-They accepted. - said Billy to Ahe m after, whenever you have the money, fame, or natural industry power, panies are willing to work. They prefer not to be paid and instead retain a rger pertage. It's almost like earning without doing anything other than lising, and Super Smash Lux Fighters is just that, a game they 't develop due to their multiple ongoing projects.

  Both were seated in the backseat while Erwin Kyle drove, his eyes on the road, heading to the San Francisco Bay. A lengthy discussion with the marvelous Gee Lucas awaited them, and the approval procedures of Gee were high, a joint animated effort between Billy and Gee was the litmus test for the grand rebranding of the space opera franchise. Anne would ensure her presence for reasons of knowledge and administration, taking the reins when Billy disappeared from the pany.

  -I fear you've made many moves i days. - said, Anne.

  -They are the fruit of bor. The day may e when we have to specialize in each job, perhaps separating the funs altogether and fog on one area, for example, establishing ay for Id Software and Lux Animation. - said Billy.

  -Correct, although the system works. - said Ahe system funed like a monarchy; Billy charted a course that directed an important part, and the other employees followed his orders based on his directives. For now, it was bearable, the burden became lighter as they grew, not the other way around due to the many hirings.

  Erwin took the direct route on the highway while the bosses in the rearview mirror.

  -We're almost there. - said Billy, taking a huge backpack of papers. The work was arduous and long, hours and hours of carefully reviewing each word written, giving ay to the work, polishing and wearing down every ounce of creative tent.

  -Well...

  Different from other times, Gee seemed more anxious about the meeting, which would yield enough fruit for the 12 years. He could already t the numerous ideas that Billy brought under an imperative scheme of enough promises to make his eyes shine like stars. Although it wasn't at first, the franchise needed deep and generous ideas for the ging times, new special effects models, and more or less moderails without losing the previous tent.

  -Thank you, Erwin, we'll be here until noon. - said Billy.

  -I'll apany you, my purpose is to guide your well-being. - said Erwin.

  He agaihe urge to ask how good the sary had to be for Erwin to take it so seriously.

  Lucasfilm, always a luxury to behold, with its wonderful palm trees, resort-like atmosphere, and smiling employees who seemed like they were taken out of a toothpaste ercial, along with the gentle climate facilitated by spring, erfect.

  -Good m, sir. You go into Mr. Lucas's office if you like. - said Vicky, an old receptionist who had a certain history in what could have been the end of retionships.

  -Miss. - said Billy.

  Erwin followed them to the offitrand took a seat he door, just a ghe security system didn't raise any suspis, and everything seemed in apparent order.

  -Mr. Lucas. - said Anne Hall.

  -Miss Hall. Mr. Carson. - assisting Billy, who shook Gee's chubby hand.

  -I heard the pany has given the green light, and we might be able to start shooting for '96; what an ambitious project we have on our hands. - said Gee Lucas.

  -No doubt, I also see it as a very big project, which be sidered the cream of the crop for the ing years. Although, I see rivalries and creations that may bring us some surprises. - said Billy.

  -There's something you're not telling me. - said Gee Lucas.

  -Time will put everything in its pce. First, I brought up everything promised, however, to facilitate Aime, which is even more precise than mine, we'll put ressions aside and focus on the ats. - said Billy. The sense of m for not fog on what he had worked on.

  Not long ago, the prategy and why Anne was in the meeting, to be the handbrake, the minimum they could i for the first Star Wars film was 90 million, including promotion. However, those values are suggestive; Anne will be the primary deaker and say no. Out loud.

  -Of course, we couldn't make the movie without the numbers. - said Gee.

  Anne adjusted her position; she had to be tough.

  -In the iations we agreed upon in the board meeting of the previous quarter closed in October, the board decided to follow the outlined pns as follows: a total iment of 150 million will be made for the creation of a rge studio for Star Wars in San Jose, in July 1996. The 15-acre property will feature produ studio characteristid a museum. It will include quality set features, a wax museum, history exhibits, a space for space sces with NASA's assistance, and recolles of previous films. Additionally, a further iment of 150 million is expected in 1999 for its pletion and finalization. There are pns to build a space dedicated to the Star Wars series, with up to 8% box office share to Lucasfilm and 10% of the sales added within the facilities. Success is expected tram the stru of a sed park in Florida. These studios will be owned by Lux Animation... - Aned.

  For the movie, the budget offered is 90 million, along with the potential involvement of a major Hollywood studio if Lux Distribution fails to meet the broadcast requirements. Therefore, an additional budget of 10 million is allocated for that eventuality. Along with subsequent iments of 100 million each for each movie, i.e., Movie 2, Movie 3... - Aned.

