Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 79 Unlucky Jordan

Early morning, in a suite at the Bel-Air Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Nicole Kidman crawled out from under the quilt and lay on Aaron's chest, panting. "Did you make a lot of money from the stock market?"

Aaron, feeling refreshed, stroked the alluring body on his body, and raised the corner of his mouth. "I made some money from oil futures. How's that? Isn't your man awesome?"

Nicole Kidman smiled and said, "Well, of course you are amazing!"

After obtaining the funds, Aaron immediately went to ICM to discuss with Nancy Josephson the acquisition of the copyright of Orion's "The Silence of the Lambs".

"Aaron, stop it. What Orion lacks is visible cash flow. They are now..."

Before Nancy Josephson could finish her words, Aaron took out a $1000 million bank draft from First Intercontinental Bank!
"ICM can take a 1500% commission on transactions below $4 million. Dawn Pictures wants The Silence of the Lambs."

"Instead of going directly to the videotape market, why not let me find a distributor? Since Orion doesn't dare to distribute it, give it to me. I dare to do it."

"4% isn't low. You have to understand that this involves a transaction worth over tens of millions of dollars, unlike the small transactions of one or two million dollars I made back then!"

Aaron Anderson was familiar with these things and didn't need to waste much time on this. As for why he didn't go to Orion, it was because he didn't have any connections in ICM.

At the same time, Aaron was also worried that Orion would not sell to him.

Nancy Josephson's eyes widened as she stared at Aaron for several seconds, gesturing with her hands. "How did you suddenly..."

Aaron couldn't help but remind him, "Nancy, you ask too many questions."

"Well, since Dawn Pictures has money, ICM certainly won't refuse business that comes to them. We will contact Orion as quickly as possible!"

"Well, I'll wait for your good news..."

Orion now belongs to John Krueger, the owner of Metromedia Group. Due to continuous losses, Orion is currently in a precarious situation;

Especially since the film didn't perform well, John Krueger was ready to file for bankruptcy for Orion.

In mid-October, Hollywood's ICM company came to Orion with several producers!
The two producers of "The Silence of the Lambs", Ronald Bozeman and Edward Saxon, director Jonathan Demme, and actress Jodie Foster, did not want the film to go directly to the video tape market.

"Mr. Kruger, a film company wants to buy the copyright of "The Silence of the Lambs" for $1300 million;"

"Orion has already sold the international distribution rights for 'The Silence of the Lambs.' Adding this $1300 million, Orion has fully recouped the $1900 million it spent on filming, and earned at least another $- million!"

Nancy Josephson certainly came prepared this time. The North American copyright of a thriller and suspense work that no one was optimistic about was sold for 70% of the production cost, which is not a low amount.

John Kruger said calmly, "$1300 million is too low. Jodie Foster is an Oscar-winning actress. She deserves at least $1700 million."

Nancy Josephson shook her head. "The buyer is a big fan of the novel and loves it so much that he doesn't want the movie to not be enjoyed in theaters."

"After purchasing the film rights, he still had to find a distributor himself, so the price of $1700 million was impossible;"

"Mr. Kruger, Orion's important project right now is Dances with Wolves. If you're not optimistic about this movie, why keep it?"

"In exchange for valuable cash flow, it will be a good opportunity to promote Dances with Wolves and the subsequent awards PR!"

John Krueger sighed, "$1500 million, maybe? I can't do Orion for free. I need cash."

Nancy Josephson thought for a moment, "If Orion agrees to sell for $1400 million, I think the other party can pay the money the moment the contract is signed..."

Cash was too much of a threat. After Nancy Josephson contacted Aaron Anderson, Orion was willing to sell The Silence of the Lambs to Dawn Pictures for $1400 million in cash, provided that the money was paid in exchange for the film.
Aaron gladly accepted! Soon after, ICM acquired the rights to The Silence of the Lambs from Orion Pictures on behalf of Dawn Pictures for $1400 million in cash.
ICM tried its hand at it and earned a commission of $56.

"Are you satisfied?"

At Dawn Pictures, Nancy Josephson handed the contract to Aaron and also brought back the master tape of "The Silence of the Lambs"!
"I feel like I can do it, too," Aaron really didn't expect it to happen so soon. Is Orion so pessimistic about "The Silence of the Lambs"?

Aaron remembered that Orion released The Silence of the Lambs!

Nancy Josephson shrugged, "I also talked to the crew about it. Anyway, it's already been settled;"

"Now, it's time for you to find a distributor to take over the film. Director Jonathan Demme, leading actors Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins and others are all waiting for your good news!"

Aaron nodded and said, "I'll meet with the crew first. I spent so much money, of course I have to get it into theaters."

I got 1480 million US dollars, but I spent it within half a month.

In the afternoon, the Angel Theater on Fountain Avenue was undergoing partial demolition work, and Aaron went to take a look.

"Why, have you finished dealing with the New York matter?"

Aaron hadn't seen much of Jack Wells lately.

"That's about right. That company specializes in selling penny stocks. It's only been established for half a year, but the owner has accumulated millions of dollars;"

"He's scammed hundreds of people. The FBI has opened a case. Unfortunately, that bastard has almost spent all his money!"

Jack Wells also cooperated with the police and FBI inquiries. He was also one of the victims, although a little extreme.

"No wonder, you've been gone for half a month," Aaron smiled nonchalantly, "This guy is really a talent!"

Jack Wells nodded in agreement. "Who says it isn't true? That guy is very eloquent, but he'll have to go to jail for a while. A million dollars is no small sum."

"Why did he do something so bad as a scammer? Not only did I teach him a lesson, but other victims also came and beat him up a few times. Fortunately, it happened at the police station."

"Okay, these are all trivial matters. Let's first take care of the decoration of the theater and think about the operation of the security company!"

Aaron sat down. "By the way, what's that guy's name? Does he have any glorious past?"

"No, his name is Jordan Belfort. He's only 28 years old this year. He dropped out of school and became a salesman. He developed his eloquence back then..."

"Well," Aaron felt something was wrong after listening to Jack Wells' introduction.
Jordan Belfort, sales, penny stocks, etc., isn't this the prototype of Leonardo DiCaprio's future "The Wolf of Wall Street"?

"You beat up Jordan Belfort, and then this guy got arrested by the FBI for fraud, with irrefutable evidence, and is about to go to jail?"

"Yeah, that's right!" Jack Wells nodded seriously. "Millions of dollars, definitely going to jail!"

Aaron breathed a sigh of relief. Does that mean there will be no more "The Wolf of Wall Street" in the future?

This is over before it even gets started!

Jordan Belfort, what bad luck...

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