Chapter 142: Record-breaking Ratings, "Infinite Voices"? "The Journey of Music"? What a crappy show!

On May 5nd, "Infinite Voice" premiered.

On May 5rd, "The Journey of Music" premiered.

Both variety shows caused a huge sensation on the first day, and they also received rave reviews afterwards. Clips of these two variety shows were everywhere in the world, on Weibo, Bilibili, Douyin, and Kuaishou, they were everywhere, almost on par with "The King of Masked Singer".

Infinite Voice

"I went there for Gong Mei. She is still as good as ever and has a great sense for variety shows!"

“I watch it every year and I get scolded every year, but I get scolded every year and I have to watch it every year. In fact, this year’s “Infinite Voices” is full of surprises. It feels like the first season. In the first episode, I heard a lot of hidden gems and unpopular songs and quite innovative adaptations, especially Fei He and Li Peng, which really made me shine!”

"I just watched the first episode. I really like the two Li teachers. They are very humorous and have a good sense of variety. The song selection this season seems to be good so far!"

"As always, I like Infinite Voices. The mentors are very sincere. I was moved, entangled and reluctant with them. The original works in the first two episodes are good! They are comparable to "Sadly" and "The Wind Rises."

The Journey of Love

"I like this couple, Li Jing and Miss Yu Wei!"

"The second episode made me feel extremely comfortable. My mouth was upturned the whole time. It made me feel happy. The music was beautiful and the ambiguous temptation was also good. I love it!"

"It was really nice to watch from the moment the male and female guests chose each other. The songs they chose were all to my liking. Basically, every couple has songs I like. The male and female guests are getting along better and better. I hope there will be good developments in the future. Please release it as soon as possible!"

"Compared to "Masked Singer" and "Infinite Voice", I prefer "La La Land". Away from the competition, every guest is so comfortable. I think this is a more comfortable state for variety shows, but everyone has their own opinions. I know that some people will still not like this show, but as long as you calm down, you will definitely find the beauty of this show. It's a music variety show, a romance variety show, and a travel show. Find a beautiful place, listen quietly, and appreciate handsome men and beautiful women. What a wonderful variety show~"

The comment sections of these two variety shows left a wave of netizens confused.

No! Are these two variety shows really that good?
Can it even be compared to "The Masked Singer"?
Why don't I believe it?

Many netizens were fooled into watching these two shows, and then returned with their noses pinched!
Holy shit! These two variety shows are like shit, who is praising them?!

In fact, this is the current situation of domestic entertainment. Whether it is variety shows, TV series or movies, when they first appear on the market, many viewers find it difficult to see real reviews.

The power of capital is like a big hand. It can not only promote the prosperity and development of the industry, but also obscure the audience's vision to some extent.

The comments from real netizens are drowned out by the overwhelming marketing and water army-controlled comments.

But the power of capital is not omnipotent. Netizens can be deceived for a while, but not forever. When the tide recedes, we will know who is swimming naked. Especially for the netizens who were deceived at the time, if they really believed the marketing and watched the show, they will hate the show in turn:
Hey! What the hell did you show me?
And Monday is when the tide goes out because the ratings are updated!

National ratings ranking:
NO1: The average ratings of the first broadcast of "King of Masked Singer" were 2.21%! The peak ratings were 2.73%!

NO2: The average ratings of the first broadcast of "Infinite Voice" were 1.51%! The peak ratings were 2.02%!

NO3: The average ratings of the first broadcast of "The Journey of Music" were 1.22%! The peak ratings were 1.45%!

When this viewership rating came out, it shocked people all over the country.

I'm sooooooooooooooo!
The premiere ratings exceeded 2?! The peak ratings exceeded 2.5?!
Crushing "Infinite Voice" by 0.7 points and "The Journey of Music" by 1 point!

Isn't this too exaggerated? !

You know, this is a peak in ratings that has been difficult for variety shows to achieve in recent years!
Since 2005, the domestic variety show with the highest historical ratings was the 2005 Xiangjiang Satellite TV's "New Voice of Music" finals, which reached a ratings of 6.7%. Since then, the ratings of domestic variety shows have never exceeded 5%.

