Hollywood Hunter

Simon just heard some voices and could judge where the first phase was going. He didn’t follow Jerry Hall. He didn’t look across the crowd, and didn’t look real. He just sniffed the nice woman fragrance beside him. Said: "These players are sponsored by Tinkerbair. According to the cost price, 5000 sets are only more than one million US dollars. If you use this money, you can exchange for a 30-million-level TV program. I think a few Everyone on big TV is willing to do this forever."

Jerry Hall is now also in the TV circle, and I understand it with a little thought.

It is true.

According to the advertisement quoted by the TV network at the current stage of 30 million viewership-level TV programs, it is estimated to be 500,000 in 30 seconds, a one-hour reality show, a 43-minute content, and a 17-minute advertisement. This is $17 million. Calculated in 23 quarters in a single season, advertising revenue alone reached 390 million US dollars.

"Fashion Workshop", where Jerry Hall is the producer and director, does not consider Syndicate's income. The advertising revenue in the quarter was not even one tenth of 39 million.

This is the gap.

Thinking in his heart, Jerry Hall asked curiously: "Should the reality show cost so much?"

Simon smiled and shook his head: "Trade secrets."

Jerry Hall suddenly rolled his eyes at the man.

In fact, it is not too confidential.

It's just that Simon is too lazy to explain too much to women because the cost is not fixed.

In the project planning stage, in order to avoid risks as much as possible, this reality show set up two sets of production plans, a set of stop loss plans in case of project failure or mediocre response, and a set of expansion plans after successful viewing.

Simon never felt that he would be 100% successful. For American Idol, he did not hesitate to do his best, but he also made the worst plan.

Because the production cost of this reality show is really high compared to other TV shows of this era.

According to the calculation of the stop loss plan, the production cost of the first episode reached 7 million US dollars, and the story of the emergency room that was just broadcast some time ago is also a feature film series. The cost is not low, but it is only 6.5 million US dollars. Although the number of viewers in "Emergency Room Stories" is only about 20 million, as a TV series, there is also a huge syndicate income. Even if it is not necessarily outdated after ten or twenty years, the reality show is time-sensitive and the replay rate is very low. .

Therefore, even if the average viewership of "American Idol" reaches 10 million, it can be renewed for other episodes, and this reality show must stop.

According to the stop loss plan, if the number of broadcasters does not reach more than 15 million, this program will have only one season, and there will only be 18 episodes in a single season, 8 episodes before the year, 10 episodes after the year, and then close, there is no follow-up.

In the 18th quarter of a single season, the total production cost is calculated to be US$120 million based on the US$7 million phase.

If the number of viewers exceeds 15 million, the second set of expansion plans will be implemented. Starting from the second week of the broadcast, the two episodes will be broadcast every week. The total length of the first season will also reach 32 episodes. In the mode, the material shot every week is split from one phase into two phases, and the cost is naturally diluted. It is expected that the production budget for each phase will be reduced to about 5 million.

For the 32 quarters of a single season, the total production cost is USD 160 million based on the USD 5 million phase.

These details, two or two sentences, can't tell the women around me.

Now, the number of broadcasters has reached 30 million, and will definitely choose the second set of 32 expansion plans in a single season.

Whether it is 120 million or 160 million, this era is regarded as a blockbuster level for TV projects. At that time, Daenerys produced "Survivor", and the Caotai team added constant compression costs. The total budget of the first production was only 5 million US dollars. , Is simply saving money to the extreme.Unfortunately, this kind of thing seems to have happened a long time ago. At that time, the $25 million "Rainman" was already a big production.

It's only 7 years.

It's just two eras.

In the 1990s, Hollywood was like the era of the Chinese film and television industry after Simon's memory in 2010. Capital inflows, star movie fees skyrocketed, and production costs skyrocketed. After the bursting of the Internet bubble in 2000, Hollywood also returned to reason.

Simon and Jerry Hall hid in the corner for a while, got up and continued to socialize for half an hour, and left the reception early.

Overnight in the Hall apartment in Greenwich.

