Although Don invested in an animation studio, Sriwood, he never thought that a layman could make a good animated film.

Therefore, the focus of his pursuit of the animation industry still falls on Pixar!

Jobs poured a lot of effort and money into Pixar animation.

Since Steve Jobs bought the ILM animation department from George Lucas and renamed it Pixar, he has invested heavily in this computer studio!

At that time, Jobs's total assets were only $200 million, but since the acquisition of Pixar and the release of the first movie, he has invested more than $70 million one after another, putting one-third of his family into it.

Thankfully, Pixar is really competitive!

In 1995, the first fully computer-produced animated feature film in history was born - "Toy Story".

The film, which cost $65 million, earned $373 million at the global box office, making it the top box office in the world that year!

In the same year, Pixar went public, and Jobs, who owned 70% of Pixar's shares, jumped to more than $1 billion in net worth and entered the rich class.

It is precisely because of Pixar's success that Jobs has enough financial security, so that he can abandon everything, drill camp wholeheartedly, and return to Apple!

At the beginning, in order to curry favor with Apple shareholders, Jobs did not even ask to hold Apple shares, not to ask for a salary, not to ask for options, but only one requirement, that is, to return to power!

Even NEXT, which had a market value of $500 million at the time, was acquired by Apple for $150 million in "cash + stock" in order to return to Apple.

In the end, Jobs's repeated concessions finally persuaded the shareholders' meeting to regain control of Apple.

The reason for all this is that because Jobs has Pixar's stock protection, he can give more benefits.

Now, Donn's goal is Pixar, which naturally alarmed Jobs.

Looking at Jobs' frightened look, Don smiled, "Steve, you should know that in the final analysis, I am a filmmaker, and Hollywood is the circle I pay the most attention to." ”

Jobs frowned, displeased.

He smelled a hint of threat.

Donn seems to be threatening Pixar with Apple.

"What do you want?"

Jobs didn't have a good temper, but now he was in a weak position, and he had to be as patient as possible.

Donn laughed: "If you pay attention to Hollywood news, it should be clear that I originally wanted to buy DreamWorks Animation, but he refused. But the animation industry is ...... Hollywood's old diehards may not see the future of animated films, but I do. ”

Jobs grimaced and stared into Donn's eyes, "So you hit Pixar's idea?"

"Pixar has the best animation team in the world, and several films have been made great. If Pixar can be merged into Down Pictures, I believe it will be of great help to the development of Don Pictures' industry. ”

Don has clear eyes and talks eloquently, but he makes no secret of his expectations for Pixar.

"You want to buy Pixar?" Jobs narrowed his eyes.

"If possible, I'm willing to start a privatization takeover right away," Don said. ”

Jobs said in a deep voice, "What if I refuse?"

For him, there is a big difference between Pixar and Apple.

Apple's real power is in the hands of the shareholders' meeting, and Jobs is only the spokesperson elected by the shareholders' meeting.

As for Pixar, Jobs firmly remembered the lesson that he was blown away by Apple, and although he has also reduced his holdings in recent years, 70% of the total share is still in his hands.

In other words, Steve Jobs is the king of Pixar animation!

Regardless of how Don sells financial means in the market, he doesn't want to sell, and Don can't buy it anyway.

Don laughed twice and patted him on the shoulder like an elder, "Steve, you're too serious! I'm here today to talk about cooperation, not threat." ”

The corners of Jobs' mouth twitched slightly, unmoved.

Donn pointed to the waves below the bridge, "Do you know how to surf? Even the best competitors can't rush up against the waves." As the waves get closer, the surfer adjusts the direction of the board and follows the direction of the waves. This is a fight against the waves, but the contestants will take advantage of the impact of the waves every time, and they can also get the thrill of galloping on the waves. ”

Jobs shook his head, ignored Donn's high school level metaphor, and said lightly: "It's a stock market crash now, and Pixar's stock price has also been greatly impacted, and the market value has dropped by $400 million in the past few months." And Pixar's potential is nowhere near that, we've moved into new office buildings, and there will be new movies coming out on Christmas ......"

Don waved his hand, quickly interrupted, and looked at him in surprise, "Steve, I'm here to help you!"

"Help me?"

A slight sneer crossed Jobs' face.

Don took it for granted, "Yes, I can buy it all with cash." When the time comes, you will be able to buy Apple shares when you have enough funds in your hands! With my help, the stock price will not be too high!"

Don is now too influential, and he is Apple's largest shareholder, if he sends a signal that he wants to sell Apple shares, it will definitely create a bearish momentum, and retail investors will sell wildly.

