Chapter 266: Simultaneous Broadcast, Unexpected Ratings
2025, January 1, Wednesday.
Today is the New Year's Day holiday, and the New Year's Eve last night was still lively.
Because the Spring Festival has become less and less interesting in recent years, especially last year's New Year's Eve in 2024, people still had to go to work, so many people have no interest in the Spring Festival.
In addition, the movie market during the Spring Festival last year was also quite chaotic. People were not discussing the movie itself, but all about things outside the movie, and they were discussing the so-called "sneak shots".
In addition, for many people, the Spring Festival is becoming less and less interesting.
Even now, going home for the Spring Festival has almost become a burden. People no longer simply celebrate the New Year, because they need to "punch in" to visit relatives, and they also have to face various red envelopes, social activities, etc.
To be honest, especially for young people, the Spring Festival has indeed become a burden every year. Everyone really goes home to accompany their parents.
Of course, even parents are often only happy for three days. After three days, let alone parents, even the dog at home begins to dislike them.
This is the case with Faye Wong.
Faye Wong really hates going home for the Spring Festival. Every time she goes home, she has to quarrel with her family.
First, her family urges her to get married.
Second, her relatives introduce her to someone. Many relatives use her as a favor to introduce others to someone.
Because people of Faye Wong's age in small towns have already married and had children, so there are not many people to gather with when Faye Wong goes home for the Spring Festival.
She basically stays at home for three or four days, and then returns to the capital early.
Anyway, for Faye Wong, this Spring Festival is really not happy at all. The atmosphere of watching the Spring Festival with the family sitting in front of the TV like when she was a child is no longer there.
On the contrary, Faye Wong feels that what she is really happy about now is the New Year's Eve.
Because only the night of New Year's Eve can make Faye Wong feel that it is her own celebration.
You should know that the atmosphere of the New Year's Eve in major cities is quite lively now. Let alone the big cities such as the capital and the magic city, even the atmosphere in the third and fourth tier cities is also very exciting.
Faye Wong was shouting the countdown to the New Year's Eve with everyone in the open square yesterday.
Anyway, no matter how much hardship and difficulty there was in 2024, and how many joys and sorrows everyone experienced, at this moment, when the bell of 2025 rang, everything was over.
Because being alive and healthy is better than anything else.
Besides, life is nothing except death.
Wang Fei is not a hypocritical person. Just like the review she wrote when she watched "The Hidden Lurker", her life is already very good now.
But life always has a sense of ritual.
So even if Wang Fei is not hypocritical, she still celebrated the New Year with many people last night.
And today, as the first day of the new year, Wang Fei stayed at home for a day. Because she had betrayed long ago, she is now a fan of Lin Xing.
Of course, Wang Fei still has some friends. After all, no matter how stupid Chu Chen's brainless fans are, there are some rational ones. Since Wang Fei withdrew from Chu Chen's fan group, they have been in contact with Wang Fei.
This time, Wang Fei also knows what kind of dilemma Lin Xing is facing, because Chu Chen's fan group has almost gone crazy in the past month.
Everyone wants to prove themselves.
Even Chu Chen's fans shouted that they could lose to anyone, but they absolutely couldn't lose to Lin Xing.
This is also the reason why Lin Xing's fans are no longer Buddhist.
Just as Da Mao, Zeng Li and other fan club presidents said.
After eleven years, Lin Xing has waited for his opportunity, and many people in the industry are thinking about explosion prevention.
If the broadcast of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is not smooth this time, then a bunch of people will tear it up instantly.
Da Mao, Zeng Li and others are old-timers in surfing, and they also carried out various publicity in the group.
It's natural to be Buddhist when you should be Buddhist, but if you are Buddhist at this time, don't say you are Lin Xing's fan, how good is it to be a passerby? ?
In short, Lin Xing's fan club has suddenly ignited during this period.
Faye Wong is also promoting "For Whom the Bell Tolls". She doesn't do anything else, just don't want the bad money in this broken entertainment industry to drive out the good money.
Shouldn't we support an artist like Lin Xing who is handsome, has good acting skills, doesn't take advantage of his family, and often does charity quietly, and most importantly, doesn't have a fan circle?
Moreover, Faye Wong, like many people, wants to see how Lin Xing's acting skills are in "For Whom the Bell Tolls"? ?
So, Faye Wong is promoting Lin Xing while waiting for the show to start tonight.
