Hollywood Lover

"Of course I'm not joking with you, Adaman!" Zhang Dongcheng nodded vigorously and said, "Although we are a film company, having our own TV station is of great benefit to all aspects, isn't it? And whether it is Twentieth Century Fox or Walt Disney has its own TV station! Why shouldn’t we? It’s the cornerstone of our movie empire.”

"Okay!" Adaman finally confirmed that Zhang Dongcheng was not joking, he shrugged, and said, "I'm sure you're not joking, but Smith, you have to know that TV stations are different from movies. Large TV stations, we I can’t afford it now, and it’s a burden to buy a small one! I think our top priority now is to continue to develop movies, not to think about TV stations. I don’t agree with your idea!”

   This is the first time Adaman has clearly expressed his opposition to Zhang Dongcheng's decision.

   "I know." Zhang Dongcheng sat up straight, crossed his hands and propped his elbows on the desk, and said, "But what if I have a way to develop a small TV station?"

"Oh!?" Adaman's eyes widened, his face stretched a lot, and he exclaimed, "Smith, TV stations and movies are two different things. You can switch to TV shows, but that doesn't mean you can switch to TV stations." gone."

"I think I can do it!" If Zhang Dongcheng's words fall on the ears of others, it is undoubtedly a symbol of arrogance, but Adaman takes it as true. It has been several years since he knew Zhang Dongcheng. In Man's impression, Zhang Dongcheng has never been a guy who talks nonsense. In other words, every word he says is not aimless.

   Without absolute certainty, Zhang Dongcheng would never say that.

  For a while, Adaman finally became serious. "Smith, can you tell me more about your plan? Let me understand your thinking more or less!"

"My plan is very simple." Zhang Dongcheng's body softened again, leaning on the back of the chair, and said: "Those large TV stations with billions or tens of billions are far from what we can expect now. But when we have When the funds are raised, it will be too late, time is money! Instead of this, we should buy the next small TV station first, develop slowly, and acquire other TV stations when the financial resources are sufficient.”

   "Your idea is great, but how do we develop our TV station? You know, we don't know anything about this business. Could it be possible to put a movie on the TV station?" Adaman said jokingly.

"No! Who said we don't know anything about TV stations!" Zhang Dongcheng explained: "We can directly buy a small TV station that is still developing and use the original crew. It doesn't need to be done by ourselves. As for development, I already have Idea. Shoot a TV series first. As long as this TV series becomes a hit, success is just around the corner!"

   "TV drama?" Adaman looked at Zhang Dongcheng suspiciously, "Smith, when did you become interested in filming a TV drama?"

   "Leave this alone!" Zhang Dongcheng directly interrupted Adaman's curiosity, and said, "What do you think of me?"

   "Do as you like. Anyway, I will definitely support you!" Adaman said something that moved Zhang Dongcheng for a long time.

   "Okay, I'll give you a task now, you go to investigate, that TV station has potential for development. Get it done as soon as possible! Remember not to make a big fanfare!" Zhang Dongcheng ordered.

  Now Dongcheng Pictures is definitely the most eye-catching company in Hollywood, bar none!

  Since The Matrix, Dongcheng Films has been making big moves. Whether it's the short-term film investment fund plan that was the first of its kind, or Zhang Dongcheng's so passionate that he almost desperately started shooting three films in a row. It's a hot topic in the media.

   Sometimes, not paying attention can be distressing, but paying too much attention is also not a good thing!

   "OK! Wait for my good news!" Adaman promised, patted his chest.

   "What's more, I think we should prepare for the TV series!" Zhang Dongcheng has always been so confident that he even started thinking about getting the TV series before he got the TV station done. This TV series, of course, is "Prison Break"!

   "Could it be too early?" Adaman frowned, obviously not agreeing with Zhang Dongcheng's idea.

"No, no, no!" Zhang Dongcheng shook his head and said, "Adaman, since we have already decided, why didn't we make preparations earlier? In fact, I already have a very good idea in my mind, but you I know, I don't have time to write scripts now, I think we need to set up a script writing agency!"

   "The agency that wrote the script?" Adaman looked at Zhang Dongcheng blankly, and asked in confusion: "Smith, I have never seen that company. It would be good to have the agency you mentioned! There is no such thing in Hollywood!"

