Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 13 This is Hollywood
Culver City is located in the southern area of Beverly Hills, which is part of the west side of Los Angeles. Aaron drove to the Culver Hotel on Culver Boulevard and found Nicole Kidman waiting in the lobby.

"Aaron, you're here!" Nicole Kidman seemed to have found a backbone after seeing Aaron Anderson.

Aaron held his forehead and said, "You have been in the entertainment industry in Australia for several years. Don't you know what it means to come to the hotel to discuss the project?"

"So, I called you," Nicole Kidman explained as she pulled Aaron inside, "The person who asked me out is a production executive from Orion Pictures named Pete Holman!"

"After seeing my performance in Over the Horizon, they specifically asked me to meet them, saying that they had a role in their company that was quite suitable for me."

Aaron sighed. Although he didn't have much hope, he still decided to go and take a look!
Afterwards, he and Nicole Kidman went to Pitt's room in the hotel.

When Pete Holman, an executive of Orion Pictures, opened the door, he saw a man and a woman coming together;
He knew the woman, the beautiful new Australian actress Nicole Kidman, so who was this man?

"Good evening, Mr. Holman. I'm Nicole's agent, Aaron Anderson. I'm here to discuss the script."

Aaron smiled, not caring about the other person's surprised and stunned expression.

Peter Holman glanced at Nicole Kidman meaningfully and said, "I thought Ms. Kidman was the only one coming here!"

"Mr. Holman, why don't we talk about your project first?"

Aaron also knew something about Orion Pictures. The first Terminator was released by Orion, and RoboCop, which was produced and released two years ago, was also a success.

There are countless small distributors in Hollywood now, but Orion is considered a leader in the second tier, and it is not comparable to Miramax and the like.

Today, Orion, along with New Line Cinema, Samuel Goldwyn Pictures, Columbia's TriStar Pictures, and MGM's United Artists, are the kings of the secondary distribution market.

Peter Holman smiled playfully and looked at the two people in front of him, "Aaron, right? I think you should step aside first. After all, it's not appropriate for you to be present when discussing roles!"

Then, he looked at Nicole Kidman and said, "You are too tall. There are many roles in Hollywood that won't be offered to you."

"However, we at Orion have quite a few projects in the pipeline, and there's a role that might be suitable for you."

Nicole Kidman was slightly stunned, then asked, "Can you tell me what the project is?"

"No rush," Pete Holman looked at Aaron beside him again, and his meaning was very clear.

Aaron seemed very casual. He looked at Nicole Kidman beside him and stretched, "Let's go!"

Nicole Kidman is getting anxious now. "Over the Horizon" has just been released. Why waste time in a place like this?

"Oh," Nicole Kidman was just trying her luck, but the other party obviously wanted to play for free.

Seeing the two people walk in and leave after a few words, Peter Holman said slowly, "She's from Australia and doesn't know the situation. Aaron, you're an agent at CAA, don't you know anything about Hollywood?"

"Young man, don't be so impulsive!"

Aaron looked back and sighed, "Well, if you were Mario Casal, it would make some sense;"

"When will Orion allow a senior executive to make project decisions?"

If it's a commercial film, would he be the one to make suggestions on the choice of the leading actress? Orion isn't a big company. Mario Casal is the founder and owner of Orion, and he's the one who makes the decisions.

As for Peter Holman, he might suggest that Nicole Kidman show off her body in some B-movies. "You know what? That's how Hollywood is!"

After leaving the Culver Hotel, Aaron prepared to send Nicole Kidman back.

"Take me out for a drink?" Nicole Kidman was quite smart and knew a lot of things, but she was just upset about not being able to get any roles because she was too tall.

"Okay," Aaron said, and drove the other person to a bar in West Hollywood!
"Thank you," Nicole Kidman ordered a cocktail at the bar.

"It's a small matter. That guy is just a small fry!"

Aaron didn't care. "There are countless film companies in Hollywood. In the small companies, only the one or two people at the top have the final say.

"For the rest, they can only arrange some ordinary roles. These distribution companies are often not responsible for film production. The projects are handled by independent production companies.

"The producer, director, or leading actor of a film all have a certain amount of power!"

Nicole Kidman looked at Aaron and asked, "Do new actresses have to trade their bodies for roles?"

“Uh,” Aaron paused for a moment, “The independent film industry is a mess, so I won’t talk about it. In commercial films, some things don’t work well;”

"In commercial films, the heroine must fit the film's positioning, so that she can trade her body for another role!"

There is no way around it. Commercial films require huge investments, not to mention the production costs. In terms of marketing costs, commercial films are not comparable to those art films.
Just like "Pretty Woman", Disney only gave a filming budget of 1500 million US dollars, but also prepared tens of millions of US dollars for marketing costs.

Commercial films often cost tens of millions of dollars, so who would dare to mess around? Of course, as long as it doesn't affect the overall situation, commercial films are much more attractive than art films;

Not to mention the heroine, even other supporting actors can sleep with female stars at will!
"Today, I went to Disney's Touchstone Pictures, and the casting for 'Pretty Woman' is already underway;"

"However, their first choice is a beautiful Hollywood actress with experience, but that role isn't very attractive, so they'll probably turn their attention to a younger actress in the end!"

Nicole Kidman's eyes lit up, "Do I have a chance too?"

Aaron didn't know what to say. "Of course there are audition opportunities. After all, I can contribute to this project."

"As for whether I can get the role, I'm not sure. I don't have any power in the project!"

However, as a foreigner, Nicole Kidman cannot compete with local actors;

If there was no order from someone in power, Nicole Kidman would have had a hard time. In her previous life, she was with Tom Cruise, otherwise, she would have had no chance of getting those movie roles.

"I know. I'm a foreigner and have experienced the exclusivity of Hollywood;"

"That movie 'Ghost', I really like the characters in it!"

Aaron smiled and said, "Don't worry, you are one of us now. When the time comes, I will definitely give it to you..."

　Hey,,,

　　
　
(End of this chapter)