Chapter 466： HBO

"What, the project invitation for "The Walking Dead" was sent by Firefly Pictures?"

On Fox TV, the head of production listens to reports from his subordinates.

"Have they cooperated with us?" the supervisor asked in confusion.

"But they even sent the pilot content of the first episode."

"Could it be that the partnership between Firefly Pictures and wb TV has ended."

The supervisor thought carefully.

The cooperation projects between Lehman and Warner Media are not one or two. With such huge benefits, they are definitely the partners they strive for.

But now, the invitation has been sent to Fox, what does this mean?

But in any case, The Walking Dead is undoubtedly a good project.

"You first arrange for someone to write a cooperation agreement. Purchasing costs, broadcast plans, market prospects, publicity analysis, and offline supply should be as concise as possible to facilitate negotiation."

"OK."

…

Two days later.

Fox Television's negotiating team officially met with Firefly Pictures.

However, the scene is a little awkward.

They thought they were the only ones coming, but as a result, several domestic TV networks sent people.

A group of people sat clearly in the conference room, thinking all kinds of things.

The atmosphere has also become subtle.

Is this up for grabs?

Thinking of this possibility, the person in charge of Fox was relieved.

At least, Firefly Pictures really wants to seek cooperation in new dramas.

Next, the competition is nothing more than which one's conditions are better...

After waiting for a while, Firefly's people also arrived, but Lyman himself did not come.

All the negotiation work is handled by Garcia.

Negotiations, there must be a contact. The people present were not surprised.

After some courtesies, each company began to promise conditions, what to guarantee the prime time broadcast, what to buy and broadcast rights for a single episode of 5 million yuan, and what advertising to be divided into seventy-three open. Oh, TV Seven.

All in all, everyone seemed sincere.

After all, it is very likely to be a win-win cooperation, and everyone is willing to win.

It's a pity that Garcia is not a good person. No matter how various TV stations hinted at the benefits, they have never responded positively and perfunctory in the name of haha.

However, he was still very sorry, because Lyman told him to look at the conditions of each family, but he couldn't agree.

Therefore, he is just a tool person pushed to the front by the boss to ease the relationship, and has no real power.

After a war of words, everyone with their own thoughts dispersed.

After Garcia reported on the work, Lehman said, "You will work harder before you contact the negotiating team of hbo."

After everyone showed their cards, I believe that if hbo really wants to cooperate, they should show more sincerity, which will make it easier for the Lehman side to take the initiative.

"Well, I see."

…

Not long after, two black Cadillacs parked in the underground parking lot of the Firefly Building.

Several middle-aged men in formal suits got out of the car one after another.

Under the leadership of the company's front desk, he walked into the conference room of Firefly Films again.

After Garcia met them, they shook hands and greeted each other.

In hbo's mind of some speculation, he really talked about the cooperation of "The Walking Dead" again.

In addition, Garcia also asked people to take out the unedited second episode from the library and show it.

In the original time and space, the broadcast platform of "The Walking Dead" would be the ac cable TV network. Once it was released, the word of mouth quickly fermented, causing a ratings frenzy.

However, the current ac TV station is not as important as the operation of cable pay channels. It is better to choose Fox if "The Walking Dead" chooses it.

At least, Fox's share of the entire TV series last year was in the top three.

And due to the butterfly effect brought by Lehman, several actors in it have changed their candidates, and also joined the key propaganda and promotion tool role played by Eva.

The reason for the outbreak of the zombie virus is also the leakage of the experimental gas from the chemical factory, which began to radiate the whole country from New York.

And the area where the protagonist group is located is Chicago, and the journey starts from there.

It can be said that the main line of the story has changed quite a bit in the early stage, but it was filmed specifically because the budget was sufficient, the director of Gyro had the strength, and the quality was absolutely excellent.

For example, after the sixth season was filmed in later generations, the quality began to decline seriously, and the phenomenon with the risk of unfinished ending will definitely not happen.

After all, Lehmann pays great attention to the integrity and logic of the story in the creation of the script.

As for the male protagonist of this work, it is played by Andrew Lincoln, and he signed a series of long-term contracts.

He can accept the oppression, and you can know by looking at this person's resume.

This fellow was born in the UK and debuted in 1994.

The first role is just a soy sauce trick in the TV series.

In the follow-up, I also slowly received a few film works. The more famous one was playing ark in the British love work "Love Actually" in 2003, and was nominated for the best newcomer of the British Empire Award, and also entered Hollywood.

For an actor, this kind of experience is not even Xiaohong, who belongs to the more ordinary kind of person in the circle.

The only advantage over local actors is that he has some connections in the UK, and he can't get along in Hollywood, so he doesn't have a chance at all.

And he can get the male lead role from the Firefly Pictures project. In addition to passing the image, he also has acting experience. The most important thing is that he is willing to sign a more demanding long-term contract.

It stipulates that if the project development is interrupted and delayed due to his personal problems, all losses shall be borne by him.

Moreover, the room for salary growth is also well limited by long-term contracts.

The dominance is absolutely in the hands of the producer.

Of course, for Andrew Lincoln at this time, it was a million wishes.

He has never been popular before. If he is famous for "The Walking Dead", even if the remuneration is not normal, the income from announcements, advertising endorsements and even sneaking a hole is not controlled by Firefly Pictures.

Furthermore, the price of 20,000 yuan for one episode, and the price of at least 80,000 yuan for the second episode is also the highest salary he has ever received, so what can't he agree to?

There is a chance, there is a future to rise...

The negotiating team of hbo watched the filming content of the second episode attentively. Although UU Reading lacks the soundtrack in some places, and the dialogue processing is still flawed, it can also be seen that the plot trend and rhythm after the first episode are connected. control.

After an episode is over, hbo people are even more eager to buy the broadcasting rights.

They had a few words with Garcia, and Lehmann joined the negotiation field in due course.

After inviting everyone to take their seats, Layman stood in the first place with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile, "I don't know how many of you are, are you satisfied with the content of the TV series?"

The person in charge of the hbo is also a sloppy person, and does not answer questions directly, so as not to be led by the nose during the negotiation.

Instead, I talked about the trivia while watching, and also asked for some foreshadowings buried in the plot.

Anyway, it's pretty tough. No wonder it was chosen by hbo to negotiate the cooperation terms of the project.

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