After getting off the Mercedes-Benz, Miranda Keer did not enter the hotel immediately, but stood by the car, showing a round dimples and a sweet smile, waved his hand to see the people in the car, and let the paparazzi reporter take photos not far away, and seemed to be in a good mood. It was not until the Mercedes-Benz sedan gradually moved away, and then turned to the hotel and walked towards the elevator, the dimples on his face smiled never disappeared.

Back at Horner Manor, the two visitors were already waiting in the living room. This was also one of the reasons why Matthew sent Miranda Kerr back to the hotel. In the afternoon, he received a call from Johnny Depp.

"Hi, Depp." Matthew saw Johnny Depp, went over and hugged him, and said, "Are you finally willing to come back from France?"

Johnny Depp said deliberately, "Don't be excited, I'm not here to see you when I come back." His doting eyes fell on the little girl who was following him, "Lily must come and see her godfather."

Matthew also saw Lily Depp, squatted down and picked her up, and said, "Wow, Lily has grown taller and has become heavy. She is a big girl."

Lily Depp leaned back slightly, his round face wrinkled, "Godfather, are you saying I'm fat or not?"

"Of course not." Matthew said with a smile, "Lily is the most beautiful."

He walked towards the sofa with Lily in his arms, and he was an old friend of Depp, so he didn't have to greet Depp.

Johnny Depp sat on the single sofa and said, "Lily said that you, the godfather, are very incompetent and have not visited her in France."

"Is that true, Lily?" Matthew said, putting Lily Depp on the sofa and sitting next to her, "But France is too far away, is Lily moving back to Los Angeles?"

"Not good..." Lily Depp immediately shook his head, "Mom doesn't like living in Los Angeles."

Matthew asked again, "Where is your mother? She didn't come?"

Johnny Depp continued, "Vanessa is in France and has been very busy recently."

Lily Depp jumped off the sofa, "I'm going to play, I won't talk to you anymore."

Matthew tilted his head and looked at her, "Aren't you just visiting the godfather?"

Lily Depp whined, "Didn't I see you?"

"Oh, okay." Matthew waved to the housekeeper and ordered, "Take Lily to the entertainment room to play."

Before they left, he said again, “Let the kitchen prepare dinner.”

The housekeeper is very competent, "I have asked them to prepare."

Matthew nodded, and waited for the butler to take Lily Depp to the entertainment room and asked Johnny Depp, "What's wrong, I've been frowning."

"Nothing." Johnny Depp leaned on the sofa. "Old question, I have a fight with Vanessa. I want to go back to Los Angeles. She wants to stay in France."

He waved his hand, "I won't talk about this anymore. This trip is mainly because of work."

The maid brought two cups of tea at this time. Johnny Depp took it and thanked him and asked Matthew, "Disney Pictures hasn't cooperated with you?"

"No." Matthew took a sip of hot tea and said, "Didn't you tell me about the last time I was talking to you? The sequel to "National Treasure" has been postponed indefinitely because of the unanimous pay of the film. Other projects I have not cooperated with Disney for the time being."

Speaking of this, he suddenly grasped the focus of Depp's dialect, "Disney Pictures talks to you about the fourth part of "Pirates of the Caribbean"?"

"Yes." Johnny Depp did not mean to keep Matthew secret. "Last week, a representative of Jerry Brookheimer and Robert Eiger made a special trip to France to find me and asked me about my intention to continue playing Jack Sparrow."

Matthew thought of the video he used to say, "Sure enough, they are going to use a single protagonist."

Johnny Depp looked at Matthew, "They didn't look for you?"

"No, I guess Disney will no longer use the three protagonists." Matthew asked curiously, "When will the fourth part start?"

"It's just an intention for the time being, and it may be released until around 2010." Johnny Depp replied.

Matthew put down his teacup, "Disney will definitely not give up on such a profitable series."

Today, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: The Soul Cave" is basically out of the global film market, with a cumulative global box office of 1.216.8 million US dollars, not only will it be the annual box office champion of North America, but also the world's first box office in the year.

At the same time, this film also surpassed "Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King", and sat at the second place in the global box office list, second only to James Cameron's "Titanic".

How could Walt Disney give up launching a sequel for such a series of films?

Moreover, Disney Pictures' strategy is obvious, cutting Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan, and retaining only the most popular Jack Sparrow in order to control costs and risks.

