In the end, Cheng Xiaoyu chose CW TV, which is the penultimate TV station among the five major TV stations in the United States, and most of the programs produced are aimed at young people, formerly known as WB TV and Paramount Network in the United States, but because the ratings are too low, it was acquired by Warner Bros. and CBS in bankruptcy and merged into CW TV. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, it is not Cheng Xiaoyu who chose CW TV at all, but Cheng Xiaoyu has no choice at all, after all, he has a plan and wants it, and he doesn't show people the specific content of the plan, and the top three TV stations don't bird him at all.

Although Cheng Xiaoyu has become quite famous, the TV system and the Hollywood film industry are not the same thing at all, not to mention that all TV stations have expressed great interest in Cheng Xiaoyu's upcoming TV series, but when it comes to music talent shows, it is more complicated.

Just like ABC TV is behind Disney, NBC is behind Universal, and when it comes to the issue of draft picks, they will not make concessions, while Columbia TV is a well-known TV station for the elderly, and the programs and TV series tend to be conservative, and they are not very interested in Cheng Xiaoyu's TV series, let alone his talent show "The.Voice.of.America".

As for FOX TV, they already have "American Idol", so Cheng Xiaoyu didn't go.

Therefore, CW TV has become Cheng Xiaoyu's only choice, and for CW TV, cooperating with Cheng Xiaoyu is only for the TV series that Cheng Xiaoyu promised to direct personally, as for "The.Voice.of.America" anyway, the production fee is all borne by "The Voice of Rain", if CW TV station thinks it is not good-looking, it can refuse to broadcast it.....

As for the draft rights and copyrights, they don't care, the executives of CW TV don't think that a film director can play the talent show, as long as the production is not too bad, choose a garbage time period, and broadcast it casually, just cut it...... In case the packing rate is high, they will have picked up the treasure, and no matter how they calculate, they will not lose.

Such cooperation conditions are like pie in the sky for the CW TV station, which is at the bottom of the five major TV networks.

After signing the contract and seeing the TV script and the plan for "The.Voice.of.America", the CW executives finally determined that they had picked up a big pie.

The next day, Derby Feynman, the president of CW TV, who had not slept all night, this middle-aged white man with a big nose and brown hair ran to the "sound of rain" and said to Cheng Xiaoyu: "Cheng! When will this TV series start filming? I hope to make it a weekly drama..... It's definitely a hit..... Or if you shoot an episode first, if the quality is high and the price is higher, it won't be a problem for us at all....."

CW TV station's current ratings are TV dramas, and at present, their station's highest cleaning rate is "Vampire Legend", which once set a record of 1.8, of course, this rating is a common thing in the front four major TV stations, if there is not even 2.0 in prime time, it may have to be cut.

But for the bottom CW TV station, 1.8 is the most brilliant report card, and the reason why it can still be ranked among the five major TV stations is also because the TV series they produce themselves are quite distinctive, such as the copyright of "Vampire Legend" has been sold to dozens of countries around the world, and the positioning is very distinct, my CW is aimed at young audiences, and it is considered to have a relatively fixed supporter, which is more favored by advertisers.

But in fact, for Cheng Xiaoyu, filming a TV series is just to pave the way for "The.Voice.of.America", and he wants to use this show to send Xia Shamo to the altar and win the Grammy crown.

Cheng Xiaoyu stood up with a smile and poured a cup of tea for Deby Feynman and said, "Mr. Feynman, haven't you noticed the plan for "The.Voice.of.America....."? Summer vacation is coming soon, and it's a good time for us to do wonders. ”

Derby Feynman then remembered the talent show that needed to turn the chair, but it was a bit creative, but the success of a variety show is multifaceted, and it is more complex and difficult...... But TV series are different, you can basically know it by reading the script, not to mention that sitting opposite him is the most outstanding commercial director of the young generation of Hollywood.

So Derby Feynman is still more optimistic about this TV series, he took the hot tea brewed in a celadon cup handed over by Cheng Xiaoyu, thanked him, and then said: "Cheng, we must fully support that variety show, we can start the action of finding people first, it will take time to collect so many singers in Quanguo, leave these little things to us, you shoot two episodes of the TV series first..... As a fan of your films, I can't wait!"

Derby Feynman has a keen eye for running this critically underfunded TV station, and he has worked hard to build a brand among young people, and it is now a small success.

