Initially, those who had been waiting for so long felt the same way as Jiang Jinsong when Legend of the Sword and Fairy finally went live.
Almost everyone couldn't wait and clicked play immediately.
Then, they were captivated by Xu Yifei's stunning appearance.
They all exclaimed that Xu Yifei was so beautiful! So ethereal!
Xu Yifei was beautiful beyond measure.
After that, the audience was drawn in by the exciting plot of Legend of the Sword and Fairy, and as the story unfolded, they laughed and cursed, becoming deeply engrossed in the plot, unable to pull themselves away.
Until they had finished watching all three episodes of Legend of the Sword and Fairy that were released today, the audience all expressed that they were still unsatisfied:
"Aaaah, why is it over already? I haven't had enough yet."
"I just watched three episodes in one go, and I'm still craving more! I want to keep watching!"
"This drama is just too good! The actors have the looks and the acting skills, and they fit the characters perfectly. The costumes, makeup, and props are top-notch, and the post-production and special effects are also meticulously done. Wow, this is a truly well-made drama. I'm definitely hooked on this Legend of the Sword and Fairy!"
"Hooked +1!"
"+2!"
"+100086!"
In just a few hours, Legend of the Sword and Fairy was flooded with positive reviews. The number of views instantly surpassed 100 million and was continuing to surge at an incredibly rapid pace.
"Director Fu, I have good news for you. As of now, Legend of the Sword and Fairy has achieved the highest number of views for a premiere drama series on online streaming platforms this year!"
The next morning, as soon as Fu Shan got up, he received a phone call from Liu Dong, the CEO of Joy Video.
As soon as the call connected, Liu Dong on the other end couldn't hide his excitement.
Liu Dong was so thrilled when he first received the good news that he couldn't wait to report it to Fu Shan immediately.
If it weren't for the fact that it was still early in the morning and Fu Shan might have been resting, Liu Dong would have called him long ago.
After holding in his excitement for so long, he finally waited until dawn, and Liu Dong couldn't wait to make this call to report the good news to Fu Shan.
Haha, they had won their first battle!
"Oh? The highest play count for the premiere episodes?"
Fu Shan, on the other end of the phone, raised an eyebrow. He wasn't as excited as Liu Dong, but rather had an air of calm, as if he had "already expected it."
Of course he had expected it, hadn't he?
With the foundation of an SSS-rank script from the entertainment system, the hard work of the crew and all the cast and crew, and his and Joy Video's early promotion and hype, Fu Shan had long foreseen that Legend of the Sword and Fairy would explode!
"This is just the beginning; we need to keep working hard. Next, regarding the broadcast of Legend of the Sword and Fairy, you need to keep following up, don't slack off!"
Fu Shan said calmly to Liu Dong on the other end of the phone.
Having a good start is naturally good.
However, next, they still needed to guard against complacency and treat it seriously.
After all, Legend of the Sword and Fairy hadn't finished airing yet.
Saying anything now was still too early.
"Yes! President Fu, I will. Joy Video and all my colleagues will continue to work hard to do a good job of Legend of the Sword and Fairy's premiere. Please rest assured!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong on the other end of the phone quickly spoke respectfully.
"Our President Fu is just extraordinary."
"This calmness, this awareness, this grasp of the big picture, it's not something ordinary people possess."
"President Fu is President Fu! Truly not ordinary!"
"Alright! I'll listen to President Fu."
"Following President Fu, we definitely won't go wrong!"
Just like that, Legend of the Sword and Fairy continued to be a hit on Joy Video.
And in the following days, the play count and downloads of Legend of the Sword and Fairy were even more terrifying. It directly pulled ahead, crushing a bunch of other dramas premiering at the same time. Both viewership and word-of-mouth were excellent.
Compared to this, the other dramas premiering at the same time seemed miserable.
Especially the urban youth idol drama – Romantic Love, which was touted as Xiangnan TV's annual masterpiece. Under the contrast of Legend of the Sword and Fairy, it appeared even more desolate.
Not only were the ratings dismal, but the show also drew countless viewers' abuse and complaints:
"I watched Romantic Love for ten minutes and was immediately turned off. Goodbye! [Never see you again]"
"Hey, you watched that brain-dead, garbage show for ten minutes? I salute you! The plot is terrible, it's just industrial saccharine, and it's so cringe. The male and female leads are so ordinary, yet they're so confident. Also, Lu Zilin and Yang Lili's acting is really awkward. It's distracting every minute! Watching Romantic Love is simply asking for a beating!"
"Don't doubt it, this is a terrible show that's just trying to get attention and make money! The plot is complete garbage, the actors' acting is terrible. When they act, it's the usual style of these top-tier celebrities: posing, showing off, pouting and staring, and acting cute. What else is there? I'm just asking, what else is there?"
"Damn, I won't even talk about the plot. The special effects look like they cost one cent, there's obviously photoshopping everywhere, and the dubbing doesn't even match the mouth movements. They're just trying to make money so carelessly, directly feeding us viewers garbage. Do they think we're all blind?"
Many viewers complained and stated that they had dropped the show, instead collectively embracing Legend of the Sword and Fairy:
"I dropped this garbage show, Romantic Love! Isn't Legend of the Sword and Fairy great? How could I be so stupid as to not watch Legend of the Sword and Fairy and instead watch this terrible, ugly show that has nothing and is number one at deceiving the audience, Romantic Love?"
"Hey, you're right. Legend of the Sword and Fairy is amazing!"
"Ahhh, I love watching Legend of the Sword and Fairy too, I'm following it every day."
"A high-quality drama like Legend of the Sword and Fairy, you have to follow it!"
"Following it every day +1!"
"+2!"
"+An entire ID number!"
It was unknown when, but a trend of prioritizing traffic had gradually taken hold in the world of film and television.
Various film and television productions weren't focusing on the craft of filmmaking, and actors weren't trying to improve their acting skills. Instead, they were all thinking about how to rely on hype and traffic to easily phone it in and make quick money.
And the plot, acting, costumes and makeup, post-production, special effects…
All of it can go to hell.
They don't care.
Anyway, from the capital to the top-tier idols, they all thought that having hype and traffic was the ultimate.
Just putting on a show, and the audience would still buy it.
However, who would have thought that this time, the youth urban idol drama that gathered two top-tier stars – "Romantic Love" – would flop so badly.
It's not that you don't know the goods, it's that you fear the comparison.
With the high-quality drama of the same period – "Legend of the Sword and Fairy" – as a reference, in comparison, "Romantic Love" was worse than dog shit.
The audience had long suffered from the terrible, money-grabbing dramas.
Now, with a genuinely good drama finally available, they naturally wouldn't watch the trash that was "Romantic Love." Instead, they flocked to watch "Legend of the Sword and Fairy."
Because, "Legend of the Sword and Fairy" was truly amazing!
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