Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 346: Battle between Two Powers
"Peace Hotel" did not disappoint. After the second episode was aired, the ratings rose to 1.1, indicating that most of the viewers who watched the first episode stayed.

As the show's broadcast time increased, the real-time ratings also continued to rise. By the end of the second episode, it had risen to over 1.3.

The third episode aired last night remained stable at 1.3 throughout, and was slowly moving towards 1.4.

Compared to the first time operating the arc of a TV series, CCTV is very experienced. After seeing the performance of the first three episodes, the film and television department immediately said that this is a sure thing. As long as there are no outrageous bugs in the quality of the subsequent plots, the ratings will basically not decline. It's just a matter of how much it can rise in the end.

Arclight was naturally overjoyed to receive the recognition from the platform. This not only represents the success of a project, but also means that Arclight has taken a very stable first step in the field of TV series.

It's not just the TV ratings; the online broadcast volume of "Peace Hotel" is also not low at all.

Most of Arclight Films’ fans are viewers of online dramas. So even though they know they can watch it a few hours earlier on TV, many people are still used to watching it online.

Three days after the show was aired, the total number of views on Tencent Video has exceeded 1.5 million. At the same time, the ratings of the series were also released, with more than 8.5 people giving it a rating of , ranking first among all series of the same period.

In other words, the play was both critically and commercially successful.

[I've never seen a spy movie with a "secret room escape" before.]

[This seems to be the first time that the subtle differences between the Soviet Union and the International Communist Party are described in a spy film.]

[Fuck, the heroine Chen Jiaying is so cool! The smart and intelligent big sister or something, it really kills me! ]

[I only realized after watching the third episode that the male lead, Wang Dading, the greasy bandit, was actually played by Qin Hao. Who would have believed it if they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes?]

[Fuck, I really didn't realize it if you didn't tell me. But don't tell me, even if our "little prince of art films" becomes a bandit, he is still the most artistic bandit in the whole Northeast.]

[“What is Bi Ya” gave you a thumbs up (manually funny)]

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From the comments of many viewers on the Internet, it can be seen that the most attractive thing about "Peace Hotel" is that the plot is different from the conventional routine of previous spy films.

The protagonist has no missions to complete, and no freedom to move between multiple parties. Facing the blocked "Peace Hotel", everyone's primary goal is to survive.

But beyond survival, the plot also uses the ulterior motives between people from different countries to show the complex and ever-changing international situation at the time from a small perspective.

The Soviet Union may not always stand on our side, the United States is not aloof from the world, and the "evil" Germany may be able to provide us with help... Even our enemies are not united internally.

Compared with previous spy films that focused on describing the enemy's attack and defense, the perspective of "Peace Hotel" is undoubtedly higher.

In addition, the characters of the two protagonists, "Chen Jiaying" and "Wang Dading", are also very fresh to the audience.

There have been spy dramas with female protagonists before, but they always involve the female protagonist needing to be rescued by the male protagonist.

There is a similar plot in "Peace Hotel", but it is not as annoying to the audience as other dramas. The reason is that Chen Jiaying has no other choice within the scope of her ability, so she can only watch the male protagonist break the situation.

Most other dramas rely on the female lead's stupidity to forcibly elevate the male lead's ability.

In addition to these, another thing that the audience likes is the light comedy style of the whole drama. In recent years, spy dramas are either about deep hatred or idol dramas, and there are very few stories with such humorous colors.

Of course, this is also related to the plot background. The story of "Peace Hotel" takes place in the fallen puppet Manchukuo, and the conflict is not that intense. Coupled with the comedy color of Northeast China, it is naturally easier to accept.

Therefore, the audience's pursuit of "Peace Hotel" is somewhat rebellious.

After all, since "The Disguiser", spy dramas in recent years have almost all followed the same routine. Not only are the quality poor, but the plots and characters are also unoriginal.

At the end of last year, there was a good drama called "Kite" starring Liu Yunlong. Unfortunately, it was shelved for three or four years due to content issues. Both the pictures and the costumes and props looked a bit rough. As a result, although the reviews were high, the performance was mediocre.

For Arclight Pictures, the foundation for the first step of "Peace Hotel" has been laid, and the next goal is to be the champion in the same period.