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" will be exclusively broadcast on Shanghai Satellite TV at 7:48, with a total of two episodes.
At 10 o'clock, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" will be exclusively broadcast on Penguin Video. On the first day, 5 episodes will be updated as usual, and VIPs can watch the entire show.
In addition, "The Power of the Heart" and "The Dark Before Dawn" are basically the same, with 2 episodes broadcast on TV stations and 5 episodes updated on video websites.
Because the audience of general TV stations is different from that of video websites, there is no conflict.
"Here we go, here we go, what are you guys going to watch tonight?"
"Of course, I'm going to watch The Powerful Man. I'm a fan of the original novel, so I have to watch this drama."
"+1 for The Powerful Man. To be honest, I'm really not interested in so-called spy dramas."
"I like spy dramas. I am also planning to watch For Whom the Bell Tolls. If it's good, I'll watch it. If it's not, I'll watch Dark Before Dawn."
"+1. Actually, I mainly want to see how Lin Xing performs. Because he seems to need to act old in this drama. I want to see how he acts old?"
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In the forum, the discussion about the three big dramas of the new year has intensified.
Of course, some of these discussions are promoted by the Internet, and some are promoted by fans.
Faye Wong also said in the forum: "I will watch For Whom the Bell Tolls in the evening."
Obviously, Huahai has done a good job in promotion. In addition, Liang Yi and An Yifeng have strong fans, so there is still a lot of promotion for this drama on the forum.
With the launch of For Whom the Bell Tolls, the discussion about this drama in the forum seems to be unstoppable.
"Fuck, this Wu Jingyi character is so fucking cruel, she's a villain."
"Fuck, which actress is Wu Jingyi? She has the beauty of a mature woman."
"Is Wu Jingyi also an underground party member? But she looks like a murderous demon."
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"Lin Xing is really right, Wu Jingyi and Chen Xuewen look sweet, but what the hell is going on behind them?"
"Chen Xuewen said Wu Jingyi is an executioner, what else can I say?"
"I knew Lin Xing couldn't be trusted, Lin Xing is a big liar."
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"Oh my god, I feel like Chen Xueli is completely ”
“Yes, Liu Haotian gives people a feeling of being good at PUA.”
“I don’t know why it feels a bit weird to see Liang Yi pretending to be young.”
“Indeed, Liang Yi is over 30 years old and it’s a bit inappropriate for him to play a college student.”
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“Oh my god, An Yifeng is really handsome.”
“An Yifeng’s appearance gives people a feeling of being beautiful, strong and miserable, and it seems that An Yifeng has a story.”
“My goodness, Lin Diewu played by An Yifeng is so damn beautiful, I’m going to see the actors.”
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Everyone in the forum is following the drama in real time.
Currently, the discussion of “For Whom the Bell Tolls” is higher, because the rhythm of the first two episodes is still quite fast, and the appearance of the characters is also solid.
After these two episodes were broadcast, everyone was already impatient to watch the next three episodes.
On the other hand, there was not much discussion about the first two episodes of “Dark Before Dawn”.
How to say it??
The acting of the characters in these two episodes is still online, but there is no progress in the plot. The first two episodes talked about a rebellion and kept holding meetings.
"The pace is a bit slow. I only persisted because I watched the actors throughout the whole process."
"Yes, the pace is indeed a bit slow, but after all, it has only been aired for two episodes, I think I can continue to watch it."
"That's right, as long as the pace is not slow later, there will be no problem."
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"Dark Before Dawn" is not discussed much at present, and only a few dozen people think the pace is slow.
In comparison, the most discussed is "The Power of the Conspiracy".
"Damn, the beginning is so exciting, the emperor is assassinated right away."
"Yes, it's so good, Niu Xiang's acting is really good, he brought the role of the prince to life."
"He really showed the prince's character of being free and unrestrained, honest and gentle, and friendly. This is the prince I like."
"Oh my God, I want Niu Xiang to be welded in ancient costumes, it's really handsome, this acting is great."
"It is said that there are a lot of ugly men in ancient costume dramas now, it's really better to watch Niu Xiang, what is the top? What is handsome? What is acting??"
"Please everyone, go watch "The Power of the Conspiracy", please everyone, go and see Niu Xiang's acting, he is not inferior to a group of veteran actors."
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Currently, there are many more discussions on "The Power of the Conspiracy" on forums and Weibo, and more than 80% of these discussions on "The Power of the Conspiracy" are praising Niu Xiang's acting.
