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    • Magoose said:
    Hi Magoose here one of the guys helping Duke.

    So we have some bad news.

    The quest has been canceled as duke does not want to write it anymore.

    I'm going to ask if I can take over for it, because I like this quest, and it would be a shame to kill it
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    TBF, Mags, you have been doing a lot of the heavylifting for the quest, so this will be in good hands. :)

    To be clear to everyone, this is just me burning out on imagination of the quest, since my muse has been hitting me over the head a lot with so many different ideas that I just can't find myself too interested in this.

    I'll still hang out here, though, since this still does have a sepcial place in my heart.

    I'd like to thank you all for making this a wonderful experience while it lasted.

    I'd also like to thank @Magoose, @Fluffy_serpent, and @Martin Noctis for doing so much to help prepare and write this quest. I couldn't have done it without you all. :D

    I'll see you all around.

    With so many regards, Duke William Of.
     
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    You and George were with Mike, and honestly, you were both afraid, mostly because, in a very real way, you owed much of your success to Mike himself. He knew it, you knew it… the very fact he was here at all proved that he was willing to play ball and listen to what you offered.

    However, there was also the simple fact that he had done so much, that he had leverage. An insane amount of leverage over both of you. If he left, he could go somewhere else, with all those contacts he knew, all the work that you did, and it was going to be a net loss, at least until you could find someone to replace him.

    Mike was confident but not as confident as he normally was, because he had the news of Rocky's success.

    And Universals reaction to it.

    They had done something, no, said something to him that had shaken him. But that was neither here nor there, as you didn't know what they said.

    But you were here to talk about his favorite thing. Money.

    And how much he would be able to procure it in this contract. "Alright Mike, let's hear what you have to say. What do you want."

    "I want a greater stake in the company's future." He stated. "Quite simply, I do not only want to be the man who brought this company up from the shadows, I want to be seen as an equal." He set down a list of what he wanted, his demands. "A salary of 5 million dollars a year, in addition to a producer credit on at least one film we make a year of my choice."

    You and George traded a glance… You could work with that. "Mike that is-"

    "And I want 5% ownership of Lucasfilm."

    Oh, there it was.

    …

    Time to make a deal.
    []Wrtie in what you offer Mike as a Deal. Please note that if the Deal is too cheap, he may leave.
     
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    • Oh fuck no! The money I can stomach. The production credit for a film per year, sure. But no way in hell we're giving him 5% of Lucasfilm!! Not even Marcia has that amount!

    He gets 2% tops, that's it!
     
    [] "Counteroffer, $10 Million salary [adjusting for inflation], producer credits on two films a year and 2% ownership."
    -[] Aside: "I understand he wants a lot George, but a lot of our success is because of him; because of that I want to right by him, so I'll take the brunt of the costs from my personal shares if need be."

    We need to have a huddle with George real quick before we announce the numbers, but this guy has done right by us, was almost kidnapped by the Triads for us, and made sure Rocky [plus a few dozen other imports] was a success. In short, we owe this man big time.

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    [X] "Counteroffer, $12 Million salary [adjusting for inflation], producer credits on two films a year and 2% ownership (With an addendum that we get right of first refusal if he ever wants to sell it)."
    -[X] Aside: "I understand he wants a lot George, but a lot of our success is because of him; because of that I want to right by him, so I'll take the brunt of the costs from my personal shares if need be."
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    [X] "Counteroffer, $12 Million salary [adjusting for inflation], producer credits on two films a year and 2% ownership (With an addendum that we get right of first refusal if he ever wants to sell it)."
    -[X] Aside: "I understand he wants a lot George, but a lot of our success is because of him; because of that I want to right by him, so I'll take the brunt of the costs from my personal shares if need be."
     
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    [X] "Counteroffer, $12 Million salary [adjusting for inflation], producer credits on two films a year and 2% ownership (With an addendum that we get right of first refusal if he ever wants to sell it)."
    -[X] Aside: "I understand he wants a lot George, but a lot of our success is because of him; because of that I want to right by him, so I'll take the brunt of the costs from my personal shares if need be."
     
