There was a solemnity in the conference room on the top floor of the Fox Building, and almost all the members of the board of directors were present, and there was only one topic for discussion today, about Dave Scola, the director of the production department. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The box office plummeted the next weekend of "X-Men 3: Last Stand", and even the most optimistic predictions are that the film's North American box office is unlikely to exceed $250 million, and even if the trend continues to plummet, it will be very doubtful whether it can exceed $200 million.

Twentieth Century Fox has high hopes for the end of the X-Men series, but Dave Scola clearly didn't live up to their psychological expectations, and after messing up such a huge production as "Heavenly Dynasty", even "X-Men 3: Last Stand" may face a situation where it will not be able to recoup its costs.

Twentieth Century Fox invested heavily in both projects, and someone had to be held accountable for the losses.

"I agree to an early termination of Dave Scola's work contract." A gray-haired independent director said, "Choose another person with outstanding ability to fill this role." ”

A middle-aged man next to him raised the pen in his hand, "I agree." ”

"Agree ......"

"Agree ......"

Although there is still a series of corporate procedures to follow, the fate of Dave Scola's early termination of his term is irreversible.

Deciding to fire Dave Scola, Alan Harris, who chaired the meeting, asked, "I have a proposal for a new successor." ”

Everyone else looked at the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox.

"I'm proposing that Carla Firth, the deputy director of production, take over as director." Alan Harris said bluntly, "This is the most suitable person that the company can find at the moment. ”

"I'm against it!" The gray-haired independent director shook his head without hesitation when he heard that the successor was a beautiful young woman, "She is too young and lacks sufficient qualifications." ”

"Qualifications?" Alan Harris immediately retorted, "Do you know Kara Firth? ”

Without waiting for an answer, he said, "She has brought the success of Deadpool, Alien vs. Predator and Gone Girl to Twentieth Century Fox, especially the two films with Murphy Stanton, which led to outstanding reputation and big profits for the company." ”

Alan Harris coughed under his breath and added, "Let's not talk about these far, let's just talk about the most recent, last weekend, Carla Firth was the producer of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" aired its eighth episode, and the premiere viewership was close to 6 million! About a third of Fox TV's subscribers tuned in to watch the series! ”

"A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" has become a phenomenal TV series, and no one in this room can deny that.

But when it comes to the struggle for such an important position, how can there be no objections?

Another middle-aged man suddenly smiled disdainfully and said, "Is this Kara Fez's achievement?" The man who did it all was Murphy Stanton! ”

"That's the other point I want to make." Alan Harris did not refute and said calmly, "Since Murphy Stanton entered Hollywood, no movie has failed, and all the successes are at a small cost, in exchange for super high returns, I think everyone has no objection to this, right?" ”

The others looked at each other, and no one opened their mouths to refute it, the facts and figures are here, and if they all refute it, they will only become the laughing stock of others.

Alan Harris looked at the others and said, "Twentieth Century Fox needs to continue working with such a successful director, and we need a bond." ”

Everyone knows what he means, and they also know that Carla Firth not only has outstanding personal ability, but also has the support of a director like Murphy Stanton in the future, and the position of director of production......

"It's nothing but nepotism!" The disdain in the naysayer's mouth grew even stronger.

"If the person you're proposing has such nepotism...... Alan Harris staring at him, "I'll consider him too." ”

The opponents opened their mouths, but did not know what to say.

He is not stupid to become a director of Twentieth Century Fox, and he knows that networking is also a part of ability, or a very important part.

While there are a lot of people who support Carla Firth, today's topic is mainly about Dave Scola, and the selection of the production director is only a nomination, and it will not be really decided until later.

There is no doubt that A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones, which is currently on the air, is one of the capitals of Carla Fez's competition.

The series has set Fox Cable TV ratings records for the past five years, and by the time the eighth episode was finished, the total viewership of the premiere of these eight episodes easily crossed 50 million, which was not insignificant.

