"Okay, then ...... next," Sid looked at Shirley Sandberg. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"That's all for Fire Lion Pictures, and then there's Fire Lion TV. Shirley Sandberg began.

Then everyone looked at the old man Charles Shear, and the old man smiled slightly: "If you look at me like this, I won't give you candy." ”

The old man's quipping words made everyone laugh, and Shirley Sandberg couldn't help but laugh: "Charles." ”

“OK，OK。 Charles Schell raised his hands, his gray beard shaking and shaking, "First of all, "The Noble Son Jon", which just ended this season, although there are only eight episodes, the average rating reached 37 million. ”

"And the ratings of the seventh episode finale have reached 40 million!" Charles Shear's words immediately amazed the conference room, and the colleagues of Fire Lion TV once again created a ratings miracle.

Although more than a year has passed, the people who have been shocked are a little numb. But hearing such a dazzling achievement again, everyone present couldn't help but whistle and celebrate.

Sid took the lead and clapped softly, and the greetings and applause of the crowd made Charles Schell smile so much that even the folds on his face stretched a lot.

After the applause subsided, it was Charles Schell who took the initiative to mention: "Then we will return to "Survivor Season 2" in the summer slot that starts in June, Well, which is the Thursday of the second week of this month." ”

Last year's ratings king, the return of "Survivor" can be described as highly anticipated, and the second season of the show actually started filming in the interior of Australia in the South Pacific when the first season was released at the end of last year. Executive producer Mark Bolaette and host Jeff Prost have also achieved remarkable results, and they have become more experienced in filming in the first season.

And more importantly, the champion of "Survivor Season 2" has been produced, and the shooting, editing, and production have also been completed. Although Sid didn't finish watching it completely, according to the feeling of cursory viewing, it is not much different from the "historical" version, so Sid has already passed the permission to shoot the third season.

"And "Survivor Season 3" has also been selected to be filmed in the interior of Africa. "Mark (Bolaette) and Jeff (Prost) have been on a two-month break at the beginning of the year, and our production team has recruited and auditioned 16 new contestants at the beginning of the year. ”

This month, they will fly to the interior of Africa to begin filming the third season. ”

"The other is Big Brother. Old man Charles lifted his glasses and said, "Just like Sid said, the rules of the original "Big Brother" are too boring. Based on your proposal, we added an element of competition and tension to the contestants' shared life, and the team of producers used this as a model for designing new homeowners competitions and food competitions. ”

"At the same time, we also drew a few producers from the production team of Survivor to participate in the revision of the rules and the adjustment of the shooting rhythm. Old man Charles explained.

After listening to Mr. Charles's explanation, Sid analyzed: "In fact, the reality show is to put it bluntly, the rules and production behind the scenes are only 1/3, and the selection of players is the other 1/3. Otherwise, no matter how good our rules are set and how tight the pace of shooting is. If the level of the contestants is not good, the final show will not have any highlights and fun. ”

"And what about the 1/3?" asked Old Man Charles curiously.

"Filming and playing on the spot. Sid said succinctly, "The reality show itself is unscripted, so this unknown suspense and conflict is the biggest temptation to attract the audience." But this uncertainty itself is also a double-edged sword, as long as the filming and production time is long, there will definitely be times when the conflict is not enough and the reversal is not successful. ”

"So in order to minimize this situation, the on-site execution is also very important, both for the polishing of the team and the replacement of new production members. Sid concluded.

"Everything else is fine. Sid then nodded, "I have always handed over the reality show to the old man, and I will come up with ideas at most, and the specific production and execution depends on you." ”

"There is nothing else in Hollywood, and there is absolutely no shortage of TV and movie production teams. "As an old man who has been working hard in Hollywood since the 70s and 80s, Charles Shear's understanding of this area of contacts is definitely far beyond ordinary people.

Sid wasn't worried, although he wasn't worried, but the experienced old man Charles was worried first: "But ......" The old man's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping made Sid and Shirley (Sandberg) very surprised.

"But?" asked Sid curiously.

