A rating of 0.96 in 50 cities was not low at all. Normally, the online version would probably hit around 20 million views, and with some promotion and as the hype built, it might even increase.

If it became a massive hit, it could possibly reach 30 million, but that depended on luck.

Actually, Hou Yichuan already had the estimated figures from Lemon TV, which were roughly between 18 and 23 million.

This was close to what Chu Tian had estimated. Once the two estimates aligned, Hou Yichuan felt reassured.

After all, this was the company's first variety show, and who wouldn't be happy with a good result? With this auspicious beginning, the company's morale and spirit would be transformed. This transformation was crucial for future development, and that was Hou Yichuan's primary concern.

Having gotten the answer from Chu Tian, Hou Yichuan hurried away again.

Chu Tian handled some minor matters, and seeing there was nothing else, he went straight home when the workday ended.

Currently, the work culture at the company wasn't very good; if the boss didn't leave, the leaders didn't leave, and consequently, the employees didn't dare to leave either.

This wouldn't do. I naturally prefer to slack off and take it easy, so of course, I don't like keeping my employees at work after hours.

When he got home, he saw a sticky note on the door. Judging by the handwriting, it was from Xu Qingqiu.

[Yiyi made dinner. I packed a portion for you and put it in the fridge. If you're hungry when you get back, just heat it up and eat. I'm off to sleep, see you tomorrow~]

There was a little heart drawn at the end.

Smiling, Chu Tian put away the note, unlocked the door, and went inside. He had given Xu Qingqiu a key to his place long ago, so it was no surprise that she could come in anytime.

After changing his clothes, he found the meal in the fridge, heated it up, and sat down to eat by himself.

Sure enough, having a girlfriend is bliss. Even when eating a meal, someone's thinking of you. This feeling is wonderful. It's just a pity my girlfriend is too busy; we can't always stick together. Eating in separate homes like this just won't do. It looks like I need to speed things up, help my girlfriend rise to prominence sooner, and then retire early to start a family! Yes, that's the plan!

After finishing the meal and cleaning up the table and dishes, it was almost eight o'clock. "King of Mask Singer" was about to come online.

When Chu Tian turned on the TV and found Bubble Video, the program had just been uploaded.

As soon as he opened it, a barrage of bullet comments scrolled across the screen.

"The Dragon Throne!!"

"I'm here!"

"Front row!"

"Heard this show is interesting? I'm here to check it out!"

"A whole week! Do you have any idea how I've spent this past week?!"

"What kind of show releases the online version a week after broadcasting the first episode? Have you no consideration for your audience?!"

"I'm here to watch Big Dragon thrash Teacher Zhang. Can anyone who's quick with the info tell me which segment that is?"

"Who am I? Who is this? And who is this again?"

"Person above, how can you post pictures?"

"Hahaha, LOL! Posting pictures? Seriously?!"

"I can just picture it! Teacher Zhang Jingyao's big head, completely full of question marks!"

"I just want to know if Jasmine Flower is really Xu Qingqiu? Tell me!"

"You're bold, commenter above! Drag them out and give them a two-hour dressing-down!"

"President Xu said it's not her. Everyone, stop spreading rumors!"

"Oho? Interesting. She isn't? If not her, then who? Not Jasmine Flower? Then it must be someone else, hmm?"

"Damn! The commenter above nailed it! This is too good, I'm going to post on Weibo!"

"Count me in! We've just witnessed a master detective!"

"A bunch of riddlers! All you cryptic people should just drop dead!"

"I'm here for a rewatch! I swear I'll figure out who everyone is today. I refuse to believe I can't!"

...

Watching these bullet comments, Chu Tian was a bit stunned.

He had expected that the first episode would pique some people's interest, but he hadn't anticipated such an explosive reaction.

The show hasn't even started, yet there are already so many bullet comments! This means quite a few people must have been waiting eagerly on various platforms. Going by the patterns of online posting, the percentage of people who leave regular comments is about one percent, and it's roughly the same for those who send bullet comments. So, by that logic, if there are eighty to a hundred viewers behind each bullet comment, then with so many bullet comments, at least over a hundred thousand people must be watching, right? Of course, this calculation is purely for fun, but it at least shows genuine interest in the show; otherwise, they wouldn't be waiting here right on the dot.

As time goes on, more people will surely tune in. By this measure, we're golden.

Since Chu Tian had already seen the show live and then watched it again on TV, he didn't watch it completely this time.

He casually followed the bullet comments along with the show's timeline. During several performances, the audience discussions were very lively, indicating the show had good talking points.

Later, he scrolled back to the beginning of the episode. There were even more bullet comments, so dense they almost obscured the top half of the screen, indicating many new viewers had joined.

Since it was Saturday, there were naturally more viewers. However, during such a prime time slot, there were, of course, many other good shows competing for attention.

By around ten o'clock, after the prime time slot had passed, even more viewers would likely join.

During commercial breaks, Chu Tian checked his phone for online comments.

Unsurprisingly, the official account had accumulated many new comments, and the number of people tagging Xu Qingqiu had also increased significantly.

[@Xu Qingqiu Studio, Jasmine Flower really isn't you, is she?]

[@Xu Qingqiu Studio, it's so obvious! Are you playing a game of spy versus spy? Is this a case of 'what's real is fake, and what's fake is real'?]

[Pah! So shameless! Some people have no integrity at all. They were told not to reveal identities, yet they chose such an obvious name. I won't say who it is, @Xu Qingqiu Studio.]

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