Chapter 250： a thousand ways to die

"Very well, you can discuss this matter with Mr. Blaise. After the filming of the TV series is completed, it will be directly handed over to Mr. Blaze for operation. I believe that he has managed ZDC TV for such a long time. At this point, we don't need it. Don't worry!" Zhang Dongcheng said with confidence.

"In addition to this matter, Mr. Blaze asked me, I hope you can provide some ideas to ZDC TV station, you know, they have very few originals now, most of them are purchased from other TV stations, not only the ratings are only If you can keep in that half-dead state, you don’t even think about the advertising fee!" Adaman said with a bitter face.

Indeed, although Zhang Dongcheng bought the ZDC TV station, it seemed like a gratifying thing, but after he bought it, he just ignored it. Apart from allocating a sum of money to Blaize to upgrade the equipment of the TV station, there was no further movement.

Nowadays, ZDC TV station can hardly even be ranked third-rate. Among the companies under Zhang Dongcheng, only the TV station suffers the most serious losses. Even Marvel Comics, which has just completed bankruptcy reorganization, is much stronger than it.

It can be said that the TV station has become a heart disease for Adaman. He couldn't help but not worry.

Zhang Dongcheng rubbed his temples, and said: "Adaman. I really don't have the energy to focus on the TV station during this time. The candidate for the escape is not yet in place. I think maybe Blaize can figure out a way by himself first, what do you think?" ?”

"Oh! ****!" Adaman said dissatisfied: "Smith, your attention is terrible. Our TV station doesn't even watch ghosts now. Why did you ask Mr. Blaise to broadcast? Could it be that the teaching How do people die?"

The speaker has no intention but the listener does, but Adaman's words made Zhang Dongcheng instantly think of a very good program.

Do not! It should not be said to be a good program. This program can be said to be a long-lasting program. As long as Blaze can complete the production, it will definitely make ZDC get rid of the current half-dead state, at least until he finishes the dark battle.

"Prison Break" requires a lot of painstaking efforts that cannot be compared with other programs. Zhang Dongcheng has so many things on his hands that he can't bear it because of his super physical fitness, so he thought of temporarily delaying "Prison Break" for a while , replace it with a simpler variety show that has a good effect in increasing the ratings.

For those programs, he only needs to talk about what to do, and Zhang Dongcheng doesn't need much effort.

"That's right!" Zhang Dongcheng became excited, and said, "Adaman, we will shoot a show that teaches people how to die!"

Adaman was completely dumbfounded. After he was stunned for a while, he asked in a hoarse voice: "Smith, are you sure you are not joking now? Or, sorry, I mean, are you okay now?"

Adaman directly suspected that Zhang Dongcheng was out of his mind.

"Of course, I'm fine now!" Zhang Dongcheng began to talk about his thoughts to Adaman in high spirits.

A thousand ways to die. This is a program launched by American SPIKE Radio in May 2008. It is a documentary program. After this program was broadcast, the TV station was firmly seated on the throne of ratings.

Most of the death cases in this program are real people and real events. Most of them are presented to the audience in the form of case reenactment, and a small part are live video. An episode is about 20 minutes long, including 5 or 6 death cases. , Some are bizarre, some are unlucky, and some are very stupid, and each case will invite many relevant scholars to give professional explanations and in-depth analysis.

Introduction to 1000 Ways to Die: "Death is everywhere. Some people are lucky enough to pass it by, while others cannot escape it. It is a miracle that we can live! Every day we are dealing with bacteria, viruses, diseases , pain, natural disasters... fighting! Every day, you have to face 1,000 possibilities of death!"

This film revolves around the black topic of "death". It seems scary, but in fact, from another perspective, it can be regarded as a scientific and educational film that educates people to stay away from death, and it is still very meaningful. Secondly, it also teaches people to do good deeds from another aspect.

Also a long-lived jaw-dropping show, SPIKE Radio released a second season in May 2008 after producing the first season in the same month. Played until December 1, 2012.

The final suspension was not because of the program, but because the employees did not have contract protection, no medical insurance, etc. More than 30 employees went on strike, but in the end no agreement was reached. On November 29, 2012, the production was terminated.

The production of such a program is not complicated. The only troublesome thing is to find all kinds of information. After all, the buying point of this program is all kinds of real and bizarre ways of death.

After finally telling Adaman the idea of ​​this show, Zhang Dongcheng was already a little dry. I poured myself a glass of water, took a sip, and continued: "And this show can also be used to promote James' death in disguise. What do you think?"

