Chapter 871 Shameless

"Boss, Lucky Strike Cigarettes and Canadian Club Whiskey are very satisfied with the publicity effect of the first season of Mad Men, and have no objection to our request to increase the price of advertising placement. Wan also readily agrees."

Hearing the good news reported by AMC CEO Plepler, Andy couldn't help but nodded and smiled: "The advertising price of cigarettes should be a little stricter, but California law, actors can't smoke in the workplace, these herbal cigarettes are still It is necessary to do a good job of trademark identification, since that person has money, it should be professional."

"Understood, Boss." Plepler responded with a nod with a smile on his face. To be honest, he took a huge risk when he switched from HBO. The production of the TV series "Mad Men".

It was very successful, and the ratings were not outstanding, but the explosion of word-of-mouth made him sit firmly on the throne. At the same time, when he was the director of TV drama production at HBO, his thoughts became restless again. Koufu, he is always looking for new ideas.

But at this moment, the talented young big boss threw out a rough outline of a story that could not be called a script, which completely excited Plepler. Emperor, violence, blood, all kinds of elements were set and piled up Together, there is almost no bottom line and heavy KOU taste of festivals.

Sure enough, it became an instant hit, and HBO's status was also impacted.

"Boss, this is the novel "Empire by the Sea" written by Jason Johnson. I want to buy his film and television adaptation rights as a future annual flagship drama series."

Andy, who was drinking coffee, heard Plepler's words and saw the books on the table, and almost spit out the coffee in his mouth. After swallowing it with difficulty, he coughed a few times, and Amanda, who was sitting by the side, hurriedly took Passed the handkerchief to Andy.

"Pry, I've read this novel, and I really like it, but do you know that in order to restore the Atlantic City in the 1920s described here, you need real money to build a virtual city?"

Andy is naturally not unfamiliar with this "Boardwalk Empire", but he also knows that the first episode of this TV series cost about 18 million US dollars to build a virtual city in Brooklyn, New York. To put it bluntly, although the ratings and word-of-mouth They are all powerful, but they did burn a handful of money.

"Boss, this novel is really valuable. I also know that the shooting will cost a lot, but I believe there will be a good return." Plepler also knows that it will cost a lot of money, but he is confident that he will recover the cost and profit.

"Well, let's buy the copyright first. As for the shooting plan, let's postpone it one after another. After all, we already have the highly-reputed period drama Mad Men, and there is no need to come up with another period drama, "Blood and Sand". For historical dramas, the most important thing now is to produce a modern fashion drama. Have you two watched the British TV series "Shameless"... have you seen it? That's good, go buy its overseas copyright, this It's the character design and the script outline of the first episode of the American version of "Shameless" that I adapted in my spare time..."

That's right, this time Andy set his sights on "Shameless", the story of the poorest family in the United States. It scares thousands of girls and discredits the social atmosphere... an old hooligan drama!

As a family life drama, vigor is definitely the most eye-catching label of "Shameless".

Whether it is the picture or the plot of this American TV series, Andy’s impression is that this American TV series has always shocked Andy’s shaky three views, and he said to him brazenly: "Little boy, you have seen so little of the world. up!

"puff--"

Plepler looked at the settings of various main characters, as well as the opening sentence of the first episode: "Warning: The following content is extremely wuhui. If you are over 18 years old, please keep a pure heart when reading. The sun rises , the senior animals in the slums of Chicago began another day of "better to die than to live".

. . "

The more he looked at it, the more Plepler felt the horror. He raised his head and looked at the young big boss, as if he saw the light. . . Ahem, all kinds of problems that can't be put on the table have been tossed out with "real guns and live ammunition". Huang, it was so violent that it took off. Compared with it, the HBO series can only be regarded as serious historical documentaries.

"puff--"

"Haha, it's disgusting, Andy, I don't even know you...haha, how can you write this kind of story, hehe..."

Amanda looked at the script in her hand, and watched those stinky dialogues that flew up, and burst out laughing, the flowers trembled, and the laughter couldn't stop.

Andy smiled, looked at Plepler, who was almost worshiping himself, and said, "Go and buy the copyright, I believe this show will be popular."

"No, boss, this will become a magical drama, like "Friends"! I will personally supervise the production, so I must come in person..."

Andy shook his head and looked at Plepler who snatched the script from Amanda and left the office in a hurry. He knew that he, the CEO, would definitely contact the UK as soon as possible.

"My God, this family is so pitiful. Is there a prototype for the story you wrote? I would like to help them..."

Hearing the words of Amanda, who felt a little pity after laughing, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and complained: "It's just a story. This kind of thing abounds in the slums of the United States, and the biggest villain in life is—— poor!"

"God, I really can't imagine their kind of life, how can they persist, they are so pitiful... By the way, dear, how is your game going, I want to be the first to try it out, I can't believe it's really as difficult as you say."

Andy said with a smile: "You will know after experiencing it for yourself. I have already warned you. Just don't scold me or drop your phone when the time comes."

"how is this possible..."

Amanda's unconvinced coquettish voice came from the office. As for the topic of the poor, for them, it was just a sigh, and no one would care about it afterwards. This is the real world.

In the Cadillac SUV speeding on the streets of Manhattan, Andy looked at the crowd walking on the roadside, and he was a little bit looking forward to it. This American TV series that he liked the most in his previous life, I don’t know that according to his own setting, this group of screenwriters under him will write another What a fresh plot, let him continue to follow the drama in this world.

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On the evening of December 30, 2007, one day before the New Year, the whole Manhattan was lit up with colorful lights to welcome the arrival of the New Year.

"Ah- honey, I hate you! Hate you! What a shitty game it is... I hate you... I can't believe I'm going to fail the first hurdle! Damn, I don't believe it... "

Andy, who was having a video conference with several of his CEOs in the study, stood up awkwardly, walked to the door of the study and closed the door, and Ivana's frantic screams and complaints came directly through the corridor into the study.

"Sorry, Ivana is trying to play "Stupid Birds Fly First", you should be able to understand..." Andy spread his hands helplessly and continued: "This is a crazy game, it is a bit anti-human, and people with good tempers will Driven mad..."

The people on the several video windows on the computer monitor were a little blushing and embarrassed. They were also a typical case of being nearly tormented crazy by the trial game, but what made them feel even crazier was that they seemed to be possessed once. Tried again, died, tried. . . Unconsciously, I fell into the infinite cycle of looking for abuse by shaking the M attribute.

"Boss, you developed a crazy game that... I can't imagine how addictive it is."

The one who spoke was Dr. Ye, a genius technologist. He was also a victim of the trial version, but when he passed the first obstacle, he resisted the urge to continue playing with abuse, and directly chose to uninstall, even if it was a trial version. He doesn't care about the first batch of players that tens of millions of people dream of.

"Seriously, I'm thinking about it too, it's addictive, I thought it would only be available for download for 24 hours, and then it would be taken off the shelves..."

"How is this possible! Boss, I firmly oppose it! Boss, it will be popular all over the world in the shortest possible time. This time, the number of visits and downloads of Liberty City Software Mall will have a qualitative change. Moreover, Boss, we have a variety of The results of the project should be tested using this opportunity, and the results will not be produced in a short period of time, am I right, Ye?"

Seeing the excited reaction of the CEO of his software store, Andy also shook his head and laughed. Of course, he understood Michael's mood. Everyone knew how popular and sought after this insane game would be.