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Chapter 788: Forced to go to the "end"? Captain Jack's new film project, looking forward to seeing it...

As we enter May, the first-day box office figures of three movies that are competing fiercely are released!

First up is "The Intruder" directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, which can be said to have a "bad start". On the first day of its release, the box office was only a pitiful 44.5 yuan, which was simply too miserable.

Next was the movie version of "Fall in Love with You", which grossed 4994 million on the first day.

This result is quite good and can be considered among the best among all the domestic films released this year.

The only regret is that the film’s reputation collapsed on the first day of its release.

Chen Fei took some time to log on to Douban and took a look. Looking around, he could see countless negative reviews!
"It's just like a Guo Jingming movie, full of distorted soft light, full of melodramatic plots, full of melodramatic ideas, full of lousy acting, full of Huang Xiaoshuai trying to be cool, looking up, close-ups, and expressionless faces."

“It feels like this movie is pieced together using big data. Although it claims to be very appealing to the audience, it is actually very ugly and horrible!”

"Haha, they actually brought together some of the worst actors in the country in the same movie. It's so disgusting! I'm convinced."

After reading these comments, Chen Fei silently mourned for Huang Xiaoming for three seconds.

I don't know why, but whenever the leader plays in a modern drama, he always gives off the feeling of being possessed by a domineering president, which makes people feel very uncomfortable watching him.

Add to that the combination of Yang Ying and Yang Mi, and you can guess what the effect of this movie will be without having to go out of your way to watch it.

After watching the above two movies, when I watched the last one "Drug War 2: The King of Drug Lords", the feeling was instantly different, as if it was sublimated!
Liu Dehua + Gu Tianle + Miao Qiaowei, when this lineup was placed in front of the audience, it immediately achieved extraordinary results!

The first-day box office was 1.3 million yuan, and the Maoyan comprehensive score was 9.0. This is the achievement created by "Drug War 2"!

"The whole process is full of high-energy warnings, a straightforward plot, and fierce gunfights! It's simply a thrilling experience. The scene where the car drives into the subway at the end pushes the whole film to a climax. It's so exciting! So exciting!"

"Stay away from drugs, starting with me. Thank you Brother Hua and Principal Gu for bringing us positive energy!"

“The scenes are grand, but it’s a pity that 3D technology was not used. Especially the last scene in the subway station, which gave people a strong visual impact and was very shocking!”

"The plot of this movie is really tight, a little too tight, and the pace is very fast. If you miss two minutes, you may miss a small plot, so you have to concentrate."

"When the ending theme came out, I was completely shocked. This is a real old Hong Kong movie!"

"The plot is tight and there are no boring moments. The action and gun battles are super exciting. Andy Lau and Koo Tsai's acting is explosive. Other actors, such as Sammo Hsiao, Lin Jiaxin, Fat Cat and other veteran actors also have their moments of brilliance. The final ending has a twist, which is really unexpected. Director Chen is worthy of his reputation. The writing skills are simply amazing!"

After briefly reading the reviews of "Drug War 2", Chen Fei didn't pay much attention to this movie.

Whether a movie can be a box office hit can actually be analyzed from the reviews of movie fans.

The positive reviews that "Drug War 2" has now received across the entire network means that its box office is destined to not be too bad!

In addition, the imported film "Fast and Furious 4", which was released on April 12, has gradually come to an end after breaking the 7 billion box office record.

On May 5, several pieces of entertainment news successfully topped the headlines of major domestic entertainment websites.

"The Hollywood blockbuster Fast & Furious 7, produced by Universal Pictures, has been released in China for more than 20 days, with a total box office of 20.96 billion. Its box office potential has been exhausted, and many theaters have begun to withdraw the film..."

"Drug War 2: King of Drug Lords" was released for three days and the cumulative box office revenue reached 4.22 million yuan, ranking No. 1 on the box office list during the May Day holiday this year!"

"The first episode of the second season of Running Man has been released on TV and Youku. On the day of its release, it took the lead in the ratings in the same time period!"

"Unfortunately, the box office of "Silent Separation", starring Huang Xiaoming, Yang Mi, Yang Ying and Tong Dawei, has dropped below 2000 million after three days of release, and it has received a lot of negative reviews."

"The Left Ear has now surpassed 3 million yuan in box office revenue, and Alec Su's debut film has been a huge success!"

"Dangal, the Indian imported film and winner of this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, officially ended its run today, with a total box office of 9.5 million, and has received rave reviews and numerous positive reviews!"

"The superhero sci-fi masterpiece produced by Marvel is scheduled to hold its domestic premiere ceremony in the capital on May 5. At that time, Director Chen Fei will appear on the scene with Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and other leading actors. Stay tuned!"

……

It can be seen from the various entertainment news that pop up from time to time on the Internet that May is destined to be a restless month.

Perhaps many producers in the mainland film industry will feel like they are facing a formidable enemy, but for Chen Fei, this state of flourishing flowers truly means that the domestic film market has entered a thriving state.

Looking at the Hollywood film market, there have been no outstanding original masterpieces in recent years.

