On the yacht, Leonardo had fired off the last firework. He stretched contentedly, letting out strange cries like a goat in heat.
Martin looked up at the lazy fireworks scattering in the sky and asked, "Are we heading back?"
"Let’s go!" Nicholson returned to the helm, steering the yacht back the way they came, shouting, "Tonight’s fireworks were thrilling, I hope Depp likes our wedding gift for him."
Leonardo, sitting on the sofa, said, "I’ve realized, we’re the best at giving wedding gifts."
Martin agreed, "We sent one before Heidi Klum’s big wedding; we did the same before Alexandra Ambrosio’s engagement! And now tonight, we are the good guys who specialize in giving wedding gifts!"
Lorraine, carrying a photography bag, came in and rolled her eyes at the trio’s shameless remarks, having grown accustomed to them.
Martin pulled out his phone and scrolled through Twitter to check the latest news about Depp.
Leonardo leaned over to take a peek, "Any news come out yet?"
"Not yet," Martin simply said, "Even if Depp asked guests not to bring phones to the wedding, among so many friends and family, someone’s bound to sneak one in."
Nicholson took over the conversation naturally, "Someone eager must have taken a photo with Depp and Amber as the background of the fireworks. They couldn’t resist sharing such a special photo, could they?"
Martin went on to say, "According to Jack’s snake theory, might Depp get so provoked that he goes crazy at the wedding? If he does, the effect would be even better."
Leonardo understood, "So this isn’t just about acting out for the sake of retaliation?"
"Of course not." Martin searched for Depp’s keyword again, and a video titled "Depp Has Gone Crazy!" popped up on Twitter.
He hurriedly clicked on it.
The video was obviously a sneak shot, showing chaos at the wedding scene. Johnny Depp was like a madman, knocking down everything that could be pushed and smashing everything that could be smashed.
Leonardo also came over to watch, clucking his tongue, "Depp’s been broken by our play."
"Not us!" Martin corrected immediately, "Look at the background, there’s your signature Amber fireworks. Depp was broken by you."
Leonardo pointed, "Scroll down, there seem to be comments."
Martin scrolled down, and indeed there were comments below this tweet, quite a few of them.
"He trashed his own wedding, what a genius!"
"That Depp, always looks like he’s on drugs."
"Trash people do trash things."
"@DeppFans, look at the person you worship!"
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"This gossip is juicy and sweet! Share! Share!"
Martin also chose to retweet, sending it to Jessica and then calling her, "I just forwarded you a video, get the heat up now."
Jessica, leading a team working overtime, had been on standby at Davis Studio all evening, replied, "On it immediately."
Martin hung up and saw Leonardo had also taken out his phone to scroll through Twitter and enjoy the spectacle.
As he scrolled, Leonardo asked, "This isn’t just to make Depp look bad, is it?"
Such petty deeds were beneath them, not matching the high and mighty style of the Trio of Scoundrels.
Before Martin could respond, Nicholson eagerly answered, "We’re striking at Depp’s favorability among the general public, lowering it or even turning it negative, making the gossip-hungry audience despise him."
This was actually Martin’s spiel, but Nicholson, as the trio’s leader and commander of tonight’s operation, Martin didn’t compete for the credit.
Nicholson spoke as if everything was under control, with the full demeanor of a kingpin, "Depp going crazy at his wedding is nothing. We’re going after his career! Since he messed with our Trio of Scoundrels, he better be prepared to be ruined in return. We’ll bring him down through his career!"
Leonardo finally got it, "When Depp peed on Martin, he was involved in a super production with a budget of over 200 million US Dollars. If Depp’s public perception drops to negative, relying solely on die-hard fans won’t be enough to support such a large-scale movie market."
Martin snapped his fingers, "And there’s ’Transcendence’."
Leonardo, at the top of the inside circle, saw things very clearly, "Depp’s career is going to collapse."
His gaze swept over Martin and Nicholson, "You two are indeed scoundrels."
The yacht docked, and the group left quietly, leaving Bruce to handle the aftermath.
By then, the video of Depp causing a scene at his wedding had become the hottest item on Twitter, being retweeted like crazy.
It wasn’t just one person who had recorded a video and tweeted it.
Depp’s agent and public relations manager were alerted and were scrambling to put out the fires.
In this day and age, with the rise of social networks and celebrities being a particularly scrutinized group, the slightest stir could quickly become public knowledge.
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On the wedding island, agent Hui Gemu paced anxiously, glancing at Depp who was guzzling from a bottle, and called the public relations manager again to discuss crisis management.
Depp had quieted down but didn’t care about anything, just drinking and popping pills.
Hui Gemu was used to it, and there was no managing him; saying too much could anger Depp and might even get him fired, so he simply chose not to try to reason with him.
As for Depp’s entourage and playmates, they did whatever they could to keep Depp happy.
