Chapter 71 - Behind the Curtain

Given how the show was rushed to release with no homepage link, the audience could vaguely guess who was "blacklisting" Im Giseok.

The audience was busy guessing, and Im Giseok wasn't idle either.

He dug up an old, rarely used second account and started leaving comments under hot posts of various marketing accounts.

[ Industry insider here: just check the list of names that was revealed by Kim Soseong, and you'll know. ]

[ This is how the industry works. Even though Kim Soseong did the dirty deeds, it's Im Giseok who brought everything into the light. ]

[ I can't say much more. If I reveal a bit more, this account won't survive. ]

Right after posting this, his second account "played dead" and went silent, while he switched to another new account to stir things up in other popular comment sections.

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After making it to the homepage recommendations on ReelRise, the second episode of <> officially went online.

After Im Giseok's series of bold moves, the popularity of the first episode of <> had already surpassed <>.

Plus, with Im Giseok hinting at the press conference that the show was being suppressed, even viewers who weren't very interested in <> were willing to take a peek out of curiosity.

Viewers might start watching a show out of curiosity, but whether they stay depends on the show's quality.

Choi Yeonhyeop had been eagerly waiting for the second episode.

She originally didn't have high hopes for the viewership of <>, but it turned out that the show's quality was much stronger than she expected.

The word of mouth spread quickly, and within just five or six days, the show's views had doubled those of <>, practically putting it to shame.

A few days ago, Yoo Mokah's fans were still praising <> like crazy, but now they couldn't find anything good to say.

Looking at the usual performance on CineHaven TV, <>'s viewership was still decent, considering it's not a peak season.

It even broke a small platform record. 

However, the fans couldn't boast too much—<> cost ten times more than <>.

In terms of cast, <> had a much stronger lineup, and Yoo Mokah was supposed to be able to "carry the show."

But with these results, how could they claim it was "carrying"?

<> clearly had the upper hand, without making any big claims about "carrying the show."

The second episode of <> continued the same vibe as the first episode.

A lively campus, the brown plastic running track, the black-and-white uniforms of the male and female leads, friends working hard to get into their target universities, the fiercely competitive school sports day, voices shouting so loudly they almost went hoarse... In moments like these, even the simplest glances could make hearts race.

Choi Yeonhyeop felt that the writer truly understood the mindset of teenagers.