Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 213: Pay with your body if you lose

Although Aaron became one of the owners of the NBA, it did not cause much response because it was the time when the NBA 92-93 season finals started;
The Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns, led by Charles Barkley, face the defending champion Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan!
In the New York office of Dawn Pictures in the West Village, Lower Manhattan.

Aaron leaned back in his chair, and Jack Wells poured two glasses of wine excitedly, "So they've acquired the Houston Rockets;"

"We have to celebrate. I'm an Olajuwon fan!"

Aaron took a sip of his wine and asked, "Do you want to participate in the management of the team?"

"Me," Jack Wells shook his head. "You don't know what I'm capable of. My real job was when I was with you at CAA."

"Then," Aaron's eyes lit up, "I think you can open a sports agency. In the future, athlete management will also be a big business;"

"There's a sports agency called IMG (International Management Group). If you look at it, it originally focused on golfers, but now it also has other sports businesses;"

“It was formed in the sixties by agent Mark McCormack and golf legend Arnold Daniel Palmer!”

Jack Wells nodded. "I know IMG. Most professional golfers are their clients."

"Aaron, you want to buy IMG?"

"It's not me, it's you. You should find a way to slowly acquire IMG. Mark McCormack and Arnold Daniel Palmer are so old, they probably won't be able to manage IMG for a few more years!"

"Me?" Jack Wells smiled helplessly. "Isn't that a bit embarrassing for me? IMG is doing well now. It would be hard to acquire it."

"First, buy some shares and slowly chip away at them. You can ask me for money!"

Now IMG is just a small sports agency, mainly focusing on the golf field, and its value is not high.

"By then, we can expand into football, baseball, and basketball. Sports agency will definitely be a big business."

"Anyway, the business model is pretty much the same as Angel Company's. One is about delivering players, and the other is about delivering security personnel!"

Aaron shrugged and said that he could enter more fields such as football and tennis in the future.

After Jack Wells left, Aaron looked through the box office data in his hand. The Crying Game took in $6200 million in North America;
"Scent of a Woman" grossed $6300 million in North America and $7100 million overseas, for a global total of $1.3 million.
"Schindler's List" grossed $9600 million in North America, $2.25 million overseas, and a total of $3.2 million worldwide!
The three art films released at the end of last year all achieved great success in both word of mouth and box office, with the three films earning more than $2 million at the box office alone;
There are also videotapes, TV broadcasts, etc. This is the confidence that Aaron acquired the Houston Rockets and also wanted to acquire Rainbow Media's AMC cable TV station.

At the same time, Universal's blockbuster "Jurassic Park" began to be released. After the midnight show on Thursday earned a box office of 300 million US dollars, it officially opened in 2407 theaters in North America the next day, and its weekend performance was 4700 million US dollars!
At night, in an apartment near the High Line Park, Winona Ryder came to see Aaron specifically.

"Well, aren't you going to shoot the movie "Little Women" based on the literary work of the same name?"

Aaron sat on the sofa holding the girl, feeling the warmth and fragrance in his arms.

"It's still in preparation and will probably not start filming until October;"

"By the way, 'The Pain of Reality' should be released overseas soon, right?"

Winona Ryder's first film as a producer and leading actress, "The Reality Hurts," earned $2400 million at the North American box office, which is unsatisfactory for an art film with a production cost of only $1200 million.

"It will be released in Europe. 'The Pain of Reality' has received good reviews and is considered a highly acclaimed youth film."

"And Ben Stiller's directing ability is also worthy of recognition!"

Although "The Pain of Reality" is not a commercial success, it is still not a loss-making film; with Winona Ryder's fame, it can also make some box office in Europe.

"Really? Then you didn't lose money on 'The Pain of Reality'?"

Winona Ryder kissed Aaron affectionately on the cheek, "Luckily the movie didn't cost that much!"

Aaron smiled, unbuttoned the girl's shirt, and blew into her ear. "It doesn't matter if you lose money. You can pay it back with your body. As long as I'm here, Shuguang will hardly lose money."

"Oh, I've been with you for a long time now. Doesn't that mean you'll invest in me when I have projects in the future?"

Isn’t the hardest part of being a filmmaker finding investment?
Now that Winona Ryder has Aaron's relationship, she can definitely seek Aaron's help when she encounters projects like "The Pain of Reality" in the future.

"What do you say?"

"Well……"

Winona Ryder immediately hugged the man's neck and gave him a kiss;
Aaron also picked up the girl and brought her to the bedroom, pushing Winona Ryder onto the bed!

"Why, do you want to become a producer?"

Lying on the girl's body, Aaron asked with a smile.

"Well, if there's a chance, I can still give it a try. Don't you have me here now? You're a Hollywood prodigy, and I can learn from your success!"

Winona Ryder now has a strong ambition for her career and takes her work very seriously.

"Actually, I don't have much experience. If you participate in more commercial films in the future, you will be able to better increase your popularity and influence;"

"Also, an actor's pay is determined by the box office performance of the film they star in. It's hard for art films to compete with commercial films!"

Unless you are like Aaron, who has a special talent and can discover hit art films, that would be the best of course.

"You're talking about movies like 'Dracula', right? I understand!"

"Dracula" grossed $400 million worldwide, more than the total box office of all the films Winona Ryder had participated in before;

"Edward Scissorhands" was also very successful. These two films greatly increased Winona Ryder's influence.

Works like "Merry Mom and Pretty Daughter", "Earth Night", and "The Pain of Reality" are all literary and artistic works;

The box office itself is limited, so not many people know about it. It mainly gained some recognition through awards.

"Both 'The Age of Innocence' and 'Little Women' are adapted from famous novels, and the directors are also famous directors. They should be able to win some awards at the awards ceremony;"

"Next, I'll take on some commercial films. At least the pay will be higher!"

As Aaron spoke, he undid the girl's underwear.

"uh-huh……"

(End of this chapter)