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After the "Best Drama Screenplay" award, two awards were presented for "Game of Thrones" nominations, but in the end, no one won.

So far, "Game of Thrones", which has won 6 awards, is undoubtedly one of the biggest winners of this year's "Emmy Awards".

At this point, the award ceremony has come to an end, and there is one last heavyweight award - "Best Drama Series".

As one of the nominated works, "Game of Thrones" received great attention, but when the final results were announced, it unfortunately missed the award.

Most netizens did not feel much regret about this.

"That's awesome enough."

"It's normal. If a first-season show wins both Best Writing and Best Drama, that would be incredible."

"Generally speaking, the 'Best Drama Series' award will not be given to a first-season work because the reputation and influence of the show have not yet been fully established, and the judges also need time to familiarize themselves with it."

"If a season is nominated in the first season and the second and third seasons can maintain a high level of production, it is quite common for them to win awards."

"Of course, the plot hasn't fully unfolded yet, and the bigger climax is definitely coming later."

"Can't wait, season 2 is coming soon!"

After the award ceremony, there was an official dinner hosted by the Emmy Awards.

Generally, this kind of dinner event provides a social platform for gathered professionals, and the exchanges can promote a lot of cooperation.

Of course, under the stimulation of champagne and spotlights, human hormones are stimulated, and there are many men and women who take this opportunity to look for "prey" to spend the night with...

At the dinner, Ye Zhiqiu, who had just won the "Best Drama Screenwriter" award, was undoubtedly one of the most popular figures.

With the success of Game of Thrones in the past, the president of HBO almost smiled from ear to ear. This is an IP with a potential value of billions of dollars. Who wouldn't be envious after seeing it?

Now, the investors looked at Ye Zhiqiu with eyes as lustful as wolves looking at meat, wishing they could dig out all the scripts in his mind.

Ye Zhiqiu had experienced this kind of scene many times in China and was quite familiar with dealing with it. He held a champagne glass and greeted all kinds of people with a smile on his face.

Make money! Although the current cooperation with HBO is quite pleasant, Ye Zhiqiu is also open to new cooperation.

After all, with so many excellent scripts in his mind, it is impossible to hand them all over to one company for production, so he is destined not to be tied to a single company.

"Hello, Ye."

At the banquet, a voice came from behind Ye Zhiqiu. Turning around, he saw a middle-aged white man wearing a beige suit and with sleek hair.

The middle-aged man was very enthusiastic. After saying hello, he couldn't wait to introduce himself.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm David Newant, the general manager of Showtime."

"Showtime is a pay-TV network that has been around for over 50 years and is known for its bold, edgy, and high-quality programming. Have you seen 'Call Me Down'? It was produced by us."

"This program is of great significance. It promotes society's legal protection and support for sex workers, and of course, their achievements..."

The middle-aged man seemed quite proud of this. After expressing himself excitedly for a while, he noticed Ye Zhiqiu's indifferent expression and lack of interest.

"...Okay." The middle-aged man shrugged, not feeling awkward at all, and said, "Actually, on behalf of Showtime, I'd like to invite you to collaborate on a script."

"Sure." Ye Zhiqiu answered decisively.

"Don't be so quick to refuse... huh?"

Newt said subconsciously, then suddenly paused, thinking he had misheard, and repeated it a little uncertainly: "You agreed?"

"That's right." Ye Zhiqiu said, "Didn't you say Showtime is a very powerful TV station?"

"I'm open to new collaborations, but if you want to write about call boys or homosexuality, you'd better find someone else."

“No, no, no.” Newt waved his hands and explained, “We work on all kinds of dramas.”

"But I think you didn't understand what I meant. What I want is a script like Game of Thrones, with a huge world view and excellent plot!"

"A show that, by the standards of Game of Thrones, can become a popular IP and a ratings hit, understand?"

Ye Zhiqiu's expression was calm as he said, "Of course, the script is in my head now."

"For example, how about vampires?"

Newvent was stunned, thought about it for a moment, and felt that it seemed feasible.

The legend of vampires has a long history in Europe, dating back to ancient Greece and Rome. It has become a cultural symbol and has sufficient cultural soil.

"Gothic culture" is highly consistent with the theme of vampires. This culture emphasizes mystery, horror, romance and supernatural elements, and has a huge audience base.

In fact, major film and television companies have never stopped developing this subject matter. The current situation is that there are excellent works, but there is no top IP yet.

If we can develop the "vampire" theme, then there is really great potential...

What particularly surprised him was Ye Zhiqiu's keen eye for the market. Although he was from Asia and had a different cultural background, he seemed to have a very good understanding of the audience preferences in the European and American film and television markets.

But Ye Zhiqiu agreed so readily that Newt was still a little skeptical. He asked, "What's the story setting and plot? Is it a TV series or a movie? If it's a series, how many seasons can it have?"

"How do you prove this is as good a script as Game of Thrones?"

Faced with a series of questions raised by the middle-aged man, Ye Zhiqiu did not answer but asked a question in return.

"So, how much are you planning to pay for the screenwriting?"

Ye Zhiqiu's directness startled Newvent, who replied, "Showtime is very strong, so of course we will offer competitive compensation..."

After chatting for a while, Ye Zhiqiu probably knew what kind of person this man was. He had no interest in talking to him and said directly, "For a TV series, the script fee is $30 per episode. For a movie, it's $600 million."

"In addition, the streaming revenue share ratio shall not be less than 8%, and the revenue share for IP development and derivatives shall be calculated separately."

"You're crazy!" As soon as Ye Zhiqiu finished speaking, Newt screamed, "Impossible! This condition is absolutely impossible. Not many people in the entire industry can meet it!"

Ye Zhiqiu said calmly, "For an Emmy Award winner for Best Screenwriter, I think this price is very reasonable."

"But you are..." Newt was so excited that he held back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

The conditions proposed by Ye Zhiqiu were indeed the price of the top screenwriter in the entire Hollywood film and television industry.

The problem is, Newt doesn't think it's worth it, even for "Best Drama Writing."

In his eyes, Ye Zhiqiu was too young and an Asian. In Hollywood, discriminatory treatment of "outsiders" like Ye Zhiqiu was common in many cases. This was the fundamental reason.