Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 52: Independent Production and Determination

With the opening of "Pretty Woman" in 1350 theaters in North America, it achieved a box office of 1200 million U.S. dollars in the first three days of the weekend;

"Pretty Woman" is a light comedy love story full of romance. It touched everyone as soon as it was released and left a deep impression on the audience.

Interesting romantic role positioning, a millionaire and a street hooker;
Perfect casting, Al Pacino and Julia Roberts!

At the same time, the 62nd Academy Awards was also held at the Los Angeles Music Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Later that evening, at the Hilton Garden Inn on North Highland Boulevard in Hollywood, Aaron Anderson accompanied Jennifer Connelly to meet with producer John Hughes!

"This story is about a smooth-talking young man from a small town who works in a department store. One night, he is locked in the department store with the mayor's daughter, the most beautiful and wealthy girl in town..."

John Hughes was narrating while Aaron was flipping through the script of "High Spirits". The more he read, the more his brows furrowed.

Aaron casually handed the script to Jennifer Connelly and looked at John Hughes. "It is indeed a youth film, but it has too many sexual innuendos. It is an R-rated film."

"It's all about Jennifer Connelly's figure and looks!"

This is the screenwriter of "Home Alone". It's not surprising that he wrote this kind of script. Children's and adolescent works are his strong points.

John Hughes smiled and said, "Aaron, this is a low-budget romantic comedy produced by Universal, and we have to consider the box office too!"

He was not surprised to see Jennifer Connelly and Aaron Anderson together, since they were both young people;

What's more, Jennifer Connelly hasn't produced any works for a long time, and her popularity and influence are pitifully small.

Aaron shook his head and refused, "Connery needs to focus on his studies right now, and he's not suitable for this type of work."

Although it is not as good as last year's "Hotspot" where Jennifer Connelly took off her clothes, this movie has many sexually suggestive scenes and is an R-rated romantic comedy with no nutritional value.
A small director, unknown actors, the only bright spot is Jennifer Connelly's figure. Since she didn't take on "Full Screen", she certainly doesn't need to take on this one.

Jennifer Connelly also returned the script to the other party, "Mr. Hughes, I listen to Aaron!"

John Hughes hasn't changed much, "which is a shame."

"By the way, Aaron, congratulations! The predictions for 'Pretty Woman' were fantastic. Disney really made a killing this time!"

Many people know about Aaron Anderson’s outburst in the CAA lobby last year;
Some time ago, Warren Beatty and Isabelle Adjani's street scandal caused their images to plummet.

Aaron smiled and said, "We have to wait until summer when 'Dick Tracy' comes out!"

After John Hughes left, Aaron smiled helplessly and said, "See? All the men nowadays are coveting your figure."

Jennifer Connelly sighed, "This is the kind of script that comes to me all the time now!"

Afterwards, the two returned to the hotel room, where the Oscars were still being broadcast live on TV, and the Best Supporting Actress award was being presented.

Actress Julia Roberts was nominated for her role in "Steel Magnolias". Her popularity increased rapidly due to the release of "Pretty Woman".

Aaron hugged Jennifer Connelly from behind, feeling the girl's 34D, staring at the TV, "Do you think Julia Roberts is beautiful?"

"She's beautiful and sexy, especially when she smiles," Jennifer Connelly responded. "Don't you think her mouth is really too big?"

The actress with the big mouth is indeed good, like the future Anne Hathaway, who is Aaron’s favorite, but is this Julia Roberts?
"Well, isn't a big mouth sexier?"

Jennifer Connelly smiled, turned her head and kissed Aaron!

"Honey, we have to go back to school tomorrow, right?"

Aaron took off her clothes, picked up Jennifer and went into the bedroom.

"yes……"

What's good about the Oscars?

With the successful conclusion of the 62nd Academy Awards, "Driving Miss Daisy" won three awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay, becoming the biggest winner;
Oliver Stone won Best Director for "Born on the Fourth of July"
Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for "My Left Foot"

"Dead Poets Society" won Best Original Screenplay;
"Cinema Paradiso" won the Best Foreign Language Film Award!

"Pretty Woman" earned another $1350 million in the second week, bringing its total to $10 million in 3200 days.
"Phone Booth" has grossed over 2000 million US dollars in four weeks since its release.

Just after April Fools' Day, Aaron Anderson held a celebration party for "Phone Booth" at the Beverly Hills Wilshire Grand Hotel;
Director David Fincher, actor Nicolas Cage, actor Adam Sandler, as well as Nicole Kidman, Quentin Tarantino and Jack Wells were all in attendance!

Phone Booth must have been a success, after all, Dawn Pictures spent $160 million to shoot it;
According to reviewers, Phone Booth is likely to gross $4000 million.

"Why are we having a celebration party now?"

Nicole Kidman hugged Aaron and kissed him, feeling a little confused.

"Next, I'm going to New York. New Line's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has just been released, and it's a production I'm involved in.

"Also, I have to focus on preparing for the 'Ghost' project, so I guess I'll be very busy!"

Edward Zwick and Bruce Robin had just gone to Chicago to look for a suitable location, and they had no doubt that Dawn Pictures could independently produce this fantasy romance film.

Aaron actually didn't really want to accept funding from a major studio, because then he would have to convince them to cast Nicole Kidman as the leading lady;
It is better to be an independent producer. Just sign a distribution contract with the distributor, invest part of the money yourself, and use the distribution contract to borrow part of the money from the bank. That’s it. This way you can make your own decisions about the film without so many hassles!

"By the way, are there any distributors in Australia that can cooperate? You can look for them. I authorize you to sell the Australian distribution rights of "Phone Booth";"

"A price between $150 million and $200 million will do, including the rights to theatrical screenings, videotapes, and television broadcasts!"

The international markets that Aaron values, besides Europe, are Japan. He had already sold the European distribution rights when he raised funds.

This time when he goes to New York, Aaron plans to sell the Asian distribution rights to a Japanese company. Maybe he will have to fly to Japan himself!

"As for me?" Nicole Kidman thought for a moment, "Then I have to go back to Australia!"

(End of this chapter)