„Dennis Noel resigned last week, but also remembers that he initially personally had demonstrated special effect scene for you,” they returned to the office, Stan Winston just sat down, then said. “丹尼斯.诺尔上个星期辞职了,还记得吗,他当初亲自为你演示过一段特效镜头,”两人返回办公室,斯坦.温斯顿刚刚坐下,便说道。 Eric recalled, remembers in the Stan Winston mouth the named Dennis Noel special effect master, a thin and tall white man, over 30, graduated from the Stanford University computer department, Stan Winston also approached himself to introduce the excellent performance in opposite party later special effect producuction process in «Twister». 艾瑞克回忆了下,想起斯坦.温斯顿口中名叫丹尼斯.诺尔的特效师,一个瘦高的白人男子,三十出头,毕业于斯坦福大学计算机系,斯坦.温斯顿曾经还向自己介绍过对方在《龙卷风》后期特效制作过程中的出色表现。 „Was poached?” Eric asked that if were normal leaving job, Stan Winston will not mention this matter specially. “被人挖走的？”艾瑞克问道,如果是正常的离职,斯坦.温斯顿不会特意说起这件事。 The Stan Winston nod said: „The Sony Film Industry plan establishes own film and television special effect subsidiary company, inviting Danny to be the manager.” 斯坦.温斯顿点头道:“索尼影业打算成立自己的影视特效子公司,邀请丹尼斯去担任主管。” „People strive upward, we cannot block, but, has other matters?” “人往高处走,我们也不能拦着,不过,是不是还有其他事情？” Stan Winston discovered a form to give Eric from the desk, said: „Eric, you looked, since «Terminator 2: Judgement Day» screens, six months, the company had 12 top special effect masters to resign, two managers, the leaving job population of ordinary staff are more, but I have not counted.” 斯坦.温斯顿从办公桌上找出一张表格递给了艾瑞克,说道:“艾瑞克,你看,自从《终结者2》上映之后,半年时间,公司已经有12名顶级特效师辞职了,其中还有两名主管,普通员工的离职人数更多,不过我没有统计。” Eric takes coming to see, not only above has the time that these people resign, but also has supplemented their destination, majority was poached by other special effect companies, even also includes digital domain biggest match Industrial Light & Magic, in addition several people of independence gateways, have also established their special effect work room. 艾瑞克拿过来看了看,上面不但有这些人辞职的时间,还附带了他们的去处,大部分都是被其他特效公司挖走的,甚至还包括数字领域最大的对手工业光魔,此外还有几人自立门户,成立了自己的特效工作室。 „You is better,” Eric looks. Looks up Stan Winston to say with a smile: „Pixar that side situation is more serious, John specially has also submitted a report to me, hopes through competing industry agreement and so on restrictive measure prevents this condition occurrence.” “你这边还好一些,”艾瑞克看完。抬头看着斯坦.温斯顿笑道:“皮克斯那边这种情况更严重,约翰还专门给我提交了一份报告,希望通过竞业协议之类的限制措施阻止这种状况发生。” „Appearance that you are not worried about probably?” The expression that Stan Winston somewhat worried about has relaxed much in the Eric smiling face. “你好像一点都不担心的样子？”斯坦.温斯顿原本有些担忧的表情在艾瑞克的笑容中缓和了不少。 Eric puts down that leaving job personnel forms. Looks at Stan Winston saying: „Stan, you know that from taking over Pixar and figure domain starts, how many did I invest to research and develop the fund toward the technical research and development teams of two companies in one after another?” 艾瑞克将那份离职人员表格放下。看着斯坦.温斯顿说道:“斯坦,你知道从接手皮克斯和数字领域开始,我陆续往两家公司的技术研发团队里投入了多少研发资金吗？” Stan Winston shook the head, he cared that the special effect technology issue, is not always careful to the finance. But Eric when last year Firefly reorganization, Pixar and R &\; D team of digital domain from two independents, has given the Ed Carmore operation alone. Matter Stan Winston in this aspect was more impossible to be clear. 