Hollywood starts with a broker

Aaron brought Winona Ryder to a nearby bar and quickly found Johnny Depp and his friends.

After Winona Ryder told Depp about the situation, Depp first comforted her.

"Thank you, Aaron. I didn't even realize Winona had left me," Johnny Depp immediately thanked Aaron.

Aaron waved his hand, "It's nothing, it's just that she was crying near a poster nearby. What's going on?"

Johnny Depp sighed, pulled Aaron to sit on the sofa, and said helplessly: "Recently, because Winona and I are always harassed by reporters, she is a little restless and emotionally unstable;"

"When Winona was a child, for some special reasons, she didn't fit in well with others, and she was always bullied at school, so she dropped out and went to performing arts school to study acting;"

"The psychological trauma of her childhood has always been there, so she is now a little sensitive and psychologically depressed!"

Of course, there is also the fact that although Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder are already engaged, as a rock and roll maverick, he doesn't want to get married now at all;

But Winona Ryder has the idea of getting married and starting a family.

"No wonder," Aaron understood, this is the so-called psychological illness.

The success of "Edward Scissorhands" exposed their lives to the spotlight, arousing a layer of protective awareness in their hearts?

"Okay, now that she's back safe, I'll leave first," Aaron thought Winona Ryder was a good actress, very spiritual. The title of "Hollywood Elf" wasn't for nothing. Maybe there would be opportunities for cooperation in the future;

But Aaron wasn't interested in the private lives of actors.

"God, now that you're here, won't you stay for a few drinks? Let me thank you!"

"No need," Aaron stood up, patted the other person's shoulder with a smile, "I'm very busy recently, let's have a drink another time if there's a chance."

Aaron kept a respectful distance from these rock and roll types and their private lives. Alcohol, marijuana, stimulants, hallucinogens, etc., they were all ruthless people.

And River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, who were filming "My Own Private Idaho" in Portland, were also a match for them;

The two guys lived in director Gus Van Sant's house and scared the director away. He went to live at a friend's house, leaving the house for them to wreck.

As Christmas approached, Aaron finally received good news. "Boyz n the Hood" finally got an R rating from the MPAA!

"Oh, God bless, I'm going to church to pray this weekend!"

In the offices of Dawn Pictures, John Singleton looked relieved.

Quentin Tarantino and Jack Wills around him also looked happy.

"God?" Aaron held out a finger and shook it.

"God can't control the MPAA. Columbia is arranging for "Boyz n the Hood" to be released in early March next year;"

"The copy has been shown to some theaters. The problem now is that some theaters believe that our "Boyz n the Hood" has a plot that promotes violence;"

"So, they refuse to screen it!"

"This…" Everyone was speechless, this reason?

"Aaron, is there anything we need to do?"

Jack Wills asked.

"Okay, it's just a few theaters, maybe there's an exclusive agreement, who knows," Aaron leaned back in his chair and tapped the table,

"You have to know that Sony releases a lot of movies every year, and they can't spare too many resources to market these small productions;"

"So, everyone, think about it, are there any good promotional strategies?"

Everyone looked at each other. Except for John Singleton, who went to college, Jack Wills and Aaron Anderson only graduated from high school. As for Quentin Tarantino, let's not even mention it.

"John, you talk," Aaron said directly, looking at the few people. Although he was black, he was still a proper graduate of the University of Southern California.

John Singleton thought for a while, "We can consider it from the black community. We will focus on promoting "Boyz n the Hood" in the black community;"

"Ice Cube has some reputation in the rap world, so choose him as the main promotional point!"

Aaron nodded, "Well, it's similar to what I thought, but it's not just the black community, the scope should be expanded to other minority areas;"

"Like Latinos, Asians, Middle Easterners, they are all possible."

In the United States, other people of color besides whites are discriminated against and have problems similar to those in the black community;

It's just that the main reason for the black community is its own laziness and stupidity, and the main reason for some other people of color is external factors!

Like Mexican Latinos, who can endure hardship, and many Chinese and Koreans in Asia are rich.

"Forget it, Jack, find a bar and have a party tonight to celebrate. I'll ask professionals to discuss these issues in the future!"

Aaron said, standing up. Why would he think of discussing these things with them?

"Ah, okay," Jack Wills smiled, "I'll arrange it right away!"

"Well, John, remember to notify the crew members to cooperate with the promotional activities arranged by Columbia when the time comes;"

"I have also contacted BET TV, and soon, the "Boyz n the Hood" crew will be arranged to participate in activities on their TV station!"

For this kind of work that is not taken seriously, the attitude of the distribution company is not active, but you must actively think of ways. People, ah, still have to rely on themselves.

BET, Black Entertainment Television, is a cable TV station dedicated to African American audiences;

It was founded 10 years ago by black entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson and is also the first TV station targeting the black community.

Originally, BET only played some black singer contest MVs, etc. Now it has developed multiple channels to broadcast a lot of news about black people;

"Boyz n the Hood" is so black that it can't be any blacker, and BET can't refuse!

Now, Aaron misses 20th Century Fox. They have the FOX wireless broadcasting network and newspapers such as the News Corporation's "New York Post";

There are indeed many conveniences in publicity.

It's just that 20th Century Fox was too ruthless on "Phone Booth", and now Aaron has to be very careful when working with them!

Afterwards, Aaron asked his assistant Aislinn Beckett to arrange for the recruitment of marketing talents, and Dawn Pictures would have more and more works;

He is the boss, how can he do everything?

Moreover, professional matters still require professional talents.

"By the way, Aislinn, now that Orion's number of distribution works has decreased, some publicity and distribution talents should also be laid off;"

"You can consider this!"

Aislinn Beckett smiled, "Understood."

She came from Orion, and several people in the production department were also former employees of Orion;

Is Dawn Pictures waiting to eat Orion's flesh?

"Boss, will Orion still go bankrupt?"

Aaron thought for a while, ""Dances with Wolves" has now broken 40 million US dollars at the North American box office, although it is a long-term screening model;"

"But it can also alleviate Orion's plight. It won't go bankrupt so quickly. Maybe it will find new capital?"

It's just that Dawn Pictures got its hands on "The Silence of the Lambs", which reduced Orion's lifeline by a thick one!