I’m in Hollywood Chapter 627: Psychological shadow area
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Eric looked at the female assistant, and after getting a reply, he continued to talk: "The income forms around the animation are mainly divided into toy production, image authorization, amusement park theme, original soundtrack, stage play, etc. because Inherent 3D three-dimensional advantages, whether it is the type of toys surrounding the development or the popularity, 3D animations far exceed 2D animations. "
"These can be seen from the table in your hand, such as" Toy Story ", this 3D animation toy has more than 100 types of toys, and the surrounding image authorization is more than 300 items." Beauty and the Beast " The sum of the toy types of "Aladdin" is only more than 60 kinds, and the sales are far from comparable to 3D animation. The number of peripheral licenses is also less than 3D animation. "
“Other peripheral types. According to this data, the peripheral income of 3D animation basically surpasses 2D animation, and the only peripheral of 2D animation is ahead of 3D animation. The animation stage drama Box Office income is mainly due to 2D The subject matter of the animated real story is relatively easy to adapt. But this part of the income seems insignificant in all surroundings. "
Finally, Eric concluded: "So, in the case of cost, Box Office and the surrounding areas will have no advantages, I can't think of a reason to continue to maintain 2D Animation Department."
Noticing the expressions of the three old guys nodding at the same time, Eric smiled slightly, but did not intend to stop, turning over a new page, saying: "Then, next, is the difference in the production cycle of the two animated films."
Ignoring the obvious bitter smiles of the three people, Eric said, "In the Disney era, from Michael Eisner in 1984, I took charge of Disney and adjusted Animation Department. By first part, the successful" The Little Mermaid "was released. A total of 5 Years. And the subsequent animation films such as "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin" were basically started in the few years after Michael Eisner joined. "
"I have done simple statistics. The average production cycle of Hand-Drawn Animation movies is 5 years, because Hand-Drawn Animation has a very big disadvantage compared to computer animation. After the animation image of computer animation is 3D modeled by computer, many materials Both can be used repeatedly, which saves a lot of manpower and time costs. Therefore, when Pixar produced "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life", it was only more than two years. "
"And every frame of Hand-Drawn Animation must be drawn by an animator. In addition, in order to ensure that there is not too much useless work in the production process, it takes a long time before a Hand-Drawn Animation project starts. The project incubation period, to determine every detail of the animated film, these will seriously delay the production process of a Hand-Drawn Animation. "
Noticing that the corners of David West's mouth moved, Eric smiled: "I think David you must want to ask, why don't you hire more people?"
"Okay," David West spread his hands helplessly. He imitated Eric's tone very 'cooperatively': "Why not hire more people?"
The other people ’s chuckles sounded in the box, and Eric also explained with a smile: "This is back to the topic I just said. After the 3D animation is modeled by computer, the image of the animated character is fixed. , So the number of animators in charge of a project can be many, of course, this number is absolutely impossible to expand indefinitely. "
"But Hand-Drawn Animation is different, because different animators have their own painting styles. The number of animators for a project is limited to a certain range, and the style of the entire animation can be kept uniform, but if there are too many people in the project Unless the producer and Director have super coordinating ability, the audience is likely to find differences in the style and even the image of the characters before and after the movie. I think no matter who encountered this during the movie watching In all cases, the mood will be very bad, right? "
After the Buffett trio 'forced' to nod again, Eric said: "Actually, a long production cycle is nothing. As long as it can bring excellent works and rich profits, I think time is not a problem. But the problem is here. Compared to 3D animation, the production cycle of 2D animation is not only long, but also has another very important disadvantage. Do you know what it is? "
Buffett shook his head happily, but David West and Tom Murphy opened a page of information without hesitation.
The Kelly Haynes sitting next to Eric is of course very clear answer, but it did not mean to answer the question of Eric, but just smiled at the young Boss beside him, and unconsciously put his chin in his eyes, carrying his own Unknown admiration.
