Yin Jun and Tang Shuxuan are good friends.

Since the year before last, Tang Shuxuan has basically been busy for Yin Jun in the United States, and Yin Jun has always been received by her when he goes to the United States, so this time Tang Shuxuan came back, and Yin Jun chose to entertain her at home.

To formally entertain a guest, Yin Jun is not sloppy.

He specially invited Brother De to help with the spoon.

Brother De is the young chef who caused trouble at the finale banquet of "Wulin Gaiden", his full name is Chen Ende.

Now he has transferred from Da.x.Yuan to FLM to work, with his natural sensitivity to cooking skills, as well as serious study, he now has the opportunity to be in charge of FLM alone, and he is a good second-class chef.

For a super-rich man like Yin Jun, who actually chose such an unknown little chef as himself to cook and entertain guests from afar, Chen Ende was a little scared, and began to meditate a week in advance, trying to make dishes that Junshao's guests liked to eat.

There are two guests today, one is Chinese and the other is American, and how to satisfy their tastes is indeed something to consider.

But what made Chen Ende a little depressed was that when he was ready to eat, he secretly stood outside the dining room alone and looked, and found that the female guest was eating quite happily, but the American was absent-minded, just ate indiscriminately, got off the table, and sat on the sofa in the living room to read what information.

Not to mention the lonely future Michelin-starred chef.

With or without Bruckheimer by his side, Yin Jun and Tang Shuxuan's chats were not affected.

After all, Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn, and Bruckheimer says he doesn't even understand a word.

Of course, Bruckheimer got off the table early, not because he felt coldly received, but because he was now full of the script for "Beverly Hills" and wanted to eat it as soon as possible.

If it weren't for Yin Jun's insistence on having a treat, Bruckheimer would have felt that it would not be bad to have a sandwich and a cup of coffee at the hotel.

After asking Yin Jun's consent, Bruckheimer went to the living room to read the script, which made Tang Shuxuan talk about him.

"Ah Jun, such a person, you didn't know him before, and he didn't show any extraordinary ability, why did you give him the first film of Lianyi Film Company to be produced?" Tang Shuxuan asked suspiciously.

"I happened to watch two films of which he was a producer two years ago and had a little impression of him. Yin Jun said, "In addition, this time I entrusted several headhunting companies in the industry to help me make a list of potential for development, and he is in a very high position." I thought that the new company would have a new atmosphere, and it would be better for us to train some talents ourselves, so that it would be better for the future development, so I chose him. ”

"Will it be later?" Tang Shuxuan said with a smile, "Do you know that many companies in Hollywood are calculating when we will collapse, and then they will take over Disney and United Arts at a low price?"

"Let them wait, we won't fail!" Yin Jun shook his head absently.

Tang Shuxuan froze for a while.

The people at Disney and United Arts Films are full of responsibility, but you, the boss, are not worried at all, which is really relieved.

But after thinking about it, if a person like Yin Jun doesn't have enough confidence, it's called strange.

"Since your tone is so big, it's time to fulfill your promise, right?" Tang Shuxuan was also a workaholic, and while eating vegetables, he began to ask for something.

"What are you doing in such a hurry?" Yin Jun said, "I specially invited a good chef to cook today, you haven't eaten Cantonese food for so long, don't you want to?"

"What do you think? I'm at home, and my aunt does it every day, where are there no Cantonese restaurants outside?" Tang Shuxuan shrugged, "I'm not young now, I won't be greedy anymore, or work makes me a little happier." ”

Yin Jun's mouth opened, holding back what he wanted to say.

Of course, this also shows that Brother De's current skills have not been fully practiced, otherwise Tang Shuxuan would definitely not behave so blandly.

"I have prepared a total of three TV series and one variety show for Disney TV Channel. Yin Jun also said while eating, "Variety show, I sent someone to send someone to your room this afternoon "Xiangjiang Idol", what do you think?"

"Good!"

Tang Shuxuan nodded seriously, "Although there are only three episodes of the official show now, I already want to kill Huang Laoxi." And the way this show is manifested, and the way the whole people carnival, will definitely be welcomed in the huge country of the United States. ”

Tang Shuxuan is not the spokesperson of commercial films, she is a female director who makes literary films, and she never likes flashy things.

Even she thinks it's a good variety show, it's really elegant and vulgar.

