Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 117 Let’s Go to Hollywood

After Harvey Weinstein was taught a lesson by Aaron, he did not make it public or take any action!
But Aaron still asked Jack Wells to keep an eye on Miramax and the Weinstein brothers.

"Don't worry, those two brothers are just small characters in front of you. The box office of Shuguang's movie is higher than the total box office of all the movies they released in the past two years!"

Jack Wells reminded.

Aaron stretched and said, "I didn't take that fat guy seriously. You should pay attention to the female employees of Miramax and the actresses in Miramax's works."

"That fat guy is just a sex-crazed bastard. Maybe he'll be able to use these people in the future!"

Jack Wells smiled. "Is there any need to go through so much trouble? I guess it won't be long before you can crush those two brothers directly..."

With the arrival of September, the filming of Sleepless in Seattle officially started. Aaron and Samsung signed a new distribution contract, in which the other party would receive a 10% share of the box office as a distribution commission.
At this time, the box office of "Ghost" has exceeded 1.7 million US dollars, and overseas it has exceeded 2.5 million US dollars!

However, the Venice Film Festival has already opened, and Aaron went to Venice. At the same time, the feature film "My Own Idaho" to be released by Heritage Entertainment has also been shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Located in northeastern Italy, Europe's "Water City" is on the edge of the Adriatic Sea. Venice is mainly composed of more than 100 small islands, and the city's transportation is connected by various canals!
In the suite of the Monaco Grand Canal Hotel in the heart of Venice, Aaron flipped through the documents in his hand;
"Mongolian Spirit", "The Great Fisherman", "Mississippi Landscape", "My Own Idaho" and "Raise the Red Lantern" are among the works shortlisted for the Golden Lion Award.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang and Aaron opened the door.

Sophie Marceau, dressed simply, was standing at the door. "Why, you asked me to come over here, but you won't invite me in?"

Aaron smiled, pulled Sophie Marceau into his arms, and kissed her directly, looking extremely passionate!

After a while, the two came to the bed in the bedroom. Aaron lay on the girl, feeling the charm of this "French Kiss" and stroked her chestnut bangs.

"Sophie, you are still so attractive!"

Sophie Marceau smiled, hugged the man and kissed him, "Your achievements this year are truly astonishing. Movies like 'Ghost' are so touching."

"You can, but you always want to stay in France?"

"Well, do you really want me to go to Hollywood?"

"Why not? My movies are much better than the ones you made. You released two movies in the first half of this year, and they made no splash at all. They were a double failure in both awards and box office!"

A "Casablanca" and a "Blue Movement", but apart from Sophie Marceau showing off her sexy and attractive body, there is nothing else that can make people pay attention or think about it.

"Indeed, it's not as good as your work," Sophie Marceau said, breathing heavily. "You want me to go to Hollywood? Are you going to make me your lover?"

"Not only that, but you're the woman of me, Aaron Anderson. Your old, wrinkled boyfriend, Andre Zulawski, is truly enviable."

Then, Sophie Marceau blew a breath in Aaron's ear, "Well, don't talk about this, now it's our world for the two of us..."

With Sophie Marceau by his side in Venice, Aaron no longer felt bored. He attended the promotional event for "My Own Private Idaho" and enjoyed the works on display.

"This is a Chinese movie, Aaron, do you want to watch it?" Sophie Marceau asked Aaron while putting her arm around his waist at the door of a theater that was showing "Raise the Red Lantern".

Aaron put his arm around Sophie's shoulders, pushed up his sunglasses, and said with a smile, "I've seen it, and Shuguang is buying the movie and planning to release it in the United States."

"At last year's Cannes Film Festival, a film co-produced by this director and actress was nominated for the Palme d'Or. It's called Ju Dou and was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars earlier this year!"

The North American distributor of "Ju Dou" was Miramax, and although it grossed less than $200 million, it was the highest-grossing film from mainland China in North America.
The North American box office record for Chinese-language films is still held by the late Bruce Lee, waiting for Jack Cheng to break it!
"I see. It seems that after Shuguang established its own distribution department, it has also been paying attention to some foreign art films."

"You should know that I finally established Dawn's own distribution channel, so of course I have to ensure its operation!"

Dawn's distribution is basically based on the connections and channels of Heritage Entertainment, plus the equity support of the Landmark Cinema chain.

Sophie Marceau pulled Aaron and said, "Let's go see this movie!"

Sophie Marceau has always been famous for her beauty, but she has never been recognized by any acting awards.

Aaron nodded and walked into the theater with Sophie Marceau...

Sophie Marceau and Aaron left the theater before the movie was over.

Then, Sophie Marceau went to a nearby bridge, took a bottle of water, and rinsed her mouth!
Aaron hugged the girl from behind and said, "How about we go back to the hotel?"

"Well, aren't we going to go shopping anymore?" Sophie Marceau leaned in the man's arms. "Didn't you say this was your first time in Venice?"

"Yes, that's why I called you in advance to ask you to come over from France."

Sophie Marceau nodded and said, "Then let's go back. You were so mean in the theater just now!"

Aaron had a smile on his face, "Well, we'll continue when we get back to the hotel. There's more to come."

"However, I still hope you can come with me to Hollywood. You should understand that with me around, your career will definitely reach new heights!"

Sophie Marceau sighed, "You are too overbearing. Let me think about it first..."

Aaron Anderson was accompanied by Brad Gray from Dawn's marketing and distribution department, who was working on the promotion of "My Own Private Idaho" and purchasing the finished film.

In addition to Shuguang's interest in "Raise the Red Lantern", Orion's art label Orion Classic Pictures is also interested!

However, compared to Dawn Pictures, which is now not short of money, Orion, which is in a precarious financial situation, has no advantages;
Even if the North American distribution rights for "Raise the Red Lantern" are quite cheap.

As the Venice Film Festival concluded, the Golden Lion Award went to the film “The Mongolian Spirit” directed by Soviet director Nikita Mikhalkov;
"My Own Private Idaho" won the Best Actor award for its lead actor River Phoenix, while "Raise the Red Lantern" won the Silver Lion Award for Best Picture along with two other films!

(End of this chapter)