Chapter 683 683. Record-breaking
After the fourth episode was aired, Nie Wei received a lot of criticism online. Not only did he ignore his wife on their wedding night, he also gave her a divorce agreement. That was not all. He then asked his wife Chen Xinyi to be his dog nanny, and the dog she took care of was his girlfriend Shi Anna's dog.
Later, Chen Xinyi lost the puppy in the orphanage. This was certainly Chen Xinyi's fault, but Ji Cunxi's way of handling it made the audience scold him.
He even yelled at Chen Xinyi not to go home if she couldn't find the puppy.
"Ah, Ji Cunxi originally thought you were Chen Xinyi's prince charming, but it turns out that you are Chen Xinyi's nightmare."
"Ji Cunxi, you greedy scumbag, since you want Chen Xinyi to help you have a baby, then be nice to her. Although there is a misunderstanding, Chen Xinyi is the woman who is pregnant with your child. Do you have a clear conscience for treating her like this?"
"Ji Cunxi refreshed my definition of a scumbag. No wonder Nie Wei said at the press conference that this is a man who makes people love and hate him. I haven't felt the love yet, but I really hate him now."
"Where are they filming? I'm going to protest to the crew!!!"
It can be said that after the fourth episode was broadcast, the character of Ji Cunxi really attracted a lot of hatred from the audience. If Nie Wei hadn't had a very good image on weekdays, I'm afraid there would be a large-scale audience scolding the actor. Even so, some irrational audiences still brought the character into reality. Some inappropriate remarks appeared under the comments of Nie Wei's blog. Although the proportion was small, it was rare for Nie Wei to do so.
In comparison, Cheng Kun, who plays the male No. 2 Dylan in the TV series, has attracted a lot of fans.
This character is warm and takes good care of the heroine. In particular, this character is a little bit venomous. In the latest episode, he angrily criticized Ji Cunxi and defended Chen Xinyi. The audience liked it very much. After the TV series was broadcast, many viewers gave the character Dylan the title of "Chen Xinyi's guardian".
What made Nie Wei laugh and cry was that this title was not the first time that this group of audiences called him. After the first episode was broadcast, Ji Cunxi, played by him, was once called this by the audience. I just didn't expect that after only four episodes, these people would "change their hearts".
Of course, Nie Wei was not in a hurry. The audience's love and hate will come and go quickly with the plot.
After the fifth episode was broadcast, facing the chainsaw, Ji Cunxi bravely protected Chen Xinyi in Lou Zha'ai's arms. This scene made the bad guy, who had already lost points in the hearts of the audience, instantly regain a lot of favorability.
Then Ji Cunxi seemed to scold Chen Xinyi, but in fact he was showing his concern in a tsundere way. In the hearts of the audience, the little cutie they liked was obviously back.
"I told you, Ji Cunxi is actually kind."
"Ji Cunxi is so cute. You can care if you want, but you have to scold him. But I like him."
"Ji Cunxi is a boyfriend. Although it was a misunderstanding, he was able to protect a girl in his arms when facing a chainsaw. I decided to give Ji Cunxi, who had a negative score, a score of 90. If he can like Chen Xinyi again, I will give him 100 points."
This plot undoubtedly saved Ji Cunxi's reputation, which had reached the edge of the cliff. However, the ratings finally fell for the first time because of Ji Cunxi's "outstanding performance" in the previous episode. Although the amplitude was not large, it made other TV stations very excited.
"Hey, why are you all so sad?" On the day when the ratings came out, Nie Wei came to the crew and saw that everyone had a depressed expression, as if they had lost money and were in a state of dismay.
"Nie Wei, the ratings have dropped." Chen Qiaoen explained the reason for everyone's disappointment. The ratings, which had been rising for four consecutive episodes, fell for the first time. It would be strange if everyone could be happy.
Hearing Chen Qiaoen's answer, Nie Wei showed a speechless expression.
"The average ratings are 5.65, and the highest ratings are 7.77. How strong is your self-esteem to think that this result is very bad?" Nie Wei asked.
Hearing Nie Wei's words, everyone smiled awkwardly. Everyone only considered the problem of the ratings falling, but forgot to think that even if this result fell a little, it would still be a phenomenal level.
