Chapter 262： Undercurrent

"Of course, it's really inappropriate for everyone to make a direct bid here. ... Teddy Bell smiled and looked a little shy: it seems to be apologetic for such a simple negotiation method. "That's it. You can create gods and write down the negotiation conditions in your heart, and then give them to us. After the discussion, we proceed to the second round of bidding. "Today's meeting can be said to be an accident. Originally, Teddy Bell had done his homework and planned to negotiate with Fox TV. At present, Teddy Bell is in the hands of Fremantle Media. The quotations of the three major commercial TV stations have been sorted out. After reading it, Evan-Bell only said one sentence, "There are a lot of tricks in this. "Obviously, unlike the previous buyouts of twelve countries, this time, Fremantle Media also realized that the big pie in the United States is profitable, so when negotiating with the three major commercial TV stations, it was inevitable to reach an agreement. sī make an agreement. This is inevitable in the commercial field. It cannot be said that there is anything wrong with Fremantle Media. This is the case in business negotiations. When the negotiating rights were entrusted to Fremantle Media, Evan Bell and Teddy Bell anticipated this.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for Studio Eleven to know, and even if they guess, there is no evidence. There is no way to know the real content of the negotiations between Fremantle Media and the three major commercial TV stations. This is considered a commercial secret. It is not difficult for the Fremantle media far away in Germany to conceal the words of Evan Bell as a partner.

But in fact, Evan Bell was too impressed with the final transaction price of "American Idol... Among the materials that Limantel Media submitted to Teddy Bell, the highest amount was only $45 million from ABC (C). Even if Evan Bell knew nothing about the negotiation process, he knew this. There are tricks in it.

So, at the meeting with Fox TV today, Evan Bell and Teddy Bell planned to have a good negotiation to see what the bottom line of Fox TV is, and then test Deborah Johnson, trying to open a gap and re-open Sort out the quotations of the three major commercial TV stations. But I didn't expect that the three major commercial TV stations appeared directly.

Although Evan-Bell and Teddy-Bell have not exchanged ideas directly, the way Teddy-Bell now lets the four competitors compete directly on price is not directly hitting Deborah-Johnson and Fremantle The face of the media, using the simplest and crudest method to make the previous negotiation count.

At the same time, it has repositioned the copyright price of talent shows with the latest competitor Fox TV as a bargaining chip.

At this moment, Deborah-Johnson is an idiot if she doesn't understand the twists and turns. But what could she say other than a wry smile? This outcome was considered when Fremantle Media plotted Evan Bell.

And when the four contenders gathered together today, they also considered the possibility of Evan and Bell breaking the boat and putting all the chips on the table. However, according to the previous confrontation with Evan-Bell, he has always been strategizing and used to negotiate with his own wisdom, so they put this possibility to the end.

Now, the least likely possibility has happened. What Deborah-Johnson can do is not to regret it, but to re-energize and join the new round of negotiations. obtain the maximum benefit.

Hearing Teddy Bell's words, Ken Burns, whose face had been slightly silent, immediately laughed, "Of course, everyone knows that the patent for the current talent show is in Mr. Bell's hands, showing our sincerity. It's absolutely necessary." Although the other three major commercial TV stations were a little dumbfounded, there must be a sense of frustration in their hearts, after all, they had been hanging around with Fremantle Media for so long, and now they have ended up starting from scratch, and they also let Fox It's not good news that the TV station came later: because it means that everyone has to fight with real swords and guns, and heavy bleeding is certain.

Although everyone has their own thoughts, these are all veterans, and there is nothing strange on their faces. Mark Bonet was the first to respond with a smile and said, "That's it, a good impression is the beginning of a good cooperation. , it seems that we need to carefully consider our own conditions." Lisa-Canning and Sam-Ryder next to him also echoed.

"It reminds me of an auction. The quality of the auction is really not small to be able to bring so many big-name producers together." But it does not mean that the Fremantle media will give up its interests.

On the contrary, they will insist, even if cheeky, for a piece of the draft's interests.

So, Nigel-Leggs spoke up. As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed lightly. It is indeed not an easy task to bring these four TV stations together. This also eased the atmosphere in the conference room a lot.

Everyone opened their laptops and started revising their quotes on the computers. Teddy Bell also took out his notebook, ready to receive emails. Evan-Bell chatted with Nigel * Legus in a low voice, as if nothing happened today. Everything was nice to talk about.

