Our Rise Era

Chapter 32 Ratings!
“The ratings are crazy!”

"When we broadcast the morning news this morning, the ratings were 0.05. After the morning news, the ratings dropped to 0.07..."

"At 8 o'clock, we broadcast the pre-release of Popeye the Movie, and the ratings reached 0.1!"

"Then, 0.12, 0.15, 0.16... the ratings started to rise all the way..."

"At 9 o'clock, the real-time ratings reached 0.2!"

"The ratings are now 0.25, which is already a record high this year!"

"..."

9 points.

There are 10 minutes left until the premiere of Popeye the Great.

Taifeng County Radio and Television Station.

The secretary excitedly pushed open the director's office door.

Director Ding Jiayu sat in the office and took the laptop.

The laptop computer displayed the real-time ratings for every time period from early this morning till now...

At three o'clock in the morning, the ratings were almost close to 0, but then they began to rise slightly. After five o'clock, the ratings began to increase rapidly. By seven o'clock, the ratings accelerated again, and then...

0.26!

0.27!

0.3!

0.32!

Ding Jiayu looked at the increasingly fast-beating data and nodded: "Good, very good!"

"Director, the gimmick of a 100 million investment is indeed attractive. Just last night, I have no idea how many calls I received from relatives and friends. They all asked me whether this matter is true!"

“Of course, there was also a stream of criticism on the Internet, saying that only fools would believe this kind of propaganda!”

"But, in this era, as long as there is controversy, there will be attention and power. We need these things!"

"..."

The secretary's excited voice echoed in Dingjiayu's ears.

However, Dingjiayu did not respond, but continued to stare at the rising ratings, watching it break through 0.3, break through 0.35...

Then, watching the official launch of "Pope Man", the ratings rose to an astonishing 0.39...

....................................

"Boss Zheng, you are awesome! You are now saved from a desperate situation, Boss Zheng!"

"Boss Zheng, is this true? Your animation is so amazing that it even astounded foreigners?"

"Mr. Zheng, tell me, how much did you sell this animation for?"

"Boss Zheng, damn, I didn't expect you to do such a big thing without making a sound!"

【Zheng’s Food Co., Ltd.】

Ever since the first broadcast of "Pope Prince", Zheng Guodong's phone has been ringing continuously. After receiving the call, Zheng Guodong was a little confused!
From the morning to 12:1 on December 9, the sales of [Haikang Instant Noodles] doubled again. He was busy with orders for [Haikang Instant Noodles], so he didn't pay much attention to the animation...

In fact, he knows that the Internet is already beginning to have a certain influence.

So, he listened to Zhang Yang, approved a portion of operating funds for Zhang Yang, invested some money under each promotional post, bought some internet trolls, and created some so-called "traffic".

However, Zheng Guodong never imagined that the influence of the Internet would be so crazy.

After he understood what was going on, he explained the investment situation of "Pope Superman" in an ambiguous way over and over again...

After finally having some free time, he called the TV station!
then……

Got an amazing news!

The premiere ratings of "Popetta" actually exceeded 0.4!
0.4 percent, what does that mean?
At 9:30, there were 3 people watching TV in the county at the same time. Among them, 3 were watching this TV series.

What makes Zheng Guodong even more excited is...

Taifeng County Radio and Television Station, the national total ratings have actually begun to gradually increase!
From almost no ratings to a viewership of 0.01%!

What does 0.01 mean?
According to official data, during this period, a total of more than 1 million people were watching TV, and there were 1 people watching the "Popetta" animation?

Nationwide, 10,000 people is not a lot...

but!

This is only the first round!

........................

It is common sense that a county TV station cannot have much ratings.

It is common sense that in this era, not many people will care about the cartoons made by a few young people.

A company rejects capital and stubbornly supports the so-called "domestic products". It is oppressed by capital and forced to leave the big cities. The final outcome is either to survive or to go bankrupt...

This is also common sense.

Always.

But has it always been like this?
"Fuck!"

