Chapter 279 is air-dropped and scheduled, too low (guaranteed +4/20)
On January 23, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" officially ended on Penguin Video.
That night, the popularity value of the TV series immediately ranked first, and even reached the first place on the soaring list.
You must know that "For Whom the Bell Tolls" has been ranked first in popularity since its launch.
This surprised many people in the industry.
After all, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a spy war drama, and spy war dramas often belong to the audience of TV stations, and the number of broadcasts on the Internet has never been high.
In many cases, it would be considered good if the popularity of a spy drama exceeds 2,000 on the first day of broadcast.
But no one expected that the popularity of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" would exceed 10,000 in three days.
Breaking 10,000, this popularity value is almost the best result for a spy drama.
Not only that, but the popularity of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" continues to rise.
Although the increase has been slow, it has remained stable above 10,000, which in itself represents a miracle.
Forget about spy dramas, among any type of drama, the popularity of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" has not weakened at all.
In the end, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" once again increased the popularity value by 2,000 on the day of the finale.
13,000.
The next day, when the data network was updated, the real-time popularity value of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" stopped at 13,000.
This not only breaks the record for spy dramas, but also sets a benchmark for TV dramas in 2025.
If the popularity value of a TV series cannot reach this number, then don’t call yourself a phenomenon-level drama.
Drama King.
Some people in the industry claim that "For Whom the Bell Tolls" can be called a miracle. Some people did not expect this show to be a small hit before, but no one expected it to be a big hit.
Before this drama, there had been a lot of discussions about spy war dramas, and the spy war theme was also filmed by many people. Just look at "Darkness Before Dawn" to know.
But no one expected that the drama "Darkness Before Dawn" would be mediocre, neither successful nor successful.
But on the other hand, "For Whom the Bell Tolls", which everyone is not very optimistic about, has exploded in ratings and popularity.
According to statistics from Penguin Video, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" also brought them up to 3 million new members.
This is truly powerful.
After all, new members are dads now, not only on video websites, but also on live broadcast platforms, takeout platforms, shopping platforms, etc. Who is not recruiting new members? ?
Old members are worse than dogs.
Most of the discounts are only for new members.
The most important thing is that it has only been 23 days, which means that "For Whom the Bell Tolls" helped Penguin Video bring 3 million new members during its launch period.
The current ratings of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" on Shanghai TV Station have remained between 2 and 3.2.
And with the closure of Magic City TV, Penguin Video is bound to have another wave of new additions.
Originally, Penguin Video originally wanted to screen the show, but in the end they gave up on short-term benefits and planned to maximize the benefits of the show.
Drama King.
Although 2025 is only 23 days old, people in the industry believe that not to mention the top three this year, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" will definitely have a place in the top five.
Recall that the opening drama of 2024 was "Anti-Gangster". At that time, Lin Xing won the title of "Evil Man" with Zhou Bo.
Who would have thought that a year later, Lin Xing would become a good brother with "For Whom the Bell Tolls".
Two dramas, one with a supporting role and one with the protagonist. In one year, Lin Xing has successfully upgraded in the TV drama circle.
Precisely because of this, Lin Xing’s next TV series is particularly important.
“The ratings and online broadcasts of “For Whom the Bell Tolls” prove Lin Xing’s ability to resist dramas, but whether the drama is better or the person is better depends on his next drama.”
“Yes, look at Ren Yi, Ren Yi won the He has won many awards and is said to be strong in dramas, but what about "Darkness Before Dawn"? "
"Yeah, let's watch Lin Xing's next TV series now, but I quite believe it. Lin Xing’s, because his ability to choose scripts is really strong.”
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Let’s not talk about the industry, even Lao Zhong has the same idea.
After the finale of "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Lao Zhong thought about writing another drama review. In fact, since the premiere of "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Lao Zhong has already written almost 10 A drama review.
Yes.
From the beginning to now, it can basically be said that Lao Zhong writes a drama review in two days.
