"Are you sure there wasn't Jennifer involved? Larry? "Nancy. Tren paced back and forth in his office with the phone, "Are you sure?" - Of course, I know what Jennifer said to you, but I'm asking your own judgment, do you think Jennifer lied to you? Did she deliberately hide behind the scenes, in order to ...... I also don't know, in order to increase the prestige of her husband? After all, you know, Larry -- we're talking about a TV show! ”

Although movies are generally considered to be much higher in style than TV dramas, generally speaking, the ideals of TV drama actors are also to develop in the film industry, but for the top management of TV stations, the production of TV series is more difficult than movies, which is the general consensus within them - this difficulty, not that it is more difficult to shoot TV series than movies, of course, in fact, for many countries, the production of TV series is much simpler than movies, of course, in the production of refined American dramas, unless it is a multi-scene comedy, Otherwise, the technical reserves for filming American dramas and filming movies are about the same, and the degree of care in camera movement, lighting, and editing is unlikely to be much weaker than that of the movie, and it is impossible for two big faces to cut back and forth even if they finish filming a dialogue, so as to blatantly fool the audience. Novel wWw. Lwxs520.cＯm

On the one hand, for big TV productions, each episode is as well-made as a small movie, and on the other hand, from the point of view of time, they must produce regularly at the rate of one episode a week, which has extremely high requirements for screenwriters, actors, directors and producers, and the project leader of the production company, this is a very difficult job, first of all, it must have prestige and be able to suppress all the big names involved in the production. secondly, you must have connections, be able to invite big-name cameos for the TV series, find a good start schedule, including contact sponsorship and other work, you need high-level connections to open the way, and thirdly, you must be able to balance the production cycle and product quality, including the intricate personnel relationships within the crew, and improve the work efficiency of the crew, and this requires this person in charge to be very experienced in dealing with people, or the prestige is so great that everyone dare not play big names in front of him.

Big-budget American dramas like "Hip Hop Empire", starring well-known actors who have developed well in the film industry, and are related to the Oscars, have either won nominations, or starred in well-known actors who have starred in nominated films, and the screenwriters are Oscar winners, and many big-name cameos have been announced - such a big-name and unruly crew, if Jennifer comes to bring it, OK, even if she is a spiritual leader, Nancy believes that the crew members will work hard and not question any of her decisions - she has such prestige, also has such weight, several Oscars are pressing, as long as the quality of this drama is not too bad, the Emmy Awards must not turn a blind eye, with this carrot in front, who will not do their best? is the leading actor and screenwriter, I believe that she will not dare to play a big name in front of her, but, if Jennifer did not show up at all at the beginning, it will all be Cesare. Vijri is here to take care of it......

Of course, he's Jennifer. Jefferson's relation, this cannot be denied, but with Nancy's understanding of the actors and screenwriters, most of them are not people who tend to be inflammatory, and they will definitely not be able to control the scene just by virtue of nepotism, as the general manager, if Cesare does not have some real talent, even if there is only a trace of unreliability, they can bully him and run away - this kind of recklessness is actually a kind of self-protection of the crew, American drama shooting is a very sophisticated assembly line, if you don't have the ability, it is impossible to maintain its accurate operation, If you can't, if you don't know how to do it, then it's best to get out of the way in the first place, there is no room for you to make mistakes here.

"Nancy, I know what you're thinking." Larry. Garner's voice was a little muffled on the other end of the phone, "I know, it's not easy to accept miracles, you might really have a hard time believing that Cesare's first TV series - with absolutely no previous experience - could have been so successful, but I'm sure Jennifer wasn't lying about it, you know, Big Dream's focus has always been on the film department, even if she's not that good at TV series, she doesn't have to give credit to anyone, does she?" ”

The ratings of TV series are not so easy to predict, this is not the same as the box office, film companies sometimes gamble heavily, spend a little money, develop a cheap comedy, maybe you can make big profits, but for TV dramas, the time of TV station broadcasting is the biggest cost, and the cost of developing new dramas is also extremely high, and it is a penny, low-cost and high-rated TV series are basically only comedies, but comedy has become more and more declining in recent years, and there are fewer and fewer new dramas that can stand. Therefore, TV stations must go through very strict investigation and analysis before launching new dramas, and even so, there are still very few new dramas that survive every year - even professional organizations like them can't predict the ratings, can Jennifer?

