Early in the morning, the secretary told Yi Feiyang that an actor named Johnny Depp had an appointment yesterday and wanted to visit him today.
Ha, it looks like that invitation letter worked! This was the first thought that flashed through Yi Feiyang's mind.
Why did Yi Feiyang take the initiative to invite Johnny Depp to meet? The reason is simple. He was unwilling to let such an outstanding superstar fall into the hands of Lionsgate Pictures.
Although Lionsgate and Fantasy are currently partners in investing in the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean", in Yi Feiyang's view, filming is secondary, and the most important thing is to poach Depp for his own use!
Yi Feiyang knows: Johnny Depp is a very individual person. If a company like Fantasy Pictures wanted to successfully invite him to "negotiate" before he encountered the lawsuit, it would probably be very difficult.
.It’s not that Johnny Depp has much talent, but because this guy’s actions are illogical, and you can’t try to influence him with anything. But now... After all, the current Depp has been in Hollywood for so long,
I have become mature, and although the edges of my character have not been polished off, my behavior and actions are no longer as willful as before.
"Boss, Mr. Johnny Depp has arrived, would you like to invite him in?" The secretary knocked on the door and walked in, smiling at Yi Feiyang.
"No need, I'd better go and greet you personally..."
Yi Feiyang's move made the secretary a little shocked. Fantasy Pictures has been established for so long, and no one has asked him to welcome him personally. Even Gusta, who is the president of Lionsgate Pictures, does not have this treatment.
Johnny Depp, who was waiting outside, didn't expect that Yi Feiyang would come out to greet him in person, so he was startled.
"Hello, Mr. Depp. I am Yi Feiyang, you can call me 'Yi'." Yi Feiyang extended his hand in a friendly manner. As he spoke, he looked at the famous "pirate captain" in his previous life. His cheeks were thin and his eyes should be
He is a little short-sighted. He squints slightly when looking at people. Also, he is not very tall. Yi Feiyang feels that he is not even as tall as himself, but his expression is very nervous. If he wears a pointed hat and rides on the broom,
You can instantly transform into a male wizard.
"Hi, hello!" Depp seemed very unaccustomed to people treating him so warmly. He felt that Yi Feiyang held his hand, generously and forcefully. His eyes were so bright that he seemed to be able to see into people's hearts.
This is an energetic guy. Johnny Depp moved his wrist, which was almost numb when holding it, and secretly tagged Yi Feiyang.
"You think we might as well go to the living room to talk. By the way, what would you like to order, coffee or milk tea?"
“Coffee is fine!”
"Good! Jenny, two cups of coffee!" Yi Feiyang snapped his fingers at the female secretary, and then walked towards the living room with Depp.
"How does it feel to come to our company for the first time?" After sitting down, Yi Feiyang asked Depp how he felt.
Depp smiled and said, "It's pretty good, yes."
"Then are you interested in cooperating with our company?"
"What?" Depp didn't expect Yi Feiyang to be so direct.
Yi Feiyang shrugged, "That's right, our company is preparing to co-produce a movie with Lionsgate Pictures. I think the role of the male protagonist is very suitable for you, so I recommended it to Mr. Gusta over there, but I didn't know you
Are you interested?"
"But why me? What I mean is, you have so many choices, but you chose me. You should understand my recent situation. I am surrounded by lawsuits, which is very troublesome." Depp was quite honest. He directly mentioned his old background.
All said.
Yi Feiyang smiled and said, "I am thinking about roles, not lawsuits and scandals! If you are suitable, I will choose you, it's that simple!"
Depp admired Yi Feiyang's straightforward answer. Men should do this. Mother-in-law and mother-in-law are so annoying.
"So, may I ask, what is the theme of this play?"
"Pirates! Specifically, a fantasy film!"
"What's the content of the story?"
Yi Feiyang knows that Depp is very picky about scripts when filming. As long as the script suits his appetite, he will be willing to act no matter how low the pay is. On the contrary, if the script does not suit his appetite, even if you offer him a sky-high price, he may not accept it.
No way, this is one of the reasons why he is called "Hollywood Freak".
"Here, dear friend, this is the outline of the story I wrote. You can take a look at it first!" Yi Feiyang handed over the script in advance.
Depp took the script, flipped it through, and then read it carefully.
During this period, the female secretary knocked on the door and came in with two cups of coffee.
Yi Feiyang told her not to disturb Depp from reading the script and just put down the coffee.
Time passed slowly, and Depp read the script very seriously, looking like a crazy novel fan reading his favorite novel.
