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The explosion of "The Walking Dead" naturally attracted strong attention from outsiders.

Many TV viewers are crazy about "The Walking Dead".

This is evident from the score of 9.1 on the IMDB website.

Of course, this 9.1-point rating will definitely drop as it continues to be broadcast, but the conservative rating of 8.5 points is definitely not the slightest problem. At the same time, only one day of "The Walking Dead" was broadcast, and the comments on the official website also exceeded With 100,000 entries, it is a bit more popular than the premiere of "Prison Break".

The next day.

Not long after Zhu Ke got up, he received a call from Donna Langlei, president of the TV Group.

"Boss, since the data of "The Walking Dead" was released in the early hours of the morning, UPN TV network has received as many as 20 calls. It is not an overseas TV station, or a sales agent of DVDs and video tapes; even just now, we I also received calls from Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics, seeking the right to serialize and adapt the "The Walking Dead" TV series."

Zhuke suddenly raised his mouth slightly.

This is all fucking money!

"Ms. Donna, what are the overseas TV stations' pursuit of "Prison Break" now?" Zhu Ke asked.

"Boss, of course they won't give up "Prison Break". After all, it is an ace drama watched by 20 million people."

Yes, Zhu Ke did not directly mention "The Walking Dead", but rather "Prison Break".

In fact, as early as ten days ago, when "Prison Break" became popular, the TV Group received calls from 7 overseas TV stations.

The purpose is self-evident!

Naturally it came for "Prison Break".

Zhu Ke laughed and said: "Ms. Donna, we have been holding "Prison Break" for so long and not selling overseas copyrights. Isn't it just waiting for "The Walking Dead", now I officially inform you that it can be sold."

"Boss, received it!"

Ms. Donna is such a shrewd person, she certainly understands Zhu Ke's plan.

A "Prison Break" hit the United States and has already attracted the attention of many overseas TV stations; however, now there is another "The Walking Dead".

Capital pursues profit, and of course they follow it.

Moreover, when two TV series are launched at the same time, the profit of the TV group will be maximized, which is more than the profit of selling a single TV series.

At 9 o'clock in the morning that day.

Donna Langlei personally sits in the Golden Shuguang TV Group, and the first one I met with was Marvel Comics.

"Ms. Donna, hello, I am Marvel's executive shareholder Sar Polmat. The purpose of my visit this time is for the copyright and serialization rights of the comic adaptation of the "The Walking Dead" TV series."

Sal Polmat is no ordinary person.

He is one of Marvel's top executives.

Now Marvel comics are in a quagmire, insolvent, on the verge of bankruptcy and reorganization, and the struggle between major shareholders and Marvel executives is also showing an intensified trend, almost on the bright side; and in the future, it is over. The person who has never stopped fighting in Marvel is Thrall Polmat.

In the future, David Messer is the first person to propose the idea of ​​"Marvel Cinematic Universe".

The Marvel executive that David Messer contacted was also Sal Polmat.

It is no exaggeration to say that Marvel is able to rise in the future, and Sal Polmat is definitely a very key figure.

"Ms. Donna, please believe in the strength of our Marvel. We are confident that the comics of The Walking Dead will be successful."

Sal Polmat said solemnly.

however......

Donna Langley unceremoniously rejected Sal Polmat's request for cooperation.

"Mr. Polmat, your company has been involved in a long-term internal struggle. It is no longer a short-term matter, but has lasted for several years. How do you make me believe in Marvel's sincerity?"

"Furthermore, how much money does Marvel Comics still have?"

"How much do you plan to spend to buy our adaptation rights?"

"As far as I know, the debts Marvel owes to major banks are no less than 300 million U.S. dollars. What money do you use to pay us?"

Donna's call was extremely harsh, but these were facts.

Rao is Polmat's deep-skinned face and feels embarrassed at this moment.

for the rest of the time...

Ms. Donna met with DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics respectively.

Their purpose, of course, is also for the comic adaptation rights of The Walking Dead.

DC comics don’t need much. As a subsidiary of Time Warner, they are naturally powerful and unmatched; the company’s superheroes Batman, Superman, Catwoman, Wonder Woman Flash... are even more famous all over the world.

Although Dark Horse Comics has only been established for more than a dozen years, it is far not as long as DC Comics and Marvel Comics, but its development in recent years is also quite good.

Its "Monsters in Disguise" and "Hellboy" are also well-known.Even the comic serial rights for the copyright of "Spartan 300 Warriors" that Zhuke obtained from Miller is a dark horse comic.

"Ms. Donna, to make a long story short."

DC Comics representative: "For "The Walking Dead," DC Comics is willing to pay a copyright purchase fee of 1.2 million US dollars, and your company will also enjoy a 5% profit from comic sales."

This price is definitely a price full of sincerity.

However, Ms. Donna finally rejected him.

Why?

Because Ms. Donna made a prerequisite!

The direction of the follow-up plot of the "The Walking Dead" comic is controlled, and the Golden Dawn TV Group has the final decision.

In other words, the copyright of comics can be sold to you, but it is not that you can change it as you want. It must be licensed by the Golden Dawn TV Group.

For this prerequisite, Donna is impossible to give up!

Zhuke would never allow it.

How much profit can the comics have?

Zhu Ke valued the large profits of the movie "The Walking Dead", and this is the point.

If this final decision is given up, the follow-up TV series of "The Walking Dead" will completely lose control and the loss will be infinitely magnified.

Classmate Zhu Piao, how could he agree?

Unless there is a pit in the brain!

In the end, after two days of negotiations, Jin Shuguang Television Group reached an agreement with Dark Horse Comics on the right to adapt the "The Walking Dead" comic.

1. Dark Horse Comics paid $1.2 million for the right to adapt the "The Walking Dead";

2. Golden Dawn TV Group enjoys 8% of the profit of the comic sales of The Walking Dead;

3. Golden Dawn TV Group has the final right to decide on the comic series of "The Walking Dead" and can stop the operation;

The content of the subsequent agreement includes more than 20 legal descriptions of rights and obligations.

"The comics of "The Walking Dead" are also very profitable, but they are far less profitable than film and television dramas. However, we cannot ignore this one. After all, the serialization of the comics will promote the spread of the influence of "The Walking Dead." Zhu Ke looked at the contract in his hand contentedly.

The full copyright operation of games, peripherals, and music is also infinitely rich.

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