Nights in the north are always extremely dark.
But the lights in Yanjing are always so stubborn, especially the main station, which seems to have never been extinguished.
In the brightly lit building, people were coming and going in an orderly manner. Only the occasional footsteps and muffled conversations could be heard.
Data monitoring room.
This is a very spacious room.
Seven rows of computers, six in each row. In front of you is a huge screen with countless data bars on it.
This is the main station’s ratings control room!
The ratings of all TV dramas and online dramas across the country are above this!
When it increased, how much it increased, and whether it was a natural increase, you can clearly see it at a glance on the big screen.
At this moment, Zhou Yanqiu and a gray-haired old man were sitting at the front, and the sound of keyboards was coming from behind.
Seven fifty.
The old man stood up and said into the headset: "Report from each monitoring channel."
"Channel 1 is ready, analyzing the target Jiangdong Province. The surveillance data is "The Harem. The Legend of Zhen Huan"."
"Channel 4 is ready to analyze the target Xialan Province. The surveillance data is "The Harem. The Legend of Zhen Huan"."
"Channel 12 is ready, analyzing the target Pearl River Province. The surveillance data is "Elk"."
Voices came back one after another, and the old man nodded: "Keep it up."
The room fell silent.
The old man turned off the headset and smiled at Zhou Yanqiu: "Nervous?"
"No." Zhou Yanqiu looked a little weird: "I just want to see how this show will fare against "The Elk"."
"How are Chinese TV dramas worse than Goryeo TV dramas?"
She reviewed both TV series.
According to public opinion, "The Elk" is enough to beat "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
But……
She actually finished watching "The Legend of Zhen Huan" completely!
She might not have come to the monitoring station.
But she always felt in her heart that if she didn't come today, she would regret it.
The old man was silent for a moment and shook his head slightly.
"Hopefully he can reach 1% ratings."
Zhou Yanqiu asked out of nowhere: "You don't like it?"
Why is it that I am the only one who thinks... the result may not be that simple? ?
It was this weird mood that made her stand here again today after not entering the monitoring station for several years.
The old man didn't answer, just turned on the headset and said solemnly: "Get ready."
Seven fifty-nine!
The monitoring room was silent.
Every time a new drama is launched, it is a silent battle.
And this time.
It was Gao Li who shouted in the face!
But they can only place their hope in a TV series from outsiders.
When...the clock strikes eight o'clock.
"Real-time monitoring begins!"
With a command, the data bars of more than a dozen colors on the main screen began to jump crazily!
The blue front is The Legend of Zhen Huan.
Green ahead is the elk.
Next are TV series from other stations.
There are fifty or sixty in total.
But……
Just five seconds later, the whole audience let out a "Hey!" !
The old man raised his head suddenly and stared at the data strip.
Zhou Yanqiu was the same, with his mouth slightly open, he couldn't believe his eyes!
Even!
Blue and green are basically the same!
"Elk" opened with a ratings of 3.78%! !
"The Legend of Zhen Huan" opened with 3.69%!
"This..." The old man was stunned.
In the original plan, the bloodbath in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" did not appear at all.
Instead, they are fighting against each other! !
You rose by 0.1 in the last second.
I will go up by 0.2 in the next second!
Just looking at it is thrilling!
""The Legend of Zhen Huan"...the ratings were so high when it first aired?"
One of the monitors couldn't help but murmured.
Saw a living ghost!
"Calm down." The old man finally spoke: ""The Legend of Zhen Huan" was written by Teacher Kong Fang."
"A lot of people come because of his fame."
"The specific situation will depend on the first half hour of the broadcast."
Zhou Yanqiu said nothing.
But her heart couldn't help but speed up a few beats.
Five minutes... ten minutes...
Twenty-five minutes later. All the monitors finally couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
"Shocked."
"The ratings of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" have plummeted, and now they are only 1.5%." A monitor lamented, but also said regretfully: "I really thought it could surpass "The Elk"... By the way, "The Elk" ?”
The monitor in the back row said solemnly: "2.5%."
