Chapter 129: Tops The Charts! Summer Slot Drama King! Douban Opens At 82
「Bro, why do you have to open your mouth! Wouldn’t it be good to just be a face dominator quietly?」
「Laughing to death, one mouth open and it’s full of Unpopular Star flavor.」
「Bold! Still daring to call him Unpopular Star now? Everyone call him Explosive Coconut!」
「Waiting for reputation to explode xswl,《Deep Sea》 plot is indeed getting more and more laughable.」
「Bro, stop replying to haters, in Internal Entertainment Circle only you can play with haters!」
Chi Ye opens his mouth with top-tier sarcasm skill, the host and guests in the live broadcast room cover their faces, but the fans and audience in the live broadcast room all went crazy, fans yelling for Chi Ye to shut up—who’s main idol bickers with haters every day!
The audience yelling for Chi Ye to amp it up—they just love watching Chi Ye, this guy is too effective, other stars are like fake people, only he really knows how to talk!
「Unpopular Star, you stabbing《Deep Sea》 in the chest, aren’t you afraid of “killing” them?!」
Chi Ye sees this bullet comment and replies: “This won’t, definitely won’t hurt them, should say not a hair out of place.”
Bullet comments full screen「???」
Chi Ye replies: “Because seeing their own performance, their hearts have long been in their throats.”
“Hahaha.”
On the other side in the shot, Kid Sister Ran Qiao is laughing uncontrollably, then realizes it’s not good, quickly switches to serious expression management.
“…That… okay okay, let’s switch to Teacher Ran Qiao to speak.”
The host is already sweating profusely, thinking interviewing Chi Ye is indeed not doable, whoever does it shortens their lifespan!
But when Ran Qiao looks at the bullet comments, she sadly discovers that because of Chi Ye’s sweet little mouth just now, the bullet comment atmosphere in the live broadcast room has been stirred up.
Almost all「What about《Deng Ji Feng Chui Qi》? Will they get hurt?」「What about《Meng Xi Yuan》?」
Ran Qiao secretly tense… this Chi Ge’s scene is hard to take over.
“What are you organizers stunned for, quickly script a few bullet comments.”
Chi Ye steps in to defuse.
The organizers laugh in relief, Ran Qiao laughs till blurry, turning into a big shrimp.
「Before opening mouth: international supermodel, after opening mouth: steaming steamed buns at home!」
「Didn’t like Unpopular Star without fans watching《Circulation》, now fans after live broadcast, this bro too funny.」
「So no scripts in variety shows, all your live performance!」
Host laughs: “Teacher Chi you’re actually quite nice.”
Chi Ye himself feels guilty: “If you think I’m good, maybe because you’re not too familiar with me yet.”
Host: “…”
Oh my god, are you here to do stand-up?
Bullet comments already crazily spamming, bystanding audience watching the fun all feel refreshed.
—Live private interactions and variety shows are still different, first more down-to-earth, second, Internal Entertainment Circle since 2015, good off-site business is a big weapon for gaining fans.
Cooperating with high-quality hit product series, complementing each other, achieving star power boost and fan gain.
After stars finish works, how to maximally convert the role’s popularity from the work “to” themselves?
—This is the meaning of today’s business live broadcast.
Not just to make《Circulation》 hotter, marketing converting drama fans to personal fans has already begun.
Of course, Chi Ye has always been the type “has theories in heart, but can’t control mouth.”
His real personality is like this, so no contrived persona.
In other words, pure fucking natural talent.
Here,《Circulation》 business live broadcast with Chi Ye, popularity soaring higher, several hot searches.
Meanwhile.
Same in Capital City, Kiwifruit Building,《Deep Sea》 live business backstage.
Chu Han Zhou staring at Chi Ye talking freely on screen, back molars about to bite broken!
—He actually got mocked by such a small unpopular star?!
What fucking star power do you have, just surpassed《Deep Sea》, look at you acting up!
He’s feeling suffocated inside, because with《Deep Sea》 “hot broadcast”, while popularity drops, external abuse and public opinion attacks almost all concentrated on him… and Shi Jinwei.