斯坦.温斯顿摇了摇头,他更关心特效技术方面的问题,对财务一向不是很上心。而艾瑞克又在去年萤火虫重组的时候,将皮克斯和数字领域的研发团队从两家公司独立了出来,单独交给了埃德.卡莫尔运作。这方面的事情斯坦.温斯顿就更加不可能清楚了。 Eric is recalling the data in mind, said slowly: „The fixed technical research and development team member in Ed Carmore hand has been over 400 people. These are various top aspect technicians, the average per person yearly salary in 100,000 USD about, only this, every year must consume the 40 million USD fund. But Pixar and professionals in digital domain two companies have achieved at present also 600 people. The average yearly salaries of these people do not miss many compared with these people, this is 60 million, in addition, Firefly also has invested three technical research and development centers in Stanford University and Washington university and California university, the profession top scientists of these R &\; D centers are Pixar and digital domain provide the technical support of higher rank, this is a big disbursement.” 艾瑞克回忆着脑海中的数据,缓缓说道:“埃德.卡莫尔手中的固定技术研发团队成员已经超过了400人。这些都是顶尖的各方面技术人才,人均年薪在10万美元左右,仅此一项,每年就要消耗4000万美元的资金。而皮克斯和数字领域两家公司的专业技术人员目前也达到了600人。这些人的平均年薪并不比那些人差多少,这又是6000万,除此之外,萤火虫还在斯坦福大学、华盛顿大学和加州大学投资了三个技术研发中心,这些研发中心的行业顶级科学家为皮克斯和数字领域提供更高级别的技术支持,这又是一大笔支出。” Stan Winston sucks the tongue secretly, he has not thought that Eric will give such up to spend, if, Eric at least invested 200 million USD like this for these years. In CG Special Effects and 3D Animation prospect completely not bright situation. Dares such wastefully to pound into the person estimate of 200 million USD also to have Eric one. 斯坦.温斯顿暗暗咂舌,他没有想到艾瑞克会这么舍得花钱,如果这样算起来,艾瑞克这几年至少投入了2亿美元。在cg特效和3d动画前景完全不明朗的情况下。敢这么大手大脚地砸入两亿美元的人估计也只有艾瑞克一个了。 Eric looks at the Stan Winston surprised expression , to continue saying: „Now the profit estimate of outside 1990 to Firefly was 400 million USD, but in fact. Because of the huge disbursement in special effect technical research and development, Firefly last year profit had 200 million much.” 艾瑞克看着斯坦.温斯顿吃惊的表情,继续道:“现在外界对萤火虫1990年的盈利估算是4亿美元,但实际上。因为特效技术研发方面的庞大支出,萤火虫去年的盈利只有2亿多一点。” Stan Winston also relaxed at this time, he also thoroughly understands that Eric said these intentions, the outflow of top technician no doubt was a pity, actually insufficiently shook the figure domain and Pixar in the field status, because in Hollywood. Except for Firefly, which company without such frenziedly will carry on the technology to invest again. 斯坦.温斯顿此时也放松了下来,他也彻底明白艾瑞克说这些的用意,顶尖技术人才的流失固然可惜,却已经不足以撼动数字领域和皮克斯在业界的地位,因为在好莱坞。除了萤火虫,没有哪一家公司会再这么疯狂地进行技术投入。 Before Industrial Light & Magic, maintains the leading position of special effect profession. But shifts from the model special effect along with the key point of film and television special effect to the computer special effect, before this will concentrate on Industrial Light & Magic of model special effect many are also doomed to fall after advancing a step digital domain. 工业光魔之前一直保持特效行业的领先地位。但随着影视特效的重点从模型特效转移到电脑特效,此前更多专注于模型特效的工业光魔也注定会落在先行一步的数字领域之后。 