117. ABC
“Toy Story?”
John Lasseter unknowingly copied Hoyoung’s words and smiled brightly.
“This is fine! This is exactly the feeling I wanted. It’s easy to pronounce and you can figure out the meaning at once. A story of toys. Do you have a really good sense?”
“I am ashamed. I’m just speaking as a normal movie lover.”
John Lasseter glanced at Tyrone.
Fortunately, his face also brightened.
“How about Tyrone? The moment I heard it, I felt it.”
“good. I’ll talk to the company about that too. I think it’s very good.”
Hoyeong smiled at Tyrone.
“Can we wait for positive results?”
“I cannot confirm that. I am also a person who has to follow the decisions of my superiors.”
Tyrone said something negative, but Hoyeong could guess from the look on his face that he liked her.
Hoyoung quietly spoke.
“Does Disney have a lot of interest in 3D animation?”
“That’s right. It is true that animations using computer graphics are more attractive than simply hand-drawn cartoons.”
“Oh my. ‘Beauty and the Beast’, which was released at the end of last year, must have been an experimental scene. It seems that some of them used 3D technology. Compared to the release of The Little Mermaid, which was released in 1989, I was amazed at the tremendously advanced technology.”
Tyrone’s eyebrows lifted slightly as Hoyoung brought up the story of Beauty and the Beast.
“Are you interested in movies?”
“Didn’t I tell you a little while ago? I like movies.”
“I don’t think what you’re talking about is just about liking movies, right?”
“haha. I will take it as a compliment.”
Hoyeong bowed her head slightly and stood up.
“Then I will stand up. I don’t think I should interrupt your conversation anymore.”
“To talk about investment, I will call the head office today. I’ll be in touch tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.”
“thank you. I’ll be waiting for you. Enough then.”
Hoyoung left the conference room and left the Pixar building.
He was confident that he could see people, but he could hardly discern what kind of person Tyrone was.
I didn’t know what his smile meant, but I thought I had no choice but to wait for the result.
.
And the results came sooner than expected.
Evening relaxing at the hotel.
Hoyoung’s cell phone rang.
-Mr. Yoon?
“Who are you?”
Hoyoung, who answered the phone, did not recognize who it was because of the unfamiliar voice.
Few people knew his phone number, but I was even puzzled.
– This is Tyrone. Tyrone Daniels.
“ah! It’s Tyrone! How do you know my phone number?”
The person on the phone was Tyrone, whom I had met at Pixar just a few hours earlier.
– I risked my rudeness and got John Lasseter’s phone number. I want to contact you right away. sorry.
“no. If you had told me during the day, I would have given you my number.”
– Actually, I didn’t know that I would be contacted like this.
“Why are you calling me so urgently?”
– I hate spinning horses. Please understand even if it is a little direct.
Hoyoung wondered what the hell he was trying to say.
“yes. Please speak comfortably.”
– To begin with, I have decided to accept the conditions you suggested.
“If I were to offer you 50% of the production cost, would you mean splitting the proceeds 6:4?”
– That’s right.
“I’m glad.”
– Besides, I decided to accept the second offer as well.
“As for the second proposal… ah! You mean Toy Story?”
– That’s right.
Hoyoung smiled, but pretended nothing was wrong.
“I was embarrassed because it was nothing more than a mere impression, but thank you for thinking positively.”
– Well, once I talk about the results, it’s like this. I’d like to talk to you in detail. Can you come out now? Have you had dinner?
“yes. Unfortunately, we ate dinner.”
– It’s better. Would you like a drink or something?
“good.”
When Hoyeong answered coolly, Tyrone laughed and said the address familiarly, hoping that he would visit often, then hung up the phone.
After putting on some clothes, Hoyeong left the room and went to the next room.
The next room was Miru’s room.
“Chief. Are you sleeping?”
“no.”
When Hoyoung knocked on the door, Miru jumped out and said,
He was dressed in the same suit he had entered the room earlier.
“Chief. Where are you going?”
“no.”
“Then why haven’t you changed your clothes yet?”
“That’s it… I don’t think it’s time to go to bed yet.”
“Who? me?”
“yes.”
Hoyoung’s eyes widened.
“Did you wait because you didn’t know where I was going?”
“you’re right.”
“always?”
“yes.”
Miru shyly scratched the back of her head.
“Please wait comfortably. If this is the case, I can’t rest comfortably anymore.”
“All right.”
“I am serious. I will check often.”
“Yep. But what were you looking for? Where should I go?”
“yes. I need to go to the bar at this address. Tyrone, whom I was talking about earlier, asked to see me.”
“Tyron? The investment talks seem to be going well.”
“I already heard about that over the phone. I accept the investment offer.”
“okay. We must leave immediately.”
Miru went into the room for a while, took the car keys, and walked out to the parking lot.
“The preparations are so fast.”
