Chapter 85

Brother of a Top Star, Chapter 85

"......What is this? Is the rating really correct?"

"Yes, it is."

"No, how can a cable channel get such ratings?"

Team Leader Ha grabbed the back of his neck as he looked at the metrics brought by Agent Lee.

Their company's drama, which they had advertised, had a disastrous rating.

"What is this? It's supposed to be a drama with top stars, right? Why are the ratings so bad?"

"Well... the ratings were decent at the beginning, but around the middle of the first episode, they suddenly reversed. I monitored it yesterday, and the content of the first episode wasn't as good as expected."

"Ugh, I'm going crazy. The writer was a big name, and all the actors were top-notch. But we're being beaten by a mere cable drama?!"

The metrics clearly showed it.

A cable drama, which no one had considered a competitor, had devoured all the terrestrial dramas in the same time slot with just one episode.

"From what I heard from the broadcasters, the ratings were low at first, but they gradually reversed, and eventually, everyone was drawn to it. The musical drama had great soundtracks and the actors performed exceptionally well. Especially, Jung Yuna's visual appeal rivals that of top actors, and her acting is also excellent, which is why people were more drawn to it..."

Now, in this generation, people can quickly find out which dramas are interesting through real-time communication on the internet and community platforms.

Even while watching a drama, if they see many positive reviews about another drama on the internet, they will quickly switch channels.

No matter how many top-notch actors and writers you bring in, it doesn't matter.

Ultimately, the one with the highest ratings is the best.

"What do we do? We've invested a lot of money here."

"Other companies are also in chaos. They didn't expect to be beaten by such low initial ratings."

In the competition between channels on Wednesday and Thursday, the cable channel's drama emerged victorious.

"Still, terrestrial channels have their power. Won't they bounce back?"

"Agent Lee, I don't know much about broadcasting, but I do know one thing from placing ads."

"Yes?"

"Cable channels shout 'jackpot' when they get over 5%. Do you think cable drama actors would make a 5% rating promise for nothing? A 2% rating in the first episode is considered a great start. It's different from terrestrial channels. Look at this."

Team Leader Ha pointed to the metrics and continued.

"The first episode's rating was a whopping 10%. 10%! What about the second day? It's almost 15%. In contrast, the other dramas? They can't even reach 10%. Do you know what the highest cable drama rating in Korea has been so far? Exactly 15%. But this one surpassed that in just the second episode."

It's not just the terrestrial broadcasters who are in shock.

The companies that placed ads are also in turmoil.

That means no one knows how far this drama's rise will go.

"Ugh. I was a fool. I trusted the lineup and placed ads here. This is going to be a serious issue. What do we do?"

"......"

"It's not too late. Contact the broadcasting station. Other companies will probably all want to place PPL here. We need to get in first. Understand?"

"Yes! I'll move right away."

The employees started moving busily, thinking that the upper management wouldn't let them off if they couldn't place ads in this drama.

* * *

Their movements, singing together, looked incredibly passionate and beautiful.

The fact that their dance moves seemed wistful, despite the lively song, might be because they knew how much they had practiced for this one scene.

"Okay...... Cut!"

Following the director's okay sign, they shouted as if they had been waiting for it.

"Ah!"

"Wow!"

Soon, they hugged each other and burst into tears.

Yuna was no exception.

She hugged the dancers, with whom she had poured all her energy into the filming, and her eyes welled up.

"You've all worked so hard."

"Thank you all so much."

"We are all so proud."

There was a reason they were so happy.

Because today was the last day of filming.

High School was a 10-episode series, and the filming lasted for four months.

Amid the tight schedule, the cast gritted their teeth and worked hard, and I, along with the director, continuously gave feedback to bring out their potential, pushing through the grueling process.

As a result, although I was exhausted after each filming session, the results were very satisfying.

"I still can't believe our drama is number one."

It had been two weeks since the drama started airing.

If this continues, the ratings will approach 20% next week.

It's the first time in cable broadcasting history, and the production team and actors, who didn't expect such popularity, couldn't stop smiling.

"This is all thanks to Yuna."

"Right. Yuna, how can you be so beautiful, dance so well, and act so well?"

"Have you ever taken acting lessons before?"

"No. I haven't. And it's thanks to everyone's hard work."

Yuna, who had been crying just moments ago, wiped her tears with the handkerchief I gave her and smiled.

"Crying and laughing will make your hair fall out."

"What? And our drama's success is thanks to you. Hehe."

"Right. The songs composed by Yoon Sung, each one causing a sensation when released."

"I could endure the tough practice thanks to Yoon Sung's songs."

"Of course....... The set was a bit intimidating."

"Ugh, right. You catch even the smallest mistakes and give feedback."

Well, it was hard for me to catch each one.

I had to stare at the screen to catch them.

But perhaps all that hard work has led to the current success of the drama.

"Thank you all. Thanks to your hard work, the drama is doing incredibly well."

I never imagined the drama would do this well.

I thought, given the nature of cable channels, it would be difficult to exceed 15%, but it continues to soar, defying my expectations.

"We're gaining recognition, which is great. It's worth the hard work."

"I've never been this happy while filming a drama. The songs are so hopeful and positive, which I really enjoyed."

"I'd like to film it again if possible. Since this is doing so well, won't there be a Season 2? Right?"

I heard they planned up to Season 3, but I don't know how it will go from Season 2.

"From what I heard, they plan to replace the entire cast from Season 2."

Given that Season 1's story covers the entire plot, it seems impractical to continue with the same cast for Season 2.

"That's a shame."

"I wanted to film more."

"But we've made a hit, right? We'll probably get offers from other places."

The actors' eyes sparkled with hope.

Some of them definitely had a good aura.

With promising talents, I might consider bringing a few of them to our agency.

"Let's go out for a meal to celebrate the end of our drama. Everyone, hurry up and clean up. The broadcasting station has reserved a fancy steakhouse