Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 440 A Scornful Rejection
"Honey, you have such a great figure!"

In the bedroom of Belair Estate, Aaron sat on the bed with Liv Tyler in his arms, feeling the woman's sexy and voluptuous body.

“Mmm,” Liv Tyler breathed heavily, her face flushed as she placed her hand on Aaron’s.

“Mmm,” Liv Tyler then turned and kissed Aaron passionately, their lips and tongues entwined in a beautiful scene.

Soon after, the two lay flat on the bed, and Aaron reached out and groped the woman's chest. "You shouldn't be short of scripts lately, right?"

Liv Tyler's voice was hoarse as she said, "I'm not lacking anything. This year I filmed a romance film called 'The Secret of Love' and a thriller called 'U-Turn'."

U-Turn is a Western thriller with Hitchcockian suspense, directed by Oliver Stone and starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, and others.

"The Secret of Love" is a low-budget romantic drama about a small-town American town in the 1950s, which Jennifer Connelly had previously turned down.

"Alright, then Dawn will definitely cooperate with you!"

Aaron wasn't really worried about him, after all, his father was the lead singer of Aerosmith and had quite a few connections in the entertainment industry.

Liv Tyler enjoyed the man's caresses. "By the way, what should I do if I want to win an Oscar?"

Aaron smiled, looked at Liv Tyler, and clenched his fist. "You're not even 20 yet, are you?"

"Does a newcomer to Hollywood really need to think that far ahead?"

Liv Tyler pursed her lips. "I just wanted to ask!"

Aaron spoke directly, "First of all, you have to have experience. When has an Oscar for acting ever been awarded to a newcomer?"

"Secondly, you need to shed the 'pretty face' label. The Oscars aren't very friendly to beautiful actors, male or female."

"After achieving the first two points, the third point is to secure a nomination and then produce a good work to actively promote the project!"

Since the other party asked, Aaron explained to her that Liv Tyler was basically just a pretty face in Hollywood.

In "Stealing Fragrance," her performance mainly focuses on the character herself, showcasing the youthful girlish sentiments and sexy figure.

Liv Tyler rolled over and landed on Aaron's chest, her beautiful blue eyes fixed on the man beneath her. "I know," she said, "my acting is still very immature; I'm just a pretty face."

"But you can also be a decorative vase, don't you think?"

Aaron nodded. "Of course, right now your main focus is on gaining performance experience. Just improve gradually!"

Liv Tyler chuckled, leaned close to Aaron's ear, and whispered, "You're the owner of Hollywood Dawn now, a big name in the industry, don't forget me;"

“We can maintain this relationship forever, and you'd like to experience different kinds of pleasure sometimes, wouldn't you?” With that, Liv Tyler burrowed into the covers…

Following Disney's firing of Michael Ovitz, reports surfaced just before Christmas regarding his severance pay.
Disney paid Michael Ovitz $1.4 million in damages as compensation for breach of contract.

To outsiders, Michael Ovitz's year as president of Disney was a failure, yet he received $1.4 million in compensation, which seemed incredible.

For Michael Ovitz, giving up his successful CAA, enduring more than a year of setbacks and humiliation, and ultimately ruining his reputation, made the money a complete loss.

As for some media outlets publicly stating that Michael Eisner should personally compensate Michael Ovitz, this clearly reflects a lack of trust in Michael Eisner among some Disney shareholders!

At the same time that Michael Ovitz's compensation was revealed, Michael Eisner himself finalized a ten-year contract renewal with Disney.

Michael Eisner's base salary remains at $75, but his bonus package is linked to earnings per share growth and is more generous than before.

At the same time, this new contract makes it difficult for the board to fire Michael Eisner, as the cost of doing so would be too high.

Because the contract has a special provision that if Michael Eisner loses his title as chairman or CEO, he will have the right to terminate the contract for "just cause";

If Michael Eisner terminates the contract under these circumstances, he will be entitled to cash compensation equivalent to the present value of his salary and bonuses, and his stock options will be immediately vested!

The news of Michael Ovitz's compensation and Michael Eisner's new contract sparked a wave of fierce criticism.

Some Disney shareholders, including passive institutional investors, have stepped forward to express strong dissatisfaction. The Institutional Investors Committee hopes to lobby shareholders to reject Michael Eisner's new contract at Disney's annual general meeting in February next year!
However, Disney’s board of directors is unusual. Michael Eisner controls the Disney executives who lead him and also serve on the board, and he has good relations with some independent directors who do not work at Disney.

Therefore, Michael Eisner dismissed or even scoffed at the criticism he received from the outside world.

Disney's history is marked by several major setbacks, from the unexpected helicopter death of President Frank Wells, to the departure of Jeffrey Katzenberg, and then the Michael Ovitz incident.
The power struggle at Disney's top management has continued to this day. While the acquisition of Metropolitan/ABC has strengthened Disney, the competition it faces has become increasingly fierce.

During the bustling Hollywood awards season, Los Angeles is a party paradise, but at Aaron's level, who cares about an Oscar?
Clinton's successful re-election meant that the next four years would be a golden period for Aaron's development!
Subsequently, Clinton nominated Maine Senator William Cohen to replace William Perry as the new Secretary of Defense;
Madeleine Albright, the United States’ representative to the United Nations, was nominated to replace Warren Christopher as the new Secretary of State, becoming the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in U.S. history, and at the time, the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. government!
In downtown Los Angeles, at the Bitmore Millennium Hotel, Aaron and Leon Panetta sat on a sofa drinking wine.
Leon Panetta has stepped down as White House Chief of Staff, and has been succeeded by Deputy Chief of Staff Erskine Powers.

"Two more Jews have been added to the cabinet this time!"

Aaron smiled. It really was a Jewish cabinet.

Leon Panetta took a sip of his drink. "I will continue to work in the domestic public utilities sector, primarily in areas such as offshore oil."

Aaron nodded. "The domestic economy is developing rapidly, and the unemployment rate is low, which has led to Clinton's extremely high popularity."

"The White House's influence is growing stronger!"

(End of this chapter)