The Strongest Life Reborn

Chapter 2195 Careful Budgeting (Second)

Yin Jun is watching TV in Robert Iger's office.

ABC's TV series is called "Friends".

Unlike the six male and female protagonists of the previous life, who are all white. This time, in the "Friends", there is one Chinese actress and one black buddy.

This is also a typical strategy of ABC and even Kirin Group's North American branch in TV, film and variety show.

That is, everyone has a share and will not be biased towards anyone.

This is certainly criticized and criticized by some white x supreme people, but for these minorities in the United States, it is a big good thing.

The United States is not their white people, but everyone's.

In the past, everything was white. People give priority. Now that everyone can perform, many people feel fair.

Yin Jun never cared about those who protested. He only knew that no one could be more powerful than the black buddies when it comes to trouble and mess.

As long as they have surrounded them well, they will surely jump out and help themselves with their grievances if there is anything to do with them in the future.

In fact, several times before, Yin Jun was targeted, and then did not use Yin Jun to speak. The black guys held hundreds of protests, large and small, and made them very passive.

In this way, although Yin Jun has the suspicion of holding the black buddies with their own weight, what does it matter?

Does it have to be like a Chinese, honestly, bullied and silent?

That ’s how I am, I just want to make trouble, just to make you restless, what ’s wrong?

Black buddies in history, it is because of such shamelessness that they are becoming more and more prosperous in the United States.

Yin Jun will learn as much as possible even if he doesn't copy everything.

"Friends" has been aired since the end of May.

Unlike Yin Jun ’s previous habits, the TV series produced by ABC are now gradually changed to a weekly episode.

Because only in this way can various advertising effects be maximized and the benefits can be maximized.

Robert Iger did this, and Yin Jun did not stop it, after all, it was also for the company's good.

Only his heir-in-law, whom Yin Jun values ​​very much, can actively question Yin Jun's decision and make changes in response to the situation.

"Friends" has now aired 3 episodes, the effect is very good, although not like "Happy Hotel" like the 70 million or 80 million viewers base, up to 30 million viewers, still set a record.

You know, this is just 3 episodes!

What if it's 30 episodes? Isn't it worth hundreds of millions?

Even if it is less than 100 million, or 70-80 million viewers, you can always think about it.

Robert Iger talked to Yin Jun with confidence.

"Now our ABC television news network, the most important thing is the precipitation." Robert Iger said, "On the one hand to do their own business, on the other hand to make cable TV stations, two-pronged approach, we are well deserved beauty. One!"

Yin Jun's strategy to build a cable TV station gave Robert Egger great career ambitions.

Originally, he only wanted to do his own best to make ABC. When the right time came, he would upgrade to another level and take charge of the entire Kirin Group North American branch.

But after the idea of ​​the cable TV station appeared, he felt that he could work harder, and strive to use a result so beautiful that no one can ignore it. He will strongly join the Kirin Group North American branch and become the convincing president of everyone.

The five TV dramas produced by Yin Jun are really wonderful, and they all have the potential to be followed.

Although the two or three of them are not suitable for the wireless news network to do, but as a pay TV series, they are more suitable.

He mentioned this, Yin Jun is also slightly jaw.

It is certainly very important to do ABC's TV news network.

But on the other hand, the cable TV station is definitely worth the price.

In 2016, the U.S. National Telegraph and Telephone Company, which is now the operator who bought Kirin mobile phones and thrived in the U.S. market, announced that it would acquire the entire Time Warner Group at a high price of $ 85.4 billion.

Among them, HBO's valuation exceeds 30 billion US dollars!

Time Warner has important assets like Warner Bros. Movies, DC Comics, CNN, TBS, Time Weekly, etc., but their individual value is not comparable to HBO.

Once ABC's cable TV station develops, it will inevitably replace HBO's original market first position, not to mention 30 billion US dollars, 50 billion US dollars is possible!

Don't you think it's incredible.

Before 2018, can you imagine a Netflix company that rents videotapes and CDs on the Internet and makes its own homemade dramas by the way, can the market value exceed Disney?

This is what crazy people think.

But it has become a fact!

