The Best Director

Chapter 258 Magic Young's Laws and Laws

If Wang Yang is willing, "The Big Bang Theory" can be released on the screen in January after the winter break, and even the video data of the first episode can be sent to a cooperative TV station a month later. Because, cbs, and other channels have a lot of sitcoms that can be cut off at any time, let "magic work" save the ratings at that time.

The news that he started preparing for this mysterious "Big Bang Theory" crew has already spread. This name has excited the fans of the drama, Big Bang Theory! The Big Bang Theory! So what exactly is it talking about? Of course, nothing can be seen from a name alone, like "Friends" and "Two and a Half Men", but they also vaguely felt that there seemed to be a different fresh air.

The TV station was also unclear, Wang Yang only said "this is a series with scientific content", science and sitcom? ! It's not that no one has thought about it. Doctors, lawyers, policemen, and even couriers have been done, let alone science? But science should be on National Geographic. "The Big Bang Theory" wants to popularize scientific knowledge in life? What kind of professor's family, a family comedy with several child characters?

Or continue the way of "t-21-team" and tell about a few interesting campus comedies of t students? Can this really work?

There are many doubts in the brains of TV station executives and drama fans, but everyone knows that Miracle Yang seems to be in love with "Smart". "t-21-team" opens and closes a series of mathematical theories, such as the Mengti-Hall paradox and the tiger paradox, which make people overwhelmed. The two dialogues at the beginning and the end have another kind of "shock"; " The plot and escape plan of "Prison Break" are interlocking and exquisite, and now even sitcoms must have science.

If the founder of "The Big Bang Theory" is someone else: ung-n, n-ang. The channel's Robert Iger would laugh and say, "What are you kidding? Look at the National Geographic Channel, we're on the entertainment channel." Kevin Reilly would think for a while, and then say, "What we need is young people. People like it, not seniors." CBS's Nancy Tellem thought about it and said, "You might consider doing a pilot."

Now it's ung-ang.

"Oh! We ordered!" All the TV channels raised their hands, and they have all said clearly: "Full season booking!" Totally worth the risk.

Faced with this expected "turbulent crowd" situation, Wang Yang expressed his gratitude very much, and also understood that he could not play too much, otherwise he would become a nuisance, so he first revealed that he wanted to broadcast it on a big TV channel. Thank you for your willingness, and thank you for rejecting the warm invitations from the three channels x, upn, and b.

Three TVs can only withdraw from the competition sadly, and the public relations personnel have no choice but to give Miraculous Yang some golf club coupons? Courtside tickets to the Staples Center Christmas Game? Why not take a look at his assets and worth? That's just self-defeating.

So of course only CBS, CBS and CBS are left. This is a war. They all said one after another: "No pilot episode is needed." This point is blind trust and respect for Fantastic Young, and it is a starting line.

"We trust Fantastic Young's plan, any plan, haha!" Kevin Reilly, president of the entertainment department, told the media so happily, laughing that "Prison Break" gave them unlimited confidence, and there is also a "scientific law": "You just have to believe in him, and he will definitely bring surprises. We call this 'Magic Young's Law'. Although we don't know what the show looks like yet, we believe it."

Blindly trusting and disrespecting the audience? Hearing the provocative question from the reporter, Kevin Riley shook his head again and again. He said seriously: "We must note that this is not the first drama series without a pilot episode. Not needing a pilot episode does not mean disrespecting the audience. Respect the audience and Miracle Yang. This is the consensus of all of us, because that person is Miracle Yang, we must provide him with the greatest creative space, and he will bring the best works.”

The words made it seem that "The Big Bang Theory" is already theirs, but in fact it is not; and cbs, which is rumored to participate in the competition, Nancy Tellem also confirmed the news to the media: "Yes, we are indeed pursuing Who doesn't want this show? We also have 'Amazing Young's Law'. We actually seriously considered going after Prison Break, but the crime genre didn't fit the style of our channel, so we sadly quit."

The meaning of this sentence is already an apology: "I didn't underestimate your "Prison Break", that was a mistake, don't mind!" There are not many people who can make this queen of screen entertainment openly apologize, and the 23-year-old Fantastic Young is one, of course This is also one of the reasons why she is very popular. In the celebrity voting column of Hollywood m, her approval rate is 100%, the most popular in the film and entertainment industry; while Wang Yang's approval rate is 95%.

