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This show airs two episodes every day, starting at 7:30 PM and ending before 9:30 PM. While the show is on, viewers are busy watching and don't say much, the buzz starts online after it's over.
The official Facebook account of the show posted a poster congratulating My All-Round Girlfriend on its hot premiere, breaking 1.0 rating on the first day.
Then more detailed data came out, with the highest viewership tonight reaching 1.3 on the Blue Channel, just before the end of the second episode.
For an original script youth idol drama with this kind of investment and cast, to have such high popularity right from the start is very rare.
Nowadays it's not like before, twenty years ago TV shows that were popular could reach ratings of five, six, or seven, not only are there more diverse entertainment forms now, but there are also more TV programs. Looking at the annual reports of the past two years, any show that finishes with an average rating above 1 is considered a hit for the year, and those can make it into the top ten on the overall charts. 'My All-Round Girlfriend' breaking 1.0 rating on both channels right from the start, what does this mean?
It means that as long as the later episodes don't disappoint, it will undoubtedly become a dark horse in the market.
For any show with decent quality, the overall ratings will always climb. Last year, there was a show on the Blue Channel that started with a 0.5 rating on the premiere day and reached 2.2 on the final day.
If 'My All-Round Girlfriend' follows this trend, the director will reach the peak of his career.
Speaking of which, after completing the filming, the director was full of confidence, thinking that with this plot and quality, he would definitely succeed.
But with such a strong premiere performance, he started to worry.
Before, he thought that being able to be on the top TV stations was a huge win. But after actually being on one of those top stations and receiving positive feedback, he started getting anxious, hoping that the audience would continue to enjoy and follow the show until the end.
"If only we had started filming earlier and made it a bit better, we wouldn't be so rushed now."
"Director Zhou didn't go celebrate with red wine, but is still worrying about this?"
"No matter how we change the content now, all we can do is believe in our lead actors, believe in Sis Jasmine, they will definitely hold up."
Director really trusts Jasmine, isn't it her who carried the show on her shoulders? Now on Facebook, all discussions are about her character.
The issue is, compared to her, the male and female leads seem a bit weak.
Not exactly weak, but the female second lead in their group has a unique charm. While filming, it wasn't very noticeable, but once on screen, she appears very endearing. As the female second lead, she has stolen the audience's love, overshadowing the male and female leads. Seeing fans on Facebook obsessing over her beauty and forming groups to go steal her O(∩_∩)O, the director started worrying ten days in advance.
This show has a total of thirty-six episodes, and the female lead Wen Jia is overall progressing in her learning. She started as a naive girl but gradually adapted to the workplace, handling tasks that others found troublesome with ease. The female lead began to be appreciated, getting a chance to showcase her talent, getting promoted, falling in love with the handsome male lead...
Because Wen Jia's journey is a bit rocky at the beginning of her rise, they were probably afraid that viewers would be discouraged in the early stages of the script, so they paired her with this female second lead.
Female second lead Gu Pan essentially serves as a tool for the female lead.
She has a flirtatious personality but values her friendship with the female lead greatly, showing possessiveness towards her. She initially had other options but joined this company because she was worried about Wen Jia, lacking strong work capabilities, she can stay comfortably because she knows how to raise fish（guys）.
Gu Pan's circle of friends includes a group of high-quality men, each of whom is more than just a friend, but not yet a lover. Through these people, she leads a comfortable life, and in the early episodes, whenever something happened to the female lead, this sidekick friend would step in before the male lead, solving problems for her. In short, always ready to defend her.
In the first twenty episodes, Gu Pan is carefree, even developing a relationship with a rich second-generation man who was experiencing life incognito. However, by the middle, the high-quality men see through Gu Pan's lack of substance and intelligence despite her beauty. Instead, they start noticing Wen Jia's gradually blossoming charm, and the loyal followers switch their allegiance. Without the same support, Gu Pan faces setbacks, and despite Wen Jia helping her once, due to conflicting ideologies and misunderstandings, the good friendship between the two sisters breaks down.
Around episode twenty-five, Gu Pan is feeling down and seeks comfort from Wen Jia, but is harshly rejected, leading to a rift between them.
After this, for many episodes, the female second lead either has no scenes or is portrayed as utterly destitute.
At the time of filming, no one thought much of it.
After all, what use is a female second lead if she cannot serve the female lead?
Now, the audience has fallen head over heels for Gu Pan, treating her as the main character, cheering her on and supporting her, leaving the director in a panic.
