King of Hollywood Chapter 227: Preach in the conference room

There is a fierce conversation in the office. Even if the sound insulation is good, people passing by can still hear the excited voice of the technical director, and then the worry on their faces will be more serious.

"You can’t do this, Steve." Ed? Carmore put his hands on the desk, leaning his body forward with anxious eyes to the middle-aged man with a bare forehead behind him, "We are about to succeed Well, as long as there is enough time, we will succeed, you can’t say no at this time, Steve.”

Jobs didn't open his mouth, but took off his glasses on the bridge of his nose and wiped them off.

"Think about it, Steve, how many difficulties have we overcome since its establishment?" Carmore continued to persuade, "We walked step by step, and now we can finally see the dawn, but you have to put Selling the studio? This is tantamount to letting us work hard for so many years. Remember, Steve, what did you say when you talked to me and John all night long? You said, our belief I am impressed with your enthusiasm. Is your enthusiasm gone now?"

"I understand your mood, Ed," Jobs said slowly. "To this day, I still admire your enthusiasm and faith. But, Ed, I am more often a businessman, a businessman is very Realistically, from 1986 to the present, I have lost more than 1 million a year. In addition to the investment in publicity in the past few years, I have spent almost 10 times the money to buy the studio"

"But...but..." Carmore still wanted to argue, but Jobs raised his hand to stop his speech: "You know, Ed, my career is on a personal computer, I bought it Atelier, what you like is your development capabilities. And now, I need funds to expand NeXT, so..."

He spread his hands and made a "sorry" gesture. Carmore froze for a few seconds before slowly sitting down, and then covered his face in a doldrums: "Is everything irreversible?" ?"

"Okay, Ed, relax." Jobs then eased his tone and said, no matter what, they have worked together for so many years to build Pixar together, and there are still some emotions, "I will not easily put Pixar Sell ​​to those who are not interested in computer animation, there is also my hard work, I will not see it disintegrate. That person you have seen, the last time I visited the studio Adrian? Kewell, he has the prospect of computer animation Very optimistic."

Carmore opened his mouth and finally stood up with a wry smile: "I know, so be it."

Strong spirit walked out of Steve Jobs' office, Carmore returned to his work cubicle, and Rast, Stanton and others have been waiting here for a long time.

"Don't it work, Ed?" Rast asked worriedly, looking at him like this.

"Steve has decided," Carmore barely squeezed out a smile. "But it doesn't matter. The person who bought Pixar has seen us. It was the last time I visited. It's known as the director of miracles. Adrian? Kewell. Steve said he is very optimistic about the prospect of computer animation, so everything will be fine."

Although these words are very good, several of the core characters present laughed bitterly, but they said nothing else, sighed a few times, and then left, then Carmore took off his glasses and rubbed up. Head.

A few of their knights knew that this was a normal business transaction. After all, Pixar was entirely funded by Steve Jobs. No one could stop him if he wanted to sell it. But what Carmore worried about was that they finally spent several years building and nurturing, and finally lost sight of the hope.

Although Jobs works as a studio, most of his energy is focused on computer companies, so Carmor handles all the matters. Because he has been working with each other for so long, he knows what kind of person the other person is, so Jobs has always been assured that he is throwing his hands. But now I want to change to someone else, Carmore who they don't understand at all, God knows whether he will adapt the whole Pixar to his own will?

Carmore can still recall when he visited Adrian, he was arrogant about the atmosphere of the studio, but in his view this is the best atmosphere for computer animation, if...

"Okay, get up, maybe not so bad." Carmore whispered in consolation, then looked at the computer in front of him faintly. He seemed to have returned to the time when he worked with Rust at Disney more than ten years ago. They came together because of their common hobbies, and then worked hard to fight it. When they were defeated, they went to Industrial Light and Magic. Then I was lucky to meet Steve Jobs and established Pixar with those friends who had the same dream. Now what will happen to the unknown future?

A few days later, with the completion of the relevant legal procedures, Pixar has officially belonged to the media, and Adrian, which originally filmed the new movie in New York, also returned to Los Angeles, specifically to see the Pixar studio.