By the time the ninth episode met the audience on time for the audience, Fox Cable TV had set a new record for the number of viewers of a single program since its inception, with the number of viewers exceeding 6.5 million in one fell swoop, and the two subsequent reruns brought the total number of viewers of this episode to 10 million.

When the tenth episode of the first season finale aired, Fox Limited had 3.5 million more subscribers than it had before A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones aired, almost all of which were drawn to Murphy and the title of A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones.

The first season finale of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" also lived up to expectations, garnering more than 8 million viewers on the night it aired.

This figure was also revealed by Stanton Studios and Twentieth Century Fox for the first time, and instantly became the focus of entertainment news.

"The final episode of "Game of Thrones" set a cable station ratings record, and the death of Duke Winterfell touched people's hearts!"

A similar headline appeared the next day on the front page of the Los Angeles Times and the entertainment pages of numerous large print media outlets.

"Putting a protagonist to death didn't make Game of Thrones a bad rating, on the contrary, it helped the series a lot, and the final episode of the first season of Game of Thrones, which aired last night, received the highest ratings for the entire season, with more than 8 million viewers following the end."

"The 8 million viewership figure is the highest viewership ever recorded by Fox Cable Network!"

In addition, the rerun after the premiere of the final episode at 11 p.m. that night also received an additional 4.9 million viewers, which made this episode of "Game of Thrones" gain a total of 12.9 million viewers, and Twentieth Century Fox even said that if all the reruns and viewing methods are counted, the average audience of "Game of Thrones" can reach 9 million per episode, which can be said to be proportional to this epic drama.

Although the broadcast of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" on Fox Cable has ended, the media hype has only just begun, and Murphy and Kara Firth need this hype to significantly increase the weight of the series and sell it for a good price in subsequent sales.

"A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" wants to achieve huge profits, and the subsequent rights sales are the focus.

During the premiere, Fox Cable paid the producers $2 million per episode, and Stanton Studios received $1 million of that, or $10 million for 10 episodes, which was far from enough to recoup the investment.

As for what happens to the accounts between Twentieth Century Fox and Fox Cable, that's not Murphy's concern.

So, Studio Stanton and Twentieth Century Fox also need the media to continue to build momentum.

The quality of this series is guaranteed enough, and the media touted it is firm enough to be honest and unintentional.

"Murphy Stanton used "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" to break the 'curse' of American dramas that are difficult to succeed in magic dramas with a high attitude of 'creating miracles', subverting the creative level of all Hollywood magic TV series in one fell swoop, and becoming an insurmountable peak in the magic film and television industry."

- Los Angeles Times

"Game of Thrones gives actors, directors and screenwriters infinite creative possibilities, with its infinite and orderly creative space, including thousands of characters with full images, grotesque, unique and imaginative customs, its space is complete, the details are rich, and the narrative is arbitrary."

-- The New York Times

On the Internet with huge influence today, countless fans of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" directly praised this series as an extremely rare masterpiece.

"Game of Thrones is undoubtedly epic, it has heroic legends, grand events, a length of time spanning a hundred years, a spatial breadth that stretches for thousands of miles, intrigues, wars, honors, faith, betrayal, growth, etc., and in terms of physiognomy, it is completely up to the mark. The whole play is well-made, the actors perform properly, and there is no grand shell on top of it, stepping into the big and inappropriate quagmire. ”

"The character who is ceremoniously described may die in the next moment. The overall setting of the plot does not violate the traditional routine of good defeating evil, but it is difficult to know what will happen in the next moment. The blurred justice and evil are not like the south and the north in the film, one is warm and bright, the other is gloomy and cold, and there is a clear distinction. There is a big junction between justice and evil, where justice collapses at a certain deliberate point and evil blooms at a certain moment, both of which have a force that attracts people, excites or demagogues. ”

All of this has made "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" gain sustained attention, just like Hollywood movies, TV series that are popular in North America can always affect overseas regions, and many overseas studios and TV stations have contacted Twentieth Century Fox to get overseas broadcast rights in their respective regions.

A negotiating team, headed by Murphy and Carla Firth, also flew to the UK to negotiate with a British television station. (To be continued.) )