Chapter 908: Socialite Training Class? Ruining His Life and Career!

Annapurna Pictures, in the president's office.

Megan Ellison sat in a chair and hadn't made any movement for more than an hour.

On the desk in front of her was the latest data report for "Ben-Hur".

The box office of the three-day opening weekend in North America was US$12.09 million, which seemed to have its own "uncanny valley" effect, making Megan Ellison afraid to look directly at it!

I invested so much money and put in so much effort in the early stage, but in the end I got this result. Who can accept it calmly?

Even though she is the daughter of billionaire Larry Ellison, such a tragic failure and lesson are still difficult for her to accept!

The previous failure of "King Arthur: Battle of the Beasts" can be attributed to several producers' editing problems, which led to the failure.

And after all, it was Megan Ellison’s first project after starting her own business, so failure was actually not a troublesome thing.

After all, it is a business. Who can guarantee that you will be successful from the beginning?

But the failure of "Ben-Hur" left her puzzled!

The producer is an epic film producer with the best reputation in the Hollywood industry, and the director is also a great director who has had successful experience in producing epic films.

Although the leading actor Depp is relatively out of touch, he is at the top of the industry in terms of popularity and box office appeal.

This was not a conclusion she came to, but was analyzed by Oracle's large database.

Finally, add her as a gold medal investor with outstanding abilities and experience of failure. Isn't this the perfect "iron four corners"?

But the film still failed, even worse than "King Arthur: Battle of the Beasts"! Even scarier!

"Why is this?"

Megan Ellison was puzzled and her brain was almost burned out.

Just at this time, the assistant opened the door and walked in, reminding: "Boss, according to your schedule today, we have to attend the premiere of "Independence Day 2: Resurgence" produced by 20th Century Fox."

Megan Ellison nodded silently after hearing this, stood up and walked outside.

She really couldn't figure out the reason for the failure of "Ben-Hur". Instead of struggling with it herself, she might as well go for a walk and listen to other people's opinions, and maybe she could come to a conclusion.

However, when she came to the corridor and arrived at the elevator, looking at the open elevator door, Megan Ellison's steps forward suddenly stopped.

Her eyes unconsciously looked to the corner, and her mind once again recalled the explosion scene she saw a few days ago.

"Has the elevator been disinfected?"

"It has been disinfected." The assistant reminded specifically: "It has been disinfected four times today. You can smell it. The smell of disinfectant is very strong."

"Um."

Megan Ellison endured the discomfort and walked into the elevator.

She really couldn't understand how dirty people had to be. Would you actually choose to do such a disgusting thing in the elevator?

…

In the fast-moving luxury business car, Chen Fei was bathing in the warm sunshine outside the window while turning on the massage function of the seat, enjoying himself comfortably.

On the other side of the seat, Natasha was looking through the invitation to the premiere of "Independence Day 2: Resurgence."

"Exclusively produced by 20th Century Fox, with an investment of US$165 million, it was directed by Roland Emmerich, starring Liam Hemsworth, Jesse Usher, Jeff Goldblum, Micah... Monroe, Bill Pullman and many other Hollywood stars co-star... This lineup is really powerful!"

"Haha." Chen Fei smiled nonchalantly: "Twentieth Century Fox has not had an excellent big-budget movie released for many years.

The previous "Deadpool" barely brought them back a wave of blood. If "Independence Day 2" is successful, the company may be able to continue, but if it fails at the box office, its own debt will only increase! "

Listening to this analysis, Natasha was inexplicably excited: "So, as long as their debt crisis gets bigger and bigger, then we have a chance to successfully acquire them?"

"That's right."

Chen Fei nodded and began to think about it, "If the acquisition of 20th Century Fox can be realized, then we can successfully become one of the six major companies in Hollywood like Sony."

"No, no." Natasha corrected with a smile: "By then, it will be one of the top five."

"Haha, yes, that's the truth."

While talking, Chen Fei took out his mobile phone and looked through the domestic film, television and entertainment news.

Speaking of the most popular thing on the Internet yesterday, it was undoubtedly the news that "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: Kunlun Temple" was announced.

Even now, relevant news reports are still high on the hot search list!

"Produced by Feiyue Film and Television, co-produced by Wanda, Enlight, Shanghai Film and other companies, directed by Ning Hao, starring Liu Ye, Shu Chang, Chen Minghao, fantasy and action themes, the third masterpiece in the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series of films, "Ghost Blowing Lamp" "Kunlun Temple" is officially scheduled to be released on September 30 and will participate in the National Day competition! "

As soon as this scheduled news was announced, those film producers who had already set their sights on the National Day schedule were panicked.

The main reason is that when Ning Hao was promoting during the Magic City International Film Festival, he shouted the slogan that "Kunlun Temple" will hit the box office of 3 billion.

No one would think he was bragging.

Because the first film in the "Ghost Blowing Light" series, "The Ancient City of Jingjue", received a box office of 1.54 billion yuan, and the second film, "Yunnan Worm Valley", received a box office of 2.669 billion yuan.