“These cartoons made by college students have actually been exported abroad?”

“It premiered in France and was a huge hit?”

"Is this true? Is it the animation that cost over 100 million yuan and had three episodes?"

"Didn't someone on the internet specifically criticize this animation, saying it was just hype? Was the so-called investment of hundreds of millions just a gimmick? Now they are being criticized to bits!"

"..."

On the morning of December 12st, when the animation of Popeye premiered, news about this animation was posted on almost every forum, online forum, and even on many children's channels...

"Shocked, Chinese animation shocked the world!"

《Shocked, foreigners kneeled in front of this animation, watching this animation...》

《Shocking cartoon that drives foreigners crazy》

……

There were all kinds of "shocking" headlines, and although people knew they were nonsense, countless netizens couldn't help but click on them.

Then, netizens saw a few photos, in which several foreign boys were sitting in a room, concentrating and watching "Pope Superman" with great interest...

There were also a few middle-aged couples from France, who were playing Popeye on their computers and giving thumbs-up...

There are also some French-style streets with French-language posters of Popeye the Movie, as if Popeye the Movie has already landed in France...

There was also a very beautiful French girl who laughed so hard while watching some of the content in Popeye the Superman...

……

One title after another, one photo after another!

Countless netizens were shocked.

Some netizens even jumped up in shock!
Oh shit!

When did our Chinese animation become so awesome?

Look at the investment gimmick of over 100 million episodes!
Looking at a series of messy news on the Internet...

Even though many people think that news is degrading, they still choose to watch the "Pope Superman" channel on TV based on the news...

They want to see how good this animation is, or how bad it is...

then……

Looking at them like this, their eyes are complicated!

With an investment of hundreds of millions, they only made a seven-minute short film?

..............................

In the conference room.

Time passed little by little.

When "Popetta" ended, everyone held their breath.

They were eager to know the ratings of the first round of the premiere, but they were also afraid of getting a bad result...

They are a little worried about gains and losses!

In fact, even the most optimistic Lu Wei was trembling slightly with nervousness at this moment.

He suppressed his emotions.

"I'll go ask Mr. Zhang about the ratings... With so many news stories on the Internet, the ratings shouldn't be bad..."

After leaving these words, he walked out of the meeting room and headed towards Zhang Yang's office.

When the office door...

"Ms. Sophie, thank you for your contribution to our Huaxia Animation. On behalf of [YW Animation] and our Huaxia Animation, I thank you!"

"Mr. Zhang Yang, this is what I should do..."

"..."

He saw Zhang Yang holding the hand of the French girl named Sophie and expressing his heartfelt and sincere gratitude.

When the French girl saw him, her face turned red instantly and she broke free from Zhang Yang's hand.

"I'm sorry, Miss Sophie, I'm used to it..."

"It's okay, Mr. Zhang Yang. I have something to do at school, so I'll go back first. If you're not busy in the evening, can we contact each other by phone?"

"Okay, call me!"

"..."

Zhang Yang looked at Sophie's back as she left, smiling. Then, when he turned back to look at Lu Wei, his smile became even brighter: "Mr. Lu, do you want to know what the ratings are?"

"Yes!"

"Haha, our ratings... Sorry, I have to answer the phone!"

"..."

Zhang Yang's cell phone rang, and then he walked to the side and answered the call.

After answering the phone, Zhang Yang's expression suddenly became serious, and a little heavy: "Boss Lu, there is some bad news, you have to be mentally prepared..."

"what?"

After seeing Zhang Yang's expression, Lu Wei was stunned for a moment, and then his emotions suddenly sank to the bottom.

Could it be that the ratings are terrible, or...

"You may not have any vacation in the future..."

"Ah?" Lu Wei was stunned.

"Not only will you not have any vacations from now on, you may have to work overtime to finish the fourth episode, the fifth episode... until the end of the first season..."

"???"

"Our animation seems to have exploded..."

"!!!"

(End of this chapter)