How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 387 Johnny Depp’s agent: Peter can replace him

Zhang Nan feels that his idea is very feasible, and the most important thing is that the benefits are huge.

After all, whether it is Johnny Depp or Robert Downey Jr., in terms of box office appeal, after a few years of development, they are both figures who can single-handedly handle a billion dollars in global box office.

As for Johnny Depp, he heard that the film deal Zhang Nan wanted to introduce to him was actually a spin-off plan for Warner Pictures' core series - "Harry Potter".

Everyone hurriedly nodded in agreement.

If it weren't for the fact that this was the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", Johnny Depp would have dragged Zhang Nan to talk in detail.

In the end, Johnny Depp left Zhang Nan with some excitement, and Zhang Nan continued to greet the people who came up to him in a routine manner.

During this period, Nicolas Cage, Will Smith and his son, Matt Damon, Tom Cruise... all came to the scene one after another, and they all specially said hello to Zhang Nan.

After the process was over, the guests all sat safely in their seats.

The lights in the screening room began to dim, and the big screen slowly lit up.

Everyone is looking forward to this [Pirates of the Caribbean 2], even the top stars present are not surprised.

It’s not that they are fans of the [Pirates of the Caribbean] series and are looking forward to the story of [Pirates of the Caribbean].

But they want to know what kind of performance Zhang Nan is like, and whether it is worth Disney Pictures paying a sky-high fixed salary of 6.1 million US dollars to invite him.

They want to imitate and learn and improve themselves.

Zhang Nan is also clear about the thoughts of this group of people.

But as for what these people think, Zhang Nan can only say:
Why are luxury goods worth so much?Not because of the work and high cost of luxury goods themselves, but because of the fame value attached to them;
The reason for his current high salary is also similar. It is not that his acting skills are great, but that he can sign a billion-dollar box office betting agreement, which can bring huge positive effects to the stock price of the film's producer company. Among them are two US$30 billion in benefits.
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151 minutes later.

The plot of [Pirates of the Caribbean 2] is over.

Everyone's first impression after watching the entire "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is that Zhang Nan, the main character that Disney spent a lot of money to hire, plays a role in the movie...

It cannot be said that it is not brilliant, because there is a good plot interaction between the little blacksmith played by Zhang Nan and the captain of the Flying Dutchman, Davy Jones.

But overall, Captain Jack Sparrow played by Johnny Depp is more brilliant and more like the protagonist.

This is also worth a fixed salary of 6.1 million US dollars. Is the person in charge of Disney Pictures blind?
Similar thoughts have emerged in the minds of many people.

For example, the agent sitting next to Johnny Depp had a similar thought in his mind. He hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth, and said to Johnny Depp next to him: "Depp, the next movie [Pirates of the Caribbean] 】 series, we have to talk to Disney Pictures about the treatment. Your performance in it is completely the role of the protagonist, but you do not enjoy the treatment of the protagonist. This is unfair. "

Although the agent's words did not mention salary, the emotion behind every word was full of salary.

Without it.

The salary of 6.1 million US dollars is really too tempting.

Johnny Depp felt a little hesitant when he heard his agent say this, but he slowly explained: "The main reason why I can have so many scenes in [Pirates of the Caribbean 2], even surpassing Zhang's, is Yes, Zhang's time with the crew was too short, and the director had no choice but to make this arrangement." "No matter what the situation is, the fact is that you are more like [Caribbean] than Zhang As the protagonist of "Pirates 2", he should enjoy the treatment of the protagonist." His agent continued with a somewhat anxious tone.

Inside and outside the words are words that are closely related to the salary, such as the treatment of the protagonist.

Johnny Depp is not a fool, so he naturally heard his agent's idea of ​​replacing Zhang Nan with him and enjoying a salary of 6.1 million US dollars.

but……

Johnny Depp thought about it. Zhang Nan had just promised him a film contract.

Of course, this is not the main thing. A few favors are nothing in the face of huge interests.

The more important reason is that Johnny Depp is betting on whether he can support "Pirates of the Caribbean" as the protagonist. It started with a global box office of hundreds of millions of dollars, and now the second film has a global box office of one billion dollars. Agreement movie, viewed with great skepticism.

After all, his previous starring role in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" only had a global box office of over 4 million.

The gap between a movie with a global box office of more than 4 million US dollars and a movie with a global box office of more than 6 billion US dollars seems to be only more than [-] million US dollars, but in fact the distance is like heaven and earth.

So after thinking for a while, Johnny Depp said with a calm tone: "I know that the salary of 6.1 million US dollars for the protagonist is very attractive, but...even if I really become the protagonist of the [Pirates of the Caribbean] series, what do you think Disney Will the film industry be willing to pay a salary of US$6.1 million?"

"Why don't you want to? They've already paid this price to hire Zhang Nan, so why can't they hire you? The worst we can do is ask for a lower price, maybe four to five billion, three to four hundred million, one to two hundred million..."

The agent answered quickly, but before he finished speaking, his tone weakened.

He was able to sneak into Johnny Depp's agent position in Hollywood, so he was naturally not a hot-headed or impulsive person. After being reminded by Johnny Depp, he came to understand a little bit.

The reason why Disney Pictures paid a huge price to hire Zhang Nan was because of Zhang Nan’s status as a celebrity, Zhang Nan’s past achievements, and most importantly, the gambling agreement with a global box office of one billion U.S. dollars. superior.

And aside from celebrity status and performance, Johnny Depp was unable to sign a billion-dollar global box office betting agreement with Disney Pictures.

It’s not that Johnny Depp doesn’t want to, but it’s because Johnny Depp simply didn’t pay his share. The reason why the global billion-dollar box office betting agreement failed—Johnny Depp doesn’t have a billion-dollar fund.

If you don’t have money, you won’t be able to play poker.

"Look again, wait a little longer, and accumulate more knowledge. If there is a chance in the future..."

Johnny Depp didn't finish his words, but the light in his eyes was unusually bright.

Then Johnny Depp became quiet, while Disney Pictures executives became noisy again.

The root cause of the hubbub is similar to what Johnny Depp has on his side with his agent.

They all felt that it was a bit unfair to pay a large price to Zhang Nan.

(End of this chapter)