Lux Animation boasts a beautiful business plex, a five-story building with an 80-meter front, enough to house five animation teams. Each team has its facilities on the sed floor, alongside various other departments throughout the pany.

  Billy used his spare time to input scripts, drafts, and ics. It wasn’t unon to see him direg a small group in the ipositiohe only way to ensure weekly releases and sustain the successful animated series that captured audiences.

  A id a half old, ha ic produ factory each series now boasts over 180 chapters, approag 200. Sales were progressive, with st year's total reag 25 million copies, and the first two months of this year alone seeing seven million copies sold. Sm Dunk's popurity grew daily, with many children eager to buy their volumes.

  The factory's monthly output of three million copies ran smoothly, with sales tinually surpassing expectations, encing fans to keep buying.

  From the third floor of the factory, painted in Lux Animation’s signature deep, brilliant blue, there were small dubbing studios, music rec studios, and the necessary maery for el operations. The programming had now stabilized.

  -Rosa, you ask for the publication statistics? There are many series today under our pany, and some distribution panies are not making the necessary calls, - said Billy.

  Today would mark a different day, initiating home delivery of ics as a subscription service. Orders over 50 would be delivered across North America. Advertising would be dohin the ics, and an app for book distribution was in the works, with hopes that both eBay and Amazon would rise and capture rge portions of the official book market.

  Billy discussed the idea with his directors. - If we form better retionships with different shipping panies and reaew buyers who 't get the early volumes, it will solve a problem for many. Our catalog should be dispyed so people see what they o mitigate risk, we set a minimum price to ehe market, - said Billy.

  -We'd o review the costs of this new venture. Although we distribute a good number of volumes, shipping would be an issue due to our ck of personnel in that area, - said Steve Rock, the 39-year-old Director of Business Development with a PhD in business ma.

  -No need. Let national shipping panies ha. We just o defihe range and tract the right panies. For now, use the major shipping panies, aually, this will help us anize all our shipments, - said Raimon, taking a firm stance.

  -But we'll do it slowly. As Steve said, we o evaluate and implement the idea gradually. Raimon is right; we'll work with some pao adjust produ costs to a reasonable level, - said Billy.

  -Approved, we'll take note. Now, as the final point of this meeting, we'll tih the summaries from the animation pany, - said Aaking the agenda.

  Anna took over as Jim Gianopulus was handling the necessary activities tahe new produ "Survivor" and business with CBS for the programming of "ER" and "Friends," along with other popur teen series. The eai pany had a busy few months, with multiple agreements with produ pahe creation of Lux Films, the acquisition of the "Before Sunrise" saga, "The English Patient," "Idaho: The Road of Dreams," and deals with Asian panies for a series of new produs. Some were real bargains, with films giving away their distributihts due to a ck of offers.

  -The produ agreement with edy tral is pending. Agreements for new produs with CBS and NBC are also pending, to fill series formats. 'ALF' has marked a certain level of satisfa, - said Anna, taking notes. - Simirly, we should deepen our retionship with Fox Television, as sharing our ideas form differeionships. -

  They discussed various ideas for the animated el and the ret media battle, proposing to ter-attack the third-party panies involved and provide rebuttals through the television ission.

  -No reciliation, attack this pany to the st point. I want the wsuit to be decisive, - said Billy.

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  -A tough attack, - ented Michael Ovitz, the secret battle between Lux Animation and Disney.

  -It’s on practice. We saw a slight ht from Lux Animation. They don’t trol media outlets—they ck a vast work. We have radio shows, neers, news els, reality shows, and they heir position by growing in only one dire, - said Michael Eisner.

  -Iing. What an interuggle. For now, let’s wait for Waro bear the burdens. But targeting the release of ‘The Iron Giant’—there’s er time to strike, - added Michael Ovitz.

  Michael Eisner frowned. Although the attack was necessary, dividing Lux Animation’s focus was critical, especially sihey had released in both Mard June, while Disney’s ‘Potas’ would also pete in June. Both films were set to csh on Juh, creating an animation showdown.

  For Michael Ovitz, it was different. Retly, they received a letter from Lux Animation promoting the first animated Oscar. Although it seemed like a colboration, Eisner viewed it as a challenge, essentially saying, "I make better movies." Despite the clear message of the letter, the possibility of it being a trap raised doubts. Unlike CAA, which operates behind the ses, major eai panies engage in direct battles and social iations. Every a is scrutinized, requiring quick decisions, stant updates, aailed market trag.

  Unlike CAA’s quick proje and ma, success in this era for aertai pany requires progress.

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  Billy and Raimon ehe meeting, each taking a seat nearby. The rapid discussion about 1990 stock as tinued. Buying shares in Microsoft was outstanding but plicated. Stocks of AOL, Cisco, Intel, Oracle, and Nokia were skyrocketing, makiive purchases more appropriate. They added a new pany, Pfizer.

  -Stocks have risen signifitly. Previously, shares were worth pennies; now, they’re dolrs and tio grow. But we i in some of the lesser-grown panies, - said Raimon.

  Nokia’s shares were valued at 2.71, I 4.83, Microsoft at 4.09, Cisco at 2.92, and AOL at 4.56.

  -Good, we’ll buy shares in each of these panies. I want you to issue a power of attorney, which I’ll provide, naming you as the group’s share representative. Except for Apple,” said Billy.

  -What do you want? -asked Raimon.

  -I want no pany to know I’m behind these shares or at least ceal my position uhe effective name of an iment group. My small fund will name a pany where you’ll be the representative, and in turn, you’ll empower these pao maheir resources without my presence, - expined Billy.

  -I’ll do my best, sidering the ws and how they allow this arra, - replied Raimon, nodding slightly.

  -Good,” -sighed Billy. His pn was simple: AOL would merge with Warner. If they could bypass the name aer Warner’s official point, they could stir up some chaos within Warner. From there, Billy would buy more Warner shares or perhaps push for the purchase of some prime Warner properties with the board’s support.

  -By the way, I’ve been practig my dubbing, and you should know I ow sider myself one of the best cast members, - Raimon ented.

  -You’ve done dubbing? - asked Billy.

  -Yes, small roles, not more than three lines, but it’s good for me. However, I couldn’t be part of the small ‘Star Wars’ saga because it mainly tains few dialogues. Maybe ime, for the series ‘The e Wars,’ - Raimon said.

  -You do it if you want. The red carpet for ‘The Iron Giant’ is in five days. Will you participate? - asked Billy.

  -Yes, but this time, without a e, - replied Raimon.

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