836: Best man holiday
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The average number of viewers for the premiere of "Bankrupt Sisters" was 20.8 million, and the highest moment reached 23.52 million!
It aired after Two and a Half Men without Charlie Sheen's return, and set the record for the highest ratings for a fall premiere episode since 2001. However, what is even more surprising is that the number of viewers in the 18-49 age group has reached an exaggerated height, winning an 8.0 rating, and the super high rating of 18-49 means high advertising costs!
The news spread quickly, and the industry was watchful. This achievement is second only to NBC's golden series "The Big Bang Theory"! Even if the ratings decrease after the premiere, it will not be too outrageous. In the eyes of CBS executives, "Bankrupt Sisters" will be broadcast next week to 8 o'clock, and it can compete with NBC for the ratings championship.
The whirlwind of the Phantom will continue to blow in Hollywood!
Li Donglai's "law of success" will also continue to be effective!
"Thanks, Lee, for bringing us a good show!" Kelly-Kahl couldn't wait to call Li Donglai to express her excitement.
Li Donglai was also very happy, "Thank you for your trust, man!" ”
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When I came to the company, it was another celebratory atmosphere.
Although everyone is used to success, it is not too much.
"Good morning boss, good boss!" Along the way, he greeted him with smiling faces. The hierarchy of bosses and employees in the United States is very strict, even if the table is close to the people. There will also be disagreements. Fortunately, Li Donglai is a big star, even if he is not the boss. Everyone also needs to look up to him, and it will not cause class differences.
Walking into the conference room, it was already full of senior employees of the company. Sean greeted Li Donglai with a hug, "Boss, we have succeeded again, if possible, I really hope that you will work 365 days a year and shoot a few more dramas." ”
Li Donglai was a little ridiculous. The producer and creator of the two sets of scripts are almost the limit, unless they don't make movies, or don't take holidays and rest and don't spend time with their families, how can they have so much time?
He likes to work, make money, and when he has a good idea, he wants to shoot it. Fortunately, so far, there has been no loss.
But it will never go to the point of going crazy regardless of life, not to mention that next year will be the most important year for movies. He still has a baby to be born, and he is going to be a father.
"Working all year round? Don't be delusional! ”
Li Donglai said with a smile: "I'm very happy to get this result, let's find a way to keep it first!" ”
He beckoned everyone to sit down, and he also sat in the president position next to Guo Biting, before continuing: "Don't be optimistic that "Bankruptcy Sisters" can retain all these 20 million viewers, and there will inevitably be a drop after the rise. Although it is very mature, and every episode in the future is jīng Hua, it still takes time to accumulate and match the times for this theme to be loved by more people. It's very, very satisfying that the average viewership of the first season can maintain 15 million. ”
Everyone nodded.
Just when he was about to officially enter the meeting process after that, Guo Biting handed over a cup of nǎi tea and asked with concern. "How about your injuries, the doctor said it will take three months to recover initially? I have a meeting today. She knew that Li Donglai must not have eaten breakfast again.
Everyone was stunned. Only then did he look at Li Donglai with concerned eyes.
So far, it seems that it has not been 10 days, and I have actually walked on the ground. Looking at the way he walked freely, I thought the injury was not serious.
Li Donglai took the nǎi tea, his heart warmed, and he smiled, "Do you think I look like I'm terminally ill?" ”
Guo Biting is wearing an OL outfit and is sitting next to Li Donglai's position, but her position in the company is still a little unclear.
Is she the assistant to the president, or the life secretary, or the producer of the series, or the actor star? But there is no doubt that she is now one of the top leaders. Maybe at the end of the year, she will be awarded a share award.
At the end of this year, but the company will be rewarded for the last time before it goes public next year, and I don't know how many people are enthusiastic about it.
After watching only the first two episodes of "Bankrupt Sisters", you can conclude that this is one of the most interesting TV series in the past few decades. Because its three leading actors are so appealing! And the success of the premiere brought more than just the dollars that CBS had booked for the Phantom.
TBS moved quickly and immediately approached the Phantom to win the off-grid rights to "2Broke-Girls" for a whopping $1.7 million per episode, which will air in 2015. The previous record was held by The Big Bang Theory, and the same record was set by TBS – they offered a staggering $1.5 million per episode at the time.
This quotation alone is enough for the Phantom to make a lot of money, but it is much more profitable than making movies, no wonder Sean wants Li Donglai to produce a few more dramas, and everyone has a celebratory atmosphere.
