It was already afternoon when Su Yu and the others finished their dress rehearsal.
This time period was a bit difficult to endure; they couldn't leave and could only wait in the lounge or the hall.
Many people simply took out their phones and started binging TV shows.
And naturally, they were watching the legend of the condor heroes.
today, Tengfei Video, in order not to steal the Spring Festival Gala's thunder, had updated the twelfth episode at twelve noon.
When Su Yu and the others clicked into it at this time, they found that the play count for this episode had already exceeded 3 million.
The play count for the previous episode, which went online yesterday, had even surpassed 25 million views!
What this represented was already self-evident.
The current online click-through rates were not as inflated as they would be later, so a quick estimate would reveal how many new members this early access for members brought to Tengfei Video!
Su Yu had no doubt that a highly popular the legend of the condor heroes could boost Tengfei Video's monthly active users and new member count, allowing it to climb several ranks.
It was possible that by the time the legend of the condor heroes finished airing, Tengfei Video could even contend for a spot among the top four video platforms.
The return on investment was simply too high.
No wonder Tengfei Video was even more anxious than the Film and Television Department about Tianxing Entertainment filming the return of the condor heroes.
They even planned to directly purchase the exclusive online broadcast rights before the series was even filmed.
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At 7:58 PM, the 2013 Year of the Snake Spring Festival Gala officially began.
Due to network delays, it naturally had to start earlier here.
At this moment, CCTV's six hosts ascended the stage with brilliant smiles.
First, they extended New Year's greetings to the audience nationwide: "This is the live broadcast of the 2013 CCTV Spring Festival Gala! All of us hosts on stage wish a Happy New Year to all ethnic groups across the nation and all Chinese children around the world!!!"
"today is a day for reunion, from Guandong to Saibei, from Sichuan to Jiangnan, no matter where you are, we invite you with the utmost sincerity to welcome the New Year together..."
The six hosts, four males and two females, kicked off the Spring Festival Gala with the opening words "today."
At this time, CCTV's four channels, 22 satellite TV channels, and nearly 200 local channels were all simulcasting this year's Spring Festival Gala.
And CCTV-1's viewership rating at this moment was only 11.71, a decrease of 1.09 compared to last year.
Such a development was considered normal by many, as the Spring Festival Gala's viewership ratings had been declining year after year, so any situation was not unexpected.
The number of online viewers for CCTV's video live stream, however, had increased compared to last year.
But after the hosts' announcement, when Andy Lau, dressed in a red New Chinese style outfit, came on stage with a group of cheerful, festively dressed children, the viewership rating showed a significant increase!
“congratulations on getting rich”
Lyrics, music, arrangement: Su Yu
Vocals: Liu Furong
When the song title appeared on the screen, the live stream's bullet comments immediately exploded.
"congratulations on getting rich? This song title is direct enough!"
"Opening with a song by Andy Lau and Su Shen, I didn't expect such a big move right from the start!"
"By the way, is this the first time Su Yu has written such a festive song? Can he do it?"
"Remove the 'can he'! It's New Year's, don't stir up trouble!"
"..."
Amidst the frantic bullet comments, the song's extremely festive prelude had already begun.
And following that was Andy Lau's highly recognizable singing voice.
"【I wish you congratulations on getting rich, I wish you wonderful.
Let the best come, let the bad go,
Oh ~ more gifts, no blame.】"
The song title was direct, but who would have thought the lyrics were even more direct.
It went straight to the point from the start!
But it was New Year's Eve now, who wouldn't want to hear some words of blessing?
Especially from Andy Lau, a household name and national king!
"This song is good, I didn't expect Xiao Yu could even write songs like this!" Jiang Hua said with a smile.
In the courtyard, the three of them, Jiang Hua, were watching the Spring Festival Gala. Although Han Jiangxue and Su Yu hadn't returned, it was quite nice to see them on the Spring Festival Gala stage.
"This time, Xiao Yu wrote ten new songs for the Spring Festival Gala! I heard the styles are all quite different, so just listen slowly."
Han Jianhua said with a proud expression.
Out of curiosity, he had actually listened to all of Su Yu's ten new songs that he could find, several times over.
After all, several of them were performed by Tianxing Entertainment's singers.
They were all going to be released on music platforms after tonight, so they had naturally been recorded at the company.
But Han Jianhua had truly not heard the songs by Andy Lau, Kong Jing, and Han Zhuoma in advance.
So at this moment, he also felt Andy Lau's performance was very festive and amazing.
And on stage, Andy Lau's blessings clearly hadn't ended; he smiled and looked at all the audience members, increasing the volume of his blessings!
"【I wish all the girls in the world marry a good boy, and the couple stays together forever.
I wish all the children in the world are smarter than scholars, with intelligence filling their minds.
I wish my respected great-aunt in the 36-lap race, no panting and no change in her face.
I wish my third uncle's business becomes famous across the four seas, with prosperous wealth and a luxurious mansion.】"
No one expected that Su Yu, whose lyrics were either grand or fresh, could also be so down-to-earth!
Last time, with Cool Fire Combination's "free flying," they had already seen that Su Yu could also be down-to-earth, but this time it was clearly even more direct.
There really wasn't any genre that Su Yu couldn't handle.
And Andy Lau truly suited this song perfectly.
At this very moment, if someone else were to sing this song, the effect would definitely not reach Andy Lau's level.
It wasn't that the song was hard to sing, but that the right person to sing it was too hard to find!
"【Strutting grandly, optimism dispels your troubles.
congratulations on getting rich, shout it out boldly.】"
When Andy Lau sang this line, he directly extended the microphone towards the audience.
A unified "congratulations on getting rich~!" resounded throughout the Spring Festival Gala venue.
This was naturally not an improvisation; there was no improvisation on the Spring Festival Gala stage!
But the festive atmosphere of the scene was incredibly infectious.
"【I wish you congratulations on getting rich, I wish you wonderful.
Let the best come, let the bad go.
Oh, more gifts, no blame.】"
When the chorus came again, many people could actually sing along.
The lyrics were simple, the melody easy to remember, and some children at home were now singing along with Andy Lau as if presenting a treasure.
And at this moment, CCTV-1's viewership rating had unknowingly reached 13.03!
Such growth left even Zhang Guoshi a bit dumbfounded after seeing it.
After all, almost every channel was broadcasting or re-broadcasting the Spring Festival Gala now.
It would have been good news if CCTV-1's initial viewership rating hadn't dropped, so why did it increase?
This wasn't logical, was it?
But even more illogical things were yet to come.
As Andy Lau's performance ended, the stage welcomed today's second program.
A dance performance meticulously prepared and planned by Zhang Guoshi.
And by the time this dance performance ended, CCTV-1's real-time viewership rating had stabilized at 13.12.
It still increased instead of decreasing!