Chapter 408
[Ding! Detected that Ji Shao's second drama "The Unparalleled General" has exceeded 5% in viewership ratings and has been nominated for "Best Newcomer" and "Best Actor" at the Huacai Golden Drama Awards. Automatically issued 2 tickets to the awards ceremony.]
Zhou Xiao listened to the electronic buzz of the system in her head, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly at how fair this system truly was. One prize, one ticket. Even though she didn't pay much attention to domestic entertainment awards, she knew that tickets for the Huacai Awards were incredibly expensive every year. After all, the only time actors could flaunt their fans was at the awards ceremony.
But… Zhou smiled, his eyes narrowed, the corners of his mouth curled up. He feared that no other ticket would be as expensive as these two. Because they were “born” through Ji Shao’s nomination.
"Why do we still need to prepare quick-acting heart pills when it's already the finale?" Qi Sisi howled dryly on the side. She looked at the "404" on the screen of her mobile phone and felt like crying but had no tears.
Who would have thought that the biggest twist tonight would not be in the drama, but would fall on a professional ratings monitoring platform?
Even though other platforms have posted congratulatory messages online for reaching the 5-day mark, those on the industry are considered by those in the industry to be mere quacks. Using these platforms' campaign reports for publicity would undoubtedly significantly undermine the popularity and explosive quality of "The Unparalleled General."
After seeing the Weibo homepage filled with congratulatory messages from smaller platforms due to a sudden crash of the professional testing platform, Zhou Xiao, having reacted, shouted directly to Zhu Jian in the group chat, "Rou Rou, have the fan club issue an announcement quickly. Fans, please stop forwarding those marketing accounts with reports about breaking the 5-game winning streak and wait for the official announcement from "The Unparalleled General"!"
"Okay!" Zhu Jian on the other side of the screen quickly reacted. Everyone had been reminding each other recently, especially influential fans in the circle, not to post or forward unverified news without permission.
Once the reversal is proven wrong, it is easy to delete the post, but other agencies in the circle who regard Ji Shao as their rival will not let it go.
After conveying Zhou Xiao's suggestions to the fan club, Zhu Jian returned with the latest intelligence. Even Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi, who were still inside the small building, could sense her deep sense of silence. "Hua Yao told us fans to watch the show normally, and they're already urging the platform to do something."
The word "Cui" is quite insightful. Previously, it would have meant "Accepted, just to appease you." After all, it all came down to Huayao's efficiency and speed. Well, even the turtles in the pond could crawl out faster than them after reaching shore.
Zhu Jian's reply quickly drew unanimous boos from everyone in the group, including Zhou Xiao, who had already learned from the system that the ratings had exceeded 5.
Although Zhou Xiao felt Huayao was perhaps even more anxious than them, fans booing the agency was the least of their worries! Furthermore, Nine Star fans were considered the most civilized boy band fans in the industry. According to incomplete statistics, even fans of the same company's junior group cursed Huayao for bankruptcy many times more than they did!
"I always feel the dread of leaving the house and wondering if I've turned off the air conditioner," Dong Xiaoyu, who had forgotten to turn it off several times, said silently. "If I don't see the official 5% announcement tonight, some of my good qualities will disappear!"
Zhou Xiao felt that she should switch places with Dong Xiaoyu. She believed that she and Qi Sisi might both "hug each other and cry bitterly" together, which would be very effective.
…
On the other hand, just as Zhou Xiao had imagined, Huayao was indeed in a state of panic. Everything was clearly going as planned, even smoother than expected, but who could have expected that the most insignificant and unexpected testing platform would crash?
On the platform side, their phone had nearly exploded in the last few minutes tonight. But it wasn't their fault; the only thing to blame was the sheer number of people refreshing their accounts online, far exceeding the platform's maximum traffic limit.
As for expanding traffic just for tonight's temporary boost? Such a loss-making proposition was rejected the moment it was proposed. The click-through rate only increased during the broadcast of "The Unparalleled General." Past data was dismal, with only a handful of forum users and bloggers studying it daily.
Just as the person in charge was about to give up, a new text message arrived, causing him to grin involuntarily. "As long as 'The Unparalleled General' breaks the 5% mark? That's easy!"
——A certain blog——
@CCTV TV Series V: [#General's Invincible Ratings Break 5#] Starring Huang Xiang and Ji Shao, "General's Invincible" has repeatedly set new ratings records, ultimately becoming the new generation of CVB's all-time champion with an excellent ratings exceeding 5%! Congratulations! Congratulations!
[The King of Dramas is awesome! Breaking 5! Breaking 5!]
Congratulations to "The Unparalleled General"! It's been an instant hit! Congratulations to Ji Shao as well, thank you for bringing Xie Zhengyun to our screens!
