"Well, that's a good idea. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoBut what is Oscar going to do?" Sid is a human being, but Oscar is still a new thing for him.

"It depends on ......," Sean said, looking at Ali Emmanuel.

"Well, if you want to make a public opinion for the Oscars, it mainly depends on the thousands of judges at the academy, but before that, it is necessary to participate in a series of film festivals in North America. Ali Emmanuel, who is an old Hollywood fritter, said with a familiar introduction.

"For example?" asked Sid.

"For example, the Directors Guild of North America Awards, the Screen Actors Guild of North America Awards, the Writers Guild of North America Awards, etc., and of course, the Golden Globe Awards. Ali Emmanuel counted his fingers.

"Okay, you and Sean make a plan in this regard, and after showing it to me, we will implement it as soon as possible. Oh, by the way, and don't forget, don't waste those short films, if you can win some short film awards, try more. Sid nodded.

"Then the next ......" Sid looked at Charles Shear, who had been sitting next to him and hadn't joined the conversation for a long time.

"The integration of Fire Lion TV is largely complete. "But the problem now is that EF (the predecessor of Fire Lion) used the traditional cell tower method, so it could only be viewed in south-central California. ”

"Charles, can you give us an idea of how the TV station works?" asked Sid.

"Of course, no problem. Old man Charles Schell nodded, "I did some research on this, and our North American television network has mainly two types of projection so far. The first and oldest way is the wireless signal tower method, which was adopted by the first three major TV stations ABC, NBC, CBS. However, this method requires the installation of infrastructure such as signal towers throughout the country, which requires huge overhead. ”

Sid shrugged and smiled: "We definitely don't have so much money now, if we really want to build any signal tower, it will have to be at least billions." ”

Sid's words made everyone laugh, "Of course, we don't need to use this way, although the wireless towers have the widest coverage and the largest number of viewers, but the dismal ratings of the three major TV stations over the years are well known." Since it's a thankless task, there's no need for us to imitate it. ”

"The second way is cable TV. Charles Schell turned to the next page and said, "Although the number of viewers of cable TV is theoretically not as large as that of wireless TV, in practice it is not much different, and as long as it is a home connected to the cable network, it can be watched." ”

"There are generally two kinds of cable TV stations, one is the basic TV station, which belongs to any viewer who can watch it as long as they pay the basic fee, and the other is the pay TV station, such as Warner's HBO, which needs to be paid to watch, and so far, it has not had much influence. Old man Charles Schell continued.

Sid nodded: "I remember Fox TV this way. ”

"Fox is, yes, but when they were founded in the 80s, they bought up local TV stations in seven major cities across the country and combined them to form a national television network. Charles Schell said.

"But as far as I know, the so-called national television network, in terms of content, is only the same prime-time main content, such as NBC's "Friends", while the other time slots are broadcast separately, local content. Sid said.

"Yes, it does. Old man Charles Schell nodded.

"If we want to become a national television network, we don't need to buy TV stations across the country like Fox. Let's go the third way. Sid said.

"The third?" asked Charles Schell, puzzled.

"Yes, we don't have enough money and manpower to set up a sub-station covering the whole country, but in fact, there is no need, all we need is nationwide viewership coverage. Sid cocked up his finger and smiled, "So what we really need is to join the basic cable network!"

"Is that okay?" asked Charles Shear.

"We don't need separate daytime programs for each region, we can just use one program, as long as the program is good enough. "At the end of the day, the entertainment industry is a product industry, and the network architecture still needs to serve the content," Sid said. So what should we do if we want to join a cable network?"

"Generally speaking, cable operators pay money to TV stations to buy their content products to attract their own subscribers. But we're still a small local TV station, so we have to give them money. Charles Schell said.

"It's not a problem, it's about what the price can be talked about. Sid said, looking at Ali Emmanuel to the side.

"You won't want me to come this time, will you?" said Ali Emmanuel, smiling exaggeratedly.