At first, she talked about "The Terror" and "The Darkness Before Dawn" in her drama reviews, and later she also mentioned "Eternal Life", and then no one mentioned it anymore.
But now, Lao Zhong has pulled out all three TV series.
This is not a whipping. For Lao Zhong, this is just a simple comparison.
Script is king.
This is the sentence Lao Zhong said most often in drama reviews.
For example, although Niu Xiang's acting skills are quite eye-catching in the drama "Strike", the script is still relatively solid after all, so the ratings began to soar as Niu Xiang was off the production line.
A negative example is "Darkness Before Dawn". The actors in this TV series can be said to be all acting talents, and no one has lost their skills.
But so what? ?
Because the rhythm of this drama is not good, the plot repeatedly pulls one thing, which causes the audience's patience to be exhausted after a week.
As CCTV's new year's drama, this drama had its highest ratings when it first aired. It has to be said that it was a failure.
Some people may say "Eternal Life", after all, the script of "Eternal Life" is still acceptable.
But this drama is a drama with a male protagonist adapted from a web text, so if the male protagonist cannot stand up, then the whole drama will naturally not stand up.
So "Darkness Before Dawn" was defeated by the script, and "Eternal Life" was defeated by Chu Chen.
These two TV series, no, plus "The Power of the King", if "The King of Power" does not use Niu Xiang, then the ratings will definitely increase further.
At the same time, take a look at the drama "For Whom the Bell Tolls", with a solid script and reliable actors. Although Ling Mei's acting skills are a bit eye-catching, her destructive power is far weaker than that of Niu Xiang.
...
This is a drama review and also a long Weibo post.
Lao Zhong wrote nearly 10,000 words in total.
She didn't just analyze "For Whom the Bell Tolls", she analyzed the four major dramas at the beginning of the year, and also talked about the direction of future TV dramas.
Script is king, don’t look for expensive ones, don’t look for people with traffic, just look for suitable actors.
Finally, Lao Zhong also expressed her curiosity. She also wanted to know what Lin Xing would choose for his next drama.
“What I hope is that Lin Xing can carefully choose his next drama. Now he has laid a solid foundation in the TV drama field with two dramas. As long as he continues to do two more TV dramas, he will be completely He can become the leader of the new generation of TV dramas.”
……
In this Weibo post, Lao Zhong rarely expressed his expectations for Lin Xing.
It is an expectation, a hope, not a requirement.
After all, Lao Zhong knows that Lin Xing's ability to select scripts is too strong. Who in the entire entertainment industry can get good dramas continuously for more than a year? ?
It’s no wonder that many people say that Lin Xing has a lucky star.
Just say it.
Who in the entire entertainment industry has achieved a triple jump like Lin Xing in less than two years? ?
What’s more important is that one after another of Lin Xing’s dramas started airing quite smoothly.
In this regard, it really doesn’t matter if you don’t believe in metaphysics.
Many actors film one drama at a time, and there are many actors who have already had six or seven films under their belt.
As a result, Lin Xing acted in one film, the previous film, and the next film, and the previous film.
What do you mean this is not metaphysics? ?
This long Weibo post about Lao Zhong naturally attracted a lot of discussion.
...
"Old Zhong is right, the script is indeed king."
"I remember complaining before that some of the veteran actors nowadays are really too cliche in their acting skills. And every one of them is too clever.”
“To be honest, it all depends on the peers, these old dramas. Their acting skills are all routine, but at least they don’t make people act. Look at these little fresh meats again.” "Heart" was really almost destroyed by Niu Xiang, but "Eternal Life" was really ruined by Chu Chen."
"It's hard to say whether Lin Xing can handle the drama, but Chu Chen definitely can't handle the drama."
...
"This old Zhong is indeed Lin Xing's trumpet, he is dedicated to blackmail Our family belongs to Chu Chen.”
“That’s right. , I’m really angry. What this old Zhong said is not objective at all. He really hacked our family Chu Chen.”
“In my opinion, "Eternal Life" is an excellent drama. , this old Zhong is really a bastard.”
"@chuchenstudio, the studio has come out to work quickly."