As before, Carmore and Rast waited early outside the workroom, but this time without Jobs.

Adrian is still so young, with a sharp face, radiant face, and unusual confidence. It's just that instead of wearing suits and trousers like the last time, he looked casual in his compassionate trousers. Although he still carried his glamorous female secretary, he was more easygoing because of his unruly sense of restraint.

Hopefully, the worst will not happen. When shaking hands with him, Carmore thought so.

There is not too much nonsense with each other. After a few greetings, Adrian immediately called the studio owner to the meeting room.

"I am very happy to work with you," the opening remarks of Adrian were as follows. "I visited the studio a few days ago. Do you know what impressed me the most? It was Mr. Spade who was on a skateboard Leaping from the corridor, it was Ms. Lexi’s yelling and Mr. Stanton’s severe question to Mr. Lester."

Adrian's tone is very calm, and there is no comparison, but Carmore, who listened to his ears, and Leicester looked at each other but still frowned, but they were named. Some unconsciously moved the body.

"From these, I saw..." Adrian slowly glanced at the meeting room, "loose, frivolous, too free, without knowing your own weight, no subordinates and ..."

Every time he said a word, the people around him had a ugly face, and Carmore’s heart next to him was also heavy. Isn’t the last thing he wants to see finally come?

"And the infinite vitality" Just then, Adrian suddenly raised his voice, and the whole person stood up, his hands propped on the long table in the meeting room and sent out a momentum, all the staff present- Including Carmore, Rast, etc.-they were all surprised by this sudden change.

"I think everyone knows that I am an investor and a director at the same time. I believe someone has seen my work. As a director, I know the importance of imagination. I don’t have enough imagination and never It may produce excellent works. However, although the film needs imagination, it also limits imagination in many places, but animation is different. Its expression and its production method determine that the people who produce it need passion and vitality. "Immense imagination" Adrian waved his hand fiercely, with a confident smile on his lips. The listening Carmore could not help but also laughed. He finally understood that what Adrian just said was intentional.

"In the animation, we can depict our imagination as much as possible, and the animation will therefore be more vital, so the environment to cultivate imagination is very important. Even if there are imaginative people, staying in a pool of backwater will soon be wiped away. . Although Dinis’s 2D animation is still on the rise, it’s because of its conservative decline, and now it’s the time for the 3D animation to kick in. “Adrian is waving its arms and has its own breathtaking power.” I like Pixar, I don’t tell lies, I like the insignificance here, the freedom here, full of vitality and hope, there is a positive impulse when I have seen the history of Pixar, I have seen you for After all the efforts made, I know that your success is only a matter of time, so I sold it without hesitation. I believe that the first 3D will be born from you and will be carried forward in your hands."

Listening to this inspiring preaching, everyone in the meeting room opened their mouths as if they were overwhelmed. Then, the applause burst into applause. At the beginning, it was just a person, but immediately others People also took photos, and finally the warm applause stirred back and forth in the small conference room ~ IndoMTL.com ~ Thank you, thank you. Adrian pressed his hands down and waited until the applause was lower before continuing: "I know what you are worried about. Please be assured that I will not interfere with anything in the studio. All previous practices will be preserved-believe Through that remark just now, everyone should understand my thoughts. Of course, a small change is still needed, that is Ed? Mr. Carmore will take up the studio"

Everyone in the meeting room was dumbfounded, and then burst into warm applause again, not even many people whistling or high-fiving each other to express their congratulations. If the applause just now was just the idea of ​​dealing with the new boss, the applause now is completely from the heart. Carmore’s appointment is definitely popular, and from another aspect, it can be seen that the new boss has not changed his job. The idea of ​​the room.

"Thank you." Carmore, who was relieved in his heart, immediately stood up in applause and said two words of encouragement. He did not completely relax his heart, although the clear attitude of Adrian made everyone feel relieved. Come, but there is an urgent issue that needs to be resolved.

Everyone’s meeting is basically over here. Most people leave the meeting room, leaving only a few core characters. Adrian showed his attitude casually, but Pixar's related business still has to ask, and Carmore they just need to seek his support.