"Hey, Lasseter, how did you get time to get here?" The two were chatting when they saw John on the other side of the hallway. Lasseter was looking around. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Since Dream Media became the head office of Pixar, I don't seem to have been here to report, do you feel a little guilty?" Came to Liu Anran and Edward's son and daughter, John? Lasseter quipped.

"Oh my God, keep the tradition of Pixar's 'guilty of committing crimes', maybe only in this way can we reap more little golden people." Liu Anran shrugged his shoulders and said.

Pixar Animation Studios is very famous, to be precise, in the creative field, Pixar has no concept of "superiority and superiority" at all. All they want is the best ideas and technology, and there is no such thing as leadership and middle management.

"Andy, we still have three films left with Disney, will we continue to work with them in the future?" John? Lasseter asked with a smile.

"They give us too little share, it's an unequal contract. Me with Dick? Cook said that if they don't give us an increase in the share, we will make and distribute it ourselves, and we don't have to borrow their distribution channels. Liu Anran shook his head and said.

In the past, Pixar Animation Studios had a thin foundation and had to rely on Disney to complete the production and distribution of animated films. It's just that Disney is indeed a little ruthless, only giving a 10% share.

In 1997, because the two sides cooperated very well, the contract for the film was extended to five at that time, and the total number of films that had been released was six.

There are still three unreleased films left, and Liu Anran will stick to this contract, even if he knows that the remaining three will also win the box office, but Pixar can't get a few dollars.

This is the spirit of the contract, Pixar was not successful at that time, and it was impossible to break the contract halfway when it first saw that it was getting better. But this contract can be maintained, but if Disney plans to renew the contract with Pixar in the future, this share ratio will not be satisfactory.

"Okay, then I'll adjust the speed of Pixar's development. Strive to build on the existing foundation, make our technology better, and try some new production methods. "John? Lasseter said with a smile.

"Lasseter, I think from now on you can also focus on special effects. We don't have to have a strong production team like Digital and ILM, but I think it's a good idea to hand over to you some of the films that the company shoots with less time-consuming and simple special effects. Liu Anran looked at John? Lasseter said.

"Our company will have more big productions in the future, and the special effects production is all looking for these two companies. If we didn't have the foundation of Pixar Animation Studios, it would have been a good choice for us to outsource the special effects directly to them. But now that we have Pixar and we don't use it, I always feel like it's a loss for us. ”

If you invest in a special effects company from scratch, it will definitely be a money-losing business. Even if Liu Anran handed over all the special effects of all the films shot in the company to the new company, he would have to lose money.

One is the accumulation of technology, and the other is the cultivation of talents. It's a process, and it's risky. Don't look at them, they seem to be doing very well, but the special effects company is also a money-burning company, otherwise there would not be so many special effects companies that will go bankrupt in the future.

Pixar Animation Studios has a lot of talent, and you don't have to start from scratch. Rather than outsourcing a lot of the work to them, let Pixar work hard and develop a special effects team dedicated to its own film system.

"Andy, in fact, I discussed this with Steve Jobs before, but we still gave up at that time." John? Lasseter thought about it for a moment and said.

"Animation special effects is not so much a high-tech industry as it is a labor-intensive industry, and it takes a lot of people to work to complete the task."

"But unlike ordinary production factories, the special effects team has a fixed salary scale, and the production of a part will be calculated into their salary. The special effects are calculated based on the number of shots, and the only criterion is the satisfaction of the producer. In the process of working together, there will be a lot of footage that needs to be reworked and remade. ”

"Then there's the business side. If you want to improve your business capabilities, you will inevitably recruit more high-end technical personnel to enrich the production team, which will naturally increase a lot of operating costs. ”

"As long as there are not so many special effects to be produced one day in the future, the entire funding chain will be broken, which will inevitably endanger the entire company."

"So now we're just focusing on animated feature films, and we don't get involved in the rest of the projects. The reason why he signed a co-production contract with Disney in the first place was also to avoid such risks. ”

It would not be bad to set up a special effects team dedicated to serving Dream Media, but he also had his concerns. He doesn't know much about the rest of the companies in Dream Media, and if he doesn't have any business, it will implicate Pixar.

"Lasseter, don't worry. Since I have this proposal, I will not be able to finish your work. Marvel is working on a big plan and will plan the filming mission of the film to ten years later. Liu Anran said with a smile.

"Although MGM's film is not planned for ten years, it will not be a problem in three or five years, and now we are also working hard to collect various scripts."

"Actually, the most reassuring thing is the TV drama production department here. Our goal is also to develop this department in the long run, and our requirements are relatively high. Although it is a TV series, we make it according to the standards of a movie. All the special effects required in the series will be strictly produced and will not leave any perfunctory feeling to the audience. ”

"If you think about it, maybe the number of movies is smaller, but what about the number of episodes? This year, we will also invest in five dramas, two of which are sci-fi themes, do you think Pixar will still have to worry about business needs in the future? ”

"Andy, I have to say that I'm very tempted right now. I'm going to talk to them about it when I get back, maybe we can really put out a good special effects team in Hollywood. "John? Lasseter said with a smile on his face.

Who doesn't want to run their own company and grow? Now there is such an opportunity, relying on Dream Media, to take Pixar to the next level.