American Fame and Fortune Chapter 745

Chapter 745 The rich man who is stumped by money

 In the past few days, Martin, Leonardo and Nicholson have been enjoying their food very much. Johnny Depp's divorced cake 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 is more than wonderful to describe.

 “Look, there's 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 really eye-opening as a couple.

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

Nicholson responded: "I remember that Depp paid off the 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?"

Nicolson thought about the scene he saw at the Disney Studio 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 top of the mountain, he will find that everyone around him is a bad guy.

 Leonardo asked: "What are we talking about?"

"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 pondered and said: "Can the fresh ones weigh the same as the old ones?"

Martin shook his head: "No, with the current situation, Depp's collaborators will trample him to death without us having to do anything."

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

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

Next to the photo was 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 found that the topic could not continue: “You two are getting more and more serious. Can we not discuss this?”

In the past 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 Yorkshire terrier only weighs three pounds. It is impossible for it to **** bigger than itself."

Martin said: "How much do you think Amber Heard will get in the end for the $100 million she requested?"

 Martin thought of Fatty Bai and said, "It's possible that this is what he likes."

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

Over the three-day weekend, "The Lone Ranger" only earned $4.38 million in North America.

  After being screened in North American theaters for ten days, this megproduction with a production budget of US$250 million only earned US$26.54 million.

The cliff-like box office trend indicates that the final North American box office of "The Lone Ranger" will be just over US$30 million.

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

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

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

 Annapurna Pictures, President's Office.

"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 letter."

Meghan now has no money in her hand and can 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 would like to lend you all the money. Wait. When you are in trouble, the bank is eager to **** up all your blood.

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

Now, where will she 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?

Meghan Ellison looked at the whiteboard opposite, where the names of four movies were written, namely "The Hurt Locker," "The Lone Ranger," "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 "Transcendence Hacker" is negligible.

 "The Lone Ranger" may not see a return.

 Only one piece of "The Seventh Son" remains.

Annapurna Pictures invested US$150 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.

 If the film is successful, she can 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 of ​​selling the copyright of "The Seventh Son" to repay bank debts.

This film cost US$150 million to produce, and it is a large-scale fantasy epic. Is it reasonable to sell it for US$300 million?

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

 Warner Brothers 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.”

Dreiter has no better idea.

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 for 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.

 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. He 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 going to stabilize 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 4 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 back taxes. 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 has used lawyers in many places, resulting in high legal fees.

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

“The law firm has given three times leniency.” 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 talk about."

 (End of this chapter)

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