Microsoft Antitrust

Early in the morning, Catherine Zeta-Jones slipped out from under the covers and nestled into the man's arms. "Darling, satisfied now?"

"Mm-hmm." Aaron stroked the sexy Catherine Zeta-Jones in his arms and smiled. "Of course. You always make it impossible to resist!"

"By the way, do you have any projects coming up?"

"Ah, yes. I took on a romantic comedy script, with Julia Roberts. It's scheduled for release next year."

Last year, Julia Roberts's Runaway Bride, co-starring Al Pacino, had earned 150 million US dollars in North America and 300 million US dollars worldwide!

"Heh, Julia Roberts is quite good. It's a shame she missed Shakespeare in Love."

Julia Roberts had originally been cast as the female lead in Shakespeare in Love, but she had insisted on working with Daniel Day-Lewis. However, he disliked the script and turned it down outright.

After that, the Shakespeare in Love project had been transferred to Dawn, and Edward Zwick had chosen Winona Ryder as the female lead.

"It really is a shame. Shakespeare in Love was a triumph in both reviews and Box Office!"

The acclaim went without saying—so many Academy Awards nominations were no joke. As for box office, it had already surpassed 85 million US dollars in North America, and crossing 100 million was just around the corner.

Internationally, Shakespeare in Love had performed even more astonishingly, with overseas box office already reaching 120 million US dollars...

Meanwhile, as Aaron and the others kept their eyes on Wall Street's NASDAQ index, Viacom Group chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone publicly discussed the company's succession issue for the first time during an interview with Forbes magazine.

He hinted that his daughter, Shari Redstone, might become his successor, but he also made it clear that he preferred professional managers to run the company rather