Chapter 1996 Make the Animation You Want!

Before you know it, John Lasseter is 28 years old.

He still remembers the first time he met Yin Jun 4 years ago.

At that time, Yin Jun was a talented screenwriter and a successful comic tycoon, so he was able to acquire Disney.

As an ordinary animator of the Disney Group, he won the favor of Yin Jun, allowing him to join the largest, most time-consuming and money-consuming project in Disney history - "The Lion King".

In the end, the success of "The Lion King" is obvious to all. The film with the highest box office in film history has so far been superior to the crowd.

It was also from that time that John Lasseter gradually became an important member of Disney Animation Studios.

Now, the computer animation "Toy Story" which has just been released globally and is brilliant, although the screenwriter is Yin Jun, but Yin Jun is just an idea, and the more specific content and plot are all conceived by John Lasseter.

In "Toy Story", he is also responsible for the actual use of computer animation, second only to the two directors.

At the age of 27, he is also a rising star in the Disney Animation Studio, which has always been known for ranking seniority and becoming a director-level figure.

When Yin Jun called him over today, John Lasseter vaguely felt that something good was waiting for him.

"boss!"

In Lin Qingxia's manor garden, John Lasseter took out a bottle of red wine, "This is the wine my father made himself, you can taste it."

Yin Jun doesn't drink alcohol, but he will drink a little champagne on some occasions, and now he can drink half a glass of red wine.

John Lasseter knew Yin Jun's habits, but he couldn't find anything else to give, so he could only use this to express his heart.

"Thank you!" The boy took the red wine with a smile and put it on the table, "Toy Story is released, how do you feel?"

"Toy Story" was released on August 2, and the box office reached 80 million U.S. dollars in the first three days in the first weekend, which is close to the previous box office No. 1 "The Lion King".

But everyone also knows that it is impossible for "Toy Story" to surpass "The Lion King", not only because of the subject matter, but also because of some problems in the movie itself.

Besides, "Toy Story" is a large number of IMAX versions, and the movie tickets are much more expensive than "The Lion King". How do you compare?

"It feels very good. This kind of computer-made movie is really wonderful." John Lasseter said, "I like it very much, and I don't think it is an industry, it is also art."

Inside Disney, more than half of the employees still think that hand-drawn animation is the right way, and computer animation is definitely heresy.

Especially after the great success of "The Lion King", this voice became more intense and tough.

Among the remaining half, although computer animation is not necessarily regarded as outrageous, there are still many people who like hand-drawn animation.

Otherwise, how could the more than 200 employees who made "Toy Story" have to join more than half of the animators and artists from Huaguo?

Isn't it because many people refuse to contribute to computer animation?

Even with the promotion of Yin Jun, "Toy Story" was successfully completed and received a very good response after it was released, but Disney still doesn't think highly of it.

They believe that hand-drawn animation is an art, while computer animation is a craftsman's work without any aesthetic feeling.

On this point, even Yin Jun didn't convince them, they could only wait to see the later facts to make them realize.

Yin Jun naturally agreed with John Lasseter's words, "John, you are now walking on a road to the future. Anything that hinders the progress of the times will be swept into the dust of history. You can go there boldly. Done, I fully support you!"

"What's the use of my hard work? They are too stubborn, and after the success of "Toy Story", they became even more stubborn." John Lasseter smiled wryly.

"That's because they are already scared." The young man smiled slightly. "At this time, what you have to do is to continuously release new works to make them stunned and convinced."

"It's unlikely." John Lasseter sighed, "You don't know something about the animation studio..."

"That's why I thought of a way for you." Yin Jun didn't answer the call, but asked instead: "When you were working on "Toy Story", I asked you to go to the animation studio of Industrial Light and Magic to learn. Yet?"

"Go, they helped me a lot!" John Lasseter suddenly became energetic, "This is a group of very interesting people! Especially Edwin Catmull, this is a real computer technology genius! I asked him a lot of questions, and he taught us very enthusiastically!"

"It's good that you already know each other." The young man said, "In the future, when we work together, we will have a lot of tacit understanding."

"Ah?" John Lasseter was surprised, "What did you say?"

