After being urgently summoned back to the CTU, Jack Bauer unwittingly found himself in a shocking conspiracy in the course of his operation. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info this old-fashioned and cliché-sounding plot direction, but it has a completely different performance in "24 Hours"!

The dangerous plot develops, everyone seems to be hiding their secrets again, and at the same time, small events full of a sense of conspiracy are pieced together little by little.

From Jack Power's daughter running away from home late at night, to black presidential candidate David Bowmer being blackmailed by the media, to the protagonist Jack Ball's unscrupulous attempt to knock a boss unconscious and blackmail him in order to search for intelligence.

But it wasn't until the end of the episode that the seemingly innocuous female assassin detonated the entire plane after stealing the security card from the cameraman.

Although the first episode of "24 Hours" is not very exciting, because most of the scenes are still indoors, and the main character Jack Ball has not yet shown his super agent side.

But just seeing the words in the novel become actual images has already moved the majority of book fans, plus when the Fire Lion TV created this drama, all aspects were shot in strict accordance with the standards of a spy movie.

So it doesn't matter if it's the electronic sound of the "24" number, or the hurried and nervous ringing of the phone in the CTU.

Of course, and most importantly, after each episode, there is always an electronic clock, in the electronic sound of "click, dingdong", a real-time flowing world is revealed to the audience like never before, and all the details strive to create a completely different spy world.

This has subverted the senses and habits of almost all North American audiences, as previously said in the evaluation of "CSI", American dramas before 2000, both in terms of rhythm and content, were quite slow and sluggish.

So, while the first episode of "24 Hours" was a bit slow to Sid's eyes, everyone who watched the internal screening said "It's a fast pace!" and "Every time the phone rings, my heart goes to my throat!"

Some people even said that the alternating way of four to five plot lines in "24 Hours" will be too tense and cumbersome, and will the audience not be able to accept such a fast pace?

In fact, this kind of opinion is not uncommon, just like when "historical" "Fast and Furious" was first released, the kind of film full of excitement and rhythm even caused a group of big directors of the 90s, such as Martin Scorsese, to worry about the young people of the new era, so it became superficial and stupid.

But in any case, the revolutionary effect of "24 Hours" was immediate, and the premiere results were also remarkable - the first episode of the first episode reached an average rating of 11.8 million viewers, and the peak once rushed to 14.2 million.

It wasn't until the second episode next week that "24 Hours" finally revealed its hideous face.

As Jack Bauer goes it alone to rescue his boss, a very different and extremely real and tense spy world slowly unfolds. There are no infinitely loud explosions, no strange spy props, just a hideous world that unfolds in silence and assassination.

Starting with the assassination of Jack's (Bauer)'s boss to protect intelligence, the pace of the episode begins to pick up, who is the trusted companion and who is the hidden traitor?

The plot of reversal and reversal is dizzying. Is the trusted companion a traitor or framed? Is the agent who inquires about the whereabouts of the protagonist Jack Bauer a jealous rival or a traitor in a terrorist organization?

Of course, there are more important dilemmas that make Jack Bauer painful and unforgettable.

As the first season of "24 Hours" unfolded, the show's ratings went all the way up, and soon surpassed its highest rating of 12 million in "history" to reach an average rating of 12.6 million.

This means that "24 Hours" is a real hit!

Whether it is the media or the audience, it has received rave reviews and praise.

The Los Angeles Times said: "The thrilling "24 Hours" is very easy to addict the audience! As a pioneering drama of the new millennium, Fire Lion TV has successfully created a classic, and the audience judges it by only one index, that is, the omnipresent entertainment in the play!"