As the story progresses, will Vila and Huang Leran be able to hold their ground in the career and love lines that are mainly focused on the female lead?
The show has only aired for a day, but the director is already worried about ten days from now.
Thankfully, he's not the only one anxious; the popular drama blogger is also in a frenzy. Under his Facebook posts, some users are already cursing, saying they regret trusting the blogger and that the show is just trash meant to make a quick buck.
--"Come out, stop hiding like a coward. Tonight, the drama that's topping the TV ratings is the garbage you call a flop?"
--"They are so jealous that blood must be dripping from their eyes, who paid them to lead this backlash?"
--"Did your mom raise you on placenta?"
--"Apologize! Come out and apologize quickly!"
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On Facebook, there is a group of people who are notorious for their foul mouths. Even though they were the ones who smeared the drama crew before, people have the selective ability to forget what happened previously. They find a new punching bag and vent all their anger on this person.
The drama blogger played the role of the punching bag and was heavily criticized.
Normally, it would be wiser not to respond at times like these, but if there is a need to, one should apologize with the right attitude, telling the netizens that he was just impulsive in posting after listening to someone's complaints. At that time, he concealed a lot of information, did not reveal the name of the drama, and did not expect it to escalate into an uncontrollable situation, creating a negative impression for the drama crew. He deeply apologized and so on.
Unfortunately, this person has a bad temper. After being criticized to that extent, he impulsively posted a new Facebook post.
Sharing a good drama V:
Seriously, sir?just one day and you're already feeling cocky. Who doesn't know that tonight everyone is watching the excitement? Talk to me about ratings in a few days.
#Sharing Good Drama Responds To Controversy# immediately climbed the hot search list.
Not satisfied with just those two sentences, he also criticized the first two episodes. He said that even if other dramas were bad, at least you could recognize who the female lead was. This drama is absurd. After watching two episodes, all you see is the female lead Wen Jia, who is nothing. Knowing that the second female lead is a young lady, the way the screenwriter and director flatter her is quite ugly.
This Wen Jia needs help even with washing a plate, she's just a big baby. Besides flirting and bullying, she can't do anything else. Drinking, burning her hair, raising fish（guys） everywhere, and it's still cute? What kind of values are these?
The blogger may be crazy, or he might think that negative attention is still attention. After ranting, he even tagged a bunch of people.
The director who was tagged, Zhou Xing, is thinking of a way to strike back that will make the other party regret while showing his generosity and magnanimity.
Before he could finish editing, Jasmine, who was browsing Facebook, saw it first and replied—
Jasmine V:
Seriously, sir?What era are we living in? Drinking, burning hair, and raising fish aren't cute anymore?
When this reply popped up, fans laughed to tears.
—Gu Pan: Even though I drink, burn my hair, and run a fishery, I'm a good girl.
—Do you have a problem with my cat raising a fish?
—You thought I was manipulated into posting that Weibo. Now it seems that it was just to deliberately smear.
—You said Gu Pan can't do anything besides flirting, but isn't that how cats are? Does your cat wash the dishes after eating?
—Petty, jealous, possessive of the litter box, pretends to be innocent as soon as trouble arises, goes out and flirts to deceive others into buying snacks, then turns cold after eating. Isn't that my beloved little cat?
From Jasmine's side, cat lovers ran to the side of Sharing Good Drama, warning him to be careful with his words. The male and female leads have been insulted enough, but Gu Pan is off-limits.
The blogger's only thought was: Crazy!
He still wanted to continue the battle, but Jasmine remembered one more thing and added—
Jasmine V:
Almost forgot, thank you @SharingGoodDramaV for your efforts to help us to achieve the goal which broken 1.0 at both Channel!!!
Good people have a peaceful life.
Jasmine replied to this extent, and the director had nothing to say. The whole drama crew shared Jasmine's post, and the comments were same:Good people have a peaceful life...(●'◡'●)
Sharing Good Drama never spoke up again.
He probably hadn't encountered such a weird situation in his three years of promoting dramas. Usually, actors are polite to drama critics and hope for some positive feedback. But who acts like Jasmine? Relying on an abundance of resources, she fearlessly confronts others without hesitation.
The hatred was hers, but the attention fell on her. In the following days, major news apps were flooded with "My All-Round Girlfriend". Some discussed the plot, some praised the statistics, and some grandly introduced the actress Jasmine, who played the second female lead Gu Pan, and other characters like Ben. Jasmine and Ben's story was brought back into the limelight.
The popularity of this drama is not only reflected in news apps, but also in the videos uploaded by content creators on various platforms.
