Chapter 180: Appearance Fee (5)

Chapter 180: Appearance Fee (5)

At Woojin's first appearance scene the momentary peak viewership rate hit 19.1%

The assistant director's words slightly surprised the PD of Freezing Love'.

Soon, the entire production team, including him, checked the screen of the laptop placed in front of the assistant director. The figures were unmistakable. The overall viewership rate for Freezing Love' was 12.8%, and the momentarily peak viewership rate occurred at Kang Woojin's first appearance. Of course, the directing PD and the production staff had somewhat anticipated this.

However.

Wow- W, Woojin is so hot right now, I thought there would be a lot of interest but this much.

That's incredible. You can tell where Woojin appeared just by looking at the viewership rate segments.

Exactly. It really brings home how popular Woojin is.

The figures exceeded expectations by a wide margin. This attracted the attention of KBC Drama Department PDs who crowded around like spectators, each adding their comment.

Gosh, that's quite a difference from the overall rate??

It's not just quite'; it's a lot. I've never seen such a difference before.

A peak viewership rate of 19.1% that's crazy. Do I have to cast Kang Woojin in my next project?

Hey, PD Kim, do you think Kang Woojin would come just because you called him? He's definitely going to turn you down.

But even in Hanryang', when Kang Woojin was there, it hit 25%, right? And then it dropped by about 5% after he left. Wow- Kang Woojin, does he really have that ticket power??

The PDs shifted their conversation from Freezing Love' to focusing on Kang Woojin. Regardless, the PD of Freezing Love' composed himself.

The performance is quite satisfactory.'

This year's KBC dramas have been rather lackluster. There were hardly any dramas that exceeded the 10% mark. Looking at it, Freezing Love' belongs to the top tier. However, the top drama of the year was still Hanryang', and the media had set up a rivalry between writer Park Eun-mi and Lee Wol-seon.

Because of this, the PD felt a bit of disappointment while holding his phone.

But still.

Ah, yes. Writer-nim.

The main PD had to inform Lee Wol-seon, who was waiting, about the overall viewership rate.

The overall viewership rate has been released.

Lee Wol-seon's relatively calm voice came through the phone.

How did it go?

It went well! It can be considered the best this year.

How much?

The overall viewership rate was 12.8%.

After hearing the results, Lee Wol-seon was silent for a moment before muttering softly.

Tsk, I lost.

The main PD quickly interjected.

Writer-nim! You can ignore the viewership rate competition! The genres are different to begin with!

It's okay. Just talking to myself. By the way, which scene was the momentary peak viewership rate for the first episode?

Uh? Ah- The momentary peak viewership rate was 19.1%, and it was the scene where Kang Woojin first appeared.

Then, Lee Wol-seon's voice, mixed with laughter, came through the phone.

19.1%? This proves Woojin's ticket power.

An hour later.

The official viewership rate for the first episode of Freezing Love', which was aired last night, was announced on the internet.

[Official] Writer Lee Wol-seon's Freezing Love' First Broadcast Viewership Rate 12.8%

'Freezing Love' Exceeds 12% on First Broadcast, But a Slightly Disappointing Performance

Articles circulated by KBC Drama Department or the media itself were combined.

The first broadcast of Freezing Love' hit 12.8%, a respectable performance but lacked impact

Unfortunately, it didn't have the explosiveness of Profiler Hanryang'. It was to be expected. After all, Hanryang' had the highest viewership rate of the year. With the proliferation of content and the recent overall shrinkage in domestic viewership rates, 12.8% was still a respectable figure. It wouldn't have been strange for KBC Drama Department to set off fireworks.

But the media still adds stimulation for clicks.

[Issue Pick] The War of Star Writers Among Park Eun-mi and Lee Wol-seon, the Winner is Hanryang'

Park Eun-mi vs Lee Wol-seon, The One Smiling is Park Eun-mi

The winners and losers among the two star writers are determined. Articles spread declaring that writer Lee Wol-seon has lost to Park Eun-mi. It was an inevitable phenomenon among the heavyweights of the writing community. Nevertheless, there were quite a few articles that accurately grasped the content of Freezing Love'.

And as expected.

[Instant Photo] Kang Woojin appearing early in Freezing Love'/ Photo

The drama media did not omit discussions about Kang Woojin.

