Hollywood starts with a broker

The arrival of 1994 made Aaron even more excited, as Dawn Pictures' "Forrest Gump", "Pulp Fiction", and "Interview with the Vampire" were all about to be released.

After sending Norika Fujiwara back to Japan, Aaron went on vacation to Phuket Island in Thailand with Wong Cho-hsien. As Thailand's largest island, it is known as the "Pearl of the Andaman Sea!"

On Patong Beach, Aaron, with his arm around the sexy and beautiful Wong Cho-hsien, enjoyed the sun and waves, and asked, "When are you planning to go to the United States to shoot the movie 'The History of Chinese Laborers'?"

Wong Cho-hsien thought for a moment, "In a few days, someone will go to the United States to coordinate the work. If the filming goes smoothly, it will be at least after March."

Aaron nodded, "That's fine, just go ahead and shoot then. Anyway, New Moon Films will cooperate!"

Since they already had the experience of co-producing "Rumble in the Bronx", "The History of Chinese Laborers" wouldn't be too difficult.

"Okay," Wong Cho-hsien smiled and kissed the man's lips. Her sexy bikini and fair, smooth skin were so dazzling.

Aaron responded enthusiastically to the deep kiss, caressing the woman's delicate body, "Are you happy these days?"

"Happy!" Wong Cho-hsien leaned into the man's arms, "It's a pity, I have another movie to shoot recently;"

"If you can stay, I can continue to be with you during the Chinese New Year!"

Aaron smiled, "I can't wait that long, I'm leaving directly next."

After spending a few more days with Wong Cho-hsien in Phuket, Thailand, Aaron returned to the United States, and Wong Cho-hsien returned to Hong Kong;

Anyway, Wong Cho-hsien will be going to the United States to shoot "The History of Chinese Laborers", or go to Vancouver for vacation, so there will be opportunities to meet!

As the word-of-mouth for "Philadelphia" fermented, the screening scale also increased, and the North American box office accumulated to $30 million;

With the Golden Globe Awards approaching, Hollywood's parties and balls became more and more frequent.

However, Aaron first went to Dallas, Texas to visit George W. Bush, fully supporting his campaign for Governor of Texas;

Then he went to Houston to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Dawn Center Arena for the Houston Rockets!

Rockets General Manager Ray Patterson, Head Coach Rudy Tomjanovich, and Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon also attended.

"Now, the Rockets are doing very well, but because Michael Jordan retired, the NBA's ratings and influence have declined a lot;"

"I don't know if you will earn back the $250 million you spent building this arena?"

Jack Wells was a little worried, after all, it was indeed a bit much;

Even with the supporting hotels nearby, it's not cheap.

Aaron smiled, "Don't worry, we can still earn it back;"

"By the way, remember to build a few lakeside villas on the farm I bought in Brenham, so you can come over for vacation!"

After Aaron arrived in Houston, he purchased a 5,000-acre farm near the town of Brenham, between Houston and Austin, for $4.5 million.

Jack Wells nodded, "Okay, the scenery there is good, with terraces, rivers, and trees, everything you could want, it's indeed a good place to relax!"

By the time Aaron returned to Los Angeles, it was already mid-January, and only a week was left until the Golden Globe Awards dinner.

At the Montrose Hotel in West Hollywood, the main creators of "Farewell My Concubine" from China held a film promotion event arranged by New Moon Films!

Producer Hsu Feng, director Chen Kaige, and main actors Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, and others all attended;

"Farewell My Concubine" was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and had a very high reputation, but New Moon's focus was on the upcoming Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in March.

Brad Grey specifically instructed the "Farewell My Concubine" crew that the award was not based on the quality of the film;

Publicity, promotion, and public relations are also essential parts.

Chen Kaige helplessly chatted with producer Ms. Hsu Feng, "The quality of the film is no longer the main basis for award selection!"

Hsu Feng spread her hands, "There's no way, didn't you hear Mr. Grey say that the Academy Awards now has thousands of judges;"

"Many of them are older and live in the suburbs of New York and Los Angeles. If you don't deepen their impression through publicity, they may forget about this movie."

"Okay," Chen Kaige smiled. This "Farewell My Concubine" won the Palme d'Or last year and was the first Chinese-language film to win the Palme d'Or;

If it wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film this time, it will also be the first Chinese-language film, and the same goes for the upcoming Oscars!

"This time, there are two Chinese-language films nominated, director Ang Lee's 'The Wedding Banquet', competing with us for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film!"

The latest novel is first published here!

Hsu Feng does know Ang Lee, but they have never worked together.

Moreover, the box office of "The Wedding Banquet" is not low, with $32 million worldwide, which is higher than the $30 million worldwide box office of "Farewell My Concubine";

Originally, Paula Wagner first contacted John McTiernan, the director who had directed "Predator", "Die Hard", and "The Hunt for Red October", hoping to invite him to direct;

However, John McTiernan was preoccupied with the fact that the Schwarzenegger fantasy action blockbuster "Last Action Hero", which he directed, cost $85 million but only earned $50 million in North America and $137 million worldwide, and the word-of-mouth was also very poor;

Therefore, under the persuasion of 20th Century Fox, John McTiernan took on the "Die Hard 3" project and will be filming it this year!

In this way, Dawn Pictures once again sought to cooperate with Jan de Bont on "Con Air", because he had just released a big hit "Speed" last year, and Jan de Bont wanted to take a break;

However, Paula Wagner specially went to his hometown in the Netherlands and invited him back!

Faced with such sincerity, Jan de Bont really couldn't refuse, especially since "Speed", which he collaborated on last year, was also his debut work, and Dawn Pictures invested in him to film it.