Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 190 I Really Don’t Want to Sell

After attending Clinton's inauguration, Aaron returned directly to Los Angeles with Christiana Yeri;

As for the two brothers Ari Emanuel and Rahm Emanuel, their identities are very different from Aaron now!

What's more, his former competitor Ari Emanuel has become a cripple, so Aaron will not take him seriously at all.

Following the Golden Globe Awards, the Directors Guild, Producers Guild, and Writers Guild awards ceremonies were also held.

Oscar's public relations are also heating up!
At the Beverly Hills Hotel, Aaron was having dinner with Catherine Zeta-Jones, who had just finished filming the movie "The Mask of Zorro."

"The lead actor in the drama 'Mayflower' that I filmed in the UK did not renew his contract, so 'Mayflower Season 4' will not be filmed;"

"Aaron, from now on, I will focus on developing in Hollywood!"

Aaron nodded, "The Mask of Zorro will be released in July, which is enough to make it famous."

After finishing their meal, the two of them ran into the crew of "Much Ado About Nothing" holding a party in the hotel when they were leaving;

A work directed and performed by British Shakespearean genius Kenneth Branagh.

The North American distributor of "Much Ado About Nothing" is Samuel Goldwyn Films, but it didn't even get a nomination at the Golden Globe Awards!

"Aaron, good evening, want to go up for a drink?"

Samuel Gwenn Jr. was a little surprised to meet Aaron Anderson. "The Crying Game" and "Much Ado About Nothing" are both European films, so why is there such a big gap?

Aaron smiled and said, "Let's do it another time. I have a date tonight!"

Samuel Gwen looked at Catherine Zeta-Jones, who was hugged by Aaron, and nodded with a smile, "Then I won't disturb your world of two."

After Aaron and the other man left, Samuel Gowen Jr. returned to the party and chatted with Tom Rossman, president of Samuel Gowen Company.

"Schindler's List, Scent of a Woman and The Crying Game, all three of Dawn's films have received rave reviews;"

“Now, they’ve also stepped up their marketing efforts!”

Tom Rothman shook his head. The movie "The Crying Game" has grossed over $1500 million so far.
As Dawn continues to gain momentum and the number of theaters increases, the box office will definitely be higher. The total production cost of "The Crying Game" is less than 300 million pounds.

Samuel Gowen Jr. sighed, "I competed with him for Heritage Entertainment, but I gave up in the end. Perhaps it was God's will!"

Aaron Anderson made his fortune by relying on the support of Landmark Cinemas, a subsidiary of Heritage Entertainment, which allowed Dawn to release one hit movie after another.

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and Tom Rothman are promoting Much Ado About Nothing and are prepared to spend tens of millions of dollars on marketing and promotion.
Although they didn’t win anything at the Golden Globe Awards, both of them are setting their sights on the Oscars in March, and there were many Academy judges at the party!
"This year's competition is quite strong. Dawn's Schindler's List and The Crying Game are definitely going to be nominated."

"Warner Bros.' Western drama 'Unforgiven,' starring and directed by Clint Eastwood, is also very strong;"

"There's Castle Rock's "A Few Good Men," Sony Classics' "Howards End," and Dawn's "Scent of a Woman." We're competing with these productions for two spots!"

Tom Rothman analyzes all the works that are currently likely to be produced, and the pressure on "Much Ado About Nothing" is not small.

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. shrugged. "The competition is indeed fierce, but I am confident." "It's much better than the Weinstein brothers' Miramax. Not only did Miramax perfectly miss out on 'The Crying Game', but the reckless release of some independent films has left them heavily in debt!"

Tom Rothman took a sip of his wine and said, "The independent film companies in Hollywood now are all based on Dawn Pictures;"

"Before, New Line Cinema and Orion Pictures could have put some pressure on Suzuki, but unfortunately New Line was unable to continue and Orion went bankrupt and liquidated."

If Shuguang Pictures hadn't released enough films each year, it could have easily competed with the Big Six in terms of market share.

Now in the early 1990s, the six major film studios did not reduce the number of films, but instead focused on some blockbusters!
On the other hand, Aaron Anderson left the Beverly Hills Hotel and went to a bar in West Hollywood with Catherine Zeta-Jones;
Here, Aaron made an appointment to meet with Jerry Buss, the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Aaron, the Los Angeles Lakers are my only business, and it's also the Buss family's business. I won't sell it!"

Jerry Buss certainly knew that Aaron wanted to buy a Los Angeles team, but neither the Los Angeles Lakers nor the Los Angeles Clippers would sell.

Aaron hugged Catherine Zeta-Jones and took a sip of wine. "The Great Western Forum, isn't it a bit old?"

Jerry Buss has always hoped that the Los Angeles City Government could build a new professional basketball stadium, but the city government simply does not have any extra funds!

"The Clippers are moving from the Memorial Coliseum to the Honda Center in Anaheim, mainly because the Memorial Coliseum is not professional enough."

Aaron smiled, lowered his head and kissed Catherine Zeta-Jones on the cheek, "What do you mean by unprofessional? Don't you know what kind of person Donald is?"

"The indoor field at Memorial Coliseum is not shared with any other team. The NFL team Los Angeles Raiders also uses an outdoor football field;"

"The Clippers' performance is poor, attendance is low, and no one else is sharing the rent for Memorial Coliseum!"

In addition to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Great Western Forum also has the NHL team Los Angeles Kings who can share the rent;
If we go to the Honda Center in Anaheim, won’t we have the NHL team Anaheim Ducks to share the burden with?
"Aaron, can you convince the city government to build a new professional stadium?"

Jerry Buss originally wanted to have a more professional and suitable sports stadium. Now that Aaron mentioned it, there may be a turning point.

"If the government doesn't have money, we can just fund the construction ourselves!"

Aaron is very confident. He can provide part of the funds himself and borrow or attract investment for the rest.

"Investing on your own?"

Jerry Buss was stunned. "Aaron, do you mean to raise funds to build the stadium yourself?"

"Why, can't you?"

Jerry Buss thought about it and said, "This is a big project!"

"Aaron, if you can get the new stadium done, I can give you no more than 25% of my Lakers shares."

"Are you really not planning to sell it?" Aaron was still unwilling to give up. 25% of the shares was meaningless.

Jerry Buss shook his head firmly!
(End of this chapter)