The popularity of a TV series is mainly measured by ratings/playback volume, average number of episodes, Douban ratings/number of ratings, and online discussion.

However, at this point in 2016, neither Maoyan nor Douyin had a TV drama popularity list on the entire Internet.

The degree of online discussion is mainly measured by the topicality of Weibo.

"After a ten-year agreement, Liu Tianxian will appear in a TV series again."

"Shocking! The price of a single episode of Zhu Xian is as high as 1750 million, setting a new record in the industry."

"Two top stars, Liu Yifei and Yang Mi, will star in "Zhu Xian" on October 10 on Mango TV."

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In just a few days, various hot searches related to "Zhu Xian" were everywhere.

Especially the Weibo super topic community of the TV series "Zhu Xian". In less than three weeks after its launch, the super topic community has received over 10,000 posts, over 300,000 comments, and a total of 20 million views.

Fans from all walks of life gathered here to discuss the plot of the novel, the casting of characters, and when the "Zhu Xian" movie would be released.

"I am in tears. The last time Liu Yifei and Da Mimi worked together was in 2006's The Return of the Condor Heroes. Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the two goddesses are still so young and beautiful, but I have already grown old."

"Thanks to "Zhu Xian" and Brother Hao. Without Brother Hao, I'm afraid we will never see the cooperation between Liu Yifei and Da Mimi, two top stars."

"It's been 13 years. I thought the TV adaptation of Zhu Xian was something I would tell my father about during my family funerals, but I never thought I would see it in my lifetime."

"Brother Hao! When are you going to write a script and let Liu Yifei, Da Mimi, Liu Shishi, and Tangtang star in a drama together?"

"Alas! Only Brother Hao has the ability to bring together two top stars, Liu Yifei and Da Mimi, to film in one drama. The pay of these two people alone is over 100 million. I guess not many crews can afford it."

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Liu Yifei and Da Mimi are definitely the white moonlight of a generation. After a full ten years, they co-starred in a TV series again, which directly evoked the memories hidden deep in the hearts of many fans.

Many middle-aged people in their thirties who are burdened with mortgages, car loans, and the need to continue the family line and survive in society are under tremendous pressure and usually have no time to chase stars or watch TV series. However, the promotion of this film directly brought back memories of their youth.

I remember the fairy-like 16-year-old Zhao Linger, and the innocent Little Dragon Girl.

I remembered the pure and lively Guo Xiang, the playful and lovely Tang Xuejian, and the brave and kind Luo Qingchuan.

This is all their youth!
They silently noted down the date of October 10, and planned to watch the drama "Zhu Xian" on that day and look back at their lost youth.
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Before 2012, it cost million to make a TV series. The promotion method at that time was also very simple, a poster, some notices in the media, and interviews. The promotion cost was at most a few hundred thousand.

Nowadays, the production cost of a TV series starts at hundreds of millions. Before it is broadcast, they buy traffic, buy hot searches, hire internet trolls to give good reviews, and give bad reviews and low scores to other TV series in the same period. There are all kinds of means used.

The publicity costs for TV series have also soared from hundreds of thousands in the past to tens of millions now.

It is also the overwhelming publicity that leads to the bad money driving out the good. Before the broadcast of many dramas, they boasted about "the strongest cast in history", "a gathering of veteran actors", "a god-level IP adaptation", and "the birth of another blockbuster", but as soon as they were broadcast, they were all eye-catching.

Although Yang Hao thinks that "Zhu Xian" is well-made, he still needs to buy the necessary traffic and hire the necessary internet army.

Now is the era of traffic. Even if a good drama is not promoted, it will still fail. It is difficult to make a comeback by relying on word of mouth as before.

The time came to October 10, which was the day when "Zhu Xian" premiered on Mango TV.

Yang Hao was sitting in the living room, turning on the TV and preparing to watch the premiere of "Zhu Xian".

There was a sound of a password lock being entered and the door was pushed open.

"Honey! Are you surprised to see me?" It was Da Mimi who pushed the door open. She greeted him, took off her coat, and threw herself into Yang Hao's arms.

It can be seen that Da Mimi was dressed up carefully. The black silk suspender dress showed off her proud figure to the fullest. The black hollow pattern wrapped her plump white skin, which was seen clearly by Yang Hao.

Da Mimi and Yang Hao were too familiar with each other, so she had no scruples and just pressed her body tightly into Yang Hao's arms.

"Hiss~" Fragrant, soft, crispy, smooth and tender, all kinds of extremely comfortable feelings keep invading.

Da Mimi is really good at it. Her profound skills are totally incomparable to Xiaohua. It really makes people feel happy to the bone.

"Are you really here to watch the premiere of "Zhu Xian" with me?" Yang Hao asked doubtfully while enjoying Da Mimi's extreme temptation.