Three people including Eric opened the following materials before continuing: "Everyone knows that the sequel videos of Hollywood are often the most stable and profitable, but whether it is" The Little Mermaid "," Aladdin "or" "Beauty and the Beast", these Hand-Drawn Animation films are not publicly released sequel, but plan to directly release the video tape. The main reason for this is because the production cycle of the 2D Hand-Drawn Animation film is too long. If there is any entanglement in the sequel script, maybe Exceeding the average five-year period, reaching six years and seven years, or even longer. "
“—— I just said that the younger audience of 2D animation movies will be updated every seven years. Perhaps after the completion of the sequels of these films, the children ’s audience that originally occupied more than 40% of the audience has grown up. By the time teenagers are no longer interested in 2D animations, the sequel will not have much popularity in the new group of young audiences. "
“—— Therefore, after a hot Hand-Drawn Animation, Disney ’s consistent strategy is to directly produce sequel works for video distribution. This kind of work is faced with a small screen, regardless of the plot or the quality requirements. Not high, which has the advantages of rapid production and low cost. The cost of the movie version of "Aladdin" is more than 20 million USD, the production cycle is four and a half years, and the sequel production cost of the direct release video tape is only 5 million USD, and the production The process only took two years. Although it has made huge profits, this kind of crudely produced video works only for the purpose of maximizing profits is actually an excessive consumption of the Disney brand. In this respect, 3D animation videos are either In terms of the age distribution of the audience group or the production cycle, they have absolute advantages. As long as the 3D animation works are popular enough, not only can sequel works be produced in two to three years, but even after seven years or more, Because of the popularity of all age groups, sequels can still be launched. "
Speaking of this, the three old mans have not continued to open up the idea of the following information. Buffett took the lead in stating: "Eric. If you need it, I can openly support your decision on newspaper tomorrow, I think Tom Neither David nor mind doing this. However, I have one last doubt. You can choose not to answer, and I will not change my decision. "
Eric nodded.
Buffett asked: "With the current strength of Firefly, it is not a big problem to continue to maintain Disney Hand-Drawn Animation Department for a few more years of transformation, and I think that in the short term, this department will still bring enough profit for Disney. .In the case of "The Lion King" Box Office is like a rainbow. Why do you insist on such radical measures? "
Eric replied: "This reminds me of a short story in an article that introduces your life experience."
Buffett smiled and motioned to Eric to continue, and all three of Tom Murphy also showed a curious expression.
Eric said: "I remember that article was about the Berkshire Hathaway textile mill. In 1985, the Hathaway textile mill was completely closed, and all equipment in the plant was auctioned for only 160,000 USD at the price of scrap iron. The article deliberately proposed It is mentioned that in 1981, the Hathaway textile factory replaced 200 pieces of certain textile equipment with a unit price of 5000USD. Only four years later, the average processing price of this batch of equipment is only 16USD. If you choose to shut down in 1981 The profitable textile business can not only avoid the loss of millions of USD equipment expenditures, but also bring millions of USD additional income to Hathaway through the sale of textile business, but only four years later, the value of all this Has slipped to 160,000 USD. "
Buffett did not refute, nodded frankly, said: "This is indeed a personal error of my business. At that time, Manager Ken Chace of Hathaway Textile Factory always persuaded me to package and sell the textile business, but I did not do so." /
Eric brought the topic back to the question that Buffett just said, "Actually, the measures I have taken are not drastic. Two years ago, I already revealed the meaning of turning Animation Department into 3D production, but most people seem to None of them are too serious, they may think that Hand-Drawn Animation is indispensable to Disney. Six months ago, I officially notified Disney Animation Department of the detailed reform plan, but it still did not attract enough attention, and now ... "Eric spread hands: "Perhaps even the Disney Animation Department members who originally supported the digital reform have definitely changed their minds. Disney's Hand-Drawn Animation Department has more than 700 animators, and the staff of other support departments add up to more than 1,000 people. Whether it is due to social influence or labor law restrictions, I have never I thought about letting these people lose their jobs directly. I gave them enough time to make a change, but they did n’t cherish it. This time was just a good opportunity. With the influence of "The Lion King", even if they leave Disney, I think There is absolutely no risk of unemployment, so this is the best time to get rid of the burden, maybe Firefly can also be obtained from it Pen extra income. 2D future animated film decline, then you need to worry about these livelihoods, and will no longer be a Firefly. "
Buffett listened carefully to the words of Eric and asked: "Do you mean that you plan to sell Disney's Hand-Drawn Animation Department as a whole?"
"The first choice in my mind is still to let Hand-Drawn Animation Department carry out digital transformation. Disney's Hand-Drawn Animation Department has excellent production and Director talents. If you can successfully transform 3D animation production, Disney does not need to be re-trained," Eric said, some Shaking his head regrettably, he said: "However, it seems that this possibility is already very low. If the two parties cannot finally reach an agreement, I will package and sell the entire Hand-Drawn Animation Department."
"This solution doesn't seem to work," Tom Murphy said. "The most important thing for Animation Department is those Hand-Drawn Animation divisions, not valuable assets such as real estate, patents, or copyright. If I can't finally negotiate, I think They are even less likely to let themselves be sold as chips. "
"It's nothing more than interest," Eric said: "As long as they agree. Firefly can compensate part of the funds from the sale of Animation Department. Return it to them. And. I think buyers must also want to get a complete animation production department. Firefly can also sell part of the 2D animated movie copyright to increase the success rate of the transaction. At the same time, the overall sales, Animation Department employees can also get a higher salary from the buyer in groups. Then, the interests of the three aspects are completely consistent, I I can't think of any reason why they refused. "
David West couldn't help saying: "Eric, I really want to know. What else do you have not considered."