Nancy Tellem finally said: "Now everyone knows that this set of sitcoms will have scientific content, which is very in line with our cbs style. We are very interested and hope to reach a cooperation."

"Of course we have the 'Magical Young's Law'." Seeing that the other party has made moves, Robert Iger naturally did not sit idle, and said to the media: "We still have three laws: First, he has the magical ability to change the market , don't tell him 'you can't do it'; second, he has a general vision and foresight, don't tell him 'this is wrong'; he always has amazing ideas and will put them into practice, and then bring surprises, Don't tell him 'Are you kidding me?' It's all about trusting him! You can't treat him conventionally."

I'm not competitive enough to say enough good things, I hope this will impress Miracle Yang, if a set of "The Big Bang Theory" has the achievements of "Friends", how much value will it produce in the year?

"I believe that "The Big Bang Theory" will have a warm home." Iger finally said confidently: "It will also give to God."

It's not just saying no action, in terms of schedule, their promise is that Wang Yang can choose any time period of the current sitcom; but the same is true, but it is recommended to take over the file of "Friends" and rumor "Joy" on Thursday Then move to 8: release, if necessary, two episodes can be broadcast in a row every week; and cbs is optional except on Monday pm9:, after the next season of "Everybody Loves Raymond" is over, you can take it s position.

Of course, in that case, the second season of "The Big Bang Theory" vs. the third season of "Prison Break" will happen. It only depends on Yang Yang's own wishes.

And what about the promotion for the first season of the show? The answers of the three major TV stations are all "the top" without hesitation, because the great success of "Prison Break" has broken the original way of publicity, it is no longer ordinary, not to mention the marketing on the Internet, "spending a lot of money" Focus on one or two new dramas integrating the latest ideas in the screen market: use a TV drama as a movie promotion! TV stations big and small have their own latest plans, and viewers will see many changes in the next autumn.

How top-notch the publicity is still depends on the fee offered. He made a desperate promise of 10,000 yuan. This is already the largest amount Robert Iger asked for from the top management. In fact, he thought 10,000 yuan; If the quality of the series is astonishing, you can do it; if you are stingy with anyone who makes a lot of money in "Prison Break", you won't be stingy with Miracle Yang, just do it.

What is the subscription price of Huoyan Group's largest earning link? The first season of "The Big Bang Theory" will have 24 episodes, and Flame Family Entertainment has offered a high price of 10,000 yuan per episode, which is already the treatment of the top ten ratings; although these have not been publicly stated, CBS has not shown any weakness , proposed to order 22 episodes a season at 10,000 yuan per episode, or 24 episodes a season at 10,000 yuan;

Usually, the amount of copyright on the first contract of a TV series will be the amount of the second and third contracts for subsequent reservations for half a season, or for three seasons in one go. For the location, there will be 10,000, 10,000, 10,000 episodes for at least a few seasons, and few episodes will increase copyright fees midway. Of course, if the producer encounters a situation where the leading actor asks for a salary increase, otherwise he will go on strike and not renew the contract, the new contract will also be renegotiated.

The salary of the six protagonists in the first season is per person per episode. The ratings of the first season broke into the top ten of the year, and the average salary of the second season rose to the third average per person per episode in the second season. In 1996, under the leadership of "Phoebe" Lisa Kudrow, the six collectively asked the producer Warner Bros. to raise their salary, so the third season raised it to $40,000.

By the end of the sixth season, each episode of the eighth season, each episode of the ninth season, the price per person per episode has risen to an unprecedented 10,000 US dollars per person in the last season of this year. To this end, Warner has to pay more than 10,000 yuan in broadcasting rights per episode.

Lisa Kudrow, the "big brother" who proposed the famous "all or nothing" agreement of the "Friends" crew, said at the time: "I don't think the average salary of several leading actors at an average of one million dollars per episode is too high. , but I said to myself 'If the studio can't pay this money, they're not going to say yes.' They say yes and they're still making money."

And according to Warner's personnel, the reason why the six leading actors offered such an outrageous price was because they and Warner had long since "no longer had a good relationship". I know that Warner and bsp; Buy all 236 episodes at 10,000 per episode. At the same time, there are also income from various overseas countries, income from the dvd market, and various copyright fees... It can be said that it is a huge profit. On the other hand, "Friends" usually sells more than 10,000 ads per second.

