Snow and Greenwich were picked up in Los Angeles on September 19th. Sophia did not come to North America, but Jennifer went to Rome. Simon could probably understand the woman's thoughts and didn't want to show too much reluctance. , I just hope that the two little guys can truly integrate into the Westeros family.
When Jennifer went to pick her up, Janet arranged for a small team from Boeing to accompany her.
The interior decoration of the two additional Boeing 767s ordered by the Westeros family at the beginning of the year was about to begin. Janet handed over the design work of one of them to Sophia, and asked her female assistant to tell her that from now on, this plane would be Sophia's exclusive car and could be used frequently. Come to Los Angeles to see the kids.
It's a kind of default.
Sophia didn't refuse.
On the other hand, during the weekend when "Happy Ranch" was launched and sparked nationwide carnival, Simon was in New York. In order to ensure the safety of "American Idol", he personally participated in the post-production work of the first season and the first episode of this reality show.
September 25th, a new week.
At the end of September, TV series such as "Survivor", "Friends", "Seinfeld", "Desperate Housewives", "The Housewives of Beverly Hills" and "Who Will Be a Millionaire" produced by Daenerys Entertainment and reality shows have recently launched their latest seasons. In the last week of this month, there are two new projects waiting to be launched, "American Idol" on September 26 and "Sex and the City" on September 28.
At the same time, on the morning of Tuesday, September 26, after a series of transaction and merger news this month, Daenerys Entertainment and Metropolis ABC Group held a press conference in New York to announce that the merger of the two companies had officially passed the U.S. Department of Justice and Reviews by the Federal Communications Commission and other departments are about to enter the next stage of the deal.
Immediately afterwards, "American Idol" started airing at 8 p.m. that day.
The duration of the first episode is 86 minutes, which is actually two episodes broadcast simultaneously. This is the practice of most newly launched TV programs in order to attract enough popularity immediately and test audience feedback.
As usual, Simon did not sign on the "American Idol" production credits, but everyone in the circle knew his high level of participation in the reality show, so they all paid close attention to it. Many entertainment media reported this before the show started filming. It is predicted that the number of viewers for the first episode of "American Idol" will exceed 20 million.
Facts have proved that most people’s judgments are still too conservative.
Half an hour after the broadcast started, Nielsen, which monitors U.S. TV program viewing data in real time, released the first data on its official website.
34.7 million.
This is the opening viewership of the first episode of "American Idol", rising directly from the hit series predicted by many media to a phenomenon level.
The Yigret portal responded quickly by pushing the relevant press release to the front page, and popular terms also appeared on Facebook, further encouraging many potential viewers to pay attention to this reality show.
Simon rushed to New York last Thursday to complete the post-production work for the first episode of "American Idol", but he still couldn't return to the West Coast. After Daenerys' merger with Metropolis' ABC passes federal review, there's still more work to do.
At the same time that the long-prepared "American Idol" was launched on ABC, Daenerys and Metropolis ABC were holding a cocktail party in a hotel on the Upper West Side, mainly to celebrate the merger's approval by the authorities. The news that "American Idol" had a good start in ratings also came out immediately, and everyone in the banquet hall toasted to celebrate.
Due to the early publicity of the series that has just been aired, the initial viewership data will definitely be relatively high. Later, some viewers will find that it is not in line with their taste and change the channel, and there will be a decline.
However, even if there is a certain degree of decline from the start of 34.7 million viewers, as long as the average number of viewers for the premiere remains above 30 million, it will be an absolute success.
The audience of "American Idol" reached 30 million when it first aired, making it FOX's trump card. This time, Simon's expectation is that the average viewership of the first season can reach more than 20 million as a hit, which will be considered a success.
Unexpectedly, I also underestimated myself.
I don’t know who told me that as the news of the show’s popularity came, the hotel staff quickly moved a large-screen TV and placed it in a corner of the banquet hall. The show was of course “American Idol”, and all the guests present knew it. What does a TV show with 30 million viewers mean? Many people are curious to watch it.
Simon did not join in the fun, but gathered with several senior executives from the two companies to discuss subsequent merger matters.
After the merger is approved by the authorities, the first thing to do is settlement.