"The Legend of Chusen" and "Moscow Operation" have completely fallen behind, and the only remaining competitor is "Mr. Love".

For the audience, from the initial "Five Heroes Fighting for Supremacy" to the current "Two Heroes Fighting for Supremacy", although the scene has become much smaller, the fun is still there.

After all, the remaining two dramas are strictly speaking somewhat related.

Jin Dong, the lead actor of "Mr. Love", was the male lead of "The Disguiser"; and Meng Bai was the screenwriter of "The Disguiser", and now he is back with a new spy war drama.

In a sense, this can also be regarded as an "internal dispute" that has lasted for more than two years.

Under this situation, the people who have the most difficulty are probably the other main actors of "The Disguiser".

Hu Guang, a big boss in the industry, must not be offended, but there is a relationship between him and Jin Dong. If you don't take him into consideration at all, you will easily be accused of "flattering the powerful and bullying the weak."

Therefore, in the end, almost everyone retweeted the promotional Weibo posts of both dramas at the same time, so as not to offend either side. However, Li Qin, Song Zhi and Wang Ou, in addition to the official retweet, also posted a special Weibo to call on fans to support "Peace Hotel".

Everyone understands what Li Qin and Song Zhi did. After all, one is a "long-time friend" recognized by many people, and the other is their own artist.

But it was a bit surprising that Wang Ou also followed suit to support it.

However, fans quickly found a suitable reason for her - the two had just worked together in "Who's the Detective" and "Day and Night Chase", so they must support her.

"Sister Ou, thank you for your help in promoting it."

"Haha, Teacher Meng, aren't you trying to scare me? Peace Hotel is so popular, why does it need my help? In fact, I should be the one to take advantage of the popularity." Wang Ou's gentle voice came from the phone.

"Everyone who comes here is a guest, so who would complain about too much publicity?" Meng Bai said with a smile, "Have you finished filming that drama?"

"Yes, we continued filming for a while after returning to China, and finished it before the New Year."

Speaking of this, both of them couldn't help but think of those nights in Iceland.

After a pause, Wang Ou whispered, "Teacher Meng, are you free tonight? You treated me last time in Iceland, so I have to treat you back after I come back."

"Tonight...ok." Meng Bai looked through his schedule and happened to have nothing to do in the evening.

Wang Ou was immediately cheered up when he heard this: "Then Teacher Meng, we'll see you tonight."

After hanging up the phone, Meng Bai smiled faintly.

How to put it, girls have the advantages of girls, and older sisters have the strengths of older sisters.

As a human being, you have to try everything to achieve a balanced nutrition.

I looked at the time and was about to pack up when my cell phone rang again.

Meng Bai raised his eyebrows and glanced at the caller's name.

Fortunately, it was Zhang Ruoyun.

"Hey, Lao Zhang, what's up?"

"Are you free tonight? Let's go out for a drink."

"Tonight..."

Zhang Ruoyun could sense his hesitation in his tone: "Why, is there something going on? We can do it another day."

Meng Bai thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing, I just made an appointment with someone else before you. Why don't we have dinner together? You know him anyway."

"I know him? Who is he?"

"Sister Ou."

"Oh——" Zhang Ruoyun sighed as if he suddenly understood something, and then asked ambiguously: "Is it appropriate for me to go?"

"Suitable." Meng Bai said slowly, "With you here, it will be easier to explain if anything happens."

"Fuck, you're pretty honest!"

"I have always been sincere."

"...Okay, see you tonight."

After hanging up the phone, Meng Bai sent a WeChat message to Wang Ou and told her about the situation.

Wang Ou quickly replied, saying it was no problem. She and Zhang Ruoyun had worked together on "The Great Detective" for three seasons, and they were considered to be close friends in the industry.

Anyway, it's just a meal, it won't interfere with other things in the evening. And with him around, there's no need to worry about being photographed or anything.

Speaking of which, Meng Bai and Zhang Ruoyun haven't seen each other for a long time. This buddy spent most of last year filming "Huo Qubing" and only finished filming in August.

But friends are different from girls. You won’t get tired of friends no matter how long you are together, but you won’t miss each other even if you are apart for a long time.

Girls are just the opposite. They want to see each other after being away for a long time, but get bored after staying away for a while.

(End of this chapter)