Billy, as usual, spent Sunday afternoon visiting the Pixar pany. He had been going bad forth for quite some time, w ooy Story animation film. This was officially one of the st meetings as the 3D movie project was about to begin in full swing.

  Editing a movie that's already incredible 't be as straightforward as it initially seems. Pixar's projects are lengthy and have plenty of time for reevaluating the film from various perspectives.

  Billy knew he had to maintain the character position of Toy Story, even if he added some sedary characters. He couldn't disrupt the chemistry among the main characters. Perhaps adding an old toy character who acted as the wise one among the toys without breaking the dynamics of the main characters.

  The current challenge olishing the script, which had been a long process. Even with Billy's knowledge of the oute, he had let the minds at Pixar work on the script, but their ideas were diverging signifitly from the inal film. He uood why Toy Story had entered so many challenges during its produ, after all, it was the pany's first film.

  His job was to steer the script toward a product that satisfied all parties.

  -It's a great idea, why didn't we think of it before? - John Lasseter excimed.

  -Well, I believe above all, we should deliver a great story. Buddy has to learn a valuable lesson, just like Buzz Lightyear, - Billy said.

  -We'll keep refining the script as best we , - John Lasseter noted, jotting everything down in a notebook.

  -It's true that your character design is much better than all the ones we pnned. Maybe I'll hire you to review my idea, - Peter Docter said.

  -I'm your boss, if the opportunity arises, we'll make the movie you have in mind, - Billy replied.

  -That sounds iing, - Peter Docter said.

  -In the script revision, I want to uand the personalities of the main characters. Why are we introdug so many characters without giving them substance? After all, with just three characters, we shape the entire film perfectly, -- John Lasseter expined.

  -To eain the audiend as a means of bang people's personalities. Uand that a 9-year-old's room should have many toys; after all, kids love buying toys. Let's represent a bit of Ameri society in a child's room, - Billy said.

  -But toys are afraid of being repced by oys, - John Lasseter pointed out.

  -That's true; it's just about imagining it from the toy's perspective. That's why the birthday party terrifies the toys, and how a oy be a big ge in a child's room, - Billy expined.

  -How innovative, - John Lasseter said. - We'll start making the movie soon in 3D. We'll use the storyboards yht; I don't think we o do much more with the script, - John added.

  Billy had to spend 30 points to buy Toy Story. From the system's perspective, his previous memories were unsustainable, and his memory wasn't as good. Now he could clearly say that he knew every inch of all five sequential Toy Story movies.

  -I'll take this script and make some iing corres, - Billy said.

  -Impressive, you've been very helpful. I almost feel like you have the eory perfectly in your head. Without you, we'd still be making ercials. I'm truly grateful, Billy, - John Lasseter said.

  -It's nothing, John, but I'm worried that despite a great movie, we won't be able to release it as we'd like, - Billy said.

  -Are you referring to distribution? - John Lasseter asked.

  -Yes, I had a straionship with Warhat I thought erfect, but they've been ign me and putting obstacles in our entire business retionship, - Billy expined.

  --I uand, kid. About nine years ago, I was an employee at Disney, and I happily believed that my job as an animator was secure. I thought I'd work as an animator for a whole decade. What could g? I got fired f to upgrade the puter system. In these eai panies, everything is full of uainties, -- John Lasseter said.

  --I'm not quite sure who to approach for film distribution, -- Billy said, expressing his doubts. Eapany has its pros and s. Some cause some hiccups, for example, Paramount has Nickelodeon and might ood deal, but the opposite could also happeinations like Fox or Sony (bia Pictures) are better options.

  -I help you iate, -- John Lasseter said. -- These panies just o see the perfect business, and they'll surely take it. If we make enough money, I'd reend creating a distribution pany for ourselves. I have a friend who assist us in North America. -

  -It costs a lot of money, John, - Billy said. - It was the first thing I tried to find out. It's almost 35 million to create a distribution pany for North Ameriot to mention the scheduling issues. The big panies monopolize the best time slots for film distribution. -

  -How we make money? -- John asked Randal McArthur, a business administrator at Stanford Uy, his future uy.

  -For now, we're just sustaining operations, with the group's reluce to cut staff. We're using our staff for multiple tasks that help cut costs, but we're not making money, - Randal replied.

  -Let's bet everything on the movies. It all depends on the lising, toy, and distribution tracts we iate. The more successful the movie, the more opportunities we must recoup the mohe distribution ission is worth 30 to 50% of the earnings if they decide to distribute us. These panies prefer to buy the movie, - Billy expined.

  -Let's ihe expenses a bit, -- Randal McArthur suggested. -- In my estimation, the movie only needs 18 million, but we add the costs of the software we use to enhahe animation designs. Infting the costs to 23 million shouldn't be a problem. -

  -I have some friends at Universal who help us distribute the film as long as we're willing to give up some money, - John said.

  -I have some ideas in mind. After all, if we keep losing money, we 't keep iing in the pany. I'm still refining the details, - Randal added.

  "What's our asking price for Toy Story? - Billy asked.

  "Up to now, it's 3 million. But if we add up all the expenses, including software development, employees, equipment, and saries, our produ cost so far is 8 million, - the administrator expined.

  "That's true; it'll help us. Usually, panies don't buy movies with high produ costs, and expenses are distributed in issions, - John Lasseter said.

  -I don't think we need a lot of advertising expenses. With the y factor alohe movie sell itself, but it wouldn't hurt to add some advertising expeo the film, - the administratgested.

  -That could be fair, but I don't think we o go much beyond the key point, - John Lasseter said.

  -That's true, - Billy agreed.

  -It's best if we kno doors. you hahe es with the panies? - Billy asked.

  -I , I have friends at Paramount and Universal, - John Lasseter replied.

  -Perfect, I think that would be good. Who among you is the best at iating these kinds of deals? - Billy asked.

  -I think Alvy Ray and I will do a good job. A 40% ission on the box office could be enough; we just need some advertising expenses, but we hahat, right, Billy? - John Lasseter said.

  -n some iing things. But let's set the limit at 38%, and 40% only if there are er offers oable, - Billy suggested.

  -Agreed, with the uanding that ara 15% is added to that 38%, - John Lasseter added.

  -I uand, - Billy said.

  -Perfeow e a me show you the sets that the pany has been preparing for the movie. We currently have the sets you detailed st time, but we've entered some challenges with drawing humans. However, with a bit of work, everything will improve, - John Lasseter said.

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