Because a flexible settlement plan was initially provided, Metropolis ABC shareholders were free to choose the trading ratio of stocks and cash, so it took two weeks to complete the registration statistics. This is much faster than many mergers and acquisitions that directly hand over a large bill after passing the review. It is a lot more cumbersome to write a check, and the additional accounting cost will be tens of millions of dollars. However, since it has been promised, of course it must be implemented.
Once the payment settlement is completed, Daenerys Entertainment will officially acquire Metropolis ABC Group.
Then there will be personnel adjustments, asset reorganization and other matters according to the original plan. Tom Murphy, the former chairman and CEO of Metropolitan ABC Group, will officially retire after the handover is completed. The TV assets of Metropolitan ABC Group and Daenerys TV The departments will be integrated into a new Daenerys TV company, with Robert Egger as CEO and in charge of all Dany TV networks, ESPN TV networks, USA TV networks, AE TV networks, Fashion TV networks, ABC radio stations, etc. The television properties of Liz Entertainment Group.
In addition to the television network, Metropolitan ABC Group also owns a number of newspaper and magazine assets worth no less than US$1 billion.
Simon initially planned to package and sell this part of the assets, but after careful consideration he canceled the idea.
Daenerys Entertainment is not short of the US$1 billion in cash. On the contrary, more newspapers and magazines will give it more media say. Therefore, it plans to integrate these assets with a batch of paper media inherited from MCA. The decline of the print media industry is already an inevitable trend. However, even if the value of these final assets depreciates to zero, it will not matter compared to the huge size of Daenerys Entertainment.
After initially completing various adjustments, it will take one to two years to realize the synergy of the entire Daenerys Entertainment integration.
Synergy is a seemingly simple word.
For many merged companies, it is not easy to achieve this.
When Time Inc. merged with Warner Bros., the publicity and publicity was that the two companies could achieve synergy. As a result, Time Warner is still experiencing internal strife and disputes, with executives from different hills vying for power. The synergy has not been realized, but internal friction has occurred. serious.
If this were not the case, Time Warner's stock price would not remain depressed.
Simon is confident that the new Daenerys Entertainment Group can achieve synergy, because this company only has one brain. Not only that, since the establishment of Daenerys Entertainment, Simon has continued to promote synergy between departments. This has become a corporate culture of Daenerys Entertainment.
In fact, when there are too many people, disagreements will inevitably arise.
Simon's attitude is very clear. Under Daenerys Entertainment, no matter who wants to establish himself as king, he must be prepared to be kicked out. At Daenerys Entertainment now, many of the executives are business veterans who have followed Simon all the way to where they are today. However, Simon doesn't mind becoming Zhu Yuanzhang at all if necessary.
After all, a cocktail party is not the place to talk about things.
Everyone gathered together and chatted for more than ten minutes before they dispersed to entertain other guests.
Simon had just changed himself a glass of champagne from the passing waiter's tray when two small women wearing similar black evening gowns came over together, but they were sisters Kim Richards and Kyle Richards. , toasting to the two women, Simon glanced around casually and found that Richard Hilton and Cathy Hilton happened to be nearby. Noticing Simon looking over, Cathy Hilton, who was also looking over here, quickly averted her gaze.
The three sisters gave Simon a completely different feeling at first.
Mainly, small.
There are three sisters. The tallest sister, Cathy Hilton, is only 160cm tall. Kim Richards and Kyle Richards are both small men around 155cm.
Just smiling, Simon looked away and actively greeted: "Jin, Kyle, how are you doing lately?"
"not bad."
Kyle Richards took over the conversation first, but looked at Simon with a little resentment in his eyes. After that night, the two of them kept trying to contact Simon again, hoping that he could help them restart their acting careers. However, they later discovered that it was so difficult for this seemingly ubiquitous man to say a few words in person. .
Last time, they almost forced their eldest sister to get an invitation to the premiere of "Jurassic Park 2". As a result, at the subsequent party, the man was at that party because he was concerned about Janet Westeros who was with Simon. The time I spent there was also very short, and I didn't even say a word.
Kyle Richards also tried to get a role in "Sex and the City" which will premiere this week. She even got Robert Egger's phone number from her sister and hinted at her and West's relationship during the call. Luo's intimate relationship, hoping to take a shortcut.
Unfortunately, she still failed to pass the first round of auditions. The reply given by the other party was straightforward. She was too short to play with other actors. The person in charge who talked to her several times in a row even said impatiently. Ridiculing the crew that it would be impossible to find a group of small women who are only 5 feet tall to play urban fashion women, Kyle Richards was so angry that he dropped the phone on the spot.