Eric just wanted to answer, but Buffett has already said: "There are also long-term bonds being issued, Eric, I have checked the situation of bond issuance before I came, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank have cumulatively sold 4.9 billion USD Firefly long-term bonds, and 3.1 billion USD The remaining share. If you insist on closing Hand-Drawn Animation Department, it will definitely affect the current bond issuance of Firefly, have you considered it? "
"Of course," Eric nodded: "At present, Firefly has stripped off the paper media assets for sale and Hand-Drawn Animation Department which is very likely to be sold. At least it can bring 2 billion USD free cash flow to Firefly. This money is enough to make up for the disadvantage of bond issuance. Any possible impact. And, I believe that after the first half of the financial report issued by Firefly in July. The probability of bond sales being almost zero, as long as investors are not stupid, they can see a Hand-Drawn Animation Department, and can not be Firefly Group. The impact of your profitability. "
"So, I don't have any problems here," Buffett finally said: "Eric, if you need our help with this matter, can you just say it?"
Eric knocked on several documents on the desktop and said: "About the content of this document, I hope everyone can keep it confidential. Once leaked, those potential buyers will definitely change their minds."
Buffett has recorded the entire document in his mind with his extraordinary memory. He had hoped that he could leave this document for a good taste, but Eric said so, in order to show sincerity, Buffett took the information and handed it over Come over and laugh: "Since this is the case, maybe you will take this document back to the most secure."
Tom Murphy and David West also returned the documents to Eric.
Eric did not refuse. He collected several documents and said, "In addition, as far as this matter is concerned, as long as everyone can cooperate and help persuade other shareholders to remain silent, then wait for the final result."
Buffett said: "No problem, I will make a few calls after dinner."
Tom Murphy and David West gave the same promise. The three of them all represented part of the interests of the original ABC shareholders. As long as they came out to lobby, there would be no more trouble inside Firefly.
After the disagreement was resolved, the next dinner was very pleasant. The three of Buffett are elites who have been in the business for decades. Although Eric seems too young in the eyes of several people, previous life's complete memory also makes him face Any topic of the three old man did not fall, which also made the Buffett three people looked at each other again.
The dinner is over at 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, because it is a civilian-level restaurant, the total consumption of five people is only 220USD. This invitation was sent by Buffett, but there was no scene of competing to pay the bills that is common in Eric's memory.
It's just that when Buffett seriously calculated the 33USD tip to the waitress who was looking forward to one night, except for Tom Murphy, an old friend who had been with Buffett for many years , Eric, David West and even Kelly Haynes all have an urge to pretend to be passers-by.
Until sending the Buffett trio to leave in a car, Eric can still feel the emotions of the female assistant beside her forcing her face to forcefully suppress certain impulses.
Eric no longer hides the smile that has just been patient, and said to Kelly: "Are you calculating the psychological shadow area of that waiter?"
Kelly Haynes heard the completely unfamiliar phrase of "psychological shadow area", and froze, but soon realized the humor and ridicule in it, and the depressed smile instantly bloomed, saying: "I think after this time, The waitress will never expect the billionaire anymore. "
Talking casually, the two walked towards the parking lot next to them, and the driver was already waiting for the car.
The dining Italian restaurant happened to share the parking lot with a cinema next door, which happened to be the end of a movie. The audience crowded out of the cinema. Coming towards Eric and Kelly. It's late at night. There are few adults and children, and most of them come from teenagers with rich nightlife. Of course, there are also a pair of couples.
In order to avoid being recognized, Eric took out his sunglasses and put it on. He noticed that the female assistant next to him happened to be on a couple who were almost sticking together, jokingly said: "I also have free arm rentals here. Oh, free. "
Kelly Haynes felt his heart jump suddenly, but forced a calm look at Eric: "Boss. You are really a harassment."
Eric thought that Kelly Haynes was angry and was about to apologize. The two of them greeted the rush of people. Between the collisions, Kelly Haynes unconsciously reached out and grabbed the arm of the man beside him. Pause.
Eric looked at the low-eyed female assistant doubtfully. Although sunglasses affected her eyesight, he still found that the woman ’s original white face was stained with a blush.
After the flow of people and Eric met, they quickly turned to the parking lot next to them. Seeing that the woman did not let go of her, Eric tentatively reached out to hug each other's waist. Follow the flow of people towards the parking lot.
Carter Moon saw the two approaching and pulled the car door quietly. He looked dumbfounded, and he was indeed surprised.