Get up at six in the morning.

The woman who was tired last night was still on the bed. Simon washed himself and left the master bedroom after getting dressed. The spacious large flat-level apartment appeared very quiet. He walked through the long corridor to the living room, but someone was already busy in advance. , Not just one guard and one guard next to Jerry Hall, there were two other young girls who said during the greeting that Ms Davis asked them to come over.

Several other servants in the apartment have been sent away on temporary leave.

Simon does not think that the female housekeeper will make her own claims, even if it is to serve herself, it is more likely to be the account of the girl A, but it does not mean to delve into it.

There is a gym in the apartment, but I didn't plan to exercise this morning.

Sitting in the living room by the window, reading the newspaper, drinking coffee, and being able to enjoy the fall of Manhattan.

It is not easy to see autumn in the city, but it is actually divided into lots.

The apartment selected by Jerry Hall is planted with two rows of sycamore. At the end of September, the sycamore leaves are red and yellow. Looking down from the sixth floor, it looks like a wonderful ribbon, which is basically a thought of the Greenwich Village. All kinds of old apartments have a special nostalgic feeling, which makes people unable to remember the passage of time.

So suddenly I didn't want to bother about the newspaper in front of me.

A waitress was invited to ask a few words, and the other party quickly sent a player and said softly that if Simon had any songs she wanted to listen to, she could download them now.The waitress leaned a little closer when talking, the young girl's pleasant fragrance came lightly, Simon smiled and pointed to her feet, the waitress was very clever, sat down on the knee in front of the coffee table, and helped the man quietly. Coffee, and bowed his head pretending to sort out the scattered newspapers on the coffee table.

Simon puts on the headset, selects a list, finds a "Young and Beautiful", and then presses the single loop button on the operation interface of the fuselage.

Some classics are indeed very suitable for a single cycle at certain times.

Probably, God is always reluctant to see some people sink in a perfect situation. The singing in the headphones has just circulated two or three times, and another abrupt figure appeared in the living room. This is an eleven-two-year-old girl with red hair , With fair skin and big eyes, wearing a navel vest and short hot pants, revealing two long legs inherited from her mother's chopsticks.

Seeing Simon, the girl was not surprised at all. She also sneaked in and reached out with a small hand and touched one of the earphones in Simon’s ear and stuffed it into her ear. Slender body leaned on the back of Simon’s single sofa and listened for a moment. Some small teasers said: "Simon, you must be narcissistic, even listening to your own song."

Simon also found the girl who was near when he was taken away from one of the headphones, but there was no response. After listening to the little girl said, he smiled and said: "What is your dad singing his own song all day?"

"My dad..." The girl wanted to refute, just got stuck at the beginning, and simply spurned herself: "You are all narcissists."

The little girl said, turned to the side of the Simon sofa on the side of the window, squatted down on the side of the armrest, glanced down and still bowed down to the Uighur waitress sitting by the coffee table, this is not their two, but the girl is very smart Knowing the identity of the other party, I do not know why, and inexplicably felt a threat, so pretending to be very dissatisfied, said to Simon: "You were so rude last night, and made my mother so loud."

Simon just picked up the coffee and delivered it to his mouth. He almost sipped out the coffee after hearing the words, and he quickly stabilized his mind before he was choked.

The waitress next to the coffee table lowered her head slightly, probably covering her smile.

Slowing down, Simon motioned to the waitress next to him: "Go prepare breakfast and tell them to add one more."

The girl saw the maid standing and reminded: "There are four people in our family."

The waitress glanced at Simon and saw that her boss had ignored it and turned away.

The little girl saw that they didn't pay attention to them, bulging their cheeks, and simply got up again and walked to the single sofa opposite the coffee table, sitting cross-leggedly on it.

Simon didn't want to talk to the little girl, put on the headphones again, listened to the music, continued to coffee.

The little girl continued to confront Simon for a moment, and finally spoke again, saying: "My name is Elizabeth, you can call me Leeds."

"Ok."

"It's Elizabeth Jagger."

"Ok."

