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Soon, the ratings statistics for the first episode of "Signal" came out.

"How many?"

Chi Jingyuan, who was leaning on the folding chair of the crew, paused for a moment, put down his phone and looked at the scene manager who just came to announce the good news.

"6.5%" This familiar female field manager smiled happily, obviously very happy with this number.

"That's not bad..."

Hearing this number, Chi Jingyuan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but sit up and his expression became much better.

When guessing the ratings before, although he only guessed 5% due to modesty and other reasons, in fact, if he made a real estimate based on his experience, it was about the same as Zhao Zhenxiong's estimate of 5%. Very optimistic, but I didn't expect the ratings of the first broadcast to exceed 6.5, which is 1.5% higher than the optimistic estimate.

One must know that for a cable TV station, one percent is already a very impressive number, and many TV dramas do not exceed one percent from the beginning to the end, such as the one that SM just invested in.

"How long has "Answer 1988" premiered?" Chi Jingyuan suddenly remembered something, and asked curiously.

"6.1%, just a little bit more." The female field manager replied immediately without thinking, obviously she had done her homework before, smiled and said a few more words before leaving: "Jing Yuan, you are busy first, I'll let the others know."

Saying goodbye to the scene manager, Chi Jingyuan became in a good mood, and at the same time felt the atmosphere around the crew gradually warming up after getting the ratings.

"Answer 1988" had a very high viewership rating of 6.1 at the time, which shocked many people, and it still has the foreshadowing of the previous two dramas in the "Answer" series, but now "Signal" has a premiere rating of 6.5%, which can almost compete with tvN The TV series has the highest premiere ratings. It can be seen that the audience is still looking forward to the drama "Signal" because of the cast, and the crew has lived up to tvN's vigorous publicity some time ago.

Of course, in terms of influence, "Signal" and "Please Answer 1988" are not comparable at present. After all, the audience of this kind of serious crime suspense drama is still far inferior to that of "1988". First of all, with the successful first broadcast ratings and good word-of-mouth evaluation, at least Chi Jingyuan and the entire crew will not be under so much pressure in the next few days.

The next day, the second episode of "Signal" was played. In the last scene of the previous episode, the suspense left by Park Hae-young and the murderer Nurse Yin staring at each other was also revealed in this episode.

The plot of this episode can be described as ups and downs. When Nurse Yin was caught and taken to the interrogation room, there were only 20 minutes left before the legal prosecution period. Although some evidence samples were collected at this time, the time was tight and it was too late In the absence of conclusive evidence, we can only rely on Park Hae-young and other policemen's coercive interrogation to pry the opponent's mouth open.

According to the usual experience of all crime dramas, no matter how tight the setting time is, the murderer will always be taken seriously at the last second of the prosecution period, but "Signal" does not have such a slightly bloody plot. A nurse who does not shed tears when she sees monsters, although she seems a little nervous about being interrogated at this time, she insists that she is not guilty no matter how hard the police question her, and her intention to delay until the end of the prosecution period is obvious.

At the last minute when the time was approaching, Park Hae-young saw that the interrogation was fruitless, and even broke into the interrogation room directly, holding a stack of forged documents, falsely claiming that it was DNA evidence that had been detected. Lying and blowing up, to scare the other party into admitting to the crime.

This method was very effective, and Nurse Yin became visibly nervous, as if she was about to be penetrated through her psychological defense.

However, as the last minute passed, and in the last few seconds, under Park Haeyoung's anxious and burning eyes, under the expectation of all the policemen around and the audience, Nurse Yin raised her head and stroked gently. She brushed her hair down and looked at Park Hae Young. Her big red lips that had just finished applying lipstick trembled and smiled, but said firmly, "I didn't kill anyone."

The countdown in front of the screen returned to zero, and the statute of limitations for Kim Yunjin's kidnapping case expired.

All the policemen around collapsed on their chairs and sighed as if they had lost all their strength, while the strength and anger of Park Hae-young, who was the closest to him, under the pressure of falsely claiming to have evidence just now, as well as the self-confidence that had been engraved in his bones all along disappeared in this instant. no deposit.

He raised his head in a daze, glanced at Nurse Yin's victor's face for the last time, and then involuntarily turned to the side. His lips parted and trembled slightly, his eyes began to turn red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his pupils were full of confusion, as if he couldn't help it. Accepting the final defeat, unable to accept making this murderer a winner again.

