On the day "Kingdom" was broadcast, Zhou Yiyang received advertising offers from several Korean companies.
With the popularity of "Kingdom", they all hope that their brands can attract more attention.
"Not bad," Zhou Yiyang beamed as he looked at his phone. No matter what people were saying online, the peace of mind of knowing the money was actually going into his pocket was truly reassuring. "It's only been airing for a day, and it's already attracted advertisers."
However, Zhou Yiyang did not forget the main creators of the show. He also gave each of them a big red envelope.
Several actors were delighted. They now felt that joining the crew was an extremely wise decision.
Now they are even envied by several of their peers, who think they are lucky this time.
In the following days, the discussion of "Kingdom" continued to rise, and more and more people began to respond to Zhou Yiyang's release of the entire series on Weibo.
[Mr. Zhou, please synchronize! How can such a wonderful drama be kept exclusive to Korea?]
[I'm dying without Kingdom! Could you please send me a network disk resource, with subtitles, please?]
[Wow, my Korean friends used to envy me for having so many dramas to watch, but now it's the other way around. I want to watch "Kingdom" too! At the very least, Mr. Zhou should at least arrange a new drama for the Chinese region!]
Guan Fei stared at her phone, grinning non-stop. She said to Zhou Yiyang, who was standing beside her, "Mr. Zhou, the netizens have been waiting so long. If it were you, I'd say we should just sync up!"
"Wait a little longer," Zhou Yiyang, who was always patient, said, "Next week, maybe. From now on, foreign dramas with this kind of investment will be broadcast exclusively in the local country for a week before being broadcast simultaneously around the world. That way, our drama will also be broadcast simultaneously abroad in the future."
"Yeah!" Guan Fei suddenly realized, "Now, thanks to 'Kingdom', many new people have downloaded Moonlight. Then, in the future, even more people will be able to watch our country's dramas after they are synchronized. If several major countries also popularize Moonlight, our audience will explode!"
"Yes, that's true. But just one drama isn't enough; we still need to keep producing. Fortunately, after 'Kingdom,' more and more directors and actors are willing to join us."
After Zhou Yiyang finished speaking, he glanced at Guan Fei beside him and said, "By the way, please use the official Weibo to release the news about the synchronization next week. This way, netizens will have a better idea of what's going on and their anger will be calmed down."
"Okay!" Guan Fei agreed immediately: "I'll send it right away!"
Luo Chen rubbed his eyes and said to Hu Die very embarrassedly: "Die, do I need to put a lot of powder to suppress the bags under my eyes?"
"Not bad," Hu Die skillfully applied makeup on his face. "A few dark circles under your eyes would make your character more realistic. But you must have stayed up late last night, your eyes are bloodshot."
Tang Yue, who was watching from the side, seemed to have found a kindred spirit: "Brother Chen, have you been watching Kingdom? These past two days, after watching Kingdom, I've been having all sorts of zombie-related dreams in my head and haven't been able to sleep well."
"Is it really that exaggerated?" Ling Hu laughed at the side. "I've finished watching it too. I don't think it's scary, but the design is quite interesting and the pacing is brisk. I'm already looking forward to the second season."
"Tangtang is very timid," Su Yin shook her head and said, "but she is the type who is afraid but also wants to watch."
"I did watch Kingdom," Luo Chen admitted. "Everyone was saying it was good, and I thought Yang Ge's level must be something special, so I finished it in one sitting last night. By the time I finished, I realized it was already five in the morning."
"This..." Hu Die paused, "Don't do this again in the future. Not only will it cause dark circles under your eyes, it's also bad for your health. If you get your lines wrong later, you'll have to endure President Zhou's wrath."
"Brother Yang's anger? That's much more terrifying." Wang Xingrui said with lingering fear. Once, when she was filming, she said a line wrong and was lectured for half an hour.
It was not until Guan Fei posted on Weibo that the netizens who had been leaving messages on Weibo quieted down.
What they want is not immediate synchronization, but accurate information.
Waiting for a week is already a good result for them.
Other domestic film and television companies have also begun to shift their focus to the research of "Kingdom".
"What do you think is the reason for the popularity of this drama?" the boss asked with a serious face. Their company hasn't produced a hit in more than two years, and Yi Yang Entertainment has been in the limelight in these two years.
"Let's just talk about the script," a senior executive said timidly. "The premise is very creative and has attracted a lot of attention from netizens. The subsequent plot is also above average, and it didn't end well. Most importantly, this is the first of its kind, a historical zombie drama, and it's reaping the rewards."
"So no one in our company can write this kind of script?"
None of the employees below spoke, but they were complaining in their hearts: If they could write such a script, would they still stay here!
After analyzing the last few companies, they all realized that the gap between them and Yi Yang Entertainment was mainly in their bosses.
Zhou Yiyang can write all kinds of hits, but they can't. However, as bosses, they can't fire themselves, so they can only allocate some of the budget previously given to celebrities to screenwriters, hoping to find reliable ones.
A week later, "Kingdom" was released globally, with Douyin and TikTok abroad being flooded with advertisements.
And this drama did not disappoint Zhou Yiyang. It performed well in China, Japan, Siam and Europe.
Especially in China, it has been on many hot searches and has a very good reputation.
The American version of Moonlight, which had been rejected all along, unexpectedly passed the review.
"Everyone," Zhou Yiyang said, calling all the actors together after finishing today's filming. "I have some good news to share with you. While our film can't be released globally right now, after it's released domestically, it will be released in all the countries and regions where Moonlight distributes its films. I've calculated that our total user base is guaranteed to exceed 100 million. By then, your performance will be seen by people all over the world. So, we must film it well and show the world that China can also produce good science fiction films."
Lin Xuan'er's blood boiled with excitement, and she straightened her back even more. Thinking about how many people would see her acting skills, she wanted to grab Su Yin and bring her into the room to train her 24 hours a day.
Su Yin shuddered, feeling as if three discordant gazes were staring at her.
At that time, "Fortress of Devil City" was still one-third unfinished. What they didn't know was that another science fiction film that was trying to capitalize on the popularity of the film had already finished filming the day before.
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