Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 127 Female Helmsman

The North American distribution of Indecent Proposal was, of course, handled by Suguang itself. Aaron had reservations about Paramount wanting to distribute the film internationally.

After all, Sugon now has a close cooperative relationship with Sony, so the first choice is still Columbia Samsung International!

"Mr. Meyer, what do you think of Ms. Shirley Lansing's opinion?"

Aaron and CAA president Ronald Meyer came to the hotel balcony and asked for their opinion on "Indecent Proposal."

"Indecent Proposal" was, after all, a project facilitated by CAA!

"Aaron, do you think it's inappropriate for Shirley Lansing, who is just a contract producer for Paramount, to ask you these questions?"

Looking at the smile on Ronald Meyer's face, Aaron knew there was something more.

"Recently, we helped Frank Marcuse, former chairman of Paramount Pictures, recover $1500 million in back wages;"

"In addition, François Gilles, the head of MGM United Artists, fired MGM Chairman Alan Ladd Jr. We recommended Frank Marcuse to be the chairman of MGM and Michael Marcus of CAA to be the president;"

"Former Warner Bros. production chief John Culley to run United Artists."

"So, who's the successor to the CEO of Paramount Pictures?"

"Um, Shirley Lansing," Aaron would be a fool not to see that.

"Martin Davis also favors Sherry Lansing to helm Paramount!"

Martin Davis, chairman and chief executive officer of Gulf & Western Industries (renamed Paramount Communications).

Ronald Meyer nodded, "Martin Davis always does something unexpected;"

"For example, it's not certain that Shirley Lansing will become the first female head of a major Hollywood film company!"

This makes sense. Shirley Lansing has been working with Paramount for several years, and now she is suddenly starting to manage Paramount's internal business. This is a signal.

MGM was also in a mess at this time. The Credit Lyonnais, the lender behind the company, began to rectify MGM in an all-round way.
It seems that the Italian white glove Giancarlo Paretti is in trouble!
Aaron was surprised, but what did it have to do with him?
Now, the development of Dawn Pictures is what he should be concerned about. "Let's leave the international distribution of Indecent Proposal to Columbia TriStar. After all, it's better to do what you're familiar with!"

Of course, Colombian Samsung is quite disciplined in many aspects and is generous with its spending;
Even the famous director Steven Spielberg, who had promised that he would only make films for Universal and Warner Bros., could change his mind at any time.

Ronald Mayer nodded. In fact, CAA would prefer that Suguang only be the film producer and leave the distribution entirely to several major film groups.

Unfortunately, Aaron Anderson has great ambitions and the ability to match his ambitions!

"By the way, Aaron, you are so busy now? Do you need someone to help you run the company?"

Ronald Meyer suddenly asked.

"Oh, do you have any recommendations?"

"Jon Peters, you know, he was fired by Sony and has experience making movies like Batman!"

"Heh," Aaron couldn't help but laugh.

“Ronald, Shuguang doesn’t lack a hairstylist to manage the company;”

"With me here, nothing will go wrong. I'll take my time choosing later!"

Jon Peters? CAA is treating Suguang like a garbage dump. Even if they're your client, you can't make such a joke.

Christmas is just a week away. Los Angeles is filled with a strong festive atmosphere, with Christmas trees sparkling in street shops; lantern festivals and fireworks shows in different regions attract large crowds.

In the evening, after the Golden Globe Awards nomination banquet, Aaron invited the crew members of "Ghost" to a nearby bar for a Christmas party!
Kevin Costner, Kathy Bates, Edward Zwick, David Fincher and others all attended the party.

"Well," Aaron felt Nicole Kidman's kiss in his arms, "Okay, I'm going to the bathroom."

Nicole Kidman winked. "Want me to come with you?"

Aaron smiled and whispered in Nicole Kidman's ear, "Hmm, wait till tonight, you'll be in trouble!"

Then Aaron got up and left.

"Hey, David, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy?"

When Aaron came back from the bathroom, he saw David Fincher with a worried look on his face.

“Oh, Aaron,” David Fincher smiled.

"Sit down," Aaron patted the other man's shoulder and sat down as well. "Is it because of Alien 3?"

This year, David Fincher became the director of 3th Century Fox's sequel "Alien ";

David Fincher is a new director who only shoots music videos and commercials. His only experience is directing "Phone Booth"!
But compared to "Alien 3", he is definitely not good enough and his say is very small.

News reports that Alien 3 director David Fincher and producers David Giler and Walter Hill were at odds with each other are also true.

"Is the mirror sealed?"

David Fincher nodded and said, "The film has just been wrapped, but I have been excluded from the editing of the film."

"Filming Alien 3 was probably the hardest time of my life so far. David Giler and Walter Hill didn't listen to my advice at all!"

Aaron was not easy to comfort, after all, the Alien series was a heavyweight IP of 2th Century Fox, created by Ridley Scott, and Alien was further sublimated by James Cameron;

In this movie "Alien 3", David Fincher is the backup among the backups of th Century Fox, a fire-fighting director!

"Have a drink. If you have any ideas in the future, you can come to Shuguang. I know your abilities, and you are the one who makes the final decision on your movie."

Aaron has always admired David Fincher's talent. He and Quentin Tarantino are both non-mainstream directors, and film companies should try to interfere as little as possible in their creations.

Relatively speaking, Aaron definitely values David Fincher more than Quentin Tarantino!

Quentin Tarantino's circle is too niche and his abilities are too limited to match David Fincher's diversity and professionalism.

"Thank you," David Fincher nodded.

"By the way, did Quentin direct his first feature film this year?"

"Yeah, it's called Reservoir Dogs, an unconventional crime thriller," Aaron said, and laughed.

“By then, Reservoir Dogs will be first shown at the St. Denis Film Festival;”

"I think it will definitely shock everyone!"

(End of this chapter)