But a tear that ran quickly across his cheek was telling everyone that he actually knew that this was reality, but he just couldn't accept it.

Under the close-up close-up of the camera, it is in sharp contrast with the just policeman who is full of confidence in his ability before. His powerlessness, despair, guilt and confusion seem to overflow, even through the screen, everyone The audience fully understands it.

With the ups and downs of the plot and the contrast of the atmosphere, many viewers immediately felt a sense of sympathetic sadness, and were infected by Chi Jingyuan's admirable performance in the camera.

When Nurse Yin defeated everyone and swaggered out of the interrogation room, as if she was about to become the final victor, the plot reversed again. The forensic personnel detected new evidence from the parking ticket 15 years ago. The evidence is enough to prove that Xu Hengjun, who was mistaken by the police as the murderer, was also killed by Nurse Yin in the skeleton found in the hospital. Changing positions in an instant, Nurse Yin, who was still triumphant just now, collapsed on the ground in disbelief, spitting loudly trembling, and was taken away by the police excitedly.

However, Park Hae Young was still a little dazed.

The murderer was caught, but not because of Kim Yun-jin's case that he was thinking about, but because of another person.

Just a few minutes later, the statute of limitations for the Kim Yunzhen kidnapping case passed, and this case could no longer be used to convict the murderer. Although Nurse Yin was arrested, it was not because of the Kim Yunzhen case, which means that until the end He didn't let the real murderer come to justice, so what was the purpose of his previous efforts? Did he succeed, or did he fail?

The murderer who kidnapped and killed his daughter was not punished for killing his daughter. Even if he was caught by the police, he went to jail because he killed another person.

Can Jin Yunzhen's mother, who has stood at the gate of the police station for fifteen years, accept this final result?

He was a little confused, and he couldn't help feeling a little absurd.

Yet this is reality.

In front of the screen, the audience saw the contrast between the murderer before and after, and the joy of being caught in the end inevitably felt an indescribable sadness, and also felt the cruelty of reality, as well as some things expressed in the show "Signal".

This show is really different.

In the second episode, due to various reasons, the Jinyang branch finally established a long-term unsolved case team. After Park Hae-young communicated with Lee Jae-han again across time and space, everyone began to investigate the second serial murder case and ended.

In the second episode, the ratings rose sharply, jumping directly to 7.9%, and there were more and more discussions about "Signal", especially Chi Jingyuan's contribution to the interrogation room in this episode. Acting became a hot topic of discussion.

"This scene is really shocking. I can deeply feel the powerlessness in his heart, the despair of seeing the murderer in front of his eyes but not being able to catch him."

"The change in the eyes, the comparison with the previous one, the progress of the expression, and the tears... The acting is really good!! Oppa's acting skills are absolutely amazing!! The ratings of "Signal" are also booming!!"

"Chi Jingyuan should be the one with the best acting skills among the current idols. Last year, "Weisheng" was nominated by Shidi and lost to Li Xingmin. This year's "Signal" has also improved significantly, and his acting skills are handsome. Well, young actors with super popularity and enthusiasm are indeed too rare. No wonder director Kim Won-seok is so optimistic about him. As soon as the role setting came out, he decided to let him play... and those who are still trying to transform As an actor, for an idol who uses exaggerated acting skills to play a few unimpressive or even faintly disgusting roles in idol dramas, he is really at the next level."

"This scene is indeed a classic scene, and I was shocked when I watched it at the time... The other idols who filmed one film after another, but couldn't find the reason, only knew that the script was strange, should really learn it. "

"Is it really the three leading actors? What about Kim Hye-soo and Zhao Zhenxiong? They don't show much... How can I see that Park Hae-young, who feels like Chi Kyung-won, is the only one out there?"

With the completion of the first two episodes, the plot of "Signal" gradually unfolded, and after the first case was successfully concluded, the popularity and related discussions on the Internet also intensified. In addition to the amazement, the most is the surprise and praise for the role of Park Hae Young played by Ji Jingyuan.

Especially the scenes in the interrogation room in the second episode were immediately regarded as classics by many people, and there are more and more praises for his performance on the Internet.

In any case, the first two episodes of the show "Signal" have a good momentum, and then we will see if the plot of Surprise Girl can make the audience more satisfied.

...

