Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 109 The King of B-Movies
At the end of May, Steve Jobs signed a contract to sell Pixar for $5 million;

Ed Catmull continues to serve as Pixar's president and John Lasseter as its chief creative officer.
Sugon acquired all of Steve Jobs' 70% stake and the final 5%.

In this way, Steve Jobs can run his NeXT computer company with peace of mind. What a good man he is!
"You two, Disney has been sitting on top of the mountain for too long. They can't see the technological innovations in computer animation!"

At Dawn Pictures, Aaron looked at Ed Catmull and John Lasseter and smiled.

"How can these things, like advertisements and logo designs, be the future of Pixar?"

"The future of Pixar is 3D computer animation. We can think of our own ideas, consider the stories, make animated features and then distribute them."

"Pixar, be as great as Disney or even better!"

John Lasseter stared at Aaron. "Does the parent company really support us in creating and developing animated feature films?"

"Of course, that's my purpose!"

Aaron shrugged and said, "Improve the existing technology and think about the story. I will let the people in the production department adapt the script ideas for you;"

"We will also give you Suguang's special effects business, allowing you to continue to grow and develop..."

Evening at the Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood.

Aaron hosted a big cocktail party specifically to celebrate the acquisition of Pixar and Legacy Entertainment!
"$8000 million, gone in the blink of an eye?"

Jack Wells' eyes widened.

"Money is meant to be spent. Otherwise, why would you just be paying taxes to the government for nothing?"

Aaron said, patting Jack Wells on the shoulder, "The Landmark Cinema chain has about 50 theaters, which is not bad;"

"You go help Guy Martin manage it. I will also build a large, luxurious flagship theater in Los Angeles to host movie premieres and other events.

"I've already decided on a name. It's called the Dawn Theater!"

Jack Wells nodded. "Aren't you going to ask me to set up a security company?"

Aaron smiled, "Don't cinema chains also need a lot of security? It's similar;"

"You don't need to manage it specifically. You should mainly run the security company. You need to get a few partners together first. Otherwise, without experience, it will be difficult to do it."

Not long after, Aaron met Michael Kuhn of PolyGram again. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, they talked about the Cannes Film Festival that had just passed.

The Coen brothers' new film "Barton Fink", invested by PolyGram, won the Cannes Palme d'Or!
"It's been three years in a row. It seems independent films in Hollywood are on the rise."

Michael Kuhn smiled. From "Sex, Lies, and Videotape", "Wild at Heart", to this year's "Barton Fink", Hollywood independent films have won the Cannes Film Festival one after another.

"It also has to do with the market. Major film companies don't pay much attention to the independent film segment, which is our opportunity."

Aaron took a sip of wine and said, "After acquiring Heritage Entertainment, Dawn can publish its own works!"
Michael Kuhn looked at Aaron and felt an indescribable sense of relief: Dawn now had the ability to distribute its own films;
According to the other party's usual pattern, they will definitely integrate resources as soon as possible and improve the entire distribution channel.

Many independent distributors including Samuel Goldwyn Pictures, New Line Cinema, Miramax, Trimark Films and others attended the reception; the main reason was that Aaron Anderson’s vision for films was so accurate and his ambitions were so great!
New Line president Michael Lynn was chatting with Samuel Goldwyn president Tom Rothman.

"Did Mr. Gowen give up on acquiring Heritage Entertainment so easily?"

Michael Lynn smiled and said that Samuel Gowen had originally contacted Heritage Entertainment first, but he didn't expect that Dawn would cut the Gordian knot directly.

Tom Rothman shrugged, “Everyone knows how much benefit Aaron Anderson’s work has;

"How can we compete when they don't hesitate to spend large sums of cash?"

Michael Lynn sighed, "This is a formidable opponent. We all started with foreign art films and low-budget horror films;"

"He's different. His dedication to movies is a little crazy!"

"Yeah, it's a little crazy."

Tom Rothman also deeply agrees that most of the films invested by independent film companies are just low-budget B-level films. If they have more funds, they will seek financing;
The films purchased were all cheap foreign art films or shoddy genre films.

But Aaron Anderson is different. Who would dare to spend nearly 1500 million US dollars to buy a copy of "The Silence of the Lambs"?
At that time, Shuguang did not have the distribution capabilities, but he dared to buy it and then find a distributor himself!

Two years ago, Miramax was already bold when it paid $120 million for Sex, Lies, and Videotape;

Now it seems that compared with Dawn, it is nothing.

“Big investment, big return?”

Tom Rossman shook his head. This approach is not suitable for small film companies because if they suffer losses, they are likely to go bankrupt.

Michael Lynn smiled, "If he releases a few more successful movies like this, we won't be the ones to worry about!"

Tom Rothman raised his glass and clinked it with the other man's. "It's hard to say. If he continues to be successful, Suguang will no longer be an independent film company."

At that time, Shuguang would have to face competition from the six major film producers. It would have to either become a member of the six major film producers or become part of the six major film producers!

On the other side, Aaron Anderson was asking Roger Corman, the "King of B-Movies" in Hollywood, for advice on film-making.

Roger Corman, who brought out great directors such as Francis Coppola and Martin Scorsese, still has a very high status in the industry!
As a representative of pure low-cost commercial films, Roger Corman's labels are: blood, sexy breasts and biker gangs;

Crudely made paper monsters, sexy women with hot bodies and unlimited spring scenery, eye-popping blood plasma flying, and more!
However, Roger Corman's B-movie style from the 1960s and 1970s is too crude and shoddy to be suitable for the current market;

It is true that there will be no loss, but profit is of no appeal to Aaron. The profit from one of Shuguang's works is enough for him to make a profit from three years of works.

However, Roger Corman was the one who pioneered this style and was the leader. This type of film can be seen in all the current films of this genre!
Besides, low-budget horror films have always been a huge market, and Aaron never thought of giving up, he just didn't intend to make it his main genre;

Now that Dawn Pictures has distribution channels, it's time to consider launching its own B-grade films. Cinemas always need new films...

(End of this chapter)