Hollywood Road

The meeting room on the top floor of the Fox Tower was solemn. Almost all the members of the board of directors were present. There was only one topic for discussion today, about the production department director Dave Scola.

The box office of "X-Men 3: Last Stand" plummeted the next weekend. Even the most optimistic forecast, the North American box office of the film is unlikely to exceed 250 million US dollars. Even if the trend continues to plummet, it will be able to break through 200 million US dollars. Big doubt.

Twentieth Century Fox had high hopes for the end of this "X-Men" series, but Dave Scola obviously did not meet their psychological expectations. "X-Men 3: Last Stand" may face a situation where costs cannot be recovered.

In both projects, 20th Century Fox has invested a lot of money, and someone must be responsible for the loss.

"I agree to end Dave Scola's work contract early." A gray-haired independent director said loudly, "Another person with outstanding ability is selected for this position."

A middle-aged man next to him raised the pen in his hand, "I agree too."

"agree……"

"agree……"

The echoes sounded one after another. Although there are still a series of company procedures to go, Dave Scola's fate of ending his term of office early can no longer be changed.

Determined to fire Dave Scola, Alan Harris, who presided over the meeting, asked, "I have a proposal for a new successor."

Everyone else looked at the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox.

"I propose that the deputy director of the production department, Carla Fiss, take over the position of director." Allen Harris said directly, "This is the most suitable candidate the company can find at the moment."

"I object!" The gray-haired independent director heard that the successor was a beautiful young woman and shook his head without hesitation, "She is too young and lacks sufficient qualifications."

"Qualifications?" Allen Harris retorted immediately, "Do you know Carla Faith?"

Without waiting for the other person to answer, he said, "She brought the success of "Deadpool", "Alien vs. Predator" and "The Lost Lover" to 20th Century Fox, especially the two collaborations with Murphy Stanton. This film has led to an outstanding reputation and large profits for the company."

Allen Harris coughed in a low voice and said, "Let’s not talk about these far, but the most recent. Last weekend, Kara Feith was the producer of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones." The eighth episode was aired, and the number of viewers for the first broadcast was close to 6 million! About one-third of Fox TV’s users watched this episode!"

"A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" has become a phenomenal TV series, which no one here can deny.

But how can there be no objections to a fight for such an important position?

Another middle-aged man suddenly smiled disdainfully, and said, "Is this Carla Faith's performance? Murphy Stanton is the one who did it all!"

"This is another point I want to say." Allen Harris did not refute, and said calmly, "Since Murphy Stanton entered Hollywood, no film has missed, and all successes are based on comparison. Small cost, in exchange for super high return, I don’t think there is any objection to this, right?"

The other people looked at each other, and no one spoke to refute. The facts and data are here. If they refute all of them, they will only become the laughing stock of others.

Alan Harris looked at the others and said, "Twentieth Century Fox needs to continue to work with such a successful director. We need a bond."

Everyone knows what he meant, and it is clear that Carla Firth not only has outstanding personal ability, but also has unlimited director support such as Murphy Stanton in the future. The position of the director of the production department...

"It's just nepotism!" The disdain of the opponent's mouth grew stronger.

"If the candidate you propose has such nepotism..." Alan Harris stared at him and said, "I will consider him too."

The opponent opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

He can become a director of Twentieth Century Fox, of course he is not an idiot. He knows that the network of contacts is also part of the ability, but also a very important part.

Although there are many people who support Kara Feith, today's topic is mainly about Dave Scola. The choice of production director is only a nomination, and it will not be really decided until later.

There is no doubt that the currently popular "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" is one of the capitals of Carla-Face's competition.

This series has continuously set Fox Cable TV’s ratings record in the past five years. When the eighth episode was broadcast, the total viewership of the first and rebroadcast of these eight episodes easily crossed 50 million, which brought influence. It cannot be said to be insignificant.

By the time the ninth episode met with the audience on the screen on time, Fox Cable TV broke the record for the number of viewers of a single program since the establishment of the station. The number of viewers exceeded 6.5 million in one fell swoop, plus the following two rebroadcasts. The total number of viewers of the episode is as high as 10 million.

