Depressive Screenwriter

The first week of April ended, and the second week began.

The three major television stations were all exerting their strength at this time.

Although "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" was not a self-produced drama by China Central Television, China Central Television and Su Yan were now on the same boat.

The fact that the first episode of "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" topped the ratings also unified the production department of China Central Television, which still had some internal disagreements.

There were only so many promotional resources in the station. Giving them to "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" meant that their self-produced dramas would lose out. Of course, some small factions and producers in the production department had opinions about "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners."

It's not our station's drama. We can just give it the support agreed upon at the beginning. We can't possibly give all the resources to "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners," can we?

But once the higher-ups in the production department saw that "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" had a very high probability of competing for the quarterly championship this season, and that this possibility was revealed in the first episode, there was nothing to consider.

The honors of quarterly champion and annual champion are definitely more important than anything else. They are directly related to the station's advertising revenue.

Therefore, Su Yan filmed the "Garden of Words" movie during the day, and at night, he also cooperated with China Central Television to film promotional commercials for "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners." Moreover, several promotional variety shows were already being planned for the next few weeks.

Since China Central Television was so proactive, Su Yan naturally couldn't refuse and fully cooperated with the arrangements, which greatly changed China Central Television's opinion of Su Yan.

They thought that a god-like person who dared to scold Akasaka Yoshito must be difficult to serve and a madman.

But why was Su Yan so amiable, never late, putting on airs, or acting like a diva?

How weak-minded must Akasaka Yoshito be to force such a good-tempered genius to leave Sakura and work independently?

On the other hand, besides the increased support from China Central Television, advertising placement contracts from various manufacturers in China also came pouring in due to the good ratings of "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners."

For a drama like "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners," advertising placement was simply a no-brainer.

Other dramas had to consider how to place these advertisements naturally without affecting the viewing experience.

But for "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners," the drama was full of neon lights and holographic projections, and these advertisements blended seamlessly into the background.

Moreover, they weren't picky about the type of advertisement at all.

Su Yan couldn't get a share of the station's advertising revenue, but China Central Television couldn't control the drama's advertising placements.

In the market, there were a lot of articles and reviews about the three S-level dramas from film critics and media every day.

Under such circumstances, the second weekend of the spring season arrived.

The second episode of "Black Gate" aired.

After its plot entered the main storyline, the word-of-mouth for this episode was even better than the first episode.

The ratings were announced at noon the next day.

5.13%.

On Saturday night, the second episode of "Nan Meng" aired.

The ratings were also announced at noon the next day.

It was slightly higher than the first episode of "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" from the previous week, at 5.10%.

After the results of these two works' second episodes were released, the pressure once again came to "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners."

Even the media and television industry professionals in China could feel that the atmosphere was not right.

Normally, among the film and television dramas that premiered in a season, there would only be a two-hero rivalry at most. But this situation of a three-way split, where the difference in ratings between each other was so small by the second week, and where anyone had a great possibility of winning the quarterly championship this season, was rare to see in years.

Fans had already started arguing and discussing.

"What will the ratings be for the second episode of "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" tonight?"

"Will it be higher, or will it remain the same?"

"Who knows about this kind of thing? It depends on the plot of the drama tonight!"

"The first episode was basically just introducing the cyberpunk world to us. The second episode should be entering the main storyline."

"What is the main storyline of this drama? I only know that the ruler of Night City in this drama is the Arasaka Corporation. Is it about opposing them?"

"I'm not sure. How can you guess before the creators of this type of work provide information?"

"But what is certain is that the romance elements should account for a large proportion of this drama. The most information given in the trailer is about the male and female leads played by Su Yan and Gu Qingyuan!"

"Don't lose! I've been a fan of Teacher Su Yan for more than a year. If "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" can win the quarterly championship this time, then his position in the industry will be unquestionable!"

"That's right, "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" is an S-level drama, and it will take the championship under the circumstances that two S-level dramas have been launched by Shanghai Television and Sakura Television. This is very meaningful."

"As long as we win the quarterly championship this season, then it will definitely be the annual championship. Sakura and Shanghai can't possibly come up with a few more S-level dramas temporarily in the second half of the year, and then rush to grab the annual championship by relying on resources and publicity like they did at the end of last year, right?"

"A-level dramas can still do this, but how is it possible for S-level dramas? The simultaneous premiere of three major S-level dramas this season will also heat up the market atmosphere. If the two television stations broadcast an S-level drama separately in the second half of the year, the ratings are very likely not as high as the dramas in this season."

"That's right, high ratings only appear under high-pressure competition."

""Cyberpunk: Edgerunners," hold on to your first place for me tonight!"

Su Yan's fans are definitely the most contradictory group in the Chinese drama community.

They are the harshest when it comes to scolding Su Yan.

But once Su Yan's work has the hope of achieving good results, their cohesion and unity are also the greatest.

Despising Su Yan personally and believing in Su Yan's creative ability are not contradictory.

Nearing 8:00 PM.

China Central Television's ratings soared.

A large number of fans turned on the television as soon as it was time, waiting for the premiere of the second episode of "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners."

Although Bian Xi had some overtime work tonight, she rushed home in a hurry, eating the dinner she bought on the way, looking forward to the premiere of the second episode of "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners."

She clicked on her mobile phone. Her mobile phone wallpaper was the scene in Su Yan's "Rurouni Kenshin" where Kenshin accidentally injured Yukishiro Tomoe with his sword.

