Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 544 Mellon Family
At night, at a manor house outside Pittsburgh, Richard Mellon Skev hosted Aaron Anderson!

As Andrew Mellon's grandson, Richard Mellon Skev is now the oldest member of the Mellon family;

Although Richard Mellon Skev was rarely involved in the Mellon family business, he had a deep network of political connections. The Mellon family represented American conservative forces, especially competing with American liberal forces represented by the Rockefeller family.

"Aaron, I fully support Dawn's desire to acquire CBS Group. As you know, the Mellon family also has a voice on the board of directors of Westinghouse Electric!"

Richard Mellon Skev handed Aaron a glass of wine.

Aaron nodded. Mellon Bank has quite a few businesses, including several large companies in Pittsburgh, such as U.S. Steel, Alcoa, and Westinghouse Electric, all of which are backed by the Mellon family!
"Michael H. Jordan himself worked at General Electric for 25 years and was greatly influenced by Jack Welch;"

"Back then, Westinghouse Electric acquired CBS by following the same approach that General Electric took when it acquired NBC!"

When Westinghouse Electric acquired CBS, Aaron was competing with Edgar Bronfman Jr. for MCA Universal.

Richard Mellon Skeff nodded. "That's true. After Westinghouse acquired CBS from the Loews Group, it didn't interfere much with CBS."

"This was the idea of ​​the Tish brothers, who were in charge of the Loews Group back then. In recent years, Westinghouse Electric has also been thinking about replacing the president of CBS News, but there has been a lot of resistance."

Former CSC television network chairman Lawrence Allen Tish and his brother Preston Robert Tish are both Jewish;

Eric Ober of CBS News, also Jewish, was from Westinghouse Electric, a conservative force, and naturally did not want a Jew to control the mouthpiece.

Unfortunately, CBS's development in recent years has not been as satisfactory as expected, and Westinghouse Electric cannot be compared with the famous General Electric!

Aaron's expression was casual. "CBS being in Westinghouse Electric's hands and being in Dawn's hands are two completely different concepts."

Westinghouse Electric's assets are really not that many. The most valuable thing right now is CBS Group, which is definitely not as valuable as the booming Dawn Group!
"I agree. Dawn possesses the most powerful production capabilities in Hollywood, and its content output is top-notch."

"With the support of CBS's distribution capabilities, Dawn will surely increase its influence and become one of the world's top media groups."

Richard Mellon Skev certainly understood that the light of dawn could not be concealed at all, and that a merger between CBS and Dawn would be a win-win situation for everyone!

"Mr. Steve, are you willing to help persuade Westinghouse Electric's board of directors?"

“I will do my best, but Westinghouse Electric’s board of directors is a complex group, and it involves a national wireless broadcasting network like CBS. You know how difficult it is.”

Aaron tapped his knee. "If Dawn acquires CBS, it will remain neutral on many issues."

"You should know that in Dawn, no one dares to oppose me, Aaron Anderson, nor is anyone qualified to oppose me."

"CBS's development in recent years has been a complete mess, and a major overhaul of its top management is definitely in the works."

Richard Mellon Skev's eyes lit up. Aaron's meaning was clear: once CBS joined Dawn, it would no longer be the mouthpiece of those Jews!
“If necessary, I will need some political support from CBS.”

Aaron thought for a moment, "As long as it doesn't go against Dawn's or my own interests, I can provide the necessary support."

Richard Mellon Skev nodded, and said meaningfully, "We actually have a lot in common!" It's no secret that Aaron is close to the Bush family in Texas;
At this point, it's all about betting on both sides, just like in the Mellon family, where there are quite a few liberal supporters.

Aaron smiled. "America, after all, is a capitalist society. Might makes right. Does anything else matter?"

Richard Mellon Skev nodded. "You should also be aware that Sumner Redstone of Viacom is also interested in CBS."

"The Tish brothers' relationship with Redstone is anything but ordinary!"

Loews Group also holds some shares in the new CBS Group...

After Aaron returned to New York from Pittsburgh, he received news that Clinton would formally accept the impeachment proceedings by the U.S. House of Representatives the following month.

The impeachment charges against Clinton are perjury and obstruction of justice!

However, Aaron was no longer worried after learning that the House of Representatives had passed a resolution to repeal the Glass-Steagall Act.
The Glass-Steagall Act will be formally repealed next year, so in exchange for this, the Senate will certainly not pass Clinton's impeachment proceedings.

As Thanksgiving 1998 approached, the cold New York weather was not friendly to Aaron.
Just then, Wang Zhuxian arrived in Vancouver, so Aaron took her on vacation to Hawaii!

On Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Oahu, Aaron leans back in a chair, enjoying the sea breeze and sunshine while leisurely sipping juice.

Wang Zhuxian, wearing a sexy bikini and a sheer overcoat, walked over and asked, "Why did you suddenly decide to vacation in Hawaii?"

Aaron sighed. "I've been so busy in the US that I'm completely overwhelmed. Take this opportunity to rest for a while. Has your garment factory in mainland China been completed yet?"

Wang Zhuxian nodded. "It's finished, and construction will officially begin soon. I heard that China's negotiations to join the WTO haven't been going very smoothly?"

Aaron smiled and gently patted the woman on the shoulder. "Don't worry, the progress of Sino-US negotiations will accelerate next year."

"Once the US is dealt with, bilateral negotiations between China and other member states will proceed very smoothly!"

Wang Zhuxian didn't originally care about these things, but now that she's entered the manufacturing industry, she definitely needs to pay attention to the export of goods.

"There's news from Hong Kong that Jack Cheng is reportedly going to collaborate with Disney on a new film."

"Disney?" Aaron didn't care about that. Anyway, Jack Cheng and Will Smith had already helped Dawn complete the filming of "Rush Hour 2" this year!

Moreover, Jett Lee's two "Once Upon a Time in China" films were also released in North America, but the box office results were not ideal;

The two films together only grossed around $1500 million at the box office. I wonder if Crescent Pictures' promotional efforts were too weak?

"Jack Cheng's focus has shifted from Hong Kong to Hollywood, hasn't it?"

Wang Zhuxian lowered her eyes. "Yes, Golden Harvest is having a tough time right now. They've already moved away from their original studio, and they haven't even won the bid for the land for the new studio."

Aaron licked his lips. In that case, Raymond Chow should probably sell Golden Harvest's copyright library, right?
(End of this chapter)