Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 176 Victoria's Secret Underwear

At the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Aaron and director Robert Zemeckis discussed the new film adaptation of "Forrest Gump";

The original novel of "Forrest Gump" is highly critical, satirizing American social problems through the creation of the character of Forrest Gump.

"As for the script, screenwriter Eric Roth changed it to a more tender narrative and deleted many of the novel's satirical content, thus catering to the aesthetic tastes of mainstream American society!"

Aaron leaned back on the sofa, the current script of "Forrest Gump" is nothing more than a main theme story praising America;
Simply put, "Forrest Gump" is a standard American mainstream blockbuster.

Robert Zemeckis nodded, “The script adds a lot of historical content and a tragic and beautiful love story;”

"It seems that Eric Roth did make a lot of creative adaptations when he wrote this script."

"By the way, has Tom Hanks agreed to play the leading role?"

After all, the male protagonist is just a fool with low IQ. Tom Hanks has become much more popular this year with "Sleepless in Seattle".

Aaron smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've shown him the script and he's quite willing to do it. He just needs the historical events in the script to be true!"

The production budget of "Forrest Gump" was $6000 million, with Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis receiving $750 million and $500 million respectively;
The leading actress is Elizabeth Hurley, a British newcomer who gave a wonderful performance in the action film "Passenger 57" released this year. The film does not require the director and the leading actor to reduce their salaries in order to be filmed.

Aaron knew that in the previous life, due to insufficient budget, the lead actor Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis each reduced their salaries in exchange for a share of the film's box office revenue.
I know how popular "Forrest Gump" is at the box office. There is no need to lose tens of millions for a few million dollars!
After Robert Zemeckis left, Elizabeth Hurley came out of the room, wearing sexy silk translucent pajamas and showing off her impressive figure.

"Aaron, are you really going to let me play the leading role in Forrest Gump?"

Elizabeth Hurley sat completely in the man's arms, pressing close to him.

Aaron smiled, lowered his head and kissed her, "What's wrong? Don't you want to act?"

Elizabeth Hurley's nightgown opened, revealing her sexy lace underwear, "Aaron, you know that's not what I meant!"

"Okay, this Forrest Gump movie is expected to start filming next summer at the latest. Although the heroine's role isn't huge, it's still very important."

"By then, it won't be a problem for you to gain a foothold in Hollywood."

Aaron said, kissing the girl on the neck, "Such sexy lingerie!"

Elizabeth Hurley took off her pajamas and held Aaron's head, saying seductively, "Aaron, this is Victoria's Secret underwear, men love it the most."

Aaron, who was lying on top of the girl, raised his head and said, "Victoria's Secret?"

"Yes, the underwear I'm wearing is now the best-selling brand of women's underwear," Elizabeth Hurley kissed the man.

"Why, not sexy and alluring enough?" Aaron shook his head. "Whose company owns the Victoria's Secret brand?"

Now, there is no such thing as the famous Victoria's Secret show?
Without the Victoria's Secret show, there would certainly be no Victoria's Secret supermodels that impressed Aaron.

"Which company is it from? It's Limited Brands Group, a publicly listed company in the United States. The Victoria's Secret lingerie brand is their most important asset!"

Elizabeth Hurley is a model herself, so she must be familiar with the top brands in the industry.

"I see," Aaron kissed the girl on the mouth and said casually, "What would happen if we found some sexy models with hot bodies and beautiful looks to wear this kind of underwear on a catwalk?"

Elizabeth Hurley's eyes widened. "It will probably attract countless men, but isn't this a bit too bold?"

"Indeed, a little bit." The Victoria's Secret underwear that Elizabeth Hurley wore was attractive enough, and of course her figure was also good enough.

Since the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show hasn't happened yet, it stands to reason that the market value of Limited Brands Group won't be too high. Aaron feels that he can do something in advance!
"Aaron, shouldn't we be doing what we should be doing now?"

Elizabeth Hurley said as she took off Aaron's clothes anxiously...

Limited Brands Group, owned by Les Wexner, has a market capitalization of approximately $22 billion;
In the 350s, it acquired the Victoria's Secret lingerie brand and developed it into the largest lingerie retailer in the United States, with stores.

Les Wexner's THE LIMITED women's clothing store, which sells fashionable trousers, jeans, shirts, sweaters and other series;
There is also a revived brand called EXPRESS that focuses on leisure for young men and women. The Victoria's Secret brand can be said to have come from behind!
However, Aaron has no interest in THE LIMITED and EXPRESS brands in the Limited Brands Group, but is very interested in the Victoria's Secret lingerie brand.

Aaron then approached Franklin Templeton Investment Group, which was also one of the shareholders of Limited Brands Group.

Franklin Templeton Investments is a large asset management company listed in the United States. Headquartered in San Mateo in the San Francisco Bay Area, it currently manages nearly $500 billion in assets and is the largest asset management brand on the West Coast!

Today, Franklin Templeton Investments is led by the second generation of the family, Charles Johnson, who serves as chairman and CEO.

"Aaron, are you interested in Victoria's Secret?"

Charles Johnson smiled. He himself was also interested in the Victoria's Secret brand. When Les Wexner acquired Victoria's Secret, he only spent $100 million.
In just ten years, Les Wexner made the Victoria's Secret brand the largest lingerie store in the United States, with a valuation of over $10 billion!
"Limited Brands has quite a few brands. If you're interested, I'd like to work with your Franklin Templeton Fund to acquire the Victoria's Secret brand."

"I'm confident that I can significantly increase Victoria's Secret's sales and brand influence. It all depends on whether you're interested."

Aaron's tone was very casual. After all, with Aaron's current identity and status, as well as the appeal of Victoria's Secret;
Even if the Franklin Templeton Fund is unwilling to cooperate, it would certainly not be difficult for Aaron to find other funds to cooperate with.

Find them first, mainly because they are all in California, and Franklin Templeton Fund is close by!

"Aaron, I need to go back and discuss..."

(End of this chapter)