A backwardness, almost means that has fallen behind, since «Terminator 2: Judgement Day» has screened, the digital domain received the manufacture projects of several special effect movies, but in the past, these usually are only the Industrial Light & Magic services. The digital domain has attained these projects, can accumulate more technologies in the manufacture project, such positive cycle, Industrial Light & Magic will be impossible to catch up even surmounts the digital domain. 一步落后,几乎就意味着会一直落后下去,《终结者2》上映以来,数字领域已经接到了好几部特效电影的制作项目,而以往,这些通常都只是工业光魔的业务。数字领域拿到了这些项目,又可以在制作工程中积累更多的技术,这样良性循环下去,工业光魔将再不可能赶上甚至超越数字领域。 Thinks of these, Stan Winston has shown the light smiling face, said: „200 million many profits were also good, seven big Film Studio profits for the year surpass 200 million USD may few, this year Disney, Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Paramount lost money, wú...... Or Hollywood restores now is eight big Film Studio.” 想到这些,斯坦.温斯顿露出了淡淡的笑容,说道:“2亿多的利润也不错了,七大电影公司年利润超过2亿美元的可没有几家,今年迪斯尼、米高梅和派拉蒙都亏损了,唔……或者说,好莱坞现在又恢复为八大电影公司了。” Eric said: „Purchased Disney, immediately was also seven is big.” 艾瑞克说道:“收购了迪斯尼,马上就又是七大了。” Stan Winston remembers on this newspaper the offer of Firefly and Viacom to Disney crazy rise, although is at heart curious, had not asked that the big transactions of several 1 billion USD left him to be too more remote. 斯坦.温斯顿想起这段报纸上萤火虫和维亚康姆对迪斯尼疯狂上涨的报价,虽然心里好奇,却也没有问,几十亿美元的大交易离他太遥远了一些。 „Was right, Eric, after Dennis Noel leaves job, but also had inquired I can purchase the maya and other software of the digital domain the rights of use, I remember that you had raised this matter?” “对了,艾瑞克,丹尼斯.诺尔离职之后,还询问过我可以不可以从数字领域购买maya等软件的使用权,我记得你曾经提过这件事情？” Eric truly had considered the matter of monopoly special effect software, in original space and time, the one who monopolizes the film and television special effect software is Autodesk Corporation, maya and 3 CDMA x and other mainstream special effect software are the products of Autodesk Corporation, but that is the ten years later matters. 艾瑞克确实考虑过垄断特效软件的事情,原时空中,垄断影视特效软件的是欧特克公司,maya、3dmax等主流特效软件都是欧特克公司的产品,不过那已经是十年之后的事情了。 Now the special effect company is also at one type ‚aristocrat stage’, is not ten years later the casual several technical personnel collect to establish together, therefore, through the best opportunity of special effect software profit, the digital domain now the most vital duty is not to carry on the technical accumulation now. Achieves in the same profession any company the status that is hard to hope to attain, once the special effect profession starts common people, has the digital domain that the advanced technology accumulates to enter the special effect software market at all times. 现在特效公司还处在一种‘贵族阶段’,并不是十年后随随便便十几个技术人员凑一起就可以成立出来的,因此,现在也不是通过特效软件盈利的最好时机,数字领域现在最重要的任务是进行技术积累。达到同行业内任何公司都难以企及的地位,一旦特效行业开始平民化,拥有雄厚技术积累的数字领域可以随时进入特效软件市场。 „Temporarily such do not do. The present stage maintains the figure domain technology is in the lead is most important, since they have now chosen departure, that starts over from the beginning,” Eric was saying, the corners of the mouth reveal wipe the light smiling face: „I will make the legal department stare to tighten this, once these leaving job personnel is a suspect of the technical right infringement, I will make them as well as the back gold/metal main pay enough price.” “暂时不要这么做。现阶段保持数字领域的技术领先才是最重要的,既然他们现在选择了离开,那就从头做起吧,”艾瑞克说着,嘴角露出一抹淡淡的笑容:“我会让法务部门盯紧这一块的,一旦这些离职人员涉嫌技术侵权,我会让他们以及背后的金主们付出足够的代价。” „I understood.” Stan Winston nods, looked under watch. Already passed the rush hour: „Eric, or has the supper together, that side Venice has several good dining rooms.” “我明白了。”斯坦.温斯顿点点头,看了下手表。早就过了下班时间:“艾瑞克,要不一起去吃晚餐吧,威尼斯那边有好几家不错的餐厅。” Then also nothing, Eric then happily complied. 接下来也没有什么事情,艾瑞克便愉快地答应了下来。 ...... …… One week passes by slowly. Viacom and Firefly final competition time arrives slowly, on January 18, couple of days ago of bidding closing date, the Firefly one breath announced to the media including «Jurassic Park» and «Deep Impact» four big manufacture movie plans, simultaneously in the 《Los Angeles Times》 entire page layout, has printed the «Twister» propaganda playbill, and expressed that «Twister» will broadcast 1-minute-long 30 seconds of previews on newest Super Bowl. 一周慢慢过去。维亚康姆和萤火虫最后的竞争时刻慢慢到来,1月18日,竞标截止日期的前两天,萤火虫一口气向媒体公布了包括《侏罗纪公园》、《天地大冲撞》在内的四部大制作电影计划,同时在《洛杉矶时报》整整一个版面,刊载了《龙卷风》宣传海报,并表示《龙卷风》将在最新一届超级碗上播放长达1分30秒的预告片。 But is almost simultaneously, Viacom also oppositionally expressed that once purchases Disney smoothly, Viacom will contribute 500 million USD to manufacture six to eight special effect movies. 而几乎是同时,维亚康姆也针锋相对地表示一旦顺利收购迪斯尼,维亚康姆会斥资5亿美元制作六到八部特效电影。 Because tasted the high investment high repayment benefit of big manufacture movie. In the two years the investment scale of Hollywood movie is getting bigger and bigger, but announced similar news, can heighten the confidences in various aspects. 因为尝到了大制作电影的高投资高回报甜头。这两年好莱坞电影的投资规模越来越大,而宣布类似的消息,也更加能够增强各方面的信心。 After last week of gambling. On January 20 arrived finally. 经过最后一星期的博弈。1月20日终于到来。 Although had 100% confidence at heart, Eric less than five o'clock woke, and went by car to arrive at Burbank Disney Headquarters in eight o'clock. 虽然心里已经有了100的信心,艾瑞克还是不到五点钟就醒了过来,并且在八点钟就坐车来到了伯班克迪斯尼总部。 Saw that the Eric private car appears, waited for over a hundred reporters all night to close outside Disney Headquarters, directly watertight that Eric car encircles, at the same time that the flashing light shines crazily. Outside the glass all kinds of inquiries also chaotically drill into the Eric ear. 看到艾瑞克的座驾出现,已经在迪斯尼总部外等候了一整夜的上百名记者一拥而上,直接将艾瑞克的汽车围的水泄不通,闪光灯疯狂亮起的同时。车窗外各种各样的提问也乱糟糟地钻入艾瑞克耳朵里。 Was stopped up Eric in car(riage) with thrusting has pushed the vehicle door, cannot push unexpectedly. The ability heart was only waiting for the security personnel in Disney aspect keep the order. 被堵在车内的艾瑞克用力推了推车门,竟然没能挤开。只能耐心地等待着迪斯尼方面的安保人员过来维持秩序。 Waited for 2-3 minutes, bodyguard as well as Disney on Headquarters Eric another vehicle security makes a connection with the crazy reporter group to arrive at outside the Eric vehicle door. 等了两三分钟,艾瑞克另外一辆车上的保镖以及迪斯尼总部的保安才打通疯狂的记者群来到艾瑞克的车门外。 „Mr. Williams, after Firefly completes the purchase, will retain the Disney's brand?” “威廉姆斯先生,请问萤火虫完成收购之后,会保留迪斯尼的品牌吗？” „Will Disneyland change name is the Firefly paradise?” “迪斯尼乐园会改名为萤火虫乐园吗？” „Will Firefly post Disney Pixar work room?” “萤火虫会将皮克斯工作室置入迪斯尼吗？” „It is said the Disney high level signs has reached as high as 500 million USD ‚golden parachute’ compensation agreement, after the Firefly purchase is completed, will replace the Disney management massively?” “据说迪斯尼高层签署了高达5亿美元的‘金色降落伞’补偿协议,请问萤火虫收购完成后,会大规模撤换迪斯尼管理层吗？” „......” “……” „......” “……” These issues according to convention after purchase completes the release conference carries on the unification explanation, the surrounding reporter wants to obtain the latest news obviously. 这些问题按照惯例会在收购完成之后的发布会进行统一解答,不过周围的记者显然更想得到最新的消息。 However, the human wall was pushed with great difficulty, Eric actually does not dare to stop to answer any issue slightly, walks toward the Disney Headquarters office building in a hurry. 不过,人墙好不容易被挤开,艾瑞克却不敢稍作停留回答任何问题,匆匆地朝迪斯尼总部的办公楼走去。 After two minutes, Eric has stepped into the Disney Headquarters hall finally, but the massive reporters kept off in out of the door. 两分钟之后,艾瑞克终于踏入了迪斯尼总部大厅,而大量的记者被挡在了门外。 Had a lingering fear makes a deep breath, Eric has guided the staff to come to a spacious restroom with Disney's. 心有余悸地做了个深呼吸,艾瑞克跟着迪斯尼的引导员工来到了一间宽敞的休息室。 Just pushed the door to go, Eric saw on the directly opposite sofa sits one to see the newspaper old person, the old person personal appearance was somewhat prosperous-looking, most striking was actually on the face because of the burn residual scar, was very obvious, this old person was famous Summer Redstone. 刚刚推门进去,艾瑞克去看到了正对面沙发上坐着一位正在看报纸的老人,老人身形有些富态,最醒目的却是脸上因为烧伤残留的疤痕,很显然,这个老人就是大名鼎鼎的萨默.雷石东。 Cannot think that meets for the first time in this case, Eric looked at eye aimer, the young girl somewhat is also amazed, immediately realized one brought the wrong room, here was the restroom of Viacom team. 想不到首次相见会在这种情况下,艾瑞克看了眼身旁的引导员,年轻的女郎也有些惊诧,随即就意识到自己带错房间了,这里是维亚康姆团队的休息室。 Although Eric does not mind to draw back, but faces the threatening vision that Redstone not minces, now draws back to be equal to without doubt is showing weakness. 艾瑞克虽然不介意退出去,但面对雷石东毫不掩饰的逼人目光,现在退出去无疑等于在示弱。 Smiled calmly, Eric walked on own initiative, arrives at the Redstone side politeness to put out a hand saying: „Mr. Redstone, we met finally.” 从容地笑了笑,艾瑞克主动走了过去,来到雷石东身边礼貌地伸出手道:“雷石东先生,我们终于见面了。” cold snort|hum who in the Redstone breath sends out disdaining, looks at the hand that Eric has extended, once more has held immediately up newspaper, to the appearance that Eric turns a blind eye. 雷石东鼻息里发出一声不屑的冷哼,看了眼艾瑞克伸过来的手,随即就再次举起了报纸,一副对艾瑞克视若无睹的模样。 That female staff Eric belt wrong room is more fearful more and apprehensive, if they have the conflict, her work may not have, the female staff looked at Eric disturbedly, actually sees Eric as if not to care, shrugs, receives to reach behind the back on nearby sofa to sit down, looks at the girl tag that brought itself to come, said: „Miss Gleason, can help me to the cup coffee, does not want the sugar, adds a milk.” 