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The famous scene in the second episode, after the bathtub melts, has already set off a small climax.

By the third episode, Lao Bai was still struggling to kill Xiao Ba, and the relationship between husband and wife was affected by a little lie.

In the basement, Lao Bai suddenly fainted when he prepared dinner and sent it off.

After waking up, he had a heart-to-heart conversation with Xiao Ba.

Xiao Ba's performance was not at all the craziness and unkindness of that day, which made Lao Bai even more inclined to let go of Xiao Ba.

But it turned out that this honest man ushered in a betrayal.

It turned out that Xiao Ba had calculated all this for the purpose of paralyzing Lao Bai. He also prepared to cut through the rope to fight against Lao Bai through the fragments of the dinner plate scattered when he fainted.

The deceived Lao Bai finally got his heart cruel and killed Xiao Ba.

This is the first time an honest man has expressed his power, but it is so shocking.

Until this time, the charm of the play began to show in full.

As for "Breaking Bad", the discussion has gradually become more heated.

Some people say that this drama requires a little patience; some people say that the plot layout is very good; some people like the old white in it the most...

"The slow pace in the early stage is both a disadvantage and an advantage, so that the later plot completely overwhelms some trivial character settings."

"Brian Lanxton's performance talent is underestimated. His plasticity is fully reflected in this drama. He can be both weak and vicious. When he really tried to kill Xiao Ba for the first time, I admit that I was surprised by him. This feeling is amazing."

"This play has a sense of life, not as boring as it is said."

"Every man lives with a lion in his heart, and the diagnosis of lung cancer is undoubtedly the key to releasing the lion's shackles in Lao Bai's heart. Before that, he was cautious and tried his best to maintain his family. He lived a frustrated life without any sense of existence; After this, he will enjoy the surprise and admiration of his relatives, whether it is teaching the punks or swearing when the car wash owner resigns, it is due to this psychological change.

In other words, this man who is very accomplished in chemistry aspires to be strong in his bones, but his peaceful life has erased his edges and corners, but he can't stop his inner desires.

In the process of becoming a lion, he became domineering, confident, began to delineate his own territory, and did not like to be betrayed. He was self-respecting, but he did not show up at first, but did not hide behind.

Therefore, everyone will see that the more someone thinks that he will be soft-hearted, the more paranoid this person has to prove to everyone, he is very powerful.

Lao Bai, who is no longer despised by life, is really charming and makes people extremely look forward to where he is going."

The most common sentence in similar evaluations is "not enough".

As a result, the ratings of the first episode were less than 3, the second episode rose to 3.1, and the third episode reached 3.4. Although the rise is still very slow, the audience retention rate is abnormally high.

Except for the avalanche of ratings caused by the high expectations of the first episode, there has been no decline afterwards.

Even the repeated episodes played on Friday can attract many viewers to watch repeatedly.

"Breaking Bad" is not a fire, but it is already regarded as a must-see American drama in certain audience circles.

Nowadays, many dramas have become famous in the first place, but few of them have slowly risen by word of mouth, but it is not without exception.

In any case, after opening the door to the downturn, the drama is always affirmed.

Moreover, the audience limitation is minimal.

What about the "Prison Break" fire, it is only young people like to watch it, as can be seen from the statistics of Nielsen, or like some soap operas, the elderly love it very much, the young people do not watch it at all, but "Breaking Bad" However, the more fascinating the broadcast, the larger the basic audience segment.

From the teens to the fifties, except for adolescent fanatics who like to chase idols, they are all included.

In other words, this drama has a sense of life. Everyone can find a shadow of themselves from the characters inside, not to mention that the transformation of honest people is inherently dramatic, and the transformation process is not abrupt, and there is no bad thing once it is done. Very cruel, but after a series of pushes, Lao Bai walked into the abyss and made him willing to sink.

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HBO, general manager's office.

Austin looked at the latest simultaneous ratings summary report in a daze, and his first reaction was to say bad.

"Breaking Bad" hasn't been sentenced to death, why has it started to rise.

More importantly, is this retention rate true?From start to finish, a 90% audience retention rate?

