Chinese Entertainment's Shining Star

Today is a special day for "Fated to Love You".

The original two rivals, "Love Found Here" disappeared when "Fated to Love You" aired its third episode, and then CTS replaced it with "Honey Clover", which still did not make much progress and now ranks last in the ratings of idol dramas in the same period.

In the last episode, the second rival of "Fated to Love You", "Itazura na Kiss 2", was finally offline. This TV series, which performed well in the first half and was repeatedly suppressed by "Fated to Love You" in the second half, had a final rating of 1.03, which was finally not suppressed below 1, which barely saved the face of this idol drama series.

However, CTV was still very dissatisfied with this, so this week they took out the killer "Basketball Fire" that they had prepared for a long time to fight against "Fated to Love You".

It can be said that this "Basketball Fire" has attracted much attention since its preparation.

The two male protagonists are Luo Zhixiang, a popular little star in Taiwan, and Yan Chengxu, a member of F4 who was once popular in Asia. In addition, Wu Zun, the face of the idol group that is currently popular in Taiwan, also makes a guest appearance.

Although the female protagonists are not as famous as the male protagonists, Zhou Caishi is pure and Jiang Yi is beautiful, both of whom are top beauties.

It can be said that this group has completely gathered the most popular idols in Taiwan, and the theme is basketball, which has always been very popular in Taiwan.

The reason why China Television brought it out is obviously not to guarantee the bottom line, but to regain face, and it is determined to compete with "Fated to Love You".

The media also paid special attention to this "battle" and started to build momentum for this duel a week ago, and even started a war of words for this in the columns of newspapers and magazines and online blogs.

Of course, more than 80% of the media stood on the side of "Fated to Love You". After all, the results were there. It had just broken the record of Taiwan idol dramas and was in full swing. Even though "Basketball Fire" had so many Taiwan idols, they still felt it was unrealistic to surpass "Fated to Love You".

As for the media on the side of "Basketball Fire", the reasons for their persistence were very complicated. Some of them were bought by the TV station and shouted without thinking, and some of them were betting on a miracle. What if it succeeded? Then they could brag about it later.

In Nie Wei's view, "Basketball Fire" was destined to fall at the feet of "Fated to Love You". Who made it unlucky to encounter the critical period of "Fated to Love You".

Because in the ninth episode, Shi Anna was finally going to return to Ji Cunxi's side.

The secret that Ji Cunxi wanted to hide was obviously no longer concealable, and the two women were about to start a head-on confrontation. Whether Chen Xinyi, who was pregnant with the tenth generation of the Ji family, could stay, or whether Ji Cunxi's original girlfriend Shi Anna could win, this was obviously a very exciting and worth looking forward to.

The facts were basically consistent with what Nie Wei expected. The plot of "Fated to Love You" officially entered the conflict period and attracted a large number of viewers. The new TV series "Basketball Fire", in addition to the support of several idols' hardcore fans, did not cause any trouble to the TV series "Fated to Love You".

After the ratings came out the next day, the performance of "Fated to Love You" was not only not affected, but continued to rise, with an average rating of 7.56 and a maximum rating of 9.38.

Although the highest ratings of "Fated to Love You" only increased by 0.03, the average ratings increased by 0.45. From this data, it is obvious that this TV series has more and more loyal viewers. The plot is very exciting and very suitable for the audience's appetite. The audience has a high degree of stickiness, so the average ratings have increased significantly when the high ratings have not increased much.

As for Basketball Fire, the average ratings of the first broadcast were 1.25, and the high ratings were only 1.77. This duel that was hyped by the media for a week directly announced the elimination of one side with a very disparate performance gap.

What troubles the national TV is that not only is there a gap in the ratings, but also the reputation is polarized.

"Fated to Love You" has received a lot of praise, and the audience is shouting that the plot is getting more and more exciting. Compared with "Basketball Fire", it was criticized by countless viewers after only one episode was broadcast.

Childish, second-year, brainless plot, etc., all negative labels are attached to the TV series Basketball Fire. Some viewers even laughed at it and said it was not a TV series, but a real-life hot-blooded comic.

In addition, the acting skills of both teams were also the focus of comparison by the audience.

