Entertainment Reborn Rhapsody

Chapter 133 Chapter 130 Three: Good things come in pairs
Shanghai Satellite TV started broadcasting in October [-]. It is the third program of Shanghai TV Station. Its magnolia logo is very familiar to everyone in Shanghai.

Since [-], Magic City TV has produced several TV series with local themes in Magic City, and the response from the audience has been good.

Magic City Satellite TV attaches great importance to this cooperation with Shanhe Zhao Baogang.

The result did not disappoint them. The quality of "Emergency Doctor" is excellent and the subject matter is novel. The entire TV series production department is full of expectations for this film.

Taking advantage of the trend caused by Shanhe's new book, Shanghai TV has advanced the broadcast date of "Emergency Room Doctor".

One week before the Spring Festival, "Emergency Room Doctor" started airing at [-]pm during prime time on Shanghai TV.

Shanhe's family sat neatly in front of the TV and waited for the broadcast of "Emergency Room Doctor".

Since dinner, Shanhe's cell phone has been ringing non-stop, and almost all his acquaintances in Shanghai have called, either to inquire or congratulate.

More than half of them are doctors and nurses from the former No. [-] Hospital in Nanshi District. Ever since they knew that a TV series adapted from their hospital was about to be broadcast, and their signatures were at the end of the film, the current Shuguang Hospital was in a state of excitement.

Hao Wei and Yang Lina, the prototypes of the male and female protagonists in the play, became well-known in the hospital, and their love affair was spread as a story in the hospital.

Happily, Mother Yang, who originally opposed them being together, agreed to their relationship after this happened.

Hao Wei also called Shanhe specifically to express his gratitude.

At eight o'clock, "Emergency Room Doctor" was broadcast on Shanghai TV with music.

Shan Ha has watched the first four episodes, but still stays in front of the TV with his family.

At this time, there were many viewers across the country paying attention to Magic City TV. The discussion caused by Shanhe's new book was not over yet. "Emergency Room Doctor" was his first TV script, and director Zhao Baogang was also well-known.

Through the publicity, I know that most of the viewers who start broadcasting today are waiting to see the quality of the TV series. Their expectations are very high. If it does not meet expectations, it will probably attract a lot of criticism.

At this time, in Shanghai TV Station, Sun Xueping and a group of staff members are also nervously waiting for the end of the TV series. They need to know the TV series' ratings, viewership share and audience evaluation as soon as possible, which determines the amount of advertising fees. To the TV station's profits and their bonuses.

With the sound of the ending song, the list of producers of each department scrolled out, and the first episode of "Emergency Room Doctor" ended.

"Brother, the series you wrote is really good. I think it's better than "Youth Bao Qingtian". Mom, I can watch it in the future. This is a series written by my brother. You must let me watch it!" Qiu Chuxi said for the first time. One stood up and spoke.

"Sit down, everything is up to you!" Xie Meiyu glared at her daughter, "It's really pretty, Wang Zhiwen's acting is pretty good, and I like Zhou Xun too!"

Xie Meiyu's words were recognized by everyone. Xie Shinai was the first to support: "Meiyu is right, the first episode is very attractive! A little doctor who loves to joke meets an overseas elite who doesn't know how to behave. The two of them have to become a happy couple, right?"

"It looks good and is very entertaining. Zhao Baogang's photography is very good. One look at the scenes, props and costumes and you can tell that a lot of thought has been put into it!" Yu Zhengchong also gave reasons for his optimism.

Qiu Jiang and Shanhe sat next to Qiu Dahai and his wife. Qiu Jiang handed fruit to his mother, "You guys have finished talking. I have nothing more to say, but I don't really like this type of TV series. They are historical ones." If you want to watch more, "Da Ming Gong Ci" is pretty good, and it was also played by Zhou Xun!"

Xie Meiyu didn't want to hear it, "Qiu Jiang, you are the only one who can, everyone says it looks good, you are unconventional here, if you don't like to watch it, go back to the room and stay there, no one is forcing you to watch it!"

"You man, how can I say it's not good-looking, but to be honest, good-looking is good-looking, and there are audiences like me who don't like this kind of subject matter, okay?"

Shanhe listened to his parents' bickering. Shanhe smiled and asked about his grandparents, "Grandpa and grandma, do you think it's good?"

"Haha, we don't want to watch this kind of TV show. I still like to listen to the opera box, not to mention your grandma, she likes to watch the county opera troupe sing big plays!" Qiu Dahai said with a smile.

