Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 103 Am I doing this to make money?

Early in the morning, Aaron woke up in bed with his arms around Salma Hayek, and the Los Angeles sunshine shone into the room through the gaps in the curtains!
"Are you awake, Aaron?" Salma Hayek lay in the man's arms with a rosy face.

Aaron rubbed his eyes, "Last night, it seemed like things were a little crazy!"

The bar, the car, the sofa, the bathroom, and finally back to the bedroom...

"I've seen 'Boyz on the Hood' and I think it's very well made and the results are very good."

Aaron stroked the girl's 36D and said, "Shuguang is going to shoot a love movie this year. You can play a small supporting role and show your face."

"My film isn't some low-budget, shoddy little project. It's a $20 million production!"

Salma Hayek hugged the man tightly and said, "I can't even get roles in TV movies now. A lot of people say that there are no roles suitable for Latinos like me in Hollywood."

TV movies are specially broadcast on TV stations and released on videotapes. They will not be shown in theaters. Their main feature is their low cost.

"Mexican? Wait, there's a chance!"

Aaron has to help Salma Hayek find a role so she can join the Screen Actors Guild.

"Yeah," Salma Hayek said, and then she got under the covers...

On April 4, the Silence of the Lambs premiered at the Amphitheater on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood!
Director Jonathan Demme brought Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins and others to the event;
Jodie Foster can be said to be the national goddess of the United States. She is very popular and has attracted a lot of media and fans around the red carpet.

"Nicole, you look so beautiful tonight!"

Aaron kissed Nicole, then put his arm around the girl's waist and watched the crew members being interviewed.

"Seeing how confident you are, I don't have anything to worry about," Nicole Kidman suddenly asked.
"Wasn't Jack with you just now? Where did he go?"

"He, just after Jodie Foster finished her interview, he ran backstage to meet his idol."

Aaron shook his head. That's all he could do!
A while later, Aaron met Mike Medver after chatting with "The Silence of the Lambs" producers Ronald Bozeman and Edward Saxon.

"Aaron, Samsung has prepared 1500 theaters for the opening of 'The Silence of the Lambs'!"

Mike Medver spoke with a smile on his face.

Aaron nodded, but he was muttering in his heart that Warner Bros. had prepared 2000 theaters to open Steven Seagal's action film "For Justice".

"The Silence of the Lambs" has a brilliant story told by the director and vivid performances by the actors, giving the audience both psychological and physical stimulation.

"Don't worry, Samsung made the right choice in distributing 'The Silence of the Lambs'!"

Aaron said this, and then thought of something, "Has Spielberg's film 'Hook' wrapped?"

"All the scenes have been filmed and the movie is in post-production!" For Samsung Films, the most important film this year is of course "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" produced by Carlock, which will be released on Independence Day.

"Why, do you have a project you want to work on with Spielberg?"

Aaron thought for a moment and said, "I heard from someone at CAA that Director Spielberg wants to make a film about the Holocaust."

"You know, I've always been a believer in world peace and human rights. After hearing this news, I thought, if Director Spielberg really wants to make this film, I can contribute!"

Mike Medver looked at Aaron and said, "You must be talking about the project "Schindler's List";"

"Universal doesn't want to shoot the film, but Spielberg is willing to help them direct the science fiction film "Jurassic Park", so they probably won't refuse him;"

"If you want to support the Schindler's List project, they will definitely be very happy."

Mike Medver was very clear about the history of the Schindler's List project. Universal bought the script for Spielberg very early on.
But Spielberg never directed the film, but served as a producer. He had contacted Jewish directors such as Roman Polanski and Billy Wilder, but it did not work out.

Later, he signed a director contract with director Martin Scorsese, but last year, Spielberg wanted to direct the film himself and changed his mind;

So, at the suggestion of Michael Ovitz of CAA, Steven Spielberg gave "Cape Fear", a remake project of Amblin and Universal, to Martin Scorsese, and asked Robert De Niro to play the leading role, in exchange for the directing rights of "Schindler's List" from him!

Although Martin Scorsese didn't want to direct a remake, producer Spielberg secured a good share of the director's share of "Cape Fear" for him, so he agreed.

"'Cape Fear'? I know. It seems to be still filming and should be wrapping soon."

Aaron had met both Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro at a cocktail party in West Hollywood a few days before;
The two had just finished working together on "Bad Guys" and were working together again on "Cape Fear". Robert De Niro is indeed Martin Scorsese's favorite leading man!
"Thanks, Mike!" In that case, Aaron could just invest directly when the time comes.

Mike Medward smiled and said, "Then your contribution is quite huge!"

Dawn was just a small film company, and Mike Medver felt that Aaron Anderson's support for the film was simply an attempt to gain a relationship with Steven Spielberg;
Can a Holocaust memorial film still have any commercial value?
Aaron licked his lips and said, "Mike, movies are not just commercial products. They should also have their own values and responsibilities!"

Am I doing this for money? I am doing this for art, responsibility, and values.

However, it's a good thing that Martin Scorsese wasn't the director. Aaron had the impression that he was just someone who liked to make gangster films, and he really couldn't handle commercial elements.

The box office of the American documentary gangster biography "Goodfellas" was less than 5000 million US dollars worldwide. If he were asked to direct "Schindler's List", Aaron would not dare to invest even if he was killed!
Gangster films have been an important part of Hollywood until now. Martin Scorsese is indeed famous, but he has no Oscar awards.

Mike Medver smiled but said nothing, just patted Aaron's arm.

Steven Spielberg is currently busy with the post-production of Hook, which he directed, and is also focusing on other projects for which he is a producer;

At the same time, the preparations for the science fiction blockbuster "Jurassic Park" cannot be stopped. After all, this is his most important project at the moment!
Aaron also knew that Spielberg definitely didn't have time to direct "Schindler's List" this year, but Aaron also hoped to do it later, preferably after "Ghost" was released.

With the release of "The Silence of the Lambs" in 1496 theaters in North America, it opened with a box office of $1376 million in the first three days of its weekend.
Warner Bros.' new film "For Justice," released on the same day, only opened with $1052 million!
However, after the release of "The Silence of the Lambs", it received rave reviews. It was different from the style of traditional horror movies and was unanimously praised by film critics and the media.

(End of this chapter)