At eight o'clock in the evening, thousands of families across the country sat in front of the TV after dinner and cleaning up the kitchen, ready to watch the TV series.
In this era, this had almost become a brand of the times.
Those who had lived through that era all had memories of watching television together as a family…
However…
Most people's first choice was to habitually put the channel on Central TV.
"The grand finale of 'Immortal Crane Godly Needle' was yesterday. I wonder what new TV series will be released today?”
"The TV trailer said that the next show will be 'Magic Handset'.”
"Magic Phone? What was a cell phone? Was it a mobile phone?”
"No, it seems to be something used to make calls in the future. You can make calls while walking!”
"A sci-fi film? Really?"
Before the broadcast, almost every family had similar discussions.
In the past, the weekly television programs would be previewed in the newspapers.
When he was young, he would look for his favorite programs in the newspaper, then count the days on his fingers, waiting to watch TV. It was also a unique memory of that era.
……
As the time arrived at 8 o'clock sharp, the TV series " Magic Phone " officially began broadcasting on Central TV.
At the same time.
"My Own Swordsman" also quietly made its debut on Mango TV.
According to the sample survey the next day, when the two television stations had just started broadcasting, Central TV's "Magic Phone" had an instant viewership rating of 37%, while "My Own Swordsman" had an instant viewership rating of 11%...
Of course.
This was only a representation of how many viewers were waiting in front of the TV when the TV series first started broadcasting. It was not the actual average viewership rating of the current TV series.
Moreover, in that era, there was no equipment that could collect real-time viewership ratings.
Generally, the viewership ratings were estimated through a random sample survey.
Therefore…
That night, no one knew what the actual broadcast effect was.
……
At 8:05 pm, five minutes after the broadcast of the Golden Prime.
"This 'Magic Phone' is a little boring. I don't even know what it's talking about. What kind of inexplicable plot is it?”
"Wasn't it the modern era in the beginning? Why did he go to the Mythological World again? He even brought out Pigsy and whatnot. He's too reckless…"
"I'm yawning."
Many of the viewers who had been looking forward to the sci-fi theme of " Magic Phone " had a bad reaction after watching it for only five minutes.
Thinking about it, it made sense.
A 1997 domestic sci-fi theme. How exciting could you expect it to be? How good were the special effects?
For a long time, even after 20 years, it was synonymous with domestic sci-fi dramas…This situation would only change when " The Wandering Earth " was released.
This was not the audience's fault.
It was the fault of the domestic film and television industry for chasing after capital, chasing after young fresh meat, and chasing after traffic.
The concept of " Magic Phone " was novel. Unfortunately, the plot and the poor special effects only took five minutes to extinguish the audience's desire to watch it.
8:10.
"Change the channel, change the channel! It's too boring. Let's watch another channel…"
The audience waited patiently for 10 minutes before picking up the remote control and changing the channel.
Twenty years later.
This situation would be reflected in the viewership ratings immediately, but at that time, there was no such technology, so no one knew that the trend was changing.
Many of the audience members stopped at Mango TV after switching channels a few times.
"Hey, what drama is this? It's quite interesting."
" It's 'My Own Sword'. There's a notice in the newspaper…"
"Let's take a look first."
"Hahaha, this drama is so funny. It looks like a martial arts movie, but it's actually a comedy…"
"Alright, let's see it!"
With its humorous plot and distinctive characters," My Own Swordsman " quickly attracted the attention of the audience.
A large number of viewers switched channels from Central TV to Mango TV…
At 9:45 pm, the two episodes of My Own Swordsman finished broadcasting.
"That's it? I feel like time flies too fast. I still want to see it!”
"It's so fun."
"Look at my Sunflower Acupoint Pressing Hand!"
" It's so good. I must continue watching it tomorrow at 8 pm…"
"I'm definitely going to follow this drama!"
The audience was not satisfied.
In just two short episodes, it had already established a good reputation.
However…
All of this happened in families. Until now, no one knew what happened that night in the whole country.
Even Ian, who had watched 'My Own Swordsman' with the entire crew in the studio, did not know.
"Pa pa pa."
After the television series ended, Su Ye stood up and clapped his hands." Alright, the first episode has ended. We'll know tomorrow whether it's a mule or a horse. We'll have a night off today and won't be rushing to work at night. Everyone, go back and rest well. Tomorrow, we'll continue to work with even more energy.”
"Alright!"
The crew members nodded.
Even though they did not know the statistics for the premiere, everyone was still laughing their heads off when they saw the full film of " My Own Martial Arts Legend ". They were clearly the ones who had filmed it themselves and were extremely familiar with every plot.
Everyone was filled with hope for the future of My Own Martial Arts Legend…
The night passed peacefully.
However, no one knew.
Actually…
What was destined to happen had already happened.
The result was already there.
Everything would be settled the next day after the viewership ratings sample survey…
However…
Due to technical limitations, the viewership ratings report would have to wait until night time before it could be gathered from all the provinces in the country to come up with an estimate.
Therefore, during the day the next day, Ian still led the crew of "My Own Swordsman" and buried their heads in the studio. They continued to hurry up and shoot the remaining 20 episodes.
But…
The next morning, people began to work and start school. The crowd began to gather from families to society. Some obvious winds had already begun to blow.
In school, before the morning reading class, it was noisy.
"Did you guys watch Mango TV's 'My Own Swordsman' last night? It's so funny that my stomach hurts from laughing.”
"Take this, Sunflower Acupuncture Hand! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
" Damn it! Hurry up and untie me! Let's fight for 300 rounds…"
From time to time, a child would pop out from the group of children who were running and playing. He would put his fingers together and shout "Sunflower Acupuncture Hand" and quickly tap another child twice.
It had to be two, no more, no less.
As for the children who were chosen?
He stood rooted to the ground and shouted,"Hurry up and untie me!"
Under such an atmosphere, it was the first day after the premiere of My Own Swordsman!
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