You know, audiences now watch American TV series and rarely see the end from the beginning. If it's a little bad, they will turn the stage right away, or follow other episodes that need to be pursued.

Therefore, sometimes the highest ratings are over 6, and the average ratings can be 4, which is very good.

And "Breaking Bad" is strange. The peak ratings are really nothing. Compared to "Prison Break" and "The Walking Dead" released by the same studio, it is not so much lower, but the broadcast is unusually stable.

The average ratings are equivalent to the highest ratings.

These details of the data let Austin, a professional, know at a glance. The quality of the play is so good that the audience will not change channels once they follow it. In other words, there are many iron fans, and passers-by become iron fans.

"Fox TV picked up a bargain. It's a lot of things." Austin thought with some resentment.

Because in his opinion, the partnership between HBO and Firefly is quite good. If Warner Studios doesn't produce Yaozi, HBO will definitely be the first choice for this show.

Of course, Austin has habitually forgotten that when the ratings for the first episode came out, he laughed at Firefly's failure and made a mediocre bad show.

2.8?this one?

Now there is no smile at all, just regrets and complains about the short-sighted vision of the senior management.

Fortunately, this drama has just begun to emerge, otherwise Austin may be even more depressed, because the biggest highlight of "Breaking Bad" is not only the retention rate, but also the reputation and influence that exploded in the future.

The Guinness record was not taken for nothing, but the show is truly invincible. From the time it was broadcast, the Oscar of the Emmy TV series was almost rounded up by Breaking Bad, and the ratings of the audience and fans were also exceptionally strong.

The scores of IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes are not lower, and the overall media evaluation is as high as 99 points-newspapers and magazines, with a full score of 100.

On the other hand, the audience who started to stabilize in the third episode also made the Fox executives finally relax.

If the show is too bad, it would be too wasteful to give prime time.

Of course, "Breaking Bad", which has just entered the ranks of boutiques, is not outstanding, but it can undoubtedly give many people a little comfort compared to the initial gap.

Intellectually speaking, this means that the cooperation has not broken, and Firefly and Fox can go on together.

Therefore, Fox immediately contacted Firefly to discuss the renewal.

According to the initial agreement, Fox only needs to pay 850,000 per episode to play out the buyout fee and 18% of the advertising revenue inserted at the same time.

On the premise of rising ratings and the same broadcast cost, continue to support advertising profit sharing until it reaches the critical value after breaking 6, which is 40%.

Of course, in the eyes of Fox executives, it is estimated that 40% of the fireflies are not available.

Because they have not seen slow-moving dramas, but it is impossible to increase several times on the basis of the original stable ratings.

With joy in my heart, I still feel that this transaction is done well.

If Firefly takes less, it means Fox has earned it.

After the slow meeting and the signing of the contract renewal, Fox continued to use its media mouthpieces to begin to build momentum for "Breaking Bad", further consolidating the impression of the quality of the series' reputation.

In fact, compared to media resources, no one can be more convenient than Fox, which is backed by News Corp.

For a time, media reviews and film critics' columns were either sincere or obeyed orders. Most of them were praising "Breaking Bad". From the role performance to the plot design to the details of the buried clues, in short, they can blow There are too many places to talk about.

And Brian Scranton is also like the old white in the play, meeting the wind, riding on the wind, leaping from a second- and third-rate actor or an old supporting role, directly becoming the most famous TV actor in Hollywood recently. .

Later, Fox contacted advertisers and started contacting overseas TV stations to make another wave of profit.

Of course, most of these overseas TV stations belong to the Fox TV network, and only a few areas are not covered.

But the overseas branch also has to pay a copyright fee to broadcast, and Firefly can still get the money.

This can be regarded as the copyright revenue-generating model of American TV series. The more standardized, the more conducive to mobilizing the enthusiasm of studios.

The benefits of separation of production and broadcasting are reflected in this.

Good dramas can sell for a good price, and bad dramas don’t need to pay attention to losses and delays. For TV stations, good content can also bring a better profit base.

The charm of "Breaking Bad" has also been gradually highlighted...