In an office in the Fox Building, Century City, Los Angeles.

Chris Meledandley looked at the subordinates across from him and confirmed again, "Mary, Eric, Chris." You'd rather leave Fox than go to Blue Sky Studios? Bane, they're ready to join Blue Sky. ”

The trio are two men and one woman, Chris Renard is the oldest, and Mary Claire and Eric Veron are both young people under the age of thirty.

They were also a backbone of Chris Meledandley after he created Fox Animation.

Chris Renard took the lead and said: "I know some people transfer to Blue Sky Studios to continue animation production, but I ......" He shook his head with a little helplessness: "Boss, you know my situation, my family is in Los Angeles, and it is impossible to go to New York to work at Blue Sky Studios." ”

Chris Meledandley can only nod, if you are middle-aged, a lot of realities are here, especially after having a family and children, there is no capital to be willful.

"What about you two?" he said, looking at the two young men.

These three people are the backbone, each with a small team, and it is impossible for the people in the team to stay, but as the leader of the team, Fox will still pay more or less attention to it and provide the opportunity to join Blue Sky Studio.

Of the four teams on Fox Animation, Bane and his deputy have chosen to join Blue Sky.

Chris Meledandley couldn't do much, but he still managed to get some opportunities for the core members who have been following him.

Eric Peron glanced at Marie Claire, saw the latter nod slightly, and said, "I don't want to go to the blue sky either, to go to a new city, which means that I have to give up everything in Los Angeles, what about the people under me? They have been following me for several years." ”

Chris Renard and Mary Claire looked at Chris Meledandley at the same time, and Chris Meledandley said directly: "I can't help it, this is the decision made by the Murdoch family, Fox Animation is going to be disbanded, and then based on Blue Sky Studios, a new Fox Animation will be formed." ”

Eric Peron shook his head: "Boss, I won't go to the blue sky, I can always find other opportunities in Los Angeles." ”

Chris Meledandley finally looked at Mary Claire: "What about you?"

Marie-Claire pushed her thick black-rimmed glasses up and said, "I don't want to go to a rival company as a loser." ”

Chris Meledandley sighed, these three people and the team they lead, which is the backbone of Fox Animation, are about to be lost like this.

He could understand the choice of the three men, and he could also understand the Murdoch family's decision to intervene.

After all, departments and teams that can't generate profits are worthless to commercial companies.

Not only did Fox Animation fail to create value for Twentieth Century Fox, but last year's "Frozen Planet" also brought in serious losses.

On the other hand, Blue Sky Studios, "Ice Age" performed well, and some people have begun to compare Blue Sky Studios with Pixar Studios and DreamWorks Animation Studios.

Everyone has their own ambitions, and Chris Meledandley no longer persuaded, opened the drawer and took out three cards, put them on his desk, and said: "Leaving Fox Animation, you need to find a new job, you have been engaged in animation production for many years, you are a rare talent in this field, it is best to continue to develop in this area." ”

Eric Peron smiled, "Boss, we will continue to stay in this industry. ”

In fact, they don't blame Chris Meledandley, the boss is just the head of a certain department at Fox, and he is simply unable to fight against the decisions of the top, and it also wins them new opportunities.

Chris Meledandley nodded lightly and continued, "This is the contact information of Ronan Anderson, the owner of Relativity Entertainment, whose company is preparing to form an animation production department and needs talent in this area. And I've talked a few times with Ronan Anderson himself, a young producer with a lot of ideas and a lot of reliability. ”

He looked at the three subordinates, "You know Ronan Anderson, right?"

"Yes. Chris Renard continued: "The producer of 'Spy' and 'Death Is Coming', his relativistic entertainment has grown rapidly in recent years, with a production company and a distribution company. ”

Eric Perón and Mary Claire are the quintessential tech executives who rarely care about anything other than animation, and they've heard of Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment, but they don't know much about it.

Chris Meledandley is a nostalgic person and wants his old subordinates to have a good place to go, so he has been in contact with Ronan several times to get to know him better. He then added: "Relativity Entertainment is developing very well, and it is gradually approaching the forefront of Hollywood's second-tier companies, if you are interested in talking to Ronan Anderson, you can call him directly." ”

Chris Renard, who knew a little about Ronan and Relativity entertainment, was the first to take the card on his desk and put it in his pocket.