Yi Feiyang gently picked up the coffee cup and drank the coffee while paying attention to Depp's expression.
Depp's brows wrinkled and relaxed, and he touched his nose from time to time. When he saw something interesting, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. It was obvious that this script was to his liking.
Yi Feiyang breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, in his previous life, Johnny Depp was not willing to play the role of Captain Jack Sparrow at first, and the director was not interested in Depp... Michael Keaton, Jim Carrey and Christopher Walken
They were all candidates to play Captain Jack Sparrow. Unfortunately, these three male stars were either unsuitable for their schedules or were seasick. In the end, director Gore had no choice but to find Depp.
But Depp's first words after reading the script were: "Shit!"
This made Gore very angry and asked him, "Why bullshit?"
Depp was like, "I mean, the character I'm going to play is shit!"
"Ha, then what kind of person do you think Captain Jack is?"
So Depp talked about the character in his mind, bohemian, both good and evil... This argument between the two actually contributed to the success of this drama.
The script that Yi Feiyang handed over to Depp was the product of a dispute between Depp and Gore in his previous life. It can almost be said that it was written based on Depp's personal ideas. Do you think it could not be to his liking?
About ten minutes later.
Johnny Depp took a deep breath, closed the outline of the script, and then said to Yi Feiyang: "Man, this script is great! Especially the character of Captain Jack, I feel like it is my own shadow! Yes, that's it.
It feels so kind and familiar!”
Nonsense, this drama itself is tailor-made for you, how can you not be kind? Yi Feiyang thought so in his heart, and said: "Haha, it seems that you are very satisfied with this role, but before you accept this role
, I also need to put forward a condition..."
Yi Feiyang's sudden words made Depp slightly startled, "Conditions? What conditions are they?"
Depp was really confused by Yi Feiyang. Although he is not a big-name star and his career has not been going well recently, it is already good that he is willing to take on this movie, but the other party actually wants to impose conditions...
"This condition is very simple, but it may be a bit difficult for you... I hope you can have your teeth done. You know, the pirate character you are starring in needs to have very special teeth, whether it is when speaking or
When he smiles, he gives the audience an intuitive feeling... that he is a pirate!" Yi Feiyang said very seriously.
In fact, in his previous life, in order to play the role of a pirate vividly, Johnny Depp asked a dentist to insert 4 gold teeth for himself, one 14k gold, one 18k gold, and one 22k gold.
The last one is made of white gold.
However, now that Yi Feiyang took the initiative to ask him to correct his teeth, Depp was a little at a loss.
Damn it, I've put forward such a weird condition before the show even starts. This Chinese Yi is really interesting!
Johnny Depp touched his chin, thought for a moment, and then asked: "If I don't agree to this condition, will I not be able to be the leading actor in this movie?"
Yi Feiyang shook his head, "No, you are still the leading actor, but...there is a gap between you and the leading actor in my mind."
Depp suddenly smiled, very pleasantly.
"God, I finally met someone who is more demanding than me!" He said, "To be honest, I just came here to try my luck, but I didn't expect to encounter such a great script and see such a great script.
What a great character... I like him and the character of Captain Jack Sparrow, and I agree very much with your suggestion of correcting my teeth to flesh out the character!"
"Then again, man, I really don't know if you and I are connected. In fact, before you proposed this condition, this thought had already flashed in my mind. I asked myself, what should Captain Jack look like?
Dirty, slovenly, or slovenly? Finally, I noticed the dental problems when portraying pirates in many movies. Most of these guys’ teeth are gold teeth. Gold-toothed pirates look rough, savage, and brave, and
……greedy!"
Johnny Depp is gushing about his thoughts on the character "Captain Jack Sparrow."
His thinking jumps very fast, and sometimes Yi Feiyang can't even keep up with his jumps. Fortunately, Yi Feiyang "knows his character thoroughly" and occasionally says a few words, which are basically the essence, which makes Depp constantly astonished.
It's so insightful and profound. I have never encountered a screenwriter who can make the characters in his script so full and three-dimensional, as if this character is not just created, but standing right in front of me, a living person!
Yi Feiyang's "accidentally" revealed talent completely impressed Johnny Depp.
In Depp's view, Hollywood's evaluation of Yi Feiyang is very correct. China Yi is definitely an unparalleled genius!
Therefore, after talking about his views on the characters in the script, Johnny Depp took the initiative to hold Yi Feiyang's hand and said: "Dear Yi, for no other reason than for the character Captain Jack.
I have decided to act in this play!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.)
