Why don't you take the opportunity to sign a contract? In this regard, the directors of the drama council felt quite puzzled, and at the morning council meeting, the sixty-five-year-old female director Rebecca Keegan even directly questioned Li Xiaole's decision in person:

"Now "Sherlock" can have such ratings, because the early publicity is in place, Mr. Li amazingly predicted the fact that 5 head coaches were dismissed by the club, coupled with the novel theme of this series, the huge controversy that has caused many football fans who do not watch TV to look at this series, when this topic enters the cold, it will definitely lose some of the audience, and we should sign a contract with the BBC now to get the maximum benefit."

Before Li Xiaole could speak, Charlie, who had always been gentle, stood up and retorted:

"Allow me to correct your mistakes, Madam Rebecca, only four of the five managers Lee predicted were sacked and one did not materialise, and for many Premier League fans, Lee is a controversial figure, whether the coach resigns or not, the topic will continue...... Therefore, the publicity popularity of the series will not decrease. ”

"So what? It can't get hotter than it is now, right? According to the law of BBC dramas, the ratings of the first episode have always been the highest, and now the mainstream media in London is suppressing this series is obvious, not to mention the Champions League next week, those football commentary shows will occupy everyone's attention, we should seize the immediate benefits. The bespectacled Mrs. Rebecca Keegan snorted, and the other councillors next to her nodded frequently.

This can't be blamed on these old men, the old ladies are conservative, it is really that there are too many cases of loss in the council over the years, this time it is difficult to see a little profit, and the council is eager to put it in their pockets immediately to stabilize the crumbling situation of the council, for fear that something will happen again.

"No, this series is different, Heath Ledger hasn't played yet, and when he does, the series will go to another level, and I'm sure the results will be better." Charlie patiently explained.

"Just that Australian actor? Will he mess Sherlock Holmes with Brokeback? How high can you take this series? Rebecca Keegan retorted directly.

The directors also shook their heads: "I don't think this Australian cowboy can play a good role." "This is not an American literary film, and his inclusion may ruin the atmosphere." "Yes, now that the outside world is already saying that the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Watson is overplayed, is it really going to be gay?"

While there was a commotion at the scene, President Fred had a cold face and let out a cold snort from his nose: "Okay." The scene immediately fell silent.

Although Charlie is popular, but in this chaotic situation, it still needs a hardliner like Fred to be able to shake the ground, he gently tapped on the table and said in a low voice:

"Li is the person in charge of this project, he has already made a decision, that is the final decision, even if he is filming gay style, there is no room for negotiation, if you feel that you have your own ideas, then you can directly do a new profitable project, I will also give you 100% decision-making power, just like that, dismiss the meeting."

The hard-line Fred didn't give anyone a chance to refute at all, so he ended the meeting directly, and let the other directors stare at each other no matter how much they complained, and they were helpless, just now they casually said the term "homosexuality" in excitement, but forgot the sexual orientation of the president, Earl Fred...... Angered by this stubborn old president, who would dare to say a word......

After the meeting ended, Li Xiaole followed Charlie and Fred to his office, and as soon as he entered the door, the old president turned his head and looked at Li Xiaole solemnly and asked, "Why don't you blame me?" ”

"What do you blame, Mr. Fred?" Li Xiaole felt a little inexplicable.

"Ahem......" Fred's old face rarely flushed a little red:

"I promised Charlie that I would support you in public opinion, but now that the Times and The Sun are contradicting you, if it weren't for the lack of influence of my old guy, the ratings of "Sherlock" would definitely get better and better, and Charlie and I both know that the plot behind it will be even better......"

The current situation is that although the reputation of "Sherlock" is surprisingly good on the Internet and among ordinary fans, the mainstream media in London has unanimously sung the praise, so although the premiere has achieved amazing ratings, it cannot spread to more and wider people.

It is likely that although the quality will improve, the ratings of the first episode will be the highest ratings of this series......

"Mr. Fred, even if the mainstream media across the UK are on the opposite side of us, they won't be able to stop the momentum of the series." Li Xiaole replied calmly.

