When the trailer was sent to the group chat, it was silent for at least half an hour, as if no one was there and not a single word was spoken.
Song Xingfei, who was waiting for the group chat to explode, wondered if everyone was working hard during work hours and hadn't seen it.
Just as I was thinking of waiting to look again, a sentence suddenly popped into my head: "Oh... that green grass by the river..."
This was like opening a floodgate, and the group chat immediately started flooded with messages.
Countless messages popped up, and Song Xingfei couldn't possibly read them all.
"Is it really a clandestine operation in disguise? [Panic]"
"Didn't they just wrap up filming? And they brought it up on New Year's Day? Unbelievable!"
"Putting everything else aside, this music makes me want to jump into the screen and fight."
"Could it be that all the highlight scenes are in the trailer?!"
"Did the action scenes in the trailer get doubled?"
We discussed it a while ago, and everyone said it was impossible, so we gave up on the idea.
The trailer was released, and the final product was much better than expected, leaving everyone feeling a sense of absurdity.
Who are they?
Where are they?
What are they looking at?
Is this something that can actually appear?
The film's ending, with the tagline "New Year's Day, Banana.com's Shocking Release," is so prominently displayed that it leaves viewers reeling for a long time.
It's less than a month away, which is quite shocking.
For a moment, the audience had no time to discuss the actors; this one incident alone sparked a heated debate.
The competitors aren't unwilling to cause trouble; they want to prevent the show from airing.
They also wanted to smear Liu Yun, a variable in the industry.
To their surprise, before they could even speak, the higher-ups announced that whoever caused trouble would be thoroughly investigated.
Everyone was astonished to learn just how powerful Liu Yun's backer was.
As long as no one stirs up trouble, free discussion within fan and audience circles is not a problem.
Don't doubt it, most of the hostility on the internet is orchestrated by people with ulterior motives, caused by various forms of incitement.
There is a system in place to monitor this and resolve potential problems in a timely manner to the greatest extent possible.
So, the "Undercover agents" were really about to be brought up, and surprisingly, everything was peaceful.
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television is indeed under a lot of pressure. They issued a ban themselves and then contradicted themselves. Doesn't that hurt?
It's not just industry leaders who are asking questions; viewers are also raising doubts.
However, the State Administration of Radio and Television has some talented people. They don't admit that this is a BL drama at all. They just say that it is a male-centric drama without a female lead, focusing on martial arts and suspense. If you don't believe me, just watch it.
Upon hearing this, the capital behind the "BL adaptation of Produce 101" suddenly realized, could it be...?
Liu Yun remained silent after hearing this. Was this a plan to find a new path and start a new track?
No one else is as clever as her.
The fans of the male lead couple are the most fertile ground for exploitation; it would be strange if they were willing to give them up.
The Secret Service is quite unique and has the greatest advantage, because the original novel is so subtle that book fans love it!
It has been tested by the market.
Other BL adaptations really need to be drastically modified. If there aren't enough fertile grounds for readers, they'll probably earn far less than they expect, which would be a loss.
There will inevitably be people who appear well-behaved on the surface but secretly incite trouble, which will still make the circle a mess.
Liu Yun had secretly arranged everything and was just waiting to hand over the film in the last two days of December.
Time was tight, and this was the limit.
Banana.com has secretly created a separate page specifically for "The Secret Agents," and even added a button to indicate how many people want to see it.
If you want to see it, just click on it. Each account can only click once.
Then they use this data to show the show's popularity and use it to negotiate advertising.
We can't wait until the show starts to discuss this, or we'll lose a lot of money.
In order to maximize advertising revenue, the series consisted of 48 episodes in total, divided into five-episode segments.
The first five episodes might be the cheapest option; once the data picks up, the price will need to be negotiated separately.
The most terrifying thing is that the advertisement is divided into an opening, a middle, and an ending.
Even the opening advertisement had several different versions.
It's like a review of the previous issue of a certain product.
A product notification reminds you to start broadcasting soon.
There are also reminders like "So-and-so will be right back" in the middle.
The end credits would feature sponsorships from various products, and there would be trailers for the next episode—all sorts of creative ideas. These kinds of plans were all first reviewed by Song Xingfei.
Song Xingfei was dumbfounded: "Is this how everyone does it? And they even have the audacity to say that if the drama flops, it will save money for the advertisers."
Fei Fei pushed up her glasses. "From another perspective, it means they have confidence in our show. Who knows how many times the advertising revenue will increase later!"
Liu Yun glanced at it and said, "If they weren't forbidden from altering the content of the series, do you believe they could cut 48 episodes into 68?"
Fei Fei was speechless: "Then they release one episode a day, and even the advanced viewing only allows one episode, with ads in between, and members can't skip them."
"My God, forty-eight episodes... It won't even be finished airing by Chinese New Year!"
Song Xingfei's breath hitched. "Wasn't this the last step in implementing the ban on BL dramas?"
"Capitalists really know how to play the game."
Liu Yun and Fei Fei looked at her, wondering if she had forgotten that she herself was a capitalist.
However, while many purely money-making methods have been restricted, we can't completely block all avenues.
If she really wanted to go that far, she wouldn't have needed to sell herself.
In any case, the first batch of merchants recruited by Banana.com was ultimately decided through a bidding process.
Everyone has seen the popularity of this drama.
It made it to the trending topics list when there was only a slight hint of it, but everyone thought it was too fake and it quickly faded away.
As soon as the trailer was released, it remained a top trending topic, almost preventing many people who paid to buy their way onto the trending list from getting on.
This trend continued for half a month without showing any signs of abating, naturally attracting advertisers in droves.
It's been a long time since I've seen such a popular TV series.
Banana.com also contacted some film and television bloggers to analyze the trailer and increase everyone's anticipation.
The quality speaks for itself, and Banana.com isn't afraid to contact those upright and honest broadcasters. Some broadcasters don't care about the money and just say what they think.
It has a fairly high level of public credibility.
Banana.com's operations department must be devastated; they haven't had the confidence to promote their products and services like this in a long time.
I used to be terrified, afraid that others would criticize me.
So, while Banana.com was busy counting its money, the broadcasters, like cats smelling fish, swarmed over.
The audience was only just recovering from their shock when they started discussing other things.
This show looks like it's really going to rise to prominence, and it's not just a gimmick.
Although they don't know why, and it's none of their business, if there are good shows to watch, then they are the ones who enjoy it.
I've been so bombarded with idol dramas lately, I'm about to throw up.
At least this hype from Banana.net has shifted many people's attention to TV dramas.
"If the plot is even half as good as the trailer... I'm definitely going to watch it."
"Half? The trailer's plot is exactly the same as the novel's plot. Is the fidelity really that high?"
"It's not just the plot that's faithful to the original, the casting is also very good. Although I didn't recognize many of them, judging from the trailer, their acting is quite good!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
