Chapter 234. 【Fortune Shine】
I have to say that "Pirates of the Caribbean" is really rebellious!
This group of pirates suddenly appeared and caught the other blockbusters off guard!
In fact, in the previous life, this drama was very good, not only swept the entire summer vacation, but also created the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series.
Now, the glory has returned, not only a box office hit, but also a sudden hit with Johnny Depp, who is going unlucky!
Yes, Johnny Depp is popular, red through half the sky!
Now his popularity is no weaker than Leonardo, who became popular because of "Titanic". No matter where he walks, whether it's on the street, in the mall, or going to the toilet, he can attract a large number of fans around him to ask for autographs.
Johnny Depp was miserable, and several times because he was peeing in the toilet, he was exclaimed, "You are Depp!" And spilled urine on his pants, and several times because he was recognized when he went to the mall, and he had to run away. The screams of the female fans at him, and the roars of the male fans at him, made Johnny depressed.
Besides, the huge impact of "Pirates of the Caribbean" was something Yi Feiyang did not expect, even though the film that created a new situation for pirates in the history he knew did cause a sensation back then, but it did not give birth to everything he was about to encounter.
History is changing, and Yi Feiyang is also changing, how should he deal with it...... That is something that needs to be considered later, and Yi Feiyang only needs to continue to expand his dream film company according to his own predetermined policy, and there will be no problem.
In fact, at least he now has a good foundation, but according to Dures's opinion, Yi Feiyang has been delayed in taking the company public. It's definitely not a good idea. Know the way. In the United States, many companies go public to obtain funds. In this way, the accumulated money can be used to make more movies and develop public careers. But Yi Feiyang is different, in Dures's opinion, he is a monster, a freak who likes to carry money in his own hands, does not like to deal with banks, and does not like to be linked to the stock market.
Perhaps, this is the characteristic of the Chinese. Dures thought so.
But who knows that Yi Feiyang is careful in doing things, and every step is to win?!
Regardless, "Pirates of the Caribbean" was a huge success, and all viewers who watched the show were full of praise for the film. It's just that Yi Feiyang regrets that the company logo carefully created before the start of the film was covered up a lot by the logo of the more powerful Lionsgate, at least people are a little unclear about whether this drama is a Lionsgate production or a dream production.
However, as the screenwriter and investor of this play, Yi Feiyang has once again become the object of attention and reports from many media. Of course, this is also thanks to Johnny Depp, when he was interviewed by media reporters. Depp said almost in a grateful tone: "My success today is all due to one person, that is dear Mr. Yi Feiyang!" Without him. There is no such play! Without him, there would be no 'Captain Jack' for me! ”
Those reporters didn't expect that there would be such a big name behind this play, so Yi Feiyang became Depp's "scapegoat" and became the target of many media interviews. It can be imagined how "depressed" Yi Feiyang, who has always liked to be quiet.
"Pirates of the Caribbean" continued to be fully released in theaters under Dream Pictures and Lionsgate the following week, and almost every night was a full release, sweeping nearly 20 million in three days. This is a figure that even surpassed "Gladiator", and no one doubts that the film has the potential to break the box office record again.
In short, the film has been in the limelight, even overshadowing all other Hollywood films. Although Yi Feiyang is very smart and states at the end of the film that "everything is pure fiction", as long as there are men in the United States, both young and old, they begin to dress up like Captain Jack, with a headscarf tied around their heads, a scruffy beard, and then when they walk, they pinch their orchid fingers and walk with sparrow steps......
What's more, many newspapers and magazines have undoubtedly been conquered by Johnny Depp's perfect performance, and they basically collectively use "Captain Jack" when referring to Depp.
Josephine, a famous American female writer, mentioned in her column that she was very embarrassed when writing this article, but she didn't know what words to use to describe Depp.
Even Stephen King, who has always been unhappy with Yi Feiyang, couldn't help but praise Depp's performance in the article, and highly admired this film. Although it is not to praise Yi Feiyang, it is obviously no different.
Interestingly, Yi Feiyang once met Paramount boss Raymond, and Raymond beat his chest fiercely and complained to Yi Feiyang, such a good subject matter is why he doesn't shoot with himself, but it is cheaper for Lionsgate. Yi Feiyang couldn't stop laughing, but he was thinking in his heart: Originally, this play was proposed by Lionsgate Gusta, and I just revised the script.
What is the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean"?
A month later, according to the statistics of Hollywood professionals, the total box office of the three dramas of Dream Pictures has reached 300 million in North America so far, and the total global box office has sprinted to 7 billion, of which "Pirates of the Caribbean" has contributed 400 million!
And that's only been a month!