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    Just a precaution but George and Bruce should also have first buyout rites for his shares, so Mike can't sell them off to a third party who isn't aligned with the interests of the company if he ever decides to take his ball home and leave.
     
    Orion Ultor said:
    [X] "Counteroffer, $10 Million salary [adjusting for inflation], producer credits on two films a year and 2% ownership."
    -[X] Aside: "I understand he wants a lot George, but a lot of our success is because of him; because of that I want to right by him, so I'll take the brunt of the costs from my personal shares if need be."

    We need to have a huddle with George real quick before we announce the numbers, but this guy has done right by us, was almost kidnapped by the Triads for us, and made sure Rocky [plus a few dozen other imports] was a success. In short, we owe this man big time.
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    It's good, but can we specify we say the aside if George has a complaint about it?

    Also, should we add more money just in case?
    Semi-Autogyro said:
    Just a precaution but George and Bruce should also have first buyout rites for his shares, so Mike can't sell them off to a third party who isn't aligned with the interests of the company if he ever decides to take his ball home and leave.
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    This also, add a right of first refusal if he wants to sell the shares.
     
    Honestly I kind of like Mike enough that I'd be chill with handing him 5% of the company. Between us and George and Marcia that's still a 95% of the company and I don't think Mike would be so low as to try and scheme some sort of schism between Bruce and George when they've been treating him decently. But as someone probably said, never give in everything they want, and as such Orion's vote is pretty good. Only thing Mike can find fault with is the lower ownership, but with double the salary and credits he knows that we're being genuine with an olive branch.

    [X] "Counteroffer, $12 Million salary [adjusting for inflation], producer credits on two films a year and 2% ownership (With an addendum that we get right of first refusal if he ever wants to sell it)."
    -[X] Aside: "I understand he wants a lot George, but a lot of our success is because of him; because of that I want to right by him, so I'll take the brunt of the costs from my personal shares if need be."
     
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    Can we ask Mike why he wants 5% of Lucasfilms? I mean… what does he want to do with it? If it's just so he can make more money later I'm inclined to tell him to kick rocks. On the other hand if he believes in the future of Lucasfilms, of creating quality movies, and the true artistry of cinema it wouldn't be weird to let him have 5%.
     
    Meh
    [X] "Counteroffer, $10 Million salary [adjusting for inflation], producer credits on two films a year and 3% ownership."
    -[X] Aside: "I understand he wants a lot George, but a lot of our success is because of him; because of that I want to right by him, so I'll take the brunt of the costs from my personal shares if need be."

    I'll be going with this since mike busted his ass working with us
     
    If I had to guess, I would assume that Universal basically told Mike that he's tainted goods and they'll make sure he can't get work anywhere else, so his best bet is to stay tied with Lucasfilm which is why he wants the producer credits and shares.
     
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    LiamOfOrmonde said:
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    Can we ask Mike why he wants 5% of Lucasfilms? I mean… what does he want to do with it? If it's just so he can make more money later I'm inclined to tell him to kick rocks. On the other hand if he believes in the future of Lucasfilms, of creating quality movies, and the true artistry of cinema it wouldn't be weird to let him have 5%.
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    Whenyouseeyou said:
    I kinda want to know why he wants 5%
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    Eh, I think it's pretty obvious with context clues and reading through the Quest. Mike has been a HUGE component of Lucasfilms' success and lightspeed leap to the top of Hollywood as an infant company going against the film establishment. He actually played a leadership producer role in Rocky and with Bruce doing acting and boxing and George having fun with ILM, he's the only one of the Triumvirate dedicating 100% of his time to Lucasfilms, probably lots of time outside of work as well. The money and producer work makes sense, but at the end of the day without some form of ownership he's just going to be a manager for Bruce and George instead of an actual capital L Leader of Lucasfilms. Mike Eisner even with him seemingly going softer here and having some sense of loyalty to Bruce and George is still a very prideful man concerned with image and legacy. If he is going to be a household name and a well respected leader in not only Hollywood but the American corporate world, he needs some form of partial ownership in Lucasfilms.

