Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 542 A New Landscape for Brokerage
After attending Gray Davis's celebratory luncheon in Sacramento, Aaron and Jennifer Connelly flew back to Los Angeles that evening.
As for the Maloof brothers from Nevada, they are nobody to Aaron. He might be a little interested in running a casino in Las Vegas.

Burbank, Dawn Headquarters.

"Brad, Viacom wants to acquire BET (Baidu, Asia Pacific), and I reckon Robert Johnson won't refuse."

"Go to BET's board meeting. As long as Viacom's acquisition price is right, we will agree to sell BET's shares!"

Aaron gave instructions to Brad Gray, who was standing nearby.

“Okay,” Brad Gray nodded.

Subsequently, Aaron received a call in his office from Edgar Irwin, the manager of Tianhai Fund, who informed him that the Shanghai World Financial Center had resumed operations!
"What about Haihua Real Estate's shopping mall investment project in Shanghai?"

"The site has been selected, and after the design is completed, construction can begin as early as next summer."

“Very good. I will continue to invest in Haihua Real Estate to strengthen our real estate investment in China, including commercial office buildings, residential communities, resort hotels, and other businesses!”

Aaron's plan to invest heavily in China's real estate industry has been in the works for some time. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, China will join the WTO next year, and its economic take-off is just around the corner.

Nighttime, at the Bel Air villa, Aaron lay on top of Jennifer Connelly, feeling the woman's sexy and fiery body!

"Well, Aaron, did you know? Michael Ovitz has started a new brokerage firm, AMG."

Jennifer Connelly held the man tightly to her and reminded him.

Aaron rolled off the bed. "Ha, he's back to his old ways again?"

"Yes, after leaving Disney, I stayed away for two years before coming back."

"What good is it? First he was played by Edgar Bronfman Jr., and then he was ruthlessly driven out by Michael Eisner. What big assets does Michael Ovitz have left now?"

In the past two years, in addition to the relentless attacks from his former CAA colleagues, many Hollywood film investors, directors, actors, and screenwriters have also criticized him in the media.
Michael Ovitz is now a complete scumbag, a lost dog.

As Aaron spoke, he reached out and stroked Jennifer Connelly's 34D breasts, "Never mind that. If AMG wants to develop, the first thing they have to do is get past the CAA hurdle."

"You need to understand, he founded CAA, and they know him best. CAA is also most worried about his comeback."

"Just watch, CAA will definitely go all out against AMG next. Michael Ovitz's chances of developing in the agent field are slim to none!"

However, Aaron also admired this guy quite a bit; when he was running CAA, he was able to make enemies all over Hollywood.

After his downfall, investors, colleagues, clients, and friends all spoke ill of him and angrily denounced him.

“Now, the competition among Hollywood talent agencies is getting fiercer,” Jennifer Connelly sighed. “Besides the three major agencies, CAA, WMA, and ICM, there’s also the rise of UTA!”

"Oh, UTA, I know. It was formed by merging smaller agencies, and it gained fame three years ago by poaching Michael Jackson from CAA."

"This year, the series 'The Sopranos' on Dawn TV was also recommended by UTA. It was originally going to air on AMC, but I switched it to Starz." Aaron smiled. The competition among Hollywood talent agencies is indeed much fiercer now. The dominance of CAA in the early 1990s is gone!

Jennifer Connelly traced a line on Aaron's chest with her finger. "Not only that, UTA has also poached big stars like Harrison Ford and Johnny Depp in the last two years."

“Okay, go to sleep,” Aaron patted Jennifer Connelly in his arms…

In late November, Aaron planned to visit Michael H. Jordan, chairman of Westinghouse Electric, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during Thanksgiving.

However, they received requests from ABC and NBC to produce an American version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"!

"Well, it seems that 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' has been a great success in the UK, hasn't it?"

Aaron sat in his office chair and asked his assistant, Etherine Beckett, with a smile.

Etherine Beckett nodded, then said excitedly, "After ITV broadcast 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' in September of this year, it immediately achieved huge success, capturing nearly 59% of the UK market share;"

"Not only the American version, but also television stations around the world are very interested!"

As for the US copyright, Aaron had already acquired it from the production company, Dawn Television, before it even aired on ITV in the UK.

Now, whether it's ABC or NBC, if they want to broadcast "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," they can only do so by partnering with Dawn TV!
Aaron shook his head. "They're dreaming, aren't they?"

"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is actually a gift that Dawn will give to CBS after it acquires the CBS television network.
How could it possibly be handed over to another TV station for broadcast?

Even if others don't know how much profit "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" will generate in the future, doesn't Aaron himself know?
Moreover, even if Dawn doesn't have a wireless broadcasting network, it still has the AMC cable television network, although the number of viewers cannot compare with the wireless broadcasting network.
But "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" will definitely be able to air on AMC, which will certainly increase viewership and subscribers!

There's no way around it, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is just too simple; its value lies entirely in the idea.

According to estimates, producing one episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" would only cost six or seven hundred thousand US dollars, which is about the production cost of one episode of some TV series now!

Etherine Beckett, of course, understood what her boss meant and asked, "So, next year, will we air 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'?"

Aaron thought for a moment, "No rush. This show is simple and quick enough to produce. Dawn is going to acquire CBS next."

"If all goes well, we can watch 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' on CBS next year."

"Make the arrangements. I need to go to New York first, and then head to Westinghouse in Pittsburgh to meet with Michael H. Jordan!"

Westinghouse Electric integrated its broadcasting and television businesses into CBS, forming the new CBS Group.

Subsequently, Westinghouse Electric spun off the new CBS Group, which represented its media business. Westinghouse Electric currently owns 80% of the new CBS Group.

Based on this approach, Aaron felt that Michael H. Jordan, the helmsman of Westinghouse Electric, seemed more inclined to develop Westinghouse Electric's traditional group businesses, such as energy and industry!
(End of this chapter)