Chapter 300 I Am Not Bowing to Him!

In late April, the "Pirate King" series set sail again, and a launch ceremony was held in Los Angeles. Instead of running outside right away, various interior scenes were filmed at the studio base here in Los Angeles. For example, the interior scenes of the Black Pearl and another ship, the Flying Dutchman.

The film started shooting for a week, but it didn't go very smoothly.

At this time, Wu Yuchen once again sat face to face with Depp's agent Fat Jack, and beside him was Depp who looked a little listless. He had just finished removing his makeup.

Wu Yuchen looked at Depp seriously: "Depp, don't you have anything to say?"

Depp did not speak. The agent beside him, Fat Jack, smiled and said to Wu Yuchen: "Hey, Wu, don't be so nervous. I think this is just a small episode."

As he spoke, he pinched his right thumb and index finger together as if this was really a trivial matter.

"An interlude? He made our whole crew wait for 2 hours. He delayed the filming progress of the entire crew by himself. Do you call this an interlude?!" Wu Yuchen's voice became louder and louder, and anyone could hear it. His anger could be heard in it.

Seeing Wu Yuchen's angry look, Fat Jack also pressed his hands gently on his chest in time: "Quiet the fire~Wu, Johnny, he didn't mean it. You know, everyone gets drunk sometimes..."

Wu Yuchen pointed directly at him and said: "I allowed Depp to drink, not to make the whole crew wait for him like this! Alcohol brought him happiness, but our whole crew was in a bad mood! The progress of the entire crew They are all dragged down by him!”

A month ago, Wu Yuchen completed the contract negotiations with Depp before leaving. Depp finally agreed to the salary quotation given by the producer, but Depp himself insisted on a special privilege in the contract. That is, he must be allowed to drink during filming.

He certainly had his reasons, as alcohol kept him in a good mood, which would help him play the role of Jack Sparrow. If he doesn't agree to this, he will definitely not sign the contract.

In the end, after Wu Yuchen and Spielberg had a conversation, they agreed to Depp's request. After all, the "Pirate King" project could not be delayed any longer.

And after all, Depp is no longer the second-tier star he was before filming "The Pirate King". After being promoted to the first-tier, he will naturally ask for many privileges on the crew. For example, when he misses his pet dog, the crew must be able to take care of him at any time. His dog was picked up. At the same time, the crew has to bear all the expenses for his pet dog and the dog sitter. There are many clauses like this in the contract.

In Hollywood, when a star is promoted to the top, many people will surround him. Especially when his position in the crew becomes important, he can enjoy many privileges. Everyone has become accustomed to this. . There are even many celebrities taking drugs on the set, and the crew has to help cover up.

In fact, Wu Yuchen doesn't care about these privileges of Depp. It doesn't matter if he spends more money, as long as he can play the role of Jack Sparrow well. But now, something goes counterproductive...

Depp was sprayed by Wu Yuchen for a while, and he couldn't stand it anymore. He shouted directly to Wu Yuchen: "This is just an accident. Why are you so entangled? You are using this to show me that you are The authority?”

When Wu Yuchen heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Accident? Fuck! Less than a week after you joined the group, you had such a fucking accident. How many more times will you have such accidents in the future? Once a week ? Or once every five days? Do you want us to customize a wine tank for you to take a bath in every day?"

Facing Wu Yuchen's ridicule, Depp also turned red: "That's enough! I don't need you to accuse me! You have no right to accuse me. I can drink if I want to. All this is written in black and white in the contract Yes, it’s my freedom!”

Wu Yuchen slammed the table and cursed: "Fuck your freedom! Fuck your alcohol! Fuck your dog! Fuck your privileges!

Depp, listen! All the rights you enjoy now are based on your ability to shoot well on the crew! Look what shit you took today? Do you still have the nerve to mention these rights you enjoy?

