After confirming a new investment plan, I went to Columbia Pictures again in the summer.

"Mr. Xia~" When Long Mayer saw Xia Tian, ​​he showed an embarrassing and polite smile on his face.

To be honest, he actually doesn't welcome Xia Tian to the company. After all, no one wants a Supreme Emperor to take care of him.

"Ronald, it's been a long time since I saw you. Do you have any good news to tell me?" Xia Tian said with a smile.

"Some. The movie "Hangover" produced by our company has been completed and will be released on August 16th." Long Mayer nodded and reported immediately, "Before the official release, I had invited critics and fans to try it out. Their reviews were very good, and they thought it was a very funny comedy."

"Very good, is there any?" Xia Tian nodded and continued to ask.

"Some. The "God of Death" produced by our company has been filmed and is now in post-production. I want to schedule it to be released during the Halloween schedule." Long Mayer reported again, "I have seen the rough cut version, and I was really shocked. I think it will win the love of many viewers."

"Very good, is there any?" Xia Tian nodded and continued to ask.

"Some. The "Die Hard" and "Fate Express" produced by our company are now in hot production. It is estimated that the shooting will be completed in another month to half a month." Long Mayer reported again, "The Rain Man has also started filming, and it is expected that the shooting will be completed in another three months."

"Why did "Rain Man" just start filming?" Xia Tian frowned when he heard this, stared at Long Mayer, and asked unhappily.

He remembered very clearly that "Rain Man" was invested and started filming with movies such as "Hangover" and "Death is Coming", but now both movies have been filmed, and "Rain Man" has just started filming. This kind of work progress made him very dissatisfied.

As soon as Long Mayer was targeted by Xia Tian, ​​he felt a lot of pressure and cold sweat was almost flowing out.

He quickly explained, "It's like this. After taking on the role of "Rain Man", Mr. Dustin Hoffman, was worried that he would not play a good role in autism patient, so he went to the Autism Rehabilitation Center for half a year to observe his life."

After hearing this, Xia Tian suddenly felt awe.

Dustin Hoffman, a veteran American movie star, won the Academy Award for Best Newcomer for "The Graduate" in six or seven years, and won the Academy Award for Best Actor for "The Kramers" in 1980s...

His starring "Graduate", "Midnight Niu Lang", "Kramers", "Legend of Lioni", "Mr. Dus", etc. are all well-known and popular classic works, and even won the annual box office championship.

It can be said that Dustin Hoffman is a big star with both acting skills and box office appeal. His status in Hollywood is similar to that of Zhou Runfa in Hong Kong.

Big stars like this have no shortage of film appointments and no worries about film pay.

If he follows the practice of some young actresses and young actors in the mainland, he can take on roles in large quantities and make a lot of money. Anyway, with his fame, it can be consumed for a long time.

However, after taking on "Rain Man", Dustin Hoffman moved to the Autism Rehabilitation Center for half a year in order to play the role of the autism character. This practice can only be described as "great"!

"Okay, understandable." He nodded, "This spirit of sacrifice for the movie is worthy of respect for each of us."

"Yes, Mr. Xia, you're right." Long Mayer nodded.

...

"Okay, do you have any other good news to tell me?" Xia Tian nodded and continued to ask.

"Some. The TV series "The Beach Ranger" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" we have produced have both aired and have achieved very good ratings." Long Mayer said with a smile, "The Beach Ranger" was broadcast on NBC TV, and the first episode has achieved 14 million ratings; "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" was broadcast on CBS TV, and the first episode has achieved 12 million ratings and the second episode has achieved 13 million ratings."

"Yeah, it's not bad." Xia Tian nodded.

10 million views is already very good among American dramas. Those with ratings that exceed 20 million views are magical dramas, such as "Friends", "Emergency Room Story", "Desperate Housewives", etc. Even the popular drama "The Big Bang Them" in the previous life, the average ratings are only 10 million.

"It's thanks to your creativity, Mr. Xia, that we have produced such an excellent series." Long Mayer took the opportunity to flatter.

"Don't flatter me, the company is mine, of course I hope to see it." Xia Tian smiled, "Then how are these two dramas now? Is there any news of renewal?"

"Not yet. Almost every American drama has good ratings in the first few episodes. It will take at least five episodes before the TV station will decide whether to renew the contract." Long Mayer explained.

Xia Tian nodded. The new pit will also have a sweet fragrance for three days. He also understood this principle. As for the audience, they are all fond of the new and the old.

"Since that's the case, then shoot the subsequent series and strive to renew it." He immediately ordered.

Whether it is "The Beach Ranger" or "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", they were very popular dramas in their previous lives. Summer hopes that these series will bring great benefits to Columbia Pictures, and the price of the first season is not too high.

For example, "The Beach Ranger" only sells for $1.1 million per episode, and its production cost is as high as $800,000, so it is not very profitable. Only when the subscription is renewed can the production company re-confirm the price with the TV station.

Just like "Friends", in the first season, each person's salary was only 22,500 US dollars per episode. By the tenth season, everyone's salary had soared to one million US dollars. Even so, the actor's salary was not to mention the price of the series. After all, the production company would not suffer any losses.

"Okay, Mr. Xia." Long Mayer nodded vigorously.

"By the way, what's going on with "Millionaire"? Is it aired? What's the response?" Xia Tian asked again.

"The Millionaire has not been aired yet, and the first episode will be September 5th," Long Mayer explained. "But judging from the reaction of the pilot, everyone is still very interested in this show."

Xia Tian nodded, "Then wait for September 5th to see what happened."

"Yes, Mr. Xia, we will pay close attention. I will notify you in time when there is any news." Long Mayer said immediately.

"Well, are there any other good news?" Xia Tian asked again.

"It's gone for the time being." Long Mayer shook his head.
Chapter completed!