Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 197 Swallowed

The nominations for the 65th Academy Awards were announced at the Samuel Gerwin Theatre in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

The feature film "Schindler's List," produced by Shuguang and directed by Steven Spielberg, received 12 award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Neil Jordan's "The Crying Game" also received five nominations at the 65th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay!

"This year's Oscars ceremony seems to be held a little late."

In the past, it was held in mid-to-late March, but this year it is directly held on the last day of the month, and it is only the beginning of March now;

In Los Angeles, at the Bel Air Hotel, Aaron met Samuel Gerwin Jr. again. The other party spent tens of millions of dollars to promote "Much Ado About Nothing", but did not even get a single nomination!
Little Samuel Goldwyn smiled helplessly, "I really envy you. How could Schindler's List, which everyone was pessimistic about, be so successful?"

With 12 nominations, the quality of the film is so high, and "The Crying Game" as a foil;
This year, it is difficult to have any surprises. "Schindler's List" is almost a sure win for the best picture!
"This is not my credit. It's mainly due to Spielberg's ability. I just did what I could."

Aaron really didn't participate much in the production of Schindler's List. The main initiator of this project was Steven Spielberg.
However, Aaron is the most important film investor!
"By the way, I heard that Disney is planning to acquire Miramax?"

Aaron inquired, saying that the reason independent film companies exist is because they don’t want to have a tight ring around their heads and not be able to develop projects as they please;
Miramax claims to be a pioneer in Hollywood independent art films, so it would be inappropriate for it to be recruited by a big studio.

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. smiled and said, "What Disney wants most is definitely your Dawn. 'The Silence of the Lambs' and 'Schindler's List' are two Oscar-winning films."

"Disney, which has always lacked Oscar background, is always excluded from art. Although there is a nominated "Beauty and the Beast", it is still an animation!"

Aaron shrugged it off, "Haha, Miramax?"

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. could hear the disdain and contempt in Aaron's tone. After all, Miramax's most successful work so far was Steven Soderbergh's debut film "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," which Aaron had been in charge of.
In the following years, Miramax, under the leadership of the Weinstein brothers, aggressively purchased foreign art films and independent films, resulting in continued increase in debt.

"The Crying Game may be the most important work Miramax has missed!"

"Sex, Lies, and Videotape" can never be compared with "The Crying Game", not to mention in terms of art, nor in terms of box office.

"The Crying Game" currently has a North American box office of nearly 5000 million U.S. dollars, while "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" has a total box office of only more than 3000 million U.S. dollars.

After chatting with Samuel Gwen Jr., Aaron suddenly ran into American diva Madonna Ciccone!

The gorgeous Madonna Ciccone has always been known for her bold, naked and unconventional style.

"Aaron, long time no see, congratulations!"

Madonna Ciccone hugged Aaron very warmly and even kissed him on the cheek.

"Good evening," Aaron thought, maybe he and the other party are not very familiar with each other?
Madonna Ciccone can be said to be a representative figure of the sexual liberation movement in the 1990s. At the end of last year, she founded her own Maverick Entertainment Group, which includes Maverick Films, Maverick Records, Maverick Publishing, etc.

The first business of the Lone Walker was a photo album of Madonna Ciccone called "Sex"!
"Sex" contains a large number of sexually provocative and explicit photos, and once it was released, it was met with huge criticism and discussion from the media and the public.

Aaron then smiled and said, "Earlier this year, I bought your new album 'Erotica'. You are truly a superstar on par with Michael Jackson!"

At the end of last year, Madonna Ciccone released her fifth studio album, "Erotica," which achieved dazzling success. Hearing Aaron's words, the blonde Madonna Ciccone smiled brightly and said, "Aaron, if you like it, I can have it delivered directly to you."

"Or, I can deliver it myself!" He said, moving closer to Aaron. "I've always dreamed of hearing your thoughts on the movie."

Aaron felt a little flustered. Do you want to hear about movies?

He picked up a glass of wine from the waiter's tray without leaving any trace. "It seems that you really like acting in movies."

Madonna Ciccone has actually participated in quite a few movies, but most of them are supporting roles or do not make much of a splash.

"Movies, I always have ideas!"

Earlier this year, Madonna Ciccone released a large-scale erotic film "Flesh Evidence". She was the heroine and gave an extremely erotic performance.

However, "Body Evidence" is a poor imitation of "Basic Instinct". Just like her photo album "Sex", Madonna Ciccone's physical dedication in the movie was once again criticized by the media!

"Music is your strong point. Perhaps you could consider some musical adaptation projects. This is a huge advantage of yours."

"Of course, movies and stage plays are completely different. Actors themselves need to understand how their characters are expressed in the film."

Aaron's advice is quite pertinent!
"It's adapted from a stage play," Madonna Ciccone was of course interested when she heard it.

"Aaron, do you have any suitable projects? I've always been interested in opera!"

Madonna Ciccone had a strong desire to work with Shuguang. After watching Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, she believed that Aaron was very good at producing different types of works.

Romance, thriller, suspense, drama, art and other categories are all at his fingertips.

Aaron asked, "I heard you're a fan of Quentin Tarantino, right?"

"Yeah, does he have any new projects? Is there a role suitable for me?"

"Well, he does have a new script, and I've agreed to develop it. Perhaps you could give it a try!"

As for the salary, he definitely took the lowest. The cost of "Pulp Fiction" was so low, and even the big-name guest appearances were paid extremely low salaries.

"That's fine. I'm not very picky about roles. Reservoir Dogs, directed by Quentin Tarantino, is really special!"

Madonna Ciccone looked at Aaron as if she wanted to swallow him whole.

(End of this chapter)