Well, now the third film is online, if the quality of the film can be guaranteed, will it be difficult to reach 3 billion?

Not difficult at all!

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, the second Chinese-language film with a box office of 3 billion after "The Mermaid" should be born during the National Day.

Some low-cost Chinese-language films suddenly lost their minds.

And big-budget films such as "Jade Dynasty" are walking on thin ice, and are very afraid that the box office will be siphoned away.

As for those films that are scheduled to be released on National Day, they are running fast, for fear of being crushed by "Kunlun Temple"!

In addition, as June approaches the end of the month, with the power of "Independence Day 2: Resurgence", Yang Ying has really made a lot of headlines.

Chen Fei looked at the various press releases on the Internet and couldn't help but mutter: "Hey? She has become a Hollywood actress now?"

Looking around, in China, Yang Ying has been regarded as the leading actress of the Hollywood imported blockbuster "Independence Day 2: Resurgence".

Various reports appeared frequently and the popularity was unbelievable.

"The second part of the "Independence Day" series is back, Yang Ying is on the screen, and she is charming!"

"According to foreign media reports, Chinese actress Yang Ying has officially signed with the United Artists Agency "UTA", which means that she will appear in more Hollywood films or TV series in the future;

It is reported that UTA is one of the five major agencies in Hollywood, and many Hollywood A-list stars are UTA's clients, including Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Millie Cyrus, and famous directors Coen brothers, Christopher Nolan, etc."

"Previously, Li Bingbin also signed with UTA and won the heroine of the "Resident Evil" series, which also means that Yang Ying will officially enter the Hollywood film industry after this..."

In fact, many people in the industry understand that signing a contract does not mean that you can get resources, which is completely different.

But fans don't know!

They only know that their idols are going to Hollywood to develop, which is much more awesome than other female stars who can only develop in the mainland!

As a result, the popularity of Yang Ying has risen again and again, making countless female stars envious.

For a time, many "socialite training classes" began to become popular in the entertainment industry, and the students who participated in these training classes had only one goal: to marry a rich man!

From Yang Ying's experience, it can be seen that no matter how hard you work, it is better to marry a good husband.

So, instead of starting a business and working hard, it is better to attend socialite training classes and various high-end cocktail parties, and maybe you can catch a suitable rich man.

…

The business car quickly arrived at the Hollywood Highland Center, Chen Fei and Natasha got off the car and walked towards the venue.

At the door, director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin hurriedly came over.

The former hugged Chen Fei and said excitedly: "Fei, I haven't worked with you for a long time since "Geostorm". When can you write another disaster movie script?"

"Don't worry, there will be one." Chen Fei said with a smile: "Maybe it won't be long before I can work with you again."

"Haha, okay, you guys go in quickly, there are steaks and fine wine inside."

"Okay, see you later."

After the greetings, Chen Fei and Natasha entered the venue together.

However, just as the two of them stepped into the door, Natasha suddenly pointed to a corner and said: "Look, it's the Ellison brothers and sisters."

Chen Fei looked in the direction of her finger and saw David Ellison holding a red wine glass first.

As the son of the madman Larry Ellison, David Ellison was also very high-profile when he first entered Hollywood.

At the beginning, when he invested in movies, he claimed that for every additional plane that appeared in the picture, he would add a million US dollars to the budget.

The Skydance Pictures he founded was also an independent investment producer at first, but after the huge loss of "Heroes of the Sky", he stopped being an independent producer and became a purer investor.

Now his sister Megan Ellison has also joined the scene, and it seems that she is repeating the same mistakes.

On the other hand, Megan Ellison seemed to have noticed the arrival of Chen Fei and Natasha, and her already very bad mood sank to the bottom at this moment.

She still remembers clearly that the scripts of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" and "Ben-Hur" were all won by her from Chen Fei in the auction.

But now, both movies have suffered unprecedented failures, how can she bear this?

What's even more fucked up is that when he saw her eyes, Chen Fei actually raised his hand and greeted her with a smile.

Seeing the other party's bright smile, Megan Ellison was immediately furious and extremely irritable.

It's not that she can't bear it psychologically, but the loss this time is too great.

An investment of 250 million US dollars may only bring back a mere seven-digit income in the end. Even if her father came, he might not be able to bear such a blow!

At this moment, her eyes were as sharp as a hawk, and she was glued to Chen Fei.

Assuming that we can go back to the day of Warner's script auction, if she did not bid high, these two projects would have belonged to Walton Pictures.

But now that the project has failed miserably, she can't help but start to wonder whether this project is really what she thought. Was she snatched it by "high-priced bidding", or was it destined to fail miserably from the beginning?

The doubts in her heart grew like weeds, infiltrating her mind and making it impossible for her to remain calm.

So, she chose to stride over and face Chen Fei and Natasha directly!

"Ms. Megan Ellison, good morning."

Looking at Megan Ellison with cold eyes across from him, Chen Fei raised a playful smile on his lips.

