Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 225: MGM's Return
Beverly Hills, Bel Air villa.

Aaron lay on the bed and lit a cigarette. The sexy woman Monica Bellucci in his arms hugged him with a satisfied look on her face. "I received a script in Italy. It's a crime comedy.

"I guess I will return to Italy for a while."

Aaron exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Well, these are all small things. Dawn is just a horror movie. The investment is not very high. It is a genre movie.

"Now, we want you to appear in Hollywood productions, increase your acting experience and enhance your skills!"

As he said that, Aaron immediately put out the cigarette in his hand and rubbed the girl's body.

After all, Monica Bellucci is not a professional actor, nor did she study acting, and she debuted late, having crossed over from a modeling career;
As for Monica Bellucci's ability to enter the film and television industry, it is mainly because of her beautiful appearance and hot and attractive figure. She relies entirely on her appearance.

"I know, I'm not in a hurry now, and my English is fluent enough;"

"You will definitely give me more chances!"

The mature and voluptuous body rubbed against the man's body. Monica Bellucci kissed Aaron with a playful look on her face, "Have you rested well? It's still early?"

Aaron smiled, then turned over, and as the girl screamed, he pressed his whole body directly on her, "Then continue..."

As Viacom and QVC TV shopping network's bidding for Paramount Communications entered a fierce stage, Hollywood newspapers also reported on the progress of both parties at any time;
In essence, it is a battle between media tycoon Summer Redstone and Hollywood giant Barry Diller, and Martin Davis, who is sitting on the Diaoyutai, is waiting for bidding offers from both sides!
Meanwhile, MCA Global's summer blockbuster "Jurassic Park" has surpassed $3.2 million at the North American box office and $9 million at the global box office.
What’s even more enviable is that the Jurassic Park theme park area of Universal Studios Hollywood is also under construction and will open next year.

At present, the popular attractions in Universal Studios Hollywood include "ET Alien Adventure" and "Blazing Fire Demonstration Hall".

You can imagine how popular the "Jurassic Park" exhibition hall will be when it opens next year!

In Burbank, Los Angeles, Aaron stood at the construction site of Dawn's headquarters, feeling relieved as he looked at the building that had already been topped out.

"We will be able to move into the new headquarters building in the spring of next year, and the new studio and other production facilities will not be completed until the second half of next year;"

"However, some bases have already been activated!"

Elseline Beckett explained.

Aaron nodded and said, "Don't worry, just wait and build it up slowly. Dawn Television will release dramas every year, and the newly acquired AMC will also start producing its own dramas."

"Shuguang's production base can solve our problems very well."

With post-production bases such as photography studios, recording studios, prop libraries, special effects rooms, as well as outdoor locations such as streets and houses, the Shuguang Production Base will become an important asset of the group!

"By the way, that Chinese film 'Farewell My Concubine' is out now, right?"

Esther Beckett nodded. "It's opening in New York and Los Angeles first. Another film, 'Rumble in the Bronx,' a collaboration with Golden Harvest Films, will wrap filming next month."

In the evening, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, Aaron and David Geffen talked about "Interview with the Vampire"!
"Neil Jordan has very high requirements, so the filming progress is a bit slow. The official filming will probably have to wait until the end of next month." David Geffen invested nearly 4000 million US dollars in "Interview with the Vampire" and is really optimistic about this movie.

Aaron smiled and said, "It's a good thing that Neil Jordan has high standards. This way, when Interview with the Vampire is released next year, it will attract more people's attention, right?"

"By the way, I heard that Lou Wasserman and Sidney Sheinberg of MCA Universal went to Osaka, Japan to visit Panasonic's new president, Yoichi Morishita, hoping to enter the cable TV field. Their plans to build Universal Studios Osaka were both rejected."

Yoichi Morishita became president earlier this year, replacing Akio Tanii, who stepped down due to a scandal. David Geffen is also a shareholder and board member of MCA Group.

David Geffen shrugged. "The new president is not like the previous president, Akio Tanii. He has a somewhat cold attitude towards Hollywood."

Aaron smiled but said nothing. Why was he so cold?
It’s because in the past few years, after Panasonic acquired MCA Universal, Universal’s performance suffered serious losses;
Just this year, Steven Spielberg directed "Jurassic Park", which helped Universal make a comeback, but the fundamental problem was not solved.

"As for Universal Studios Japan, Panasonic is only licensing the brand and will not provide funding."

Aaron took a sip of his wine and said, "The Canadian liquor giant Seagram Group previously tried to invest in Time Warner but was unsuccessful."

"The current head of the family, Edgar Bronfman Jr., hasn't given up on the idea of entering Hollywood!"

The Seagram Group belongs to the Bronfman family, a wealthy Jewish family in North America. Seagram was previously a major shareholder of DuPont. Over the past decade, DuPont's profits have made Seagram very rich.

After Edgar Bronfman Jr. succeeded Seagram's CEO, he began his own plan to enter Hollywood and also began selling his shares in DuPont.

"You mean Edgar Bronfman Jr. would have ideas for MCA Universal?"

Aaron spread his hands and said, "Why is this impossible?"

"Did Michael Ovitz tell you that?"

Aaron shook his head. "I'm just guessing, but the person who introduced Edgar Bronfman Jr. to Steve Ross was Michael Ovitz."

"Humph, Michael Ovitz is a cancer. He always wants to be the best in Hollywood. After participating in the acquisitions of Columbia and Universal, he now considers himself the boss!"

Judging from what David Fincher said, it seems that he can't fake his dislike for Michael Ovitz.

Aaron nodded and said, "Now, MGM and CAA have formed a strategic partnership. CAA's voice in MGM is quite strong."

"Michael Ovitz is also sending MGM a steady stream of packaged projects!"

Logically speaking, CAA is equivalent to MGM's film consultant. After all, François Gilles, a representative of the French Credit Lyonnais bank, has a good relationship with Michael Ovitz and often follows his advice.
MGM/United Artists, which was originally going to be split up and sold, started a new round of campaign with the investment from French bank Credit Lyonnais.

(End of this chapter)