Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 525 Troubled Times
In the afternoon, at King's Wharf in Los Angeles, Aaron and Monica Bellucci boarded a yacht, ready to go on vacation to the nearby Channel Islands!
"Has Giuseppe Tornatore's 'The Legend of 1900' not been released yet?"

On the deck of the yacht, Aaron, with Monica Bellucci in a sexy bikini in his arms, asked a question.

"Not yet, it will be released in Italy after the Venice Film Festival!"

Aaron nodded. "Then it should be released in the United States next year."

The drama film "Life Is Beautiful," which sparked a viewing frenzy in Italy at the end of last year, has not yet been released in North America;
It will not be released in North America until after the Toronto International Film Festival.

Monica Bellucci kissed Aaron on the cheek. "Universal's latest release, 'Armageddon,' is doing incredibly well at the box office!"

Aaron chuckled and patted Monica Bellucci on the shoulder. "It was quite a sensation, almost as big as 'Twister' back in the day."

"DreamWorks' collaboration with Paramount, 'Deep Impact,' also did well, grossing $1.4 million in North America and $2 million overseas."

"In the same year, two disaster films of the same genre were released during the summer and both achieved good results!"

However, Paramount was the main controller of "Deep Impact", and even the North American distribution was handled by Paramount. DreamWorks was only an investor and producer.
The film that truly represents DreamWorks is "Mouse Hunt," released at the end of last year. It was also the first film released by DreamWorks and grossed $6000 million at the North American box office!

Will DreamWorks' newly released war film, Saving Private Ryan, be as successful as Forrest Gump?

Monica Bellucci suddenly asked.

Aaron shook his head. "No, Forrest Gump is a phenomenal work, perfectly capturing the social context of its time."

"Saving Private Ryan? Not even close!"

“I see,” Monica Bellucci then kissed Aaron, an incredibly seductive kiss…

In early August, Aaron was watching as international hedge funds launched another large-scale short-selling attack on the Hong Kong stock and currency markets.
Breaking news has emerged from Washington, D.C.!
Monica Lewinsky agreed to testify before a grand jury, handing over a blue dress stained with Clinton's semen and other evidence, including some of her detailed diaries, to the investigation team headed by independent prosecutor Ken Starr.
The FBI tested the pile and compared the semen stains with Clinton's blood sample, providing clear DNA evidence confirming the relationship between the two.

At the same time, another person was also involved—Linda Tripp, assistant in the Pentagon’s Office of Public Affairs;
She was also a former colleague and friend of Monica Lewinsky. It was she who submitted a large number of recordings of Monica Lewinsky about Clinton, which led to the investigation of the case reaching this point.

With the release of DNA evidence, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal was immediately confirmed, sparking a nationwide frenzy!
In mid-August, Clinton also testified before a grand jury, thus becoming the first sitting president in the United States to testify before the independent counsel’s office as a subject of a grand jury investigation.

After the questioning concluded, Clinton admitted in a live television broadcast to a national audience that he had an "inappropriate" relationship with Monica Lewinsky, but stated that he never asked anyone to "lie, hide or destroy evidence, or take any illegal action!"

Burbank, Dawn headquarters, in the offices of the Global Building.

Aaron sat in his chair, looking at Lloyd Bentson Jr. across from him. "They even missed someone as insignificant as Linda Tripp?"

As he spoke, Aaron shook his head, "Now the US president has become the protagonist of a pornographic diary and the object of ridicule worldwide!"

Lloyd Bentson Jr. sighed. "Ken Starr is preparing all the investigation materials, along with related testimonies and evidence; "Clinton's lying, perjury, and obstruction of justice are irreversible."

Aaron smiled. "This time, the Republicans definitely won't give up so easily!"

Those financial conglomerates on Wall Street are really ruthless, and the FBI's actions were decisive enough.

The exposure of Clinton's scandalous behavior severely damaged the US president's status and reputation.

I believe that future US presidents will increasingly resemble puppets!
In the evening, Aaron met with Edgar Irving at the Sheraton Hollywood Resort Hotel.

"At the beginning of this month, international hedge funds, led by the Quantum Fund, launched their largest attack yet on Hong Kong's stock, foreign exchange, and bond markets."

"With the severe flooding currently occurring in mainland China, they believe that mainland China will be too preoccupied to intervene excessively in the Hong Kong market."

"Moreover, Russia has voluntarily devalued the ruble by 50% and forcibly converted the repayment period of its domestic debt, transforming a batch of maturing government bonds into medium-term bonds with maturities of 3, 4, and 5 years. Furthermore, the Russian government bond market suspended trading before the conversion was completed!"

Edgar Irwin was astonished by the way the Russian government operated, forcibly changing the repayment period of government bonds and closing the government bond trading market;

Many hedge funds have invested heavily in Russian government bonds, and they are definitely suffering heavy losses in the face of Russia's overturning of the table!

"Russia's approach is indeed simple, crude, and barbaric; however, they no longer care about national credit or financial credibility."

Aaron was aware of all this, which is why he decisively withdrew when Omega Advisors wanted to invest in Russian finance.

"Yes, the one that has suffered the most severe losses right now is Long-Term Capital Management, one of the four major hedge funds!"

Edgar Irwin was astonished. When Long-Term Capital Management was founded a few years ago, it was incredibly successful because it had gathered top talents from all walks of life.
Long-Term Capital Management, which now manages nearly $500 billion in assets, has made a huge mistake in its investment in Russian government bonds.

"Currently, Long-Term Capital Management is on the verge of collapse, and the Federal Reserve is coordinating with financial institutions such as JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch to provide assistance and prevent a systemic collapse of Long-Term Capital Management."

Aaron didn't care about these things, but he was still worried about the massive floods that were happening in China. It was indeed a time of great trouble!

"Alright, the Asian financial crisis should be nearing its end; it's almost over."

"Pay more attention to our investments in South Korea!"

Edgar Irving nodded.

After leaving the hotel, Aaron immediately made a phone call to Wang Zhuxian, who was far away in Asia...

(End of this chapter)