Chapter 2060 New Blockbuster American Drama (First Update)

Robert Iger is not as simple as calling for a script.

He has his own ideas.

The most important one is that he wants Yin Jun to agree to the first "Game of Thrones" adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire" by the ABC television news network.

Not only did Ye Linqinwa relay the story to Yin Jun, he also sent a simple proposal of more than 20 pages, which showed that ABC TV News Network attached great importance to "Game of Thrones" and must have the confidence to do it well.

I have to say that Robert Iger's vision is still very good.

The future "Game of Thrones" has become a super drama in the United States. For more than ten years, it has always been the top card of the HBO TV network, and no TV series can compete with it.

Of course, Robert Iger didn’t know what happened in later generations. He just saw that the books of "A Song of Ice and Fire" were selling well. Although only three books were published from 1980 to 1985, the total sales volume has exceeded 100 million Books, influence all over the world, with more and more book fans.

All such books, of course, have a natural basis for adaptation.

It can also be said that half of the success has been achieved before the broadcast has started.

It's not that Robert Iger doesn't know that it must cost a lot to produce such a large-scale TV series, but he doesn't value money, but only wants the influence of this blockbuster TV series.

No one else could do a show like this except the ABC News Network!

This is the message that Robert Iger wants to convey to the outside world.

But Yin Jun still refused.

The first reason is indeed that the time has not come.

The computer-generated effect of "Game of Thrones" is the guarantee of its success.

It's a pity that the current computer special effects are not so good at all.

If it is nondescript, then it is better not to do it, so as not to destroy its impression in the hearts of book fans.

The second reason is that Yin Jun doesn't want such an excellent TV series to be broadcast on free TV stations.

Such a well-produced and painstaking TV series should naturally be broadcast on paid cable TV stations.

In the United States, wireless TV stations are a very good industry, but in a media news group, there must be some additional supplements.

This supplement is pay TV.

In the future, TV stations such as HBO, FX, STARZ, etc. will exist like this.

Among them, HBO occupies half of the country, but it is a subsidiary of Time Warner.

If Yin Jun wants to do a good job in his limited fee TV station, he must have ace programs.

"Game of Thrones" will definitely be produced and broadcast, but it is certainly not now.

Even for premium cable TV stations, Yin Jun maintained a very cautious attitude in the past few years, and did not develop blindly.

He always remembers that ABC TV News Network is one of the main components of the North American branch of Kirin Group, and it is as important as Disney, United Artists Film Company, and "Sports and Entertainment News".

Robert Iger's request was rejected, and he was not discouraged. Instead, he urged Yin Jun to get a new script more actively.

It's also a bit funny to say.

Just because Yin Jun rejected Robert Iger's "Game of Thrones" request, he recently began to seriously consider ABC's new script.

It just so happens that he spends this time with Zhong Chuhong, who just gave birth to a daughter, and has a lot of leisure time, which can solve this problem.

It's not good to avoid too much blow to Robert Iger's enthusiasm.

The stronger the ABC TV news network is in the United States, the better it is for Kirin Group, isn't it?

The number of classic American dramas is actually very large.

There are six major media giants in the United States, and they all have their own TV stations.

Then there are Netflix, HULU and Amazon, which have risen from the Internet, and they are also aggressive. In just seven or eight years, hundreds of excellent TV series have been produced.

These TV dramas happened to be cheaper than Yin Jun, who spent a lot of time in his previous life. He has watched all the classics several times. Although he may not necessarily see the last season from the first season, the general plot direction is clear to the young man.

After all, the content of TV dramas in the United States and Xiangjiang is similar, but the expression forms are different, as well as the twists and turns in the middle and the plot design.

As long as you can grasp what this TV series wants to express, then you can understand its plot and setting well.

But TV dramas also need to consider the type. It is best not to show the same type of TV dramas on the TV station at the same time, otherwise it will not only waste resources, but also affect the ratings.

Viewers usually think that your TV station is exhausted, and that's why it can't produce good TV series.

Therefore, Yin Jun's choice is very important.

Nor will he be influenced by Robert Iger, giving him two or three TV shows at a time.

In terms of the current size of the ABC TV News Network, adding one TV series this year or next year has already put these TV series in a crowded state of broadcasting. If two or three TV series are added in a row, it is of course a waste.

But if Yin Jun only chooses one TV series, he needs to be of sufficient weight, and it cannot be just a fake.

At least this TV series should reach 50 million people to be qualified.

