Chapter 216 Dilemma

Welcome to Pixar Studios, Ed.

As soon as Adrian arrived at the door of Pixar's studio, Jobs came out to greet him, and there were two people coming out together.

One fat person looks very rich, the other is thin and bearded. The three interesting people are all wearing glasses, and their heights are almost the same, which makes them very interesting.

After Jobs' introduction, Adrian learned that the rich man wearing a plaid shirt and fat medium shorts was John Rust, the chief creative officer of Pixar; while the undressed middle-aged man wearing monochrome shirts and trousers, but sandals on his feet was Ed Camore, Pixar's technical director.

Very happy to meet you.Adrian smiled and shook hands with them one by one. These two guys, who are known in the future as Pixar's core and soul, still look relatively young now.

Let's talk while walking.Jobs sat down at this time, and four men and one woman walked inside.

The Pixar studio is still very simple and looks pretty good in scale, but in some aspects, it may not even be as good as some small studios.

Every workroom appears chaotic, with all kinds of items being placed everywhere, the only thing worthy of praise is that it maintains at least the most basic clean environment.

The employees always discuss the issue in a verbal way and argue constantly, and no one can convince anyone.

Moreover, sometimes two people use a computer, and God is there, and Jobs makes personal computers.

In addition to these, you can also see things that you cannot see in other companies or studios, such as

Hey, please give up the first few people!

A voice shouted from behind, Adrian turned around and looked, then pulled Charlize to the wall, and Jobs and the other three were doing the same.

Thanks.The young man who was speeding in the aisle on the skateboard shaved his way through Adrian and the others with a smile.

Here, everyone is more casual, and we don’t want to use too many rules to frame everyone, Camore explained.

You can see it.Adrian nodded without comment.

At this time, another round-faced employee waved the drawing and ran to Rust: John, what's going on?!

What's wrong, Andrew?Rust took the drawing he handed over in confusion.

What I told you at the beginning was not like this, here, here and here did not meet the initial settings.

Andrew looked a little annoyed, what the hell are you doing, John?In this case, it would be better to leave all the original paintings to me for setting them!

OK OK OK, can I apologize?Rust also saw something wrong and said with such a good temper.

This is Andrew Stanton, a great animator and programmer.Camore took this opportunity to introduce it.

The young man named Andrew then found that there were still guests. He immediately reached out to greet him when Camel introduced Adrian, but his attention was obviously on the animation. After saying a few words to express his welcome, he looked at Rust again.

On this issue, Andrew, can we talk about it a little later?

Rust said at the end, of course, if there are several errors here and the same errors, they can be modified according to your opinion.

Thanks, then that's it.Andrew said, leaving without looking back.

Our employees are not divided into superiors and subordinates, which can improve work efficiency.Camol continued to explain.

You can see it.Adrian said unquestionably.

After visiting the studio, several people came to the conference room, Camore and Rust took turns introducing Pixar's history and the situation in recent years. By the way, they played several animation short films made before, such as "Little Tin Soldier" and "Jumping the Light". Adrian also took this opportunity to make a few jokes and narrowed the distance.

For example, after "Jumping the Lamp" was broadcast, he deliberately showed a meditative look, pointed to the picture and asked Rust seriously: John, can you tell me if the desk lamp in the video is a father or a mother?

Rust was stunned for a moment, then laughed and replied: No, it is just a child.

Then Jobs and Camel laughed. There is an allusion here. When Pixar's first short film "Jumping the Lamp" was released, the film was just finished, and a well-known professor in the field of computer graphics and images knew that John Rust wanted to ask him a question.

Although Rust had accumulated a lot of production experience at that time, it was his first time directing an animated movie, and it was an animated movie, so he suddenly became extremely nervous because in his opinion, there were too many technical mistakes and shortcomings in this short film. If the other party asked him technical questions, such as which data were calculated incorrectly, he really didn't know how to answer.

But what he never expected was that the computer expert actually asked with a serious look on his face: Is the desk lamp in your video a father or a mother?

That's right, it's the question Adrian just asked, so several people laughed and the atmosphere became more harmonious.

