Soon, the ratings for the first episode of "The Signal" were released.
"How many?"
Chi Jingyuan, who was leaning on the folding chair on the set, paused after hearing this, put down his phone and looked at the set manager who had just come to announce the good news.
"6.5%" The familiar female clerk smiled happily, obviously very happy with this number.
"That's good..."
Chi Jingyuan's eyes lit up when he heard this number, and he couldn't help but sit up and his expression looked much better.
When he guessed the ratings before, although he only guessed 5% due to modesty and other reasons, in fact, if he made a real estimate based on his experience, it would be similar to the 5% estimated by Zhao Zhenxiong. This number is actually already I was very optimistic, but I didn't expect that the ratings of the first broadcast actually exceeded 6.5, which was 1.5 percentage points higher than the optimistic estimate.
You must know that for cable TV stations, one percent is already a very impressive number. Many TV series from the beginning to the end cannot exceed one percent, such as the one that SM just invested in and hit the street.
"How long has it been since the premiere of Reply 1988?" Chi Jingyuan suddenly remembered something and asked curiously.
"6.1%, just over a little bit." The female steward replied immediately without thinking. She had obviously done her homework before. She smiled and said a few more words before leaving: "Jingyuan, you are busy first. I’ll go notify the others.”
After saying goodbye to the show manager, Chi Jingyuan felt better. At the same time, he also felt that the atmosphere around the crew was gradually getting warmer after gaining ratings.
"Reply 1988" had a very high ratings of 6.1 when it first aired, which shocked many people, and it was also based on the previous two dramas of the "Reply" series. Now, "The Signal" has a premiere rating of 6.5% and can almost compete with tvN The TV series has the highest first-run ratings. It can be seen that the audience is still looking forward to the drama "Signal" because of the cast, and the crew has lived up to tvN's vigorous promotion some time ago.
Of course, the influence of "Signal" and "Reply 1988" are currently not comparable. After all, the audience for this kind of more serious crime suspense drama is still far less than that of "1988", a family-friendly drama, but it has already opened a very good one. First, with the successful premiere ratings and good word-of-mouth reviews, at least Chi Jingyuan and the entire crew will not be under so much pressure in the next few days.
The second episode of "Signal" was played the next day. The last scene of the previous episode, the last suspense left by Park Hae Young and the murderer Nurse Yoon looking at each other was also revealed in this episode.
The plot of this episode is full of ups and downs. When Nurse Yin was caught and brought to the interrogation room, there were only 20 minutes left before the legal prosecution period. Although some evidence samples were collected at this time, the time was tight and it was too late. Without conclusive evidence, they could only rely on Park Hae-young and other police officers' coercive interrogation to pry open the other party's mouth.
According to the experience of all crime dramas, no matter how tight the setting time is, the murderer will always be serious at the last second of the prosecution period, but "Signal" does not have such a slightly bloody plot. The nurse was a person who wouldn’t cry unless she saw a weirdo. Although he seemed a little nervous about being interrogated at this time, he insisted that he was innocent no matter how the police pressed him. His intention to delay the prosecution until the end of the prosecution period was obvious.
At the last minute when time was approaching, Park Hae Young saw that the interrogation was fruitless, and even broke into the interrogation room directly, holding a stack of forged documents, falsely claiming that they were DNA evidence that had been detected, and at the last moment, even at the risk of Tell lies to scare the other person into admitting their crime.
This method was very effective. Nurse Yin became obviously nervous, as if her psychological defense was about to be broken.
However, as the last minute passed, and in the last few seconds, under Park Hae Young's anxious and fiery eyes, and under the expectations of all the police around and the audience, Nurse Yin raised her head and gently stroked her hand. He fixed his hair and looked at Park Hae Young. His big red lips that had just been painted with lipstick trembled and smiled, but he said firmly: "I did not kill anyone."
The countdown in front of the screen reaches zero, and the statute of limitations in the Kim Yunzhen kidnapping case has expired.
All the police officers around him slumped down on their chairs and sighed as if they had lost all their strength. The strength and anger that Park Hae Young, who was closest to him, had just lied about having evidence to interrogate, and the self-confidence that had always been engraved in his bones were all gone at this moment. Nothing left.
He raised his head in confusion, glanced at Nurse Yin's victorious face for the last time, and then turned to the side involuntarily, his lips slightly opened and trembling, his eye sockets began to turn red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his pupils were full of confusion, as if he still couldn't. Accepting the final defeat, unable to accept allowing this murderer to become the winner again.
