Worrying about those bills piling up, dreaming about that coming vacation, want to get away from it all? We offer you escape. You are deep in the remote hill country of Afghan, face to face with a fierce faith and warriors, trapped into a hopeless fight from which there seems no escape. Escape, designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half hour of high adventure. Tonight, we escape to the north of India and to a battle long remembered, as Rudyard Kipling described it in his famous story, The Drums of the Four and Aft. When I came out from England to serve as a news correspondent with the British troops on the North Indian border, regiment number 329A was called the Four and Fit, Princess Heron Solarine's own Royal Light Infantry. Four and Fit, but now behind their backs men call them the Four and Aft.  I think perhaps the story of how the Four and Aft got its name may be really more the story of Jacob and Peggy Liu, two of the toughest and most lovable little monsters who ever banged a drum or tutored a fife in a military band. They were both about the same age, with curly hair and the faces of cherubs, and inside were two souls that should have belonged to a pair of devils. I must have seen them before, of course, but the first occasion I can recall was an informal regimental court the colonel was holding in the orderly room one morning. Peggy and Jacob were there, and they were in trouble, as usual. All right, Sergeant, read the charges. Yes, sir. The charge is made by one smith as a civilian that while walking back at the bazaar at 6 p.m. last evening, he was set upon without propagation by two drummers from the corps band known as Jacob and Peggy Liu, and by them was beaten into near insensibility. Fighting again.  Mr. Smiller states further that he was struck down by the two defendants and while lying on the ground was kicked repeatedly in the face and ribs, escaping with his life only through the timely arrival of a detachment of the guard. That's all, sir. Well, what about it, Jacob and Peggy? Is this the truth? Oh, yes, sir. We gave him what for, all right. Confounded you two little heathens are more trouble than all the rest of the regiment put together. You're hailed in here and charges every time you turn around. I can't very well put you in cells or hang you. Oh, no, sir. We shouldn't wipe that at all. That will do, Jacob. Yes, sir. All right, Sergeant, turn them over to the bandmaster and have him tan their hides. Tell them to make it one they'll remember this time. Yes, sir. Beg in your pardon, sir, but can't we say nothing in our own defense? That's right, sir. What if a bloomin' civilian said he'd report you for having a bit of a turn-up with a friend? Suppose he tried to get money out of you, sir, and then... That will do, Peggy. Then you were fighting. Well, only between ourselves, sir, and that don't count. If you'll pardon me, Colonel, this man Smithers does have a reputation for that sort of thing, a blackmail, you know. And one thing the boys don't do is lie. It's not that we'd mind it, sir, to be called up by even a corporal. But we can't have no blinkin' civilians interfering with the business of a Majesty's regiment. All right, all right. We'll forget the birching. You're both confined to quarters for three days. But, sir... And throw away that pipe when you get outside, Peggy. You're too young to be smoking. Yes, sir. All right, Smithers. You can't find a kippling I don't know what to do with the lads. They're not really bad at heart. And they've never known any home but the army. Where did they come from, by the way? Oh, Jake and us from some back street in London. And Peggy Lew is straight off the Calcutta docks. In both cases, ancestry unknown. Well, they seem loyal enough to the regiment at any rate. They are, and loyal to each other in their own way. I'm inclined to think sometimes they've got more real spirit than all of those new regulars put together. Yes, I'd say you're overloaded with green troops, Colonel. Overloaded? Ninety percent of the regiment were in Manchester factories and Lakershire farm six months ago. Can't make a soldier that late at the time. Any chance of action fairly soon? Of the record, we'll probably move north in about ten days. Not to the front, of course. We'll give them a few months of guarding communication lines. Let them shake down a bit before they see any real action. That's a good idea. But the only thing to do is only one thing certain. This regiment is not ready for action yet. Only don't write that back to your paper. But the Gansu Govan armies seldom choose the wisest plan. On the Afghan border, a large force of Paython guerrillas began massing near the Khyber Valley, being held in check temporarily by a regiment of Highlanders and a regiment of native Gurkhas. A week later, the fore and fit was ordered to march north, contact the other two regiments, and carry out joint action to disperse the enemy. Parade ground and barracks began to hum with preparations for the coming campaign. Privates walked with the new swagger, subalterns began to snap their salutes and orders, and the young officers nearly shot one another at pistol practice. Battle. A glorious word to men who'd never fired a gun at a human being in their entire lives. But to Piggy and Jakein, the excitement was like salt in an open wound. For the band was reduced to 20 men, and the drummer boys were being left behind. I'm here if I'm gonna let him do it to me, Jakein. Me, what's going to have a career in the army? Being left behind like an old boot. And why should you worry? Now you can stay here with that bloomin' girl of yours. Ah, what's a girl when the regiment's gone up to the front? And that's another thing too. How am I going to explain to her about being left behind with the women? What do you have to explain anything to her for? She's only 13. I've been telling her I'd get myself a medal when the first campaign come along. Now am I going to do it now, I ask you? Perhaps the drummaid will give you a bloomin' medal for tooting on a fight. I heard him talking to you yesterday. Man, how was I to stop him? Piggy, he says, why don't you consider making music your career? Piggy knew the musician, a bloomin' noncombatant. I won't do it. He can try, but he can't make me. When I'm an officer, perhaps I'll invite you in and have a glass of sherry wine on mess nights, Mr. Lou. I'll be a blinkin' officer before you are. I'm going to join up with the regulars just as soon as I'm old enough. Piggy, the musician. Ah, still