It was followed by the first season of Infinite Voices, which aired on Wushan TV in 2016 and achieved a 4.8% audience rating.

But this was only a short-lived glory in the ratings of domestic variety shows. With the soaring popularity of smartphones, television has gradually lost its status as the main source of film and television information.

At the same time, the vigorous development of short video platforms and the rapid rise of the three major video platforms have further caused the ratings of domestic variety shows to decline, to the point that they can’t even reach 4%.

3% is nonsense!
2% is the ceiling!

But what do they see now?
The premiere ratings of "King of Masked Singer" reached 2.21%?

This is a rating that can only be seen in the golden age of TV variety shows. And this is the rating for the first episode. If it reaches the last episode, wouldn’t it be over 3%? Or even 4%?!
Before this, netizens thought that "The King of Masked Singer" would be awesome, but they never thought that "The King of Masked Singer" would be so awesome!
Industry insiders were even more shocked when they saw this number.

Damn it! 2.21%?

Crazy?
really? !

How did you do that!

Online.

"Too awesome! The ratings for "King of Masked Singer" are simply amazing! It has directly broken the ratings record for variety shows in recent years!!"

"It's over. This really makes Cheng Cheng redefine variety shows."

"Haha, I can see it in the store downstairs from my house. Everyone is watching King of Masked Singer on Friday night. It's really popular! Everyone knows about Cocoon Man and Li Huowang now."

"I discussed this with others these past two days and found that this show has really become popular among all age groups, men, women, young and old. It feels like it has reached the pinnacle of the variety show industry!"

"Sung Cheng is awesome! The singers on 'King of Masked Singer' are awesome too! I'll watch it every Friday from now on!"

"The ratings of "King of Masked Singer" are due to one-third of the credit to Sung Cheng, one-third to Lee Ho Wang, and the remaining one-third to other singers."

"Jian Jiao Online is dissatisfied! Doesn't my Jian Jiao deserve to occupy one third?"

Online, fans and haters of "King of Masked Singer" are going crazy! They are having a blast! They are showing off everywhere! They are so happy, as if they want to put the 2.21% ratings in the faces of every hater who questions them, and let them open their eyes and take a closer look! See how awesome their variety show is!
However, "Infinite Voices" and "La La Land" quickly became clowns and were criticized online.

"What rubbish is "Infinite Voices"! After reading the comments online, I thought it had stood up, but when I watched it, I found it was even worse! This show has become a show for the children of rich families to make themselves known! Hello everyone, this is not "Infinite Voices", this is the most anticipated large-scale art exam backdoor scene in 2022!"

"There's really no need for the show 'Infinite Voices' to exist anymore! Where was the original intention? Now it's just about money! There are all kinds of shady dealings and unspoken rules!"

"It's so funny. Don't even mention the contestants. I took a look and even the mentors' singing session was really bad. If they were in the Masked Singer, they would be eliminated in the first round. What I'm saying is, is there any need for Infinite Voices to continue?"

"'Lai Le Zhi Cheng' is a piece of shit. It's a music variety show that only sang four songs in two episodes. Can it be called a music variety show? It's a complete waste of time." "Does 'Lai Le Zhi Cheng' not know its own program positioning? It's a mess. It's not a music variety show, it's not a dating variety show, it's not a travel variety show, and it uses twins as a gimmick and cannon fodder for the show. It's so disgusting that I want to vomit..."

"These two shows also use Bilian marketing to compete with 'King of Masked Singer'? You two monsters are worthy of competing with King of Masked Singer? I almost believed it! No wonder the ratings are crushed like this, they really deserve it!"

Fuhai Television.

Huo Xiwen was so proud at the moment that he couldn't help but want to laugh out loud and express his inner joy:

Hahaha!
It seems that I am the one who has the most insight and vision! It seems that I am the one who is wise and decisive!
If I hadn't taken the initiative and seized the opportunity in time, how could Fu Hai TV have reached a cooperation with a talent like Cheng Cheng and obtained such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? How could it have won such a popular program as "King of Masked Singer" in one fell swoop?

