Chapter 213: Who does not owe anyone
When Elizabeth closed the door, Murdoch slowly took the coffee pot and continued to make a cup of coffee for himself, and then made a random gesture to Eric.
Eric gently shook his head: "It is not a good habit to drink too much coffee at night."
Murdoch smiled and said: "You young people have nothing. When I am at this age, I have to drink more coffee to keep my spirit."
“There is actually more healthier ways to maintain ample energy.”
Murdoch did not follow this topic, and said: "Eric, speaking, your first film is to cooperate with Fox. The cooperation between us has always been very happy, isn't it?"
"Of course, the box office of "Returning to the age of seventeen" can break through 100 million, even I have never thought of it."
Eric shrugged and replied, suggesting that Murdoch had little use for his emotional cards.
He did not rely on Fox's chance to participate in "Return to Seventeen" to enter Hollywood. But he doesn't owe anything to Fox. "Returning to the age of seventeen" not only brings tens of millions of dollars in box office profits to Fox, but the subsequent videotapes and TV rights are combined, and the total profit will definitely exceed 100 million dollars. . And he only got less than $1 million in compensation. Speaking of it, Fox is also a trick. After "returning to seventeen", he didn't even get a red envelope at the box office. Eric felt that this may have been related to Fox’s missing "Little Ghosts". Although Fox himself refused to distribute "Little Ghosts", Fox will definitely anger him after the sale of "Little Ghosts". On the body, it is still the truth. When a person commits an unbearable fault, he will always subconsciously anger other people and refuse to reflect on himself.
Murdoch just wanted to be close to the Eric. It was directly brought back, even if the face that was used to the world flashed a glimpse.
"Eric, I heard that other TV stations have been in contact with you?"
The representatives of the three major TV stations and Eric contacted the newspaper. Even the famous "Los Angeles Times" and "New York Times" have made relevant analysis articles, and most newspapers are pessimistic about whether Fox TV can hold the "player" rights for the next season.
"Yeah. The conditions they set out are very attractive."
Murdoch had some irritability to take a sip of the coffee in front of him. He also realized that the young people in front of him were not good at dealing with it. If they continued to talk to each other without saltiness, the little guy would definitely not be salty. The ground and the end of myself.
Putting down the coffee cup, Murdoch decided to go straight to the topic: "Eric, do you think it's so good, Fox TV will increase the firefly's advertising share to 70%, in exchange for the first quarter rights of Friends in the next four quarters?"
As long as you can get the rights to play in the first five quarters of Friends. Murdoch believes that with the influence of this hit movie, Fox TV will definitely be able to stand firm in North America after five years of development. After the fifth season, Fox will have the confidence to follow the ratings and fireflies. The proportion of "Friends" has been re-negotiated.
Eric looked up at Murdoch: "Mr. Murdoch, is this the fairness of Fox?"
“Don't this reflect Fox's sincerity?” Murdoch asked.
Eric immediately shook his head, and if it was normal, the ratio was really very sincere.
The TV industry is different from the film industry because TV stations do not have the relevant anti-monopoly laws. You can make your own TV shows self-sufficient. Therefore, the TV station is very strong before the US drama alone, usually under the circumstances. TV stations are getting the right to play from the producers in the situation of buyouts. Even if the film and television giants of Warner can enjoy the treatment of advertising by virtue of their strength, the highest proportion will not exceed 40%, usually only 30%. about.
But this time the situation is completely different. For Fox TV, which is now in its infancy, the super high ratings brought by Friends is only a foundation. The most important thing is that Friends can help Fox TV in the development stage. Rapidly increase popularity and cultivate audiences.
"Mr. Murdoch. Before "Friends", Fox TV's average viewership was only a few million. Less than one tenth of the number of fixed TV viewers in North America. Let's not say that "Friends" can be used for Fox during playback. The over-high ratings of more than 20 million people have come, even if this season is over. At least the average number of people in Fox can be raised to more than 10 million. Compared with these, your price is too insincere. ”
Murdoch stared at Eric and said: "Eric, you should know that the price I just opened is almost twice the size of other producers."
Eric, in front of the media tycoon's gaze, did not show anything at all, but smiled lightly: "Mr. Murdoch, I believe you must have conducted some investigations, then you should know that the three major TV stations are stealing. "Friends", the price of the split is not much lower than you. Some people have calculated with me, if I put "Friends" on a few old TV stations, the advertising revenue will increase by more than 10%, plus The 10% compensation is actually almost the same as Fox's price tag. Compared with Fox, I chose to cooperate with other old wireless TV stations, and the benefits will be more."
Eric finished, once again slightly lowering the coffee in front of him, not looking at Murdoch's expression, he believes that the so-called 70% of advertising is only a temptation of Murdoch.
Feeling the delicate white porcelain in his hand, Eric quickly noticed that the ceramic coffee cup actually painted a pale green plant, quite a bit of ink painting. When I saw this, Eric had the urge to turn the cup upside down, and wanted to see if the words "made-in-china" were engraved on the bottom.
However, Eric quickly laughed at this thought. This awkward smile made Murdoch feel very incomprehensible, but the look on his face also relaxed with Erik's smile.
"Eric, let's talk about your conditions. What should Fox do to get the premiere of the sequel to Friends?" (To be continued)