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Chapter 340 Earthquakes Inside and Outside the Circle: The Fear of Being Dominated by the True Fault Top Flow

"2.4902%! 'Goblin' achieved a peak viewership of 2.4902% today!!"

"It surpassed the two dramas of the year, 'Dynasty' and 'The Old House'!"

"Holy crap... Ikeno, the god of ratings!"

late at night.

Mango station.

After the ratings for "Goblin" were finalized for the day, a series of incredulous exclamations and screams echoed throughout the office area where people were working overtime late into the night.

—There are complex factions within Hunan TV. The competition for top-tier dramas like "Goblin" was fierce, and in the end, the team led by the director of "See You" won the project.

Unexpectedly, things changed. They had already given up hope for "Goblin," and were even more nervous and anxious about working overtime tonight. But from the very beginning, "Goblin" gave everyone a "wake-up call."

That was truly a wake-up call.

On the second day after its premiere, the "death curve" shifted by 2%, and then rose all the way up, reaching a peak of 2.4902% at the end of the fourth episode that aired today. Given a little more time, no one doubts that "Goblin" can break through 2.5%.

The show only got a 2.5 rating on its second day of broadcast. What kind of rating is that?
After "My Love from the Star", no one has ever reached such heights!
If the plot doesn't fall apart later on, then "Goblin"...

Can the miracle of "My Love from the Star" be replicated?!

The leader was a bit numb, confused, and went crazy.

"I told you so... I told you so! Betting on Ikeno was the right thing to do. I've watched him grow up. I knew he was going to be successful when we were filming 'See You'. You still didn't believe me, you still didn't believe me!"

The usually mature and composed leader rambled on, speaking in ways many couldn't understand, but at that moment, the atmosphere in the entire group undoubtedly reached its peak—

The better the ratings of "Goblin", the more bonuses their team will receive. For the leaders, this is an achievement!
This is incredible! It seems we really misjudged the Chi Ye "collapse" incident this time. This isn't just a collapse; it's clearly an attempt to devour all the traffic and force all those in the Chinese entertainment industry who covet the top spot to kneel down!

Yes, if the momentum shown by "Goblin" on its second day continues, then everyone will really have to "kneel down".

"How popular is it? How popular is it?"

The leader was internally excited for at least ten thousand years before finally reacting and looking at the others: "What about the online streaming popularity?! If the TV ratings are like this, the online streaming should be even worse..."

"After airing two episodes today, the current real-time popularity is 12000, which has just been broken."

Someone looked up, their voice dazed.

Those around paused for a second, then almost instinctively uttered a curse:
"...Holy shit."

"Twelve thousand?! And it broke that number the very next day?!"

"No... if I remember correctly, the popularity of 'My Love from the Star' wasn't this great back then, was it?"

"...12,000 for kiwifruit? Are you sure this isn't a case of flooding the market?"

"What the hell? Didn't you see these ratings? Do you think my 'Goblin' series needs to go easy on us?!"

"Yes, I won't allow you to talk about my father like that!"

"..."

Hunan TV started a massive wave of mourning, a truly heart-wrenching display of filial piety.

The leader straightened his back, paused for a moment, then suddenly leaned heavily back in his chair and let out a long sigh—

It's going to explode, it's going to be a massive explosion!

As we all know, kiwifruit is the most valuable platform among the three major platforms in terms of popularity. Compared to the fluctuating popularity of Tencent and Cool Video, the popularity of kiwifruit is generally recognized by the industry.

Advertisers use the popularity of kiwifruit to determine the size of the advertising budget.

This demonstrates the stable popularity and industry recognition of kiwifruit.

Multiplying the popularity of kiwifruit by three gives you the popularity of penguins. So, 12000 for kiwifruit equals 36000 for penguins.

Penguin 36000!
In an era where a drama series is considered a hit if it breaks 3 views, what is the significance of 36000 views the next day?

The history of kiwifruit-themed websites can only be compared to that of the phenomenal hit drama starring Zhang Guowen a few years ago.

However, the difference is that Zhang Guowen's popularity is at its highest point in history, while "Goblin" is only just beginning.

"A two-thousand-yuan increase from a base of ten thousand in one day, that seems a bit unbelievable, doesn't it?!"

On the other hand, KuYing, Tencent, and Xiao Zhan and his team, who received the news, were all dumbfounded after seeing the ratings and popularity on their platforms.

