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Chapter 100: The Drama "The Great Fire on the Peninsula"

#Pinocchio is a hit in Hong Kong#

#Liu Yifei and Lu Yuan are a hit in Hong Kong#

#Uncle-Niece Couple#

Although this drama was not broadcast in mainland China, it still became popular because many people have seen the videos uploaded by some accounts on Youku.

Whenever someone asks, everyone tells him to watch it on Youku.

Because everyone said that this drama would not pass censorship in mainland China, people's curiosity has only grown stronger.

Then even more people wanted to know more, and even some people who don't usually watch idol dramas took a look.

Then most people were also drawn in by the plot and looked forward to what would happen next.

It really made the TV series "Pinocchio" a minor hit in mainland China, even more popular than the original.

With a variety of factors at play, it attracted a lot of viewers.

Moreover, the plot and visuals are quite exquisite, and viewers feel that it is much better than the domestic idol dramas produced in recent years.

It's just as good as the Korean drama "My Love from the Star".

Because of Liu Yifei and Lu Yuan, this drama was even more popular in mainland China than "My Love from the Star".

In Hong Kong, the viewership rating for "Pinocchio" has exceeded 30 points, making it a hit drama.

This made TVB very happy, feeling that agreeing to air the drama on their channel was the right thing to do.

Lu Yuan also gained access to the domestic traffic market because of the drama "Pinocchio", and directly became the most popular male actor in China this year.

14 was originally the first year of traffic in the Chinese entertainment industry, and from that year onwards, several top celebrities shone brightly in the Chinese entertainment industry.

However, Lu Yuan dropped a bombshell at the start of the year, directly defining the term "traffic" itself.

Unlike before, when traffic stars were initially ridiculed, they eventually became young artists that everyone wanted to become traffic stars.

Lu Yuan rose to the top of the Chinese entertainment industry's traffic charts with just one drama, "Pinocchio," attracting countless female fans.

Although they knew he already had a sister-in-law, everyone was just too handsome to resist liking him.

Many people actually came to like Lu Yuan because of this drama, and most of them are also fans of the couple.

Everyone is so enthusiastic about shipping these two as a couple that they won't change their affection for Lu Yuan just because his girlfriend is Liu Yifei.

Moreover, many people are quite satisfied with this sister-in-law; she's Liu Yifei!

She's so beautiful, she and my Lu Yuan are a perfect match.

Liu Yifei's fans have now largely accepted Lu Yuan and are very excited about shipping the couple.

With this drama, she regained the popularity she lost while filming movies, and even surpassed it before, because this drama is a modern idol drama, which made many people start to like her image in a modern idol drama.

Previously, she was known for her aloof and elegant ancient style, and for her charming and innocent roles like Choi In-ha.

It also showed everyone another side of her, letting them know that she is also a talented actress.

The two became the most popular on-screen couple in the Chinese entertainment industry because of the drama "Pinocchio", and they are also the most popular celebrities in the industry.

Other platforms, seeing Youku doing this, also chose to contact Yujian Company.

Their platform knows that the company must have authorized it, otherwise Youku would have been sued long ago.

After receiving messages from several platforms, Lu Yuan, adhering to the principle of win-win cooperation, also encouraged them to do what Youku did.

As for the money issue, they can just buy their own show for the next drama and make up the difference.

He didn't want to cross any red lines in the company's accounts in this regard, as it wouldn't do him any good.

When Tencent and iQiyi received this news, they were naturally very satisfied.

They had long coveted Lu Yuan; the fact that every single one of his works was a hit showed he truly had real talent.

They've always had a sweet period with Youku, and the news of their collaboration is even more exciting for them than being able to stream "Pinocchio".

As for broadcasting it on several platforms at the same time, that doesn't matter; it all depends on the capabilities of each platform.

And that's just for the next drama. Once Lu Yuan's later dramas are released, they can just pay to buy exclusive broadcast rights.

Because of the compensation for "Pinocchio", the next drama will definitely be broadcast on several platforms, which everyone knows.

As for the other video platforms, Lu Yuan didn't consider them, because only these three would survive to the end.

Even Youku is barely surviving.

With the popularity of "Pinocchio" in Hong Kong, many people on the Peninsula have also taken notice of the show.

The name itself sounds like something from the peninsula, and the storyline is also suitable for that area, so people from Hong Kong's entertainment industry will definitely pay some attention to it.

After all, many Hong Kong stars and movies were really popular on the peninsula in the past.

Therefore, this drama has also attracted attention from the Korean Peninsula, and the relationship between China and the Korean Peninsula is not so strained at present.