"Chen Qiaoen, how many idol dramas have you filmed? Have you ever seen an idol drama that only goes up and never goes down? I won't talk about newcomers like Jing Tiantian and Wang Kai. Forgive them for being rookies. How can you, an old guy who has seen a lot of ups and downs, look so dead?"
Nie Wei's words made Wang Kai smile bitterly, Jing Tiantian pouted, Chen Qiaoen rolled her eyes, and the others laughed.
The dull atmosphere of the entire crew dissipated in an instant, and it seemed to return to the relaxed state a while ago.
Cheng Kun on the side also laughed. He was one of the few actors in the crew who was not affected by the decline in ratings. Although he himself did not feel his status, he could not raise the morale of the crowd as casually as Nie Wei. Some people are born leaders, which cannot be envied.
Everyone regained their morale and devoted themselves to the filming. Nie Wei also behaved as usual. The "commander-in-chief" was calm, and the staff below were naturally not panicked.
Soon another week passed, and "Fated to Love You" also welcomed the broadcast of the sixth episode.
In this episode, Ji Cunxi regained some of his impression points in the audience's mind. Previously, he misunderstood that Chen Xinyi wanted to sell Jiangmu Island to Stephen Chow. However, after the dog incident, the relationship between the two eased. Ji Cunxi is kind by nature, so he was shaken in his heart and felt that Jiangmu Island should not be sold.
The audience was very pleased with this and shouted that Ji Cunxi finally found his conscience.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Later, in order to preserve the inherited brand, Ji Cunxi used Chen Xinyi to achieve commercial goals, which made the audience hate him again.
"Chen Xinyi was so surprised and happy when she saw Ji Cunxi appear in her mother's classroom. Hateful brat, how could you take advantage of such a pure and kind girl?"
"The starting point is reasonable, but I just can't understand it. Please don't hurt Chen Xinyi anymore. Seeing her expression when she knew the truth, my heart felt like it was cut."
"Doctor Hao is right. Ji Cunxi's purpose is not pure, so he should be rejected."
"But Ji Cunxi is also pitiful. If the inheritance is cut off from him, he should be very sad."
"This bad guy is not worthy of pity, he should be made to cry once."
However, as the plot develops, the audience quickly changed camps and began to pity Ji Cunxi.
Because Ji Cunxi has decided not to sell Jiangmu Island, he was threatened by Stephen Zhou for this, but Chen Xinyi accidentally got the news and thought that Ji Cunxi was going to sell Jiangmu Island to Stephen Zhou's garbage disposal company to dump sludge.
For this matter, Chen Xinyi scolded Ji Cunxi angrily for the first time, and ran away from home with her two sisters who came to visit.
Watching the angry and aggrieved Ji Cunxi on TV, the audience is now on his side.
"Chen Xinyi is so stupid. There is no time when she can't wait for Ji Cunxi to explain clearly before judging. No wonder Ji Cunxi called you a snail. I think it's true."
"Poor Ji Cunxi, he was framed by 'Chen Xinyi'."
"I'm sure Ji Cunxi fell in love with Chen Xinyi, otherwise why would he drive secretly to follow Chen Xinyi after being framed, and secretly send them roasted sweet potatoes when he saw Chen Xinyi and her sisters suffering from the cold. If he didn't like Chen Xinyi, why would he do this?"
This part of the plot is definitely Ji Cunxi's highlight performance.
As Chen Xinyi and her two sisters were kidnapped by Stephen Chow, Ji Cunxi bravely stepped forward to save them. Although he failed to show off and was beaten black and blue by Stephen Chow, which made the audience laugh, at least Ji Cunxi really protected Chen Xinyi.
And when Chen Xinyi's second sister had an accident and her amniotic fluid broke and she was about to give birth, it was Ji Cunxi who stepped forward and helped Chen Xinyi's second sister deliver the baby under the guidance of Dr. Hao over the phone.
It can be said that Ji Cunxi's performance in this plot really made the audience feel good.
Ji Cunxi's outstanding performance also brought good ratings to the sixth episode, with an average rating of 5.97 and a maximum rating of 8.03, which made several TV stations that were happy for less than two days fall into a deep depression again.
And then in the seventh, eighth and ninth episodes, because the relationship between Ji Cunxi and Chen Xinyi entered the outbreak stage, the ratings soared.
