Chapter 748： The problem is coming

Going to the door to the backyard, Cindy Crawford turned and glanced. Eric and Terry Semel had already talked and pushed the door out.

Near noon, the autumn sun is full of wide manor, the temperature at the end of October has dropped below 20 degrees, and even the sun seems to be pale and weak because of the temperature drop. Although the lawn in the yard and the shrubs around the fence are all evergreen plants, there are also dead leaves at this time, which are no longer so businessable.

Cindy doesn't like this cold environment very much, but looking at it, the autumn sky looks very low. The back of several white clouds is even more impressive. The sight is just across the fence wall not far away, it seems to be able to see At the horizon, this open mood makes people feel uncomfortable to create a feeling of relaxation. Cindy couldn’t help but lazily stretched his body. The maid who cleaned the dead leaves next to the fence asked Joanna’s whereabouts and walked through the lawn. Going to the sea with a few red maple trees.

Joanna was sitting under the maple tree, with a thick book on her knees and two small figures around her, seemingly collecting maple leaves.

Seeing that Cindy came over, Joanna waved at her and smiled. Then she took a piece of maple leaf that Kevin handed over, patiently whispered with the little guy, and then caught it in the book on her knee.

Less than eleven o'clock, Cindy did not rush to tell Eric's instructions, looked at the thick maple leaves on the ground, and sat down next to Joanna, said: "The maple trees are beautiful. Well, it’s maple, I feel that the trunk is not the same as I have seen before?”

Joanna nodded and pointed to a few holes in the trunk, saying: "It's sugar maple. In the spring, you can take the sap of maple syrup."

"Oh, this is Sugar Maple," Cindy stunned and carefully examined the small holes in the trunk. Maple syrup has a low sugar content, which is not easy to make people fat. It is a favorite food for women. She often eats it. At this time, she still recognizes the maple syrup that produces maple syrup for the first time.

"There is also maple syrup that I deliberately picked out this year. You can try it at noon," Joanna said, seeing Hawaii carry a leaf and rushing over, taking the maple leaf in her daughter's hand and whispering it: " Baby, this leaf seems to have been crawled by insects. Look, the traces above are hard to see, and then look for it."

Hawaii looked down at the mother's finger and was still curious: "Mom, why do these things appear on the leaves when they are crawled by insects?"

Joanna vaguely remembered that some of the secretions left by the bugs had eroded the leaves and ugly traces, and whispered in a language that Hawaii understood, before the curious little ones were opened.

Cindy has been listening to Joanna’s words, waiting for Hawaii to run away again, saying: “Joe, you are really patient.”

Joanna smiled and looked at the little figure who was licking the maple leaf, as if looking at the whole world. After a moment, she asked Cindy: "How is your conversation with Eric?"

Cindy nodded and her expression was very relaxed. "I plan to make another season in the spring, and he has promised it."

Since there is always a reason to visit it, Cindy’s reason is definitely not perfunctory.

As the ratings of the "American Supermodel Contest" became more and more popular, Cindy was somewhat worried about this time.

After getting the project in hand, Cindy asked his private accountant to calculate his possible income in detail based on the 10% share contract.

According to the calculation of the accountant, she can get more rewards of the viewing data pass line, which is almost the same as that calculated by the life TV station, which is 1.5 million times. Below this rating, she can only get a $800,000 guaranteed salary, which was what she won in the drafting stage of the original contract. At that time, she was still very proud, because as far as she knows, Linda The fool didn't think of it at all, so there was no clause in the contract. If the rating was not satisfactory, the project did not produce profit. Her work in a few months was a waste.

But it was also the original contract that gave her a feeling of self-restraint.

Rigorous commercial contracts, rights and obligations are always equal.

Because of the original guarantee remuneration clause, the life TV station also added a bargaining power to the contract, and agreed that the two parties can re-schedule the salary negotiation in the second quarter of the program. This is also the condition that the life TV station has to make in order to ensure the production of the sequel, and the life TV station’s mind Yes, if the ratings of the "American Supermodel Contest" did not break out, but they also met the standards for TV station production sequels, they also hope that the next season, Cindy can join the program with lower salary, and the two sides have even reached 50 in private. The intention of 10,000 dollars.

