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

On Fox TV, the director of the production department listened to the report.

"Are they cooperating with us?" the supervisor questioned.

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

"It's hard to say that the relationship between Firefly Pictures and WB TV has broken."

The supervisor thought carefully.

Lehman and WarnerMedia’s cooperation projects are not one or two, and the benefits are so large that they are definitely partners that they strive to strive for.

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

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

"You first arrange personnel to write a cooperation agreement. Purchase costs, broadcast plans, market prospects, publicity analysis, and offline supply should be as concise as possible to facilitate negotiations."

"Ok."

...

Two days later.

Fox Television’s negotiating team officially met with Firefly Pictures for an interview.

But, the scene is a bit awkward.

They thought that only their family would come. As a result, several domestic TV networks sent people.

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

The atmosphere has become more subtle.

Is this up for sale?

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

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

Next, the competition is nothing more than which one has better conditions...

After a while, the firefly people arrived, but Lyman himself did not come.

Garcia is responsible for all negotiations.

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

After some courtesy, each company began to promise conditions, what guarantees the prime time broadcast, what single episode 5 million buys broadcast rights, and what advertisements are divided into three parts.Oh, TV station seven.

In short, everyone seems very sincere.

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

It's a pity that Garcia didn't get in. No matter how the various TV stations hinted at benefits, they never responded positively, haha ​​perfunctory.

But, he was still very sorry, because Lyman had asked him to check the conditions of each family, but couldn't agree.

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

After a war of words, the thoughtful people dispersed.

After Garcia reported on the work, Lehman said: "You will work harder later, and then you can contact the HBO negotiation team."

After each player has shown a little hole card, I believe that HBO really wants to cooperate, it should show more sincerity, and it will be more convenient for Lehman to take the initiative.

"Well, I got it."

...

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

Several middle-aged men in formal wear came down from the car.

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

Garcia shook hands and greeted each other after meeting them.

With some speculation in HBO's mind, he really re-chatted about the cooperation of The Walking Dead.

In addition, Garcia also asked the film library to take out the second episode of the unfinished content for screening.

In the original space-time, the broadcasting platform of "The Walking Dead" will be amc cable television network. Once it was released, word of mouth quickly fermented, causing a frenzy of ratings.

However, the current amc TV station is not important to the operation of the cable pay channel. "The Walking Dead" chose it instead of Fox.

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

Due to the butterfly effect brought by Lyman, several actors in it have changed candidates, and they have also joined the key role of Eva as a tool for publicity and momentum. The plots are different from the original version and are closer to the world view of "New York".

The cause of the zombie virus outbreak was also a leak of experimental gas from a chemical plant, and New York began to radiate the country.

And the area where the protagonist is located is Chicago, and the journey started there.

It can be said that the main line of the story has changed a lot in the early stage, but the specific filming is due to the sufficient budget, the top director has the strength, and the quality is absolutely excellent.

After the sixth season, the quality began to decline severely, and the risk of unfinished products will certainly not happen.

After all, Lehman is very particular about the integrity and logic of the story in the creation of the script.

As for the protagonist of this work, Andrew Lincoln is still playing, and he signed a long-term contract.

He can accept the squeeze, just look at the person's resume.

This guy was born in England and debuted in 1994.

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

Later, he slowly received several film works. The more famous one was "True Love First", who played mark in British love works in 2003. He was nominated for the best newcomer of the British Empire Award and entered Hollywood.

This kind of experience is not even Xiaohong for actors, and belongs to the more ordinary people in the circle.

The only thing he has an advantage over local actors is that he has some connections in the UK and can't get mixed up in Hollywood, so he won't be completely lost.

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

It stipulates that if the project development is interrupted due to his personal problems, he shall bear all the losses.

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

The lead is absolutely in the hands of the producer.

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

He has never been popular. If he becomes famous with "The Walking Dead", even if the pay is not at a normal price, the announcements, advertising endorsements and even the income from the gossip are not controlled by Firefly Pictures.

Besides, the price of RMB 20,000 for one episode and at least RMB 80,000 for the second episode is also the highest salary he has ever received. What can't be promised.

Only when there is a chance can there be a future for improvement...

The HBO negotiating team watched the shooting content of the second episode attentively. Although some parts lacked the soundtrack and there were some flaws in the dialogue processing, they could also see the plot trend and rhythm control after the first episode.

After the episode is over, people on HBO are more eager to buy the broadcasting rights.

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

After inviting everyone to sit down, Lehman stood with his back on his back and said with a smile: "I don't know how many people, are you satisfied with the content of the TV series?"

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

Instead, I talk about some trivial things while watching, and I also ask for some foreshadowings buried in the plot.

In short, it's quite difficult.No wonder HBO was selected to participate in the negotiation of the project's cooperation terms.

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