"Don't listen to his nonsense, Xiaohe, grandma thinks it looks good. The girls in it are all very juicy. My grandson's play can't be good!"

The family had a lively discussion before the second episode.

Sun Xueping was not so leisurely on the TV station in Shanghai, "Xiao Li, have the local ratings in Shanghai come out?"

"Director, it may take a while. I've already arranged someone to watch it. As soon as the data is available, I'll know it. It's definitely not bad. With Shanhe and Zhao Baogang's appeal, the local ratings in Shanghai are only ten points lower!"

Sun Xueping rubbed the lines between her eyebrows, her expectations were too high!I have made several films before, and I have never been so anxious!

All the people in the room fell into anxious waiting, and didn't even notice that the second episode had started.

Ten minutes later, a young man rushed in waving a piece of fax paper, "It broke 20.00, the ratings were 20.00% one, and the share exceeded [-]% five!"

The atmosphere in the room was suddenly ignited. Everyone took turns reading the fax paper, and cheers kept ringing in the room.

Sun Xueping let out a long breath. The Magic City was stable. We won't know the national ratings until tomorrow. According to her experience, they can't be lower than ten points!

She walked out of the room and dialed Zhao Baogang's phone, "Old Zhao, wait a minute! Well, I won't whet your appetite anymore. The ratings of Shanghai Metropolis are 21 points, and the ratings share is 25 points. It's a big success. See tomorrow The national data is available, and I am very relieved of the word of mouth, it’s almost there!”

After Sun Xueping finished talking to Zhao Baogang on the phone, she dialed Qu Ling's number.

When Shanhe got the news, the second episode was already halfway through.

The success of the ratings for the first episode means that most of the success of the whole TV series, as long as the word of mouth does not collapse, the ratings will not decline.

More than half an hour later, the local ratings of the second episode of Magic City came out. They dropped slightly and stabilized at around 20.00%. Sun Xueping felt completely relaxed.

The next day, the broadcast of "Emergency Doctor" had a certain impact on the TV drama market, and many people in the industry were waiting for its first broadcast to achieve national ratings.

Since the beginning of the new century, with the increase of satellite TV stations, the number of TV dramas has skyrocketed. The ratings are no longer as high as 90 to [-]% like in the [-]s. If the national ratings increase by ten points, it is a hit. A drama with five points is a high-quality drama.

Sun Xueping was leisurely drinking tea in the office and waiting for the news. Her estimate was about [-]%, and based on her experience, it was not much different!
Sure enough, the first row of the data that Xiao Li handed over was the name of "Emergency Room Doctor".

The audience rating of the first episode was 10.4%, accounting for 12.9% of the market share.

The ratings of the second episode were 10.5% and the market share was 13%.

"Emergency Doctor" ranked first in the ratings rankings.

It broke the ratings ceiling for workplace dramas and was also the first workplace drama to top the ratings list.

This result surprised people in the industry. Many TV directors and producers saw the potential of domestic workplace dramas. Some people have even begun to prepare scripts based on the plot of "Emergency Room Doctor".

The public doesn't care about ratings, they only judge TV dramas as good or bad.

In the following days, the ratings of "Emergency Doctor" steadily increased, with the ratings breaking [-] on the third day and [-] on the sixth day.

After a week of broadcasting, the word-of-mouth of "Emergency Doctor" exploded.

Qu Ling didn't have time to care about the ratings of "Emergency Doctor" at this time.

Scholars Publishing House put "Parasite" on the shelves in advance, and the sales volume exploded!
Qu Ling didn't know much about the situation in Country M. He only knew that "Parasite" triggered demonstrations by black people in Country M.

She is anxious to understand the sales situation in North America, and she cannot grasp the exact information in China.

So, after greeting his family and Shanhe, Qu Ling boarded the flight to New York.

In country M, "Parasite" was sold in North America in the first week, and its reputation was overwhelming.

Numerous newspapers were full of praise for "Parasite".

The Los Angeles Post had only one sentence to comment on "Parasite": This is a perfect novel!

"The New Yorker": A thrilling masterpiece, who is the parasite?
The headline of the "New York Times" report: Unbelievable Huaguo Teenager.The subtitle is: After watching "Parasite", can you believe that Qiu only stayed in country M for a month!

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"Parasite" is even more famous among people of color, and some black people even put "Parasite" alongside "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Roots".

Scholars Publishing House first printed 150 million volumes in North America. Seeing batches of books shipped to major bookstores in North America, Scholars Publishing House was in a hurry.