  For the animated series, the first animated series in 2D is in progress, along with spin-offs, a 2D Star Wars movie during the lising period, and finally a 3D series with the best tools Lux Animation provide. - Aned.

  -Well. - said Gee Lucas. What ied him was the quality of what would be dohe numbers would matter when renewing the lise. - We have a more important pn to discuss. You've had me intrigued for almost a year about your pns for the franchise. You were arrogant; I hope you live up to your reputation. - said Gee Lucas.

  Anne sighed and sighe tract. Billy sig , and finally, Gee sig as Billy handed over the scripts and used What Transparency to project the Star Wars gaxy. An for Pixar; she had some chores there due to the expansion of the sed 3D animation film team, a very risky move due to the doubling of costs.

  -Gee, think of it this way, this is the Star Wars universe, and many stories be told in a gaxy far, far away. Read the scripts; my pns are as follows. - said Billy, taking a break. He should have sent the scripts before arriving, but time was tight yesterday.

  Gee read the first chapter of "The Phantom Menace" carefully; the story was almost what Gee expected from his rilogy, the birth of a legend. After some time, when Billy decided to draft the animated series "Timon and Pumbaa: Animated Series", Gee moved on to the script, this time reading much faster. By the time he reached the halfoint of the sed script, he stopped.

  -It's fantastic. Let me have them; for now, I say they're 90% approved. There are some things I'd like to ge, however, I 't speak when I haven't read everything. But what intrigues me the most is your talent for shots. Do you want to be my assistant director? I could teach you how to hahe cameras. - said Gee Lucas.

  A det proposition.

  -I 't say yes because my schedule is very busy, but t on my help behind the ses as a producer. - said Billy.

  Seeing Lucas's impressed eyes, he only had to tinue.

  -We have a trilogy; now we'll make a sed trilogy that takes pce 40 years earlier. Through the series, we'll fill in the gaps of those 40 years. However, I pn to tinue even after the end. One of the most charismatic characters in ema is Darth Vader; his appearand sound inspire terror. I want to make five proposed series, all based on our ideas and the smart deal our pnning achieve. - said Billy.

  Charting a timeline on when and how to develop the characters, each with different moments.

  -This way, we have six movies irilogy, 1-3 and 4-6. However, we'll tell intermediate stories during the period of 1-3 with animated series, such as the e Wars. Importas will be portrayed in small 2D films. And another portrayal of what happeween 3-4, focuses oory of Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Resistance, and Han Solo. We'll try to stick to live-a films for the transition to movies 7-9, starting from the momeurn of the Jedi ends. However, this is presumed to be 20 years iure, or at least 25 years, all under Pixar's teology. In 25 years, I'll i so much money in graphid animation that reality will transd animation. We have 25 years to pn the rilogy. - said Billy.

  Awakening hunger in Gee Lucas, who now, ting on the ambitions of the young man in front of him, khat edug Star Wars was a fact.

  -The principles must always be the same as I try to govern my panies for now: quality. Any project must be executed to the best quality, with good actood dubbing, and good graphic service. Only the best sell as the best. The sed step is the script; we o not only capture a, fantasy, and space opera but also create storytellers, establish logid elevate the strong points of humaioning. The liween ercial and artistic, if I have to pay 30 million to hire Spielberg, then I will. Third, although making money is our main objective, the franchise is the most important. It should be for children, but it should also have dark moments. Only plementation makes wreat. - said Billy.

  -In this nguage, I uand myself. But is there a need for so many series and movies? Wouldn't it be better to focus on specific projects and move on to the o's a very tough workload to uake these kinds of activities. - said Gee Lucas.

  -I'll take care of the scripts, and well, the hiring of some adventurers who will work for Lux ics is already in progress. Along with Dark Horse ics, lenty of material for the creation of many series. They, as writers, will only enrich our universe. Besides, the projects for 2D movies are for eras 1000 years before the or the present point. - said Billy.

  The versation tinued, especially regarding the creation of species and biomes.

  The most difficult cuse to establish with Gee Lucas was that the movies would have a special distribution to Lux Animation for at least 15 years after the end of the lise. A cuse that he hopes to extend in 2009 when the lise expires.

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  Holy, Disney messed up the Star Wars in a horrific way with some additions that probably shouldn't have been made. However, I won't deny that there are some endearing stories and great sequences. I've been reading the id the stories about the early years of the Force are good. Different notioween good and evil, and rivalries are still fantastic.

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