All these people were drinking with Depp.
Amber Heard, out of her wedding dress, came over with obvious bruises on her face.
Agent Hui Gemu had a headache and upon seeing Depp immersed in alcohol, he hurriedly approached and asked, "What happened?"
Now wasn’t the time for questioning, and Amber shook her head, "I’m fine. How is Johnny doing?"
Hui Gemu nodded towards Depp, "Alcohol and drugs can calm him down."
Amber, seeing Depp completely drunk, had the impulse to divorce him right away, but thinking about her future career and the instructions from Megan Ellison, she held back.
Hui Gemu’s cell phone rang, and he went aside to answer the call.
Amber went over and consoled Depp a few words.
But Depp was so drunk he could only grunt.
Amber didn’t want to attend to such a drunkard and, under the pretext of feeling uncomfortable due to the smell, left the place to rest alone in a room.
On her wedding night, she was alone and sleepless.
The next day, entertainment media across America were frantically reporting the news of Depp smashing his own wedding and cursing all the guests away.
The videos taken at the wedding were wildly retweeted on Twitter and appeared on websites like YouTube and TMZ. With no organizations like the FBI backing Depp and despite his agency and public relations manager trying everything, they still couldn’t stop the news videos from spreading like wildfire.
At Anna Purna Pictures, Megan Ellison got to work and immediately received relevant notifications.
After browsing through newspapers and related news on websites, she frowned and picked up the phone to directly call Hui Gemu, interrogating, "What’s going on over there? I’ve said it over and over, keep Depp under control, and now he’s caused such a big scandal again!"
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Hui Gemu argued, "Someone deliberately provoked Depp with fireworks last night, which led to all this."
Megan Ellison believed this excuse only a little, having witnessed the mess that Depp was over the past few months, "Suppress the news as quick as possible, keep an eye on Depp, and don’t let anything like this happen again!"
Hui Gemu replied, "The public relations manager and I are planning to hold a press conference to explain the true circumstances."
Megan Ellison hung up the phone and then notified her subordinates to work together with Depp’s side to suppress the related news.
But she and Anna Purna Pictures were newcomers to Hollywood, and their influence in entertainment media was not strong; the effect could only be said to be average.
The most critical issue was that Depp’s negative news was too much in the past few months and it could not be suppressed.
Afterward, Hui Gemu and the public relations manager held a press conference, where they played a segment of Depp’s wedding video, focusing on the fireworks.
This video could justify Depp’s outburst at his wedding.
But the negative impact was also significant.
In the current situation, it was more important to have a valid reason for Depp’s onslaught and anger.
Otherwise, production companies and producers in the industry would have an extremely negative impression of Depp. An actor who gets high and drunk on a regular basis had destroyed his own wedding, what if he became a super time bomb at a film set? Could he blow the entire crew into chaos?
Seeing the patterns made by the fireworks in the video, the media reporters at the scene immediately exploded.
"A pee king matched with a best actress, what a perfect match!"
"That’s it, Depp will live the rest of his life under the terrifying control of Amber."
"Last year, Martin’s performance in ’Gone Girl’ was criticized by many as a toy paired with a dog, but Depp and Amber are the real deal, wishing them a toy-dog union till the end of time!"
Some tabloid reporters were discussing as well.
"Did you see that? It’s so easy to provoke Depp, just a pile will do!"
"Great, we’ll keep close tabs on Depp and create super big news!"
These guys waited until the press conference was over and immediately went to inquire about Depp’s whereabouts, trying to make a big scoop.
Unfortunately, Depp passed out drunk on the island.
Amber then received a call from Megan Ellison, and she could hear the rage of the second-generation producer from the phone.
If the two films that Megan Ellison starred in succeeded, all would be well, but if they failed...
Amber decided that she would cause more accidents in the future to ensure a larger share of the property down the line.
By evening, Depp had finally sobered up from his drunken state, and like a responsible wife, Amber pulled him in front of the computer to watch the related news.
She had installed cameras in the room, and if Depp went crazy after watching the videos, she was determined to provoke him into a beating.
But Depp was only half sober and had not taken any drugs. Withdrawn and yawning continuously, he was for the first time in a while relatively sane.
After watching the related news, Depp’s face darkened and he said, "No one else would do this to me, it must be that bastard Martin Davis!"
Amber asked, "Do you have proof?"
Depp exploded with profanity, "Who needs proof? The only person I’ve made an enemy of recently is Martin Davis!"
Amber, however, didn’t see it that way because she felt Depp had offended everyone on the ’Lone Ranger’ crew, including Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski.
Depp picked up the phone, called his agent Hui Gemu, and roared, "Notify everyone I’ve worked with or any company that wants to work with Lord Depp, under the condition that they have no dealings with Martin Davis!"