Of course, even if these package contracts have been signed long ago, Summit Media will not say that they will still be given the initial relatively low salary for the third season of "Downton Abbey", and the salary will increase for each subsequent season, but it will all be within a relatively "reasonable" range, rather than an outrageous increase of doubling.
After all, this is actually in the interests of both parties. You know, they became famous because of "Downton Abbey", and staying in this series is also very necessary to consolidate their newly gained popularity.
The reason why Bonnie is said to be busy is that, in fact, she is even busier than last year.
Whether it is the second season of the reality show "The Traitors" or the third season of "Downton Abbey", we have the experience of last year and will not be as hectic as at the beginning.
But at the same time, Dingfeng Studio is also preparing a new variety show called "Love Island".
Yes, as the name suggests, this is a variety show with love as its theme.
In its previous life, "Love Island" could be said to be the ancestor of all dating variety shows. Once it was launched, it continued to be popular. Until Barron's rebirth, it was the variety show with the highest ratings among British audiences aged 16-34.
The Sun reported that members of the England football team requested that Love Island be broadcast in their hotel rooms during the 2018 World Cup.
Well, even the World Cup, which is held every four years, can't stop the players from gossiping between games…
Compared with the later dating variety shows in China, "Love Island" has a bigger scale.
This variety show will choose an island villa with a pleasant climate, and then select 10 guests to live in the villa, including 5 men and 5 women.
As for the beach villa, you can imagine that all the guests will be dressed very coolly. The female guests have pretty faces and attractive figures, and they will wear bikinis almost 24 hours a day.
Needless to say, the male guests are not only handsome, but also have very stylish bodies. They are all wearing only a pair of beach shorts or swimming trunks, and their hormones are exploding.
These male and female guests will continue to pair up and form couples based on their understanding and feelings for each other.
The audience has the right to make requests to the guests and can also vote out guests they dislike.
The couple that is most popular with the audience and "survives" the longest on the show will receive a prize of 50,000 pounds!
And most importantly, the villas where these guests live are full of cameras, with no blind spots and 24-hour non-stop...
Therefore, in addition to the main program that is broadcast normally, many shots that are not suitable for children when the male and female guests are passionate will be captured by the camera.
Of course, this kind of footage is not available for free... Live footage requires membership recharge to watch.
By the time this variety show starts being produced and broadcast, the IPTV service on the Freeview platform will be able to support this function.
Therefore, such a large-scale variety show is very suitable for the promotion of the Freeview platform, which is why Barron proposed to produce such a program at this time.
I believe that after Love Island becomes popular, the number of users applying for the Freeview platform will reach a peak again.
Currently, the variety show "Love Island" is under preparation. The first step is to select a suitable tropical island. In addition, 10 handsome and beautiful guests also need to be recruited and interviewed.
It is expected that after the filming of the third season of "The Traitors" is completed, the filming of the first season of "Love Island" can be started.
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Considering that every time Barron went abroad, it was very inconvenient to take civil aviation because he had too many people with him, so after he had the funds, he directly ordered a private business jet - Gulfstream G450.
This aircraft is a replacement and upgraded model developed based on the G400, a long-range business jet previously produced by Gulfstream Corporation of America. It made its first flight in April 2001.
This month, the first batch of Gulfstream G450s delivered completed its maiden flight.
It can be said that this aircraft is the most advanced intercontinental long-haul business jet currently available. The G450 is powered by two Rolls-Royce Tay611-8C turbofan engines. After 23 minutes of takeoff, the cruising altitude can reach 41,000 feet. Currently, the G450 has a maximum cruising speed of 0.88 Mach and an uninterrupted flight distance of 4,350 nautical miles, allowing it to fly directly from London to the United States.
Moreover, the G450's requirements for airport runways for takeoff and landing are not too high, and medium-sized and larger airports can meet its take-off and landing conditions.
After personalized customization, the total price of this G450 is about 40 million US dollars, but it will take several months to use this aircraft...
Therefore, this time when traveling to Asia, Barron directly chartered a business jet from an airline. It was not a G450, but a G400.
This time when Barron went to Asia, his entourage included personal assistant Wang Wanting, family trust fund manager Yulia Moore, DS Industrial Investment CEO Amber Sheehan, and some people from his family office...
Including public relations consultant Annabella Nolan, legal advisor, etc.
Also, there is his new security consultant, Danny Burton, and four tall and strong bodyguards.
Danny Burton also came from G4S security company and was a colleague of Barron's former security consultant Frank. After Frank was transferred to be in charge of military contracting affairs at the "Protector" military services company, he recommended Danny Burton to be Barron's security consultant.
Before taking up this position, Danny Burton also passed a background check conducted by Barron's intelligence consultant Nigel Inkster to ensure that there would be no omissions.
The Gulfstream G400 business jet chartered by Barron is smaller than the G450 and can accommodate 11 passengers, providing them with comfortable space.
This room can accommodate Barron and his group, and Barron himself also has a separate small lounge in it.
Compared with previous civil aviation flights, this trip was very pleasant.
It's a pity that Bonnie couldn't go with Barron due to work. Otherwise, she would be able to experience the feeling of... well, making rapid progress in the lounge of this business jet.
Now, the relationship with Yulia has not reached this level. As for the personal assistant Wang Wanting? What are you thinking? The relationship between them is purely a superior-subordinate relationship.
After more than ten hours of flight, the Gulfstream G400 landed at Shenzhen Airport.
This time, Barron's trip to Asia still started from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in China.
After all, this is where he has his most important investment in China - DS Industrial Investment Company currently holds 43% of Penguin's shares and is the largest shareholder of Penguin.
Of course, these investments are made entirely in the form of financial investments, because when purchasing these shares, DSIIC signed an additional agreement with Boss Xiaoma, and DSIIC will become Boss Xiaoma's joint actor. That is to say, without damaging the interests of DS Capital, they will grant Boss Xiaoma the voting rights of their 43% Penguin shares, and he will therefore firmly control the company's operating rights.
Barron invested in Penguin purely to make money. You said he wants to control the company?
What a joke! If he runs the company, it is still unknown whether Penguin can still achieve such a high market value as in the original time and space. In addition, do you really think that a company whose management rights are controlled by foreign capital can become one of the three giants of China's Internet?
Just like South Korea, which is like the grandson of America, the management rights of their chaebols are still in their own hands. Wall Street only controls the majority of shares and obtains the economic benefits of those chaebols...