555. Zombies Activate! (2/3)
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"God, that fat man Kent is really abominable, haha...... Ye, what do you want to drink? Looking at Ye Sumang's gaze, Tim first looked angry, and then smiled, with a little flattery, completely lost the desperate look of being pushed to the edge just now.
"Tim, you took advantage of me, should you give me an explanation?" Ye Sumang asked casually.
As soon as these words came out, Tim's face changed instantly, but it quickly turned into a wry smile.
In fact, the moment Tim said the bet just now, Ye Sumang had already guessed that it was wrong, which Tim was naïve and stupid, this guy was extremely smart, he had read the script, and he was obviously very confident in Ye Sumang's script before he said the bet, as for the angry and corrupt appearance before, it was completely pretended, in order to lure the fat man Kent into being fooled.
Ye Sumang couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this, no wonder this Tim could be the supervisor, but the fat Kent could only be relegated, Tim was really not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Looking at Ye Sumang's gaze, Tim also knew that what he had just done had been seen through by this young man.
"Okay, Ye, as you said, I did take advantage of you, but I also took the risk, didn't I, 2 million is not a small number, the TV series that our TV station broadcasts now do not have such ratings, and you also profit from it, right?"
"Okay, then let's talk about the script, profit sharing and the like are put aside, there is a premise. I have to be the director of this TV series, and I don't need any producers or anything like that......" Ye Sumang stretched out a finger and said, but was interrupted by Tim in a hurry as soon as he was halfway through his words.
"Oh no, Ye, listen to me. I'll give you a very good price for the script, but the director's thing is not something I can be sure of, you know? And our TV station has a special contracted director and a professional photography team, so you don't have to worry that your script will be damaged by us. Tim said very sincerely, and even Zuihou gave a very generous price for the purchase of the script, but this could not impress Ye Sumang.
Money? What Ye Sumang lacks most is this, what did he write this TV series for? It's not just about improving your popularity in North America, if it's just a screenwriter. Isn't that all in vain?
Therefore, this position must be won by Ye Sumang.
"Tim, I'm sorry I can't agree to your request." Ye Sumang spread out his hand, with a helpless expression: "I wrote this script to prove my own directing ability, if I don't give this opportunity, then there is no need for this script to exist, I will seek another partner." A few days ago, ANC TV also said that it would give me a reply in the near future......"
"That must be a lie to you!" Tim interjected without hesitation.
"Well, maybe you're right. Then I might keep it at home and treasure it as a beautiful memory, wouldn't I? Ye Sumang blinked his eyes and made a sad expression, but it made Tim Dan hurt.
Treasure your sister, I'm betting on my side!! If you can't win this TV series by then, you will naturally not be able to achieve excellent results. So wouldn't the bet with the fat man be lost?
When the time comes, it's not the fat Kent who will get out, but himself!?
Thinking of himself being swept out of the house, and the fat man's arrogant appearance, Tim couldn't help but shudder, he would never allow that kind of thing to happen.
"Leaves. Really not negotiable? ”
"Tim, I'm sure you know my determination, and you know that I'm not short of that money......" Ye Sumang had a confident expression, indifferently twisted the mineral water bottle, and took a sip of water.
That expression was clearly the appearance of eating Tim.
"Alas......" sighed, Tim still compromised: "Bet, if I really lose my job in the end, then I will definitely come to your house to eat, definitely!" ”
"Then I'll wait for good news." Ye Sumang shrugged his shoulders with a smile and left Tim's office with an outline.
And after Ye Sumang left, Tim swept away the decadent expression just now, and immediately turned on the computer, from the words of the fat man Kent just now, he had already heard a different taste.
opened the search engine, and after entering the name of 'Ye Sumang', a large row of messages instantly jumped in front of Tim.
"DIRECTOR, WOW, BIG FINANCIER, GOOGLE'S MAJOR SHAREHOLDER, HTC'S MAJOR SHAREHOLDER, THERE IS ALSO THE LARGEST CINEMA CHAIN IN ASIA, AND THERE IS A SUPER-LARGE-SCALE FILM COMPANY IN HUAXIA, AND THE MIRAX SOLD BY DISNEY A WHILE AGO IS ALSO THE ONE WHO MADE IT, THE SUPER-RICH !!"
In the midst of emotion, Tim continued to search for information about Ye Sumang, and soon, won the Asian Film Awards many times, with a cumulative box office of more than 2 billion Chinese coins, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film twice, and was also the youngest director to win this award.