Nancy sighed, she didn't speak, and Larry softened her tone, with a hint of reassurance. "Besides, if it's Jennifer producers, they won't fail to promote this when they shout the price, you have to notice that Big Dream never mentioned Jennifer during the negotiation process, which basically says it all."

Nancy sighed again in frustration: In fact, she also prefers that this show has nothing to do with Jennifer, otherwise, the offer given by Fox is not enough to stop CBS, it is precisely because of the fact that this drama may have nothing to do with Jennifer that CBS conservatively lost on the offer of 5 million episodes, which is also because they are not so optimistic about the ratings of this TV series, thinking that they will not be able to recover their costs if they continue to coax up, and to put it bluntly, they lack confidence. She had to admit that after such a great debut, she was starting to feel a little weak and regretful - if she had taken it down at the time......

"Forget it, this TV series may not be suitable for CBS's temperament," she said with some self-comfort, "It's still too many out-of-the-ordinary pictures......"

She laughed to herself before she could finish speaking, and Larry's soft laughter came from the other end of the line, "Alright, Nancy, if I were you, I wouldn't waste my time complaining like this, and I'd go to Cesare. Vijri calls and asks him what new TV series he plans to launch after the big dream - do you need their phone? ”

Because of "Spider-Man", Larry. Ghana had a whole set of contact details for Cesare, which was what Nancy had meant when she called him. "Of course, give me the email as well - by the way, on The Amazing Spider-Man, did you have a decision?"

"What else can we decide?" Larry asked rhetorically, and now, it was his turn to speak with a hint of bitterness, "Big Dream is completely insane now, and this company has ...... It can't even be called a company anymore, it's a religion, it's a belief -- whatever you want to say, this company doesn't seem to fail in anything, it's like a magnet, desperately trying to absorb resources, money, and profits, and even the Big Six are shaken by its suction and begin to revolve around it......"

In Nancy's empathetic sigh, he also sighed and said, "I used to think that Sony would be the only company that wasn't attracted to them, but now ...... I don't know, after Avatar and Codename Shero, all I can say is that if you thought it wasn't going to happen, maybe you didn't wait for the opportunity to change the world, some companies ...... There are people who were destined to be born to turn your world upside down. ”

It seems that Larry has been completely convinced, he has carried the skull-crushing attack of "Avatar" and the box office miracle of "Codename Shero", but he has not carried the quality improvement of "Fast and Furious 5" and Warner's flattering attitude towards Jennifer......

In fact, in Nancy's view, the reason why Warner is so enveloped by Jennifer is not because they are psychologically completely short of Big Dream, giving up the distribution rights, under the premise of the right price, the loss of profits will not be too much, it represents a gesture of goodwill, after all, from the information Larry learned, Big Dream also has to bear half of the investment in "Gatsby" and transfer the distribution rights to Sony. The Amazing Spider-Man was handed over to Big Dream, and Nancy wasn't going to spoil the fun, and in fact she herself thought it might be wise to do so, after all, as a TV executive, she was a bit of a kneel ahead of the opening ratings of "Hip Hop Empire" - a number that wasn't record-breaking, but it was much higher than she expected, and the deviation really hit her. has been immersed in the TV drama industry for decades, and in the end, his judgment of the situation is not as good as that of a young man who is new to the pond?

"For Cesare. Vijri, how much do you know? Nancy couldn't take it anymore, and she said in a half-joking tone, "You know, I always thought it was a lucky guy - maybe he's still working hard, it's the traditional second generation, you know, good, scheming, full of competitive mentality, eager to climb up...... Like his mother, Virgilia—"

In the film and television industry, connections are very valuable resources, and there are many second generations who do not have very outstanding abilities, but they can still climb to a high position and occupy advantageous resources, such as Virginia. Vijeri, her career path is full of family inheritance, and Nancy, who is also a strong woman in the workplace, is a little disdainful of her, she can't imagine Virgilia and her-how to describe it? A family of parasites? -- In the family, there will be people who are really talented and can really create subversive works. Cesare. Vijri was the daughter of Jennifer. Jefferson's agent, well, she can understand that, relying on connections to eat, and she can understand how accomplished he is in the field of agents - but seriously, TV production?

