Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 19 Paying More

"Aaron, how do you feel? Being an agent isn't that easy, is it?" Richard Lovett and Aaron Anderson were chatting in the corridor outside the audition office.

Aaron smiled and said, "As long as 'Pretty Woman' starts filming, my contribution will be indispensable. It's just a pity that Nicole is my first actor!"

Richard Lovett shrugged. "That's how Hollywood is. There are a lot of deals going on. Within the rules, it all comes down to who pays more."

After a while, Aaron saw Nicole Kidman coming out, "Okay, Richard, let's talk next time."

Richard Lovett nodded. "Have a nice day!"

Seeing Nicole Kidman's listless look, Richard Lovett and Aaron Anderson could both guess that her audition didn't go well.

"Aaron, I might have messed up," Nicole Kidman came over and hugged her man, "Al Pacino, who was acting with me, was not very happy."

"It's okay, you just came to Hollywood, it's normal that you can't compete with American actors," Aaron patted the other person on the back.
"I'm staying for a film panel later. Do you want to stay or go home first?"

"I want to go back and rest first!"

"Let's go straight to my house," Aaron handed Nicole the keys to the garage and said, "Wait for me to come back in the evening..."

"Oh," Aaron sighed softly as he saw Nicole Kidman leaving the studio.

Leaning on the railing, Aaron thought of another actor, Adam Sandler. That guy would probably call him this month to leave ITA.

Two actors, one Nicole Kidman and one Adam Sandler, are both transparent figures in Hollywood;

Two directors, one Steven Soderbergh won the Palme d'Or but has no idea about his new project, and the other Quentin Tarantino is still hanging around in a video store?

At noon, Aaron went to a nearby fast food restaurant to eat something and happened to meet Jennifer Connelly who had just finished the audition!

19-year-old Jennifer Connelly is full of youthful breath, with a little baby fat on her cheeks, long black hair, a pair of light blue eyes, a pure face and a tall and plump figure, sexy and innocent;

After her stunning appearance in "Once Upon a Time in America", she participated in the filming of several movies, but she only showed her beauty and did not achieve anything.

However, he was admitted to Yale University and now transferred to Stanford. He is undoubtedly a top student!
"Ms. Connery, good afternoon. I'm Aaron Anderson, your agent at CAA!"

Aaron walked up to the other person, greeted him, and handed him a business card.

"Oh, good afternoon," Jennifer Connelly took the business card and looked at it. "What a young agent!"

Aaron shrugged, "Is Ms. Connery planning to return to acting?"

"Yeah, life in school doesn't seem to be what I want," Jennifer Connelly has actually never been very famous, mainly because of her appearance in "Once Upon a Time in America" which brought her a lot of attention.

"The role of 'Pretty Woman' requires a somewhat mature actor. Miss Connery is a bit young now, so she's probably not suitable, right?"

Jennifer Connelly nodded, "They did say I was too young and didn't fit the role!"

"Hollywood is highly competitive," Aaron Anderson said, looking at the man. "I want to sign you. I don't have many people on my side right now, and the most famous one is Steven Soderbergh, the youngest winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes."

Jennifer Connelly's mouth twitched. Are you trying to say that you are not popular, or are you trying to say that you are very powerful?
"My mother is now in charge of some of my financial affairs. Besides, I'm still studying and haven't decided whether to leave school or not."

Aaron smiled casually, "Don't worry, some things need to be handled by professionals. Just keep my business card." "If you have any difficult decisions to make, or if you think it through, you can call me directly."

"To be able to get into Yale University, I think you must have strong thinking ability!"

Jennifer Connelly looked at the young man in front of her, then nodded...

That evening, at Disney's studio, several people in charge of "Pretty Woman" held a meeting;

Aaron also participated in this symposium as a participant.

"For the female lead, I'll choose newcomer Julia Roberts. She's sexy, beautiful, and approachable. Her audition today was also very successful!"

Disney's executive producer Gary Goldstein said that, not surprisingly, he got the approval of director Garry Marshall and another producer Steven Reuther.

"Oh," Aaron Anderson, who was sitting in the back, could only sigh in his heart. You bastards have already made the decision, so what else do you need me to do?
Aaron and screenwriter J.F. Lawton were probably just here to make up the numbers.

At this time, Steven Reuther looked a little embarrassed, "Although the male lead Al Pacino helped us act together today, he is not very interested in this role;"

"Perhaps, we should consider contacting Richard Gere."

Both Steven Reuther and Gary Goldstein knew that Al Pacino might choose another work, "Dick Tracy."

No one else had any idea. The two Disney projects, Dick Tracy and Pretty Woman, were very different;
One is a star-studded gangster blockbuster adapted from a famous comic, and the other is just a low-budget romantic comedy. There is no comparison!
Aaron is different, Richard Gere? Can this guy still make a comeback?

After the meeting, Aaron went to find Steven Reuther on purpose.

"Is there something wrong, Aaron?" Steven Ruth frowned, thinking that the other party was here to ask about the heroine?
A newcomer, is that too much to take for granted?

Aaron ignored the other person's tone and asked, "Doesn't Al Pacino want to play the leading role?"

Oh, not asking the heroine?
"Well, as you guessed, he was also invited to the Dick Tracy project."

Aaron lit a cigarette and said, "Whether it's Al Pacino or Richard Gere, they are both people who are about to be forgotten in recent years;"

"Al Pacino is different. The Godfather franchise will always shine. We should still try to get Al Pacino to star in it."

Steven Reuther frowned, "I also hope he can be the male lead, but, forget it, I'll go talk to his agent!"

Richard Gere has been a box office poison since "An Officer and a Gentleman" in the early 1980s and has not produced many works;

Although Al Pacino has been out of the film industry for four years, the upcoming film "The Godfather 3" cannot be shot without him, and his influence is much greater.

"Can you take me to meet Mr. Al Pacino himself? I want to try to convince him!"

Aaron’s idea was simple: it didn’t matter if Nicole Kidman didn’t get the leading female role, but he couldn’t let Richard Gere become popular again, right?

"You?" Steven Reuther suddenly remembered that this guy had talked to Jeffrey Katzenberg before?

"Row……"

(End of this chapter)