Sun Xiaoxiao remembered the scene on the day the finale of "Yun Qing Ji" aired for a long time.
After a night of fierce fighting, the major platforms finally reached a brief ceasefire at 7:35 p.m. on Saturday.
This unconventional and bizarre palace drama, where the audience could never predict what would happen next, came to its finale after nearly a month of airing. Everyone, from its enemies to the viewers, was watching this moment closely.
It's strange. After the 39 episodes aired, everyone from Weibo, Douyin, and Tieba to Pixiv, Green Petal, Toutiao, and even the ads in the corners of browsers were discussing "Yun Qing Ji" and arguing about it fiercely. Only the official Weibo account of "Yun Qing Ji," which was at the center of the storm, remained completely silent.
On the day of the finale, the official Weibo account of "Yun Qing Ji" only posted a message saying "The finale is coming tonight," and nothing else. Even the stills and the episode number that were usually posted were not posted today.
On the other hand, the official Weibo account of "Qingyun Biography" was singing and dancing, trying to attract the audience's attention.
However, with the ratings reaching the level of "Yun Qing Ji," whether or not there's a promotional campaign doesn't really have much impact on the ending.
The viewership rating for episode 39 of "Yun Qing Ji" was 3.4%!
What does this mean? The finale of a drama series often sees its highest viewership. This means that by episode 40, "The Tale of Yun Qing" will inevitably break 3.5 in viewership—and, to be bold, even breaking 4 is not impossible!
If the finale of "Yun Qing Ji" achieves a viewership rating of over 4, the battle between the two Hans will no longer need to be decided.
The opening sequence of "Yun Qing Ji" is also very different today.
The familiar, melodious ancient music never played. After the commercial ended, the screen flickered with static for a few seconds, and suddenly several women washing clothes appeared on screen, kneeling by the stream while singing off-key tunes:
"He weeds the seedlings by day and spins yarn by night."
"Plant rice and eat beans, reel silk and wear hemp."
"The ancient land is but a mound of earth; when will the emperor return to my home?"
Without any accompaniment, the women's clear voices filled the air. After six short lines of lyrics, the camera slowly panned up, revealing the entire village on screen.
Six large characters slowly appeared in the center of the screen:
"The World Belongs to All People".
The title of episode 40 of "Yun Qing Ji" is surprisingly different from the previous 39 episodes, which used the format "XX Ji". Instead, it has a title that carries a deeper meaning. What's even stranger is that, for the first time, the screenwriter's name is not displayed at the bottom of this episode.
Sun Xiaoxiao and her family sat in front of the television, staring at those six words, and couldn't help but hold their breath.
Ke Na, who had recently turned against Liao Li, sat in the living room with her parents, nervously watching the screen.
The crew of "Xiao Feng Que" sat in the self-service cafeteria, eating their meal while looking up at the large TV screen in the cafeteria.
Xu Guanjun, the CEO of Guanjun Century, frowned slightly when he saw the headline.
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The emperor has passed away.
As a founding emperor, he died a ignominious and inexplicable death. Until his last breath, he still didn't know who his killers were.
Soon, the bloodthirsty guards outside the palace finally wiped out the rebellious guards. Upon entering the palace, they discovered that the wise and mighty Emperor had already passed away.
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