We're not all here together just to babysit a drunk baby for you! If you can't shoot well, I promise I'll kick you off the set! "

Depp stretched his neck, raised his hand, and shouted at Wu Yuchen: "Whatever you want, you tyrant!"

After saying that, Depp walked away angrily.

Depp is gone, but his agent Fat Jack is not. Depp can lose his temper at will, but he can't. He has to help Depp clean up the mess.

Wu Yuchen looked at Depp's back, narrowed his eyes, and said directly to his agent: "Jack, go call your lawyer!"

Fat Jack was stunned when he heard this, and then his body trembled. He quickly stepped in front of Wu Yuchen and said, "Wu, there is no need to go to this step, right? This is just an ordinary quarrel, and you just said angry words~ "

Wu Yuchen snorted and said coldly: "Angry words? Do you think I am scaring you?"

Then he glared at Fat Jack and said: "You don't realize the seriousness of the matter at all! Today's incident does not offend my interests alone, but the interests of the entire crew! Everyone was in trouble because of Depp's tardiness. Waiting for two whole hours! He also came up with a bunch of shit! Not only did it mean our whole day was wasted, it also delayed everyone’s plans!

Is Depp the only star in the cast? Did you know that Hugh Jackman is going to attend the premiere and promotion of "X-Men 2" in two weeks. If he doesn't finish filming now, he will have to wait until Hugh comes back from his schedule before filming. The entire crew will be stranded in Los Angeles because of this, and other locations are waiting for us. Can you bear all the expenses? There is still precious time lost. Can our crew afford to wait?

I won't allow a giant baby who only thinks about himself and doesn't care about other people's feelings to stay on the set! "

After Wu Yuchen finished speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Fat Jack. He knew that it was indeed Depp's mistake this time, and quickly apologized to Wu Yuchen: "Director Wu, I know that Johnny brought a smile to the crew this time. It caused a lot of trouble, but he really didn’t mean it! I promise, he won’t do it again!”

"ensure?"

Wu Yuchen sneered when he heard this, and then said: "Jack, your guarantee is useless."

Fat Jack looked at Wu Yuchen and asked, "Director Wu, what do you want?"

Wu Yuchen said calmly: "Apologise."

Fat Jack's expression changed when he heard this: "Director Wu, this... I know Johnny has offended you, but I think it's ok if you two can reach a reconciliation, right?"

As Depp's agent, he knew Depp's temper very well and knew that it was almost impossible for him to apologize to Wu Yuchen who was yelling at him. This would be even more uncomfortable than killing him.

Wu Yuchen shook his head: "Not to me, but to the entire crew!"

Fat Jack was silent for a moment: "Does it have to be like this?"

"If he wants to stay on the crew, he must do this!" After Wu Yuchen finished speaking, he walked away without stopping.

Fat Jack rubbed his temples painfully and sighed. He quickly moved his fat body and trotted to catch up with Wu Yuchen: "Director Wu, give me 3 days, and I will convince Johnny. "

Wu Yuchen looked at Fat Jack's face for a few seconds, then nodded.

Fat Jack looked at Wu Yuchen's leaving figure and knew that he couldn't handle this matter by himself, so he picked up the phone and called Depp's wife Vanessa. He needed her to come over. , and will bring Depp’s daughter Lily with him.

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Two days later, accompanied by his wife and daughter, Depp has completely transformed into a good father. He is also peaceful and has not drank at all in the past two days.

Looking at Depp like this, Fat Jack smiled, and then had a separate conversation with Depp.

"Apologise? This is impossible. I will never bow to a tyrant!"

After hearing what his agent said, Depp decisively refused.

Fat Jack said warmly: "Hey, Johnny, no one asked you to bow to anyone, nor did you ask to apologize to Wu, but to apologize to the entire crew. These are two different things, completely different things, do you understand?"

Depp emphasized again: "I can drink, it's written in the contract! This is the right they gave me!"

“Yes, Johnny, you can drink and no one is accusing you of doing anything wrong!

