The Annies, and the animation awards, hold a certain popurity within the niche. Yet, they utterly fall short in media ce, especially when pared to the success of other shows from Nickelodeon, Universal, or even remnants of Great Britain with their stop-motion pany Gromit, alongside Warner and Lux Animation. These studios are battling it out, head-to-head, across the awards categories, leading to an ued result that was just about to unfold.

  Anne Hall, wearing a blue dress, carefully posed her thoughts as she was apanied by Jim Gianopulos and Rachel, along with the nominated members of the series and produs in which they had taken lead roles or participated. Of course, Lux Animation peted in every field, boasting nominations in all categories and even seg two in some, which was simply overwhelming.

  -We have a strong ce of winning, just like we did in '94 with Toy Story. We've got this in the bag, a year is practically guaranteed, - Jim ented fidently.

  The entry hotographed by a few people, but no one paid much attention to the figures behind the ses. From there, it was clear that some heavyweights were present, but once again, they were fotten. These were the people behind the curtain, the animators, producers, the most renowned—but still not the ones on stage.

  -That would be fabulous, -replied to Anne, who was now c for Billy at the Annie Awards. As CEO of the pany, she was the most suitable to accept the award, although she wasirely sure just how good the series they had produced was.

  -True, even if we win, I’m hoping that Autodesk lises get picked up for future projects, - Jim added.

  -It would be beneficial. Autodesk has bee unsustainable, - Anne replied, with a touch of unease. After all, they acquired Discreet Logic for 50 million and Parametric Teology Corporation (PTC) for 23 million. Some even called it the Microsoft of puter software, specializing iing puter programs. Billy now held 91% of the pany in his hands after numerous iions of capital.

  -We’ve got a lot on our pte in the ing days, - Jim noted, keeping his thoughts to himself.

  -Everything is in pce. We’ll talk with Bill Gates and go public to attract capital. Billy will give up 70% of his shares if they surpass 40. Acc to studies from Nasdaq, that price could easily be higher due to the revenue and tracts, potentially reag up to 60 per share, - Anne remarked.

  The sale of these shares ot be uimated. A major pany will likely want to buy it all. A new sale is being arrao acquire Apple in its ey. If it goes through, the 70% share, which is made up of 220 million shares for 60 each, would amount to a staggering 1.3 billion.

  -Let’s proceed, - Anne Hall said, surveying the elegant atmosphere of the small theater. It was a high-end vehin a sophisticated space designed for upscale media events.

  The Anne Awards, as they were known, had a total of six general awards: 'Best Animated Feature,' 'Best Animated TV Program,' 'Best Animated Short Film,' 'Best Animated Produ,' 'Best Animated Iive Produ,' and 'Best Animated Promotional Produ,' along with seven individual achievement categories. These included outstanding achievements in produ design, storyb, and character animation, making for a total of seven petitive categories for individual achievements that year.

  -The award for Best Animated Feature goes to The Lion King! - Leon Frinnounced.

  The petition included The Last King, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. This award, however, was diminished by the ckluster presentation of the four nominees. Disney's deiation marked Lux Animation's first victory. Aepped up with a smile that was more polite than genuine. She wasirely diplomatic, but her words about the hard work and dedication of Billy, the director, and the producer were heartfelt.

  -The award for Best Animated TV Series goes to Train Souls! -shouted Leon Frinch. Another major win for Lux Animation. Anna Szymańska was in tears as she accepted the prize.

  The following awards—Best TV ercial, Best Storyboard, Best Script, a Voice Ag—all went to Lux Animation. Out of the 11 possible awards, they took home six, a staggering achievement for the pany, which had even more series lined up for the year, spanning multiple acquired studios, including Pixar and Lux Animation’s produs.

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  The neers wasted no time, oer another, exaggerating the downfall of Disney. Even The New York Times, known for avoidiionalism, gratuted Lux Animation for their "six out of eleven possible awards in the world of animation." They praised the success of The Lion King and its spy, ing it as the best animated film of the year.

  -I want to put things aside, but why do we still look like a failure to other panies? - Michael Eisner vented with utter disdain. This time, Joe Roth, the head of animation, stood in his crosshairs.

  -They're outpag us, boss. They’ve built an animation pany solely focused on acquiring other animation studios, and unfortunately, we don't have a pn as well-structured... I believe their teology, their teams, their leadership, their scripts—everything points to a pany with a clear dire. They’ve released three animated films in a single year, four in total. That means they’ve put out seven films within that timeframe... It's beyond my trol. Our pany has barely put out two films i years, while they’ve done seven. If they keep this pace, they'll be pushing two or three films annually, boss, - Joe Roth expined.

  -We 't afford to falter. Double the projects. We o put out at least two films a year, - Michael Eisner decred. Even if it meant buying out others' lises and creating their teams, he would make it happen.

  -I'm impressed! It's a logical decision, - Joe Roth responded, opening up to the idea. - But we'll o do a lot of things if we’re going to form several teams. -

  Michael Eisner brought his hands to his and looked at him like he was an idiot. He was, in fact, an idiot, and for that and many other reasons, Eisner smmed his fist oable.

  -You’ve got 800 animators under your and. The other pany only has 200. If you keep talking about something so stupid, you're only showihat you don't deserve to be director, - Eisner responded with a ess that could freeze over ten thousand times.

  Pressure! That was how Eisner always operated.

  -I get it, but I need support from other departments—finance, operations—and I o overhaul a system that's been in pce for a long time. It’s not cheap... With the merger on the horizon, it could plicate things for everyone, -Joe expined.

  -Improbable! -

  The two sized each other up.

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