"Trust me," Larry laughed knowingly. "You're not the first person to ask me this question, I mean, before last night, the world didn't seem to know much about him, we just knew that he was quite eloquent, especially for the benefit of his clients, but—"

He didn't go on, but Nancy fully understood what he meant - in the film and television industry, all the producers of high-quality resources are in an advantageous position, entertainment lawyers, agents, and TV executives, all of which belong to the second estate, and they have to be dependent on the first estate, don't look at Cesare's previous performance as an agent is very bright, and he is famous for fighting for the interests of his clients and planning his career for them, but he still belongs to the bottom of the food chain, and he is the second party in the cooperation - TV stations and film companies want to look up to you, It's going to give you an audition invitation to your little artist — executives like Nancy and Larry don't really take him seriously.

Of course, on the surface they must be polite to Cesare, but fundamentally, they value the person Cesare represents, as for himself, he is just a difficult broker, a well-connected second generation, his joys, sorrows, hobbies and pursuits, they don't care, for them, Cesare is just a tool, as for how he was lucky to get Jennifer's favor and become the man of great wealth...... These after-dinner stories may be gossiped about by them, but in business, even if he has the daily operation of Big Dream, few people take him seriously, because his profession is really not good, unlike the current six CEOs, who have successful projects in their hands, and he sits in the position of Big Dream, the official reason is because he was favored by Jennifer and became her first husband, so as to obtain the management of the company - of course, there are some rumors in private, saying that he is also one of the founders of the company, But all the brilliant projects of Big Dream are promoted by Jennifer, even if the rumors are true, the people who manage the company's back-office are about the same as non-existent for Nancy and Larry, and such an attitude should be the consensus of their circle, of course, no one will deliberately communicate on this point, but the tacit understanding does exist.

And now, this 'about the same as non-existent' suddenly brought Fox such a TV series, and in a very short period of time, it made such a delicate, so generous, and so excellent TV series, and got such a rating......

Although already known Virgilia. Vijeri and Cesare. Vijeri had been around for years, but Nancy really felt that it was only after last night that she really discovered Cesare. In the new world of Vijri, the television scene is a smaller, more closed circle, and most of the information about the best people in the circle is registered in her little book, and she really wants to know more about Cesare now. Everything about Vijri - he's not a genius on the Jennifer level, but he's already close, and he can make "Hip Hop Empire" the first time he gets his hands on it, at least the best of the best, the best of the best...... And Nancy's curiosity and shock about him is almost overwhelming, and she wants to know not only all the details of him, but also how he made "Hip Hop Empire" - seriously, there really is no Jennifer behind it. Jefferson's Shadow?

"I think that's what all the TV stations -- at least NBC, CW are most interested in right now -- Cesare. What kind of person is Vijai," she said with some self-deprecation, "thank God, he's not a genius like Jennifer, and if Avatar-esque miracles were repeated on the network, I'd have had a heart attack." ”

"Haha, yes, but, alas, about Cesare. Vijri, I don't know a lot either......"

Nancy guessed well, for the production members of "Hip Hop Empire", several major TV networks are aware of it, after all, they have all been potential buyers, and the reason for them is also Jennifer. Jefferson's Absence - Cesare. Can Vijery make a good TV series? The TV stations that chose a vote of no confidence at the time now have a sense of regret - like Nancy, they all feel that they can hold on a little longer, and the price offered by Fox is not very high...... And for this Mr. One, who has been famous but has always been low-key, completely hidden under Jennifer's huge aura, they also seem to recognize this name for the first time, and after being shocked and amazed, they are attacked by curiosity that can almost drown people. In the Hollywood TV scene in January, it seemed like everyone was asking this question: Cesare. Who exactly is Vijeri? Did he really not have any contact with TV series before? ――Although he is not a genius like Jennifer, he can make a TV series with a premiere of 10 million, and his talent is already considerable!

Of course, no one answered the question, as Cesare had chosen to go to New York this week to finish filming "Dragon Tiger Boys" — a low-budget comedy that no one would underestimate now. In the midst of the discussions and inquiries in the TV drama circle, a week passed quietly, and "Hip Hop Empire" appeared again on Thursday -

This time, its ratings rose by two more points, and the figure of 4.0/11 million deservedly became the ratings champion of the night, and in terms of ratings, it also tied "24 Hours of Counter-Terrorism", officially tied with the preamble.

In early February, the third episode was broadcast, and the ratings soared to 4.4, with a viewing crowd of 12.5 million, surpassing "24 Hours of Counter-Terrorism" in points...... After the first episode of the new drama, it gradually fluctuated and went down, and finally gradually stabilized the management, "Hip Hop Empire" walked out of a big yang line, three episodes reversed the fall, and the ratings of 4.4 stood out from the crowd, becoming the highest rating of the month, and it was also the highest rating of the new drama this year.