The next day at 5: 30 pm, "Tom and Jerry" and "Transformers" aired on NBC and MMC at the same time.
Countless American children sat at home during this time, waiting to watch the cartoon that they had been looking forward to.
In an ordinary building in Washington, two six-year-old twins were arguing over the remote control.
"What's so good about 'Tom and Jerry'? I want to watch 'Transformers'," a child holding a Transformers toy shouted.
"Nonsense, 'Tom and Jerry' is better. You're the younger brother, I'm the older brother, I have the final say, "the other child standing on the sofa said loudly.
"Mom said that the older brother should give in to the younger brother."
"I used to give in to you, but not today."
The two of them kept quarreling non-stop.
It was almost time to air. The younger brother saw that he couldn't win, so he used the ultimate move that had always been successful: he sat on the ground and cried.
After a while, under the pressure of his mom, the older brother pouted and reluctantly handed the remote control to the younger brother.
However, after watching this episode, he would change "Transformers" to "Tom and Jerry."
Twenty minutes later, the first episode of "Transformers" ended. The younger brother tactfully handed the remote control to his older brother.
The older brother, who was just watching, was stunned. He then pretended to be an adult and waved his hand. "Forget it, let's watch 'Transformers'. Mom is right, the older brother should give in to the younger brother. "
"Long live the older brother!" The younger brother jumped up and down happily. He didn't know that his older brother deliberately gave in to him because he liked the cartoon.
In the data monitoring room of MMC TV station.
After the first episode of "Transformers" ended, Raúl, who had been staying inside, asked impatiently, "Is the rating out?"
A staff member turned around and said happily, "The highest rating was 2.1%, the average was 1.48%."
MMC TV station was ranked very low in the entire United States. Otherwise, Sal wouldn't have sold his villa to raise funds.
Generally speaking, a rating of 0.3% in this time period was very good. With the results of "Transformers", it could be ranked in the top three of the year. The staff was naturally very happy.
However, Raúl frowned. He was very dissatisfied with this result.
This was because Xiao Yunhai had set an average viewership rating of 5% for "Transformers". Now, it was still very far from this target.
When the staff member saw Raúl's heavy expression, he quickly restrained the smile on his face and turned his head.
"Oh, Mr. Raúl, I have a very good news for you. The viewership ratings of Transformers have always been rising. It has never fallen from the beginning to the end, "another staff member suddenly said.
"What? There is such a thing. " Raúl quickly walked over and saw that the viewership ratings on the computer had increased from 0.3% to more than 2%. He couldn't help but smile.
At that moment, the door to the monitoring room opened. Sal walked in and said, "Tom and Jerry's highest rating is 4.7%, with an average rating of 2.51%. How much do we have? "
After knowing the viewership ratings and the trend of "Transformers", Sal's eyes flashed. He said happily, "I thought that we would definitely lose. I didn't expect that the outcome would not be decided. Mr. Raúl, with my many years of experience, I think that 'Transformers' has a very high chance of winning this battle. "
Raúl nodded and said, "I feel that way too. Although our results are much worse than 'Tom and Jerry', from the trend, they are far behind us. "
Sal said, "Then let's wait for the second episode. I hope the results will be as expected."
In a luxurious villa in New York, Kestel was eating dinner absent-mindedly.
A four-year-old child was sitting on the sofa, watching the television and laughing from time to time. "Tom and Jerry" was playing on the screen.
Hearing his son laughing so happily, Kestel was slightly relieved.
His wife was a famous model in the American fashion industry, Nicole. She was only 29 years old this year. Her figure and appearance were impeccable. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to gain Kestel's favor.
"Honey, you seem to have something on your mind. Is it because of 'Transformers'? "Nicole asked.
Kestel forced a smile and said without hiding anything, "That's right. I'm a little worried about 'Tom and Jerry's' viewership ratings. "
Nicole couldn't help but laugh and said, "Honey, it's just a cartoon. Do you have to be so concerned?"
Kestel shook his head and said, "You don't understand. 'Transformers' isn't just a cartoon. It's a touchstone for whether Marvel can rise or not. Once the viewership ratings beat 'Tom and Jerry', Marvel's brand will be reestablished. At that time, with their strength in animation and Xiao's huge financial resources, they will definitely become Disney's most difficult opponent. I feel like I can already see that day. "
Nicole smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't happen."
At that moment, Kestel's phone rang. He opened it and saw that it was Lelo who had been in charge of NBC.
"Boss, the viewership ratings have been calculated. We have a full percentage point more than 'Transformers'," Lelo said carefully.
Kestel immediately felt a sense of relief and said, "Very good. If the second episode can shake it off, I'll give you a bonus. "
"Thank you, Boss."
Kestel didn't hear the nervousness in Lelo's voice. He happily hung up the phone and said, "The viewership ratings are much better than I thought."
Nicole said with a smile, "I knew you were the best."
Unfortunately, Kestel's good mood only lasted for half an hour and was gone forever.
"What? The average viewership ratings of 'Tom and Jerry' are actually lower than 'Transformers'? Didn't you say that we have a percentage point more than them? "
"Boss, I don't know why, but when 'Transformers' just aired the second episode, it suddenly shot up as if it had taken an aphrodisiac. The highest viewership ratings even exceeded 6.2%. Our 'Tom and Jerry' was affected by it and showed a trend of plummeting. As it rose and fell, the gap became bigger and bigger. In the end, the average viewership ratings of the second episode were 2.5 percentage points lower than theirs. "
Lelo was about to cry at this moment. It was already very amazing that he could brace himself to make this call.
He knew that what awaited him next would be a violent storm.
Sure enough, for half an hour, Kestel scolded him on the phone.
On the other side, Raúl also called his boss, but the treatment he received was very different from Lelo's.
"Boss, we won. 'Tom and Jerry' lost to us by 2.5 percentage points in the second episode."
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