Some viewers have compared scenes of the second female lead with videos of their own cats, leading to the conclusion - -
"Oh my, I've seen a live kitten."
The beginning shows the female lead being bullied, translated to mean: "The cat litter scooper is too weak, making the kittens anxious."
Then the entire first episode becomes a story of a scheming cat seeking revenge.
The cat helps the litter scooper get revenge, resulting in the cat's victory!
The cat goes to the spare tire A to trick for some dried fish, eats the spare tire B's cat treats, plays with the toy given by spare tire C, gets its fur combed by spare tire D until it stands up, then returns to accompany the litter scooper with a full belly and bright coat, how can this not be love? Isn't this so touching?
Jasmine's particularly charming aura is truly captivating, as viewers see the shadow of a cat through her character in the drama, making it a cat lover's paradise.
The first half is indeed a celebration, with people enthusiastically creating memes and editing short videos for Gu Pan, promoting the drama like crazy on Weibo and WeChat. If you haven't watched it after three to five days of airing, it's hard to join conversations with friends, as this is the hottest topic recently.
Thanks to these efforts, the initially underestimated TV series gained more and more popularity.
On the first day, it broke 1.0 ratings of both channel, reached number two in four days, and by the tenth day, around the twentieth episode, the blue channel's viewership broke the 3.0 for the first time.
No one in the production team expected this success, as director Zhou Xing told many people that he wasn't sure if the show would sell when filming it, not even dreaming it could compete for the annual crown. Who should be credited the most?
It should be Jasmine, the actress who played the second female lead Gu Pan. Leaving aside her performance in the drama, the final product was shaped by her. The original script didn't portray Gu Pan the way she ended up being.
Journalists asked if Jasmine was dissatisfied with the previous script and requested changes to the plot.
The director waved his hand, saying, "No, we initially shot according to the original script for two days, but upon review, we found that no matter how hard she tried, as an audience, we found it difficult to hate the second female lead. In the previous script, Gu Pan was an unlikable character, interpreting her in a likable manner would be wrong. But the actress has her own qualities. Jasmine is like a cat, whatever she does seems to be forgivable. I was quite troubled at that time. If an evil supporting role can be forgiven for everything, how can we later tread on her and make her suffer?
Most actors would panic in such a situation, but she went to the assistant director and said the supporting character's persona was a bit shallow, could it be given some depth. That's how we decided to add this complex friendship storyline to the show.
Wen Jia and Gu Pan have different abilities and personalities, yet they are drawn to each other.
They question each other, envy some qualities in the other, reflect on themselves, and then learn from each other's strengths later on."
The director took the opportunity to praise the cast, but soon after, the storyline shifted to the phase of elevating the female lead and tormenting the second female lead. After the twenty-fifth episode, Wen Jia's love and bushiness life both flourished, while Gu Pan was left alone, abandoned by everyone, causing the audience to revolt.
Fans who were obsessed with cats on social media platforms started heated arguments:
-- "Why force the cat to strive for more when it just wants to enjoy life?"
-- "Seeing my baby pitifully going to the litter scooper, just to be kicked out, it breaks my heart! Oh, my explosive temper, if this Wen Jia were in front of me, I'd knock her head off!"
-- "Even if your cat deceived the spare tires' affections, she still treats you well, it's you who doesn't deserve her!"
-- "My baby wandering the streets alone at night with nowhere to go, Wee-wee-wee-wee-wee, it breaks my heart."
-- "Those who abuse cats will have a bad ending! I've called the police!"
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On the night of the twenty-fifth episode's premiere, social media platforms were in chaos.
Initially, it was just regular viewers discussing the show. Around eleven o'clock, someone posted a screenshot of a WeChat moment in a forum. The post was from a top influencer, Yu Yang, who was so upset that he couldn't work and wanted to watch the show, only to find out that the baby was kicked out by the litter scooper??? Before, when the brat was able to provide benefits by managing the fish pond, why didn't you find it unbearable? As soon as her fish died（guys all go away）, you turned your back on her. Wen Jia, you are not worthy, shit shit shit shit shit!
At first, there was scolding, then he said he was sad and didn't want to work. Then, some screenshot from who knows which friend was posted, leaving netizens fell dumbfounding.
- -The top streamer going crazy is so damn approachable.
- -Honestly, my moments are also in this style now.
-- Brother would scold me and I wouldn't find it strange at all. He is from a wealthy family that has five cats, the kind of cat slave beyond redemption.
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