The latest episode of the fifth season of "Friends," which aired in early November, has attracted some attention in Hollywood circles, albeit just a very ordinary first episode. If nothing else, the ratings of more than 17 million alone are enough to surprise many people. This isn't when '94 first started and it's not near the end, it's just the first few episodes of the new season, and there are plenty of strong competitors.

In this case, generally speaking, 15 million viewers is already quite good, and now it has reached 17 million in one fell swoop, which is enough to prove the weight of the latest episode. If this is a single example and can't be fully proven, then the 8 million views after the rerun of this episode are more than enough.

Many popular TV series choose time to rerun, and when they are rerun, they also achieve good ratings, but at most a little more than a third of the premiere. But this episode of "Friends" reached 8 million viewers when it was rerun, almost half of it, and if it weren't for ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" standing in front, maybe it would have become the ratings champion of the night.

Therefore, no one will deny the excellence of this episode, and Sean, who plays Kasapa in it, has officially entered people's eyes as an actor.

"It's an interesting new character" and "maybe as memorable as Janice", the words kept appearing in newspapers and magazines. Although these are mixed in with the reviews of the new episode of "Friends", and none of these media outlets are on the line, it is already quite a concern for a newcomer like Sean.

The reaction from fans was more direct, with a San Diego-based couple speaking to NBC reporters who both thought the new character was outstanding.

"I think he's cute, very cute." So said a woman in her twenties named Kelly.

"He's funny, a little clumsy, can't figure out business and private affairs, exaggerated and real." The man named Connor spoke a little more.

And a fan in Minnesota who just started watching the movie said in more detail: "He is like a common friend around him, he always suffers from gains and losses, and he doesn't want to give up anything, but he doesn't know how to deal with it, so he just puts it off like it, so I like him very much." ”

"Most of us like him." The owner of a café near Manhattan's Central Park summed it up.

The Internet is even more lively, and in the forum of the official website, some people even launched a vote, hoping that the producer will keep this character and make him and Rachel a couple. This seemingly fantastical topic has unexpectedly been endorsed by many people, you must know that Ross and Rachel have always been the most supportive couple of fans, when Ross went and returned after the café closed, and finally kissed Rachel The scene has been quite praised.

And the reason why this is the case, on the one hand, is because fans are very dissatisfied with the ending of the fourth season, they think that Ross is obviously getting married, and he also makes a look like he has feelings for Rachel, which is very annoying. On the other hand, because the character of Casapa is well designed, the female audience finds it cute because he is often teased by Rachel, and the male audience is not annoying because of the details he shows close to life - it is not easy to be liked by the female audience and not hated by the male audience at the same time.

This is certainly due to the writers who designed the characters, but it would not have reached this level without Sean's interpretation, so when the next episode aired on Thursday the following week, the ratings went straight up to 18 million!

"This cup, to our Sean, thank God for bringing him to us." A slightly noisy party corner, David? Crane held up his glass and smiled at the crowd around him.

"Hey, David, I'm not calling God." Eric? Reese reminded him.

"Of course you're not, you're just a messenger of God." Crane immediately changed to a mocking tone, and everyone burst into laughter.

Then, led by Crane and several people, they turned their heads to look at Sean together.

"Xiexie, Xiexie everyone." Sean's speech was simple, but with his expression, it sounded very sincere.

As for the wine in the glass, well, the law says that under the age of 21 you can't drink alcohol in public, and this is a party, it's a private house, so it's no longer listed. Then again, even if it's a party at a bar, no one cares if he drinks, and I don't know how many times this law has been ridiculed by Americans, especially young Americans.

"You've done a great job, Sean, you're the most promising newcomer I've ever met." After a few drinks, Crane, who was talking privately with Sean, patted him on the shoulder and said so.

"Xiexie, you gave me this opportunity, David." Although this has been said many times, Sean has always said it sincerely.

"You earned it yourself," David waved his hand, "You know, I almost gave up in the first place, but luckily Eric recommended you." ”

Then he shifted gears: "Maybe we should let this character spend more time in front of the screen?" ”

Sean raised his eyebrows in surprise, he knew that there was a poll on the official website of "Friends", and it was a vote about the direction of the plot. At the end of the previous episode, Casapa confessed to Rachel that he would agree to the date, mainly to recommend the outdated outfit to her, but through these few contacts, he has already fallen in love with her, and Rachel is very troubled by this.

Then, because of the high ratings of these two episodes, the producer listed two options on the official website, "Rachel forgives Casapa" and "Rachel doesn't forgive Casapa", for fans to judge. When there was no Internet, TV producers used various ways to listen to the opinions of the audience and modify them according to their views, trying to deepen the audience's sense of participation and attract more people to watch.

Although this vote has only been listed for two days, the number of people who voted for the former item has far exceeded the latter item, so the meaning of the other party is self-evident.