Scholar Publishing House did not have time to discuss face-to-face with Qu Ling, so after contacting him by phone, he urgently printed an additional 100 million copies.

After Qu Ling arrived in New York and learned the whole story, he couldn't help but admire Scholar Publishing House for being so good at fanning the flames!
Regardless of the reason, "Parasite" sold more than 50 copies in its first week in North America, and sold [-] copies in its first week in Europe.

The more readers "Parasite" has, the greater the response will be. Many black readers become more and more sad as they read it. Black people like the Bjork family, who have struggled to live in slums for generations, can be found everywhere in Country M. There are also Who dares to say that the things in the book will not happen in reality!
As a result, the influence of "Parasite" rapidly expanded among people of color, and many Mexicans also joined the buying ranks, not to mention the Chinese, as this was a book written by one of their own!
"Parasite" has entered its second week of sales, and the craze remains unabated.

The TV media began to report the sales boom caused by "Parasite" in country M, and some talk shows recorded programs with the content of "Parasite" as the theme.

Under such circumstances, Qu Ling's itinerary in New York was well known by various Hollywood companies.

Bruckheimer kept in touch with Qu Ling and flew to New York urgently.

Qu Ling soon met Bruckheimer in the coffee shop of the hotel where he was staying.

"Qu, you don't call old friends when you arrive in country M, you are not enough friends!" Bruckheimer asked Qu Ling to sit down.

Qu Ling looked at Bruckheimer and laughed, "Jerry, I also came here temporarily. What happened was a bit unexpected. When Scholars Press notified me, I was also amazed!"

"Qu, let's be direct. Qiu and I are friends. I won't bother him because of the terms of the contract, but only if we become partners!" Bruckheimer said to Qu Ling.

"Jerry, you are too anxious. Qiu told me that you are responsible for the creation of "Parasite", and there is an agreement between us. Don't you trust Qiu?" Qu Ling responded calmly.

Bruckheimer smiled and pushed the pastry in front of him towards Qu Ling, "Qu, you are a very good agent. Qiu treats you like family and trusts you. I know that Warner Bros. has been in contact with you, and I also understand that agents What we pursue is maximizing profits, OK, Qu, you set the conditions!"

Qu Ling put a piece of pastry into his plate with a fork, looked up at Bruckheimer, "Jerry, Qiu's contract with Scholars Publishing House is at the level of a top writer in country M, and "Parasite" is in country M You have also seen the climax caused, so, Jerry, Disney must give Qiu enough respect!"

"OK, on ​​behalf of Walt Disney Pictures, I am bidding for the film rights of "Parasite" for US$150 million."

Qu Ling put the pastry into his mouth, chewed and swallowed, and responded, "Jerry, are you perfunctory to a foreigner from China?"

"Okay! Qu, tell me your conditions!"

"US$150 million plus 5.00% of the global box office share! Peripheral income all goes to Disney!"

"Wow, Qu, you have a big appetite. Global box office is completely impossible. You know that overseas box office profits are much lower than those in North America! Let's do this, two percent of the North American box office share!"

"Okay! 5.00% North American box office share!"

"No, three percent, we each take a step back, negotiation is a process of compromise!"

The two fought back and forth for a while, and finally agreed that Disney Pictures would buy the film rights of "Parasite" for US$150 million plus [-]% of the North American box office share for five years.

Five years later, the copyright returned to Shanhe.

The two shook hands to make a commitment, and after making an appointment to sign the contract, they relaxed.

"Qu, you are such a tough opponent. I told Qiu long ago that he is lucky to have you as his manager!" Bruckheimer drank his coffee and said.

"Haha! Jerry, Qiu cherishes your friendship very much. In Huaguo, he has always opposed my actions. He doesn't care too much about money, but as his manager, I have to think about my boss!" Qu Ling said Mountains and rivers stand behind them.

Bruckheimer raised his coffee cup and saluted Qu Ling, "Cheers to our long-term cooperation, and also to my friendship with Qiu!"

"Cheers!" Qu Ling also raised his glass.

"Qu, you should persuade Qiu to come to country M to develop. He will become famous here and become a big shot, a real big shot. His talent and potential are limitless!"

Qu Ling shook his head calmly, "Jerry, you don't know Qiu. He won't abandon his bloodline. Our country of Hua pays attention to inheritance. You can't imagine what he carries. He is a descendant of Yan and Huang, and so am I!"

(End of this chapter)