Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 520 Watching Someone Get a Frustration
In Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb west of Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine department (department 92), Sophie Marceau's villa.

“This place is nice, the Bois de Boulogne is nearby,” Aaron said, sitting on a beach chair by the pool, sipping champagne with Sophie Marceau in his arms.

Sophie Marceau glanced at Aaron. "Didn't you say Paris was a mess? Full of thieves, swindlers, and robbers, a complete mess, filthy, and piles of garbage!"

Aaron smiled. "Isn't this what the city center looks like?"

Sophie Marceau shook her head. "Never mind, the semifinals are already decided. Brazil will play the Netherlands in three days, and France will play Croatia the following day."

"In four days, it will be the final. Everyone thinks that the final will be France vs. Brazil, and that Brazil will win the championship again!"

Aaron put down the champagne glass. "Don't worry, anything is possible, isn't it?"

"And you, how many days will you be staying in Paris?"

"I'm leaving in a couple of days. I'm going to England, where Dawn is filming a movie."

As he spoke, Aaron embraced Sophie Marceau and kissed her!

“Mmm,” Sophie Marceau responded enthusiastically, wrapping her arms around Aaron’s neck, and as her bikini slipped off, she sat on Aaron’s lap.

"Honey, isn't the big promotional campaign for 'City of Angels' about to begin?"

Aaron pressed himself against the woman's chest and said in a deep voice.

"About a month in advance, I'll fly back to Los Angeles as soon as the World Cup final ends."

"Then, I'll be going to the Venice Film Festival for promotional activities!"

Sophie Marceau said, ruffling Aaron's blond hair, "Luc Besson is filming 'Joan of Arc' in the Loire Valley castles. Do you want to go check it out?"

“Not interested,” Aaron nuzzled against Sophie Marceau’s chest. “However, Luc Besson wrote and produced an action-comedy this year called *Taxi*.”

"It seems that the results in France are quite impressive!"

The French comedy film "Taxi", produced by Luc Besson, was released in April and achieved a good result of 6.4 million viewers.
Taxi cost only about 5500 million francs to make, but its domestic box office exceeded 1 million francs.

"It's really good. The plot of Taxi is simple and easy to understand, the style is humorous, and most importantly, the action scenes are very exciting!"

Sophie Marceau and Luc Besson are acquainted, and this Taxi was developed by Luc Besson's own production company, not in collaboration with Gaumont.

Taxi tells the story of a highly skilled taxi driver who is caught by the police for speeding at 120 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone. He then teams up with a police officer to help solve the case of an international gang suspected of robbing a bank.

Aaron narrowed his eyes. "Luc Besson's action film is definitely something to look forward to."

It's estimated that it won't be long before Luc Besson creates Aubarro Films to unite European cinema in resistance against Hollywood's invasion!
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Manchester, England.

Aaron flew from Paris to London, inspected the productions of "Shakespeare in Love" and "Entrapment," and then arrived in Manchester.

Because Rupert Murdoch is trying to acquire Manchester United, the Premier League champions.

"Hey Manchester United fans, the bidding war for Rupert Murdoch is really intense!"

In his Manchester hotel room, Aaron watched the Manchester United fans protesting on television, a smile unconsciously creeping onto his face. Kate Beckinsale, dressed in a sexy nightgown, nestled in Aaron's arms and pointed, "Premier League clubs are inherently xenophobic; they don't want their teams to become puppets of capital."

"Furthermore, Sky Sports is currently the broadcaster of the Premier League. If Rupert Murdoch acquires Manchester United, it will definitely affect the Premier League's broadcasting fees and Sky Sports' revenue, which has a monopolistic nature!"

Since the Premier League was established in 1992, Manchester United has won four league titles.

Aaron reached into the woman's pajamas, feeling their softness. "Last season, Manchester United failed, Arsenal won the league title, and they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League."

"Moreover, the England national team has just returned from France, and Rupert Murdoch is making such a big splash by acquiring Manchester United. It's really interesting."

Manchester United has several England internationals in their squad!
Kate Beckinsale smiled and kissed Aaron on the cheek. "So, you came all the way from London to Manchester just to see Mr. Murdoch make a fool of himself?"

"Yeah, pretty much. Fox Sports just acquired the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB in the US."

"Now, Sky Sports wants to acquire Manchester United in the English Premier League. News Corporation's ambitions are not hidden at all; it's all about the ratings of their sports television channels!"

Aaron was filled with envy after Fox Entertainment created Fox News and Fox Sports cable television channels;

Aaron was genuinely pleased to see Rupert Murdoch suffer a setback with Manchester United.

"However, to be honest, I am also somewhat interested in Premier League clubs!"

However, given the current environment, it's really not a good time to acquire a Premier League club.

“However, it’s hard to say,” Kate Beckinsale said, watching the television. “Mr. Murdoch is negotiating directly with Manchester United’s shareholders. Manchester United Chairman and CEO Martin Edwards has already met with representatives from Sky Sports.”

"There's still no news coming out!"

Manchester United went public in London in 1991, and Martin Edwards still owns 17.2% of the company's shares. The Edwards family has controlled the Manchester United board for over forty years.

If Rupert Murdoch manages to secure the support of Martin Edwards and other shareholders, Manchester United could change hands.

Aaron smiled. "No, the fans' protests are certainly unimportant, and nobody cares, but this also involves the relationship between the TV station and the club."

"The FA and the Premier League will not allow Sky Sports to acquire Manchester United!"

If Rupert Murdoch had successfully acquired Manchester United, Aaron wouldn't have had the time or inclination to come to Manchester.

"Okay, but I heard that the NBA season in the US is suspended, and the Rockets have won the championship again?"

Aaron, feeling the woman in his arms, said casually, "It's nothing, just a shutdown, it's just a negotiation issue between labor and management."

"The players want higher salaries, while the team owners don't want to be ripped off, so the situation is at a stalemate."

"I didn't know you followed the NBA?"

Kate Beckinsale shook her head. "There was a lot of coverage in the UK when Michael Jordan retired from the NBA."

"Whatever happened in the NBA over there is all over the newspapers!"

(End of this chapter)