Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 177 Sony is very powerful
After Thanksgiving, the next important period is the Christmas season, which is second only to the summer season!

Century City, Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.

A grand ball was being held, gathering many Hollywood stars, including director Steven Spielberg, Francis Coppola, Martin Scorsese, etc.
Actors include Tom Cruise, Kevin Costner, Sylvester Stallone, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts and many more!

Aaron and Nicole Kidman also appeared together at this grand event specially arranged by Sony America's chairman Mickey Schulhof for Akio Morita and Norio Ohga;
Akio Morita is already old and spends most of his time recuperating in New York. The current head of Sony is Norio Ohga.

"Interesting," Aaron said, hugging Nicole Kidman and looking at Akio Morita who was chatting with Francis Ford Coppola not far away.

Because Sony is really powerful now, with more than 40 employees, 72 subsidiaries and 37 factories around the world, and selling more than 170 different types of electronic products in more than 1 countries;

Sony's annual sales reach US$50 billion, making it the top of Japan's electronics manufacturing industry. It is a multinational group company that produces electronic equipment, electronic instruments and electronic devices!
Nicole Kidman frowned. "Sony Pictures Entertainment's losses seem quite severe. It seems like nothing has changed in Japan."

“Didn’t they fire co-CEO Jon Peters last year?”

Aaron said, smiling, "It's mainly because Norio Ohga has been staying in Japan, and everything about Sony America is decided by Mickey Schulhof;"

"Well, this guy knows that Akio Morita and Norio Ohga want Sony to integrate into the US as quickly as possible. He's very good at pleasing Norio Ohga and has earned his trust."

"Besides, Sony's current market share is not low!"

Sony Pictures Entertainment's film labels, including Columbia, Sony, TriStar, and Mubo, release nearly 50 films each year. This year, they established an art house label, Sony Pictures Classics.

Moreover, Sony's films have a large share of the box office revenue, as the company has signed distribution contracts with other film production companies at high prices.

As for losses, how can there be no losses when making movies?
Mickey Schulhoff kept applying for funds from Sony headquarters!

Nicole Kidman had a strange expression on her face. "From what you said, it seems like these Japanese have suffered a great loss?"

"What's the point of losing out? This is just the tuition paid by the Japanese!"

Aaron squeezed the girl's waist and said, "I'll catch up with you later."

Suguang has collaborated a lot with Sony Columbia, so Aaron needs to go and say hello to them.

A while later, Aaron met David Geffen and talked about the project of "Interview with the Vampire".

"What do you mean, are you saying that author Anne Rice was very opposed to the choice of Tom Cruise?"

Aaron smiled. Anne Rice was the original author and was now involved in the script adaptation and production of the film.

David Geffen shrugged. "I mean, Tom Cruise would be perfect, and Brad Pitt has already said yes."

In October, Robert Redford directed "A River Runs Through It", the male lead is Brad Pitt;
"A River Runs Through It" has received good reviews and its box office has now reached 2800 million US dollars.

David Geffen's Geffen Films and Dawn Pictures jointly invested in "Interview with the Vampire". After Dawn Pictures collected the distribution commission, the two parties divided the copyright income according to the investment ratio!

"I also talked to Paula Wagner, and she said Tom was quite interested in the script."

As for Anne Rice, she's just an author, so she doesn't have a say. She can offer her ideas, but whether they'll be listened to is uncertain. "What do you think of Neil Jordan, the director of 'The Crying Game'?"

Aaron asked. When it comes to actors, Aaron cares more about the director's choice.

"Oh, you want Neil Jordan to direct Interview with the Vampire?"

David Geffen certainly understands this. Now that "The Crying Game" is in theaters and has received good reviews, it remains to be seen whether it can win any awards at the Oscars.

Aaron nodded and said, "Once the script is finished, you can show it to him first!"

Elsewhere, Jack Wills was meeting a call girl working for Heidi Fleiss in Irvine, Orange County, near Los Angeles;
He took a small recording device from his opponent and started listening.

"A few racist comments and some misogynistic thoughts?"

Jack Wells shook his head. "It's not bad, but it's too short. It's not enough!"

The call girl shrugged. "His wife is divorcing him, and he's also worried about private investigators, so it's going to be hard for me to get him."

"Okay, next time if he comes looking for you, just let me know!"

As he spoke, Jack Wells handed the other party a wad of US dollars in cash.

"clear."

After the call girl left, Jack Wells leaned against the car, lit a cigarette for himself, and looked at the recording in his hand. He wondered if this thing could make Donald Sterling give up the Clippers?

After all, Los Angeles had just experienced riots in the first half of this year, and the situation of racial issues was quite serious;
The NBA led by David Stern seems to attach great importance to this aspect, but the recordings in hand are somewhat insufficient.

The prices of the two NBA teams in Los Angeles are also very different. The market value of the Lakers is second only to the New York Knicks.
As for the Clippers, the increase in market value is mainly due to the fact that Donald Sterling moved them to Los Angeles!
Meanwhile, Charles Johnson of Franklin Templeton Investment Group and Les Wexner, the owner of Limited Brands, were meeting on a yacht in San Francisco Bay.

"You want to buy Victoria's Secret?"

Hearing Charles Johnson's words, Les Wexner was incredulous. He had spent 10 years running Victoria's Secret into the number one lingerie retail brand in the United States.

Now your Franklin Templeton Fund is thinking of acquiring it directly?
Charles Johnson nodded and said, "We are very optimistic about the future of Victoria's Secret. When the time comes, we can also enter the international market;"

"Furthermore, Franklin Templeton Fund only wants a controlling stake in Victoria's Secret. Limited Brands will still be a shareholder of Victoria's Secret!"

After meeting with Aaron Anderson, Charles Johnson quickly convinced the board that the acquisition of Victoria's Secret would be a good deal even without Aaron Anderson's participation;

Aaron Anderson's entry only made Franklin Templeton Fund more determined to acquire Victoria's Secret.

"Charles, you know how important Victoria's Secret is to Limited Brands. I have no intention of selling Victoria's Secret!"

Les Wexner quickly declined.

(End of this chapter)