Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 683 Representative Figures

Should we put our work aside for now?

In the bedroom, Aaron held Christiana Yeri in his arms; after all, she was pregnant.

Christina Yerry shook her head. "It's only been three months, you can't tell at all. Let's wait until next year and focus on getting better!"

Aaron kissed him. "Alright then, be careful. The climate in Los Angeles is pretty good. How about we let the little one be born in Los Angeles?"

“Yes, either way is fine, it’s your decision,” Christina Yerry said, naturally having no objections, and nuzzled against Aaron.

"Alright, once you're pregnant, you need to be careful to avoid affecting the fetus!" Aaron patted the woman in his arms.

“It’s only been three months, it’s fine,” Christina Yerry kissed Aaron on the lips, then climbed onto the man…

Meanwhile, the US presidential election, with the campaigns and rallies of the Democratic and Republican candidates, has entered a heated phase.

Besides their respective strongholds, key swing states like Pennsylvania and Florida have also become the focus of contention between the two sides!

George W. Bush's approachable image and massive resource offensive have made his propaganda campaign a resounding success.

However, Albert Gore's low unemployment rate and "zero inflation" economic situation, created during the Clinton era, should not be underestimated either.

This has resulted in George W. Bush and Albert Gore having very similar approval ratings!

Burbank, Dawn Headquarters.

Aaron sat in his executive chair, flipping through a market analysis report on videotapes and DVDs. Last year, the North American videotape rental market was worth $76.8 billion.
DVD rental revenue was only $5.7 million, while videotapes accounted for a much larger share of the rental market. However, as of now this year, the DVD rental market has exceeded $10 billion.

The development of DVD has been so rapid that the average price of a DVD player in the United States has now dropped to below $250!

Then, Aaron picked up a report about Netflix, a company that provides online DVD rentals.

Netflix, founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings, is a DVD rental website that delivers DVDs by mail.

Last year, Netflix launched a subscription service that provides members with unlimited DVD rentals, with no expiration date, late fees, or monthly limits.
This year, Netflix launched a personalized movie recommendation system that accurately predicts future movie choices based on members' ratings of past films.

Of course, Bestway is now the undisputed leader in the home entertainment market, with nearly 9000 stores worldwide making them very successful in the industry!
A short while later, Tom Rothman entered Aaron's office. As co-president in charge of Dawn's home entertainment business, Aaron was preparing to have him directly acquire Netflix.

"Acquiring Netflix? This year, Netflix's founders wanted to sell Netflix to Bestway for $5000 million, but the offer was rejected."

"Is it necessary to pay this much attention to a DVD online and rental website with only 30 subscribers?" Aaron nodded. "Don't worry, DVDs are definitely the future. The era of videotapes is coming to an end."

"Within two years at most, DVDs will surpass videotapes to become the mainstream of home entertainment. Netflix's online rental model is highly commendable!"

In addition to the DVD market, Aaron is also preparing for the future of online streaming video; Netflix's personalized recommendation service is great.

Moreover, a $5000 million acquisition is nothing to Dawn at present, and Dawn's huge film library can also provide security for Netflix.

Tom Rothman thought for a moment, "So, should we ramp up our promotion of DVDs next?"

"That's right. Dawn's copyright library has a large number of film sources, enough to give Netflix a substantial improvement. Temporary losses are acceptable."

Netflix doesn't have many subscribers right now and loses tens of millions of dollars every year, but it's worth it as long as it can increase the number of users.

Tom Rothman had no objections. "Okay, I'll talk to Netflix's executives about the acquisition as soon as possible!"

Shuguang Home Entertainment Company also collaborates with videotape chains such as Best Buy and Hollywood Video, as well as chain retailers such as Walmart and Costco.

There are also collaborations with online websites such as Amazon and Netflix.

In addition, in Aaron's view, Denzel Washington, as one of the representatives of black acting, has a new sports film, "The Glory Days", which was released.
With an opening weekend gross of $2000 million, "The Glorious Era" has garnered considerable praise as a sports drama.

The Hollywood Reporter: "While the plot of 'The Glorious Era' is simple, it is profound. It is not just a sports film, but a reflection of humanity's yearning for equality and freedom through the story of a Black coach."

The San Francisco Chronicle: "Hollywood's forte of inspirational and sentimental films, American football is just a symbol of America, representing that no matter how difficult the journey, as long as the players can unite and fight their hardest on the field, they can always succeed, and the same can be said in real life."

The Los Angeles Times: "The subject matter of 'Glorious Days' is not new, but the film is well-structured, building the climax layer by layer!"

It's worth noting that Denzel Washington had just released a similar film, "The Hurricane," a sports biopic about racial discrimination, at the end of last year.

"The Hurricane" grossed $7000 million worldwide and received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, but with a production cost of $5000 million, the film was a double failure in terms of both commercial success and awards.

The main point is that, in order to cater to the market, Disney deliberately omitted many important facts, elevated the main characters, and even fabricated characters and plots for the movie "Hurricane" released at the end of last year.

Because of these similar controversies, Hurricane almost completely lost out on the Oscar nominations, and Denzel Washington, who was only nominated for Best Actor, went home empty-handed.

This time, "The Glory Days" is much better than last year's "The Hurricane." Disney simply urged producer Jerry Bruckheimer to remove all the profanity from the original script in order to make the film a great children's and family movie!
Moreover, the budget for "Glorious Years" has been reduced from $5000 million for "Hurricane" last year to $3000 million for this film.

However, among all the Black actors, Aaron's biggest focus is, of course, Will Smith, who is currently filming Men in Black 2 for Universal.
Moreover, the filming of "Men in Black 2" featured appearances by popular singers such as Michael Jackson and Britney Spears!
(End of this chapter)