After the arrival of the new year in '97, the whole month of January, the up and down of the mystery company, was spent in a busy way.

During this time, they did have a lot of work: Bob left the United States to go to Germany to look up information, Michael was preparing for the filming of a new TV show, and CBS was working with CBS on who wanted to become a millionaire. Clark and Levy continued the filming of CSI, Alexander was sent by Levy to prepare for the filming of the new movie, and Jack went to help him if he had nothing to do.

The good thing is that in a stressful life, there will always be enough rewards. Bob was in Germany, and the work was going very well: Germany has always been quite supportive of the film industry, and they have made it very convenient to hear that people are willing to invest in making films about Germany. And the CSI has been formalized, and Levy and Clark are doing a good job of this, and nothing has gone wrong. Even Michael's preparation for the shooting of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire went very well.

In fact, there is no possibility that such a program will not go well: there is no screenwriter for the TV program itself, there is no role-playing, and there are not many people needed. In the studio, as long as the camera is placed, a host who can adapt to the situation is found, and at most some lighting engineers and backstage makeup, costumes and other personnel, even if the preparation for the scene is basically completed. As for the topic, David Briggs has been preparing for more than a year, and he has collected quite a lot of material topics, so he doesn't have to worry about it. As Levy said, this idea is someone else's, they are someone else's idea, and the work they need to do is very simple.

These aspects are not very difficult, that is, when shooting, the volunteers needed are more troublesome. The participants and viewers of TV programs are generally volunteers, and the recruitment of volunteers has to be solved through CBS.

Who wants to become a millionaire this show, the attraction of participants is great. Moreover, because there is a plot that focuses on interaction, many people are willing to watch it. In Hollywood, there are some extremely bored people on the set of various TV stations, waiting to participate in various TV shows, or to provide laughter on the set of the emotional comedy, and the fundraising work for the first issue is also going well.

And the rest is propaganda -- before the TV program starts, it must also be on the TV station, and warm up first, so that people know that the TV station has a new program. According to the custom, on Saturdays and Sundays, TV stations do not broadcast TV dramas, and these two days are reserved for TV programs, and the program Who wants to become a millionaire is also scheduled for trial broadcasts on Saturday.

For their own program, CBS did not hesitate to publicize the intensity, and after they promoted it according to Levy's instructions, it immediately aroused the interest of many people.

There are no puzzle programs on TV in the United States, these programs have a variety of forms, including "Price Quiz" to guess the price of goods, "Dangerous Edge" with quizzes and puzzles, and "Intelligence Pyramid" to guess phrases through related words, and some programs such as "Win or Lose", "Matchmaking", etc., and there are never a few programs. Who wants to be a millionaire is not the first intelligence program to appear, but the format of its program has attracted a lot of attention at once.

"Fifteen questions, choose one answer from four, as long as you can choose all of them correctly, you can get paid $1 million!"

In the simple preview, the contestants who are not amazing are sitting in front of their chairs and answering questions. On the big screen behind them, the numbers representing the dollar were constantly beating. On the opposite side of the contestants, the host's question was simple beyond imagination.

"In what year was the electronic computer invented?"

"What was the first Impressionist work?"

That's the kind of question they ask. Simple questions, and fifteen multiple-choice questions, all of which are four choices, in the selection process, there are three opportunities to ask for help, and if you answer all correctly, you can get a prize of up to 1 million......

It's not so easy to grab money!

This quiz game makes many people can't believe it: first, the gameplay is too simple, and this show is just a simple quiz with a very low difficulty. Second, the high prize money is scary, $1 million, which can be said to be a huge amount of money. Third, this show claims that anyone can sign up, and there is no threshold at all.

"If this show is real, then it's literally giving money to someone else."

Some people don't believe that such a thing is true: if this is not a gimmick show, then a simple contest, a million prize money, is this a maker engaged in charity?

But more people are another view. Those contestants, no matter how you look at it, don't look like specially recruited actors. Is this show really a casual participation and a casual registration? Such a simple question, if you answer it correctly, you can get 1 million? And that's one of the four! Even if you are blind, you may be able to get by, not to mention you can ask for help! It's the same as giving money!

Who will miss the opportunity to make a fortune?

"As long as you participate in the show, it is possible to get a bonus, and there are no registration conditions?"

Immediately after the advertisement went out, many people were asking. Puzzle programs are held in different ways, some programs are clearly displayed, that is, to engage in celebrity quizzes, while others ask relatively difficult questions. Although it is said that anyone can sign up, the question itself is difficult, and it is just a game for special people to play.

But this show is different.

"Our show is absolutely open to anyone. Signing up is very simple, as long as you go to the film crew and be able to answer a question in 15 seconds, you will be considered successful. ”

For those who consult, the answer of Mystery has always been the same. Such simple registration conditions and extremely lucrative benefits have made the show gain a lot of attention all of a sudden.

Fifteen questions, millions in return, what is more attractive than money! Completing the problem is to get rich overnight, and getting rich overnight is the core essence of the American dream!

The TV show has not officially started broadcasting, and many people are already talking about it. Countless people have consulted about the rules and conditions of the TV program, and have paid great attention to the program.

"I'm really underestimating this show." Michael also has to admit that this TV show is very well made: lowering the registration threshold, simplifying the game project, and increasing the return amount, these three concepts have made this show already gain attention before it is broadcast.

However, just because the concept is correct does not mean that you will be able to do a good job. The production of TV programs still depends on the level. Especially TV shows are not like TV series or movies. Although this kind of program has a director, there is no screenwriter, and it can only be carried out live. If it's some people who often appear on TV, it's okay, those celebrity quiz shows, how can there be nothing too outrageous. But is it really possible to play a game that is played entirely by freelancers?

"There's nothing that can't be done, the joy of people getting a huge amount of money and the grief of participating with a huge amount of money is the point." Although he said that he was not in charge of things here, when Levi came here, he often made some pointers on TV shows. For example, he proposed to modify the original gradual increase in difficulty, changed to the random difficulty of the first ten questions, which increased the uncertainty of the game, he proposed a time limit, in order to make the game more intense, and he also asked the TV show to consider more topicality and interest of the contestants when selecting contestants, rather than blindly considering the intelligence level of the contestants.

These moves are all good, the only trouble is that there is simply not a single challenger who can hold out to the end.

"Just choose these ordinary people, it is difficult for someone to break out of the encirclement and answer all the questions correctly, especially the questions we designed, although they don't seem to be difficult, they are not so easy to answer, I'm afraid that after a year of this show, it will be difficult for one person to get the 1 million." Michael was worried.

The repercussions caused by this show made Michael believe that the TV show might really be successful, but if no one could get the money for the show, would it affect the show?

"The program we run is not originally for the relief of the poor, but for the number of viewers. It's right that no one can get that 1 million, and if you take that 1 million so easily, the attraction of this show will disappear. ”

Michael was confused: this show attracted so many people to watch it because of its low limit and high return, and now, Levy said that if people get money easily, the TV show will be boring - isn't this contradictory?

"There is nothing wrong with setting a low limit and a high return, but you have to understand that money can't be given too easily, the essence of this show is to let viewers think that they can get bonuses as long as they are lucky, but it is difficult for those who really participate to get bonuses. In this way, people can have a sense of superiority and substitution when they watch it, and think that they can do better, so that they can keep watching. "One million is a bait, but it's not a bait for the contestants, it's a bait for the viewers." This bait is used to catch big fish, and I believe that big fish will bite the hook. ”