Depressive Screenwriter

In a matter of days, the news that the "Gu Xiang Si Qu" drama team was aiming for the top ten in viewership ratings during the autumn season spread within Sakura Television.

Even colleagues at Shanghai and Zhongxia Television heard about it and smiled.

A drama broadcast in the Sunday midnight slot wants to achieve a top ten viewership rating?

That's quite a dream.

But after thinking about it carefully, it seems reasonable.

Who hasn't been young?

After all, he's a young screenwriter. His previous web drama did so well, so it's normal for him to feel confident and proud, thinking he can create another dark horse drama in a terrible time slot. Reality will cool his enthusiasm after a few weeks of the autumn season premiere.

On the other side, Kiyota Sanji, who spends all his time on the "Yozakura" drama team, heard the news but didn't take it seriously.

Although he hates Su Yan, he doesn't really think Su Yan can threaten him this season.

Instead of worrying about the possibility of "Gu Xiang Si Qu" rising in the "Sunday Midnight Slot," he should worry more about whether "Yozakura" will flop in the "Saturday 10 PM Slot!"

The possibility that "Yozakura" would lose to "Gu Xiang Si Qu," as mentioned by his uncle Akasaka Yoshitoki, doesn't mean that "Gu Xiang Si Qu" will explode with viewership ratings soaring to 3% or 4%.

But that "Yozakura" might suffer a sharp drop in ratings to the 1% level due to filming accidents or news of the cast members committing illegal or criminal acts during filming.

If you worry about everything, you don't have to do anything. You can just be an alarmist all day long.

In the last few days of September,

"Qingfeng" ended its season with an average of 3.07 million paid views per episode and a score of 4.7. Ignoring word-of-mouth, its performance ranked second among web dramas in its time slot.

Meanwhile, "Rurouni Kenshin" ranked first among web dramas in its time slot with an average of 5.37 million paid views per episode and a super high score of 9.6.

Ignoring the slow increase in viewership after the end of this season, and the possible surge in viewership if the actors, screenwriters, etc., become more famous in the future.

Based solely on the current results, Su Yan's pre-tax profit from the signing contract as a screenwriter, after deducting production costs, is confirmed to be 470,000, which will be deposited into Su Yan's account within two days after withholding taxes.

Of course, director Shi Peihua, producer Shinozaki Ikumi, and others will also receive a considerable income.

With money, Su Yan's mood has improved a lot. After all, the original owner of this body was indeed a poor person.

On the other side...

The three major television stations went all out in promoting the dramas that would premiere next season in these few days.

Trailers for "The Lone Doctor," "The Woman in the Painting," and "The Gilded One" were broadcast around the clock.

"Yozakura," "Midnight Gourmet," and other works were also given strong promotional support, leaving an impression on the audience of Sakura Television.

As for "Gu Xiang Si Qu,"

Although the trailer was quite attractive, for most television viewers, the time slot after twelve o'clock on Sunday night is still a no-go. They really can't stay up that late.

Soon, the time came to September 30th, Sunday.

The premiere dates for the main dramas of the three major television stations this season are basically concentrated on the three days of October 5th, 6th, and 7th.

So although tomorrow is Monday, fans of Xia's dramas are not very excited.

But "Rurouni Kenshin" fans started getting excited at 9 PM, frantically posting on Sakura Online's official page for "Gu Xiang Si Qu."

"We can see Kenshin and Yukishiro Tomoe again after midnight, yay!"

"I hope "Gu Xiang Si Qu" gives me a lot of sweetness in the first episode! To make up for the regret of Rurouni Kenshin."

"I heard that the male lead played by Teacher Su Yan in this drama has no martial arts skills!"

"You're right. Teacher Su Yan's introduction on the official website says he's an ordinary person who traveled from modern times. But the good news is that the female lead, Lu Yuan, knows martial arts. We'll probably see Gu Qingyuan wielding a three-foot-long sword to protect Teacher Su Yan in Gu Xiang Si Qu."

"Oh, the offensive and defensive positions have changed. Is this drama going to be about Gu Qingyuan going on the offensive?"

"The title of this drama is "Gu Xiang Si Qu." Does that mean it's a subject that has a lot to do with music?"

"I'm not sure, but the official website released stills of Teacher Su Yan playing the flute and Gu Qingyuan playing the Konghou. To be honest, I think the makeup is even more beautiful than in Rurouni Kenshin."

