Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle-Chapter 321 - 320 Of Course Step On It
Chapter 321: Chapter 320: Of Course, Step On It
Chapter 321 -320: Of Course, Step On It
After the premiere, the ratings came out the next day, and they were a bit lower than the Chenxing Entertainment’s Fantasy Martial Arts Drama.
But this result completely exceeded Director Zhu’s expectations.
You have to understand that just the promotional expenses for Chenxing Entertainment’s Fantasy Martial Arts Drama ran into tens of millions, not to mention the high-profile lead actors with excellent acting skills, so it was normal for them to have such ratings.
However, they had held an early premiere based on Luo Ning’s suggestion and didn’t spend a lot of money on extensive promotion, so to achieve these initial ratings was really quite good.
Of course, Director Zhu and everyone else understood that Luo Ning deserved a huge amount of credit for the good ratings.
Her recent popularity and traffic were quite high, and due to several hot searches raising questions about her acting, a large audience was drawn to check out the show.
The series was a big-budget production with stunning visuals and locations, and the actors’ performances were on point, not to mention the tightly-knitted plot, so naturally, viewers got hooked.
“Haha, we should celebrate this,” suggested Director Zhu, proposing that everyone go out for a meal.
Nobody from the cast and crew refused, and the group went out for hotpot, this time explicitly not inviting Bo Xiangxiang.
Without the eyesore around, everyone was intentionally trying to foster a good atmosphere, so they had a great time and took lots of photos to share on their social media circles.
Director Zhu picked up his glass and took a big gulp, “Our premiere was really not too shabby, and when the plot reaches a mini-climax, I bet we’ll see another surge.”
The previous five episodes seemed a bit flat compared to what was to come; the real essence of the drama was about to start with tomorrow’s episode.
“Exactly, I’m really looking forward to the audience’s reaction after tomorrow’s broadcast.”
“Tomorrow Junior Sister turns to the dark side, which is the plot twist I love. I believe the audience will love it too.”
“Do you think our ratings can surpass that of Chenxing Entertainment’s drama?”
“I think there’s a good chance, we’re not far behind now.”
They went back and forth discussing the show, each one growing more hopeful about its success given the positive feedback from the first day of airing.
Although the premier day’s on-demand rate was slightly less than Chenxing Entertainment’s, it had been within expectations.
But now, having exceeded all expectations, there was no one who wasn’t pleased.
Cui Ran, who played the male lead, gave a wry smile, “Well, I’m going to be criticized even more harshly tomorrow.”
His performance wasn’t really the problem, it was the dragging down by the white lotus female lead.
What was supposed to be a Fantasy Martial Arts Drama about steadfast love eventually turned into a melodrama about a scumbag who leaves his childhood sweetheart fiancée for the white lotus.
But his popularity had soared considerably, providing him with some consolation.
Director Zhu chuckled and patted his shoulder, “No worries, a little criticism is healthy, and besides, you were kind of a scumbag in the drama to begin with.”
The second female lead covered her mouth and chuckled, “Exactly, while I was watching, I couldn’t help but want to call you a scumbag.”
Cui Ran looked even more despondent and called out to Luo Ning, “Brother Ning, save me!”
Luo Ning smiled and said, “You’ll perform better in the later parts, and by that time, the female lead will take the heat away from you, so don’t panic.”
Cui Ran thought of the plot adjustments made by the director and screenwriter in the later part of the drama, which indeed made his character less of a scumbag, and he felt comforted once again.
Director Zhu, with a glass in hand, sat next to Luo Ning and asked with a smile, “Brother Ning, do you think our ratings can break Chenxing Entertainment’s record?”
He had an extraordinary faith in Luo Ning now.
Luo Ning chuckled, “Director Zhu, you should have some confidence in your own drama.”
Director Zhu laughed, “Isn’t that because I trust your golden words even more?”
“Believing in Brother Ning can’t go wrong,” the others teased from the side.
Luo Ning, with a mixture of laughter and helplessness, said, “We’ll definitely surpass it.”
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She suggested again, “Chenxing Entertainment will definitely use our viewership numbers today to create buzz, and when that happens Director Zhu, you should have someone stir up the heat too.”
Given Yuan Hanyi’s personality, he would never pass up such a chance to suppress them.
He wouldn’t think it’s because they spent too much on marketing and only achieved such results after heavy promotion.
He would only believe that their show is better than theirs, and would definitely have his team hire internet trolls to manipulate the scene and then compare the data between the two dramas to belittle theirs.
Director Zhu’s eyes shone, “Alright, I’ll take Brother Ning’s advice.”
The other side was going to give them a round of promotion for free, how great was that!
He even felt like calling Yuan Hanyi to express his gratitude.
Their high viewership this time, apart from the effect brought by Luo Ning’s popularity, was also largely related to the previous underhanded tactics that Yuan Hanyi used to suppress and belittle them.
Everyone played until after ten before the gathering ended, and everyone went their separate ways.
Bo Xiangxiang had been paying attention to the drama and the movements of the cast members.
At the moment, she was with Yuan Hanyi, and after they had their fun, they both lay in bed scrolling through their phones.
Then Bo Xiangxiang saw the male lead Cui Ran’s post about going out to celebrate with hotpot.
Her face darkened, feeling particularly displeased.
She was the lead actress, yet those people went out to celebrate without inviting her.
Even though she wouldn’t have gone, she felt that they should have called and invited her, so she could then refuse.
She scoffed and said to Yuan Hanyi, “Look at how smug they are, the premiere’s viewership isn’t even as high as your company’s drama, and they still have the nerve to celebrate.”
Yuan Hanyi leaned in to look at her social media, and seeing Director Zhu and the cast so happily celebrating, he was somewhat speechless.
“They’re really getting ahead of themselves, how pathetic,” he said disdainfully.
Happy with just that viewership, he had overestimated Director Zhu and Luo Ning before.
Bo Xiangxiang cuddled into his arms, smiling as she said, “Do you want to step on them a bit more?”
Thinking of how she had eagerly watched the premiere of the Fantasy Martial Arts Drama, it was her first time playing the lead in such a big-budget fantasy martial arts drama.
She had hoped to see the audience praise her acting, but instead, the comments were all scolding her as a white lotus, green tea bitch, and shameless mistress.
It infuriated her to no end, and even made her resent Director Zhu and the others as well.
As Yuan Hanyi had said, those people were all biased towards that bitch Luo Ning, making the second female lead’s role stand out, so all the praise was for her.
However, she didn’t reflect on herself, if it wasn’t for her refusal to listen to the director and insisting on displaying that strong white lotus demeanor, and relying on Yuan Hanyi’s backing, offending the assistant director and the screenwriter in the crew.
It wasn’t likely that they would deliberately let her go on being the white lotus.
Yuan Hanyi pinched her face and laughed, “Of course, we have to step on them.”
So he took out his phone and messaged the marketing team, telling them to buy internet trolls to belittle Luo Ning and their Fantasy Martial Arts Drama.
Seeing his actions, Bo Xiangxiang’s eyes carried a smile, as she playfully chided him, “You’re so bad.”
Then, she took the initiative to snuggle up again, “But I like just how bad you are!”
Yuan Hanyi was in a good mood, so he kissed her with a smile.
But for some reason, he felt that Bo Xiangxiang’s face was getting more and more insipid.
If it hadn’t been for her skills and her particularly good way of pleasing and serving him, he nearly couldn’t muster much interest in her anymore.
He didn’t know that it was because the lead actress’s Luck had been significantly weakened, and with it, the charming halo of the lead actress had also faded, which was why he was starting to become picky.
