Chatty Hollywood

No matter how afraid Charlotte was of Keanu Reeves, he finally saw this man like the wind.

Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder's engagement ceremony.

Although Depp proposed successfully in London, it would still seem informal without an engagement ceremony.

This is not only an inevitable requirement due to their status, but also a requirement from the "Sleepy Hollow" crew and Paramount.

After all, it had been planned before that after the box office curve of "Sleepy Hollow" dropped to a certain level, the engagement ceremony would need to be used to boost the box office again.

Now, the North American box office of "Sleepy Hollow" has exceeded 190 million US dollars, but the single-theater box office has also dropped to a considerable extent.

it's time!

In particular, Paramount is promoting "Sleepy Hollow" in overseas markets at this time. This movie has been released in some markets in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Now holding an engagement ceremony can also help with the promotion of those markets...

In short, under various demands, Depp and Winona's engagement ceremony began.

The location was the new villa the two purchased in Santa Monica.

Because of the secret sponsorship from Paramount, the ceremony was grand.

Both the man and the woman invited many relatives and friends to attend.

Naturally, Keanu Reeves, who was a member of the "Death Trio" along with Depp and River, will also be present.

It should be said that Keanu Reeves, who is at the peak of his appearance, is really handsome. Even Charlotte would find it difficult to feel bad when faced with such a face.

The two of them didn't have much interaction.

After all, this is Depp's engagement ceremony.

"In a blink of an eye, Johnny was already engaged. Keanu and I had discussed who should be the best man when he got married!"

Standing next to Charlotte, Ruifan, who existed in a ghost state, sighed.

"Rifan, are you regretting that you can't give Depp your blessing?"

Charlize, who was holding Charlotte's arm, also heard the Headless Horseman's sigh in his mind,

She looked at Ruifan and couldn't help but sympathize.

"Don't pity me."

Ruifan noticed the girl's gaze,

"Although it is affected by nightmares, in the final analysis, my death is my own fault. Besides, I am living a good life now——"

As he spoke, he deliberately made a face, picked off his own head, and threw it into the air.

"Look, I can take my hat off and cheer like this!"

"..."

Charlize was truly speechless about the Headless Horseman's behavior.

Rather, she was startled and almost screamed.

Fortunately, the girl was following Charlotte after all and had seen many ghosts and monsters before she could stay calm.

But even so, her hand on Charlotte's arm subconsciously tightened, causing Mr. Director a burst of pain.

"Ruifan, I have a way for you to give Depp your blessing in person."

Charlotte interjected, unable to stand it.

"Really?"

Ruifan immediately lost his composure.

"certainly."

Charlotte looked at the Headless Horseman in amusement,

"Although it was only for a moment..."

*********

Johnny Depp now feels that the movie "Sleepy Hollow" is his blessing.

Because of this film, which is currently the North American box office champion in 1995, Depp's box office appeal as a Hollywood movie star has been greatly enhanced.

Although Depp believes that the box office success is more due to the promotion strategy and the quality of the film itself, he will not give up the benefits he has obtained because of this.

After all, in Hollywood, who doesn’t want to have a higher status and a higher salary?

What's more, this is not the biggest benefit Depp has received.

He glanced at Winona, who was wearing a white dress and standing next to him, listening to the pastor's marriage advice with him——

This is his biggest gain!

——After being promoted to an A-list celebrity position and marrying Winona, Depp feels that he is reaching the peak of his life.

"What a pity, Ruifan..."

At the beginning, he also agreed with River and Keanu that if he married Winona, it must be divided into two ceremonies: engagement and marriage——

In this way, one of River and Keanu can serve as the male representative and the other as the best man, and each can get a ring for him.

It's a pity, Ruifan...

Fortunately, Keanu is still with her and can get her engagement ring.

Perhaps the recent dreamy development of life has made Depp a little uncomfortable. During the engagement ceremony, he couldn't help but have random thoughts.

Fortunately, he did not miss the pastor’s marriage advice——

“…all around us the Lord reaches out to us, the hand of Jesus Christ is everywhere.”

"The most important thing is that we are now witnessing the union of this new couple, Amen!"

After finishing speaking, the pastor took a step back skillfully and said simply,

"You can exchange engagement rings."

Depp and Winona each took a step forward and came to the center of the ceremony stage. Keanu Reeves, who was originally standing not far from Depp, hurried over and wanted to hand over the engagement ring box in his hand to Depp.

The next moment, they were both stunned——

River Phoenix was standing in front of them with a smile, as if it was yesterday again.

"Congratulations, Johnny!"

"Ruifan!!?"

Both Depp and Keanu Reeves screamed in surprise.

"It's really me."

River Phoenix waved his hand, signaling the two of them not to get too excited.

"Although I'm no longer alive, I still think I should come and congratulate Johnny. By the way, I'm sorry that I can't get the ring for you!"

"It's great that you can come!"

Depp's voice was even choked up, and Keanu Reeves' eyes were also red.

——Neither of them suspected that the ghost of their good brother would be harmful to them.

"Ruifan, can you stay here in the future?"

Depp asked.

"this……"

For a moment, River Phoenix wanted to answer, "Actually, I've always been by your side." But remembering Charlotte's previous instructions, he still shook his head.

"How can the dead remain in the world of the living forever?"

"That--"

"I'm leaving soon!"

River interrupted Depp and Keanu Reeves who wanted to talk,

"Keanu, be nice to yourself in the future! Johnny, be nice to Winona!"

After saying that, his figure disappeared like a beautiful soap bubble suddenly bursting under the afternoon sun.

"Ruifan!"

Depp subconsciously wanted to reach out and grab it, but suddenly he was stunned——

Keanu Reeves was standing in front of him, holding the box containing the engagement ring in his hand.

There was also a hint of shock on his face, as if he had seen the same situation as Depp.

But except for the two of them, there were no exclamations at the end of the entire engagement, as if the River Phoenix that just appeared was just their hallucination.

In particular, the pastor’s words, “You can exchange engagement rings now,” seemed to still ring in my ears——

"Is it really an illusion just now?"

Depp was confused.

He looked at Keanu Reeves in front of him, who also looked confused.

However, being in a daze at this time is obviously not a good choice.

Before Depp could think more, he took the ring box from Keanu's hand and turned to face Winona who was waiting...

*************

"very nice!"

Looking at Depp and Winona passionately kissing each other after exchanging engagement rings, River had a happy smile on his face.

Of course, the only ones who could see River were Charlotte and Charlize, who had been temporarily opened by Charlotte.

At this time, Charlotte was explaining what he had just done——

"To put it simply, it was just like the sudden stop of time when I was filming the last scenes of "Sleepy Hollow". I just made Depp and Keanu Reeves do an extremely good job at that moment. Just a short dream."

"Dream?"

Ruifan had heard Charlotte use this term before.

"Yes."

Charlotte nodded,

"Although they will definitely have suspicions later, as long as you don't show up proactively, they won't be able to find you. In contrast-"

Charlotte frowned and glanced at Keanu Reeves in the distance.

"His situation is really troublesome!"