November 4.

  -When someoacks, someone terattack, but sometimes the war o be pyed out, and it’s a long game. The lohe game is pyed, the more is gained. However, Billy's wsuit should have been filed after the stock market exploded with its AOL merger. However, the time for the wsuit could not be extended further, as his steps in the Cold War could not be retracted. A Cold War that merely causes more problems is not the starting point. For now, the wsuit remains unknown to the publid all those around him.

  -Damn it… - Terry Semel shouted, smming his desk so forcefully that everything on it was knocked over in a surge of frustration, creating a otion in his own office.

  He o calm down and think things through! The wyers had already scheduled a venue and adapted to the problem, but the euation was calcuted as a powerful wsuit, with a 60% ce of losing. The kid had paid three gigantic teams and promised a share of the winnings for victories—this e. The legion of wyers, atants, and numerous experts… it was rumored that the case had been shown to at least 200 people, including several atants and experts employed by Warner’s firm. This widespread involvement had stirred up an improbable sense of harassment among many people.

  -Sir, you have a board meeting to attend. - ented his secretary, a beautiful bloh blue eyes and a seductive smile, who was unfazed by the chaos and disorder anticipated.

  A wsuit of this magnitude ot be ignored. Some even sider that his leadership as head alongside Bob Daly is iive, especially when pushing things to the limit with someone who could have been a great partner.

  The table was set, with the agenda, and key unions of all existing records.

  Gerald Levin: President and CEO of Time Warner

  Ted Turner: Vice President of Time Warner

  Richard D. Parsons: President of Time Warner

  J. Michael Fuchs: President of HBO

  Bob Daly: Chairman and Co-CEO of Warner Bros. Eai

  Terry Semel: Chairman and Co-CEO of Warner Bros. Eai

  Barry Meyer: Corporate Director of Time Warner.

  This was the board meeting held in the Warner Bros. Studios halls—a plex and tentious meeting with aggressive options that could not be dehe previous meeting discussing the merger and acquisition was not the only item on the agenda.

  -First, let’s address the unpleasant issue that s us and how we must address it without promising ourselves. – said Gerald Levin. – We have a wsuit for 1 billion, and this is no game. If we lose, the debt could rise for two simple reasons. First, one of the petitions demands that we improve the quality of our series.

  Terry took a deep breath and attended with the seriousness required of him as President of Warner Bros., and as Hanna-Barbera, under his charge, should be in the role of produg. But the peculiar thing is that the wsuit is not against Warner but against Hanna-Barbera, which holds the rights to MGM, acquired some time ago, including The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, and Loounes... their favorable series. It implies that if they lose, they could either pay the price or hand over Hanna-Barbera with all its rights... which would spell the end of the animated els.

  This was the fury that the kid had audaciously directed at Hanna-Barbera, not at Warner.

  -I hate the way things are unfolding. But the kid’s iions are clear. – eed Turner, who had known his wife for some time. He found the young man sensible, which is why, given the character assessment, he could propose a strategy to iate an early settlement.

  -Do you think he will agree to a settlement? – asked Ted Turner.

  -He won’t. – Barry Meyer, the Corporate Director of Warner, said firmly. – It turns out that i years, we’ve had 14 legal battles with Billy Carson, of which we still have three ongoing wsuits… The corporate strategy at that time was to absorb the colpse of Lux Animation after its downfall, but that never happened. In this period, we’ve had around 24 brokeiations with Warner, and in total, we’ve lost 4 wsuits, with six being banced and one fully won. The other three are expected to have a banced oute. There is a pret cited six months ago approved by a judge in the case Warner vs. Lux Animation (tractual disputes). Curiously, the case was banced, but the judge ruled that the iation agreement was maniputed as a deying cuse. There is a pret, and I fear that if we dey this time, there could be repercussions. – Barry ented.

  -Smiling at Terry, his eyes were fixed on the Warner Bros. CEO position—where he had been for some time.

  -Would we be willing to sacrifice Hanna-Barbera? – asked Richard D. Parsons. – I uand we quickly set up a tract to form Cartoowork Produs, to offload Hanna-Barbera. I made aimate, and its ercial value is 300 million. But if we sider the lises and other relevant factors, we're talking about an average of 600 million at most, stretg the pany’s ercial value to its limit.

  -Of course, if it’s not decided, ercial solidarity. – ehe attorney present. Everyouro look at him, from another major w firm.

  -Could you expin, attorney? – asked Gerald Levin.

  -Well, it’s true that the wsuit is directed at Hanna-Barbera, at least initially. But in the sed instahe tractual responsibility falls on Warner Bros. We ot separate one from the other – the attorney said firmly.

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  -We have the ratings for the first weekend. – said Jim Gianopulos.

  -We have them. We earned 29.8 million in the first weekend, but this could increase. Acc to the reviews, the data, and the kids' attitudes, I believe toy sales will be double the usual… – Raimon sighed. – I think we ow call this series a success, one of the best starts of the year. A Bug’s Life had 24.4 million on its opening weekend, and final sales were 232 million, but the momentum wasn’t the same. This time, do you think they break the 300 million barrier, only surpassed by the first Toy Story?

  The stars trembled. Billy’s abseo participate in the Lilo & Stitbsp;tour across different U.S. capitals led to a process of expanding the work with his many friends, and one muest appearance yesterday. It was Gee Lucas’s turn. They shared a spad mas at the Toronto ema.

  -I like everything that’s happening at the pany. – Jim ehat the euphoria of success is tagious, and if you start proposing your ideas, it could be magnifit.

  -I have an idea… you review it! – Jim asked.

  -You want to create a film festival. – Raimon asked, eyes wide open. Creating an animated film festival is plete madness. However, it’s impossible; produ costs are extremely high.

  -They are. And that’s what I fear most… Graduating saries are not something anyone likes. That’s why it’s impossible, it’s not like indepe films, whieed some other people. Even if we make animated shorts, the quality ot be as good as an indepe film. Studios would have to spend at least 10 million, but there’s the problem—this price ot be indepe – Jim Gianopulos ented.

  -I think Billy might have some ideas. However, we could fund animated shorts for future series. And propose a lucrative award, along with a job. Maybe if dohrough uies as final theses, we could achieve something incredible. – Raimon ented. For now, only three schools have the resources to carry out su application.

  -It’s still a headache. – Jim Gianopulos said. Promoting animation, like Sundan New York, Venice, or es, is merely a passion for the medium. And of course, creation and promotioher aspects that emerge from being a director and deeply loving every detail.

  -I think I’d like that, but why not propose a Sundayle festival with an animated category, in promotion? – Raimon suggested.

  -There are plenty of problems with most solutions. Sundance's policies are quite problematic, to say the least. – Jim responded.

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