"That's for sure! The texture of the costumes worn in Rurouni Kenshin is very poor. "Gu Xiang Si Qu" has obviously been greatly upgraded. The production team has money, so it's different. It is estimated that the cost of a set of ancient costumes for the protagonist inside is five figures."

"Anyway, after watching the first episode tonight, let's actively promote "Gu Xiang Si Qu." Strive to get the viewership rating of "Gu Xiang Si Qu" to break 2%."

"Don't think too much. In a time slot like Sunday midnight, it's already good if the premiere viewership rating can break 1%. The two dramas in the same time slot last year by Shanghai and Zhongxia Television that broke 3% were also the only two dark horses in this time slot in the past decade. In most cases, the viewership ratings of dramas broadcast by the three major television stations in the Sunday midnight slot are below 1.5%."

"The situation is not yet determined. How do you know "Gu Xiang Si Qu" isn't an even darker horse?"

"That's right, as long as "Gu Xiang Si Qu" has the quality of "Rurouni Kenshin", let alone 3%, I believe it will have a 4% viewership rating in this time slot."

"It's not that simple? Most screenwriters' works are either masterpieces or terrible! Teacher Su Yan is young, and his creative state may not be very stable. I only hope that if the plot of "Gu Xiang Si Qu" is not as good as expected, everyone should not immediately turn from fans to haters and spray Teacher Su Yan wildly. Many new screenwriters are easily mentally broken like this."

"As long as Teacher Su Yan doesn't feed us anything like the big one in "Qingfeng" last season, no matter how ugly the plot of "Gu Xiang Si Qu" is, I will definitely not spray him."

The only people who would look forward to the premiere of "Gu Xiang Si Qu" in the Sunday midnight slot are these die-hard fans of "Rurouni Kenshin."

Among them is Nishimura Rie, who came from Sakura Island to Beijing to work.

After playing hard for two days on the weekend, she was already a little tired.

"There are ten minutes left."

Nishimura Rie looked at the time.

September 30th, Sunday, 23:51 PM.

On weekdays, she would have been preparing to wash up and sleep at this time, but there was no way, after all, who knows when Kenshin and Yukishiro Tomoe will cooperate again? She will definitely finish watching "Gu Xiang Si Qu."

Boredly browsing the mobile phone forum, watching the promotional GG of "Yozakura" broadcast on Sakura Television.

"Huh? Is that you... the sequel to the screenwriter of "Qingfeng"? What "Yozakura", even dogs don't watch it." Nishimura Rie's eyes showed contempt.

Time passed second by second.

At this moment, most areas of Xia are quiet at night, and the number of night owls who stay up to watch dramas in front of the TV is indeed much smaller than during the day.

Finally, the last second of September passed, and October arrived.

"Gu Xiang Si Qu" premiered on time on October 1st, Monday, at 00:00.

The first scene was a handsome face.

Nishimura Rie's first reaction was Kenshin Himura, but as the camera pulled away and the man's modern clothes were revealed, Nishimura Rie sighed.

I wish Su Yan would create a drama with the subsequent plot of Rurouni Kenshin.

A bustling execution ground, a luxuriously dressed woman is in the center of the execution ground, surrounded by a group of people clamoring to kill her, wanting to judge the woman, with crazy faces.

And that woman, although the camera did not give a full picture, but just from her exposed eyes and the corners of her lips, Nishimura Rie can recognize.

It's Gu Qingyuan

And it is Gu Qingyuan who is deliberately dressed up as an older woman. But the bone structure is there, still beautiful to the point of popping bubbles.

Shen Buyan, dressed in modern clothes, is in the crowd at the execution ground. No one would notice this strangely dressed man at this time.

Because everyone's eyes are fixed on the center of the execution ground, the demon queen Lu Yuan who is about to be judged.

Here, the screen narration gave some text prompts, introducing the background of Lu Yuan.

The young emperor ascends the throne, the empress dowager interferes with politics, and then the emperor grows up and liquidates her.

There are too many such things in history, and Nishimura Rie quickly accepted the character setting.

Of course, this is the superficial background introduction of the role of Lu Yuan in the first episode.

[This strange woman seems to have a myriad of connections with me in the dark.]

Shen Buyan took a few steps forward, looking at the Lu Yuan who was about to be executed with curiosity and trance, and the inner monologue sounded.

Finally, before Lu Yuan ushered in the end of her death, she glanced at the crazy crowd who were cheering because she was about to die.

The indifferent and calm eyes, ready to go to death, instantly rippled.

Because, she saw Shen Buyan, who was looking at her with strange eyes, in the crowd.

