Chapter 484: Risk of Acclimatization
So after the promotional video was broadcast, similar complaints were seen everywhere:
"To be honest, I can't even tell the names of ancient Chinese people apart!"
"It seems that ancient Chinese people could address people by their official titles, their given names, and even their given characters. This is too complicated for me!"
"Just watch, this kind of TV series is not suitable for Ou Mei audiences!"
“…”
But of course, the major television media companies had already anticipated such reactions from the audience.
After all, there are still huge cultural differences between the East and the West.
However, they felt that with Su Chen's current extremely high popularity, there would definitely not be a shortage of audiences.
It’s just impossible for it to become as popular as “Friends”.
But this is not the main point.
An important issue that major television media companies need to face now is.
When is the broadcast time of "Nirvana in Fire"?
Yes, since the first season of "Friends" only has 24 episodes, it was completed three days ago.
All major TV stations have already arranged a new drama to take over.
In fact, at this time, the best option is to let "Nirvana in Fire" directly take over "Friends".
This is the only way to maximize the use of Su Chen's current popularity.
But what about the new drama that has just been aired for two days?
And at this moment.
NBC executives are meeting to discuss the matter.
The top management has two options:
The first option is to wait until the current TV series is finished before airing "Nirvana in Fire".
The second option: Just broadcast Su Chen's "Nirvana in Fire" now, and adjust the currently broadcast TV series to other time periods.
It can be said that both options have their own advantages and disadvantages.
After a heated discussion.
Finally, NBC's top executives voted to adopt the second option.
The reason is simple.
They introduced Su Chen's TV series just to take advantage of Su Chen's popularity.
Now is the time when Su Chen is at his most popular.
If we wait until the current TV series is finished and more than half a month has passed, how many people will still be paying attention to Su Chen by then?
Originally, introducing a Chinese costume drama was risky, and by that time, the ratings would be even less guaranteed.
Therefore, it is the best choice to broadcast "Nirvana in Fire" when Su Chen is the hottest in the Ugly Country.
As for the TV series currently being broadcast, they can only say sorry.
The company has spent so much effort to introduce Su Chen's TV series, so it must revolve around this drama, and other TV series will have to give way.
After this decision was made.
It immediately caused an uproar.
First, the Inhumans crew members who were replaced.
Yes, in this time and space, this drama was produced and distributed by NBC itself.
Director Roy immediately protested to NBC executives.
Because this drama can be considered a big production. And it is adapted from the popular comic book "Inhumans" of the same name, and has a deep fan base.
After three days of airing, the ratings are not very high, but the data is still acceptable.
It is no worse than the industry average.
In this situation, Roy really couldn't accept the sudden gear change.
As for why it was Roy who came forward instead of the screenwriter?
Because this drama has three screenwriters and the power is relatively dispersed, director Roy has to take the lead at this time.
The response from the top management was simple:
Now the TV station wants to promote Su Chen’s TV series.
Moreover, in the eyes of the senior management, moving "Inhumans" to the 10 p.m. time slot would not be an injustice to Roy or the show.
After all, the 22:00 time slot, although slightly worse than the 20:00 time slot, is still a prime time slot.
Roy, why are you making such a fuss?
He simply has no sense of the overall situation at all.
Although Roy was full of resentment about this, he was helpless.
After all, the top management has already made the decision and there is nothing he can do to change it.
Just wait and see, when Su Chen’s “Langya Bang” fails, will you feel the pain?
When this news was announced.
The major social networks in the United States exploded.
"Walter? 'Inhumans' is changing gears? Su Chen's new drama 'Nirvana in Fire' will be aired tonight?"
Netizens from all walks of life in the United States find NBC's actions incredible.
"Is it still possible to play like this?"
"Isn't this really unfair to the Inhumans crew?"
“What if the ratings of Nirvana in Fire flop?”
"There is no doubt that NBC's move took a lot of courage."
"Is it necessary to do this for a Chinese TV series?"
“…”
In contrast, Su Chen’s ugly country fans wholeheartedly agreed with this move.
