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#75: To the Jobs verbal message

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John Lasseter explained: „Mr. Williams, girl's movement truly appears slightly stiff, before the manufacture, I had reminded Mr. Hansson this issue, is Mr. Hansson insisted that wants us to make to come to see the effect.” 约翰拉赛特解释道:“威廉姆斯先生,女孩的动作确实显得略微僵硬,在制作之前,我已经提醒过汉森先生这个问题了,是汉森先生坚持要我们做出来看一看效果的。” Eric looks to Jeffrey that Jeffrey nodded. 艾瑞克向杰弗里看去,杰弗里点了点头。 „, Undoable smoothly? Mr. Lasseter, money is not the issue. This film title LOGO could use for many years, naturally must strive for perfection.” “难道,不能做的更流畅一点吗？拉赛特先生,钱不是问题。这个片头LOGO可能要用好多年,当然要精益求精。” John Lasseter shakes the head saying: „Mr. Williams, I ensure this is at present 3D Animation most high level, Pixar started the attempt in human activity modeling aspect last year, compares that baby in previous short film «Tin Toy», the scarlet little girl in this film title acted was smoother. Other work room this levels cannot do continually.” 约翰拉赛特摇头道:“威廉姆斯先生,我保证,这已经是目前3D动画的最高水平了,皮克斯去年才开始了人体动作建模这方面的尝试,相比于上一部短片《锡铁小兵》里的那个婴儿,这个片头里的红衣小女孩动作已经流畅了很多。其他工作室连这种水平都做不出来。” When Eric hears «Tin Toy» this name, in the mind a thought dodges to pass, has not held, his main attention in the Firefly film title. 艾瑞克听到《锡铁小兵》这个名字时,脑海中一个念头一闪而逝,却并没有抓住,他主要的注意力还是在萤火虫的片头上。 Since is unable to improve again, Eric and Jeffrey discussed in a low voice. 既然无法再改进,艾瑞克与杰弗里低声讨论了起来。 In 30 seconds of film title, opens the bottle cap to release in the Firefly picture movement slightly to have the slight defect besides girl, other are very perfect. Moreover, after the editing, film title LOGO about 15 seconds, is generally shorter, for example must in the preview that on Super Bowl broadcasts, perhaps can only insert the Firefly stroke the short five seconds of Firefly-Film these two words. Therefore, 30 seconds of short film source material enough have cut more perfect LOGO. 30秒片头中,除了女孩打开瓶盖释放萤火虫的画面动作上略有瑕疵外,其他都很完美。而且,剪辑后,片头LOGO一般都在15秒左右,短一些的,比如要在超级碗上播放的预告片,或许只能插入萤火虫划出Firefly－Film这两个单词的短短五秒钟。因此,30秒的短片素材已经足够剪出一个更加完美的LOGO了。 Since this, Eric has not requested Pixar to do over again, then the matter was simpler, has signed the document, pays the tail funds to John Lasseter, completes all these, John Lasseter has rejected the supper invitation of Eric, will leave, Eric has blocked John suddenly once more. 既然这样,艾瑞克也没有要求皮克斯再返工,接下来事情就简单了许多,签署了文件,将尾款支付给约翰拉赛特,完成这一切,约翰拉赛特拒绝了艾瑞克的晚餐邀请,正要离开,艾瑞克突然再次拦住了约翰。 „Mr. Lasseter, I remember that you just did mention «Tin Toy»?” “拉赛特先生,我记得你刚刚提到了《锡铁小兵》？” John Lasseter nodded: „Yes, Mr. Williams, this short film was we started to manufacture in February of last year. About five minutes, have reported this year's Oscar best short film.” 约翰拉赛特点了点头:“是的,威廉姆斯先生,这部短片是我们去年二月份开始制作的。五分钟左右,已经申报了今年奥斯卡的最佳短片。” Hears the opposite party to mention Oscar, Eric determines thoroughly. 听到对方提到奥斯卡,艾瑞克彻底确定下来。 „John, did not mind that I such called you, you can call me Eric. If you then do not have the urgent matter, can remain to chat a while, I am interested in 3D Animation.” “约翰,不介意我这么称呼你吧,你可以叫我艾瑞克。如果你接下来没有急事的话,可以留下来聊一会儿吗,我对3D动画非常感兴趣。” John Lasseter has sized up the Eric expression earnestly, he remembers suddenly, Eric by Box Office of «Home Alone» this movie, soon will become the Hollywood youngest billionaires. But Pixar was in the situation of end of hills and rivers now, momentarily possibly breaks up. Perhaps, at present this young people can save Pixar also perhaps. 