Hollywood starts with a broker

"Where were you? That took so long?" Sophie Marceau asked, noticing Aaron had been in the restroom for over half an hour.

"It was nothing. I ran into an acquaintance and we chatted for a bit," Aaron said, leaning back on the sofa and patting Sophie Marceau's leg.

Just now, in the restroom, Aaron had let Gwyneth Paltrow indulge in quite a few sweets!

Later, when Dawn's "Seven" began filming, Aaron would have Gwyneth Paltrow play the female role in the movie.

Since he had enjoyed her services, Aaron would give her corresponding compensation.

"Was it a woman?"

Aaron smiled. "You know Miramax, the independent Hollywood film company that often acquires films at Cannes and Venice Film Festivals in recent years?"

"A film distributed by Miramax has some of its creators here tonight to unwind. I ran into them."

Sophie Marceau nodded. "I know. It's those Weinstein brothers you told me to be careful about collaborating with!"

"That's right. This year, Miramax was acquired by Disney. I estimate they'll be releasing even more films going forward."

Anyway, Aaron's focus would be on those famous independent films. The other niche films wouldn't earn much money!

"Anyway, they're not as good as your Dawn films," Sophie Marceau said, leaning back on the sofa. "That French film 'Blue' from the 'Three Colors' trilogy has also been released in the United States. It seems to have good reviews. What do you think?"

"It's very artistic. It depends on Miramax's promotional efforts, especially since it's a Golden Lion winner from the Venice Film Festival."

However, "Blue" from the "Three Colors" trilogy is still quite a bit inferior to "The Piano," which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

After all, it's a French film. Even compared to the Chinese film "Farewell My Concubine," it's not as good. It probably won't win Best Foreign Language Film.

"However, Juliette Binoche, the female lead in 'Blue' from the 'Three Colors' trilogy, gives a consistently outstanding performance!"

Dawn had previously distributed the R-rated drama "Damage" starring her. Juliette Binoche's performance was very intense.

Sophie Marceau shook her head. "I shouldn't have talked about these French art films with you. You're still focused on those commercial films."

"Would you be interested in Luc Besson's 'Léon: The Professional,' which he filmed for Gaumont?"

"What could I do? Luc Besson currently has a cooperation agreement with Gaumont in France and Columbia in Hollywood," Aaron said, leaning in to kiss Sophie Marceau's face.

Caressing the woman's thigh, "I've also seen Luc Besson's 'Léon: The Professional.' I feel it's quite good. Perhaps its commercial appeal in Hollywood won't be too high, as it involves the emotions of an underage girl!"

Overall, the artistic quality of "Léon: The Professional" is very good. Luc Besson perfectly combines the romantic and delicate narrative style of French cinema with Hollywood-style action films.

It can be said that he has achieved a compatibility between art and popularization, commercialization, with a distinct directorial personality.

Relatively speaking, Luc Besson abandoned the superficial and hollow typecasting approach of Hollywood commercial films, making this film more meaningful!

"Let's see how it performs after its release," Sophie Marceau knew Hollywood all too well. They simply didn't care for French art films here.

For the French film industry, Hollywood is too commercialized and conservative. Compared to the independent, bold, and distinctive nature of French films, Hollywood films are simply products of money.

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With the arrival of December, a large number of award-contending films were released one after another. Dawn's drama "Philadelphia" also held its premiere at the Landmark's ArcLight Cinema, beginning a small-scale release!

Los Angeles, Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood.

At the premiere party for "Philadelphia," Aaron and director Jonathan Demme were discussing the "Silence of the Lambs" prequel, "Red Dragon" project.

"Besides Anthony Hopkins continuing to play Hannibal, have the other actors been confirmed?"

Aaron asked, referring to the male lead, an FBI agent, and the killer, "The Tooth Fairy," who were both important characters!

"For the killer, I'm optimistic about British actor Ralph Fiennes. His portrayal of the Nazi officer in 'Schindler's List' was very captivating."

"As for the FBI agent, I'm leaning towards Nicolas Cage!"

Hearing Jonathan Demme's suggestion, Aaron thought for a moment. Ralph Fiennes playing the killer shouldn't be a problem.

As for Nicolas Cage playing the FBI agent, it seemed pretty good. Nicolas Cage had starred in many films in recent years, although most of them hadn't had much impact, Nicolas Cage's acting experience and skills were not a problem.

"That should work. Nicolas Cage's abilities are beyond doubt!"

Saying that, Aaron stood up and patted the other man on the shoulder. "Prepare the crew as soon as possible. 'Silence of the Lambs: Red Dragon' needs to be released in 1995."

Compared to this prequel, Aaron hoped that the author, Thomas Harris, would complete the novel sequel as soon as possible!

Suddenly, Brad Grey, who had just taken a call, came to Aaron's side. "Samuel Goldwyn Films has relented and is willing to sell the Samuel Goldwyn film library for $140 million."

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"Samuel Goldwyn Jr. is preserving the Samuel Goldwyn Films brand."

"$140 million, can't it be lowered?" Aaron was a little hesitant.

Brad Grey shook his head. "$140 million is their bottom line!"

"Agree to it. There are still quite a few good films in the Samuel Goldwyn Films library," Aaron didn't regret it once he made up his mind.

Originally, Aaron had planned to build a new skyscraper in Manhattan, New York, but it seemed that it would have to be postponed.

"Okay, I'll complete this transaction with them as soon as possible!"

More than 1,000 film copyrights are very beneficial to the development of Dawn Home Entertainment and will further help the construction of Dawn's distribution system.

Of course, for the AMC cable network, these copyrights are high-quality content that can attract subscriptions.

Afterward, Aaron thought of another company, Orion Pictures, which also had thousands of films in its library.

Mainly in the late eighties, Orion acquired Filmways, obtaining more than 500 film copyrights from Filmways, thereby improving Orion Pictures' distribution network.

"Samuel Goldwyn Jr. is retaining the Samuel Goldwyn Films brand. Is he preparing to operate this film company independently?"

Brad Grey nodded. "Although the specifics aren't very clear yet, since Samuel Goldwyn Jr. has preserved this namesake film brand, he must have his own ideas."

"He won't let Samuel Goldwyn Films disappear directly..."