American fame and fortune.

Chapter 745 The rich man is stumped by money

Martin, Leonardo and Nicholson have been enjoying their food these days, and Johnny Depp's divorce is really crispy and sweet.

The two attacked each other, broke the news about each other, and showed the ugliest side of themselves in front of everyone in the world through the media. It was more than wonderful to describe.

"Look, there's some new news today!"

In the office, Leonardo looked up from behind his notebook and said, "It's still a strong flavor!"

Nicholson, who was standing in front of the window sending a message to Lorraine, almost jumped in front of his notebook.

Martin also came over.

Leonardo pointed to the news just released by TMZ and said: "Depp has made a shocking revelation about Amber Heard!"

The news started with a picture. The picture was of a bed, with a big brown thing in the middle of the sheets.

Martin and Nicholson subconsciously pinched their noses and held their breath.

Depp and Amber are a truly eye-opening couple.

Leonardo looked at Martin: "That friend of yours from Silicon Valley really has a very strong taste."

Nicholson responded: "I remember that Depp has paid off his first tax debt in the past few days. Does he still have the funds to hire a big-name lawyer to deal with the lawsuit?"

Nicholson thought about the scene he saw at Disney Studios and said, "I didn't expect that she could really do such a disgusting thing as peeing on her sheets."

"Depp can only further sell off his assets." Martin laughed: "No matter what the final outcome of this divorce and domestic violence lawsuit is, it will have a huge negative impact on "The Lone Ranger". This film has a poor box office. The subsequent trend will be even more sluggish.”

When a superstar falls rapidly from the peak, he will find that everyone around him is a bad guy.

Leonardo asked: "What are we discussing?"

"The Lone Ranger" also ushered in its second weekend after being released in North America. Dragged down by various negative news about the leading actor Johnny Depp, the film had almost no upward trend in box office over the weekend. Compared with the first week The already miserable North American box office has created a cliff-like decline.

Nicholson had a great time eating melon today and said: "Depp should make a scale and put his dog on one side and the lump on the other side, so that it will be more intuitive in the video."

Leonardo said enthusiastically: "The photo was taken by Depp's nanny, and Depp said it was left by Amber Heard.

Leonardo thought about it and said, "Can the fresh ones weigh the same as the old ones?"

Martin shook his head: "No, with the current situation, there is no need for us to dispatch, Depp's partners over the years will trample him to death."

Leonardo agreed: "Many women's organizations on the Internet are calling for a boycott of Depp's movies." He asked Martin: "You launched it?"

Soon, Amber’s clarification video was released, saying that it was Depp’s dog that did it.

The photo was accompanied by a video of Depp: "In the picture, there is some human excrement on my half of the sheets, which was left by Amber Heard!"

"Hey, hey, hey!" Martin realized that the topic could no longer continue: "You two are getting more and more serious. Can we not discuss this?"

In the last five or six years, Depp will basically have as many enemies as there are production companies and crews that have collaborated with him.

Depp once again carried his teacup dog out of the country: "A Yorkie only weighs three pounds. It is impossible for it to poop bigger than itself."

Martin said: "How much do you think Amber Heard will get in the end for the $1 million she requested?"

Martin thought of Fatty Bai and said, "Maybe he just likes this."

Tom Cruise's situation is not a special case that only happens to him.

In the three days of the following weekend, "The Lone Ranger" only received $438 million in North America.

After being screened in North American theaters for ten days, this mega-production with a production budget of US$2.5 million only earned US$2654 million.

The cliff-like box office trend indicates that the final North American box office of "The Lone Ranger" will be just over US$3000 million.

Perhaps, overseas screening can help the film's box office revenue recover a little bit.

But after Warner Bros., the distributor, deducts publicity and distribution expenses, how much of it is left back to Annapurna Pictures?

A big-budget movie failed miserably, and many people couldn't sit still.

Annapurna Pictures, Office of the President.

"Ms. Ellison, according to our loan contract, if you do not perform well, we have the right to withdraw the loan." Judith was also under pressure, but some words had to be made clear in advance: "The reason for your loan from our bank is The huge amount of US$200 million is mainly used to invest in the "The Lone Ranger" movie project. The current market response of this movie is not good..."

Megan Ellison raised her hand to interrupt her: "I will pay back your loan on time."

Judith took out a document and placed it on Meghan's desk: "This is a formal document."

Meghan had no money now, so she could only say: "My surname is Ellison."

Judith said: "It is precisely because your last name is Ellison that we will extend the term to the longest period instead of immediately withdrawing the loan."

"I get it," Megan Ellison said. "This loan is nothing."

