Chapter 276 Premonition

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After sending Frank Wells away, Eric welcomed William Bell, the president of Fox Television, into the office.

"William, how's the performance of Fox TV during this time?" Eric sat down on the sofa in the office, and did not rush to ask William Bell's purpose, but talked about the current situation of Fox TV.

Hearing this question, William Bell was a little excited. Although the leader of Fox TV is Barry Diller, but as the second leader, because of "Friends", Fox TV has a strong rise, so William Bell has also passed this time. He was proud of the spring breeze. Originally, when he saw the general manager-level executives of the three major TV stations, he felt that he could not raise his head. Now, even in the face of the chairman of the three major TV stations, William Bell can hold his head high.

"Very good, Eric, the finale of the first season of "Friends" a few days ago, the average viewership reached 28 million, and the average viewership of the first season also reached 23 million, there is no doubt that it will be This year's TV viewing champion. Although "Friends" has been broadcast, the fixed audience of Fox TV has also reached 11 million. By the way, we also have a cartoon that has achieved very good results, called "The Simpsons", with an average of With 13 million viewers, the company has renewed for a second season..."

Eric listened patiently, nodding in agreement from time to time, and when William Bell finished speaking, Eric asked, "So, William, did you come to me today for anything?"

William Bell said: "It's about 'The X-Files' and 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'. Mr. Diller wants to start the production of these two shows as soon as possible, right. Eric. I remember the original Isn't it planned to make the first episode of The X-Files this month. Why hasn't it happened yet?"

Eric also showed a helpless look on his face, although his original plan was indeed like this, but the plan would never catch up with the changes, because the two companies, Firefly and Fox, attached great importance to "X-Files", and the two companies sent two The producers disagreed on many fronts, and often had to come to Eric to make a decision, which also caused delays in the preparations.

In addition, although the "X-Files" has now confirmed the male protagonist, the female protagonist still has no clue. It is estimated that it will be good to start in January next year. but. Eric is not in a hurry. It just happened that Firefly's finances began to be a little tight at the end of the year, so it is also a good way to start the production of "X-Files" after the "Dark War" and "Friends" have been paid in at the end of this month.

As for "Who Will Be a Millionaire", this program is quite simple, Eric is not in a hurry, and it is still a matter of funding. Although this program is very simple, it requires millions of investment, half of which are To come out of fireflies. Because of the Cisco thing. Eric has transferred the previous $10 million to the account of the investment company hosted by Chris Hansen, and now the joint activity funds of Firefly and New Line do not exceed $10 million. This money is needed to distribute the videotape of "Jinyumeng" and "Smell the Fragrance to Know a Woman". So everything has to wait until the end of the month, when the total 117 million share of "Dark War" and "Friends" is received.

Eric did not shy away, and told William Bell about his difficulties before saying, "William, look, Firefly is out of money now, so the part of our funds cannot be invested in time. Besides, "" "X-Files" will premiere in September next year, and now there is a lot of time. As for "Who Will Be a Millionaire", it will definitely be launched with the spring program of the American drama in March. This program has been prepared for a month and has been promoted. enough."

"But..." Eric's words are well-founded, plus the other party has a layer of 'boss' identity,

William Bell didn't know how to say it, he didn't even understand why Barry Diller had to let himself come over, his tone was still so tough and urgent.

"Eric, to be honest, Mr. Diller asked me to come this time," William Bell said with confidence: "I think there may be the event that the launch of "Friends" was robbed by the three major TV stations. Previously, Mr Diller feared that things would turn out."

Eric smiled and said: "This kind of worry is completely unnecessary, William, Firefly now owns 10% of Fox's shares, how can I not stand to the point of handing over the TV show to others, besides, we have signed the contract. , what are you worried about?"

William Bell actually thought the same thing in his heart, and finally had to say: "Eric, why don't you call and explain to Mr. Diller in person, or I won't be able to go back and explain."

