The Lux Animation pany started early in the m, and the work persisted from dawn until nearly dusk. Some entered in the early hours of the m a before mid-afternoon. Others came in te m a in the evening or at night. The work was intense, and the effort was always long.

  Many knew Billy because he always came to che others' work. He asked about their work, how they were doing, what they did over the weekend, about family, their free time, or hobbies. Then he proceeded to ask about the business enviro, whether there were enough drinks in the refrigerators or enough snacks.

  He khe names of all the workers, so wheered, most of them reized him, a tactic that Billy had been using since he started studying at the uy, advised by one of his teachers, who occasionally advised on work-reted matters.

  -Good m, - he greeted, a bit hurriedly.

  -Good m, David, - said Billy, after giving a greeting to the warehouse members and those dedicated to printing runs and engaging in the factory industry.

  The sed floor was unoccupied, and he only had to ge buildings. The new factory building was gigantid even if he wao, the m greetings were not as effit now.

  The animators had retly returned from their week of paid vaade to orate not only the el's unch but also the Lion King movie. These expenses were sidered bor expehat allowed for cross-charging with per diems. Billy, having hotels in Hawaii and fast-food ters, could cross-charge the ats that beed his business. It was a win-win situation. The decision to buy another hotel in a paradisiacal pce or a big city was and remaiempting. It could be one in Florida, another in Madrid, perhaps another in Irend.

  He ehe new building. It was still the same guard, a cordial man who granted him entry as soon as he saw him and gave a long greeting.

  In a swift movement, he took the elevator to the fourth floor. In his right pocket was a check for 2,300,000 for his venture, Hotmail, along with ue ideas he had and o resolve in the ing days. A visit to Stanford was in the pns.

  The fourth floor screamed opulence, from the rich oak tables to the ethereal marble floor, and a rich red carpet; no expense had been spared. The best of the best had beeo cater to the people who would iate with Lux Animation. A position of wealth could simply be called arrogant and foolish, but it was still impressive. Anne's office was beautiful, almost as big as his, except fiant library and special desks for her work activities, like a special puter for her animation activities, which had previously been ohird floor of the factory.

  -Anne, - said Billy.

  Passing by Margot, who didn't dare to stop him, the only one who had that privilege.

  -Billy, I hope you're not here to interrupt my tration, -said Anne.

  -It's my favorite idea. I retly made a lot of money on some of my bets, the kind that always annoyed you, and I made some extra money again, -said Billy.

  Anne tiyping on her puter without paying attention, waiting for a clear response about what Billy had in mind. Raimon had advanced many of Billy's ideas and expined his optimism and ambition. Now that he knew his studies had paid off, the sed animated film was being prepared. The Iron Giant, with the team's ability, would take a full seven months to plete the run. They were even expected to hire a director to oversee the process, which, as known in the pany, they were experts at. After two jobs in the medium, a third would e, as well as a fourth, fifth, ah. The ve employment tract signed is very different from those signed with ID software.

  Even the proposal for an authentiimated script was beginning to sound promising, provided by one of the experienced greats of the team, who was only asked to write a script at the same level as a series, even with some extra demands due to the film's cost.

  Upon learning that Anne preferred as over words, Billy pced four checks oable. The first was for 5,000, the sed for 20,000, the third for 1,000,000, and the fourth for 1,275,000.

  -The first one is fal registrations, which will need my father's signature fo, trademark, and idea registrations. The sed is your ission for a job well dohe third is an iment for the pany, and the fourth we will i in this new project I have in mind. Raimon will arrive and take care of it. I'll talk to Stanford Uy to hire a group of puter engineers who will see my work, and of course, I have the idea to explore new ventures, - said Billy, which to Anne's ears sounded somewhat capricious, like a child.

  He took the checks, emphasizing that money kept flowing in so she didn't o worry, and Billy's idea, acc to Raimon, was revolutionary and very intelligent. An email system that would ge the idea of fax and shipments was something very revealing.

  Billy's ideas were at most revolutionary and powerful, very powerful, Anne had no doubt.

  -So, yiving me 20,000, I'll start with the work, Rachel will handle everything, there's spa the factory on the sed and third floors, it be a spectacur idea to start a pany there. By the way, the RPG ptforms video game pany has worked very hard, and the Pokémon produade has already beeed, and they will tio modify the game and y the groundwork for future models, - said Anne.

  -I'd give you double, but your year-end bonus will be hefty. You should already know, Ahat you check the ats from time to time. I'll also be here tomorrow, I'll repce you in hiring the eai director, treasurer, and finance director, as pnned, separating the work teams, - said Billy.

  -Well, they start at 7:00 a.m., maybe until te at night. Three filters were made, the first with the agency, Jolie did a sed filter, you have to duct at least twenty-five interviews, - said Anne.

  -I do it. I have everything ready. I worked on the ics, and I have enough volumes for the hree months. I even have another ohat will be a perfect video game, which may or may not be taken by under lise and earn more mohan we already have, - said Billy.

  -What makes you think they'll take this under lise? - said Anne.

  -Well, because I know it's a good story. The lise will be paid on a pertage basis, this game will make a lot of money, we won't give money, and we'll help with advertising, but it's already proven that we maintain high standards. I have a tact at Sony, I promote the idea with Sony, - said Billy.

  Now Anne was intrigued. - How would you vihem? - Anne asked.

  -Two words, Mario Bros., - said Billy.

  -The success of Nintendo is due to its games. If they don't have a game that resembles Mario, they pick up the scraps for a long time. Why do you think Nintendo doesn't lise its games? It's because it's beneficial for them to have exclusivity, - said Billy.

  -And Lucas? - asked Anne.

  -I'll reject him if he cels our st proposal, - said Billy.

  -Do you want to buy the film rights? - Anne asked, aware of Billy's st pn.

  -That's right, all or nothing. If he wants more, he go another route, - said Billy.

  -I still don't uand you, but it's the best option. It sounds more logical than paying for nothing, - said Anne.

  -Well, the ime Lucas rejects us, he'll think twice. I have to leave you now, my destination is Stanford, - said Billy.

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