December 7.

  In the following days, the almost immediate purchase of Gainax began to be iated through an intermediary, with numerous ideas on how they should develop, but for Billy, the price was a real steal. He reviewed the movies and OVAs, they're nothing to envy. For now, the studio prefers to produce OVAs in partnership with other panies; however, with the purchase of the pany, they expand and uake different projects for some series that he has used, draroduced.

  -I didn't expect Japanese animation studios to have such affordable prices, - said Billy, surprised by the value and visual skill. And the eagero seek out some extra studios, as is the case with Korea, known for produg some animated series. However, it would only be an advantage if Korea produce its series like Japanese pahe Korean Boom is just beginning, and South Korea's ey is poorer than it seems, with its expansion and growth in the ing years.

  -Me her, with half the money of the Ameri value. Plus, the yen-to-dolr exge is always a siderable advantage. I've reviewed your offers, and you're right, in Korea, there are some animation studios we buy to produe TV series, - Anne responded.

  -Akom Produs Studio has a det track record and is aced to produg high-quality series. I even have many things to say; who would have thought that the accimed Batman animation was done in colboration with Hanna-Barbara? Now I uand that they even do the same activity with YuYu Hakushu, - Billy replied cheerfully, fag the potential future market, all in awe in a way that he still 't fully grasp.

  -Worse yet, our intermediary says that if we mao ect with various uies in Japan and Korea, our eients will be easier to carry out, - Anne said.

  -You're asking for my permission, - Billy asked.

  Anne blushed, entirely due to the way Billy said things. - Stop being i! I'm just pting the situation. We 't just give out our lises like that, - Anne replied.

  -They say they're a very educated culture; we donate lises to at least two or three more representative uies in the try. It'll only bring us bes, especially if they are publistitutions, - Billy replied, sitting on Anne's desk, something that for anyone else would be a disrespect like no other.

  -Two uies; the Uy of Tokyo is the mnized and has an outstanding program. We egotiate with Kyoto Uy and Osaka Uy, - Atered, her thoughts running through her head for two important reasons: donating lises doesn't cause excessive money spending, as it's just a cover for animation lising. However, many problems could arise in animation. Anne's doubts, in the face of Billy's words, still caused some disfort.

  -I have many doubts. Is it possible that many pahat buy our lise only do so for a year and then start their animation studios? - Anne said.

  -At Autodesk, we have a rather ugly defense code. However, someoh brillian the group could discover the code. But our services go beyond just that; we provide teical support, user manuals, updates, and tut services. Furthermore, if someone wants to surpass our teology, they have to spend a lot of money, at least a team no smaller than Pixar's, - Billy said.

  -I uand that, however, the theft of our services is likely. The services offered by Autodesk are short-lived without a rge group of petition. But animation has led to many making fair iments, - Anne said. Although the price seemed excessive, many animation produ studios, game panies, software firms, marketers, and teology panies paid for it.

  -It doesn't matter, Anne. Many will likely rely on our subscription lises, and in possibly six years, they won't he serviymore. Therefore, we'll ge the sense of the lise from a corporate animation group to personal and individual. A lise for 260 annually or 30 monthly. But if the monthly subscription is bought by wholesale people, and at least 2 million people buy that subscription, the money will be incredible. We're thinking of implementing it in four or five years, personal lises, - Billy said.

  A trick that, although used, is not so thought out, the main problem for people is just a fair idea; there are no puters that deliver such good capabilities for produ lises. With Billy's ideas and his future, he already has fixed ideas for the ing years on how he should move forward.

  -However, our purchases are because animation panies personally buy rge puters that dense such rge programs, - Anne said.

  -Just leave the future to me, Anne. I have a pn to implement this service that will not only create a qualified preseo sell our products but also mark the beginning for our pns, - Billy said, particurly pleased.

  -Tell me, I deserve to know, - Anne said.

  -You'll be the first to know. For now, I 't reveal anything; it's just a hypothesis of mihat I've been thinking about for the past few years, but I fear it's quite plicated to execute, - Billy said, under Anne's insistent gaze. Billy could only sigh. - I pn to buy Apple. Currently, Apple's stock value is almost 800 billion. I want to buy more than 50% of the pany. If I purchase at least 300 million shares that are for sale, I take over the pany. -

  -Well, I uand now why you say it's impossible to reach that value, - Anne said, knowing that it would involve paying double for shares, a costly price, and an admirable iment agenda.

  -Let's buy Akon Produs. They are, in many ways, one of the best animation panies along with Gainax, - Billy said, closing the deal and the versations.

  The minimum prices of 900,00ainax and 1,300,000 for Akon Produs, and the maximum fainax is 2,000,000 million and Akon Produs 2,500,000 million, it is and will remain sustainable even with all the mo hand. Using the remaining 30 million from ID Software, he decided to i extra iar Wars studio, so that by 1996, the mega-produ studio, which will most likely be verted into a museum at a ter time, could be seen, and could also be used as a rec set.

  -Let's finish for today, - Anne ented, opening the office door to let him out. Everything is already recorded. It's for Ahat the accumution of studios isirely a good thing; however, Billy's mention was clear: for now, depending on other studios isn't advisable, even a single ission to Klsky Cuspo is costly, the same value as buying and annexing a Japaudio.

  -There's nothing to worry about. 'The Iron Giant' will be released in May, and 'A Bug's Life: An Adventure' in December. We just need a little time, and all our iments will be healthy, - Billy mentioned, seeing the numbers in red again.

  Despite the three rge loans and numerous iments, 'The Lion King' remained a powerful movie. With DVD sales, the value would only increase. He would pay off the first loan, and most likely with the sale of video games, he would pay off the ID Software loans. With lise sales, the money for Pixar was secured, and advertising revenue for the 2D animation studio even covered finang for some films. Toy sales allowed for expansion and iment of all kinds, while ily diverted attention because it was the most established pany that paid administrative expenses and allowed for the purchase of shares.

  He walked through the fifth floor, seeing Raimon focused on his papers. Acc to Anne, for a week now, he had been studying and w tirelessly. Billy was very busy, but after four days without cheg in on Raimon, he had to be the oo speak first.

  I have many implications, but I must tinue buying shares in March. My dividends now amount to 10 million. Iing all that in Apple and Marvel shares is the best move for now. Iing more in shares that I'll only sell would be a senseless expense when I earimes more by creating panies from scratch.

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