As the most successful group of Nuggets girls in this circle, of course they will not give up so easily.
So the two sisters forced their way into the party tonight, taking advantage of their eldest sister's spotlight.
I had already prepared a plan. First, I wanted to condemn a certain guy for his cold behavior of forgetting about them afterwards, and then I took the opportunity to ask for an opportunity. However, when I came to a certain man and looked at that handsome, seemingly harmless face, The two sisters suddenly felt a little quail.
Only the ignorant can be fearless.
The Richards sisters, who were groomed by their mother to be socialites since they were young, have been around for so many years. They are definitely not ignorant. Instead, they have a very deep knowledge and understanding of the top of the social pyramid. Having seen the scenery, they can better appreciate some and many things. The powerful power behind the seemingly simple identity, the young man in front of them is undoubtedly the one that they can only surrender to and look up to.
The simplest thing is that if he doesn't give it, they have nothing to do. On the contrary, if he accidentally angers the other party, he can easily take away everything from them, leaving them with no place in this circle.
This is power.
The awe of power in human beings comes from this, because it can lead to life and death. Therefore, he can also talk and laugh happily with other forces that cannot affect him, just like the presidents of other countries.
When we first met, a certain guy was too young and seemed to be easy to talk to, so I was able to let him go a little bit. After a few months, I deeply realized that the other party was out of reach, so I inevitably became cautious.
With a compliment in his tone, he casually chatted about "American Idol" that was playing in the corner of the hall. He originally wanted to take it step by step, but he forgot the occasion. Soon someone came over, again a woman, a woman that they could only look up to, this time in a real physical way.
With Jerry Hall's height of 183cm and wearing high heels, looking at the Richards sisters is like looking down at two children.
Moreover, after the woman approached, she took Simon's arm without any concealment and pretended to be curious and asked the man about the identities of the two sisters.
It is almost common knowledge that Simon Westeros had many lovers, even if their identities were made public.
Ordinary people always instinctively have more tolerant requirements for those in power.
Therefore, having many lovers seems to be a matter of course for Simon Westeros. For women who hook up with Westeros, it may be inevitable to ridicule them on their lips, but they are even more envious in their hearts.
Seeing Jerry Hall holding Westeros' arm and looking down at them, the first thing that arose in the Richards sisters' hearts was jealousy.
Of course it doesn't show on the surface.
After a few warm introductions, there was no follow-up, and Jerry Hall pulled Simon away with a proud look on his face, saying that he had something to discuss, leaving the Richards sisters with their eyes on a certain big goblin. How many circles did it make.
In recent years, with the help of Simon, Jerry Hall has been very successful in the TV industry with the popular "Fashion Workshop" on Fashion TV. After the family's female bodyguard, she also took the initiative to ask Simon for a bodyguard.
In fact, it is a tacit understanding.
Simon would never force a woman around him to stay, and if he was willing to be a long-term lover in Westeros, he could get a bodyguard and a bodyguard, who could serve as assistants and also as an obvious form of surveillance. If you want to leave, send the two girls around you back to the Westeros family. Before that, Simon will not be polite if you have an affair with other men.
Jerry Hall is also a very smart woman.
When he got 5 million US dollars from Simon to buy a mansion, and asked for the attendants and bodyguards he deserved, he wisely did not ask for more from Simon. However, it is easy to enjoy the shade with a big tree at your back, not to mention Simon, a towering tree that soars into the sky. In addition to "Fashion Workshop", he also took advantage of the opportunity to start his own production company and fashion brand, which can be said to be prosperous.
After dragging the man to sit on the sofa in the corner of the banquet hall, Jerry Hall ordered two glasses of red wine to replace the man's champagne, sat down next to him, and then asked in a teasing tone: "Are you starting to like that kind of thing?" Are you interested in this type of woman?”
Simon hugged the woman's waist, rubbed it, and said with a smile: "You know, I am a man who is brave enough to try."
Jerry Hall rolled his eyes slightly, gestured to the TV set on the other side that was still playing "American Idol", and said, "This show is really good. It has 30 million viewers since it first aired. The average is at least 20 million, right? However, 5,000 iPlayers were given away in one episode. I found that this is the secret to the success of the show. If we don’t give it away in the future, do you think anyone will watch it?"