Hollywood Starts with Animation

morning, 9 o'clock.

Heda Curtain Street (a neighborhood in Los Angeles).

Zucker drove his car, guided by James, on the streets where residents with lower incomes lived. Well, Zucker is driving a car. Of course, according to his character, it is definitely not a good car, but an old used Ford car for only $3,000.

"Damn James, why haven't we arrived yet? Didn't you say it's very close?" Zucker complained.

"Hey, hey, I said buddy, it's not the distance, but your car is too broken, you don't even have an air conditioner, and the weather is sultry, which makes you feel irritable, which makes you feel that the distance is far." James spread his hands.

Hearing this, Zu Ke didn't look embarrassed.

quite calm.

Save money right.

This is a hard and simple way of life!

"shut up!"

"If the Kandy you found for me is unreliable, or charges more than two thousand dollars, I will definitely deduct your future salary, five hundred dollars a month, and, um, bonuses."

Zucker is not generous, and he will negotiate conditions when he takes the opportunity.

That's right, at the invitation of Zucker, James agreed to become an employee of the upcoming movie peripheral chain store.

"Oh no, man, don't deduct money, promise me. I'll take good care of you tonight, dear." James quickly pretended to be coquettish.

Honey?

Almost made Zucker sick to death!

James agreed to work for Zucker, who wasn't surprised at all.

He is James Sean, 24 years old, still a black man. He was expelled from school before he finished high school. Even if he is a little smart, he can't find a good job in America;

What's more, James' father died early, and he has a paralyzed mother and a 9-year-old sister to support. This is also the reason why he was expelled from school in order to make money, often skipping classes and selling marijuana at school.

You said, Zucker offered him a job with a good salary, can he refuse?

This is also a kindness from Zucker!

Soon.

Zucker and James, finally found the residence of former ace negotiator Candy.

A 150-square-meter two-story building with a rotten smell, alcohol smell, and beer bottles and garbage all over the floor.

Smelling this, Rao is a single dog and almost vomited.

This mixed smell is like feces that have been sealed for 3 months and reappeared in the world.

Simply indescribable!

"Hi, James, my dear friend, I think you must be introducing me to business again, isn't it, this handsome gentleman? Don't stand, please sit, please sit."

A middle-aged Caucasian man with a shaggy face, a shaggy beard, and wearing oil-stained pajamas, greeted him warmly, and quickly swept the beer hall and husk garbage on the sofa to the ground.

"Nima, is it a real person who doesn't show his face?" Zu Ke thought to himself.

Zhu Ke looked at the sofa after the nut shell was swept away, and there were clearly traces of vomit on it. It was really impossible to do it!

"You don't need to sit. If you're tired from driving, let's talk about our search for you first." Zuke said in a hurry.

James on the side also hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, my boss's affairs are important."

Then, Zucker and James explained the authorization of "Toy Story" and the negotiation expert Max Lee, including the difficulties and requirements of negotiation.

"Uh...., that's all? Don't worry, I'll be able to handle the small case for you within three days, and you will be satisfied."

When it comes to professional matters, Kandi seems very confident.

Hearing this, Zhu Ke doubted and said, "Are you sure you can get it done in three days?"

"Of course, I'm Condy Edwards, the ace negotiator, and he, Max Lee, is nothing.

I've never been able to carry shoes for me before. Three days is actually too much for me. ' Candy said casually.

three days?

Still too much?

Hehe, I'm afraid you don't know who Zhu Ke is? !

James has also learned about Zucker's changes in the past few days, and he can't help showing Candy a look of 'you seek more blessings from yourself'.

"Well, I'll give you two days. As long as you can handle it, I'll give you fifteen hundred dollars."

Zucker said immediately, showing a very generous performance.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!" The beer in Candy's mouth immediately spit out. He couldn't help but be surprised, he had never seen such a shameless person as Zu Ke. Dude, I said three days, just to show my professionalism, you don't need to climb the pole. It makes me very shameless, you know?

"This, this, it's not impossible for these two days, but...you have to add money!"

Candy was embarrassed at first, and then showed a decisiveness, which made Zucker a little surprised.

Hearing this, Zu Ke said generously: "Is it okay to add money, no problem. I'll add five hundred dollars to you!"

Puff puff!

Kandi looked at Zucker with an "I'm generous" face, and almost didn't spit out a mouthful of old blood.

Shameless!

I've never seen such a stingy person!

After talking for a long time, I added five hundred dollars.

Lao Tzu must reject you, but... if Lao Tzu has a job, he will definitely reject you.

I won't take your order next time!

Not to mention Candy, even James on the side was also frightened by Zucker's shamelessness. Seeing that other people's careers are not going well, you really try to lower the price as much as possible!

......

three days later.

Pixar Animation Studios.

Zucker finally met Jobs, because today is the day to sign the contract, and he needs to be signed by the big boss.

"Mr. Wald, you are too...too surprised me. Where did you find such a master negotiator?"

Jobs shook hands with Zucker. He wanted to say that you were too shameless, but he didn't say it.

too shameless? !

John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and other Pixars nodded quickly.

"These three people are too shameless."

"Well, by the way, his name is Candy, and he has a huge voice, like a savage."

"More than a savage?"

"Didn't you see him at the negotiating table and almost got into a fight with Max Lee?"

"And that James Sean, who always smiles and doesn't talk nonsense, but can always come up with a lot of data, it's like killing people without paying for their lives, smiling tiger!"

"The most shameless is Zucker, that guy Zucker Wald."

"That's right, he didn't say anything else, just not that much money, not that much money, not that much money."

"After two days, I repeated it hundreds of times, and I was about to be stunned."

Pixar animation crowd, the response is terrible.

In fact, these are nothing, the worst is Max Lee, the negotiator of Dabell Company, who is on the verge of closing himself in the face of Kandy.

"Damn, damn, he Candy is a savage, I'll never see him again."

The contract is finally signed.

The general content is as follows:

Zucker didn't win six states for the "Toy Story" movie peripheral license, but he also won four states: California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah.

2. The authorization fee is US$800,000, which is paid in one lump sum and the authorization period is 12 years.

3. The follow-up series of "Toy Story", including Pixar Animation Studio's next five years, will give priority to the cooperation rights of peripheral licensing of all animated films created.

That's right, including all its 3D animated films in the next five years.

This is what Zucker likes the most.

Peripheral authorizations such as "Toy Story", "A Bug's Life", "Monster Power Company", "Car Story", etc. are enough to ensure that Zucker's stores will be profitable in the future.

"Hahaha, $800,000 is a lot of money. Not to mention after 2000, "Toy Story" was released a few months later. With its hot trend, $800,000 is just crazy."

Zucker was so happy.

It can be expected that everyone at Pixar will regret it in the future.

In a few months, it is estimated that the surrounding licensing costs in Los Angeles alone will exceed $500,000, and the entire state of California will exceed $1.2 million.

a few days later.

As Zucker started hiring, he started thinking about writing a few scripts.

"Fatal Bend", "Chainsaw", and "Blair Witch" are all low-cost and high-box office, and Zucker chose to have a headache.

On this day, during the recruitment process, Zucker met a very unexpected interviewee, her name is Charlize Theron.

"" Note: In fact, the copyright of "Toy Story" belongs to Disney. When the author started to check the information, he didn't pay too much attention, and it was too late to revise it. Dear readers, please forgive me.