But a tear running down his cheek quickly told everyone that he actually knew that this was reality, but he just couldn't accept it.
Under the close-up of the camera, there is a very sharp contrast with the previous righteous policeman who was full of confidence in his abilities. His powerlessness, despair, guilt and loss seemed to overflow, and everyone was shocked even through the screen. The audience experienced it vividly.
Under the ups and downs of the plot and the atmosphere, many viewers immediately felt a sense of empathy and sadness, and were infected by Chi Jingyuan's amazing performance in the camera.
When Nurse Yin defeated everyone and swaggered out of the interrogation room, seemingly becoming the final winner, the plot reversed again. Forensic investigators detected new evidence from the parking tickets 15 years ago. This The evidence is enough to prove that the skeleton found in the hospital, Seo Hyung-jun, who was mistaken by the police as the murderer, was also killed by Nurse Yoon. It can also prove that there is only one day left in the prosecution of Seo Hyung-jun's murder case. With this evidence, the winner can be determined After an instant change of position, Nurse Yin, who had been so proud just now, collapsed to the ground in disbelief, trembling all over and making noises, and was taken away by the police in excitement.
However, Park Hae Young was still a little confused.
The murderer was caught, but not because of the Jin Yunzhen case he was obsessed with, but because of another person.
In just a few minutes, the statute of limitations for the Kim Yunzhen kidnapping case passed, and this case could no longer be used to convict the murderer. Although Nurse Yin was arrested, it was not because of Kim Yunzhen's case, which meant that until the end The real murderer was not brought to justice, so what was the purpose of his previous efforts? Was he successful or failed?
The murderer who kidnapped and killed his daughter did not receive any punishment for killing his daughter. Even if he was caught by the police, he was sent to prison because he killed another person.
Can Jin Yunzhen’s mother, who has been standing in front of the police station for fifteen years, accept this final result?
He was a little confused and felt a little absurd.
Yet this is reality.
In front of the screen, the audience saw the contrast between the murderer before and after, and the joy of finally being caught, but they couldn't help but feel an indescribable sadness. They also felt the cruelty of reality and some of the things expressed in the drama "The Signal".
There is something really different about this show.
The second episode ended when the Jinyang Branch finally established a long-term unsolved case team for various reasons. After Park Hae-young communicated with Li Caihan again across time and space, everyone began to trace the second serial murder case.
In the second episode, the ratings increased significantly, jumping directly to 7.9%. There were also more and more discussions about "Signal", especially Chi Jingyuan's contribution to the interrogation room in this episode. The performance became a hotly debated topic.
"This scene is really shocking. I can deeply feel the powerlessness in his heart while watching it, the despair of seeing the murderer in front of me but not being able to catch him."
"The change in the eyes, the comparison with the previous one, the progression of the expression, and the tears... the acting is really great!! Oppa's acting skills are absolutely amazing!! The ratings of "Signal" are also great!!"
"Ji Kyung-won is probably the one with the best acting skills among the current idols. Last year, he was nominated for the TV drama "Misborn" and lost to Lee Sung-min. This year's "Signal" has also made great progress, and his acting skills are good. What’s more, young actors who are extremely popular and popular are really rare. It’s no wonder that director Kim Won-seok is so optimistic about him. He decided to cast him as soon as the character design came out... and those who are still trying to transform. As an actor, for an idol who plays several unimpressive and even vaguely disgusting characters in idol dramas with exaggerated acting skills, he is really at the next level."
"This scene is indeed a classic scene. I was shocked when I watched it... Other idols who shoot one movie and another but can't find the reason and only know the weird script should really learn from it. "
"Are they really the three leading actors? What about the two movie stars Kim Hye Soo and Jo Jin Woong? They don't have much performance... Why do I feel like Ji Kyung Won's Park Hae Young stands out now?"
With the completion of the first two episodes, the plot of "Signal" gradually unfolded, and after the first case was successfully concluded, the popularity and related discussions on the Internet also became more and more intense. In addition to the discussion of the plot of the case, the setting of the time-travel dialogue In addition to the exclamation, the most amazing and praise for the role of Park Hae-young played by Ji Kyung-won.
Especially the scenes in the interrogation room in the second episode were regarded as classics by many people immediately after they came out. There are more and more praises for his performance on the Internet.
In any case, the first two episodes of the drama "Signal" have been very good. It will be seen whether the plot of the surprise girl will make the audience more satisfied.
