Just as Hope Newton had planned, the incident quickly went viral online. In just half an hour, it had climbed multiple trending lists.

From the initial buzz over the “sky-high scriptwriter fee” to “sky-high director,” “sky-high actor,” “sky-high post-production,” and finally “sky-high drama,” everyone had an opinion.

Curious netizens even started doing math online.

How much would major streaming platforms need to pay to secure the broadcast rights for this “sky-high drama”? How many views would it take just to break even?

“Ha!”

Mrs. Knapp, scrolling through her social feed, couldn’t stop laughing.

“These netizens are too funny! Some are even calculating how much tax the Newtons would have to...