Finally, thanks to Lu Yuan's efforts in leveraging his connections in Hong Kong, MBC on the Korean Peninsula decided to import the drama.

However, the price offered was not high, it was a bargain, only one million.

This is also because at this stage, Peninsula dramas were quite popular in China.

These are all dramas imported from mainland China to the peninsula. Domestic dramas are rarely exported to the peninsula and are not very popular there.

A show like "Scarlet Heart" has a certain level of popularity on the Korean Peninsula, otherwise the Korean Peninsula wouldn't have bought the rights to remake it.

Lu Yuan felt pretty good about earning a million, since it was just copying their script anyway.

However, if they want to buy another drama next time, the price won't be the same.

He believes that "Pinocchio" will be a great hit on the Korean Peninsula, as the show has already proven that.

In addition, his looks are more handsome than Lee Jong-suk's, and Liu Yifei's face is incomparable to Park Shin-hye's.

It will definitely be more popular than the original version in their country. The plot is important for idol dramas, but the most important thing is the actors' looks.

As long as the plot isn't bad, the good looks alone are enough to make it a complete knockout, especially on the Korean Peninsula.

Later, their Peninsula dramas didn't become very popular in China, mainly because the male and female leads' looks were no longer up to par.

Many celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry are not as good-looking as those in the Peninsula drama. Most of the people who watch Peninsula dramas are fans of their looks.

The lack of a clear ban on dramas set on the Korean Peninsula renders it virtually meaningless to those who follow such dramas.

Before this, everyone watched Peninsula dramas on pirated platforms, and those pirated platforms were also operating at zero capacity.

But Peninsula dramas are not as popular as they used to be, much like how Taiwanese idol dramas later became less popular in mainland China.

Although the idol dramas produced later in the Chinese entertainment industry weren't very good, the male and female leads were still quite pleasing to the eye.

Without Lee Jong-suk, Song Joong-ki, and other male actors from the Peninsula drama, the male leads of those later hit dramas are definitely outshone by the looks of actors from the Chinese entertainment industry.

Even without the filter of the Korean Peninsula, those idol groups are still outshone by the looks of some celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry.

These people in the Chinese entertainment industry aren't very skilled, but their looks are definitely on par with the rising stars from the Korean Peninsula.

Therefore, Lu Yuan has no reason to worry about "Pinocchio" not being popular on the peninsula, since he and Xi Xi are both incredibly good-looking.

They want to let the audience on the peninsula experience the shock of their good looks.

MBC will naturally dub the show after acquiring it.

When the Chinese entertainment industry found out, the topic became a trending topic again, which made fans quite happy.

"Wow, Yuan is amazing! He's actually starting to output in the opposite direction."

"Most of the time, it's Peninsula dramas that are imported into the mainland entertainment industry, and there are really very few mainland entertainment dramas that are exported to the Peninsula."

"This is MBC, not Chung Hwa TV. That's really impressive."

"The money is a bit too little!"

"It's normal over on the Korean Peninsula. They don't earn much in the entertainment industry there anyway, so it's good enough that they can even bring their own."

"This drama is very popular in Hong Kong."

"It's not like the entertainment industry in China isn't popular. It's just that they release it secretly, otherwise it would be even more popular."

"Hahaha—these platforms are really something else, they even came up with this kind of idea."

"The person who came up with this idea is a genius."

"Now I'm afraid that before the finale is even out, they'll demand that everything be taken down."

Me too.

Fans were thrilled to learn that Al Jazeera had bought the broadcasting rights to the show, and even casual viewers were quite curious.

If it weren't popular, why would anyone from Peninsula buy the broadcasting rights?

These past few years have been the peak of Peninsula dramas in China, with "My Love from the Star" becoming a nationwide sensation.

Furthermore, the recent Spring Festival Gala featured Lee Min-ho, making "The Heirs" a huge hit in China as well.

This song has become popular again.

Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Min-ho are almost household names among young people in China, and have gained a huge following.

I don't know what Feng Xiaogang, the director of the Spring Festival Gala, was thinking, actually letting Lee Min-ho, a person from the Korean Peninsula, perform on the Spring Festival Gala! It's really a bit outrageous.

MBC chose to dub the show while broadcasting it, so they officially started airing "Pinocchio" just two days after buying the rights.

This drama already had a lot of attention from people on the Korean Peninsula, and MBC also promoted it.

The premiere achieved a viewership rating of 7.8%, which is on par with the original version.

