In this strange social opinion, not only Li Xiaole has become a master of reasoning, but Benedict Cumberbatch, who explains on the website every day how to use "modern deduction" to deduce the details of these coaches' upcoming classes, has also become an unfathomable symbol in the hearts of ordinary fans......

Everyone noticed that although this strange guy didn't look good at first glance, it seemed to start to become charming after watching it for a long time, "Sherlock" has not yet been broadcast, and some female fans have begun to set up a fan site for the new Sherlock Holmes, and the number of registrations has quietly reached more than 2,000 people.

What is even more ridiculous is that Benny's Manchester college classmate, Ben Johnson, one of his best friends, also called him out of the blue to confess his past crimes: "Benny...... Have you deduced that I was dating your girlfriend behind your back at that time? I'm sorry, Benny didn't mean to, I was drinking at the time to do such a stupid thing......"

It made Benny feel very magical, and even those acquaintances around him began to think that they really thought that the fictional "modern deduction" was useful?

Another significant change is that the business phone number of the Drama Council has suddenly become a hotline, and many stage actors have called to ask if "Sherlock" still needs actors, and they are all very interested in it, and when they learn that there are no vacancies for important roles, there are still many people who say that as long as they can show their faces in this series, even if it is free.

This is what marginal actors like to say to producers, it doesn't matter if you don't have a role with lines, it doesn't matter if you have a salary on Weibo, as long as you show your face in popular dramas, it will be much easier to pick up the corner of your eyes in the future.

In such an atmosphere, the time entered the middle of May, the whole of the United Kingdom began to enter the rainy season, and the British people who hate mud and rainy days began to habitually like to stay at home, which led to the very decline in the attractiveness of movie box office and live football games......

At this time of year, BBC TV, which uses British dramas as a weapon, and Sky TV, which uses American dramas as its trump card, will start a new round of drama ratings showdown......

As the traditional ratings king, the BBC has a dominant position on Saturday, "Doctor Who" has a rating of 8.72 million, and the third season of the cutting-edge drama "Roma", which invested more than 100 million yuan in the first season, has a viewership of 7.8 million, and it continues to be popular.

And from Monday to Friday, the BBC can't do it, and can only buy the works of other British film and television companies, but on this capital battlefield, they are not the opponents of other TV stations at all, and the paid e4 channel "Skin" has a population of 6.25 million and has won the favor of countless young people, and itv's "Detective Polo" is the NO.1 of traditional detective dramas.

These small TV stations only rely on one or two high-quality dramas to threaten them, and what really makes the BBC helpless is that News Corporation's Sky TV, a media giant with one of Hollywood's six "Twentieth Century Fox", under the leadership of media tycoon Murdoch, has introduced countless American dramas to compete with the BBC head-to-head.

"Grey's Anatomy", "Desperate Housewives", "Ugly Betty", "Doctor House", "Prison Break", "Evil Force" almost all of the popular American dramas in this quarter are broadcast on Sky TV's 3 channels covering the whole of the UK.

And these dramas generally have more than 5 million viewers, and on Friday, the most watched Friday, Sky TV Channels 1 and 2 broadcast "Doctor House", and "Evil Forces" can average 4.67 million and 5.16 million viewers respectively, completely beating the 2.78 million population of the original BBC drama "Little Britain" to the point that it can't raise its head.

The BBC, which originally wanted to schedule "Sherlock" to be broadcast on Wednesday, suddenly changed its mind, and they negotiated with the council to adjust it to Friday, so that Li Xiaole, a Chinese director, could fight against those American dramas, especially "Doctor House", which is the same type as "Sherlock".

Dr. House, played by British actor Hugh Lowry, is now the most popular TV actor in England, which is very helpless for the BBC, and they can only hope that the purchase of "Sherlock" can suppress the momentum of this American drama, if not compare, at least it can divert some of his audience.

"We shouldn't accept this change." After receiving the document, Charlie frowned and suggested to Li Xiaole.

"I don't think that's a problem?" Li Xiaole sat on the office chair, relaxed.