约翰拉赛特认真打量了一下艾瑞克的表情,他突然想起,艾瑞克凭借《小鬼当家》这部电影的票房,即将成为好莱坞最年轻的亿万富翁。而皮克斯现在已经到了山穷水尽的地步,随时都可能崩解。或许,眼前这个年轻人能够拯救皮克斯也说不定。 Thinks of these, in the John Lasseter heart becomes earnest: „Naturally does not have the issue, Eric.” 想到这些,约翰拉赛特心中变得热切起来:“当然没问题,艾瑞克。” In the Firefly conference room, John Lasseter explained: „«Tin Toy» creativity from my little nephew, last Christmas time, I noticed that he crawls in one bunch of toys, reorganizing the good toy makes at sixes and sevens. Later has had this animation short film creativity, Eric, if you are interested, I can call my assistant, delivers the recording tape.” 萤火虫的会议室里,约翰拉赛特讲解道:“《锡铁小兵》的创意来自我的小侄子,去年圣诞节的时候,我看到他在一堆玩具里爬来爬去,把整理好的玩具弄得乱七八糟。之后就产生了这个动画短片的创意,艾瑞克,如果你感兴趣的话,我可以打电话给我的助理,把录像带送过来。” Eric also notes earnest in John Lasseter look, simultaneously confirmed that now is to take the Pixar best opportunity. If the memory has not made a mistake, reason that Pixar can bring to the animation giant Disney's attention, and finally signs the contracts of three 3D Animation movies with Disney , because «Tin Toy» has won the Oscar best animation short film prize. 艾瑞克也注意到约翰拉赛特眼神里的热切,同时确认现在是拿下皮克斯最好的机会。如果记忆没有出错的话,皮克斯之所以能引起动画巨头迪斯尼的注意,并且最终与迪斯尼签下三部3D动画电影的合约,就是因为《锡铁小兵》拿到了奥斯卡最佳动画短片奖。 Eric thinks 56 years take Pixar, now want to come, if Pixar once more is similar to previous life such, signs the contract with Disney, he wants to take Pixar to have the huge variable again. 原本艾瑞克以为有56年时间拿下皮克斯,现在想来,如果皮克斯再次如同前世那样,与迪斯尼签下合约,他再想拿下皮克斯就存在巨大的变数了。 In order to let John Lasseter knows one are interested in 3D Animation, Eric agreed with the proposition of John: „If convenient, that troubles your assistant to run one.” 为了让约翰拉赛特知道自己是真的对3D动画感兴趣,艾瑞克同意了约翰的提议:“如果方便的话,那就麻烦你的助理跑一趟吧。” John Lasseter dialed has telephoned, half childhood, Eric several people returned to the projection room once more. 约翰拉赛特拨了一通电话,半个小时候,艾瑞克几个人再次回到放映室。 ... … The newly arrived toy dogface is sizing up all in room curiously, a gruff gruff brain baby crawled. The dogfaces have filled with anticipation regarding the new host. But baby to toy makes the dogface have to try crudely to flee the evil clutches of baby, but on it is bringing the musical instrument dingdong made noise, attracted the attention of baby, therefore, a build disparate chase war started... 新来的玩具小兵好奇地打量着房间里的一切,一个憨头憨脑地婴儿爬了进来。小兵对于新主人充满了期待。但婴儿对玩具的粗暴让小兵不得不试图逃离婴儿的魔爪,不过它身上带着的乐器叮当作响,吸引了婴儿的注意,于是,一场体型悬殊的追逐战开始了… John Lasseter sits near the right hand of Eric, along with the broadcast of animation, John was explaining to Eric with the simple sentence low voice seems like in the simple picture some technical problems. 约翰拉赛特坐在艾瑞克的右手边,随着动画的播放,约翰小声地用浅显的语句向艾瑞克解释着看似简单的画面中一些技术难点。 Eric is listening earnestly, often nods to express the understanding. The animation broadcasts quickly, although wants to spit in the trough animation very much the modeling of baby, but in the Eric surface praised this animation. 艾瑞克认真地听着,不时点点头表示理解。动画很快播完,虽然很想吐槽动画里婴儿的造型,不过艾瑞克表面上还是将这部动画夸奖了一番。 Does not have the means that the animation, is the game, the westerner manufactures makes every effort, is Eric of Oriental looks like in the bone, is character: Ugly. Compares, animation and game that the Oriental produces, no matter inside quality how, role character quite beautiful. This point in prominent that at the 3 D game displays, so long as looks at a role is attractive, can determine an approximate habitat of game. 没办法,无论是动画,还是游戏,西方人制作的时候都力求真实,在骨子里是东方人的艾瑞克看起来,就是一个字儿:丑。相比起来,东方人制作的动画和游戏,不管内在质量如何,角色人物都相当美型。这一点在3D游戏上表现的更为突出,只要看一眼角色是不是漂亮,就能确定一款游戏的大致产地。 