Hahahaha, this is so cool!

Now, Fuhai TV Station has completely made its mark and stood out among TV stations across the country.

Looking at the public opinion on the Internet, Huo Xiwen couldn't stop laughing:

Wushan TV and Xiangjiang TV are fucking clowns!
Unlike netizens, TV stations can get clear feedback on the day the program is broadcast. They know whether the program is good or not. However, Wushan TV Station and Xiangjiang TV Station still chose to continue marketing, trying to deceive netizens. They will fool as many as they can. So netizens can't blame them for scolding them. They can only blame them for making trouble for themselves and shooting themselves in the foot!
As the assistant director, Zhang Yibai was also proud of this. He said excitedly:

"Director, would you like to use our official account to post a Weibo to celebrate?"

Huo Xiwen said, "Send it! Of course we have to send it! This time, our Fu Hai TV has earned a lot of face, we have to be proud of it!"

Xiangjiang TV.

There was only silence in the office!

Deathly silence!

……

Wushan TV.

Jing Lei held up a summary of the national TV ratings and asked loudly:
"Can anyone tell me how this is possible?! How could the ratings of 'King of Masked Singer' be 2.21%! How could the ratings of 'Infinite Singer' be only 1.51%!! This is fucking unscientific!"

No one answered him, and no one dared to answer him!

What else can I do if I don't believe it? It's only 2.21%!
There is no use being anxious, there is no use breaking down defenses, there is no use being impotent and furious.

It's written in black and white, this is the fact.

……

Word spread.

Lee Bo Na was dumbfounded, Gao Zhi was dumbfounded, the people in the cocoon were dumbfounded, Gao Zhi was dumbfounded, Jiang Nan was dumbfounded, Li Xiang was dumbfounded, and many people related to "King of Masked Singer" were dumbfounded.

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Li Xiang: "Can anyone tell me if this is true? I woke up and became a national host?"

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Late at night: "I didn't expect that this show would become popular before I even participated in it. Haha, this is really a blessing for me!"

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Qi Li: "Xu Lin, this show is so popular, the ratings have exceeded 2! There is hope for your comeback! That's great, you are really lucky to have participated in this show!"

Xu Lin: "The most important thing is not that this show is popular, the most important thing is that I want to win next time!"

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Li Baona: "Coach, I feel a little dizzy now. Many netizens are calling on me to appear on more variety shows. Do you think I can change my career and become a singer now? I am so tired from training every day...ah! Coach, don't hit me! I was wrong...I want to become a singer after I retire...huh? Even retirement is not an option?"

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Jiang Nan: "Hehe, my good brother is really reliable!"

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All major media outlets also began reporting crazily! The headlines of various entertainment pages were all given to "King of Masked Singer".

"The Masked Singer premiered, with a viewership rating of over 2.2! It surpassed the two major TV stations' ace programs "Infinite Voice" and "The Journey of Music" and became the top variety show! "

"The Masked Singer: The premiere ratings broke the highest record in the past four years, and Fu Hai TV became the most popular TV station!"

"Sung Cheng's new variety show breaks viewership record, Li Huowang accounts for half of the credit!"

"The King of Masked Singer" released its ratings report, and many ratings data broke the records of recent years. Talents are equal under the masks, this is what a music variety show should look like! "

Amid the excitement, Cheng Cheng received a call from Fuhai TV. The number he called was Li Huowang's:

In two days, the recording of the second episode of "King of Masked Singer" will begin!

Cheng Cheng looked at his own system panel and found that he had only accumulated 90 points so far, and he needed another 100 to upgrade to 10 million points.

I don’t know what singer he will meet in the second episode, and he doesn’t have any new songs now. It seems that he has to go crazy, upgrade the system, and draw prizes.

But where to go crazy?

Brainstorm~
Cheng Cheng had an idea.

(End of this chapter)