novelraw Chapter 21 Abnormal Data
Chapter 21 Abnormal Data
After a moment, Director Zhuo looked away from the computer and asked, "Where have Mr. Lin and A-Yue's crew been filming these past few days?"
"Yangcheng, XXX," Assistant Xiao Chen blurted out almost without thinking.
Director Zhuo has been very concerned about the filming progress of "Detective X" lately, and he inquires about it from time to time.
For this reason, assistant Xiao Chen communicates with the production team of "Detective X" every day and is very familiar with the crew's schedule.
"Okay, arrange transportation to the film set tomorrow. Also, request an expense from finance for a bonus," Director Zhuo said.
...
This segment was filmed in Guangzhou, and Lin Yi could go straight home after the crew finished work.
"I watched the series when it was released at noon, and I thought it was great."
As soon as Lin Yi returned home, Yu Nuannuan came up to him and praised him.
Lin Yi smiled and hugged Yu Nuannuan.
"Yes, of course, it doesn't even matter who wrote the script."
"Look how pleased you are with yourself," Yu Nuannuan said playfully, then added, "I shared the show in my fan group, and everyone who's seen it says it's great."
"Thank you, Nuannuan." Lin Yi rubbed his chin against her hair.
Yu Nuannuan's fan base mainly consists of music lovers, not viewers of suspense and mystery novels.
The opinions of this group on "Detective X" can, to some extent, represent the acceptance of "Detective X" by audiences outside the suspense genre.
This will determine whether "Detective X" can break out of its niche and become a niche gem, a mainstream hit, or even a phenomenon.
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the next day.
The production team was unable to start filming on time, and all the core creative personnel were in a meeting together.
Everyone is eagerly anticipating how popular the series will be and how high its premiere ratings will be.
This is the result of everyone's hard work, and everyone wants to hear good news.
Around 10:30, the statistics came out, and Zhuoyue obtained the first day's broadcast data report for "Detective X".
Zhuoyue opened the file, rubbed his eyes, and continued reading.
Then, I was surprised.
Seeing his expression, some of the others couldn't wait to ask, "Director Zhuo, how's the data?"
Lin Yi also thought Zhuoyue's expression was too funny; was it a good thing or a bad thing?
Without saying a word, Zhuoyue projected the computer screen onto the computer page.
Everyone looked over immediately and gasped in surprise.
"hiss..."
"Popularity score of 34396? Was this posted in the wrong place?"
"So tall?"
"Director Zhuo, did you put the wrong file here?"
The first reaction of all the core members of the production team was not joy, but disbelief.
34396, that number is terrifying.
This level of popularity is unprecedented, not even for niche suspense and mystery dramas, let alone mainstream urban dramas or fantasy dramas.
Although "Detective X" received strong promotion from Tencent Video, many other dramas have received similar promotional resources in recent years.
Most of them fluctuate around 28000, a few outstanding ones can reach 30000, and the highest is 32800.
34396, breaking the record for the most popular premiere on Tencent Video in recent years.
Zhuoyue felt his mouth and throat were dry.
He didn't believe it either, but this was data compiled by the data department based on statistics of views, comments, discussions, and other relevant data on the site, calculated using algorithms. It couldn't possibly be fake.
Data errors are possible, for example, if operations staff manually enter data.
But for a project that Tencent Video is so focused on internally, no one would dare to do this, right?
Not to mention Zhuoyue, even Lin Yi, who had always had high expectations for "Detective X", was shocked by these data.
He took a deep breath and said, "Director Zhuo, take a look at the completion rate curve."
Zhuoyue also realized that there might be a problem with the data. They would take a look at the completion rate curve, as any error in this would be very obvious.
The file dropdown led to the completion rate curve.
Within the first minute of the series, the completion rate remained above 90%, indicating that the hook from the introduction was effective.
Two minutes later, the completion rate curve began to flatten and decline, dropping to about 70%, which means that about 30% of the audience was lost.
Lin Yi guessed that most of these viewers were non-suspense/mystery audiences attracted by saturated marketing.
After that, the completion rate continued to decline slowly, but it remained at a high level of about 60% until the end of the first episode.
The first episode had a 60% completion rate, which is an excellent figure and once again exceeded Lin Yi's expectations.
After seeing the completion rate curve of the first episode of "Detective X", everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Regardless of whether there are any issues with the popularity data, this completion rate proves the quality of the series.
The file continued to decline, reaching the completion rate curve for the second episode.
Holy crap!
With just one glance, the room was filled with a cacophony of profanities.
The completion rate curve of the second episode of "Detective X" is so excellent that it seems strange.
"77! 77!" Zhuoyue couldn't help but shout out in surprise.
77% is not the completion rate of the second episode, but rather the lowest value of the completion rate curve for the second episode.
This lowest value occurred around 15 minutes in, when X was gathering evidence.
Subsequently, as X unraveled the mystery, the completion rate curve climbed rapidly.
Ultimately, the second episode achieved an 89% completion rate.
Such a completion rate, far exceeding the industry average, is often hailed as a myth.
Excluding short dramas, there are only 2-3 dramas with such a high completion rate in the summer season each year.
"It's going to be a hit! Our show is going to be a hit!"
Sun Haoxuan suddenly cheered, jumped up from the table and hugged Lin Yi, then Zhuo Yue... and was then sent flying by Zhuo Yue's belly.
In an instant, the room was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
As for the morning's scenes being delayed, the production team is burning through cash?
Nobody cares about that right now.
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"Director Zhuo is here to visit the set." A shout came from outside the room. Lin Yi and the others stopped celebrating and went out to greet him.
This is Director Zhuo's first visit, so we should show him some respect.
Although Director Zhuo frequently inquired about the situation on set with his assistant Xiao Chen, he never came to the set in person.
Director Zhuo, who comes from a production background, knows that people in management positions like himself are not suitable to frequently appear on set, otherwise it will affect the authority of the screenwriter and director.
As soon as Lin Yi stepped out of the room, he saw Director Zhuo and his assistant Xiao Chen following behind him.
At this moment, Assistant Xiao Chen had a backpack hanging around his neck. Every time Director Zhuo shook hands with someone, he would immediately hand over a red envelope.
Whether it's extras, foreground actors, stagehands, production assistants, or other behind-the-scenes personnel.
"Oh, is Boss Zhuo here to hand out money?" Zhuo Yue stepped forward and teased, "What a generous spender!"
"Your share is gone," Director Zhuo said, rolling his eyes.
"No, I was just kidding," Zhuoyue said, reaching into Xiao Chen's backpack and taking a red envelope.
With the first day's data released and Director Zhuo handing out money, everyone's hearts are hard to calm down for a while.
Seeing this, Lin Yi waved his hand and canceled today's filming mission, then took everyone to a celebration banquet.
Due to the large number of people, it is difficult to organize.
Lin Yi ultimately chose several reputable mid-range restaurants, ordered a large quantity of hearty dishes, and had them delivered directly to the film crew, creating a continuous feast.