"Simon, you are so cold."

"Ok."

"It would be very unpleasant for girls."

"Ok."

"I will tell my classmates that Simon Westero is actually an arrogant, indifferent, well, lustful bastard."

"Ok."

"Don't think my mother likes you, she just thinks you are rich."

"Ok."

"Simon, I fancy a Hermes bag. Will you sell it to me?"

"Um... not buying."

"It's stingy." The girl saw that Simon finally stopped humming and pouted, but still didn't give up: "You're my mother's lover, and it's my stepfather, you should buy it for me."

"You still have to find your biological father for this kind of thing."

"My dad is more stingy," the girl said, and opened her eyes slightly: "Do you want me to call your dad to sell it to me?"

"Yes."

"father."

"buy!"

"Dad, can you let me borrow your private jet again? I want to take my friends to Miami to play on weekends and learn to surf by the way. Cynthia always shows off her surfing in front of me. By the way, we still need a coach You need to be handsome. Well, you can be as handsome as your father is seven points."

"..."

"Dad~~Dad~~"

"Stop, you first ask your mother if you agree."

Listening to Simon's words, the girl jumped up from the sofa and straddled the coffee table with bare feet. He slammed into Simon's arms and kissed him fiercely. After leaving a sentence to fill in, he disappeared again.

Simon leaned on the sofa, thought about it for a moment, and made up his mind. If he dares to be so coquettish with his son from home, he will definitely fight first.

Daughter.

Ok.

It’s still rich.

But think about it, Seattle may not be so coquettish with yourself. Little Snow, who uses a female assistant to cultivate children's style, may also become a lady.

This is also very good.

Simon was the only one at breakfast.

Leaving Jerry Hall's apartment, it was just past seven o'clock in the morning.

Today is Wednesday.

Yesterday, it was announced that the merger passed the federal review, and today's work schedule is still full.

Came early to Daenerys TV headquarters, also located in Greenwich.

Sitting in her own office here, without seeing the relevant data from the newspaper in the morning, Girl A sent me more detailed information about the first issue of "American Idol" last night.

After the broadcast of 34.7 million, the ratings of this reality show did not fall back, but continued to rise, once rushing to a high of 41.9 million.The 86-minute two-episode hookup finally counted to an average of 37.2 million viewers, and the core audience ratings of 18 to 49 years old that advertisers are most concerned about reached 20.7, directly occupying more than one-fifth of the market share.

Because of the rise of cable TV, the market share of public TV networks has decreased from more than 90% to about 60% during the peak period before the 1980s. This is also one of the main reasons why old TV networks have chosen to sell. "American Idol" has taken one-fifth of the market share directly from other public and cable TV networks, so it can also be seen how powerful this reality show is.

As a key project for the autumn file jointly created by Daenerys and the Metropolitan ABC, the advertisement of "American Idol" is not packaged for sale, but adopts the strategy of each tender.

Because of the lack of basis for the first two consecutive broadcasts, the 30-second advertising price was only $300,000.

This is already the same as "Survivor" with more than 30 million viewers. However, it is no longer 1988. The production cost of the entertainment industry has increased significantly, and the advertising price has naturally risen. The offer of 300,000 is actually equivalent to 20 million views. Number of people.

Now, the average start of 37.2 million means that from the next issue, the 30-second advertisement of "American Idol" will be able to be sold to more than 500,000. At the highly anticipated moment of the final or semi-final, the price of the 30-second advertisement reaches 1 million. It's not impossible.

The statistics given by the TV department are 32 issues in the first quarter. The average price of a 30-second ad is about 600,000 US dollars, which means that a total of 6.5 billion US dollars of advertising is credited.

Compared with many TV series whose production cost is less than 50 million US dollars, the "American Idol", which has to break through 100 million regardless of the success or failure of the budget at the planning stage, undoubtedly puts Daenerys Entertainment at a great risk, so it will have a decisive Stop loss plan.Now, just $650 million in horror ads is credited, and no one will ever feel that the investment of $100 million in this project is just messing around with money.