Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 216 Must Get It
“The scenery here is so beautiful!”

Aaron and Wang Zhuxian came to a villa near Stanley Park, close to English Bay and overlooking Ballard Bay.

"Do you like it?" Aaron hugged Wang Zhuxian and kissed her on the face affectionately!
Wang Zhuxian leaned in Aaron's arms, still very happy, "Of course I like it, this is a great place."

Then, she turned her head and kissed the man actively!
At night, Aaron held Wang Zhuxian in his arms and lay in the warm bathtub, his face full of satisfaction.

"Well, if you're unhappy in Hong Kong in the future, just come here. Of course, you can also come to the United States to find me."

Wang Zhuxian smiled and said, "Would you have time to come to America to find you?"

Aaron rubbed the girl's body and said, "As long as you come, there will definitely be time."

"Okay!" Wang Zhuxian was originally in a bad mood after breaking up with her ex-boyfriend, and now she met a wealthy man chasing her in Hong Kong;
If Wang Zhuxian hadn't met Aaron Anderson, she didn't know what choice she would have made?

"Why, you're thinking about it again? Haven't you been tormented enough these past two days?"

Wang Zhuxian quickly felt the changes in the man under her, and with the other party's dishonest hands, she felt a little amused and helpless.

"Hmm, who wants you to be so alluring?"

"By the way, are you still shooting several movies a year in Hong Kong?"

Aaron thought of something and asked.

"Yeah, now I get paid 180 million Hong Kong dollars for a movie, which is pretty good!"

Aaron shook his head and said, "It's better not to tire yourself out so much and take on fewer scripts. You can use the money you have to buy some real estate."

"I went to Hong Kong before and bought a villa halfway up the mountain near Repulse Bay. When you return to Hong Kong, please help me buy a few more villas when you have time. I'll consider them as investments there."

Wang Zhuxian nodded. "Okay, Hong Kong's real estate is indeed very hot and suitable for investment."

“How much are you prepared to invest?”

"How much?" Aaron thought for a moment. "The exchange rate of US dollars to Hong Kong dollars is 7.8, so 4 to 5 million US dollars, right?"

"That's between 3 and 4 million Hong Kong dollars!"

Wang Zhuxian was surprised, "So many..."

After staying in Vancouver for a week, the Hong Kong crew of "Rumble in the Bronx" finished preparing, and Aaron returned to Los Angeles;

Dawn's action film "Speed" also just started showing.

However, a piece of news that troubled countless people broke out in Hollywood: Hollywood's top brothel owner Heidi Fleiss was arrested;

The news that Heidi Fleiss was arrested for drug trafficking, prostitution, money laundering and escape shocked the entire Los Angeles. For several days, all media outlets carried out bombardment-style coverage.

"I knew long ago that this guy was not clean and something would definitely happen!"

In a bar in West Hollywood, Jack Wells hugged Uma Thurman with a look of relief on his face. He was talking about Heidi Fleiss.

Aaron looked at her and saw that she had gotten involved with Uma Thurman so quickly. "Heidi Fleiss has too much celebrity information on her hands, she dare not make it public;" "Even if she goes to jail, it probably won't be for long!"

Los Angeles stars, Washington politicians, and Wall Street businessmen, too many people have sought Heidi Fleiss's services, and these people are definitely not allowed to be made public;
At present, the only thing that made everyone know that this Hollywood star was a guest was the signed check from Charlie Sheen that was found in Heidi Fleiss' pocket when she was arrested.

"Charlie Sheen really knows how to have fun. He actually visited Heidi Fleiss so many times and called a lot of call girls!"

Jack Wells laughed as he spoke, even crazier than Quentin Tarantino, who was also a client.

Aaron shrugged. "Charlie Sheen is always like this. Has Pulp Fiction started post-production yet?"

"Yes, Quentin is leading the editing, and the film is turning out pretty well," said Jack Wells and kissed Uma Thurman in his arms.

Aaron nodded. "I've seen some sample reels. Quentin is quite talented. Uma Thurman and John Travolta's performances are especially amazing!"

"Ah, thank you," Uma Thurman was of course happy to hear Aaron Anderson's praise.

In "Pulp Fiction", there are also Madonna Ciccone and Christiana Yeri, but neither of them is as outstanding as Uma Thurman!
Speed opened in 2134 theaters in North America, grossing $1450 million over the first three days of its weekend. Although it fell short of The Mask of Zorro, the film received mostly positive reviews.

The combination of Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly also won praise from film critics, and as the movie became a hit, their popularity also skyrocketed.

Dawn Pictures, Aaron's office.

"Hollywood producer Saul Zaentz?"

"Yes, the film and television adaptation rights for Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" series of novels are in the hands of Mr. Saul Zaentz;"

"It also includes the portraits and names of the characters in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit!"

After listening to Esther Beckett's explanation, Aaron finally understood. "You mean the complete rights to adapt the novel, and the rights to license movies, TV shows, games, and other derivative products?"

"Yes," Esther Beckett nodded immediately. "The Tolkien Estate owns the publishing rights to the novel, as well as a 7.5% share of the profits from the adaptation.

"The film and television adaptation rights of the Lord of the Rings series are in the hands of Saul Zaentz, but the film distribution rights of the Hobbit series are in the hands of United Artists. He only has the production rights!"

The reason for this is that when Saul Zaentz bought the rights to the "Lord of the Rings" series, United Artists also bought the rights to the "Hobbit" series;

Later, Saul Zaentz acquired the ownership of "The Hobbit" series from United Artists, but United Artists retained the distribution rights of the films, similar to the "007" series.

Aaron smiled and said, "Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is the most exciting. The Hobbit is not bad, but not as good as The Lord of the Rings."

"With such a grand scale and so many characters, Hollywood is not optimistic about the adaptation of this fantasy novel at all!"

"But Dawn is different," Aaron glanced at Esther Beckett and ordered, "Send someone to negotiate directly with Saul Zaentz. Dawn wants to acquire his rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit series."

In fact, Norway in Northern Europe has just adapted a TV series about "The Lord of the Rings", but the filming was very crude and did not cause any splashes.

No matter what, Aaron must get the film and television adaptation rights for "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit";
If "The Silmarillion" was not pieced together from some of Tolkien's manuscripts, Aaron would have wanted to get the adaptation rights directly from the Tolkien Estate.

(End of this chapter)