Hollywood Road

The meeting room on the top floor of the Fox Building was filled with solemnity. Almost all members of the board of directors were present. There was only one topic for discussion today, which was about Dave Scola, the director of the production department.

The box office of "X-Men 3: The Last Stand" plummeted the next weekend. Even with the most optimistic forecast, the film's North American box office cannot exceed 250 million U.S. dollars. Even if the trend continues to plummet later, whether it can break through 200 million U.S. dollars will be a question Big question.

Twentieth Century Fox had high hopes for the end of the "X-Men" series, but Dave Scola obviously did not meet their psychological expectations. "X-Men 3: The Last Stand" may face a situation where the cost cannot be recovered.

Twentieth Century Fox has invested heavily in both projects, and someone must be responsible for the losses.

"I agree to terminate Dave Scola's work contract early." A gray-haired independent director said loudly, "Another person with outstanding ability will be selected for this position."

A middle-aged man next to him raised his pen, "I agree too."

"agree……"

"agree……"

Voices echoed one after another. Although there are still a series of company procedures to go, Dave Scola's fate of ending his term early cannot be changed.

After deciding to fire Dave Scola, Alan Harris, who presided over the meeting, asked, "I have a proposal for a new successor."

Everyone else looked at the 20th Century Fox CEO.

"I propose that Kara Firth, the deputy director of the production department, take over the position of director." Allen Harris said directly, "This is the most suitable candidate that the company can find at present."

"I object!" The gray-haired independent director shook his head without hesitation when he heard that the successor was a beautiful young woman, "She is too young and lacks sufficient qualifications."

"Qualifications?" Allen Harris immediately retorted, "Do you know Kara Firth?"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, he said, "She successively brought the success of "Deadpool", "Alien vs. Predator" and "Gone Girl" to 20th Century Fox, especially the two collaborations with Murphy Stanton. This film has led to an excellent reputation and a large amount of profits for the company."

Alan Harris coughed in a low voice, and said, "Let's not talk about the far ones, but the recent ones. Last weekend, Kara Firth was the producer of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" The eighth episode was aired, and the number of viewers of the first broadcast was close to 6 million! About one-third of the subscribers of Fox TV watched this episode!"

A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones has become a television phenomenon, and no one here can deny that.

But how could there be no opposition when it comes to such an important position?

Another middle-aged man suddenly smiled disdainfully, and said, "Is this Kara Feith's achievement? The person who did all of this is Murphy Stanton!"

"That's another point I want to make." Alan Harris said calmly without retorting, "Since Murphy Stanton entered Hollywood, he hasn't missed a single movie, and all his successes are based on relatively Small costs in exchange for super high returns, I think everyone has no objection to this point?"

The others looked at each other, but no one refuted it. The facts and data are here. If they are all refuted, they will only become the laughing stock of others.

Allen Harris looked at the others and said, "Twentieth Century Fox needs to continue working with such a successful director. We need a bond."

Everyone knows what he meant, and they also know that Kara Firth not only has outstanding personal ability, but also has the unlimited support of a director like Murphy Stanton in the future, and the position of director of the production department...

"It's just nepotism!" The disdain in the opponent's mouth grew stronger.

"If the candidate you propose has such nepotism..." Alan Harris stared at him and said, "I will consider him too."

The opponent opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Naturally, he is not an idiot to become a director of 20th Century Fox. He knows that the network of contacts is also a part of ability, and it is still a very important part.

Although there are many people who support Kara Firth, today's topic is mainly to discuss Dave Scola. The candidate for the director of the production department is only a nomination, and the real decision will not be made until later.

There is no doubt that the current hit "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" is one of the capitals of Kara Firth's competition.

This series has continuously created the ratings records of Fox Cable TV in the past five years. When the eighth episode was finished, the total number of viewers of the first broadcast and rebroadcast of these eight episodes easily exceeded 50 million. Not too big.

When the ninth episode met with the audience on the screen on time, Fox Cable set a new record for the number of viewers of a single program since the establishment of the station. The number of viewers exceeded 6.5 million in one fell swoop. The total number of viewers of the episode is as high as 10 million.