Broadcasts the animation, Eric several people have not left the projection room once more, but continued to talk about the topic in 3D Animation aspect, compared not to have many confidence John Lasseter, Eric to the 3 D technology to be actually familiar with the 3D Animation prospects for development, chats afterward, Eric could not even bear disclose a idea of «Toy Story». 播放完动画,艾瑞克几人并没有再次离开放映室,而是继续聊起了3D动画方面的话题,相比于对3D技术还没有多少信心的约翰拉赛特,艾瑞克却对3D动画的发展前景了如指掌,聊到后来,艾瑞克甚至忍不住透露了一点《玩具总动员》的构思。 „Eric, you definitely looked at the creativity that «Tin Toy» had. I actually have have manufactured the thought of 3D Animation lengthy picture, but, you know that by the present Pixar condition, wants to realize this plan completely not possibly.” “艾瑞克,你肯定是看了《锡铁小兵》才产生的这个创意的吧。我其实也有过制作3D动画长片的念头,不过,你知道,以现在皮克斯的境况,想要实现这个计划完全没有可能。” Finally seven curved eight circled talks about in subject, Eric has traded a quite serious look, asked low voice: „John, Jobs is about to support?” 终于七弯八绕谈到正题上了,艾瑞克换了一副比较郑重的神色,小声问道:“约翰,乔布斯是不是快撑不下去了吧？” This matter in industry is not the secret, so long as has a mind, can look up. John Lasseter does not conceal: „Jobs just sold out the Pixar hardware department, now only remaining software Animation Department. If cannot come across any miracle,” John spoke of here, looked to expect that looked at Eric one, then said: „Pixar work room either dismisses, either sold out, but, many people are not willing to take over.” 这件事在业内并不是什么机密,只要有心,都能查出来。约翰拉赛特也不隐瞒:“乔布斯刚刚把皮克斯的硬件部门卖掉,现在只剩下软件动画部门了。如果遇不到什么奇迹的话,”约翰说到这里,面露期望地看了艾瑞克一眼,接着道:“皮克斯工作室要么解散,要么被卖掉,不过,并没有多少人愿意接手。” „Why nobody is willing to take over, the Pixar technology should be industry in most advanced?” “为什么没有人愿意接手,皮克斯的技术应该是业内最先进的吧？” John Lasseter has hesitated in this issue, looks the gold/metal Lord who Eric this possibility intertwined for several seconds, but in his bone finally is also only a frantic technical personnel, has not been used to the merchant of mistrusting each other, finally decides to tell the facts: „Because the 3D Animation technology burnt money, did not have many to deliver. Only if after buying the animation studio, can have the complementing to other itself departments, for example Microsoft such giant, or the movie special effect company, otherwise, nobody will take over this to burn money purely the work room.” 约翰拉赛特在这个问题上迟疑了一下,看着艾瑞克这个可能的金主纠结了几秒钟,但他骨子里最终还只是一个狂热的技术人员,不是习惯了尔虞我诈的商人,最终还是决定实话实说:“因为3D动画技术太烧钱了,又没有多少产出。除非买下动画工作室之后,能对本身其他部门产生互补作用,比如微软这样的巨头,或者电影特效公司,不然的话,没有人会接手这个纯粹烧钱的工作室的。” Eric to John Lasseter honest was satisfied, disguises to ponder one minute, has hung under the John Lasseter appetite, opened the mouth saying: „John, I am interested in 3D Animation very much, just, after «Home Alone», I have very big sum of money to need to invest, therefore, if possible, I am willing to buy Pixar, and investment produces the 3 D lengthy animation, um... That creativity that just we mentioned about toy was good.” 艾瑞克对约翰拉赛特的坦诚非常满意,假装思考了一分钟,吊了下约翰拉赛特的胃口,才开口道:“约翰,我对3D动画很感兴趣,刚好,《小鬼当家》之后,我又有很大一笔钱需要投资,所以,如果可以的话,我愿意买下皮克斯,并且投资制作3D长篇动画,嗯…刚刚我们谈起的那个关于玩具的创意就不错。” The John Lasseter book thinks that Eric hears own explanation, will lose the interest, has not thought that actually hears such words, suddenly does not know that should say any good. 约翰拉赛特本以为艾瑞克听到自己的解释,会失去兴趣,没想到却听到这样一番话,一时间不知道该说什么好。 