Chapter 346: The Battle between Two Powers
"Peace Hotel" did not disappoint. After the second episode was aired, the ratings rose to 1.1, indicating that most of the viewers who watched the first episode were retained.
Then, as the broadcast time increased, the real-time ratings also rose all the way. By the end of the second episode, it had risen to more than 1.3.
The third episode aired last night was stable at 1.3 throughout the whole process, and it was slowly moving towards 1.4.
Compared with Arclight, which was operating a TV series for the first time, CCTV is more experienced. As soon as the film and television department saw the results of the first three episodes, they directly said that this time it was stable. As long as there are no outrageous bugs in the quality of the subsequent plots, the ratings will basically not decline. It's just a matter of how much it can rise in the end.
Receiving the affirmation of the platform, Arclight was naturally cheering. This not only represents the success of a project, but also represents that Arclight's first step in the field of TV series is very stable.
It's not just the ratings on the TV side. The online broadcast volume of "Peace Hotel" is not low at all.
Most of the fans of Arclight Film and Television are the audience of online dramas. So even though they know they can watch it on TV a few hours earlier, many people are still used to watching it online.
Three days after the show was aired, the total number of views on Tencent Video has exceeded 150 million. At the same time, the ratings of the series were also released, with more than 30,000 people giving it a rating of 8.5, ranking first among all series of the same period.
In other words, this series is both critically acclaimed and commercially popular.
[I've never seen a spy film with an "escape room" style.]
[This seems to be the first time that a spy film has described the subtle differences between the Soviet Union and the International Communist Party.]
[Fuck, Chen Jiaying is so cool! The smart and intelligent big sister is really killing me!]
[I didn't realize until I saw the third episode that the male lead Wang Dading, the greasy bandit, was actually played by Qin Hao. Who would dare to believe it if you didn't see it with your own eyes?]
[Fuck, I really didn't notice it if you didn't tell me. But don't say it, even if our "little prince of art films" becomes a bandit, he is the most artistic bandit in the whole Northeast. 】
【"What is beep" gave you a thumbs up (manually funny)】
【……】
From the comments of a large number of viewers on the Internet, it can be seen that the most attractive thing about "Peace Hotel" is that it is different from the conventional routine of spy films.
The protagonist does not have a task that must be completed, and there is no chic in wandering between multiple parties. Faced with the blocked "Peace Hotel", everyone's primary goal is to survive.
But in addition to survival, the plot also uses the ulterior motives of personnel from different countries to show the complex and changing international situation at that time.
The Soviet big brother may not always stand on our side, and the old Americans are not detached from the world. The "evil" Germany may also be able to provide us with help... Even if they are enemies, they are not a monolithic entity.
Compared with the previous spy films that focused on describing the attack and defense of the enemy and us, the perspective of "Peace Hotel" is undoubtedly higher.
In addition, the characters of the two male and female protagonists "Chen Jiaying" and "Wang Dading" are also very fresh to the audience.
It's not that there haven't been "female lead spy war" dramas before, but they always can't get away from the plot of "needing male lead to save".
"Peace Hotel" also has a similar plot, but it doesn't make the audience hate it like other dramas. The reason is that Chen Jiaying has no way to do it within the scope of her ability, so she can only watch the male lead break the situation.
Most other dramas rely on the female lead to be stupid, so as to forcibly raise the male lead's ability.
In addition to these, there is another thing that the audience likes, that is, the light comedy style of the whole drama. In recent years, spy war dramas are either bitter and vengeful, or they are idol dramas. There are few such humorous stories.
Of course, this is also related to the background of the plot. The story of "Peace Hotel" takes place in the fallen puppet Manchukuo, and the conflict is not so intense. Coupled with the comedy color of Northeast China, it is naturally easier to accept.
Therefore, the audience's pursuit of "Peace Hotel" is somewhat rebellious.
After all, since "The Pretender", spy war dramas in recent years are almost all the same routine. Not to mention the poor quality, the plot and characters are also unoriginal.
At the end of last year, there was a good drama called "Kite" starring Liu Yunlong. Unfortunately, the drama was suppressed for three or four years because of content problems. Both the picture and the costumes and props seemed a bit rough. As a result, although the evaluation was high, the results were very average.
