Hollywood starts with a broker

As *The Hollywood Reporter*, *The Los Angeles Times*, *Premiere*, *Variety*, and other newspapers and magazines suddenly broke the news of a gambling dispute between Warren Beatty and a young CAA agent;

The two films Disney was producing, *Pretty Woman* and *Dick Tracy*, were indeed generating a lot of buzz.

In Jeffrey Katzenberg's office at Disney.

"You've got some nerve, directly making a veteran movie star lose face like that?"

Jeffrey Katzenberg was naturally happy, after all, *Pretty Woman* had completely piggybacked on the popularity of *Dick Tracy*;

*Dick Tracy*, adapted from a popular comic book, with an Oscar-winning director paired with an Oscar-winning actor and a world-renowned pop diva, was not something a low-budget romantic comedy could compare to.

Aaron had also seen the newspapers, but his name wasn't mentioned much, it was mainly about Warren Beatty's side;

However, Al Pacino's involvement in *Pretty Woman* was a newsworthy point.

A nobody like himself didn't even have many chances to show his face?

"However, this promotional tactic of yours is quite effective!"

Jeffrey Katzenberg was only concerned with Disney's interests, and he didn't care much about what would happen to the young man in front of him as a result.

Aaron smiled, "Does Mr. Katzenberg think I'm doing this for the movie promotion?"

"Oh, isn't that the case?"

Jeffrey Katzenberg looked at Aaron Anderson with a puzzled expression. Could the box office of *Pretty Woman* be more than twice that of *Dick Tracy*?

"How can *Dick Tracy*'s ordinary script compare to a script that I've favored?"

"What good movie can Warren Beatty, a waste who only knows how to play with women, make? Has everyone forgotten what happened with *Ishtar* two years ago?"

Aaron shook his head, "New Hollywood doesn't have a place for them anymore;"

"The audience watches their movies simply out of nostalgia for the elderly. Who among the young people today wants to watch a bunch of old guys talking about old-fashioned love?"

"Young people like to see Schwarzenegger and Stallone's bone-crushing fights, Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson's heroic invincibility, and Tom Cruise's handsome charm. No one is interested in these old Hollywood studs anymore…"

The new generation in America now pursues individuality, freedom, rebellious personalities, and plays with new ideas and new trends.

"It's good that you have confidence," Jeffrey Katzenberg didn't care about anything else, as long as both movies were Disney's projects and had news value.

Aaron didn't need to worry that Warren Beatty would dare to play any tricks with Disney's projects. A listed group with tens of billions of dollars was an absolute behemoth.

In the evening, Aaron met with Nicole Kidman and producer Steven Reuther at a bar in Hollywood.

"Aaron, you're playing a bit too big this time?"

After all, as the producer of *Pretty Woman*, Steven Reuther was very happy that the movie's popularity had suddenly surged.

Aaron Anderson really put in a lot of effort for this promotion!

Aaron was speechless. Did everyone think he was just trying to grab attention? He was telling the truth, the truth.

"Warren Beatty also said in an interview that you were just doing it for news headlines," Nicole Kidman, sitting in Aaron's arms, also reminded him.

Aaron blinked, "Is it that no one believes the truth anymore?"

"Who wants to watch a fifty-something-year-old old guy with wrinkles all over his face like a Shar-Pei trying to act cool?"

"The current Warren Beatty is not the same as when he was young. His face has aged into a replica of Richard Nixon!"

Good acting can follow a dramatic storyline, good skills can play action scenes, and even if *Dick Tracy* succeeds, how can it compare to *Pretty Woman*!

Steven Reuther smiled, "Alright, we'll know the results when the movie is released next year."

After Steven Reuther left, Nicole Kidman said with some concern: "Aaron, were you a little impulsive this time?"

Aaron smiled, "It's okay, *Sex, Lies, and Videotape* will be released in August. By then, the box office of this low-budget movie will surprise people;"

"Then, you'll know how accurate my vision is!"

"Um, in Australia, there's a producer I've worked with before who wants me to star in a youth romance film, but not as the main character. Should I go?"

Nicole Kidman asked.

Aaron shook his head, "Aren't Australian movies just a waste of time?"

"Next, we'll go directly to New York, first settle the female lead for *Wild at Heart*, and then you can prepare well;"

"This artistic film has the potential to win awards!"

On the other side, in Warren Beatty's villa in Beverly Hills, newly-crowned Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, disheveled, emerged from a room with a young model in his arms.

Warren Beatty, naked and reclining on the sofa, smoking a cigar, raised his eyes to see Dustin Hoffman's expression and smiled: "Satisfied?"

Dustin Hoffman nodded, "It's just that I'm a bit powerless, I don't know what's wrong!"

Warren Beatty smiled, "What's so strange about that? Our old friend the Playboy always looks for things to help him out, and he always has plenty."

"How is it, are you still angry about that CAA kid from before?"

Dustin Hoffman said as he poured himself a glass of whiskey, "Young people, they become arrogant after achieving a little success. Does Ovitz really care about making us unhappy for his sake?"

Warren Beatty was certainly angry. He had at least been nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor and had won the Oscar for Best Director. How could he be challenged in person by a newly-minted Hollywood agent?

"Hmph, just sensationalism. However, *Pretty Woman* is a project that Disney's Jeffrey Katzenberg is optimistic about, so there's nothing we can do."

Dustin Hoffman smiled, "Don't worry, can a low-budget romantic comedy really compare to our gangster epic?"

It's just that Warren Beatty really needs a successful movie now. He hardly has a place in Hollywood anymore;

He hasn't had any works appear for so many years, and the *Ishtar* he wrote, directed, and starred in two years ago suffered both critical and box office failure!

No wonder the young people in Hollywood don't value Warren Beatty now. After all, Hollywood respects achievements above all else.

Hearing Dustin Hoffman's words, Warren Beatty also nodded. If *Dick Tracy* didn't have Dustin Hoffman joining, would Disney have given him a budget of $47 million?

"It's a pity, I was originally thinking of having Al and you play the eccentric gangster boss in the play, which would also attract most of the attention!"

Now, he can only look for someone else.