Two people just chatted very happily, he very much has the favorable impression to this young people, therefore in Basic Instinct, John does not think that Eric like Jobs, falls into Pixar this once more ‚mire’, reason that Jobs this billionaires the present arrive at the end of hills and rivers the situation , because Pixar keeps deriving the fund from him, but has not actually created the corresponding economic efficiency. 两个人刚刚聊得很愉快,他对这个年轻人还是很有好感的,因此本能里,约翰并不想艾瑞克像乔布斯一样,再次陷入皮克斯这个‘泥潭’,乔布斯这个亿万富翁之所以现在走到山穷水尽的地步,就是因为皮克斯不停地从他身上汲取资金,但却没有创造出相应的经济效益。 But on the other hand, he truly deeply loves the 3D Animation technology, otherwise, he repeatedly will not reject the master Disney's olive branch, but stayed in the Pixar work room that this all people did not favor. 但另一方面,他又确实非常热爱3D动画技术,不然的话,他就不会屡次拒绝老东家迪斯尼的橄榄枝,而呆在这个所有人都不看好的皮克斯工作室了。 Thinks it over, John Lasseter proposed compromise means: „Eric, I thought that you definitely do not need to buy Pixar. If you are interested in 3D Animation, can invest a 3D Animation piece to Pixar, this will not spend too much money, if... Was defeated, can leave calmly.” 思来想去,约翰拉赛特提出了一个折中的办法:“艾瑞克,我觉得,你完全没有必要买下皮克斯。如果你对3D动画感兴趣的话,可以向皮克斯投资一部3D动画片,这样不会花太多钱,而如果…失败了,也可以从容抽身。” Some Eric accidents by John my standpoint, can propose that unexpectedly such critical suggestion, but does not flicker oneself to join a gambling game by any means possible. 艾瑞克有些意外以约翰本人的立场,竟然能提出这么中肯的建议,而不是千方百计忽悠自己入局。 But if he such has done really according to the suggestion of John, was equal to working as a chapter of Lei Feng, did for Jobs married the clothes. After previous life «Toy Story» succeeds, the Pixar stock price rises suddenly, Jobs directly from the bankrupt edge, enters the ranks of 1 billion wealthy man. 但如果他真的按照约翰的建议这么做了,就等于当了一回活雷锋,替乔布斯做了嫁衣裳。前世《玩具总动员》成功之后,皮克斯股价暴涨,乔布斯可是直接从破产边缘,步入十亿富翁的行列。 Eric exhibits a rich willful young people tone: „No, John, you give a Mr. Jobs belt verbal message for me, I want 20 million USD to buy the Pixar work room. If this transaction achieves, I will invest 30 million USD to produce an animated film.” 艾瑞克摆出一副有钱任性的年轻人口吻:“不,约翰,你替我给乔布斯先生带个口信,我愿意2000万美元买下皮克斯工作室,。如果这笔交易达成的话,我会投资3000万美元制作一部动画电影。” „Eric, I think 20 million USD, Jobs will not comply, he invested the Pixar number for these years from all sides is no less than 20 million.” “艾瑞克,我觉得2000万美元,乔布斯不会答应的,他这几年前前后后投入皮克斯的数目就不少于2000万。” Eric said: „John, does business has to gain owes, if invested many, must take back, that was not the business. You take to Mr. Jobs to be good my verbal message directly, 20 million, one cent will not be many, I am very busy, not having the time to involve in the price, if Mr. Jobs is unsatisfied to this price, that does not need to contact with me, I believe that he will make the sensible choice.” 艾瑞克道:“约翰,做生意有赚就有亏,如果投入了多少,就要收回更多,那就不是生意了。你直接将我的口信带给乔布斯先生就好,2000万,一美分也不会多,我很忙,没有时间在价格上攀扯,如果乔布斯先生对这个价格不满意,那就不必联系我了,我相信他会做出明智选择的。” „Such being the case, good, I will take to Jobs your verbal message truthfully.” “既然如此,好吧,我会将你的口信如实带给乔布斯的。” Packed off John Lasseter, Eric to suppressing for a long time Jeffrey said: „Jeffrey, how do this time you bear have not urged me?” 送走了约翰拉赛特,艾瑞克对憋了好久的杰弗里道:“杰弗里,这次你怎么忍住没有劝我？” The Jeffrey booth lets go: „clear(ly) knew uselessly, added that many did do. However since you asked that I must say that buys Pixar definitely is not the wise choice.” 杰弗里摊摊手:“明知道没用,还说那么多干嘛。不过既然你问了,我还是要说,买下皮克斯肯定不是什么明智的选择。” Eric hehe smiled, teases: „Also wants to make a bet with you, what a pity on you do not have the thing that any I am interested, therefore on consider as finished.” 艾瑞克呵呵笑了笑,调侃道:“本来还想跟你打个赌的,可惜你身上没有任何我感兴趣的东西,所以就算了。”
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