Depressive Screenwriter

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At the end of June, major television stations and online broadcasting platforms simultaneously launched publicity campaigns for their summer season dramas.

Opening the television, Sakura Television's big-budget drama "Medical Soul," with an investment of 30 million this season, was playing non-stop commercials throughout the day.

China Summer Television's "Legal Tycoon" and Shanghai Metropolitan Television's "Where the Gaze Lands" were also heavily promoted.

On online broadcasting platforms, as soon as you opened Sakura Net, the pop-up ad for "Breeze" would smack you right in the face. If you accidentally clicked the tiny exit button, your online video account would automatically like, subscribe, and set a reminder in one fell swoop.

Many website users frowned, but were too lazy to complain.

After all, not everyone has the time, energy, or interest to follow major television dramas at a fixed time and in a fixed place.

Web dramas with more novel themes actually have quite a few viewers.

Sakura Net's campus romance drama "Breeze," Star Summer Net's cycling-themed sports drama "Sprint Speed," and Red Pine Net's fantasy romance web drama "I'm Trapped in the Temple!" all had over a million pre-orders before their premiere.

Of course, "Breeze," with its ample production budget, more publicity resources and funds, and two third-tier actors in the leading roles, had an advantage in the online drama market from the start.

Some media outlets, after receiving money, also started to chime in.

【The joint screenwriter team of Yūsuke Kanzaki and Sanji Kiyota will redefine romance dramas this summer!】

【"Breeze" received a unanimous score of 9.0 after industry insiders watched an advance screening】

【With an investment of ten million, "Breeze" may refresh everyone's perception of the rough and shoddy nature of online dramas this summer.】

【A tear-jerking, abusive romance, "Breeze" tells not a story, but everyone's lost youth.】

Before the web drama was even released, some media outlets, claiming to have seen the episodes in advance, were already praising it like crazy.

In the crew, Su Yan, whose scenes had been temporarily completed, sat in a chair watching related news on his computer.

Wearing a red dress, with her hair styled in a single ponytail and exquisite makeup, Ayumi Shinozaki was secretly watching what he was doing.

Su Yan's expression was slightly strange.

After all, in his previous life, he had been tricked by these unscrupulous media outlets and internet trolls into watching a pile of garbage in the cinema.

Wasting money was a small matter.

The important thing was the pollution of his brain.

He didn't expect that after transmigrating, he would still encounter the same familiar situation.

"Truly worthy of being the television station's darling!" Ayumi Shinozaki suddenly said at this moment, her expression ugly.

The publicity resources and funding for "Breeze" now included one million that had been cut from the Rurouni Kenshin crew.

The more popular "Breeze" became before its premiere, the angrier she became.

"What's there to be angry about? You have to imagine that one day your work will also be treated like this by the station. Given the most resource inclination, unanimous praise from all the media before the premiere, and eager anticipation from the market audience..." Su Yan saw her depression and comforted her with a smile.

"It's not that simple. My connections in the production department aren't that strong. This kind of treatment will never be my turn," Ayumi Shinozaki said.

Being disgusted by others was nothing, but the most uncomfortable thing was that revenge was nowhere in sight.

"Sakura Television can become one of the top three in the industry, it's not just about connections to get ahead," Su Yan said.

"There are always people working hard, making achievements, and getting ahead with their strength."

"For example, if Rurouni Kenshin achieves explosive results after its premiere on Sakura Net, or rather, becomes the best-performing online drama in the entire network in the next season, taking the number one spot in sales... then your next work as a producer will naturally receive better treatment, right?"

"That's too wishful thinking," Ayumi Shinozaki said.

"It's almost impossible for Rurouni Kenshin to take the number one spot in sales. How can a four-episode online drama compete with those dramas with a dozen or more episodes in total sales?"

"The only thing to expect is that the average views per episode and ratings can be higher."

"Then let the average sales per episode exceed the other party," Su Yan said with a smile.

"You're thinking too easily, aren't you?"

"Do you think Kenshin will lose?"

"Of course I don't think Kenshin will lose to that 'Breeze' or 'Sprint Speed.' I know that those dramas can't compare to Kenshin even before they premiere," Ayumi Shinozaki said with a serious expression.

"You don't even know, after watching the edited video of the first episode of Kenshin last night, I got goosebumps all over. It was the first time I was moved by the work I produced."

"But my liking it is useless... it has to be liked by the audience!" Ayumi Shinozaki looked at Su Yan and sighed.

"No matter what fantasies you have in your mind, reality will always ruthlessly strike you."

