Hollywood legendary director

In the spacious office, Lehmann recalled the situation just now, and immediately ordered: "Benjamin, you helped me to sort out a list of various information about the major TV stations and the six major media groups in the past two days."

"No problem, but it may take some time." Benjamin Joseph nodded.

"No hurry, you collect information slowly, and the most important thing is to be accurate."

"I understand, Mr. Lyman, what else do I need to do now?"

Lehman said directly without thinking, "Wait, we are not the one who is impatient."

He originally wanted to slowly build up a momentum on the TV network, but he thought that "The Walking Dead" exploded, which immediately triggered a chase among TV stations.

"Also, regarding the arrangements for the past few days, if it's about HBO or Warner's invitation, find an excuse to help me reject it. If other TV stations are interested, please contact the conditions."

Benjamin nodded.He actually knew that Lehman wanted to buy a deal among several TV stations and maximize his interests.

After all, Firefly Pictures has once again proven its excellent content production capabilities, and no matter how wide the channels of several major television networks are, it is a castle in the sky without the support of content.

"But what if Barry Meyer comes over in person?"

"He won't." Lehman said with a smile: "Having been in contact with him for so long, he rarely does not take the lead, and this time they will definitely get news that cbs, nbc, abc, several companies are interested in invitations, if he does this When the time comes, doesn’t it seem that they are a little anxious? If they really want to, don’t they take the initiative to pass the knife to me and let me kill it. Do you think he would be like this?"

Benjamin nodded, did not ask any more, and soon left.

Later, his private phone was bombed again, so Lyman had to pick up again for an hour or two, just like the morning when the ratings of The Walking Dead were just released.

He intends to contact several major TV networks first, make HBO feel a sense of urgency, and then discuss the deal.

Although the other major TV networks were very enthusiastic, Lehman did not plan to replace the TV broadcasting platform for The Walking Dead from the beginning.

After all, cable pay channels, HBO dominates. Compared with the other companies, they don't attach importance to the cable field. They are more like conservatives who cling to the glory of the past and refuse to let go of the market.

Even if you can put down your body and cooperate with Lehman, it will inevitably make many restrictions on the scale of content.

But HBO is different. People are synonymous with "yellow pollution".

Lehman knew how much room for progress in the development of HBO in the past life, and directly became the most valuable TV brand within Warner Group.

But maybe apart from Lehman, even HBO executives can't know this. In the face of several other TV networks entering the cable payment field, it is impossible to have enough confidence that HBO can still occupy the market.

In this case, the hit "The Walking Dead" is certainly a good bargaining chip, and its importance is also extraordinary.

The first thing Lehman did the next day was to visit the crew of The Walking Dead.

Several actors knew that they were going to be on fire, and they were very motivated to shoot.

At noon, under the lead of Disney's vice president, I had dinner with the department president of abc TV station who came to Los Angeles.

In the evening I went to meet an executive of cbs, and the next day I had an interview with the president of nbc...

I have to say that the price codes of several major TV networks are very generous, and there is no mention of the plan to buy out the drama at a price. The direct condition is to participate in the TV station’s advertising share.

And what is different from wb is that the ratio of the opponent's offer is quite good, not the 20% share of the bitterness.At the same time, they all revealed that they wanted to intercept HBO, won the broadcasting copyright of the second season of The Walking Dead, and were willing to pay the penalty.

Through these contacts, Lehman also found that several major TV networks have cable pay channels, but because they overlap with cable TV channels, the profit model is not clear, and they can’t compete with HBO at all, so they let it go and give little resources.

And they are not unaware that HBO's subscribers have been rising, and they have cultivated many heartfelt audiences.But just like one step behind step by step, HBO began to develop cable payment in the 1980s. More than two decades have passed, and a solid foundation has long been laid. They are only now slowly starting their efforts. How can they compete? .

The rise of showtime in the previous life is also relying on "Shameless" to greatly cultivate the audience of drama fans, and can barely compete with HBO.

But obviously, the current nbc Universal Group does not have this strength.

What's more, the competition among these TV networks is very fierce, and the "The Walking Dead" is also a matter of careful thought.

This also led to Lehman being able to profit from it calmly without being too much pressure.

If several companies are under unified pressure, Lehman will definitely not consider the consequences of offending several TV giants at the same time, and will soon hand over the broadcasting copyright of The Walking Dead.

I have met with every family, and Lehman did not continue to delay, otherwise the Warner Group will be completely wicked and the loss to Lehman will be even greater.

So he invited HBO to a gala dinner for The Walking Dead in the name of the company.

HBO is also happy to agree.

After all, what happened during this period of time, it is impossible for HBO to know that the purpose of raising prices has been achieved.

When several major TV networks want to cut Husband, HBO will definitely not be reconciled. In the end, it can only be a court case. During the first season of The Walking Dead, the first season of "The Walking Dead" will definitely not be able to be broadcast safely.

However, that is the purpose of those people.

After half a year of litigation, I use this time to destroy the prospects of the big screenings, suppress the momentum of HBO, and get a good TV project. Why not do it.

As for Lehman, no matter how things develop, he can get benefits.

With the scale of several TV networks, the advertising fee that can be obtained can be increased by at least 15% in the "Prison Break" project.

And if you put your eyes on the longer term, their role in the chess game.

Why can't you change from an indomitable soldier after crossing the river to a gun that takes advantage of the situation, or an invincible vehicle.

Now that I have a good opportunity, why not work hard in this direction, maybe I can grow into a chess player in the future...

In the field of television, it might be impossible to intervene when the time has come.

The advent of the Internet era has given all ambitious people a chance to step onto the stage.

With years of accumulation, Lyman finally managed to get a place in Hollywood, and what he needed to fight for was his own more bargaining chips.

In other words, reduce your enemies and increase your friends.

So, let's continue from this time...