However, this smile was so dazzling in Megan Ellison's eyes!

After all, she couldn't hold it back and asked aloud: "'Ben-Hur' failed at the box office. This was all what you expected, right?"

There was a hint of reluctance, a hint of anger, and a hint of unyielding stubbornness in her voice.

Chen Fei smiled slightly, but did not answer the question directly, but said: "Congratulations, Ms. Megan Ellison, your business failed, and you can go home and inherit your father's tens of billions of dollars in assets. "

"This was all designed by you, right? You deliberately provoked me and sent those two projects into my hands, right?"

Chen Fei silently answered "Yes" in his heart, but what came out of his mouth was: "What are you talking about? Why can't I understand?"

Natasha on the side even sneered and mocked: "It was obviously your lack of ability that ruined the project, why did you blame us instead?

Can a film project be successful just by reading the script? The most important thing is obviously the production and post-production, are they good? "

Chen Fei continued to answer, with a cold tone, pointing directly at Megan Ellison herself: "I think the reason why these two projects failed, I still have to find the reason from you. After all, your crew management is too chaotic, and you His personal abilities are also open to question.”

Every word he said was like a sharp sword, piercing deeply into Megan Ellison’s heart.

However, as a proud and domineering female CEO, how could she admit that it was her mistake?

But the project did fail, so it must be the crew's fault.

Okay, so what was the biggest problem for the crew of "Ben-Hur" during the entire process from preparation to release?

Suddenly, Johnny Depp's disgusting face suddenly appeared in her mind.

Just at this time, Natasha added another punch: "A successful project requires teamwork and efforts. If a mouse droppings falls into the soup pot, it will definitely ruin the entire pot of soup."

Chen Fei felt that what he said should be similar, so he immediately greeted Natasha and walked away.

At this time, Megan Ellison no longer cared about causing trouble for the two of them, because all she could think about was the bad things Depp did during the filming of the movie!

"That's right! It's because of this weirdo! That's why my second movie failed. I won't let him go! Depp! You damn guy..."

While cursing in her heart, Megan Ellison walked out.

Now that she was so angry, she had no interest in going to the movies. She wanted to vent her anger, otherwise she would definitely suffer internal injuries.

At this time, Chen Fei and Natasha in the corner were paying attention to the movements of the domineering female president.

Seeing her leaving the venue, Natasha immediately smiled and asked, "How was it? Wasn't my cooperation just great?"

"Indeed, if you are interested, you can be the heroine of my next movie. I believe your acting skills are strong enough."

"Haha, okay, I can make a guest appearance in the next movie."

The two were chatting when suddenly, the news tycoon Rupert Murdoch, the boss of Twentieth Century Fox, walked in from outside the venue.

The next second, the two looked at each other, and then walked straight towards the 85-year-old man.

If you want to acquire 20th Century Fox, you have to take action on this person.

And this is why Chen Fei and Natasha came to attend the premiere of "Independence Day 2: Resurgence" today.

Their target is none other than Rupert Murdoch!

As for meeting Megan Ellison, it was purely accidental.

And the two people singing along when facing Megan Ellison just now was just to let the other party divert the conflict.

Walton Pictures cannot bear the anger after the failure of "Ben-Hur", although neither Chen Fei nor Natasha are actually afraid of Megan Ellison.

But it's better not to get involved in this kind of trouble. After all, no one can guarantee whether the madwoman will become angry out of shame and do something crazy!

…

The Cadillac sped along and soon returned to Annapurna Studios.

Megan Ellison hurriedly got on the elevator and came to the office area.

As soon as she opened the office door, she saw Amber Heard sitting on the sofa, carefully appreciating the high-end watch that Musk had just given her.

At this moment, without any nonsense, she asked directly: "Amber, how are your preparations over there?"

Although she didn’t know why the overbearing female CEO was so angry, Amber Heard still nodded and responded: “As you asked, I collected a lot of dirty information about Depp.”

"Very good!" Megan Ellison took out her checkbook without hesitation, wrote another one, and then tore it off and handed it to Amber.

"This is your reward. I want you to expose all the negative information about Depp. Also, I want him to never be able to star in any first-line big-budget movies again. I want his life and career to be ruined!"

"Ben-Hur" lost so much money that Megan Ellison had to find someone to take the blame to ensure that her domineering female president persona would not collapse.

And Johnny Depp, the damn guy, is undoubtedly the best choice.

Amber Heard glanced at the number on the check, and then recalled the promise Musk made to her last night, and responded without hesitation:

"Don't worry, Ms. Megan Ellison, I will strictly follow your requirements and completely destroy the life and career of that bastard Depp.

I will divorce him, abandon him completely, and let him live in pain day and night..."

While making the promise, Amber Heard also added silently in her heart: "I will also take half of Depp's assets to compensate for the torture I have suffered over the years!

This damn guy never uses lubricant when walking from behind. Compared with Musk's gentleness, he is so far behind!"

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