Jim Gianopulus had been in office for less than six months, but the pany trusted him as if he had years of experiehe way he hired his colleagues, who had been reprimanded after the alleged betrayal by Jim, hired by Anne based solely orust they pced in him, and how he allowed himself to lead the film projects, it was clear that his bet was not in vain. To osition as director and to have some say in casting decisions is a great favor in itself. Along with Jim Wait and others, they leverage this through requests for favors, agreements, and other industry ies.

  Billy took the early m route, arriving at the office before the sun rose, noting that spring roag, and he devoted himself to sketg some ideas he had in mind, to pay attention to the meeting he had ter in the m with his eai director.

  The purchasing system was straightforward, and the avaibility of series he had lost. But he still had time to pitch a movie and cause trouble in the Disney and Warner boardrooms.

  "Mun – 25 points."

  "Osmosis John – 15 points."

  Through aional idea, he would une teasers ahead of schedule, sponsored in a familiar manner, resources after time, and credits after the movie. Using Mun immediately is just hitting Disney, and Osmosis John is hitting Warner. But if he take away Harry Potter and Matrix from them, it's enough to ease his grudges against Warner.

  -Mr. President, I'm gd we could meet. gratutions on your film 'Before Dawn'; it won an award for Best Picture, and the reviews were assertive, mostly positive. It has a good oute, - Jim ented, shaking hands with Billy as he entered.

  -Jim, I see you've been very active - Billy responded, reading the brief report Jim handed him.

  -I'm just doing my job. By the way, the success of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' is siderable. The revenues received have been substantial, and romotions to lise the program in other tries, -Jim replied, revising only the advertising margin, which was at least three or four million i three months, as well as lises valued at 700,000 in Engnd, 400,000 in India, and 380,000 in Russia, along with smaller pertages in advertising.

  -Let's accept all the try-by-try lises, - Billy replied, surprising Jim! The st time he spoke with Billy, he mentioned wanting to make money, exploit the market, call in favors, and i more money, and now, he only accepts some less relevant offers.

  -What's your reasoning? Don't get me wrong, I thought you'd squeeze people, or perhaps have a public , ask for favors, o against people, - said Jim Gianopulus.

  -Reasoning, reasoning, this and that... you give out all the lises you want. Remember that the use of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' is a profit not only from the programs but alsames. If millions of people worldwide know our brand Lux Animation, ID Software, it's enough for me. I'm establishing a sting brand, something that invites many to think... I've seen this somewhere before. That's why I want to make money; from a simple idea, we've made es. You approached CBS, and I assume we paid for seasons of 'Friends' and 'ER,' two series we wanted, and now we keep buying other series, like 'CSI' or other new series, perhaps indepe films to add to your lineup, - Billy ented, still doubtful.

  -Well, we only have a tentative offer for three seasons, - added Jim Gianopulus.

  -It's true; we have a signifit offer for both series... if you increase the budget and improve the offer to buy them, do it. I make some money ag and i it in those series, perhaps bid for 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'; it's a perfect series for our pany, - Billy replied.

  Jim sighed internally; Billy's ambition and greed were refreshing and always made him question things. Accumuting and accumuting is bad; there's no market to publish all the series, and it's illogical to do so. Therefore, two series are more than enough, while he tio buy movies and collect.

  A new program, a reality show, a reality show taining its drama, the idea is risky, and money is being thrown series after series. With at least six fixed series and 20 movies, it's possible to unch a TV el, with five to six movies per year and one good series, the el sustain itself for two or three more years.

  -I'll do what you ask, as long as it's logical. Our previous versation gave me ao buy els from the petition, - Jim Gianopulus replied with some wisdom, still having two ideas he didn't want to discuss yet, but the questioniure, hand on , furrowed brow, along with the tic, clearly signaled his distrust of Billy.

  He took a long sheet, jotting down a short paragraph, then sig broadly and took his pen. Handing the sheet to Jim Gianopulus, it read as follows:

  “On the trary, Billy Carson, President of Jim Gianopulus, offers to share information about flix and disclose flix's secrets under a fidentiality agreement. The penalty for breag this agreement is the value of the flix pany, whi Billy Carson's eyes is five billion dolrs.

