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Chapter 353 prevented Johnny Depp’s high salary, but he...

[Pirates of the Caribbean 2] crew.

During the breaks in filming, Zhang Nanzheng kept chatting with Johnny Depp.

"I heard that you used a cannon to shoot the ashes of your good friend into the sky?" Zhang Nanfa asked.

In response to Zhang Nan's inquiry, Johnny Depp nodded.

"It's so cruel. What kind of hatred or grudges are there? Do you want to destroy your bones and ashes like this?" Zhang Nan asked jokingly.

Johnny Depp knew Zhang Nan was joking, but he quickly explained: "This was his last wish, and I followed the rules. In order to fulfill his last wish, I spent nearly 200 million US dollars on his funeral alone."

"A funeral, $200 million?"

Zhang Nan looked at Johnny Depp in astonishment and exclaimed: "How rich! I can't tell you, Depp, you are quite rich!"

Hearing Zhang Nan's emotion, Johnny Depp silently muttered in his heart: How am I?When you say this, why don't you look at your worth.

The entire "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" crew's salary and production fees combined are not as much as yours alone!

Yes, the entire production fee of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", excluding Zhang Nan's 6.1 million salary, is only 2 million US dollars, less than one-third of Zhang Nan's salary.

But thinking this way in his heart, Johnny Depp dared not say it with his mouth.

After all, everyone in the entire "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" crew, including the director and producer, knows who the boss of the crew is.

So Johnny Depp quickly explained Zhang Nan’s words about his wealth: “To be considered rich is to have benefited from you. After the box office success of [Pirates of the Caribbean 1], Warner Bros. The industry approached me and signed a film contract with me for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", so I saved some money."

"[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]?"

Zhang Nan repeated the movie title.

Various aspects of this movie in the original time and space came to mind.

This "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" project, in the original time and space, was created by Warner Pictures after seeing Johnny Depp's success in "Pirates of the Caribbean 1", and specially asked Johnny Depp to film it, and offered 1500 million US dollars. remuneration.

"How much salary did Warner Pictures offer you?" Zhang Nan asked.

Johnny Depp was a little surprised by Zhang Nan's question, but he couldn't hide the actor's salary, and there was no need to hide it, so he answered directly, "1000 million US dollars."

That’s a full $500 million short.

"How much salary did Disney offer you for [Pirates of the Caribbean 2]?" Zhang Nan continued to ask.

Johnny Depp doesn't want to answer this question. After all, compared with Zhang Nan's high salary, his salary seems pitiful.

But Zhang Nan asked, and he didn't dare not answer.

"It has increased by 500 million US dollars and reached 1200 million US dollars."

Hearing Johnny Depp's words, Zhang Nan nodded with satisfaction.

In terms of suppressing Johnny Depp's salary and preventing Johnny Depp from having conflicts with Disney because of his high salary, he feels that he has done a good job.

only……

Johnny Depp's salary is suppressed, but his salary seems to be even worse than Johnny Depp's!

Disney in the original time and space wanted to replace Johnny Depp because his salary reached one-third of the production fee of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series.Nowadays, the production fee for "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is less than one-third of his salary. What would Disney think?
Thinking of this, Zhang Nan was a little stunned.

But Zhang Nan shook this thought out of his head after a while.

Anyway, the fixed salary of 6.1 million US dollars is already in his pocket, and he is already making a lot of money this time.

……

Time is slowly coming to March, and Zhang Nan's three-month schedule in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is basically coming to an end.

But during this gap, Peter Jackson suddenly came to visit.

"Aren't you cooperating with Universal to make [King Kong]? How come you have time to visit me?" Zhang Nan and Peter Jackson were not polite, and after a brief greeting, they asked directly.

Peter Jackson smiled and answered Zhang Nan's first question.

"We are cooperating with Universal Pictures to shoot [King Kong], but basically the filming is almost done, so I am free now."

Not to mention that the filming of a big production is almost complete, even if it is finished, it is difficult for a great director like Peter Jackson to take a break because there is still post-production that needs to be checked.

"If you have something to say, I'm still busy here." Zhang Nan was not used to Peter Jackson at all.

But Peter Jackson doesn't care about Zhang Nan's attitude, but for this reason, Peter Jackson doesn't hide it anymore.

"Isn't the 77th Oscars going to be held soon? I just want to ask you if you are going to attend."

Zhang Nan saw that Peter Jackson was asking him if he wanted to go, but his heart was full of what he wanted to go. He knew that Peter Jackson was nominated for eleven items in last year's "Lord of the Rings 3", and the result was eleven. The achievements of all the awards were mesmerizing.

"Just accept it when it's good. Don't make it difficult for yourself. Do you think the Oscar is yours?" Zhang Nan's words were almost an explicit reminder.

Peter Jackson naturally understood the hidden meaning of Zhang Nan's words, but he still argued: "I'm not thinking about myself. [The Lord of the Rings - The Legend of Sauron] is starring you. Didn't you tell me before that it's not good enough?" As an Oscar winner, I think this year's [Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron] will do well at the box office. It's been quite a few years since you last won an award. If you give it a try, you might be able to realize your dream."

"First of all, I want to correct something. I am missing an Oscar, but what I am missing is not the best actor statuette. What I am missing is the best director statuette."

Zhang Nan waved his hand directly and refused to explain: "Secondly, if you say this to Xiao Lizi, he will be angry to death."

Peter Jackson didn't hear it, "What do you mean?"

"If he hadn't won an award after so many years, he could win an award based on his qualifications, then Leonardo DiCaprio would be able to wholesale the Oscar winner statuettes. From the end of "Titanic" to now, he has been competing for awards but can't get them. Prize, you know?”

Peter Jackson: "..." He really doesn't know about this.

But looking at Zhang Nan's attitude, Peter Jackson also knew that he couldn't persuade Zhang Nan to go to the Oscars with him to gain some impression points for "The Lord of the Rings - The Legend of Sauron" in the jury, so he had no choice but to give up.

……

As soon as Peter Jackson left here, Steven Spielberg called again.

But the purpose is not for Oscar, but to confirm the schedule of [Jurassic World 1].

Spielberg knows that this [Jurassic World 1] is basically his best chance to return to the top director position in Hollywood.

So Spielberg was particularly attentive.

(End of this chapter)