"Stabilize it."
"Yeah, 2.5% ratings, this is the first episode."
"When it really gets popular, after three or four episodes, other stations start to rebroadcast it."
"The 1.5 of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is not bad. If the ratings don't continue to fall, it will be considered a small hit."
The old man looked at the data strips that were gradually stabilizing and sighed with regret.
“‘Elk’ is better.”
Before he finished speaking, the green data bar grew a little further.
The old man clicked on the screen: "The gap is gradually increasing. I estimate... when it is finished, it will break 3."
""The Legend of Zhen Huan" is a pity."
Without the impact of "Elk", breaking 2 shouldn't be a problem.
"Continue reading?" He looked at Zhou Yanqiu and asked.
Although the other party didn't say anything.
But obviously I came here for "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
However, the dust has now settled.
Zhou Yanqiu hesitated for a moment.
"Lets see."
The old man laughed: "Bu Zhou, you are an old man too."
"Nearly half an hour later, the audience has stabilized."
"Without an accident, there is no possibility of a rebound."
really.
True to his words, at the end of the first episode, the ratings of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" were stable at 1.4%.
And "Elk" is as high as 2.7%!
Nearly double the difference!
"Everyone, get ready and monitor the next episode in fifteen minutes."
"Each monitoring station will collect the data and analyze it tomorrow."
The staff put down their headsets, and discussions immediately began.
"What a pity!"
“Perfect start, but audiences didn’t fight for ‘The Elk.’”
"1.4% for forty minutes, the first episode. It's really not bad."
"Not bad? Haha... I hope this show will be more successful! Give those TV companies a slap in the face!"
"How dare you ask Huaying 3 to open the skylight in September! You just spoil them too much!"
Listening to the constant discussion, the old man patted Zhou Yanqiu on the shoulder.
"Don't be mentally burdened."
"Even if "The Legend of Zhen Huan" loses to "The Elk", it will not affect your work."
Zhou Yanqiu was stunned.
Only then did he realize that the other party was worried that he had given "The Legend of Zhen Huan" a high score of 88. "Elk" 90 points.
However, there is a huge gap in ratings between the two, which will affect your subsequent work.
She smiled slightly without explaining.
She had a crazy idea in her mind.
Maybe... "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is the Waterloo of "The Elk"!
She is here just to confirm her vision.
That's all.
………
Nine o'clock sharp!
Today, four episodes of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" aired. "Elk" aired for two episodes.
The old man raised his hand.
When the clock struck nine o'clock, he waved his hand down.
"Start monitoring."
However!
This time, the two data strips once again restored their grandeur in the first episode!
"3.0% and 3.1%?" He couldn't help but exclaimed.
How can this be!
Zhou Yanqiu's eyes suddenly lit up.
It's not just them.
All the monitors in the room looked at the screen in disbelief.
"3.0%?" A monitor immediately said: "The ratings increased by 1.5% in fifteen minutes?!"
"This...this is simply impossible!"
The first episode has dropped to 1.4%.
As usual, the second episode lasts the most!
The average ratings of the first three episodes of a drama are basically the overall ratings of the drama.
but.
"The Legend of Zhen Huan" counterattacks!
And it's not a simple counterattack, it's a 1.5% increase in one breath!
"Liu Mingrui!" The old man reacted immediately and shouted: "Check it immediately! Look at the source of the data..."
Before he could finish speaking, Liu Mingrui was already looking at the screen dumbfounded and muttering: "There is no moisture..."
"The data comes from major cities, counties, villages and towns across the country...the branches are very scattered, there can be no problems!"
Dead silence.
The next second, the discussion gradually started.
getting bigger!
"Quiet!" The old man said quickly, walked quickly to Liu Mingrui's computer, asked him to get up, and sat on it himself.
With his fingers flying, he looked at the screen quickly.
But two minutes later, he was just as stunned.
Completely correct!
No problem traffic!
"How could..." He raised his head and looked up.
Just five minutes passed.
The current ratings are 3.1 to 3.1!