"Well, I think it's time to expand our staff, too. Sid said, "I'll give you a list later, we're going to have to dig some corners in Hollywood, Ali." ”

"My broadsword is already hungry and thirsty. Ali Emmanuel licked his lips and smiled wolfishly.

The two of them who were full of tacit understanding let out a demonic laugh in unison, which made everyone shiver, and they didn't know which Hollywood was going to be plagued by Sid and Ali again.

"And how's our show going?" asked Sid, turning back to Mr. Charles.

"Filming of Survivor on the island of Borneo is almost complete, and the next step is editing and post-production. "I think it's better for Sid to take control of himself." ”

"OK, no problem. Sid nodded, "I'll pay attention to the editing in the later stage, but the TV station also needs to send a few directors to follow suit, after all, from the second season, I can't do everything myself." ”

"That's fine. Old man Charles Schell nodded.

"What about the other show?" Sid asked, "Survivor won't be finished until July or August, and we need a show that will make a name for Fire Lion TV before then." ”

"You mean 'Who Can Be a Millionaire'? We've already advertised it in the national press and magazine, and according to your plan and vision, the host and team have been formed, the studio interior has been set up, and all that's left is to select the contestants and start production. "Charles Schell was excited when he talked about this first project for the TV station.

"Not bad, not bad. Sid nodded repeatedly, "The specific publicity will be according to the method we have ordered." ”

"That's all for then, right?" said Sid, clapping his hands after flipping through the information.

"Hey, don't forget me every time, Sid. Ali Emmanuel said with an innocent face and "aggrieved".

Ali Emmanuel's rare trick made everyone laugh, "Hey, Ali, you're here too." ”

"Okay, let's talk about the interview. Sid laughed helplessly.

"I know Sid, you don't like to waste time on these things, so I've turned down other invitations, but this is the second time for Time magazine's cover interview, and the third time for Oprah's talk show. Ali Emmanuel's words caused a commotion among the crowd, they didn't expect their boss to be so fierce, and even Oprah and Time magazine rejected it several times.

Sid looked at everyone's surprised expressions, spread his hands and said, "Look at your appearance, I can't go this time, right?"

"Hehe, Boss, isn't this also a good opportunity to promote our company?" said Sean and the others with a smile.

"Well, what's the interview?" asked Sid.

"It's the weekend for Time Magazine, and it's the weekend for the first week of next month. Ali Emmanuel said.

"OK......" Sid nodded, and was about to say something, when a man suddenly barged in, it was Sid's assistant.

"Boss, oh no. He said with a panicked expression, "Warner Bros. Pictures' negotiating team is here. The assistant's words made everyone frown.

Negotiating Mission? What the hell? I didn't have any contact before, and I came directly to a group of negotiators, which is too arrogant.

Sid knows that now the Warner Group is in full swing, and it is not impossible to do such an arrogant thing, after all, compared to the behemoth Warner with a market value of tens of billions, the current Fire Lion is just an inconspicuous small company.

"Don't panic, although it's uninvited, but don't lose the courtesy. You go and bring them to the conference room. Sid said with a slight smile.

"Yes. Seeing Sid so calm, the assistant couldn't help but nod and calm down.

A short time after the assistant turned to leave, he walked in with a group of elite people in suits and leather shoes, led by none other than Abel Samiton, the studio COO of Warner Pictures.

Since losing to Sid in the Harry Potter bid in London, Abel Samiton has become a laughing stock within the company. The original copyright competition was nine out of ten, but it was lost to a small company with a little-known name for no reason.

And with the revelation of Sid's identity, in addition to his identity as a writer and director, the identity of the owner of Fire Lion Pictures has also been dug up by the media. Although Fire Lion Pictures is not a listed company, as a formally registered company, basic information such as the legal representative of Fire Lion can still be found in the official.

So with the successive disclosure of information, Hollywood was also shocked by this "prodigy". Whether it's the first-of-its-kind viral propaganda or the sophisticated integration of start-ups, Sid's seemingly inconspicuous abilities have shocked Hollywood insiders even more.