Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 495 Net Worth Soars
A scandal like Clinton's would take at least six months to a year to investigate, so Aaron couldn't be bothered with it!
Moreover, this year is a midterm election year in the United States, with 435 seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of the 100 seats in the Senate up for re-election, in addition to elections for governors and local executive and legislative personnel.

"George Bush's re-election as governor of Texas should be no problem."

"Furthermore, I also provided campaign funds to Jeb Bush in Florida!"

Aaron leaned back on the sofa, tapping his knee lightly with his fingers. Jeb Bush would be running for governor of Florida again this year.

The Orlando Universal Studios theme park and resort also require the efforts of high-level government officials in areas such as tax subsidies and land acquisition.

"In California, are there any supporters?"

"Jack Wells asked."

Aaron shook his head. "There are no specific supporters yet. Actually, although Peter Wilson is a Republican, I am very satisfied with his policies and economic strategies!"

Unfortunately, Pete Wilson has already served two terms as governor of California. According to California law, a governor can only serve two consecutive terms, and the next election will be at least eight years away.

Jack Wells chuckled. "It doesn't really matter. The Democratic Party's influence in California is growing rapidly now; it's a change brought about by Clinton."

"The next governor of California will most likely be a Democrat!"

Aaron stood up. "Yeah, let's see. Tomorrow I'll go to Austin to meet with George W. Bush, and then I'll go back to Los Angeles."

“Okay,” Jack Wells suddenly remembered something and asked, “This year’s NBA All-Star Game is being held at Madison Square Garden in New York. It’s the last Michael Jordan All-Star Game. Do you want to go watch it?”

Aaron shook his head immediately. "It's the last one again. Michael Jordan's words are like farts. Do you really think he's saying this is his last NBA season?"

"You've already made a comeback once, do you really think there won't be a second time?"

At the beginning of the season, Michael Jordan announced that this would be his last season, and this year's All-Star Game would definitely be built around him;
If others don't know, how could Aaron not know?
"This year, our Houston Rockets have become even stronger, and we are determined to stop the Chicago Bulls from winning their second three-peat!"

"I'd really like to see if Michael Jordan, that bald guy, will retire again then?"

Jack Wells laughed. "That's good. Clyde Drexler should retire at the end of this season."

"It would be great if the Rockets won another championship!"

After all, Clyde Drexler is already 36 years old and has injuries; it's time for him to retire.
Moreover, Charles Barkley is also 35 years old this year and has injuries as well, just not as severe as Hakeem Olajuwon's. His stats have also declined, but he mainly plays a supporting role to O'Neal.

"However, Aaron, your decision to send Hakeem Olajuwon away was really good;"

"After signing a new contract with the Lakers this season, Hakeem Olajuwon suffered a serious back injury, which caused his performance to decline significantly, with his scoring, rebounding, and defense all dropping!"

The Lakers must be kicking themselves for spending a huge four-year, $55 million contract to sign Hakeem Olajuwon;

If the Houston Rockets had signed this contract with Hakeem Olajuwon, no one would have said anything, after all, he helped the Rockets win two championships!

As for the Lakers, they just signed him, and this season he has been plagued by injuries. So far, Hakeem Olajuwon has missed a lot of games, and the Lakers' record is not very good.
The Phoenix Suns made a wise choice not to renew Hakeem Olajuwon's contract after last season.

“Sigh, he’s 35 years old,” Aaron said. It was indeed a bit heartless of Aaron to trade him to Charles Barkley and others from the Suns; but Aaron’s main purpose was to make room for Shaquille O’Neal!
"By the way, I heard the Timberwolves have already reached an agreement with rookie Kevin Garnett on a contract extension, starting next season, for a whopping $1.26 million over six years?"

Aaron suddenly asked.

Jack Wells shrugged. "That's true, and it's made many owners in the league furious about the players' insatiable greed."

"This year, the collective bargaining agreement expires, and a new round of negotiations has begun. Owners are strongly demanding the establishment of a comprehensive salary cap system and limits on player salaries at all stages."

"The players' union directly opposed this, and demanded that the owners significantly increase the salaries of minimum-salary players and raise the salary cap."

"The talks between the two sides are not going well, and the league will definitely be shut down this summer!"

In recent years, there have been numerous big contracts, such as those of Glenn Robinson, Juwan Howard, Alonzo Mourning, and Shaquille O'Neal, among others.
Kevin Garnett was a rookie in '95 and has now signed such a huge contract. It's likely that the rookies from '96 will all be asking for exorbitant prices from their teams this summer.

Aaron smiled. "Stop wherever you want. Anyway, the alliance bosses representing the investors are taking a very tough stance this time, so they probably won't compromise!"

……

By the time Aaron returned to Los Angeles, it was already the end of January, and the 1997 Golden Globe Awards ceremony had already ended;
Furthermore, the 1997 NFL Super Bowl has already been held.

This year's Super Bowl featured the AFC (American League Champions) Denver Broncos against the NFC (National League Champions) Green Bay Packers. The Denver Broncos ultimately defeated the Green Bay Packers 31-24, winning their first Super Bowl title!

Aaron can't wait to see his Los Angeles Stars play, but unfortunately, everything has to wait until the new stadium project in Inglewood is completed.

Burbank, Dawn Headquarters.

Aaron sat in his office. "How's the preparation for Rush Hour 2 going?"

Etherine Beckett nodded. "Pre-production is almost complete, and the film's budget has increased to $8000 million."

"Jack Cheng and Will Smith have been negotiating their salaries for a long time!"

Aaron glanced at the bill and saw that Will Smith and Jack Cheng were both paid $1500 million.
Furthermore, Will Smith receives 5% of the North American box office profits, while Jack Cheng receives 5% of the international box office profits!

It's only 1998 now, and judging from the performance of the previous Rush Hour film, Rush Hour 2 certainly won't disappoint.

For both of them, their net worth has increased dramatically.

The two actors were only paid $500 million each for their roles in "Rush Hour"!
The DVD era has not yet arrived, and the household revenue from movies will certainly not be as high as it will be after the millennium.
Will Smith's fame has skyrocketed thanks to "Rush Hour" and "Men in Black," and Jack Cheng's popularity is equally high!
"Universal Studios Japan in Osaka has been largely completed after two years of development. I hope they will film scenes there for the sequel."

"The production team has already made arrangements, and Jack Cheng's team has also suggested that we film in Hong Kong!"

"No problem, just don't change the style of the movie," Aaron said, not really concerned.

(End of this chapter)