Adaman is a little hesitant. He personally finds this program very interesting, but it is not known whether it can arouse the interest of the audience. "Smith, do you think such a show can really attract viewers?"

"Of course!" Zhang Dongcheng nodded as a matter of course, and said: "Think about it, death is something that everyone cannot escape. Many times people choose to avoid talking about it, but what I have to admit is that anyone will It feels curious. Especially what we have produced are all kinds of bizarre ways of dying. It will definitely attract a lot of viewers!"

"Well, since you insist, I'll record this plan and hand it over to Mr. Blaise. I'll leave it to him to decide how to do it." Even if Adaman had doubts about Zhang Dongcheng, he didn't hesitate. Will trust 100%.

Saying this may give people a sense of contradiction. However, even the things that Adaman thought were impossible have already been turned into reality in the hands of Zhang Dongcheng many times. Sometimes Adaman feels that the existence of Zhang Dongcheng is provoking his three views.

After temporarily finding a program for the TV station that is good enough for its development, both Zhang Dongcheng and Adaman felt relieved.

After Adaman sorted out the plan of a thousand ways to die, Benjamin and others finally came to the office building of Dongcheng Films.

"Mr. Smith!" As soon as he entered the meeting room, Benjamin went straight in and said, "After our negotiation, the foundation has decided to abandon the contract with New Line Films and hand over the film copyrights of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to To Dongcheng Pictures!"

"This is really good news!" Zhang Dongcheng shook hands with Benjamin with a smile, and said, "Mr. Benjamin, I believe that the movie version of Lord of the Rings I made will satisfy the Foundation!"

"We also hope so!" Benjamin said sternly: "I believe that Mr. Adaman has told you about our conditions. If you have no comments, let's sign the contract now!"

"No problem!" Zhang Dongcheng couldn't wait. As long as the contract is signed, it means that the film copyright of the Lord of the Rings series, which is worth more than 6 billion U.S. dollars, falls into his own hands. But before that, he still has some questions to figure out. "Mr. Benjamin, now the copyright of Lord of the Rings seems to be in the hands of New Line Films, do you need to pay them liquidated damages for breaking the contract?"

"Liquidated damages?" Benjamin understood Zhang Dongcheng's thoughts like lightning.

The Lord of the Rings has fallen into the name of Zhang Dongcheng from the hands of New Line Film Company, and it is very likely that some unscrupulous media will continue to spread the news.

There must be a valid reason for the breach of contract. Otherwise, Zhang Dongcheng might also get a bad reputation.

"Regarding this, Mr. Smith, don't worry!" Benjamin explained: "Our contract with New Line Films stipulates that within a certain period, they must start filming Lord of the Rings. If that deadline is reached, Lord of the Rings still has not started. filming, then we have the right to take back the copyright!"

"I see!" Zhang Dongcheng was finally relieved. He excitedly said: "Then let's sign the contract!"

Actually, what Benjamin meant is not difficult to understand. For example, they sold the copyright of Lord of the Rings to New Line Films for ten years. But after signing the contract, New Line Films must start filming within the agreed time. This period can be two years, it can be three years, but it is definitely shorter than ten years.

If New Line Films still does not start filming within this deadline, then the committee represented by Benjamin and the others is eligible to take back the copyright. And such an approach is completely reasonable, reasonable and legal!

In fact, this kind of practice is not uncommon in the film industry, but those who can get such a contract are all well-known writers. Ordinary screenwriters do not have this qualification.

For example, the award-winning American best-selling author, Stephen King, who has written scripts, column reviews, and worked as a film director, producer, and actor, has signed such a contract for his works.

Such a contract is also to avoid the bad behavior of the film company buying the copyright, but delaying the filming and procrastinating until it meets another company that wants to film, and then sells it at a high price.

After the two parties signed the contract under the witness of a notary, Zhang Dongcheng immediately handed over 30 million US dollars to Tolkien's estate management foundation.

In this way, it also marks that Lord of the Rings, the movie that made Zhang Dongcheng think of it when he met Orlando Bloom in England, has completely become Zhang Dongcheng's property. He can start shooting whenever he wants!

After sending away Benjamin and others, Zhang Dongcheng reluctantly handed over the contract to Adaman to keep it. Once this kind of thing is lost, it will be a big trouble.

The next day, when Zhang Dongcheng was filming the secret battle, Patricia came to Zhang Dongcheng with a smile and said, "Smith, congratulations, you have successfully defeated New Line Films and won the film copyright of Lord of the Rings." ?”