Li Dong took a look at this information and said with a smile: "We don't have a lot of episodes, the second season of "The Walking Dead" has been expanded, and there are also "Guillotine Valley" episodes, some of which are busy. Another problem with planning too much is that it's likely to mess up everything. It's never about working as much as possible, and the combination of work and rest is the best state. Even if we don't make dramas, we have a lot of work to do. ”
He pointed to a plan on the table and asked, "Let's talk about this "Best Man" first, if I remember correctly, this should be an old film more than ten years ago." ”
Sean said, "Yes." Released in 1999, the film starring a black movie star has not only won several awards from the Foundation for the Advancement of African American Filmmakers, but has also won the hearts of countless audiences and several dúlì production awards. We plan to find Malcolm D. Lee, the director/screenwriter of the original film, to continue this comedy masterpiece and shoot a "Best Man Holiday", also taking the low-budget film route. ”
"Have you been contacted?"
The company's planning department finally broke away from his hand-in-hand support and made the first plan, and it was in response to the low-cost Lianmei model he proposed, so it was natural to support it.
"Initial contact. If the project is established, the original team is willing to return to ......"
Sean wasn't done yet. Li Donglai made up his mind, "Then do it!" I can sign it now, and I can do my best to set up the project. As long as the cost control is within 30 million, he decided to let it go. Because this new story of the film tells the romantic comedy story of this group of college classmates reuniting for the Christmas holidays after 15 years. They drank, played cards, attended weddings, and even rolled the sheets, all in a word, turning back the clock to the most nostalgic moment of friendship. It has a similar part to the movie "Sunshine Sisters", which was a big hit in South Korea, and it is worth betting.
He had a gamble, but the others didn't know about it.
only saw Li Donglai sign his name, and they were all stunned. Sean grinned. I wanted to say something, but I still didn't say it. The other directors of the planning department were also moved. This is the first plan that the planning department came up with under the premise that Li Donglai did not propose a plan, I didn't expect the boss to be so supportive, how can I not be grateful?
Li Donglai got the matter done, so he put the plan aside and asked, "I want to know how the animation department is going now?" ”
Gaia, the head of the animation department, knew what he was asking. "Kung Fu Panda 2 was released before Halloween, on October 28. 7,500 screens in 3,925 theaters in North America, the scale of the first release. ”
Li Donglai asked: "How much is the proportion of 3D theaters, and what new films will be released in the same period?" ”
"There are 2,707 3D theaters as support, and the main competitor in the same period is DreamWorks' 3D cartoon Puss in Boots," Sean said. The sci-fi film "Time Planning Bureau" starring Justin and the adaptation of the best-selling novel "The Rum Rì" starring Johnny Depp. The previous week's opponents were mainly Paranormal 3. Halloween is probably going to be very appealing. The following week is the visual mythology film "God of War", as well as "Jack and Jill", "Happy Feet 2", Oscar-winning "Hoover", "Gazing into the Abyss", "Melancholia", and the next week is "Twilight 4: Breaking Dawn (Part I)" ......"
Li Donglai frowned, "This schedule is not good, and there are fewer theaters!" ”
Sean was ashamed and said, "I've done my best." In the same period, the highest was only DreamWorks' "Puss in Boots" with 3,952 theaters. ”
Li Donglai naturally knows the public relations capabilities of DreamWorks, they are an established company. Phantom animation is the new force. Being able to grab DreamWorks' theaters in such a schedule is already a very good result. I couldn't have asked for more.
After asking, he didn't mention it again. Looking at Guo Biting, she handed over the novel "The Story of Old Lacey" knowingly, "No, you want it." The copyright they have already bought. ”
Everyone looked at the name of the novel curiously, what kind of story is this.
Li Donglai said with a smile: "It's not a live-action movie, it's an animated feature film." Just took over "Kung Fu Panda 2", which is scheduled to be released next year! ”
"Next year?"
Gaia was stunned for a moment, then objected, and said: "But our plan is full, and there is the production of the "Kung Fu Panda" TV series next, as well as the future plan of "Kung Fu Panda 3". With the existing animation department, it was impossible to juggle other projects at the same time. ”
"Then expand or simply buy other animation studios."
"The animation department has to be established, and there are so many small studios in Hollywood, they have the technology and talent but lack the funds, which is exactly what we need." We can't just look at the present. Don't forget that the famous Blue Sky Studio, which was just that person at the beginning, is now an upstart in Hollywood's animation. ”
Seeing that Gaia still had an embarrassed expression, he was a little unhappy, and said, "What problems can you say?" ”
Gaia babbled, and finally shook her head.
Li Donglai was silent for a moment and said: "If you are not afraid of being embarrassed, I am a fan of Pixar. Pixar's most famous corporate culture is 'down to the bottom', to be precise, in the creative field, there is no concept of 'up and down' within Pixar. The first part of our Kung Fu Panda was done together at Pixar Studios, including the current animation department, which was also completely modeled after Pixar. If I can't even talk about the problems in the animation studio that I've put so much effort into building, what are we left behind after Pixar is gone? ”