OBS Chapter 52 was an instant hit upon its release!
Chapter 52 was an instant hit upon its release!
In fact, the promotional strategy for "Palace" is similar to that for "Fall in Love with You by Accident," both of which were invested in by Hunan TV. It even follows a similar promotional pattern to the previous "Meteor Shower."
It's nothing more than participating in more talk shows like "Behind the Story," "Entertainment Unlimited," and "Best Scene," and finally promoting it by appearing on a special episode of "Happy Camp."
However, at Lin Feng's suggestion, the "Palace" production team also accepted many interviews from online platforms such as Tudou, Youku, Sohu, and Weibo, and also released stills and behind-the-scenes videos on platforms such as Weibo and Tieba, which sparked discussions among netizens.
For example, Yang Mi wearing headphones while taking poster photos and Lin Feng wearing ancient costume while playing on his phone became the focus of attention; interactive activities such as "time travel experience" were launched, inviting netizens to share "the thing they would most like to do if they traveled back to the Qing Dynasty", to enhance the sense of participation.
Moreover, this period coincides with the winter vacation and the Spring Festival holiday, during which television programs typically feature reruns of the Spring Festival Gala, classic dramas such as "Journey to the West" or "The Legend of the White Snake," and so on.
"Palace" premiered on January 31st, which was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. On its opening day, it achieved a viewership rating of 2.22%, directly surpassing the 2% mark, and a market share of 10.98%, also directly surpassing the 10% mark.
It successfully surpassed Anhui TV's "Summer's Desire" and took the top spot in the same time slot nationwide with an absolute advantage. It not only saved face for Hunan TV, but also announced the arrival of another phenomenal hit drama!
Moreover, this rating is 0.26 percentage points higher than in the previous life, and the viewership share is 3 percentage points higher. Nothing has changed except Lin Feng. It seems that his ability to drive the show is stronger than Feng Xiaofeng in the previous life!
The premiere of "Palace" was a huge hit, which made Yang Mi extremely happy. She called Lin Feng at 1 a.m. after learning about the ratings.
"Lin Feng, it's a hit! 'Palace' is a hit! I'm famous! I'm famous! Yes... I'm famous!... I'm finally famous!" Yang Mi cried as she spoke, getting more and more excited. She wanted to be famous so much. After so many years in the industry, she had finally become famous!
"Isn't this a good thing? Why are you crying? This isn't the Yang Mi I know! I told you you'd definitely become famous with this drama, and now you believe me, right? How does it feel to be famous?"
"Awesome! So awesome!" Yang Mi licked her lips as if savoring the feeling. "So this is what it feels like to be red!" This tastes really good!
Yang Mi never hid her ambition. "She just wants to be famous." She wanted more, to be even more famous, even more famous, and to be famous for a longer period of time. It took her a long time to calm down.
"Lin Feng, thank you! Without your help, I might not have performed as well this time," Yang Mi said sincerely.
"You're not yelling at me anymore, you're not upset that I always bully you!"
"Hmph! I'll forgive you for the sake of your immense popularity! But to be honest, Lin Feng, I really envy you. You started as the male lead right away, and your first drama was a huge hit. Your career path is too smooth!"
Of course, this drama was a hit, and you're definitely even more famous now. This is your second drama, right? You mean the second one, "Meteor Shower Again"? Isn't that part of the same series? Besides, the ratings were amazing!
You're like Versailles, aren't you? You've never even played a supporting role. You probably haven't experienced the feeling of excitedly joining a production only to be told your role has been changed before filming starts, leaving you alone in the dressing room crying.
I bet you've never experienced being replaced in the middle of the night and having to leave overnight. You can't even find a taxi to get home in the middle of the night, and you can only wait alone in the cold wind for two hours.
Even during the filming of a crying scene, she couldn't shed tears because she wasn't emotionally right, which caused the director to lose his temper and slap her twice on the spot, and sternly interrogate her about "why she couldn't cry."
I've been through all of that. Otherwise, why would I enjoy taking on multiple projects simultaneously, why would I crave fame? It's because I've seen and experienced so much. In this industry, if you're not famous, nobody will notice you!