The "Big Bang Theory" with only one name and "there will be scientific content" is tens of thousands per episode? Despite the wealth and wealth, this move is still extremely crazy; of course, cbs, too. But this battle may affect the situation of sitcoms in the next ten years on the screen, and even affect the relationship with Miraculous Young. According to "Magic Young's Law" and "Magic Young's Law", if they don't want it, x will immediately yell: "I'm going to Wanna ask for every episode!"

Based on the current market situation, if "The Big Bang Theory" follows Miracle's usual style and employs newcomers and actors who are not well-known, each person will be around 50,000 to 60,000 yuan per episode. 360,000; not including Miracle Yang, the maximum cost per episode of such a sitcom would not exceed 10,000, which means that if Huo Huo chose the highest price, he would earn a total of 10,000 per episode in the first season before tax from the broadcast copyright fees alone. .

Now,,, 100% is to buy Miracle Young, to buy a new drama that is "scheduled" to be in the top ten of the year's ratings. But even so, I dare not buy three seasons at once, only dare to buy one season first, after all, this is already a very high price.

"I'm kind of flattered that the show is still just ideas right now, but it's got a lot of enthusiasm from many, many people."

Wang Yang really didn't expect to develop into such an exaggerated state in a hurry. As for the small trick of "the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits", he didn't deliberately tell Lionsgate that he wanted to get it quickly in order to get "Ghost Story" The company "Artisan intends to launch dv movies", and Lionsgate is really happy with timing, because he is now "Magic Yang", the chairman of the Flame Group, many things have changed.

If, in order to earn more money, the relationship in all aspects deteriorates significantly, then the loss outweighs the gain. His initial thought was that he would be satisfied with just one episode. This is not a live-action drama like "Prison Break", but a multi-camera sitcom with almost the entire process in the studio! Who knew that at the beginning without saying a word, it would reach more than 10,000. This is just the most normal "bidding".

"We chose bsp for "The Big Bang Theory"; in an exclusive interview with "tv-de" magazine and on the blog, Wang Yang announced the news, and he also communicated with Nancy Tellem and Robert Eagle ; and has also announced with joy and confidence: "4-5 TV schedule, "The Big Bang Theory" will take over the position of "Friends", we believe it will also allow the audience to maintain the habit of watching at 8 o'clock on Thursday night . "cbs and bsp; Wang Yang didn't choose to fan the flames, let the three major channels carry the price of each episode to more than 10,000 yuan, and chose the most suitable "just accept it when it's too good" and let everyone shake hands. After all, he didn't say anything difficult. Be obedient, and didn't even express any attitude. Of course, "Prison Break" and "The Big Bang Theory" will definitely violate the interests of the enemy, but this is the rule of the game, you can choose bsp; especially as a Chinese, anyone who wants to To maintain a considerable popularity, words and deeds are one of the biggest factors that determine the outcome.

Anyway, I don't mean to embarrass anyone, but I can't make "The Big Bang Theory" or "The Big Bang Theory"... there is no way to satisfy everyone, just speak the truth skillfully.

"The choice is mainly because of "Friends". I started watching "Friends" when I was 14 years old. I don't think I will ever forget the sand at the beginning of the film. Now I can take over its schedule and have the opportunity to continue its glory It means a lot to me to keep up the tradition of Thursday nights. I thank everyone who believed in The Big Bang Theory and put their trust in me. Our team will work hard to do a good job and start bringing you happy Thursday nights next year."

Fans of the show understand his decision very well. Except for "Friends" and they have a good cooperation with him, why change jobs? cbs, I really can't hate it, I know that I am being used to raise prices, but this is the rule of the game, Miracle Yang has saved them a lot of face both publicly and privately, and with the announcement of the victory, This féi soap opera of "competing for the magic Yang" has just come to an end.

In the end, Flame Family Entertainment accepted the plan with the 24 episodes of the first season, the full-season subscription price of 10,000 yuan per episode, and the promotion fee of not less than 10,000 yuan. The specific contract details are still being discussed. However, this has not prevented Flame from starting production. If they say they will give up the order tomorrow, Nancy Tellem, who is pinching his forehead, and Robert Eagle, who is frowning, will raise their fists "haha".

"Hello, is this Professor David Salzburg? I'm Wang Yang, yes I'm looking for you, haha ​​it's not about basketball, football, let's put down the grievances. You know it's for "The Big Bang Theory" , I would like to invite you to join our team as a script consultant..."