Chapter 746 of the text befriended Lucas

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When Lucas heard Lin Qiangsheng's plan, he said with a smile: "Lin, I really regret selling Pixar to you!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng shook his head and said to him, "George, you won't regret it!" I'm going to make Pixar better, I know you've thought that too, and now I'm just taking over your dream! ”

George Lucas looked at Lin Johnson, saw that his eyes were very firm, nodded slightly knowingly and said: "I really hope that Pixar can go on all the way and excel in the field of animation!" ”

Lucas also had the idea of starting a computer animation department to develop the industry, but he was too far ahead of his time, and now there are still ten years before the big development of computer animation in the mid-90s, and George Lucas thought about the use of computer technology in movies in the late 70s. One step ahead is a hero, but after falling silent, being ahead means being maverick and will not be widely accepted by everyone.

The current computer special effects and animations are not yet able to express shocking effects, and are in a period of slow technical accumulation. At this time, computer technology had not yet played a decisive role in the film industry, coupled with Lucas's own financial problems, which were not as ambitious as before, and began to consider the most realistic problems, no one to invest means no income, and he will go bankrupt, and the ensuing loss of financial resources and reputation are not something he can afford, so he has to do his best to get rid of financial difficulties.

Lin Qiangsheng's words slightly intensified Lucas's confidence, maybe this young man will be a good successor!

In the end, under the witness of the lawyers of both parties, George Lucas solemnly signed the resale agreement, and since then Pixar has officially belonged to Lin Johnson!

Lucas shook his hand and said, "Lin, I hope we can cooperate more in the future, I still remember that you want to invest in Star Wars!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng smiled and nodded. He also very much hopes that Lucas can lead him, a newcomer, into the film industry, and if Pixar wants to develop, it is absolutely inseparable from Lucas's industrial light and magic!

He told Lucas: "Pixar will definitely strengthen its cooperation with ILM in the future. George, I want you to help us connect with insiders. Pixar needs more opportunities, and maybe even more in the future! ”

Lucas laughed and said, "You're welcome, I'll charge for it!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng also smiled: "I can afford it!" ”

Lucas found that Lin Qiangsheng was very easy to get along with, and he was very interested in his appetite, so he was silent for a while, and he suddenly said to Lin Qiangsheng: "Lin, are you interested in joining Industrial Light & Magic?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng asked in surprise: "What kind of franchise method?" ”

Lucas laughed, "I invite you to take a stake in ILM. Become one of us! With that, he thought for a moment and asked his lawyer, "David, how much stake do I have in ILM?" ”

David said, "George, now you own the majority of ILM, except for President Doug Nobby, VFX Supervisor John Dekkstra, and Creative Director Dennis Mullen, who have no more than 7% of the shares, the rest is yours!" ”

Lucas nodded and thought about it. said to Lin Qiangsheng: "In this way, I will transfer 12% of your shares of Industrial Light and Magic!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng suppressed his surprise and asked, "How much?" ”

"$50 million!" George Lucas quoted a sky-high price.

Lin Qiangsheng really hesitated. But in the end, he nodded and said to Lucas: "It's acceptable, I agreed, this is a friendship price!" ”

George Lucas showed a look of surprise on his face, he was still waiting for Lin Qiangsheng to bargain, but he didn't expect him to agree.

Lin Qiangsheng also had a condition, and said: "But George, I need some time!" I've been spending a little too much lately, and you know I've acquired a lot of high-tech companies. A start-up fund has also been set up at Stanford! ”

$50 million to acquire a 12% stake in Industrial Light & Magic, although expensive. But definitely great value!

Lin Qiangsheng understands the value of ILM, the only special effects company to have won the National Medal of Science and Technology. ILM's technical prowess is extraordinary!

Rather than being a special effects company, ILM is a technology R&D and application center in the film industry base on the West Coast of the United States.

Many advanced technologies were developed or pioneered by this company, such as the camera motion control system, the use of G technology to generate scenes and G characters in the computer, the development of R image formats, the establishment of image standards, and the establishment of Th sound standards.

Pioneered the use of video motion capture technology, and while other companies were still using infrared cameras to plaster reflective balls on actors, ILM has adopted the process of identifying QR codes and point cloud information from video.

The developed fluid special effect process uses satellite remote sensing technology to observe the ocean for up to a year, and finally simulates the real ocean. "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Super Battleship", "Pacific Rim", the shocking sea scenes, are actually made by computers.

However, these are only a few of the technologies developed by ILM, and it is too great to describe its achievements!

In addition to these exciting technologies, ILM is also fully involved in several major fields such as movies, TV dramas, advertisements, and MTV.

With the best special effects company of Industrial Light and Magic, he can establish a special effects technology team in China with leapfrog development, and it is not impossible to gradually form an industry in China.

George Lucas did quote a sky-high price, he also thought that Lin Qiangsheng would definitely bargain, how did he expect him to agree so quickly, which made him surprised and a little surprised at the same time, this price is twice as high as the actual price, but he didn't expect the young man in front of him to agree very happily, Lucas even began to regret that he had reported less.

"Of course, I can wait, we can sign a letter of intent first, you know there are many people who are interested in industrial light and magic!" Lucas said tentatively.

Lin Qiangsheng smiled, nodded happily and said, "Okay, I can sign a letter of intent!" ”

George Lucas was overjoyed, with Lin Qiangsheng's money, it could solve his big financial problems, he and his wife divorced before, but lost more than half of their property, plus the investment in the past two years was not smooth.

This deal is enough to ease him, and even with this money, plus the $10 million that Lin Johnson bought Pixar, he can prepare for the fourth Star Wars.

The lawyers immediately drafted a letter of intent, and Lin Qiangsheng asked Lucas with some doubts: "George, forgive me for taking the liberty of asking, are you short of money now?" ”

Lucas hesitated, Westerners are very reluctant to be asked about their financial problems, which belongs to *. But Lin Qiangsheng had signed such a big agreement with him, so he nodded silently and said, "Lin, I advise you, you must be cautious when choosing a partner, otherwise you will really lose your talents!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng held back a smile, nodded in agreement and said, "Believe me, I may not have your concerns about this!" ”

"I hope so!" Lucas teased.

Lin Qiangsheng said: "George, I can sue you for an investment plan that guarantees that your assets will increase by 40% within half a year, and there is absolutely no problem!" ”

The lawyers and Camel in the conference room were curious as they listened to the conversation between them, and Lucas asked in surprise, "Really?" Lin, what is the investment plan? Are you an investor? ”

However, Lin Qiangsheng's lawyer's eyes lit up, and he immediately put his ears up, and he said with a smile: "Ha, Mr. Lucas, don't you know that Mr. Lin is a famous investment master, he is very famous on Wall Street!" ”

"Really, it's incredible!" Hearing such an introduction, Lucas and Kamr were even more shocked, it seems that they still don't know much about the young man in front of them!

Lin Qiangsheng didn't let them wait too long, in fact, he also deliberately befriended the great director and made him owe him a personal favor, so he said: "I expect the yen to appreciate sharply within three months, and if you haven't invested yet, buy it quickly, your assets will appreciate by 40% at the end of the year, and it is not impossible to double your profits in two or three years!" ”

"Oh my God!" George Lucas's eyes widened in surprise, he couldn't believe it.

Uh, Lin Qiangsheng twitched the corners of his mouth, he turned Lucas into the financial field, will he stop doing movie special effects in the future and invest in finance instead? (To be continued.) )