  Accept. X----------------------------------”"

  The sheet was clear, the information was top-secret, even more so tha. The versation tinued, and Billy called Erwin, whht a device capable of identifying rec errors, a rge gadget that sed the entire room, and eveeology equipment. Along with it, he took a vinyl record, and Elvis's music started pying in the room.

  -Are you willing to sign it? - Billy ented, giving a nod to Erwin, who thehe room.

  Jim pondered everything, but there was something more, a fear creeping through his body in the face of the wonderful tract; it was undoubtedly a firmed fear. His boss tio act mysteriously. Jim took a pen and signed, as Elvis's song drowned out the noise. In a minute, a woman arrived, Ahe CEO, ehe room with some fury. Seeing Jim's serious gaze as he signed something, she feared the worst but remained sileering with her usual ess, though with some fear, as Erwin ushered her in and stood at the door.

  -Close the door securely, Anne, and e closer, - Billy ented, writing another annou, taking the pen, and quickly dialing a number for Anne.

  “On the trary, Billy Carson, President of Anne Hall, offers to share information about flix and disclose flix's secrets under a fidentiality agreement. The penalty for breag this agreement is the value of the flix pany, whi Billy Carson's eyes is five billion dolrs.

  Accept. X----------------------------------”

  -Take a seat, dear. You once said you wao know the future of the pany; now I tell you, as long as you sign the tract, a mere formality for someone like you. But it never hurts to be cautious, - Billy ented, opening the window as the wind picked up and Elvis's song filled the room. He disected the teology equipment, as Erwin expined, and tinued with an attitude that caused distrust in both Anne and Jim.

  -I have a feeling someone is listening to my versations, or at least has some idea that something strange is happening, - Billy ehat after someone iigated his email pany, the information could be relevant and gave him logical ideas about possible corporate fraud or a petitor's ruse. He added cameras and tightened security with Erwin.

  -I'll sign, but I have doubts, you're sg me with all this, - Anne replied, quickly signing.

  -Now that we're here, let's take a closer look. For a long time, I've realized that the i will develop in the wenty years in a way you would doubt, but it's true and we shouldn't deny it, - Billy said, taking a sheet and creating a flix homepage from memory.

  -Before you know it, you should know that acc to my analysis i year, I didn't expect teology pao start growing so evenly. Iments have skyrocketed, so I believe that by 1999 or 2000, the performance of stocks will be at 4000% or more. Where there's mohere's a will. And the development, with Microsoft, scape, AOL, a, it's clear that in a short time, web pages, and virtual domains will be as important as many other domains. The i will bee an essential service; anyone who has the i in their pockets will gain a service that will make them rich. Therefore, I'm aware that the more these services are delivered, the cheaper they will bee, and it's likely that in ten years, most households will have i. People will start accepting differehods of delivering or receiving services. I want to create a website that tains a digital library with all kinds of digital tent, at least 3000 to 4000 movies, great series, movies, and series, - Billy paused, letting the sileend.

  -Hoeople are in the Uates, a, Russia, India, and Spain? No... Hoeople are in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa? Hoeople are in the middle css worldwide who afford 15 for a service? Don't answer; I have the calcution. 100 million people afford the service; with some modifications, we get thousands of people to join. Multiply 15 by 100 million people; now, if we multiply that monthly expense by 12 months, we'll make a fortune of at least fifteen billion a month, and over twelve months, that's 180 billion. But if we add to that the fact that the movies we release first gh the ema, through the sale of derivatives, we have the rgest round business in the world, - Billy said, pounding the table.

  -I have some questions, - Anne questioned.

  ***

  Jim Gianopulus walked to Sony's produ; there, the producers from CBS were also waiting, or at least a team of many. After the meeting with Billy, he went to a meeting in New York to present the program, both for CBS and for Sony, and a tentative one for edy tral.

  Billy believes in a new reality shram; it's an example of "Survivor," a television series dedicated to having 40 people stranded on an isnd for a set period, where they must perform various tasks that push people to their limits, with a presentation and groups peting in different challenges.

  For now, the idea was heading for its presentation. A logo was created, and there were already different ideas about the tests they would perform. The program is revealing, and innovative, and doesn't propose the cssic idea of games of ce.

  But the versation with Billy was different. Many of his ideas and his vision of the world were almost like that of a magi who sees the future. He showed signs and signals that he observed... in his mind, he could see a glimpse of the success eniuses, who see something no one else does.

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