Hollywood starts with a broker

Outside Los Angeles, John Levine and Jack Wills burned their clothes and other belongings together!

"Do you think those two gangs will really fall for this frame-up?"

Jack Wills was a little doubtful. Although Loll was from the Bloods and Cripple Juan was from the Crips, they were just small-time gang leaders!

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, those two gangs have always been fighting to the death. As long as no one messes with your film crew recently;"

"You should focus on performing well now, shouldn't you? Didn't you say your friend wants to invest in you to open a security company?"

Soon, two handguns were also dismantled into parts and thrown in different places, all traces erased.

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"That's right, he supports me in opening a security company. He's very smart and capable. He became a millionaire at the age of 20!"

John Levine suggested, "That's actually pretty good. You can resign directly from CAA and hire a few people to be responsible for the safety of the film crew on set;"

"Your friend saw your ability and came to support you."

Jack Wills thought for a while, "What you said makes sense. Anyway, the work at CAA is not promising. Following my friend will earn me more!"

"Yeah, let's go back..."

Since settling Loll, the filming of 《Boyz n the Hood》 has entered the right track, and Aaron's focus is naturally on 《Ghost》;

The safety of 《Boyz n the Hood》 is taken very seriously by Jack Wills!

As for the deaths of a few small-time gangsters, no one cares or pays attention at all.

Central Southern Los Angeles, West 70th Street, John Singleton was filming a street brawl. Jack Wills, standing beside him, looked solemn, "John, do we have to go this far? That's a real gang fight!"

John Singleton nodded, "I only need a few shots. It's rare, and a real gang fight has more realistic significance."

After a while, Jack Wills hurriedly took John Singleton, Quentin Tarantino, and a few others away from the fighting area.

"Jack, don't worry, this is just a small-scale fight between the Bloods and the Crips. It's okay;"

"It seems that Loll and a few others who came to mess with our set before were killed in a home robbery. Someone found the bodies last night;"

"This kind of thing happens every day!"

John Singleton patted Jack Wills on the shoulder to comfort him. This was a producer Aaron had specially arranged in the crew to be responsible for security.

Jack Wills' eyes widened. Loll died and wasn't discovered for a week?

Did some Crips symbols left there that night work?

Jack Wills shook his head. Now the most important thing is the filming of 《Boyz n the Hood》, "We can't do this again in the future, John. Street fights can easily drag us in."

"Don't worry, I have a lot of footage. I'll go back and edit it carefully. There's a lot of usable stuff;"

"Next, we're going to Compton to film, a street belonging to the Crips. There shouldn't be any troublemakers coming over there!"

John Singleton just wanted to make this 《Boyz n the Hood》 well. He didn't bother to think about anything else.

Quentin Tarantino on the side was also carrying a camera, somewhat excited, "This is realism!"

Jack Wills suddenly felt that these filmmakers were not much different from himself?

On the other side, the 《Ghost》 set.

Aaron was talking to the male lead, Kevin Costner, about his 《Dances with Wolves》.

"My edited version is 4 hours long, but unfortunately, Orion thought the length was too terrible, and it was finally cut to 3 hours!"

Aaron smiled, "4 hours, movie theaters are not very willing to show it."

Kevin Costner was a little helpless, "Orion has a financial crisis. 《Dances with Wolves》, as a Western epic, they want to use it to win awards."

"Well, a Western epic, I'm also looking forward to the release of this 《Dances with Wolves》!"

Aaron's chat with Kevin Costner wasn't really out of interest in 《Dances with Wolves》. It's not his work, so what interest could he have?

It's just that Orion is filming another work, 《The Silence of the Lambs》, which Aaron is very interested in.

In the evening, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, Aaron made an appointment with Jennifer Connelly's agent, Nancy Josephson!

"Hi, Aaron, I didn't expect you to call me?"

Nancy Josephson was a little puzzled.

Aaron smiled, "Sit down, I want to ask about some things."

Nancy Josephson looked at Aaron, "I will only say what I can tell you."

"Of course, I mainly want to understand the thriller 《The Silence of the Lambs》 that Orion is filming. The female lead, Jodie Foster, and the person in charge of promoting the project, Mike Medavoy, are all your clients, right?"

Nancy Josephson nodded, "Jodie is indeed one of our signed artists, that's no secret;"

"Mr. Mike Medavoy was also recommended by us to become the president of TriStar Pictures. This 《The Silence of the Lambs》 is the last film Mr. Mike Medavoy developed for Orion, and it has encountered a lot of obstacles;"

"You should know the reason!"

Aaron certainly knew that 《The Silence of the Lambs》 was a thriller and horror film. Although the original novel was very popular, the prequel 《Red Dragon》, adapted into 《Manhunter》 a few years ago, was a disastrous failure;

The director of 《The Silence of the Lambs》 is Jonathan Demme, a third-rate director who shoots comedies. The script was adapted by a new screenwriter, and Anthony Hopkins, a British actor playing Hannibal, is already unable to make a name for himself in Hollywood. Except for the female lead Jodie Foster, the others are all hard to say.

But Mike Medavoy withstood the pressure and raised $19 million to shoot this 《The Silence of the Lambs》;

The budget is the same as 《Dances with Wolves》, except that 《Dances with Wolves》 went over budget.

"How did I hear that Orion intends to push 《The Silence of the Lambs》 directly to the video tape market in order to recover funds as quickly as possible?"

Nancy Josephson blinked, "These things are decided by the film company. ICM is just an agency;"

"And 《The Silence of the Lambs》 is not an ICM package project."

Jodie Foster is an Oscar winner, and her salary in this 《The Silence of the Lambs》 is also reduced to $1.5 million. Who told her she liked this novel very much?

"If someone wants to buy the copyright of 《The Silence of the Lambs》?"

Nancy Josephson pursed her lips, "Although 《The Silence of the Lambs》 has lost its international distribution rights, the adaptation rights and North American distribution rights are still there, and the price won't be cheap!"

Aaron looked at Nancy Josephson, "Dawn is interested in 《The Silence of the Lambs》, but I don't have cash on hand right now."

Nancy Josephson was speechless, picked up the coffee and took a sip. Orion is short of money, and you say you don't have cash?

Are you kidding me!

The previous chapter has been greatly revised. This kind of letting go of oneself is not allowed!

The younger brother is very obedient. I caught a cold yesterday and was dizzy all day. It was an accident. Guangzhou has a big drop in temperature, and many people have been recruited!