After seeing off Frank Wells, Eric welcomed William Bell, the president of Fox Television, into his office.

"William, how is Fox TV doing during this time?" Eric sat down on the couch in his office, and did not rush to ask William Bell about his intentions, but talked about the current situation of Fox TV.

Hearing this question, William Bell was slightly excited, although the number one leader of Fox TV is Barry Diller, but as the second in command, because of "Friends", Fox TV has risen strongly, so William Bell has also had a good time during this time, originally he saw the general manager level executives of the three major TV stations are a little unable to raise their heads, and now even in the face of the chairman of the three major TV stations, William Bell can also hold his head high.

"Very good, Eric, the finale of the first season of "Friends" a few days ago, the average viewership reached 28 million, and the average viewership of the first season also reached the scale of 23 million, and it will undoubtedly be the TV series ratings champion this year. Although "Friends" has finished airing, Fox TV has a regular viewership of 11 million, and by the way, we also have a cartoon called "The Simpsons" that has achieved very good results, with an average rating of 13 million, and the company has renewed for a second season......"

Eric listened patiently, nodding his head in agreement from time to time, and only after William Bell finished speaking, Eric asked, "So, William, do you have anything to do with me today?"

William Bell said: "It's about 'The X-Files' and 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire', and Mr. Diller wants to start the production of these two shows as much as possible, right. Eric. I remember that the original plan for "The X-Files" was not to make the first episode of Zuò this month. Why hasn't there been any movement yet?"

Eric also showed a helpless look on his face, although his original plan was indeed like this, but the plan could never catch up with the change, because Firefly and Fox attached great importance to "The X-Files", the two producers sent by the two companies would have disagreements in many aspects, and often had to get to Eric to make a decision, so it also caused a delay in the preparation progress.

In addition, although the male protagonist of "The X-Files" has now been confirmed, the female protagonist still has no clue. It is estimated that it will be good to start up in January next year. But. Eric is not in a hurry, it just so happens that Firefly's finances at the end of the year are starting to be a little tight, so it is also a good idea to start the production of "The X-Files" after the share of "Dark War" and "Friends" at the end of this month.

As for "Who Will Be a Millionaire", this show is quite simple, Eric is not in a hurry at all, and it is still a matter of funding, although this show is very simple, but it also requires millions of investments, half of which are from fireflies. Because of the Cisco thing. Eric has transferred the initial $10 million to the account of the investment company led by Chris Hansen, and now the Firefly and New Line have no more than $10 million in joint activity funds. The money is needed for the release of the videotapes of "Golden Jade League" and "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman". So we have to wait until the end of the month for the total 117 million shares of "Dark War" and "Friends" to arrive.

Eric did not shy away from telling William Bell about his difficulties, and then said: "William, you see, Firefly has no money now, so our part of the funds on our side can't be invested in time, besides, "The X-Files" will premiere in September next year, and now there is a lot of time." As for "Who Will Become a Millionaire", it must be launched together with the spring season of American dramas in March, and a month of preparation and publicity for this show is enough. ”

"But ......" Eric said reasonably, coupled with the identity of the other party as a 'boss', William Bell didn't know what to say, he didn't even understand why Barry Diller had to let himself come over, and his tone was so tough and urgent.

"Eric, to be honest, it was Mr. Diller who asked me to come this time," William Bell said, "I think there may have been a case of "Friends" being snatched by the three major television stations before the broadcast, and Mr. Diller was worried that things would change. ”

Eric laughed: "This worry is completely unnecessary, William, Firefly now owns 10% of Fox, how can I not be in a position to give the TV show to someone else, and besides, we have signed a contract, what are you worried about." ”

William Bell actually thought the same thing in his heart, and finally had to say: "Eric, or you call and explain to Mr. Diller in person, or I won't be able to go back and explain." ”

"Okay, okay, I'll fight. Eric shrugged helplessly, and felt a little sympathy for this cautious president, to be honest, although he works for a film and television giant like Fox, it is indeed a very bad thing to have a strong boss on his head, and Eric estimates that the newly left Disney President Frank Wells is in a similar situation to the current William Bell. Michael Eisner and Barry Diller are very strong people.

