In the early morning, the sun was shining and breathing in the fresh air, Xiansen wore a casual T-shirt and a pair of trendy and happy sunglasses and walked towards Beverly Hills. Since the workload of a TV series is different from that of a movie, a TV series usually requires five or six directors, so Bella Marceau has been busy with this work during this time, and talent is a scarce resource in today's society. So much so that Xiansen said that she wanted to match the driver, and she pushed it to the back of the arrangement. So, no way, for a person who can't turn a car by car, walking becomes the only option. As for the taxi, Xiansen remembers that he was taken by the driver for a long, long detour because he wanted to talk to him more, which sounded good, but if he encountered too much, it was still quite distressing.

Since DreamWorks has not yet made a decision on whether to hire Xiansen as the director of the movie "Impunity", the filming of the TV series "Atlantic Empire" has been arranged into the schedule, although the news has not been revealed to the media, but Bella has helped Xiansen contact many TV stations that are interested in cooperating, among which CBS and HBO are the two companies that are most interested.

CBS, CBS, one of the three major commercial television broadcasters in the United States, Xiansen has previously participated in the TV station's "David Letterman Late Show", and the results are not bad.

In the words of Bella Marceau, as long as she can tell the story clearly, the ratings will not be bad, because CBS has a large and loyal audience.

As for HBO, this is a rising cable TV company, and it is currently the company with the largest proportion of pay TV channels in the United States, after launching four well-received TV series such as "Prison Storm", "** City", "Black Road Family" and "Band of Brothers", HBO seems to have a big move this year, listening to rumors, this year HBO has reached an agreement with Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks again, and it seems that it wants to make a TV series that can disrupt the market. And I heard that the investment will set a record in the history of TV dramas.

Steven Spielberg always likes to subvert some traditions, in Xiansen's opinion, if the rumors are true, then he will be more likely to shoot the movie "Impunity", subverting the tradition is very energy-consuming, Steven Spielberg is not a superman.

The two TV networks have also set their own conditions, of which CBS TV station said that it will invest at least 15 million US dollars, and Xiansen will pay 3 million US dollars per episode, and at the same time, CBS will give priority to arranging prime-time broadcasts, as for which TV series to take, it is not yet possible to give an answer.

As for HBO, the amount of investment is slightly lower than CBS, which seems to confirm the accuracy of the rumors, but unlike CBS, HBO wants to sign a ratings sharing contract with Xiansen, and they will arrange TV dramas to take over the prime time at 8 o'clock every night, and what percentage of ratings can Xiansen get. If the ratings of the premiere do not reach a certain percentage, the subsequent episodes may be cut or die, such conditions may sound more harsh, but the amount of the share contract makes Xiansen very tempted.

If the premiere reaches 2 million viewers, each episode will be paid $1 million, and on top of that, the compensation will increase by $1 million for each additional million people, and if the next day's rebroadcast reaches 1 million viewers, each episode will be paid $1 million, and on top of that, the compensation will also increase by $1 million for each additional million people.

The first broadcast of 2 million people does not sound very difficult, but for Xiansen, who is filming a TV series for the first time, it is already a lot of data, you know, the average viewership of the classic dark TV series "Vampire Slayer Buffy" is about two million, not to mention that HBO is still a pay TV channel, and the number of viewers is far from being comparable to the free channel.

For a person in his right mind, in the face of such two conditions, he will definitely choose to cooperate with CBS, but Xiansen is very hesitant, because HBO has another condition that he can't refuse, that is, they will give up 10% of the copyright income. Ten percent of the worldwide rights to "Atlantic Empire" sounds tempting.

"Didi"

The sound of the horn behind him interrupted Xiansen's thoughts, and he subconsciously pulled over to give way, so that the car behind could pass more safely, maybe the driver was a novice, the speed of the car was very slow, and slowly drove towards Xiansen.