Li ...... You may not know the current situation, but there are limits to this series. Charlie said with some uneasiness, he was very worried that Li Xiaole's expectations for this series were too high, England is different from the United States, the social atmosphere is very conservative, people are still very willing to believe in authority, and without the boycott of those mainstream media in London, "Sherlock" has an invisible ceiling above its head......

Fred also shook his head, and stared at Li Xiaole with some complicated eyes:

"I beg your pardon, Lee, it's not that our British media are mean, but that they are worried that what was occupied by Hollywood in the British film industry will be repeated in the television industry, and they want to protect the purity of our local television industry, what American directors can't do, you did it, and honestly they should panic, no one knows what you want to do...... What do you Black Pearl want to do......"

Although these two bigwigs of the Drama Council are not satisfied with the unfair treatment of "Sherlock", they also understand those fellow media, because if it were them, they would do the same thing.

Unlike "Doctor House" and "The Power of Evil", which are foreign cultures in the United States, "Sherlock" is a pure British drama, and everyone except Li Xiaole is a Commonwealth artist, and the feeling that an outsider can control the culture and art of his country more than his own director will make the entire British cultural industry feel chills...... This means that Li Xiaole has the ability to influence the value orientation of the whole United Kingdom......

So no matter how good "Sherlock" is, the mainstream media will suppress this series, because it is not just a simple battle of interests, but a cultural battle between countries.

People of their age understand that it is always more important to protect their own national industry than to obtain real benefits......

Listening to these words, looking at the worry in Fred and Charlie's eyes, it seemed that the air in the office had become a little depressed......

Li Xiaole was silent, and he vaguely felt in his heart that an invisible and clear huge resistance was blocking in front of him, which was completely different from his bayonet struggle in the United States with the six bayonets, but a kind of invisible and intangible, huge pressure, as if no matter how strong he was, when he came to this point, and wanted to go a little further, there would be a huge resistance to push him outward, and the force was incomparable.

It's a different feeling from the previous head-to-head wrestling with the competition...... Rather, it is more powerful and quiet, a huge force......

Over the years, starting from South Korea, he has moved forward step by step, just yearning for the works that moved him in his dreams, and then going to shoot them one by one to realize his personal dreams, but when he slowly climbed to a position that he didn't dare to imagine before, and was even compared to Nolan, who was out of reach in his original mind, he also began to feel something that he had never felt before in series and movies.

This time in the UK, he felt for the first time that after nearly two years of training in Hollywood, his strength has reached a new height, which has led to the meaning of his works to rise to a new level, not just purely personal works, but like Spielberg, George Lucas, and Nolan, he began to influence all aspects of society.

He only made one series, which made the entire British cultural community vigilant to this point...... Let everyone clearly feel the fierce sparks of the collision between cultures, so those prejudices, arrogance, hostility ...... It's all coming to you.

He even vaguely saw a trace of fear in Fred and Charlie's eyes, as if he was afraid that he was going to annex the Drama Council, although they knew that they would not do this, but they were still afraid, just like a wolf seeing a lion, no matter how friendly this lion is, no matter how mixed up every day, in the heart of the wolf will eventually be afraid of the seemingly friendly male lion = ......

Li Xiaole was still a little confused, and he couldn't sort out the reasons behind this complex emotion, but at the moment he felt the inexplicable excitement surging in his chest, yes, he was born like this, the more others prevented him from doing things, the more he had to do it, he didn't do it to embarrass those people, he just wanted to do things that others didn't dare to do.

"Mr. Fred, did you approve my movie script?" Li Xiaole came back to his senses from his thoughts, broke the dull air, and asked with a bright smile.

"Hmm...... It's still under review, but it shouldn't be too big of a problem......" Fred was suddenly asked by him, and suddenly became a little embarrassed, at the beginning, he swore that it was a fantasy to ridicule Li Xiaole's script and want to pass, but now he is taking the lead to make Li Xiaole successful...... This change of stance made him feel strange to himself.

While they were discussing, suddenly Fred's young male secretary pushed the door in excitedly: "Mr. Fred~!" Good News ~~ Good News ~~! ”

"George~What are you making a fuss about~~Why don't you knock on the door~" Fred said coldly with a calm old face.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Fred...... "Secretary George lowered his head in fright, but he couldn't help but be excited: "Sheffield United's head coach Warnock has just announced his resignation~~~~~"