Chapter 16: The Thief's Heart Is Still There
Carlton Hotel in Cannes.
Nicole Kidman and Aaron were lying in the bathtub in the bathroom together, "Aaron, the Miramax head Harvey Weinstein looked at people too bluntly tonight!"
Aaron nodded, and then opened his eyes, hugging Nicole in his arms, "You mean that guy, he likes to use roles to play with those newcomers who have just entered Hollywood;"
"Be careful next time, he might use a role to lure you to the hotel, just like last time."
However, this fat guy's vision is indeed extraordinary. He has taken a fancy to both "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" and "Cinema Paradiso"?
"Well, it's really hard to become famous in Hollywood!"
Aaron pursed his lips, "It's hard, but also easy!"
"How is it easy?"
"It's easy since you met me," Aaron said and patted the person in his arms, "I haven't loved you well these days. Tonight, hehehe!"
Nicole Kidman rolled her eyes, "You are so busy during the day, do you have energy at night?"
"I must have..."
On May 11, the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival was held at the Film Palace:
"Sex, Lies and Videotape" directed by American new director Steven Soderbergh won the highest honor of Cannes, the Palme d'Or, and James Spader won the Best Actor Award;
"Cinema Paradiso" by Italian young director Giuseppe Tornatore won the Jury Prize, Yugoslavia's Emir Kusturica won the Best Director for "The Wanderer's Song", American actress Meryl Streep won the Best Actress for the movie "A Woman and a Woman"!
...
"Sex, Lies, and Videotape" won the Cannes Palme d'Or, which really made Steven Soderbergh a blockbuster.
The distributor Miramax specially held a celebration party on a yacht in the port of Cannes!
"Congratulations, Steven, James!" Aaron brought Nicole Kidman to the party.
A Palme d'Or and a Cannes Best Actor Award, "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" is definitely the biggest winner this time.
"Thank you, Aaron, you are absolutely indispensable to the success of the movie," Steven Soderbergh was obviously very excited.
"Enjoy it," Aaron patted the other's shoulder. Tonight, Miramax invited many guests from the crew.
"Nicole, have you met the New Zealand female director Jane Campion?" Aaron asked his female companion Nicole Kidman.
"Well, we had a good chat. We may work together in the future if we have the chance." Aaron had met Jane Campion before and introduced Nicole Kidman.
Now, Jane Campion has no intention of going to Hollywood, but she can contact Aaron Anderson if she needs him in the future.
Aaron nodded, "Well, I'm going to talk to Gabriel Carrossi, the representative of the producer of Cinema Paradiso, and I'll come over later!"
"Okay," Nicole Kidman knew that Aaron was going to discuss the issue of distribution rights.
After Aaron Anderson left, Nicole Kidman took a glass of champagne from the waiter's tray, but heard someone calling her, "Miss Kidman!"
"Ah, good evening, Mr. Weinstein."
Nicole Kidman greeted Harvey Weinstein when she saw that it was him.
Harvey Weinstein smiled and said, "You know Meryl Streep, right? The movie that won her the award, Cry Me Away, was also released by Miramax!"
"Yes, I know her. Ms. Meryl Streep is a very respected actress in Hollywood."
"And her acting skills are great," Nicole Kidman responded.
Harvey Weinstein took a sip of wine and said, "You are a new actor from Australia. Hollywood is a different place.
The competition is very fierce,"
"It's hard for a new actor to stand out if he doesn't have any outstanding performance!"
Nicole Kidman remained elegant, "Mr. Weinstein, what do you mean by outstanding performance?"
"Ha, your boyfriend Aaron Anderson is the agent of CAA, didn't he tell you?" Harvey Weinstein stared at Nicole Kidman,
"You are very beautiful and have a good figure, but you are a little tall, but that's not a big problem;"
"Miramax will have many projects to develop in the future, perhaps we can cooperate!"
"Cooperation?" Although Nicole Kidman knew that the other party had bad intentions, she still couldn't help asking,
"Mr. Weinstein, may I ask what type of role it is?"
Harvey Weinstein smiled, "Of course it's a high-quality art film. Isn't Ms. Meryl Streep an example?"
"Nicole, can I call you that?"
Nicole Kidman nodded, "Of course."
"Well, it's not so easy to gain a foothold in Hollywood. This is the temple and center of world cinema," Harvey Weinstein said and took another sip of wine,
"There is no reward without hard work. What Hollywood lacks is opportunities. How can you give yourself opportunities?"
"So, Nicole, you have to be prepared to adapt to Hollywood!"
Nicole Kidman certainly understood that if she wanted a role, she needed to make additional efforts.
"Oh, Harvey, do you have a role for Nicole to try?" Suddenly, Aaron Anderson's voice sounded at the side.
"Aaron," Nicole Kidman came to the man and took Aaron's arm.
"Haha, Aaron, you should have gained a lot tonight," Harvey Weinstein raised his glass and clinked it with the other party.
The two films he represented, one won the Palme d'Or and the other won the Jury Prize!
"Not bad," Aaron put his arm around Nicole's waist and looked at Harvey Weinstein in front of him. Is he really still greedy?
"I just talked to Giuseppe Tornatore, the director of Cinema Paradiso, and Gabriele Carrossi, the representative of Cristoti Films of Italy;"
"The North American distribution rights are sold out for $4 million!"
"Aaron, are you kidding?" Harvey Weinstein's eyes widened.
Aaron shook his head, "The price of Cinema Paradiso is $4 million, which is definitely not expensive, with theater screenings, videotapes and TV broadcasts!"
"That's impossible, at most $2 million."
"$2 million is too low, Samuel Goldwyn Pictures and Goodline Pictures have expressed interest..."
Goodline Pictures is a label under New Line that specializes in distributing art films, and New Line was originally just a small company specializing in overseas film distribution, after accumulating capital, it began to participate in investing in low-cost horror films to enter the film production industry. The success of the Nightmare on Elm Street series made New Line famous in the secondary film market, and it also established a label called Goodline to produce and distribute art films.
In the end, Miramax bought the North American distribution rights of the movie "Cinema Paradiso" for $3.2 million, withe 10% CAA will get $320,000, of which $160,000 will be his.
END OF THE CHAPTER....