I'm really good at this.

The tablet computer in Zhu Tiezhu's hand displayed the latest data that his secretary had just sent him.

As of now, "Cloud Falls into the Mortal World" has garnered 21 billion views on Jixing.com, with 350 million views per episode, both ranking first among online drama series this quarter.

The series has a popularity score of 8762, leading the second-place series by 1300.

It trended on Weibo 61 times, including 27 times as the top search term.

There are a total of 3907 derivative videos, with a total of 7300 million views.

The average number of views per episode overseas is 471 million.

Pushing up his glasses, the secretary reported to the director: "Even if we exclude the traffic this drama brings to the website and the subsequent GG fees, just considering the revenue from the opening of dual memberships and advanced screenings, in just over a week, 'Yun Luo Hong Chen' alone has brought our website a direct revenue of 1.2 million yuan."

However, this has led to a problem: Jixing Video's rating on the app download platform has already dropped from 4.7 to 3.1. At this rate, it will likely fall below two points soon, and apps with ratings below two... will be removed from the platform for a month.

It's a really good deal; an investment of 30 million yielded a return of over 100 million. Not to mention the subsequent revenue sharing from Google Ads and other sources.

In short, Ji Xing made some extra money this time.

However, THE BOSS didn't seem to be in a good mood.

Zhu Tiezhu put down his tablet and leaned back in the soft boss's chair.

He closed his eyes, raised his hand, and pinched the bridge of his nose.

That's utter nonsense!

"The Clouds Fall into the Mortal World" received rave reviews and its data exploded, with the second-place show's data not even reaching half of this show's!

As a result, I, Zhu Tiezhu, was criticized as a heartless capitalist.

My dream is to earn money while standing up!

A video website giving me a 4.7 rating shows how conscientious I am!

Zhu Tiezhu had a dream hidden deep in his heart.

It's a dream, not a goal.

His goal is to make money while maintaining integrity, that is, to become a businessman with a conscience.

His dream is to make good movies and TV series that allow audiences to enjoy the pleasure of watching quality films and TV series.

Therefore, Jixing's video membership is the cheapest on the entire network. Although it charges for both the APP and TV, this is an industry norm. It also left a backdoor to allow the APP to connect directly to the TV for viewing, and there is no such thing as advance screening.

All of this is aimed at "Clouds Fall into the Mortal World".

He had assumed that after several years of cultivating an audience, viewers of Jixing Video would be used to paying only once to see everything on the website.

That's why he only held advance screenings for "Cloud Falls into the Mortal World".

But unexpectedly...

Wow, so many people went back to buy it! And why didn't you try connecting it to the TV with an app?

I clearly stated in the pre-viewing instructions that this is allowed!

Don't you all read the instructions? You just dragged to the bottom and clicked "OK"?

I'm so fucking drunk!

Is "Clouds Falling into the Mortal World" really that good?

Yes, it really is quite beautiful.

Even the owner of the Iron Pillar restaurant was captivated by it.

But it doesn't matter!

An entrepreneur is someone who can find hope for a turnaround even in the most desperate times!

According to inside information leaked by a traitor from the other production team, the entire budget for the first six episodes has been exhausted!

The later episodes were forced to be filmed as a modern drama due to insufficient funding! Even the costumes and props were made by the crew and actors themselves!

And indeed, that's what happened at the end of the sixth episode, where they arrived in the modern era!

The clarion call for the counterattack has sounded!

He called out to his secretary, who was about to return to work after finishing his report: "Wait, let's adjust the broadcast schedule for 'Clouds Falling into the Mortal World'."

When his secretary looked over with a puzzled expression, Zhu Tiezhu pondered for a while and said, "The next four episodes will be broadcast back-to-back. Show them all at once tomorrow."

The secretary looked slightly troubled: "But The Boss needs to be broadcast weekly to generate more buzz and higher viewership, which will lead to better results. We've already aired episodes five and six today. If we air four episodes back-to-back until the finale tomorrow, the viewership and traffic will be much lower."

This is common knowledge in the industry.

A show's popularity is highest during its broadcast period, and it can maintain that level of popularity for a long time.

After it ends, the popularity will inevitably begin to decline.

Zhu Tiezhu said calmly, "Just do as I say."

Low topic popularity? That's exactly what he wants!

To be honest, the first six episodes of this show were really good; no wonder it was made by the boss's son!

The plot twists are logical yet unexpected, the pacing is brisk and there's no unnecessary padding, and the suspense at the end of each episode keeps viewers eager to know what happens next.