it. Right at the moment I don't feel like fighting even you. I heard the barracks are going to take Tom Kittle on. He's to be the bugler. Of course he's 18, though. That he is. But I can plaster the wall with him any day. And with one hand beyond me back. Perhaps we can hit him around a bit. We can't bugle no more. You could hold his hands, Piggy. And then I'll kick him in the... No, no, no. They still wouldn't take us. Our reputations aren't what they might be, you know. Oh, well. Aren't his leaves stay here and do a bit of love for myself? With our own regiment going into action? Why aren't his leaves have my... Hey, look who's coming. It's the bloomin' colonel himself. And so it is all alone. You know, jankin' me lad, I think I'll have a little talk with this colonel ship. What are you going to have, will they eat? Oh, the colonels are good, old beggar. Yeah, only pipe. Blimey. Now we're in for it again. I beg your pardon, sir. Well, Piggy, are the drums in revolt? Am I to be pulled down right here in the open? No, sir. I'd like the pleasure of a word with you, sir. All right, go ahead and have it. I'm asking you, sir. If you thought the world and all of your regiment, and it was going off to active duty without you, sir, then how'd you feel? I'm afraid I should feel a bit left out of things. And worse. It's as bad as being a blinkin' civilian, if you'll pardon me, sir. But that's how jankin' and me feels about it. You've no idea what a campaign can be like. Why, you'd flop on your face in the first 20 miles. No, we wouldn't, sir. We're good at marching. I've told my girl I'd bring her back a middle. I've just got to go. And anyhow, if I stay here, the bandmaster'll make a bl... I mean, a blessed musician out of me, sir. I see. I think you could pass a physical... Oh, not the slightest doubt of it, sir. We're both of us very healthy for our age. Please, sir. All right. I suppose it's unheard of for a border regiment to take drummers along an active campaign. But if you get past the medical officer, you can both go along. Blimey! Jankin, did you hear that? We're going up to the front. I mean, thank you, sir. Carry on. I mean, yahoo! The regiment marched out of the station two days later. And all those left behind lined the road that led past the parade ground. The band stood by and played them out waiting to fall in at the foot of the column. And although Jankin perspired and beat on his drum manfully to cover up, it was quite evident that Piggy Lu was not with the band. Jankin kept glancing at the cedar hedge behind him. And I had a rather good idea why Piggy was being detained. Oh, careful. And take real good care of yourself, Piggy. You're so venturesome. I worry all the time. It's odd, Chris. I'll grant you it's odd, but what's some hand to do when his regiment's called off to active duty now? Here, give us another kiss. Oh, Piggy. That's more like it.  You could have had as many as you wanted. And if I'd done that, Chris, you wouldn't think anything of me. Mark is not. At least I'd add you with me, Piggy. And all the thinking in the world I'd like kissing.  Who cares about a medal? Just stay with me, Piggy, darling. And I'll love you true forever. Aren't you going to do that anyhow, Chris? You said you was. Of course I am. Be lots more comfortable if you stayed here. No, I don't take on about it, Chris. I'll be coming back, and I'll marry you someday, too. I promise. But when? Years and years, perhaps? You'll be careful, won't you, Piggy? Oh, man has to take his chances in the army, Chris. But if it happens, I'll be thinking of you right to the last. Don't talk like that. Oh, now, here, give us a kiss. Piggy, get yourself on over here. We're about to fall in. I've got to go now, Chris, me darling. Don't you be forgetting me. Oh, I won't ever, Piggy. Here, I made something for you to take with you. What's this? It's a button bag. All the regular soldiers carry them. I put some of my hair in it. Well, now, that's awful kind of you, Chris. I guess it ain't made so good, but I didn't want nobody else to help me, not even Mum. I'll carry it right over me, Art, so long as I'm alive. Don't say things like that. Piggy, come on. Give us one more kiss, now. I can't stay no longer. Oh, Piggy. Goodbye, Chris. Take care of yourself. Bye, Piggy. Be careful. Be careful. I'll be coming around to see you, Chris, me darling, when I get back from the war. Piggy. Well, it's about time. And Lucky, we're not both in trouble.   Tell the Colonel he can shove off, now. And so the fore and fit went north to the wars, first by troop train, and then on foot when the last railhead left them with a seven-day route march before they'd reached the front up ahead. And during those seven weary days, the regiment began to crack. Men weren't hardened to the long miles of marching, and they found themselves dead tired before the noon of each day. The food was bad, and the water was worse. And on the second day, the sniper started in. They would hide in the tumbled rocks of the low-brown hills beside the road and wait for the column to pass. And the first sign of one would be a flash and a puff of smoke, and some man on the long line of march would die without ever seeing the enemy who killed him. And even at night, the tired and nerve-shotted men could find no rest. If anything, the night-hours and the dark tents were a good deal worse than the daylight-hours on the dusty road. Oh, still your blooming gab into the morning, Piggie. I've got to get myself some sleep. As if I ain't marched just as far as you have. Oh, me blooming feats killing me.  