"You know, we're overspending on our shows, and if we were going to have a split of viewers if it was going to run at the same time as 'Dr. House,' then we're going to have a hard time, and you know, we're going to have to reach at least 3.5 million viewers in the first episode to keep the revenue balanced." Charlie gently reminded that he hoped Li Xiaole would not be rash, "Doctor House" is very unusual, not only last year's Golden Globe TV series, but also the current British audience's favorite American drama, even surpassing Li Xiaole's "The Walking Dead".

"I think it's just right to arrange it this way." A smile appeared on Li Xiaole's calm face: "We can grab all the viewers of "Doctor House", which happens to be our customer group. ”

"Lee, do you really think Benny is stronger than Hugh Laurie?" Charlie looked at him and asked curiously.

"No, he's about the same as Hugh Lowry" Li Xiaole replied without hesitation: "But House is just alone, and Sherlock has Watson, Benny plus Martin, and he is ten times stronger than Hugh Lowry~~~"

Charlie looked at the powerful confidence in Li Xiaole's eyes, and didn't say anything, just looked at him appreciatively, nodded, and couldn't help but feel a little enthusiastic in his heart, I haven't felt this way for a long time, just compete with the strongest opponent head-on, only the better one can survive~~

As night fell in London, drizzling down, Big Ben rang out from the Elizabeth Tower next to the majestic British Parliament Chamber by the River Thames, and the time came to 8 p.m.

On the streets of London, English people with umbrellas have a slightly arrogant and elegant look on their faces, while the black homeless people on the street and the young people who line up in front of the pubs remind people of the other side of the city.

It's another rainy night, and for most Londoners, whether they are students or ordinary office workers, after going home for dinner, they don't want to go out and let the mud stain their trouser legs, so they choose TV as their best pastime, and all kinds of exciting dramas and exciting Premier League matches can accompany them to spend a pleasant evening.

After 8pm, the most brutal ratings battlefield is about to begin, and the fading BBC British drama will compete in the powerful American series, and the official battle between the BBC and Sky TV is about to begin.

Tonight, Sky TV channels 1 and 2 will broadcast "Doctor House" and "Evil Forces" respectively......

The BBC will air the first 90-minute episode of "Sherlock", a movie-length series that will compete against two American dramas with more than 5 million viewers.

The council estimates that "Sherlock" can exceed 3.5 million and reach a rating of about 4 million, of course, this is just an estimate, this is the influence of Li Xiaole's warm-up during this time, and 3.5 million is also a bottom line... This will determine the fate of the Drama Council in the future.

As the airtime drew closer, Fred, the president of the council, was also walking back and forth in his living room, his mind couldn't stop today, and he had been waiting for this moment to come.

And Charlie, the old partner sitting on the sofa, was drinking tea elegantly, watching Fred swaying in front of him, and couldn't help but smile gently: "If you don't stop, I'm afraid that when it is broadcast, your high blood pressure will develop." ”

"If I don't move too much, I'll fall asleep by 9 o'clock, and I don't want to miss anything." Fred said a little restlessly, and as he spoke, the doorbell rang.

"Which bastard, ring the doorbell at this time~" Fred said impatiently.

"Maybe it's Mrs. Henry next door, she's been in a bad mood lately, and she said she wanted to talk to me last time." Charlie stood up and walked to the door.

"It's so pitiful~ Doesn't she know that you're not a good extramarital affair partner? You haven't told him about us yet? Fred said coldly.

"I'll find the right time." Charlie turned his head and replied.

"We've been moving here for 23 years~!" Fred glared at him.

"Oh~~ Mrs. Henry......" Charlie opened the door with a smile, but was stunned when he saw the person coming: "Why are you, Simon ......"

Seeing his nemesis Simon Terry patting the rain on his body, he came in through the door and casually greeted Fred: "Good evening, Fred." ”

"Good evening, Terry, you're so good at coming to the Humble House? At this time, you celibate workaholic, shouldn't you be looking for **** in the bar with your American fat partner? Fred was not surprised, sitting on the couch and watching the nemesis and his alumnus......