So now Robert Iger's emphasis on cable TV is definitely a very smart decision.

Robert Iger of the previous life is the real master of the Disney Kingdom. If he is added to a cable TV station that is more powerful than HBO, I really do n’t know how to describe this horrible group.

At that time in Hollywood, the so-called Six Strongest Hegemony will surely turn into a super strong situation!

Just think about it, I think this is very interesting!

"How is the cable TV station prepared?" Yin Jun asked about this topic.

"It's okay." Robert Iger smiled. "We have money in Kirin Group, whether from HBO or other cable TV stations, we can dig up good managers. Having them to prepare, plus our original Some networks, of course, are very smooth. "

"What about the TV series?" Yin Jun said, "This is the basic point of the cable TV station, but it cannot be taken lightly."

"Of course it is!" Robert Iger said. "I have selected a dozen of the most famous TV drama directors. I also added three movie directors. After letting them compete, they have finally determined the candidate. Now they are already active. Has set up his own team, the fastest "Grey the Intern", has already begun to arrange the venue and prepare for shooting. "

After a pause, he said, "In order to make this TV series, we deliberately bought a dilapidated building and converted it into a hospital. There are more than a dozen hospital experts to guide them. These actors We have also started training for medical knowledge, and strive to master as much medical knowledge as possible, which is very serious! "

Yin Jun said slightly, "The first step to success is to do the preparation well."

"It's just that, our cost is really a lot." Robert Egger said, "If" Intern Grey "does 20 episodes in the first season, our overall cost is more than 20 million US dollars, one episode is equivalent to It ’s more than one million dollars. As a TV series, it ’s really exaggerated. ”

He is right.

Now it costs less to produce a TV series in the United States.

Ordinary movies, one is about 5 million US dollars, between 10 million and 30 million US dollars, all count as seriously produced movies.

Today, even the most expensive "Happy Hotel", the number of viewers has repeatedly exceeded 100 million people, an episode is only about 1 million US dollars, the most is the dividends of the actors.

But the more than 20 million US dollars that Robert Iger said is not real data.

If the cost of the purchased building and the converted hospital is excluded, it will be only about 10 million US dollars.

"We should spend the money, and absolutely not spend the money that should not be spent." Yin Jun said, "Has the production team and the actors' contracts been settled?"

"No problem!" Robert Egger said seriously.

He knew what Yin Jun said.

When making film and television works, the most important expenditure is actually the labor cost.

Among them, the salaries and dividends of actors, producers and directors are the largest part.

The salary of the TV drama industry was not high, but if the TV drama is effective, with the support of many people, and the advertising costs increase greatly, then they can also continue to ask for salary increases.

Robert Iger thinks that this is very bad behavior and is not conducive to the company's development. It must be well suppressed.

Even a first-rate movie star, the salary of a movie is only two or three million, five or six million, your actor of a TV series, the salary is not so high.

On this point, he admired Yin Jun.

The contract signed by Yin Jun and Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Eddie Murphy, Fei Xiang and other superstars is very smart.

Either a 20-year contract for 10 movies or a 30-year contract for 20 movies.

In addition to the basic pay of $ 1 million, the other depends on their own performance to get a 2% box office share in North America.

Of course, prices have now risen, becoming a 2% share of the global box office.

But this is also very cost-effective.

Relative to the achievements and status of this group of big stars, these dividends are often paid directly on sponsorships and advertisements.

If it is according to the previous Hollywood rules ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ give them a base salary of 5 million, 10 million, it is not impossible.

It seems that they are filming outside now, and the remuneration has exceeded 5 million US dollars. For example, the two biggest stars of Stallone and Schwarzenegger are 10 million US dollars less.

Look, how important this boss ’s foresight is!

Save so much money directly for the company!

As his loyal staff, Robert Iger was certainly cautious about the expenditure of these TV series.

All important actors and directors have signed contracts for 10-15 series. Salaries will increase every season, but the rate will not exceed 10%.

This ensures that the company will not be able to bear such heavy production costs because of large salary expenditures.

The cost is reduced, the profit will naturally rise!

(End of this chapter)