We could have been back at the station with the fat of the land. And half way to becoming musicians like us not. In which case, I'd be asleep in a regular bed and have a decent charlie eat for once. I'm afraid you're not the army type, Jakeen. Perhaps I shouldn't have talked my friend the Colonel into letting you... Yes, sir. You don't have to call a blinkin' sergeant, sir. That ain't no arm in it. Piggie, that's another one of our sentries got himself killed out there. Piggies can sneak up in the dark without making a sound. Long knives and slice a man open as neat as you please. All right, hold your fire and see what you're shooting at. I wonder what they look like, Piggie. Those are easier pathens. Oh, what's it matter when we can't even carry rifles? I ask you now, Jakeen. Look at that. How's a man to get himself a medal when all he's got for a weapon is a blooming fight? Late afternoon of the seventh day, weary, savage, and sick. Their uniforms dulled and unclean. The four and fit rendezvoused with the Highland Brigade. Highlands, here comes the new regiment. The four and fit. Four and fit, eh? May I ask what it is they're fit for? Some of the men bore wounds, and some were stretcher cases. But the real casualty was the regimental morale. These raw conscripts had marched out of their station in the south with the band playing. And somehow they'd imagined that they might march glorious into battle the same way. But no band played when they slugged sullenly into the brigade encampment. Hey, Piggie. Think we have found the blinking wart lost? And what else? Ain't that a full-grown general old colonels are talking to there? Blimey. Look at them chaps over there. They're wearing petticoats. Now, larch, you know. They're islanders. And I've heard a man best take no liberties with them. One activity might have aroused the interest of the regiment as tired as they were. Rifle practiced the enemy. And with all 700 rifles blazing together, that's the way they felt. We've had a bit of a tough time with it coming down, sir. I might have been rather mauled with no chance of a fair return. They only want to go in some place so they can see what's before them. I understand, Colonel. I wish I could let you have a few days to recover, but I simply can't spare you right now. There'll be no need of it, sir. All we're wanting is one good night's rest. I see. Well, you can lay your camp area downstroke from the haylanders, Colonel. And I suggest you call a general inspection before dark. We plan to attack the enemy position at dawn. So, it's active duty awarded, Piggy.  Oh, no. God, I've no battle till the bloomin' general has his morning tea now, can we? Let's take a look at all them patrons out there on the plane. Must be eight of them to one arse, right down the line. Then it makes it that much easier to get a medal. And how do you hope to get a medal?   The band, as you might have heard, is gone to wheel and retire when we reach them rocks, while the regular soldiers go on and attack the enemy. Which, I might say, is exactly the way I'd plan it myself. I've got no fondness for being sliced up like a bloomin' leg of lamb.  Beggar yourself and a bigger one. Them as one spirit can have it. Like is not all I have to pound your head a bit before you can... Here we go, Piggy. All right, Sergeant, ready now. My colon is caught! At the quick march! Watch yourself now, Sergeant. And step lively.  Only someone had blundered. Someone had misread an order, and the fore and fit move out onto the plane to attack the enemy force... alone.  What are they up to anyhow? They've spoiled the whole plan of the battle. It's the kind of a mistake you could expect from a regiment that doesn't even know how to march. At the clump of rock the band wheeled and halted and continued to play, while the ranks opened to form a skirmish line and moved slowly ahead. Oh, steady laddies, we've had no orders to move out and therefore will stand first. If the fore and fit wishes to fight like hogs, then they'll fight alone. At 500 yards range from the enemy line the regiment began firing at will, at will and wildly. In a few minutes they'd thrown away half their ammunition and blinded themselves with their own smoke. And farther out on the plane the Afghan army stood quietly, throwing occasional well-aimed bullets into the milling herd of green troops. The blooming fools! They're bunching like a herd of sheep! Don't they realize there'll be a gazi charged at any minute? Suddenly, from the main body of the Afghan troops, a small band of about 50 python warriors charged forward and fell upon the startled Englishman. These were the gazes. The Suicide Squad always thrown out ahead of the Afghan army before any main test of strength. Swinging their long, heavy knives, they struck the close, packed British line. Why in the name of heaven don't they take open order? They'll be cut to bits! The fore and fit wayward, shotted away from the vicious slashes of the murderous bone-handled knives, rallied for an instant and held and then broke, turned tail and ran. Who will you look at them laddies? They turn and run! They might say they make better speed to the rear than they make to the fore!  They'll take a lot tighter than that one, don't they? The fore and aft! The regiment took no thought for the wounded, for the men left behind. Nor did they stop until they jammed in the pass that led up the hill. And the band, too, was carried along with them on a long flight. All the band except... two men.  Of course not. Seeing as how they're too busy at chasing our brave comrades, look at them run the blooming cowards. He did a fine way now for a British regiment to act. Had we done the same thing, we'd not be left behind the other way we are. What's eating you? You're comfortable, aren't you? Maybe comfortable, but I ain't easy in my mind. Hey, somebody's dropped the canteen here. Maybe it's got rum in it. And how can you open the tail bar shaking it?  I'll do the trying it out. Well, is it piggy? Is it? No, it's water. Yeah, have yourself a free drink on a majesty drummer, boy.  And keep your head down.   Look at them, Jake. The officers has beaten them with the flats of their swords. Can't they see the patrons ain't chased them no more? They can't see nothing but their own precious skins. Off them, though. Maybe we ought to give them a little music. Show them it's all nice and cozy out here now. Oh, no. Tain't for me to do nothing like that. We should get ourselves shot. Mother, I ain't no enemy close by now.  You positive there's only water on that canteen?  The same as the rest of the regiment.    Well, now, so you have got a bit of spirit. Maybe I'll speak to my old friend the Colonel about it. Oh, shut up and start blowing. Ready? Ready all? No. Still biggie? Back and forth the time of two in full sight. Then we'll wait in the rocks for the battle to start. Are they watching us? We'll be sure they're watching us. Ah, yes, they're watching us all right. Time held still. And even the Afghan snipers forgot their weapons. While two armies watched the tiny red-coated figures marching back and forth on the battlefield alone. Hey, and I'll tell you certain there's a pair of brave laddies down there. All right, you blinking cowards! Look at them out there! I've had two children, the only brave man in the regiment. The men of the far and aft lifted their heads, fingered their rifles, and stared without moving. And out there on the silent plain, back and forth, march, taken and piggy. I've got to play these blooming instruments all day long. Are the blighters ever going to come back?  