Chapter 460 Kingdom Storm: Who says Korean dramas are only Korean?
"'Kingdom' is a Netflix hit, sweeping Europe and the US..."
"Su Yang's new drama 'Kingdom' has become a huge hit online, with over 20 million paid on-demand views..."
"Conquering the Korean market, 'Kingdom' breaks new records for Korean dramas..."
"A new model for Korean dramas, Su Yang goes international..."
The next day, news about "Kingdom" was all over the news, especially in China and South Korea. The reason for this popularity in China was simple: the director and screenwriter of "Kingdom" were Su Yang, and even many of the actors were Chinese.
Although it is called a Korean drama, in the eyes of many Chinese people, this is a domestic drama. Among the domestic dramas that have achieved such success on the Internet, there is no other drama that can be compared with "Kingdom".
It is not to mention that it has been hotly discussed in Korea. Korean netizens are too entangled about this drama. The performance of this drama on Netflix has surpassed all previous Korean dramas.
There are a lot of Korean dramas being released online now, and some of them have achieved very good results. But now that "Kingdom" has been released, it has directly beaten them all.
In just one night, the paid on-demand data exceeded 20 million, which is an incredible number. It should be noted that the Korean dramas on Netflix are all directly purchased by Netflix. After the copyright is purchased, they can be watched for free. Even so, there are not many Korean dramas with a playback volume exceeding 20 million.
The number of views and the number of paid on-demand views are completely different concepts. Paid on-demand views are real money. According to Netflix's pricing, with 20 million subscriptions, there must be at least 120 million US dollars in paid on-demand box office revenue.
This data alone is enough to make "Kingdom" a huge profit. After all, a ten-episode TV series, no matter how much money is invested, can't possibly cost $10 million per episode. And this is just one night's pay-per-view data. Now that the popularity of this series has increased, the pay-per-view data will surely continue to rise.
As a Korean drama, it can achieve such an achievement, and logically, Korean netizens should be happy, celebrating, and proud. But now, looking at the actors in this drama, and thinking about the director, screenwriter, and company of this drama, they once again feel the sense of frustration brought to them by the dream era.
Damn, it's called a Korean drama, but the director and screenwriter are all Chinese, and two-thirds of the cast are Chinese. Not only that, the production company is Thai. Strictly speaking, this isn't a Korean drama, but a Thai drama.
However, the main actors of this drama are Korean, speaking Korean, and the story is also set in Korea. It would be strange if such a TV series is not entangled.
However, Su Yang's fans are not bothered at all. They don't care whether the drama is a Thai drama, a Korean drama, or a Chinese drama. As long as the drama is good and the performance is good, that is their idol's performance, and they are happy.
"Fuck, Brother Yang is so awesome..."
"Awesome, surfing on Netflix..."
“When will it be released in China…?”
"Oh shit, I feel so bad, please hurry up and release it in China..."
"Brother Yang is so powerful..."
"Brother Yang is the eternal God..."
The success of "Kingdom" has even got Chinese netizens buzzing. Seeing how well "Kingdom" is doing, they want to watch it too. However, the fact that the show hasn't even aired in China has left them feeling a bit upset.
Compared with the global market, the domestic market is Su Yang's base camp.
However, this routine was also deliberately done by Su Yang. If the show did not perform well on Netflix, it would mean that the show was not very good. In that case, it might not be released in China, even if Su Yang's first attempt failed.
If it goes viral on Netflix, there's even less to worry about. Overseas performance is the best publicity, and after a couple of days of domestic excitement, the performance will be even better.
The popularity of "Kingdom" began to ferment, and the number of online subscriptions continued to climb. Especially in the Korean market, as the popularity of "Kingdom" increased, the on-demand data in the Korean market soared.
After all, the show is so famous and has such good results, ordinary Korean netizens are also curious. What's more, the first two episodes are free to watch, so many people who are not Su Yang fans are curious to watch the show, and then many people fall into the pit and even become fans directly.
One night, after a day of development, the popularity of "Kingdom" exploded across the global internet. The Korean drama was a hit not only in Japan and South Korea, but also in Europe and the United States. The total number of paid on-demand views exceeded 40 million by 8 p.m.
With this, "Kingdom" has become a global hit.
"Uncle Tang, let's go together..."
As night fell, Su Yang ignored the impact of "Kingdom" and instead drank with Tang Zhengyang at Tang Zhengyang's home.
There were no other outsiders today, only Tang Zhengyang and Su Yang at the table. On the sofa outside, Tang Qing and Qin Shuyao were chatting with Tang's mother.
Mother Tang is pregnant and her due date is just a few days away. She's been very careful with her pregnancy, but the amazing thing is that despite her age, she's still very healthy. She's almost due, and she's still very healthy.
During the entire pregnancy, Mother Tang did not experience any abnormalities. Instead, she looked younger and more energetic.
Of course, all of this was thanks to Su Yang's silent support behind the scenes. He brought out all kinds of medicinal pills. Coupled with various nutritional formulas, this made Tang's mother very healthy, and of course the baby was also very healthy.
"Okay, let's have a drink together. Haha. Uncle has been so happy lately. It's really fate. I, Old Tang, am so old, and now I have a son. Oh, I always wanted to become a grandfather sooner rather than later. I urged your sister Qing to get married. But I didn't expect that in the end, I didn't get a grandson, but I got a son instead..."
Tang Zhengyang had already drunk quite a bit and was a bit tipsy. Normally, Tang Zhengyang could hold his liquor quite well, but he couldn't help but get drunk. He was in a good mood. Having a son at this age was the greatest happiness for Tang Zhengyang.
Tang Zhengyang planned to retire in a few more years, then devote his full attention to educating his son. As for his son's future, Tang Zhengyang wasn't worried. There was nothing to worry about. Even if he didn't follow the system, at least he had a super-rich sister. If his sister could just play Voldemort for a bit, her brother would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.
If his son wanted to do business or something, even if Tang Zhengyang retired, his connections would still be there. So he wasn't worried about his son's future at all.
Alas, my main account has been ruined, and now I suddenly opened a small account, which is also a very happy thing.
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