In the middle of the night, Gibson and a few friends left the theater and took to the streets, if it weren't for the bright street lights and the surrounding modern buildings, they would have thought they had arrived in a strange world.

Before they left the theater, they not only made a big purchase at the sales office, but also wore a lot of things on their bodies.

Gibson, for example, wears a gray peaked wizard's hat, a quaint wooden cane in his hand, and a gray robe draped over his body, which at first glance looks as if Gandalf has descended on the North American continent.

Several of his companions were no better, some carrying Legolas's shortbow, others carrying Aragorn's sword, and, most exaggeratedly, a girl dressed in Arwen's velvet dress......

"It's a shame."

The girl, Loshi, seemed a little dissatisfied, and complained to her companion, "There are no limited-edition Lord of the Rings for sale at the theater's sales desk, and I saved up a year's pocket money just to buy a set, and they all sold out." ”

"Loshi, you're a rich man now!" Gibson joked, then said earnestly, "That's $3,999!" ”

"I'd love to buy it!" Luo Xi said nonchalantly, "I'm willing to contribute all my pocket money to this movie, and I don't care if I max out my credit card!" ”

Several people made a coaxing sound, and Loshi stared at them and said, "Don't talk about me, from the release of the Lord of the Rings to the present, which of you has less than $3,000 to buy merchandise?" ”

Gibson and the others couldn't help but scratch their faces, not to mention before, even tonight, they each threw out more than three hundred dollars.

"Don't talk about that." Gibson quickened his pace slightly, "After watching "The Return of the King", I remembered the first two again. Why don't we hurry up and go back to watching the discs. ”

"I agree!" Loshi was the first to chim.

Others agreed, and they got faster and faster, eventually disappearing into the streets of New York.

This weekend is an exciting weekend and a happy weekend for many fans across the United States and around the world.

But the weekend was longer. There are times when the walk is finished.

The sun is once again shining on the West Coast of North America, and in the small conference room of Emeryville's Pixar Studio, Steve? After Jobs drank a glass of water, he didn't look at Ed, who was preparing an article next to him? Kammel picked up a few newspapers in front of him and flipped through them.

He simply skimmed through the current affairs and technology edition, which had no news that people could pay attention to, and then flipped to the entertainment edition, as he imagined. The entertainment version was almost swiped by reports related to "The Return of the King".

As is customary, Steve? Jobs put aside the front page headlines for the time being, turned to the back page, and went to see the feeling of the market, just like Apple's products, whether it is a computer, a player, or a movie and other audio-visual products, the first thing he pays attention to is the user's experience.

Although the user responses in the newspaper may not all be genuine. But it always responds to some problems.

"Because of watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I want to believe in this world. At some point, in a certain place, there was really a land called Middle-earth, where blue-eyed hobbits walked barefoot, dusty royal families rode with swords and horses, and elven princes with silver hair and shawls bent bows and shot arrows. The white-robed wizard with a white horse cast a spell to exorcise demons, and Charles, Lohan, Gondor, and Mordor had all really existed under the sky. ”

"2001, 2002, 2003. Three years of worrying, nearly nine hours of joy and sorrow, every time there is a clip that seems to be the end, I will always be afraid, afraid that it will really be the end! It was only when Frodo closed the parchment that he finally realized that he had finished a long-standing matter, and his heart was peaceful, but he was full of melancholy. ”

"I've seen it in theaters, some fans got up and bowed deeply to the screen in tears after "The Return of the King", in the surprised eyes of everyone, that's because this is not just a movie, it can make people believe in what happened in it, in this era when dreams are no longer believed, Duke? Rosenberg has woven a magnificent dream for us! ”

See here, Steve? Jobs looked up and asked Ed? Camel, "Have you seen 'The Return of the King'? ”

The CEO of Pixar Studios temporarily put down his work, lifted his glasses, and said, "I watched it on Friday, a masterpiece, and it deserves to be great!" Duke? Rosenberg's talent in cinema is truly unmatched! ”

He turned to the other side, facing John? Lassett and a few others said, "John, they went to see it twice. ”

John? Lassett shrugged, "This movie isn't just about greatness, Duke?" Rosenberg's many practical techniques have inspired me a lot, and I have been able to use some of the things he uses in our animation production, and it has brought a lot of help. ”

"After watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy, do you want to admire Duke? Rosenberg can't. ”