All I might say is, I should never let you talk me into this. I ain't cut out for acting beauty anyhow. I should have bloody welled a few more comfortable if I was back there. I was taken. Back taken.  All right, I'll show you who's afraid of you! Two armies saw them die from the snipers' bullets. Two armies and the men of the far and aft. All rise to a brave enough to know how to die! Expand its radius! Armist line! This time we attack, and there'll be no- It is the far and aft. They're going back to fight. As our children have been taught on the first place, they'll not turn a box again! Hi, ladies. Now is the time for us. For as I know, it's when we join the fight. Get in! Late afternoon saw the Afghan army wiped out. And the general explained to me how everything had gone according to his plan. And how he hoped I'd cable that back to my paper in London right away. I turned and left him then, and walked out across the silent battlefield. Walked out among the silent dead. The two tiny figures lay quite close together. Jaykin fallen across his broken drum.  A bulge under his tunic caught my eye. And I reached in and drew out a button bag embroidered crudely with the name Chris. Some of my own hair inside of it. I'll wear it right next to me, Art Chris, so long as I'm alive. I thought our Chris would soon forget. And how the world's memory is no longer than hers. The sun was sinking away in the west. The button bag in my hand was soaked in damp. And over the left breast of Piggy's grimy uniform. Over the pocket where citations are usually worn. A bright red stain had spread out through the coarse wool. Looking so very much like the bright red ribbon that goes with the metal. Escape is produced and directed by Norman MacDonald. And tonight brought to you the drums of the foreign aft by Rudyard Kipling. Rapid for radio by Les Crutchfield featuring Gil Stratton Jr. as Piggy Liu. Jimmy Og as Jake and Eric Rolf as Rudyard Kipling. With Jeff Corey as the colonel and Alec Harford as the sergeant. Eric Snowden as the general. Peggy Weber as Chris and Paul McVeigh as the Highlander. Music is conceived and conducted by Wilbur Hatch. Next week. You are drifting on the burning glossy surface of a tropical ocean. Alone on a tiny raft. With three murderous companions from whom you cannot escape. Next week we escape with John Russell's gripping story The Fourth Man. Good night then until the same time next week when once again we offer you escape. This is CBS The Columbia Broadcasting System.


Back to Bob's Preview, from Buffalo to Burbank to Bangkok and back. That's right, WWW Wide World, we're there to serve. Tonight we've got a brand new film director, I want to have a seat, good to see you, good to see you. Let me be blunt, Charlie. Matt. Yeah, okay, blunt, whatever you think about, movies, and this is your field, right? And this is what our audience around the world, as I've talked about, we're WWW. This Western that you got, I love Westerns, the John Wayne kind of thing, how's that working out for you? Well, actually the movie is a martial arts film called the Kung Fu Capillars. Oh, it's like Karateen, out in the desert, walking around and coming across the old mining town, that kind of thing. Well, what the movie's about, is it's really an allegory about the story of life. It's a man's journey through nature, and the elements of good versus evil. We have five cats working nonstop on the set. So let me ask you, on the animal training thing, that anybody hurt, animals hurt during the filming of these things, do you feed them enough? Oh, no animals have been injured whatsoever. But the cats, what kind of cats are we talking about here? They're kittens, the Kung Fu kittens. Kung Fu kittens. I didn't know there were any Kung Fu kittens. Yeah, both Clinton, Holly, and Adrian Atwood have been very, very patient with the cats. You know, they've had to work with them a lot. I've been a little bit worried about... But let's jump right to the point. Have you been on entertainment tonight yet? No, this is... But you're here, right? This is Bob's preview, because we're going to get you that exposure, not you. Happy to... And not doing a Charlie Sheen on us, right? We're going to get you exposure that's going to move this thing... We're worldwide. We're worldwide. This is going to... We tell people what to see. You understand what I'm saying? Oh, happy to be here. I'm very happy to be here. And I'm glad you're able to bring your pussies onto this show. And I'm really glad to know that. They are Kung Fu fighting cats. Now, is this an animated thing? No, this is actually live action. And it's mixed art house with martial arts. So when you say art house, are you talking about like in the basement on cushions, at the college towns, that kind of shit, where they have a special $5 night for a whole carload of people back... Well, I mean, mostly... I'm just thinking about when I try to make a film as has been shown, and it is what it is... What is? It is what it is. I know that, but... What is it? No, it is what it is. Is this one of those who's out first things? Because I'm not very good at that. No. When I was making... It is what it is. That's what I'm talking about. Yeah. It is what it is. So is that the kitten pushy move? Broke through on and... So that's the western? No, that's more of God in our house. Where the hell did I get the idea you made westerns? Is it the hat, the scarf? What is it? Well, I have been compared to Clint Eastwood on many occasions. May I spoil your bubble just a little bit? Sure. You've got to have a way to go. But we're willing to help you. Bob's preview, this is it. This is going to make this happen for you. Well... Charlie, I'm with you 100%. No, this is a... This is a martial arts film, and it's representing the struggle of man versus nature. Is that why they threw the green lights up behind you? I'm totally confused. This isn't the usual look. I'm 100%. The technical here, they're so surprising. To be honest with you.  