那位将艾瑞克带错房间的女员工更加心惊胆颤,万一两人起冲突,她的工作可就没了,女员工忐忑地看了眼艾瑞克,却见艾瑞克似乎并不是太在意,耸了耸肩,收回手在旁边的沙发上坐下,看了看带自己过来的女郎胸牌,说道:“格里森小姐吧,可以帮我冲杯咖啡吗,不要糖,多加点牛奶。” „, Good...... Good.” That girl runs hastily is the Eric preparation coffee. “啊,好……好的。”那位女郎连忙跑去为艾瑞克准备咖啡。 Eric also takes up one to prepare good newspaper to read from the tea table. 艾瑞克也从茶几上拿起一份准备好的报纸翻看起来。 „Young people, good that do not aim too high,” Eric is reading a piece of analysis article about this purchase, a somewhat old actually air/Qi full sound that near the ear broadcasts suddenly. “年轻人,还是不要太好高骛远的好,”艾瑞克正看着一片关于这次收购的分析文章,耳边突然传来的一个有些苍老却中气十足的声音。 Eric puts down newspaper, looks to Redstone, said with a smile: „Mr. Redstone, are you are speaking to me?” 艾瑞克放下报纸,看向雷石东那边,笑道:“雷石东先生,你是在跟我说话吗？” Redstone cold snort|hum: „Your luck is very good, the movie of manufacture often can obtain good Box Office, but purchases Disney to be possible not only the luck is so simple.” 雷石东又冷哼了一声:“你的运气很好,制作的电影往往能取得不错的票房,但收购迪斯尼可不只是运气那么简单。” Eric is desolate to Redstone and taunt is not surprised, this temperament irritable big shot has not pointed at his nose loud reprimanding is being good. After all, Redstone in public will scold itself the person of son idiot, in the memory Redstone with own wife, son, daughter and nephews has brought a lawsuit, its bad temperament can be inferred. 艾瑞克对雷石东冷淡和嘲讽并不感到意外,这位脾气火爆的大亨没有指着他的鼻子大声斥责已经算是不错了。毕竟,雷石东可是会在公开场合骂自己儿子蠢货的人,记忆里雷石东可是与自己的妻子、儿子、女儿、侄子都打过官司,其坏脾气可见一斑。 Facing the aggressiveness of old man, Eric, although does not care, the meaning of also constantly not having exercised forbearance, refuted: „I remember that some people have said that actually the luck is also one of the strength. Moreover, I thought that as an almost 70-year- old person, you should not struggle these things with our these young people, takes care of the natural lifespan is the best choice.” 面对老头的咄咄逼人,艾瑞克虽然不是太在意,也没有一味忍让的意思,反驳道:“我记得有人说过,其实运气也是实力的一种。而且,我觉得作为一个快70岁的老人,您更不该跟我们这些年轻人争这些东西,颐养天年才是最好的选择。” Redstone looked at Eric one, the faint smile: „Actually your Film Studio is good, if goes on the market, remembers that told me one, Viacom was very interested.” 雷石东看了艾瑞克一眼,似笑非笑道:“其实你的电影公司不错,如果上市的话,记得告诉我一声,维亚康姆还是非常有兴趣的。” Eric shakes the head saying: „No, you have made a mistake, Mr. Redstone, although the listing is the choice of majority of company, but I like controlling all things in my. However, actually I am also interested to Viacom, for example MTV TV Station.” 艾瑞克摇头道:“不,你错了,雷石东先生,虽然上市是大部分公司的选择,但我更喜欢将所有东西都控制在自己手里。不过,其实我对维亚康姆也非常有兴趣,比如mtv电视台。” „, But also really overreaches oneself, this is a funniest joke that I heard recently,” Redstone has smiled. “呵,还真是不自量力,这是我最近听到的一个最好笑的笑话,”雷石东笑了起来。 „Is the joke, several years later just knows,” Eric will receive the coffee that just that female staff handed over, looks that Redstone continues saying: „Since I have stepped into Hollywood, many people have been saying me to overreach oneself, is at wit's end looks that I continue to overreach oneself step by step, this scene you will also see.” ( to be continued ) “是不是笑话,过几年就知道了,”艾瑞克接过刚刚那位女员工递过来的咖啡,看着雷石东继续说道:“从我踏入好莱坞以来,很多人都一直在说我不自量力,然后无计可施地看着我继续一步步不自量力下去,这种场面您也会看到的。”(未完待续)