"By the way, boss, the "X Files" we made was cut off by Fox." Long Mayer reported to Xia Tianhui again, "Look, do we continue to do this show?"

February and March of each year are the procurement season for major American TV stations. They will purchase dramas that will be broadcast in the new year. Of course, they will also give up some dramas. For example, American dramas such as low ratings, poor reputation, low advertising revenue, and starring in teams will face the fate of being cut off.

For example, the reason why "The Magical Detective" is no longer filmed is because the heroine wants to withdraw; the reason why "Prison Break" is no longer filmed is because of the reputation and ratings decline; the reason why the longevity drama "Law and Order" is no longer filmed is because the pay of several starring actors has exceeded the burden of the TV station, so they simply cut it off and leave the derivative drama to continue this IP.

The reason why "X Files" was cut off by Fox is because the ratings are so bad. The average ratings are less than 4 million viewers. Among the 118 sets of programs broadcast across the United States, its ratings rankings are always around more than 90 places, and they are always at the end of the crane.

The ratings are sluggish and the advertising revenue is low. In addition, the episode of "X Files" costs millions of dollars, so there is no profit at all, so Fox didn't want to buy the show anymore and cut it off with a knife.

"Continue to do it and leave it to Snow Media for broadcast." Xia Tian said immediately when he heard it.

"X Archives" is one of the representative works of science fiction American dramas, and it is also a phenomenal work. It has caused widespread discussion in American society, and has made "conspiracy theories" popular in the United States, setting off a craze for people to track truths such as aliens, special abilities, and supernatural events. The reason why Americans believe in the so-called "51 Zone" is largely because they are brainwashed by this TV series.

Such a magical and influential drama, although the ratings are not high now, summer is believed to be gold that will shine sooner or later. So he is planning to continue producing the drama "X Archives" and let it wait until the day it shines.

"Okay." Long Mayer nodded immediately when he heard this, "What about the price?" he asked again.

Although both Columbia Pictures and Snow Media belong to Summer, they are still two companies after all. The so-called brothers can't make Columbia Pictures suffer losses.

"As the price, it's better to sell it to Fox TV. "Xia Tian thought for a moment, "But tell the production team of "X-Files" that don't relax the requirements for the quality of the series if Snow Media takes over. If the reputation of "X-Files" declines, I won't buy it again."

According to him, although the ratings of "X Files" are relatively poor, their reputation is still good. Especially for science fiction fans, they love this drama very much.

The reason why this drama in his previous life was finally able to turn over is because these drama fans kept recommending it to others, which made it more and more popular and more influential.

Summer also likes its good quality and reputation, so it hopes that it can make a counterattack in the future. But if the "X Archives" team relies on the takeover of Snow Media, they will write and perform randomly, and the filming will be messy, and the level will plummet, resulting in a collapse in reputation, then there is no need to invest again.

"Don't worry, boss, absolutely not." Lang Meyer waved his hand as soon as he heard this, "The quality, ratings and reputation of the series are related to the future of each member. They will not deliberately ruin the work."

The competition in the American entertainment industry is very fierce because it gathers here actors, directors, screenwriters, photography, etc. from all over the world. Even if you work hard, you may not succeed, let alone if you don’t work hard, you will definitely fail.

So everyone here must try their best to seize the opportunity, and if they don’t advance, they will retreat. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for them to deliberately ruin their works.

That will not only make no money, but will also ruin your reputation. There will be no producers who dare to give opportunities in the future, which is equivalent to ruining your future with your own hands.

"It's better." Xia Tian nodded.

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"Don't worry, I will supervise you." Long Mayer smiled, "By the way, our old drama "The Beach Ranger" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" have been successfully renewed, and the price has more than doubled. The two sequels "Emergency Stories" and "Law and Order" have also won the recognition of many TV stations, and we are now discussing the price."

The two American dramas, "Beach Ranger" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", have been popular since the day they started, and their ratings have always been high and ranked among the top. Therefore, the prices of these two dramas have been rising steadily and have become the golden rooster of Columbia Pictures.

"The Story of the Emergency Room" and "Law and Order" are the new creative writings for Colombia in the summer. One is a medical drama and the other is a legal drama, and they are also the best in their respective subjects, so it is not surprising that they are popular.

"This is good news." Xia Tian nodded with a smile.

If the series is renewed, that is money. And the longer the number of episodes, the more income it brings. Especially when the production exceeds four seasons, the accumulated number of episodes exceeds 100, it will be purchased and replayed by the "Sydian".

The so-called "syndic" refers to an institution integrating distributors, integrators and negotiation platforms in the industrial chain of American TV program transactions, similar to provincial satellite TV joint shopping dramas.

After it is purchased, it can be broadcast on cable TV networks and local TV stations. Every time it is replayed, a premium is paid to the producer.

American drama "Friends", like the end, was replayed continuously on cable TV and local TV stations for fourteen years. Every time they replay, they had to pay a premium. Therefore, the six starring actors were able to receive dividends of 20 million US dollars every year, which was simply a sluggish thing.

Similar examples include "Seinfeld", "Everyone Loves Raymond", etc. Their starring actors can still receive high dividends even after the end of the series and can be on the Hollywood revenue rankings every year.

Therefore, there is a tradition in the American television industry that once the production of a series exceeds 100 episodes, the entire crew will be excited and celebrate.

"The Beach Ranger" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" have been produced in the third season. As long as you produce another season, you can be acquired by the Syndicate. At that time, you can continue to collect premiums.

The two series, such as "The Beach Ranger" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", are so classic that they can be filmed for more than ten years, and the spin-offs have as many as three or four hundred episodes.

I believe that the annual premium may exceed 100 million yuan, so Columbia Pictures will be released. As a major shareholder, Xia Tian naturally made a lot of money.
Chapter completed!