Chapter 18: Can't Hide
At night, on Hollywood Boulevard, Aaron drove a new Lotus and stopped Nicole Kidman at the intersection of a block.
"The heroine of "Pretty Woman" is a low-class call girl who solicits customers on the street because she can't pay the rent;"
"She met Edward, a wealthy man who was successful in his career and unfamiliar with the road. She led the way, and then started a week-long business with Edward..."
Aaron told Nicole Kidman the key points of the story while pointing to the call girls on the streets of the red light district.
"Well, you can observe the expressions, states, and methods of soliciting customers of those women..."
Nicole Kidman listened to her man's summary very seriously, while her eyes were fixed on the streetwalkers, getting into the role!
"Well, I have also observed some call girls these days, and it's not a big problem," Nicole Kidman responded.
Aaron nodded, "The male lead may be Al Pacino, but it's not certain yet. When you go for the audition, just keep calm."
There was no way, Al Pacino's height made Aaron really not confident in Nicole Kidman, after all, this is the female lead, if it was another supporting role, it wouldn't matter!
While helping Nicole Kidman prepare for the audition, Aaron did not forget his job, while helping Quentin Tarantino promote his script, he was also studying the movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" of Hong Kong Golden Harvest Film Company.
In Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios, in the office of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" crew, Aaron met Thomas Ruger, the head of Golden Harvest America and also the producer of the film.
"The action scenes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were personally designed by a Hong Kong martial artist, and the fighting scenes are really eye-catching;"
"The four turtles were also designed by martial artists with props. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics also have a lot of readers, and the animation is also very popular in the United States;"
"These are all the advantages of the movie!"
Since Aaron has undertaken the distribution and promotion, he must analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the movie. As for the disadvantages, it is obvious that there are no stars to join, the investment is not high, there are not many special effects and big scenes, etc.
Thomas Ruger nodded, "Although Mr. Anderson is young, his achievements in just a few months this year are not simple;"
"We believe in Mr. Anderson!"
Aaron took a sip of coffee, "You should have talked to other distribution companies, right?"
"Yes, 20th Century Fox is interested in distributing this movie, but the bid is too low," Thomas Ruger shook his head,
"The other party is only willing to pay 2 million US dollars to acquire the North American distribution rights!"
2 million US dollars is indeed too low, after all, the actors of this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are all Americans, Golden Harvest is mainly responsible for investment and action design.
"A project worth more than 10 million dollars is considered a small project for the seven major Hollywood distributors. This is also a commercial film, and the marketing costs are no less than the price of the film's distribution rights."
Aaron said and thought for a while, "This kind of movie is more suitable for secondary distributors;"
"Ninja Turtles, when will the filming be completed?"
"We can close the filming in early July. Does Mr. Anderson need a rough cut?" Thomas Ruger responded quickly.
Aaron nodded, "When the time comes, invite representatives from several distribution companies to attend the preview. This movie is worth looking forward to!"
"Okay, we at Golden Harvest will fully cooperate."
Although Aaron Anderson has little experience and is very young, his performance at this Cannes Film Festival is too dazzling;
Golden Harvest is not a Hollywood film company, and it needs to recover part of the production costs as soon as possible. Hollywood's distribution results can affect the world, and they only hope to sell the North American copyright at a high price as quickly as possible!
In this way, Hollywood distribution companies can also distribute this movie more seriously.
Three days later, Aaron took Nicole Kidman to the "Pretty Woman" crew at Disney Studios in Burbank to audition for the heroine.
"The heroine of this movie has contacted many actresses, but they have all rejected them. Now we have to choose from newcomers, which is also a last resort," Aaron reminded Nicole in a low voice.
After arriving at the audition location, Aaron soon found two colleagues from CAA! Richard Lovett from CAA brought his client Julia Roberts to see Aaron Anderson and Nicole Kidman.
"During this period, you have also met with the two producers of the film, Gary Goldstein and Steven Reuther;"
"They are very satisfied with your performance!" Richard Lovett whispered.
Richard Lovett, who is also a newcomer to CAA, is older than Aaron Anderson, but the other party's performance in Cannes this time was very dazzling and has entered Michael Ovitz's sight, after all, the competition within CAA is also very fierce.
"I heard that Mr. Aaron Anderson participated in the preparation of the project of "Pretty Woman", right?"
As a newcomer, Julia Roberts is very eager to play the heroine of the movie. She has given her all for this movie!
"It's okay, he's just lobbying, and his main business is not the direction of artists. The new actress Nicole Kidman is Australian;"
"If it weren't for Aaron Anderson, she wouldn't have made it this far," Richard Lovett explained again.
Of course, there is also the most important point. Can the short Al Pacino play with the 180CM Nicole Kidman?
On the other side, Aaron also found Julia Roberts, and there are two young actresses Jennifer Connelly and Winona Ryder!
"I can't avoid it," Aaron muttered in his heart. Julia Roberts's big mouth that can bite people is completely in the American aesthetic.
As for Winona Ryder and Jennifer Connelly, they are too young and too young, which obviously does not fit the image of the heroine of the movie.
Aaron frowned inwardly. Nicole Kidman had just come from Australia and had basically no experience in Hollywood filming.
Julia Roberts was different. She had played two supporting roles. Although the other two, Jennifer Connelly and Winona Ryder, were more famous now, they would definitely not be able to compete.
Winona Ryder had accumulated a certain reputation in the independent film circle in the past two years. "Betelgeux" and "Heathers" had good reputations.
Jennifer Connelly's early stunning appearance in "Once Upon a Time in America" was considered a child star debut. She had rich acting experience and had just transferred from Yale University to Stanford University to study drama!
However, as people who had discussed the script in depth with screenwriter J.F. Lawton, these two people with a strong youthful atmosphere would definitely not be able to play the leading role.
However, Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman would definitely not be able to compete normally, and Aaron really had no power. If he made suggestions, would others not listen?
END OF THE CHAPTER....