A TV Channel of His Own

What does it feel like when Black Widow goes berserk?

Li Chen only knew that an ordinary person definitely couldn't withstand it and would probably break.

After this experience, Li Chen knew that he was close to completely winning her over.

If Natasha had to choose between him and S.H.I.E.L.D.., she would probably choose him.

The reason it hasn't been completely resolved is because her body hasn't been repaired yet.

If Li Chen could achieve this, he would be certain that she would let him do whatever he wanted.

Natasha didn't wake up until the next day, still feeling groggy.

"Oh no, I have scenes to film today."

Black Widow gave Li Chen, who was lying down, a flirtatious glance. "It's all your fault, I even have dark circles under my eyes."

"Who was acting so crazy yesterday?"

Li Chen then smiled.

"Don't worry, Ridley won't do that."

That won't work either.

Black Widow immediately got up to wash and groom herself.

Li Chen pressed on, asking, "Natasha?"

"What's wrong?"

She brushed her teeth while fixing her slightly messy hair.

"Take care of yourself."

Li Chen said earnestly.

This warmed Natasha's heart, and she said, "I will retire as soon as possible."

She didn't care before, but now that she has someone she cares about, she can't take too many risks.

As it turns out, the Red Room was right; secret agents cannot have personal feelings.

Watching Natasha sway away, Li Chen just wanted to happily light up an Orbal 'Victory Cigar'.

"True feelings are fleeting, but tricks win people's hearts."

In North America, Batman is far more popular than Superman.

After the first weekend, traditional newspapers were reporting on it extensively.

The New York Times: "Batman Dark Knight grossed $130 million in its opening weekend, proving that the era of comic book adaptations has arrived."

At the beginning of the 20th century, this achievement was already quite remarkable.

This is mainly due to the Marvel Universe; Li Chen still has to thank Tony Stark.

With Tony Stark's high-profile announcement to the world that he is Iron Man, people have realized that there are quite a few superheroes in the world.

This, of course, boosted the popularity of superheroes.

Besides The New York Times, many other newspapers that focus on Hollywood followed suit.

As they say, the era of comic book movie adaptations has quietly arrived.

The Marvel Universe is certainly not limited to DC Comics.

Other examples include Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, IDW Comics, Valiant Comics, and so on.

Image Comics' main works include the famous "The Walking Dead" and "Invincible".

IDW Comics includes titles such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sonic the Hedgehog.

These comics were originally ignored, but with the explosive success of DC Comics, Hollywood giants naturally set their sights on them.

They were all envious of Starlight Pictures, believing that if they collaborated with DC, their results wouldn't be any worse.

This is equivalent to money flowing out of the country.

And what is Hollywood best at? Following trends, of course.

When a certain type of movie becomes popular, similar movies immediately flood the market.

We live in the age of superheroes, so naturally we have to keep up.

Thanks to Starlight Pictures, the other comics sold for good prices.

Suddenly, various comic book adaptation projects were revealed.

Projects like "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "The Walking Dead" have been announced, naturally generating a lot of anticipation.

Even Li Chen thought that the Walking Dead was actually a good show, but it got too boring later on, mainly because the zombies were too weak, and the plot ended up discussing human nature.

It would be better to strengthen the zombies like in the Resident Evil movies; at least then we could watch the main characters fight zombies and have a good time.

The film's huge profits also led to a surge in MGM's stock price.

This is a very normal phenomenon in Hollywood. When a movie makes money, the stock price of the giant will rise, but if the movie flops, the stock price will also become a disaster.

For Starlight Pictures today, everything is thriving.

However, Li Chen also had some worries at this time.

Several episodes of "Pirate King" and "Rick and Morty" have been produced, but they haven't been found to air on any TV channels yet.

The reason it's so fast is because the wheel doesn't need to eat, drink, or rest, just like artificial intelligence...

However, after some research, Li Chen discovered that the television channels in the America are different from those in other places.

It's mainly divided into terrestrial public television stations and cable pay television stations. As for streaming media? It hasn't taken off yet.

The most famous ones now are ABC, CBS, NBC, and HBO, which have the largest viewership.

However, their offer was the lowest, and they also wanted to 'buy out' the copyright.

That means you can only broadcast through their channel, and the price will be very low for several years.

Because they have so many high-quality shows of their own, such as CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" and ABC's "Grey's Anatomy".

NBC also produced the hit sitcom "Friends," which is the most popular sitcom in the America.

It made the lead actress 'Rachel' a household name across America.

Therefore, TV dramas that are not produced by them are priced very low.

They prefer to acquire the copyright themselves and then film it themselves.

Moreover, they all prefer live-action television.

Anime like this can only be streamed on the Adult Swim channel.

However, they offered a very low price. Although Li Chen wasn't short of money, he wouldn't pass up a chance to make money.

He knew how powerful these animations were.

This gave him an idea.

"Why not acquire a television station, turn it into an animation channel, and broadcast our own animations?"

"There will definitely be more than just Pirate King and Rick and Morty in the future, so I might as well make the money myself."

Li Chen thought it was feasible more and more, so he directly called Harry Sloan over.

Upon hearing this, Harry Sloan nodded and said, "We can acquire one, but there's another option."

"Boss, Paramount and Lionsgate contacted us recently, wanting to launch a premium pay-TV channel with us, primarily to broadcast movies and original series from our three studios' own and partner libraries."

"This is good."

Li Chen's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Television stations broadcast 24/7; how long can they rely solely on shows like "Pirate King" and "Rick and Morty" to keep going?

However, MGM also has serious copyright issues; almost all of its copyrights have been sold off.

We can't exactly broadcast "Tom and Nezumi," can we?

Therefore, bringing in other film studios is the best option.

Moreover, Paramount is a Hollywood giant, and although Lionsgate, it still has a considerable reputation and a large number of copyrights.

Clearly, Hollywood giants are now envious of Disney and Warner Bros.; who wouldn't want a media company backing them?

"That's settled then. Paramount and Lionsgate agree, but our animated film will be the first to be shown."

"OK."

Harry Sloan was thrilled; this was the project he had proposed.

If he succeeds, it will add another achievement to his resume.