Hollywood starts with a broker

As January of 1994 drew to a close, the jury held hearings at the Los Angeles District Court. The testimonies of witnesses exceeded 200, but almost all evidence favorable to Jordan Chandler was rejected.

On one side, there was almost no evidence to prove that Michael Jackson had indecent behavior towards Jordan Chandler. On the other side, Michael Jackson's physical and mental state could no longer withstand the long-term drain of the lawsuit investigation. The two parties eventually began out-of-court settlements.

As a result, Michael Jackson paid a total of $22 million to the Chandler family of three and Chandler's lawyer, Larry Feldman. Jordan Chandler and his father gave up testifying in the criminal proceedings.

The police and the jury then terminated the judicial investigation of the case for lack of evidence, and Michael Jackson was exempted from prosecution.

At the same time, Michael Jackson also signed an agreement with the Chandler family, requiring each other not to disclose any details of the case.

Finally, this Michael Jackson child molestation case, which lasted for several months, was widely publicized, and affected the world, finally came to an end!

Aaron put his arm around the woman's waist, "Well, your performance in it is also good, take your time!"

Monica Bellucci nodded and kissed the man, "Is 'Garage Horror' also scheduled to be released this year?"

"Yes, Halloween season."

Moreover, Dawn is also developing the script for "Scream", which is also a script obtained by bidding at $750,000!

Aaron had already decided to put Christianna Yeri in it, playing the female reporter in the play.

For the other student protagonists, Aaron was also preparing to find some young and sexy actors, mainly because the director's choice was still being negotiated.

Before long, Aaron suddenly ran into Chinese director John Woo at the cocktail party. The "Hard Target" directed by the other party last year can be regarded as bringing him into the sight of Hollywood filmmakers.

However, he is now cooperating with Dawn, after all, Dawn has invested in "The Chinese Laborer's History of Blood and Tears", and he is the producer of the film.

"Mr. Anderson, good evening, thank you very much for Crescent Films' investment in 'The Chinese Laborer's History of Blood and Tears'!"

Aaron shrugged, "Some things have already happened and always have to be faced. History should remember skin color, not language."

"We Americans should also face up to this period of history. Chinese laborers are a very heavy topic."

"Perhaps, thank you for your understanding," John Woo is now a small tour guide in Hollywood. Although "Hard Target" has achieved some commercial success.

But the reputation is not high, and John Woo has not yet impressed Hollywood.

Aaron looked at the other party, "Do you have any plans next?"

John Woo shook his head embarrassedly, "There are no projects at the moment, but this year's main task is still 'The Chinese Laborer's History of Blood and Tears'."

To produce this work that Director Hu Jinquan has been preparing for several years and fulfill the other party's wish.

Aaron nodded and smiled: "Dawn still likes your directing style very much. We will definitely have a real opportunity to cooperate in the future!"

Real cooperation means that Dawn will invite John Woo to be the director, instead of making him a puppet like in "Hard Target."

In fact, this is also a common problem encountered by new Hollywood directors, just like David Fincher's previous direction of "Alien 3" for 20th Century Fox. The director's power was completely emptied, and the film was controlled by the producer or actor.

The controller of "Alien 3" is the producer of the film, and the controller of "Hard Target" is the actor Jean-Claude Van Damme!

Among the works directed by John Woo in Hollywood, the most surprising to Aaron was the action blockbuster "Face/Off" starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in the future.

Being praised by Aaron Anderson, John Woo was still very happy, and he was also a little excited to face the olive branch thrown over, "I hope this day can come as soon as possible!"

Aaron nodded, "Yes, I don't think it will be too long."

Afterwards, the two discussed the project of "The Chinese Laborer's History of Blood and Tears" for a while, and Aaron ended the conversation with John Woo.

Soon, Aaron ran into Otis Chandler, chairman of the Times-Mirror Company, the owner of the top national Japanese "Los Angeles Times."

The Chandler family, a media family in Los Angeles, has owned the "Los Angeles Times" for more than half a century!

Dawn Group is an important customer of the "Los Angeles Times" and other newspapers and magazines. Otis Chandler is also very optimistic about Aaron, "Aaron, at the Academy Awards ceremony in March, Dawn may be able to laugh to the end again;"

"The Piano Lesson" produced by Crescent Films has a very high voice!"

Aaron just smiled, "The voice of 'The Piano Lesson' is indeed not low, but there are other strong competitors;"

"What's more, Jane Campion, the director of 'The Piano Lesson', is still a New Zealand woman. Does Mr. Chandler think that the judges of the academy will award the Oscar for Best Picture or Best Director to a female director?"

The judges of the Oscars are mostly old white men. Will they allow this to happen?

"Hahaha," Otis Chandler also laughed directly after hearing this, "You still see clearly, Hollywood is still that Hollywood!"

Hollywood's unspoken rules such as gender discrimination and racial discrimination have always existed, from the Golden Age to the New Hollywood era, and continue to the present. Women have always been appendages of Hollywood.

Speaking, Otis Chandler patted Aaron on the shoulder, "Actually, Dawn's attitude towards the Oscars is also very general now;"

"After all, the current Dawn is different from those independent film companies, they all need the fame of the Oscars to increase their value;"

"Obviously, these are not very important to the current Dawn!"

Dawn's commercial success is obvious to all, and it has also won a lot at the Oscars. What Dawn values now must be commercial development.

Looking at Dawn's actions, the construction of a headquarters base in Burbank, the acquisition of AMC Television, and the acquisition of the copyright library of Samuel Goldwyn Films are undoubtedly rapidly growing!