......
Obviously, Chu Chen's fans are still patrolling the square, especially like Lao Zhong As a drama review V and a very influential person in the drama review circle, Chu Chen's fans have certainly been paying attention to him.
If other drama review Vs were left alone, they might really not offend the fandom, because these drama review Vs need to be right. Think about it, which financial sponsors would like quarreling big Vs? ?
Because on Weibo, the value of big Vs who quarrel is basically very low.
But Lao Zhong does not rely on Weibo to make a living. She is a V with a strong tongue and a strong fighting spirit, and she will not be spoiled by fans.
What's more, Lao Zhong also hates Chu Chen's fans.
Before the filming of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" started, Chu Chen's fans almost scolded Lin Xing.
In addition, there are some marketing accounts and big Vs who basically just sit there and follow the rhythm.
Although Lin Xing's agent collected evidence and sued these people, most of them had no way of suing because you couldn't find any other evidence because they were leading the charge.
Now, "Eternal Life" has hit the streets, but Chu Chen's fans are still waiting for it.
It’s strange that Lao Zhong can endure it.
She first retweeted an account with the ID name 'Chu Chen Information Station'. This account belonged to a big V with 200,000 fans, but it was a fan of Chu Chen, so Lao Zhong retweeted her. It’s not considered cyber violence.
She directly wrote: "Does it mean that I think Chu Chen's acting skills are bad because I think Chu Chen is bad? Then I will ask again. Please deduct 1 in the comment area if you think Chu Chen's acting skills are good. If you think Chu Chen's acting skills are good, please deduct 1 Please deduct 2 for bad ones.”
The Weibo comment section that was forwarded like this was instantly criticized by Chu Chen's fans.
Put a bunch of people there and deduct 1.
Then Lao Zhong said once again: "Everyone has seen that Chu Chen's acting skills are indeed only visible to fans. Those who deducted 1 in the comment area are Chu Chen's fans."
… …
“Pfft, I’m laughing so hard. Why are you fishing here with the old clock??”
"Hahaha, I was thinking just now why did Lao Zhong suddenly do this? After all, how can I compete with people in the fan circle for voting?"
"Lao Zhong really kills people and takes heart."
......
Lao Zhong then forwarded several Weibo posts from Chu Chen’s top fans.
"Your "Eternal Life" has the worst ratings."
"Your "Eternal Life" has the worst real-time broadcast volume."
"Your "Eternal Life" has indeed hit the streets."
"Your Chu Chen can't handle the drama."
......
Good guy, everyone just thinks that Lao Zhong is crazy today.
On the second day of the finale of "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Lao Zhong started to have sex with Chu Chen's fans.
Only people who are familiar with Lao Zhong understand that everyone was watching "For Whom the Bell Tolls" when it aired, and Lao Zhong didn't want to tear it up at this time.
She was afraid of affecting everyone's mood for watching the drama.
But now, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" has concluded, what else does Lao Zhong have to fear? ?
No matter what Chu Chen’s fans say next, Lao Zhong will respond with one sentence: "Your "Eternal Life" ratings are off the charts."
Almost an instant kill.
Because it is true that the ratings of "Eternal Life" have been falling, especially with the conclusion of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" on Shanghai TV today.
The ratings broke 3.8.
The sky is blue.
No one thought that one day the ratings of TV series in Magic City TV would break 3.8, which was almost one step away from breaking 4.
You must know that for Wang Zha's dramas on CCTV or Tan Provincial TV Station, it is rare for the ratings to exceed 3.
Today’s TV stations are not as good as before, and most viewers now don’t know how to turn on the TV.
On the one hand, it is because everyone has become accustomed to watching dramas on mobile phones or tablets. On the other hand, TVs are getting smarter and smarter, and they are becoming harder and harder to use.
Last year someone said that it is not suitable for elderly people to turn on this TV. Even young people don’t know how to turn on the TV and find the channel.
Because of this, the ratings are considered good if they almost break 1.