As the director of Pixar's most recent animated film, Andrew? Stanton said happily, "Disney hasn't fainted yet, and the release date of "Looking for Nemo" is far enough away from "The Return of the King." ”

"Michael? Eisner hasn't been taken by Michael? Ovitz's idiot is contagious. "John? After Lassett said a word, he looked at Jobs and asked, "Steve, did the box office come out on the first weekend?" ”

"It should be counted." Jobs flipped the newspaper to the front page of the entertainment section, looked at the unusually conspicuous numbers, and said, "I got $42.11 million on Sunday!" ”

"$42.11 million!" John? Lassett is not just as simple as watching the movie twice, she is obviously a fan of this series, and immediately began to calculate, "$40.35 million on Friday, $44.21 million on Saturday, plus $42.11 million on Sunday, and ...... for the first three days of the first weekend."

Jobs said directly, "$126.67 million!" New North American weekend box office record! ”

John? Lasseter added a sentence after him, "Counting the early screening, the North American box office of "Return of the King" has exceeded $130 million...... Well, it's $133.28 million! ”

Ed? Camel and Andrew? Stanton glanced at each other, all smiling helplessly, Duke? Rosenberg is still as strong as ever in the summer!

Put down the newspapers, Steve? Jobs couldn't help but think of the young director who was always very bland, and there was a rare feeling of admiration in his heart, although the two sides were destined not to become friends because of the business relationship, but he admired all capable people, there is no doubt that it was called Duke? The Rosenberg guy is the best in his industry.

Even, what did Jobs think about Duke? Rosenberg is definitely the most outstanding kind of person in the film industry, just like he is in the computer industry!

With Brad? Bird and the others rushed to the conference room, and the giants of Pixar Studios finally arrived, and the meeting began.

"Ed." Jobs said directly, "Tell me about the contact with Warner Bros. and the Duke's studio." ”

"Me and Duke? Rosenberg's senior assistant Tina? Representatives of Philippines and Warner Bros. have spoken four times in the past month. ”

In this dynamic and creative company, even a meeting with Steve Jobs is not a strict atmosphere. Cammel's speed of speech was not very fast, and he said as concisely as possible, "I can feel the sincerity of Duke and Warner, they very much want Pixar to join Warner's system, and the conditions offered are far better than Disney and Michael?" Eisner is generous. ”

"The specific terms are in the information before you." Ed? Kamr sighed softly, "It's really exciting. ”

"What about Disney?" Jobs asked again.

"They made certain concessions." Ed? Kamuel shook his head, "Agree to give up another thirty percent of the box office revenue." ”

"I don't want the box office!"

Where is the profit point of animated films, Jobs knows very well, "The periphery still refuses to back down?" ”

"Yes."

Hear Ed? Camel's words, Jobs thought for a while, and said slowly, "The negotiations between the two sides continue to drag on, we are not in a hurry, now Pixar has enough capital, and Pixar can change the pattern of Hollywood!" ”

There is still a contract between Pixar Studios and Walt Disney to fulfill the contract for an animated feature film, and there is no need to rush the negotiations, Jobs is still observing, what he wants is for Pixar and him Steve? Jobs' most favorable results!

The closed-door meeting didn't end until the afternoon, when Steve? Jobs left Pixar Studios and flew to Los Angeles for a reception at Sony Entertainment.

Before walking into the banquet, Jobs got another number report from the secretary, and when he saw the even more terrifying numbers on it, he had that thought again, Duke? Rosenberg is the Steve of the film industry at all? Jobs.

Jobs was the little half of Akio Morita, who had passed away, which was the biggest reason why he was invited to the party.

But Sony Entertainment invited him over, obviously not for this reason, and the people representing Sony Entertainment quickly found him.

"Steve, are you interested in working with Sony Entertainment?"

Facing Jobs, it was Michael, who helped Sony win Columbia Pictures? Ovitz, who is clearly acting as a broker again, "Sony really wants to work with Pixar Studios. ”

"Sony Entertainment?"

For people like Jobs, he won't hide it too much, and shook his head directly, "Sony Entertainment is not worthy of Pixar Studios!" ”

Indeed, Pixar Studios must have a huge media platform to shine, but Sony Entertainment can only rank first among the six major Hollywood companies, and Sony Entertainment is really not worthy of Pixar Studio, which is now a hot commodity!

Michael? Ovitz knew more or less about Jobs, and said, "Steve, I promise......"

"You promise?"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Jobs, "Is your guarantee credible?" (To be continued......)

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