Chapter 49 makes a brilliant debut
Surprise!
This is the real surprise.
Twenty-four million viewers, so what does this mean?
Although there is no way to know the current situation of the industry and the location of the data, there is no doubt about the intuitiveness of the numbers. The simplest thing is that 24 million viewers watched Anson’s actors last night Debut.
and!
The "Los Angeles Times" has highlighted the key words in bold in the title. The second-highest ratings performance in the sixth season has rebounded strongly in the final sprint of this season, laying the foundation for the subsequent salary negotiations. .
Absolute surprise!
In an instant, thoughts surged through my mind.
On the contrary, Anson has no sense of reality. From time travel to audition to performance and then to the headlines, it all happened too fast. In an instant, he finally understands the feeling of those traffics that became famous overnight. .
So, can he now be considered a traffic figure at the beginning of the 21st century?
“Ah!”
This time, it’s not Chris, but James.
“Ahhh!”
James stepped forward, put his arm on Anson’s shoulders and jumped up and down, precisely because he had experienced the downturn and struggle of “Freaks and Nerds” , only at this moment can I feel this joy and happiness more deeply.
For reference, "Freaks and Geeks" was sitting at around six million viewers before it was canceled.
This achievement, in an environment where viewing habits have completely changed in 2023, is not outstanding but not mediocre, and can be easily renewed; but in 2000, televisions are still the mainstay of daily entertainment The environment was indeed disappointing, and then he suffered the fate of being cut in half.
With a comparison, you can see where the results of "Friends" are.
Twenty-four million, it is undoubtedly the first echelon of ratings kings. Although the advantage is no longer obvious, "Friends" still has a profound foundation.
This is an existence that other dramas need to look up to.
At this moment, James seemed to have lost his mind, roaring wildly and wantonly. His red face seemed to be about to explode at any time. The emotions that had been suppressed, suppressed, hidden and hidden finally opened the floodgates, in a revengeful way. The catharsis came out and I was sweating profusely.
Brad, who was sitting on the stairs, looked at the friends who were performing Hawaiian hula dance, and simply lay down lazily, supporting his body with his left hand, as if lying on a couch, admiring The show in front of you.
“Chris.”
Brad shouted.
"Chris!"
Brad asked curiously, finally dragging Chris's sanity back to the ground.
"Newspaper, shouldn't it be on the first floor? Why is it in your room?"
Chris:? ? ?
Brad explained further.
"The newspapers arrived and were left at the door, but you just took them out of the room."
"So, did you go all the way downstairs to wait for the newspaper just to see the ratings? But you were worried about the poor ratings, so you secretly took the newspaper back to your room and hid it. Then you unexpectedly found out that the ratings were particularly good, and you exclaimed. ?”
Bah, bah, bah—
Things became smoother.
At this time, Anson and James also came to their senses, and both looked at Chris.
Chris, "I, uh, not, actually, that's how it should be..."
Anson shook his head with a sad face, "Chris, I didn't expect you to have such no confidence in me. I'm a little disappointed." He looked up at the sky to cover up his eyes that were drier than the Sahara, pretending to be deep.
Chris:? ? ?
James immediately stepped forward and restrained Chris's neck with his elbow, "So are you secretly poking at my scars? Are you worried that Anson will follow in my footsteps? Anson said that he will be a freak in the future. He will be rehabilitated, why, don’t you have confidence in me?”
Chris didn’t make any special moves, he had already completed the counterattack with a slight break, and instantly controlled James, but he grinned. He didn't dare to exert force, fearing that James's little arm might be broken if he exerted just a little force. Then he shouted Brad's name in an attempt to clear up the misunderstanding, but it was obvious that Brad was not prepared to respond.
Silently, Brad slowly moved down, preparing to escape. But he didn't expect that the noise on the second floor would wake up a group of zombies. One or two of them got up to "look for food", and there was also a faint commotion below.
Then, Brad lay down silently on the spot, neither going upstairs nor going downstairs, hiding his whereabouts quietly.
This scene made Anson laugh out loud.
But Anson has a doubt -
Who is the driving force behind it?
The Los Angeles Times is paying attention to the ratings performance of "Friends". This is traceable. Everyone knows that they will start salary negotiations with the network next, and the entire industry is paying attention to the trend of the negotiations.
After all, once "Friends" achieves a breakthrough, negotiations for other drama series may also benefit, and even change the salary structure of the entire industry.
At this time, just like in 1995, Jim Carrey broke the rules of the Hollywood industry with the movie "Kingsman" and became the first actor in history to receive a salary of 20 million US dollars." The 20 Million Club" was born, revolutionizing the relationship between actors and production companies.
At present, "Friends" also has such an opportunity.
Reports are not unusual.
Headlines are considered normal.
However, Anson’s name appears on the title of the entertainment headline?
This is not normal.
In the entertainment industry, there is a professional position, public relations. They are responsible for promotion, marketing, market planning, crisis management, image creation, etc. It can be simply understood as a role in promoting the brand image.
Movies, TV series, actors, producers, etc. all have their own public relations. An excellent public relations person can secure top resources and suppress negative news. He is also the driving force behind traffic.
Headlines. Exclusive interview. Report. event.
These are all the work of public relations, seemingly ordinary and simple random events. They may exist objectively in real life, but they are very rare, maybe only 10%, and the other 90% all come from public relations.
The same is true in front of me.
The headlines of the "Los Angeles Times" could report the credit of David Crane, the credit of the six leading actors, and the struggle between the series and the TV station, but in the end, it unexpectedly chose Anson as the guest guest?
This does not come out of thin air.
Moreover, they should all read this article carefully -
"Handsome. Chic. Sexy. Charming.
Should we look into those deep and emotional eyes, or should we appreciate them Different styles but completely natural costumes, or sighing with ease and humorous performance, no..."
Ah.
Gloria read loudly the headlines of the entertainment section of the "Los Angeles Times". As she continued to read, she still couldn't control herself, jumping and screaming.
"Mom!"
"Mom, look, I told you, Anson, this is Anson!"
"Ahhh!"
Mrs. Preston Holding a small spoon in his hand, he was about to crack open the hard-boiled egg on the egg cooker when he stopped because of the ultrasonic attack.
Looking at her daughter dancing in front of the dining table, Mrs. Preston closed her eyes and waited patiently for the screams to calm down slightly, "I also watched TV with you last night, do you remember?"< br>
"Yes, he is very charming, I admit that, but I think that is a credit to the character. The writers have created a charming character."
Mrs. Preston still maintained some sanity. .
Gloria blinked slyly, "Ha, the Times knew you would say this, listen-"
Eager to try.
Excited.
Those eyes were so bright, not hiding their excitement and enthusiasm at all.
(End of this chapter)