Chapter 296： Jump the Golden Gate Bridge!

"OK, 100,000 is 100,000!" Zhang Dongcheng threw a check over, but curled his lips, thinking how to deal with this money-minded guy.

After receiving the check, Nicholas flicked it with his fingers. Hearing the sound of the check scratching, he smiled in satisfaction and kissed the check suddenly: "Haha, long live the dollar! Long live, Mr. Smith!"

"I'll let you be proud for a few days first, and when you're on the show, I'll have to fix you up!" Zhang Dongcheng looked at Nicholas who was showing off his pride, and said bitterly in his heart.

The much-anticipated first episode, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, will be staged for the first time tonight!

According to polls on the Internet, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" has become one of the most anticipated programs for TV fans in California, and various discussions have emerged endlessly, and the arrival of Keanu Reeves in the first episode made The Matrix The fans were equally crazy, but what the media and audience in the United States were most concerned about was how this variety show, which came suddenly like a frenzy, would perform.

This is planned and executed by the behind-the-scenes boss of ZDC TV, the most popular super director in the United States, Smith Zhang. For the first time, he used his wisdom outside of movies. In the movie circle, Zhang Dongcheng almost conquered all Americans. , Can you also conquer Americans on TV?

If it fails and disappoints the American people, perhaps the consequences will be unimaginable!

"Smith can't fail, whoever wants to become a millionaire will definitely succeed!" On the Internet, Suzanne Little Miss, a die-hard fan of Smith's director Zhang Da, posted such a post, and countless followers of Smith stood behind him. stop.

"He can't be omnipotent, I guess he will fail this time! Haha!" There are always some people who are envious and jealous of the success of Director Smith and Zhang Da. No matter what, they just want to black him to the end.

"Smith Zhang said that if this show doesn't reach 2 million viewers in California, he will jump off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco!" Someone posted this again.

Those were the bold words he uttered in an interview with "Variety Show".

California has a population of 40 million, and ZDC TV has a coverage rate of 50%, which means that only 20 million people can watch this program, and 2 million people watch it, which is exactly 10% of the audience rate, and 10% The audience rating is definitely a record-breaking figure!

Currently, only Oprah's talk show has such ratings, and that is a super show that has been on the air for ten years and has countless hardcore! How dare Zhang Dongcheng report such a bold ratings?

The first episode of the show, when Americans haven’t really seen this show, dare to guarantee that their show can break 10% of the ratings?

Is this a bit too hasty, too rash?

All the media were a little stunned, this number is so difficult to reach, but Zhang Dongcheng is not as humble as before, but shouted this slogan with confidence, and if he can't even reach it, he will jump Golden Gate Bridge!

When the media was in an uproar, certain media that had become accustomed to hacking Zhang Dongcheng would immediately publish a large report: "Wait for Smith and Zhang to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge!"

"After tomorrow, the Golden Gate Bridge will experience the worst traffic jam in history! Because Smith Zhang will come to the scene in person, and then jump off in the anticipation of everyone!"

"I hope Mr. Smith Zhang can swim! Haha!"

At this moment, even the media who have always supported Dongcheng are a little uncertain, but they just resist in vain and uselessly:

"Smith Zhang may be able to perform like a miracle in Hollywood!"

"Now we can only hope for a miracle."

Different from the media, Jang Dong-seong's fans fought back angrily on the Internet, and did not hold back their love for Zhang Dongcheng.

"If miracles don't happen, I will jump the Golden Gate Bridge with Smith Zhang!" -Susanna

"I will jump the Golden Gate Bridge with him!" - Allen

"Support Smith, I will definitely watch this show, if it doesn't reach two million people, I will also jump the Golden Gate Bridge!" - Desler

Suddenly, jumping the Golden Gate Bridge as a joke, suddenly became a super fashionable thing, and became a hot word in people's swearing.

The Los Angeles Media Newspaper is in the dark for a **** week, and the new editor-in-chief of this newspaper, Monroe-Peters, with the support of Ander and Gavin, even made a bet with Zhang Dongcheng!

"Miracles cannot happen every day. If Smith's program reaches 10% ratings, I, Monroe-Peters, will jump the Golden Gate Bridge!"

The center of the storm became more and more violent, but Zhang Dongcheng took his time and waited for a miracle to happen.

Any program or movie must clearly position its target consumer group. You can’t expect young people to be willing to watch current affairs and politics, nor can you expect middle-aged people to watch children’s programs, but "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is firmly grasping Let's stick to one theme, that is, during the weekend, the nature of the family carnival requires.

Although weekends are time for rave parties, more Americans are still willing to stay at home and watch TV with their families. These people are the target group of millionaires.