"Yes! But that was before, and it doesn't mean there won't be any in the future!" Zhang Dongcheng said, "Think about it, I have a lot of great ideas in my head, but I don't have time to write them out. If we There is a special script writing agency, as long as I provide ideas and let others write it, wouldn't it save me a lot of effort?"

   "It's true if you say so!" Adaman nodded in agreement. Zhang Dongcheng's mind is what Adaman admires the most, because he can always think of many attractive stories.

   Zhang Dongcheng’s conception is actually very well completed, or that sentence, now Hollywood pays too little attention to screenwriters. As long as Zhang Dongcheng puts forward the idea of ​​recruiting screenwriters, I don't know how many people will come to him.

  In Dongcheng Pictures, Adaman works like a full-time nanny, and he is responsible for all trivial matters. It can be said that Adaman is the number one officer under Zhang Dongcheng! Jang Dong Sung is in charge of the planning, while Adaman is in charge of the specific implementation.

   At this point, the two cooperated closely. Although Adaman studied as a director, his talent is more reflected in economics, finance and company management.

   The matter was handed over to Adaman, and Zhang Dongcheng was very relieved.

  After negotiating with Adaman about the purchase of a TV station and the establishment of a screenwriting team, Zhang Dongcheng started to work **** filming again.

  Early the next morning, Edward officially joined the crew of the Dark War.

  In the dark battle, although the bald head is the number one villain, he doesn’t appear in many scenes, so when Zhang Dongcheng invited Edward, his pay was far less than that of Nicolas Cage and John Travolta!

  Because of Edward's schedule, Zhang Dongcheng adjusted the shooting plan, and first shot the bald scene.

  In just one day, Edward was completely integrated into the role. A good actor is able to enter the state of his role in a very short period of time.

  Two days later, one afternoon, just after finishing the scene of the bald man killing people in the basement, when Zhang Dongcheng was about to lead the crew to the parking lot to shoot, Adaman called.

   "Hey, Smith! I have already found seven or eight suitable TV stations. I think you might have to come over and see them in person to make them more agreeable to your request!" Adaman said impatiently as soon as the call was connected.

   "OK! I'll go there now!" As for the TV station, Zhang Dongcheng has already put it at the top of the list, even surpassing the filming plan of the dark war movie.

  He immediately asked the crew to go to the parking lot to set up the set. He returned to the company alone.

   "Adaman, tell me, you have found those suitable TV stations!" Zhang Dongcheng asked impatiently as soon as he returned to the company.

"Since you and I talked about wanting to own a TV station, I have searched a wide range of TV stations throughout the United States. I have found a total of eight TV stations that can be used as targets, including three public stations and cable stations. Four, one pay station! This is the information I collected on these eight TV stations, please take a look first!" Adaman handed the documents he had sorted out to Zhang Dongcheng.

  The first thing Zhang Dongcheng watched was the only public station.

The so-called public stations are like the three earliest TV networks, CBS, NBC, and abc. In the early days, they were actually doing radio business, that is, radio broadcasting. After the technology developed and TV became popular, they slowly started to develop TV. business.

The principle of TV broadcasting and FM broadcasting is actually the same: a high-power signal transmitter is placed in the central city, and then a repeater is placed at a certain distance (used to strengthen the signal, because the signal will be weakened if the transmission distance is too long), and other Generally, a signal receiver and a broadcasting system can be placed in a small city.

  Ordinary families can watch this kind of public broadcasting program as long as they have an antenna.

  Most cable TV is connected to the home with a coaxial cable, so what is a coaxial cable, it is the white connection connected to the back of the TV or a set-top box. If the area is more remote, then I'm sorry, the cable TV cannot be opened, and naturally the coverage of the cable TV network cannot be compared with the public wireless broadcasting network.

  However, with the development of technology, cable stations and public stations are almost on par. There is even a trend of coming from behind and surpassing public stations.

  As for the pay station, there are no advertisements, and the same type of programs are broadcast 24/7, and you need to pay a subscription to watch them.

  Since Zhang Dongcheng has the idea of ​​making the TV station bigger, the public station is obviously his first choice, but now the cable TV station has a tendency to come from behind.

   After reading the information of this public station, Zhang Dongcheng's eyes fell on other excellent TV stations. As for the paid stations, Zhang Dongcheng directly gave up.

  After watching these seven TV stations, Zhang Dongcheng selected three and asked: "Adaman, tell me about the situation of these three TV stations in detail!"

   Zhang Dongcheng selected three TV stations, one public station, and the remaining two are cable stations.