Hollywood starts with a broker

"Yes, I know you," Aaron looked at Penelope Cruz. "That Spanish movie you starred in, 'Jamón, Jamón', was wonderful!"

Her smooth, glossy long hair, captivating eyes, and full red lips all highlighted Penelope Cruz's wild and unrestrained nature.

"Really?" Penelope Cruz smiled a little shyly.

"Can I buy you a drink?"

Faced with the woman's expectant eyes, Aaron still shook his head. "I don't have time now, but there will be opportunities in the future."

After all, "The Mask of Zorro" was also going to film on location in Spain, with many Latin American actors involved.

Including Salma Hayek, who Aaron had also arranged to join the cast of "The Mask of Zorro."

In the evening, in the hotel room, Jennifer Connelly sat in front of the dressing table, "Aaron, are we going back home soon?"

"Yes, we're going back," Aaron came up behind the woman and leaned down to kiss her.

"Mmm," Jennifer Connelly tilted her head back and responded enthusiastically!

"This time, Britain has suffered a great loss. International hedge funds, led by the Quantum Fund, are all attacking the pound."

Jennifer Connelly smiled and leaned into the man's arms, "You made money too, right?"

Aaron nodded. Tianhai Fund had invested $50 million with 10x leverage, and it started when the pound to dollar exchange rate was high.

It forced the pound to withdraw from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism!

Last year, 12 European countries signed the "Treaty on European Union", also known as the "Maastricht Treaty", in Maastricht, Netherlands.

After this incident, the European Community, I believe, will see increasing calls for the establishment of a common currency, the free flow of capital, and a unified market!

And Aaron also knew that the establishment of the EU and the Eurozone was not far away.

After returning to Los Angeles, it was already late September. The Anglo-French co-production "Damage" also began its public release.

"Sleepless in Seattle" grossed $120 million in North America and over $100 million overseas, earning a high global box office of $220 million!

At the same time, Aaron cleared his position when the pound to dollar exchange rate was 1.6.

With $50 million and 10x leverage, Aaron leveraged $500 million in funds this time. The pound's exchange rate went from 2 to 1.6.

Tianhai Fund earned $100 million. After deducting taxes and various commission expenses, Aaron obtained a net profit of $70 million.

New York, Manhattan, Upper East Side, in front of a townhouse on East 75th Street, a Mitsubishi EVO sedan stopped!

Aaron and Nicole Kidman got out of the car together and walked into the newly purchased villa.

"It's really beautiful," Nicole Kidman sat directly on Aaron's lap. "'Sleepless in Seattle' did pretty well at the box office!"

Aaron smiled and stroked the woman's thigh a few times. "A global box office of over $200 million, is that just 'pretty well'?"

You can't directly compare this movie to "Ghost."

Nicole Kidman put her arms around the man's neck, leaned in and kissed him, "'Sleepless in Seattle' had a production cost of $20 million, so it should have made a lot, right?"

Aaron nodded. North American box office revenue alone was $63 million, and overseas was $25 million.

Deducting the $20 million production cost and approximately $16 million in distribution and other expenses, "Sleepless in Seattle" was definitely a huge hit!

"What do you want as a gift?"

As Aaron spoke, he directly pushed Nicole Kidman onto the sofa, looking down at the beautiful woman beneath him.

Nicole Kidman smiled, pulled the man on top of her and pressed him close, blowing a breath into Aaron's ear, "I want you, I want you to spend a few days with me, can you?"

Aaron thought for a moment, then nodded and kissed the woman's lips directly.

"Speed" had already wrapped filming, "The Mask of Zorro" was heading to Spain for location shooting, and "Philadelphia" was about to start production.

"Interview with the Vampire" and "Forrest Gump" were still looking for suitable directors, and the British film "Four Weddings and a Funeral" had also finished filming.

Now, Aaron could indeed continue his vacation. Pixar was also preparing its first 3D computer-animated feature film!

The next day, Aaron took Nicole Kidman to St. Barts in the Caribbean for a vacation.

Meanwhile, in Hollywood, MGM's former chairman, Giancarlo Parretti, was sent to prison for fraud.

Crédit Lyonnais Bank of France injected another $350 million to operate MGM.

On the other side, Orion Pictures' owner, media mogul John Kluge, abandoned the injection of funds and couldn't find new investors.

The bank declared Orion bankrupt, and the creditors owned Orion Pictures.

But whether it was MGM or Orion, they were difficult to compare with what was happening at Disney and Time Warner!

Without exception, every word is filled with information!

Among Disney's executives, the conflict between Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, who was in charge of film and television entertainment, was no secret.

However, with the opening of Euro Disney, the number of tourists was not optimistic, and Euro Disney's high debt also caused Disney's stock price to fluctuate greatly.

In contrast, the business that Jeffrey Katzenberg was in charge of was advancing by leaps and bounds. "Beauty and the Beast" not only earned $245 million in global box office.

It also became the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and won two Academy Awards—Best Original Song and Best Original Score, especially the sales of videotapes, which exceeded 22 million copies!

Such a tremendous achievement made Jeffrey Katzenberg directly confront Michael Eisner, complaining that the other party did not prepare for meetings, nor did he read the script.

And Michael Eisner also began to gradually weaken Jeffrey Katzenberg's power.

In addition to the good results of animated feature films, Michael Eisner also attributed all the failures of the studio's various live-action films to Jeffrey Katzenberg!

As old partners who came to Disney together from the Paramount era, the two people who had known each other for many years finally stood on opposite sides due to the struggle for power.

In the hotel bedroom on St. Barts, Aaron was lying in bed talking on the phone with his assistant, Aislinn Beckett.

"Michael Ovitz went to Long Island, New York to visit the seriously ill Steve Ross. Is a brewing group headquartered in Canada planning to enter Hollywood and acquire Time Warner?"

After hearing this, Aaron took a deep breath. Was CAA trying to take on another acquisition case?

Nicole Kidman looked up, brushed her long hair, "Aaron, are we going to continue?"

Aaron put down the phone and nodded!