The most important purpose of coming to the United States this time is to meet Michael Eisner. As long as he is willing to join Disney, then his acquisition will definitely be a profit. However, if it can be better, it will naturally be better. Regarding Disney, Chen Zhiwen You should also provide some help within your capabilities.
The most basic thing is funds, not only the US$200 million to be injected, but also the huge debt that was originally burdened on Disney. Chen Zhiwen also resisted it for them, but it was only temporary, and Disney still needed the money. The company has to rely on itself to repay the debt, and the deadline is half a year. After half a year, Disney still has to repay its debts.
Half a year is enough time for Eisner to make some changes.
On the other hand, what Chen Zhiwen can help is naturally to promote the early appearance of classic cartoon movies in later generations.
As a time traveler, Chen Zhiwen does not have the golden finger to write out the entire plot of the movie, but he still knows the content of the story. He only needs to briefly describe the plot, and leave the rest to Disney professionals. Various contents are enriched with details. Even some classic anime movies are based on existing stories, such as "Beauty and the Beast", so you only need to point the direction.
As Disney currently has the strongest animation film development capabilities, it should still have this ability. Even if it does not, he will ask Michael Eisner to establish this team. This will not only meet his own requirements, but Disney will also need this in the future. team.
However, now that Eisner has not officially joined Disney, he will not tell the other party these specific details, and he must be on guard against others, although it is unlikely.
"Okay, I understand." Michael Eisner didn't care, which was normal.
"Another point is that the computing power of chips here in Silicon Valley is getting stronger and stronger. Today's supercomputers should be able to draw and even convert animation videos. Moreover, using computers to draw can also reduce labor costs on a large scale. In this regard, you can Investigate it." Chen Zhiwen said again.
If you are in Hong Kong or the Mainland, the labor cost may not be worth mentioning compared to a masterpiece movie, but in the United States, haha.
An animation is actually produced by rapidly switching countless pictures. There is a limit to the human eye, which is 24 pictures per second. In other words, switching 24 or more pictures per second will make people feel that the animation inside The characters are really moving and have a realistic feeling, but if it is less than this number, it will be laggy and awkward. Including film, the same logic is actually the same. If you watch previous cartoons, when a person is talking, only the mouth is moving, and other expressions are the same. This is actually to reduce costs and reduce the amount of painting.
A movie needs to be at least two hours, 7200 seconds, multiplied by 24, and the number of original paintings required is 100,000, plus many failed comics, all of which are drawn by Americans, and the cost is very high.
The improvement of computer performance can eliminate a lot of repetitive work.
"Hollywood has actually paid attention to supercomputers a long time ago. When I was at Paramount, I also visited IBM. Their computing power should have this capability, but there is no relevant software to match it. There are some on the market. There are some painting software, but they are all very amateur. They are fine for ordinary people to play with, but they are far behind when used to make movies." Michael Eisner said.
"No professional drawing software?" Chen Zhiwen thought.
"Yes, it may be because the demand for professional drawing software is not high in the market, so there are currently no Silicon Valley companies specializing in research and development in this field." Michael said.
"Okay, let's not rush this matter for now." Chen Zhiwen nodded. Without professional software, Hollywood cannot be quickly computerized. In fact, he has not forgotten about the incredible software Photoshop, but is planning to invest in it. Future Adobe companies will benefit from this.
But the current Adobe doesn’t exist yet? The time to develop PS is even further away. In this case, this matter needs to be done by myself. With Midea's current financial resources, it shouldn't be a problem to make it happen, but whether it can be that good remains to be seen.
"Okay, that's it for today." Chen Zhiwen paused and said, "We have talked about the general plan for the future. What to do next, let's wait until you join the job to discuss the details."
"No problem. It may take me a month to leave Paramount and stay at Disney for a while. I will go to Hong Kong and talk to you again." Michael Eisner said with a smile.
In fact, he also wants to leave Paramount. Although he is impulsive to his subordinates, he is not a fool. The chairman of Paramount already feels that his achievements are so great that he will be suppressed indefinitely and will not be able to obtain resources if he stays there. He will definitely not have the same results as before, so he might as well leave.