[CCTV is indeed CCTV, directly starting a new topic. It seems that they are very satisfied with the unparalleled performance of "The Unparalleled General"]
I've watched this drama from start to finish, and it's the first time I've been so excited. It's been breaking records since the first episode. If this isn't a perfect ending, who else would dare to use that word again?
[The ratings are a real lesson for me. This is the first time in years that I've seen a drama with a rating of over 5. It's amazing!]
【……】
It was unexpected. It was really unexpected.
For the production company and the actors' agencies, CCTV's intervention was something no one had anticipated. It wasn't just a show of official authority endorsing "The Unparalleled General," it was also a gesture of goodwill.
Although the ratings issue can be resolved in the end, the support from CCTV’s official account directly pushed "The Unparalleled General", which was already a hot topic, to a higher "position".
When the words "The End" appeared on the TV screen, new posts on the drama's super channel began to pour in like snowflakes. In the most prominent position on the super channel, pinned to the top, was a post-viewing review campaign launched by the official Weibo account of "The Unparalleled General."
Even the Blueberry Video homepage featured a direct link to the event logo. Viewers could enter the page, leave their thoughts using the Blueberry Video account, and have a chance to win a prize.
As for the prizes, in addition to autographed photos of the actors and brand gifts, a rare cash gift package was also given away. Although this is not as much as the lucky draw amounts given by fans in the super topic, the fact that the official is willing to give out gold coins is far more than 99% of the drama companies.
…
Ji Shaochao is in the topic.
Unlike most of the meaningless howling posts in the drama, every post that was pushed to the front page was filled with love for Ji Shao.
For his fans, Ji Shao truly walks the talk. From his personal life to his roles, from the stage to filming, he has never let anyone down. The characters he presents to the audience show his fans that the path he has chosen is a carefully considered one.
It also made the fans who watched him grow up understand that his acting career at the height of his group's popularity wasn't a compromise with the domestic entertainment industry. He tried it because he had acting talent. Just like the young man who was sent to the talent show by New Town that summer, it was because he was talented enough.
The fans' heartfelt essays, seemingly free of energy, quickly took over the entire super topic. The fan club watched this scene, feeling the urge to post their carefully crafted ratings reports. They felt like posting them would ruin the pure beauty of the moment.
But soon, a concise blog post with a link appeared on the front page. It was treated very well, so well that even the penguin on the official fan club account had no time to highlight it before the overwhelming traffic in the super topic directly pushed it to the top of the thousandth floor.
"Oh my god, Xiaoxiao, your surroundings will be gone in seconds?" Li Mo in the group looked at the blog post that had thousands of replies as soon as it was refreshed, and his eyes widened as big as copper bells.
The other people in the group probably had the same mentality. You know, based on this reply speed, the dehydrated data of some traffic-type artists cannot be so large!
Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi in the living room on the second floor were also a little confused, but what surprised them was not the comments, but the number of views! Within a few minutes of Zhou Xiao sending out the answer link, the number of views had reached a terrifying tens of millions!
"How many groups has this been shared with?" Qi Sisi murmured unconsciously as she looked at the ever-increasing number of readings.
Although Zhou Xiao's post in the super topic included the tags #季韶谢贞昀# and #将门无双级视率破5#, which might have been pushed to the trending search list by Weibo's push mechanism, the terrifying number of views it received could easily be said to have been consumed by several marketing accounts.
As for Zhou Xiao, the person involved, she quickly recovered. She didn't mind the link being shared. With the system in place, she was fully guaranteed to be eligible for the peripheral redemption, and she had a good impression of Ji Shao.
If the share her co-contributors received was too small, Zhou Xiao wouldn't mind ordering another batch of peripherals from the system. After all, Ji Shao's current fame was enough for her to lavishly spend on peripherals.
…
Penguin was one of the lucky ones, as the fan club account was linked to her ID card, and she had previously received Zhou Xiao's physical merchandise. Therefore, when she accessed the quiz link Zhou Xiao posted, it was smooth and unobstructed.
The 20 questions in the question bank were as easy as clicking a link for Penguin. For anyone who'd watched the entire show, these random questions would be a piece of cake. But when she followed the guide to the nearby supermarket with a full 100 points, she felt like a mouse in a rice nest.
This supermarket is simply a Q version of Xie Zhengyun's second life! In addition to small and exquisite acrylic stands and badges, there are even large ones with super cute cotton dolls!
In the surrounding supermarkets, each product required 10 points to redeem. When Penguin noticed the number on the label was decreasing, she immediately realized that someone was faster than her and was already redeeming the surrounding products!
After realizing this, Penguin, who had never thought she'd have trouble making choices, suddenly began to struggle. She wanted to take everything from the dazzling array of pages!
So, should I choose the complete set of steamed fish version special badges, or the 100% restored Q version cotton doll, or...
At this moment, the tension that was previously caused by the bug in the ratings platform has now turned into a sweet tangle.
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