In a chat with Linda, Cindy said that if she could get a profit share of $3 million with the "American Supermodel Contest", she would be very satisfied, which is why she has been in the TV industry for a few years. The more realistic results.

Wanting to get 3 million US dollars from this project, the number of viewers of the "American Supermodel Contest" will need to reach 2.5 million. At the beginning, the lifetime TV station has an average audience of less than 1 million viewers. Cindy is not right. The goal is too much to expect.

But now, the ratings of the two programs are far from the expectations of everyone.

In the latest issue of the "National Supermodel Contest" that she is responsible for, the highest ratings have already reached 4.6 million, and, with the future expansion of the number of subscribers of life TV stations and the continued spread of program influence, life TV It has been estimated internally that the highest ratings of the program may even exceed 6 million, and the average audience rating for the whole season will not be less than 4.5 million.

According to the price floating contract signed by the life TV station and the advertiser, the average advertising fee for the 30-hour time is 50,000 US dollars, and the average number of viewers will be increased by 3.5 times. The advertising fee will be tripled. After the complete episode is broadcast, the life will be completed. The TV station will only generate 60 million US dollars in advertising revenue, and the subsequent syndicated distribution and DVDs and other messy income will not bring in less than 60 million revenues. A project with a production cost of 20 million US dollars will eventually Will harvest 120 million US dollars.

Excluding the production cost of 20 million US dollars, the net profit will reach at least 100 million US dollars.

100 million US dollars, according to 10% share, Cindy can get 10 million US dollars, even if the Hollywood first-line actress, can get 10 million US dollars a year, how many?

So now the problem is coming.

With the "National Supermodel Contest" and "Tianqiao Pride", she and Linda not only steadily cross the threshold of 10 million US dollars per year, but also all other annual income in the industry is only in the millions of supermodels. Open, as long as the two programs maintain enough popularity, the two of them can even sit firmly in the position of the supermodel queen.

However, the re-bargaining power that was added in order to obtain the guaranteed salary has recently made Cindy stand up.

If the ratings are not up to expectations, in order to save the production budget, the life TV station can start the bargaining power and reduce Cindy’s guaranteed salary. However, at this time, the ratings are exploding, but the bargaining power is still valid. Get a $10 million astronomical reward, then it would be very reasonable for the TV station to let her down in the sequel. Even if the two sides can't talk about it, the life TV station still reserves the right to change the moderator.

Reducing the score, Cindy is very reluctant, "National Supermodel Contest" is more popular than "Tianqiao Pride", if her share in the next season is lower than Linda Ivangoline, what is it like? When she passed out, she became a joke.

However, the threat of withdrawal that may be encountered is even more frightening to her.

When the show didn't have any eyebrows, the host's position had already caused a rush of controversy, and eventually fell on her and Linda.

At this time, the "National Supermodel Contest" has been a great success. If she and the life TV station disagree, the project team revealed that she intends to change the host's news. Those who have red eyes are not rushing to blame. When the media change caused by the program change host, it can definitely cover the loss of popularity caused by her departure. That is to say, the "American Supermodel Competition" is not so strong to her, but she can not afford to lose this. Location has an impact.

After hesitating for a long time between dilemmas, Cindy finally took the initiative to find Eric today, hoping to implement everything in advance and find a good reason for her trip. She wants to start the second season at the end of the year. .

According to the rules of the game, "Tianqiao proud child" because the last three players will be unveiled at the New York Fashion Week in February next year, the final competition, so the production cycle is more than half a year, during the two-month winter break period, every year is not It may be made for two seasons. But the "National Supermodel Contest" is different. The 13 episodes of the season can be broadcast in December. After the first season is broadcast, preparations will begin at the end of the year, and the spring season in March next year will be available on time in the second quarter.