This price increase is not a fake issue; in their view, it's truly outrageous, utterly outrageous.

"It has now fallen back to 11000, but the highest peak was indeed 12000."

A staff member responsible for monitoring the unusually high popularity of the kiwifruit at the station said, "The surge in its popularity is traceable... its reputation exploded on the first day, and... the drop in traffic for Ikeno wasn't as much as we expected..."

"You mean, this hype is real?!"

The penguin representative turned around and stared intently at the staff member.

The staff member swallowed hard and remained silent.

Everyone was silent.

"cocoa…"

Cool Shadow still couldn't accept it, and what they couldn't accept even more was that they dared not imagine how furious the new Boss would be when they returned... Perhaps he'd already started to fly into a rage now.

"This time... kiwifruit is going to reap all the benefits."

After a long silence, someone said something quietly.

Kiwifruit is about to "explode".

This was the first thing that came to everyone's mind after they briefly accepted this reality, since many of those present today are core members of two of the three major platforms.

Tencent and Kuaishou, these two long-time rivals, are very familiar with video platforms.

The impact and revenue that a show like "Goblin" can have on a platform is self-evident.

—Cool Movie from two years ago is a perfect example.

They are still reaping the benefits of "My Love from the Star" to this day.

In fact, the kiwifruit headquarters building had indeed been completely transformed at this moment.

……

"Ningning, Ningning, a viewership rating of nearly 2.5, and over 12000 views on the platform... My god, this Ikeno is a bit too exaggerated... Ningning, you have such good taste... Hey, Ningning, are you even listening to me?"

Inside the office, the partner had lost count of how many times he had screamed.

Logically speaking, a young woman her age with two children shouldn't be shouting and yelling so extravagantly and without any restraint... But who can blame her when the entire Kiwi Building is filled with this kind of atmosphere?
This is such a wonderful surprise!
No, it can't be called a surprise. Judging from the performance of "Goblin" on the second day, in many people's eyes, it was more like a shock.

Mr. Li and Mr. Zhang, along with other old-school shareholders of Kiwi, were quite "shocked." It wasn't that they cared much about their reputation or felt ashamed that "Goblin," which they had never been optimistic about, was suddenly becoming a huge hit... In reality, capitalists don't care about their reputation; if you care about your reputation, don't be a capitalist.

Normally, they would be shamelessly eager to be humiliated by others, but this time is different…

The reason they are targeting "Goblin" this time is because of their conflict with Sheng Ning and the new shareholders!

Before "Goblin" aired, they were arguing openly, but they also made a lot of moves behind the scenes. These moves were manageable after "Goblin" flopped, but now that "Goblin" hasn't flopped, their moves might be the ones that flop.

Even if we take a step back and say that they have already broken ties with Chi Ye, and even publicly cursed him, given Chi Ye's style and personality in the industry... they don't think that their small shareholding will affect the interests of the entire group.

Just like the hugely popular drama starring Zhang Guowen a few years ago, a phenomenal work that directly led to Kiwifruit needing many times more development funds in the following three years.

They are all small shareholders who joined the startup and received equity incentives. As long as Chi Ye has any ideas, their good days are over!

"What should we do? What should we do? Old Li, say something!"

In the office not far away, the entire floor was filled with jubilation, but this office was "deadly," with a sense that its end was near.

Mr. Zhang paced back and forth, beads of sweat beading on his forehead, his face deathly pale, muttering to himself, "This is impossible... How could the results be so good... And it's only the second day..."

"I told you I shouldn't have cursed at them back then! See? You just can't control your damn mouth!!"

"Now you're starting to complain? Who was it that called me first to praise me for standing up for myself when they heard the news?"

"Stop talking, stop talking! What do we do now? Should we go find President Gong together? We're veterans after all, I think...!"

"..."

After discussing it for a moment, the two decided to take advantage of the fact that the "good news" had just arrived and the whole group was celebrating, to go and apologize to their old boss, General Manager Gong, and make amends.

Just as they stepped out the door, they ran into Sheng Ning and her partner, who were walking out from the other side.

The two exchanged a glance; Sheng Ning remained expressionless, while her partner smiled.

Zhang and Li originally intended to pretend nothing had happened, ignore the two signs, and walk away.

