The sed weekend ihan a month Billy had to make a spontaneous trip across California for some business matters. Fortunately, Rid San Francisco was just an hour's drive away. San Francisco is a beautiful city.

  Billy arrived at the Pixar offices, hoping to address the evident operational issues of the pany. The need for a meeting, set up by the furious trio of Pixar, was a fact. All three of them were talented men. Billy, who was still 14 years old, was symbolically part of the board.

  There had been a stant bad-forth with intense calls about how to refihe Toy Story storyline. In other words, they had outlihe general cepts for the Toy Story series. However, they had pnned enough to expand the story a bit through spin-offs, all reworked for the "Lightyear" saga. John Lasseter's talent is exceptional; he has a keen eye for details. The Buddy's arded up exposing the pn to make at least three movies.

  This not only impressed John with the faith Billy had in Pixar, but it also touched the majority of the inner circle. It's always a good thing when people hold you in such high esteem.

  The three most powerful men at Pixar, not ting Billy, traveled side by side as faithful panions. Each of them had exceptional skills that set them apart from others. Edwin Catmull was responsible for the pany's teological advas; his puting abilities and teical team were among the best.

  Alvy Ray Smith was the glue that held them together. His animation work stemmed from a passion that very few in the pany possessed. But it was his intuition for puting that helped Catmull with many things to ie software with his work teams. John Lasseter was the artistic soul and one of the standout individuals. He had a sharp eye for talent and often took the lead in iing with people due to his excellent public speaking skills.

  -Good m, everyone. I arrived a bit te; traffic was chasing me all the way. The applits have arrived,- Billy said.

  He appeared youthful in his three-piece suit and a white shirt with bck lines along the colr and sleeves. The blonde look with brown eyes resembled his father, with a slightly tanned skin tone ied from his mother.

  -The applits have been waiting for half an hour, but of course, not every day you earn a sary of 200,000 per year. Some good-looking young men in suits showed up, a few with iing resumes, - John Lasseter mentioned.

  -That's good to hear. Aook care of everything she could, - Billy replied.

  -She did. She reached out to two agencies and posted a call all around San Jose and its surroundings, - Ed Catmull mentioned in his usual pragmatiner of speaking.

  -I thought your father was ing too? - John asked.

  -He has a meeting nearby; he'll e ter, -Billy expined. He felt a bit tired; his father had only been able to drop him off at the entrance.

  Entering Pixar Studios, he saw a line of twelve people in their suits. Curiously, they all seemed to be in a meditative state, some pag bad forth due to the ck of chairs. But they all shared ohing in on—an anxious expression.

  -The filter Aarted was quite effective. She requested five years of experience, a master's in business, and an administrative focus with enough points, - Ed Catmull said again.

  -Enough to manage our pany. Yent is willing to help us secure some ercial tracts, - John added.

  -Yes, but we still o resolve the administration issue, - Billy noted.

  Among all the partits, three stood out with resumes that exceeded Anne's minimum requirements. There was also a st didate who barely met the minimum criteria, but his friendly demeanor and satisfactory reasons for wanting to work at Pixar were appealing.

  All of these didates left a remarkable impression, whether it was due to the quality of their resumes, skills cultivated through their experience, or their industry retionships.

  -Putting aside all the didates, the ohat bes us the most is this one. Randal McArthur, a business administrator from Stanford Uy. He has served as a marketing director for a restaurant for six years, managed aronics store for five years, and worked as aive assistant for an iment fund for 11 years. He holds two master's degrees in eid business administration, - Ed Catmull said.

  -I agree. In terms of work, he's beyond qualified. His resume is acceptable and could alleviate our burden, - Ray Smith added.

  -What do you think, John? - Billy asked.

  -He's fine. As long as he uands our is. We want to make 3D movies. With Steve, we were a bit nervous about making mistakes. We know we o make mohrough certain activities, but our primary goal is to make movies, - John replied.

  -Alright, f a board of directors with five members is enough for us to carry out all the activities. Additionally, we draft a dot outlining the path we want to take for the pany. We need a source of iil the movie is pleted, and at the same time, we should refine job positions. There's fusion about the roles of each worker and our future dires, -Billy suggested.

  -Alright, we've talked about the employees; we have a pn in pce. We'll present it to you ter, along with our chosen administrator, - Ray Smith said.

  -Agreed. I'll leave these decisions in your hands. For now, I have ahat could gee some ine for us in case of any financial problems, - Billy added.

  -Oh, what could help us gee ine? - Ed Catmull asked with evident i.

