Hollywood starts with a broker

After Aaron recommended Giuseppe Tornatore's "Cinema Paradiso" to Disney, he began waiting for their response.

In other news, and to Aaron's surprise, the young CAA agent Richard Lovett joined CAA's old rival, ICM.

Aaron wondered if it was because he had berated him on the hotel balcony that night.

Of course, CAA wouldn't care about the departure of a young agent, especially since they now had over 150 agents.

However, Richard Lovett took the new actress Julia Roberts with him. Once "Pretty Woman" was released next year, she would become an overnight sensation, even more popular than Meg Ryan this year!

“Tsk, I can't imagine what Michael Ovitz and Ronald Meyer's expressions will be like then?”

Aaron muttered to himself, but it was just a passing thought. By next year, he would probably have left CAA!

Meanwhile, Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather Part III" also began casting. Thanks to Al Pacino's recommendation, Jennifer Connelly came from the Bay Area to New York to audition!

Moreover, on October 17, 1989, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in Loma Prieta, Northern California, causing considerable damage to Stanford University.

“You're quite unlucky. You encountered such a big earthquake this year after transferring schools!”

In a suite at the St. Regis Hotel in New York, Aaron sat on the sofa, flipping through a newspaper.

Jennifer Connelly stuck out her tongue, “That area is a seismic zone anyway.”

“Alright, the role for this audition is the daughter of the old Godfather. The specifics will mainly be decided by Coppola himself.”

“Many actresses have auditioned before, including Julia Roberts and Madonna Ciccone, but none seem to have satisfied Coppola!”

Aaron couldn't do much about it. Italians just liked family-style businesses. Coppola's "Godfather" series practically included all his relatives.

Jennifer Connelly was a little nervous because "The Godfather Part III" was about to start filming, and she didn't have much confidence.

“Let's go, we'll head over early,” Aaron patted her shoulder.

“Okay!”

Leaving the hotel, Aaron also took the script for "Cinema Paradiso" with him, planning to ask Mr. Al Pacino to pass it on to Director Coppola later.

Francis Ford Coppola had his own production company. Since this was an Italian art film, if Disney wasn't interested, it would be easy for Coppola to find an American distributor.

The premise was that the script for "Cinema Paradiso" could move Francis Ford Coppola!

Not long after, Aaron drove Jennifer Connelly to the New York set of "The Godfather Part III."

A staff member led them directly into a lounge to wait.

“The filming locations for "The Godfather Part III" will not only be in New York but also in Italy!”

Aaron Anderson, sitting with Jennifer Connelly on a chair, didn't have high hopes for the audition results, but he still wanted to tell her about the situation.

“It's okay. My first movie, which I starred in a few years ago, was an Italian thriller.”

“Besides, I can speak French and Italian, so communication will be very convenient!”

Aaron's lips twitched, “Don't worry, speaking English is enough. Al Pacino and Diane Keaton don't speak Italian.”

These two were the male and female leads of the "Godfather" series.

Saying that, Aaron looked at Jennifer Connelly and said, “Since you can speak Italian, if you're interested in this script by Giuseppe Tornatore, "Cinema Paradiso," you can play the little daughter in it!”

Jennifer Connelly looked at Aaron, “Do you think I should do it?”

“You can give it a try. I'm just afraid that you're always thinking about acting while at school. Instead of taking scripts like "The Hot Spot," it's better to participate in this kind of art film!”

Currently, the investors for "Cinema Paradiso" are still being sought, but Aaron isn't too worried. Even without American funding, it wouldn't be a big problem. Europe has dedicated film support funds, which Giuseppe Tornatore should be able to apply for.

It wouldn't be a problem for Aaron to involve Jennifer Connelly now, as she still had some fame, and Giuseppe Tornatore wouldn't object.

After waiting for a while, the staff brought in two more people: Winona Ryder and her agent!

Winona Ryder was 18 years old now, and Jennifer Connelly was 19 years old, indeed of similar age. They had previously met at the audition site for "Pretty Woman."

Winona Ryder's agent was also a CAA employee, a female agent who was definitely more experienced than Aaron.

However, Aaron Anderson could now be said to be the leader among the newcomers at CAA, and ordinary agents couldn't compare to his performance.

“Aaron, what a coincidence, I'm Jessica!”

Winona Ryder's agent walked over to greet Aaron.

“Hello, Jessica,” Aaron smiled and shook her hand. As he spoke, the two came to a quiet place.

“Winona, you just finished filming "Edward Scissorhands," right? Directed by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp!”

Tim Burton's "Batman" was a huge hit this year, and the romance between Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder was also widely publicized this year.

Jessica smiled, “Winona has already filmed two movies this year, but who can refuse Director Coppola's invitation?”

Aaron nodded, subtly glancing at Winona Ryder. Her eyes were deep, and her face was absolutely beautiful. How could she be dating a neurotic rocker like Johnny Depp?

“A good actress, but young people are always easily lost!”

Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder were currently madly in love, and there was a lot of news about them.

Jessica was also helpless. Johnny Depp basically had all kinds of bad habits: women, alcohol, and hallucinogenic drugs.

And Winona Ryder, in the past two years, had become a leading young actress because of "Beetlejuice" and "Heathers," a rising star in her career. Now, she was dating a rocker almost 10 years older than her?

Too bad, it's really hard to judge women in love!

“I didn't expect you to sign Jennifer Connelly. Last time at the audition, she was accompanied by her mother!”

“I can't help it. Besides Steven Soderbergh, who has some fame, I don't have many artists. Jennifer is mainly studying now, and she doesn't have many things to do, so I'll give it a try.”

Jessica smiled, “You, Aaron Anderson, are now the calling card for CAA's film agency and distribution. Do you still need to compete with us little people for food?”

Aaron Anderson had met many producers and film company executives in the past six months.

Everyone knew that his future was definitely to become a film producer. The identity of an agent couldn't trap him for long!

At this moment, a staff member came in to call people.

The audition was about to begin…