Huayu: We're asking you to act, and you're playing a superhuman?

After the episode of Happy Camp featuring Yang Mi and the cast of "Swords of Legends" aired, three trending topics appeared on Weibo.

Two of the trending topics were related to Yang Mi.

The third trending topic was about Wang Weili's brief phone call, which successfully created three memes.

"Do I even need to guess this old trick?"

"I'm not famous, I don't work, who's going to support me?"

"I have to go back to my manual labor..."

These three sentences are simple, catchy, and down-to-earth, and they resonate with the mindset of contemporary young office workers, so it's no surprise that they've spread.

Soon, someone on Weibo dug up information about Wang Weili.

This includes the university he attended, the TV series he acted in, and the news of his contract termination with Sugarman last year.

Wang Weili's degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University is unique in the entire entertainment industry, and he also debuted based on his good looks.

Traffic came to him quietly, but the initial buzz wasn't very high because the real drama hadn't officially started yet.

……

On March 5th, the first two episodes of "Swords of Legends" will premiere on Hunan TV's Golden Eagle Theater at 7:30 PM.

Happy Camp truly deserves its status as the highest-rated variety show, and Yang Mi truly deserves her status as a female celebrity with over 2000 million Weibo followers.

With this double boost of popularity, "Swords of Legends" achieved a 1.61% rating in CSM45 cities and a 3.35% rating nationwide, securing the top spot in its time slot. (Based on ratings data from "The New Swordsman")

Compared to traditional publicity methods, Wang Weili places greater emphasis on the efficiency of internet dissemination.

Before the show even aired, he designated Weibo as the most important platform for promoting the drama.

"How are the data results on Weibo?"

Wang Weili turned to look at Li Xue and began to review the work tasks he had assigned her the night before.

Li Xue, holding her iPad, approached Wang Weili. Looking at the Cantonese dim sum on his table and the sparkle in his eyes that came from a good night's sleep, she couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Even though it's the first day of the new drama's broadcast, my sleep quality and appetite are so good.

"data?"

Wang Weili put a piece of radish cake into his mouth, his eyes fixed on Li Xue.

Li Xue coughed twice, straightened the iPad, and said, "The total number of views on Weibo topics related to Gujian Qitan has exceeded 3 million! The discussion on the characters is mainly divided into three tiers."

"Which tier am I in?"

"First."

"You don't need to read the rest."

Li Xue pursed her lips, not surprised at all.

Wang Weili quickly finished the radish cake and then drank some coffee to cleanse his palate.

"How are the platform's playback data?"

"The first-day viewership on both iQiyi and Tencent Video platforms reached 6531 million, breaking the record for the highest number of views for a domestic drama on its first day."

The data compiled by Li Xue is very comprehensive. In addition to the discussion volume on Weibo and platform data, it also includes users' most intuitive evaluations of the TV series, as well as the distinction between genuine reviews and paid reviews...

It took Wang Weili a lot of time to teach her how to do statistics.

As Li Xue reported the data, Wang Weili's eyes suddenly focused on the empty space in front of him.

[Currently portraying: Chu Zihang, the male protagonist of the novel "Dragon Raja II"]

[Character Skills: Swordsmanship Mastery, Ultimate Physical Fitness Enhanced by Dragon Blood, Blood Burst, Word of Power: Monarch's Flame]

[Difficulty Level: Beginner Village]

[Playing progress: 50%]

[Host's current popularity level: Beginner Village]

[System suggestion: All character skills have been unlocked. Please proceed with the next stage of your role based on the character's life experiences and personality traits.]

[OS: Your Dragon Blood attribute has fully awakened, along with a change in appearance including golden eyes. You now possess a strong attraction to ordinary people.]

The popularity level hasn't changed; it's estimated that it won't be promoted until the Gujian Qitan series finishes airing.

Wang Weili's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the system's suggestion and recalled the system's previous prompt: "[Host should act in accordance with the role they are playing]."

