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I could hear Kim Sung-Woon's excitement through the phone.
-27.4%!
The 8th episode of In the Name of God which aired last week had a viewership ratings of 21.2%. Today, the 9th episode jumped by more than 6% compared to last week.
Raising viewership ratings by 1% in the 20% range was exponentially harder than in the 10% range. However, the news that Yoo-Jin was actually Manshin Wol-Ah made this difficult feat possible.
'Surpassing 25% in just 9 episodes is amazing! It's a huge hit,' I thought to myself.
Suppressing my excitement, I asked, "And what about Festival of Money?"
-There's no need to worry about them anymore because the viewership rating gap is too big now. Their viewership ratings have dropped to 11.3%.
Not even the provocative plot by Hong Jang-Mi or So Yi-Yung's passionate performance could beat Yoo-Jin's surprising reveal.
This showed that while making a good drama is important, the real game was won through publicity. Our rival drama, Festival of Money, was designed to chase viewership ratings only. On the other hand, we managed to generate a huge buzz and pull ahead with a double score.
-I never imagined this would happen. I'll see you on set tomorrow!
"Yes, sir!" I replied enthusiastically.
Kim Sung-Woon said he was being called by the head of the drama department...
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