Regardless, it's an opportunity, and it's not bad to go to a mid-sized company that's growing rapidly.

can stay in Hollywood and continue to do the job he likes, which is already a good choice for a middle-aged man like him who has a family and a job.

Chris Renard is still grateful to Chris Meledandelli, the boss is a nostalgic man after all, and he has done what he can, and it is impossible to ask him to do more.

Eric Perón and Mary Claire hesitated for a moment, and also put away their cards.

The three of them left Chris Meledandley's office together and walked towards the office area, the news of Fox Animation's dissolution had already spread, and everyone was panicking.

"Are Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment famous?" asked Eric Perón to Chris Renard.

"It's been a great couple of years, and I've launched a number of super blockbuster movies. Chris Renard tells the truth: "Ronan Anderson is known as the youngest billionaire in Hollywood. ”

Mary Claire asked, "What about Lionsgate?"

Chris Renard, knowing that these two colleagues and friends had never cared much about things outside of their own jobs and interests, couldn't help but glance at Marie Claire and replied, "The two are completely incomparable." ”

Eric Peron asked further, "Lionsgate is a lot worse than Relativity Entertainment. ”

Chris Renard replied: "As far as I know, Relativity Entertainment's performance in recent years has been several times that of Lionsgate. ”

Before entering the office area, Eric Peron suddenly said: "The people at Lionsgate contacted us two days ago, and they are also planning to set up an animation production department and want us to join Lionsgate. ”

Mary Claire said: "Lionsgate offered us very good terms. She asked directly, "Chris, what do you think?"

Chris Renard is more informed and has more ideas than these two young people who are obsessed with technology: "Let's find a place to talk." ”

The three of them did not go to the office area, and turned into the lounge next to no one.

"Mary, Eric, it's a foregone conclusion that we're leaving Fox. Chris Renard has known the two for many years and has always had a good relationship, and said directly: "We need to find a new job, and there may be some companies that take the initiative to contact us, but I think we should not be separated." ”

Eric Perón said, "Chris, you have far more experience and experience than us, what do you recommend?"

Chris Renard said very seriously: "Animation production is the capital we can get our hands on, but action production has a characteristic, it is very dependent on the collaboration of mature teams, and it is not possible to do it by one person or a few people. Therefore, our greatest value now lies not only in the technology we have mastered, but also in the three of us and our team of dozens of people. ”

Marie Claire is just focused on technology and doesn't lack intelligence: "I see what you mean. ”

"Next, we reassure the people on our team and ensure the integrity of the team as much as possible. Chris Renard has clearly thought about it: "The more complete the team, the better the conditions that we can fight for." ”

Eric Perón said: "You have a lot of point, if we were separated, we would be a single person working on certain production techniques, the value would be greatly reduced, but the three of us together would be able to produce an animated feature film. ”

Chris Renard added: "We're looking for a new home as a team and we're definitely getting better conditions. ”

Marie-Claire nodded: "I agree." ”

Eric Perón then said: "I agree. ”

The three of them quickly reached an offensive and defensive alliance, and there was nothing to consider about this kind of thing, and the cooperation would benefit both sides.

Chris Renard asked, "Are there any other companies other than Lionsgate that have contacted you?"

Marie-Claire shook her head: "No." ”

Eric Peron also said: "No. ”

Chris Renard pulled out the card in his hand and said, "There is also this relativity entertainment, the owner has been in contact with Ronan Anderson, and his recommendation should be more reliable." ”

Eric Peron and Mary Claire know the boss as a person and agree with Chris Renard's claims.

"What are we going to do?" asked Mary Claire.

Eric Peron also looked at Chris Renard.

"It's an opportunity for you to stay in touch with Lionsgate and not cut off contact with them. Chris Renard flipped over the card in his hand and said, "I'll get in touch with Ronan Anderson first to see the sincerity of Relativity Entertainment." ”

"Good. Eric Peron agreed.

Mary Claire has no opinion either.

The three of them left the recreation room and returned to the work area, first reassuring their team and explaining the situation to a certain extent, as long as people who are not stupid know that the power of the alliance is stronger, and it is also conducive to making conditions to the new owner.

Chris Renard did this, dialed the number on the card, and contacted the owner of the phone.