But that's precisely why!

The higher the quality in the early stages, the greater the contrast will be when the quality declines later due to the lack of funding!

The four-episode run serves several purposes: first, it prevents the hype and word-of-mouth from building up; second, it keeps viewers from constantly thinking about the plot; and third, it allows the contrast to be presented to the audience as quickly as possible!

Wait a week? By then the daylily will be too cold!

When the audience finds out that the new director didn't have enough funding, then it will be understandable.

Then they will be even more eager to see what kind of high-quality dramas this director can produce in the future if there is sufficient funding!

Capital is always profit-driven!

If Jixing doesn't invest, there's plenty of capital waiting outside to invest in other people's new dramas!

So we must ruin the reputation of this show!

He had even planned that when the audience was disappointed after the broadcast tomorrow, he would hire a smear campaign to stir up trouble!

At that point, the small business owner who begins to doubt his own talent will most likely become disheartened and leave the entertainment industry!

After that, whether he continued his rebellious ways and did something else, or returned to the group to take over, it was no longer related to The Boss.

The Boss felt relieved.

............

The following day, at 7 p.m.

The two high school girls were already ready to binge-watch the show.

The first show I watched was "Bloody Youth," which was quite good, but it was just an appetizer before the main course.

The real main course was "Clouds Fall into the Mortal World," which came later.

Short-haired, flat-chested JK girl Gu Yan snatched the potato chips from her busty best friend's hand and mumbled, "A lot of people at school are talking about my Ziye this week."

Ziye is, of course, Han Ziye, played by Luo Yun.

In yesterday's episode, after he revealed that he was actually a man, everyone's glasses shattered.

And the hearts of countless young men and women.

Today at school, many male students were heartbroken, saying that their first love and goddess had vanished with the wind.

Of course, some people also said, "Isn't it even better if there's something more down there?"

However, these people are just talking nonsense, or they're just talking nonsense online.

Another group of girls who liked Han Ziye also liked him even more.

Even some girls who originally disliked Han Ziye started to like him.

Turns out our Luo Yun isn't a green tea b*tch, but a handsome guy! Oh well, it's alright now!

Similarly, Bai Xueye's character Luo Xinchen already had a large female fan base... which has grown even more.

Fans have even given her the nickname "Snowy Night Prince".

Meanwhile, the vast majority of male compatriots who were originally criticizing online as yet another expressionless pretty boy traffic star who would harm brainless female fans have all said - wow, it's actually pretty good!

Bai Xueye is 1.78 meters tall, with a slim waist, long legs, and a particularly androgynous face.

She's the kind of woman that men would exclaim how beautiful she is, and women would exclaim how handsome she is.

Especially after you find out she's a woman, the men think she's even more beautiful.

In any case, among the various leaders in Zhang Hong's stronghold, the two of them were the first to become famous.

As for the others... they became popular because of their previous professions, which is a different kind of popularity.

And nobody knows what they look like.

After all, according to the online trolls of Jixing Culture, they are the crew that filmed "Yun Luo Hong Chen"—this rumor hasn't been debunked yet, and Zhu Tiezhu plans to debunk it after the four episodes air today.

This is called kicking someone when they're down.

Because it was her day off, Ms. Su Xiaoyue, a well-built and serene JK (high school girl) with her ponytail down, listened quietly to her best friend's nagging.

Compared to her best friend, although she also liked "Clouds Fall into the Mortal World," she didn't like it as much.

Especially after everyone started discussing and praising the show, her initial liking for it faded even further.

"I don't like the things that most people like that much," is what a self-proclaimed mature young woman thinks.

She is now more looking forward to the plot of "Bloody Youth".

Because in the previous episode, the image of the older brother she had been longing for appeared in the female protagonist's memories.

Although it was just a fleeting moment, according to the plot, she knew she would see that older brother today.

What kind of person is she? Is she the kind of melancholic, artsy, and sullen mature older brother I imagine?

The girl's face flushed almost imperceptibly.

However, she quickly cheered up.

Since GG is over, the latest episode of "Bloody Youth" has begun.

She absolutely can't miss the opening theme song!

PS: Daily vote request 1/2

It'll probably stay on the new book chart for another week, everyone's begging for it~ It's never even broken into the top 9 of the new book chart yet...

Normally, during the new book launch period, I should have updated to 92,000 words by this point, but I updated to 145,000, so...

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