Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 296 The Bronfman Family
With Aaron Anderson's Dawn Group officially stepping in and acquiring Panasonic's MCA, Hollywood was immediately shaken.

The question of who will ultimately acquire the long-established Universal Pictures remains shrouded in mystery!

The news of Jeffrey Katzenberg leaving Disney seems irrelevant at this moment.

"Aaron, are you going to acquire Universal?"

On the bed in the bedroom, Jennifer Connelly lay on Aaron's chest, looking excited.

"Yes, I have that idea," Aaron said, feeling the 34D of the woman in his arms with a sigh.
After all, MCA is currently valued at six or seven billion US dollars, and it won't be easy for Dawn to acquire it!
"That's so cool, but there must be a lot of competition, right?"

Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures are the two oldest film studios in Hollywood, both founded in 1912.
It predates MGM, Columbia, and Warner Bros.

Aaron narrowed his eyes. "Competitors, of course there are!"

Edgar Bronfman Jr.'s liquor group, Seagram, is eager to get a piece of the Hollywood pie.
In addition, with Michael Ovitz, a Hollywood bigwig, leading the way, Panasonic's acquisition of MCA was originally his doing, and now that Panasonic wants to sell MCA, they've turned to him again.

Then, Jennifer Connelly kissed Aaron on the lips. "Anyway, Dawn Pictures is on a roll right now. Of this year's releases, the two most talked-about are *Forrest Gump* and *Pulp Fiction*."

"Disney's animated feature film 'The Lion King' is also good, but it's not a live-action movie after all."

Aaron chuckled, then flipped over and landed on top of Jennifer Connelly. "Take your time, asset appraisals take time too..."

In the afternoon, at the Burbank Dawn headquarters.

Aaron met with Peter Peterson, one of the founders of Blackstone Group and former Secretary of Commerce, in his office!
Aaron handed the other person a glass of wine. "Your Blackstone seems to have a good relationship with Akio Morita, right?"

Peter Peterson nodded. "Blackstone's first acquisition was Sony's acquisition of CBS Records."

"It can be said that Akio Morita was Blackstone Group's first major client."

Aaron smiled. "Pretty good. This time it's also dealing with the Japanese, but you'll still need to win over Panasonic's consultants, Michael Ovitz and Herbert Allen."

"Edgar Bronfman Jr. must have promised that Michael Ovitz would manage the company after the acquisition of MCA!"

Peter Peterson frowned. "Siglen Group has indicated it has no shortage of cash; this is a problem."

“If Dawn is going to complete its takeover, Aaron, you may have to give up a lot of shares.”

Aaron nodded. "That's the way to go. We can directly mortgage the new company then. Given Dawn's current momentum, I think Wall Street investors will support me!"

“Yes, we will assess the value of MCA’s assets as soon as possible and then make a suitable offer.” The acquisition of MCA should be the largest deal Blackstone has received so far, and Peter Peterson must be on high alert.

After Peter Peterson left, Christina Yerry went to Aaron's office to report on the current work.

"Scream, Con Air, and Seven have all finished filming and are currently in post-production."

"Our self-developed 'The Silence of the Lambs Prequel: Red Dragon,' Phantom Pictures' 'Sense and Sensibility,' and PolyGram's 'Dead Man's Walk' are all in production!"

Aaron rubbed his temples. "What's Michael Bay, the director of 'Bad Boys,' been up to lately?"

“Oh, let’s wait for Bad Boys to come out next spring, after all, it’s his debut!” Christina Yerry said, sitting on Aaron’s lap and saying affectionately, “What, you think highly of him?”

Aaron nodded, reached into a drawer and took out a script idea, "The Rock," saying, "Give this project to Michael Bay. I've seen the sample footage of 'Bad Boys,' and it looked great."

"Michael Bay is still very talented in the action film genre!"

"The Rock" is a pure action-adventure film, which is absolutely perfect for Michael Bay.

“Okay,” Christina Yerry readily agreed. “Next, I’ll probably be spending some time in New York to prepare for this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.”

"Last year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show generated considerable discussion and significantly boosted Victoria's Secret's sales. This year's show will be even larger in scale."

Aaron smiled and rubbed his hand on the woman's thigh a few times. "That's good. Did you sign a few models in Brazil?"

“Yes,” Christina Yerry whispered in Aaron’s ear, “a stunningly beautiful, tall, sexy, and passionate samba girl.”

Aaron shook his head and patted the woman on the shoulder. "Alright, what Brazilian woman? She can't possibly be prettier than you!"

That evening, in front of a club on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, two motorcycles sped up and stopped. Jack Wells and Aaron Anderson took off their helmets. "How was it? Fun, huh?"

"That was exciting!" Aaron put down his helmet and smoothed his hair. "Perfect timing to grab a drink."

Once inside the bar, Jack Wells started talking about the NBA, saying, "The 94-95 season won't be affected; it will start as scheduled."

"Currently, the preseason has already begun, and the construction of the Houston Dawn Center is also on track."

Aaron nodded. "The Rockets just won their first championship, and their morale is high. Next season is something to look forward to!"

Jack Wells smiled. "It's not just high morale, it's overflowing confidence."

As he spoke, he picked up his glass, clinked it against Aaron's, then downed it in one gulp, and whispered, "In the Texas gubernatorial election, George W. Bush has the highest approval rating."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, George W. Bush will likely win the gubernatorial election in November."

Aaron shrugged. "Pretty good. In California, Pete Wilson is also leading the other candidates in the polls."

"His chances of re-election are very high, and his handling of the Los Angeles earthquake has earned him a lot of praise from the public!"

Jack Wells lit a cigarette. "We've invested a lot in them, and once they succeed, it'll be time for us to reap the rewards."

Aaron finished his drink. "Investigate the Bronfman family, the Jewish family behind the Seagram Group, for me."

"Dawn is going to acquire MCA, and Seagram is my biggest competitor!"

"no problem……"

(End of this chapter)