Adrian also took this opportunity to tell the other party in a vague way that he already had an understanding of Pixar.

Thank you for your warm hospitality, I have to admit that I have gained a lot this time.

Before leaving, Adrian said to the three important figures, and then gave Jobs a wink, and Jobs knew that he could get him into the car.

I already have some ideas and will give you a reply as soon as possible.Adrian said to him, his face calm and without any other expression. After the other party understood, he shook hands with him and said goodbye to get in the car.

Although it was not perfect, this was indeed the Pixar he wanted. However, Rust and Camel seemed enthusiastic, but they didn't seem to be happy to change their boss. They hid this emotion very well, but Adrian still saw it.

Think about it, Jobs supported them in their most difficult times, and has been supporting them until now. He knows computers, technology and their dreams. If someone else came, God knows what Pixar would become.

Of course, Adrianna always maintained an undeniable attitude, but he had to do so. He didn't want Jobs to see anything from his expression and then set aside the price.

It doesn't matter. Just find an opportunity to have a good talk with them in the future. I won't interfere with them anyway. As long as Raster and Camol are there...

Oh, and Andrew Stanton.

Adrian thought so, glanced at Charlize, who was sitting quietly beside him, and suddenly asked: Charlie, what do you think of Pixar?

I?Charlize raised an eyebrow in surprise, and since she arrived at Pixar Studio, she has been keeping a low profile, making herself transparent when her boss discusses things like all her assistants.

Yes, let me tell you what you think, and I believe you should observe it more carefully.Adrian smiled slightly.

Charlize was not polite either. He took a few seconds to sort out his thoughts and then started talking: Because I don’t know much about many things, and the time you gave you to collect information was too short, so I just talked about my feelings on the surface.Their technical strength should be good, otherwise they would not be praised by many people and would have received so many awards, so what they need now is long animations that can fully demonstrate their strength.

Very outstanding.

Adrian patted her hands lightly and had to admit that Charlize was indeed very smart, otherwise she would not have achieved that in her memory.

In this way, it seems good to arrange a unique life for her?

Have you ever thought about starring in a movie, Charlie?Adrian suddenly asked.

Starring in a movie?Charlize looked at Adrian for no reason, she didn't understand why the topic suddenly jumped from Pixar to acting in a movie.

It's Ah, you are so beautiful and so smart, as long as you have me, you can become a big star.

Adrian said with a smile, his tone was full of temptation, and it would not be difficult to win the Oscar for Best Actress.

Charlize was slightly moved at first, but after Adrian said the rest, his expression turned vigilant and his body leaned back slightly, as if asking you what other conspiracy you had.

I'm serious, Charlie, you have all the conditions to be a big star.Adrian said as he reached out to hang up on her face, regardless of Glover was still driving in front.

Thank you, but it's better to avoid it.Charlize smiled and expressed his rejection, his gray-green eyes shone with light, and he clearly told Adrian: Don’t want to control me!

Adrian then changed into a sad expression: Oh, you have to know, Charlie...

I have a question about Steve Jobs.

Before he could continue, Charlize changed the subject. Although the information shows that he has invested a lot in Pixar, he has not invested much in NeXT Computer Company. Does this mean that he does not attach much importance to Pixar? If you want to acquire it, you may be able to work hard on it.

I want to say one more thing, Charlie, you are excellent.

After a few seconds of silence, Adrian said this. Although he knew this, it was because he had the advantage of foreseeing, and Charlize made such inferences based entirely on the information in his hand. Although there may be other factors, this is enough to show her intelligence.

Then, Adrian fell into thinking, but he was not thinking about how to lower the price. He was thinking about what he had thought about before that, because of Charlize's words, what he had thought about was difficult to make a decision: how to acquire Pixar?

This should be a very simple thing. Just spend tens of millions to buy it from Jobs. He also said that as long as the price is right.

But Adrian had another plan in his mind, which was to invest 10 million yuan to split Pixar's equity with Jobs.

Of course, for many people, if they like something, and such things are also very important to their own development, they will definitely want to hold it all in their own hands.

Adrian thought so, but he was not sure about one thing, that is, how much role did Pixar's success play in Jobs' return to Apple?!