Hollywood starts with a broker

After Thanksgiving, the next important period is the Christmas season, second only to the summer blockbuster season!

Century City, the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.

A grand ball is being held, gathering many Hollywood celebrities, including directors Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and others;

Actors such as Tom Cruise, Kevin Costner, Sylvester Stallone, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, and many more!

Aaron and Nicole Kidman also appeared together at this grand event specially arranged by Mickey Schulhof, the chairman of Sony America, for Akio Morita and Norio Ohga.

Akio Morita is not young and spends most of his time in New York for recuperation. The current head of Sony is Norio Ohga.

"Interesting," Aaron said, holding Nicole Kidman as he looked at Akio Morita, who was chatting with Francis Ford Coppola not far away.

Because Sony is indeed very powerful now, with more than 400,000 employees, 72 subsidiaries and 37 factories around the world, selling more than 10,000 different types of electronic products in more than 170 countries.

Sony's annual sales reach as high as 50 billion US dollars, making it the top of the Japanese electronics manufacturing industry and a multinational group company that produces electronic equipment, electronic instruments, and electronic devices!

Nicole Kidman frowned, "Sony Pictures Entertainment's losses seem to be very serious. It seems that there hasn't been much change in Japan?"

"Wasn't Jon Peters, the co-CEO, fired last year?"

Aaron said, smiling, "The main reason is that Norio Ohga has been staying in Japan, and the affairs of Sony America are all decided by Mickey Schulhof."

"Well, this guy knows that Akio Morita and Norio Ohga hope that Sony can integrate into the United States as soon as possible. He is very good at pleasing Norio Ohga and has gained his trust."

"Besides, Sony's current market share is not low!"

Sony Pictures Entertainment's film labels, Columbia, Sony, Samsung, Moomba, etc., release nearly 50 works every year, and this year, they have established an art film label, Sony Pictures Classics.

Moreover, they have signed distribution contracts with other film production companies at high prices. Sony's film box office share is very large.

As for losses, what movie doesn't lose money?

Mickey Schulhof keeps applying for funds from Sony headquarters like this!

Nicole Kidman's expression was strange, "Listening to you, it seems that these Japanese people have suffered a great loss?"

"What loss? This is just tuition that the Japanese are paying!"

Aaron pinched the woman's waist, "I'll find you later."

Dawn has a lot of cooperation with Sony Columbia, and Aaron needs to greet them.

A moment later, Aaron ran into David Geffen and talked about the 'Interview with the Vampire' project.

"What do you mean? Are you saying that the author, Anne Rice, is very opposed to choosing Tom Cruise?"

Aaron smiled. Anne Rice was originally the original author and is now involved in the film's script adaptation and production work.

David Geffen shrugged, "What I mean is that Tom Cruise is very suitable, and Brad Pitt has already agreed to star."

Robert Redford's 'A River Runs Through It', which was released in October, starred Brad Pitt as the male lead.

'A River Runs Through It' has received good reviews, and its current box office is already 28 million US dollars.

David Geffen's Geffen Pictures and Dawn Pictures jointly invested in 'Interview with the Vampire'. After Dawn Pictures collects the distribution commission, both parties will share the copyright revenue according to the investment ratio!

"I've also talked to Paula Wagner. He said that Tom is quite interested in this script."

As for Anne Rice, she's just an author. What say does she have? She can offer ideas, but it's not certain whether they will be listened to.

"What do you think of Neil Jordan, the director of 'The Crying Game'?"

Aaron asked, When it comes to actors, Aaron cares more about the director's choice.

"Oh, you want Neil Jordan to direct 'Interview with the Vampire'?"

David Geffen understood, of course. 'The Crying Game' is currently being screened and has received good reviews, but it remains to be seen whether it can achieve anything at the Oscars.

Aaron nodded, "We can give it to him to take a look after the script is adapted!"

On the other side, Jack Wells was meeting with a call girl under Heidi Fleiss in Irvine, Orange County, near Los Angeles.

He took a small recording device from the opponent's hand and listened to it.

"A few words of racial discrimination and some misogynistic thoughts?"

Jack Wells shook his head, "The stuff is not bad, but it's too short and not enough!"

The call girl shrugged, "His wife is divorcing him, and he's worried about private detectives, so it's hard for me to get close."

"Okay, next time he looks for you, notify me directly!"

As he spoke, Jack Wells handed the other party a wad of US dollar cash.

No mistakes, first release, first content, see it at a glance!

"Understood."

After the call girl left, Jack Wells leaned on the car, lit a cigarette, and looked at the recording in his hand, wondering if this thing could make Donald Sterling give up the Clippers?

After all, Los Angeles had just experienced riots in the first half of this year, and the situation regarding racial issues was quite severe.

The NBA led by David Stern seems to value this aspect very much, but the recording in hand is a bit insufficient.

The prices of the two NBA teams in Los Angeles also differ greatly. The Lakers' market value is second only to the New York Knicks.

As for the Clippers, the increase in market value is mainly due to Donald Sterling moving them to Los Angeles!

At the same time, Charles Johnson of Franklin Templeton Investments and Les Wexner, the owner of Limited Brands, were meeting on a yacht in San Francisco Bay.

"You want to acquire Victoria's Secret?"

Hearing Charles Johnson's words, Les Wexner looked incredulous. He had spent 10 years building Victoria's Secret into the number one lingerie retail brand in the United States.

Now Franklin Templeton Investments wants to directly acquire it?

Charles Johnson nodded, "We have high hopes for Victoria's Secret's future. When the time comes, we can also enter the international market."

"Moreover, Franklin Templeton Investments only wants the controlling stake in Victoria's Secret. Limited Brands will still be a shareholder of Victoria's Secret!"

After meeting with Aaron Anderson, Charles Johnson quickly persuaded the board of directors. Even without Aaron Anderson's participation, acquiring Victoria's Secret would be a good deal.

Aaron Anderson's entry only made Franklin Templeton Investments' determination to acquire Victoria's Secret even stronger.

"Charles, you know the importance of Victoria's Secret to Limited Brands. I have no intention of selling Victoria's Secret!"

Les Wexner quickly refused.