bioinnovel Chapter 346 Tan Yu proposes marriage
Chapter 346 Tan Yu proposes marriage
On the day "The Starry Night" premiered, Lu Ran switched the TV to Hunan TV early in the morning.
Shen Yuege came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of fruit. She saw that he was already sitting on the sofa, his right leg on a footstool, holding a cup of tea. She couldn't help but laugh: "You're even more nervous than Tan Yu."
"Why should I be nervous? I'm not the one acting in the show." Lu Ran said this, but his eyes were fixed on the upper right corner of the TV screen, waiting for the ratings to come out.
At 8 o'clock sharp, the opening theme song started playing.
Xu Manxue's voice came from the television, clear yet with a hint of coldness, perfectly matching the atmosphere of the scene.
The opening sequence was also very well edited, including the most essential shots from the entire series. Tan Yu's close-up shots were particularly outstanding, with his emotions in his eyes being captured very accurately.
Shen Yuege sat down next to him and glanced at the screen: "Tan Yu's acting has improved a lot. Look at his eyes, they're on a completely different level from when he was in 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'."
"Of course," Lu Ran said. "Back in 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes,' he was just a supporting actor with a small role, and he was nervous and couldn't let loose. This time, he's the director and the male lead, and he's in charge of the whole series. His mindset is different, so the performance is naturally different."
"Yang Kang can't be considered a supporting character; he's practically the second male lead."
Halfway through the first episode, Lu Ran's phone started ringing.
First, Zhou Mingzhe sent a message: "The ratings have broken 1."
Then it was Old Wang: "President Lu, the ratings are 1.2. And this is only the first episode."
Next, Xiao Yang said, "President Lu, the topic of 'The Starry Night' on TUTU has already climbed to third place on the trending searches. The number of user discussions has increased by 500,000 in just five minutes."
Lu Ran read through them one by one, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.
Before the broadcast, he specifically sent a message to a few of them in the work group, asking them to keep an eye on the ratings. Now it seems that the ratings are indeed quite good.
He didn't reply to anyone, put his phone aside, and continued watching TV.
After the first episode aired, the viewership rating settled at 1.5.
This number isn't particularly high for Hunan TV's prime time slot, but it's quite good for the first episode of a new drama.
The key point is that the upward trend is very obvious, rising from 0.8 at the start of the broadcast to 1.5 without dropping in between.
Halfway through the second episode, the viewership rating surpassed 2.0.
Lu Ran's phone completely exploded.
Zhou Mingzhe sent three messages in a row: "2.1." "2.3." "2.5!"
Old Wang posted a screenshot of the concurrent online data for "League of Legends," which showed that instead of dropping, it had actually increased. The caption read: "Players are playing the game while watching videos in a small window, causing server load to reach a new high."
Xiao Yang posted a screenshot of TUTU's trending search list, and four of the top ten were related to "The Starry Night" - #TheStarryNightPremiere# ranked second, #TanYuActingSkills# ranked fourth, #XuManxueThemeSong# ranked sixth, and #ZhongTianqiSummerStar# ranked eighth.
Looking at these messages, Lu Ran suddenly felt a sense of relief.
It wasn't just happiness, nor just excitement, but a kind of indescribable sense of peace.
It's like you did the right thing, and then it just happened naturally, everything fell into place without any surprises.
After the second episode aired, the final viewership rating settled at 2.8.
The show had an average viewership rating of 2.1 and a market share of 11%.
This result has secured its place as number one in its time period.
Lu Ran picked up her phone and sent Tan Yu a message: "Have you checked the ratings?"
Tan Yu replied instantly, but the reply was not text; it was a voice message.
Lu Ran clicked on the message and heard Tan Yu yelling in the voice chat, with other people in the background shouting "Director Tan is awesome!" and "Ratings will break 3 soon!" It was a cacophony of howls, like a concert.
After listening, Lu Ran sent a text message: "Calm down. It's only the first night, there are still more than thirty episodes to go."
Tan Yu replied: "I can't calm down! Brother Lu, you know what? The producer just called me and said that in all his years of making TV dramas, this is the first time he's seen a new drama break 2 points in its first episode! He said I'm amazing!"
"That's just them being polite, don't take it seriously."
"It's not just politeness! That kind of seasoned producer never praises anyone, so the fact that he called to compliment me means he genuinely thinks it's good!"
Lu Ran thought about it and agreed.
He'd met that producer once; he spoke with impeccable eloquence, always sporting a professional smile, and you could never guess what he was thinking. It's rare to see someone like that proactively call to compliment someone.
"Fine, go ahead and go crazy. I'm going to sleep."
"Don't sleep, Brother Lu! Let's go out for a late-night snack! It's on me!"
"I'm not going. My leg is injured."
"Then I'll come pick you up from your house!"
"If you dare come here, I'll have security throw you out."
Tan Yu sent a wronged emoji and said, "Then tomorrow? I'll come to your house tomorrow and give you a report on my work."
"What work are you reporting? You don't even work for my company."
"I'm reporting on my acting career! Now that I have work to show for it, of course I need to regularly update my benefactor!"
Lu Ran was amused by his words and replied with a "whatever" emoji before tossing her phone aside.
Shen Yuege watched the entire conversation from the side and asked, "Is Tan Yu coming tomorrow?"
"Yes. They said they needed to report on their work."
"He probably just wants to show off."
"Possibly."
The two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
Tan Yu arrived as expected the next morning.
He was wearing a black overcoat over a white turtleneck sweater, and his hair was neatly styled, making him look much more energetic.
Lu Ran paused for a moment when she opened the door: "Are you here to walk the red carpet today?"
"What red carpet?" Tan Yu took off his coat and sat down on the sofa as if they were old friends. "I just wanted to dress formally to show my respect for you."
"You used to wear slippers when you came to my house."
"The past is the past, and the present is the present. Before, I was just a small-time actor, so it didn't matter if I wore slippers. Now, I'm a director whose shows have ratings exceeding 2, so I have to act like a director."
Shen Yuege came out of the kitchen carrying water and, upon hearing this, couldn't help but interject, "You only aired two episodes yesterday, and you're already calling yourself a director today?"
"President Shen, don't discourage me." Tan Yu took the water glass and said with a smile, "Although only two episodes have aired, the trend is good. Last night, the ratings curve went up all the way without dropping, which means that the audience likes it more and more as they watch, and they're not the kind of people who change the channel after watching for a couple of seconds."
Lu Ran sat down opposite him, her right leg resting on a footstool: "So you came here today just to tell me this?"
"Not entirely." Tan Yu took a sip of water, put down the cup, and his expression became more serious. "Brother Lu, I want to talk to you about something."
Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat when she saw his expression. This kid is usually so carefree, but when he suddenly becomes serious, it must be something serious.
"explain."
Tan Yu took a deep breath, as if encouraging himself: "Brother Lu, I want to propose to Xu Manxue."
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