"The market is unpredictable. Even if everyone in a crew is confident in a work, this sample data is still too small compared to the tens of millions or hundreds of millions of people in the market. It is very likely that everyone in our crew is just a small group of people. Yesterday, everyone's excitement about the quality of the first episode of Kenshin was just a small group of people having fun."

"So, as a producer, I don't dare to be too extravagant. I only hope that Rurouni Kenshin, which premiered without much publicity resources and a lack of filming funds, can have more than one million sales per episode, allowing the television station to make a small profit... This way, I can keep my job and have the opportunity to work with you on the next work... realizing a major turnaround in Ayumi Shinozaki's career."

"The next one?" Su Yan was stunned when he heard this.

"You still want to cooperate with me?"

"Of course," Ayumi Shinozaki looked at Su Yan.

"Don't you want to?"

"I haven't thought about what will happen after the completion and broadcast of Kenshin," Su Yan said.

After all, he didn't know what kind of work he would draw at that time, so planning in advance was meaningless.

"But you don't even know what my next script is, and you dare to talk about cooperation in advance? Aren't you afraid that I'll write a bad script?" Su Yan became interested.

"Then I'll reject your script and make you rewrite it until you write a good script," Ayumi Shinozaki said.

"What if I can't write it all the time?" Su Yan asked back.

"I don't believe that a screenwriter who can write the script for Rurouni Kenshin can only write Rurouni Kenshin."

"You will be famous. Sometime in the future..." Ayumi Shinozaki stared at Su Yan, but after a few seconds, she smiled lightly.

"Of course, these are just some kind of premonition, or rather just my wishful thinking. I often misjudge people and things, otherwise I wouldn't be a joke in the production department."

"Perhaps there's no need to wait for some future day. Perhaps, it's happening now..."

Su Yan said with a smile.

But he didn't continue to say anything.

The results after Kenshin airs are the best words.

Because Ayumi Shinozaki didn't have market big data to compare, even if she recognized Rurouni Kenshin, she still had no confidence in her heart.

Su Yan was different. He knew what the original Rurouni Kenshin's sales big data was in his previous life.

Nearly 80 million copies of the collected volumes were sold.

The total box office of the adapted live-action movies was over 20 billion yen.

This is not a niche work.

It has been tested by the market, but only not in Xia Country.

On July 1st, the major dramas broadcast by major television stations were successively premiered.

On the same day, the first episodes of major online dramas on the four major online broadcasting platforms were also launched.

Under the promotion of the media, the first episode of the most watched online drama "Breeze" took the lead in paid sales as soon as it was launched.

In the first week, as expected by Sakura Television, the first episode of Breeze ranked first among online dramas in the same period with 1.09 million views in the first week.

Although the audience rating was not very high, only 8.1 points, the competitors in the same period were even worse.

"Sprint Speed" opened with 7.3 points and 910,000 paid views in the first week.

"I'm Trapped in the Temple" opened with 5.9 points and 850,000 paid views in the first week.

Seeing this, online media naturally would not be stingy, and the praise for "Breeze" was one wave after another.

After the first week's results of the first episode were released, the "Breeze" crew held a celebration banquet.

As for the cost, it was drawn from the filming funds.

If the filming funds for subsequent episodes are not enough, with Breeze's current results, it will be easy to ask the station for additional investment.

"Teacher Kiyota, congratulations."

"Breeze's premiere is a great success, Teacher Kiyota, you are too amazing."

"Paid views exceeded one million in the first week, and it will be easy to exceed three million in the first month!"

"Long live Teacher Kiyota."

At the celebration banquet, the crew members' compliments and the effect of alcohol made him dizzy.

Although, 80% of the Breeze script was written by another joint screenwriter, Yusuke Kanzaki, and he just made some constructive suggestions.

The producer, Tu Heng, was found by his uncle.

The director was also arranged for him by his uncle.

But it doesn't matter, without his uncle's connections, how could these people gather together, how could they hold a celebration banquet here?

Without him, there would be no Breeze drama, so he deserves to be the greatest contributor to the Breeze drama.

"All the online dramas that the four major online broadcasting platforms are expected to premiere in the July summer season have already premiered, um, only that garbage Rurouni Kenshin will premiere on the 22nd..."

"Heh, steady. After Breeze takes the first place in sales and ratings for online dramas this season... I will no longer be a new screenwriter without achievements. Next, I will prepare my first work that can be broadcast on television."

Thinking of this, Sanji Kiyota continued to drink a glass of wine, and he became even more fluttery.

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