"Asahi Shimbun" commented on the opening performance from a more macro perspective: "This is a real cultural feast, so that all those who underestimate China can see the powerful energy of this country, I am afraid that many people have forgotten that this is the only country in the world that has maintained the ancient culture has not been broken, and in the process of experiencing several wars and being occupied by foreign races, Chinese culture is still standing, and even affecting countries like Japan......

Nowadays, young Japanese people have ignored the culture of the Orient and almost one-sidedly worship the American way of life, but I believe that in less than ten years, the world will understand that whether it is economic, political, or cultural, the East will once again become the center of the world, and many countries in East Asia are deeply influenced by the Chinese cultural circle, with the same background, if one day when we unite, we will definitely surpass the United States and the European Union to become the most powerful alliance......

"Beijing won the perfect ten. According to the report, the world has never seen such a grand opening ceremony, and the performance of the drummers is shocking, and the atmosphere is like an electric shock, which is indeed a great success. —The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

"It's unbelievably wonderful, and it's worth a whole night." - The Nation

The Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and even Africa, all of the countries in the region that are just going to broadcast last night's opening ceremony, are full of praise for director Li Xiaole's opening, but there is only one place...... That's China itself.

While the mainstream media unanimously praised it, the voices on the Internet did not seem to be interested in this opening ceremony.

On the Tianya Forum, the well-known netizen "Li Lingdang" was disappointed with the opening ceremony: "I feel that Li Xiaole and Zhang Yimou have learned badly, they all rely on the number of people to support the scene, the 3D effect is too superficial, and it is very blurry at all, of course, the ignition after the most demurrage is still good." ”

"Flying Snow Night Returns to the Wolf" also complained: "This opening ceremony is really chilling to watch, how much did this opening ceremony cost, I don't know if there was an earthquake in Ludao some time ago?" Wenchuan has not been rebuilt yet, and the people are still in dire straits, is it appropriate for you to spend so much money on entertainment? It's better to spend more money on disaster relief, this government is simply speechless. ”

The famous writer Ning Caishen also complained: "I believe that except for neighboring North Korea, no country can do this level, tens of thousands of people are uniform, instant transition, no chaos, organizational discipline is really high and unbelievable, and there are 3000 disciples of Confucius, etc., in fact, North Korea is engaged in any activity, just love to do this, thousands of people do it neatly, everyone has a chance, go to see the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK, it is very beautiful."

The overall feeling is that this is a party with climaxes everywhere, but no real climaxes. It's basically to please foreign guests, it can be called the upgraded version of the Spring Festival Gala, if you add a sketch by Uncle Benshan, you can live with a little change in the string of words. ”

However, these comments were immediately criticized by many netizens who supported the opening ceremony, and many viewers who went to the scene replied: "Nima, I don't have any writing as you Internet celebrities, and I can't write long comments, but I went to the scene to watch the opening ceremony, and the hot experience can only be experienced by the hundreds of thousands of audience actors and athletes present, and the two words are shocking!" ”

"The CCTV broadcast we watch is garbage and doesn't explain~! No commentary was heard at the scene. But the atmosphere is better than any broadcast on the Internet and TV, I'm a big man, I'm about to cry when I see it, you are still sneering here, chirping crookedly every day when the public knows, I really can't wait to slap you in the mouth~! ”

Of course, these noises are not important to Li Xiaole, this kind of thing controversy is inevitable, no one can satisfy everyone in the world, what he cares about is another thing - the numbers of North American ratings, he woke up in the morning and made a video call to Mina in Los Angeles to ask: "Mina, how were the ratings last night?" ”

"Boss, the results are much better than we expected, we are the first in the same slot, with a rating of 8 percent." Mina said excitedly on the other end of the video.

"Only 8 percent ......?" Li Xiaole was stunned for a moment when he listened, and cold sweat came down all over his body, he remembered that the ratings of NBC's broadcast reached 21 percent...... How could it be so far ......? "Is it ...... that the influence of the Pirate Station is so far from NBC?

"Boss, you forgot, last night's broadcast was early in the morning or early in the morning for most parts of the United States, everyone has to sleep or work, but few people in the United States will stay up late to watch any opening ceremony, 8 percent is already the top five results in the opening ceremony ratings." Mina said happily on the other end of the video:

"Boss, the real ratings depend on today's prime-time rebroadcast of our TV station."

Li Xiaole took a big breath when he heard this, thinking that it was okay, it was okay...... If the ratings are really not up to standard, he really doesn't know how to talk to Lei Ting and Ha Ji Won this time, and he really doesn't know how to talk to Lei Ting, Ha Ji Won......

