Chapter 189 Famous in America

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"Thank you Mr. Rex-Reed for the compliment."

In front of the sales area of ​​a theater hall near Universal Studios, Matthew is holding a Momoyos figure in his left hand and Momoyos' puppet in his right hand, answering a question from a reporter from NBC TV, who asked about it yesterday When Rex Reed kissed the donkey's butt, he answered exactly in accordance with the pre-determined answers of the crew, "As a famous film critic, Mr. Rex Reed can do what he says, and I also admire it."

The hype about the ass kissing incident did not end with Rex Reed kissing the ass. Kissing the butt of the donkey that Matthew gave him, this unexpected behavior has almost become a social hot spot in the United States.

How could the crew and Universal Pictures give up on such hot news? But I also know that this matter has been fermented for nearly ten days, and if the same hype continues, the people who eat melons may become bored.

Let Matthew, the most acclaimed in the film, sympathize with Rex Reed, who has done what he said. The two people who were originally tit-for-tat gradually became appreciative of each other, bringing new highlights to the crowd watching the fun.

Of course, this time will not be very long, at most until next weekend.

Matthew has no problem with this. He doesn't even know who Rex Reed is, and he doesn't care who he is. Anyway, this kind of publicity is good for increasing the box office of the film and increasing his popularity.

Having said that, looking at the whole of North America, there are very few film critics who can accurately remember his fame. It seems that Roger Ebert is the only one.

While living across the Pacific, Matthew saw the name on his smartphone, as if Roger Ebert was the face of a professional American film critic.

Matthew said a few more polite words about Rex Reed into the NBC reporter's microphone and the back camera, and the interview was over.

Then, the signing event officially started. Matthew sat in front of the sales area and signed the dolls and figures handed over by fans one by one.

This is the first time he has officially held a signing event. Since he only received a temporary notice from Universal Pictures yesterday afternoon, he did not do much preparation for it.

A figure of Momoyos was handed to Matthew, who signed his name on the back of the figure and returned it to the owner of the figure with a smile.

It was a girl with short and medium chestnut hair. She saw Matthew's smile and said, "Matthew Horner, you are so handsome!"

"Thank you!" Matthew looked very easy-going.

Then a boy came over, waited for Matthew to sign the name of the doll in his hand, and asked, "Matthew, how can you have such a good figure?"

Matthew replied seriously, "A lot of exercise for a long time."

The boy's face fell down, "Is there an easier way?"

"No." Matthew shook his head, "As far as I know, there is no easy way."

The boy left in disappointment, and then a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old girl came over, Matthew signed it, and she suddenly made a request.

"Matthew, I'm a fan of your movies. I've been in love with you since the last movie." She asked boldly, "I-...can I touch your chest muscles?"

Glancing at the female fan, Matthew didn't know what to say. He paused for two seconds before saying, "I'm sorry."

Immediately, a staff member came over and politely asked the female movie fan not to delay the people behind.

Throughout the morning of Sunday, Matthew was busy cooperating with Universal Pictures' peripheral sales promotion.

Although the autograph only took more than two hours, the enthusiasm of the fans was a bit beyond imagination. He roughly estimated that there were at least 400 figures or dolls signed out 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 have a simple exchange with fans who come to ask for autographs. Even if he does not speak, he will raise his head and smile, instead of low He kept signing autographs without even looking at the fans.

He knew very well that he had only just become famous. Those who were willing to queue up to sign autographs should be fans who liked him or the male protagonist, plus they were teenagers in their teens and twenties, with a smile and a greeting. Maybe you can make them your own die-hard fans.

Without the support of the audience, where do movie stars come from?

Matthew's mentality adjustment is not bad, he won't be mad and cool as soon as he becomes famous, thinking that he is amazing.

Having entered this circle for three years, he is more mature than when he first came here.

At the end of the morning's publicity activities, Matthew left the theater, got into the nanny car that the crew picked him up, and was about to return to Burbank. Before leaving, he specially asked the crew assistant on the co-pilot to buy a bunch of newspapers and come back.

