Chapter 944 The First Appearance of Success!

Nielsen data was updated early in the morning on Saturday, August 1st.

The fifth episode of "Happy Hotel" brazenly reached 20.9 million viewers, shocking the United States!

From 4.6 million to over 10 million, "Happy Hotel" took 4 episodes.

From 10 million to 20 million, "Happy Hotel" only took 1 episode.

Although the fourth episode reached 15 million, it increased by more than 5 million in one breath, reaching 20.9 million, which is much more difficult than going from 5 million to 10 million!

In fact, rough statistics were given last night, but in order to be more accurate, people usually wait for the revised data to be released the next day.

The result is the amazing news that "Happy Hotel" has 20.9 million viewers, ranking ninth in the U.S. ratings this year and third in real time!

The peak season for American dramas is actually from September of each year to April of the following year.

Most TV dramas will be broadcast at this time, and the more capable they are, the more they will be broadcast during this time.

To use the Chinese language that will be popular in the future, this is the time during which they will achieve enlightenment.

Only TV series produced during this time period can be considered high-quality and qualified to be called excellent.

Why did Tang Shuxuan rush to produce "Happy Hotel"?

The first reason is definitely to hope that "Happy Hotel" can stabilize the morale of the military. The second reason is to give "Happy Hotel" a time to transition and adapt, so that it will not encounter "Feng x Doctor x Nurse" right away. It was a super drama, and I was beaten to pieces, unable to recover.

Because under normal circumstances, during the period from May to August, there are about 40 TV series broadcast on several major news networks and some pay TV stations in the United States a week. Except for variety shows on weekends, on average, one day It’s 8 parts.

But in the period from September to April next year, how many TV series will be broadcast in a week?

60 movies!

This one is really too crowded, there is no space at all.

Those who made a slight mistake were immediately cut off.

The American dramas that you will see in the future will be the kind that have no sequel after three or five episodes, and most of them will take place during this broadcast time period.

Tang Shuxuan's idea is very mature, but even she never thought that after the fourth episode reached the peak of 15 million viewers, the fifth episode of "Happy Hotel" could easily reach 20 million viewers. dividing line.

In this era when the United States also lacks rich entertainment, the audience for TV series is much larger than it would be 30 years later.

Under normal circumstances, a TV series with an audience of less than 5 million viewers can be observed for one season. If the results are just like this, then the second season will not be produced or ordered.

If the viewership of three consecutive episodes is less than 3 million, then you have to be careful whether it will be cancelled.

A TV series with more than 10 million viewers can be considered very good and will definitely be continued to be produced or ordered for the next season.

If the viewership can exceed 20 million, then congratulations, the producers or actors will be eligible to propose a price increase next season, because this is already the standard for a hit drama.

If you have better luck and more sophisticated production, if you can break through the 40 million limit, you will definitely be the favorite of the TV station. For advertising and sponsorship fees, the TV station will often pay more for the next season. Can be done smoothly.

The staff and actors who produced and starred in this TV series will also become famous, at least second-rate TV stars.

The standard for the remaining 60 million viewers depends purely on luck.

Because you don't know which TV series can achieve such sensational crowd control and coverage area.

But the only thing that can be known is that as long as one film appears, it will be the treasure of the TV station. You will be given whatever you want. Money, honor, power, nothing is a problem.

As for TV series that can exceed 80 million, luck alone is not enough, they also need God’s blessing.

At least so far, only "Feng x Doctor x Nurse" can repeatedly break through 80 million viewers, frightening everyone until they become numb.

The first episode of "Happy Hotel" only had 4.6 million viewers.

At that time, many people felt that although Yin Jun was the number one screenwriter in Asia, he did not know much about American habits and American jokes. It was a big mistake to rush into sitcoms this time.

After all, sitcoms are a test of a screenwriter's ability. They involve a lot of knowledge, customs, interests, and current affairs news that Americans themselves don't know. Even people who stay in the United States every day don't know these. You must know, where can you, a native of Xiangjiang, play so well?

Also, if you look at the actors they hired, none of them are well-known stars. They are all street guys who have been in the TV industry for five, six, fifteen, or sixteen years and have yet to make a mark.

Can you create miracles by relying on them to perform?

Do not make jokes!

But the second, third, fourth episode...

Along the way, such critical voices have become almost completely inaudible.

It was replaced by another voice.

"Wolf is coming!"

"The screenwriters in Xiangjiang can take advantage of us, so what are we screenwriters doing?"

"I can't believe it. How sad it would be if one day, people from Hong Kong came to rule our TV series?"

"Boycott the people of Hong Kong! Only watch American dramas produced by Americans!"

"Work harder for the future of our American TV series!"

"..."

