Chapter 791 - 390: The Dance of World-Famous Scenes! This Will Rock the New Year’s Eve Gala

Chapter 791: Chapter 390: The Dance of World-Famous Scenes! This Will Rock the New Year’s Eve Gala

But when Guo Jingfei appeared on screen, everything changed. Conflict erupted instantly, captivating the audience, especially when the troublesome old Su Daqiang made his entrance.

By the second episode, as a woman herself, she felt suffocated by the family’s blatant sexism. Su Mingcheng’s character—a mama’s boy who leeched off his parents—made her grind her teeth in anger. During the argument at the cemetery, she desperately wanted to slap him on behalf of the female protagonist.

She completely empathized with the female protagonist, Su Mingyu.

She was truly hooked, her emotions completely invested—and right at that critical moment, the two episodes ended.

’It ended right there?’

She was speechless. She wanted to curse someone out.

That was how she knew this show was going to be a massive hit.

The shameless cliffhanger made her want to hunt down the show’s creators, but there was nothing to be done. She could only watch the other two series and wait for the websites to update so she could immediately continue.

First up was *Taking Dad to Study Abroad*. She watched for a little while before she was left speechless. The protagonist and her father meet a woman at the airport. The protagonist thinks nothing of it, only to arrive at her hotel abroad and discover, to her shock, that this woman is her new stepmother.

To top it all off, her dad secretly snuck back home, dumping her and all her study abroad arrangements on the stepmother.

A thick wave of cheap melodrama washed over her. There was a car crash, the local guide was killed off—it was a whole series of contrived, melodramatic plot points.

She gave up all hope for this series.

Next, she watched *My Biological and Stepfather*.

Alright, this one was rage-inducing from the very beginning.

The male lead abandons his wife, who then proceeds to give him all of their money, telling him to spend it wisely. ’How is any of that okay?’

If she were still deeply in love with the man, that would be one thing, but she turned around and remarried in the blink of an eye.

Oh my god!

And the worst part, when the biological father returned to emotionally blackmail his way back into the family, was so infuriating she felt like she needed an ambulance.

Her entire sense of morality was shattered.

After finishing all three shows, she immediately edited a review video titled, "Three New Dramas: One I Can’t Wait to Continue, and Two Piles of..."

Of the three shows, she was certain *All is Well* was destined for success. As for the other two, she could grit her teeth and get through *Taking Dad to Study Abroad*, but *My Biological and Stepfather* was unbearable.

At that moment, it wasn’t just Zhang Keke. Many others in her circle were doing the exact same thing, though some had started with *Taking Dad to Study Abroad* or *My Biological and Stepfather*.

After watching all three series, many people came to a realization: Chen Jincheng’s claim that he had deliberately tricked the other two streaming platforms into buying those shows might actually be true.

The crazy part was, the people at those two platforms were still completely in the dark, thinking they were the ones who had gotten the better of Chen Jincheng.

Things were about to get very awkward for them.

Time passed, and the next day arrived quickly. When Chen Jincheng woke up, it was already late in the morning. He found the two girls were already awake.

Sister Hehe had immediately grabbed her phone to check the online news. A moment later, she exclaimed, "Chen Jincheng, the ratings for *All is Well* broke 1.4!"

In this day and age, any series that broke a 1.0 rating was considered good. *All is Well* was clearly a success.

But her expression quickly faltered. "But... *Taking Dad to Study Abroad* got a 1.51, and *My Biological and Stepfather* is at 1.47."

"How can that be?" Ximeng grew anxious when she heard the news.

This meant the boss’s show was losing to the other two.

Chen Jincheng, however, wasn’t worried. This was just as he’d expected. The ratings were a bit higher than in his previous life, and while some might think the gap wasn’t large, in his past life, these three shows hadn’t aired at the same time.

Now they were airing simultaneously, completely splitting the audience.

Once word-of-mouth started to build, the 1.51 and 1.47 ratings of the other two shows would begin to fall, and their viewers would flock to *All is Well*.

So, even if the initial hype died down, he was confident *All is Well* would break a 2.0 rating with no problem.

Meanwhile, Huang Zhen had also arrived at his company first thing in the morning. The moment he stepped into his office, he called in his assistant to report on the ratings for *Taking Dad to Study Abroad*.

When he heard the 1.51 rating, a huge smile spread across his face. "This show didn’t disappoint me! With a premiere like this, I’m sure it’ll break 2.0 with no problem. What about *All is Well*?"

The assistant reported immediately, "Just 1.41!"

Huang Zhen then asked, "And the online streaming numbers?"

The assistant reported, "Our premiere averaged 80 million views per episode. Er Shi Xingchen Film and Television only got 40 million."

Huang Zhen could no longer contain his smugness. "Not even half! Most of their viewers were probably just curiosity-seekers, right? HAHA! And they call Chen Jincheng the ’King of Dramas’? We’re the real ratings king! Let’s see how he’s going to live down this humiliation."

Just then, the head of the public relations department rushed in. "Boss, you need to see the online discussions! There’s a problem with our show."

Huang Zhen frowned. "The show we bought has the best numbers of all three series right now. It’s a contender for this year’s top drama. What kind of problem could there possibly be?"

The PR manager quickly explained, "It’s the word-of-mouth. The critics and video essayists are all calling our show cheap melodrama. They’re predicting it’s going to fail."

"What? How is that possible? Our show clearly has the best numbers!" Huang Zhen shot up from his seat, his face a mask of utter disbelief.