When he was just at the event, he learned from the crew that he had not been affected by negative word of mouth for the time being, and the popularity of publicity and marketing was still very obvious. The box office on Saturday increased by 13% compared with Friday. Collecting $15.5 million, the combined box office of the two-day release is already close to the $30 million mark.

From Matthew to every member of the crew, the mood is good.

Especially Matthew, he knows very well that when tomorrow's first weekend box office is released, he, an ordinary actor who was occasionally seen in the newspapers before, will become a real star!

Third-rate Hollywood star, that's 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 has any difficulties in reading, let alone easy-to-understand newspapers, even some professional English. Books are no longer difficult to understand.

The entertainment page of the newspaper is full of news about him, and the male protagonist is mentioned a lot of times, and more and more newspapers believe that his outstanding performance is one of the important reasons for his great success.

"It is because of Matthew Horner's near-perfect figure and quick and powerful skills that there is a ** that can be watched."

And newspapers said: Without Matthew Horner, the film would be hopelessly rotten.

Even, some fans said in an interview: Once the film screen was removed from Matthew Horner, I went to chat with a friend, and when the camera returned to him, I would go to the film again...

Matthew didn't know if there was any PR from the crew. Anyway, he and Helen Herman didn't do anything, and as one of the three major newspapers in the United States, they wouldn't be easily influenced by a small Hollywood crew.

In addition, the entertainment section of many newspapers also focused on last night Rex - Reed kissed the ass's ass.

Sitting in the car, Matthew thought about it before and after, and felt that this hype and publicity and marketing method was a masterpiece. From the analysis of the current situation, it seems that all aspects have achieved huge benefits.

The first is the client Rex Reed. According to Helen Herman, film critics like Rex Reed want money and fame. Universal Pictures hired him, and it is estimated that he spent a lot of money. , And in terms of fame, the recent continuous reports have made Rex-Reed truly famous in the United States.

For Universal Pictures, the box office in the first week greatly exceeded expectations, and they exceeded their original goals.

In terms of TV stations, the talk show on NBC has just been launched not long ago. After this special interview, it was instantly famous across the United States.

As for him, of course, needless to say, both the box office success of the film and the confrontation with Rex Reed have greatly improved his popularity.

Of course the most benefited.

Back home, Matthew received a notice from Helen Herman to refrain from making remarks against Rex Reed for the time being, and the crew was planning a reconciliation between the two.

He complied with one bite. If there is no profit to be made, how can there be any leisurely interest to spray people?

But having said that, Matthew feels that the actor path he chose seems to be the opposite of professional film critics. His biggest advantage is his body and movements, which most film critics dismiss; Critics certainly don't like the action-type characters that Herman positioned; and film critics appreciate the brilliant acting and deep-type roles or movies, I'm afraid he won't touch them for a long time in the future.

Think what the critics did to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis? It is estimated that if he develops smoothly in the future, he will bear the saliva of many film critics, right?

Fortunately, you don't have to care too much about them. After all, these film critics are ruthless enough to prevent Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis from becoming Hollywood's top superstars.

Matthew estimates that maybe someday next week, Universal will let him and Rex Reed meet for one last hype, and it is estimated that the last remaining value of the donkey kissing incident will be squeezed out. almost.

News is time-sensitive, and it will be almost cooling down in two weeks.

Before going to bed at night, Matthew called Britney again, but no one answered. He sent a text message, but he couldn't wait for a reply for a while, so he simply planned to rest early. There will be a lot of things waiting for him tomorrow.

In his sleep, he dreamed that the box office was a huge hit, taking $100 million in the first week in North America and over $1 billion worldwide, and he became a Hollywood superstar, Biarnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce -The three Willis together have a lot of fame and a lot of wealth...

When he woke up on Monday morning, Matthew still remembered this dream, so he went to know about the first-week box office as soon as possible.