There is no doubt that these voices have more or less the shadow of the six giants of Hollywood.

Because they already have many TV stations, they have the most direct competitive relationship with Disney TV Channel.

Coupled with the previous "Speed ​​of Life and Death", it slapped them hard in the face.

Even though Warner Bros. was the one who suffered the most, thinking that they might encounter Yin Jun's movies in the future, they couldn't help but take action.

Of course, Disney TV Channel is not without help.

For example, ABC Television News Network is one of them.

Because the Disney TV Channel is affiliated with their TV network, the audience for "Happy Hotel" continues to increase, which has many benefits for them.

ABC is naturally not happy about these attempts to smear "Happy Hotel". You are cutting off our financial resources.

As a result, ABC's official writers, newspapers, and news outlets also launched a counterattack against these criticisms.

As a result, this actually increased the reputation of "Happy Hotel", and many viewers who had not seen it immediately became interested.

By the time the sixth episode was broadcast on August 8, the number of viewers suddenly surged to 28.9 million, infinitely close to 30 million, once again leaving the American news media and TV stations speechless.

This time, there was real fear in their hearts.

Damn it!

Episode six! It’s only the sixth episode! !

The sixth episode was so intense, how could it be possible?

How is it possible that there is such an embryonic drama, but it happened to be produced by Disney?

Is Yin Jun really a damn all-rounder?

It works in Asia, it works in the United States too! ?

Movies are OK, TV series are OK too! ?

Hollywood giants are considering more than just "Happy Hotel."

Two months ago, they heard that Yin Jun had found a small producer to produce a small to medium-cost movie with Eddie Murphy, who performed well in "Speed".

At that time, Eddie Murphy was not as popular as it is now, and everyone scoffed at it, thinking that United Artists Films was crazy for wanting to do this to make a big difference.

And that truck driver, with a bodybuilding star, has to spend 10 to 20 million to make a movie. It's a joke!

The rules in Hollywood are not that simple!

But now, when I think about it again, and think about the scripts written by Yin Jun for these two movies, the producers and directors Yin Jun found, and the actors Yin Jun found, the hearts of these giants suddenly disappeared. end.

Even Warner Bros., which suffered a tragic defeat in "Superman 2" and vowed to compete with Qilin Films again, became cautious at this time and did not jump out and say, "I will snipe this movie when the time comes."

Back to "Happy Hotel".

Hollywood TV drama production companies and TV stations are not good at it.

A few decades ago, they directly used thermal weapons to fight the enemy. Although they are a little more civilized now, it is limited.

It's obvious. After all, United Artists Films and Disney combined are no worse than any of them.

If everyone doesn't abide by the rules, then no one can get anything good.

But as long as the bottom line is not violated, poaching people is always possible, right?

In their opinion, the actors in "Happy Hotel" were originally a group of third-rate actors before. Now that I'm giving you better treatment, can you not obediently join me?

As a result, after a few days, no one succeeded at all.

The first reason is, of course, that these 33 main actors have all signed 15-year long-term contracts. If they want to break the contract, the price will be staggering.

Before, they didn't even have the opportunity to star in popular TV series. When they saw that Disney TV Channel wanted to make such a TV series, they thought it was an opportunity, so everyone signed the contract.

Those who don’t sign the contract are naturally useless.

This is equivalent to a domination clause, but there are many such domination clauses in the United States, and they are still in use 40 years later. It’s just that the legal terms in the future are becoming more and more clear, so the production company has relaxed a little. .

But this is only a relaxation on the surface. There are still many restrictions and restrictions in private.

The six major cities in Hollywood felt distressed by the liquidated damages of 10 million or 20 million for each role, so naturally they were not so decisive.

And another important point is that the TV station and the production company know very well that most of these actors are old fritters and old street thugs, so the actors know very well that "Happy Hotel" will definitely become a big hit and reach 4,000 in the future. A viewership of 10,000 or 60 million is possible!

If you leave the crew now, what other benefits will you get besides making a quick buck?

Even if you want to change jobs, you have to wait until you are completely successful. Leaving in such a hurry is a complete fool.

Also because of the advice of these veteran actors, several young actors who were a little unstable at first calmed down and thought about it, and finally figured it out and refused to poach.

While other companies were disappointed, Tang Shuxuan did not wait in vain.

Although you have a 15-year contract in hand, and it is not too difficult to replenish actors, the current situation is so good and you have not expressed anything at all. It is really inappropriate.

So Tang Shuxuan directly spent 1 million US dollars to give bonuses to them and the production staff, and promised that when the ratings are better in the future, the salary and red envelopes will be more.

When such good news came, the crew was very happy, full of energy, and worked hard towards the new goal!

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