Chapter 987 Cooperation

Things in North America are far more than that.

"Happy Hotel" has become a cultural phenomenon, and it was also the highest-rated TV series in North America before "Dr.

Not only does it have high ratings, its dialogues, its presentation, and the various situations of its actors have all become hot spots for people to follow. The shadow of "Happy Hotel" is present in the news all day long, and it is invisible. On the other hand, it has increased the popularity of "Happy Hotel", making it even more famous and popular.

Such a wonderful flower is not only envied by his opponents, but even the ABC TV station, which is half of its own people, is also a little jealous.

All of ABC TV's current programs have been suppressed by "Happy Hotel". Do you think they can't be jealous?

Recently, their president invited Tang Shuxuan to have two meals in a row. What he meant was, "We are all our own people. If you see any other good TV series, can you take care of our ABC?"

There is no way. As a comprehensive television network, ABC is under great pressure.

NBC, CBS, HBO, etc. are not vegetarians. Over the years, ABC has actually seen its market share getting smaller and smaller because it does not have the support of a strong entertainment group.

Historically, it was for this reason that they were acquired by Metropolis in 1985. Then 10 years later, in 1995, they were merged by Disney. This was the beginning of its "someone behind the scenes" "A solid development career.

However, the history of this life has changed. The sudden emergence of "Happy Hotel" has given ABC a great hope.

It is not difficult to produce a good TV series.

But producing a god-level TV series like "Happy Hotel" is not something ordinary people can do.

Especially the actors who starred in "Happy Hotel" are either newcomers or a group of veterans. However, it is unreasonable for them to become so popular. This only shows that the script is very good.

Who wrote the script?

Written by Yin Jun!

Others originally boasted that Yin Jun was "Asia's number one screenwriter" and a "genius boy". In fact, Americans didn't believe it before, and even if they did, they didn't think it had anything to do with the United States.

But now Yin Jun has proved with facts that he is not only the "No. 1 screenwriter in Asia", but also the "No. 1 screenwriter in the world". I am afraid it is not an exaggeration.

Many people may not remember that two years ago, Yin Jun actually sold a variety show to CBS. Its name was "Millionaire". It has been firmly in the spotlight since it started broadcasting in February last year. The ratings champion in the same time period, so far, the average viewership has reached more than 30 million, which is definitely a popular variety show.

Moreover, "Transformers", a popular cartoon in the United States, was also broadcast on CBS, which also brought them a large number of children's viewers.

Not to mention that everyone in the North American branch of Kirin Group knows that the last time Tang Shuxuan came back from Xiangjiang, Yin Jun gave her a total of three TV series and a variety show.

Now "Happy Hotel" has become a legendary drama, and "American Idol" has swept the entire United States and grabbed the ratings before it even started its main show. When its elimination round comes out, I'm afraid it will be another one. A god-level variety show.

Therefore, ABC executives believed that since Yin Jun could produce a "Happy Hotel", a "American Idol", and previously a "Millionaire", then his remaining two scripts, It's definitely not bad, it will start with at least 30 million viewers.

Since Yin Jun has such a strong ability to write scripts, asking him to tailor a TV series for ABC will definitely bring great changes to ABC and give ABC a leading TV series, just like "Happy Hotel", which has What's wrong?

Of course, they also know that there is no free lunch in this world. For Yin Jun to write such a TV series script, ABC will definitely have to pay a lot.

ABC made a very tempting offer.

That is a share exchange.

ABC's current assets are approximately US$5 billion, while Disney's assets are approximately US$4 billion.

They plan to exchange 20% of their shares for 25% of Disney's shares.

In this way, everyone has become an affiliated company, and Disney has become the second largest shareholder of ABC, which will make it easier to do things in the future.

Tang Shuxuan didn't even ask Yin Jun and refused directly.

She knew that Yin Jun took out a loan of 3.7 billion US dollars to purchase Disney and United Artists Film Company just to be a sole proprietor, and would not let outsiders restrict him at all.

Although ABC is very good, as one of the major television networks in the United States and a powerful media group, it is not that important to Yin Jun.

At least for now.

After ABC's proposal was rejected, they were not discouraged and continued to put forward a second condition.

That is, this TV series is produced by two companies, and the costs are shared equally. ABC does all the promotion. In terms of revenue, Disney 60% and ABC 40%, but the production copyright of this TV series is divided between the two companies.

Tang Shuxuan also directly rejected this condition without asking Yin Jun.

Her answer was simple, "Obviously we at Disney can do it ourselves, and we don't have any money, so why should we share the profits and benefits with you?"

ABC has no choice but to continue to propose conditions for the third time.

The cost will still be shared equally, with ABC doing the promotion and half of the copyright. However, ABC will further strengthen the promotion and attention of the Disney TV Channel, and at the same time, their income will only be 30%.

