Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom is a minor character in the novel "最佳影星" inspired by the celebrity persona of Orlando Bloom.

Volume 2 (2000)
He met Matthew Horner during the filming of Black Hawk Down in which he played a small role as Lord of the Rings 1 had not yet come out and he was still just a small actor. During the filming, he became good friends with Matthew.

Volume 4 (2001)
Matthew remained in contact with him since he learned that Jerry Bruckheimer was preparing a new film called Pirates of the Caribbean and one of its lead roles was Will Turner that was originally played by Orlando Bloom. Matthew also learnt that Stephen Sommers, the producer of his The Scorpion King was planning a new film called Van Helsing which only Matthew knew would be a massive failure. Matthew got the news that Stephen Sommers had listed himself as one of the candidates for the titular role so he decided to somehow get Orlando Bloom to play this role and not audition for the role of Will Turner.

Volume 5 (2002)
One day, Orlando Bloom received an invite from Matthew to his belated housewarming party. He went with Liv Tyler whom he had been casually dating. At the party, he heard Matthew "inadvertently" mention that Stephen Sommers was planning a $140 million project and requires a young male lead. Orlando Bloom quickly excused himself from the party and informed his agent about it, despite Matthew telling him about the film in confidence. The next day, his agent confirmed the news and stated that the budget was even higher at $160 million.

Orlando Bloom asked Matthew to get an invitation for the premiere of The Scorpion King. During the premiere, Matthew introduced Stephen Sommers to Orlando Bloom and subtly left after ensuring that they were having a deep talk. In May, during the film's success party, Matthew noticed that Stephen Sommers no longer seemed to be too interested in him. Over the next few days, he heard rumors of Orlando Bloom's agent frequently visiting Universal Pictures and even saw some news about Stephen Sommers and Orlando Bloom having lunch together. By June, Universal Pictures announced the start of Van Helsing and also announced that Orlando Bloom would serve as the titular protagonist.

A few weeks later, he ran into Matthew at Universal Studios and was happy to hear that Matthew had gotten a role in Pirates of the Caribbean as it lessened his guilt for stealing the role of Van Helsing from him. When Matthew was surprised to see Fox Sherman there, Orlando Bloom informed him that he had been courting Kate Beckinsale and had invested in a film for her where she would be the main protagonist.