When the tenth episode of the final episode of the first season was broadcast, the number of users on Fox Limited TV increased by 3.5 million compared to before the broadcast of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones". Almost all of these were received by Murphy and " "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" was attracted by the title.

The final episode of the first season of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" did not disappoint, and it received more than 8 million viewers the night it was broadcast.

This figure was also revealed by Stanton Studio and Twentieth Century Fox for the first time, and it instantly became the focus of entertainment news.

"The final episode of "Game of Thrones" set a cable TV ratings record. The death of the Duke of Winterfell is touching!"

Similar headlines appeared on the front page headlines of the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times and many large print media the next day.

"Putting a protagonist to death did not make "Game of Thrones" poor ratings. On the contrary, it helped the series a lot. The final episode of the first season of "Game of Thrones" that aired last night won the whole The highest ratings since the season, with more than 8 million viewers paying attention to this end."

"The 8 million ratings set a record for the highest ratings ever recorded by the Fox Cable Network!"

"In addition, the rebroadcast after the final episode premiered at 11 o’clock that night also received an additional 4.9 million viewers, which allowed this episode of "Game of Thrones" to gain a total of 12.9 million viewers. Twentieth Century Fox said that if If you count all the replays and viewing methods, the average audience of each episode of "Game of Thrones" can reach 9 million. It can be said that this viewing situation is in proportion to this epic drama."

Although the broadcast of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" on Fox Cable has ended, the hype carnival belonging to the media has just begun, and Murphy and Carla Faith also need such hype, which can significantly contribute to The drama adds weight and sells a good price in subsequent sales.

"A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" wants to achieve huge profits, and subsequent copyright sales are the focus.

During the premiere, Fox Cable TV paid the producer US$2 million in copyright fees for each episode. Stanton Studios would receive US$1 million. Ten episodes would be US$10 million, which is far from enough to recover the investment.

As for the accounts between Fox and Fox Cable TV in the 20th Century, that is not Murphy's concern.

Therefore, Stanton Studio and Twentieth Century Fox also need the media to continue to build momentum.

The quality of this drama is guaranteed enough, and the media touted it stand firm enough without any guilty conscience.

"Murphy Stanton used "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" to break the American drama'curse', which is difficult for magical dramas to succeed, with a high profile of'creating miracles', subverting the creative level of all Hollywood fantasy TV dramas in one fell swoop. It has become an insurmountable peak in the magical film and television industry."

-"Los Angeles Times"

"Game of Thrones gives actors, directors, and screenwriters unlimited creative possibilities. With its infinite and orderly creative space, it includes thousands of full-figured characters, grotesque and unique imaginative customs, and its space is complete. , The abundance of details and the arbitrariness of the narrative is awe-inspiring."

--"New York Times"

Nowadays, on the hugely influential Internet, countless fans of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" directly praise this drama as an extremely rare masterpiece.

"Game of Thrones is undoubtedly an epic. It has legends of heroes, grand events, a span of time spanning over a hundred years, and a space spanning thousands of miles, conspiracy, war, honor, belief, betrayal, growth, etc. No shortage, in terms of appearance, it is completely up to standard. The whole show is well-produced, the actors perform well, and it does not step into a big and improper quagmire with a magnificent shell."

"The character that is solemnly described may die in the next moment. The overall setting of the plot does not violate the traditional routine of justice and victory over evil, but it is difficult to know what will happen in the next moment. The obscured justice and evil are not like the ones in the film. The south and the north are warm and beautiful, and the other is cold and cold. There is a big border between justice and evil. Justice collapses unexpectedly at a certain moment, and evil blooms with humanity at a certain moment, and there is a kind of attraction. The power of this excites or confuses people’s hearts."

All these are making "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" gain continuous attention. Just like Hollywood movies, TV dramas that are popular in North America can always affect overseas regions. Many overseas filmmakers and TV stations have already contacted. In the twentieth century, Fox wanted to obtain the overseas broadcasting rights in their respective regions.

A negotiating team headed by Murphy and Kara Feith also flew to the UK to negotiate with a British television station.