"Variety" weekly said: ""24 Hours" is like an intense sledgehammer, not a finely carved brush. Although it only aired a few episodes, it was full of thrilling scenes and twists and turns in the story. The ticking electronic clock is full of freshness, which involuntarily makes people feel nervous, and there are chills down their spines. ”

Even the East Coast leader, the New York Times, was full of praise for it: "The premiere episode of '24 Hours' has all the elements that audiences love -- the twists and turns, the tenacity, the stupid boss, the suffocating escape and, of course, Jeremy Renner, who will become one of the best actors in a spy series of all time." ”

And the Wall Street Journal even praised: "The success of "24 Hours" once again proves that Lion TV is not only a profitable TV station, but also a pioneer leader." The revolution they spearheaded in the American drama market will not only affect themselves, but the entire North American TV market will change it. ”

The success of "24 Hours" not only opened up the American drama market for Fire Lion TV, but also made the audience look forward to the performance of Fire Lion TV more in the future, especially their American drama plan for the new millennium!

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Just after the Fire Lion TV ushered in a good start to this year, there was also exciting news from the Fire Lion Records. To be precise, the news came from the RIAA American Recording Industry Association.

Britney's debut album "BabyOneMoreTime", after just over a year, has sold a staggering 22 million copies!

Although this achievement did not surprise Sid, but the speed was so fast that even Sid was secretly dumbfounded.

Some have even begun to compare Britney's debut record with the 24 million records of the highest-selling female singer in history, Whitney Houston.

"According to our data analysis, Miss Britney's debut has made such a big breakthrough in a year, which is inseparable from our acquisition of Viking Records. Shirley (Sandberg) shook the information in her hand and said to Sid, who was on the other side of the video call.

"How?" asked Sid.

"Because Viking Records has a solid presence throughout Europe and Asia, the enthusiasm for sales in these markets, which had been lacking in the second half of last year, was beyond everyone's expectations. Barry Weiss, CEO of Fire Lion Records, took over and said.

"Oh, did you inadvertently achieve hunger marketing?" Sid didn't expect that the sales channel of Fire Lion Records was not smooth in the early days, but it caused the effect that Jobs had worked hard to achieve - hunger marketing!

Deliberately reduce shipments after the product is launched, to greatly hype up the popularity of the product and the thirst of consumers, just like a person who desperately desires water in the desert. Artificially create this psychological sense of need, and then after the product is launched, all consumers enter a frenzied pursuit trend.

"What did you say, Boss?" asked Barry Weiss curiously.

"No, nothing. Sid smiled and shook his head, then raised his hand, "Go on." ”

“OK。 Barry Weiss nodded, then picked up a detailed document and said: "Among the other five major record countries outside of North America, the United Kingdom has sold more than 4.5 million copies in half a year, and RB is far from Europe, but through the channels of Viking Records and Sony Records, our publicity and promotion activities have also been quite smooth, and the sales volume has exceeded 2.3 million copies in half a year." ”

"As for Germany and France, Viking Records' sales channels and promotional power are not as elaborate as those in the UK, but they both exceeded 1 million albums. ”

Barry Weiss's words made Sid quite interesting to discover, this time, Britney's sales were not good in "history", and even the United Kingdom and RB (both with sales of less than 500,000) have become strong supporters of Britney's overseas album results!

The UK, in particular, is almost as good as the sales of the other three major overseas recording countries combined, which is related to both the British roots of Viking Records and Sid's long-standing strategy of focusing on the British market.

The sales of records in these four overseas countries were close to 9 million, and the sales of overseas records eventually exceeded 10 million copies, which is a rare achievement in history where the overseas performance of female singers is comparable to that of North America.

And just a month after the Grammys, such a powerful news came out, which is undoubtedly a mockery of the Grammys. Although they can say that this is just a sales volume, it does not represent the level of the singer. But the Grammys don't have the hardness of the Oscars, and after this seed is planted, Sid can put more pressure on the Grammys in the future.

In addition, this month Britney will also start giving the second album "Oops... I Did It Again, and we're now setting up a five-week national tour across North America from west to east. As Sid pondered, Barry Weiss had already moved on to the rest of the story.

Starting in March, Britney is getting busy again with the new album "Oops... After I Did It Again", in addition to the regular publicity, Britney's own small and medium-sized tour is also an indispensable means of publicity.

And after that, it's time to head to RB's global press conference!