However, there are many TV dramas that meet this requirement, and they can be called classics among the classics, but there are not many.

Yin Jun didn't think about it for long, and he chose the classic in his memory as a matter of course.

"Friends"! !

As the saying goes, if you wear clean clothes, you will not rebel, and the chrysanthemum is covered with an electric drill.

If you choose an American TV series to plagiarize, if time permits, if you don't take "Friends", that is, "Six People" as your own, I am afraid that you will be writing an American TV series in vain.

The plot of "Friends" is actually very simple.

It tells the story of the friendship and love of six good friends.

Each of the plots can be regarded as the American version of "Love Apartment", but it is much more serious and there are not so many Internet jokes.

The core of the whole story is warmth.

It is precisely because of this that they impress almost everyone.

So much so that in the last two or three seasons, the six protagonists of "Friends" can each get a sky-high salary of 1 million US dollars per episode.

Then according to the rumors in the world, the reason why N.BC decided to end this classic American drama with nearly 100 million viewers in the tenth season is that the protagonists’ remuneration is too high, and the production cost is too high, and they are unwilling to continue to be subject to these six people. Threat, so simply come to a shoot two parts.

Yin Jun felt that the rumor was not true.

Because later, the remuneration of many TV dramas hit a new high, but as long as there are audiences who can buy it and advertisers are willing to invest money, there is no reason for the producers not to continue producing.

You know, many TV dramas in the future will have more than a dozen seasons, and the salary of Xie Er and the others is 1 million US dollars per episode!

There is also Kevin Spacey, the Oscar winner, who was invited by Netflix to film "House of Cards". The salary for one season was 16 million US dollars, but another related endorsement contract gave him another 16 million US dollars.

These TV stations and emerging media are not afraid of such a high-cost production, let alone "Friends", which has sold copyrights in dozens of countries.

However, it is impossible for Yin Jun to know about the disputes inside, and it is impossible for Yin Jun to happen again in this life.

Because this TV series, which was originally aired 9 years later, will be produced by Yin Jun soon.

Moreover, Yin Jun has very strict control over the remuneration of these TV stars.

They can get a lot of advertising and copyright sharing, but the basic salary does not exceed 20,000 US dollars per episode.

Even for a TV series like "The X-Files", which is popular every season, the leading actor Pierce Brosnan only got a salary of 20,000 US dollars per episode this year.

It will be another three years before the next price increase in the agreement.

Don't doubt that such a low salary is reasonable or not.

In the third season of "The Big Bang Theory", Sheldon's salary was only raised to 60,000 US dollars. In the fourth season, they wanted to raise the price to 250,000 US dollars, but Warner only gave them 100,000 US dollars!

That is, in the eighth season, when "The Big Bang Theory" was already unstoppable, they threatened a collective strike and won a sky-high salary of 1 million US dollars per episode!

This is more than twenty years later! !

The important reason why Pierce Brosnan didn't dare to make trouble is that he signed a contract with Kirin Culture for 30 movies and season TV series for 20 years. If he violates the regulations, the North American branch of Kirin Group can completely ban him.

But even so, Pierce Brosnan can make up about 30,000 U.S. dollars per episode by virtue of various copyright and advertising benefits, which is 50,000 per episode, and the share of 20 episodes in a season also makes this London stage actor , became a millionaire.

Yin Jun of "Friends" is going to directly find 6 main actors, and sign contracts with them for ten seasons at one go. It is also a basic contract plus a dividend strategy to ensure that their income can increase sequentially, but at most they can only pay for the tenth season. Get an overall income of 300,000 US dollars per episode.

Regardless of whether they want to make trouble in the future, American lawyers will bind them with good contracts.

You have to ask if they will sign?

nonsense!

Such a good opportunity to become famous and guarantee a ten-year performance contract, these fledgling actors, it's no wonder that they disagree!

Even if they know, such a contract is not legal at all.

But in order to be able to stand out, they must voluntarily sign the contract knowingly.

In this way, it will not be very beneficial to these actors to file a lawsuit in the future.

However, no matter how you say it, after ten years, each of them can earn more than 30 million US dollars from acting in TV dramas. It cannot be said that Yin Jun has treated them badly.

Not to mention that these outstanding TV drama superstars also have a high advertising effect outside. As long as they don't mix too badly, an advertising endorsement worth 500,000 to 1 million dollars a year is absolutely indispensable.

Compared with the movie superstars, there must be some shortcomings.

But they can earn so much money, they are definitely considered the gold-collar family in the entertainment industry!