Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 400 Gathering People’s Hearts
Aaron's main purpose in coming to Japan this time was to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, and secondly to participate in the establishment of Yahoo Japan.
In fact, Aaron believed that Yahoo Japan was even more important than Universal Studios Japan in Osaka!

Meanwhile, the nominations for the 1995 Academy Awards were announced:

Dawn has three films nominated for Best Picture: "Babe," "Apollo 13," and "Sense and Sensibility." The other two are the Italian film "The Postman" and Paramount's "Braveheart."
Among the nominated films, "Braveheart" leads with 10 nominations, followed closely by "Apollo 13" with 9 nominations.

In early March, Aaron arrived in Hong Kong. As 1997 approached, Hong Kong was filled with growing anxiety.

Hong Kong, Wan Chai District, Causeway Bay.

In a luxurious high-rise villa, Aaron stood by the window with Yang Gongru in his arms, admiring the night view of Causeway Bay!
"How's it going? Do you like it?"

Aaron kissed the girl on the cheek and asked with a smile.

Yang Gongru turned her head and responded for a moment, unable to contain her joy, "So beautiful!"

After Shuguang went public, Aaron always had to prepare some gifts for his woman, and this 270-square-meter high-rise villa was a gift for Yang Gongru.

Since winning the Miss Asia Pageant at ATV Hong Kong last year, Yang Gongru has signed with ATV.

Yang Gongru has already participated in the filming of ATV's first drama series, which will be broadcast next month!

"Is it true that tens of thousands of people are queuing outside the Hong Kong Immigration Bureau, as reported in the news?"

With Hong Kong's return to China imminent, a large number of Hong Kong residents want to emigrate.

"It's true, many people want to immigrate to Commonwealth countries, mainly the UK, Canada, and Australia!"

However, Yang Gongru herself is a Canadian citizen, so she is not too worried.

Aaron chuckled. "Sigh, they're all a bunch of clueless bums."

"If you go abroad, won't you become a second-class citizen in every sense of the word?"

Yang Gongru turned around and hugged the man. "Hmm, are you very optimistic about Hong Kong's return to China?"

Aaron casually replied, "Under the 'one country, two systems' framework, nothing has changed. Hong Kong's economy is highly developed; staying here would make you a first-class citizen."

"Besides, there's a market worth over a billion dollars across the water, and Hong Kong is an offshore financial port. Even if we do nothing, we can live very comfortably just from imports and exports every year."

"As for the British, who knows them better than us Americans?"

"To expect a bunch of opium dealers and pirates to keep their word is pure fantasy!"

Yang Gongru smiled and said, "I think you're reluctant to give up the Chinese market."

“If you say so, then so be it,” Aaron laughed.

He then embraced Yang Gongru and kissed her deeply... Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the sequel film produced by Dawn, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 2 - African Madness" starring Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston, also began its theatrical release;

It grossed $3780 million in its opening weekend, ranking first in the weekly box office.

Like his previous works, Jim Carrey's comedies have always been met with a lot of criticism from film critics.

The San Francisco Chronicle: "Jim Carrey's spiky hair, tropical shirt, strange waterproof pants, and exaggerated expressions and movements in the film gave the audience a sense of being out of control."

The Washington Post: "This 'Plane Detective 2: Africa Madness' is a truly awful film!"

The Houston Post: "Jim Carrey brought a lot of fun to the audience with his unique talent and physical flexibility, and his performance completely saved the movie."

Regardless of how the newspapers evaluate it, Jim Carrey's star power is undeniable, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 2 is far better than its predecessor!

Just after the release of "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 2 - Africa Crazy", Universal immediately announced the filming plans for Jim Carrey's new movie;
Jim Carrey was offered a $2000 million contract to star in the comedy film "Liar Liar," which will be released next summer.

Meanwhile, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it will invite Christopher Reeve, who plays Superman in the series, to attend the 68th Academy Awards ceremony.

Christopher Reeve, 44, broke his neck when he fell from his horse during an equestrian competition in Virginia last May.
The hospital's diagnosis revealed that Christopher Reeve suffered fractures in his first and second cervical vertebrae and severe damage to his spinal cord, resulting in paralysis below the neck!
Although Christopher Reeve has improved after treatment, his health condition remains a concern.

The Oscars committee made meticulous arrangements from beginning to end to invite him to the upcoming awards ceremony:

To ensure Christopher Reeve's safe arrival in Los Angeles from New York, paramedics carried him on a stretcher onto an airplane equipped with a ventilator, heart monitors, and a monitoring screen.

Meanwhile, several doctors and nurses are on standby at all times, and dedicated ambulances are arranged to pick them up before and after boarding the plane.

Because the risks of long-distance flights for patients like Christopher Reeve are too great, the Oscar committee spent more than $20 on insurance alone.

The Oscars organizing committee spent no less than $40 on Christopher Reeve's Oscar trip alone!
Christopher Reeve was chosen to star in the Superman movies starting in 1978, and went on to star in four films.

Christopher Reeve made the image of "Superman" unforgettable and also infused the character with a heroic quality.

In the Superman series, Christopher Reeve projected his personal charisma onto a fictional image, thus making this somewhat "stereotypical" hero character more three-dimensional and full-bodied;

Christopher Reeve rose to fame with the Superman series, but at the same time, this also made it impossible to replicate or recreate Christopher Reeve's version of "Superman".

Warner Bros. has always wanted to remake "Superman," but Christopher Reeve's version of "Superman" on the screen is too deeply ingrained in people's minds. It can be said that all the characteristics of "Superman" are Christopher Reeve's own spirit and temperament, and a complete embodiment of his personal charm!
This time, the Oscar committee's decision to invite Christopher Reeve to the awards ceremony due to his unfortunate injury has been widely praised both inside and outside Hollywood.
The general public, in particular, felt very warm about the humane approach taken by the Oscars organizing committee, which won over a large number of people this time!

Of course, Aaron didn't care much about what was happening in Hollywood.

Since the Chinese New Year was over, Aaron made a special trip to Hong Kong to experience the Chinese Lantern Festival.

(End of this chapter)