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Chapter 20 Reactions
Fortunately, a train conductor recognized X.
The train conductor told X that some passengers on each train have their tickets invalidated because they don't arrive on time, and he could arrange for X to board.
With the help of the train conductor, X and his group boarded the train.
There was also an unexpected incident during this time.
A woman said that the private room where X and his group were located belonged to her friend, and that her friend would arrive later.
The train started moving, but her friends still hadn't arrived.
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"Could this be foreshadowing?"
Zhou Juan thought to herself, and after making a few marks, continued reading.
There are many similar foreshadowing elements in "Murder on the Orient Express".
As the plot unfolded, Zhou Juan quickly became immersed in it, and before she knew it, the first episode had finished playing and the second episode was automatically starting.
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stunned.
This was Zhou Juan's only feeling at that moment.
This is also the feeling of many viewers who have just finished watching the ending.
Everyone on the train is a murderer!
Unlike traditional detective novels, "Murder on the Orient Express" does not feature a hidden killer; instead, everyone involved is a killer.
This setup completely breaks the conventional mindset of "one murderer, one mystery" for viewers on Earth.
After a long period of digestion and reflection, and as the initial shock subsided, a deeper question emerged.
Where is the boundary between law and morality?
The deceased, Ratchett, was utterly wicked; he cruelly murdered a couple and destroyed a happy family.
The twelve murderers on the train were there to avenge that family, and they lynched Ratchett.
It is reasonable in terms of sentiment, but not in accordance with the law.
X chose love over law, a decision that sparked controversy among some viewers.
Controversy generates buzz.
The view that legal principles outweigh moral principles includes:
"I believe that when someone chooses to use murder to solve a problem, they should accept that others will solve their problem by killing them. People shouldn't only resort to murder when they themselves encounter problems..."
The twelve killers at the end of the film didn't realize that by taking the law into their own hands to kill someone, even if they did it for justice, that justice was only their own, and there was no absolute standard...
What if we consider another extreme scenario?
If A is not guilty of a capital crime under the law, but should be executed by B's standards, and B ultimately kills A, how should we judge B's actions and determine B's guilt?
B's behavior is essentially the same as that of the 12 murderers in the show!
"In the story, we know from God's perspective that the deceased was not innocent, but what about reality? Even trials by public authorities can lead to tragedies like the XXX case and the XXXX case. If unrestricted private trials are considered justice, how many innocent people will become scapegoats for the real criminals?"
The view that reason and emotion outweigh legal reasoning includes:
"I'm most annoyed by the argument that we must obey the law and that private individuals have no right to punish bad people. A bad person was arrested, but the prosecutor released him without charge! Moral saints, how can your laws be used correctly?"
"If a trial of twelve people is a vigilante justice, then is a trial of 120,000 people, or a trial of 1.2 billion people, also a vigilante justice?"
"When the law fails to bring justice to the parties involved, private revenge becomes justified, even noble, from that moment on."
(The above comments are excerpted from the comment section of a certain BL website, and all are genuine comments.)
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Guangzhou, the cast and crew of "Detective X".
At this moment, Lin Yi and the others also finished watching the first two episodes, the complete "Murder on the Orient Express," at double speed on the screen.
Looking at the comments popping up in the comment section, Zhuoyue couldn't help but nod and say, "I think the response to our show should be pretty good."
Others agreed and even began to predict various data points.
"I feel that the site's popularity score should be around 28000 without any problem."
"That's too conservative. I feel like we can reach 30000 today."
On Tencent Video, a drama with a popularity score of over 30000 upon its premiere indicates its potential to be excellent or a hit.
"I don't know if we can maintain a top-three market share."
"Be bold, maybe we can get number one. There aren't many competitive dramas on the platform (Tencent Video) lately."
Seeing that Lin Yi remained silent, Zhuoyue asked, "Teacher Lin, what do you think?"
"The most important thing is the completion rate," Lin Yi said.
With Tencent Video's strong support and the appeal of Sun Haoxuan, a rising A-list star, there's no need to worry about the show's popularity upon its premiere.
Whether this drama can capitalize on this wave of popularity and how far it can go ultimately depends on the quality of the series.
"Teacher Lin, guess how many episodes our show will finish airing?" Zhuoyue then asked.
"Is it possible to reach 50% and 45%?"
He is quite confident in the quality of the first two episodes of "Detective X".
But I still want to hear the opinion of Lin Yi, the head screenwriter, and hope to get an answer that meets his expectations.
"I feel that 45% and 40% would be great," Sun Haoxuan said.
The first episode had a 45% completion rate, and the second episode had a 40% completion rate. These are the benchmarks for an excellent drama. (The two episodes are calculated independently.)
50% and 45% basically mean pre-orders for blockbuster items.
Lin Yi smiled and said, "I'm quite optimistic about it. As for guessing the completion rate, let's not bother. Our script is good, the director and actors are very hardworking, the finished product is very good, and the results won't be bad."
"Teacher Lin, what you said is as good as nothing at all," Zhuoyue complained.
Lin Yi smiled without saying anything, afraid that he would scare Zhuo Yue if he spoke.
He was unsure about the completion rate of the first episode of "Detective X".
After all, the extensive promotion by Tencent Video, Sun Haoxuan's appeal, and the explosive popularity of the theme song "The Seventh Chapter of the Night" all brought many viewers who were not suspense dramas to "Detective X".
Lin Yi is very confident about the completion rate of the second episode of "Detective X". He thinks it is not impossible to reach 60%.
He didn't say it out loud because he didn't want people to think he was arrogant.
Anyway, the series has already started airing, and we'll get the first day's completion rate by this time tomorrow, and the release date data in seven days.
That will be the key to determining whether the "Detective X" IP can succeed.
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Tencent Video headquarters, Director Zhuo's office.
"Xiao Chen, can you pull up some data for 'Detective X' for me?" Director Zhuo said.
"Now?" Assistant Xiao Chen asked, somewhat puzzled.
The data is usually inaccurate when a series has only been airing for a few hours. It may contain fake data such as machine-generated views and abnormal playback.
Furthermore, it's possible that some viewers watched halfway through, got busy with other things, and planned to watch the rest later.
"Hmm." Director Zhuo nodded.
After all, "Detective X" was a project he had been vigorously promoting. Although he knew that the data was fluctuating greatly, he still wanted to take a look, otherwise he wouldn't be able to put his mind at ease.
"Okay, Mr. Zhuo, I'll contact the data department right away," Assistant Chen replied.
A moment later, Director Zhuo's computer beeped a few times.
A data analysis report on the broadcast of "Detective X" appeared in his internal email.