In the morning, I rushed to discuss my plans for the second season with Eric, and I was also eager to explain the bargaining power. Judging from the smile on Eric's face at the time, he must have had some gloating, but he did not bother her. She personally promised that her contract would be the same, and said that she would swear to Anne Sweeney.

In the heart of her tossing her half-monthly stone, it was finally put down.

Oh, it’s really a little man who wants to swallow it.

Recalling the situation not long ago, Cindy turned to look at Joanna's maple leaf with the small scissors handing over the little guy, and cut it into the page. She couldn't help but ask: "Joan, just take the child every day, will it? Very boring?"

"After a few years, you will definitely not think so, women always have to settle down." Joanna turned to look at Cindy, smiled and continued: "You know, I was born in Poland, that At that time, the Soviet Union was still there. The situation in Poland has not been very good. When I was a child, I was hungry. You must have never tasted the danger of being hungry. Oh, I hope to leave Poland and go around and finally leave. However, I found that the outside is not a paradise. It is so violent, until four years ago, I accidentally met Eric, and then there was summer and summer."

Joanna said in an understatement, seeing Hawaii run again, holding her daughter and kissing her. The little girl was sensitive to Joanna’s emotional changes, let her mother groan, and curiously cried, “Mom, what happened?”

"Nothing, baby," Joanna shook her head, let go of Hawaii, looked at her watch, turned her head to the thoughtful Cindy: "Cindy, take care of Kevin and Xia Xia for me, I have to Going to Emma, ​​the kindergarten is not far from here, and it will be back in fifteen minutes."

"Of course, no problem," Cindy, who had come back to him, nodded quickly and said: "Right, Eric just said that he would like to stay with Terry Semel for lunch."

"I will let the kitchen prepare," Joanna told the two little guys and entrusted them to Cindy before they got up and left.

Looking at Joanna's departure, Cindy patted the booklet left by Joanna in her hand and smiled at the two little guys: "Okay, baby, let's continue, Aunt Cindy will play with you?"

Both Hawaii and Kevin didn't recognize each other, but they also obviously lost the kind of relatives with Joanna. After a few minutes, they lost their interest. Cindy didn't have the experience of taking children. He had to return to the villa with two little guys.

Pushing the door into the living room, Eric and Terry Semel still chatted and saw Cindy come back with two little guys. Eric smiled and pointed to the living room on the right hand side, indicating that Cindy could With the children going there to play, Terry Semel looked at Kevin, and waved to Hawaii, got a response from the little girl, and her face immediately showed a more gentle smile.

Since it was coming through the interface of the visit, Terry Semel had been chatting with Eric just now, watching Cindy walk into the living room with two little guys, knowing that time is almost the same, Terry· Semel said this: "Eric, I have come here, there is actually one thing. Life TV has a good momentum recently. Warner Cable also has a large part of user resources. Maybe we can start closer cooperation. ?"

Eric took a sip of coffee in front of him and said, "Terry, although I am not too concerned about the operation of the TV department, I have heard that the cooperation between Lifetime and Warner Cable was not very pleasant. ”

"Eric, the cooperation between enterprises has never been calm, and it is inevitable when there are some differences. After all, both sides must think for their own interests," Terry Semel analyzed in an understatement. "In view of the popularity of life TV stations in the recent period, I feel that we can re-sign the sharing contract. Warner Cable can increase the user share to 18 cents. What do you think?"

Eric shook his head and said: "18 cents, too low, the highest number of viewers in the "American Supermodel Contest" has already reached 4.6 million. In the cable TV channel, the TV station that can get this result is not much. ?"

"I think 18 cents is already very generous, Eric," Terry Semel disagreed: "The National Supermodel Contest and the Flyover" are only played for two hours a week. However, the total time of prime time in a week is 22 hours. In addition to these two reality shows, the ratings of other TV stations will not be prominent, and the two reality shows will be in two months. At the end of the day, I am afraid that life TV stations are not likely to find enough good programs to take over the popularity they bring. Therefore, from the perspective of comprehensive strength, life TV stations are still insignificant."