Global Film Emperor

Chapter 100 Word-of-Mouth Spreads
"Want a bowl? It's quite delicious."

"I won't eat. We're in such a dire situation, how can I possibly eat? How can you be so carefree?"

Han Chen pushed away the bowl of noodles Lu Ze offered, looking at Lu Ze with annoyance. So he was the only one getting worked up? This bastard didn't seem worried at all coming to Hangzhou. He ate two big bowls of noodles as soon as he got to the office.

Lu Ze grabbed a few tissues from the table and wiped his forehead and mouth. He couldn't handle spicy food well and would sweat after eating just a little. He picked up his chopsticks again, blew on the noodles, and took another big bite.

"The point is, worrying and getting stressed won't help, right? All you can do now is stay here and wait for the data. What else can you do? You haven't eaten all day, have you? Have something to eat."

After listening to Lu Ze's analysis, Han Chen agreed. No matter how angry or anxious he was, he still needed to eat. Besides, wasn't he really hungry? He was starving.

The two slurped their noodles together. Lu Ze opened Weibo, glanced at his number of followers, and was immediately stunned. He pushed it in front of Han Chen and nudged Han Chen's shoulder with his finger.

"What are you doing now? Did your followers spend money?"

"After opening my Weibo account, I browsed over 4,000 times, but apart from that 4,000, I didn't browse any other posts."

It's only 7:50 now, the first episode just finished airing, and most viewers are probably just starting to watch the second episode, but Lu Ze's fan base has already grown to over 100,000.

After the broadcast of "The Capital Youth", Lu Ze's fans began to grow steadily. Before today's broadcast, Lu Ze also forwarded a Weibo post to promote the show. At that time, he only had more than 87,000 fans.

In other words, he gained over 10,000 followers in just 50 minutes. How did he do that? It's self-evident.

"What's the point of eating then! Let's go!"

Han Chen slammed his chopsticks down, grabbed Lu Ze's wrist, and ran towards the data department. He had a feeling the data was about to increase!

"You'll spill the soup!"

Strictly speaking, "Forensic Doctor Qin Ming" is not a highly professional drama, even though Lu Ze and Han Chen made many detailed modifications.

However, it must be said that the protagonist's character design is successful: a serious and calm handsome forensic doctor, a lively and adorable female assistant, and a police elite who is sometimes silly and sometimes serious.

As the most popular genre of TV dramas among young people today, the importance of the main characters in web dramas is no less than the quality of the plot. As long as the characters are likable, people will be willing to keep watching.

Moreover, the profession of forensic pathologist is unfamiliar or even unknown to most people, and their working methods are also unknown to the public, so the audience does not have the concept of "fake".

Therefore, it is not hard to imagine that "Forensic Doctor Qin Ming" experienced a small-scale surge in popularity within just fifty minutes.

Liu Wen became increasingly frightened as she watched. After learning at the end of the first episode that there were two victims, she hid under the covers, hoping that the blankets could give her some sense of security.

The fear reached its peak when the two bodies were found in their home, and even the feeling of nausea surged up. When Qin Ming scooped the grease out of the bucket, she paused the video, took a deep breath, and forcefully suppressed the nausea.

"Let's wait and see," she thought, and opened Weibo. When she arrived at the official Weibo account for "Forensic Doctor Qin Ming," she found that she wasn't the only one complaining; many people were also criticizing the show in the latest post.

"This is so graphic right from the start? I feel like throwing up, it's disgusting!"

"It's really disgusting! But it's also poisonous! Even though I'm such a scaredy-cat, I still want to keep watching!"

"I think Qin Ming is so handsome, I like his type!"

Liu Wen scrolled down and found that, apart from complaints about the plot's graphic content and various speculations, most of the comments were praising Qin Ming and Li Dabao. Reflecting on her own experience, she realized that she didn't dislike Qin Ming, whom she initially thought was pretentious, so much so that she even liked him a little. As for Li Dabao? She felt a strong connection to him!
The official Weibo account tagged the three lead actors in its post. Liu Wen followed all three, then browsed through their Weibo accounts one by one, but found nothing particularly noteworthy before returning to Wandou Video. Aside from the web series itself, this environment was one Liu Wen preferred—no barrage of fan comments, just everyone sharing the moments of disgust and laughter.

After the murderer was caught, everyone angrily condemned the deranged killer who murdered and cooked the body. Many people also reminded others not to hire repairmen from small advertisements posted on their doorsteps, as it was indeed unsafe.

This heartwarming reminder and harmonious online commentary atmosphere elevated Liu Wen's overall impression of the show to a new level. Not only is the show great, but the audience is also a very lovely bunch.

After the second episode ended, the website reminded her that the remaining episodes were only available to VIP members. Without hesitation, she spent twelve yuan to become a member. Although she was twenty-six years old and hadn't achieved anything significant, she could still afford to spend a dozen yuan.

As the third episode began, the familiar comments flooded in again. She was happy that so many friends could continue to accompany her when she was scared. She took her phone to the kitchen, made a cup of honey water, and continued watching.

In two hours, the total number of views reached 257,000, with each episode exceeding 70,000 views. The number of bullet comments was very even, fluctuating between 2,000 and 3,000 per episode.

Moreover, the peak number of viewers remained stable, without a linear increase or a precipitous drop, maintaining steady growth.

Most importantly, the conversion rate between non-members and members is remarkable. More than 20,000 new users have already become members, resulting in a conversion rate of 3.5 to 1. This is an extremely impressive and astonishing figure.

The manager of the film and television department at Wandou Video, who is in charge of "Forensic Doctor Qin Ming," is already very satisfied. The platform is only so big, the number of users is only so many, and there are no traffic stars. They should have a good idea of ​​how many clicks they can get.

Moreover, this is only the first day. Although word-of-mouth has been established, it has not yet taken off and still needs to be operated and promoted. The manager already has a feeling that this drama may be the best-performing drama since they started their video website.

If clicks, traffic, and membership conversions remain the same for the foreseeable future, the costs of filming and advertising investments will be recovered quickly.

"Congratulations to Director Han and Mr. Lu. If this drama continues on this upward trend, then it will undoubtedly be a success."

Han Chen is keeping his composure. He shook hands with the manager. Actually, his goal was a bit too high, and he hasn't reached his expected standard yet. But the results on the first day aren't bad. At least he can save face and give Qian Shijia a decent explanation.

"We're all sister companies, family, no need to be so polite."

"Yes, yes, that makes sense. How about this, I'll host a gathering today. Everyone's had a long day, let's eat and drink something together and relax. What do you think, Director Han?"

The manager looked at the two of them. Han Chen was still a little disappointed and didn't have much of a mood. If the number of clicks reached one million in two hours, he would definitely drink without hesitation, but now... it's better to take a break.

"I appreciate your kind offer, but as you said, everyone has had a long day and should get some rest. After all, we have to work tomorrow, so we need to be in good shape, right?"

Han Chen and the manager turned their attention to Lu Ze. Lu Ze wasn't exactly a superstar now, but he had gained some popularity and was no longer an unknown newcomer actor. Therefore, they still had to respect Lu Ze's opinion.

"Me too, I'm a bit sleepy, I'd better go back and rest first, I appreciate your kind offer."

Lu Ze disliked these kinds of dinner parties; he never had. Now that he had the power to refuse, not attending them was the best option.

The manager didn't insist, but simply booked two rooms for the two of them in advance. Han Chen drove himself and followed Liu Bin back to the hotel to rest.

They didn't chat much and went back to their own rooms. Lu Ze took a shower and went to sleep, as did Han Chen.

Neither of them expected that a big surprise was about to arrive.

(End of this chapter)