Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 107 Cash is King
"Pixar is losing millions of dollars every year. Do you really want to acquire it?"

In the evening, Jennifer Connelly was a little confused after returning to the hotel.

"Well, there are some talented people in Pixar!"

"But, I don't think Steve Jobs wants to sell it. He wants to cooperate with Disney?"

Aaron shook his head. "Don't want to sell? He didn't want to continue losing money. He just wants a higher price."

"Cooperate with Disney? Disney will just eat him up completely. Besides, now that I'm involved, he has no choice."

"He had enough energy to run NeXT Computer Company, so how could he care about Pixar?"

Now Steve Jobs is just a "lost dog" after leaving Apple, and the hundreds of millions of dollars in assets he sold Apple shares have been spent;
By the time he returns to Apple, I wonder when it will be able to develop a smartphone?
"Give him some time to think about it. Pixar can't get away!"

Even if he was unwilling to sell, Aaron could buy out the 30% stake held by others first, and then use his own funds to inject capital to dilute Jobs's stake.

Pixar was valued at $4000 million, and Aaron didn't think anyone else would retain shares.

Early in the morning, Aaron, who was sleeping soundly with Jennifer Connelly in his arms, was awakened by the ringing of his mobile phone.

"Boss, it seems someone wants to acquire Heritage Entertainment!"

"Heritage Entertainment, who?" Aaron sat up immediately. This was the target he had set long ago.

"Samuel Gwen Pictures!"

"Okay, I see."

Aaron was completely sleepless. Is Samuel Gwen II interested in Legacy Entertainment?

They must have set their sights on Landmark Cinemas and wanted to enrich the distribution channels of Samuel Gwen Pictures.

"What's wrong, honey?"

Jennifer Connelly also sat up, revealing her sexy and plump figure, which was extremely erotic!

However, Aaron was not in a good mood. He had just taken action against Pixar, and now someone else wanted to steal the business from Heritage Entertainment, which he had his eyes on?
"Nothing, I have to go back as soon as possible," Aaron said, hugging the girl and kissing her...

Pixar and Legacy Entertainment are both assets that Aaron values highly;

Now, one is planning to cooperate with Disney, while the other is about to be acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Pictures?

After returning to Los Angeles, Aaron learned the details immediately!

"You mean Guy Martin is going through a divorce and needs some cash?"

In the office of Dawn Pictures, Aaron leaned back in his chair and curled his lips.

Jessica Parker nodded. "Heritage Entertainment's business is not doing well. It's perfectly normal for Mr. Martin to want to sell it!"

My Own Private Idaho, a collaboration between Dawn, PolyGram, and Heritage Entertainment, has also been completed and is currently in post-editing. It will miss the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, but will attend the Venice Film Festival in the second half of the year.

Therefore, Dawn has a relatively clear understanding of the situation of Heritage Entertainment.

"Okay, I'm going to talk to Guy Martin first, you take care of Pixar;"

"I met with Steve Jobs and am ready to acquire Pixar Studios for no more than $4000 million!"

Aaron only had two things going on together, both of which were important anyway.

Jessica Parker is the CFO of Dawn. "Then I will contact Sony as soon as possible and ask them to transfer the movie's profit to me." Soon, Aaron flew directly to New York to meet with Guy Martin of Heritage Entertainment!

Manhattan, Times Square, Landmark Theatre.

"Aaron, you want to acquire Heritage Entertainment?"

Guy Martin looked at Aaron Anderson, who was drinking coffee on the sofa, with a look of surprise on his face.

“Well, I want to get into the movie distribution business!”

Aaron had nothing to hide. Although Heritage Entertainment was a small distributor, owning an art theater chain was in line with his needs.

Guy Martin knocked on the table, "Over there, Mr. Samuel Gowyn II, also has some interest in heritage entertainment;"

“Of course, the most important thing is the Landmark Cinema.”

Aaron smiled and said, "Dawn will acquire the assets of Heritage Entertainment. As for Landmark Cinemas, you can continue to run it, and you can also retain some equity in the cinema chain."

"What I want is a film distribution channel, a distribution channel for Heritage Entertainment, and the main guarantee is the Landmark Cinema chain!"

Also, it would be nice for Jack Wills to run the Angel Theatre, and he could also assist Guy Martin in managing the Landmark Cinemas line.

"You should understand that I don't even care about independent film production companies in Hollywood, let alone Samuel Goldwyn Pictures;"

"Even New Line Cinema, which released the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, can't compare to it. If I had a distribution company, they wouldn't have a chance to get this series."

“Also, as for theaters, you can check out the Angel Theater in West Hollywood, it’s doing pretty good business!”

Guy Martin nodded. "Of course I believe in your ability, but Landmark Cinemas is an art cinema chain and often screens art films."

"Don't worry, I can guarantee this, but the development of commercial cinemas cannot be stopped. The scale of the Landmark Cinema chain is too small;"

"We will definitely merge with other cinema chains in the future. The old-fashioned theater model is no longer in line with the trend."

If Aaron guessed correctly, this might be the main reason why he wanted to sell Heritage Entertainment. If the Landmark Cinema chain wanted to expand, it would have to introduce new capital!
"Aaron, $6000 million, Landmark Cinemas' valuation can't be less than $3000 million."

"Poof," Aaron almost spit out the coffee he had just drunk, his eyes widened.

"The Landmark Cinema chain is worth 3000 million, I can accept that, but what else does Heritage Entertainment have? A few copies of foreign art films?"

"Don't be ridiculous! I've spent $3000 million to set up my own distribution company, and it's definitely no worse than Legacy Entertainment!"

Guy Martin's expression remained unchanged. "Aaron, you still have competitors."

"Hey, Guy, can Samuel Gowen II just come up with 40 to 50 million US dollars in cash to buy it like I did?"

"He still needs to raise funds and then make installment payments. How can he compare with me? You should know how the box office of 'Boyz N the Hood' and 'The Silence of the Lambs' are doing right now!"

Cash is always a killer weapon, and Guy Martin was certainly tempted. After all, compared to Samuel Gowen II, Aaron's advantage was that he had plenty of cash;

Sony will not delay Dawn's theater share. After all, they will continue to cooperate. Otherwise, Aaron will definitely look for other distributors to cooperate with.

"For $4500 million, you'll retain 40% of the Landmark Cinema chain!"

Guy Martin shook his head. "No, $5000 million, and I want to keep 50% of Landmark Cinemas!"

The gap between the two sides is quite large now, but Aaron is not too anxious and will take his time...

(End of this chapter)