In the seventh episode, the average ratings had already exceeded 6, reaching 6.21. Unfortunately, the highest ratings still did not break the record. Compared with the previous episode, it dropped by 0.02, but it still remained above 8. Everyone who saw this result knew clearly that only a climax plot was needed, and the highest ratings record of idol dramas maintained by Baodao for two years would be broken.
And the eighth episode was this opportunity.
In this episode, the relationship between Ji Cunxi and Chen Xinyi completely entered the outbreak stage. For Ji Cunxi, Chen Xinyi dressed up as a chicken love angel, danced in the restaurant in a turkey doll costume, and sang a birthday song to Ji Cunxi with a water cup. Ji Cunxi was in a state of emptiness because Anna "stood him up", and Chen Xinyi's thoughtfulness instantly warmed Ji Cunxi.
In order to compensate Chen Xinyi's birthday, Ji Cunxi bought a yacht specifically to let Chen Xinyi eat the Jiang Junbao she wanted, and named it "Souvenir". He even made Jiang Junbao for Chen Xinyi.
Because the two had birthdays on the same day, their relationship also had a big breakthrough. The audience was extremely happy, and the ratings finally ushered in a breakthrough.
The average ratings directly reached 7.11, and the highest ratings reached 9.35. When the results came out, the staff of the TV drama department of Zhongtian TV Station were instantly excited.
They had never dreamed that Zhongtian TV's idol drama would break the ratings record of Taiwan's idol dramas, but now looking at the report card, it has really been done.
This result even shocked the top management of the TV station. In fact, the top management of the TV station has been looking forward to the arrival of this day recently, but they never thought that "Fated to Love You" would achieve such amazing results after accumulating energy for these days.
Others broke the record at most by a few tenths, or even a few tenths, but the idol drama "Fated to Love You" broke through, which was a big number, with a maximum rating of 1.3 more than the original record.
"Reward, must be rewarded!"
"Celebrate, at this moment, a celebration banquet must be held!"
"We also need to invite all the entertainment media on the island. This is a moment of pride for Zhongtian TV, and all the media must bear witness to it."
A bunch of senior executives who usually don't even bother to come to the company gathered in the company for a meeting late at night because of this achievement. The discussion was about celebrating the people related to this TV series.
Rewards must be given, and celebration banquets are also necessary. Not only the crew members of "Fate" but even the TV series production department of the TV station will benefit from it.
However, when Zhongtian TV notified Nie Wei in the morning that they would hold a celebration banquet, Nie Wei politely refused.
"Don't worry, it's just the beginning." Nie Wei's answer made the director on the other end of the phone gasp. The high collection is already 9.35, and he still feels dissatisfied after listening to Nie Wei's words?
In the end, Director Jiang was persuaded by Nie Wei to not hold the celebration banquet first, but the reward red envelopes must be issued.
The red envelopes from the TV station were delivered to the crew one hour after Nie Wei hung up the phone. The director personally distributed red envelopes to everyone, some more and some less, but even the most ordinary staff leaders received red envelopes that were equivalent to his monthly salary. For example, the red envelopes of some important lighting directors and photography directors were even more amazing.
Of course, the red envelopes received by several main creators were not as simple as money. For example, Chen Qiaoen received a set of jewelry, and Cheng Kun received a painting by a famous painter in Taiwan. It was obvious that these gifts were carefully made, and they were all what the actors liked.
As for Nie Wei, the biggest contributor, Zhongtiantai directly sent him a "motorhome", a villa in Yangmingshan and a Mercedes-Benz luxury car.
The Mercedes-Benz car is worth millions of Treasure Island coins. It is not a big deal to give it to a rich man like Nie Wei as a gift, but the villa is a real big deal. It is worth nearly 50 million Treasure Island coins and is located in Yangmingshan, the most prestigious villa area in Treasure Island. It has an excellent location, surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, and the environment is beautiful and quiet.
Moreover, this was bought by the chairman of Zhongtian with the help of his connections. Otherwise, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy such a good location.
And Zhongtiantai took out such a big reward, obviously to show goodwill to Nie Wei, hoping to maintain this cooperative relationship.
However, facing this heavy gift, Nie Wei's choice was beyond the expectations of the chairman of Zhongtian.
Nie Wei chose to accept it, but in the form of buying it.
Thank you for the generous reward of 500 from Fanren Xiaoyao Xiuxian and the generous reward from Fantasy Paradise.