Although I don't know what medicine Evan-Bell's gourd is selling, it is also very important to be able to maintain the friendship on the surface. So Nigel-Leggs is also cheering up and "chatting".

About five or six minutes before and after, Teddy Bell received a piece from Fox TV representative Ken Burns. After he opened the content and read it one by one, the other three TV stations also received the piece. Arrive successively. The four producers on the other side also joined in the conversation of Evan Bell and Nigel Leggs, the two of whom were talking about the anecdote of the "Pop Idol" tour in the UK, and it was true that the laughter was continuous.

The conference room was like a symphony party, no one was here to discuss business, only Teddy Bell sat beside him and watched the pieces. But in fact, Teddy Bell's every move was remembered from the corner of everyone's eyes. At this time, I saw Teddy Bell patted Evan Bell's arm, and Sam Rhett was saying, "I think it's a pity that the top three are all boys, the lack of girls, the stage is a lot inferior. ."

Evan-Bell glanced back at the computer screen, and said to Teddy-Bell, "Send it to Ms. Johnson." In this sentence, Evan-Bell did not amplify his voice, but at the same time he did not have the ability to lower his voice. Say. Although everyone else in the conference room was chatting, their ears were sensitive.

have heard this.

Deborah Johnson's smile froze when she heard this, while Nigel-Leggs glanced at Evan-Bell, smiled wryly, and then quickly returned to normal, taking over the conversation, "Draft It seems that boys are more likely to get votes in the competition."

In fact, what Evan-Bell said just now is not unusual, but in this case, it has deep meaning. Evan Bell directly sent the original offer to Deborah Johnson without looking into the quotations of the four competitors. What does this mean? It means that Evan Bell is implying: I know there is something tricky in the quotation.

Just look at the current offer: With Fox on the scene, the three major commercial TV stations wouldn't be idiotic enough to stick to the original offer, so it's hard for them to get the upper hand with Fox's desire. If you don't want to miss this opportunity, you must show your real hole cards.

With the quotations obtained in this way, and then comparing the quotations given by the Fremantle Media before, the facts are clear at a glance. And Evan Yigel wants Teddy Bell to show Deborah Johnson the current offer, which is to say: I know all your little tricks. And Evan Bell did not lower his voice to say it, but also told the three major commercial TV stations that the previous negotiations with Fremantle Media were all over, and I really had the right to decide.

In just an instant, two brothers, Evan Bell and Teddy Bell, jointly conveyed several meanings. For the three major commercial TV stations, it only means that they have to increase their chips to win the rights of the show, which is not surprising: but for the Fremantle Media represented by Deborah Johnson, it means that they In the competition for interests this time, they have fallen behind.

So, even though Deborah-Johnson has been in the mall for many years, her smile still froze. And Nigel Leggs even let out a wry smile. Today is really a series of accidents, but the Fremantle media is brewing bitter wine and swallowing it by itself.

Deborah Johnson didn't open the email to see the quotations of the four competitors, but smiled directly at Evan Bell, as if nothing had happened, "Don't look at it. Everything is up to Mr. Bell Be the boss."

This sentence made everyone in the conference room look at Deborah Johnson. He was able to break his wrist decisively and hand over the initiative without much hesitation at this time. people. And this move also made the Fremantle Media, which has made mistakes again and again, finally stop its slump. In the subsequent cooperation with Evan Bell, it left a trace of face, at least not to the extent of tearing it apart.

Teddy Bell chuckled, not a coy, but as if expressing her tenderness towards Deborah Johnson's trust, "I have already returned the piece to everyone, if you have any questions, you can make a second suggestion. A round of quotations. Of course, at this moment, if you want to make an open quotation, you can directly print the quotation and put it on the desktop." It seems that Teddy Bell was not very satisfied with the first round of quotations, and the four TV stations actually All were rejected.

The focus now is on Teddy Bell's reply, so the four producers didn't rush to open the piece, they were still chatting and laughing with each other on the surface, but their movements were not slow at all.

At this time, Teddy Bell added another sentence, "Ms. Johnson, I will also send you the reply. You can make a **** and see." This sentence is undoubtedly like the sound of nature. For the first time today, Deborah-Johnson felt that under the oppression of the two young people, she was breathing fresh air, which made her brows a little more relaxed. ! .