for him. If he is interested, he can go to practice. It is very helpful and beneficial to improve his physical ability. Filming for future action scenes.

He also needs to persist in writing practice. He often updates his blog. It is difficult to do it once a day, but there are still two or three times a week. Unfortunately, the number of people who follow the blog is always limited.

The other is the most important act of honing. After graduating from the Los Angeles Performing Arts School's training class, he has not received any systematic acting learning, and usually does most of the imitation exercises.

Matthew summed it up carefully. His acting skills are probably at an average level. It is not too difficult to deal with commercial entertainment movies that are not too demanding or action-oriented roles, but he encounters a deep scene like Sergeant Hut's. , it is more laborious.

He is very optimistic and thinks this is also a good thing, indicating that there is still a lot of room for improvement in his acting skills.

In order to improve his acting skills faster, Matthew specially visited David Astor, a teacher at the Performing Arts School in Los Angeles.

"It is difficult to improve a person's performance level in a short period of time."

In a coffee shop in North Hollywood, David Astor was sitting by the window, smelling the aroma of coffee, and said to Matthew, "I have never seen such a talent in acting, I have seen the most. They are all people who hone their acting skills step by step.”

Matthew picked up the teacup and took a sip. He still couldn't get used to the taste of coffee and wanted a cup of black tea.

"But many people have mediocre acting skills, but they have become famous." He put down his teacup, "and became a superstar."

David Astor laughed, "Even such a person's acting skills can meet the basic requirements." He suddenly shook his head, "But after most actors become star actors, they lose motivation and their performances stagnate. , to play any role he played himself."

Matthew agrees with this. He has seen such actors, such as Vin Diesel. He remembers that any role he plays is the same. No matter who he plays, it will always be Vin Diesel.

"I don't want to be an actor like that," Matthew said.

"You are a very hard worker." David Astor touched his bald head, "Now that you are famous, remember to keep your original intention."

Matthew knew this was sincere advice and said earnestly, "I will."

David Astor suddenly hesitated, sighed, and still said, "You are the one who knows how to work hard among the actors I have taught, but strictly speaking, in terms of acting skills, the path you take is not You are right, you are taking a shortcut and a crooked path."

"I want to succeed too much." Matthew didn't care and said with a smile, "I need success too."

David Astor repeated the old saying, "Simple imitation has no future, and such a performance has no soul. You can't always rely on imitation to go on."

Matthew nodded slightly.

Seeing that Matthew could listen to his own words, David Astor continued, "You've been in action movies lately, and your next role may be an action movie. Matthew, this type of film focuses too much on the outside of the body. If you are famous for this type of film, you will be despised by academics and critics for a long time.”

"This..." Matthew laughed dryly, "It's too far away."

Indeed, it is hard for the average starlet to get the attention of academics and film critics.

David Astor is a kind of old-fashioned film actor, and said, "The best way for young people is to hone their acting skills in independent small productions first, and then wait until the acting skills are almost the same, and they can win a few awards. Switch to commercial production, and at the same time continue to take care of literary films, so that business and word-of-mouth can…”

He suddenly smiled and shook his head, "I think too much, you are indeed a little far from this level."

Matthew knows that this is the mainstream route in the actor world. If there is no chance, he can also take this route, but now there is no need to think about it. Is it possible to give up a fantasy action movie and not do it, and then plunge into independence. In the muddy water of the movie circle?

He had heard Helen Herman say that the independent film industry is far more chaotic than the commercial film industry...

"David," Matthew said truthfully, "I can't pass up the opportunity now."

"I understand." David Astor spent most of his life ups and downs in Hollywood, and he didn't make much of a name in the end. Naturally, he knew this mentality. "I still say that, don't forget the original intention."

"Yeah." Matthew nodded seriously again.

David Astor looked at his watch. "Matthew, at this stage, there's not much I can do to help you. If you need a tape, you can come to me anytime."

"I haven't finished researching the last batch." Matthew smiled, "I'll go to your place to change it after a while. David, I will continue to trouble you."

David Astor stood up, "I'm always welcome."

After the meeting, there was still an acting class to take. David Astor left the cafe first. After Matthew paid, he also left the cafe.

For David Astor, he respects him very much. This person is not motivated by any profit, but appreciates his efforts and helps him without asking for anything in return.

There are very few people like him in Hollywood, there are more people like him.

Matthew looked at the bright sun in the sky, walked towards the car, came to the second-hand Ford car, and just opened the door, he saw someone on the opposite side holding a camera to shoot him, took a closer look, guessing it should be a Paparazzi, waved over there casually, but I didn't expect that paparazzi to wave too.

"Interesting guy."

He got into the car, and when he looked over there again, the paparazzi had disappeared. He should have seen that he had little news value and left voluntarily.

Matthew started the car and was about to go to Burbank. Not long after the car drove out, he stopped at the intersection with a red light, and suddenly thought of David Astor's words.

"Forget the original intention? Keep the original intention? What is my original intention to enter Hollywood?"