Chapter 258 253 It Must Be that Little Bitch Again!

Chapter 254 253. It must be that little bitch again!

"Hahahaha. It turns out that the program previews are all real. I just watched it for half an hour and I couldn't stop laughing.

"No, no, no, the preview doesn't show one-tenth of the content of "The Voice". Keep watching, brothers, there is a surprise at the end."

"Great! I must declare that "The Voice of America" ​​is definitely the best music variety show I have ever seen. It combines all the fresh elements. Here you can find super big stars, professional enough and surprising contestants, and this novel way of selecting people. This is the variety show format of the new era!"

"Hahaha, I like the four of them joking there. On other programs, those talk shows, you can only see one person telling jokes at most, but here you can see four people interacting and telling jokes. It's so funny!"

"Brothers, I have a feeling that "The Voice" will create a trend. Its team rules and contestant counter-selection rules are really a major innovation, bringing happiness that no other music variety show can give. ”

“I think you can’t just focus on the humorous elements. Although I was also amused, don’t you think the contestants are very good?”

“I agree! I heard that in order to compete with American Idol, The Voice has specially innovated a completely different form of selection. The program does not go through open auditions, but the producers invite contestants nationwide, so the fact that the contestants can be shortlisted already represents a certain level of strength. ”

“I like Polix. He is really handsome and sings well.”

“Bruno Mars is the best!”

“Bruno Mars is too short, but I admit that his performance is wonderful, but he is still too short!”

“Wait, am I the only one who likes the host? James Corden has added a lot of color to The Voice. It turns out that he is not only an actor, but also a great host!”

“Do you think the people from Fox and the American Idol production team have also bought Lionheart memberships? Are they watching the show too?”

“Raise your hands! I am an employee of the American Idol production team. This show is fucking awesome. We are doomed to lose! ”

“Brother, are you serious? Did Justin Timberlake’s scenes get cut? Can you tell me? If that idiot is still here, I won’t watch it anymore.”

“Sorry, I can’t tell you. Anyway, you’ll know when it airs tonight. The purpose of our show is to fool as many people as possible. I can’t take it anymore. I have to watch the next episode.”

“Next episode +1!”

“Next episode +2!”

“Next episode +3!”

Lionheart launched the video comment function as soon as it went online. This can collect audience reviews, which is good for website improvement.

Looking at the comments from the audience under “The Voice”, Carol couldn’t help but smile. Almost all of them were positive comments, praising the show for being so good and the membership fee was not wasted.

“Boss, look at the audience’s reaction. Even if it’s just “The Voice”, it’s enough for them to pay willingly, not to mention that we have other attractions. "

Eric nodded, and was very satisfied with it, but he was not used to reading the comments. In his previous life, he was used to browsing A B, and he would read the barrage. Unless there were resources in the comment area, he would not read the video comments.

In fact, he also thought about whether the barrage function could be implemented on YouTube and Lionheart.com, but after considering it, he gave up. He couldn't let his hobby affect the overall situation.

English is not Chinese characters, and sometimes a sentence is quite long, which is not suitable for barrage.

In the future, both websites will go global, and the world is not only English, which is also a problem.

And barrage culture is still relatively subculture. After more than ten years, it still has not entered the mainstream cultural circle, let alone now.

The most important thing is that many people think that barrage affects the viewing experience, especially dense barrage, which blocks the screen. What can I watch?

Just like YouTube before the time travel, the official never provides barrage function. If you want to use it, you can only use third-party plug-ins. The world's first website has not adopted this function for so many years. Naturally, there is a certain reason.

In 2004, the United States did not even configure movie subtitles, let alone more fancy barrage.

"Robert, please make a statistical data. I want to know how many people choose to watch new dramas such as "The Voice" and "House of Cards" at one time on the first day of the launch. In addition, the completion rate of the first episode should also be counted and then announced to the public."

"Okay, boss! "

Robert Mirren also watched Eric's interview a few days ago. He proposed the concept of bingeing. As long as the data is good enough, he will definitely use it to slap those guys in the face.

It was not until the evening that Eric and Carol left by car.