Don’t mention pre-planned transformation to serious drama circle, winning awards, now even holding original star power is a problem.
Really fucked.
Clearly Shi Jinwei that stupid woman insisted on bringing screenwriter, I just brought three or four more than her, what does it have to do with me?!
Thinking of this, he looks to the other side where Shi Jinwei is waiting for makeup and styling.
The other party holding mobile phone, corners of mouth slightly upturned looking at something.
Noticing his gaze, lifts head, sapphire eyes disdainfully and contemptuously sweep him once.
Chu Han Zhou: “?”
Fuck your horse, what kind of look is that?
He furious, even when entering live broadcast room later, forgot for today’s live he doesn’t step feet—because staff kneel below, real-time “lay height increase boxes” for him.
Only like this, can he be taller than Shi Jinwei!
Today’s specially done “high cranial top” + “super high ponytail” + “16CM sky-highs” Shi Jinwei walking side by side with him, seeing this scene, disdain in eyes even more obvious.
Shorty.
Chu Han Zhou seems to read the mockery in her eyes, man’s dignity hit, just then kneeling staff a bit tired, slow one step, two not in sync, he steps empty, directly falls to ground.
And in falling, he subconsciously grabs nearby Shi Jinwei—Sister Qianzi with sexy pliers voice “fuck” once, two people dog-eat-dirt on ground together.
“F…uck!”
Chu Han Zhou “hiss” once, camera follows his subconscious downshift, instantly captures kneeling staff… then quick cut away.
But this scene still instantly tops hot search list, #Staff Kneeling to Heighten Chu Han Zhou#, #Hanyang CP Fall# etc topics explode, actually surpassed《Circulation》 business popularity.
「My god, now 2.08M already this outrageous?」
「Working people kneeling real-time heighten… Chu Han Zhou turned black.」
「Don’t call #Hanyang# CP, call #Endless Blunders Chu# CP, from drama broadcast start, always making blunders.」
「Front one Shi Jinwei fan right? #Endless Blunders# no opinion, but why “endless” first?」
「Right, my bro is first lead, so should call #Chu Endless Blunders#!」
「No, though Chu Han Zhou high star power, never heard that phrase?」
「Endless blunders still gotta be foreign（Shi Jinwei）!」
Sister Qianzi ends live, sees these hot search comments, sapphire eyes aggrievedly red up.
Chu Han Zhou face full dead ash—originally almost done, now really done.
……
《Deep Sea》 popularity indeed affected, but not all because of that day’s #Hanyang# CP blunder and kneeling paving road.
Because plot already progressed there, over a dozen screenwriters “brainstorm” spy war sweet pet, having front popularity already Teacher You blood C-ing.
From episode 20,《Deep Sea》 popularity all the way down.
From once 10000+, to 9900, then 9700, later days,《Xing Ni》 already quietly held start ceremony,《Deep Sea》 finally broke below 9500, plunged 9400—8000!
《Deep Sea》 production side panicked, Jin Ming’s Chao Tian Entertainment also panicked!
“Current situation, popularity maintenance urgent. You must integrate all available resources, use every trick, ensure popularity stable in peak range, no slack!”
He pressures Kiwifruit… Kiwifruit didn’t listen, but Kiwifruit itself very anxious.
Because《Deep Sea》 investment actually this summer slot biggest investment—lineup too strong, dual first-tier top streamers, filming fees take big chunk.
So once performance bad, Kiwifruit first half financial report, Jin Ming just received company financial report, all very ugly.
Two investors now grilled up.
Kiwifruit that day starts “ventilator-style” rescue, originally S+ at most opening solid screen three days（platform best recommendation）, this time,《Deep Sea》 after over 20 days broadcast, actually renewed big solid screen.
Other big screen banner recommendations given like no money.
But even so, can’t resist《Deep Sea》 diarrhea-style drop, kuku silent, just falls.
Up to《Circulation》 episode nine, #Pot Aunt# meme totally dominates hot search,《Deep Sea》 popularity formally falls to 9500, plunges 9400, ratings break below Central 8 base, online Yunhe Data from previous second, falls to Fifth, market share from highest 20%, falls to 10%.