This isn't a local Korean drama anymore, so it's already quite impressive that it's doing this well.

This also showed MBC that "Pinocchio" was indeed worth looking forward to; it seems they achieved great results with a small budget.

Therefore, we've invested more in promotion to let more people know about it.

Thanks to MBC's promotion, more people in the Peninsula region have become aware of this drama.

"Who are the two lead actors in this video? They're so handsome and beautiful! I don't recognize them at all!"

"These are Chinese celebrities Liu Yifei and Lu Yuan. They are both very handsome and beautiful, and they are all natural-looking."

"Really? They haven't had any plastic surgery? How did they even grow up like that?"

"Lu Yuan oppa is so handsome, I like him so much!"

"Why are the Chinese people not from the Korean Peninsula?"

"What's so great about Chinese dramas? They're not as good as our Korean dramas."

"I want to go see it, I want to see it just for its looks."

"Damn it, you bunch of traitors—"

Many people are ready to watch "Pinocchio" after seeing the promotional video featuring Lu Yuan and Liu Yifei's good looks.

Of course, Liu Yifei is also quite well-known on the Peninsula, so those people have been supporting the show since the beginning.

Lu Yuan, on the other hand, has no fame here, but he can gain some recognition through this drama.

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Even on the peninsula, a group of fanatical fans has emerged.

The publicity effect was clearly achieved, and many people began to look forward to the broadcast of "Pinocchio" the next day.

MBC's ratings are out, and the show has reached 15%, which is considered a hit on the Korean Peninsula.

Everyone felt it resonated with their viewing experience, like a Peninsula drama, and they watched it with great interest.

They used to think that Chinese historical dramas were pretty good, but now they've discovered that this modern drama is also quite good.

More people started helping to promote it, highlighting the good looks and attractive male and female students.

With Lu Yuan and Liu Yifei's good looks, these celebrities from Peninsula Entertainment seem like they're crying wolf.

Some resourceful fans started posting Pinocchio's box office performance on the internet.

#Pinocchio's viewership rating on Peninsula TV is 15%#

This topic quickly became a trending topic, leaving some casual observers puzzled.

"Is this viewership rating impressive?"

"This viewership rating is considered very high for a hit drama on the Korean Peninsula, it's quite impressive."

"Holy crap, that's impressive. Looks like Lu Yuan really does have something."

"It's even more terrifying that a show we imported could achieve such viewership ratings."

"Indeed, these past few years have been the peak season for Peninsula dramas, and Pinocchio was awesome."

"Our Lu Yuan is truly amazing; his screenwriting and directing skills are unparalleled."

Some passersby who hadn't seen the show before started watching it after hearing about its success on the Korean Peninsula.

Originally, the authorities were planning to take action to regulate several platforms, because they also noticed that many parts of the drama "Pinocchio" could not pass the censorship.

However, seeing how popular this drama is on the peninsula now is a kind of cultural export, since it's set in Hong Kong anyway.

They turn a blind eye to it, but the standardization of online dramas has been put on the agenda.

There's no way around it, Lu Yuan is just too much of a troublemaker, like in his previous work, "Go Princess Go".

Now, with another web series like "Pinocchio" that has no chance of passing censorship, it's time to regulate the online drama market.

Major platforms are still unaware of this and are still allowing many online dramas to be released, some of which are quite explicit.

What they didn't know was that web dramas also had to undergo review before they could be broadcast, just like those on satellite TV.

We're currently in a transitional period, which presents some gray areas, much like how Pinocchio utilized this transitional period.

The viewership ratings on the peninsula are not the limit; they have already surpassed the original version.

The positive word-of-mouth is still growing, and a large number of young people on the peninsula have come to like Lu Yuan and Liu Yifei.

When they heard from their Chinese fans that the two were actually a couple, they were even happier.

It's so satisfying to ship a real-life couple that you actually ship on screen.

Seeing how much people on the peninsula like this drama, the fans are naturally very happy and have started recommending it to their idols.

This attracts Peninsula fans to join the fan group because everyone knows that shining brightly in the Chinese entertainment industry is nothing special.

To become famous overseas is true talent; that's something to be proud of.

Now that such an opportunity has presented itself, allowing Lu Yuan and Liu Yifei to become wildly popular on the Peninsula, fans are naturally going all out to help promote them.

Although some people don't like the Korean Peninsula, it's a good thing that their idols can become popular here.

And so, "Pinocchio" became more and more popular on the peninsula, and young people loved the show more and more.

The original screenwriter fell into deep thought after seeing it, thinking, "This idea seems pretty good!"