Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 342 Bush's Small Reward
随着94–95NBA常规赛的结束，火箭只取得了47胜35负的战绩，排名西部第6进入季后赛；
In the first round of the playoffs, the Houston Rockets will visit Salt Lake City, Utah, to face the Utah Jazz, who boast the Utah duo!

At Delta Air Lines Center in Salt Lake City, the Rockets lost Game 1 100-102.
In the second scene, Aaron brought Jennifer Connelly to a private room at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

Jennifer Connelly asked, "Aaron, wasn't it a bad deal for the Rockets to trade Otis Thorpe for Clyde Drexler this year?"

首场比赛中，火箭队的哈基姆·奥拉朱旺30投20中狂砍45分8篮板6助攻3盖帽，可惜“滑翔机”克莱德·德雷克斯勒却是表现低迷，8投3中仅得7分；
而爵士队的“邮差”卡尔·马龙取得了25分14篮板4助攻的数据，加上约翰·斯托克顿的28分5篮板10助攻，火箭以2分惜败于爵士！

"Well, he's pretty cheap, and he's a veteran. He played well in this game, and the other Rockets players were all on fire."

Aaron smiled. During the regular season, the dual core of "The Glide" and "The Dream" was not actually successful. Old age and injuries were the Rockets' biggest enemies.

"There's never been a precedent for a sixth-place finisher in the playoffs winning the championship before?"

Jennifer Connelly sighed.

Aaron's lips twitched, and he pinched the woman's waist. "Have you ever seen a 25-year-old with a net worth of billions of dollars?"

Jennifer Connelly smiled and kissed the man a few times on the cheek. "Okay, you're the best!"

"Anyway, anything can happen with you, right?"

Aaron nodded slightly and reached out to stroke the woman's thigh. "It's all up to us. Only God knows what will happen next!"

"Aaron, did you know that the Great Salt Lake region of Utah is the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an indigenous American denomination?"

Listen to Jennifer Connelly's mysterious tone.

Aaron rolled his eyes. "You're talking about the Mormon Church, aren't you? The Mormon Church's headquarters are in Salt Lake City, Utah!"

The Mormon Church's growth and expansion in Great Salt Lake City was inseparable from its leader at the time, Brigham Young, and the famous Brigham Young University was founded by the Mormon Church!

Moreover, many prominent figures in Utah are Mormons, such as Larry H. Miller, the owner of the Utah Jazz and the owner of the Delta Center, who is a Mormon.

"The Mormon Church practices polygamy, although it was forced to abandon this doctrine at the end of the last century."

"But now, many members of the Demonic Gate sect support polygamy!"

Jennifer Connelly blinked her big, bright eyes. "So, this is definitely something you're interested in, isn't it?"

Aaron rubbed his forehead and chuckled. "What era are we living in? Who cares about these things now!"

As the game progressed, Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler of the Rockets each scored 30+ points, and two other players added 20+ points, ultimately leading the Rockets to a 140-126 victory over the Jazz, tying the series 1-1.

However, in their next game back at home, the Rockets lost 82-95 in their third game of the first round.
Keep in mind that the first round of the NBA playoffs is now a best-of-five series. With the series score at 1-2, if the Rockets lose one more game, they'll be eliminated!
Fortunately, the fourth game took place in the presence of Aaron at the Compaq Center and the newly elected Governor of Texas, George W. Bush:

The college duo of "The Glide" and "The Dream" stepped up and delivered a dazzling performance. Drexler even had his best game since joining the Rockets, shooting 12-for-18 from the field and 13-for-14 from the free-throw line, for a total of 41 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists, with only 1 turnover.
Hakeem Olajuwon also scored 40 points, and thanks to the performances of the two, the Rockets defeated the Jazz 123-106, tying the score at 2-2 and forcing a decisive Game 5.

"Aaron, I believe the Rockets will definitely beat the Jazz in Game 5 and advance to the second round of the playoffs!" After the game, George Bush Jr. shook hands with Aaron warmly.

Aaron nodded with a smile, "I've always had faith in the Rockets."

"By the way, Aaron, has Dawn encountered any problems after acquiring MCA?"

George W. Bush shrugged. "I heard you directly replaced the top management of MCA and even broke up and restructured MCA."

"You know, Lou Wasserman has a lot of connections in Washington!"

Aaron dismissed it, "Governor, that's ancient history. Under Lou Wasserman, the MCA's performance plummeted."

"A few years ago, when Panasonic acquired MCA, Lou Wasserman had already gone from an entertainment mogul to a professional manager."

"Moreover, MCA didn't disappear; it became part of Universal Music!"

Aaron was certainly aware of Lou Wasserman's political resources. Before the 1970s, Hollywood was indeed his era. He was the one who put Jack Valentine, the MPAA chairman, in power and established Hollywood's film rating system.

Lou Wasserman himself serves as president of the Film Producers Alliance, while Jack Valentine serves as president of the MPAA (Movie Association of America), wielding considerable power.

However, the merger of the film producers' alliance and the television producers' alliance led to a major writers' strike that caused significant losses for Hollywood.

Lou Wasserman's handling of the situation was not only disliked by the Alliance of Film Producers, but the Writers Guild also expressed its dissatisfaction with him, and under pressure, he stepped down!
Now, with major Hollywood film studios being acquired by media conglomerates, the power has shifted to the capital behind these media conglomerates.
The MPAA is owned by the seven official members, and Jack Valentine is merely an intermediary serving the seven official members.

In terms of capital, political resources, media channels, and so on, Aaron Anderson's Dawn and its shareholders are truly not afraid of anyone!

George Bush Jr. approached Aaron, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Houston District Judge Greg Abbott has resigned. Now, it's up to you how your Houston Post takes over the market."

Greg Abbott, the judge who previously sued The Houston Post!

Aaron smiled. "Don't worry, Hearst Corporation is no match for Dawn. The Houston Post will definitely surpass the Houston Chronicle in every way."

"We will definitely have the say in the greater Houston area, and even the whole of Texas."

George W. Bush thought for a moment and then reminded him, "Fox News is setting up a cable news channel to compete with CNN."

"Rupert Murdoch of News Corporation is a Republican supporter. If you're interested in FNC (Fox News Channel), we can assist you in getting involved!"

Aaron's eyes lit up. "Really?"

George W. Bush nodded. "Just a small reward..."

(End of this chapter)