Chinese entertainment starts with idols

Chapter 19 The Pioneer of Mainland Chinese Idol Dramas

《一起来看流星雨》从8月8日开播到8月29日收官，整整22天的时间，称霸了整个电视萤屏。

It became a huge hit on its first day of release, achieving a viewership rating of 2.0% and a market share of 9.98% on its first day of broadcast, firmly ranking first in the country during its time slot.

It also made great strides all the way, with the ratings never falling and continuing to rise.

On the day of the finale, the national viewership rating reached an astonishing 3.04%, breaking through the 3% mark, and the viewership share reached an amazing 14.98%, which is truly remarkable.

With an average viewership rating of 2.72%, it has already secured the top spot for Hunan TV's drama ratings this year. Such excellent ratings make it an absolute phenomenon and a blockbuster of 2009.

The viewership ratings for "Meteor Shower" are much stronger than those of the recently popular "Chinese Paladin 3". Of course, "Chinese Paladin 3" has a stronger long-tail effect and a greater lasting influence, but "Meteor Shower" is currently more popular.

Moreover, the performance of Lin Feng's version of "Meteor Shower" is far superior to that of Zhang Han's version in the previous life in terms of ratings and influence. Whether it is appearance or acting skills, Lin Feng is far superior to Zhang Han.

Just 24 hours after the finale of "Meteor Shower," over 1 million netizens discussed it, with over 5 million related posts and over 100 million views, creating a nationwide frenzy as if it had been unlocked.

As the first true idol drama in mainland China, "Meteor Shower" is hailed as the "ancestor of mainland idol dramas". There were other idol dramas in mainland China before, such as "Eighteen Years Old Sky" and "Green Apple Paradise", but none of them made a big splash and then disappeared without a trace.

Therefore, the popularity of "Meteor Shower" has attracted great attention from the public, with many mainstream media outlets and experts speaking out.

People's Daily Online: "The success of 'Meteor Shower' proves the feasibility of 'localized idol dramas' and provides a template for subsequent domestic idol dramas."

Xinhua News Agency: "Meteor Shower broke through the siege of the Korean wave and is a representative work of domestic idol dramas; its achievements deserve recognition!"

A renowned critic said, "I don't intend to discuss whether this drama is good or bad; to be honest, I think it's not bad, although it has many flaws. What I just want to say is, if we expect future idol dramas to feature protagonists speaking Mandarin and using RMB..."

Seeing the scenes in our own country, seeing South Koreans, Japanese, and Taiwanese people idolizing mainland Chinese stars, we really need to support this still immature seedling of mainland idol dramas and be more tolerant.

The popularity and data of "Meteor Shower" will still be shocking ten years from now, and the popularity of the five main actors of "Meteor Shower" will continue to soar. Among them, Lin Feng, who benefited the most, has become a rising star.

If the first half of 2009 belonged to Xiaoshenyang,

The second half of 2009 belonged to Lin Feng.

More importantly, Lin Feng is an idol, and his fan loyalty is something Xiao Shenyang can't compare to.

Of course, the success of "Meteor Shower" brought joy not only to the lead actors like Lin Feng, but also to Long Danni, the general manager of the agency Tianyu Media, who hosted a celebratory banquet in celebration.

Prior to this, Long Danni had also convened an internal meeting specifically for "Meteor Shower". This was the umpteenth time such a special meeting had been held. At present, Tianyu Entertainment prioritizes "Meteor Shower" above all else.

When the meeting started, Long Danni said in high spirits, "I just came from Director Ouyang's meeting. The leader was very satisfied with Tianyu's achievements in film and television this time, and hopes that we will continue to work hard!"

And I have more good news to share: the leadership plans to list EE-Media independently, and we will all receive corresponding stock incentives. You can rest assured about that.

In fact, EE-Media had previously invested in several film and television dramas, such as "Happy Boys," "Seventeen," and "That Guy Is So Handsome," but none of them made much of a splash.

In particular, the recently released film "Happy Boys" had a total investment of nearly 3000 million yuan. It was a youth musical film featuring the 07 Super Boy contestants and originally hoped to gain some fans and box office revenue. However, the final box office was only 250 million yuan, resulting in a huge loss.

Fortunately, "Meteor Shower" was released a few days later, otherwise Long Danni would have had a hard time explaining herself. This is why she values ​​"Meteor Shower" so much.

"Whether Tianyu Media can go public depends on whether we can achieve even more outstanding results in our future work. And how do we achieve these results? The key is still the magic bullet of 'Meteor Shower,' which is Tianyu Media's next 'Princess Pearl'!"

There is a ten-year gap between "My Fair Princess" and "Meteor Shower". "My Fair Princess" has three parts, so Long Danni also wants to create a "Meteor Shower" trilogy.

"Yao Jia, tell me about the preparations for the second season of 'Meteor Shower'?"

"Mr. Long, actually, we started considering a second season as soon as 'Meteor Shower' became a hit, and we even revealed related information to the public in advance. The fans reacted strongly, and the vast majority supported a second season."

However, when filming the first movie, a sequel wasn't planned, leaving little room for development in the ending. Therefore, the script needed time to be adjusted, and the addition of new characters also required significant time.

"Okay, I don't care about the specific schedule and tasks, but the broadcast time must be set first, even if 'Meteor Shower' is scheduled to air on August 8th."

So, the second season will air on August 8th next year. A whole year is plenty of time, right? Then, working backwards from that date, the rest is up to you.

"Okay! There's definitely no problem with the timing. We'll not only have a second season, but also leave enough room for a third season. We also have an animated version to try, creating a brand new industrial chain for 'Meteor Shower' that integrates comics, film and television, and animation."

"This idea is good, and the animation can be developed gradually. Actually, our most important thing right now is how to make good use of this momentum. The fans are so enthusiastic, and Lin Feng and Deng Shuang are so popular; we can't let this momentum go to waste."

We can't just sit and wait for a second Meteor Shower. We can find them another suitable project, preferably a short and quick movie project, so that we can quickly gain fans. We can't miss this wave of popularity.

Hu Shan, you need to pay attention to this. See if other companies have any projects you could collaborate on, preferably ones that can be invested in and filmed soon. You need to be very focused on this.

Hu Shan was chosen to be the agent for Lin Feng and the other two, which shows she has ability. "Okay, I've been in touch with them recently, and I already have a few suitable projects in hand. We'll discuss the details later."

"Oh, okay, we'll decide after the celebration banquet. How's the artist doing?"

"Everything else is fine, but Zhang Han complains a lot in private. He feels that the company doesn't value him enough, there are too few resources for him, and his role in 'Meteor Shower' is a bit small."

"Complaining is normal, there's nothing we can do. Tianyu Media has hundreds of artists, but resources are limited, so it's impossible to treat everyone fairly. If someone can make it, they can; we can't control everything. But you should still comfort him; there's always a second Meteor Shower!"

"Well, speaking of which, I have a problem. I have to deal with three celebrities by myself, and I'm really struggling to manage. Maybe I should take one of them on as a stand-in."

"So, who do you want to bring?"

"I think Lin Feng has a lot of potential, Deng Shuang is also good, but let's forget about Zhang Han."

"You've got a good eye for choosing, but I don't have anyone else on my team right now, so you should keep them with you for now. You can stick with Lin Feng and Deng Shuang, and just take Zhang Han with you. But I can assign you three assistants, one for each of them, to help you coordinate the work."

"All right."

"Let's go see our heroes; they are the key pillars for the company's future development!"

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