Ihan ten days, the sky fell to the earth, and many disappois befell the Pixar and, in general, Lux Animation. Ihan ten days, they had lost the Oscars, and the vibrant John Lasseter cursed Disney for taking away the deserved golden statuette over the Stop Motion film, Wals and Growing. It surely had a lot of publicity and money from Disney, and although it's not known, Warner also influehe decision. A decision that only caused mild indignation in some people; the media mysteriously remained silent, and only a few indepes dared to mention the masterful theft itted by Disney.

  John Lasseter walked down the hallway, pting the idea of telling Billy to open a sed animation division to release a movie every year. The times when Pixar animated were long and expensive.

  -What's b you today, John? - said Randall McArthur from his desk, s through his dots. Among all, John was the easiest to deal with but undoubtedly the most persistent.

  -Well, boss, I was thinking about a signifit proposal for the improvement of the pany, but I think we should think it over a bit before suggesting it at the September meeting, - said John.

  -Sit down, - said Randall, taking his time. John Lasseter was as subtle as a bull running through an office. The first few weeks, he walked past Randall's offid greeted; the , he went to Lux Animation to produce, something well-received by Anne Hall, the big boss.

  -Well, I was thinking of expanding the produ teams. I know we're a udio, but I feel we divide the efforts a bit. The puter team already has most of the teical programs for the Bugs movie. Now we start brainst ideas for the third ohe Ice Age, and have an annual release. With two movies a year, we ot only train more workers but also showcase the efforts of our teams to improve 3D animation capabilities, - said John.

  -I see, but it's not very viable. The video game department usually sends us work to produe designs for the games, and that produ already takes up many of our resources, - said Randall.

  -Well, that's why I say it's of vital importao sider anizing our ideas for the sed 3D film produ team, - said John Lasseter.

  He left the room to tinue his work as an animator, not without cheg the work of all the teams.

  Randall tinued reviewing financial, administrative, and operational reports. He heard another kno the door.

  -You e in, - Randall said calmly, thinking it was John. However, he saw someone just as easy to handle or even more so if handled correctly.

  Raimoered with a joyful expression, marveling at the always impressive Pixar offices.

  -good m, Mr. Randall. It's been a long time since we st saw each other, - said Raimon. He was dressed in a rge Toy Story T-shirt, bck jeans, and Sm Dunk sneakers, taking the Lux Animation vibe to an uable level.

  -It's been a while indeed, -- said Randall, standing up from his desk, and shaking hands with Raimon, a colleague from the same faculty. -- I'm impressed by the report you sent a week ago about resourization, -- Randall said, not lying.

  -Oh, yes. Well, I ducted some resear the animation process and realized that Pixar, being a puter-tritity, loses a lot of time without a reliable unication system. It relies on assigasks and tinues with the , and many animators tend to overlook these times, deying movie produ. Nothing out of the ordinary, - Raimon expined.

  -Well, it's been very helpful. Installing an email system is a very innovative idea, - said Randall.

  -Thank you, sir, but the idea of email was entirely Billy's. He even wants to create an email pany that serves as a solution or alternative to fax. The pany is expected to be created this year, - said Raimon.

  -Sounds fantastic, - Randall said.

  -It is. The creation of an email ptform is something that makes me wonder, what else be doh teology? However, it's still in the creation process, and everything I could tell you wouldn't fit in this time frame. They have many teical focuses, - said Raimon.

  -I see, - said Randall.

  -Yes, - said Raimon, fog ooys and colles on the side—they were simply wonderful. Randall stared at the young man, who fell into a silent reverie and decided to tih his tasks. He had many and wao leave work early to meet his family for a meal.

  Raimon realized, ten mier, that he had been lost in his thoughts. -- I'm sorry, Mr. Randall. Ideas roam my head like stars in the sky, and I have a very busy day, -- said Raimon, pulling out a check from his portfolio, made out to Pixar, hao Randall.

  Randall held it in his hands and saw the sum of five million dolrs, already signed into the Pixar pany.

  -This is the iment from Lux Animation to improve the software system a bit and cover any expenses needed. Ed Camult and John Lasseter requested certain iments to expand the pany. We're still waiting for the results of the alliah CGI. For now, we only tinue as usual, - said Raimon.

  -All right, I'll make the arras. Starting tomorrow, I have some errands iernoon, but tomorrow I'll talk to Ed and John Lasseter about what o be done, - said Randall, looking at the deposit.

  -That's all. It's also mentiohat the work team will expand again. Billy's panies just keep growing, and we pn to hire five new people to handle all matters promptly, - said Raimon.

  -okay, you send me a summons when it's possible? - said Randall in farewell.

  Raimon got up from the chair and decided to take a walk. Why did he do it? No one knows. He walked this path and observed all the details, drawings stuck here and there, some stressed animators, and a few others casually sipping coffee from their chairs.

  -Good m, John, o see you, - said Raimon, greeting Johhusiastically, whom he had met in his multiple visits to Lux Animation.

  -It's a pleasure too, - said John, who lit up like a lightbulb upon seeing one of the three saints of Lux Animation—known as Anne Haal, Raimon, and Rachel. They form the pyramid responsible for reviewing, managing, and implementing ideas ing from Billy Carson.

  John Lasseter was animating some details about the protagonists of the movies. Although it might seem inexplicable, the movie "Daily's Bug Adventures" is much simpler to edit than Toy Story. Both the settings and characters are less plex, even though attempts have been made t a certain level of tele-reality to the process. The path tinues firm and powerful; the teological advances itted by three corporations have borne fruit, making teological progress unattainable for emerging 3D animation studios in about five years.

  -Raimon, good to see you. What brings you here, kid? We're just a b w team with a lot of tasks, - said John Lasseter.

  -Well, with Billy going for ag, I've taken on all his tasks. Now I have a meeting with Gee Lucas, - Raimon whispered. - I hope I live up to expectations, but I feel nervous. -

  -Gee is a fantastic person, - said John Lasseter.

  -Really? - asked Raimon.

  -Yes, kid. He's very calm and patient. Although he has his quirks, he's a great person, - said John Lasseter.

  -In that case, I feel more at ease about how things might turn out, - said Raimon.

  -Yeah, you know what? You go to Lucasfilm; it's half an hour from here and have lunch with us ter. Alvy Ray is a great friend and give you insights for your meeting that will surely guide you for the upiiations, - suggested John.

  -That sounds fantastic; I'll do that, - said Raimon.

  -Great, do you have a cellphone? - asked John Lasseter.

  -Yeah, I bought oly, - said Raimon.

  -Take my number; I'll keep w until you call me, and then we go to lunch, - said John Lasseter.

  Raimon nodded and walked a bit more into the Pixar pany. In search of a, he got into his beloved car, a battle panion, now painted in aric blue that was very striking and almost made it look like an illegal rag car.

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