Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 327 No Breach of Contract

Manhattan, Rockefeller Center, MCA headquarters offices.

Sidney Schinberger and Lou Wasserman sat on the sofa smoking cigars. "Sigma Group offered Panasonic $66 billion to acquire MCA. What do you think Dawn will offer?"

Lou Wasserman smiled and shook his head. "It mainly depends on how much of Dawn's shares Aaron is willing to give up. Panasonic is unwilling to completely abandon its Hollywood business."

Sidney Schirenberg also looked surprised, "Yes, Dawn's development is truly astonishing;"

"The market share of all six major film companies has been surpassed by Dawn!"

Now, there's a saying that's quite true: for live-action movies, look to Dawn; for animated movies, look to Disney. And these two companies are representatives of the new generation of Hollywood film studios.
Disney is better, after all, it has been established for quite some time, and after its rise in the 1980s, it became a major player in Hollywood.
Dawn is different. Although it has only been established for a few years, it has already developed from an independent film company into a major Hollywood blockbuster!
Dawn's office in Lower Manhattan.

Peter Peterson came to meet with Aaron, saying, "Siglen has offered $66 billion."

Aaron's face was expressionless as he lightly tapped his fingers on the table. "What's Panasonic's view on Dawn's shares?"

"They can only accept a 1:1 equity swap between MCA and Sugon at most."

"If the acquisition of Dawn is successful, Panasonic hopes to exchange 20% of its shares in MCA for 10% of the new Dawn's shares, and Panasonic will appoint its own people to serve on Dawn's board of directors!"

On the surface, Dawn is certainly not as good as MCA Universal, but who can blame them when Dawn's profit margin is the highest in Hollywood?
Dawning's valuation was already astronomical.

Aaron glanced at Peter Peterson. "What about the investment banks on Wall Street?"

Peter Peterson smiled, "They would be very willing to support Dawn's acquisition of MCA, contributing in the form of loans and convertible bonds."

"Furthermore, there is no cap. They only have one prerequisite: you yourself must be deeply integrated with the Dawn Group!"

Everyone knows that Aaron Anderson is Dawn's greatest asset; as long as he's there, Dawn possesses unparalleled competitiveness.

Aaron nodded. "Go and meet with Murase Touzo. You can give him 10% of the shares. I'm going to split up MCA then."

Toruzo Murase is Panasonic's Senior Executive Vice President, representing Yoichi Morishita in charge of the MCA transaction!

Soon after, Sugon offered $68 billion to acquire MCA, and the price war with Seagram Group intensified.

The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Houston Post, and the Los Angeles Times, among other newspapers, provided extensive coverage of the story.
"Hollywood Golden Boy" VS "Liquor Industry Tycoon"!
However, with the 52nd Golden Globe Awards being held, Aaron also returned to Los Angeles from New York.

"Mr. Anderson, are you determined to acquire MCA?"

"Aaron, how would you feel if you could take Universal Pictures back from the Japanese?"

"Aaron, in Hollywood, who do you think will be your biggest rival?"

……

At the entrance of Burbank headquarters, a large number of media reporters surrounded Aaron, who finally got into the car under the protection of security guards!
"These reporters?"

After Aaron got into the car, he shook his head, wondering how these reporters knew he was back.

Christina Yerry, who was standing next to Aaron, straightened his tie and laughed, "There's no way around it, you're just too popular right now!"

No matter where you are, self-made millionaires always hold considerable appeal, and people like Aaron Anderson are beyond the comprehension of most people. "Has the cast for 'Broken Arrow' been finalized?"

Christina Yerry will play the female lead in John Woo's new film "Broken Arrow";
Aaron was still keeping an eye on Dawn's project.

"It's confirmed, it's Christian Slater, partnering with John Travolta;"

"I heard that Christian Slater turned down a new film by Sylvester Stallone called The Last Assassin and took on this film called Broken Arrow instead."

Christina Yeri explained that, of course, in The Last Assassin, Christine Slater's character is a villain.

In his office at the Seagram Building on Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York, Edgar Bronfman Jr. sat on a sofa smoking a cigar.

Michael Ovitz chimed in, "Dawn has raised the price to $68 billion!"

Edgar Bronfman Jr., sitting on the sofa, exhaled a puff of smoke, somewhat irritated. "It seems Dawn is determined to take MCA."

"How did your meeting with Matsushita's Murase Touzo go?"

Michael Ovitz shook his head. "Panasonic said it's all part of the normal bidding process."

Edgar Bronfman Jr. frowned. "Are MCA Global's assets really worth this much now?"

"Never mind, I need to discuss this with the other members of the Sgrand family first."

"Furthermore, I am also prepared to sell my DuPont shares as soon as possible!"

After leaving the Seagram Building, Michael Ovitz went directly to the airport to catch a red-eye flight back to Los Angeles that night.

On the evening of January 21, the 52nd Golden Globe Awards were held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills!
Aaron had arranged to meet Jennifer Aniston at a private club in Hollywood.

"Aaron, Dawn is sure to have a big win at the Ballon d'Or tonight, aren't you going to keep an eye on it?"

Jennifer Aniston leaned against Aaron with a smile on her face.

"Ha, Forrest Gump has such a high chance of winning awards, there's no need to care too much!"

Aaron shook his head, then lowered his head and kissed the woman in his arms passionately, reaching into her bosom and caressing her softness.

After the kiss ended, Aaron, holding the woman in his arms, said, "The ratings for the first season of Friends were pretty good, especially your portrayal of Rachel Green;"

“Filming for the second season has started, and I’m planning to cast you in a Jim Carrey comedy film, which suits your image very well.”

Jennifer Aniston paused, "Oh, you mean Jim Carrey's comedies?"

Aaron nodded. "It's Jim Carrey's sequel, 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 2'!"

As one of the hottest male stars of last year, Jim Carrey rose to fame at a rocket speed, with his performances in the light-up films "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "The Mask" being quite remarkable.
Jim Carrey's "Dumb and Dumber," released by New Line Cinema at the end of last year, has now grossed over $1 million at the North American box office!
"Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 2" is a project Jim Carrey has already signed a contract for, and even if he doesn't like starring in the sequel, he can't breach the contract.

(End of this chapter)