Judith smiled and stood up to leave: "We will patiently wait for the good news from Ms. Ellison." Meghan watched her leave and couldn't help but sigh. When there are no difficulties, the bank is eager to lend you all the money, etc. When you are in trouble, the bank is eager to suck up all your blood.

Two hundred million US dollars in cash and bank interest were not a small sum of money to her even in the past.

Now, where is she going to get this huge sum of money? Selling Annapurna Pictures would not be worth so much.

Megan Ellison subconsciously picked up the phone, ready to ask her dad for help, but pressed a number and held off the phone again.

Growing up, every time she got into trouble, she had to rely on her father to clean up the mess.

Megan Ellison no longer wants to rely on her father this time, but wants to solve the problem on her own.

But how to solve it?

Megan Ellison looked at the whiteboard opposite, which had the names of four movies written on it, namely "The Hurt Locker," "Transcendence," "The Lone Ranger" and "The Seventh Son."

"The Hurt Locker" is invested by Annapurna Pictures. The profit of the film itself is not very high, and even less is allocated here.

The repayment of "Transcendental Hacker" is negligible.

"The Lone Ranger" may not see its money back.

There is only one "Seventh Son" left.

Annapurna Pictures invested US$1.5 million in the filming and production of this magical epic project that was also snatched from Martin Davis. Because the post-production special effects have not yet been completed, it will take some time for the film to be released.

After experiencing the two disastrous failures of "Transcendence" and "The Lone Ranger", even if Megan Ellison is confident, she will have doubts about the remaining projects.

The film was successful, and she could recover some of her losses.

What if it fails? Not only will she lose all the money she brought into Hollywood to start a business, but she will also owe a huge debt to the bank.

Megan Ellison suddenly came up with the idea to sell the copyright of "Seventh Son" to repay bank debts.

This film cost US$1.5 million to produce, and it is a large-scale fantasy epic. It is reasonable to sell it for US$3 million, right?

Thinking of this, Megan Ellison called Wilson and Derrett, his right-hand men, to come over to discuss related matters.

Warner Bros. intends to terminate the distribution contract.

Hearing the boss's words, Wilson secretly sighed inwardly. Two major productions in a row failed, and the boss's confidence was hit. Is he preparing to clear his stock and run away?

But for one day at Annapurna Pictures, Wilson will take on the responsibility for the day. After careful consideration, he suggested: "We need to complete the film first. We can quietly release the news first and test the reactions of other companies. If there are many bidders, we Organize a bidding meeting and the highest bidder will get the rights to the film.”

Derrett had nothing better to do.

Megan Ellison thought for a while and said, "Just do what you said and finish the film first."

After the two subordinates left, Meghan thought of Johnny Depp, the culprit of the film's failure, and called Amber Heard: "I want to bite Depp's vitals!"

Amber did not let go, using the media and public opinion to torture Depp to the point of death.

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Beverly Hills, in a villa on the south hillside.

Johnny Depp has moved out of his love nest with Amber and is preparing to sell the house.

The worst memory of his life remains there.

Depp poured a glass of wine and drank most of it in one go, then took off a treasured acoustic guitar from the wall of the living room and gently plucked the strings to make a sweet sound.

The loyal old bodyguard Jerry entered the living room at this time, found Depp, and said: "Johnny, there is something I must remind you. The security, driver, chef and nanny team have not been paid for two months. I am almost stable." Can’t hold them anymore.”

These people have followed Depp for the shortest five years. Depp has set extremely high salaries for them, spending more than 400 million US dollars per year.

Depp frowned: "Let them wait."

Jerry lowered his voice: "They have credit cards, mortgages and other loans to pay off, and they can't wait any longer."

Just in time, agent Whigham came in from outside.

Depp said: "I will use some of the money from selling the yacht to make up for the salaries of the staff around me first."

Whigham was stunned for a moment and reminded Depp: "That money has been fully paid for the tax arrears, and you signed and confirmed it a few days ago."

Depp thought about it, remembered it, and said, "There's no money in the account?"

Whigham nodded and told another cruel fact: "The lawyer asked me to inform you that the legal fees for the previous period should be settled."

In the past year, Depp has encountered too many troubles and used lawyers in many places, resulting in high legal fees.

Depp had a headache: "Can't you wait?"

"The law firm has granted grace three times." Whigham knew very well that if the lawyer's fees were not paid, Depp would not even have a lawyer in a short time: "They can't wait any longer."

Many years later, Depp realized the feeling of being stumped by money and said: "Sell the house as soon as possible, the price... is easy to negotiate."

(End of this chapter)