The Crown Prince of Huayu!

Early January.

The second season of Game of Thrones has come to an end.

The number of viewers in North America directly exceeded the seven million mark.

It undoubtedly won the ratings championship in the same time period.

Including replays and on-demand viewing, the number quickly exceeded 10 million.

Whether in terms of popularity or performance, it has firmly entered the top five American TV series of the year.

Overseas, we also achieved results far exceeding those of the previous season.

It has reached the top in many countries.

Taking into account its overseas performance, Game of Thrones is already qualified to compete for the most successful American TV series of the year.

In terms of word of mouth, it can also be said to be a great success.

IMDb rating 9.0.

Even with many cuts made in China, the Douban score reached 9.5!

Amidst all the praise, anxious fans began to urge for more updates.

"It's not enough! Give me ten more episodes!"

“I think it’s too slow to update one episode a week, but after watching it, I hope it can be even slower.”

"Another year of waiting feels like a century."

"One year! Do you know how I got through this year? Now I have to wait another year."

"I heard that Han has a new drama that will be aired soon, so we can look forward to it."

"If you have time to shoot a new drama, why not shoot more Game of Thrones?"

"A new drama? Aren't they two movies?"

"Yes, yes! I heard it's a movie, too. A collection of Marvel heroes and another one similar to Interstellar. I can't wait to see these two movies come out."

"Two movies were made, but there is also a new drama. It is said to be an oriental theme, with all the actors and actresses of oriental appearances, and the filming location is also in their country, so there is little reporting from us, but it has been confirmed that it will be broadcast on HBO next weekend."

"Wow! Is he Superman? Making two movies and two TV series in one year?!"

"Game of Thrones was already filmed the year before last."

"That's crazy too. Guys like Cameron, Spielberg, and Nolan, who are at his level, can only make a movie every few years, and Game of Thrones Season 3 started shooting years ago."

"Although, the people you mentioned are not at the same level."

"Oriental background... I'm not very interested."

"I'm not interested in that either, but I've been addicted to Han. After the show starts, I'll definitely take a look no matter what."

"+1, just to kill time."

“I have unconditional trust in Han’s work.”

……

The success of Game of Thrones and the influence of Han Jiadong have attracted a lot of attention in many countries abroad before "The World of Cultivation" was even aired.

Of course, for Chinese TV dramas, being able to sell to dozens of countries and regions around the world before they are broadcast is already a miracle.

As for the domestic situation, there is no need to mention it.

Even without Han Jiadong's influence, the luxurious star lineup on the cast list alone is enough to make this drama highly anticipated.

For this reason, even though Han Jiadong proposed a new weekly broadcast format, "The World of Cultivation" still attracted competition from major TV stations.

In the end, it was successfully acquired by Mango TV at a record-breaking price of eight million per episode!

The previous highest-grossing film was "The Legend of Zhen Huan", which only grossed three million per episode.

This nearly tripled the record!
Of course, in terms of total price, "The World of Cultivation" is still far inferior to "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

After all, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has more than 70 episodes, while "The World of Cultivation" only has 10 episodes. 80 million may seem like a lot, but in fact it is not enough for the special effects cost of "The World of Cultivation".

And it is far from enough.

Luying Vision, which was responsible for most of the special effects of this drama, earned over 20 million US dollars from this business!

If the products were not sold to dozens of countries abroad, it would be difficult to make a profit if we only rely on the domestic market.

Now, this most expensive domestic drama in history has recovered its costs just by relying on copyright income in North America.

Of course, HBO dared to spend so much money on a TV series with an Eastern background that had not been proven in the market, not because it was optimistic about the show, but to keep "Game of Thrones" on HBO.

After all, Game of Thrones has made them a ton of money from the first two seasons alone.

Looking at the ratings curve of Game of Thrones, the current results are obviously not yet at the upper limit of the show.

Other companies have already been rubbing their hands in jealousy, preparing to compete with them for the broadcasting rights for the rest of Game of Thrones.

Mid-January.

"The World of Cultivation" is officially aired.

As expected, it took first place in the domestic ratings in the same time period.

And it’s not just a TV series, it’s also a variety show, and it’s still number one!

The ratings reached 3.1%!

It is the first TV series to break 3 on its premiere after the new ratings statistics method was adopted!

What impressed people the most was not the actors or the plot, but the novel world that satisfied all people’s fantasies about cultivating immortals!

It’s not like there haven’t been fantasy dramas in China before.

But apart from the novel fighting style, everything else is actually no different from ancient costume martial arts dramas.

Take the most successful Legend of Sword and Fairy series as an example.

Apart from being able to fly with swords, use magic spells, and perform sword techniques beyond the scope of martial arts, all other aspects such as clothing, food, housing, transportation, etc. are no different from those in ancient times.

Most of the people inside are ordinary people, and the world they live in is also an ordinary ancient world.

But "The World of Cultivation" is different.

There are various magical instruments and even magic weapons, which can resist damage, restore magic power, or calm the mind.

What they eat are spiritual rice grains as big as grapes, and eating them can increase their cultivation.

They live in houses that are decorated with various magic arrays, and there are even houses floating in the air. What's more, the house itself is a magic weapon.

There are many different types of movements, and flying with a sword is only the most common one.

Others include flying paper cranes, flying pets, spaceships...all kinds of ways are available.

The presentation of this world of cultivation is so detailed that even how to grow spiritual grains and herbs is introduced in detail.

First, you have to find a spiritual field or land with spiritual energy. You can use spiritual beasts or earthworms to turn the soil, and you can use the Small Cloud and Rain Technique to fertilize and water. The more advanced the Small Cloud and Rain Technique is, the better the effect will be and the higher the yield will be.

There is even a demonstration on how to get rid of pests.

After training, you can concentrate your consciousness to attack and invade the inner world of Linggu, and then use the Gengjin Jue in the Five Elements Jue to fight against the aphids.

The killed aphids will also turn into fertilizer for the linggu, further increasing the yield of the linggu.

One of the greatest benefits of presenting this imaginary world constructed by fantasy in such detail is that it allows the audience to believe in, or yearn for its existence, increasing their sense of involvement and immersing themselves in it.

Compared to domestic ratings, overseas ratings are not so ideal.

For example, the number of viewers in North America is less than one million, less than a quarter of the first season of Game of Thrones.

But it has also set the best record for domestic dramas in North America.

Moreover, almost all the audience who watched the show were attracted by the novel world presented in the show and gave it unanimous praise.

After all, even domestic audiences find it novel, not to mention Western audiences who know basically nothing about the East. (End of this chapter)