Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 572 Professional and Affordable

Dawn has indeed used a large number of international actors for the lead roles. Besides being easier to manage, the main reasons are that they are cheap and professional enough.
Compared to American actors of the same caliber, international actors are paid significantly less.

Tom Hanks received $2000 million for starring in "Cast Away" and $500 million for his voice acting in "Toy Story 2".
Harrison Ford starred in "Behind the Lies" for a top salary of $2000 million, while the lead actress, Michelle Pfeiffer, received $800 million.

Looking at international actors, Nicole Kidman is the top female star, earning $1500 million, while Catherine Zeta-Jones is only $700 million, and Sophie Marceau is only $400 to $600 million.
Among international male stars, Pierce Brosnan received $1100 million for filming Dawn Globe's "Entrapment".

His salary for the upcoming James Bond film, The World Is Not Enough, is only $12.4 million. This is his third James Bond film. His salary for the first film, GoldenEye, was $4 million, and for the second film, Tomorrow Never Dies, it was only $8.2 million.
Robert De Niro, who is currently filming the Universal comedy "Meet the Parents," has seen his salary rise to $1300 million.

Aaron also considered the potential future issues when casting newcomer James McAvoy in "Spider-Man," since American actors often like to demand exorbitant fees for sequels.
Foreigners are different. Even if James McAvoy starred in three Spider-Man movies, his salary would never reach $2000 million. $1000 million would be his maximum.

After a perfect weekend with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jennifer Connelly, it's already April!

Aaron flew to Pittsburgh again to meet with Michael H. Jordan, chairman of Westinghouse Electric, to discuss the acquisition of CBS Television Group.

"Michael, can Viacom's stake compare to those of AOL and Dawn?"

Aaron sat on the sofa, looked at Michael H. Jordan across from him, and shook his head. "AOL's current market capitalization is $1300 billion."

"The stock price continues to rise, reaching at least $1600 billion by the end of the year; Dawning owns a 10% stake in AOL."

"With the addition of the new company's 6.5% stake, Dawn, having acquired CBS Television Group, is estimated to have a market capitalization of $800 billion."

"Our sincerity is more than enough. Viacom will only offer a stock swap. Even if Viacom acquires CBS Group, it still can't compare to Dawn's development!"

Michael H. Jordan smiled. "Aaron, we at Westinghouse Electric also have high hopes for AOL, but you can't underestimate CBS Television Group."

"You know better than I do about the future prospects of the merger between the television station and the film group. CBS's strong distribution capabilities are enough to elevate Dawn's strength by at least two levels."

Aaron took a sip of coffee. "The merger of Disney and ABC doesn't seem to be all that great!"

Michael H. Jordan shrugged. "But now Disney's market value has exceeded $520 billion, and you can't ignore the contribution of ABC Television Network."

Aaron shrugged. "Tell me your board's thoughts."

Michael H. Jordan began, "Your 10% stake in AOL, plus the 15% stake in Dawn Group after the acquisition of CBS!"

"Impossible, it's too high..."

The main reason that Sugon and Westinghouse Electric are currently unable to reach an agreement is on price. As for Viacom, they simply cannot offer a price comparable to Sugon's.

New York, Manhattan, Pierre Hotel.

Aaron, who was attending a party, bumped into the sexy Liv Tyler. "Hey, aren't you going to New Zealand to film the Lord of the Rings trilogy?"

“Well, my scenes are in the summer, so I can go there then,” Liv Tyler said, giving Aaron a quick kiss on the cheek.

Aaron pinched the woman's waist. "You're getting more and more alluring!" Liv Tyler licked her lips. "Wait, shall we leave together?"

Aaron nodded. "Is there anything else? Let's go now!"

"it is good."

The two then prepared to leave the hotel.

"Oh, those are Larry and Andy Wachowski brothers!"

Suddenly, Liv Tyler saw two people entering the party; they were the directors of the currently showing "The Matrix".

Aaron glanced at it too, "The Wachowski brothers have really made a name for themselves!"

The Matrix has grossed over $7000 million in just two weeks. Thankfully, they're still two brothers now, but they'll be two sisters in the future.

Back at the Upper East Side villa, Aaron poured a glass of wine and handed it to Liv Tyler on the sofa!

"How's it going? Is the editing of 'Girl, Interrupted' finished yet?"

Aaron reached out and touched Liv Taylor's thigh, asking a question.

Liv Tyler took a sip of her drink, then simply shook her head. "Winona Ryder and director Gus Van Sant have very high standards for films; how could they possibly finish editing so quickly?"

Filming for "Girl, Interrupted" wrapped up in February, and then it entered post-production editing. Winona Ryder, as the producer and lead actress, had high hopes for the film.

I personally participated in the editing process!
“Okay, there’s no rush anyway. ‘Girl Interrupted’ is released at the end of the year,” Aaron said, casually leaning back on the sofa.

Liv Tyler put down her glass and straddled Aaron. "Dawn recently released a low-budget romance film, and it's doing quite well, you know?"

"Hmm, a romance movie?" Aaron shook his head; he really didn't know.

"Oh, it's a romantic comedy called 'Kiss Me,' starring Drew Barrymore. It opened with $1200 million!"

Liv Tyler explained with a laugh that she is friends with Drew Barrymore and had attended the premiere of "Kiss Me";
It's worth noting that "Kiss Me" was the first film produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Pictures.

“Drew Barrymore,” Aaron smiled, “I remember now, she started a Flower Films production company last year;”

"Shuguang does indeed have a cooperation agreement with her, and has invested in a romance film with a budget of $2500 million!"

Liv Tyler nodded. "Yes, although the budget for 'Kiss Me' wasn't high, the reviews were quite good."

"Drew Barrymore developed it herself, and unexpectedly, the first film was a success?"

Aaron narrowed his eyes. Since Drew Barrymore had already started producing films, could "Charlie's Angels" also be handed over to her for production?
After all, the movie adaptation of "Charlie's Angels" is now in the hands of Dawn!
(End of this chapter)