Li Xiaole didn't know what to say, yesterday's Olympic live broadcast ratings of 8% have made the entire American television industry feel uneasy, in the previous market survey, NBC, ESPN predicted that the live broadcast ratings will not exceed 5%, now this situation, coupled with the unanimous praise of all the media, NBC, ESPN executives are beginning to fidget...... The Pirate Stations not only took away the broadcast of the Olympics, but more importantly, they would have hit other shows in their time slot during the Olympics.

For the whole day after the opening ceremony, the directors of the four major television networks such as NBC, CBS, FOX, and the executives of ESPN spent the whole day in trepidation...... George Havens, the president of NBC, got the day's traffic to their official Olympic live streaming website...... The record number of 80 million made him happy and worried, and the influence of Li Xiaole and Zhang Yimou on the American audience was too great......

George Havens sat in his office, looking uneasily at the ever-beating numbers on the computer's ratings list, the ratings of the live broadcast 8, and see how much the rerun would be today...... What kind of impact will today's Viking Channel's live Olympics have on the four major television networks......

The first to start was the first day of the game in the afternoon of US time...... Pirate Channel's "Olympic Weekend Live" received an average rating of 6.1 and 7.12 million viewers!! This George Havens saw that his heart was raised, he clenched his fists tightly, and felt an incomparably huge pressure enveloping his body, knowing that this was not an important game for the United States team...... Is there just 7 million people tuning in...... What will be the opening ceremony? Will there be more than 15 percent ......?

Four years ago, the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics was watched by the highest number of viewers in the United States at 25.4 million, with an average rating of 14 percent, and the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics attracted 27.3 million people, with an average rating of 15 percent......

"Fuck...... This damn Chinese......" George Havens waited anxiously as he cursed Li Xiaole.

And with the image of the Bird's Nest Stadium appearing on time at 8 o'clock in the evening, the answer was finally revealed, and the ratings number jumped directly to 32% at this moment~!! George Havens was almost on the verge of shouting...... A voice in his heart told him directly...... "It's over, it's all over......".

Yes, it's not just George Havens, it's all the top executives of the big four networks who are watching tonight's ratings dumbfounded......

And the opening ceremony of the next rebroadcast was broadcast for a full 3 hours, and the ratings have been hanging above 25 percent, never lower than this number...... Even at the moment when Li Ning turned into a golden dragon and ignited the fire, the ratings number jumped to more than 42 percent in an instant......

That night, all the ordinary American viewers who watched the live broadcast of the opening ceremony were fascinated by the amazement, but the executives of the four major television stations were inevitably through the night, and many of them, even if they barely fell asleep, dreamed of the terrifying sight of the golden dragon chasing them and devouring them, just like George Havens......

In the end, when Jack Nelson counted the final ratings the next day, everyone was stunned, as of noon on August 10, US time, only one TV station was on the top ten ratings list this week except for the four major TV networks, but at a glance, the top three belonged to this TV station marked as a pirate ship.

Pirate Station - "Olympic Saturday Prime Time Live Broadcast" ranked third with an audience of 28.9 million viewers on 15.9/30.1, and Pirate Station - "Olympic Games Sunday Prime Time Live Broadcast" ranked second with an audience of 21.7/34.8 with a viewing population of 35.17 million. 、

And the No.1 is still the pirate station...... "The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games" has a rating of 25.6/42. 8 (average 28·6) The viewing population reached 41.89 million~!!

Everyone couldn't help but gasp when they saw this report...... The average rating of 28.6 is 41.89 million...... Oh my God, not only did it break the largest number of viewers for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games held outside the United States, but it also surpassed the record of 39.77 million viewers set by the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the United States, becoming the most broadcast ever...... If you add the live broadcast viewership, then this number surpasses any Oscars and the NBA Finals, becoming the second best American TV rating record after the Super Bowl finals~!

This was also a devastating blow to competitors at the same time...... The eighth episode of the third season of NBC's ace reality show "America's Got Talent" ranked fourth this week, but the show only won 4 that night. 3/7。 2 ratings and 7.45 million viewers, the lowest trough since the show began.

FOX's hit reality show "Dance in the Woods" also suffered a setback,3. 7/5。 6 and a viewing population of less than 5 million also hit new lows.

And the remaining "Two and a Half Heroes", "Criminal Minds", "Naval Criminal Investigation Service" and "CSI: Miami", the ace dramas of the four major TV networks, have also had miserable ratings......

And many people don't realize that this disaster for the American television industry has only just begun......