Hollywood starts with a broker

In a villa on Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Jack Wells sat on his sofa, a newspaper in his hand reporting the news of Tupac Shakur being in intensive care.

With this, "Justins the Poet" would definitely be put on hold. As for the death of another black man, Sean Combs, he really didn't care!

At Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Sidney Ganis looked at John Singleton, who was sitting across from him. He also felt helpless about what happened to the male lead of "Justins the Poet."

"Let's find another black male lead. Little Cuba Gooding from "Boyz n the Hood" is good. As for the losses, the insurance company will cover them!"

Sidney Ganis, of course, understood that black gang members were problematic. "Justins the Poet" had an investment of $16 million, and he couldn't just give up on it.

"I'll talk to Little Cuba Gooding."

John Singleton reported to Sidney Ganis with some difficulty and then left.

Afterward, Sidney Ganis picked up the proposal for "The Mask of Zorro" that Dawn had sent over and began to read it.

After all, Aaron Anderson's project was what he valued most.

The story of a new generation of Zorro, an exciting Western adventure action film, directed by Ridley Scott, with Kevin Costner as the first choice for the male lead?

"Aaron's ideas are really... hard to figure out," Sidney Ganis muttered to himself in his chair, not reacting much to the project's budget of no less than $50 million.

Even if it were $60 million or $70 million, he would be willing to cooperate with Dawn. The combination of Kevin Costner and Ridley Scott was exciting to think about!

That evening, at the Mosaic Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Aaron took Nicole Kidman to a business cocktail party, where celebrities gathered.

"Aaron, can we talk?" Jeffrey Katzenberg, chairman of Disney Pictures, came up to Aaron.

Aaron smiled and kissed Nicole Kidman on the cheek. "I'll be back in a bit!"

"Please, Mr. Katzenberg."

The two went to the balcony, and Aaron looked at the other man's shiny bald head. "The European Disneyland is opening in the next few days, congratulations!"

Jeffrey Katzenberg nodded. "Eisner has gone to Paris with the others."

Jeffrey Katzenberg smiled. "What do you think of Hollywood now? More and more hot money is pouring in from the outside. As the economy recovers, capital will increase even more."

"The world's second-largest economy, Japan, has burst its real estate bubble, with house prices and stock markets halved, but their overseas funds are still the world's largest."

"Germany's unification and the release of its economic volume are also immeasurable. Even if Hollywood's Japanese investment decreases relatively, European capital will soon fill the gap."

"Hollywood's globalization will usher in a new golden age!"

Aaron said, looking at the Los Angeles night scene under the night, "A new round of reshuffling is underway in Hollywood. The diversification of film companies is the mainstream trend."

"Pure film companies will find it difficult to compete with media conglomerates."

Jeffrey Katzenberg's tone was calm, and he continued, "Film, television, cable TV networks, home video, brand-licensed consumer product markets, theme parks, and so on."

"The upstream and downstream industrial chains of film are becoming more complex and closely linked."

"According to antitrust laws, wireless broadcast TV networks cannot merge with large film companies, but News Corporation's FOX broadcast network and 20th Century Fox film group seem to have set a precedent."

"Everyone knows that it won't be long before the merger of large wireless broadcast TV networks and film groups is inevitable!"

Just like the "Paramount Decree," it was only a product of a specific period and needs to evolve with the times.

Aaron smiled. Of course, what Jeffrey Katzenberg said made sense, but although FOX wireless broadcast network was known as the fourth largest wireless broadcast network, how many affiliated TV stations did it have?

The three old wireless broadcast TV networks, ABC, NBC, and CBS, all had about 200 affiliated TV stations, and more than a dozen directly affiliated large city TV stations.

Now FOX is at most one-third the size of the three major wireless broadcast TV networks. Before there is any indication of the direction of congressional bills, News Corporation cannot recklessly expand its market.

"Mr. Katzenberg, just say what you want!"

Jeffrey Katzenberg looked at Aaron. "Disney wants to acquire Dawn Pictures. When you join Disney, you will be in full charge of Disney's live-action film and television business."

"You will serve as president of Disney Film Group, responsible for the content production of all Disney, Touchstone, Dawn, and Hollywood brands."

"You only need to report to me or Eisner. At the same time, in addition to your fixed compensation, you will also receive performance-based bonuses and stock option rewards that match your status!"

No mistake, one first, one inner, one container, one view!

Aaron blinked. Before, when this guy wanted to acquire Dawn, the condition was only to let him continue to manage Dawn Pictures and ensure Dawn's independence.

Now, the conditions have been greatly improved, president of Disney Film!

Aaron suspected that Jeffrey Katzenberg was doing this because Dawn had acquired Pixar?

It seemed that Disney's continuous failures in live-action films and its lack of achievement at the Oscars had indeed made them anxious.

Now Disney is relying on animation to capture territory. "Beauty and the Beast," which was released at the end of last year, was not only nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture but also grossed $145 million in North America and a total of $245 million worldwide!

"How about it, Aaron, we are very sincere!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Katzenberg, I will not sell Dawn Pictures."

Aaron refused without hesitation.

"Why? Joining Disney, you will have more connections and be able to mobilize even more resources that are unimaginable."

"Dawn is developing well, but your revenue is mainly concentrated in the film itself. Can you withstand several failures?"

Is it really possible for someone to be consistently successful?

Aaron shook his head. "Dawn must ensure its integrity and independence and will not become part of other entertainment groups!"

Dawn is now developing rapidly, who would be willing to find a boss for themselves?

Look at Orion, they only considered selling after suffering huge losses, and even then, there were conditions. Even after the merger, Orion had to have its independence.

However, now that Orion's losses have increased, this condition has been erased, but no one is interested. It has currently filed for bankruptcy protection. If no investors take over, it will be taken over by the bank.