According to this kind of achievement, it is conservatively estimated that after all three dramas are drawn, the total global box office will be able to exceed at least 1 billion US dollars!
"Youth Musical" is a fantasy solo production.
"Speed Snail" is a co-production of Fantasy and Paramount.
Pirates of the Caribbean is a co-production of Fantasy and Lionsgate.
Even so, in the future, excluding all investment fees and expenses, Dream Pictures will be able to obtain at least about 200 million US dollars in net profits on the basis of recovering costs!
For the cast and crew of Dream Pictures, this number is definitely a glorious and proud number. Even Dures has disappeared even the initial little worry, and the total box office of the three dramas is as high as 1 billion US dollars, what kind of capital is this in the Hollywood film industry? Even fools know the truth.
Faced with the proud box office results, Yi Feiyang waved his hand and decided to hold a celebration banquet with a smile. In the past, it was only held under the movie, but now it is in advance, according to Yi Feiyang's meaning, after being busy for so long, everyone should be happy.
At the celebration banquet, Dream Pictures invited all the company's contracted artists and filmmakers, and of course, reporters were indispensable.
Yi Feiyang raised his wine glass, his expression was full of happiness, and he looked at the people around him and shouted: "Hey, guys, cheers for our success!" Cheers to the company's success! Cheers to all of us! ”
"!" Everyone drank the wine excitedly, and after accepting the reporter's photo together, they went their separate ways.
Yi Feiyang came to Jessica and Johnny Depp, and Jessica and Depp became good friends because of their appearance in "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Yi Feiyang said with a smile: "Doesn't it feel very pleasant, there will be many happy banquets like today in the future!" ”
"Do you know what Lu Daopu was talking to me just now?" Jessica behaves weirdly and becomes very polite every time she goes out in public. Now it is no exception, I saw her looking at Yi Feiyang with a smile: "Depp just said that he didn't misunderstand you, you are really very talented, just a movie made him popular again, and he is red and purple!" ”
"Yes, dear Yi, your script is so good, I feel like I am the incarnation of Captain Jack, how can I say it, I am fascinated by this play, fascinated by this character!"
"Hehe, so are you interested in filming the second part?" Yi Feiyang asked with a smile.
"Absolutely!" Depp said, "Even if I don't get paid, I'm going to shoot!" ”
Nonsense, according to the popularity of the pirate drama, Depp can predict that the sequel to this drama will definitely be a super hit.
"Then we'll make up our minds!" Yi Feiyang patted Depp on the shoulder.
Others don't know what to do, but Yi Feiyang knows very well that in the future, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series will be popular all over the world and become a classic series full of gold and silver. Of course, such a film will continue to be filmed. In addition, the current "Chainsaw" and "Youth Musical" owned by Dream Pictures will also take the series route, and the sequels will be filmed one by one, unless Yi Feiyang dislikes a lot of money, otherwise these are all brands, they are babies, just like Paramount's "Transformers" and Colombia's "Spider-Man".
Just when Yi Feiyang was thinking about whether to continue to work with Lionsgate to develop a sequel to this show, Johnny Depp suddenly said, "Hey, man, can I introduce you to a friend?" ”
"Oh, who is it?"
"Hehe, right behind you."
Yi Feiyang turned around and looked over, but at a glance he saw a middle-aged man with curly hair walking towards him.
The middle-aged man looks very much like Hong Kong star Huang Qiusheng, but his hairstyle is really special, fluffy and fluffy, as if he has been struck by lightning.
This person Yi Feiyang knows, to be precise, Yi Feiyang has seen this person in many magazines and on TV, this person is also famous in Hollywood, he is the big director - Tim Burton!
"Yi, this is my Bole and my friend, the great director Mr. Tim Burton; Hi Burton, this is the Mr. Yi Feiyang I want to introduce to you. Johnny Depp acted as an introducer and introduced them to Yi Feiyang.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Burton." Yi Feiyang was the first to reach out.
Burton didn't expect Yi Feiyang to be so enthusiastic, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to say hello, "I have admired the name for a long time, Mr. Yi Feiyang." ”
After introducing each other, Yi Feiyang took the initiative to say: "It's a little noisy here, why don't we go and sit over there." ”
After finding a place to sit down, Tim Burton learned from Johnny Depp that Yi Feiyang likes to be straightforward, so he quickly said what he meant: "That's right, Mr. Yi, I want to remake the classic science fiction movie "Planet of the Apes" from the 60s, I hope you can invest!" ”
"Planet of the Apes"?!
Yi Feiyang's eyes lit up, it seemed that this drama was quite popular in his previous life. But how could such a good thing find itself?! Could it be that he is really lucky?! (To be continued......)