On the second day after the second episode finished, Chi Jingyuan bid farewell to the crew at eleven o'clock in the evening, returned to SM after get off work, and started the recording of "dream" with Pei Zhuxuan who had been waiting here for a long time.

There is no way, the time is really close after the start of the TV series, and the tasks of filming are very heavy every day, so I can only spare a little time at night, which can be regarded as leaving get off work early.

The recording went smoothly. Both of us have practiced the song "dream" many times before and are already familiar with it. Moreover, because of personal experience and the unusual relationship between male and female parents, the emotional aspects of this song The expression is also very good. After the recording started, the progress was so fast that even the recording studio was a little amazed.

Why does it feel a bit like recording...

After more than half of the recording, during the break, Chi Jingyuan and Pei Zhuxuan took the opportunity to go to the bathroom and walked out of the recording studio together. After the two went out without prior communication, they did not choose to take the elevator, but walked down the stairs directly with their front and rear feet. When they reached the passage between the stairs, they looked at each other and immediately hugged each other tacitly. Tired of leaning against the wall stickers for a while.

The men and women who haven't seen each other for a few days have boundless enthusiasm that can't be suppressed at all. When they met just now, Chi Jingyuan felt that Pei Zhuxuan's eyes were full of water.

It's a pity, because it's still winter, and the temperature happens to be relatively low these days, so the young lady's clothes are a bit thick.

And after all, they were still at work, so they couldn't stay for too long. Soon, the two of them tidied up their clothes, and then left.

When leaving, Chi Jingyuan looked back at this place, and suddenly felt that this stairwell looked a little familiar.

He vaguely remembered that a few years ago, when he and Zheng Xiujing seemed to be talking here, they were bumped into by Pei Zhuxuan who was going downstairs.

I don't know if I remember correctly...

...

When Chi Jingyuan concentrated on filming and approached the new year, "Please Answer 1988" was still popular, and "Signal" began to take off strongly, the music industry also became lively.

Originally, among the Kpop artists who recently returned, there was no trend of popular groups, that is, the return of the monster newcomer ikon at the beginning of the year was lively, and then it became a little calm.

However, after the return of Gfriend with the third mini album on the 25th, it became a little different.

Gfriend, a girl group who only made their debut last year, has been accompanied by the controversy of "Crash to Fame". This time, the title song "Time Passage" of the third mini-album airborne at No. 2 as soon as it was released, and rushed to No. First, it quickly swept the major music source charts and reached the top of most of the music source charts. Even this new song, which was released at the end of the month, entered the monthly melon chart of the month in less than 3 days.

Because it was so popular, Chi Jingyuan went to listen to the sound source of this song, and then watched the live stage of this song, and then he understood the reason for the popularity and the sound source.

It is indeed a very wonderful song, the choreography and melody are great, whether it is the clock dance that has been dubbed a classic, or the passionate arrangement, it is impressive, especially when you hear it at the end, it will make people have a feeling A feeling of loss, and even a faint feeling of wanting to cry.

It is no longer a simple Kpop model dance song.

Relying on the song "Time Passage", Gfriend has shown a high degree of enthusiasm since the song was released, and has almost swept most of the attention of the music industry in the recent period. Several albums have progressed step by step, and now it seems that they have a posture to reach the sky.

Seeing Gfriend's popularity, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but sigh.

It's a pity that he and Pei Zhuxuan's "dream" sound source will be released soon, and Kim Taeyeon's subway song "rain". Even if they don't play songs, they can mix a few of them to have fun.

But looking at Gfriend's current posture, if there is no accident, the two songs of the two of them who don't play songs and will not release a physical album are probably going to be knocked out on the song playing show.

If there is no one, there will be no one. The most important thing for a song is to be heard. As long as the sound source is good, it is OK.

But the song "Time Passage" is really good, Chi Jingyuan himself actually likes the pure power style.

Compared with the song "Cheer Up" that he felt he was about to make for twice, it seemed a little childish.

Alas, another new generation of girl groups debuted in the past two years, and I don't know if Twice, who has fallen behind by more than one position, will be able to achieve half of their performance by then...

Enough.

...

A week flies by and soon the end of January, less than a week before New Year's Eve, when "Signal" aired his third and fourth episodes, Ji Jingyuan is also preparing to go to JYP, Started to fulfill my job as a producer.