“I give a thumbs up to NBC for this move!”
"They understand my feelings so well! I hope to be able to watch Chen Ge's new drama right away!"
“It’s really the most considerate TV station!”
"This is a decision that complies with the wishes of netizens!"
"Good dramas are given priority. Is there anything wrong with that?"
“…”
Of course, through this operation, major television media companies in the United States saw more.
As industry insiders, they could certainly see that NBC was taking advantage of the opportunity to hype the incident.
By changing gears, attract more attention from the outside world.
But is it good or bad to do this?
This is a matter of personal opinion.
At least, in the eyes of these peers, the risk of NBC's operation is very high.
Will Su Chen's Chinese costume drama be a hit?
I’m afraid not.
By then, if "Nirvana in Fire" fails, NBC will definitely become an international joke.
Therefore, thinking that such a result is likely to occur tonight, the major television media companies in the United States are surprisingly silent at this time.
They did not take the opportunity to mock or make excessive comments.
Because they know that now is not the time.
When the results come out tonight, that's when they'll launch their publicity campaign.
This move by NBC caused quite a stir in the entire Ou Mei.
The Eagle Kingdom, the Beer Kingdom, the Tulip Kingdom, the Gaul Kingdom, and other television media companies that have already introduced the broadcasting rights of "Nirvana in Fire" have begun to consider the feasibility of shifting gears.
After all, NBC has given them a good start.
So all the major television media companies immediately held an emergency meeting to discuss a plan.
As a result, the conclusions drawn by major television media companies are surprisingly consistent:
Let's see how NBC's gear change works first and then make a decision tomorrow.
If changing gears can make Nirvana in Fire a hit, then they will change gears tomorrow night. If NBC's ratings flop, then just pretend it never happened.
The actions of the major television media companies have sparked heated debate among netizens from all over the world.
Su Chen's Everbright Oumei fans have called for the immediate broadcast of Su Chen's new drama "Nirvana in Fire".
However, a large number of local netizens ridiculed and opposed this.
Why would we break the rules of the industry for a Chinese TV series?
Is Su Chen's TV series really that good?
No matter what, this is an unacceptable behavior!
The news spread back to the country.
Netizens are talking about it.
Many netizens gave a big thumbs up to NBC's operation.
"There is no doubt that NBC understands our Brother Chen!"
"If we want to take off, we must rely on our brother Chen's TV series!"
"I can say with certainty that Brother Chen's TV series are definitely better than most of the TV series produced by Ugly Country Ou Mei!"
"Why not watch Kyoto TV? If you want to improve your rank, just keep importing Brother Chen's TV series!"
"Brother, NBC may have seen the success of Kyoto TV, so it made the decisive decision to switch gears and immediately broadcast Nirvana in Fire."
“…”
Some netizens expressed concerns about this.
If "Nirvana in Fire" becomes popular tonight, then everyone will be happy.
But if "Nirvana in Fire" fails, then the future prospects of Chen Ge's TV series in the Oumei market will probably be overshadowed!
So, they think, this is a double-edged sword!
At this time, celebrities of all sizes in the entertainment industry, of course, choose to wait and see.
Because this matter itself cannot be said to be good or bad.
Everything still depends on data.
But unknowingly, they found that the distance between themselves and Su Chen seemed to be getting farther and farther.
Now Su Chen has become a hot topic in Ou Mei and even in the world.
But look at these people.
Apart from infighting and petty quarrels, they have not produced any decent results.
It has to be said that living in the same era as Su Chen might be their sorrow.
The five major TV stations, Oil Depot, Tencent, and other major platforms may be in the mood to comment on NBC at this time. They contacted Su Chen and Xingyi as soon as possible.
Why does Su Chen's TV series always export Ou Magnesium first, and then, now that the news has become popular all over the world, we know it. Isn't it too contemptuous of us?
As it stands now, there is no chance to even broadcast simultaneously with Ou Mei.
Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun’s response was to hold a film screening two days later to decide the domestic and Asia-Pacific copyright ownership of Nirvana in Fire.
Well, now that things have come to this, all major platforms can only accept it silently.
Having said that.
In fact, Zhong Lei, Zhong Jun, and Su Chen did not expect that NBC would be so impatient. After obtaining the copyright, they decided to broadcast it immediately.
As a result, it will be impossible to broadcast the show simultaneously around the world like "Friends".
It has to be said that this involves certain risks for them.
If the ratings of "Nirvana in Fire" fail in China, then the ratings prospects of this drama in Europe and America will be overshadowed.
But there was nothing they could do at this time.
Because once the broadcasting rights are traded, the initiative of when to broadcast is completely in the hands of the platform, and they can only make suggestions.
But now that NBC has made such a decision, it is obviously impossible to postpone the broadcast of "Nirvana in Fire". Wouldn't that be slapping itself in the face!
Therefore, they can only be patient and wait for the final result.
Su Chen is full of expectations for NBC's operations.
At this time, the challenge is Su Chen's appeal to fans in Oumei.
There is definitely no problem with the quality of the script.
In fact, it depends on the stickiness of your fans.
If fans were drawn to the show because of Su Chen's name, it would be difficult to get out of it. The only way is to finish watching the show.
Su Chen had deeply experienced this feeling when he was watching this drama in his previous life.
After watching two episodes, I couldn't stop watching.
As long as Ou Mei fans are captured by the story of Nirvana in Fire itself, no cultural differences will matter.
In such an internal and external atmosphere .
Time quickly came to 7:55 pm local time in the Ugly Country.
At this time, the discussion among netizens in China about Su Chen's new drama "Langya Bang" has reached a fever pitch.
"Just wait and see, Su Chen's TV series will definitely flop!"
“How can a TV series that you can’t even understand become popular?”
"It is said that this kind of TV series is specifically about the infighting among Chinese people. It is really shameful! This kind of TV series has even become a special genre, called the so-called 'power struggle drama'!"
"In short: I'm not interested!"
"Nowadays, TV series in Ou Mei are all popular with short quarterly episodes, but Su Chen's TV series actually has 54 episodes, which is not in line with our trend at all! How can we watch such a long and boring TV series?"
“…”
Su Chen’s ugly fans were praising him vigorously.
"You are too narrow-minded to say that Brother Chen's TV series will flop!"
"Every TV series produced by Brother Chen is a masterpiece! It is impossible for them not to be popular. If they are not popular, it would be a disservice to Brother Chen's reputation!"
"Isn't this a good opportunity to learn about the mysterious Chinese culture?"
"Just wait and see. The facts will teach you trolls a lesson!"
“…”
It can be said that at this time the two sides were fighting back and forth and were evenly matched.
But in fact, at this moment, NBC's senior executives couldn't help but become nervous.
Although, the topic and popularity of Su Chen's drama were hyped up by them.
But what are the ratings like?
This is still an unknown.
You have to know that popularity and ratings are not necessarily proportional.
The key lies in whether the Ugly Country audience can appreciate Su Chen's TV series with a strong Chinese flavor.
When the NBC TV series goes into commercial break.
The TV station's top executives became even more nervous.
Because at this time, the real-time online audience of the TV drama channel was only a little over five million.
It has to be said that this number is already lower than their expectations.
Anyway, the number of Su Chen’s fans in Ugly Country has now exceeded 10 million.
But there are only so few viewers.
That is to say.
Even among Su Chen's fans, the approval rate for their idol's drama is only about 50%.
Not to mention the expectations of passers-by for this drama.
That's generally very low.
In this case, it is uncertain whether the ratings will pick up in the later stage.
at the same time.
Roy, the director of "Inhumans", is also closely following the ratings of "Nirvana in Fire".
Because he was really not angry. Why did Su Chen's TV series squeeze out his 8 o'clock prime time?
He even had no hope in his heart. If Su Chen's TV series failed, it would prove the value of his TV series "Inhumans".