"That's fine. Yin Jun said, "When you go back, I will write the most detailed production plan and process in the document, after you bring it back, find a more reliable producer, and then keep an eye on it yourself, don't let them go wrong, this show will be considered nine out of ten." ”

"How many viewers do you think you can see in the United States?" asked Tang Shuxuan.

TV dramas in the United States are actually about ratings, but they prefer another statistic from Nielsen Data.

That's the viewership data for people between the ages of 18 and 45.

Because this group of people is the main group of people shopping and spending in the United States, it is much more valuable than the reference value of ratings.

As a result, if you are on the TV drama ratings index column in the United States, you will usually see which episode and which episode have 21 million, or 13 million, or 2.4 million viewers...... Wait a minute.

Whether it is, or super upstart Netflix, the reason why they judge which TV series has the value of renewal and which TV series can be cut off is on this number of viewers.

This is not a criterion that emerged after 2000, in fact, it has been in vogue since the 70s.

But before the 90s, basically the range of this viewing group was not accurate to the age of 18-45, and it usually referred to the national viewing group.

For example, just two years later, in addition to the average viewership of the American super drama "Wind x Doctor x Nurse", the viewership of the final episode of its eleventh season was 106 million.

What is the population of the United States?

In 1983, at best, it was about 300 million.

The 106 million viewers mean that most of them, except for the elderly, children, and people who don't watch TV dramas, watched this episode.

Such a good statistic, including its average viewership, is the only one in the history of the United States, and there is no second one.

Let's go back to variety shows.

The pinnacle of American variety shows is the "American Idol" that Yin Jun took out of his hand.

The average viewership of "American Idol" is as high as 25 million, and in the days when it exists, the rest of the variety shows can't compete with it.

In the United States, it is difficult for TV dramas to achieve more than 5 seasons, and it is possible for super dramas to have 10 seasons, not to mention variety shows that are fiercely competitive and changing with each passing day.

Usually there are two or three seasons, which can be regarded as absolutely good dramas.

A talent show like "American Idol", which has been held for 15 seasons, is just such a show in the history of the United States.

Of course, it can't be said that it is the longest-lived variety show.

For example, "Survivor", in 2020, has been held for more than 30 seasons, but this is a show in the survival challenge category, and the draft is two different categories, and it is not easy to compare.

In terms of difficulty and cruelty, the live-action draft is still more prominent.

It's just that those variety shows that were famous in later generations are now nowhere to be found in the United States, and even in the Netherlands, Israel, South Korea and the United Kingdom in the kingdom of variety shows, which makes it convenient for Yin Jun to show his strength.

Yin Jun knew that Tang Shuxuan was a little worried about whether the Americans would be able to accept this form of variety show.

From the perspective of people in 1981, "American Idol" is very fresh, but freshness also means that it is an experimental product, and no one can be sure until the results come out.

Yin Jun himself knows very well that what was popular in 1960 will definitely not be very popular in 1980, and what was popular in 1980 will not be very popular in 2000.

On the other hand, if 2002's "American Idol" is put in 1981, can you guarantee that the appreciation taste of Americans can be compared with 20 years later?

Everything depends on various opportunities and preparations

There is an old saying in China, and it is very clear.

"Tangerine is orange if it is born in Huainan, and orange is orange when it is born in Huaibei. ”

The boy nodded when he heard this, "If you use my own estimates, the number of viewers less than 30 million people is a relative failure." But if the first season can stabilize at more than 10 million people, then it can be regarded as a firm foothold. We are not seeking the gains and losses of one city and one place, but we want to run this show for a long time, so the most important thing in the first season is not to collapse, learn lessons and strive to lay the foundation for future success. ”

"Good. ”

Tang Shuxuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She was afraid that because of the success of "Xiangjiang Idol", Yin Jun felt that he would definitely succeed in the United States.

If the results of the first season do not meet Yin Jun's expectations, it will definitely be a lot of turmoil for the entire Disney.

At this initial takeover, there shouldn't have been too much turmoil at all.

Even the requirements for grades do not need to be too impatient, and it is the best way to fight steadily for a few years and completely stabilize the morale of the army.

Besides, in Tang Shuxuan's heart, the most powerful place for Disney TV channels is not variety shows, but TV series that Yin Jun relies on to become famous!

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