The night in New York is blurry, and the bright lights among the high-rise buildings render the city like a nightless paradise.

The live broadcast room of the CW TV station was full of joy. With a ratings of 4.0 on Saturday, there is no doubt that they won the ratings championship for this time period for the first time. Although for the four major TV stations in front, this is not something to be proud of.

However, for the CW TV station, which has always been at the bottom and can only serve as a foil to other TV stations, it is undoubtedly a huge success.

This is the highest record in the history of CW television. At this point in time, these executives even thought that the 4.0 ratings was a value they could not surpass in a short time.

However, they were wrong... very wrong...

At the same time, in addition to the CW TV station itself which is paying attention to the ratings of "Resident Evil: The Walking Dead", NBC and CBS, which Cheng Xiaoyu has asked about, are also paying attention to the trend of this show.

Of course, there was also Darko Bennett from ABC TV who was closest to Cheng Xiaoyu. He was a little restless at home. After watching Cheng Xiaoyu shoot the promotional video, he regretted not insisting on his own ideas and strongly suggested that he sit down on the stage.

Have a good talk with Cheng Xiaoyu.

Although Cheng Xiaoyu's conditions were somewhat harsh, the essence was that they didn't pay enough attention to him and didn't take him seriously.

He looked at the title of "Xi Chu Movie" appearing on the screen and muttered: "Fortunately it was given to the CW TV station. Fortunately it was on Saturday." The subtext was that if it was given to NBC or CBS, these powerful competitors, then

It was his fault and that of television production manager Tom Duncan.

The credits and flashbacks of strange news scenes happening around the world were playing. When Darko Bennett saw director Cheng Xiaoyu's name appearing at the end, he received a message from Tom Duncan who was still at the ABC TV center.

Text message, "The ratings are 4.0, ranking first in the same time slot on Saturday."

Seeing this data, Darko Bennett was temporarily relieved. The CW TV station chose to broadcast it on Saturday. There were no strong competitors in the same time period. This result was still within an acceptable range for him. After all, the ABC ratings

There are not many programs with a 4.0 rating.

He threw the remote control he had saved in Zuo Shouli on the sofa, held his mobile phone in both hands and sent: "For CW, this is really a treasure. I don't know if the content of this drama can match the level of the promotional film."

, if there is such a high level, the ratings should increase in the future, but if it cannot match, it may collapse."

As soon as Darko Bennett finished sending the text message, her 17-year-old daughter came out of the bedroom. She said to Darko Bennett who was sitting in front of the TV: "Oh! Dad, why didn't you go out today?

?The weekend should be your time to go have a drink. Don’t compete with me for the TV tonight. I won’t watch your ABC. Tonight belongs to the CW.”

Seeing that his daughter, who always went out on weekends, was standing in front of him with her arms folded, Darko Bennett pointed at the TV and said, "Isn't this the CW TV station?" Then he crossed his arms and asked, "Okay?

Tell me what makes you able to watch TV at home instead of going out on a date on a weekend night?"

"Of course it's because Bieber recommended this TV series to us. He said that he would also have a guest appearance in this TV series... and he hoped we would watch it."

Darko Bennett then remembered that his daughter was a fan of Justin Bieber. Thinking of Justin Bieber's powerful appeal, Darko Bennett felt a little nervous. At this time, the film started

It's over, the main drama begins, and a house in the suburbs of New York City appears on the screen.

The two of them stopped talking and sat quietly in front of the TV and started watching the show.

The beginning is fast-paced, briefly sketching the peaceful life of a policeman's family, and then enters a high-energy stage. The content of this part is almost exactly the same as the previous content of the promotional video.

Such a grand scene can usually only be seen in movies, but this time it actually appeared in a TV series. Darko Bennett had to sigh that Cheng Xiaoyu was too willing to spend money and was too generous.

With such a shocking beginning, how can those who say that Cheng Xiaoyu only makes low-budget films be embarrassed?

This can be played as a movie.