Everyone seems to be constantly relying on their old successes and developing sequels to various types of movies, and no one is willing to try to create new original movies.

In this context, "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword", which is currently being filmed by Annapurna Pictures, has unexpectedly received a lot of attention.

The film has been shooting for more than half a month. According to Megan Ellison, it will be available to global audiences by next summer at the latest.

As for the remake rights of another movie she obtained, "Ben-Hur", it is currently being urgently prepared.

This morning, a piece of entertainment news appeared and immediately attracted the attention of the entire Hollywood!

"Annapurna Pictures has officially announced that it will invite Captain Johnny Depp to play the leading role of Ben-Hur in the movie Ben-Hur."

Once this announcement was exposed, it immediately attracted the attention of many Hollywood A-list male actors.

"Depp as Ben-Hur? Are you kidding?"

At the promotional event for "Avengers 2", Robert Downey Jr. curled his lips and muttered with disdain.

Chen Fei couldn't help but look over with some curiosity: "What do you mean by that? Is he not suitable to play the role of Ben-Hur?"

He didn't know much about Johnny Depp. He only knew that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series he starred in was very popular and was a very vigorous and lush cash cow for Disney.

As for more news, he didn't pay much attention to it.

Donny curled his lips and explained, "This guy is just like me in the past, a very dirty drug addict. The reason why he can play the role of Captain Jack well is because he has been attracting fans for many years and has made himself neither human nor ghost.

Although Ben-Hur is a character from a wealthy family in the early stage, he needs to make great military achievements in the later stage. Does he want to play such a role? He is simply dreaming! "

After hearing this, Fade Chen probably understood a little.

As expected, Megan Ellison invited Johnny Depp to be the leading actor in her new movie because of his super popularity.

As for more information about Depp, she may not have even tried to find out.

Just like Alibaba Pictures in the domestic film industry, they don’t care about the actor’s acting skills, as long as the fan base is large enough, then this is a "good actor."

In a trance, Chen Fei suddenly realized that Megan Ellison's father, Larry Ellison, also seemed to be a big data expert.

After all, this old man is the famous CEO of "Oracle" company.

As the eldest princess raised by "big data", it seems reasonable for Megan Ellison to use big data when selecting the male lead for her new movie, right?

……

It was almost noon when Johnny Depp, who had been high last night, finally woke up and staggered downstairs.

His new wife Amber Heard had prepared lunch for him.

But after smelling the strange smell on Depp, she immediately got up and pushed him into the bathroom: "Go brush your teeth and wash your face first, then come to eat."

When the door closed, a flash of disgust appeared on Amber Heard's face.

But then, when her eyes swept across the mansion in front of her, a satisfied smile appeared on her face again.

After dinner, the newlyweds got in the car and headed to Annapurna Studios.

The original appointment time was 9 a.m., but Depp was a man who had no concept of time. Being hungover and late was normal, but being on time and sober was rare.

After the hit of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Depp has become a top star in Hollywood. Therefore, no matter in the crew or in life, others have to adapt to his pace of life.

40 minutes later, the car drove into the parking lot outside Annapurna Pictures. Depp, still sleepy, got out of the car and met up with his agent Yom Hobbs, who had been waiting for a long time.

Even though the two parties have been in cooperation for many years, the agent couldn't help but say, "John, you are four hours late!"

Depp didn't care about it at all, and waved his hand casually: "It's just 4 hours, it will be over after a good night's sleep, it's no big deal."

Hobbs sighed and waved, "Come with me now. You need to sign several supplementary agreements and insurance today."

The group got on the elevator and went to the reception room, where they met Brown, the general manager of Annapurna Pictures.

After the two sides greeted each other, they quickly got down to business.

"This is the pay agreement. According to what we agreed, it's $3500 million plus up to 10% of the North American box office share, and there's also a corresponding share of offline revenue."

Depp glanced at his agent, then picked up a pen and signed his name on the contract crookedly.

After writing his name, his face suddenly turned red and he even burped loudly!
Brown, who was standing opposite, suddenly changed his expression. He wanted to warn him, but finally held back.

He really couldn't understand why the president would choose to employ such an alcoholic and drug addict. Was it just because of his popularity?
He was very disdainful of big data analysis, but Megan Ellison firmly believed that Oracle's data analysis would not go wrong, so Depp was invited.

In fact, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon are both quite suitable, but the former directly refused after receiving the audition invitation, and the latter is currently filming a Sino-foreign co-production and cannot spare the time.

Megan Ellison wanted "Ben-Hur" and "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" to be released next year to recoup costs as soon as possible, so she had no choice but to choose someone else.

But this Johnny Depp doesn’t seem very reliable no matter how you look at it. Can he really play Ben-Hur well?

"Sorry, he attended the wrap party for Yoga Girl Douluo last night and drank a little too much. Please forgive me."

Amber Heard explained for her husband, but disappointment welled up in her heart again.

She really couldn't understand how this guy Depp became so famous and why he was favored by Disney?
After signing the contract, the two sides chatted for a while longer.