On the side of "Fated to Love You", in the eyes of the audience, all the actors' acting skills are online, especially Chen Qiaoen, who has received a lot of praise online.

Many viewers think that Chen Qiaoen's acting skills have improved greatly compared with the period of "The Prince Turns into a Frog". She is natural and unpretentious. In the play, she perfectly interprets what a sticky note girl is. Some people even think that Chen Qiaoen is the best actress of this year's Golden Bell Awards.

But Chen Qiaoen knows very well that her acting skills have indeed improved, but not as exaggerated as netizens say.

The reason why she could act so well was entirely because the acting skills of her opponent were so strong. Cheng Kun was known for his superb acting skills, and Nie Wei was an actor who had won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor. Working with such powerful actors, she could naturally give full play to her 100% strength.

What makes her very grateful to Nie Wei is that this idol drama has a lot of room for her to play her role. It is precisely because of this big room for her to play that she has become the focus of the audience's appreciation like now. It can be said that Nie Wei and Cheng Kun have made her popular now.

In addition to Chen Qiaoen, even new actors Jing Tiantian and Wang Kai have been praised by the audience, especially Wang Kai's sunny appearance and effeminate acting skills, which make the audience laugh and shout cute. There are even fan clubs for him on the Internet, with quite a few members, exceeding 10,000.

Compared with the applause of all the members of "Fated to Love You", "Basketball Fire" was booed by the audience after only one episode was aired.

First of all, there is the problem of the acting of the male lead Yuan Daying Xiaozhu. The audience is polarized. Some people think that Xiaozhu's acting is cute and natural, funny and nonsensical, and handsome and eye-catching, but at the same time, many people feel that Xiaozhu's acting is too exaggerated. It doesn't look like acting at all, but like a variety show.

Some viewers even joked that Xiaozhu could win the Best Host Award at the Golden Bell Awards for this TV series.

The other protagonist, Yan Chengxu, received a lot of "good reviews". The audience felt that Master Daomingsi was really suitable for this kind of expressionless and cold style, and he could show the essence without acting.

Compared with the evaluation of the male protagonists, the female protagonists were much better.

Zhou Caishi was praised for her fresh appearance and natural acting skills. Although Jiang Yi's acting performance was mediocre, her long legs and sexy skin color made her a dazzling vase.

Unfortunately, compared with "Fated", "Basketball Fire" is a drama centered around men and basketball. The heroines performed brilliantly but the proportion of the plot was still small, which could not save the acting reputation of this TV series.

A week later, the tenth episode of "Fated to Love You" was broadcast, which completely broke the expectations of the national TV station for the new drama.

In this episode, Ji Cunxi was caught between two women and was in a dilemma. The audience felt sorry for Chen Xinyi and scolded Ji Cunxi. The conflicting plot helped the ratings rise again. The average rating has reached 7.89, and the highest rating has reached 9.66.

Compared with "Basketball Fire", it was miserable. After the second episode was broadcast, the ratings did not rise but fell. The average rating dropped directly to below 1, with only 0.89 ratings, and the high ratings also showed a downward trend, and finally settled at 1.50.

As soon as this result came out, the national TV station basically gave up. The head of the TV series department took the initiative to resign that day. The senior management approved it directly without doing any face-saving work, which also meant that the other party completely surrendered.

But when I thought that "Fated to Love You" could be broadcast for at least three months, the other two TV stations were really in a headache. On the contrary, Zhongtian TV was ecstatic. For the first time, they felt proud of idol dramas.

In addition to face, Zhongtian TV also made a lot of money in terms of revenue.

Although most of the profits were taken away by Huayi, where Nie Wei was, the remaining profits were enough for Zhongtian TV to make a lot of money.

Since "Fated to Love You" broke the ratings record, the TV station's commercial department has received countless requests for product placement every day, and the additional price offered has even broken the previous highest price for product placement in Taiwan's idol dramas.

Although Zhongtian TV can only get a small part of it, compared with the past, this income also makes the whole station feel golden. If it goes as expected, after the TV series is broadcast, the income from product placement alone will exceed the total income of Zhongtian TV in idol dramas last year.