"When negotiating with the TV station, you can try to let Ye Sumang give up more percent of the profit, oh, no, this is not good, by the way, he is so rich, he can cooperate directly with Miramax, which can also reduce the investment risk, I believe that the senior management is most happy to see this situation, this time it will be much easier for me to negotiate, and if it really fails in the end, maybe I can also change an industry, this kid has so many companies, there will always be a place for me........."
The more Tim reads the information, the more shocked he becomes, and his mood becomes happier and happier, Ye Sumang's ability to direct is definitely there, otherwise he would not have won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film twice, and professionally he is worried that he will be able to do a lot less, and his identity also makes Tim have a lot less worries, more ideas and a way out.
Three days later, Ye Sumang, who had been idle at home, finally received a call from Tim and invited him to come to the TV station to discuss.
After receiving this call, Ye Sumang knew that there was a good chance that the matter would be done, and a big stone in his heart was finally half let go.
"Hahahaha......" After putting down the phone, Ye Sumang couldn't help but daxiao, happy like a child.
"What is so pleased?" Liu Yifei looked over curiously.
Ye Sumang hugged the girl and explained in an exclamation: "The TV series has fallen, and I seem to be about to start working again." ”
"Really !!" Liu Yifei's eyes widened in surprise and asked, "Which TV station?" ABC? ”
Ye Sumang mentioned before that ABC seems to have the intention of cooperating, so at this moment, Liu Yifei's first thought is this TV station.
However, Ye Sumang shook his head.
"It's NBC, girl, you can also prepare, the character I gave you has already been written, read more recently, and be fully prepared for filming."
"Yes!!" Liu Yifei smiled and promised loudly, although I don't understand that weishenme has become NBC again, but as long as I can make a TV series, wouldn't it be a good thing?
Liu Yifei, who was excited, broke free from Ye Sumang's embrace, found out her mobile phone and immediately called her mother Liu Xiaoli in the mainland to report the good news.
The next day, Ye Sumang came to NBC TV with a team of lawyers and financial advisors to discuss cooperation, and Tim finally saw what pomp and circumstance was, but unfortunately the fat man was not present because of a temporary business trip, which made Tim deeply regretful.
Negotiations began quickly, and there was no difficulty in profit or anything like that, but the final difficulty was in the position of director.
After struggling for a full week, both sides of Zuihou were impatient, Ye Sumang also put forward Zuihou's conditions, and the TV station thought about it and agreed.
In the end, the two sides determined and cooperated that Ye Sumang's Miramax would shoot the TV series wholly owned by NBC, and NBC provided the platform, which made Ye Sumang a little dissatisfied that primetime NBC did not have any intention of letting it out, and only gave Ye Sumang a time period close to midnight, but it was better than nothing, and it happened that this was still a horror film, and the middle of the night may add to the horror atmosphere.
Ye Sumang comforted himself.
The price of the series acquisition is based on the final ratings of the first episode, and if it is less than 1 million viewers, the cost will be borne by Miramax, so that the risk of the station is minimized.
In addition, if the results are very good and exceed the audience of more than 2 million, Ye Sumang has the right to share the advertising revenue produced during the broadcast of the TV series, based on 5%, and for every million viewers, the advertising profit will be 5% more than the profit value.
Of course, when Zuihou added this article, the senior management of the TV station thought that Ye Sumang was crazy and didn't care about this at all, but they would regret it in the future.
The contract was finally signed, both parties were happy, the TV station could get a TV series without spending a penny, and Ye Sumang finally found a platform to show himself.
The conditions have finally been negotiated, and the rest is naturally to start construction.
For such a long time, Ye Sumang has actually been making preparations, although he can't determine the actors because there has been no broadcast platform, but about the filming location, as well as the lens scripts needed for filming, Ye Sumang has already prepared them, and now the script in his hand has been written about seven or eight episodes, with the broadcast mode of American TV series, it is enough for a quarter.
And now the most crucial thing left is to find actors.
Looking for actors, you naturally have to go to the actors' union, the actors here have 'quality assurance', although they must be in accordance with the strict requirements of the union, but it is also easy to find, according to the photos and specialties recorded above, Ye Sumang quickly selected the actors he wanted, but in the most important protagonists, Ye Sumang was a little difficult. (To be continued......)