Although Cheng Xiaoyu is very skeptical that Derby Feynman has bought tickets for his movie, he still has to receive this favor, but this TV series is not something that can be filmed, casting, crew formation or anything has not started yet, and he can't treat it perfunctory just because it's just a TV series.

Another point is that the weekly drama will more or less affect the quality because of the rush to shoot, which is unbearable for Cheng Xiaoyu, who strives for perfection, so he can only smile and say: "Mr. Feynman, we said that we will finish filming the first season and then hand it over to your TV station..... At that time, I didn't say that it would be a weekly drama, and I found it a little difficult to accept your request for a while. ”

Derby Feynman persuaded bitterly: "Cheng, I have confidence in your filming speed, and you also know that the summer vacation is coming soon, and we are lacking a TV series that can be played like this....."

Cheng Xiaoyu said unmoved: "Although I have always been known for making movies quickly, in fact, my requirements for quality are quite high. ”

Derby Feynman thought for a moment and planned to use the prime-time broadcast of "The.Voice.of.America" in exchange for Cheng Xiaoyu to change this TV series into a weekly drama, he carefully considered it and felt that this idea was feasible, so he said: "Cheng, let's think about it from another angle, if we change this TV series to a weekly drama, I will give you the most prime time Saturday night, which can attract a large number of viewers at this time, and then we will continue to broadcast your " The.Voice.of.America》..... What do you think of such a proposal? ”

Cheng Xiaoyu looked at Derby Feynman's sincere face, I have to say that he was a little moved, although he and CW TV are using each other, each taking what they need, he does not rule out that other TV stations will sell the copyright to others at a high price in the future, but at present, friendly cooperation with CW TV is the basis of everything, and what Derby Feynman said is not unreasonable, first use TV series to gather a large number of audiences, so that you can quickly put "The.Voice.of.America" Stir it up, and then harvest a batch of royalties around the world.

You must know that "The.Voice.of.America" sold a sky-high copyright fee of 70 million US dollars in the United States alone, and the global income is hundreds of millions, which is faster and more stable than making movies to grab money, and the most important thing is that this show is almost impossible to replicate.

Cheng Xiaoyu thought for a while and agreed to Derby Feynman's request, he stood up and stretched out his hand to Derby Feynman and said, "Mr. Feynman, give me a month, I'll shoot four episodes first.... But I also have one more condition, I need to invite these mentors for "The.Voice.of.America....."

Cheng Xiaoyu wrote down five names on the paper, and then said: "Three of these five must be invited, and one I have already confirmed, which is the gold medal producer Will Kinson, and the other must be invited is Ms. Mary Hughes." ”

He needs a puppet mentor who can help Xia Shamo, so he must let one of his own people in, Will, although Jinson is not particularly familiar to the public, he still has a very high status in the music circle, which is not abrupt.

And the diva-level Mary Hughes is the fame he hopes to bear, if he can invite Mary Hughes, an evergreen diva in the American pop music scene, the publicity of this show will definitely have a double effect with half the effort, no one can know how important it is to Cheng Xiaoyu and a well-known mentor to this show.

It can be said that the importance of the mentor of this show is even in front of the singers.

Derby Feynman looked at the five names written on the paper, and couldn't help but smile bitterly twice and said: "Cheng, you are deliberately embarrassing me! Not to mention Mary Hughes, the four written in the back are not insignificant characters, it is already difficult to invite one, and you have to invite three at once.... Oh my God, you might as well let me bring Mr. President as a contestant.....

Cheng Xiaoyu smiled and said: "Mr. Feynman, to be honest, I think your idea is really good, if you can really invite Mr. President, I am willing to ..... any amount of money."

Seeing that Cheng Xiaoyu's demeanor was very serious, Deby Feynman shook his head speechlessly, then took the note and looked at it again and said: "I can only say that I try my best, you must know that the people above are not impressed by money..... What is your budget to produce this show?"

Cheng Xiaoyu replied lightly: "There is no upper limit." ”

Although Derby Feynman could not understand Cheng Xiaoyu's thankless behavior, he couldn't control other people's money and willfulness, anyway, there was no loss for him, he spread his hands to accept, and then put the note into his suit pocket, stood up and shook hands with Cheng Xiaoyu to say goodbye.

Cheng Xiaoyu also stood up and accompanied Derby Feynman out of the office.

Derby Feynman, who still denies Cheng Xiaoyu in his heart, doesn't know that in the near future, when the second season of "The.Voice.of.America" is broadcast, Mr. President will really come to this stage to do a "show......