Chapter 64: The three parties work together to beat Yu Zheng (Tomorrow's chapter is very important to read)
In order to achieve higher ratings, Mango TV immediately increased its publicity investment and bought a lot of hot searches.

Previously, there were only a few topics related to "Legend of Lu Zhen" on Weibo's hot searches. As the money power came into play, the topics related to "Legend of Lu Zhen" began to surge within a few hours, and nearly half of the top ten topics on Weibo were discussing "Legend of Lu Zhen".

"Legend of Lu Zhen wins the ratings, new actress Zhao Liying is rising"

"I never expected that Gao Zhan and Yuan Hua are the same person"

"Zhao Liying and Yang Hao are from the same company"

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The hot search comment section on Weibo was also dominated by netizens, with all kinds of comments densely packed.

Taking advantage of this popularity, the ratings of "Legend of Lu Zhen" also began to soar.

The first broadcast of "Legend of Lu Zhen" had an average viewership rating of 1.47.

On the second day, the average viewership was 1.69.

On the third day, the average viewership was 1.88.

On the fourth day, the average viewership was 2.01.

"Legend of Lu Zhen" has only been broadcast for four days, but its average viewership has already exceeded the average viewership of 1.94 in its previous life.

This made Yang Hao amazed and even more excited. The higher the ratings, the higher the price of the second round of broadcasting, and the higher the overall revenue of the show.

In addition to making money, what makes Yang Hao happiest is his soaring popularity.

Although "Charlotte's Troubles" was also very popular before, most of the attention was focused on Shen Teng, and Yang Hao did not get much benefits. But now with this "Legend of Lu Zhen", Yang Hao has become completely famous.

Zhao Liying originally had tens of thousands of fans on Weibo, and now because of the popularity of “Legend of Lu Zhen”, her fans have increased to over 10 million in just three or four days.

Yang Hao originally had more than two million followers on Weibo, and with the popularity of "Legend of Lu Zhen", the number of followers soared to 1100 million.

"Legend of Lu Zhen" is so popular that it has gone beyond the circle.

Teachers Xue Xiaolu and Xu Xiaodan, who were far away at school, also called to congratulate us.

Especially teacher Xu Xiaodan, who is extremely enthusiastic towards Yang Hao. Xu Xiaodan is Yang Hao's class tutor. The more popular Yang Hao is, the more face Xu Xiaodan has.

From the fifth day, the ratings of "Legend of Lu Zhen" began to enter a stable period, and the increase in ratings was not as exaggerated as at the beginning.

Just when the ratings entered a stable period, Yang Hao came up with an idea, which was to hype up the fact that Yu Zheng had plagiarized the script of "Legend of Lu Zhen".

Not only can it avenge Yu Zheng's plagiarism, but it can also boost the ratings of "The Legend of Lu Zhen".

Yang Hao immediately called Mr. Liu from the Penguin Video Department.

The current Mr. Liu is no longer the former Vice President Liu, because he opened up the interactive film and game business for Penguin, which is in line with the pan-entertainment strategy proposed by the parent company. This is a great achievement and he has removed the word "vice" from his title. Now as the general manager of the Penguin Video Department, he is already a local lord.

"Brother Yang, you are such a rare guest. It's rare for you to call me. You are becoming more and more famous now. Have you forgotten me?" As soon as the call was connected, Mr. Liu's hearty laughter came from the other side. "How could I forget anyone but not you," Yang Hao exchanged a few pleasantries with Mr. Liu before getting down to business.

"Brother Liu, Legend of Lu Zhen is very popular now, but after the ratings broke through 2.0, it entered a stable period and the growth rate has slowed down. I have a new idea that should be able to push up the ratings."

Penguin also has a high share in the project of "Legend of Lu Zhen". Now when Mr. Liu heard Yang Hao say that he had an idea to increase the ratings of "Legend of Lu Zhen", he immediately became interested. His expression and tone became serious.

"Tell me first."

"Brother Liu, you should have heard about Yu Zheng plagiarizing the script of "Legend of Lu Zhen" a long time ago, right?" Hearing the seriousness of the other party's tone, Yang Hao stopped laughing and started talking about business directly.

"Well, I've heard of it. Do you have any specific ideas?" Mr. Liu continued to ask.

"The average viewership rating of 'The Wei and Jin Dynasties', which was plagiarized by Yu Zheng, is 1.87. We can hype up the fact that Yu Zheng plagiarized, and it would be best if we can prove that the other party plagiarized. As long as it is done well, it will definitely attract some viewers who have watched 'The Wei and Jin Dynasties' to watch 'The Legend of Lu Zhen'."

After hearing what Yang Hao said, Mr. Liu fell silent. Although he felt that what Yang Hao said made sense, he really didn't want to offend Yu Zheng. Yu Zheng's dramas were very popular now. If he offended him, it would be difficult to buy Yu Zheng's dramas in the future, and the loss of profits would not be small.

But now Yang Hao has spoken. If he doesn't offend Yu Zheng, he will offend Yang Hao, which puts Mr. Liu in a dilemma.

But on second thought, he was able to get promoted recently and get rid of the title of deputy, all thanks to his cooperation with Yang Hao. He also thought about Yang Hao's performance in just over a year, from "It's Over, I'm Surrounded by Beauties" to "Charlotte's Troubles" to "BJ Meets Seattle" and now the hit "Legend of Lu Zhen", he has never lost a single one, and every project has been a hit.

One success could be attributed to luck, but now it has happened four times. Mr. Liu felt that this time it couldn’t be explained by luck. Yang Hao must have his strengths.

It is easier to achieve success by following successful people. This is the life experience that Mr. Liu has gained over the years.

After thinking all this through, Mr. Liu felt that he should take a gamble. By standing on Yang Hao's side this time, he might be able to make further progress in the future.

So Mr. Liu said in a firm tone, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

Now that we have negotiated with Mr. Liu from Penguin, things will be much easier.

Tang Ren and Yu Zheng had never been on good terms. The issue of "Palace" plagiarizing "Startling by Each Step" caused a big uproar and there was endless debate on the Internet.

When Yang Hao and Tangren's Sister K proposed to sue Yu Zheng for plagiarism, Sister K immediately agreed.

Although "Legend of Lu Zhen" is now popular on Mango TV, when Yang Hao contacted them and wanted to sue Yu Zheng for plagiarism, the other party immediately avoided the question and it was obvious that they intended to remain neutral.

Yang Hao could understand this. Mango TV was an official organization after all. They cared more about their positions rather than profits. If they got involved in such matters, they might get into trouble, which was not worth it.

But as long as they remain neutral, no matter who wins, they will eventually have to cooperate with their TV station. Since remaining neutral can maximize their interests, they certainly won't get involved in such mess.

Yang Hao was already very satisfied to be able to contact Tangren and Penguin CEO Liu. Combining the strength of the three parties would definitely be enough to give Yu Zheng a hard time.

Before, Yu Zheng plagiarized, but Yang Hao had been keeping it to himself, just waiting for this day. Now that the ratings of "Legend of Lu Zhen" are about to explode, it is in the interests of all parties to sue Yu Zheng for plagiarism and hype up the popularity of "Legend of Lu Zhen".

With an alliance of interests, suing Yu Zheng now would be twice as effective with half the effort.

(End of this chapter)