I'm really good at this.

After finishing breakfast, Zhang Hong noticed that Lin Muqing hadn't made any move yet, so he glanced over there.

He noticed that the young lady with long, straight black hair was just staring blankly at the screen.

I have to say, that figure looks so good from the side!

However, Zhang Hong still went over and asked, "What's wrong?"

The young lady ignored him and continued to stare blankly at the laptop.

However, Zhang Hong noticed that her eyes were red.

Zhang Hong was shocked.

Holy crap! I've never seen this before! This iceberg Lin actually sheds tears?

He quickly grabbed a tissue and handed it to her, teasingly asking, "What's wrong? Did my script move you to tears?"

Miss Lin didn't say anything, but snatched the tissue and pressed it to her bright red nose, giving Zhang Hong an expression he had never shown before.

Well...

It's like the expression Misaka Mikoto gave Touma after eating bread with wasabi in episode 18 of the anime "A Certain Magical Index" in Zhang Hong's previous life.

Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed and slightly raised.

Her eyes were glistening with tears, a mixture of admiration, shyness, and perhaps a touch of resentment.

Her nose was red, and her cheeks were flushed.

If I had to describe her, I'd say she's a little bit carefree, a little bit proud, and the remaining seven parts are just "delicate."

I've never seen Lin Muqing with this kind of expression before.

However, Zhang Hong thought it was pretty good.

It's not just because she looks good, but also because Miss Lin looks more like a real person than a perfect "goddess".

This is good.

"No!" Lin Muqing grabbed a tissue, covered her face, and tried to run away.

Once she reached the door, she raised her sleeve and wiped her face with her back to Zhang Hong. Then she turned back and glared at Zhang Hong fiercely with her red eyes before saying, "By the way, Director Liu and Director Sun contacted me and said the ratings are out. Do you want to watch them?"

"No need." Zhang Hong yawned and gave her a particularly sunny smile. "I'm not watching it anymore. It's an over-the-top show, no need to care."

After all, the ratings were irrelevant to him.

He received over five million and was very satisfied.

The Liang family, spanning three generations, has resolved the issue and is very satisfied.

If both the client and the service provider are satisfied, then are viewership ratings important?

unimportant.

Moreover, every time he watches that show, it reminds him of the ten million he refused when he suddenly developed cerebral palsy in the hospital.

Men need to look forward and not dwell on painful memories.

I knew it... Lin Muqing didn't know why she was laughing, but she was definitely in a better mood.

Let him rest first.

We'll talk about the award nominations after he wakes up.

However, given his personality, he'll probably only go to the Feitian Award out of consideration for Liu Yishou.

He definitely won't go to the Golden Eagle Awards; he doesn't care about vanity.

He might actually go and join in the fun at the Mozi Award.

The woman with long, straight black hair had made a prediction in advance.

From inside the room came Zhang Hong's voice, tinged with amusement: "What's wrong? Stop crying?"

Lin Muqing fled at lightning speed.

Looking at the door that had been slammed shut with a "PIA-ji," Zhang Hong yawned and collapsed onto the bed.

He didn't plan to get up until it got dark.

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

Zhang Hong doesn't care about ratings, but others certainly do.

And the people who care are certainly not the three generations of the Liang family.

Also in Beijing, also in a hotel.

At this moment, both Liu Yishou and Sun Zheng had bloodshot eyes and hadn't slept all night.

The two sat by the window, puffing away on their cigarettes.

Looking at the newly printed sheet of paper on the table, both men looked solemn and remained silent.

That was a huge blow.

The data on the paper was simply too glaring.

After a long pause, Sun Zheng spoke.

His voice was hoarse: "Old Liu, do you still remember the ratings for your 'Bloody Youth'?"

Liu Yishou's expression was solemn: "I remember."

That was his best result in recent years.

To be precise, this is the best achievement since the advent of the Internet age.

With the impact of the Internet, a 2.5% viewership rating can make a TV series the number one of the year, and a 9% market share can make it stand out from the crowd.

Just like before Zhang Hong appeared in "Bloody Youth", the ratings had already stabilized at around 3.1, which was basically the best among the crowd.

As a result, Zhang Hong suddenly appeared and managed to raise the ratings of "Bloody Youth" by several levels.

The average time-sharing viewership rating was 4.73%, the highest time-sharing viewership rating was 6.1%, the lowest time-sharing viewership rating was 3.11%, and the average market share was 16.46%.

This is an extremely alarming statistic!

It's worth noting that the average viewership ratings of the three dramas ranked second to fourth were only between 2.4 and 2. The market share of the second-ranked drama was 8.8, which was only about half of that of "Bloody Youth"!

Industry insiders and media outlets had predicted that "Bloody Youth" would dominate viewership ratings for the next five years, and that with the increasing development of the internet, no TV series would likely be able to break that record within the next ten years.

"Cloud Falls into the Mortal World" is excluded. First of all, these two dramas are two different types of dramas, and it is hard to say which one is better or worse (in fact, industry insiders still think "Blood-Red Youth" is stronger).

Moreover, "Cloud Falls into the Mortal World" is a web series, so it has nothing to do with viewership ratings.

Liu Yishou originally thought so too.

