Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 672 Disdain for Disney

In the afternoon, Aaron and Jessica Alba spent some time in Las Vegas before returning to their suite at the Venetian Hotel.

"Tomorrow, we're preparing to leave. Have you had a great time in Las Vegas these past few days?"

Aaron, holding Jessica Alba, sat on the sofa and asked.

Jessica Alba straddled Aaron and kissed the man. "I'm so happy, I don't want to leave here!"

Aaron smiled, stroked the woman's thigh, and kissed her. "Alright, didn't you just say you were going to take a shower? Go ahead."

"Hmm, aren't you coming with me?" Jessica Alba asked affectionately, wrapping her arms around Aaron's neck.

Aaron pinched the woman's body. "I need to return a call. You can shower first."

"Ok!"

After Jessica Alba left, Aaron changed into comfortable pajamas, leaned back on the sofa, and returned the call to Michael Eisner, the chairman of Disney.
While he was outside, Aaron received a call from the other party who wanted to talk to him.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Eisner. I am Aaron!"

"Oh, Aaron, you're really busy these days. You have business in Las Vegas too. Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and now you're even going after Las Vegas?"

"Ha, it's just a small business. I wonder what Mr. Eisner would like to talk to me about?"

Aaron was quite direct.

"Yes, it's about DreamWorks. Their live-action movies, traditional animations, and 3D animated films all seem to be doing quite well these days."

"Especially in 3D animated films, the competition between DreamWorks Animation and Pixar is fierce. Pixar released 'A Bug's Life,' and DreamWorks followed suit with 'Antz,' a similar film."

"Next year, Pixar will release *Monsters, Inc.*, while DreamWorks Animation will release *Shrek*."

"Aaron, although Universal is handling the international distribution for DreamWorks Animation, doesn't Pixar face a crisis with similar themes?"

These are all 3D computer animations, unlike "The Prince of Egypt," which is a traditional 2D hand-drawn animation. Pixar is definitely the dominant force in 3D computer animation right now, and DreamWorks Animation's competitor in 3D animation is Pixar.

Aaron smiled. "DreamWorks' 3D animation can't compare to Pixar's, but their traditional animation is better."

"For example, 'The Prince of Egypt' and 'Chicken Run' released this year have both grossed over $1 million at the North American box office!"

Although Chicken Run is a collaboration between DreamWorks and Aardman Animations, and is the world's first claymation feature film, it was made using traditional stop-motion animation and is therefore definitely a traditional animation.

In a way, Disney, as the dominant force in the traditional animation industry, should be more worried than Pixar, which currently has the Toy Story series.

However, Aaron did show some interest in DreamWorks' upcoming Shrek movie, which is set to be a blockbuster series!

"Ha, DreamWorks' live-action movies are pretty good these days too; 'Saving Private Ryan' was excellent."

"And this year, DreamWorks' 'American Beauty' even beat Dawn's 'Shakespeare in Love' to win the Oscar for Best Picture!"

Michael Eisner's laughter and words quickly came through the phone. "American Beauty," with a budget of only $1500 million, garnered a remarkable $1.3 million in North America and a global box office of $3.5 million. Michael Eisner's feud with DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg is well-known, and he has always wanted to eliminate DreamWorks as soon as possible!
Aaron did not like DreamWorks, but the other party had neither the right nor the courage to challenge him. "Mr. Eisner, I think you can just say what you want to say."

Michael Eisner paused for a moment on the phone, then spoke, "Live-action films versus your 3D animated films, Hollywood, nobody can compare to your dawn;"

"The traditional animation and consumer goods markets are dominated by Disney, but now Vivendi has acquired MGM and PolyGram."

"The格局 (structure/structure) of the seven major Hollywood media groups has been officially formed, but what does DreamWorks have?"

"Recently, DreamWorks' interactive games division was acquired by Electronic Arts (EA) and delisted, then incorporated into EA's own studios. DreamWorks' music division is also performing terribly."

"Aaron, don't you think the Hollywood market is already very crowded?"

Michael Eisner's words have made it very clear: this is aimed at DreamWorks!

Aaron leaned back on the sofa, tapping his fingers absently, his tone flat, "Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg hold very special positions in Hollywood."

"Even though David Geffen is now semi-retired due to his sexual orientation, his substantial capital and network of connections should not be underestimated!"

One more thing I haven't mentioned is that DreamWorks is a completely Jewish company, unlike other Hollywood media groups where Jews, even if they occupy high positions, are still a minority.

But DreamWorks is different; its founders and senior management are all Jewish.

At that moment, Jessica Alba finished showering, came out, sat down next to Aaron, and kissed him!
"Shh," Aaron pulled the woman into his arms and began to caress her, feeling her softness.

Jessica Alba hugged Aaron and kissed his cheek, her sexy and alluring body writhing against him!

Soon, Jessica Alba leaned over and lay on the man's lap.

"Aaron, you know Hollywood better than I do what it is. How many film companies did Dawn rise to power by stepping over their corpses?"

"Perhaps, we can talk in person after you return to Los Angeles."

"Yes, that makes sense. Hollywood is indeed too crowded right now. Besides Disney and Universal, perhaps we can mention a few other film companies!"

As Aaron spoke, he reached out and stroked Jessica Alba's long hair.

“That’s right, Hollywood can no longer satisfy another major media conglomerate. Aaron, see you in Los Angeles!”

After hanging up the phone, Aaron closed his eyes and enjoyed Jessica Alba's service.

But in his mind, he felt increasingly disdainful of Michael Eisner. A small DreamWorks could make Disney so worried?

It seems that Disney's live-action movies have fallen into a slump these days; throughout the summer, only "Gone in 60 Seconds" performed poorly.

Starring Nicolas Cage, the film had a production cost of $9000 million and grossed $1 million in North America and $2.3 million worldwide.

The best performing film was still the animated feature film, "Dinosaur," which grossed $1.3 million in North America and $3.4 million worldwide!
(End of this chapter)