pulled the team back to continue filming, and Li Zeying continued to discuss with You Naihai on the way to enrich the script setting.

His plan is to make "Hanging Silkman" like Batman, a dark-style superhero blockbuster.

Therefore, the more fierce the plot, the better, except that the scene must be big enough and the action must be brilliant, and the plot direction does not need to consider any restrictions at all.

But You Naihai prefers to take the sword sideways and take the route of Yizhuang and harmony, if it can be accepted by more audiences, isn't everyone happy?

Li Zeying smiled and said that I had considered going to the public station, but I was afraid that there would be restrictions, so I thought that I would still aim for the cable station.

You know that the style of the cable station is bloody and violent, the more intuitive the better, the audience will not think too much, you can only subtly influence them.

This, You Naihai pondered deeply.

In addition to the early days, Galaxy Impression is still sticking to the route, and later it is going to the route of commercialization, which is still a disagreement.

Later, when discussing the role of personnel, Li Zeying suddenly mentioned that in addition to being stationed in the opposite corner, it seems that Wang Yinglong should also be arranged with a good helper.

He hopes that there can be a sheriff in the play, who is also friend and foe with Hangman, and in life he is a person close to Hangman, and the two have serious differences in Hangman's actions.

You Naihai couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Are you learning and selling now?" There is a goal. ”

When Li Zeying said this, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Yes, I just thought of it." I plan to find Bao Xiaoqiang, the protagonist of "24 Hours of Counter-Terrorism", to play this sheriff. ”

Jack Ball, the actor of "24 Hours", whose real name is Kiefer Sutherland, successfully played the undead agent in the series, repeatedly saved the United States from danger, and is known as the undead Xiaoqiang.

You Naihai was stunned for this time, and then said: "With him, it's a unique idea, that is, I don't know if the other party is willing to come?" ”

Li Zeying smiled slightly, he remembered that in 08, there should be a general strike for the actors' union, and FOX stopped "24 Hours" for a year, and this year Bao Xiaoqiang should have nothing to do except shoot "Ghost Mirror", right?

So it was decided, and after getting off the plane, he went to Kiefer Sutherland to talk to the other party about participating in "The Slingman".

When Kiefer heard Li Zeying's invitation in the tavern, he had a playful smile on his face, he took a big sip of a beer bottle and asked, "Do you think I am really, suitable for the role of such a sheriff?" ”

Li Zeying can see what he is struggling with, I don't know if the filming will continue after the 24th stops, the newly filmed "Ghost Mirror" will not be released until August, and the prospect is difficult to say.

In '08, a lot of people were very sad.

So I thought about it and said, "I think you must be very suitable for this role, and I believe that you have a different style from Jack Ball, don't you want to create a new success after "24 Hours"?" ”

"Besides, '24 Hours' shouldn't end like that." He didn't wait for Kiefer to argue, and immediately continued, "The union strike is just a special case, and you don't have to be psychologically burdened, our show is going to be on the wireline." And I have a hunch that after this bad year, Fox will continue to make "24 Hours", it should not be a season yet, and you may have to play Jack Ball on the screen for many years. ”

A few words reached Kifer Sutherland's heart, and he also felt that Bauer would not disappear in front of the audience's eyes so quickly.

Of course, Li Zeying will not tell him, and later "24 Hours" was filmed for two more seasons, and in 14 years, a new unit drama "Live One More Day" was filmed.

As a 24-year-old fan, it was a great honor for him to invite Kiefer to work with him.

Sure enough, Kiefer Sutherland toasted him: "Thank you very much for encouraging me, and I'll see the script later." But now I'm going to have to enjoy it. ”

After saying that, he took the wine bottle again, walked into the lively crowd, and went to dance.

Li Zeying smiled heartily, this is the real Kiefer Sutherland, forever so unexpected.

Xiaoqiang's side is basically done, and the rest is to arrange to sell it to that TV station.

So while filming nervously, he released the news and selected it for several major TV stations.

Li Zeying has been raising her throat in the past few days, after all, it is the first time in her life to shoot a TV series, and she doesn't know what the future of Lu Dao is.

In short, I went to the set every day, watched nervously, and then paid attention to everyone who participated.

At this time, the original work of the fate system comes in handy, and he can add luck to everyone to advance the filming of TV.

For example, Wang Yinglong's kung fu can't be played, so add a little agility to him.

Another example is that Xiaoqiang has a temper and makes trouble on the set, so he will give him some hypnotism to help extinguish the fire.

Another example is that the screenwriter You is stuck in his idea, so he uses the technique of acupoints to help him soothe his nerves and improve his thinking space.

Li Zeying also added some official luck to the crew every day, so that the crew's filming process was smooth and smooth.

Soon, there was news.

The rough cut was sent to HBO and CBS, and they came out with the intention of interviewing.

Li Zeying took Xiaoya out to talk with the high-level leaders of both sides, and after two consecutive days of talking, they each determined the price code.

CBS is willing to pay $5 million per episode, plus 20% of the advertising dividends, to invest in the series.

HBO, on the other hand, is on a better side, and is willing to pay $8 million per episode to buy out the rights, but with an additional share of the online on-demand stream.

Comparing the two, it seems that each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Moreover, CBS only buys the broadcast rights, and the copyright is still its own, and it will not be affected if it comes out with DVDs and Blu-rays in the future.

But HBO's platform is undoubtedly better, and Li Zeying doesn't have to worry about scale.

What's more, the price is not something for Li Zeying to consider, he originally wanted to burn money, the key is to have a good platform to broadcast his episodes.

So I talked to HBO again, and I was willing to lower the price and only let the other party contribute $5 million per episode, plus an online on-demand share.

However, the copyright still belongs to Zeying Studio, and if it is released in the future, or out of the peripherals, etc., HBO has priority and sharing.

Considering the miracle that Li Zeying created on the NBC TV network before, the president of HBO thought twice and gave an order.

This opportunity cannot be missed, the other party has deep funds and is worth a try.

In the following years, several cable networks have invested in large productions, such as "The Legend of Ice and Fire", "The Walking Dead", etc., the production cost of each episode is not low, and it is completely borne by the TV station, of course, the income after the event is not low.

Nowadays, there are people who are willing to take it on their own, and that is of course something that TV networks can't ask for.

Li Zeying signed a contract with them, and noted that the total investment of each episode will be no less than 10 million US dollars, except for the 5 million invested by HBO, and the rest will be borne by the studio.

$10 million per episode, this is also rare in the history of American television, if you shoot a fantasy action, it is at the level of "The Lord of the Rings", which is enough.

Li Zeying took the contract, threw it to You Mo after he went back, and said to him: "Big production, big money, it's all up to you." If the special effects are not done well, be prepared to be stabbed by chrysanthemums. ”

At that time, it was not popular to leave any pictures without seeds, and chrysanthemums were stabbed by thousands of people, but You Mo was still afraid when he heard it.

immediately got up and ran to his studio to improve the sample of the first episode.