Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 397 Aaron's Ambitions Are Great

Paradise Ranch, located in the St. Louis Valley in southeastern Cornehos County, Colorado, covers an area of ​​8.3 acres;
It not only boasts a mountain over 14000 feet high, but also more than 100 miles of fishing and hunting waterways, and 80% of the area is covered by forest!
"$6900 million?"

Aaron looked at the information; the price was reasonable.

"Mr. Anderson, this ranch is home to thousands of elk and sheep, but a third of the ranch is off-limits for development due to legal restrictions."

"Livestock farming, timber production, hunting, and entertainment are our main businesses!"

The agent explained it to me in great detail.

Aaron nodded. "I'd like to buy a ranch in Montana as well."

"In addition, I also need a small winery in France."

With the Super Bowl underway, the price of halftime advertising time has risen to $120 million for 30 seconds;
The release of trailers for Dawning's blockbuster films "Twister" and "Independence Day" demonstrates Dawning's ambitions for the summer blockbuster season!
The second annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held at the Samuel Gowin Theater in Beverly Hills, after the Golden Globes and before the Oscars.
Nicolas Cage won Best Actor for his role in "Leaving Las Vegas";

Susan Sarandon won Best Actress for her role in "Dead Man Walking";

Ed Harris won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Apollo 13;

Kate Winslet won Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Sense and Sensibility"!

Meanwhile, the maritime disaster romance blockbuster "Titanic," developed by James Cameron, encountered a budget crisis.

"James, the movie hasn't even started filming yet? And you've already spent $9000 million?"

In the Twentieth Century Fox headquarters office of the Fox Plaza Building in Century City, Los Angeles, Peter Chernin's roar echoed.

James Cameron shrugged. "That's just how it is. I need money!"

Peter Chernin's face twitched. "Titanic still hasn't even cast its male and female leads?"

"How much money are you planning to spend? Don't you know how badly Waterworld and Cutthroat Island fared last year?"

James Cameron, arms crossed, stared intently at Peter Cherning. "Anyway, there's still $500 million left in the account."

"Based on my predictions, I'll need at least another $1 million to finish the film!"

Peter Chernin sighed, noting that Universal's Waterworld cost a record $1.75 million to make.
Now, does James Cameron mean to break this record directly?

“The board needs to discuss this,” Peter Chernin certainly couldn’t make the decision on his own. If it weren’t for James Cameron’s Terminator series and the success of True Lies, he would have been kicked out long ago.

Now, the Titanic project requires a decision from Chairman Rupert Murdoch.

As reports of the difficulties faced by 20th Century Fox's "Titanic" project came to light, various media outlets were pessimistic.
After all, the recent films Cutthroat Island and Waterworld have truly instilled fear in the entire Hollywood!

Especially "Cutthroat Island," which had a production cost of $9500 million but only grossed $970 million at the box office... Meanwhile, Aaron arrived at Yahoo's headquarters in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area to attend Yahoo's IPO seminar!
"SoftBank, Masayoshi Son?"

In the bathtub of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, Aaron soaked in a hot bath, muttering to himself.

At the beginning of the year, Masayoshi Son made a large investment in Yahoo, owning more shares than Skysea Fund, which owns shares in Yahoo!
"Aaron, can't Yahoo go public?"

Jennifer Connelly nestled in Aaron's arms and kissed the man on the cheek.

Aaron chuckled, feeling Jennifer Connelly's fiery passion. "Sure, why not? Netscape went public last year, setting a precedent!"

Yahoo's revenue last year was only $130 million, with a net loss of $63;
However, the market has great confidence in Yahoo. There is no problem with a loss-making technology company like Yahoo going public, after all, Netscape is also losing money.

"Netscape, Wall Street is keeping a very close eye on these tech upstarts these days."

"The country provides substantial support and assistance to the field of science and technology!"

Jennifer Connelly was involved when Aaron invested in AOL, and she can feel the booming tech industry.

Aaron sighed. "Silicon Valley is poised to become a force to be reckoned with in the United States."

"With the advent of the Internet age, Silicon Valley can revolutionize the lifestyles of ordinary people!"

As he spoke, Aaron kissed Jennifer Connelly on the lips. "Have the people from Seattle called yet?"

After Aaron arrived in San Francisco, he specifically sent someone to Seattle, Washington, to acquire Amazon, an online bookstore!
Jennifer Connelly shook her head. "Their founding team didn't agree; they were only willing to sell 20% of our shares as a partnership in exchange for $1200 million in expansion funds."

"But Amazon is also very willing to cooperate with Dawn to sell books, videotapes and music records online."

Dawning Publishing Group owns Putman Publishing Group, so it's a perfect fit for them to cooperate with Amazon!
Amazon.com was founded two years ago by Jeff Bezos, who is also a young man.

"Alright, in the future, Dawn of the Future can cooperate with Amazon to build a website specifically for online sales of movie videotapes and DVDs."

Aaron's ambitions are certainly not small; with the DVD about to be released, the future market makes Aaron extremely envious.
Although the current home entertainment market is dominated by videotapes, the valuation of Bestway, the industry leader in videotapes, is declining.
The reason is simple: the formation of the DVD Alliance and the emergence of a new type of home consumer market are bound to bring about changes!

The development of VCD in China has shown that the future of DVD is absolutely limitless;

Last year, VCD players sold over a million units in China, and this year it is estimated that the number will at least multiply several times. The proliferation of VCD manufacturers has led to a continuous decline in VCD prices.

Jennifer Connelly smiled, picked up the champagne glass next to her, and poured two glasses. "If Yahoo's stock price could soar like Netscape's after it goes public, that would be great!"

“Yes,” Aaron said, taking a sip of champagne, showing no doubt about Yahoo’s rise.
Tianhai Fund's 15% stake in Yahoo will become a stock asset valued at one or two hundred billion US dollars in a few years!

And then there's AOL. As long as Aaron sells off his holdings before the dot-com bubble bursts, he'll have hundreds of billions of dollars more to his name.
Although Aaron's Tianhai Fund only owns less than 5% of AOL's shares, Dawn Group owns 10% of AOL's shares, which it previously acquired from Paul Allen.

(End of this chapter)