When the tenth episode of the final episode of the first season was broadcast, the number of subscribers of Fox Limited TV increased by 3.5 million compared with before the broadcast of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones". A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones was attracted by the title.

The season one finale of A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones lived up to expectations, drawing more than 8 million viewers on the night it aired.

This number was also disclosed by Stanton Studios and 20th Century Fox for the first time, and it instantly became the focus of entertainment news.

"The final episode of "Game of Thrones" broke the cable TV ratings record, and the death of the Duke of Winterfell touched people's hearts!"

A similar headline appeared the next day on the front page of the Los Angeles Times and the entertainment pages of numerous large print media outlets.

"Putting a main character to death didn't make 'Game of Thrones' suffer, on the contrary, it helped the show a lot, and last night's finale of the first season of 'Game of Thrones' got an overall Season-high viewership numbers, with more than 8 million viewers following the end."

"The viewership figure of 8 million broke the record for the highest viewership in the history of the Fox cable network!"

"Additionally, reruns of the 11 p.m. finale premiered that night with an additional 4.9 million viewers, bringing Game of Thrones' total viewership to 12.9 million, 20th Century Fox said if Counting all replays and viewing methods, the average viewership of each episode of "Game of Thrones" can reach 9 million, which can be said to be in proportion to this epic drama."

Although the broadcast of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" on Fox cable TV is over, the hype carnival belonging to the media has just begun, and Murphy and Kara Firth also need such hype, which can significantly contribute to The episodes add weight and sell for a good price in subsequent sales.

If "Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" wants to achieve huge profits, the subsequent copyright sales are the key.

During the first broadcast, Fox Cable TV will pay the producer US$2 million in copyright fees for each episode, and Stanton Studio will get US$1 million of it, and ten episodes will be US$10 million, which is far from enough to recover the investment.

As for how the accounts between 20th Century Fox and Fox Cable will go, that's not what Murphy cares about.

Therefore, Stanton Studios and Twentieth Century Fox also need the media to continue to build momentum.

The quality of this series is guaranteed enough, and the words touted by the media are firm enough, so there is no need to feel guilty.

"Murphy Stanton used "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" to break the "curse" of American dramas that are difficult to succeed in magic dramas with a high profile of "creating miracles", subverting the creative level of all Hollywood fantasy dramas in one fell swoop, Become an insurmountable peak in the magic film and television industry."

Los Angeles Times

""Game of Thrones" gives actors, directors, and screenwriters unlimited possibilities for creativity. With its infinite and orderly creative space, it includes thousands of full-bodied characters, grotesque, unique and imaginative customs, and its space is complete. , the richness of details, and the willful narrative make people sigh.”

"New York Times"

On the Internet with huge influence nowadays, countless fans of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" directly hailed this series as an extremely rare masterpiece.

""Game of Thrones" is undoubtedly an epic. It has hero legends, grand events, a time span spanning a hundred years, and a space spanning thousands of miles. Conspiracy, war, honor, belief, betrayal, growth, etc. Not lacking, in terms of appearance, it fully meets the standard. The whole show is well-produced, the actors perform well, and they don't step into the quagmire of big and useless with a magnificent shell."

"The grandly described character may die in the next moment. The overall setting of the plot does not violate the traditional routine of justice defeating evil, but it is difficult to know what will happen in the next moment. The blurred justice and evil are not like the one in the film. The south and the north, one is warm and bright, and the other is gloomy and cold. There is a big boundary between justice and evil. Justice collapses unexpectedly at a certain moment, and evil blooms humanity at a certain moment. There is an attractive the power to excite or bewitch the mind.”

All of these are making "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" gain continuous attention. Just like Hollywood movies, TV dramas that are popular in North America can always affect overseas regions. Many overseas film companies and TV stations have already contacted Twentieth Century Fox, want to get overseas broadcasting rights in their respective regions.

A negotiating team headed by Murphy and Kara Firth also flew to the UK to negotiate with a British TV station.