Hollywood legendary director

"Mr. Lyman, can you tell me what the content of "The Walking Dead" is?"

"Is "The Walking Dead" a continuation of the ending of "New York"?"

"...Do you know who the main actors of "The Walking Dead" prefer?"

"..."

The reporters scrambled to ask questions.

However, Lehman just managed to kill and bury him, just smile, and refused to release any other inside information.

Disclosure of the shooting plan is to create momentum, but this kind of cover-up can trigger the greatest publicity effect.Talking too much is not beautiful.

Anyway, he knows that the story of "The Walking Dead" itself is very good. There have been so many seasons in the previous life. Although it is unavoidable, the ratings of the previous seasons are very high.

Nowadays, when it is crowned as a gimmick as a derivative series of "New York Trip", the main line of the story also has its own checkpoints. If you run it well, it should not be much worse than the previous life.It is a pity that it is not as profitable as the previous life.The market for some overdraft dramas themselves made small sacrifices for the zombie plan.

As for the specific plot, Lehman has seen the version of the previous life, but only remembers one thing. It would be impossible for him to write it. They almost forgot, but the company’s screenwriters are masters of storytelling. There is an outline plus background and filling. The content may be more visible.

......

"Lyman said it himself?"

"Correct."

"okay, I get it."

After hanging up, Barry Meyer sighed thoughtfully.

"Call me Huayev."

The assistant nodded and stepped back.

After a while, Huayev arrived.

He is considered Barry Meyer's confidant.

Barry Meyer sat in the boss chair and handed a cigarette seriously.

After lighting up and spitting out smoke, he slowly said, "Have you heard about Lehman's new play?"

"I just found out." Huayev opened a little window and gave his own guess with a gloomy expression: "We asked him a while ago if there is a sequel plan, but he kept it. Will it..."

"It's possible. Anyway, for him, whoever cooperates with is a cooperation. We have a TV station, as well as several others. If it were you, would you want to sell the best price? Only when there is competition, there is bargaining. . Very simple reason."

"But we helped arrange the "Prison Break". Otherwise, who would be so willing to trust a film and television company that has never made a TV series?"

"Needless to say. Business is business, and favor is favor. Besides, WB TV has eaten the most benefits of that drama, don't they have any ideas?" Barry Meyer shook his head: "At the beginning, although it was facilitated Cooperation, but we still have one hand. The conditions for cooperation are not superior. If the results are not good, we will not lose too much, but most of the risk lies on Firefly Pictures. In fact, we did not expect the TV series to be viewed after the broadcast The rate is so good, the word of mouth has also been hit."

"I'm also worried that he hides such a hand, but he doesn't want to cooperate with us anymore. Instead, he will fall to the other side. Turning around will be a big trouble."

"Let’s fight for more. Cooperation? Both parties have to negotiate separately. Lehman is more and more invisible to me. I used to think he would be the next Spielberg, no matter if the movie is commercial art, He has done something, from the crossover to TV dramas, which also proved his vision. Now he is also starting a company and training new directors...Ha, the ambition is getting bigger and bigger. It's exactly the same."

"I hope he can see his strength clearly and be more cautious." Huayev teased.

"Make an appointment, I'll go chat with him."

Finally, Barry Meyer ordered.

......

As expected by the media.

Even if it's only the news of a TV series, even the basic cast has not been announced, but it generally makes those movie fans look forward to it.

The number of headlines on the entertainment front page the next day also surpassed "Meet Father-in-Law 2", reaching the idea of ​​Warner holding a celebration banquet to boost momentum.However, the effect is slightly beyond a lot.

The popularity of online forums is even greater.

Related posts have sprung up.

"Firefly Pictures is making a TV series again?"

""Prison Break" is so beautiful, look forward to the new drama "The Walking Dead"."

"Just thinking about it, it's exciting to be able to shoot the story of the zombies of the end."

"New drama, I'm going after it."

"Haha, there will be TV series to watch next year. I hope that the quality of the new series can maintain the high level of production and don't collapse."

"..."

The heated discussion that arose also severely shocked the partners.

Just as Constantine and other investors in "Resident Evil" were still struggling with the exchange of specific interest shares, they found that the new drama had not been produced yet, and there was such a momentum.Decisively getting on the boat became their only idea.

The industry is unavoidable to speculate on this trend.

For example, Andrew Heralds, the director of the WB TV station, quickly called to inquire about specific matters.

I am very eager to consolidate the friendly cooperative relationship between the two sides.

It's a pity that Lehman fiddled with it.

He didn't have a choice before. The WB TV station is the bottom of the list. It is the easiest to attract their attention and investment of resources. It is very suitable for a production company like him that is new to the TV industry.

It doesn't matter if he suffers a bit of a loss. He doesn't even care about the conditions and repeats the same.

But now, to broadcast it on WB TV, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

In the final analysis, the WB TV station's background is insufficient. The good drama and the good audience base are lower than other TV stations. If there is no "Prison Break" drainage, it will still lose money year after year until it is split and reorganized.

Moreover, the second season of "Prison Break" also needs to be played on the platform. What about the distribution of the prime time period next year?

Judging from the best way to cooperate with Lehman, "The Walking Dead" changes to a stronger platform, and "Prison Break" continues to be operated by WB TV station, which is the most profitable.

As for whether Warner will be hated for this, he is not very worried.

Because Warner is not only one TV station, cable pay channels and leading bosses like HBO dominate the market.

To be honest, bloody and violent drama series like "Zombies" are more suitable for HBO to carry. TVB still has some content restrictions.It is also a nuisance to be reported by the parents and brought to the court at that time (in the previous life, "The Walking Dead" was produced and broadcast on AMC TV, which is also a cable TV channel.)

However, the AMC TV station now mainly broadcasts old movies, with few self-produced dramas, and has not cultivated its own team. Compared with HBO, it is much worse.

It will not start to rise until 2006.Exclude from the list of partners first.

Of course, HBO is only the most ideal cooperation platform, and the specific negotiation cannot first reveal its own tendency.

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