Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 53 Spring blockbuster

"Cheers!" Aaron and the crew members of "Phone Booth" had a drink.

Afterwards, Jack Wills and Adam Sandler were talking about something, which made Jack Wills frown.

"Ari Emanuel, your former agent?"

Then, Jack Wells patted the other person on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Now, Adam Sandler is the asset left to him by Aaron Anderson. He believes in Aaron's vision, so he values Adam Sandler very much;
Moreover, Adam Sandler's performance on "Saturday Night Live" is getting better and better. He can both write and act. All he needs is an opportunity.

"What's wrong?" Aaron came to Jack Wells and asked.

Jack Wills smiled, "Nothing, it's just that Adam's former manager Ari Emanuel approached Adam Sandler;"

"Besides, Ari Emanuel has already left ITA and become an independent agent. It seems Jewish people really don't have the slightest loyalty or friendship!"

"Is it a threat? Ari Emmanuel has three brothers. The eldest brother is a doctor, following in his father's footsteps. The second brother is a politician. He entered the entertainment industry.

"This family is Israeli immigrants. They have some connections with Jewish gangs in Chicago. However, they are not famous now. They are just ordinary middle-class people."

Aaron had already checked Adam Sandler's background when he was trying to recruit him. After all, Ari Emanuel was also very optimistic about Adam Sandler.

"That's what you mean!"

Jack Wells patted Aaron's shoulder gently and said, "Don't worry, I can handle it. Don't forget that I am from a bounty hunter family;"

"This is Los Angeles, not Chicago?"

Anyway, now New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, etc. are all crime capitals;

There are so many shootings, murders, and robberies every year!

If you were a millionaire or a billionaire, Jack Wills would still be worried, but as an ordinary middle-class person, he has nothing to fear at all.

Aaron glared, "You don't want to kill him, do you?"

Jack Wells shook his head. "I'm not a murderer. Find a chance to beat him up. You know I like to use a baseball bat!"

Aaron thought about it and agreed. This guy even wanted to beat up Warren Beatty, let alone a small character like Ari Emanuel?
He leaned closer and said, "Listen to me, do what we did before, find a few black people and go to him at night, rob him and beat him up at the same time."

"It's pitch black, no one knows!"

"Aaron, don't you think it's more enjoyable to do this kind of thing yourself?"

"Are you stupid? What if that bastard pulls a gun out of his pocket? You'd better be careful. You can find them anywhere in South Central Los Angeles and Compton Street. There are plenty of them and they're cheap!"

Weren’t we poor before? Who among the rich would do things on their own?
Aaron had been an agent for a year and didn't know much about the upper class society, but he was familiar with the lower class poor circles;
If we talk about chaos, South Central Los Angeles and Compton are the worst. These are black areas with gangs everywhere. Basically, South Los Angeles is even more chaotic than downtown.

West Los Angeles is a wealthy area, but there are also places with poor public security, such as the Venice-by-the-sea area.

"Okay, I understand..."

At night, in his bedroom in West Hollywood, Aaron Anderson, lying on his bed, let out a long breath;
After a while, Nicole Kidman got out of bed and ran into the bathroom!

After waiting for a while, Nicole Kidman came out of the bathroom and lay down next to Aaron. "You drank so much tonight and you're still not quiet?"

"You didn't drink much?"

"I heard that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiered and did very well, grossing over $2500 million in the first three days of its weekend!"

Aaron smiled and reached out to ruffle Nicole Kidman's blonde hair. "New Line scheduled the film for release in 2006 theaters, with an opening gross of $2540 million."

"What a successful comic book action movie! You have to remember that the production cost of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was only $1350 million!"

Nicole Kidman blinked her eyes and said, "You have a really good eye. The movies you chose have all been successful."

"Is it the same with 'Ghost'?"

"Well, you should prepare well. Kevin Costner is a good actor, and Ghost is the most expensive film I've ever been involved in."

Aaron has already calculated that the filming budget for "Ghost" can be controlled within 1800 million US dollars!

In order to maintain control, it is necessary for Shuguang Pictures to produce independently. It should be enough to raise funds on their own and then take out a loan from the bank.

"I understand. After I go back to Australia, I will return to the United States and fully prepare for Ghost."

"Well, if you have any questions, just call me!"

In the spring season, along with the Oscars, by mid-April, around Easter, Driving Miss Daisy, which won the Best Picture award, had grossed $9000 million at the North American box office, on the verge of breaking $ million.

Another art film, "Born on the Fourth of July," stopped at $7000 million at the North American box office.

However, two low-budget films released in March showed strong momentum. The low-budget romantic comedy "Pretty Woman," produced by Disney's Touchstone Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista, grossed $6500 million at the North American box office.
Another low-cost comic-based action film, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", produced by Hong Kong Golden Harvest and distributed by New Line, was released half a month later than "Pretty Woman", but its box office has now reached 7200 million US dollars!
When Aaron Anderson arrived in New York, Raymond Chow, head of Golden Harvest in Hong Kong, also came over and specifically thanked Aaron Anderson for the phased profit-sharing model he proposed last year.
For box office revenue exceeding US$5000 million, Golden Harvest will receive a 10% share, and for box office revenue exceeding US$1 million, it will receive 20%.

Now, everyone knows that the box office of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" will definitely exceed 500 million US dollars, and Golden Harvest will earn at least an additional million US dollars!

The first company to come into contact with Golden Harvest back then was 20th Century Fox. Seeing how popular "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is now, I wonder what Joe Roth would think?
However, Aaron Anderson now came to the New York office of Sony Pictures Entertainment because Sony's Columbia TriStar International Pictures was interested in the Asian rights to "Phone Booth";
In this way, Aaron doesn't have to go to Japan.

It wasn't long before Aaron met Sidney Ganis, the president of Columbia TriStar!

Sony Pictures Entertainment's US labels now include Sony, Columbia, and TriStar, all of which can produce and distribute films;
Sony Pictures' international business uses Columbia TriStar International Pictures' label for distribution.

"Mr. Ganis!"

Aaron came to discuss the Asian distribution rights of "Phone Booth".

"Aaron, in addition to being in charge of Columbia TriStar International Pictures, I am also the head of production for Columbia Pictures," Sidney Ganis smiled.

"I'm quite optimistic about your 'Ghost' project!"

(End of this chapter)