Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 300 - 303: Meeting Opportunity

"There have been a lot of customers calling to inquire if we have any video products of ’Prison Break Special Forces.’"

"I hope Mr. Wang can communicate with HBO, allowing Netflix to introduce the series to the video market sooner."

"This will be highly effective in attracting original Bestar customers."

"For this reason, we are willing to increase a certain share of the revenue distribution."

The next morning, just as Wang Jian arrived at his office, he received a call from Mr. Reed, the founder of Netflix.

Because the company was newly established and faced competition from industry giants, it was the weakest among the three partners in the co-production.

Naturally, the strongest was HBO, which had been established for several years and had a faithful audience of people who enjoyed blood and violence.

Wang Jian hung up the phone, rubbing his forehead.

"But this will undoubtedly affect the follow-up demand from users. It’s highly unlikely that HBO would agree."

This Mr. Reed was also a seasoned businessman.

Why would he make such a request, almost like a wild goose chase?

After all, after ’Prison Break’ was broadcast on network television, Netflix simply followed routine by releasing videotapes.

HBO’s most-watched series could certainly not measure up to a generally viewed series on the major television networks.

"Could it be... the last episode added some surprise that the audience loved so much that even such a traditional businessman had to swallow his pride?"

He dialed the phone, asking his subordinate to inquire about HBO’s final subscription numbers.

Meanwhile, he opened his computer, ready to watch the last episode himself.

However, he was taken aback as soon as he logged onto the page.

The promotional page, which originally showed Miller staring down a group of muscular wrestlers, had been completely replaced.

In the new scene, Miller was facing a federal prison with the Congress Building of the United States in the background.

Behind him, the vague image of a man in a suit holding a pen emerged.

Most crucially...

"This person..." Wang Jian put down his coffee cup and spent several minutes confirming.

How... how much he looked like himself!

"I’m no star," he clicked the play button, smirking to himself, "not compared to those well-known wrestlers, anyway."

After briefly watching the last episode, Wang Jian’s expression became even more puzzled.

This was essentially no different from the script he knew!

"Mr. Wang," his subordinate rushed into the office, holding a fax.

"The subscription numbers for the last episode have broken a million!"

What?

Wang Jian took the data and looked at it.

"Although this series has already broken records."

"But one million subscribers have almost doubled the original record, right?"

What caused this exponential growth in subscription numbers?

Wang Jian tapped his fingers on the desk, starting to piece together the recent events.

"Could the U.S. government really be making itself that unpopular?" he murmured, looking at the suddenly changed promotional page.

"Tom," Wang Jian picked up the internal phone and dialed, "try to find out the reason behind the subscription spike for the last episode of ’Prison Break Special Forces.’"

If it really was because of himself, then...

Wang Jian thought for a moment, his lips curving into a slight smile.

At the same time, HBO’s executives were also extremely surprised by the subscription data for ’Prison Break Special Forces.’

"Just yesterday it was only half of ’Friends,’ now it has almost reached two-thirds!"

The deputy director muttered to himself as he looked at the backend data fermented over the day.

"Is this still the HBO that usually confirms trends early on with initial subscriptions but has slow subsequent growth?"

"Ha ha," the project manager laughed excitedly, "Though still not as high as ’Friends’ or ’Anomalies,’ it has almost reached the level of ’Raymond’!

The director looked at the excited crowd, a rare smile breaking across his poker face.

From any perspective, a cable TV series reaching the renewal standards of network TV was nothing short of a miracle!

And ’Prison Break Special Forces’ was exceeding even those renewal standards!

"Do we have another contract with the website for a series from the Prison Break franchise?" the director turned, looking towards the deputy director.

"Yes," the deputy director responded decisively.

Then...

"If that series could replicate the success of this one."

"I could very well become the Emperor of HBO!"

But the coming of a rushed assistant interrupted the director’s daydreams.

"Mr. Woodward is here to see you."

Woodward?

The director’s brow furrowed slightly.

As a seasoned media person, he was well aware of recent events.

"We now need to foster a good relationship with Wang, not with this outdated old man!" the director scoffed, replying offhandedly.

"But Mr. Woodward said he has a way for Mr. Wang Jian to make a cameo appearance in one of the series!"

Hm?

The director raised his eyebrows slightly.

In a sense, this was also one of his concerns.

Who would have thought, back when the contract was initially signed, that a bestselling author would have such a strong appeal to TV audiences!

"Please invite him to the conference room," the director responded.

Thus, within the next half-hour, the legendary journalist could only drink coffee and wait in the HBO conference room, a place he had once considered beneath him.

But Woodward had predicted this might happen and didn’t particularly mind.

"Based on my understanding of that bestselling author, he is probably not the most forgiving person."

Although the art world never lacks young, temperamental geniuses.

Could his own status have changed just to meet an 18-year-old and then being sent away?

"Then I’d rather retire peacefully!"

Fortunately, he still held a bit of information that might be of use to Wang Jian.

"Although I’m not sure why, Prince Charles probably hasn’t shared information from the Church with that author."

"Otherwise, with the whole of America watching, he would go to the Church to reconcile."

"And, incidentally, designate the Church in his new book ’King Arthur’ as the Catholic Church."

"Changing the content, so the Church is no longer portrayed as evil but as positive."

In the United States, although there are some stubborn Catholic followers, there isn’t exactly a good channel for proselytizing.

A famous author converting to Catholicism and promoting it.

If he were to vilify other religions in his works,

Then the Vatican might very well consider past issues as water under the bridge.

"Mr. Woodward..." the director entered the conference room with a smile, "Sorry, I’ve been a bit busy."

"No problem." Woodward shrugged nonchalantly with a reply.

"I heard you can get Mr. Wang Jian to agree to continue making cameo appearances?" the director asked bluntly, "Did you gain some leverage during your previous work?"

"That, you don’t need to know," Woodward stood up, smiling as he replied, "You just need to provide an opportunity for me to meet him."

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