January 4, 1999, 8:00 AM.
Golden Dawn TV Group.
The Special Conference Hall, the largest conference room of the Golden Dawn TV Group since its establishment, can accommodate up to 250 people and is generally used for large events.
At this moment, nearly a hundred people were gathered in the Special Conference Hall, all of them representatives from various TV stations in different countries and regions overseas.
Their purpose, naturally, was for "Prison Break" and "The Walking Dead."
"Cindy, you and Mr. Page are old friends, has he revealed anything to you?" asked Data Tin Eric, Senior Vice President of Paris TV, France.
Cindy smiled and said, "Data, although our ITV station in the UK has cooperated with Kyle several times and we are good friends, business is business and personal is personal. Do you think he would reveal anything to me?"
"No way?"
Data Tin Eric exclaimed in disbelief.
Fuville from Lisbon TV, Portugal, who was standing nearby, was astonished and said, "Cindy, I heard that Mr. Page personally hosted you yesterday. Did he really not say anything?"
For a time, quite a few TV station representatives around them also pricked up their ears.
Information is very important!
This concerns whether they can acquire the broadcasting rights for their country and region at the lowest possible price.
They all knew Cindy well.
The two shows, "America's Got Talent" and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," had forged a very good friendship between him and Kyle Page. When "The Sixth Sense" premiered, he even flew from London to Los Angeles to cheer for Kyle.
Their friendship was, of course, self-evident.
"Alas~~~!"
Cindy smiled bitterly as he scanned the crowd and said, "You don't understand Kyle Page at all! Don't look at him being only 21 this year, oh no, now he's 22, but he's a very, very cunning guy with an extremely shrewd business mind. I had lunch with him yesterday, played golf all afternoon, and also enjoyed dinner together in the evening, but he didn't respond directly to any of my probing questions. He kept talking about irrelevant things, all of them meaningless nonsense."
"..."
The people around him immediately showed expressions of disbelief.
"Is that true or false?"
Data from Paris TV was somewhat skeptical.
The others around him, in fact, didn't quite believe Cindy's words either.
In the words of the representative from Rome TV, Italy: "A child, no matter how rich, must be young and reckless. How cunning can he be?"
They didn't believe that Kyle hadn't revealed any information; they believed Cindy was keeping it to himself.
Data from Paris TV whispered, "Cindy, they're all gone now. Just tell me the truth. You know the relationship between our two TV stations, don't hide anything from me. Did Kyle Page reveal any news to you?"
"F**k..."
At this moment, Cindy really wanted to curse.
He was telling the truth, but no one believed him. You tell me, isn't that frustrating?
"Data, we're old friends, how could I lie to you?"
Cindy stared intently at Data and gritted his teeth, saying, "I'll emphasize again, on this matter, I have absolutely no concealment from you or your Paris TV station."
"No way?"
Data exclaimed in surprise, "Kyle Page is that cunning?"
Cindy nodded heavily and said, "He is that cunning."
Clap!
Suddenly, Cindy slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Damn it! I fell for Kyle's trick!"
Darren, who was nearby, also suddenly woke up, "Cindy, are you saying that Mr. Page's dinner invitation yesterday wasn't to rekindle friendship, but to deliberately release a smoke bomb to confuse other TV station representatives?"
"That's probably it."
Cindy couldn't help but curse, "Damn guy, he even said he was my good friend, but he still played a trick on me and made me a target to attract firepower. Damn it, after this is over, I'm definitely going to settle accounts with him."
At the same time.
Kyle, in his office, couldn't help but sneeze.
"Boss, as you expected, representatives from various TV stations are now staring at Cindy from ITV," Alexander said with a smile.
Kyle nodded with a smile and said with a sigh, "My good friend Cindy must have come to his senses by now. Alexander, please help me book a table at WEDFS restaurant later. I need to apologize to him, otherwise he will definitely curse me to death."
"Okay, boss."
In fact, Alexander was also complaining endlessly in his heart.
His boss was too cunning, even using his own friends.
Of course, this kind of thing is harmless and will not damage the friendship between Kyle and Cindy. On the contrary, with Kyle's little trick, the profits from the overseas copyrights of "Prison Break" and "The Walking Dead" will definitely be maximized... The auction officially began.
Kyle sat aside, looking calm and composed. Even though Cindy stared at him with wide eyes, Kyle pretended not to see him.
Student Kyle's cheek was as thick as a city wall and as shameless as steel.
15 million dollars!
17 million dollars!
19.5 million dollars!
...Overseas TV stations bid again and again, each vying with red faces.
"Prison Break" averaged over 20 million viewers per episode;
The first episode of "The Walking Dead" had as many as 7 million paid subscriptions;
With such high viewership and such influential dramas, how could these overseas TV stations not be tempted?
If they weren't interested, would they have traveled all the way here?
It's all for money!
The entire auction lasted a full 6 hours, with 5 interruptions. Representatives from 52 TV stations from various countries and regions overseas almost came to blows over the broadcasting rights.
In the end, 12 TV stations got what they wanted.
They were ITV in the UK, Paris TV in France, Lisbon TV in Portugal, Fuji TV in Japan... either acquiring "Prison Break," or "The Walking Dead," or both.
Among them, Paris TV in France paid the highest price, acquiring both and paying a total of 32 million dollars.
The entire auction generated 240 million dollars in revenue for the Golden Dawn TV Group.
"Holy crap!"
At this moment, even Kyle, who had been prepared, couldn't help but gasp when he saw the profit figures.
You know, this was only selling the overseas copyrights for 12 countries and regions!
Alexander, who was beside him, also exclaimed, "Boss, it seems that for the final profits of 'Prison Break' and 'The Walking Dead,' we must raise our estimated value. It's estimated to be at least 500 million dollars."
Kyle now only wanted to howl up to the sky!
To hell with restraint!
To hell with demeanor!
Having made a lot of money, it was natural to celebrate.
"Kyle, you have to calm down! Now it's just 'Prison Break' and 'The Walking Dead,' and next up are 'The Big Bang Theory' and '2 Broke Girls'!" Kyle muttered to himself.