Eight hours after the launch of "House of Cards", Antioco got a new statistic that in those eight hours, 4.11 million viewers watched the first episode of House of Cards, 3.34 million viewers watched the first two episodes, and 450,000 viewers watched the entire show in one go.

After hearing this data, the conference room broke out into warm applause again, everyone was smiling, and even the air was filled with joy.

Antioco subconsciously took out the mobile phone in his pocket and wanted to tell Zhang Ran the good news, but after taking out the mobile phone, he realized that Zhang Ran was in Ireland, and Ireland is 6 hours away from the eastern United States, and Ireland is now at eleven o'clock in the evening, and Zhang Ran is probably resting at this time. It's better to wait until tomorrow, and wait for the 24-hour data of "House of Cards" to come out, and then tell him the results.

Thinking of this, Antioco stuffed his phone back in, then leaned back in his chair, tapped his fingers on the table, smiled lightly at Netflix's management, and said, "Gentlemen, this is a great victory worth celebrating, let's have a drink tonight!"

That night, the Internet was full of discussions about "House of Cards", some discussed the plot, some discussed the actors, discussed the Netflix model of watching it all at once, and many people enthusiastically recommended the show to their friends.

"I watched all 13 episodes in one go, Netflix's mode is so cool! I love Zhang, I love Netflix, I love this drama! When the second season airs, I will definitely prepare in advance. I advise those who haven't watched "House of Cards" yet to prepare energy drinks, water, chocolate chip cookies, and immune-boosting vitamins in advance, this drama will really make you want to stop!"

"I was drawn to David Fincher from the first episode, except for the background explanation of Frank in the middle episode and Frank's own murder, the political thread of the whole season has been maintained to a high degree of tightness, not only the rhythm control is excellent, the atmosphere is in place, and Spacey's performance is also exquisite. It's just that in the end, the paper can't contain the fire, I don't know how Flack should deal with the second season!"

"This play is amazing, and the things told in the story are happening in reality. The drama will bring about the health care reform bill that the president will implement after taking office, and now Obama is also working on health care reform. After watching this play, you will know what has happened recently. The health care reform bill in "House of Cards" passed, can Obama's bill pass in reality?"

After lunch the next day, Zhang Ran chatted with Robert De Niro at a roadside café.

Robert De Niro was dressed in a Russian military uniform, holding a cigar in his hand, and spoke to Zhang Ran in English with a distinct Russian accent. The cigar in his hand was not lit, but he held it in his mouth from time to time, looking for the feeling of finding Colonel Gu. But as long as you have read the script of "Future Apocalypse", and then look at De Niro in front of you in a cynical state, no one will say that it is not like it, and they all feel that he is simply like coming out of it.

The two were chatting happily, Zhang Ran's mobile phone rang, picked it up and saw that it was Antioco, he knew that it should be Netflix's first-day data, so he quickly connected the phone and asked with a smile: "John, the first-day data of "House of Cards" should be okay?"

Antioco's voice was a little excited: "Yes, the data is very good. According to our statistics, 5.37 million users watched the first episode of House of Cards in 24 hours, and 4.21 million users watched the first two episodes. 520,000 users watched all 13 episodes in one day. There was even a user who watched 13 episodes in a row, and the whole process only paused for 3 minutes, which was particularly crazy. ”

Zhang Ran was very satisfied with this data, it was originally a high-quality drama, and he spent 20 million US dollars for publicity, there was no reason not to be popular, and he chuckled: "The 13 episodes of the first season are almost seven hours, and there is only a three-minute pause, is he not eating, drinking, or going to the toilet all day? I think you can find out this audience and give him a small gift, and use it to promote the gimmick. You just said that 520,000 users watched this drama in one day. This crowd is quite huge, so let's put 'House of Cards binge' on Fly's and Facebook's trending topic lists, creating an atmosphere where "House of Cards" is so beautiful that you can't stop watching it!"

Antioco's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "That's a great idea, I'll find someone to do it!"

Zhang Ran was most concerned about the new users, and asked, "How many new users are there?"

"We added 1.35 million new users this month, and 220,000 users in the 24 hours after the release of House of Cards!"

Zhang Ran was satisfied with this growth rate and encouraged: "You have done a good job. Recently, the Obamacare bill has been very hot and has attracted a lot of attention, which is the best publicity for us, and we must take advantage of it. ”

Antioco replied: "We'll do it!"

On the point of the health care reform bill, Antioco really admires Zhang Ran.

The most important plot of the first few episodes of "House of Cards" is the implementation of education reform after the new president takes office, which causes a series of turmoil, and finally under the promotion of Frank, the education reform bill is successfully passed. After reading the script, Zhang Ran suggested that the education bill be changed to a medical reform bill. Zhang Ran is the boss, and if he asks to change the script, it must be changed, and the screenwriter Bauer Willimon has a lot of complaints about this.

