I’m in Hollywood Chapter 209: Thinking about each other
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car speeded towards the highway, Eric recalled the situation just now, with some emotion: "I really ca n’t think of it, except for a few big TV Stations, even cable stations such as hbo have come together, but what is Michael Eisner sending people to come Condition? "
《Friends》 has achieved impressive results. As an assistant of Eric, plus the superiority that was just chased by a group of people, Alan was also a little excited. Hearing the Eric problem, I thought about it: "I think , Mr. Eisner should come forward for ABC. "
Eric immediately remembered the acquisition of ABC TV Station by previous life Disney. However, although Eric did not remember when previous life Disney acquired ABC, there must be many years until now. How can Michael Eisner come forward for ABC now?
Noticing the doubtful expression of Eric from the rearview mirror, Alan actively explained: "The relationship between Disney and ABC has always been very close. I have been watching Disney's cartoons at ABC TV Station since I was a kid."
Eric is a little bit awkward, and then said: "Alan, you helped me sort out a piece of information between Disney and ABC in the past two days." After thinking about it, I added another sentence: "Combine the other big TV Station with All the relationships between the Hollywood and the Seventh Congress are organized for me. "
"No problem, but it may take a week or so." Alan turned around.
"No hurry, you do it slowly, the most important thing is to be accurate."
"I understand, Eric, where are we going now?" Alan asked again, when in front of outsiders, Alan always called Eric Mr. Williams. But in private, he directly called the name of Eric, which was specifically instructed by Eric. After all, Alan is almost 30 years old, which is almost ten years older than Eric. If the name is private in a serious way, even Eric will feel very awkward.
Eric directly said without thinking: “It ’s already evening to go home. There is nothing urgent to do, there is no need to disturb others now. I will go back and call Jeffrey and say hello.”
Return to the Beverly Hills mansion. Alan and the driver helped Eric to move the luggage into the villa. small girl who had been waiting for Eric to return did not wait for the outsiders to leave, so he rushed to a pile of luggage and began to find gifts. Eric knocked on the head of small girl spoiled a few times before sending Alan and the driver away.
"About the arrangements for the past few days, if it is an invitation for Fox, find an excuse to help me push it away. If other TV Stations are in contact, arrange a time to see you." Standing at the door of the villa, Eric is by the car. Alan said.
Alan also knows. Eric This is to sell between several big TV Station, but still asks in doubt: "Eric, what if Murdoch personally come to the door?"
"He won't," Eric said confidently. "Before sending a private jet to pick me up in Venice in person, Fox was just expressing sincerity for the negotiations that followed, and it still seemed a bit eager to do so. Old Murdoch If I ca n’t help myself, then of course I ’m going to kill you with a knife. ”
"Eric, do you plan to change a TV Station for 《Friends》?" Alan asked with a smile, but regretted it after speaking, and this question is a bit sensitive.
Of course Eric cannot tell Alan his plans. Although Alan has always been more conscientious and responsible, it is hard to guarantee that it will not be tempted by interests and disclose some things. The most important thing for wanting someone to remain loyal is not to give them enough chips to betray as much as possible. If the opponent knows some of his plans through Alan. Then, it will be difficult for Eric to get the most benefit from it.
However, he also saw from the expression of Alan that the other party did not intentionally ask this question and smiled: "This must depend on the quotation of all parties. We must choose the one with the highest price." /
Alan nodded, asked no more, and left quickly.
Going back to the villa, the phone in the living room has been picked up by Drew, so Eric had to be like the morning when 《Friends》 ratings were just released. Call again for an hour or two in a row. This time Rupert Murdoch also called in person and invited Eric to have lunch together tomorrow. Eric casually found several reasons to reject the other party.
He intends to contact at least some other big TV Station first to make a look, so that Fox feels a sense of urgency. Then talk about the transaction, so that the benefits can be maximized. Although several other major TV Stations performed so eagerly, Eric did not plan to replace TV Station for 《Friends》 at the beginning.
Compared with Fox which is "young", the other big TV Stations are more like old man which have been gray-haired. Even if the other party puts down their body and cooperates with Eric, it will inevitably be "relying on the old". Fox is different. Eric knows that previous life Fox has developed into a North America TV giant with three major TV Station in just over ten years. But apart from Eric itself, even Murdoch, the helm of News Corp, cannot know this, and at the same time it is impossible to have enough confidence in the prospects of Fox TV Network. In this case, the importance of 《Friends》 to Fox is extraordinary.
The next day, the first thing Eric did was to go to the 《Friends》 crew to explore the class. At noon, under the lead of Michael Eisner, I ate with ABC TV Station, a Vice Chairman, who came to Los Angeles specifically. Robert Shay went to meet an executive of NBC. On the morning of September 7, he was pulled by Manager of CBS Los Angeles branch to play a morning golf.
I have to say that the price codes of the three major TV Stations are very generous, and there is no mention of the matter of buying out the episode at a price. The condition for direct opening is to participate in the TV series advertising share, and in the information known by Eric, The other party's share ratio is quite high. At the same time, the three major TV Station all revealed that they wanted to cut off Fox and win the next episode of 《Friends》 in the first season.
Through these contacts, Eric also found that the three major TV Station must have reached some consensus before, and may even form a loose alliance. However, this 'alliance' can be dissipated with a fragile gust. The three major TV Stations are relatively fiercely competitive with each other. Although there will be cooperation, it is just like it is impossible for each other to allow the other two to be involved in their own ace show. Similarly, in the matter of 《Friends》, they also hold their own thoughts, because with the ratings of 《Friends》, placed in any TV Station, they are destined to become the trump card.
Although the three TV Stations have reached an agreement on their attitudes, they have attacked each other, which has also led to the Eric smoothly implementing their ideas without too much pressure. After all, if the three TV giants of North America put pressure on him together, he must definitely consider the consequences of offending the three TV Stations at the same time. (To be continued)