But when she thought of the rumors about Sheng Ning and Chi Ye's relationship, and Sheng Ning's desperate efforts to help Chi Ye promote "Goblin"... she paused and suddenly stopped.

Mr. Zhang forced a smile and said in a magnetic voice, "Mr. Sheng, congratulations. 'Goblin' is amazing, haha... Chi Ye is Chi Ye, tough, tough person, and even tougher in skill."

His partner glanced at him with surprise, then realized what he meant and quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, I've always been very optimistic about this project, especially when you were so eager to bring it in..."

"Both of you."

Sheng Ning smiled and said, "Have a safe journey and don't come back to me."

The two: "...?"

Sheng Ning had no intention of showing off in front of the two of them, because at her level, showing off like that would be too low-class and tacky.

True awesomeness doesn't need to be faked.

She thinks Ikeno should be considered truly "awesome"...

His "good younger brother" really helped him, and also helped "Goblin"...

The partner followed behind Sheng Ning. When they passed Zhang and Li, he stopped and said softly, "Gentlemen, haven't you heard the rumors about Ningning and Chi Ye's relationship?"

The two of them were stunned.

The partner lowered his voice: "Don't be complacent, because it's all true."

Both of them: “???”

Hey!
Two burnt symbols!!

Zhang and Li's composure, which they had just managed to regain, instantly exploded. After watching the two tall figures leave, they suddenly burst out cursing: "Fuck you, what are you so smug about? Even if 'Goblin' becomes a hit, what does it have to do with you two!"

"...It seems there is some connection, if what he said is true."

"No, I just don't understand this Chi Ye... Is this guy really a rising star in the entertainment industry? How could he manage to create a second 'Goblin'?!"

"You're asking me? Heaven knows."

……

God knows how Ikeno came up with a second season of "My Love from the Star".

Just when everyone thought "My Love from the Star" was a miracle, the appearance of "Goblin" seemed to tell everyone that this was not the case.

Just when everyone thought Ikeno had fallen from the top of the fault line, it turned out he seemed to be coming back soon…

When everyone thought...

We can no longer assume that...

In the realm of modern romance, Ikeno seems to possess the innate qualities of a Ziwei star.

You probably can't find another person like him in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

In the following days, "Goblin" continued to rise, beginning its meteoric rise. In the last month of the year, the winter of "Goblin" arrived.

On the third day of its broadcast, the soaring ratings of "Goblin" experienced a brief pause, but still managed to break through the important 2.5% mark.

In terms of popularity, it has remained between 12000 and 12500 without dropping any further.

The fourth day, the fifth day...

While the popularity and viewership of "Goblin" were skyrocketing, Kiwifruit also released some shocking news that stunned everyone inside and outside the industry.

That evening, the popularity of "Goblin" on the platform exceeded 12700, successfully surpassing the highest popularity on the platform and entering the top spot on the list.

That evening, Mr. Gong, the general manager of Kiwifruit, publicly stated at the forum that the revenue that "Goblin" is expected to bring to Kiwifruit may be the highest in the history of Kiwifruit's website, with the revenue from new member acquisition alone reaching hundreds of millions.

This news left not only those in the industry but also those outside the circle somewhat bewildered.

Because the kiwifruit gave such a high rating.

As the only profitable platform among the three major platforms, no one would question Kiwi's way of calculating profits. In fact, since the premiere of "Goblin," its popularity has been rising day by day, driving countless advertisers crazy. The basic advertising deals agreed upon at the beginning have also increased day by day.

—The second season of "My Love from the Star," how many sales miracles did "My Love from the Star" create back then?

Selling out of stock and making local Shanghai snacks popular are both phenomenal business successes.

Since the current "Goblin" is touted as the second "My Love from the Star," it's obvious how crazy advertisers will be about its sales potential.

Therefore, in terms of advertising revenue alone, Kiwi has set a new record since the website was established, and this is without even considering the number of new members acquired.

According to statistics from relevant media, before the broadcast of "Goblin", Kiwi's download volume was lower than Tencent's, and the gap was huge. However, after the broadcast of "Goblin", it surpassed Tencent within three days.

As of now, Kiwi has taken a commanding lead over Penguin, and as for the third-place Cool Shadow... Kiwi is nowhere to be seen.

With such a magnificent scene and such an extravagant spectacle, how could the kiwifruit not be delighted? How could it not be joyful?
(End of this chapter)