Behind The Spotlight Chapter 230
"Prepare a television and VHS player, I want to watch all five episodes of this show," CEO Kennedy ordered his secretary.
"Yes, sir." The secretary bowed her head.
"I also want to watch all of the episodes that Jennifer did while hosting The Tonight Show."
He recalled that Jennifer Randon was a guest host of The Tonight Show while Ray Reno was recuperating, she was a temporary replacement. If he remembered correctly, the ratings back then were also good.
All of the videotapes of Jennifer's hosting shows had arrived, and Kennedy intended to watch at least one or two. It was simply for assessment, as he wanted to know the threat posed by the new show.
When he watched the first episode, he had the urge to watch another one, then another one, and another one, until he watched all of them. He was completely caught and hypnotized.
"Huh?"
Kennedy only realized how absorbed he was in the show when he finished all of them. His fingers trembled while holding the remote. He felt chills all over his body. He couldn't believe he had spent hours watching the two talk shows!
"... We are fucked," he muttered.
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In the conference room of ANT.
"Congratulations, Salvador. It seems like the show you handled has had a great start." An executive congratulated Salvador, patting him on the shoulder with a grin, though it was clear he was envious.
"Haha, it's alright. Everyone who participated in the production of Morning with Jennifer deserves praise, not only me." Salvador laughed, slightly raising his chest.
"Indeed." The other agents agreed. They were calculating the show's future momentum with a business mindset.
Now that Morning with Jennifer's latest episode had an average 8.5 million in viewership, Nation TV gave it the go signal to broadcast the show live starting Monday.
It caused a quiet stir across the Film Department. Furthermore, the show started receiving sponsorships from well-known brands eager to latch onto the rising star.
Brands were the fastest in this kind of situation. The moment a TV program showed good potential, they would pay money to promote their brands, taking advantage of the opportunity.
New shows had lower prices for endorsements, so they wanted to take advantage of the cheaper rates. Still, profit was something the production team would never refuse. If a brand paid money to be endorsed, they would accept it.
"Congratulations, Collin, your client is also doing well." The same executive also praised Collin, though his expression seemed forced.
Just like Salvador, Collin also received attention because the host of Morning with Jennifer was his client.
"Thanks." Collin nodded, keeping his calm.
While some people were happy, others were dissatisfied, particularly those who didn't like Collin and Salvador. Even the agents who lost the competition to get their clients into the talk show were bitter. They almost had a chance to ride the show's success if not for Jennifer.
"Now, let's start the meeting."
Lila's announcement quieted the room. She didn't care much about the internal politics as long as the direction of the company was on the right track. In this case, competition was a good thing.
Lila sat down. To her left was the COO, and to her right was the President of Talent Management and Representation, Claude.
"First, our latest package deal was handled by Salvador. Everyone, congratulate him," Lila said.
The executives formally praised Salvador, and the clapping of hands echoed in the conference room.
The package deal was the biggest way for the agency to profit, as almost every production member was from ANT.
For example, Jennifer's salary per episode was 25,000, and 10% of that amount went to ANT. Since almost every member of the production team was from ANT, the profit they would get from this package deal was huge, as there were hundreds of people in the production team.
Jennifer was not even the highest-paid person in the production team, it was actually Director Patrick.
After that, the meeting continued. The analyst and finance officer reported that their profit in the first quarter was doing well, and it would positively affect the valuation of the agency. The executives were happy to hear that, as everyone at the table was a shareholder.
Then, the Head of the Sports Department presented their plan for 2000. They were interested in stepping into other sports such as the NBA and American football.
The Head of the Film Department, who was Salvador, confidently spoke about their department's recent achievements. He also talked about their plans for this year and how to expand their business.
Collin remained quiet the whole time and simply listened. He had only recently been promoted, so he didn't know much about the quarterly meetings, and neither did Arnold. The two men were the newest executives.
After that, it was time for the Head of the Music Department, Sanford, to speak about his agenda. He talked about their achievements... Their department had a new artist who had won second place in The Singing Voice. Her debut album had good sales.
The Head of the Music Department glanced at Claude, the President of Talent Management and Representation, and the man nodded, giving him the signal to start the plan.
"Ahem. Aside from what I said, I also want to talk about Princess Chantal and Pulse Static. This is important." Sanford, the Head of the Music Department, stared at Collin and Arnold, who were just listening.
"What do you mean by that?" Arnold frowned as he realized Sanford's intention. This had been a problem for months, and it was at a standstill.
"This topic has been waiting, and we must talk about it. Isn't that right, Griffith?"
"That's right." Griffith Goodhope agreed. He was an executive from the Music Department, and he had been trying to talk to Collin, but Collin always avoided him. Griffith had also spoken to Lila regarding these issues, and the CEO said that they should deal with these issues themselves, which was exactly what they were doing now.
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