For Arclight Films, the foundation of the first step of "Peace Hotel" has been laid, and the next goal is to be the champion of the same period.
"Phoenix Prisoner" and "Moscow Operation" have completely fallen behind, and the only remaining opponent is "Mr. Love".
For the audience, from the initial "Five Heroes Fighting for Hegemony" to the current "Two Heroes Fighting", although the scene is much smaller, the fun is still there.
After all, the remaining two dramas are strictly speaking really related.
Jin Dong, the leading actor of "Mr. Love", was the male lead of "The Pretender"; and Meng Bai was the screenwriter of "The Pretender", and now he has returned with a new spy war drama.
In a sense, this can also be regarded as an "internal dispute" after more than two years.
In this situation, the most difficult thing is probably the other leading actors of "The Pretender".
Hu Guang, a big boss in the industry, must not be offended, but there is a close relationship with Jin Dong, and if you don't take it into consideration, you will easily be accused of "flattering the powerful and trampling the weak."
Therefore, in the end, almost everyone retweeted the promotional Weibo of the two dramas at the same time, not offending either side.
On the contrary, Li Qin, Song Zhi and Wang Ou, in addition to the official repost, also posted a special Weibo to call on fans to support "Peace Hotel".
Everyone understands what Li Qin and Song Zhi did. After all, one is a "long-time friend" recognized by many people, and the other is their own artist.
But it is a bit surprising that Wang Ou also followed suit to support.
However, fans quickly found a suitable reason for her-the two had just worked together in "The Great Detective" and "White Night Chase", so they must support her.
"Sister Ou, thank you for your help in promotion."
"Haha, Teacher Meng is really chilling. "Peace Hotel" is so popular, why does it need my help? Speaking of which, I should be the one to take advantage of the popularity." Wang Ou's soft voice came from the phone.
"Everyone who comes is a guest, so how can there be too much publicity." Meng Bai smiled and said, "Have you finished filming that drama?"
"Yes, I filmed it for a while after returning to China, and finished it before the New Year."
When mentioning this, both of them couldn't help but think of those nights in Iceland.
After a pause, Wang Ou whispered, "Teacher Meng, are you free tonight? You treated me last time in Iceland, so I have to treat you back after I come back."
"Tonight... OK." Meng Bai flipped through his schedule, as he had nothing to do in the evening.
Wang Ou was immediately refreshed when he heard this: "Then Teacher Meng, we'll see you tonight."
After hanging up the phone, Meng Bai smiled lightly.
How should I put it? Girls have the advantages of girls, and older sisters have the advantages of older sisters.
People, after all, have to try everything to have a balanced diet.
He looked at the time and was about to pack up when his phone rang again.
Meng Bai raised his eyebrows and glanced at the name of the caller.
Fortunately, it was Zhang Ruoyun.
"Hello, Lao Zhang, what's
up?" "Are you free tonight? Let's go out for a drink."
"Tonight..."
Zhang Ruoyun heard his hesitation: "Why, something? Then another day is fine."
Meng Bai thought for a while: "It's nothing, but I made an appointment with someone before you. How about having dinner together, you know her anyway."
"I know her? Who?"
"Sister Ou."
"Oh——" Zhang Ruoyun sighed as if he suddenly understood, and then said ambiguously: "Is it appropriate for you...Is it appropriate for me to go?"
"Yes." Meng Bai said slowly: "With you here, it's convenient to explain if anything happens."
"Fuck, you're quite honest!"
"I'm always sincere."
"...Okay, see you tonight."
After hanging up the phone, Meng Bai sent a WeChat message to Wang Ou and told her the situation.
Wang Ou replied quickly and said it was okay. She and Zhang Ruoyun have worked together in "Star Detective" for three seasons, and they are considered to be relatively familiar friends in the circle.
Anyway, it's just dinner, and it won't interfere with other things in the evening. And with him around, there's no need to worry about being photographed or anything.
Speaking of which, Meng Bai and Zhang Ruoyun haven't seen each other for a long time. This buddy spent most of last year filming the movie "Huo Qubing", which was not finished until August.
But friends are different from girls. Friends will never get tired of each other no matter how long they are together, but they won't miss each other even if they are apart for a long time.
Girls are just the opposite. They want to see each other after being apart for a long time, but they get tired of each other after being apart for a while.
(End of this chapter)
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