He had obtained the data of Lionheart's 10 hours online. The results were gratifying. The market's acceptance and tolerance of new things are still very high.

In 10 hours, a total of 9 million members were attracted, and almost 1 million new members were added every hour.

Among them, there are about 800,000 free users, but as long as they experience this novel convenience, most of them will become paying users next month. Even if they charge $6.99, being a low-level member is also an income.

Low-level members account for about 2 million, and the percentage has increased, but as long as it does not reach half, it is within an acceptable range.

Standard members are still the main force, with 5.2 million people choosing to recharge $9.99.

Is it expensive? In fact, it is the price of two hamburgers and a cup of Coke, but it allows you to enjoy visual and mental services for a month.

Both Eric and Robert believe that some of this group of people will be converted into premium members next month to enjoy more privileges.

There are 1 million senior members. There is nothing to say. Just keep them stable.

The figure of 9 million is absolutely terrifying. You must know that Lionheart is not Facebook or YouTube. It charges a fee.

Charge and free are two completely different concepts, and naturally have thresholds.

Carol took a pen and wrote calculations in a notebook: "Boss, I did the math. Lionheart earned us US$80 million in membership fees in 10 hours."

Eric nodded: "Well, it's a bit low, but it doesn't matter. We are unique in the market and have no competitors. My goal is to absorb at least 60% of the households in the United States."

"This will be a long-term process, and it will become more difficult as it progresses. It may take a year, two years or more, but if it can be achieved, one member for a family of four will be equivalent to at least 42 million members. "

Carroll wrote down numerical calculations on paper: "Boss, if you use this data, you can earn almost US$300 million in membership fees every month."

"According to the current market conditions, it is enough to support the simultaneous filming of twenty or thirty TV series with normal investment amounts."

"But it's obviously not enough for a variety show like "The Voice," which is expensive to produce, or a high-quality drama like "The Walking Dead," which invests $30 to 40 million."

"As for advertising, I think merchants will carefully consider the proportion of low-level users before placing ads. If the current proportion of about 20% is still used, it will be greatly affected."

As she spoke, she poked the tip of the pen hard, her voice a bit distressed: "We hope there will be no low-level members, but low-level members can bring more advertising revenue. These two data are inherently contradictory."

Eric smiled: "It doesn't matter, the income in this area can be earned enough from excellent variety shows."

"Huh? Boss, you mean to rely on implants? But I didn't see any implants in "The Voice"."

"Not now, but soon some."

Eric naturally understands what Carol is considering.

The production cost of "The Voice" exceeded US$70 million, which is still a high standard even ten years later.

Among them, Michael still lowered his salary, and Janet Jackson also lowered her salary for her brother's sake.

But even so, the money spent on the four people in the first season exceeded 40 million US dollars, and this amount will definitely increase in the second season.

In order to play out Lionheart.com's cards, MGM and Art Records have spent a lot of money. Every variety show does this, which is courting death.

For Lionheart Network in the early stage of this kind of high-quality variety shows, trying to produce two or three a year will reach the upper limit. The same is true for high-quality dramas.

In Lionheart's plan, most variety shows such as "Walking with Paris Hilton" currently in production are very cheap.

The cost of one phase is no more than 1.5 million US dollars, and can usually be controlled between 1 million and 1.2 million. The first season has a total of 10 phases and costs more than 10 million.

The main reason is that there are no big stars involved. Although Paris Hilton is a socialite, she is involved in the film and television industry, and socialites cannot bring high salaries.

She hasn't even filmed the most popular movie "Horror House of Wax" yet, so the pay is very low. If Eric is willing to sacrifice and have a few sex with her, he may be able to bargain for more.

There are also "Knife Forging Competition", "Alone in the Wild", "Ninja Challenge", "Take Me Out", etc., which don't require big-name celebrities to participate. One host can handle it. Even "Alone in the Wild" does not even need a host.

These variety shows do not require large investments, but they can bring super high returns, because variety shows have a feature that film and television dramas do not have, and that is advertising sponsorship and placement.

Standard members and premium members are indeed free of advertising, but this advertising refers to the stages before, during, and after watching the movie, and does not include sponsorship and placement.