The result was not good, the ratings of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" actually exceeded 3.8 on the final day.
Compared with the video website "For Whom the Bell Tolls" brought 3 million new members to Penguin Video, one thing can be said, this drama is really a hit.
Everyone is reaping the dividends from Wang Zha’s drama.
With the popularity of the show before, everyone has already eaten a lot, and with the finale of this drama, the bonus is enough to last for a while.
At this time, "I am Yu Xiaohei" was released and scheduled.
"Let me go, why don't you take advantage of the popularity? How long has it been since the filming of "I am Yu Xiaohei", and it has been immediately scheduled??"
"Good guy, hurry up and set the schedule. You didn’t even do any publicity. It will start broadcasting tomorrow and the schedule will be announced today?”
“ And directly announce the launch conference tomorrow afternoon, are you so realistic?"
...
While everyone was discussing "For Whom the Bell Tolls", this "I Am Yu Xiaohei" directly announced that it will be released on January 26th.
This is really airborne.
Because there has never been any news before. The last time there was news was when Lin Xing finished filming "I Am Yu Xiaohei".
The result is good.
This time it was airborne directly.
This made many people drunk.
Because anyone with a discerning eye can see it, no, even a non-blind person can see it. It is obvious that this is "I Am Yu Xiaohei" taking advantage of Lin Xing's popularity.
And it’s so obvious.
You must know that "For Whom the Bell Tolls" only had its finale on the TV station last night. Today, as soon as the data network updated the ratings, the ratings immediately exploded.
Then, without waiting for a wave of media reports, the official V of "I Am Yu Xiaohei" directly released a set of finalized posters.
Yes.
The official video of "I Am Yu Xiaohei" didn't even release a final trailer. They just released a set of final posters.
He also said: "At 6pm on January 26th, watch on time how Yu Xiaohei changes his destiny."
Not only Lin Xing's fans on Weibo were not happy about this preview, Even Chu Chen's fans were a little drunk.
"Nima, are you shameless? Do you want to learn from our Chu Chen's copywriting??"
"Damn, why would you change your destiny for an urban drama? What do you think? Are you a fairy tale?"
"Fuck, it's so shameless, LOW drama."
......
In the past two days, Chu Chen's fans have been really depressed. After all, they were almost beaten by Lao Zhong. Qi Lian entered it, but the key point was that they had no way to refute it.
Now that I have seen the official video of the show "I Am Yu Xiaohei", he actually stole his own copywriting. Of course Chu Chen's fans scolded him.
However, Lin Xing’s fans did not defend him.
Because they think "I Am Yu Xiaohei" is indeed low enough.
After all, the web drama "I am Yu Xiaohei" actually chose to be airborne like this. Isn't this just draining Lin Xing's popularity?
Although Lin Xing is helpful, it will also have an impact on Lin Xing if this drama is blocked.
Fortunately it is a web drama.
Lin Xing’s fans can only think this way.
Yang Tian still called Ding Chunling at this time: "Can't you use Ah Xing's official Weibo to repost it??"
"I don't manage this Weibo account. It has always been Lin Xing's. "I manage it myself."
Ding Chunling said with a sigh. Lin Xing only recorded a VCR to use when the show started broadcasting, and there was nothing else he could do."
Yang Tian was helpless: "Okay"
Hang up the phone. After that, she said to Wei Fei on the side: "Sister Fei, can't you even contact Lin Xing?" ? ’
"Yes, Lin Xing has told me and the director that he will have to experience it for three months, and he will have to disconnect from the Internet for these three months..."
Wei Fei nodded lightly. Said: "The phone call I made before is the last one."
"Okay, no matter what, we have to hold this press conference. Get up, and it can’t be said that Lin Xing will not be present. If the press conference is like this, it will lose a lot of popularity..."
Yang Tian thought for a while and directly dialed the number of the publicity department: "Continue to increase publicity. , I want all major media to report on our web drama tomorrow.”
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(Please give me a monthly pass, today is 5,000 words, I will continue to explode tomorrow)
(End of this chapter)