Gee Lucas was anything but a fool; from the start of the iations, he carefully reviewed the information. Lux Animation seemed like a secure pany to bet the future of the franchise on. The security of his steps was his top priority. He reviewed the three movies the pany had made as an emergiy, and none disappointed him. Their quality was among the highest, and even the daring move with Toy Story was just a glimpse of how much the pany was willing to risk in the filmmaking process.

  He had been visiting Pixar frequently and was surprised by the ges in structure, iment, and operational arras the pany had made. They had everything fiuned like a well-oiled mae, tinuing to make advances in teology, as Alvy Ray Smith had mentioned. It was a business opportunity he had missed out on while fog on other industries.

  The paradisiacal state of California roud, standing out among other sarios. California thrived along with its coastal beauty, characteristic of one of the wealthiest states in the Uates. From the back seat, Gee took a turn and arrived at the new headquarters of Lux Animation. They directed him to the building they had previously been strug, which was very elegant.

  He heard the fifth floor.

  He headed to the fifth floor, the doors leading him to a small corridor. He could see desks and administrative offices in the distance. A pair of heels brought Gee out of his reverie, and he saw Aanding behind him. She guided him, apparently to the owner's office, where the meeting would take pce. Billy was drawing at a rge table tilted 45 degrees, engrossed in a ic. For a moment, Gee fot about ics. Of course, he had reviewed them; they were all unparalleled masterpieces, from the innovative designs to the new drawing teiques and the rge number of followers they were starting to gain, acc to statistics from some magazines.

  That was true; there was indeed some support from a certain number of people whiously bought the volumes put out by Lux ics.

  -Mr. Lucas, five me, - said Billy, getting up from his chair, crossing the room, and shaking hands, inviting him to sit across from his desk. Atled into a small chair beside Billy; she was well-versed iire iation process.

  -Don't worry, young man. I arrived ten minutes early, - said Gee, cheg his watch. The appoi scheduled for 10:30 shoh the number 20, marked.

  -I believe we have very little time for this meeting, Mr. Lucas. Would you like something to drink? - Billy asked.

  -A bottle of water, - said Gee.

  Billy dialed the attendanumber, and Margot, who was very willing, sometimes atteo these requests.

  -You've amazed me again, young man. I didn't expect to see you risking such a signifit iment at su early stage of your pany's existence. I uand that the nd surrounding you up to the road is yours. It only makes me wonder what your steps will be, - said Gee Lucas.

  -I pn to establish my television el. We have enough tent for two years, but that's not the idea. I have a fasation with dotaries. I'll delve into them as much as possible. I have agreements with three uies; they're delighted that historians, archaeologists, and sociologists will have jobs in what they studied. As graduates, they are accepted immediately. For now, I want to focus on historical civilizations, and we have three scripts, but that's a secret, Mr. Lucas, - said Billy.

  -Stanford, - said Gee.

  -Yes, Stanford, Berkeley, and San Jose State, - said Billy. The Dotary Lux el was a el to meet the requirements of educational tent. The initiative was to go a step further and create dotaries for a future el. For now, under a supposed thin alliance, History would distribute their dotaries for a fee in royalties obtained from advertising. It ic, simply a distribution without further ado.

  -Pleasant. Star Wars, I assume it has a proje in your mind, - said Gee Lucas.

  -Of course, it does. Teology mao break dowain barriers that would otherwise be difficult to overe. From my experience, I believe that iy years, what was sidered impossible will be easy, simple for many of the activities typical of the film industry, - said Billy.

  -iations always brih a certain care about the future of my pany. you read me the options again, young man, - said Gee Lucas, recalling some precious values of Star Wars and the franchise's growth.

  -Purchase of a lise for twelve years for 25 million. We guarantee Gee Lucas as producer and director (in addition to, as a special producer for the television series I propose to create, specifically three animated series, as well as director of four films written by me, produced by me, and directed by Mr. Lucas. If he wishes to take on the role of producer, I invite him to work as a producer instead). 20% of the marketing we duct, along with the iion of Star Wars into the Lux iic book s. Plus, the creation of a Star Wars museum located on nd adjat to the Pixar museum (a museum that will begin stru in mid-1999 - 2000). Mr. Lucas will receive 8% of the museum's profits. This museum, as a nonprofit entity, will ihe remaining money and occasionally doo health causes, - said Billy.

  Anne nodded behind him.

  -That's why you want to buy so mud in these immediate areas, - said Gee.

  -That's correct. I would like to build one here in San Jose. There is a lot of nd to buy; California's Great America Passenger Park is nearby, and all its surroundings are empty. Not far away are the San Francisco 49ers; they have their stadium as well, just a few miles from here. We have 25.4 acres of nd to build a couple of extra strus, and I hope to buy more nd by the end of the month, enough to establish a museum, - said Billy.

  -Wonderful ideas, - said Gee Lucas.

  -They are. At first gnce, I believe even tinuing to buy, proposing to a glomerate the grand stru, not just museums, but shoppiers, food courts, and cultural streets. There is mud that is still undeveloped, and I am just tinuing to buy, - said Billy.

  -Why not bid for Lucasfilm? - Gee Lucas asked.

  -Mr. Lucas, you must know that while I have a desire to work with you, you are asking for muohan I have avaible. The be would only go to you, and I have other pao worry about, - said Billy.

  -Time, young man, I ime and space. But you offer a closer colboration, - said Gee.

  -I am willing, then, - said Billy.

  -I am, too. I hope to start filming in two years, - said Gee Lucas, in a gesture of encement.

  -Good, let our employees decide the iations. Star Wars will be born, and with it, rest assured that our colboration will be very acute. I have a fixed idea for the welve years on how the series should be directed, - said Billy.

  The bright eyes were eager to finalize their steps; the first thing is to open the ic book rental, to great artists. They need material, they need a lot of material and a fixed a pn.

  A series of shorts about Star Wars: The e Wars, three clear scripts, the stru of a rge set, at least one block away from here, taining all the avaible settings to make three movies. The new ws are a real nuisance; in pear San Francisco. He will do it in San Jose, he only has oo overturn, in the wo years, in the area designated for 18 acres, he will build a mega rec studio, recreate most of the areas, and buy the others. - Billy thought.

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