director of the millennium

Chapter 336 A new storm has appeared
October 10st is a day for the whole country to celebrate.

On this day to celebrate the motherland’s mother’s birthday, enjoy the seven-day long holiday and enjoy the traffic jam.

Since they don’t have to go to work for the next seven days, the number of night owls has skyrocketed.

As for these night owls who are on vacation, in addition to hanging out with friends in bars, nightclubs and other places, most of them stay at home and surf the Internet.

The Internet can bring so much happiness.

Especially for most ordinary people, they can enrich their spiritual world on the Internet without spending any money, or with only a small amount of money.

And watching online videos is one of the most mainstream forms of entertainment.

At 12 past 5 o'clock in the morning, Jiang Tong, who lived alone, had just finished washing, lying on the bed, and opened the heavy laptop on the bedside.

Today's laptops are not as lightweight as later generations, and they are always ultra-thin, but they are still much more convenient than desktop computers.

At least Jiang Tong likes to lie on the bed with his laptop and watch videos on various video websites.

Especially the spoof videos uploaded by some individual users of Tudou.com, although the filming is very rough, they are very funny.

For example, the backhouse boy who was very popular on BBS forums in the past few years.

With a camera of only 30 pixels, along with the Backstreet Boys singing "As Long As You Love ME", they lip-synced to the video and made exaggerated expressions of winking and winking to the rhythm, successfully making Jiang Tong laugh. out.

Ten years later, this kind of "unpopular" comedy program will certainly not matter.

But now, they are the originators of comedy shows, and there is absolutely no show like them on the Internet.

This video not only became popular in China, but also became popular abroad. It was uploaded to the YouTube beta version and became one of the 20 oldest videos on YouTube.

Netizens in Japan, South Korea, the United States, and other countries all became their fans and found them very funny. In the following ten years, they were paid tribute to or imitated in programs or animations from various countries.

They are also the first Internet celebrities in the world to become famous through online videos. Later, they were quickly signed by Taihe Maitian Entertainment and wanted to enter the entertainment industry, but they quickly fell silent.

Jiang Tong is a netizen who watched the popularity of "House Boy" with his own eyes. He watched Houshe Boy's videos frequently and contributed greatly to the views.

However, when he turned on the computer today, he did not choose to go to Tudou to see if the personal video host had done anything new. Instead, he opened a software that he had only used once since downloading it.

"Light and shadow broadcast quickly."

"I remember when I saw the trailer, it said it would be launched on October 10st." Jiang Tong muttered in his mouth.

In addition to loving watching these funny videos, Jiang Tong is also a horror movie enthusiast.

It's a pity that there have always been very few horror-themed movies in the mainland, let alone TV series.

Only some mythological dramas have the setting of "ghosts", and they are not scary.

Mainland horror movie lovers have been suffering from the Mainland film industry for a long time.

So as soon as he saw the trailer of "Soul Ferry" and confirmed that it was really a horror-themed TV series, at least it looked scary from the trailer, he immediately downloaded Light and Shadow Kuaibo.

Even if he is not interested in the meager film library of Light and Shadow Express, even if it is just for this one drama, downloading it is still worth it.

"Hey, it's really online!" After Jiang Tong opened the software, he immediately saw "Soul Ferry" recommended on the homepage. When he clicked on it, he found that before there was only a preview page, but now there are more on-demand options for episodes 1-4.

After skillfully clicking on the first episode, Jiang Tong didn't forget to click on the subsequent episodes. He wanted to download the content first to avoid lag while watching online.

This is now a common practice for netizens to watch videos online.

Rather than watching every episode online, more people choose to watch it first and download subsequent episodes at the same time.

However, Jiang Tong's usually tried-and-true method hit a wall this time.

He searched for a long time and couldn't find the download option on the page.

"Can't download?" Jiang Tong muttered with some dissatisfaction, and frowned. If you keep watching online without downloading, it will buffer from time to time, which is very annoying!

Forget it, his love for horror movies overcame his slight dissatisfaction. After complaining for a few words, he ignored it and clicked on the first episode to watch it.

However, what worried him did not happen. The loading speed of the first episode was very fast. The buffering icon only appeared for three to five seconds before the video was loaded.

The opening advertisement, which was only 15 seconds, passed by in the blink of an eye.

The feature film officially begins.

A wonderful story begins in this place called convenience store No. 444.

One episode only lasts for more than 40 minutes, and the time goes by in the blink of an eye.

When the end credits started playing, Jiang Tong, who had been concentrating and enjoying the movie, came back to his senses.

"This is the end?"

The first episode is just the beginning.Xia Dongqing, Zhao Li, and Wang Xiaoya take turns to appear, and a person dies in a car accident. Today is the day when Doudou, a child in his seventh grade, visits convenience store No. 444.

Although the story of the first episode only takes place in a small convenience store, through a few plot twists, the horror atmosphere is still well rendered.