She had used this wallpaper for more than a year and it had not changed.

Su Yan, she had also been a fan of him for more than a year.

She had never scolded Su Yan online!

She was a die-hard fan of Su Yan, and even more so, the ultimate CP fan of Su Yan and Gu Qingyuan!

"Gu Qingyuan, you should finally appear in the second episode tonight. Let me see what image you will debut with in this drama?"

Tonight, in various provinces and regions of China, Su Yan's old fans, haters, and trolls gathered in front of the TV.

Watching this genius screenwriter, who had been in the industry for less than two years, show his fangs to these television giants who had dominated the television industry for more than a decade.

And even now, still leading in this market competition.

At eight o'clock, the theme song of "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" slowly sounded.

The rhythmic theme song sounded.

Bian Xi slowly shook her head and tapped her feet to the music. She actually felt that the cyberpunk theme was very cool.

At the beginning of the second episode, it was the surgery that the audience had been waiting for all week, the male lead David's surgery.

Without anesthesia, a new cybernetic implant was forcibly implanted into his spine.

The bloody, mechanical special effects made Bian Xi squint her eyes, not daring to look closely.

David implanted the military-grade cybernetic implant left by his mother, and without even bandaging the surgical wound on his back, he put on his bright yellow sports jacket and walked out of the cybernetic implant hospital with a firm look in his eyes.

Walking step by step in the direction of the school.

The background music became passionate and explosive.

At this moment, Bian Xi's whole emotions were completely integrated into the plot.

David was going to settle the score with that rich second-generation classmate in the class.

He didn't care that the guy had beaten him up, nor did he care about the classmate's ridicule.

But only, when his mother had just died, and this guy called to mock his mother's death was too much.

As expected, with the advancement of music and plot.

When the emotions in the audience's hearts reached the highest point, David came to Arasaka Academy and found that beast.

Here, Bian Xi saw everything she wanted to see.

David, played by Su Yan, did not use Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū, but used a speed that was too fast to react to, smooth, artistic and beautiful movements, coupled with the blessing of special effects.

He staged a wave of cyberpunk-style fighting scenes for the audience.

So handsome.

Bian Xi's eyes widened.

At this moment, the shadow of this David seemed to overlap with Kenshin Himura.

Although the roles were different, that action.

Too recognizable.

"Huff" Bian Xi, a die-hard fan of "Rurouni Kenshin", was so excited that she couldn't control herself.

Then here, the main plot came out.

The video of David beating his classmates at school was submitted to the classmate's high-level father at Arasaka Academy.

As a high-level executive in Night City, he didn't care about his son being beaten.

But he recognized the cybernetic implant that David used to beat his son, and.

When David used this cybernetic implant [Sandevistan], there were no adverse reactions.

This cybernetic implant was actually the one used by the cyberpsycho at the beginning of the first episode, which was removed by David's mother when she collected his body.

From here, it has begun to show David's resistance to the use of cybernetic implants as the protagonist.

People in the army can't directly withstand the mental pressure of using this cybernetic implant and become cyberpsychos.

But David.

He used Sandevistan several times as if nothing had happened.

The director of Arasaka Academy instantly understood David's value and prepared to buy David with money and let him cooperate with the academy to develop cybernetic implants.

The following plot is that people from Arasaka Academy want to invite David to join the plan, but he refuses, and David.

His encounter with Lucy on the subway.

Lucy is a chip thief who steals other people's chips from the neck with extremely fast hand speed, but David grabbed Lucy's hand the moment Lucy was about to attack him.

Bian Xi's breath stagnated.

Gu Qingyuan, dressed as a silver-haired mature woman, and David, who had just beaten up those who insulted his mother.

The two's eyes met at this moment, but they were not completely hostile, but communicated.

After roughly understanding each other, knowing that David was not going to school and was extremely short of money, Lucy suggested that David use Sandevistan's fast movement ability to steal things together with Lucy in the subway.

Bian Xi's expression was stunned.

Huh?

Yukishiro Tomoe and Kenshin Himura stealing things on a modern train?

"The values of this drama are really daring!" Bian Xi took a deep breath.

But thinking that there is not a single good person in Night City so far, it is understandable for David and Lucy to do this.

Implanting and using cybernetic implants requires inhibitors to suppress side effects, and Lucy even paid out of her own pocket to buy these things for David to alleviate the side effects of his multiple and excessive use of Sandevistan.

Night.

Lucy led David to her residence.

A clean and tidy room.

The first time he smoked, he smoked the cigarette Lucy handed over.

The first time he drank, he drank the wine Lucy handed over.

The two even liked the same film works.

But here, the second episode named the theme.

David saw a poster in Lucy's room.

A poster promoting "Going to the Moon."

In this world, going to the moon is something that can really be done.

The cyberpunk world has already begun the initial development of the moon.

As long as you have money, you can travel to the moon.

Bian Xi's expression froze.

Although she wasn't very clear about the meaning of this plot, but.

She instinctively felt that this encounter between Lucy and David, and the topic of going to the moon that the two talked about.

It is absolutely crucial and a big foreshadowing.

"Who knows how many people have been sacrificed to develop the moon? The moon is only beautiful on the outside, but in reality, it is more like a dark hell." David said in a deep voice.

"You seem to know a lot!" Lucy's voice also became cold.