But at this moment, Depp suddenly lost his patience, stood up and walked out without giving anyone any face.

The agent was helpless and could only apologize to Braun, then quickly followed.

As soon as he walked out of Annapurna Pictures, Depp took out his mobile phone and contacted his group of friends, asking them to accompany him to drink and take drugs.

The speakerphone was on, and a group of friends were shouting excitedly on the phone.

Yom Hobbs sighed and looked at Amber Heard helplessly, hoping that she could persuade Depp.

However, Amber said: "I'm sorry, I have plans to go shopping and get my hair done, you guys go have a drink, I won't go."

Hearing this, Depp generously took out his gold card and gave it to Amber Heard.

"Go ahead! I like the blonde hairstyle. It would be better if you could get your hair longer so that I can ride on it tonight. Hahaha!"

Amber Heard took the gold card with joy and winked at him: "As you wish!"

Isn't the reason for marrying Depp just for today?
Living in a mansion, tasting fine wine, buying jewelry...this life is even more luxurious than God's!

Although I will have a smelly thing pressing on me when I go back home at night, compared to the luxury I enjoy now, I can just endure it.

Besides, it’s not like she can’t enjoy bliss.

Just like the hairdresser I had an appointment with today, I heard that he does fitness all year round and has eight-pack abs, which is exciting just to think about!
In the car, the agent tried hard to tell Depp the key to filming this movie: "The director asked you to gain muscle. You must have muscles, otherwise you can't show the desired effect..."

However, Depp was only thinking about drinking at this moment.

He waved his hand and said casually, "Won't it be turned on in a month? At most, I can just eat more meat, eggs, and milk during this period, hehe!"

Meanwhile, with Depp's departure, Braun also called Megan Ellison.

"President, everything has been settled. Depp has already signed the supplementary agreement."

"Ah That's good."

On the other end of the phone, Megan Ellison breathed a sigh of relief.

Depp is a notoriously difficult guy. In addition to the high salary he deserves, he also asked the film company to provide high salaries for his followers, nanny and pet dog.

As for other additional agreements regarding food, clothing, housing and transportation, there are hundreds of them in total!

At first, Megan Ellison was very puzzled. How could Disney agree to so many unreasonable demands made by this guy?

But thinking of the conclusions drawn by the Oracle data analysis library, she had no choice but to accept all the conditions.

After all, Depp is now qualified to make such conditions!
Two days later, after officially announcing the starring lineup, Annapurna Pictures held a grand press conference for the movie "Ben-Hur", announcing that the film has officially been approved!
So far, Annapurna Pictures already has two big-budget, big-budget films!

In addition, Megan Ellison was unwilling to lag behind those big companies, and was also simultaneously advancing several low-cost art film projects, preparing to "show her ambitions" at next year's Academy Awards.

With her frequent actions, the old Hollywood film companies have all become looking forward to it.

It is obvious that after Walton Pictures, another wolf has come to Hollywood, and the one in power is also a she-wolf!
However, it remains unknown whether Megan Ellison, the she-wolf, will be able to eat meat or will be sucked dry by Hollywood.

Running several film projects at the same time, each one is like a bright star, shining with the light of hope, which makes her very excited!
However, the tremendous pressure of film production and financial difficulties gradually enveloped Annapurna Pictures like a haze.

Megan Ellison knew very well that she could not rely on external forces at this moment.

Those old-line Hollywood investors value experience and qualifications more than the potential projects she has in her hands.

As for her father, he has already given her more than 200 million US dollars in funds, and it is impossible to add more.

So, she resolutely decided to apply for a bank loan and use this method to inject new blood into Annapurna Pictures!
However, the bank's door would not open to her easily.

Annapurna Pictures does not have a rich film library and fixed assets to serve as collateral, and the future revenue from its films is as elusive as flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water.

But Megan Ellison was not discouraged by the bank's rejection.

After pondering for a long time, she resolutely used the trust fund set up by her father for her as collateral, and finally successfully applied for a large number of loans.

The moment the money arrived, Megan Ellison's eyes flashed with determination.

She knew clearly in her heart that this struggle was not only for the survival of the film industry, but also for her love and persistence for movies!

Next, she will challenge the unspoken rules of Hollywood with actions and prove in her own way that even without rich qualifications and background, as long as she has faith and courage, she will be able to find her own place in the star-studded sky of Hollywood!

……

"Fei, if nothing unexpected happens, your upcoming new film project Ready Player One will probably start filming at the same time as Ben-Hur, probably after June, and there will be several overlapping filming locations."

When Chen Fei received the call from Natasha, he couldn't help but be a little surprised:

"So what you're saying is that there's a good chance that Megan Ellison and Johnny Depp and I will meet during filming?"

"Yes, the chances of meeting each other are very high."

Chen Fei immediately smiled: "It just so happens that I haven't seen Depp's acting skills yet. If I have the chance, I can go and watch it."

As he spoke, a sense of anticipation unconsciously emerged in his heart.

He is still quite curious about Captain Jack, and wonders if he is as despicable as Robert Downey Jr. said?

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