Chapter 26 I am particularly lonely and invincible

On the morning of the 28th, Lin Yicheng was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone.

After the call was connected, I heard the excited voice of the Marshal.

"The ratings for the premiere day are out! Guess what they are."

Then Lin Yicheng hung up the phone directly. Although he really wanted to know, he definitely didn't want to guess!

After a while, the bell rang again.

"Okay, okay, you're the boss. 7.6%! No. 8 in the ratings during the same period! Higher than CCTV! Hunan Province will probably have no problem with the average ratings breaking %!"

"Hello? Why aren't you talking? Hey, do you hear me?"

"I heard you. I'll hang up now if nothing else."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yicheng waved his fist and jumped up from the bed!

7.6% premiere ratings!

8% average viewership!

What does this mean?
Last year, no TV series, including that broadcast by CCTV, had a viewership rating of over 7%!

Although the data for this year is still unclear, Lin Yicheng knows that the original king of dramas was "Drawing Sword", and its ratings did not break 8%.

This means that, if nothing unexpected happens, "Hello, Old Times" will become the drama king of this year!
Previously, Lin Yicheng believed that with his and Huang Shengyi's fame, plus the publicity, it would be no problem for "Hello, Old Times" to break 6%, and he could even imagine breaking 7%.

Unexpectedly, the result was better than I expected.

Don’t underestimate the 1% difference, it may be the difference of more than million TV sets!

Representing more than 10 million families and tens of millions of people!
Moreover, this is the data from Hunan Provincial Television, which is much more reliable than CCTV.

As we all know, CCTV has its own method of calculating audience ratings, but the figures calculated are still somewhat inflated.

Moreover, compared with local satellite TV stations, CCTV has its own huge advantages - there may not be Hunan Satellite TV on a TV, but there must be CCTV.

That is to say, CCTV has a larger audience than other TV stations.

……

Over the next few days, the ratings were continuously summarized.

The next day, 7.8%!

Day 7.9, %!

Day 8.1, %!

As the New Year atmosphere becomes stronger, the ratings of "Hello, Old Times" hover around 8.3%-8.5% every day.

By episodes 21 and 22, the ratings successfully exceeded 9%!

On the day of the finale, the ratings reached 9.3%!

Horror!
The final average viewership was 8.42%!

As the premiere ratings came out, the media were already scrambling to report on it, and as the final review ratings came out, the media were almost going crazy!
Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, portal websites, there are only two key words.

Lin Yicheng, "Hello, Old Times"!
"Genius director", "the youngest TV drama director", "the new force of youth", "the pride of the post-80s generation", all kinds of compliments were given to Lin Yicheng like crazy.

I received many congratulatory calls from a deputy director of Hunan TV Station, my mentors, and classmates.

Sponsors such as Nokia, Giant and Wahaha also expressed their hope to cooperate again in the future.

Almost all satellite TV stations are interested in purchasing the second-round broadcasting rights.

How popular is "Hello, Old Times"?
During the Chinese New Year, when visiting relatives and friends, the children gathered together and talked about characters such as Lin Yang, Yu Zhouzhou, and Mi Qiao.

Walking in the streets and alleys, you can hear the songs "Time Cooks Rain" and "We Seem to Have Met Before" from time to time.

The album "Lin Yicheng" sold nearly 300,000 cassettes and more than 100,000 CDs in just over ten days. These are the sales of genuine copies, and the sales of pirated copies are incalculable.

The sales of Lin Yicheng's previous novels, including the Zhenhua trilogy and the Soushen trilogy, also increased sharply.

The newly released "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was in short supply and sold out at one point!
Many parents will buy a Nokia 2650 or 6630 mobile phone, or a Giant bicycle, or even both, for their school-age children.

Relatives carry Wahaha eight-treasure porridge as gifts, and children drink Coca-Cola during the Chinese New Year. Do you drink Coca-Cola or Pepsi? You're embarrassed to say hello to your friends!