Glancing at the black sedan that was almost parallel to himself, Xiansen shook his head helplessly, looking at the situation, he knew that he must have been recognized by the people in the black car, and it was estimated that he would either take a group photo or sign it next. Thinking of this, the surname Xian Sen Suo stopped, and due to the effect of his habitual surname, although the black car also braked suddenly, it still slid forward a few meters.

The sedan stopped, the doors opened, and out of it came a chubby white man, who had a slightly brownish complexion and appeared to have other ancestry.

The man walked towards Xiansen step by step, and when he saw the very ordinary suit brand on his body, Xiansen couldn't help but glance at the black car, Chevrolet Impala, a new car that was only launched last year, Xiansen felt that people who could drive this kind of car should not be so casual about the grade requirements of the suit, so he concluded that this man is likely to be just a driver, of course, it may also be a rich man with special fetishes.

"Excuse me, Mr. Mister."

Sure enough, he was recognized, Xiansen shook his head, and stroked his hair very stinkily, as a public figure, in front of his fans, he had to keep his best condition at all times, that's right, he subconsciously regarded this man as his fan.

Seeing that Xiansen deliberately stopped and waited for him, the man was slightly excited, walked quickly to Xiansen, took out a business card from his pocket for a long time, and said: "Hello, Mr. Mister, I'm Stephen Graham, this is my business card." ”

took the business card and glanced at it casually, Xiansen couldn't help but smile, it turned out to be an actor, to be honest, this is indeed a bit unexpected by Xiansen, the face of Stephen Graham in front of him looks relatively honest, but there is a bit of a villain feeling in his eyes, a villain with a good face, this kind of appearance condition to be an actor, there must be very little drama.

"Born in Liverpool in 1973, Jamaican ancestry, has run in many soap operas, such as "Coronation Street", "Policing" in 00 years in Guy Ritchie's movie "Kidnapping and Robbery" as Tomny, came to Hollywood to develop, last year in the movie "Love Washing, Scisssing and Blowing", currently part-time driver, contact number"

Sure enough, Xiansen couldn't help but smile after reading the last sentence, he guessed correctly, the man in front of him was indeed the driver.

"Very good resume, I remember you."

Seeing Xiansen put his business card in his pocket, Stephen breathed a long sigh of relief, coming to Hollywood from the United Kingdom, for the past two years, he has been going back and forth between auditions and rejections every day, some because of his appearance, some because of his accent, in order to make ends meet, he is a part-time driver, while constantly looking for opportunities.

There used to be an overnight success, but now, for Stephen, he just wants to act, he just wants to enjoy the feeling when acting.

"Mr. Mister, I like acting very much, but my image is not very good, so even if it is a trick, it is a little difficult." Stephen continued, somewhat embarrassed: "I just saw you suddenly while driving, I think this is an opportunity, I don't want to miss such an opportunity, so, sorry for the delay, I want to say, if you have any suitable audition for me, can you contact me." ”

Looking at the man in front of him who was very sincere, Xiansen hesitated for a moment, for this kind of person who stepped into Hollywood purely because he liked acting, Xiansen was not very optimistic, but it was a very valuable thing to have a dream, so Xiansen decided to give this man a chance.

"Stephen, to be honest, you're really lucky, I have a TV series here that is about to start filming, and there's a character in it that I think fits your image, but!"

Xiansen stared at Stephen's eyes and said, "I'm just giving you a chance to audition, whether you can seize the opportunity depends on your own performance." ”

"Really?"

Stephen Graham clenched his fists excitedly and asked with a smile, "Mr. Mister, when will I be able to audition?" ”

"When?"

Touching his chin, Xiansen thought for a while and said, "Just today, by the way, your boss's car has been requisitioned, and now you take me to Beverly Hills, where preparations are underway!" ”

[Because of some irresistible factors, melon seeds still owe you 8,000 words, these 8,000 words are not completed in a day, and this book will not be on the shelves for a day, cough cough]

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