"Yeah~Yeah!" Da Mimi nodded continuously.

"Then don't have a fever!" As he spoke, Yang Hao patted the other person's plump buttocks and motioned for him to sit down.

"No, I just want you to hold me." Da Mimi hugged Yang Hao's neck tightly and refused to get down no matter what.

Just when Yang Hao and Da Mimi were being affectionate, the sound of a password lock being input was heard again.

The door was opened again.

Liu Yifei walked in.

Awkward! Extremely embarrassing!

Liu Yifei saw clearly the scene of Da Mimi sitting in Yang Hao's arms with a fever.

In an instant, Da Mimi, who had been lying in Yang Hao's arms and refused to get up, sat up with a whoosh.

"Ahem! Feifei, you're here." Yang Hao pretended to cough to cover up his previous embarrassment.

"What? Only Mimi can come, but Feifei can't come?" Liu Yifei's words were full of sarcasm.

"You can come, you can come. Who dares to stop Feifei from coming?" Yang Hao said nice words with a smile.

As early as when she was in the crew of "Zhu Xian", Liu Yifei knew about the relationship between Da Mimi and Yang Hao. Although she caught them being intimate, she just made a few jokes and didn't investigate further.
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Soon, the main film of "Zhu Xian" began. Liu Yifei sat on the right, Da Mimi sat on the left, and the three of them watched the show side by side.

It was fine at the beginning, but halfway through.

Yang Hao felt a cold touch on his waist. He looked down and saw that it was Da Mimi's hand reaching under the hem of Yang Hao's T-shirt.

The cool and smooth little hands gently stroked Yang Hao's abdominal muscles.

Da Mimi always covets Yang Hao's muscles. After every act, she likes to lie on Yang Hao's chest, either touching his abdominal muscles or his pectoral muscles.

To be honest, Da Mimi's pectoral muscles are much more developed than Yang Hao's. Others like to touch others because they don't have their own pectoral muscles, but Da Mimi likes to touch others the more she has her own pectoral muscles.

I underestimated Da Mimi. Liu Yifei was sitting next to her. I didn't expect her to be so bold.

Although this is indeed very exciting, this behavior is a bit too much!

Yang Hao glared at Da Mimi fiercely, signaling her to restrain herself.

Da Mimi didn't care at all, probably because she knew Liu Yifei was sitting next to her and she didn't dare to do anything to her. Looking at the black spot on Da Mimi's leg, Yang Hao became timid and reached out to touch the other's black spot.

Slippery and extremely silky.

Feeling the movement of her own big hand, Da Mimi's small hand stopped immediately.

I thought Da Mimi would stop, but who knew that Da Mimi would respond to Yang Hao with a sweet smile and her hands would become naughty again.

The TV series "Zhu Xian" was indeed well filmed, with excellent costumes and props, a compact and fascinating plot. Liu Yifei watched it without blinking, and it was obvious that she was absorbed in it.

At first, Liu Yifei didn't notice anything wrong, but as time passed, Liu Yifei found that Yang Hao's eyes never seemed to stay on her.

Turning her head to look at Yang Hao, Liu Yifei was so angry that her nose was crooked.

I saw Da Mimi and Yang Hao sitting upright, their eyes fixed on the TV, as if their attention was completely absorbed by "Zhu Xian".

But their hands reached out to each other's thighs and abdomen respectively.

"Bastards!" Liu Yifei cursed in her heart.

Just when Yang Hao and Da Mimi were doing some little things in private, he suddenly felt a cold touch on his right abdomen.

With a glance, he saw Liu Yifei's white and tender little hand reaching out.

"Hiss~" Yang Hao took a breath of cold air. It really killed him. Why didn't Liu Yifei learn her lesson? Did she follow Da Mimi's evil ways?
He glanced at Liu Yifei and saw her showing her signature teeth and giving him an intriguing smile.

"Click!" Yang Hao had a premonition that Liu Yifei must be planning something bad.

Da Mimi was stroking Yang Hao's waist, and suddenly she touched something different.

"Hey!" It was a pair of hands, cool to the touch and very smooth.

At first, Da Mimi thought it was Yang Hao's hand, but when she felt it carefully, she found that the hand was obviously smaller and the degree of delicateness was also very different.

Looking down, I found that this hand was three times whiter and tenderer than mine.

Looking along her arm, I saw Liu Yifei's grinning face.

"Ouch!" Da Mimi suddenly retracted her hand and at the same time slapped away Yang Hao's big hand that was rubbing her thigh.

"Mimi, does it feel comfortable to touch?" Liu Yifei said teasingly.
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The small episode passed by in a flash, and everyone's attention was focused on the TV series "Zhu Xian" again.

