Chapter 477: Wisdom and Courage Break Through
Michael Eisner didn't respond for a long time, and Don chuckled: "Whether it's CBS or ABC, as far as I'm concerned, they're all partners in the business, and whoever has good signing conditions, I'll choose whom." Mr. Eisner, don't you regret letting American Idol on CBS?"
"Humph!"
Michael Eisner didn't give him a good face.
He is not stupid, the situation at that time, smart people have seen it, as long as the conditions offered by CBS are not harsh, Tangen Pictures will definitely choose CBS.
At this time, ABC will still stick a cold ass with a hot face?
At that time, Michael Eisner had just been in high spirits because of the enactment of the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act", so he didn't want to lose that person.
But now the situation is reversed, and face is far less important than interests!
Don En said in a leisurely manner: "The first season of "American Idol" must have been broadcast by CBS, and it is obvious that ABC will be completely suppressed by CBS in the next few months. Mr. Eisner, it's up to you to agree with my understanding of reality TV. ”
"What do you mean?"
Michael Eisner furrowed his eyebrows, realizing that Donn had something to say.
Tang En said: "I'm a filmmaker, but the TV series I invest in and the reality shows I plan have the potential to be hits. Mr. Eisner, do you think I'm lucky, or am I strong?"
Michael Eisner squinted his eyes, savoring Donn's words, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and his voice was a little out of shape, "So, in addition to "American Idol", you also planned a new reality show?"
Don said with a smile: "A month ago, "American Idol" signed a contract with CBS, and at that time I knew for the first time that the profit of a hit reality show is no less than the income of a hit movie! More importantly, the reality show has less investment, lower risk, faster return of funds, a wider audience, and a stronger sequel effect!"
Michael Eisner was slightly excited, "So...... A month ago, you planned a new reality show?"
"That's right, the new reality show, called "Zhiyong Rush", is a national experiential competitive entertainment reality show, which can not only allow the audience to experience it first-hand, but also invite entertainment stars to actively participate in it, so as to achieve real national entertainment. "American Idol" is a display of singing, and "Wisdom and Bravery" is a stage for challenges!"
"Can you elaborate on that?"
"Inconvenient. The corners of Don's mouth curled, "But in my opinion, the influence of "Wisdom and Bravery" is no worse than that of "American Idol". By the way, I'm talking about global influence!"
"American Idol" is so popular, its influence covers the whole world, and "Supergirl" and "Fast Man" are all copycat products that have not paid copyright fees. Even in the European and American markets, the subsequent "X-Phoneme" and "America's Got Talent" are difficult to reach the height of "American Idol".
Only the coverage of "Wisdom and Bravery" can be compared to "American Idol"!
The planning of "Wisdom and Bravery" is great!
In addition to the occasional celebrity joining, attracting popularity, and athletes joining, causing amazement, the specific game design is also very outstanding.
Just imagine, under the banner of challenging the limit and promoting sports, let a group of bikini beauties with hot bodies bounce through the level, how about the visual effect?
If you fail to break through the level and fall into the water, will the beauty get wet, or will the beauty take a bath?
It can be said that this show includes multiple factors such as extreme sports, sensory stimulation, star effect, muscular athletes, hormonal effects, and bikini beauties.
To put it bluntly, it's "violence + lust/emotion"!
"Wisdom and Bravery" has always been prosperous and quickly became popular all over the world, which is not unreasonable.
Michael Eisner mused, "It was just made 1 month ago, so it's too late, right?"
Tang En said: ""Zhiyong Adventure" is mainly a cool outfit, and now we are planning and producing, and in May, we will start official filming and production. This doesn't require a large audition like "American Idol", so the production stage is easy, and it is expected to be broadcast in July. ”
"American Idol" finished broadcasting in June, and "Wisdom and Bravery" was broadcast in July, which is the successor.
"This kid's ambition is not small!"
Michael Eisner squinted his eyes and saw through Donn's thoughts, he wanted to monopolize the reality show market after the two big markets of commercial films and professional cable TV stations!
But as it stands, Don has the strength.
"American Idol" is the first-ever music reality show, and it is truly aimed at the national public, SMS voting, and has great influence.
Dick Clark TV Production Company, because of its poor performance last year, was once at risk of being forcibly delisted, and after the acquisition of Don Pictures, it was also looked down upon by its peers.
Unexpectedly, Dick Clark TV Production Company played an important role in Donn's bombardment of the Golden Globes!
What's more, the reality show planned by Don En gave this company a new lease of life!
