Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 608 Forum Company
Palm Springs, Riverside County.

Aaron Anderson and Nicole Kidman enjoyed a relaxing vacation at a spa hotel in Palm Springs, soaking in the soothing hot spring pools together!

"By the way, what has your good friend Naomi Watts been up to lately?"

Aaron, holding Nicole Kidman in his arms, asked.

Nicole Kidman tilted her fair neck back. "We're filming. What's up?"

Aaron patted the woman. "Twilight Pictures has a project to remake a Japanese horror film."

"We're planning to cast her as the female lead; it'll be a major female-centric drama!"

This refers to "The Ring". Twilight Pictures has acquired the remake rights and is just waiting to adapt it.

Nicole Kidman smiled and said, "She'll definitely agree. The scripts she's getting right now are all pretty average."

Aaron nodded. "Twilight Studios has other projects going on right now, we'll contact her then!"

Aaron's impression of Naomi Watts wasn't particularly deep; like other actors from Australia, she had a serious attitude towards film.

In this respect, they are much better than many American actors.

Nicole Kidman leaned closer to the man's face. "We're already here, do we still need to talk business?"

"Mmm," Aaron said, and immediately hugged Nicole Kidman and kissed her passionately!
After returning to Los Angeles from Palm Springs over the weekend, Aaron received news that the Chicago Tribune Group wanted to acquire The Houston Post.

Just recently, Karen McKee, president of The Houston Post, was transferred to CBS News to become the editor-in-chief of CBS Evening News!

"Forum company, how much are you asking?"

Aaron inquired that, in addition to owning The Houston Post, The Houston Post Group also owned a 45% stake in The Los Angeles Daily News and the fashion magazine Victoria's Secret;
Aaron has very little interest in print newspapers and magazines now, and it's a good time to sell The Houston Post.

"A $1.7 million acquisition of the Houston Post and the Los Angeles Daily News!"

Etherine Beckett, who was standing nearby, responded to Victoria's Secret magazine, saying that the other party didn't seem to have any thoughts on it.

Aaron shook his head. "$1.7 million is too low. We paid $1.2 million for the acquisition."

"Although its radio business was divested, The Houston Post has fared well in recent years, with its circulation in the Houston area surpassing that of Hearst's Houston Chronicle."

"The Los Angeles Daily News doesn't care. Tell them the price can't be lower than $2 million!"

“Understood,” Etherine Beckett nodded.

"I remember, didn't Forum Corporation want to acquire the Los Angeles Times-Mirror Company?"

Aaron was a little confused. Otis Chandler had previously mentioned that the forum company had contacted him.

The Chandler family owns the Times-Mirror Group, which includes the Los Angeles Times, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, and several community newspapers and Spanish-language newspapers.
The Times-Mirror Group is undoubtedly the dominant force in the West Coast newspaper industry; after all, the Los Angeles Times alone wields considerable influence. Aatherine Beckett pondered for a moment, "The Times-Mirror Company? It might be related to the current internal conflicts and divisions within the Chandler family, leading to disagreements over the sale of the Times-Mirror Group!"

As a top newspaper family on the West Coast, the Chandler family holds a special position in Los Angeles, much like the Sulzberg family of The New York Times in New York.

"Maybe so. Anyway, the forum company is also a shareholder of AOL, so they're not short of money right now."

Aaron scoffed at the Forum Company's desire to further expand its newspaper, arguing that in the internet age, the importance of these print media would be greatly diminished!

Directed by Anthony Minghella and adapted from the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith, the crime film "The Talented Mr. Ripley," starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, and Cate Blanchett, was released.
With a box office of $1270 million in its opening weekend, it's not bad for a film with a budget of only $4000 million, mainly because the film received good reviews.

The Los Angeles Times: "The Talented Mr. Ripley has a very tight plot and will never feel dull, and the ending is also unexpected."
"Hollywood's rising star Matt Damon delivers a good performance in this film. His healthy, elegant, and even somewhat wooden appearance, combined with his scheming and murderous eyes, perfectly matches the character's traits."

At night, at Universal Studios Hollywood, Aaron and Cate Blanchett sat in their car. "You came to America specifically to promote your movie, right?"

Cate Blanchett leaned back in her chair, her long legs draped over Ya Kun's thighs. "Yes, but there are also new projects."

"Has filming for your Lord of the Rings series finished?"

As Aaron spoke, he began to grope the woman's thigh.

Cate Blanchett kissed the man, "It's over for now, after all, I was just making a cameo appearance as the Elf Queen."

"Perhaps there will be reshoots for some scenes later?"

Peter Jackson is going to film the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which will definitely take a long time. There will be a lot of reshoots when the sequels are released!
As she spoke, Cate Blanchett leaned into Aaron's arms and placed the man's hand against her chest.

Aaron smiled, feeling the woman's softness. "What's wrong with you? You went back to Australia for a few months to participate in a stage play, and now you don't want to go back to Hollywood?"

"No, that's not it. I'm just about to go to Europe to film a romance film called 'Love Across the Seas,' with Paris as the main filming location."

"The director who worked with Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, and others was British art-house film director Sally Potter."

"Really?" Aaron pursed his lips. "You don't want to go to Paris, or..."

It's just a European art-house romance film, so Aaron doesn't really care. What he cares about is the lead actors, Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.
Because the Tim Burton dark gothic thriller "Sleepy Hollow," starring these two, will be released next week!
Cate Blanchett shook her head and looked at Aaron, asking, "What I'm trying to ask is, am I doing too much work?"

"The Talented Mr. Ripley is the third film I've been involved in releasing this year."

This year, in addition to the recently released "The Talented Mr. Ripley", Cate Blanchett also had two romantic films released in the first half of the year: "Space Racer" and "My Husband Is Not Good Enough"!

Aaron was taken aback for a moment. "What's wrong with that? Isn't it normal?"

Cate Blanchett, however, said seriously, "I think we should take some time to reflect."

(End of this chapter)