Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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The broadcasting method adopted by Lemon TV and Dajiang TV was to broadcast two episodes simultaneously from Monday to Friday and take a break on Saturdays and Sundays. The advertisements and sponsorships before and after the TV series had been sold at quite astonishing prices.
As the first film of this summer season, both TV stations were gearing up to get the upper hand. The trailer alone was played countless times before and after other programs on the station. However, Lemon TV was wealthy and generous in its promotion, which made Oe TV seem a little petty.
Before the show started, a battle for the remote control had broken out in many families. The parents, who were relatively old and had controlled the remote control all year round, were dismissive of the romance dramas that young people liked to watch, but some of them could not persuade the younger generation at home and had to obediently hand over control of the remote control.
In the conference room of Dream Entertainment, a large-screen TV was specially installed in the past two days. At this moment, several main creators were waiting for the first broadcast. On the small TV next to it, the Lemon Channel logo in the upper left corner was particularly obvious. As the saying went, knowing yourself and the enemy means you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Although we are not willing to contribute to the ratings, we still have to observe the enemy’s situation.
Ning Qi, who had a rare moment of free time, sat in the conference room, looking around, feeling quite emotional.
How long has it been? At that time, Ning Qi and his colleagues were still a few people sitting at Feng Jingjing’s house watching “Love Before Tomorrow”. He never thought that in the blink of an eye, the company’s scale would be exaggerated, the number of talents would increase, and there would be the best online drama of the year, the movie that won the box office championship in half a year, and the first TV series to be broadcasted on satellite TV was about to be broadcast.
Ning Qi’s gaze fell on Lin Meng in front.
She had a slender figure, a narrow back, and a gentle and beautiful appearance. However, she had the ability to handle all matters and absorbed knowledge like a sponge to promote growth. If it were not for this backbone, the company would not have been able to develop so smoothly.
Some people said that the history of Dream Entertainment’s rise was like a legendary story. He also thought so – a romantic dream came from their boss who was down-to-earth but also looked up to the stars.
Lin Meng, who was unaware that Ning Qi was flattering her behind her back, was instead focused on “Today With You” being broadcast on the small screen next to her. After all, she had participated in the drama “Mountains Behind the Mountains” from beginning to end, had read the script so much that the corners were wrinkled, and could even recite a few lines. On the contrary, this was the first time she had watched the finished film of “Today With You”, which had been competing with them.
Recalling the story of the play adaptation that Director He had told her before, she was really curious about what the play would be like.
Lin Meng was speechless after watching for less than ten minutes, before the first wave of advertisements even started. She had read the original introduction and book reviews of “Today With You”, so she was particularly confused by everything that happened before her eyes.
She even couldn’t help but ask if the TV station made a mistake in broadcasting the show by naming another drama “Today With You”.
The original story was about mutual redemption.
The boy whose father was a gambler was violent and rebellious; and every day when he opened the window, he could see a thin girl shaking with back straight after being beaten by her mad mother from the poorly shielded window across the street; the two people who had seen each other’s most embarrassing side remembered each other’s names in their hearts, and met again several years later, to wipe away each other’s past wounds with love, and become the half circle that could fill each other.
And now…
Lin Meng couldn’t help but twitch the corners of her mouth. She wanted to laugh but was speechless.
The male protagonist was full of positive energy. Although his father was unreliable, he was not affected by it and was positive. He earned living expenses and tuition fees every day by helping others move things, and carried the family on his thin shoulders.
As for the heroine, she was beaten by her mother and often cried weakly, but she had a heart of crystal and was clean and kind. She could always understand her mother’s emotions, comfort her mother to sleep every night, and influence her mother with her love.
……
Why are you still trying to redeem each other?
Seeing this, Lin Meng’s mind was filled with Wu Yuedi’s modified version of the script. It’s not that the modified story is bad… but is the core that once moved countless people to tears and moved them still there?
The not-so-good-looking boy, and the flower born out of despair, they grow in a difficult and cold land, but they insist on dyeing the world with their own colors, and then hug each other with thorns to heal each other, how beautiful is that?
Now… she could only say that the positive-energy boy and the positive-energy girl were striving for self-improvement and working hard. Having grown up in a common environment, they had come together with beautiful expectations for the future. It really was a cause for celebration.
