That night, Fu Zicong and everyone at Xinchen Entertainment were feeling incredibly pleased with themselves, full of confidence.
However, reality completely exceeded Fu Zicong and Xinchen Entertainment's expectations.
The next day
Imperial Capital Xinchen Entertainment President's Office
In order to be the first to see the news he loved, the crushing victory of Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey over Aifei Entertainment's Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City, Fu Zicong really went all out.
Fu Zicong had been acting all cute and sweet at home, finally getting his richest father's approval to lift the house arrest and return to the company.
At this moment, he was sitting in his boss chair with his legs crossed, feeling smug, waiting for Li Yi to bring the ratings and various data reports from last night's premiere to his office.
He couldn't wait to see how terribly the data compared.
In Fu Zicong's opinion, the two dramas were worlds apart, like heaven and earth.
The one in heaven was, of course, their Xinchen Entertainment's grand production, a fantasy xianxia ancient idol drama, Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey. The one on the ground was Aifei Entertainment's idol drama, Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City.
Even a fool could guess that last night's ratings champion would undoubtedly be Xinchen Entertainment's Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey, while Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City would surely be crushed.
Thinking of this, Fu Zicong became even more smug and couldn't help but sneer, "Heh, Aifei Entertainment, Xu Yifei, Fu Shan, and you old geezer Liu Jianguo, let's see how you die this time!"
Just then, his capable assistant, Li Yi, happened to be holding a stack of reports and pushed the door open.
Unlike the previous smugness and joy, Li Yi's expression was obviously a bit strange… or rather, to be precise, somewhat unpleasant.
He even looked a little apprehensive and dejected.
As soon as he entered the office, Li Yi didn't go straight up to him. Instead, he paused, hesitated, and glanced nervously and with a guilty conscience at Fu Zicong, who was clearly beaming with joy.
Eyes darting around, he swallowed hard.
"Li Yi, what are you standing there for? Is that the report with last night's ratings data in your hand? Give it to me!"
Seeing Li Yi's expression, Fu Zicong immediately raised an eyebrow.
At the same time, he beckoned to Li Yi, signaling for him to quickly bring the report over.
"...Yes! President Fu."
A complex expression flashed across Li Yi's face, along with a trace of unease. Faced with his boss's order, he could only grit his teeth and nod, slowly walking over and handing the report to Fu Zicong:
"Pre... President Fu, here! This is the report with the data from last night's premiere of the TV drama. Please take a look!"
"Mmh."
Fu Zicong gave a satisfied "mmh," directly taking the stack of reports. A smug smile curled at the corners of his lips as he began to read.
However, the next second, his smug smile froze on his face. Looking at this stack of reports, the ratings and various data for Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey and Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City were, indeed, worlds apart, with one completely dominating the other.
However, the one soaring high, with excellent ratings and data, was Aifei Entertainment's Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City. The one utterly crushed in terms of ratings and data was their Xinchen Entertainment's annual blockbuster – Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey.
It was Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey, the very drama he had invested a fortune in and pinned all his hopes on!
"These ratings and data on the report... Li Yi, have you made a mistake?"
Fu Zicong said, his face grim, still unwilling to believe it.
How could this be?
His annual blockbuster, which he had poured a fortune into, featuring two top-tier stars and an all-star cast in a fantasy xianxia ancient idol drama, how could it possibly lose to Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City, such an ordinary youth idol drama?
Impossible!
Li Yi must have gotten the data wrong.
It must be like this!
Fu Zicong secretly clenched his teeth, firmly convinced of this in his heart.
However, the next second, Li Yi, who had nervously spoken, shattered all of Fu Zicong's fantasies:
"That... President Fu, this is indeed the premiere data for the drama last night, that's right!"
He also wished that it was all a mistake.
If it were really so, how good would that be?
In fact, the moment Li Yi saw these figures, his first thought was the same as Fu Zicong's; he also couldn't believe it, and only thought there had been a mistake.
How could Xinchen Entertainment's Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey lose?
For this reason, Li Yi had someone double-check several times, and the result was—
There were absolutely no errors or omissions in this report's data.
The premiere ratings and various other data for their Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey were indeed miserable. But Aifei Entertainment's Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City had won its first battle; as soon as it aired, it snatched the viewership champion spot for dramas broadcast during the same time slot, and all the data was shockingly high! "I don't believe it! How could it be like this? There must be a mistake! There is definitely something fishy going on here!"
Fu Zicong, being so arrogant, couldn't accept such an outcome.
Hearing Li Yi's words, he still wore a look of disbelief. Without a second thought, he launched into a triple denial.
No way! He had to go online and see for himself.
The masses have discerning eyes.
He had to see the thoughts of the audience and netizens.
To see what they were all saying.
Maybe the audience and netizens' reviews would be overwhelmingly positive, filled with praise and various ways of lauding "Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey."
Heh, he wanted to see how the universally mocked "Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City" had the gall to hog the number one spot in viewership.
Aifei Entertainment, Xu Yifei, Fu Shan, how can you do this?
Thinking this, Fu Zicong immediately took out his phone. However, in the next second, his already unpleasant expression became even uglier. Reality slapped him in the face, giving him a critical hit:
#This damn sweet romance! Have you watched "Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City" today?# # "Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City" wins first place in viewership ratings on its premiere, viewers and netizens exclaim it's really good# # "Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City" YYDS! Watch Xu Yifei and Fu Shan online giving out sweetness# ...
Fu Zicong had just opened his phone, and several trending searches popped up.
And these trending searches were all related to "Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City" and "Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey."
The top three positions on the trending searches were dominated by "Weiwei's Smile, Infinite City."
They were all filled with praise and compliments.
However, in the lower positions of the trending searches, the relevant trending searches for "Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey" had these keywords –
# "Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey" viewership is dismal# # Started high and ended low, "Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey" is criticized by viewers, with many complaints# # Viewers frankly say, "Falling in Love with You is Sweet as Honey" is too disappointing# ...
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