But before Sean's thoughts could finish, a voice had already interjected: "Hey, David, shouldn't this kind of thing be talked to me?" ”

Immediately, a grinning Frederick appeared in front of the two of them, and at the same time stood in front of Crane: "It's not a good idea to talk to my client about this in private. ”

"I just mentioned to Sean, Fred," Crane said nonchalantly, "I always expected to get around you. ”

Frederick Haha smiled, gave Sean a "I'll take care of it" look, and put his arm on Crane's shoulder and walked away.

Sean smiled and shook his head, that guy is indeed very suitable for the profession of an agent, and his sense of smell is more sensitive than anyone else. Looking left and right, he couldn't help but sigh, it was a very ordinary party, so Jennifer didn't attend, and Naomi said that she didn't want to come with her, plus there weren't many people in the party, so it was a bit boring to be alone here.

Unexpectedly, Frederick came back a few minutes later: "Okay, it's all done." ”

"So fast?" Sean was a little surprised.

"Of course, everyone knows in their hearts, how much time can they spend? I renewed for two episodes, and I was paid $5,000 for one episode, and I finally made $1,000 from you, which is really gratifying. Fred, who was smiling, said teasingly.

"Wow, 5000 an episode." Sean took a deep breath.

"If he is willing to renew for one more episode, I am sure that he will double his salary." Frederick was a little proud, "But it's also very good, four episodes basically account for one-fifth of a season, and it's a solid step to have such a result, isn't every newcomer able to do it." ”

At this point he stopped, then squeezed his eyes, and Sean knew what the unspoken words were: Remember what I told you? If you have value, they will go after you.

Well, it's true, if you don't perform well and get the audience's like, let alone a salary of 5000 for an episode, it's hard to say if there will be a sequel. Probably, there is no Vanity Fair like Hollywood.

At this moment, Frederick's voice rang out again: "Do you want to take revenge?" ”

"Huh?" After being stunned, Sean followed his line of sight, and in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass door in the distance, the founder, screenwriter and producer of "Everybody Loves Raymond", Philip? Rosenthal.

He couldn't help frowning, Sean is not a generous person, and he doesn't have such a big heart, he has to stretch his right cheek over when he is hit on the left cheek, if he has the opportunity to give some people a good look, he will definitely not let it go, just ...... It doesn't have much to do with Rosenthal, does it?

"Don't worry, I'm not going to target Philip, and I can't target him, but sometimes it just takes a little provocation." Frederick smiled, whispered a few words into his ear, and then walked away first-

"Hey, Phil, you're coming to this party too?" As Rosenthal was about to walk away after chatting with the two men, a voice came from the side.

"Weishenme I can't come to this party, Fred?" Rosenthal asked curiously.

"Because I just saw David, David? Crane. The grinning Frederick looked a little underwhelmed.

"It's not an NBC or Warner party, and unfortunately I've met David before and congratulated him." Rosenthal shrugged.

"Really?" Frederick looked stunned, then a little smuggling, but quickly returned to normal, "Okay, but if you had left the person I recommended, it would have been you to show off to David by now." ”

"Oh?" Rosenthal was puzzled.

"You forgot?" Frederick raised an eyebrow, turned and beckoned into the distance, "Hey, Sean." ”

"What's wrong, Fred?" A young man then approached.

"Let me introduce you, this is ......" Frederick was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Philip? Mr. Rosenthal, I know you, we've met. The young man smiled and held out his hand, "Hello, Mr. Rosenthal." ”

"Hello, Mr. Tang." Rosenthal's brow furrowed.

He knew that the other party went to the crew of "Friends" after leaving the crew of "Everyone Loves Raymond", this news has been circulating, and he also remembers reading the other party's information, although it is a pity, but he didn't think too much, and at this moment, the other party gave him a feeling that he had met in person.

"Don't remember anymore, I dragged him to you that day." A somewhat shrill voice interjected, interrupting Rosenthal's thoughts.

"Eric?" He looked at the visitor with some surprise.

"Yes, it's me," Eric? Reece snorted, "I know you don't remember that, Philip, you have so much to deal with every day, how can you care about such a small thing." But the truth is, no matter what Stevenson says to you, no matter what he proves and promises, in the end, I am right. ”

He patted Sean on the shoulder as he spoke, "I recommend him to David." ”

"Hmm...... Well, you probably have a lot more to say, so we won't bother. Frederick seemed to see something and didn't want to get in, so he immediately pulled Sean away.

"I'm sorry, Eric, but if I do it all over again, I'll still make the same choice." When they were far away, Rosenthal looked at Reese and said this.

"Don't get me wrong, Philip, I didn't mean to accuse you," Reece raised his hands in surprise, "You have to think about a lot, I totally understand, but—"

He smiled, smug, like a victor: "No matter what, it turns out that I was right." ”

With that, Reece left without looking back, leaving Rosenthal standing there frowning.

It's nothing, anyone has a time when they miss, this time they lost to David, and next time they just find a way to win it back. Rosenthal said to himself in his heart, Rao is so, and when he arrived at Zuihou, he still couldn't help but scold: Damn Jeremy? Stevenson!