Healing Doctor

Chapter 444 A Look Worth 1 Million Online Viewers (The Alliance Leader is Reluctantly Adding an Extra Chapter)

Director Fan had no interest in watching the program; he was staring intently at the backstage data, his eyes wide and his heart pounding in his chest.

Unlike the previous two episodes, even the experienced director Fan couldn't say whether this episode would be successful.

Although this was a rushed and forced production, and the hospital's directors and doctors harbored a subtle hostility towards the production team, Director Fan, after editing one episode, believed that the show could either flop spectacularly or achieve unprecedented success.

After all, it's hard to predict what the audience will like.

Many people in the industry put a lot of effort into creating a hit show, but after spending huge sums of money, the final result is not as good as a makeshift production team that simply copied a foreign idea.

As for the finished product, even if a sample is placed in front of everyone, no one from top to bottom knows what the result will be.

A few years ago, Tencent invested in a wildly popular TV series, inviting many of China's top veteran actors, showing great dedication. However, after watching the sample episodes, the investors were very dissatisfied and believed the show would flop.

Finally, they signed a swap agreement with a neighboring platform, exchanging 50% of their equity for another drama series airing at the same time.

result!

Penguin's TV series became a phenomenal hit, sweeping the nation.

The eventual swap of 50% of the equity became a laughing stock.

Director Fan, however, never laughed at such things. He knew very well that the success of a drama depended on the right timing, location, and people.

The reality show he created himself has received a lot of praise and can barely be considered one of the top reality shows in China.

Director Fan could bring a few doctors into the hospital, but he didn't know if the audience would accept that approach.

As the show began airing, Director Fan watched the backstage data rise rapidly, and his mind immediately calmed down.

"Director, the data looks pretty good right now!" Director Fan's assistant looked at the number of simultaneous online viewers across the entire network, which had reached 60 at the very beginning, and his worried expression vanished. He said happily.

Director Fan nodded, but he didn't show his delight.

60 online viewers seems alright; the numbers aren't significantly different from the previous two seasons of the reality show.

But this doesn't necessarily mean anything. It's possible that they're just capitalizing on the success of the first two seasons, which are mostly watched by long-time viewers.

Whether it can keep longtime viewers watching depends on what happens next.

As the program progressed step by step, the data kept rising, and Director Fan could tell which stage the program was at just by listening to the sound.

70……

80……

90……

Meanwhile, the number of people watching the program online continued to rise, and a mountain of data appeared steeply in front of us.

"Director! The data looks fantastic! The current trend is quite optimistic. I have a feeling this program might give us a huge surprise." Director Fan's assistant became increasingly excited.

"Phew~~~" Director Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

Director Fan finally felt a little relieved after the number of concurrent online users exceeded 100 million.

Even if the show flops, at least the ratings won't be that bad, and the next season should still have some positive reviews.

Director Fan didn't even consider surpassing the unbelievable number of 600 million concurrent viewers from the second season.

The program continued, and to Director Fan's surprise, the number of viewers watching online at the same time did not drop.

Generally speaking, a show initially attracts a group of fans who come to support it. If they like it, they continue watching; if they don't, they switch to another show.

Data fluctuations are inevitable, but since the first episode of the third season aired, the data has been slowly moving upwards without exploding all at once. However, given this resilience, it's definitely not a flop.

120……

130……

The rate of growth in numbers has not slowed down; on the contrary, it has increased slightly.

Director Fan understood the significance behind the numbers—very few people left after watching the show; the vast majority stayed.

Because the website's backend data is not publicly available, this time it was the person behind the scenes who proactively used their connections to access the data, which is why Director Fan was able to see it.

Otherwise, he would have known the data earlier than the average person, but he wouldn't be able to see the real-time data like he does now.

Therefore, Director Fan did not know what the numbers were for the first and second seasons at this moment. Without a comparison, he could only wait until the show ended to see the final data.

180……

200……

"Director, I have a feeling this will be better than the second season's data?" Director Fan's assistant said incredulously, watching the number of concurrent online users steadily increase.

"Is it not good?" Director Fan asked.

"I guess it's Ji Xiang's good looks that bring in so much traffic!" Director Fan's assistant "guessed" the truth. He said, "Many people watch other reality shows for the guests, but Ji Xiang is like a trainee debuting. Just his face alone is worth 100 million concurrent viewers."

Director Fan smiled.

The assistant is right. I remember when I first saw Ji Xiang in person at the airport, I was also surprised.

This is clearly a trainee. Putting someone with such good looks in a hospital is a complete waste of talent.

The number of concurrent online users exceeded 200 million. Although it is no longer rising significantly, the data remains stable with no signs of decline.

Director Fan smiled, a smile he hadn't seen in a long time.

He dared not think too much, such as surpassing the data of the second season or causing a sensation in the domestic entertainment industry.

Actively lowering expectations is what you can and should do.

Silently waiting, time passed second by second, the number of people online at the same time remained incredibly stable, as if it were slowly and tirelessly climbing upwards.

Finally, at the very last moment of the program, the number froze at 340 million.

Director Fan was stunned.

His assistant was stunned.

Everyone on the production team was stunned.

The first episode of the wildly popular second season only had 290 million concurrent viewers after it aired, but it climbed back up as word-of-mouth spread, eventually barely surpassing the 600 million mark.

"Guide!"

"Guide!"

The production crew shouted excitedly.

The unexpected figures surged like dopamine, triggering a wave of excitement in everyone.

No one expected that the rushed third season would become such a hit, with the number of concurrent viewers for the first episode surpassing that of the wildly popular second season.

"Not bad." Director Fan suppressed his excitement and tried to speak in a calm tone. "Good luck, everyone, with the second episode in three days!"

"come on!"

"come on!"

Everyone was in high spirits and ready to make a big splash, sweeping away the previous gloomy mood and atmosphere.

But Director Fan knew that the first episode was just a coincidence, and the most important thing was whether he could come up with a refreshing gimmick next.

He hesitated for a long time, but didn't make the call.

"Director, do you want to contact Dr. Ji Xiang?" His assistant, understanding the situation, guessed Director Fan's thoughts.

"Hmm." Director Fan nodded, but then shook his head. "I'm not contacting them anymore. Let fate decide."

(End of this chapter)