In fact, Lin Feng also wanted to say that he had experienced the same thing in his previous life, but he didn't make it big, while Yang Mi did. She was indeed very capable, and he had to admire Yang Mi's ambition. She deserved to be famous!
That night, the two talked a lot, until after 3 a.m. when their phones ran out of battery. They had spent three months together filming a movie, but that didn't bring them as close as those two hours on the phone.
The next day, "Palace" continued to dominate the airwaves, with its daytime rebroadcast achieving a viewership rating of 36%, thus creating a pattern of "premiering at night and repeating during the day."
With over 1.2 million online searches in a single day, it is the absolute number one in the search volume of all TV series, surpassing even the combined search volume of the second, third, and so on up to the tenth place.
Furthermore, Yang Mi's theme song "The Power of Love" has become a phenomenal hit, widely sung in the streets and alleys, further expanding the influence of the series.
As the third and fourth episodes aired in the evening, the plot became increasingly engaging, and the ratings for "Palace" soared again, reaching 2.36% with a market share of 12.89%, continuing to rank first nationwide in its time slot.
At the same time, search terms related to "Lin Feng" have increased again in the media and online, and the number of followers on his Weibo account is also growing rapidly.
"Lin Feng is so handsome! How come I never noticed him before?! I declare him my husband!"
"He acted in 'Meteor Shower'! I'm sorry, I didn't really get into it before, but I'm willing to give it another try now!"
"Lin Feng looks very handsome in period costume too. Even with a shaved head, his good looks can't be hidden!"
"Lin Feng and Yang Mi have great chemistry too, no less than Lin Feng and Deng Shuang. Could it be that Lin Feng has the legendary 'all-powerful CP constitution'?"
At this time, "Palace" became an absolute hit, surpassing the popularity of the first season, "Meteor Shower," and becoming an absolute phenomenon. As the series continued to air, it created an increasingly intense nationwide craze for watching the show.
However, all of this came to an abrupt end on the third day because it was the Lunar New Year, so the broadcast had to be suspended for a day, which made many fans very dissatisfied!
"What's the point of watching the Spring Festival Gala now? Just show me five episodes of 'Palace' back-to-back! I want to see Lin Feng! I want to see Yang Mi!"
"Yeah, I think if Hunan TV dares to broadcast 'Palace' tonight, its ratings might not be any worse than the Spring Festival Gala!"
"Besides our parents and grandparents, who still watches the Spring Festival Gala? And this year's Gala was truly awful, absolutely the worst ever, bar none!"
This year's Spring Festival Gala was really bad. Lin Feng watched it at home with his mother, and it was truly awful!
There were no memorable moments at all. For example, the song "Lanting Xu" sung by Zhou Jielun and performed by Lin Zhiling was "boring," and the skit "My Deskmate" by Zhao Benshan and Xiao Shenyang was "very tacky." Moreover, this should have been Zhao Benshan's farewell performance on the Spring Festival Gala, which is a great pity!
No wonder some people think that the 2011 Spring Festival Gala was the "most unwatchable Spring Festival Gala in 20 years" and describe it as a "three-no Spring Festival Gala" (no highlights, no jokes, no interesting points). However, this is a special sense of ritual for Lin Feng's family.
In fact, Lin Feng turned down a lot of work so he could go home for the Chinese New Year and spend time with his parents. Even though he could earn a lot of money, he still wanted to spend more time with his family. So why not spend time with his family right away?
Besides, Lin Feng isn't short of money now. Of course, he needs a lot of money to invest in the movie "Love is Not Blind," not a little. Otherwise, what's the point of him making so much money?
Lin Feng could never do what Yang Mi does: fly to three places in one day to shoot a set of photos, record two videos, accept interviews from six media outlets, and finally record a song at midnight.
Furthermore, Lin Feng went to check out the newly purchased villa after the New Year. Actually, Lin Feng could have paid off the bank loan in one lump sum right now, but he wasn't in a hurry to pay off the interest.
Before leaving, Lin Feng finalized the villa renovation plan with the construction team. He was mainly worried that his mother would be reluctant to spend the money. After all, they had already bought a house for over a million yuan, so why would she care about a few hundred thousand yuan for renovations?
After arranging everything, Lin Feng returned.
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