“This is why I am always on standby.”
“All right. So please don’t do this in the future.”
“I will try.”
Miru gave a short answer and strode out.
Hoyeong smiled at the answer and followed Miru out.
.
The address Tyrone had written was a 30-minute drive from the hotel.
As soon as Hoyoung opened the door and entered, he could find a large figure in one corner.
“Here you are. Have you been waiting long?”
“no. I also arrived a while ago. Which one would you like?”
“Shall we start with a cocktail? A ladykiller, please.”
After ordering a cocktail from the bartender, Hoyoung turned to Tyrone and sat down.
“What the hell did you ask to see? I couldn’t stand it because I was curious about it all the way here.”
“Let’s have a drink first.”
Tyrone took the drink from the bartender and passed it to Hoyoung.
Hoyoung, who took over the glass, lightly bumped into Tyrone’s drinking glass and brought it to his mouth.
“Well. That’s fine.”
“I’m a Californian, and there’s no other place in this area like this.”
After that, Hoyeong and Tyrone exchanged nonsense and emptied their glasses.
When Hoyoung finished drinking all the cocktails he ordered and ordered one more, Tyrone opened his mouth.
“I talked about investing in Toy Story over the phone earlier.”
“Yes.”
“As I said on the phone earlier, I don’t know how to talk in circles. To be blunt, I contacted you because I wanted to talk about a new investment.”
“A new investment?”
“We at Disney are preparing for a new heyday. Starting with Aladdin, which will be released at the end of this year…”
Tyrone briefly explained why he called Hoyoung.
To sum it up, Disney was preparing to make films such as Aladdin and The Lion King, and he wanted Ho-young to invest in those films.
‘Why is Disney trying to get investment?’
Hoyoung knew that Disney’s self-produced films had never received outside investment.
“Hmm. Then I’ll be honest. First of all, you need to know why Disney is trying to get investment. As far as I know, Disney’s finances are very rich. The production cost of a single movie is only in the tens of millions of dollars, and I don’t understand why Disney can’t afford it.”
Tyrone was a little surprised by Hoyeong’s words.
First, because he got the point right, and second, because he so naturally expressed tens of millions of dollars as nothing more.
He continued, trying not to show surprise.
“I can’t give you any details right now, but we at Disney will be working on something that will require a lot of cash in the near future.”
“So, the film we want to produce is proceeded as an investment. Is this what you mean?”
“That’s right.”
“But why me? There are many other places to invest.”
“Because we want to keep this investment private.”
“Are you going to do it privately?”
Hoyoung was puzzled.
Of course, there were often companies that received investments privately.
But at this point, there wasn’t much reason for Disney to keep its film investment a secret.
“yes. I talked to John Lasseter about you for a while. My conclusion is that he is a trustworthy person.”
“What are you looking at me for?”
“Attitude, tone, and financial power. Not only Pixar, but also the majority shareholder of NeXT. That’s enough to say that the identity is certain. Besides, I heard that Jobs has great faith in you. I’ve met him a few times, but he’s not an easy-going person. If he acknowledged that, wouldn’t he have said everything?”
Hoyoung laughed.
I never thought that the relationship I had with Steve Jobs would come back like this.
“Should I decide right now?”
“The sooner the better. That way we can decide what to do next.”
Hoyoung was deep in thought.
Disney was trying to think about what it would be like to have a lot of cash.
After a moment of silence, Hoyoung opened her mouth.
“You’re trying to take over something.”
“yes?”
Tyrone’s pupils twitched.
Hoyoung could tell from his eyes and expression that he had given the correct answer.
“When you think about it that way, it makes perfect sense. It is trying to acquire a place of considerable size, and that fact must be kept secret until the acquisition contract is signed, and the fact that there is a financial problem must not be disclosed to the outside so that the secret does not leak, so the investment contract of the movie also privately. Isn’t it?”
“you’re right. what is this… Is this an oriental mystery?”
“ha ha ha. I hope.”
Hoyoung smiled leisurely, and Tyrone continued to show his surprised face.
“Tell me the truth. Where are you trying to take over? If you answer all my questions, I will positively review the investment.”
Tyrone was dumbfounded by Hoyoung’s sudden change of attitude, but he couldn’t show it off.
Since it was not easy to find a cash cow as big as Hoyoung, Hoyeong was the leader in this situation.
“Hmm···. This information must be strictly kept confidential.”
“Do not worry.”
Tyrone looked at Hoyoung’s serious face for a moment before opening his mouth.
“We are preparing to acquire the ABC Broadcasting Group.”
“ABC group!”
Hoyoung was genuinely surprised.
ABC Broadcasting Group was a broadcasting group that owned ABC, which was evaluated as the best news broadcasting company in the United States until just before the Gulf War broke out last year.
In addition, it was a broadcasting group that owned 90% of ESPN, which is known to all sports lovers around the world.