Will "Wisdom and Bravery" be as popular as "American Idol"?
Michael Eisner frowned: "CBS's "Big Brother" will be broadcast in the second half of the year, and "Wisdom and Bravery" will be broadcast...... Is that okay?"
"Big Brother", "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race" are tied for the three major reality shows on CBS, and they are the originators of reality reality shows.
It is a group of people who live under the monitor, their words and deeds are recorded, and the contestants are eliminated by voting. Because many participants keep showing the lower limit in order to canvass for votes, all kinds of emerge in endlessly, which is very controversial and very hot.
Tang En said disapprerovingly: "A reality show like "Big Brother" needs to be coherent when watching, just like a TV series, if you don't watch it every few episodes, you won't be able to understand the plot, which is not in line with the trend of reality shows in the future." The focus of reality shows must have an immediate effect, that is, they can be watched at any time without a sense of estrangement, such as "American Idol". ”
"Whether it's "Big Brother", "Survivor", including "The Amazing Race", they are all models of the past, maybe the popularity is not reduced, but it can't be entertained by the whole people. The constant change of leading actors, the plot of the upper and lower connections, which will bring confusion to the audience, is not the correct model of reality shows. Besides, "Wisdom and Bravery" is not a quarterly program, but a standing program, once a week, instant entertainment. ”
The design of "Big Brother" is great, and the most critical problem is that new faces often appear, which is an obstacle to understanding for the audience, and it is difficult to become a hit.
The reality show of the Kardashian family is an imitation of "Big Brother", but their family is all celebrities, and the audience knows each other, so this can last forever. Kim Kardashian's popularity in the United States is even higher than that of top Hollywood stars like Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts.
Michael Eisner didn't expect Donn, a filmmaker, to have such a deep understanding of reality shows, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Back then, he and Barry Diller jumped from ABC Group to Paramount and took charge of the film company as TV personalities, but they were also questioned by many people.
However, as "laymen", they came up with high-concept films, achieved amazing results, and were exclaimed as "genius film analysts" in one fell swoop.
This feeling was also felt by Michael Eisner in Donn.
Donn's argument is novel and ingenious, and it is well-founded.
"Okay, ABC has booked the show "Wisdom and Bravery"!" Michael Eisner took a deep breath and made a decisive decision.
Tang En said calmly: "My hard work on "Wisdom and Bravery" is not lower than that of "American Idol", and the signing terms cannot be worse than the conditions offered by CBS for "American Idol". ”
Michael Eisner has no choice but to pin his hopes on Donn for now.
Donn's decision to buy out Pixar's contract is cutting off his back.
But only Don can clear the thorny obstacles ahead of him.
"The Oscars will be in two days, and we'll talk about the details after the Oscars. This time...... I don't want Pixar to make some unfavorable remarks about Disney. ”
"Of course, I promise!"
However, Done's words quickly changed, "I will solve this matter before April! If I don't get a satisfactory result by next month, I can't guarantee that I will do anything." ”
Threat!
This is the undisguised threat!
Michael Eisner had no choice but to accept, "No problem, I will immediately organize a negotiation team and solve these problems within this month!"
Pixar and Disney broke off their cooperation, which is irreversible.
Now, "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Brave Warrior" are the straws that have kept Disney's stock price stable.
Either way, Michael Eisner has to catch it!
……
Don is in a good mood, and after working hard for more than half a year, he can finally get his hands on Disney's classic cartoons.
Ten years later, when the IP concept became popular, even little-known old films such as "Return of the Joker" and "Jumanji" had a future for remakes, not to mention those classic animations that were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
When the little secretary Ella Fisher came to report to work, Don happily held her delicate face and kissed her fiercely on the red lips.
Ella Fisher was sullen, "Donn, the latest news, the Oscar organizing committee has canceled your status as an award presenter. ”
"Huh?"
The corners of Donn's eyes twinkled.
Ella Fisher whispered, "You say...... Could it be that the Oscars organizing committee was worried that you would say something inappropriate when you presented the awards, so they canceled your guest status?"
Don blasted the Golden Globes when he received them at the Golden Globe ceremony, and this bad reputation was too great.
"Hmph, maybe Kirk Douglas arranged it. Don pursed his lips disdainfully.
"Ah, Kirk Douglas?" said Ella Fisher, a little worried, "could something go wrong?"
Tang En was quite contemptuous, he didn't pay attention to this matter at all, and said lightly: "The grasshopper after the autumn, he can't jump for a few days!"
Two days later.
It's the Oscars!()
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