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"No, not at all, Kaos, you have to understand that Pixar Animation is now in its rising period. Selling it is not a wise choice. I can feel that Pixar has a better future, so wait a few years."

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Jobs stretched out his hand to stop Kaos from continuing, his tone very firm.

"Are you really not going to think about it? I'm prepared to offer $3 billion."

Before coming, Kaos actually planned to only bid 2.5 billion US dollars. After all, Pixar Animation Studio is not yet a few years away.

Although there are already "Toy Story" Parts 1 and 2, as well as "A Bug's Story", three popular animations in a row, and even the fourth "Monsters, Inc." has entered the later stages. By the end of this year

It can be released before.

But this does not mean that the value of Pixar animation has risen to 3 billion. The problem is still the same. There is no independent distribution channel. Now the success of Pixar animation is also based on Disney's distribution channel. Every time the box office is stratified,

It's 50/50.

If you add in half of the fees charged by theaters, then Pixar's revenue from each animation is only a quarter of the box office. What's even more troublesome is that the derivatives and the like are not owned by Pixar.

This is why the conflict between Jobs and Disney would be so serious later.

This is why Marvel Comics is very hesitant to make its own movies. Not only is it expensive to produce, but it is also because of the double pressure from release, distribution and theaters, making it difficult for Marvel Comics to make money by making its own movies.

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"X-Men", released by 20th Century Fox last year, made tens of millions because it was exclusively produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox. However, if it were produced by Marvel Comics, it would not only make no money, but also lose tens of millions.

This is why the six major film companies that control distribution rights have such a high status in the industry and have such a strong voice.

It is also for this reason that Kaos does not believe that ordinary people can challenge the status of the six major film companies with just a few successful movies.

After all, only when the box office of each movie exceeds four times can it be possible to obtain profits. In this case, the greater the investment, the smaller the possibility of making money.

As for looking for theater chains directly and skipping the release of movies by distribution companies, unless you can convince the theater chains that you can produce more than a dozen movies every year and provide them with guaranteed quality and quantity, the large theater chains will not nod so easily.

Agree to cooperate with an unfamiliar small film company.

As for small theater chains, they cannot guarantee enough screens to meet market demand. At the same time, regional issues have caused publicity and distribution to be a problem. In the end, they will most likely lose money. Only small productions can make some money, but this will be very difficult.

It is difficult to give small companies the opportunity to grow and develop.

"The price you gave is indeed very good, but I still want to wait a little longer, so I'm sorry."

When Jobs faced the high price offered by Kaos, he still shook his head and refused without hesitation.

The most profitable business in the market is exclusive business.

Disney was originally the largest animation production company in the United States, but now Disney has long been outdated in animation and has been resting on its laurels.

At the same time, there are no new animation companies in the market that can compete with Pixar Animation. From this point alone, you can see that Pixar's future is very promising.

"This is really not good news."

Kaos frowned and complained softly.

Kaos's desire to acquire Pixar is not because he is interested in animated movies, but because of Disney's shares. Now that Pixar is gone, it means that he can only rely on Marvel Comics to reach a stock-for-share exchange with Disney.

trade.

The stocks obtained in this way are far from enough for Kaos to get the say he wants.

As for waiting a few more years, Kaos has no such idea at all. Now Disney has no idea of ​​acquiring Pixar Animation. If Disney has this idea in a few years, then with the two companies competing, I am afraid that in the previous life, 7.4 billion

The price in US dollars cannot complete this transaction.

As for not competing, it is impossible. After all, without Pixar, how can Kaos get more Disney shares?

"Do you really want to stop thinking about it? After all, this is my good intention."

After thinking of this, Kaos looked at Jobs again, his expression became much colder, and his tone became even more threatening.

Obviously, if Steve Jobs did not let go of Pixar, I am afraid that Kaos would not be so cooperative in the cooperation between Apple and Apple.

When Jobs said this to Kaos, his expression dropped a little, and he even placed the coffee he was drinking directly on the coffee table.

The two of them just stared at each other, without saying a word, and the scene became very cold for a while.

Lin Zhiling, who was standing next to Kaos, was holding a briefcase with his hands folded. His eyes behind his flat glasses were also looking at the big boss in the field indifferently, without any other expression.

This silence lasted for a while, and suddenly Kaos laughed, his shoulders shaking slightly with the laughter, and Jobs also laughed, his body shaking a little with the same laughter.

When the laughter stopped, Kaos said: "Just kidding, I hope we can have a happy cooperation with Apple in the future."

After finishing speaking, Kaos stood up at the same time and stretched out a hand towards Jobs.

“A pleasure to work with.”

In response to this, Jobs also stretched out his hand, shook hands with Kaos and then separated, watching Kaos and Lin Zhiling disembark from the boat.

After Kaos left, two white men, both in their fifties, walked out of the cabin and climbed to the top of the cabin.

"This guy is really young and energetic. It's just a simple business cooperation, but it actually means threatening."

Jerry York was sitting not far from Jobs, and he joked with a smile, his cheeks were red and swollen, and his eyes were slightly squinted, giving off a shrewd look.

"Yes, if the other party enters the board of directors, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble."

Art Levinson also sat down, reaching out and tapping his forehead, showing a very distressed expression.

Both of them are members of Apple's board of directors who have joined within the past three years. It can be said that they are both supporters of Jobs on the board of directors. They were just in the cabin below and listened to the entire meeting between Jobs and Kaos.

Although Kaos finally ended the conversation with a smile and even expressed his expectation for cooperation between the two parties, how could the three of them believe Kaos's words when they are a combined 150 years old.

Art Levinson looked at Jobs and even wanted to propose that Pixar Animation should be handed over to Kaos in order to win over him in the board of directors. However, this involved a multi-billion dollar business, which made him, an outsider, talk.

It was difficult to say the words, so in the end I could only frown and remain silent.