"Yang Hao, do you think it's better for Zhang Xiaofan to be with Bi Yao or Lu Xueqi?" Da Mimi suddenly said during the commercial break after watching an episode.

Da Mimi's baby voice broke the harmonious atmosphere in the room. When Liu Yifei heard Da Mimi's question, she stared at Yang Hao, wanting to see how he would answer.

Da Mimi must have done this on purpose today!

You were stimulating it with your hands just now, and now you are stimulating it with your mouth?

You should ask this kind of question when you are alone together. I promise to answer that Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao are better together.

Asking Liu Yifei in person, isn't this just looking for trouble?
Yang Hao looked at Da Mimi with an unfriendly expression, hoping that she would give up, but Da Mimi didn't buy it at all and still looked at him with a smile.

Look left, look right.

Seeing the smiling faces of Liu Yifei and Da Mimi respectively, although they were smiling faces, Yang Hao could feel that as long as he answered a question wrong, the sky would suddenly turn from sunny to cloudy.

"I say, is there a possibility that Zhang Xiaofan probably, probably, maybe, likes both of them?" Yang Hao said hesitantly.

"Hmph! Scumbag." Da Mimi and Liu Yifei said in unison.
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The most important data to determine whether a TV series is popular or not are the ratings and online playback volume.

However, it takes two or three days for the TV station to calculate the ratings. Whether "Zhu Xian" is popular or not can only be judged from the number of views on Penguin Video on the 23rd.

On the evening of the 23rd, Da Mimi and Liu Yifei came to my house again and accompanied me to watch the premiere of "Zhu Xian" on Penguin Video.

"The popularity of Penguin Video has exceeded 30,000." Da Mimi said excitedly.

"It's only been aired for 26 minutes and the popularity has exceeded . This drama should be considered a hit, right?" Liu Yifei looked very excited.

“It’s just been aired and the popularity has exceeded 30,000 not long ago, so it should be considered a hit drama. As for whether it can be considered a big hit, it depends on the subsequent popularity trend.” Yang Hao thought for a moment before answering.

On Penguin Video, if a drama has over 2.5 views, it means that the drama is pretty good. 2.8 views means it is a hit drama. 3 views means it is a minor hit. 3.3 views or more means it is a major hit.

In later generations, the popularity of "Dream of Splendor", "The Mystical Star", "Longing for Love", "Joy of Life" and so on are all over 3.3.

“The popularity has reached 3.1.”

“The popularity has reached 3.2.”

"The popularity has reached 3.3." Da Mimi has been keeping an eye on the Penguin Video popularity rankings. Every time the popularity rises by one thousand, Da Mimi will remind Yang Hao.

"It's only been on the air for 108 minutes and the popularity has already reached 3.3. This should be considered a big hit!" Liu Yifei was really excited. She hadn't starred in a TV series for ten years, and when she returned to TV series, she was a big hit. What could be more exciting than this?
"Explosion! Definitely a big explosion!" Yang Hao said affirmatively.

The number of dramas on Penguin Video with a popularity of over 3.3 each year can be counted on one hand. If 3.3 is not considered a hit drama, then what else can be considered a hit?
Yang Hao took out his mobile phone and wanted to check out the online reputation of "Zhu Xian". When he opened Weibo, he saw several hot searches for "Zhu Xian".

"On the first day of its broadcast on Penguin Video, Zhu Xian reached over 98 views in 3.3 minutes, sweeping the record of the fastest broadcast on Penguin Video to reach 2.5 to 3.3 views."

"The online broadcast volume of Zhu Xian reached 2300 million on the first day."

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You should know that "Zhu Xian" started airing at 10 o'clock in the evening. It was called the first day, but in fact it was only two hours. In just two hours, the popularity exceeded 3.3 and the number of views reached 2300 million. No matter from which aspect, it shows that "Zhu Xian" is a big hit.

Netizens also left messages on Weibo to express their love for "Zhu Xian".

"Liu Yifei is so beautiful! She hasn't acted in a TV series for ten years, but she caught my eye as soon as she appeared on the stage."

“A thumbs up to the makeup team of Zhu Xian. They made Da Mimi and Liu Yifei look so beautiful!”

"Has anyone noticed that Liu Yifei and Da Mimi's performances in the TV series "Zhu Xian" are so perfect? ​​When they look at Zhang Xiaofan, played by Hao Ge, their eyes are so vivid. There is no drama at all in these eyes, they are just full of emotions."

"I was so amazed by the performances of Liu Yifei and Da Mimi in Zhu Xian. I am looking forward to their performances in the movie."

"I am looking forward to the movie "Zhu Xian". I have prepared the money for the movie ticket. I hope it will be released soon!"

...(End of chapter)