A tie? !
He only feels like science fiction!
Been in business for decades.
This is an unprecedented sign!
Neither "Thirst" or "Yenjing Man in the Eastern Capital" which were huge hits back then!
Either start with a big bang.
Either the second episode will be a small hit and then remain the same.
Now there is a TV series with a huge hit in its second episode?
"Deputy Director Wang..." At this moment, a monitor said solemnly: "It has been detected... that the data of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has grown three percentage points faster than that of "The Elk"!"
"This...this is incredible!"
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yanqiu's voice finally sounded.
Very calmly, but with a fiery tone: "This is possible!"
"Eight o'clock."
"Get off work at six o'clock, get home at seven o'clock, have dinner at seven-thirty... At eight o'clock, most women have just finished cleaning up the housework."
"Eight o'clock in the prime time period is the era of the state-owned economy that used to work from 9 to 5."
“The prime time for modern young people has to be postponed a little!”
She never figured it out.
Why did "The Legend of Zhen Huan" have such low ratings at the beginning?
I spent three days wearing a smoke ring to catch up on the entire episode!
But now, she suddenly understood.
Her voice was filled with excitement: "Sit down in front of the TV at this time. The TV has been on for a while."
"What's the hottest thing right now?"
"Elk!"
"If women have husbands or boyfriends, they can only watch it with each other."
“But what about the genre of ‘Elk’?”
"Suspense!"
"Horrifying!"
"It's definitely not a woman's cup of tea!"
She took a deep breath and said excitedly: "If this is the time."
"There is a drama that touches their hearts that is about to air its second episode."
"Her best friends and circle of friends all recommend her."
"Of course the ratings will skyrocket!"
Quiet.
After a long time, the old man said: "This is just your guess..."
Before he finished the next word, he couldn't continue.
Because Zhou Yanqiu had already picked up the phone.
On the mobile phone, a WeChat group called "The Wall Cracks in Amway Zhen Huan", messages are scrolling like crazy!
"Xia Dongchun must die!!"
"Concubine Hua loves me so much! That rolling eyes, that contempt! Ouch~~"
"Am I the only one who pays attention to the props? Have you looked at the ladies' clothes and jewelry? They're so awesome!"
"Sisters share the same love! I watched the whole episode staring at the queen's phoenix crown!"
"Deputy Director Wang!" Suddenly, a monitor stood up.
His voice was trembling a little: "Super, super..."
"What's too much! Tell me clearly!" Deputy Director Wang said solemnly.
But before he finished speaking, he immediately came back to his senses.
He looked up sharply at the screen.
In the two data above, the green color is already higher!
3.4%!
And "Elk" is...
3.1%!
"The Legend of Zhen Huan" overtakes us!
"Fuck..." As the deputy director of the station, Wang Han hasn't used foul language in who knows how many years.
But now.
Just so uncontrollable.
"What the hell...what the hell!"
Against the rules!
Go against the wind!
For the first time, he clearly realized how many women in China love to follow dramas!
"Deputy Director Wang, do you want to inform the director?" One by one, the commentators stood up, their eyes burning: "There have been no dramas with more than 3% for several years!"
"This is the potential for a big bang!"
Deputy Director Wang only felt...
Can't the air conditioner be turned down?
Why is it so hot!
He knew...even the director of the station...wasn't optimistic about "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
Otherwise, he should be there on this occasion.
At least show some respect.
Now...do we really need to report it?
3% is definitely enough!
The default rule in Taiwan is 2.5%!
"Calm down!" He finally said: "Wait for this episode."
"At the end of this episode, if the ratings remain the same, I will notify the station manager immediately!"
Ding--!
Before he could finish speaking, a crisp tone suddenly sounded.
The boiling scene suddenly became quiet.
Then, everyone looked at the screen.
This sound.
They set a rating that exceeds the "hot drama" standard of 1%.
Every time it exceeds 1% in the future, there will be a similar reminder.
Everyone looked up.
There was only a number printed in his pupils that he hadn't seen in several years.
3.5%!
