Chapter 41: Final Choice
The next thing to consider is which TV station to accept the interview offer. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The three offers in front of Xiao Yang and Lin Yuanhang are from NBC, TN-T and CBS, respectively, and the conditions given are about the same, and they can also roughly and objectively reflect the mainstream media's general assessment of his news value.
TN-T made the highest offer at $380,000, and as the exclusive livestreamer of the Golden Globes, they obviously don't want to watch others take their children away;
CBS has the next highest condition, $350,000, and has designated Anna Meyer, who has dealt with Xiao Yang once, to be in charge of the interview, which is a beautiful woman and affection card - since 12 years ago after losing the live broadcast rights of the award due to her coverage of the Golden Globe Awards' "paid newcomer" Pia Zodora, CBS wants to stab the Hollywood Foreign Press Club at every opportunity;
NBC's offer was a notch down at $320,000, with the add-on that the station's ace host, Tom Brokaw, personally host the interview.
Long before the crossing, Xiao Yang had heard the name of the famous host, as the sole host and editor-in-chief of NBC's "Today" and "Watch the News Nightly with Tom Brokaw", NBC's ace of guaranteed ratings, and one of the most trusted news anchors in the hearts of Americans, Tom Brokaw and CBS's Dan Rather and ABC's Peter Jennings were listed as America's top three ace hosts, They firmly hold the top three positions in the ratings of current political programs, and their influence is self-evident.
After careful consideration, Xiao Yang decided to accept NBC's offer, to which Lin Yuanhang expressed puzzlement: "I admit that Tom Brokaw's personal charm is quite outstanding, but the other two authoritative media are also as influential and bid higher, why choose NBC alone?" ”
"Because NBC needs the Golden Ball." Xiao Yang confidently explained: "Since the Oscars have been contracted by its rival ABC for many years, it urgently needs a movie with enough weight to play against the Oscars, and I have foreseen that within a year or two, NBC will find a way to snatch the broadcast rights of the Golden Globes from TN-T, and before that, it will be quite beneficial for the competition for the right to broadcast the Golden Globes and give TN-T a stumbling block, so I think they will definitely give better conditions - when' Coincidentally, after seeing the offers of other competitors. ”
Lin Yuanhang was a little skeptical about his judgment, but considering that the role he played today was only a temporary guardian and legal counsel, and the final choice was still in Xiao Yang's hands, he did not object, walked out of the lounge, and announced to the reporters who had been waiting impatiently: "After intense screening and checking, my client and I have decided to accept the offers from USA Today and NBC TV......
Before he could finish speaking, a loud sigh erupted in the crowd, and representatives of the two media outlets named jumped up at the same time, raising their fists as if they had won a battle, shouting: "Yes! ”
"Congratulations to both of you." Lin Yuanhang smiled and waved his hand to signal them to sit down, "Now, please leave the representatives of these two media, and the other reporters and friends present can leave, thank you very much for your participation, cooperation and understanding, thank you!" ”
Seeing that everyone stood up while complaining, Xiao Yang leaned in front of the microphone and added, "There is another detail to remind you, the next thing to be carried out is only preliminary negotiation, if the two sides have objections on specific terms, we will likely enter our consideration as an alternative, the specific situation will be notified separately, thank you, thank you!" ”
For such a scene, none of these well-informed reporters will take it to heart, and it took such a lot of effort and cost to get the right to interview, which idiot would give it up for no reason?
After obtaining the consent of the representatives of the two media outlets, Lin Yuanhang invited everyone to a nearby coffee restaurant for lunch, followed by more than a dozen other media outlets - although he failed to grab Xiao Yang's exclusive interview, as the most concerned figure at the moment, his every move, word and deed is news in itself.
Americans have never paid much attention to lunch, not to mention that everyone's attention is not on eating, so after reporting home, Adrias Schneider, NBC's entertainment correspondent in Hollywood, couldn't wait to ask: "Mr. Shaw, can you tell us about what was previously secret?" ”
It's no wonder he was anxious, in the early hours of yesterday morning, this NBC special reporter was cheated by his pig teammates and missed the opportunity to shoot and cover the kidnapping scene, and was scolded by the editor-in-chief when he went back.
In addition, although NBC is determined to win the Golden Globe Awards, considering the selection criteria for the award - well, the selection committee composed of more than 90 foreign journalists and most of them part-time so-called judges has no criteria at all, and if you insist on saying something, it is also fame, yes, fame, whoever is famous will give the award to whomever is famous, so as to attract the enthusiasm of the stars to participate and enhance the fame and influence of the Golden Globe Awards itself - there is not much suspense in the list of winners. If the other prediction he wants to reveal has to do with this year's Oscar winners, its impact and eye-catching effect will undoubtedly be much higher.
This is also the concern of Ryan Cowlins, a reporter for USA Today, since it was said in advance that it was an exclusive interview, presumably the two media outlets each got a prophecy, so they had to carefully consider the choice of the content of the prophecy, and strive to get the maximum benefit at the same price, but he had a calm personality and was not as calm as Schneider, so he just drank coffee slowly, and did not echo it, and secretly made up his mind to strike later.
Looking at their faces, Xiao Yang could probably guess their thoughts, although he had accepted the other party's initial offer, he didn't intend to reveal the mystery, but kicked the ball back lightly: "In order to avoid unnecessary disputes, let's decide the ownership of the first prophecy first, shall we?" Who wants to get the Golden Globe winners in advance, and who wants to keep their luck to bet on the content and exposure of a prophecy, you might as well discuss it first? ”
Seeing Ryan Collins holding the cup with a smile and looking like the old god was there, Adrias Schneider hesitated for a while, but still took a more prudent approach: "I choose the Golden Globe Award!" ”
"Very good, then the prophecy left for USA Today is ......" Xiao Yang had a mysterious smile on his face, "The truth about the rumors of M.J's child prostitution and the final result!" ”