We have sponsors, we're looking for more, but green is good. Green is good. And along those lines, Aaron Spelling has been very useful in backing the film. And does he drink green tea? Not like I do. You like green tea? Joe's especially green tea? It's good, isn't it? Well, a funny story about Aaron Spelling is I actually met the guy I'm working with most, Tim Cresatone. Now is Tim a tea drinker? Well, I met him through Aaron. He sent him over to clean my pool, and we just hit it off like that. So this is a pool party movie? We became instant friends. I mean, I wouldn't say that it's a pool party movie. Cat swimming? I mean, I'm getting bad images. People in Bangkok right now are getting a little nervous. No, no cats were injured. No cats were harmed in any way. This is solely about man. And they're just mainly used as lovable creatures that everybody can relate to. There's a little trick we did. Like I said, we had five different cats. And if you pay attention closely in various scenes, you can pick apart the five different cats. It's real, real, real subtle. So you study film, right? Absolutely. So this is very much like that fellow, Amy, right? That had the eight and a half pieces or whatever it was called. It was a film within the film, within the film. Oh, no, no, no. This is way beyond that. Exactly. So I'm so glad that you're picking up on the old time people and emulating them as you put your cat in the water. This is way beyond as far as stuff that makes you think. Well, man versus man. I mean, that's deep. Yeah. You want a cat in the mix. Oh, it's crazy. It's crazy. And you look at it, and if you just look at Adrian Atwood in the movie, it's incredible.  And I didn't even need to... The script speaks for itself, but I didn't even really need to do anything because I had Adrian Atwood, and that was art as it was. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Adrian, right. You know, I found... Where in the hell is Adrian? He sends you instead. But hey, get him back to your other movies. What are we talking about here? I mean, you've got Kung Fu's, you've got cats. You've got Adrian Atwood somewhere or another or whoever he is. Entertainment tonight.  Come on. A little plug for the... Yeah, men's bathroom. Bob's preview, that is. Men's bathroom one and two was also very unique. You know, it was, again, a spin on our struggles. But what we did is we had two bathrooms right next to each other. That's unique, yeah. Have you seen any of my movies? I've been to a bathroom or two. As a matter of fact, one of my favorites. Have you been down in Springfield's bus terminal? That bathroom in there. Did you think about shooting down there? Well, that... Is there going to be a sequel, part two? No, because I had budget constrictions, which is one of the things... Well, we all do.  You're not the only one, Charlie. You're pitching a show. So if you're going to wrap this up, where can people... You had a festival, one of those fancy things out by the Mediterranean. No, this is a blockbuster.  I have to perform or I'm done. Well, you know, we were going to show a clip and we asked you to bring a little clip. And the problem is you've got to work with me, people, here. I'm talking to you. You brought it to us in the wrong format. We use what we think is the top of the video business now. We use three-quarter inch and you gave it to us on this DVD thing. So we can't show the audience a clip, but I can swear by it that we really stand behind this film because of what you've explained and that you picked Bob's preview to come on and talk about it first time. And we're really looking forward to putting our name up there as sponsors and, of course, you'd always plug us at any other shows you go to, I'm assuming. Oh, yeah. We appreciate it very much. We have people that we rely on to make this all possible. This just doesn't happen in thin air, Mike. Yeah. No, I understand. We've been working hard with Ragu. We've been working hard with Goya. Please, no, they're not on our show. They're not sponsors yet. So if you want to introduce us to them, that would be grand. Sure, absolutely. So, Charlie, I've got to say goodbye now because this has been too much fun for me. Bluntly speaking, you're an amazing man. Everyone, go look at the Pussycats in the water film that's set out in the west. This is something that's worth saying. Another time, we like the show.  That's Bob Spiegel. See you later.


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So first we will be discussing what is an IB or introducing broker Why will you be an IB? How does the little IB program work? Example of IB reward five reasons to choose tick mill IB program best way to promote tick mill and earn and If we have time we will also do Q&A sessions at the end of the the program So what is an introducing broker or IB? An IB are companies or individuals across the globe who make money by Introducing clients to tick mill in return for referring clients to tick mill are introducing brokers receive a commission so That IB can be a trader or someone who has a network that may be potential in Referring clients to the tick mill those also people who has blogs or blogs And those who has social media forums or signal providers So this is This is tick mill this is This is tick mill and this is you as an introducer and here are your clients So just to simply put it Introducing brokers act as referring agents for brokers by intro introducing new clients So what is an IB program and I basically you earn from active referrals You refer client trade tick mill shares profit. So What are the features of an IB program? So first it's a volume-based income. So the more people you share tick mill to the more income You may get so the basically the there is an unlimited income potential because there is no maximum Volume that your clients can trade they can trade for as many as they like and you can also get clients or Refer clients as many as you want Also, there is no risk involved from both sides as You will always make money whenever tick mill makes money. So basically tick mill shares the profits and Another thing there is trust between partners as an honest broker you will be confident that tick mill will support you in your IB business, we will provide you materials that you need in order to grow and enhance your network Okay, so next so why Would you want to become an introducing broker? Of course the the first reason is you can monetize your tips and recommendations so if you have if you are a signal provider or you share your Trades to other people so instead of just sharing it randomly you could actually utilize it or make it more efficient and start Getting paid as rebates for those recommendations Next it's suitable for everyone. So anyone can be an introducing broker for as long as you have an Active account with tick mill then you can become an ID Another thing is ease of access. So basically Wherever you are in