Especially at the end of the story, Wang Xiaoya, a young and lively girl, turned out to be a ghost who had left her body. This turn of events surprised Jiang Tong.

After watching one episode, although it was not as scary as Jiang Tong expected, the appeal of the story was not diminished at all. He couldn't wait to click on the second episode, intending to continue watching.

Just then, Jiang Tong said in surprise: "It took more than 40 minutes, from beginning to end, and I didn't get stuck once!"

“Damn, there’s something wrong with this video software!”

"Love love!"

In the morning, a little after 10 o'clock.

Although today is the National Day holiday, Wu Yuan still came to the company and went straight to the light and shadow broadcast on the 18th floor.

"How's it going? Is the data out?"

"The results are gratifying, Director Wu!"

Wang Xin, who had been staring at the backstage and hadn't slept a wink all night, came forward with a piece of paper and excitedly said: "In 10 hours, the total click rate of the 4 episodes of "Soul Ferry" exceeded 300 million!"

"And the audience stickiness is very high. 6% of the viewers have watched all four episodes in one go."

"Although the remaining 4% didn't finish it in one sitting, most of them stopped watching at four or five in the morning. They probably went to bed and will continue watching after waking up today!"

"And in our user community, users who have watched "Soul Ferry" have even praised it countless times."

"Everyone responded that this horror-themed TV series in the form of a unit story is very enjoyable, and it feels like watching "No. 18 Pawn Shop"!"

“Many viewers are self-taught and are calling for more updates in the user community!”

"Pawn Shop No. [-]" is a Taiwanese drama.

Even in 2020, this TV series is the most successful suspense and fantasy-themed drama in the history of Chinese TV series.

Now "Soul Ferry" can be compared with this TV series. Obviously the audience is very satisfied with this TV series.

Wu Yuan's worries, which were not much in his heart, were completely put down. He smiled and patted Wang Xin on the shoulder: "It's good if everything goes well, but this tough battle has just begun."

"Thank you for your hard work. I'm afraid no one will be able to take a holiday during this National Day holiday, and may have to work overtime."

"Let me tell you, holiday wages will be tripled. After I finish the drama and launch it online, I will also give you a red envelope, and everyone will have a share!"

Wu Yuan has never been the kind of shady boss who drives his employees by shouting slogans and making pie-in-the-sky decisions.

He understands very well that if he wants his employees to work hard for him, it is futile to talk about feelings and draw a big pie. Spending money is the most practical way and can best stimulate the potential of employees.

"Then I'll thank Director Wu for you guys." Wang Xin's face was also full of joy. His video website business has started smoothly. Holidays and other things are not important at all!
"Okay, then go and do your work and don't worry about me." Wu Yuan waved his hand and asked Wang Xin to continue staring. It was not easy to relax during the day!

After the first wave of viewers watched it in the middle of the night, the popularity of "Soul Ferry" was already spreading rapidly on the Internet in the morning.

The production is well-made, the plot has content and depth, and the actors are good. This drama has all the potential to be a hit. Now it just needs to wait for time to ferment.

"This is the first time I've seen such a conscientious domestic ghost film. Although it's a bit out of place, it's both thrilling and scary at the same time. Once it's halfway through, you'll find it hilarious. It's a masterpiece! If you like horror movies, don't miss it! "

"Ghost Detective, Sex Commandment, Ghost in Bed, each episode is a story, and each story has a certain meaning. At first, I thought it was a simple horror movie, but after watching it, I realized that it was obviously a story about ghosts. personnel!"

"I am very conscientious and have not changed ghosts and gods into human beings. I like Wang Xiaoya very much!"

"Li Zhao is a bit pretentious, but the plot is good."

"I opened it with an entertainment mentality but couldn't help but read on. Although there are some flaws in the drama, such as the part where ghosts can be seen in the mirror is too exaggerated. Fortunately, the flaws are not concealed. The narration at the beginning of each episode is very interesting and it is easy to be involved. It’s a drama. It’s not a supernatural drama just for the sake of suspense. The twists at the end of each episode are very heartwarming and can make people think. Maybe the scariest thing in the world is not ghosts but human beings.”

Wu Yuan sat in his boss chair, turned on his computer and casually browsed through the comments in the user community.

Sure enough, most of the reviews were positive, with scores of at least four stars.

For audiences in mainland China, it is really not easy to have an excellent horror-themed TV series.

The most important thing is that the story of this drama is really well written. Each episode uses ghosts to metaphor people. It is not a pure supernatural horror film, but more about exploring human nature.

Just like the subtitle of the trailer, "People know that ghosts are scary, and ghosts know that people's hearts are poisonous." This drama is actually very positive. Sometimes what is more terrifying than ghosts is people's hearts.

Putting his hands on the table, Wu Yuan smiled happily and hummed a song happily.

"A new storm has emerged, how can we stand still~"

(End of this chapter)