Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 340 Kirk Kocorian, the Gambling King
West Hollywood 54 Club.

Aaron and Catherine Zeta-Jones sat on the sofa drinking together. "You took on a fantasy comedy film called 'Fantasy Knight' from Paramount?"

"Yes, 'Phantom Hero' is adapted from the comic book of the same name, and we'll be filming on location in Thailand, Australia, and other places."

"The investor and issuer is Paramount!"

As Catherine Zeta-Jones spoke, she kissed Aaron on the cheek, saying, "After filming 'The Mask of Zorro' and 'My Best Friend's Wedding' these past two years, I've been receiving more and more scripts."

Therefore, Catherine Zeta-Jones turned down several television projects, including "Catherine the Great" and "The Sinking of the Titanic."
The main focus right now is still on big-screen movies!

Aaron nodded. Catherine Zeta-Jones has already been involved in two blockbuster films, so she's definitely going to break out of the niche.

As an English rose who embodies sexiness, wildness, and classic beauty, Catherine Zeta-Jones's beauty is undeniable.

Aaron then kissed Catherine Zeta-Jones and reached out to touch the woman's thigh;
Catherine Zeta-Jones also hugged Aaron back warmly in response!
Not long after, the two met actress Demi Moore at the club. Moore had recently become famous for her role in the Castle Stone production and Sony Columbia distribution film "Striptease".

Because Demi Moore's salary for "Striptease" was $1250 million.

"Good evening, Aaron. I didn't expect to run into you here. Congratulations on your acquisition of Universal!"

Demi Moore previously worked with Aaron on the blockbuster film "Indecent Proposal," which made her famous.

Last year, the film "Rebellious Sexual Harassment," starring Demi Moore and Michael Douglas, was released and grossed over $8000 million in North America and $2.1 million worldwide.

Hi, Catherine!

Demi Moore and Catherine Zeta-Jones, who was standing next to her, hugged.

Aaron smiled and said, "I also want to congratulate you. You recently broke the record for the highest salary ever paid to a female star!"

Demi Moore's works in recent years have all featured her in a sexy image. Last year, she filmed the movie "The Scarlet Letter," an adaptation of the classic novel of the same name, in collaboration with Gary Oldman. It will be released this year.

Demi Moore shook her head. "I'm just doing my job as an actress. Bruce, on the other hand, has been working with Dawn a lot lately."

Demi Moore was referring to her husband, Bruce Willis, who, after appearing in "Pulp Fiction," joined the cast of another Quentin Tarantino film, "Four Rooms."
Bruce Willis's recently completed film, "12 Monkeys," was also invested in by Universal, which is now also part of the dawn of hope!

Unfortunately, Bruce Willis had four films released last year, but only Pulp Fiction received good reviews.

In recent years, apart from the Die Hard series, Bruce Willis' other works have had little impact.

The movie "Pulp Fiction" did indeed bring box office vitality to Bruce Willis and made several actors famous;

With a budget of $850 million, it grossed $2.14 million worldwide. Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction will surely have a place in film history!
"Bruce, he filmed the sequel to 20th Century Fox's *Die Hard 3* last year, which will be released this summer;"

"It will be released at the same time as Dawn's 'Con Air'." Aaron said. John McTiernan was the director of "Die Hard 3". Last year, when Aaron was preparing for "Con Air", he also planned to invite him to direct it.

Unfortunately, the other party was unavailable because he was directing "Die Hard 3", so Aaron approached Jan de Bont, the director of "Speed"!

Fortunately, Jan de Bont handled "Con Air" quite well, and now he's helping Dawn Films shoot the disaster blockbuster "Twister".

Demi Moore clinked glasses with the two men, saying, "Dawn's work has always been imitated by other film companies."

"In Hollywood, who dares to underestimate Dawn?"

After chatting for a while, Aaron left the club with Catherine Zeta-Jones and drove back to Beverly Hills.

Meanwhile, Kirk Kocorian, the Las Vegas casino tycoon who sold MGM a few years ago, has returned to Hollywood!

Kirk Kocorian, who is 78 years old, came to his villa in Beverly Hills to inquire about the situation at MGM.

An assistant quickly responded, "After Crédit Lyonnais reinvested capital, it formed a strategic partnership with CAA, increasing the production and distribution of its films."

"In particular, the new James Bond film, *GoldenEye*, produced by United Artists, is set to be released this year;"

"Last year, MGM/United Artists' release of Carlock's film 'Stargate' grossed a remarkable $1.9 million worldwide!"

Kirk Kocorian's newly built MGM Grand Hotel opened in Las Vegas two years ago and is currently the largest resort hotel.
Now, he himself is very interested in the American auto industry and is preparing to take over Chrysler through former Chrysler chairman and CEO Lee Iacocca.

However, Kirk Kocorian seems to have developed an interest in MGM again; the MGM Grand in Las Vegas needs more creative ideas!

"From what you're saying, MGM's value has increased quite a bit, hasn't it?"

Kirk Kocorian has acquired MGM twice and then sold it twice. MGM's distribution system, production facilities, copyright library, props and other assets have long been sold off by him.
If it weren't for the acquisition of United Artists, MGM would only have the lion logo left now. Even so, it wouldn't stop him from continuing to squeeze MGM dry, after all, his MGM Grand is the lion logo!
The assistant nodded. "Crédit Lyonnais doesn't have a deep understanding of operating MGM/United Artists; they planned to break up and sell off MGM/United Artists' assets several years ago."

"However, we were persuaded by CAA's chairman, Michael Ovitz, to invest in its operation. After all, if it were split up and sold at that time, the most valuable part would only be United Artists' copyright library;"

“Now, MGM/United Artists is also showing signs of recovery, and its value has indeed increased significantly.”

Kirk Kocorian chuckled. "Hollywood's not peaceful here. Dawn Group acquired MCA Universal."

"I'm quite interested in this young man, Aaron Anderson!"

At least, Kirk Kerkelian also valued film copyright libraries; otherwise, he wouldn't have let MGM acquire United Artists when United Artists went bankrupt because of making "Heaven's Gate".
Dawn's acquisitions of Samuel G. Gowin's film rights library, Orion's, and Universal's practices are very much to its liking.

"Let's make an appointment with the MGM representative at Crédit Lyonnais..."

(End of this chapter)