Tang Shuxuan did not refuse directly this time, but told Yin Jun.

For now, ABC is the most important partner of Disney TV Channel. If they don't get any benefits, it may affect future cooperation between the two companies.

Yin Jun naturally understands this truth.

But he also understands that the cooperation between ABC and Disney TV Channel is actually very fair. They give Disney TV Channel convenience, and the programs broadcast by Disney TV Channel give them greater fame.

With excellent flagship programs, even if Disney TV Channel does not cooperate with ABC, other TV networks will immediately come to invite Disney TV Channel to join them.

Therefore, in this regard, Disney TV Channel has an advantage.

Otherwise, ABC would not have lowered its value again and again to seek cooperation.

Yin Jun is very ambitious for ABC.

In 1995, Disney purchased ABC for a whopping $19 billion, thus gaining another piece of its entertainment empire.

Disney is not yet ready to annex ABC.

Even four years later, in 1985, Metropolitan Corporation would acquire ABC for a mere US$3.5 billion, but Yin Jun would not rush into the acquisition.

The first is that Yin Jun does not have that much money.

The previous loan of 3.7 billion U.S. dollars was already the limit of Yin Jun. This has brought great trouble to Kirin Group's cash flow pressure. If another loan of 3.5 billion U.S. dollars is taken, Kirin Group will be directly squeezed. Don't get angry.

Even if Yin Jun has the ability to pay off all the loans within 5-10 years, what Yin Jun has to do is not just the acquisition of ABC. There are still many things to do in the past few years. Therefore, you must not put all your funds on this and use it every day to repay loan interest.

The second is even more important.

Yin Juncai swallowed up Disney and United Artists Film Company in one go. If he swallows up ABC in a short period of time, not only the media giants in the United States will be extremely hostile to him, but also the regulatory authorities in the United States. , everyone will begin to "take care" of Yin Jun emphatically and impose various restrictions on him.

In fact, the way to get rid of this trouble is very simple.

That is to learn from Murdoch, Yin Jun directly naturalized in the United States, so that even if he acquires more media and entertainment companies, there will be no problem.

But how could Yin Jun obtain American citizenship?

So this method is destined to not work.

Since Yin Jun couldn't untie this knot, he could only endure it for the time being.

After he has completely digested Disney and United Artists Film Company and established a firm foothold in Hollywood, he can then discuss the acquisition of ABC.

Before this, it is also very necessary for Kirin Group to maintain close contact with ABC.

Regarding how to negotiate terms with ABC specifically, Yin Jun will not interfere. Tang Shuxuan has already done a good job in this regard.

What he has to do is to come up with a few beautiful TV series and let everyone know that even if he changes to a different platform, he can once again create a ratings myth and make the Kirin Group famous again.

In fact, the TV series Yin Jun has prepared for Disney TV Channel are not just the three previous ones.

Beginning last year, after it was confirmed that he could acquire Disney, Yin Jun began to take out the scripts in the safe of "American dramas" and began to organize and expand the content.

Now that "Happy Hotel", "The Boys" and "Baywatch" have been given to Disney, Yin Jun still has three scripts that have already been written for the first season.

"Dragon Commandos"

"Detective Hook"

"Knight Rider"

"Dragon Force" is a hit American drama broadcast on NBC in 1983. It is famous for its sophisticated production and grand scenes. The average number of viewers exceeds 30 million and it is one of NBC's signatures.

The later extremely popular "24" actually borrowed from "Dragon Force" in terms of scene design.

In addition, "Dragon Force" was also made into a movie, and the response was also very good.

"Hook" is a TV series broadcast by ABC in 1982. It also focuses on action, but the scenes are not grand, and there are some love factors. It is a standard police drama with more than 20 million viewers. It is slightly weaker. A little, but as a temporary choice, it is also a very good TV series.

According to Yin Jun's knowledge and Hollywood's habits, if "Detective Hook" has appeared, it will not start filming until at least the end of this year.

My script has been registered two years ago, and whoever writes it will have to scrap it.

The last one, "Knight Rider", is a very interesting TV series that is very famous in China.

Its general content is the story of a police detective who changed his identity after being injured and drove a sports car to perform various tasks and fight crimes.

What impressed the audience the most was the protagonist's super cool sports car, which made the Chinese audience who had very little experience in that era drool.

This TV series was also produced by NBC and was set in September 1982. If Yin Jun is making it now, there will naturally be no chance of a crash.

As for why ABC only requested one TV series, Yin Jun came up with three.

The reason is very simple.

These are all high-quality TV series that will be produced next year. If they are not used now, wouldn’t it be a waste?

As for why ABC wanted a drama like "Happy Hotel", Yin Jun only gave it a high-quality TV series with 20-30 million viewers?

It's also very simple.

Wouldn't it be a waste to give such a good TV series to others?

I can’t say every TV series is a drama, right?

This also depends on luck, right?