"Okay, okay, I'll fight now." Eric shrugged helplessly, and had some sympathy for this cautious president. To be honest, although he worked for a film and television giant like Fox, he had A strong boss is indeed a very useless thing. Eric estimates that the Disney president Frank Wells who just left is in a similar situation to the William Bell in front of him. Michael Eisner and Barry Diller are very strong guys.

When Barry Diller received Eric's call, his tone was obviously surprised. Hearing what Eric said, Barry Diller on the other end of the phone realized that he might have made a mistake, but since things It had already happened, he had to agree with Eric's statement as if nothing had happened, and finally urged Eric with concern to prepare for the "X-Files" as soon as possible before hanging up.

It was ten o'clock in the morning when William Bell, who was relieved, was sent away.

Allen knocked on the door of the office and walked in, saw Eric leaning on the executive chair as if thinking about something, and said softly: "Eric, the audition on the Fox studio must have started, you still need to Are you going to participate?"

Eric shook his head, but nodded immediately and said, "Let's go, by the way, Alan, do you feel a little strange?"

"In what way?" Alan asked as he walked out of the office beside Eric.

Eric rubbed his forehead and said, "Maybe it's because I've been too tired and my nerves are tense. However, I always feel that something is wrong there."

Allen paused and suggested, "How about, Eric, can you go back and rest for a day?"

"No need," Eric shook his head: "If the heroine can be selected directly, even the third round of interviews can be omitted. Anyway, it has been so many days."

The two came to the parking lot in silence. The company's driver greeted Eric, ran down and eagerly opened the door for Eric. Eric thanked him, and just got into the car, suddenly shrinking again. When he came back, he raised his voice and said, "I thought of it!"

Allen and the driver looked at Eric strangely.

Eric also realized his gaffe and said, "Let's get in the car and talk."

After the car started, Eric told the assistant sitting in the co-pilot the intention of the two presidents, and then said, "Alan, have you noticed that they came to the door together today and seemed too eager?"

"Urgent?" Allen pondered for a moment and smiled: "If this kind of thing happens to me, I will be anxious too, Eric, I think you still need to rest."

Eric shrugged and didn't speak anymore, but the feeling in his heart still didn't dissipate, but he didn't know what was going on.

...

When Eric arrived on the Fox set, auditions in a small soundstage had already begun. Eric pushed the door directly into the audition room. The center seat of the long table of the judges was empty. Eric greeted everyone and sat down in the middle seat unceremoniously.

"This lady, please continue," Sitting down in the chair, an assistant handed him the audition information, and Eric pointed to the girl who was standing in the middle of the room and was a little overwhelmed by his sudden arrival. nodded.

The woman paused and continued to perform a somewhat jerky performance.

Although there were many people auditioning, the audition did not go very fast, and there were only seven or eight in an hour.

After another woman with a tough face walked out of the room and sat on Eric's left, producer David Greenwater from Fox said: "This actor named Sharon Stone is very good, not only in acting The experience is enough, and the appearance also meets the requirements of the heroine Dana Scully."

After David finished speaking, he looked at Eric on the right questioningly, but saw Eric absentmindedly lowering his head and writing and drawing on the paper. Just after Sharon Stone walked in, David found Eric. Some were absent-minded and didn't even watch each other's performances much.

The man on Eric's right is Hans Whittle. He had participated in the production of the "Cocoon" series, so he was hired as the producer of the "X-Files" series of Fireflies. With a sound, Hans glanced curiously at the paper Eric was writing on.

"Instinct, what does this mean?" Hans Whittle asked curiously.

Eric raised his head and saw that both of them were staring at him before explaining: "It's nothing, I just remembered a good script, and I was a little distracted."

The two producers were a little surprised and admired. They didn't expect that Eric could come up with a script in this situation. However, they didn't forget what a few people were doing. After a few jokes, Hans asked, "Eric, what do you think of Sharon Stone just now?"

Eric shook his head: "No."

David Greenwater asked reluctantly: "Eric, I think Sharon Stone fully agrees with your request. She has enough acting skills, suitable age, and her temperament matches your setting. Why not? How about, why don't we put her in the third round?" (To be continued. . . )

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