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After getting off the Mercedes-Benz car, Miranda Kerr did not enter the hotel immediately, but stood beside the car, showing round dimples and a sweet smile, waving goodbye to the people in the car, and letting the paparazzi take pictures not far away, He seemed to be in a pretty good mood, until the Mercedes-Benz car gradually moved away, then he turned to enter the hotel, and when he walked towards the elevator, the dimples on his face never disappeared.

Back at Horner Manor, the two visitors were already waiting in the living room, which was one reason Matthew sent Miranda Kerr back to the hotel, where he received a call from Johnny Depp in the afternoon.

"Hi, Depp." Matthew saw Johnny Depp, hugged him in the past, and said, "Are you finally willing to come back from France?"

Johnny Depp said deliberately, "You don't have to get excited, I didn't come back specifically to see you." His doting eyes fell on the little girl who was following, "Lily must come and see her godfather. "

Matthew also saw Lily Depp, squatted down and picked her up, and said, "Wow, Lily has grown taller, and has become heavier, she is a big girl."

Lily Depp leaned back slightly, her round face wrinkled, "Godfather, are you saying that I'm not pretty when I'm fat?"

"Of course not." Matthew said with a smile, "Lily is the prettiest."

He walked over to the sofa with Lily in his arms. He was old friends with Depp, and he didn't have to say hello to Depp.

Johnny Depp sat on the sofa and said, "Lily said that your godfather is very incompetent and hasn't been to France to see her."

"Really, Lily?" Matthew said, putting Lily Depp on the couch and sitting next to her, "but France is too far away, can Lily move back to Los Angeles?"

"Not good..." Lily Depp immediately shook her head, "Mom doesn't like living in Los Angeles."

Matthew asked again, "Where's your mother? She didn't come?"

Johnny Depp answered, "Vanessa is in France and has been very busy recently."

Lily Depp jumped off the sofa, "I'm going to play, I won't talk to you."

Matthew tilted his head to look at her, "Didn't you come to see the godfather specifically?"

Lily Depp hummed, "Didn't I see you?"

"Oh, okay." Matthew beckoned to the housekeeper and ordered, "Take Lily to the entertainment room to play."

Before they left, he added, "Let the kitchen prepare dinner."

The housekeeper is very competent, "I have already prepared them."

Matthew nodded and waited for the housekeeper to take Lily Depp to the recreation room and asked Johnny Depp, "What's the matter, I've been frowning."

"It's nothing." Johnny Depp leaned back on the sofa. "Old problem. I quarreled with Vanessa. I want to go back to Los Angeles. She wants to stay in France."

He waved his hand, "Stop talking about that. The main reason for coming back this time is because of work."

The maid brought two cups of tea at this time, and Johnny Depp took the thank you and asked Matthew, "Didn't Disney Pictures cooperate with you?"

"No." Matthew took a sip of hot tea and said, "Didn't I tell you the last time I called you, Disney has postponed the sequel of "National Treasure" indefinitely because of the unresolved salary. There are no projects with Disney."

Speaking of this, he suddenly grasped the key point in DePu's words, "Disney Pictures talked to you about the fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean"?"

"Yes." Johnny Depp didn't mean to keep Matthew secret, "Last week, a representative of Jerry Bruckheimer and Robert Iger made a special trip to France to find me and asked me to continue to play Jack- Sparrow's intention."

Matthew thought of the previous film and said clearly, "Sure enough, they are going to use a single protagonist."

Johnny Depp looked at Matthew, "They didn't look for you?"

"No, it is estimated that Disney will not use the three protagonists again." Matthew asked curiously, "When will the fourth part start?"

"It's just an intention for the time being, and the release may be around 2010." Johnny Depp replied.

Matthew put down the teacup, "Disney will definitely not give up on such a profitable series."

Today, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Gathering Souls" has basically moved up and down from the global film market, with a total global box office of 1.2168 billion US dollars. It will not only be the annual box office champion in North America, but also the number one in the global box office.

At the same time, this film also surpassed "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and sat at the second place in the global box office chart, behind James Cameron's "Titanic".

How could Walt Disney give up on a sequel to such a series?

And Disney's strategy is obvious, cutting Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan, keeping only the most popular Jack Sparrow in order to control costs and risks.

It's not difficult for Matthew to see this, and said jokingly, "Depp, when the opportunity comes, you must bite Disney hard."

"Of course!" Johnny Depp said with a laugh, "I have prepared a huge contract for Disney and Bruckheimer."

