Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 308 The Tricky Problem of Dawn

With Halloween approaching, New York's annual Halloween parade will take place in Greenwich Village on Manhattan's West Side.

Halloween decorations are hanging everywhere on the streets of Manhattan, and many department stores are busy displaying holiday gifts and clothing in their windows, attracting many people to stop and watch. Supermarkets and markets are also selling pumpkins of all sizes!
That evening, Aaron and Christiana Yerry went to a bar on Greenwich Street to relax.

"Is the second Victoria's Secret Fashion Show about to start?"

Christina Yeri has been busy with this matter recently.

"Yes, we've developed a great gimmick this year: a million-dollar diamond lingerie will make a stunning debut!"

Aaron smiled. "I reckon it'll attract everyone's attention then."

“Who says otherwise?” Christina Yerry kissed the man on the cheek. “Want to go and take a look later?”

Aaron took a sip of his drink. "I might not have much time. Perhaps I'll have to go to Japan!"

Because, upon receiving the news, Edgar Bronfman Jr. and Michael Ovitz and a few others went to Panasonic's headquarters in Osaka, Japan.

"Yeah, now Forrest Gump has surpassed Disney's Lion King at the North American box office, breaking $3 million. That's awesome!"

As she spoke, Christina Yeri sat directly in Aaron's lap, "It's already surpassed 3 million overseas, and the global box office has exceeded 6 million US dollars."

Aaron kissed the woman on the lips and explained, "Unfortunately, Disney's *The Lion King* has already grossed $2.9 million in North America, and over $4 million in overseas markets."

"To be honest, Forrest Gump is definitely not as good as The Lion King."

Moreover, there's the revenue from the upcoming television broadcasts of "The Lion King," video sales, and licensing of merchandise;

The back-end revenue of The Lion King is simply incomparable to that of Forrest Gump!

"We also have films like *The Mask*, *My Best Friend's Wedding*, *Interview with the Vampire*, and *Ace Ventura: Pet Detective*;"

"Shuguang's achievements this year are absolutely flawless!"

Also starring Christina Yeri is Pulp Fiction, which is currently showing in theaters and is another highly profitable film.

"Dawn Studio has an action film called 'Broken Arrow' in pre-production, which is expected to begin filming next year. The director is Chinese-American director John Woo."

"It's that Hong Kong director who made 'Hard Target.' You'll play the female lead, a policewoman!"

For so long, Christina Yeri has not fought for anything for herself, and now she has almost mastered English.
It's time to give Christina Yerry a more important role.

"Okay, whatever you say!"

Christina Yeri smiled and took the initiative to silence the man's lips with a kiss.

Meanwhile, in Burbank, Los Angeles, at a board meeting at Disney headquarters, Michael Eisner's plan to acquire a 49% stake in NBC's wireless broadcasting network was formally rejected.

Because Sid Bass, Disney's major shareholder, opposes the condition that General Electric wants to retain control for at least two more years, which he doesn't approve of!
Sid Bass rejected Michael Eisner's proposal, and although Michael Eisner was frustrated, he chose a new target.

"Is Disney's next target ABC, or CBS?"

In the office, Sid Bass sat on the sofa and asked Michael Eisner, "CBS, perhaps? The combined size of ABC and Mets would be too large. Acquiring Mets/ABC would be far too expensive!"

Even though Metropolitan/ABC owns 80% of ESPN's sports and entertainment cable television network, Michael Eisner's first thought after shifting his focus away from NBC was still CBS.

Sid Bass nodded. "Have you chosen a candidate for Disney's new president?"

"Michael Ovitz, I'm trying to convince him to join Disney, but it will take time!"

Michael Eisner responded.

Sid Bass frowned. "Is he willing to give up his agent career?"

CAA is already the most successful talent agency in Hollywood. Is Michael Ovitz willing to give it up?

"He's always been keen on joining a film company; CAA's future prospects can't compare to Disney's."

"He has always hoped to become the next Lou Wasserman in Hollywood, leaping from agent to head of an entertainment group!"

Michael Eisner and Michael Ovitz have been friends for many years and are aware of each other's ambitions;

He did hope that Michael Ovitz would join Disney to assist him, but he was also worried that Michael Ovitz would threaten his position at Disney, which was a dilemma.

"Furthermore, Michael Ovitz is currently assisting Panasonic with the management of MCA's assets and is quite busy, frequently traveling to and from Japan."

"Perhaps, once Panasonic officially sells the MCA Group, Michael Ovitz's fate will be decided!"

Sid Bass nodded, a smile spreading across his face. "It would be great if Michael Ovitz could join Disney."

Michael Ovitz's network of connections in Hollywood is a huge resource that can boost Disney's film, music, and cable television businesses!
"By the way, Dawning is going to acquire MCA. What do you think about this?"

Sid Bass suddenly asked.

Michael Eisner shrugged. "We have no doubt about Hollywood's golden boy, Aaron Anderson's, abilities and vision."

"Dawn is already a headache for the six major studios. If it acquires MCA Universal, Dawn will become the undisputed hegemon of Hollywood!"

By then, Dawn will have a complete global distribution system, a larger film and television library, as well as record sales, publishing, and consumer product markets for movie theme parks, etc.

"Aaron's original plan was to first develop the cable television business, as evidenced by his acquisition of the AMC cable television network and his collaboration with the BBC to expand into the international television market;"

"Now, he has the opportunity to acquire MCA Universal, but he will certainly continue to focus on the television network business in the future."

Sid Bass understood the other meaning: to suppress Dawn, they needed to quickly establish their own television distribution network and expand the film and television supply chain.
Because, in the realm of content creation, Dawn is undoubtedly the king.

“Sigh,” Sid Bass said with a hint of helplessness. If Dawn were willing to join Disney, Aaron Anderson would be the next successor to Disney.

Unfortunately, it can't be done!

(End of this chapter)