Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 518 She's sexier than me

In late June, the 1998 NBA draft was held in Vancouver, Canada. However, the Rockets had one of the lowest draft picks, and Aaron didn't pay much attention to it.

But this year's draft class still includes a few players Aaron knows, such as Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki, Paul Pierce, and Mike Bibby.

Manhattan, Times Square, Dawn Tower.

Aaron sat in his chair, looking at the newspaper, at the news that Disney ABC Television wanted to acquire FOX Home Channel;
FOX Family Channel was formed last year after FOX acquired International Family Entertainment, and it will be sold to Disney ABC Television this year.
Since Disney merged with Metropolitan/ABC Television Group two years ago, it has carried out a series of restructurings, selling some of Metropolitan/ABC's publishing businesses and its European broadcasting system!

In the entertainment sector, Disney's animated film "Mulan" was released, accumulating a box office of $5400 million in 10 days;
This animated feature film, adapted from the ancient Chinese folk song "The Ballad of Mulan," has received much praise.

Empire: "The biggest highlight of the animated Mulan is its core, which embodies female values ​​and heroism. In China's feudal society, it was no easy feat to produce a woman like Mulan who disguised herself as a man to go to war."

The Hollywood Reporter: "Mulan is really great for kids, but adults will enjoy it too. It's the most adult-oriented Disney animated film since The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

"Although it can't compare to 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' it's very fun, an exciting movie, and it sets a great example for girls!"

The San Francisco Chronicle: "Most Disney movies feature female heroes, but none have ever possessed such true power as Mulan: to save her ailing father, Mulan disguises herself as a boy to fight, falls in love with a handsome boy, but doesn't spend much time on the romance because she has more important things to do."

However, the Chicago Tribune gave it a less favorable review: "Mulan is a story about a Chinese girl striving to overcome gender discrimination in a feudal society, but its production quality is below the average level of Disney animation."

"Although the voice actors performed very well, the film itself wasn't particularly outstanding, mainly due to an imbalance between comedic and dramatic elements."

"Mulan isn't too bad, it's just too mediocre, and considering it's a Disney production, it's even more disappointing!"

Dawn Pixar will release its second animated feature film, "A Bug's Life," in September this year, while Universal will also internationally distribute two DreamWorks animated feature films, "Antz" and "The Prince of Egypt."
Pixar is still too small to compete with Disney Animation, but Dawn has an international distribution agreement with DreamWorks Animation, which can at least make up for some of the losses.

Aaron then looked at Dawn Television's projects. After merging with MCA Television, Dawn Television now develops 10 to 15 TV series every year.
Provide shows for AMC, USA, or other television networks.

"AMC has approved the pilot episode of 'The Sopranos,' and AMC will begin airing the first season of 'The Sopranos' next year!"

Aaron nodded. This was something he had personally suggested. "The Sopranos" had been rejected by many TV stations before.

It was Aaron who got AMC to take over the production, so it's considered an AMC original series.

That evening, in a bar on Manhattan's West Side, Aaron and Winona Ryder sat on a sofa, enjoying a jazz performance on a distant stage!

"I'm going to England with the cast of 'Shakespeare in Love.' How's the 'Girl, Interrupted' project going?"

Winona Ryder seems to care quite a bit about her script.

Aaron smiled and reached out to stroke Winona Ryder's thigh. "Don't worry, the script for *Girl, Interrupted* has already been adapted."

"New Moon Pictures will produce it. You'll be the producer, just like with 'The Pain of Reality'!"

“Hmm,” Winona Ryder leaned in and kissed Aaron on the cheek, “How about we get Jennifer Connelly to play a role? We worked together really well on *Reality Is Broken*.” Aaron thought for a moment and then shook his head. “*Girl, Interrupted* is mainly about a group of young girls;”

“Jennifer Connelly is only a few months older than you, also 27 years old, but she looks much more mature than you!”

Winona Ryder couldn't help but laugh, and breathed into Aaron's ear, "Are you saying I'm not as sexy as Jennifer Connelly?"

Aaron pulled the woman into his arms and joked, "She's got a 34D figure, after all!"

“Really?” Winona Reid pinched Aaron.

"Alright, you're not bad either; your beauty is universally acknowledged!"

Aaron said, kissing the woman. "However, I do have someone in mind, someone who's the right age and should fit the requirements of your film."

"Hmm, who is it?"

Charlize Theron, the female lead in the upcoming film *Armageddon*, plays Bruce Wesley's daughter;

"His performance in Scream 2 was quite good. Although he's a newcomer, his attitude towards the film was excellent!"

Charlize Theron, at 23, is definitely a good fit to play a troubled teenager alongside Winona Ryder.

“Okay, the person you recommended should meet the requirements,” Winona Ryder naturally had no objections. After all, no one in Hollywood dared to disagree with Aaron Anderson’s judgment.

"Well, don't worry about that. Just focus on filming 'Shakespeare in Love'."

"You were nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress before with 'Little Women,' and this film, 'Shakespeare in Love,' will definitely get you another Oscar nomination for Best Actress!"

Of course, Little Women received good reviews, but its commercial performance was just average.

But Shakespeare in Love is different; Aaron had commercial expectations for it.

Winona Ryder's eyes lit up. "Yes, I'm really looking forward to working with director Edward Zwick!"

Consider Edward Zwick's resume: his romantic films like Ghost and Legends of the Fall were both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

Aaron nodded. Dawn had waited a year specifically to get Edward Zwick to direct "Shakespeare in Love".

After all, Edward Zwick directed the action film "All In" last year, starring Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis...

(End of this chapter)