Hollywood starts with a broker

In the evening, after attending the screening of "Event Horizon," Nicole Kidman went to a bar with Aaron for relaxation.

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"See, you look much more comfortable to me now," Aaron said, looking at her. Without the instant noodle hair, she was indeed much prettier.

Nicole Kidman smiled. "Yes, I think it's good now too. What do you think of my movie, 'Event Horizon'?"

Aaron thought for a moment, "It's a thriller, a sexually suggestive work. The selling point is nothing more than your body."

"Don't even think about a high box office. It's just a way to show your face in independent films!"

Nicole Kidman took a sip of her drink. "New actresses these days can only get roles in these large-scale independent films. There's no other way."

Aaron nodded. "Don't worry, the movie will be released at the beginning of next month. Take it slow. I'll help you try to get that Disney script!"

"What about that script you have at home?" Nicole Kidman had always been thinking about "Ghost."

"We'll talk about it in the second half of the year and see if we can find investors," Aaron planned to contact European film companies when he went to Cannes.

In the following days, Aaron went directly to Disney to see Jeffrey Katzenberg, the chairman of Walt Disney Studios.

After running around for three consecutive days, he finally managed to secure 15 minutes one midday!

Jeffrey Katzenberg, 39 years old, is currently the third-in-command at Disney, managing Disney's film and television production business, including animation, live-action movies, and television.

Since joining Disney with Michael Eisner after leaving Paramount, he has rescued Disney from its decline and turned it into one of the current Big Six Hollywood studios. His contributions to Disney's success in recent years are undeniable.

The "workaholic" Jeffrey Katzenberg holds a very high position at Disney, subtly threatening the top position of Michael Eisner!

"Good afternoon, sir," Aaron Anderson said, standing in front of Jeffrey Katzenberg.

"Sit down, Aaron Anderson, the person who sold 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape' to Miramax for $1.2 million," Jeffrey Katzenberg said with a smile.

"Why did you want to see me?"

Aaron sat down directly, not wasting any time. He took an executive summary from his bag and handed it to him. "I've made some changes to the '3000' project. Please take a look!"

After he took it, Aaron began to explain verbally, "I've changed the name of the script to 'Pretty Woman,' and all the dark parts of the script will be deleted."

"The main storyline is about a wealthy businessman and a streetwalker spending a romantic week in a hotel. Although there are some unfortunate misunderstandings, the streetwalker's transformation eventually wins back the heart of the wealthy businessman."

"This should be a fairytale-like romantic comedy, which fits Disney's consistent positioning..."

Originally, it was only supposed to be 15 minutes, but unknowingly, the two talked for two hours. Jeffrey Katzenberg even specially asked Aaron to have lunch with him!

"Moreover, this movie is very simple, and we don't need big stars. The budget is much lower than Disney's other movie, 'Dick Tracy.'"

Aaron knew that the gangster blockbuster "Dick Tracy," which Disney was preparing, was led by Michael Eisner.

Michael Eisner and Michael Ovitz are long-time friends and neighbors.

And this "Pretty Woman" is led by Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Michael Eisner doesn't pay much attention to it.

As long as Jeffrey Katzenberg is convinced, it can be developed directly.

Jeffrey Katzenberg looked at the young man in front of him. "Actually, I don't like your agency's packaging deals at all!"

Aaron also smiled. "Indeed, I don't like them very much either. They focus too much on stacking stars."

CAA's packaging deals involve putting several big names in a movie to secure high salaries for their clients or directly participate in the film's backend revenue sharing.

"Rain Man," "Dick Tracy," and others are all examples of this!

Jeffrey Katzenberg nodded. "Your opinion is very good, but this movie will only have a budget of $15 million at most."

"Go back and discuss it with your boss, and then we'll discuss this project together."

A few days later, Disney officially found someone to start adapting the script according to Aaron's suggestions, and the "Pretty Woman" project was officially launched!

At CAA headquarters, Aaron arrived at Michael Ovitz's office.

"You're really giving people surprises. Jeffrey was always ambiguous before. I didn't expect you to be able to convince him to agree," Michael Ovitz said with a smile.

Aaron nodded. "Has the director been confirmed?"

"Romantic comedy director Garry Marshall. The male and female leads are still being considered," Michael Ovitz said, looking at Aaron.

"I know you have a newly signed Australian girl, but she's too transparent. Disney has to consider commercial aspects. The probability of her being selected is too low!"

Aaron shook his head. "Would big-name stars accept this story of a wealthy man falling in love with a prostitute?"

There is no mistake, one head, one hair, one inside, one appearance, all in one look!

"There will definitely be auditions at that time. I'll let Nicole try it out."

"Of course," Michael Ovitz didn't really think much of this script either. It was too simple, too dreamy, and too fairytale-like.

After Aaron left, Ronald Meyer came to Michael Ovitz's office. "This young man, Aaron Anderson, wants to be a producer, right?"

Michael Ovitz nodded. "He has the talent and ambition. I heard he even bought a script himself, but no one supports him."

Ronald Meyer laughed. "Perhaps, soon, we at CAA will have the youngest producer client in Hollywood history!"

"Yes," Michael Ovitz knew very well that as long as "Pretty Woman" was successfully released and achieved success, Aaron Anderson would be considered to have transitioned into a film producer on the spot.

But, can it succeed? Hollywood is very easy to get lost in.

With the arrival of late March, the annual Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles.

"Rain Man" won the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay awards, making it the biggest winner!

However, the glamour of the Oscars certainly had nothing to do with Aaron, because under Jeffrey Katzenberg's orders, Aaron participated in the preparation work for the movie "Pretty Woman."

However, the casting of "Pretty Woman" was very unsuccessful, especially the female lead, because she was a prostitute.

Many female stars with some fame kept away from it, and the male lead didn't show much expressiveness, so the attraction to big stars was also very low!