  -Well, the 3D software system is incredible. From there, I could use it to create a 3D puter game. Imagine, if a 3D movie is an innovative cept, what if we could recreate that three-dimensionality in video games? If it's successful, it could sustain us until we release the movie, - Billy expined.

  -How much is the iment cost? I uand that games aren't cheap, and creating one be quite expensive, - Ed asked.

  -With our software system, it's possible to create it with an iment of around 150,000. Returns would start after selling around 9,000 copies. However, with the ipany's support and some marketing efforts, the game may be a success. I have es in simir industries. If we work hard enough, attrag attention in the market won't be a problem, - Billy expined.

  -You'll need a team of professionals! Game development involves a challenging blend of skills, - Ed said.

  -I already have a team selected. This game will revolutiohe industry. I just need some help with the game's graphic design, - Billy replied.

  -Ah, I wish I had your enthusiasm fgling so many projects. Beyond Pixar, my energy level hits ro, - John Lasseter chimed in, dispying his i joviality.

  -Well, my enthusiasm grows as I dive into different fields. Besides, it's my father who deals with the administrative aspects of the panies. I mainly tribute the creative tent and ideas, - Billy said.

  -I help you guys in my free time to create some game ses. If it's not too plex, I provide you with a 3D blueprint along with its position and music, - Ed Camult offered.

  -Are you serious? - Billy asked.

  -Absolutely. If it's for the good of Pixar, I'm in. You've ied 20 millioween the purchase of Pixar and capital iion. I hope a bit of my help provide us the financial security and fulfill our dream since 1983,- Ed Camult said, his toaking on a dreamy quality, a departure from his usual chief engineer demeanor. Not only did creative opportunities open up, but they also had gaming maes, a ping pong table, and improved w ditions.

  -Ah, yes, we've been w tirelessly on our movie creation, and we're not letting this intriguing opportunity slip away. I'll help with any characters you need, - John Lasseter chimed in.

  -With Pixar's software and some minor assistahe game will be ready by year, - Billy fidently stated.

  -If that's the case, let's hope everything goes as pnned, and you make a lot of moo i in the pany, - John replied.

  -Well, we'll talk to Thomas about hiring our new CEO. Now we he assistance of yent, - Ray Smith said, breaking the uneasy silen the room.

  A mysterious aura filled the boardroom, the very room where iations took pce with Steve Jobs, who theiated with Roy Disney under certain ditions. This boardroom held the guiding points for Pixar's future. There had been numerous iations i years, and now they were setting the course for Pixar's future.

  -Did I hear correctly that several panies have approached us for television ercials? - Billy asked.

  -That's right, a mouthwash pany and a fast-food . But the offers are not acceptable, - Ed Camult expined.

  -How are the tract offers from these panies? - Billy inquired.

  -They're reasonable offers. Your father is reviewing the tracts. Hopefully, nothing more than money-reted disagreements will arise, - Ed said.

  -Is it not enough money? - Billy asked.

  -800,000 dolrs for a 30-sed Listerine ercial and 750,000 dolrs for a 32-sed fast-food ercial, - Ed expined.

  -What's the problem? That seems like a lot of money, - Billy said.

  -We need another iment of at least 3 million dolrs. We've mao stabilize the situation, but we believe we need more researto creating motion in our 3D animations. We've beeing at a loss sihe pany's iion, - Ed Camult revealed.

  John Lasseter shifted unfortably; money was always a problem.

  -I see. you wait until year? - Billy felt one of the signifit issues that Jobs faced: stabilizing a pany that was burning through money during software development.

  -If we wait, we tinue our resear our own, but we don't know how long that'll st. Doing it on our own might take time, - Ed expined.

  -The bined payments add up to 1.5 million dolrs. Isn't that enough? - Billy asked.

  -Most of it gets absorbed in maintaining the pany and tinuing our efforts ooys movie. Jobs' puter division was a great help, but that door is closed now, - Ed said.

  -Well, I'll do my best. I have a few deals to close, The premiere of the 'Ghost Report' series is ing up, and we're expeg an upti ic sales. In two months, I give you an answer regarding the potential iion of funds, ohe humorous enthusiasm materializes, - Billy stated.

  Now he was fag some financial deficies, but everything was on track. Debt wasn't a big at this time, but he still owed 7 million dolrs. He also o i some money in expanding his distribution presen ada with Dark Horse ics. For now, he'd tinue selling a lot of ics with the current business model, and he'd increase the number of series to four. However, he po gradually decrease the series before the ic bubble burst.

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