Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 468 Limited Support

Aaron was very interested in Catherine Zeta-Jones's offer because he was well aware of the Premier League's enormous commercial potential!

However, English football has a strong local connection and a long history of football culture, with deep roots in local culture.
Football clubs are often closely connected to the local community and are an important part of the community culture and identity.

Moreover, local fans have a strong sense of belonging and loyalty to the club, and they hope to see the club controlled by locals in order to maintain the club's traditions and characteristics;
Therefore, they have a deep affection for the club's history and culture, and are very concerned about the potential cultural impact of foreign acquisition.

In addition, many English clubs have long adopted a family-run model, and these families have a deep affection and sense of responsibility for the clubs, regarding them as a family business to be passed down.
They prefer to rely on their own strength to operate and develop the club, and are unwilling to easily sell the club to foreign capital.

Finally, the English Football League has a strict set of entry rules and regulatory mechanisms, and takes a cautious approach to the potential risks that foreign acquisitions may bring.

League management is concerned that foreign acquisitions may lead to financial instability and violations of league rules for clubs, so they conduct very strict reviews when approving foreign acquisitions.

All of this is for the better protection of the interests of English football!
Acquiring an English football team now is quite difficult, especially for a club with a huge fan base like the Premier League.

Aaron definitely wants to go straight to acquiring a Premier League club, preferably one located in London, the economic and cultural center of the UK. After all, the European headquarters of Dawn Global International is located in Buckingham, near London.

However, given the current difficulty in acquiring a Premier League club, Aaron doesn't want to waste time and would prefer to build a new NFL team in Los Angeles!

After returning to Los Angeles from Jacksonville, Aaron approached the mayor and city council of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles authorities fully supported Aaron's idea of ​​forming an NFL team.
They are also willing to negotiate with the NFL to allow Aaron to build a new NFL team in Los Angeles, but their assistance in building the stadium is very limited.

After all, the Los Angeles city government had just approved Philip Anschutz's plan to build a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles;
In terms of funding, the investment is mainly from Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). Moreover, Anschutz Entertainment also purchased a 25% stake in the Lakers club from the Buss family!

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Aaron attended the opening ceremony of the St. Vibiana Cathedral Museum, which he funded, with Catherine Zeta-Jones.

"By the way, has the new Catholic Archdiocese Cathedral of Los Angeles been decided?"

Aaron inquired with Archbishop Roger Mahoney of the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, who was presiding over the opening ceremony.

Now that St. Vibiana Cathedral has become a museum, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles definitely needs a new cathedral!

Roger Mahoney smiled. "The Los Angeles city government has already granted the church a plot of land in the downtown area."

"The Roman Catholic Church has also approved the name of the Los Angeles cathedral as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels."

“I see,” Aaron nodded. The church was not short of money, and the construction of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels must have cost a fortune.

"Aaron, Jesus will protect you!"

Roger Mahoney made the sign of the cross on his chest.

Aaron's expression remained unchanged, but he didn't take it seriously at all. He was a genuine atheist. Jesus had hundreds of millions in assets, after all.

I need his blessing? Even if Jesus' father, God, came, he'd have to grovel before me!

The Catholic Church in the United States controls a large amount of charitable and educational resources and has a huge number of believers, which it uses to influence US policy.

Given the church's immense power and its active involvement in social issues, Aaron certainly needs to maintain a good relationship with it.

“Your Excellency, I want to establish an NFL team in Los Angeles. From a league perspective, given the Los Angeles market, there shouldn't be any difficulties.” “What I need now is a plot of land to build a dedicated NFL stadium. As for the city council, I hope the church can lend a hand!”

Aaron said with a smile.

"Build a new stadium?" Roger Mahoney glanced at Aaron. "A rugby stadium is different from others; it requires a lot of land."

"The Anschutz Corporation, led by Philip Anschutz, is in discussions with the city government to build a new multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles."

"There doesn't seem to be a suitable location for the football stadium you're looking for in downtown Los Angeles."

Aaron shrugged. "Definitely in the suburbs. How could such a large stadium be located near the city center?"

"Hollywood Park in Inglewood seems to have a lot of land and isn't far from Los Angeles International Airport, which is perfect."

"The construction of a large stadium has an undeniable positive impact on the economic development of the surrounding area."

As for Inglewood already having an indoor arena—the Great Western Forum Arena—so what?
The construction of the Lakers' new home arena in downtown Los Angeles is about to begin, which will definitely be devastating for the Great Western Forum.

The Great Western Forum is a property owned by the Hilton family, specifically by Barron Hilton, son of Conrad Hilton.

"Don't worry, I'll lobby the city council for you if you need it," anyway, it was a small matter for Roger Mahoney;
Moreover, Roger Mahoney believed that even without the church's involvement, Aaron Anderson's status and influence in Los Angeles would make it easy for him to build an NFL stadium, provided he was willing to invest the money.

"Thank you!"

At night, Aaron lay in bed, supporting Catherine Zeta-Jones on top of him, and asked, "The Champions League final has already started, hasn't it?"

"Ah, it's over! Dortmund beat Juventus 3-1 and won the championship!"

Catherine Zeta-Jones looked alluring, her long hair flowing in the wind.

"Right now, you should be paying more attention to the movies showing at the start of the season; 'Liar Liar' has already grossed over $1.6 million at the North American box office."

"Overseas market sales have also exceeded $8000 million."

"Jurassic Park: The Lost World has grossed $170 million in North America and over $200 million overseas!"

Aaron smiled. "Men in Black will be released soon, and I have a lot of confidence in this dark sci-fi film."

“Mmm,” Catherine Zeta-Jones leaned down and kissed Aaron on the lips!

Feeling the woman's heat, Aaron stroked her smooth, white back. "What are your thoughts on developing a sequel to 'The Mask of Zorro'?"

"Hmm, is Universal going to develop a sequel? Of course I'll listen to you!"

"A producer at the company wants to develop a sequel..."

(End of this chapter)