the world for as long as you have an internet connection You will be able to access your ID account. You can also become an ID You can share your links and later on I will discuss further on that and And the other reason is the possibility to earn money without investment So in essence if you start products trading you need capital to start earning money But with an ID you can just be an ID and not trade To you just simply refer clients to tick mill and you will start earning money You don't have to pay any membership fee To take me, you know, just big by becoming Ivy. You don't need to pay anything We are actually the one who is paying you as our ID And next is you can earn more from your network. So You can also use it to promote tick me Next so how does tick me like be program works? So if if say You you are interested to to become an IB. So how does it work? For a technique so there's only four easy steps to make it work first You share your unique tracking link or an IB code and Then your client signs up So your client will then have 60 days to sign up from any place or He can also manually type your IB code Once he does that he will then open a live account and Once his first trade is closed the commission will be given to you That's how easy it is. Okay? Okay, next Okay, I'm gonna give you an example of How the reward is calculated? So for example this month of May you started to become an IB with tick mean and What you did is you you were able to bring in two active traders so Let's say the the first trader that you Welcome to the webinar you have entered as an attendee He's the trader you made one Made 20 lots of euro USD on classic account and Then you refer another trader who then made 16 lots on GBP JPY on ECN Pro account. So You will get $200 from trader one and thirty two dollars from trader two. So how do we Calculate of it. So basically for Classic account This one the classic account for every lot straight it by your referred client. You get you are paid 10 US dollar and For ECN Pro account You get two dollars per lot. So that will be for easy and pro NVIP So overall in May you were able to receive 232 US dollar income Just on two traders alone. So imagine if you are able to refer more than two traders and After a few months you were able to grow your IB network Probably one thousand dollars per month is very easy for you for your IB rebates to achieve. So you just Make sure that you are continuously referring traders to big mill and They start trading and you don't have to worry about the client's trading because As an experience, I see a lot of Traders staying for for more than a year with big mill because of the the services that we provide and Another thing is that the spreads that we have is exceptional. So Most traders are likely to stay Longer if you have a broker who is reputable and Also offers great services Okay, that's just one tip Okay, next there are five reasons to choose big mill IB program. So first we do have the User-friendly interface. So it is available right in your client area This is the sample of the dashboard. So there is no extra Registration because when you register in tick mill you don't have to register to another website to Get the partner account or the IB account because in some brokers we will have to register in a different website in order to get a I be an IB account in tick mill. You just need one website and that's it Next it's available to anyone as I mentioned earlier since you have a Once your account is fully verified, then you will get access to the IB room So if you don't have any account yet, no problem. You could register in just under one minute Okay, and also this is the Dashboard so you will see the IB accounts the clients who are registered under your link The income that the IB account has earned The money transactions promotional materials Legal documents that you have agreed with tick mill the withdrawals Transfers and some IB promotions like the IB contest and by the way, this is gonna be your IB code so you can provide this code manually to your Potential clients once they open an account they can simply enter it when they register Okay, so let's let's just go back briefly through promotional materials because this plays a big part on your IB business with tick mill. So for tick mill we I Mentioned earlier that we provide support for the client. So Basically for promotional with materials whether you want a link or refer a link Banners or logo. It's available right in your client area. So just choose which language do you prefer on You select the The banner or the link that you want. So say for example in tick mill We have the $30 wealth of account. So all you have to do is to click this image and you will have the URL available So once it's available just copy to clipboard and then this link you can now provide to your potential Clients, so we have the URL and also the HTML code. So the URL it's a copy of unique URL shared So this is what you will Give their potential clients. You can share it via social media emails for rooms You can just simply paste it and the HTML code it works for IBs who manages websites or blogs or even blogs they so you can just put that HTML code So that whenever they click it those registration will fall under your Will fall under your account your IB account All right. So next every trade is a valid one so you get rewarded for every possible trade and So we have we don't have any time restriction We don't have tip limitation and any volume count so for time restriction if the The client enter the trade and close it after it's fine The Commission will still be credited to you Also tip limitation because in some in some brokers Once an ID client trades they require to have at least five Tip movements before they can be eligible for the rebate. So in Tick me we don't have that So we make sure that you know, we are rewarding our IBs and the the best way we can and This thing any volume count. So whether your client is trading point zero one or one lot It doesn't matter you get You get rebates for that So in the in the client area of your dashboard you will see How much you have earned and how many clients you have Referred already Okay Next reason full transparency in reporting. So in terms of our reporting you can Analyze full client data. So it's very unique. It's getting updated every five minutes You're able to see the geo location. So which country did the client came from? What account type they opened They are the account number and there's also flexible