But... the ratings for the first two episodes of Zhang Hong's "Mobile Suit Gundam" were simply too dazzling.

[Average time-sharing viewership rating: 6.71%; Peak time-sharing viewership rating: 9.41%; Lowest time-sharing viewership rating: 3.66%; Average market share: 20.36%]

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20.36! !! !!

What the hell does this mean?

This means that during that period, one-fifth of all televisions in China that were turned on and connected to a television signal were watching "Mobile Suit Gundam"!

One-fifth!!!

This includes news, variety shows, all sorts of programs, old movies, and TV dramas!

This is...

Even Liu Yishou and Sun Zheng couldn't help but curse... This guy is a monster!

And this is only the first two episodes!

If we wait for the plot to unfold, for word-of-mouth to grow, and for the promotional efforts to intensify...

Sun Zheng asked cautiously, "Is it possible... to break ten?"

"No...maybe..."

The pause Liu Yishou made in the middle left Sun Zheng wondering whether he thought it was impossible or possible.

To be honest, the two old men were indeed happy for Zhang Hong, but they were more horrified.

They expected Zhang Hong's film to be excellent, but they didn't expect it to be so terrifyingly excellent!

They've even surpassed them by a huge margin.

This left the two directors, both in the prime of their lives, with mixed feelings.

For a fleeting moment, jealousy even stirred within them.

Although it was only for a moment.

The next moment, the two directors transformed that emotion into a positive, indomitable drive.

They looked at each other and both smiled.

Because they both saw a strong fighting spirit in each other's eyes.

Indeed, being a director is so much fun!

It's time to throw a shark into this stagnant pool to increase the gore!

"I wonder if Xiao Hong will be able to sleep after receiving the news," Liu Yishou sighed.

"I don't know if he can sleep, but I certainly can't," Sun Zheng rubbed his bloodshot eyes and chuckled. "But doesn't this scene feel familiar? A young demon king is about to rise. Will he, like Chairman Wu, suffocate his contemporaries for the rest of their lives?"

"I don't know about that, but I don't want to end up like those old-timers who were crushed by Chairman Wu back then, completely defeated." Liu Yishou yawned, got up, and prepared to go back to his room. "I'm going to sleep now, recharge my batteries, and then prepare a new script to challenge Xiao Hong! That's the right way!"

Sun Zheng smiled but didn't say anything.

Isn't that what he thinks too?

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

There are many others who also didn't sleep all night and can't sleep at all today.

For example... Wang Chen.

"The first two episodes averaged a 6.7 rating! The highest rating even reached 9! Market share was 20%!"

Wang Chen paced back and forth excitedly, as if he had chewed on a chewing gum bar and couldn't stop!

"I'm going to be famous!!!"

His cold-faced, bespectacled manager, who had also been up all night, remained calm, but the emotional fluctuations in his eyes behind his glasses betrayed his inner excitement.

However, he still managed to dissuade Wang Chen and began to instruct him: "What you should be doing now is getting excited! Quickly call Director Zhang to congratulate him!"

Wang Chen immediately realized what was happening, then picked up his phone and dialed Zhang Hong's number with trembling hands.

He was indeed very grateful to Zhang Hong.

Now, in his eyes, Zhang Hong is his half-brother!

Forget Wang Chen and Sun Chen! Even Brother Hong can't remember his name. He can laugh and respond when called "Old Dog Wang" to his face!

However, the call did not go through.

He stared longingly at his agent.

The agent adjusted his glasses and analyzed, "Director Zhang probably just finished checking the ratings, so he's resting now. Why don't you go to sleep first, and then call Director Zhang tonight to congratulate him?"

Afterwards, remember to ask Director Zhang when he's returning to Los Angeles, and then we'll buy some gifts and personally visit him to congratulate him!

Now call the company first. Be humble at this point; don't appear smug or overconfident.

Wang Chen nodded hurriedly.

Sure enough, having a reliable agent makes all the difference!

He had already forgotten what his original female agent's name was.

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

"Damn it! No wonder you're my son! You're awesome! Wahahahaha~!~!"

In the living room, Zhang Hao, dressed in thermal underwear, looked at the ratings data that Zhu Tiezhu had just sent him and laughed loudly.

Liu Yan, who was quietly eating breakfast next to him, gave him a disdainful glare: "Didn't you want your son to leave the entertainment industry? Why do you have to get up now?"

"Well......"

Zhang Hao, who was laughing heartily, froze instantly, as if a crowing rooster had been choked.

Liu Yan smiled slightly and continued eating her breakfast with satisfaction.

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

In the hotel, Zhang Hong was immersed in a dream.

In his dream, he was bombing Japanese soldiers with steamed buns, tearing them apart with his dragon claws, and shooting down two airplanes with a pistol.

Just as he and Yan Shuangying joined forces to storm into Japan and were preparing to storm into Kabukicho, he woke up.

I tilted my head; it was already dark outside the window.

Rubbing his eyes, Zhang Hong sat up.

He still has things to do.

For example, there are issues with the actors, and... we also need to discuss the budget with Lin Muqing.

PS: Finished typing 5 words on May 5th!

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I like it, I'm really good at it, I'm really good at it.