Fresh and interesting topics, the excitement of huge bonuses, the joining of big-name stars, the much-anticipated publicity, plus the invincible Zhang Dongcheng, this battle, this bet, who will jump off the Golden Gate Bridge?

The answer is about to be revealed.

The dark night officially fell, and countless people went out to parties on Saturday night, but more Americans gathered at home.

Students who had been having fun all day on Friday night, and office workers who had fun yesterday after working for a week, started the time for the whole family to gather together during the week, around the TV, to have the cheapest entertainment in the world.

Of course, everyone wants to watch relaxing and interesting TV programs that can be fun without using any brains.

Zhang Dongcheng's home has gathered a large number of people, and they are waiting for the beginning of a millionaire.

"Hey, Smith, I still think it's a little unreliable for you to say that two million viewers are watching. It's too risky, especially when you say you're going to jump the Golden Gate Bridge!" Adaman sat on the sofa, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, shaking his head talking.

"You don't believe Zhang Dongcheng? Hey, you idiot, then you're doomed!" Jason Statham proudly looked at Zhang Dongcheng's calm face, shook his head at Adaman, and said proudly.

"You don't know the truth! You must know that Friday and Saturday are the worst schedules for drama programs in the United States. Among them, the number of viewers on Saturdays is the worst. A program with nine million people watching on the three major TV stations can become the number of viewers. Champion, and in the whole year, this rating can only be ranked outside the 60th place! You must know that Americans are running out to play at this time!" Adaman said with his eyes wide open, speechless.

On Saturday, the three major TV stations have a prime-time nine o'clock file (9:00 p.m. to eleven o'clock in the evening), and the total number of viewers of the three major TV stations is only about 30 million!

The best time to watch TV is Thursday, with over 60 million viewers, and more than 20% of Americans watch TV at home.

But on Thursday, it is also the gathering place for many popular dramas of major TV stations. Countless rating champions will appear on the stage on that day, such as "Friends", "Everyone Loves Ray Howard", "CSI" and so on. All broadcast on this day.

Adaman was right. Jason could only touch his beard and had nothing to say, but he still blindly believed in Zhang Dongcheng and believed that he could achieve everything!

"Since that's the case, you should be at your own home, and then turn on the TV to give Zhang Dongcheng a little more ratings!" Jason thought for a while, snorted through his nose, and said to Adaman.

"I've turned it on a long time ago. I'm here in Smith Zhang, and my TV is on ZDC TV. You can rest assured about that!" Adaman said smugly, very proud of his IQ.

"Hmph, you bastard!" Jason had no choice but to admit defeat and surrender.

Zhang Dongcheng smiled slightly when he heard the bickering between the two.

As a local TV station, it is a new thing. It is not cost-effective to compete with those well-known ace programs. Zhang Dongcheng keenly noticed this, and then avoided the life-and-death battle on Thursday.

As for choosing Saturday, he also has his own considerations. Most of the people on this day have had a carnival on Friday, and it’s time to take a break on Saturday. few!

This is like the little story about selling shoes in Africa. Some people only saw that Africans don’t wear shoes, and thought that they couldn’t sell shoes here. But Zhang Dongcheng thought that it’s not that no one watches TV on Saturdays, but that there are no people watching TV. Nice TV to keep them at home!

Millionaire, it can be done, even if it fails, it’s a big deal to jump the Golden Gate Bridge once, and the resulting topic effect can also make the show a success in the future!

Stable profit without loss!

It was getting closer and closer to the 9:00 p.m. start of Millionaire, at the home of Suzanne, a die-hard fan of Zhang Dongcheng, Suzanne was nervously and worriedly clutching the remote control of the TV in the living room.

"Oh, **** it, Suzanne, give me the remote control, I'll play it again! This ZDC TV show is terrible! Dad, don't pay ZDC TV next month, this crappy TV station should have gone bankrupt Especially with the stupid thousand ways to die!" Susannah's brother, Hubie, watched the ZDC TV program in disgust, and he was so bored that he spit out his mouth, and then stretched out his hand to his sister for the remote control device.

"No, no! Smith's Millionaire is about to start, I want to see it!" Suzanne firmly rejected her brother's request, and shouted at her father: "You can't listen to Hubie, ZDC The TV station belongs to Smith, we want to support him!"

But Mom and Dad were chatting on the sidelines, completely ignoring the bickering siblings.

"Don't make me laugh, Smith's movie is good, but it's a movie! You can't go to the cinema every day, but you can watch TV at home every day! He can't do everything, the Chinese can't do anything It's all right!" Habid seemed a little confused by his sister's praise of Zhang Dongcheng, and by the way, it was the rhythm of passers-by turning black.