filter to help you better manage the Client so here are the filters. So you can check all range from a weekly or daily Commission's you will be able to see it. So it's very like flexible and easy to use Okay, next so reason for absolutely no limitations so What do we say of that? So no limits meaning You can start profiting from the first straight. So one client is enough. So In big mail, you don't have to have at least three clients in order to be eligible for the Rebates, so if you there's only one client trading, that's fine. You will still be able to get the rebates for that Next there's no requirements when we say requirements. There's no minimum number of clients for any period So if say for example for me, you you're only able to Refer one client. That's fine You will still be eligible for the rebates if June you are able to refer two clients. That's also fine for as long as Even if there's zero you still get to receive rebates from the one client But of course if we want to get higher Commissions it's better if we have a lot of clients in our network Next is there's no Requirement for minimum amount of deposits for any period to say for example for this week Total deposit of your clients is $5,000 That's fine Then that's good But on the following week, there's a zero deposit. That's fine It will not affect the rebates that you're getting Next for minimum amount of traded lots for any period so regardless of how many lots your clients are trading You will still be able to get rebates next for minimum amount of trades so Again, there's no limits on how many trades a client can place. You will all get the rebates from that and Another good thing earned commission never expires for us as long as it's you in your client area That's yours the money or the other rebates is yours Right. So those are pretty good Conditions for IB Very flexible and easy to manage All right. So reason number five Generate great income so you can start getting fast and high payouts So you get ten dollars per round lot on classic and two dollars per round lot on ECN Pro or VIP account. You also get weekly payouts Also, your traders gets five percent off on ECN Pro account commission. So that's another selling point if you are Referring clients to take me. So that's a nice reason for them to register under your ID link So aside from the services that you provide them. That's a bonus one So I'll give you some samples on how you will be promoting your Take mill account. So as an introducer You and if you have blogs Social media forums Website parks education those you can use and utilize in attracting clients to take mill so you just remember once IDs are able To establish themselves they can also use as a paid features of social media So say for example, you already have built build your network It's also nice if you can do paid advertisements. Say for example in Facebook, you already have created a group You can also promote it So you can not only reach your own network, but you are able to reach other network, but those are outside your network and They will also give you potential Business so next is how will you convert interest into active clients? so first you have to publicize a certain level of free but Valuable content online so it can be trading signals market outlook tutorials webinars. So in this image, you will see this is a Telegram group and a WhatsApp group. So a lot of IVs they create a group for their clients to send signals Outlooks and also inform them of the upcoming tutorials and webinars or what not, okay The next you will do once you have established this free content You will then specify that any traders who will become active clients of their brokerage Will receive access to exclusive materials offered to prospective clients Some key important factors are the quality, quantity and uniqueness of the content. So you can have Like a VIP group or a next-level group that you can have for your clients for example in this image So you can have this euro Just members only analysis wherein you also provide free signals but So for example on the free signals you provide one to three signals per week But on the paid one you provide fat on the members only I mean members only analysis You provide five to seven trading recommendations or signals per week. So the The There should be a higher level of Quality and quantity on the exclusive membership. So just remember Ultimately the most effective way to convert traders into clients is by offering Certain services at a base level and a greater level of service to active clients So the free ones are dope for those whom you have referred to to tick me but if They start becoming active clients or they have funded their account. There should be a greater level of service for them So make sure that you generate awareness and interest You convert interest to active into active clients and then retaining active clients. So this is The the greater level of service for active clients. This is one way of Retaining your active clients Okay All right So I'll share some tips for success as an introducing broker. So we have some do's and don'ts First is you provide valuable information Cater to your and cater to your client needs. Okay, so say you're providing Tutorials make sure that you know, they're giving them extra tips that you have learned or if it signals Make sure that you know, the signals are actually good and profiting Next is reach out to engage with more potential clients who try to to get more Engaged with more potential clients be selective cater your targeted Group with tailored content and services that will appeal to them Establish long-term relationships maintain a level of trust by always following up and ensuring reliability Be localized try to provide content in the correct language with the resources that are applicable for the locations that you're targeting so for example, if you're targeting the Philippines make sure that you can actually provide materials in the local language or Also the you can relate to the the current trend that also works Next do's is to close deals to always convert clients because you know, otherwise The the end Goal that we have is to be able to Earn from that's if you're a signal provider is to earn from it So when you are able to get a potential client make sure that you are also able to convert them Next be consistent if you're using for forums Facebook and other social media channels, etc You should ensure that you maintain and keep up to date with it. Okay Next work with good