Darko Bennett heard his daughter scream. It was obviously the passerby played by Justin Bieber just now. The flash of handsome face made her excited. Darko Bennett thought she had always been

The daughter of Three Minutes Hot will leave after watching Justin Bieber's scenes, but she is obviously very interested in this TV series.

"What do you think of this show?" Darko Bennett couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, is there any need to ask? It's fun to think about it. How can we survive in such an apocalyptic world with so many dangers? The content is so interesting. Director Cheng's idea is so cool!" My daughter stared at the TV without turning her eyes.

Answered without hesitation.

It seems that his daughter is not only a fan of Justin Bieber, but also a fan of Cheng Xiaoyu.

While the two were talking, the male protagonist had already rushed into the military cordoned area with a truck, but the truck rolled over on one side, the male protagonist passed out, the screen turned black, and the male protagonist woke up again and was already lying in the hospital.

.

Cheng Xiaoyu took the beginning of "World War Z" and then seamlessly connected the plot of "The Walking Dead" from here. However, compared with the original film's simple setting and not many extras, this drama is much more powerful.

The production cost of one episode reached almost 20 million US dollars.

In just a few dozen seconds in the promotional video, at the beginning of the first section, the scene of the truck sweeping across Fifth Avenue and the scene of the crowd running, more than 10 million was burned. Just to pay for the extras was a terrible amount.

of numbers.

However, it is not so expensive, and it is difficult to achieve such a sensational effect. For those who are committed to creating an IP drama, such an investment is certainly cost-effective.

After listening to his daughter's words, Darko Bennett thought that it was not a pity that the ratings of such a drama were only 4.0. You must know that his daughter only likes to surf the Internet and watch talk shows, and has basically no interest in TV dramas.

, but the fact that he can sit here and watch this drama patiently shows its strong appeal.

If this drama can be broadcast on ABC's Thursday prime time slot, it will definitely trigger a ratings frenzy, reaching 8.0...maybe it can even break through 10.0, who can say for sure?

Darko Bennett wanted to send a text message to ask what the ratings were, but he was deeply attracted by the plot and forgot to send a text message...

The show lasted about twenty-five minutes and entered the commercial break. My daughter looked at the TV screen and said helplessly: "Dad, don't change the channel! I'm going to the bathroom." After saying that, she got up and hurried to the bathroom. Obviously,

She didn't want to miss any plot or scene.

The daughter who came back soon said something to Darko. Bennett sat back on the sofa and posted a message on the social network, saying: "Dad, this is really amazing. It's better than those sitcoms that just talk about it.

Urban romance dramas that talk about love are too good. Why can't you ABC make such a drama? Now "Whispers" and "Twitter" are discussing this drama..."

Then his daughter reached out and showed him a picture of Fifth Avenue. A towering TV wall was playing "Resident Evil: The Walking Dead", and countless people were watching underneath it. It was comparable to watching a New Year's Eve concert.

....

Darko Bennett was a little surprised and quickly sent a text message to Tom Duncan. However, he did not reply. At this time, the commercial ended and the TV series continued to play. In an instant, Darko Bennett's attention was drawn to the screen again.

superior.

The plot is full of details and very compact. The story of a man struggling to survive in the apocalypse slowly unfolds like a picture scroll under a huge and magnificent disaster.

There is absolutely no way this drama can only have a 4.0! It must be at least a 7.0, and the audience must be at least 20 million!

In the ABC Television Center Building in New York, in the TV drama program department office, TV production manager Tom Duncan, department manager Jones Affleck and others looked at each other. The CW TV series "Resident Evil: The Walking Dead" was playing on the big screen on one side, and the computer on the other side.

The screen is showing the comparative ratings of the five major channels.

At this moment, the other three major TV stations, like ABC, have fallen to the lowest point in history for their Saturday schedules. Only CW's ratings are rising like Mount Everest with a red line on the chart.

