After the people from Arrow Films left, another man wearing glasses came forward.

To Ye Zhiqiu's surprise, the other party turned out to be a director of the Writers Guild of America, who wanted to invite him to join.

"Mr. Ye, your two works "Kung Fu Panda" and "Beyond the Storm" released in Hollywood have performed very well and have met the requirements for admission to the Screenwriters Guild."

The white man with glasses explained: "The Writers Guild is an organization that represents screenwriters in film, television, and new media. Our main purpose is to provide professional protection and benefits to screenwriters who join the association to help them develop better in the industry."

"If you join the association, you only need to pay a certain amount of membership fees every year, and you can get the association's copyright support, protection, contract signing guidance and other rights..."

After the other party talked for a long time, Ye Zhiqiu finally understood.

To put it bluntly, this is the American Screenwriters Guild, a collective organization of screenwriters that negotiates with employers and fights for their rights.

Of course, when the talks break down, members must also cooperate with the association’s unified actions, such as strikes.

Generally speaking, not all screenwriters in the United States are members of this association, but if you intend to develop in the local area for a long time, joining this association still has certain benefits.

However, after a little thought, Ye Zhiqiu rejected the other party's invitation.

The reason is simple. The association was established by screenwriters to fight against capital and fight for their rights, but he never simply positioned himself as a screenwriter.

His ultimate goal is to become capital. If he joins this association, wouldn’t that be fighting against himself?

Ye Zhiqiu’s refusal surprised the man with glasses. After his persuasion failed, he could only leave with regret.

In fact, in order to expand its voice, the Screenwriters Association also needs to continuously absorb influential new members. Obviously, Ye Zhiqiu, who has two mature works, belongs to this category.

However, Ye Zhiqiu is different from those members who only make a living as screenwriters and are penniless before they have successful works. He is already a superstar in the pop music circle and has his own influence. He doesn't need you to speak for him at all.

After the man with glasses left, Ye Zhiqiu just picked up the water glass when another middle-aged man in a suit and tie with neatly combed hair came up to him.

"Hello, Mr. Ye."

"First of all, congratulations on your award tonight. Let me introduce myself. I am the deputy general manager of HBO in New York. You can call me David March."

People came one after another, either wanting to take advantage of him or trying to get him into a certain association. Ye Zhiqiu felt a little tired, but he still responded politely.

"Hello, Mr. March, what can I do for you?"

March smiled and said, "Well, we've read your previous works and think you're a very talented and promising screenwriter."

"In the next phase, our company is going to produce a new TV series to be broadcast on the HBO TV channel. We would like to invite you to participate in the creation and selection of the script. If you are finally selected by the review, we can start cooperation in the future. I wonder if you are interested."

Another person who wants a script. It seems that I am indeed quite famous in the European and American film and television circles.

However, the other party only invited Ye Zhiqiu to participate in the selection. Ye Zhiqiu was not very interested in this. It was not that he was afraid of not being selected, but that there was no need.

Firstly, he is currently busy with the project "The Wandering Earth" and is unable to spare the time; secondly, to be honest, his script is not short of investors.

Ye Zhiqiu was about to decline, but the other party seemed to see what he was thinking and added, "Mr. Ye, HBO is one of the most powerful pay TV networks in the United States. In addition to production, it also has the qualifications for distribution."

"We attach great importance to this TV series. Our goal is to use the highest production budget and the most luxurious cast ever to create an absolute classic and hit."

"Don't worry about the treatment of the script. If it is accepted, it will be treated the same as the top screenwriters in the industry. If you can participate in this project, it will definitely be beneficial to you."

The other party's words made Ye Zhiqiu take back what he was about to say.

He didn't know much about American pay TV networks and originally thought that they were just an ordinary film and television production company. He didn't expect that they also had distribution qualifications, so this was worth considering.

He had many excellent film and television scripts from his previous life in his mind, but these works would not become box office hits and make money just by being filmed. The biggest problem was distribution.

No matter which country you are in, if you don't solve the problem of distribution channels, even if your work is excellent, it will be in vain if it cannot be put online.

Nowadays, if you want your work to be released in Hollywood, you must cooperate with a local American company with distribution qualifications, such as "Kung Fu Panda".

This is also the most convenient and realistic way, but after all, you are living under someone else's roof, and your say is not there, so in the end the big money is still made by the other party.

The words of the HBO head gave Ye Zhiqiu an idea. To enter the European and American film and television market, it is not necessary to stick to the film industry. Instead, starting with TV dramas is a good way.

Moreover, from what the other party said, it is a drama that they are going to spend huge amounts of money to produce, so the value of it is naturally different, and it is a great opportunity to increase the popularity of the drama.

While thinking in his heart, Ye Zhiqiu had already made a decision and asked, "Mr. March, can you tell me what you need for the script?"

"Of course," March said. "We want to create a grand, epic work."

"The story is in medieval style, with elements of the Roman Empire, Sparta, and Viking pirates. If it is a fictional background, it needs to have a complete historical, geographical, and cultural system..."

“You can refer to similar works such as Vikings, Rome, and The Tudors, but we must point out that our goal is to be more ambitious and better.”

Ye Zhiqiu listened carefully and roughly understood the other party's needs. After thinking for a moment, he had a rough plan in mind.

"Mr. Ma Qi, I have accepted this commission, but..." Ye Zhiqiu said, "I have some special requirements for treatment."

Ma Qi's eyes flashed with joy, and he asked, "What are your requirements? As long as the script is good enough, we will try our best to meet it if possible."

He was not afraid of Ye Zhiqiu making requests, and even believed that it was normal for capable people to have personality. It would be abnormal not to make any requests at all. It was nothing more than a matter of money. HBO was a strong company, so spending a little more money was nothing.

Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Let's talk about this after the script is actually selected."

"Trust me, you won't be disappointed."