"Our 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' was given to ABC, and 'Noble Boy Jon' was only done for one season. So what about next year?" Mr. Charles asked with some concern, "We have always been a major program in the first quarter now, if there is only "Survivor" and "Big Brother" left next year, I am afraid that the TV station will not be able to create such a rich cash flow to support the development of the entire group as it is now." ”

Old man Charles's words immediately won the approval of many people, Sid knocked on the table, and said: "Reality shows can't help but do this kind of thing, but I don't want to go too far, after all, dramas are the king of victory." ”

"Historically" among the five major television networks, FOX and ABC were the two craziest stations to produce reality shows, but it was NBC and CBS that successively dominated the North American ratings championship, which focused on creating dramas.

Therefore, it is conceivable that when time and resources are limited, it is really wise to invest in the projects that can generate the most benefits. Otherwise, if you are chasing the ratings in front of you, you will only pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons, and the gains outweigh the losses.

"So, what happened to Jerry Bruckheimer's CSI?" Sid asked.

"Jerry's team is currently writing the script for the first season of CSI, and we're going to shoot a pilot episode in the second half of the year and put it on Fire Lion TV. Old man Charles immediately became serious when he got down to business.

"Speaking of American dramas, what time period are we going to put them on the air?" Sid asked curiously, "I still don't know much about the rules of the American drama market." ”

"Oh, yes. Mr. Charles began to explain: "American dramas are generally divided according to the season, spring from March to May, summer from June to August, autumn from September to November, and winter from December to February. ”

"Generally speaking, the start time of the year for American dramas starts from the autumn season in September. Old man Charles's words made Sid puzzled.

"Why autumn? Generally speaking, shouldn't the year start in spring?" asked Sid.

"Oh, to understand this, we have to start with the summer. As we know, the summer season of summer has always been the peak season for movies of the year, plus most people will go out to play. So in the TV circle, the ratings of the summer season will drop by a notch as a whole. ”

"And in the fall, as people return to work and normal routines, TV stations and series ratings will pick up dramatically. Therefore, the American drama industry has formed a tradition of starting the premiere of dramas every year in September in the fall. ”

"Old dramas such as "Friends", "Will and Grace", as well as new episodes every year, will be broadcast in this time slot. ”

"After 3 months of broadcast in the fall, if it is a short drama of more than ten episodes, it will end. And if it is a long drama with more than 20 episodes, then it will take a temporary break in winter, which is the so-called winter break. For TV networks, the winter break is on the one hand to avoid the movie rush at the end of the year and the holiday break. ”

On the other hand, it is also to review and summarize the ratings of autumn dramas. Adjust, shorten, or even cut dramas that don't have good ratings. ”

"And in the second half of the winter season, or the beginning of spring, the second half of the American dramas and new short dramas, as well as some new drama pilot episodes in the second half of the year, will start to be broadcast. ”

"And the pilot episode we gave to "CSI" is scheduled for January next year, as long as the ratings and reviews are good, then in September next year, we will start broadcasting the official first season of "CSI". "Old man Charles's explanation was well organized.

Sid nodded, "Then this project will be done at your pace." That's all there is to the TV station. ”

"Well, there's one more important thing you won't forget. Old man Charles's expression became even more "resentful".

"Ugh. Sid was stunned for a moment, then twisted his eyebrows and remembered.

There was a pause for three seconds, and just when Shirley (Sandberg) and the others were about to hear the wind of tumbleweeds and the crow of crows, Sid quickly came back to his senses: "Ahaha, how can you forget? AMA American Music Awards, how is our cooperation with Dick Clark? They have agreed to advance the award time to November this year, has the specific time been set?"

"The time for the award ceremony has been set. On November 20th, it was held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. "Although the AMA All-American Music Awards were brought forward by a few months, Dick Clark said that the data and voting statistics were completed on time. ”

"As for the design of the awards ceremony, we have taken Sid's advice and improved the visual and performative aspects. We'll be done with the venue design in August, and then we and Dick Clark & Co. can choose a plan. ”