It seems that I'll need to put more effort into the remaining 50% of the performance.

"Besides these standard data, there's another interesting situation."

Li Xue scrolled through her iPad, then looked up at Wang Weili, her eyes filled with anticipation and surprise.

Wang Weili glanced at her and asked cooperatively, "What's going on?"

"Because a blogger on AcFun was explaining clips from the TV series 'Gu Jian Qi Tan,' the peak number of concurrent viewers exceeded 3, crashing the server... and it even trended on Weibo!"

Li Xue stared longingly at Wang Weili, trying to find even a hint of surprise or astonishment on his face.

Unfortunately, no.

"A-site's servers are prone to crashing and downing, so there's nothing strange about that..."

Wang Weili put down his coffee, a thoughtful look crossing his face, before changing the subject: "However, the number of people online at the same time exceeding 3 is quite surprising."

"Boss, I don't see any surprise on your face."

Li Xue said dejectedly while holding her iPad.

Wang Weili didn't respond, but simply extended his hand to Li Xue.

Taking the iPad, he first checked the authenticity of the news, and then traced why this group of anime fans would watch the commentary videos of Gujian Qitan.

The so-called readership and character discussion on Weibo are all paid hype.

Whether the story can continue to resonate depends on the quality of the TV series itself and whether it can move people.

However, the popularity on Acfun was spontaneous.

As a website focusing on a specific vertical market, A-site currently has around 50 monthly active users and a peak of 3 concurrent users, which is already a considerable number.

The reason behind this is what Wang Weili truly wants to understand, because only by understanding it can he hope to replicate it...

"Found it."

Wang Weili murmured calmly.

Li Xue curiously leaned closer: "Boss, do you know why A-site's servers crashed?"

"...We lack the funds to support such a large number of concurrent users."

Wang Weili rolled his eyes at her and retorted, "Do you think I'm that free? To go and investigate why another company's server crashed?"

"So you found it, the one you mentioned?"

"3 people online at the same time... I'm looking for the reason behind this!"

"What's the reason?"

"The official Gujian Qitan game platform started promoting itself half a month before the TV series premiered, and A-site is a gathering place for anime and game users, but this is not the main reason why so many people are online at the same time."

Wang Weili put the iPad on the table and picked up his phone to send a message to Jiang Sanshi.

He didn't say a word while waiting for a reply.

Li Xue's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, but she didn't even wait for Wang Weili to finish speaking.

"Boss, what's the reason?"

"We'll talk about it later..."

After checking Jiang Sanshi's reply, Wang Weili immediately dialed a number.

Li Xue scratched her head and ears in frustration, but there was nothing she could do.

The call was connected, and a strange man's voice came through. Li Xue, who was sitting next to Wang Weili, could hear some of it.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Ma Dong, Chief Content Officer of iQiyi? I am Wang Weili, the producer, creator, and lead actor of Gu Jian Qi Tan."

Li Xue: I think the last one doesn't need to be mentioned, right?

Upon learning that it was Wang Weili calling, Ma Dong's tone immediately softened considerably.

"Oh, Mr. Wang, hello! Did you see the viewership data for Gu Jian Qi Tan yesterday?"

"I checked, the situation is not bad..."

"Not only is it good, it's the TV series with the best first-day performance since the founding of iQiyi."

"Yes, Mr. Ma, could you help me contact Mr. Gong?"

Wang Weili seemed somewhat anxious. In the past, he would have exchanged pleasantries with Ma Dong before making his request.

Ma Dong asked with some surprise, "What do you need Mr. Gong for?"

"It's a business matter I want to discuss with him, and it has nothing to do with the online streaming rights of Gujian Qitan."

"Okay... I'll ask him what he thinks and get back to you later."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Ma. I really have something very important to discuss."

Wang Weili emphasized this repeatedly before finally hanging up the phone.

Li Xue immediately moved closer to him: "Boss, what exactly happened?"

"Comments..."