Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 571 More Benefits

Los Angeles, Burbank, Dawn Headquarters.

Aaron sat on the sofa in his office, putting down the newspaper in his hand. "Wow, I never imagined The Matrix would be so popular?"

“Yes, The Matrix grossed $41 million in just five days, and the film was mainly shot in Australia with a budget of only $63 million,” Tom Rothman, sitting across from him, was also quite surprised.

It's pretty clear that the spring season will definitely be dominated by "The Matrix".

"How are Westinghouse Electric's shareholders faring? Dawning exchanged 10% of AOL's shares plus 6.5% of the shares in the merged company for CBS Group. Do they have any other objections?"

Aaron wasn't worried about Viacom competing with him at all. AOL was currently the absolute leader in internet technology, with a market value of nearly $1300 billion, and it was still rising.
AOL shares are currently extremely popular.

"They're still considering it, but political factors are no longer a major issue; Westinghouse Electric probably wants even more benefits."

"After all, the deadline is May 1st, and it's the end of March now, so there's still a month left."

Tom Rothman explained that the acquisition of CBS was mainly handled by Franklin Templeton, and the feedback was quite positive.

Aaron chuckled. "They really are a bunch of greedy bastards..."

In the afternoon, Aaron drove to the Point Dume estate in Malibu, where Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jennifer Connelly were sunbathing on the private beach outside the villa!
On television, news was being broadcast about NATO's air campaign against Yugoslavia. Eleven NATO countries had directly deployed 450 aircraft of various types and 460 Tomahawk cruise missiles. Among them, the United States deployed 270 aircraft, and the other 10 countries deployed a total of 180 aircraft.
During the first phase of the air campaign, Yugoslavia actually shot down a U.S. F-117A attack aircraft, causing a great sensation.

The F-117A is a single-seat, twin-engine, flying-wing, subsonic jet multi-role stealth attack aircraft produced by Lockheed Martin. It is the world's first operational stealth fighter and currently the most advanced attack aircraft!

Subsequently, NATO announced an increase in the scale of air strikes, adding 1150 aircraft.

A moment later, Jennifer Connelly walked over, wearing a sexy bikini. "Aaron, the euro to dollar exchange rate has now fallen to around 1.12."

"There are more and more institutions selling euros on the international market!"

Aaron pulled Jennifer Connelly to sit on his lap, feeling the woman's alluring body. "NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia directly caused tensions in the Balkans."

"This will definitely have a huge impact on European financial markets; a decline in the euro, a rise in crude oil prices, and volatility in bonds are all normal."

"The Balkans are a bridgehead connecting Europe and the Middle East. Europe has long sought to import oil from the Middle East to reduce its reliance on American energy. The Balkans are a powder keg, and Europe certainly wants to control them."

"The United States, as a global hegemon, has just finished dealing with Southeast Asia, and the introduction of the Euro will directly impact the dollar's hegemony!"

Aaron said, kissing Jennifer Connelly on the cheek, "The main purpose of the US waging war was to counter the Euro."

"Soon, the foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, and Russia will hold an Oslo meeting to discuss the Kosovo issue, but the scale of the war at this point certainly does not meet the United States' requirements."

The scale of the war will certainly continue to expand, and investors need to be worried that the war will spread and affect the stability of other parts of Europe.

Secondly, as the scale of the war increases, the military expenditures of NATO operations and the resulting refugee crisis will inevitably place a heavy economic burden on the countries involved.

The United States wants these two factors to have an impact on Europe, thereby hindering the economic development of Europe, including the Eurozone!
Jennifer Connelly put her arm around Aaron's neck and said, "The tech stocks on Wall Street are scary now, with more and more internet companies going public."

Aaron glanced at the woman in his arms. "You've also invested in some internet stocks?" "Yes, I saw you bought quite a few tech company stocks back then."

"Ha, don't you think tech stocks are getting more and more terrifying? Since you've made money, sell it off before the end of the year."

"Don't end up losing everything!"

“Okay,” Jennifer Connelly kissed Aaron. “Alright, I’m going to take a shower. Catherine’s here too. I don’t know if you can handle it?”

Aaron laughed. "Don't you know whether I can handle it or not?"

Jennifer Connelly rolled her eyes and quickly left to take a shower.

"Aaron, you've come!"

At some point, Catherine Zeta-Jones walked in and threw herself into the man's arms.

"Well, how's it going? You've won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, so you should be getting more scripts coming your way, right?"

Aaron asked, holding Catherine Zeta-Jones in his arms.

Catherine Zeta-Jones nuzzled affectionately against Aaron. "Yes, my agent is helping me screen scripts."

"Next month, I'm going back to the UK to shoot a few commercials!"

In addition, the action film "Entrapment," starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Pierce Brosnan, will also be released this summer.

“Mmm,” Aaron kissed Catherine Zeta-Jones on the lips and quickly pushed her onto the sofa!

Feeling the woman's hot body, Aaron chuckled in her ear, "Your figure in 'Entrapment' was absolutely amazing."

"Really?" Catherine Zeta-Jones immediately took off her bikini and wrapped her arms around the man's neck. "Where's Jennifer? Why isn't she here?"

“Ah, she’s gone to take a bath,” Aaron said, stroking the woman’s ample bosom. “You are truly England’s number one sex symbol!”

Catherine Zeta-Jones laughed, "Even Kate Winslet's sexy and voluptuous figure in Titanic didn't attract you?"

"And then there's Kate Beckinsale's oriental charm!"

“Hmm, you know quite a lot,” Aaron said, ruffling the woman’s body. “Right now, you, Kate Winslet, and Kate Beckinsale, among other British actresses, are doing increasingly well in Hollywood.”

"James McAvoy, who is currently filming Spider-Man, will also become famous quickly. The golden age of British actors in Hollywood is coming."

Catherine Zeta-Jones's breathing quickened. "All of this is inseparable from you and Dawn. You're Hollywood's most frequent choice for using international actors."

"You're using actors from Britain, Australia, France, China, and Italy..."

(End of this chapter)