Lin Yang and Yu Zhouzhou's school bags, stationery, hairpins, etc., which are the same as those of Lin Yang and Yu Zhouzhou, can be found in various shopping malls, markets, and supermarkets. Even the school uniforms in the drama were processed and rushed out by manufacturers who were quick to respond and appeared on the market.

It seemed that overnight, wearing school uniforms became fashionable and no longer ugly and tacky.

The major manufacturers called Zong Shuai, and in a nutshell, he said:

Find Lin Yicheng to be the spokesperson!

……

The outside world was like this, and the industry, which was the first to receive the news, was also not calm.

Several film and television companies didn't even celebrate the New Year, but took advantage of this momentum and started to move.

Some wanted to find Lin Yicheng to be the director and star, while others wanted to buy the copyrights of the remaining two parts of the Zhenhua trilogy.

Some film and television companies feel that they cannot compete with others, so they are looking for novels with similar themes.
It is foreseeable that countless youth campus drama crews will be established in the new year. There will also be countless youth campus dramas that will be broadcast or hidden in the dark in the warehouse.

At this moment, Lin Yicheng seemed to be standing on the top of Mount Everest. Looking around, there was no one traveling with him. In Feng Kuzi's words, "I am so lonely and invincible!"

At this moment, Lin Yicheng understood Feng Kuazi.

If I don't make TV series, what will the Chinese people, especially students, watch?
Fortunately, Lin Yicheng was still sober and did not really become arrogant, and he did not want to become Feng Kuzi.

He knew that this was only the first step in a long journey. If he continued to be arrogant, no matter how high he stood now, he would fall miserably in the future!

……

On New Year's Eve, Zhao Yuxia cooked a table full of dishes and the family of three had a New Year's Eve dinner.

He opened a bottle of Xifeng, poured some for the two elders, and then filled his own cup.

The three of them raised their glasses together to celebrate the New Year.

"Son, don't blame me for nagging you. The most important thing for you now is to stay awake. Don't care what others say and be yourself. Those who praise you may not be doing it for your own good. They may be trying to flatter you to death."

Although she knew her son was always steady, Zhao Yuxia couldn't help but say something.

Lin Yicheng nodded in agreement.

Since ancient times, there have been countless examples of people who became famous overnight and then fell like a comet.

"I, your father, don't have any special abilities. The two things that are most fortunate in my life are that I married your mother and that I have a son like you. I'm so proud! Come on, let's do it!"

"Dad, you are my pride too."

The father and son clinked their glasses and drank them all in one gulp.

"Why didn't the Spring Festival Gala invite you? In terms of singing skills and looks, you are much better than this!"

Pointing at the singer on TV, Zhao Yuxia said dissatisfiedly.

"It may not be enough time this year, but I don't know about next year." Lin Yicheng replied.

"By the way, Mom, are you still buying Tencent's stocks?"

"Yeah, I'm buying, but the price has been rising a bit slowly during this period."

"Don't worry, it will go up. Money is becoming less and less valuable, so it's not worth keeping it in the bank."

"You're right. In the past, one hundred dollars could buy a lot of things, but now, one hundred dollars can't buy much at all."

Father Lin felt deeply touched by this, because his pocket money had not changed for many years and had always been very stable, at one hundred yuan every month.

"Food, drinks, cigarettes and clothes are all prepared for you, what do you want money for?"

Not sure if Zhao Yuxia had heard the deeper meaning in Lao Lin's words, she asked back.

"I don't mean anything else. Didn't my son mention this?"

God has pity him. He only makes 100 yuan a month, which is 3 yuan a day on average. He feels embarrassed when he goes out to talk to his friends.

Lin Yicheng lowered his head while eating, wondering whether he should secretly give Lao Lin some pocket money.

After thinking about it, forget it.

Men tend to become bad when they have money. We must eliminate any possibility of Lao Lin becoming a bad person!
(End of this chapter)