Because the martial arts portion was completed to a high standard in the early stages, the workload in the later stages was greatly reduced.
Therefore, "A Century of Silence" was officially launched, broadcast simultaneously on M platform and Feiyang Film and Television platform, and also on H TV station, which advertised on M platform.
Penglai TV successfully took over the time slot right after the finale of "Asking the Heavens".
[Director Lin's new film, support!]
Seeing Director Lin now gives me PTSD; I'm terrified he'll suddenly stab me in the back. Cautious anticipation~
After so much hype and a star-studded cast, it's finally premiered! We've been waiting forever!
[No, this project has only been in development for two or three months, and it's a 100-episode TV series. M platform won't be forcing Director Lin to film it, will they? Don't let it end up being a shoddy production.]
[As long as Director Lin doesn't torture me, I don't care if it's poorly made. I've already cried all my tears from the chilling story of "Asking the Heavens," I really can't squeeze out a single drop more.]
The first episode of "A Hundred Years of Silence" premiered, and thanks to the pre-release promotion, the viewership rating was already close to 3 on the first day. It should be noted that when "Waves" was at its most popular, the viewership rating was only 2.5.
However, judging from the amount of money spent on promotion, "Waves" spent almost nothing, relying entirely on the spontaneous promotion by the protagonist's fans, while "A Hundred Years of Silence" spent a lot of real money.
Many people were shocked by the show's popularity, but some began to predict its decline, believing that long-running dramas were no longer what audiences liked and that the show's popularity would definitely continue to fall.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiaoxiao also turned on Penglai TV to watch the 100-episode series "A Century of Silence".
At the very beginning, the feudal dynasty that had lasted for over a thousand years finally collapsed, and many ambitious people began to rise up in rebellion or seize territory and become kings.
The protagonist's father was arrested and forced into military service. The family had no food, and his mother and newborn sister starved to death.
The male protagonist squatted beside the two corpses with a numb look in his eyes, watching the soldiers patrolling with guns in the distance and the men and women in bright Western-style suits walking down the street.
He thus became a beggar, dodging soldiers while surviving on scraps from the garbage cans of these well-off people and from the food that slipped through their fingers when they were being teased like cats and dogs.
Once caught by soldiers, they would be brutally beaten. The soldiers would not go easy on them just because they were children. After being beaten, because they had no money for medical treatment, death was the only thing waiting for these beggar children.
The male protagonist is one of the cleverest and fastest beggars. His numb eyes watch the beggar who was beaten for not escaping in time, his face showing no emotion, only anxiety that he hopes the other party will leave as soon as possible.
Just as the protagonist had become familiar with the survival skills of a beggar, he encountered an old man wearing a top hat, a wool coat, and leather shoes. The old man's sharp eyes swept over him, and the protagonist anxiously awaited his fate.
Those people noticed that they usually screamed and shouted for the soldiers, but this old man didn't call out to anyone. Instead, he looked him up and down like he was a piece of merchandise.
"Open your mouth."
The male protagonist wanted to escape, but as soon as he tried to move, the other person unconsciously stood in the direction he planned to escape. Helpless, he could only open his mouth and let the other person look him over.
The old man actually took him back, and when he entered the house, he was surprised to find that after the old man took off his hat, he had a long braid.
The male protagonist was somewhat panicked. The soldiers had arrested many people with long braids, including his father, whose braid had been cut off and who had been taken away. Why was this person with a braid able to live so well?
To the protagonist's surprise, there were five other people in the house besides him and the old man.
When the five people appeared, the protagonist couldn't help but tremble. His life as a beggar had made him extremely sensitive to people getting close, but these five people and the old man appeared without his knowledge.
The old man said he would give him a steamed bun every day, but he would have to listen to the old man in everything.
The male protagonist listened to the old man saying he would be beaten to death if he didn't listen, but he didn't react at all. He had no doubt that the other party would really beat him to death.
In the days that followed, the old man was not often at home, and the other five people would teach him things whenever they had time.
Although the old man treated them like cats and dogs, beating them until their skin was torn open if he was dissatisfied, or glaring at them with vicious eyes, the protagonist was content with his life. As for the dignity and insults from the other five people, he never participated, because he had never known what dignity was.
The tallest of the five is a self-proclaimed martial arts champion. The protagonist has seen him lift a stone block the size of a large vat with one hand. However, he is often hit on the head by the old man and secretly likes to call the old man a eunuch.
The second strongest one looked simple-minded. The old man often called him "Monk." His expression was usually cold and indifferent. Although he wouldn't curse the old man in private, he was second only to the martial arts champion in terms of how often he was beaten by the old man. Monk usually seemed harmless, but when the old man beat him, his eyes seemed to be filled with venom, as if he wanted to kill the old man. However, he was always beaten so badly by the eldest brother that he couldn't fight back and ended up kneeling on the ground spitting blood.
There were also two thin-looking young men who weren't beaten often and would even beg for mercy. However, the two didn't get along and often argued when the old man wasn't around, but they were the ones who cursed the old man the most.
There was also a very beautiful woman who usually cleaned guns. When the male protagonist first saw her, he couldn't help but tremble, but the woman laughed at him and pulled him over to hold the gun.
The old man also beat her. He didn't discriminate between men and women; he would beat anyone who made a mistake. Everyone else had no way to complain, but the male protagonist felt that although he was beaten, he was very happy. Even being beaten made him unconsciously happy.
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