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The day after the second episode was played, Chi Kyung-won said goodbye to the crew at 11pm, returned to SM after get off work, and started recording "Dream" with Bae Joo-hyun, who had been waiting here.
There is no way, the time is really close after the TV series starts, and the filming tasks are very heavy every day, so I can only spare some time in the evening, which can be considered as getting off work early.
The recording went very smoothly. The two of them had practiced the song "Dream" many times before and were already familiar with it. Moreover, because of their personal experiences and the unusual relationship between a man and a woman, they had no idea about the emotional aspect of this song. It was also expressed very well. After the recording started, the progress was so fast that even the recording studio was a little surprised.
Why does it feel a bit like recording...
After recording more than half of the recording, during the break, Chi Jingyuan and Bae Zhuhyun took the opportunity to go to the bathroom and walked out of the recording studio together. After the two went out, they unanimously did not choose to take the elevator without communicating in advance. Instead, they walked directly down the stairs. When they reached the passage between the stairs, they looked at each other and immediately embraced each other in a tacit understanding. I got tired of sticking it against the wall for a while.
The couple who hadn't seen each other for a few days had endless enthusiasm that couldn't be contained at all. When they met just now, Chi Jingyuan felt that there was a glint in Pei Zhuhyun's eyes.
It's a pity that because it's still winter and the temperature has been relatively low these days, the girl is wearing a little thick clothes.
After all, they were still at work and couldn't stay too long. Soon the two of them tidied up their clothes and left.
When leaving, Chi Jingyuan looked back at this place and suddenly felt that this stairwell looked a little familiar.
He vaguely remembered that a few years ago, when he and Zheng Xiujing were talking here, they were bumped into by Bae Zhuhyun who was coming downstairs.
I don’t know if I remembered it correctly...
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With Chi Jingyuan concentrating on filming, as the New Year approaches, the popularity of "Reply 1988" has not dissipated, and "Signal" has begun to emerge strongly, and the music industry has also become lively.
Originally, among the Kpop artists who have returned recently, there are not any popular groups. That is to say, the return of the monster newcomer Ikon at the beginning of the year made a lot of excitement, and then it became a little quiet.
However, with the return of Gfriend on the 25th with the third mini album, things have become a little different.
Gfriend, a girl group that just debuted last year and has been surrounded by the controversy of "Falling to Fame", this time the title song of the third mini-album "Time Passes" parachuted to the second place on the melon chart as soon as it was released, and it didn't take long to rush directly to the first place. 1, and then quickly swept through the major music charts, reaching the top of most music charts. Even this new song released at the end of the month entered the monthly chart of the month in less than 3 days.
Because it was so popular, Chi Jingyuan went to listen to the sound source of this song, and then watched the live stage of this song, and then he understood the origin of this popularity and the success of the sound source.
It is indeed a wonderful song. The choreography and melody are both great. Whether it is the clock dance that has been called a classic or the passionate arrangement, it is very impressive. Especially when you listen to the end, you will still have a feeling. There was a feeling of loss, and even a faint feeling of wanting to cry.
It is no longer a simple Kpop model dance song.
With the song "Time Passes", Gfriend has shown great popularity since the release of the song, and has almost captured most of the attention of the music industry in recent times. This new girl group has entered the public eye through wrestling. A few albums have made step by step progress, and now it seems that I have the momentum to reach the sky.
Seeing Gfriend's popularity, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but sigh.
It's a pity that he and Bae Zhuhyun will soon release the "Dream" sound source, as well as Kim Taeyeon's subway song "Rain". The quality of these two songs is actually very high, and with the popularity of the singer, he originally thought that Even if they don't play songs, they can still mix in a few and have fun.
But looking at the current situation of Gfriend, if nothing else happens, these two songs of theirs, which will not release a physical album without singing songs, are probably going to be knocked out of the singing program.
If there is no one, there will be no one. The most important thing about the song is to be heard by people. As long as the sound source is good, it will be OK.
However, the song "Time Passes" is really good, and Chi Jingyuan himself actually likes the pure and powerful style.
Compared with this, he felt that the song "Cheer Up" he was about to produce for Twice seemed a bit childish.
Alas, another new generation of girl groups that debuted in the past two years has emerged. I don’t know if Twice, which has already lagged behind by more than one position, will be able to achieve half the results of others...
Enough.
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The week flew by and it quickly came to the end of January. It was less than a week before New Year's Eve. While "Signal" aired its third and fourth episodes, Ji Kyung-won was also preparing to leave for JYP. Started to perform my work as a producer.