The point of the problem is not this, but that you delayed everyone's time, you were late, and your performance that day was also terrible, making everyone's hard work go to waste. I don't think you can deny this? "

Depp did not refute. He drank too much that day and was completely dizzy. Naturally, it was terrible.

Fat Jack continued to say to Depp: "Johnny, if you insist, I will definitely be on your side. We can litigate with the crew, and we can even get a large liquidated damages."

But then he spread his hands and said: "But to be honest, if we really do this, we will be in a very unfavorable situation. Your image will be completely ruined. No major Hollywood production will be willing to use you again. You You will also become a bad drunkard in the eyes of the public, and your career will suffer a serious blow..."

Depp frowned when he heard this. He knew that if he really did this, this situation would probably happen, and no management would use someone who would cause big trouble to the crew.

Fat Jack put his fat hand around Depp's shoulders:

"I know you never care about other people's opinions, but you don't want Lily to hear bad things about her father from others in the future, right?"

Depp heard this and turned to look at his 3-year-old daughter, who was playing happily with a Captain Jack Sparrow toy.

Career, family, daughter's growth... Depp fell into thinking.

Fat Jack knew that Depp had actually been persuaded by him, but he was like a stubborn big boy and couldn't get rid of it, so he wanted to push him again.

"Johnny, you are not apologizing to Wu alone, but to the entire crew. This does not mean that you are bowing your head and surrendering. On the contrary, having the courage to admit your mistakes with your head held high is a real man!"

After a moment, Depp finally responded: "Jack, as you said, I'm not bowing to anyone, I'm just taking responsibility for my own actions!"

Hearing Depp say this, Fat Jack smiled, knowing that Depp had already agreed.

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"I'm sorry, because I drank too much and was late for a long time, which delayed everyone's work..."

At this time, the entire crew gathered together in silence, and everyone was looking at the actor Depp who was apologizing to them.

To be honest, most people didn't react much to Depp's two-hour delay due to his drinking. It wasn't that he had no ideas, but that he was already numb. He was just drinking. Could it be more serious than being drugged and having a nervous breakdown?

He is a big star, so he has such a privilege that the whole crew is waiting for him. Based on their usual experience, this matter should be left alone. At most, the director and producer would talk to him, and then he would restrain himself and do it again after a while.

But this time it was completely different. First, Depp did not come to the set for three days, which caused everyone to talk a lot. Rumors spread. Some said that Wu Yuchen was going to fire him, some said that he was using his privileges to squeeze out Wu Yuchen, and some said that the movie might be made. Those who can’t go on anymore, in short, their hearts are floating...

But unexpectedly, early this morning, Wu Yuchen summoned the entire crew and actually showed them that the leading actor, Depp, was apologizing to them!

This was something they had almost never seen before in their previous film crews!

No matter what Depp thinks, in the eyes of everyone on the crew, it was Wu Yuchen who convinced Depp and made the actor willing to bow his head and admit his mistake to the whole crew!

However, no one will look down on Depp because of this. On the contrary, many people have changed their view of him because of it. After all, a person who is willing to admit his mistakes will always gain a lot of goodwill.

Wu Yuchen was naturally watching this scene. Fat Jack beside him said to him: "Wu, are you satisfied?"

Wu Yuchen nodded, but said: "It's not that I am satisfied, but that everyone is satisfied."

Then he turned to look at Fat Jack and said: "This time the matter is over. I will not target Johnny. We are gathered together to achieve a common goal. What I want is an efficient team to shoot Excellent movie.”

The reason why Wu Yuchen was so tough this time was that he had to restrain Depp's bad habits soon after the filming started. Otherwise, God knows how many troubles would be caused during the filming process that lasted for more than half a year!

You must know that this guy is good at getting things done. If he is not restrained, he will be in trouble and have headaches.

After this experience, Depp should be more restrained, his agent will also pay closer attention to him, and the entire crew will become more united and efficient.