    Mike may be fond of Lucasfilms and its agenda and philosophy, but at heart he's still a businessman who tends to view cinema through numbers and statistics instead of abstract artistry. I don't think this is cold greed however as he's seen the incredible talent on display at Lucasfilms and Mike OTL for all of his pursuit of money did hold some belief in the genuine magic of Disney. He's one of the only people in the world whose seen Star Wars, and he knows that Lucasfilms is going to rewrite the history books and what it means to make a movie and he wants a part in it.

    Also funny thought, I imagine that whether intentional or not George is going to base Prequels Palpatine slightly off of Mike.
     
    [X] "Counteroffer, $12 Million salary [adjusting for inflation], producer credits on two films a year and 2% ownership (With an addendum that we get right of first refusal if he ever wants to sell it)."
    -[X] Aside: "I understand he wants a lot George, but a lot of our success is because of him; because of that I want to right by him, so I'll take the brunt of the costs from my personal shares if need be."

    Alright, I've made some small changes; First, I've added 2 more million to the salary so that it looks bigger, and added an addendum that gives us right of first refusal in case he ever wants to sell the shares we'd be giving him. That guarantees that even if he goes to another company later on, he can't sell them to anyone else.

    What do you think?
     
    [X] "Counteroffer, $10 Million salary [adjusting for inflation], producer credits on two films a year and 2% ownership."
    -[X] Aside: "I understand he wants a lot George, but a lot of our success is because of him; because of that I want to right by him, so I'll take the brunt of the costs from my personal shares if need be."
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    I don't really get this. Why would we give up two percent from our own shares when both us and George can give 1 percent shares to him and maintain the parity in shares between us and George? Also, we definitely need first buyout rights, like someone previously suggested.
     
    I think that we should look into what he's thinking before we throw a counter offer at him. I feel like he wants to shares to anchor himself to lucasflims, for legacy, being a Leader of it, and as job security. If the theories mentioned are true anyway (though they sound totally plausible to me.)
     
    overmind said:
    What do you think?
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    I'll vote for it for now, but I still think it's unnecessary for us to give up the shares all personally when we could split it evenly with George in order to maintain neither us or George having too much power over the other.

    [X] "Counteroffer, $12 Million salary [adjusting for inflation], producer credits on two films a year and 2% ownership (With an addendum that we get right of first refusal if he ever wants to sell it)."
    -[X] Aside: "I understand he wants a lot George, but a lot of our success is because of him; because of that I want to right by him, so I'll take the brunt of the costs from my personal shares if need be."
     
    LiamOfOrmonde said:
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    Can we ask Mike why he wants 5% of Lucasfilms? I mean… what does he want to do with it? If it's just so he can make more money later I'm inclined to tell him to kick rocks. On the other hand if he believes in the future of Lucasfilms, of creating quality movies, and the true artistry of cinema it wouldn't be weird to let him have 5%.
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    I'll give you all one reason that he wants a stake in the company.

    He dosent want to be replaced without a fight as many people in his position are at other corps.

    And he has a genuine belief that Lucasfilms can succeed.
     
    Also something fun I rolled for:

    Christopher Reeves:D100 => 98

    He's decided to workout…

    Got inspired by Bruce… also because of a casting call for the last films WB will ever produce.

    Superman.
     
    Magoose said:
    Also something fun I rolled for:

    Christopher Reeves:D100 => 98

    He's decided to workout…

    Got inspired by Bruce… also because of a casting call for the last films WB will ever produce.

    Superman.
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    You made my night. Those films are a fucking beacon in the sea of detestable superhero films and content and the flood of cynicism and grimdark. I'm very happy to see that at least the first Superman film will be made.
     
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