In the spacious office, Lehman recalled what had just happened and immediately ordered: "Benjamin, you can help me sort out various information about major TV stations and the media groups behind the six majors in the past two days."

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

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

"I understand, Mr. Lehman, what else needs to be done now?"

Lehman said without thinking, "Wait, we are not the ones who are anxious."

He originally wanted to slowly build momentum on the TV network, but he didn't expect that "The Walking Dead" would explode, which triggered a pursuit among TV stations.

"Also, if the arrangements for the past few days are about HBO or Warner's invitation, find an excuse to help me turn it off. If other TV stations have any intention, they will get in touch with the conditions."

Benjamin nodded. He actually knew that Lehman wanted to wait for a price among several TV stations and maximize his interests.

After all, Firefly Pictures once again proves its excellent content production capabilities. No matter how wide the channels of several major TV networks are, they are still castles in the air without content support.

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

"He won't." Lehman smiled and said, "He rarely does not have the dominance after so long contact with him. This time they must have received news from BC and ABC. Several companies have intended to invite him. If he comes here at this time, wouldn't they seem to be a little anxious? If this is the case, wouldn't they take the initiative to hand me the knife and let me slaughter it hard. Do you think he will do this?"

Benjamin nodded, asked no more questions, and quickly said goodbye and left.

Later, his private phone was bombed again, so Lehman had to answer for another hour or two, just like the morning when the ratings of "The Walking Dead" were just released.

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

Although several other major TV networks were very enthusiastic, Lehmann had no plans to change the TV broadcasting platform for The Walking Dead at the beginning.

After all, HBO is the dominant player in cable paid channels. Compared with the other companies, they do not attach importance to the wired field. They are more like conservatives who hold on to the glory of the past and refuse to let go of the market.

Even if you can put down your figure and cooperate with Lehman, you will inevitably put a lot of restrictions on the scale of the content.

But HBO is different, it is synonymous with "pornography and violence".

Lehman knew how much room for HBO's development in his previous life, and directly became the most valuable TV brand within Warner Group.

But perhaps except for Lehman, even HBO executives cannot know this. Facing several other TV networks entering the cable payment field, it is impossible to have enough confidence that HBO can dominate the market.

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

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

Several actors also knew that they were going to be popular and were very motivated to shoot.

At noon, with the help of Disney's vice president, we had a meal with the president of the department of ABC TV station that came to Los Angeles.

I went to meet an executive of CBS in the evening and interviewed the president of NBC the next day...

I have to say that the prices of several major TV networks are very generous, and the plan to buy out the TV series at a bargain price is not mentioned. The direct condition is to participate in the advertising share of the TV station.

And what is different from WB is that the ratio offered by the other party is quite good, not a 20% share of bitterness. At the same time, they all revealed that they wanted to intercept HBO and win the 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 paid channels, but because they overlap with cable TV channels, their profit model is not clear and they can't compete with HBO at all, so they let it go and give less resources.

And they are not unaware that HBO's subscription users have been rising and have cultivated many sincere audiences. But just like falling behind one step, HBO has already begun to develop cable payment in the 1980s. More than 20 years have passed and has long laid a deep foundation. They are now slowly making efforts, so how can they compete?

The rise of showtime in the previous life was due to "Shameless" to greatly cultivate drama fans and audiences, so that they could barely compete with HBO.

But obviously, NBC Global Group does not have this strength yet.

What's more, the competition between these TV networks is very fierce, and they also have various small thoughts on the matter of "The Walking Dead".

This also led to Lehman being able to make profits calmly without having to be under too much pressure.

If several companies put pressure on the whole, Lehman would definitely not consider the consequences of offending several TV giants at the same time, and soon handed over the playback rights of "The Walking Dead".

I have made an appointment with each company, and Lehman did not continue to delay, otherwise the Warner Group would be completely evil and the losses to Lehman would be greater.

So he invited HBO to the celebration dinner of "The Walking Dead" in the name of the company.

HBO also responded happily.

After all, HBO cannot not know what happened during this period, and the purpose of raising the price has been achieved.

If several major TV networks want to intercept the truth, HBO will definitely not be willing to do so. In the end, they can only go to court. During the period, the first season of "The Walking Dead" will definitely not be able to continue broadcasting safely.

However, that's the purpose of those people.

After a lawsuit for half a year, I used this period to destroy the great screening prospects, suppress the momentum of HBO, and get a good TV project. Why not do it?

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

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

If they look at it for a long time, their role in the chess game.

Why can't we go from an indomitable soldier after crossing the river to a cannon that takes advantage of the situation or an invincible car?

Since you have a good opportunity, why don’t you work hard in this direction? Maybe you can still grow into a chess player in the future...

In the field of TV, it is not impossible to intervene.

The advent of the Internet era has given all ambitioners a chance to step on the stage.

After several years of accumulation, Lehman finally managed to gain a place in Hollywood, and what he needs to compete for is more bargaining chips on his side.

In other words, reduce your enemies and increase your friends.
Chapter completed!