However, Kelly Haynes was almost ashamed of trying to escape, and a series of thoughts quickly floated in my mind: What is wrong with me, I just did n’t mean it ... I am ten years older than him, what would he think? ...... It seems that he always likes mature neodymium people ... Yuck, I ’m thinking about it, I do n’t know how shameful ... This is Boss ... Will he feel that I am casual ... No, I have to put it Open him ... But, he hugged me, how do I let go ... After finishing, this job must be lost ...
Eric tenderly let the woman into the car, and then sat in. Carter Moon got in the car and waited quietly for the instructions of Boss. According to experience, it should not return to Cliff Peak Manor.
After a few minutes of silence, Eric glanced at the female assistant who was a little sad, thinking of the movie theater just now, and tentatively said: "Or go to a midnight movie together?"
Kelly Haynes finally woke up and quickly shook his head, saying, "It's too late, and I have to go to work tomorrow."
Eric tried to make a joke to alleviate the atmosphere and said: "Do n’t forget, your Boss is by your side."
"But Mr. Katzenberg is not so easy to talk about. If I am late for the regular meeting tomorrow morning, he ... he will definitely be furious."
Eric will not interfere with the authority of the management because of these trivial things, saying: "So, I will send you back, where is your home?"
Kelly Haynes heard this question, and his mind was panicked again, but he still said his address.
Eric signaled to Carter Moon, and the car started quickly.
Forty minutes later, the luxury car stopped outside a villa in the rich area of northern Santa Monica.
Because of the awkward contact just now, the two of them had little communication along the way. After getting off the Kelly Haynes, Eric also walked out of the car with courtesy.
"So, see you tomorrow," Eric said, feeling that the atmosphere was still a bit different. He subconsciously wanted to put his hands in his pockets, but now he is wearing a suit rather than a casual outfit, which would look very strange. There is no action.
Kelly Haynes murmured lowly, and still dared not to gaze at Eric: "Good night, old ... Boss."
Eric can feel the woman carefully using this more formal name to draw a clear line with herself, echoing: "Good night, Miss Haynes."
The female assistant just subconsciously wanted to use the name 'Boss' to remind herself and Eric, but when she heard Eric's similarly alienated title, she felt anxious in her heart and said, "Forget it or not Come in for a cup of coffee. "
Eric has always felt that she is a person who pity the fragrance and loves the jade. She feels the suffering of the woman in front of her. Turn around and knock on the window next to the car. After Carter Moon lowered the glass window, he said, "I'll go to Kelly for a cup of coffee. You will pick me up tomorrow morning.
Mr. Bodyguard is also simply, nodded in response, and then launched car away.
Kelly Haynes stared at everything that happened suddenly in front of her, his face turned red again, and said: "I, I don't mean anything, I really just want, I want you to have a cup of coffee ..."
At the end, the voice of the female assistant was inaudible, and she realized that it was almost twelve o'clock now, what a ghost coffee she was drinking.
Eric arrogantly embraced the lovely body in front of her, and under the weak resistance of the woman, he said: "I do n’t mean anything, I have n’t run a marathon in a long time, just drink a cup of coffee to refresh and run Back to Malibu, I can definitely get home before dawn. "
Kelly Haynes laughed with a thud, and the last trace of tangle disappeared inexplicably, and said softly: "You are really a rogue."
Speaking like this, the woman didn't resist anything anymore. She walked into the villa together and didn't have time to turn on the lights. The two figures in the dark were already stuck together. The servant kissed for a long time and felt Eric's increasingly unrestrained actions , The female assistant is about to say something, but a somewhat doubtful voice has already sounded in advance: "Ms. Haynes, are you?"
Kelly Haynes bounced off Eric like an electric shock, trembling and replied, "Jenny, it's me, you ... you keep going to sleep."
The voice came to a halt, and I quickly replied: "Okay, Ms. Haynes."
I listened for a while and made sure that the other party did not mean to walk out of the room. Kelly felt relieved and felt that Eric was entangled again. She hurriedly pushed away the man and whispered: "I'm going to see Nina."
Eric yelled, and felt the woman walking towards a room in the low light, and subconsciously followed.
When I came to the door, Kelly Haynes realized the Eric behind him. Thinking of what would happen next, the woman couldn't help but shyly, and said: "You, don't follow up."
Eric thought of Kelly to go to her daughter's bedroom and stopped happily.
After a few minutes, the female assistant walked out again and again, Eric no longer continued to endure, and picked up the woman with some roughness, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Where is the bedroom?"
The woman's body twitched and pointed in a direction, and the two figures soon disappeared in a house.
What they do n’t know is that in the nanny ’s room, another girl named Jennifer stood behind a cracked door, widened her eyes, covered her mouth with one hand, and stood for a few minutes, while Later, she was kept awake all night.
Thinking of the big Hollywood person I recognized because of my curious prying, the thought of at sixes and sevens in my mind turned all night. (To be continued.)