When Barry Diller received Eric's call, his tone was obviously surprised, hearing what Eric said, Barry Diller on the other end of the phone realized that he might have made a mistake, but since it had happened, he had to agree with Eric casually, and finally urged Eric to do his best to prepare "The X-Files" with concern before hanging up the phone.

It was already ten o'clock in the morning when William Bell was sent off, relieved.

Alan knocked on the office door and walked in, saw Eric leaning on the chair as if thinking about something, and said softly, "Eric, the audition on the Fox set must have begun, do you still want to participate?"

Eric shook his head, but immediately nodded again, and said, "Let's go, by the way, Alan, do you feel something strange?"

"Where?" asked Alan as he walked out of the office beside Eric.

Eric rubbed his forehead and said, "Maybe it's because I'm too tired and nervous during this time." Still, I always felt that something wasn't right there. ”

Alan paused and said, "Or, Eric, will you go back and rest for a day?"

"No need," Eric shook his head: "If you can directly select the heroine, you can even skip the third round of interviews, anyway, it's been so many days." ”

The two came to the parking lot in silence all the way, the company's driver said hello to Eric, ran down and eagerly opened the car door for Eric, Eric thanked him, just got into the car, suddenly shrank back, raised his voice and said, "I thought of it!"

Both Alan and the driver looked at Eric strangely.

Eric also realized his gaffe and said, "Let's get in the car and talk." ”

After the car started, Eric told the assistant sitting in the co-pilot the intention of the two presidents, and then said: "Alan, have you noticed that they are too eager to come to the door together today?"

"Eager?" Alan pondered for a moment and smiled, "If this kind of thing happens to me, I'll be anxious too, Eric, I think you still need to rest." ”

Eric shrugged and didn't say anything more, but the feeling in his heart still hadn't dissipated, but he didn't know what was going on.

……

By the time Eric arrived on the Fox set, auditions had already begun in a small studio. Eric pushed the door straight into the audition room, the center of the judges' table was empty, Eric greeted everyone and unceremoniously sat down in the middle seat.

"Miss, please continue," Eric nodded to the girl who was standing in the middle of the room, a little overwhelmed by his sudden arrival, as an assistant handed him the audition cast information.

The woman paused, and continued her somewhat jerky performance.

Although there were a lot of auditions, the auditions didn't go very fast, and there were only seven or eight in an hour.

Another woman with a tough face walked out of the room and sat to Eric's left, and David Greenwalt, a producer from Fox, said: "This actor named Sharon Stone is very good, not only has enough acting experience, but also looks up to the requirements of the heroine Dana Scarly. ”

After David finished speaking, he looked at Eric on the right inquiringly, but saw Eric absentmindedly bowing his head and writing and drawing on the paper, just after Sharon Stone walked in the door, David found that Eric was a little absent-minded, and he didn't even pay much attention to the other party's performance.

The man on Eric's right is Hans Whittle, who was involved in the production of the "Cocoon" series, so he was recruited to be the producer of the "X-Files" series of fireflies.

"Instinct, what does this mean?" asked Hans Whittle curiously.

Eric looked up and saw that both of them were staring at him, before explaining, "It's nothing, I just remembered a good script, and I was a little distracted." ”

Both producers were a little surprised and admired, but they didn't expect Eric to come up with a script in such a situation. However, they did not forget what the others were doing, and after a few teases, Hans asked, "Eric, what do you think of Sharon Stone just now?"

Eric shook his head, "No. ”

David Greenwalter asked unwillingly: "Eric, I think Sharon Stone fully agrees with your request, her acting skills are enough, her age is appropriate, and her temperament is also in line with your setting, why not, or will we put her in the third round as an alternate?" (To be continued......