There will be such a comparison. On the one hand, Zhongtian TV's income in idol dramas is a bit weak, but on the other hand, the money-making ability of the TV series "Fated to Love You" is indeed strong enough, so strong that even a small part of the profits can make Zhongtian earn a lot.

On the other hand, Huayi is already preparing to communicate and negotiate with the TV stations in the mainland that want to purchase the copyright. According to Wang Zhonglei's estimation, if the first round of exclusive broadcasting in the mainland is carried out, it is estimated that it will be sold at an astonishing price, which may exceed 100 million yuan.

For a TV series that is expected to have only 24 episodes, selling it for 100 million yuan means that one episode of the TV series will have a revenue of nearly 5 million yuan, which is absolutely a sky-high price for a pure love idol drama.

And under such momentum, "Fated to Love You" also ushered in its eleventh episode.

In this episode, Ji Cunxi's grandmother Ji Wang Zhenzhu stood up and wanted to celebrate her 80th birthday in advance, in order to introduce Chen Xinyi to her relatives and friends and establish Chen Xinyi's status as the young lady of the Ji family.

This scene made the audience shout that the grandmother was mighty. Chen Xinyi had been bullied badly in the last two episodes. Now that she finally has the support of her grandmother, the audience all felt relieved.

Ji Cunxi's performance still disappointed the audience. Facing the choice between Shi Anna and Chen Xinyi, Ji Cunxi was still hesitant, but the audience could see that Ji Cunxi's heart was leaning towards Chen Xinyi.

Ji Cunxi, who never ate ginger before, had unknowingly fallen in love with the taste of ginger. At the same time, in this episode, he finally learned that Chen Xinyi almost had a miscarriage, and he felt extremely guilty. He climbed over the wall and returned home overnight, and saw the pregnancy diary left by Chen Xinyi.

When Ji Cunxi turned to the last page and saw that the final mother's name was Shi Anna, Ji Cunxi's eyes instantly turned red.

In the words of one netizen: "Even a heartless person will be moved when seeing this."

Ji Cunxi's inner monologue vaguely revealed his love for Chen Xinyi, and he silently helped Chen Xinyi to put the wooden horse together, which showed his warm side.

Unfortunately, when the audience raised their inner expectations, facing the choice, Ji Cunxi still stood on Shi Anna's side.

However, he also felt infinite guilt for Chen Xinyi, and for this reason he specially modified the divorce contract to give Chen Xinyi the best guarantee in life.

"She doesn't want money, she needs love!!!" When Li Xinyi saw this, she was so excited that she couldn't help posting a message online.

Because since she started chasing the drama, she knew that this girl named Chen Xinyi has never been a woman who pays attention to material things. She would be willing to pawn her dowry just to use her own money to buy Ji Cunxi a birthday gift he needs. She never spends money lavishly just because she is in a wealthy family. Her wish is just like the sticky note in the wishing box at the beginning.

"I hope to find someone who loves me, and I love him too."

In the eyes of the audience represented by Li Xinyi, this "he" is Ji Cunxi himself. Chen Xinyi only needs this little wish. She doesn't care about money or care.

But what made the audience gnash their teeth soon was that Shi Anna took the initiative to give Chen Xinyi a consent form for artificial abortion, and also imitated Ji Cunxi's signature, which made Chen Xinyi completely misunderstand.

This scene made all the audience explode. Some of the audience who originally felt that Shi Anna was also wronged also changed their minds and left at this moment.

"How vicious must a woman be to come up with such a bad idea."

"Even if you want to win love, you shouldn't joke with the child's life."

"I want to rush into the TV now, tear up the consent form, and then give Shi Anna a big slap in the face, telling her that you are not worthy of Ji Cunxi at all."

In the midst of the public's indignation, Shi Anna actually came to the scene of her grandmother's 80th birthday, wanting to replace Chen Xinyi. When the audience saw this scene, their teeth were about to break.

More angry posts appeared on major film and television forums, and while the audience vented their anger, they also did the best publicity for this TV series. Unknowingly, more and more viewers joined the ranks of watching, and in the background of the ratings data statistics company, the ratings curve of "Fated to Love You" reached a peak, which made the statisticians who monitored it in real time exclaimed incredible.

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