"Yesterday, I reached an agreement with George Lucas to acquire the animation studio of Industrial Light and Magic in his hands. From now on, you all will be colleagues!" Yin Jun smiled.

"Ah!! That's great!!!"

John Lasseter slapped his hands fiercely, "Boss, you are really good at buying companies! This group of people is definitely a treasure! With them, our Disney animation will definitely be able to take another step forward!"

"No, no, not Disney." Yin Jun shook his head, and under John Lasseter's suspicious eyes, he continued, "I'm going to re-establish an animation company, so that those of you who have dreams are willing to accept and try new things young people, go to work here. Here, you can make animations according to your imagination, and do all kinds of things you want...whether it is a long story or a short story, whether it can sell money or not The waste products of ... you can do it, there is no limit!"

John Lasseter's doubts quickly disappeared following Yin Jun's description.

Instead, his eyes twinkled and his face became more and more joyful.

"Boss!" John Lasseter is not an idiot, he is very smart, "Are you worried that Disney has restricted us too much, so you want to start a new one?"

"Yes." Yin Jun said, "I'll give you the funds, and you can recruit and buy whatever manpower and equipment you need... Don't worry about any grades. I only give you one task, which is to make the best work in your mind. animation, is there a problem?"

"No!"

John Lasseter stood up and bowed respectfully to Yin Jun, "Boss, I have always believed that you, who can draw so many cartoons and write so many novels, must be the one with dreams... Now it seems that, I was right! Only a person like you who is full of dreams can do something so regardless of gains and losses!"

"There's no need to flatter you." Yin Jun smiled, "After you go, together with Edwin Catmull, you will be the director of the new company, and Ms. Tang Shuxuan will still be the president. You should negotiate and do good things on your own, and don't fight internally. It consumes power, you know?"

John Lasseter understood that the reason why Yin Jun didn't let him or Edwin Catmull be the president was to let them get a balance.

After all, after the establishment of a new company, some things are not easy to handle, and the running-in period is very important.

Now that Tang Shuxuan, the president of the North American branch of Kirin Group, is also the president of the company, and the two of them are only in charge of specific affairs, so there will be no troubles.

Besides, John Lasseter is not a person who is good at seizing power. He prefers creativity and creation, and has little interest in other things.

"Boss, can I bring some people over from Disney?" John Lasseter said. You don’t know some friends from Huaguo, although they have poor foundation, they are very capable of accepting new things! And they work very seriously, too seriously!”

In "Toy Story", everyone did overtime work, but there was no complaint at all, and the only ones who took the initiative to work overtime were the group of students and animators from Huaguo.

Any boss likes people who eat less and work more, and Americans are no exception.

"You can take anyone away from Disney." Yin Jun murmured, "For people from Hua, you can send invitations yourself. If you are willing to stay in our new company, I will ask someone to get their work visas."

"What about the number of friends from Huaguo?"

"As much as you can recruit." Yin Jun smiled, "Just don't be too ruthless, if you dig them all up, you won't be able to ask new people to come over in the future."

"Hey, can it still be like Disney, where a group of friends come to practice and study every year?" John Lasseter's eyes lit up.

"Yes, I attach great importance to this new company, so they will come." Yin Jun nodded, "The new company is an open company, without so many constraints and constraints... But I also hope that you, Just like in Disney, show them the real thing and teach them, it's a reward for their hard work!"

"Boss, don't worry, I have always taught something." John Lasseter patted his chest and said, "Then let's talk about it! I want more people, and you have to support me."

The boy smiled and nodded, agreeing.

"After talking for a long time, what is the name of our new company?" John Lasseter suddenly remembered and asked.

"Pixar." Yin Jun said without hesitation, "Pixar Animation Company."

"Pixar..."

John Lasseter obviously liked the name, and after saying it a few times, the smile appeared on his face again.

Thinking that he would soon be able to break free, go to a brand new company, and do the computer animation he likes with those friends who have the same ideals as him, how could he be unhappy?

In particular, Yin Jun also said that he can do whatever he wants, and there is no need to worry about other problems at all.

This is the greatest support for creators!

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