You can tell what's going on at a glance.
"You are really shameless."
Faye Wong looked at the words of Niu Xiang's fans praising "The Power of the Heart" and she felt embarrassed.
To be honest, if this was to praise Lin Xing, it would be credible. After all, Lin Xing did not lose out to many actors in "Sweeping Black Waves".
But to praise Niu Xiang, let alone the cast of "The Power of the Heart" is quite strong. Although Faye Wong has not watched this drama, she understands Niu Xiang.
You should know that Chu Chen and Niu Xiang's fans had a lot of quarrels back then. Niu Xiang's acting skills are not even as good as Chu Chen. How can he take on the acting skills of the veteran actors? ?
It has been said before that some veteran actors know how to take back their own roles. They will not suppress their opponents much for the sake of the whole drama.
But some veteran actors are not like this, because veteran actors also need a chance, so as long as they are given a scene, they can take the lead.
For this reason, Faye Wong is really not optimistic about Niu Xiang's performance in "The Power of the Heart".
But she didn't participate in the discussion because she didn't have the right to speak if she hadn't seen it.
Now Faye Wong wants to watch the next three episodes of "For Whom the Bell Tolls".
Not only does she want to watch it, many people on the forum are also discussing it.
"Who the hell said An Yifeng is the second female lead? Isn't this the first female lead???"
"Let me go, Lin Diewu played by An Yifeng is really miserable, but she is really heroic."
"Damn, this instructor is so perverted. He really seems to be trying to trick Lin Diewu."
"I declare that my goddess in 2025 will be Lin Diewu. She is so beautiful but so heart-wrenching."
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"No, aren't Chen Xueli and Lin Diewu an official couple? These two seem to be very romantic."
"I think so too, and An Yifeng's acting is really good."
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"One more thing, I think Chen Xuewen, played by Lin Xing, is really completely different from his previous roles. If Xiao Bo makes me feel a little confused, Chen Xuewen gives me the feeling that everything is always under control. ”
"Handsome, handsome, so handsome. The scene where Chen Xuewen kills someone with a lens is so cool."
"Damn it, the way Chen Xuewu appeared was so domineering. He slapped his brother in front of so many people??"
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"Good guy, Chen Xuewen is the master of PUA, right? Who can stand this after reprimanding Wu Jingyi and then praising her??"
"Fat Jin was stunned. His eyes seemed to be telling me if I should leave??"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls, I think this spy movie is really good."
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"It's finished. It looks like I won't be able to get up tomorrow."
When Faye Wong finished watching the fifth episode of "For Whom the Bell Tolls", she realized that the time was almost 1 o'clock.
After all, I have to go to work tomorrow.
But she felt that "For Whom the Bell Tolls" was very good, and she had to help promote this show.
Therefore, Faye Wong wrote a few more drama reviews and didn't go to bed until after 3 o'clock.
This night, it was not Faye Wong who went to bed so late.
Among them, among the Lin Xing fan club, Buddhist veterans such as Da Mao and Zeng Li have also begun to write drama reviews. They are helping to promote "For Whom the Bell Tolls".
At the same time, "Strike" is currently on the hot searches. Although Niu Xiang only appeared for less than 5 minutes in the first 5 episodes, Niu Xiang accounted for five of the entire hot searches.
Even the publicity is promoting Niu Xiang.
Niu Xiang's acting skills are legendary.
Niu Xiang's acting is so disfiguring.
Niu Xiang, please weld the ancient costume to your body.
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The next day, Niu Xiang was still on the hot search list.
It's as if Niu Xiang is the leading male lead in "The Powerful Man", and this has been the promotion of "The Powerful Man" all along.
Many passers-by were also confused.
Isn't the "The Powerful Man" that I watched and the "The Powerful Man" that you watched are the same thing?
There are also some passers-by who have not watched the TV series. They are just grateful that they have not watched this TV series.
On the other hand, the hot searches for "For Whom the Bell Tolls" mainly focus on An Yifeng and Lin Xing.
The industry's current evaluation of these three dramas is also good, but who is really strong and who is weak still depends on data.
At 12 noon, Data Network updated the ratings.
The first place is CCTV's "Darkness Before Dawn".
After all, CCTV’s basic base is still large.
At the same time, "Strike" ranked third.
Niu Xiang’s fans: “Is there something wrong with the data network??”
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