Halved!
Kiwifruit solid screen didn’t save,《Deep Sea》 later plot successive thunderclaps, pulled a big turd.
At this,《Deep Sea》 and Kiwifruit thoroughly exit this summer slot competition.
Of course,《Deep Sea》 exits, but always hyped, and indeed this summer slot “Drama King”《Meng Xi Yuan》, not fully dead《Deng Ji Feng Chui Qi》 didn’t exit.
Former needless say, latter though not fully dead, but almost.
Reason still stubbornly alive, mainly behind Yue Na sees《Circulation》 getting hotter, a bit crazy, Jin Ming uncle after《Deep Sea》 cooled, can only put “not hope’s hope” on《Deng Ji Feng Chui Qi》.
Can it revive one wave?
These two big dramas both have Yue Na and Penguin shadows behind, so targeting《Circulation》, too tacit.
Douban score becomes their only hope targeting《Circulation》, especially《Deng Ji Feng Chui Qi》, still locking score till now, want backdoor buy some score… this way performance looks better, deceive more audience in.
《Meng Xi Yuan》 long opened score, steady recent years quality ancient idol drama, not panic.
And their targeting《Circulation》 score has basis, because with《Circulation》 plot broadcast, #《Circulation》 logic holes# topics endless, indeed script’s minor holes, hard to fix.
So, Yue Na and Penguin grab this point, crazy output rival, behind start buy《Circulation》 black scores, black marketing suddenly multiplies.
But just this night,《Circulation》 episode ten night,《Circulation》 Douban score finally opens.
Chu Han Zhou, Shi Jinwei’s fans, Chi Ye’s various haters, and bystanders following《Circulation》 click in look.
—《Circulation》
—Douban score 8.2.
—320000+ evaluations.
Open score 8.2, exceeds《Meng Xi Yuan》 7.0 by full 1.2, entire summer slot highest score!
You say《Deng Ji Feng Chui Qi》?
Jin Ming himself no this confidence, they can have 7.0 score!
What’s more《Circulation》 8.2.
This score out, instantly bought by Ku Ying to hot search first.
8.2 score, still under Yue Na secretly buying paid commenters behind.
Douban real bystander audience unanimous good reviews:
「I knew it!」
「《Circulation》 deserves it!!」
「Seeing 8.2 relieved, domestic drama still salvageable.」
「These days several UP mains blacking《Circulation》, this public opinion environment really rotten through.」
「Male female leads acting pass, Qiao girl too cute! Chi Ye biggest surprise, really, later multi film good dramas, all from Yue Na out, don’t miss your B Goujian persona, this face needs used in serious places!」
「+1, such great face, should properly film.」
「Congrats Canon become new King of Hell summon song/ cover face.」
「If not support such TV series with real action, everyone here later only continue watch bad movies.」
「One backpack full of youth, one suitcase full of life, one medicine pack full of years, one snake skin bag full of family, one mobile phone full of world affairs, one earphone full of self…… everyone not simple bystander, but vivid big ‘person’ with own life, own story, own difficulties—2025 movie viewing memento, five-star good review.」
Next day.
《Deng Ji Feng Chui Qi》 and《Deep Sea》 together open score, two S+ pinned thick hopes by uncle, ultimately fall in “quarterfinals”, bros one 5.4, one 5.7.
Known as crouching dragon young phoenix, momentarily equally brilliant.
And under various contrasts of these three S+, open score 8.2《Circulation》, finally fully unleashes, starts crazy massacre journey on various lists.
Vlinkage artist comprehensive list, Chi Ye returns top five, then directly squeezes out Sheng Ning up today due to some activity, ranks third, only behind Sister Shang and Yu Yan.
Similar other Weibo super topics, fan growth, anti-explode CP check-in etc data, similarly enter Weibo total list top ten.
And《Circulation》 series popularity, truly achieves “summer explosive start”.
