Chapter 270
Thinking of this possibility, the president of NBC was helpless.
The capital market is cruel. They have no friendship at all. They may support you today and switch to someone else tomorrow.
Everything depends on ratings.
The next day, in the NBC program preview, people were surprised to find that "Friends 2" was moved to Wednesday.
Loyal viewers naturally had no objection to seeing Friends one day earlier.
The reporters seemed to have seen the big news of the century.
They flocked to NBC TV station and tried to interview their stubborn president.
"Sir, is your station moving Friends 2 to avoid the edge of Prison Break?"
Some people were more direct and asked directly with a microphone:
"Friends 2's ratings are lower than Prison Break. Now it's moved to Wednesday. Is NBC afraid of Paramount?"
I didn't want to pay attention to this group of reporters, but now such a heart-wrenching word today, I couldn't help but get angry and retorted:
"Afraid? NBC is never afraid of any challenge. Friends 2's move is Paramount's mediation.
We moved it for the benefit of everyone. Friends 2 will be broadcast next Wednesday. Welcome Paramount to challenge again!"
Although the reporters were sprayed with saliva, they were very happy in their hearts.
In this way, there is another big news today, and it is another day to finish work and go home early.
Thank NBC, thank Paramount, and don't stop the war of words.
Wang Lei smiled when he saw the news.
They really gave this president face, but he didn't know how to behave himself and dared to issue a challenge?
It made Paramount seem afraid of him.
The president of NBC offended the entire Paramount TV station with his momentary boast.
It was obvious that they won the ratings war with their own ability, but the other party shamelessly said that someone said peace, making it seem like they were using their power to suppress others and were afraid of him.
The Paramount people with a strong sense of honor were all holding back their anger and had nowhere to vent.
The good mood of attending the celebration party was affected by this.
Seeing that everyone was talking about this, Wang Lei didn't care at first.
Until he heard the Dragonborn editor of Breaking Bad say:
"According to me, Breaking Bad should be scheduled for the prime time on Wednesday. Didn't he say that he welcomes the challenge? Then let him have a little color. We at Paramount will not spoil him."
"Brother, what's your name?"
The staff of Breaking Bad realized that the big boss was standing beside them.
The Dragon-born editor responded hastily:
"My name is Chu Wenzhong, and I'm from Dragon Country."
"Oh, Wenzhong, what you said makes sense."
Seeing the big boss's intention, the director and the crew of Breaking Bad were all eager to try.
"Do you have the confidence to beat Friends again?"
"Yes!"
People's fear comes from the unknown.
After Prison Break's ratings beat Friends 2, everyone in Paramount realized that the hit series of big TV stations were not invincible.
Their confidence also came from Breaking Bad, which had already filmed three episodes.
Whether it was the script, the actors' state, or the demanding director, they were all sources of their confidence.
Wang Lei and Michael, who had a little doubt at first, saw this scene and immediately felt relieved.
Michael announced the news at the celebration party and announced Wang Lei's incentive plan at the same time.
As soon as he finished speaking, he received overwhelming applause.
The reporters surrounding the red carpet immediately moved.
Michael would naturally not miss such a good opportunity to promote the series.
"Sir, I just heard you say that your new series "Breaking Bad" will be scheduled for Wednesday prime time?"
Michael smiled:
"Yes, Breaking Bad is a series we have carefully polished, and we hope that you can help promote it more."
The reporters all smiled, knowing that Michael wanted to use them to promote Breaking Bad for free.
The idea is indeed good, but there is NBC's ace drama Friends 2 on Wednesday. Isn't Michael afraid that his plan will fail and he will shoot himself in the foot?
They are all very pessimistic about Paramount's temporary popularity.
Paramount's success in TV series one after another is due to luck in the eyes of reporters. The production model of the three major TV stations is already very mature, but they can't guarantee that every series will be a big hit.
Paramount, which has just been established for a short time, what can it use as a guarantee that Breaking Bad will definitely not be a ratings flop?
So someone couldn't help but ask:
"Aren't you worried that Breaking Bad will fail when it meets Friends 2?"
Michael responded confidently:
"Although Paramount Television is a new business unit, we are confident to face any challenge.
If there is noThe desire to challenge the giants is no different from that of a dead salted fish. "
Hearing this, the reporters left with satisfaction.
The cover of the next day's news was a half-length photo of the two TV station presidents.
The huge PK symbol in the middle, coupled with the title party, made people mistakenly think that the two big men were going to PK offline in real life.
Michael scheduled Breaking Bad on Wednesday prime time, threatening to challenge Friends again, and the onlookers realized that the two were going to fight again!
Seeing this news, the president of NBC was about to explode.
"Did these reporters receive advertising fees from Paramount, and they are so hard to promote Breaking Bad? "
He immediately realized that this was Michael's new marketing method.
Friends 2 has long been known to the public. Those who like it will certainly watch it, but those who don't like it will not even take a look at it even if you recommend it again.
The biggest winner of this marketing campaign is definitely Paramount's new drama "Breaking Bad".
He couldn't help but regret his momentary boasting at the time.
There is no benefit for Paramount to win the ratings, but losing will force him into a dead end.
The board of directors will definitely kick him out of office for his strategic mistakes one after another.
But things have evolved into this, and he can only bite the bullet and take on the battle.
"No matter how powerful and awesome Paramount TV is, it is impossible for all three dramas to be popular. "
Wang Lei knew his idea and would definitely laugh out loud, as Breaking Bad is the trump card of AMC TV.
It won five Emmy Awards and became the "highest rated TV series in the world" in the Guinness Book of World Records.
At this time, Wang Lei and Michael didn't care about the war of words with others, because the half-month appointment was up.
The big brands who wanted to compete for the sponsorship status gathered at Paramount TV again.
They were all prepared to be slashed this time, and they all prepared a lot of funds and were eager to try.