Matthew did not ask for the specific amount, but he could know the approximate figure by guessing. It is estimated that the total remuneration may not be less than 50 million US dollars.

Captain Jack Sparrow is so deeply rooted that unless Walt Disney drops the franchise, he'll have to accept Depp's astronomical paycheck.

Johnny Depp changed the subject at this time, "The main reason for coming back this time is to discuss cooperation with Warner Bros."

Matthew wondered, "Warner Bros?"

"The Batman franchise," Johnny Depp said bluntly, "A Warner Bros. producer and Batman: Hour of War director Christopher Nolan would like to ask me to be in one of the new Batman movies. important role."

"Wouldn't it be Bruce Wayne?" Matthew asked deliberately.

Johnny Depp said, "It's Bruce Wayne's nemesis."

Matthew immediately thought of the pale face and blood-red mouth, "Joker?" Seeing Johnny Depp nodding, he asked again, "Have you talked about it?"

Johnny Depp waved his hand, "No, they can only offer a salary of 12 million US dollars, which is too much. I can't take the initiative to reduce my salary because of such a role."

"That's right." Matthew recognized Johnny Depp's words very much. "I won't reduce the pay if I change it."

A purely commercial movie, plus a villain, if the first-line stars cut their salaries, it will have a certain negative impact on other follow-up contract negotiations.

For this kind of role, the best choice is an actor with good acting skills in the second tier.

Johnny Depp picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "I heard from the agent that the senior management of Warner Bros. recommended you to the crew director and producer."

"Me?" Matthew shook his head. "How could they think of looking for me?"

Johnny Depp deliberately changed his tone, "Because Matthew Horner is the guarantee of the box office."

Matthew pointed to Depp, couldn't help laughing, and said, "$12 million salary, impossible." He asked again, "The news is accurate?"

Johnny Depp nodded gently, "It shouldn't be wrong, maybe they will find Helen Herman soon."

"I don't think it's very likely." Matthew deliberately flexed his arms and made a muscle show, "Who has ever seen a clown stronger than Batman?"

The top executives of Warner Bros. have always liked to interfere randomly with their films. This is famous in Hollywood. It is estimated that they may have recommended it to the "Batman" crew for the reasons of box office appeal. Christopher Nolan may not necessarily will take their advice.

He had heard from Akiva Goldsman before that when he cooperated with Warner Bros., the first factor he worried about was never the issue of funding, but the random extension of the senior management of Warner Bros.

However, Akiva Goldsman is different from ordinary producers. He is strong in front of him, and he doesn't have to worry too much about "I Am Legend" and "National Superman".

The filming of the former is on hold. Due to the illness of the director Guillermo del Toro, the original plan to film after the New Year can only be moved back temporarily. When to restart the filming depends on Guillermo del Toro. 's response.

The latter's script and plan have been sent to Helen Herman, and the two sides are still in the initial contact stage, and the real negotiations have not yet begun.

It is estimated that it will take a long time to discuss. UU reading www.uukanshu.com because "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" is super popular, Matthew's salary increase is inevitable.

Today, "Three Hundred Spartans" has been released for more than a month and a half, and the North American box office has successfully reached 300 million US dollars and the global box office has reached 600 million US dollars.

For a film that cost only $85 million to make, such a box office hit can only be described as a mega-hit.

And this is not the end of the box office for "Three Hundred Spartans". There are still two to three months in the future, and it will continue to be shown around the world, and the box office numbers will continue to rise.

Of course, Matthew knew that the film's popularity was declining, and the future box office gains would not be much. Warner Bros. predicted that the final North American box office would be around 350 million US dollars, and the global box office was expected to exceed the 700 million US dollars mark.

In addition, to this day, Sky Dance Pictures has sold 17 peripheral licenses for the movie "Three Hundred Spartans", with a total revenue of more than 100 million US dollars.

These are closer to pure profit than the high costs at the box office.

These are not only enough for David Ellison to recover his costs, but also allow him to achieve a large amount of profit.

"David..."

Inside the office, a bald white man said to David Ellison, "The situation is very obvious, Matthew Horner has a strong box office appeal, with Leonidas dying in Hot Springs, "Spartan Three Hundred" The sequel to the project "Warrior", it is difficult to borrow his appeal."

"I understand." David Ellison walked back and forth. "Has the investigation been reported?"

"It will be delivered to you tomorrow morning."

The scale of Sky Dance Films is limited. So far, only the film "Three Hundred Spartans" has been successful. The internal staff are also dug by David Ellison from the circle. Loyalty is naturally not how high.