The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 49 A shining debut
Surprise!

This is the real surprise.

Twenty-four million viewers, so what does that really mean?
Although there is no way to know the current situation of the industry, and there is no way to know the location of the data, there is no doubt about the intuition of the numbers. The simplest is that 24 million viewers watched Anson's acting debut last night.

and!

The "Los Angeles Times" has boldly highlighted the key words in the title. The second-highest ratings performance in the sixth season has rebounded strongly in the final sprint of this season, laying the foundation for the subsequent salary negotiations.

Absolute surprise!

In an instant, my mind was flooded with thoughts.

On the contrary, Anson had no sense of reality. From time travel to audition to performance and then to the headlines, it all happened so fast. In an instant, he finally understood what it felt like to become famous overnight.

So, can he now be considered a traffic figure at the beginning of the 21st century?

"what!"

This time, it's not Chris, but James.

"Ahhh!"

James stepped forward, put his arm on Anson's shoulders and jumped up and down. It was precisely because he had experienced the downturn and struggle of "freaks and nerds" that he could feel this joy and happiness more deeply at this moment.

For reference, "Freaks and Geeks" was sitting at around six million viewers before it was canceled.

This achievement, placed in an environment where viewing habits have completely changed in 2023, is not outstanding but not mediocre, and can be easily renewed; but placed in an environment in 2000, where televisions are still the mainstay of daily entertainment, it is indeed surprising Disappointed, he suffered the fate of being cut in half.

A comparison can show the position of "Friends" results.

With 24 million, it is undoubtedly the first echelon of ratings kings. Although the advantage is no longer obvious, "Friends" still has a profound foundation.

This is an existence that other dramas need to look up to.

At this moment, James seemed to have lost his mind, roaring wildly and wantonly. His red face seemed to be about to explode at any time. The emotions that had been suppressed, suppressed, hidden and hidden finally opened the floodgates, in a revengeful way. The catharsis came out and I was sweating profusely.

Brad, who was sitting on the stairs, watched the friends performing Hawaiian hula dance around, and simply lay down lazily, supporting his body with his left hand, as if lying on a couch, enjoying the performance in front of him.

"Chris."

Brad shouted.

"Chris!"

Brad asked with curious eyes after finally dragging Chris's sanity back to the ground.

"Newspaper, shouldn't it be on the first floor? Why is it in your room?"

Chris:? ? ?

Brad explained further.

"The newspapers arrived and were left at the door, but you just took them out of the room."

"So, did you go all the way downstairs to wait for the newspaper just to see the ratings? But you were worried about the poor ratings, so you secretly took the newspaper back to your room and hid it. Then you unexpectedly found out that the ratings were particularly good, and you exclaimed. ?”

Blah blah blah——

Only then did things go smoothly.

At this time, Anson and James also came to their senses, and both looked at Chris.

Chris, "I, uh, not, actually, that's how it should be..."

Anson shook his head with a sad face, "Chris, I didn't expect you to have such no confidence in me. I'm a little disappointed." He looked up at the sky to cover up his eyes that were drier than the Sahara, pretending to be deep.

Chris:? ? ?

James immediately stepped forward and held Chris' neck with his elbow, "So are you secretly poking at my scars? Are you worried that Anson will follow in my footsteps? Anson said that 'Freaks and Nerds' will be rehabilitated in the future. Yes, why, don’t you have confidence in me?”

Chris didn't make any special moves. He counterattacked with a slight break and instantly controlled James. However, he grimaced and did not dare to use any force. He was worried that if he used a little force, James's little arm might be broken. Then he yelled "Bu" Ladd's name was used to try to clear up the misunderstanding, but apparently Brad wasn't prepared to respond.

Silently, Brad slowly moved down, preparing to escape. But he didn't expect that the noise on the second floor would wake up a group of zombies. One or two of them got up to "look for food", and there was also a faint commotion below.

Then, Brad lay down silently on the spot, neither going upstairs nor going downstairs, hiding his whereabouts quietly.

This scene made Anson laugh out loud.

But Anson has a doubt——

Who is the driving force behind this?
The Los Angeles Times is paying attention to the ratings performance of "Friends". This is traceable. Everyone knows that they will start salary negotiations with the network next, and the entire industry is paying attention to the trend of the negotiations.

After all, once "Friends" achieves a breakthrough, negotiations for other series may also benefit, and even change the salary structure of the entire industry.

At this time, just like in 1995, Jim Carrey broke the rules of the Hollywood industry with the movie "Kingsman" and became the first actor in history to receive a salary of US$ million. The " Million Club" has begun. was born, revolutionizing the relationship between actors and production companies.

Right now, "Friends" also has such an opportunity.

Reports are not unusual.

Headlines are considered normal.

However, Anson’s name appears on the headline of the entertainment page?
This is not normal.

In the entertainment industry, there is a professional position, public relations. They are responsible for promotion, marketing, market planning, crisis management, image creation, etc. It can be simply understood as a role in promoting the brand image.

Movies, TV series, actors, producers, etc. all have their own publicists. An excellent publicist can secure top resources and suppress negative news, and is also the driving force behind traffic.

Headlines. Exclusive interview. Report. event.

These are all the work of public relations, seemingly ordinary and simple random events, which may exist objectively in real life, but are very rare, maybe only 10%, and the other 90% all come from public relations.

The same is true in front of me.

The headline of the "Los Angeles Times" could report the credit of David Crane, the credit of the six leading actors, and the struggle between the series and the TV station, but in the end, it unexpectedly chose Anson as the guest guest?

This does not come out of nowhere.

Moreover, they should all read this article carefully——

"Handsome. Dashing. Sexy. Charming.

Should we look at those deep and emotional eyes, or should we appreciate the different but natural costumes, or should we sigh at the smooth and humorous performance, no..."

what.

Gloria read loudly the headlines of the entertainment section of the "Los Angeles Times". As she read, she still couldn't control herself, jumping and screaming.

"mom!"

"Mom, look, I told you, Anson, this is Anson!"

"Ahhh!"

Mrs. Preston was holding a small spoon in her hand and was about to crack open the hard-boiled egg on the egg cooker when she stopped due to the ultrasonic attack.

Looking at her daughter dancing in front of the dining table, Mrs. Preston closed her eyes and waited patiently for the screams to subside a little, "I also watched TV with you last night, do you remember?"

"Yes, he's charismatic, I admit that, but I think that's a credit to the character and the writers creating a charismatic character."

Mrs. Preston retained some sanity.

Gloria winked slyly, "Ha, The Times knew you would say this, listen -"

I am eager to try.

Excited.

Those eyes were so bright, not hiding their excitement and enthusiasm at all.

(End of this chapter)