With a few simple operations, Donn and Jobs joined forces and could even privatize Apple.

However, Donn's thoughts are obviously too egotistical.

"Donn, you really won't negotiate. Jobs shook his head frequently and laughed angrily, "Pixar's prospects are very promising, you should know this." When one or two more movies are released, it is not a problem for Pixar's stock price to double......! Do you think I'm an idiot?"

Tang En was stunned, a little dumbfounded.

He thought that he had shown the greatest sincerity, and even expressed his willingness to sacrifice part of his personal image, and the two joined forces to use some financial tricks to control Apple.

But Jobs ...... He is clearly not optimistic about Apple!

Jobs thinks Pixar's prospects are better than Apple's!

Don took a breath and couldn't laugh or cry, he really didn't know what to say.

Admittedly, Pixar's prospects are very good, and in five or six years, its market value could quadruple to more than $6 billion.

But how can this compare to Apple?

Apple's market value is only $5 billion now, and what about $300 billion in 10 years! $700 billion in 15 years!

Worlds apart!

It's just that he didn't expect that Jobs, who would abandon his family and business and return to Apple's power, did not have enough confidence in Apple, and was not even willing to exchange Pixar's shares for Apple's shares......

Don touched his nose, a little speechless, and said embarrassedly, "That...... I thought you had a lot of faith in Apple. ”

"Of course I have confidence, but ......," Jobs shook his head, "it's like investing in movies, even the best directors don't invest their own money in movies, that's the reason." The director must be confident in his film, but the future is blank and no one can predict. ”

Tang En smiled and said, "My movies are all invested by my own money." ”

Jobs's words were stagnant, and he said angrily: "You are an exception!"

Donn has understood that the path of getting Jobs to abandon Pixar and invest heavily in Apple is no longer working.

"Steve, don't get me wrong, the reason why I bought so many Apple shares is just to have a cooperation with you, after all, your center of gravity is Silicon Valley, and my center of gravity is Hollywood. Tang En sighed and said, "But don't worry, I don't mean to threaten, you are in charge of the apple, I agree." ”

Jobs glanced at Donn deeply, his face improved, and he groaned slightly, "When it comes to movies, I'm a layman after all, so Pixar ...... When the opportunity arises, I will choose to sell. ”

What is the right opportunity?

Naturally, it was Pixar's market capitalization that satisfied Jobs' appetite. Anyway, he is not short of money now, so there is no need to rush to cash out.

Tang En understood what he meant, and smiled knowingly, "Okay, as long as you sell it, I'll buy it!"

Cooperation, Don showed goodwill, and Jobs will naturally give back.

In any case, Donn is now Apple's largest shareholder and has a strong voice, which is important to Jobs.

"By the way, one more thing. Pixar and Disney have signed a cooperation agreement for 5 films, including the already released "Toy Story", "Bug Crisis", and "Toy Story 2", and the two films produced by Pixar in the future will be handed over to Disney for distribution. ”

At the mention of Disney, Jobs was a little annoyed, and he was disgusted with Disney's big boss Michael Eisner. Even he had already made up his mind to complete this contract, and he opened his mouth that if Disney did not cooperate, then another film company would cooperate.

Now that Donn has appeared, and is Disney's opponent, Jobs is happy to see Donn and Disney face off.

In this way, Pixar, sandwiched in the middle, will get more benefits.

Don frowned, "This is not easy!"

Generally speaking, the producer only gets a share of the profits, while the publisher gets the right to use it.

In other words, although the movie is produced by Pixar, the copyright authorization of the movie is all up to Disney, and it will definitely enter Disneyland and get more benefits.

This is certainly not the outcome that Don wants to see.

Pixar is in his pocket, but Pixar's animated characters are attracting tourists to Disney, isn't it ridiculous?

"No, the distribution rights can't be handed over to Disney anymore!"

Don gritted his teeth, his face determined, unquestionable.

Jobs looked at him in surprise, "But I've signed a contract." ”

"Then buy it out!

If Disney hadn't pulled out those moths before, Don might have given them some chances, but now...... They don't want to make a penny out of Donn.

This time, Jobs was even more surprised, and looked at Don in disbelief.

This young man's ideas are really not ordinary!

Courage, courage!

Apple and Microsoft are also competitors and are even now in copyright lawsuits. But on the other and Bill Gates have a good relationship, the two companies also cooperate in many aspects, and Microsoft is also a shareholder of Apple.

Like Donne, once he is called, he will never get along......

It's even more iron-fisted and domineering than Michael Eisner!