Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 58 I don't like packing
In Burbank, Los Angeles, Thomas Gray, general manager of Golden Harvest's American branch, came to the office of Dawn Pictures to visit Aaron Anderson.

Due to the popularity of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Golden Harvest and New Line have been preparing to shoot the sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Mystery of the Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the production budget has almost doubled to $2500 million.
The release date has been set, and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Beyond the Mutant Ninja Turtles" will be released in the spring of next year.

At noon, after Aaron had lunch with Jennifer Connelly, when they passed by Warner Bros. Studios, they found luxury cars parked nearby and a large number of reporters surrounding them!

"What's going on?" Jennifer Connelly, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was a little confused.

"You didn't watch the news?"

Aaron said as he parked the car and got out.

"Warner Bros. wanted to celebrate its acquisition of its stake in the studio from Columbia, and Time Warner Chairman and Co-CEO Steve Ross spent $300 million to have Steven Spielberg plan a grand ball;"

"We invited 300 to 400 top celebrities to a party at the Warner Bros. studio. It was luxurious, exquisite and eccentric!"

Aaron leaned against the car, because Al Pacino in the movie "Pretty Woman" also drove this Lotus sports car, and now Lotus sales have skyrocketed.

"I see, it's such a grand scene!"

Jennifer Connelly took a look and found that they should be big figures from various fields.

Aaron hugged Jennifer Connelly, kissed her on the cheek, and said with a smile, "Hollywood is developing very quickly. Newcomers will always replace the old. The era of people like Steve Ross and Lou Wasserman is coming to an end!"

It was obviously Time Inc. that acquired Warner Communications Group, but it was Steve Ross of Warner Communications who defeated NJ Nicholas of Time Inc. in the power struggle and became the chairman, holding the greatest power;

Gerard Levin, the former president of Time Inc., also joined Steve Ross and became Ross's confidant and vice chairman of the group.

Gerard Levine has been managing HBO TV, which is owned by Time Inc. As Time Inc.'s most profitable business, his importance is self-evident!
Now, Steve Ross is ill and not as healthy as before;
Panasonic is also in the process of acquiring MCA Group, the parent company of Universal, managed by Lew Wasserman!

Aaron now truly understood why Liu Bang exclaimed, "A real man should be like this!" when he saw the grand scene of the First Emperor's tour.

"Let's go!" Jennifer Connelly reminded with a smile.

"Ah."

Aaron Anderson was going to accompany Jennifer Connelly to ICM to sign an agency contract.

Now, ICM is not weak, with stars such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, and Eddie Murphy on its roster;

ICM was originally a subsidiary of the listed company Josephson International. It was formed in 1975 by Marvin Josephson by merging two brokerage companies, CMA (Creative Management Associates) and IFA (International Famous Firm). However, it was privatized by Marvin Josephson and several senior partners two years ago.

The majority shareholder is Marvin Josephson, but he is not in the brokerage field, and the current president of ICM is senior partner Jeffrey Berg;
However, Marvin Josephson's daughter, Nancy Josephson, works at ICM as an agent.

Nancy Josephson suddenly spotted Aaron Anderson accompanying Jennifer Connelly at ICM and invited him to her office.

"Hello, Mr. Anderson, I'm Nancy Josephson!"

"Hello," Aaron almost guessed the other person's identity when he heard the other person's last name.

"Just call me Aaron. Can I call you Nancy?"

"Of course," Nancy Josephson smiled. "Connery is actually a good actor, but he just lacks some acting experience."

Aaron took a sip of coffee and said, "Her acting is still quite immature. That's why I suggested she stay in school for further studies."

"If I become a sexy vase or a type actor, my future path will be narrow!"

Nancy Josephson was a little confused. "Are you optimistic about The Rocketeer this time, Aaron?"

Aaron looked at Nancy Josephson and said, "Given Connery's current situation, if she refuses a script like The Rocketeer, she probably won't get any roles in the next few years. She'll have to wait until graduation."

Aaron spread his hands and said, "It's obvious that Connery doesn't plan to play the role after graduation!"

Nancy Josephson shook her head. "You're too modest, Aaron. The success of Sex, Lies, and Videotape and Phone Booth is proof enough of your vision."

"Also, Wild at Heart, which is currently screening in Cannes, has received very high reviews, and the leading actress, Nicole Kidman, will be starring in your new film Ghost."

How could Nancy Josephson, an entertainment lawyer by training, not understand Aaron's relationship with the other party?

"Pretty Woman" has grossed $1.2 million at the North American box office, and Julia Roberts has become an overnight sensation.

“We really have to thank you for this!”

If Aaron hadn't directly provoked the conflict between "Pretty Woman" and "Dick Tracy" when he was at CAA last year, would Julia Roberts have followed her agent to join ICM?
"You don't need to thank me. Julia Roberts has good qualifications and knows how to seize opportunities.

"It's normal to become an instant hit when you're working on a project like 'Pretty Woman'!"

Aaron looked at the other person and said, "You asked me to come to the office for more than just talking about these things, right?"

Nancy Josephson smiled and said, "Of course not. Aaron, the first film you made after leaving CAA, Phone Booth, was a commercial success."

"You're planning your second production now, but that means you don't have that many productions each year. As you know, ICM also has packaged projects every year. Don't you think we could collaborate?"

"ICM can help run Shuguang Films' projects. We'll find distributors and investors for you, but we won't interfere with the production!"

Aaron was a little amused, "If we don't interfere in the production field, we will use ICM's directors and actors;"

"Is that what you mean?"

Nancy Josephson shrugged. "ICM also needs to get its own rewards. In addition to your own projects, you can also develop any projects within ICM that you are interested in. We will support you!"

Aaron shook his head, “I’m not a big fan of packaging projects, a film needs the right people;”

"Besides, I think that Dawn's project is attractive to film companies, so there's no need to add another link in the middle;"

"We just need to maintain our collaboration as actors."

"Well, you can think about it first," Nancy Josephson did not expect to convince the other party in one go;
After all, producers are not like directors and actors. Many producers do not join an agency, but only maintain a certain cooperative relationship.

(End of this chapter)