Now, he will also become the CEO of another entertainment company in Hollywood. Although the company has many problems, there is a boss behind him who is well-funded and very supportive. He is also very polite and courteous to him, giving him enough freedom to manage the company. The remuneration is not bad. Considering so many conditions, any fool knows how to choose.
"Okay, inform my secretary in advance and I will arrange a private plane to pick you up." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
"It's an honor to fly on a large private jet for the first time." Michael Eisner said with a smile. Of course he knew that his boss owned a Boeing 747 private jet. Even for him, a former vice president of Hollywood, it was very difficult for him. It’s hard to imagine how luxurious the interior of such an aircraft would be.
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After confirming Michael Eisner's decision to join the company, Chen Zhiwen left Burbank. However, before leaving, he still met with Jim Hughes and told him that he was more interested in a coffee chain he saw and asked him to go there. Check out Starbucks' information and invest a little if you have the chance.
Although he felt a little strange, Jim Hughes probably asked some of his friends and knew that this was just a small company, so he agreed wholeheartedly.
Many big bosses have their own hobbies, and they will invest millions and millions because of these. It would not be surprising if Chen Zhiwen likes the taste of this coffee and is ready to invest.
After leaving Burbank, Chen Zhiwen came to Los Angeles, the training base of the Lakers.
Of course, coach Mike still accompanied him. Chen Zhiwen looked at a young black man on the court and said, "You recruited Michael Jordan so quickly?"
"We can't talk about poaching." Coach Mike said with a smile: "He doesn't have a contract himself. He is just playing at the college training ground. I naturally accepted him. The signing fee is US$250,000 a year."
Even if he is a waste, when the boss likes him, he has to sign a contract. Not to mention, Coach Mike is also an experienced person. After watching two Jordan games in the school, he immediately felt that this person has strong basketball skills and good physical fitness. His athletic quality was very high, so he immediately went to the principal's office. After revealing his identity, he met Jordan under the arrangement of the principal and told the Lakers that they wanted to sign him.
When Jordan heard this, he almost jumped up with joy. His purpose in playing was to join the league team, and now the Lakers, one of the strongest teams in the league, personally sent people to poach him. How could he not be excited? And the signing fee is quite large.
"He won't go to college?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"These people actually go to college just to have a chance to enter the league, because the playoffs are about selecting young talents from various universities. Now that they can directly enter the Lakers, who would go to any university!" Mike said with a smile.
"Yeah, yeah..." There was a burst of cheers from the stadium. It was Jordan who scored another slam dunk, and those who tried to stop him were two old players in the team.
"Boss, Jordan has great potential. There are only two or three people in our team who can surpass him in terms of strength. I think we can bring him into this year's game and be a strong substitute. It's no problem." ", mainly because he may not understand many rules of the league game, otherwise he can play directly." Mike explained.
"No problem, you can take care of this. You are professionals. However, if possible, give him a chance to practice in a real competition." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
No matter how strong Jordan is, it will take some time to reach the highest level, but it is better to be earlier. It would be good to push him so that he can play earlier. You must know that the peak period of all kinds of athletes, including basketball players, is actually only a few years, or at most ten years. After that, no matter how good their skills are, they will still face the problem of physical decline and multiple old injuries. Now that he can start two years earlier, he may be able to improve his sports career by about 15%, which is of great significance.
"Okay, no problem." Mike nodded and agreed. The boss was just a polite request, but he knew what to do. Unless he encountered a team that was evenly matched and the outcome was hard to beat, he could always send new players on. Yes, if you are strong and you open up a gap of several dozen points, you can let the bench players go up and have fun. On the other hand, if you are determined to lose, the same is true.
But with the strength of the Lakers, as long as they don't encounter those strong teams, everything else is just fun.
"Okay, let's do it. If you can reach this year's finals, I will give everyone a big bonus." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile before leaving.
He actually likes basketball. After he has a team, he naturally wants to support and encourage him more. This can be regarded as the fun pursued by a few super rich people.
As for meeting Jordan in person, there is no need to do so today. It will not be too late to wait for him to achieve some results in the game.
After leaving Los Angeles, Chen Zhiwen returned to Hong Kong. The first thing he did after landing was to find Lei Shengli from Midea and said, "I want to develop a professional painting software called Photoshop. What do you think? "
(End of chapter)