After "House of Cards" was filmed, Obama also began to push for health care reform. On November 7 last year, the House of Representatives passed the health care reform bill by a vote of 220 in favor and 215 against, and the Senate also voted to pass the comprehensive health care reform bill on December 24. Since then, the two houses have been discussing the content of the health care reform bill.

However, on January 19 this year, the situation changed abruptly. In the Massachusetts Senate special election, Scott Brown, the Republican candidate who opposed health care reform, won, and the Senate Democrats lost their absolute majority, clouding the prospects for the passage of the health care reform bill, and the process of discussing a unified text of the bill in both chambers was also deadlocked. To this end, Obama had to personally launch the first detailed White House version of the health care reform proposal based on the Senate version of the bill, trying to save the health care reform plan.

At this time, both Antioco and screenwriter Bauer Willimon were convinced by Zhang Ran. They realized how good Zhang Ran's suggestion was, Obama's health care reform bill is related to the vital interests of many Americans, and it can be said that it is the attention of the whole country, and they all believe that "House of Cards" will definitely be able to attract huge attention after it is broadcast.

Things developed as everyone expected, relying on the topic of the health care reform bill, "House of Cards" quickly attracted huge attention. The health care reform in "House of Cards" is very similar to the real health care reform, the Democratic Party wants to promote health care reform, while the Republican Party opposes health care reform, and even many viewers feel that Scott Brown, who is firmly opposed to health care reform, is especially like Donald Bryce in "House of Cards". Anyone who has watched "House of Cards" thinks that this show is so magical, so real, that the person who writes the play is almost like he has been in the White House.

Many people believe that "House of Cards" must have been attended by professionals from the White House, otherwise it would not have been possible to write this play so realistically. They checked on the Internet, and it turned out that the actor of this show, Ball Willimon, is not only proficient in American politics, but also served as an assistant to Hillary Clinton and others. It dawned on everyone that it was no wonder the story was so real.

With the joint efforts of "House of Cards" fans and Netflix PR staff, there are more and more discussions about "House of Cards" and the medical reform bill on the Internet, and it is getting hotter and hotter.

"Now Obama's health care reform bill is in trouble, he's got a Donald Bryce, and now he needs a Frank who can take out Donald!"

"Why can't Obama's health care reform bill pass? Hey, friend, you should go see "House of Cards", this play is exactly the same as the situation that Obama is experiencing now, and you will understand after watching it!"

"The medical reform bill in "House of Cards" was finally passed, can the real medical reform bill be passed?"

"If Obama had a Frank, it would have passed, but does Obama have a Frank? I don't know, so I can't answer that question!"

"House of Cards" is a political thriller, which is relatively dark and brain-burning, and many people are not good at it. However, with the popularity of "House of Cards", many viewers who are not interested in political thrillers have become interested, is this drama really so good? Is it really so godly? Many viewers who were not interested in "House of Cards" couldn't help but want to see what was going on, and Netflix's monthly subscribers began to climb rapidly.

Five days after "House of Cards" aired, on March 18, the Democratic leader of the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled the final version of the health care reform bill.

On March 21, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a speech on the House of Representatives voting to pass the health care reform bill. On the same day, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the health care reform bill, which was passed by a vote of 220 to 211.

On March 23, Obama signed the health care reform bill into law at the White House, capping a bitter debate over health care reform that had lasted more than a year.

As the dust settles on Obama's all-out health care reform bill, fans of "House of Cards" were stunned at first, and then erupted like a volcano, once again sending "House of Cards" to the top of the hot search charts on Fly and Facebook.

"It's really like 'House of Cards', the health care reform bill has passed! Oh my God, this show is amazing, it's like a prophet. The content of the play is exactly the same as what happened in real life!"

"The health care reform bill has really passed, hahaha!

"God, this play is amazing, it's like a prophecy, this play is really amazing!"

Even many netizens ran to Obama's Fly account to leave messages: "Mr. President, who is your Frank?", "Obama, is Frank helping you if the health care reform bill can pass this time?", "Did Frank really make a move?", "Tell Frank, I love him to death!......

Surprisingly, Obama sent a Fly specifically about it shortly after. In recent months, Mr. Obama has been plagued by issues with the health care bill, and he joked: "I like Spacey as Frank, he can figure out a lot of things, and if only the reality was the case, I need Frank like this!"

Obama is not only the president of the United States, but also the top V with the third highest number of Fly fans, with 34.52 million followers. Major forums and portals in the United States, as well as social media, are frying, and everyone is spreading the amazing news!

Fans of "House of Cards" screamed with excitement, it turned out that Obama also watched "House of Cards", and even the president said that this drama was good!