Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 201 Film and Television Antitrust

After the North American release of Four Weddings and a Funeral, it earned $580 million in box office revenue in the first three days of its weekend.

However, "Four Weddings and a Funeral" was a great success in the UK, and this low-cost romantic comedy seems to have continued the successful path of Dawn's romantic films!

Dawn's previous film "The Crying Game" achieved a box office of 6200 million US dollars in North America when it was released. For an investment of less than 200 million pounds, Dawn definitely gained both fame and fortune.

"Scent of a Woman" grossed $6300 million in North America and $7000 million overseas, with a total global box office of $1.3 million, also a double harvest.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum held its inauguration ceremony near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and officially opened.
Aaron Anderson was also in attendance at the opening!
Nicole Kidman, who is currently filming "The Pelicans" in Washington, D.C., accompanied Aaron as his female companion.

"Raoul Wallenberg-Platz 100!"

At the entrance, Aaron looked at the landmark of the memorial and explained to the girl beside him, "Originally, this entrance was supposed to be on 15th Street. After the federal government provided this land for the construction of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, 15th Street was renamed Raoul Wallenberg Square;"

"In memory of the Swedish diplomat who organized the largest Jewish rescue operation during the Holocaust!"

Nicole Kidman looked a little serious and asked in a low voice, "I heard that you donated $500 million to Director Spielberg?"

Aaron nodded, put his arm around the girl's waist and walked into the memorial together. "Spielberg did not receive any compensation for Schindler's List, not to mention the artistic quality of the film;"

"Commercially, it was quite successful, with a North American box office of $9600 million and an international box office of $2.2 million!"

At the box office, Schindler's List provided Dawn with $1.2 million in profit, and it was normal for Aaron to donate $500 million to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in the name of Spielberg and the crew;
In addition, the Jewish souvenirs and film copies collected from "Schindler's List" are also very meaningful things.

Nicole Kidman was amazed, "I never thought a black-and-white Holocaust movie would be so successful."

"I remember that when you were willing to support Steven Spielberg's directorial decision, many people laughed at you!"

Aaron suppressed the corner of his mouth and said, "Those people must be regretting it beyond measure."

Schindler's List grossed $3.2 million worldwide and dominated the Oscars.

Next, there is a steady stream of revenue from the videotape market and television broadcasting.

Fortunately, when Shuguang agreed to fully support Spielberg in filming Schindler's List, the latter had to give up all the back-end profits of the film;

Shuguang did not interfere in the filming process of "Schindler's List" at all, everything was based on Spielberg's ideas!

Also attending the inauguration ceremony were the new US President Bill Clinton, the current Israeli President Chaim Herzog, the Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Committee Harvey Meyerhof, and Elie Wiesel, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.

At the dinner, Clinton specifically talked to Aaron about the current Hollywood situation. "Aaron, I have always respected and admired your pop culture in Hollywood."

"Hollywood's new liberalism and its trends are all specific cultural trends!"

Aaron smiled and said, "Hollywood hopes to have more room and options when it comes to MPAA ratings;"

"Perhaps the standards for violence and eroticism could be more open."

Aaron Anderson, as a member of Hollywood, of course hopes that Hollywood will prosper, so that Dawn will develop faster;

During the Bush administration, attitudes toward Hollywood were somewhat ambiguous, and the MPAA was somewhat strict. The MPAA is a bridge between Washington and Hollywood, and the White House's opinions have a significant impact on the implementation of MPAA standards!

"Don't worry, the people in the President's office will talk to Jack Valenti when the time comes."

Clinton smiled and said that the premise for Hollywood to support him was that he could provide Hollywood with convenience;

Moreover, the important people in Hollywood have never been the stars, but the film company owners behind the scenes like Aaron Anderson.

"If this is the case, the friendship between Mr. President and Hollywood will become even stronger."

Then Aaron raised his glass and clinked it with Clinton's.

Clinton took a sip of his wine and said, "Before, you suggested that I pay attention to the LGBT community. That was very pertinent!"

Aaron shook his head. "In this regard, the dominant trends now are still black racism and feminism."

"The power currently displayed by sexual minorities such as LGBT is somewhat too small;"

"Currently, due to antitrust issues, large TV stations cannot acquire large film companies. The conservative forces in Hollywood are quite strong!"

Look at the three major wireless broadcasting networks in the United States: ABC belongs to C-Metropolitan Group, NBC belongs to General Electric, and CBS belongs to Los Group.

The fourth largest wireless broadcast network, FOX, is owned by News Corporation, the highest-rated cable TV network, CNN, is owned by Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), and the music cable network, MTV, is owned by Viacom.

Hollywood film companies certainly cannot be compared with television broadcasting groups!

“A lot of people have raised the idea of allowing TV stations and large film groups to merge;”

“The distribution capabilities of TV stations combined with the content production capabilities of film companies will be a perfect combination.”

Aaron has always been paying attention to these things, but everyone knows the importance of wireless broadcasting networks;
The federal government needs to consider whether the merger of large TV stations and large film groups will lead to higher subscription prices and create a monopoly.

Clinton sighed. "The Antitrust Committee is already studying the feasibility. It depends on whether the bill will pass when Congress votes on it."

Hollywood's lobbying team has contacted countless members of Congress. The merger of television groups and film groups has formed a diversified media giant.

"Aaron, you want to join the TV network too?"

Aaron smiled, "Who wouldn't want to? However, I'm not strong enough right now. Maybe I should own a cable TV station first."

Shuguang has its own business, and when the time comes, it can develop a series of high-rated TV series and own a cable TV station, which will allow it to develop quickly.

"So, do you have any goals?"

"Yes, it's the AMC (American Classic Movie) cable network owned by Rainbow Media, a subsidiary of CVC, the Dolan family's cable TV!"

AMC Cable TV was originally a premium cable channel that broadcast classic American movies, but now it has become a basic cable channel;
Currently, AMC has not started producing its own TV series, which is Aaron's goal.

(End of this chapter)