Ku Ying Station inner popularity originally near limit, hard to rise 10200, directly breaks Ku Ying this year popularity ceiling, to terrifying 10400（equals Penguin station inner popularity 31200）
This popularity, Ku Ying this year so far ceiling champion, similarly,《Circulation》 station inner popularity break 10400 that day, formally first exceeds Penguin big drama《Meng Xi Yuan》 31000, formally crowns this summer slot three major platforms champion.
That night,《Circulation》 production side and Ku Ying urgently make “Ku Ying first half champion 10400” extra-large poster.
After midnight, circle’s most authoritative Yunhe Data refreshes,《Circulation》 with 29% summer slot market advantage, defeats S+《Meng Xi Yuan》 25%, leads 4%, first tops domestic champion.
—Yunhe Data, one of film and television drama field most authoritative lists inside and out, they according to main feature effective play volume（per episode average）, effective clicks, audience watch time, minus abnormal clicks, exclude behind-the-scenes footage, trailer, special etc interference data, get most valuable assessment.
Equivalent to on-star drama’s cvb, CSM, Kuyun etc.
Is one of important platforms for industry production sides, platforms, advertisers decision and evaluation.
Can understand as TV series market, market share is your “box office share” harvested in this slot.
—True achievement and hit drama proof!
Besides, in Lamplight, Maoyan, Guduo film and television, Yien entertainment data etc N circle in out most watched first-line lists,《Circulation》 all successfully “reverse surpass”.
And this reverse surpass with plot progress, up to episode 15 end, no sign of stopping.
Mid-July,《Circulation》 finale sneak preview.
That night,《Circulation》 Yunhe market share breaks historic 30%,《Meng Xi Yuan》 24%,《Deep Sea》 9%《Deng Ji Feng Chui Qi》 7%.
Drama King changes hands, Chi Ye that night posts own “farewell”《Circulation》 male lead Xiao Heyun long post.
@Chi Ye: —《”My” confession》
【I’m not a very just person.】
【I’m shallow, selfish, not a great person, but can’t blame me.】
【People should have self-knowledge, like I know clearly, I’m not a hero, no strong muscles and superpower, no firm beliefs.】
【Perhaps at twenty-something still arrogant, pre Ivory Tower pure stubbornness, can drink finish wine, drunk stand on table, yell I want make namel immortal hit product game, but blank paper me seems only in childhood, long ground smooth by real life.】
【I really have no ability to save that car of people, I can protect self, already heaven big skill.】
【No one can stand moral high ground critique me, because many like me, at twenty-five, already dead, day after day work, buy house, marry, birth child, still loan, just mediocre live out life.】
【—If, if I didn’t meet her.】
【That time in park, I threw her few heavy words, she no speak, just follow behind me, sulky slow steps, fact I already tried slow my pace, but she still keeps distance, sulking ignore me.】
【She has this age girl usual angry tantrum look, she side face say to me: you go, I won’t mention you.】
【—That moment I understand, I’m not selfless, but she perhaps is.】
【We decide rescue that car of people.】
【We “died” many times, “lived” many times, each wake, I first low head look her, saw her wake panic uncertain eyes, saw her face car inner killer strong pretend calm, yet still can’t stop trembling arms.】
【I “killed” people.】
【Because her.】
【She stabbed knife in neck side artery, clutching neck helplessly look to me.】
【Those eyes black white distinct, inside once showed afraid, innocent, angry, but that moment, only blank and dazed left.】
【She dazedly looks to crowd she for one again one “death” people, finger gaps gushing blood wet her collar, like not understand why no one willing step forward help her.】
【I with her ten fingers entwine, never loosen again, I say we don’t care, not worth.】
【But no. She stands in car, my two feet already on ground, one line apart, can escape this collapse her hell, but she stops, trembling say: try once more.】
【Try once more.】
【I help her “kill people”.】
【…】
【We succeeded, we saved that car of people.】
【I seem cried, not too sure, only know all this finally ended.】
【Sky spins earth turns, blood drenched, future unpredictable, perhaps next second we disappear, and our story, will go to drama end.】
【World collapsing, we embrace, love, speed escape, hand in hand run to fate’s unknown road.】
【Goodbye, Circulation; goodbye, Li Shiqing; goodbye, Xiao Heyun.】