As long as you don’t make it too obvious and make celebrities and players implant everything from food, clothing to on-site decorations, like the masterpiece "Ace vs. Ace" by Wu Tong, a well-known suture master in the industry before time travel, to such a disgusting level, then the audience will also Don't pay too much attention to these minutiae.

The phone screen suddenly lit up, and a text message came from Liu Yifei, asking if it was convenient for him now.

I looked down at the time, it was less than 9 o'clock.

Eric couldn't help but think to himself: "What does the call at this time mean? Is it because you are worried that I have been too stressed recently, so you want to dedicate yourself to relaxing for me?"

Night always makes evil thoughts sprout faster. I shook my head and dialed the number, and the call was connected in seconds.

"What's wrong? Crystal?"

"Eric, are you okay? I know you must be very busy recently."

"Following the news?"

"I will definitely pay attention to you, and my mother and aunt, they also care about you very much."

There was a sneer on Eric's lips. Liu Xiaoli was only concerned about herself because she was worried that her backer would be ruined and she would not be able to gain a foothold in Hollywood. Zhou Wenqiong was definitely worried that things in the theater would cause trouble again.

"Then thank them for me. What do you want?"

"It's the Chinese side. "The Power of Evil" has started promoting it, and they want me to go back."

"Then go for it. This is MGM's first TV series in the Mainland. It really needs to increase its popularity. It's your home field and you are much more famous than the two leading actors."

Liu Yifei chuckled a few times: "Well, it just so happens that my role in "The Hunger Games" has been completed, so it doesn't hurt to leave for a while."

At this point, Eric suddenly understood. It turned out that this little girl was testing him. She wanted to find out if there was any new drama. I am afraid it was Liu Xiaoli who instigated her.

Seeing that Eric didn't speak, Liu Yifei continued: "By the way Eric, do you remember the drama I talked about some time ago? A company in mainland China wants to ask me to play the heroine."

"It's the TV series adapted from the game, right?"

"Yes, your memory is really good. In fact, I have already declined, but the other party hasn't given up yet. They said they can wait for my schedule. Now they invite me again. What do you think I should do? Should I accept it? I'll accept it for a while. It will not affect the development of Hollywood."

"Legend of Sword and Fairy", Bai Yueguang's childhood for countless people, is the drama that truly established Liu Yifei's status.

If she had only starred in "The Golden Family", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and "Dragon", her health bar would never be so thick as to be exaggerated.

Her mid- to late-stage development was a disaster. She was cast in countless TV series and movies, and her acting skills have not improved much in more than ten years. However, she still has countless die-hard fans because of "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

When the Chinese market explodes in a few years, MGM will definitely take a piece of the big pie, and Liu Yifei will be a trump card in his hand.

The more popularity she accumulates now, the more beneficial it will be to the future development of the company and herself, so since Tang Ren is so sincere, taking over the filming is also a good choice.

"Kristel, what do you think? I want to hear your thoughts."

"My thoughts? I...I don't have any ideas. My mother used to choose the films I filmed. She asked me to ask your opinion."

"What conditions did that company give?"

"The conditions are pretty good, especially after I came to Hollywood to develop my career, the Tang people improved my treatment a lot."

"This drama originally had two female protagonists, but they promised to add me to the role. Anyway, I am the absolute heroine."

"What about the time? How long do you plan to shoot?"

"For one and a half months, I will give priority to filming my scenes."

"Then take it. It will help consolidate your popularity in China and prepare for the future."

"Okay, I'll pick you up if you say so. I'll listen to you."

After hanging up the phone, Eric suddenly laughed out loud. Under the butterfly effect, I wonder how much of Lin Yueru's role will be left. Maybe she will share the second female lead with Anu.

Carol peeked through the rearview mirror. She had rarely seen Eric speak so softly.

"Humph! It must be another little bitch!"

Cursing secretly, Carol couldn't help but look down at her big breasts. They were still so beautiful, but Eric stared at them less recently.

"Am I dressing too conservatively? The weather is getting warmer, so I have reason to be more relaxed."