Half of them were executives of the animation production company, and the other half working-level staff. Among them, a woman in a suit standing next to the front screen spoke in Japanese to everyone.

As such, our performance this second half has been poor. Not just viewership rates, but sales as well.

An executive in front, balding, tapped his chin with a pen and asked.

Why do you think that is?

Excluding the first quarter, the works of the second, third, and now fourth quarter are all hot-blooded actions Compared to last year, we lost a significant portion of female viewers.

Hmm.

Another executive, with his arms crossed, joined in.

Then we need to add works that can attract female viewers and fans from the start of next year.

Yes, we're already setting the direction for that.

Have you searched for works?

We have something prepared.

The female employee who answered sent a glance to the male employee standing next to the projector. Soon, something else was projected on the front screen. Not animations, but original works to be made into animations.

Comics, novels, light novels, dramas, etc.

Mostly works focusing on romance and rom-com. However, although many works were listed, the expressions of the executives did not improve much. It seemed like they didn't find anything particularly appealing. At this point, a middle-aged female executive wearing square glasses sighed softly and interjected in a low voice.

Shouldn't we add something fresh? These are similar to what we had last year or the year before, aren't they?

The other executives nodded in agreement as if to say they agreed.

That's right.

The number of animation production companies is increasing every year, and at this point, we also need to try something daring.

Here, the female employee standing by the screen cleared her throat and then spoke up with emphasis in her voice.

Then how about this? Instead of familiar tastes, we look for original works in Korea or China. However, since there are already quite a few Chinese originals, Korea would be better.

Hmm, the web novel and webtoon market there has indeed grown noticeably.

At that moment.

If we're looking for a Korean original.

The middle-aged female executive with square glasses interjected again.

How about we go for a proven work?

Proven ? Like what?

Netflix's Male Friend'. Surely some of you have seen it, a four-part mini-drama, and the story itself is suitable for animation. As you all very well know, its popularity is very high. It's still all the rage on SNS and communities.

Making a drama into an animation already had precedents, but bringing a Korean work over to make into an animation was sufficiently challenging.

With the original work being such a hit, we can aim to draw in fans of the original, and additionally, we can benefit from the power of the Hallyu wave.

Most of the executives nodded, and the middle-aged female executive continued with what she was thinking.

Adding to the freshness. It's just my thought, but how about casting one of the actors from Male Friend' as a voice actor?

Amid the murmuring, a familiar name was mentioned.

Perhaps- Kang Woojin?

Are you talking about Kang Woojin?

As if confirming the correct answer, the middle-aged female executive with her hands clasped together told everyone.

Yes, Kang Woojin. His popularity has risen from Hanryang' to Male Friend' and now The Eerie Sacrifice of a Stranger', and if you watch Ame-talk Show!' or his Youtube, his Japanese is at a native level, so there's no problem.

Hmm, indeed, something involving Kang Woojin would be quite sensational.

Have you ever heard Kang Woojin sing? You would believe he's a singer. It's also the main content of his Youtube. Plus, during the fan signing event he held in Japan recently, he was talked about for his good deeds. So, he could also participate in the OST.

The popularity of animation in Japan is beyond imagination. A steadfast top of the content market.

It would be fair to say that the content market in Japan is dominated by animation. With its tremendous popularity worldwide, what more is there to say? And now.

If we consider the upcoming The Eerie Sacrifice of a Stranger' as well. Male Friend' and Kang Woojin.

An animation production company within the top three in Japan, known for many hit works, is discussing Kang Woojin.

Isn't it worth the challenge?

The next day, December 1st. At Director Ahn Ga-bok's house.

Director Ahn Ga-bok, dressed in comfortable pajamas, was sitting on the living room sofa. What was peculiar was that he was looking down at his phone with a somewhat strange smile.

What he was looking at was an article.

[Exclusive] Director Ahn Ga-bok, who had not shown himself, suddenly spotted dining with top actor Sim Han-ho Is Sim Han-ho selected for the lead in the legendary 100th film?/ Photo

Then, as Director Ahn Ga-bok quietly scrolled through the article, a wrinkled smile spread across his lips.

Oh my- there was a reporter there?