broker. It's the main way to ensure success Later down the line So make sure that the broker that you will choose will provide you the support that you need and your clients need Also, the most important is the deposits and withdrawals are very efficient so those are the the main things that clients want and Also us as an IV that's also what you want some don't is Make direct sales immediately take your time in understanding what the client means and wants Next is don't be too aggressive because you know the the potential clients might Think that you are a scam so make sure that you put yourself in a level that you know, you will be able to Get their trust Another don't is to make promises or guarantees of performance Traders should be aware of the reality of what they are getting into so it's also a Better that you don't over promise to the clients be just you know transparent with them and Because if you give them false promises, they are more likely to you know, stop stop working with you Other don't is be misleading or vague Every trader has the right to honest and matter of fact information when they're investing Another is slander speak badly about competitors of both brokers and IVs Next is work with low quality brokers IVs can't build long-term relationship. If their brokers provide a bad service All right okay, so What are the the benefits of working with a reputable broker? So there are some key benefits first less time and effort to convert and retain clients So if you're working with a big firm or a reputable broker, you actually need less time in explaining who are you partnering with and It's also less time for you to convert them and even retain them because they can get a quality service Next license and reputation. So make sure that the broker is fully licensed and Regulated and has very good reputation because remember IB is exposed to referred clients. So whatever happens to your clients You know them. So it's better that you work with someone who is fully regulated broker and Next is good products are easy to sell. So Thickmail has a very low spread and we want to keep it that way. We want to actually be the lowest spread broker that you will meet and We also provide excellent client service and also excellent deposits and withdrawal. So there's the the main key reasons Another thing we also provide great trading conditions and fast execution All right and next word of mouth effect so Since we are you're working with a reputable broker not only You're able to sell it effortlessly, but also the Clients are able to to hear the services of Thickmail from other clients too That may not be in your in your group or your client group Next is extensive marketing and support resources available Okay All right, so just I want to tell you a little more about Thickmail So Thickmail's proven track record of strong financial results and stable growth Put us in an evitable in viable position as a trusted market leader and innovator So with a team of over 100 people we brought together some of the brightest minds in the industry They ensure that each department of our firm functions at optimum. So Thickmail is a highly regarded products broker with three main licenses from FCA Financial Conduct Authority UK. We also have SISEC or Cyprus Regulation it's for and also the FSA say shells under the Thickmail's group belt. So Basically, we are very regulated Strong regulation for Thickmail. We also Offers a great depth of liquidity and this liquidity means Thickmail can offer Exceptionally low spread from as low as zero pips Clients also benefit from the ultra-fast execution with no recodes as well as low commissions and no restrictions on profitability so for trading conditions We have low trading commissions that's two units per lot round trip for VIP accounts and Units for a lot round trip for pro accounts. We have no recodes We allow trading strategies like hedging scalping and also expert advisors There's no minimum time to hold positions No minimum price movement required and this is actually great. We do not charge any Commissions or fees when you deposit and withdraw From e-wallets and even for for bank wire we cover charges of up to $100 for deposits of $5,000 or more. Okay Next important is the safety of funds Client funds are held in segregated accounts. We also have top-tier banking partners and Advanced technology for liquidity price feed aggregation and more we use empty form as a platform and Ultra fast execution averaging speed at 15 milliseconds so Alongside these fantastic Operational conditions Thickmail also works to foster and maintain long-term relationships with its partners via custom promotions marketing assistance and advice on marketing practices sponsorship of events Provision of various merchandise, etc. So this is what I was mentioning earlier that we provide Support to our IV so we help you grow your business Okay, so when you Decide to become a introducing broker. Here's how you will register so just go to the website www.thickmail.com and Then fill fill out the requested fields regarding your personal information and The client area registration after that you have to verify your profile by uploading proof of identity and proof of address Next is you will become an IV and Invite traders. So you just have to access the IV room To activate your IV IV account. So I showed earlier how you will Get the links logos and banners and landing pages Step four, this is the very great part. We're in you earn ten dollars per lot and classic account and two dollars per lot Unproved or VIP account for qualified products and metal trades This will be paid to the ID once the client opens and closes the trade Okay, so another thing If you have clients who are Trading with us you can Refer them to us and we can even On the website, we have webinars seminars video tutorials ebooks infographics and other educational related articles that will actually help you In the trading journey so you can also bring in your clients to tick mill Resources to help them or to educate them Okay, so This is our contact details This is for the UK and Cyprus and St. Charles, but This is my personal contact information. So again, my name is Christine Francisco I'm the the country manager for tick mill Philippines and You can contact me through the the details showed on your screen for for any questions Okay, so again, thank you so much for participating in this webinar and I hope that you know, we are able to earn from trading and also from becoming an IB so Thank you