It was not difficult for Matthew to see these and said jokingly, "Depp, the opportunity has come, you must bite Disney hard."

"Of course!" Johnny Depp said with a laugh, "I prepared a sky-high contract for Disney Pictures and Brookheimer Pictures."

Matthew didn't ask about the specific amount, but he could guess the approximate number. It is estimated that the total pay may be no less than $50 million.

Captain Jack Sparrow has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Unless Walt Disney gives up this series, he will accept Depp's sky-high pay.

Johnny Depp changed the subject at this time, "I came back this time mainly to discuss cooperation with Warner Bros.."

Matthew wondered, "Warner Brothers?"

"The Batman series," Johnny Depp said directly, "A Warner Bros. producer and director of "Batman: The Wartime Moment" Christopher Nolan is interested in inviteing me to play an important role in the new Batman movie."

"It can't be Bruce Wayne?" Matthew asked intentionally.

But Johnny Depp said, "It's Bruce Wayne's archenemy."

Matthew immediately thought of his pale face and blood-red mouth. "Joker?" Seeing Johnny Depp nodding, he asked again, "Have you reached an agreement?"

Johnny Depp waved his hand, "No, they can only offer $12 million in pay. The difference is too much. I can't take the initiative to cut my salary because of such a role."

"Yes." Matthew agreed with Johnny Depp's words very much, "I won't lower my pay if I did."

A pure commercial movie, plus a villain, if a first-line star plays a salary cut, it will have a certain negative impact on subsequent contract negotiations.

The best choice for this kind of role is an actor with good acting skills among the second-tier team.

Johnny Depp picked up the teacup, took a big sip, and said, "I heard from the agent that the senior executives of Warner Bros. have recommended you to the director and producer of the crew."

"Me?" Matthew shook his head, "How could they remember to look for me?"

Johnny Depp deliberately changed his tone, "Because Matthew Horner is the box office guarantee."

Matthew pointed at Depp, couldn't help laughing, and said, "The $12 million salary is impossible." He asked again, "The news is accurate?"

Johnny Depp nodded slightly, "It should be no mistake, maybe they will look for Shanghai Lun Herman soon."

"I don't think it's possible." Matthew flexed his arm and made a move to show his muscles. "Who has ever seen a clown who is stronger than Batman?"

Warner Bros.'s senior executives have always liked to interfere in their films, which is famous throughout Hollywood. They probably recommended to the crew of "Batman" for box office appeal, and Christopher Nolan may not adopt their suggestions.

Before, he heard Aziva Gossman mention that the first factor he was worried about when working with Warner Bros. is never a problem like capital, but rather a random extension of Warner Bros.'s senior executives.

However, Aziva Gossman is different from the average producer. With him being strong in front of him, there is no need to worry too much about "I Am a Legend" and "Superman".

The former filming is in a pause. Since director Gilmo del Toro is sick, the original plan to shoot after the New Year can only temporarily retreat. When will the shooting be restarted, it depends on Gilmo del Toro's reply.

The latter's script and plan have been delivered to Helen Hermann, and the two sides are still in the initial contact stage, and the real negotiation has not yet begun.

It will probably take a long time to discuss, because "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" is a super big sale, and it is inevitable that Matthew's salary will increase.

Now, "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" has been released for more than a month and a half, and the box office in North America has successfully reached US$300 million and the global box office is as high as US$600 million.

For a film whose production cost is only $85 million, such a box office can only be described as a super big hit.

And this is not the box office end of "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta". There are still two to three months left to continue to be screened around the world, and the box office figures will continue to rise.

Of course, Matthew knew that the popularity of this film was reduced and the box office would not be much in the future. Warner Bros. predicted that the final box office in North America would be around 350 million US dollars, and the global box office would hope to exceed the $700 million mark.

In addition, to this day, Sky Dance Film has sold 17 peripheral licenses around the movie "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors", with a total revenue of more than US$100 million.

Compared to the high cost of the movie box office, these are closer to pure profits.

These are not only enough to allow David Ellison to recover costs, but also allow him to make a large profit.

"David..."

In the office, a bald white man said to David Ellison, "The situation is very obvious. Matthew Horner has a strong box office appeal. With Leonida's death in the hot spring gate, it is difficult to borrow his appeal from the sequel to the project "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta"."

"I understand." David Ellison walked back and forth, "Has the investigation been reported?"

"It will be delivered to you tomorrow morning."
Chapter completed!