Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 355 How Can a Man Be Incompetent?
At night, a Lamborghini drove along Park Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side, then turned onto 72nd Street and parked in front of a white townhouse.

After having dinner, Aaron and Jennifer Aniston entered the hall and immediately embraced and kissed passionately!
"Hmm, go take a shower first," Aaron said with a smile, holding the woman in his arms.

Jennifer Aniston was in high spirits as she and Aaron undressed each other and headed towards the bathroom.

“Aaron, you have a great body,” Jennifer Aniston said, hugging Aaron under the shower and stroking his abs with obvious affection.

Aaron smiled and reached out to squeeze the woman's chest. "Do you like it?"

“Of course,” Jennifer Aniston said, and then kissed the man.

“Hmm,” Aaron responded warmly, stroking the woman’s long hair.

After taking a fragrant bath, the two went to the bed in the bedroom!

"I'll be attending some promotional events for Friends these next few days. How long are you planning to stay in New York?"

Jennifer Aniston asked, her arm around Aaron.

"I'm going to Japan, but I don't know how long I'll be gone?"

Aaron smiled, looked up at the woman beneath him, and said, "Dawn is planning to build Universal Studios Japan in Osaka!"

"really?"

"Of course, look at Disneyland, it has four parks, while Universal Studios only has two."

Jennifer Aniston smiled and said, "I think there was a major earthquake in Japan this year, right?"

At the beginning of the year, the Itakami earthquake in Japan was a magnitude 7.3 earthquake, which killed more than 6000 people and injured more than 40000.

Although it mainly affected the Kobe and Sumoto areas, it also had an impact on Osaka!
"Isn't it normal for earthquakes to happen in Japan?"

“Mmm,” Jennifer Aniston wrapped her arms around Aaron’s neck, “Can’t you take it anymore? Keep going!”

Aaron was taken aback, then rubbed the woman's body before silencing her with a kiss...

With Disney's acquisition of ABC, Michael Ovitz officially took office as president of Disney.

Ambitious Michael Eisner is determined to transform Disney into a global behemoth!
Hollywood, Universal City, Jeffrey Katzenberg arrives at Steven Spielberg's office.

This luxuriously decorated office was specially designed for Spielberg by Universal, and DreamWorks now pays the rent to Universal.

“Besides Disney, Pixar’s animation shouldn’t be underestimated either,” Jeffrey Katzenberg said, feeling the pressure.

Steven Spielberg poured the other man a glass of wine and said, "I heard that you were very optimistic about 3D computer animation back then, and Disney almost signed a cooperation agreement with Pixar, right?"

Jeffrey Katzenberg nodded. "It was indeed a close call, but thankfully Aaron Anderson snatched it away."

Otherwise, Disney, with its Pixar production capabilities, would be even more difficult to deal with.

Steven Spielberg smiled and said, "Our DreamWorks won't be any less impressive. We'll be releasing both live-action and animated films simultaneously!"

Jeffrey Katzenberg, however, frowned slightly. "Disney's upstream and downstream supply chain is quite complete. Disneyland and the thousands of Disney stores throughout North America are their biggest strength." In terms of brand licensing and the consumer goods market, Disney is the absolute hegemon of Hollywood.

Although Dawn of the Sun was a box office hit under Aaron Anderson's direction, the majority of its revenue still came from film screenings and the videotape market, primarily from the film itself.

"However, now that Dawning has acquired Universal and Pixar is making strides, Universal Studios theme parks should be Dawning's next development focus."

"Aaron Anderson's emphasis on Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Orlando clearly demonstrates this."

"Moreover, Dawn has now restarted its first overseas Universal Studios Japan project in Osaka!"

Steven Spielberg nodded. "Dawn is indeed not to be ignored; their ability to produce live-action films is simply too strong."

“I’m not worried about David’s music department,” Jeffrey Katzenberg sighed. “We both need to pick up the pace!”

The three had a clear division of labor: David Geffen was in charge of DreamWorks' music division and financing, Steven Spielberg was in charge of DreamWorks' film and television business, and Jeffrey Katzenberg was in charge of DreamWorks' animation business and the company's operations and management.

DreamWorks' film, television, and animation businesses need to get off the ground as soon as possible.

Because Disney's acquisition of Metropolitan/ABC had such a significant impact, other Hollywood film studios were extremely envious.

Now Disney and 20th Century Fox both have their own large-scale wireless broadcasting networks, while Warner Bros. and Paramount have also formed their own television stations.

This prompted Time Warner, the former Hollywood giant, to accelerate its acquisition of TBS!
Aaron flew to Asia, specifically Osaka, Japan. Since Panasonic is also a shareholder of Dawn, Panasonic President Yoichi Morishita specially received Aaron and his party at Panasonic's headquarters in Osaka.

Of course, since Aaron was mainly there to discuss the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Tom Williams, as the chairman of Universal Studios Resort, naturally came along as well!

That evening, in his hotel room, Tom Williams shook his head. "Panasonic doesn't seem interested in getting involved?"

Osaka Universal Planning Co., Ltd. was established last year. Panasonic has experienced many things in recent years, and with the acquisition of MCA by Dawn, things have been delayed.

Aaron stretched. "It's fine if Sumitomo, the Kansai behemoth, is interested; the construction of Tokyo Disneyland wouldn't be possible without Mitsui Fudosan."

"Now, Sumitomo, which is also a Japanese conglomerate, has expressed interest. Panasonic is also part of the Sumitomo group, and Sumitomo Realty Industries' influence in Osaka is comparable to that of Mitsui Fudosan in Tokyo!"

Furthermore, Sumitomo Bank in the Kansai region is currently the world's second-largest bank, and the construction of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka would be much easier with the involvement of the Sumitomo Group.

Tom Williams nodded. Dawn will have an IPO this year, and the funds raised will be invested in global expansion.

Universal Studios Resort is the next key project.

"From now on, you'll be frequently traveling between Los Angeles and Osaka. Universal Studios Japan in Osaka is our first overseas theme park, which is of great significance."

"Universal only needs to guarantee that it owns more than 51% of the operating rights of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka; it can make more concessions on the ownership aspect."

"Furthermore, since it's an overseas market, Universal Studios Japan in Osaka will need to incorporate a significant amount of local Japanese elements and culture, adapting to local conditions!"

Japan is a huge market, and besides the United States, it's the market Aaron values ​​most; we can't afford to be careless.

(End of this chapter)