She retracted her gaze. “Mountains Behind The Mountains” had already reached the climax in the script. She and Zhu Xufang had been thinking about the opening editing for a long time in the editing room, in order to make it a stunning scene and attract everyone’s attention.
The male protagonist Dong Jianqiang had been fired at this time. He had worked in the company for more than ten years, but he could not even fill a cardboard box after collecting things. Sitting in the car in the parking lot, he suddenly lost control of his emotions and stretched out his hand to hit the steering wheel hard, but when he was about to hit it, his hand tensed and stopped in the air. As a middle-aged man, he had to save face and self-esteem, and he could not let the parking lot security guard be attracted.
He smiled self-deprecatingly: “Don’t let it be in the news that a man went crazy in the parking lot after being fired.” How embarrassing would that be?
Than his cell phone rang, and a cheerful voice came from the phone. It was his beloved daughter calling.
“Dad, the school is vacating the exam room for seniors today, so we’re going home early. Mom said she’d cook me a big meal at noon. Are you coming back?”
“Yes, I will definitely go back.”
Dong Danjiao was a carefree girl: “The teacher said that there is a summer camp in England during the summer vacation. Do you think I should go?”
Dong Jianqiang was about to agree, but fell silent again: “…let’s talk about it when Dad comes back. Dad is busy here and has to work first.” He hung up the phone, smoked a cigarette in the car, and opened the messages on his mobile phone. The monthly mortgage and car loan deduction information was all clear. But now that he was unemployed, could he still give his children a good life?
He hesitated and called his brother and sister one after another, but he didn’t know that the brisk voices on the phone made them sound like they were having a smooth life, but in fact they were also facing their own difficulties.
The TV series came to an end. After hanging up the phone, Dong Jianqiang hid the box of treasures deep in the trunk, covering it tightly with miscellaneous items. As he drove home, his eyes seemed to be filled with endless emotions.
This time the ending song was sung by Gu Dong. He didn’t use any techniques, he just sang it in a straightforward manner, and every word touched people’s hearts.
Xiao Wang and several staff members took the lead in applauding. For them, they had only come into contact with some materials. It was their first time watching the drama and they were completely attracted to it.
“Ms. Lin, this drama will definitely be a success!” They vowed, without any hesitation in their voices.
Lin Meng just smiled. The color of this drama was actually not that cheerful – although it was like a refreshing novel, with some depression and some relaxation when a spring suddenly loosened, but overall, the depression lasted longer.
As for “Today With You”, based on the clip she just watched, although it deviated a lot from the original, it could be regarded as a standard romance drama. Although there had been rumours of a substitute scandal before, from this perspective, there was no trace of a substitute, and the acting was not bad, so it seemed that the performance would not be too bad.
“What is the data now?” Lin Meng asked.
The employee who had been distractedly checking the rankings nearby said, “On the wild list, our real-time online attention is second… but it has exceeded 2,500. “Today With You” is first, exceeding 3,000. On the popular list, our real-time ratings are now 1.1%, and “Today With You” is already 1.6%.”
After hearing this data, everyone suddenly fell silent. Some of them were not happy. Although everyone who had done their homework beforehand knew that the ratings had continued to decline in recent times, the concept of the first broadcast breaking 1% was enough to hold a celebration party, but the problem was that they still had “Today With You” above them.
No matter how good the grades are, the second one is still the second one, and everyone will only remember the first one.
Although they knew that this might be due to the difference in broadcasting platforms, a group of employees couldn’t help but feel indignant. They always felt that if the competition could be held on the same platform, they would definitely not lose given the quality of their dramas.
They couldn’t accept this, they really couldn’t accept this, their drama is so good!
Amidst the gloomy atmosphere, Lin Meng went over to them one by one and patted their shoulders: “Come on, I’ll take you out for a midnight snack. Why are you worrying about this and that every day? The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuchs are.” Although there was still one episode to go, she didn’t wait and directly pulled everyone out to eat at the crayfish restaurant next to the company.
Life is short, so enjoy it while you can. Everyone looked at Lin Meng helping to order food and taking care of everyone, and they didn’t dare to look frustrated anymore.
They understood that Ms. Lin was comforting them! She didn’t want them to feel bad! They had to cheer up.
Eat more, recharge yourself, and work harder for the next TV series or movie.
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