There was silence in the office, and Tom Duncan smiled bitterly and said: "This time the problem is a bit big. It would be fine if CW only broadcasts it on Saturday. If they plan to change it to Monday or Thursday, it will be a problem for us.

It’s not a small trouble…”

Jones Affleck stood behind the staff with his arms folded and looked at the changing real-time collection rate table. He said with some annoyance: "Who said you don't need to pay too much attention to this Chinese director? Who said he asked for it?

Too high, there is no need to talk to him? FUK, I knew I should have kept him no matter what, wasn't he just a draft pick for a variety show? Now the CW is getting a huge advantage...Monday

How do you ask me to explain to the superiors?"

Of course, Tom Duncan couldn't be blamed for this. He said with some displeasure: "This decision was not made by any one person. It was the result of our joint discussion. Didn't you have no objection at the beginning? Does it make sense to say this now? It's just that it was originally

We underestimated him..."

Jones Affleck calmed down his anger a little, looked at the computer screen, and said calmly: "I'm sorry." Then he said with some reluctance: "The ratings on Saturday...are too exaggerated.

.....I really can’t believe it, there must be an error in the data.”

After saying that, he waved his hand, picked up his coat, turned and walked out of the office, "There's nothing to see anymore, go back! No matter what, next season, we will get Cheng Xiaoyu back from CW."

At the same moment, NBC, CBS and FOX were all calling "C" to inquire whether there was any abnormality in the TV ratings data...

Even the executives of CW TV couldn't believe this data. Deb Feynman opened his mouth wide and turned to look at the financial officer of CW TV with a blank expression: "Can you do the math and see how much we have to pay?"

Is it a premium?”

The financial officer smiled uglier than crying and said: "President, we have to pay a premium of US$10.5 million for this episode...which means we have to pay a price of US$33 million for this episode.

...." Then the financial officer added: "This is enough for us to shoot the entire TV series..."

Debbie Feynman's expression didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked: "What are the ratings of "The Pacific", which has the highest production cost for a single episode on CBS?"

The person in charge of the TV series production department on the side thought for a moment and immediately replied: "3.5, the number of viewers for the first episode was 10 million... But they made a lot of money selling DVDs..."

Derby Feynman sighed and said: "It's a pity that this money has nothing to do with us, it all belongs to Xi Chu..."

"Should we talk to Xi Chu about that... premium issue... I hope they can reduce it appropriately..." The vice president who was strongly in favor of the bet looked ashamed.

Said out loud.

Derby Feynman glanced at the vice president who had always been at odds with him and said: "Elson, talk? Are you going to talk? Not only can we not talk, but we also need to send the money to Xi Chu as quickly as possible... This season

There are only six episodes...If we at CW still want the next season, we should not be so spineless..."

The vice president turned his head and said nothing. It seems that work may have to be adjusted on Monday, and the CW TV station will become the world of Derby Feynman. Who would have thought that Cheng Xiaoyu could create such a big miracle...

The ratings exceeded 10, reaching 11.0. At this moment, about 30 million people are watching this TV series in front of the TV. Such a grand event can be traced back to more than ten years ago, when the Internet was not developed and entertainment activities were relatively scarce.

.....

That is still the finale of "Friends" that runs through the memories of Americans. It was broadcast in 2004. It is still the second most watched TV program in the United States and the first TV series, with 52.25 million viewers.

The program with the highest ratings in history was Super Bowl XXXVIII, with a total of 56.91 million American viewers.

Although Cheng Xiaoyu's "Resident Evil: The Walking Dead" has reached 30 million and is still far away from breaking through history, it is the TV series with the highest viewership in recent years...

Debi Feynman looked at this data chart, turned around and said firmly to the silent management: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us at The CW... We will adjust the advertising fees for this period next week.

Up to 2 million in thirty seconds, the naming fee for a single season starts from 30 million, the one with the highest price will get it..."

After finishing speaking, Debi Feynman took out his mobile phone, turned around and planned to walk out of the live broadcast room. As he walked, he said: "I will call Cheng now to tell him the good news..."

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