Before she died, she was holding an ancient jade in her hand, and Shen Buyan happened to see the shape of this ancient jade.

[Her eyes seem to penetrate me.]

The male protagonist Shen Buyan's narration sound continued to sound.

BGM up.

Instantly, the atmosphere became sad.

A wisp of a smile appeared on the corners of Lu Yuan's face, which was not fully captured.

A tear seemed to slip from the corner of her eye.

The execution begins, life ends, and the jade is broken into five pieces.

The op song of this drama sounded.

The sad tune, without lyrics, shows the production members of the crew one by one with ancient ink paintings.

Soon, the title of Gu Xiang Si Qu appeared.

After that, a line of words appeared.

[Episode 14: This is the first episode!]

"Puff!" Nishimura Rie spat out a mouthful of tea.

What is this? This is too funny.

Why is this episode marked as episode 14 when it is clearly the first episode, and the title is actually a special reminder to the audience [This is the first episode!]

Now all the audience, including Nishimura Rie, do not know how depressing it will be to review the plot of the scene where Shen Buyan seemed to see the execution scene of the demon queen Lu Yuan of the ancient Sheng Kingdom in a dream after they have watched the complete work.

I don't understand either, why the first episode is marked as the fourteenth episode.

But after all, this is the foreshadowing of this episode of Gu Xiang Si Qu.

After the title song ends, the plot quickly gets on track.

The male protagonist Shen Buyan's background information is unfolded. His profession is a famous writer, and his interests are miscellaneous studies, military tactics, economics, politics, music, history, physics, science, and cryptography are all studied.

Belongs to a little famous genius celebrity.

Anyway, Su Yan strengthened the background of the male protagonist Shen Buyan in this version of the script, but not to the point of being too exaggerated.

Otherwise, it would not make sense at all why an ordinary person Shen Buyan could cultivate a character like Lu Yuan in the later stage.

Then the plot advances

Because Shen Buyan had that almost realistic dream.

The dream of the execution of the demon queen Lu Yuan of the ancient Sheng Kingdom, and the look she gave herself before she died.

He developed a strong interest in the ancient Sheng Kingdom, whose historical records are incomplete, and studied history, wanting to write a biography novel with the demon queen Lu Yuan as the protagonist

Shen Buyan was angry at the launch of the first volume of the novel because the organizer typed the Yuan of Lu Yuan as the mandarin duck Yuan.

On the way out of the scenic spot where the novel was launched, he met an old woman selling some antique fragments under a huge ancient tree that was said to be able to hang up wishes and was very effective.

Coincidentally, he saw five broken jade pendants here.

Exactly the same as the jade pendant that Shen Buyan saw in his dream, Lu Yuan fell on the ground and shattered after her death.

Seeing this, Nishimura Rie came to her senses.

Is it that coincidental?

What exactly is that dream? Is it really a dream?

The male protagonist Shen Buyan and the old woman argued about whether Lu Yuan had hollowed out the national treasury in history, murdered the virtuous minister, and lived a luxurious life before being called a demon queen and liquidated.

He believes that Lu Yuan deserved to die.

The old woman hinted that the demon queen was just a slander by later generations.

In the end, the old woman showed a riddle-like smile and sold the broken jade to Shen Buyan.

The opening background introduction did not enter the theme, and the plot seemed a bit watery.

But this is how the drama Gu Xiang Si Qu is. There are a lot of foreshadowings in the first episode. Before the foreshadowings are solved, it will indeed be a bit confusing.

But apart from these riddle-like plots, Nishimura Rie felt that the first episode of Gu Xiang Si Qu was still quite different from what she imagined.

Rurouni Kenshin began by describing the cruelty of the troubled times.

The plot of the beginning of Gu Xiang Si Qu is to lay the background.

Sheng Kingdom, Lu Yuan, Demon Queen

Although it looks quite interesting, the difference in style made Nishimura Rie think that the screenwriter had changed.

The transitional plot at the beginning of the first episode quickly ended.

At night, Shen Buyan, who was playing with the five pieces of broken jade and thinking about how to write the second volume of the novel "The Story of Nansheng", dripped blood on the broken jade because of a nosebleed.

In his own room, rain fell from the sky.

"Rain?" Nishimura Rie's eyes widened.

The next second, the camera turned, and Shen Buyan, who was still at home, instantly came to a magnificent and森严with murderous aura in the palace.

Heavy rain poured down from the sky.

Because he studied the history of the Sheng Kingdom, he recognized the architectural style and decoration here at a glance, which was extremely similar to the Sheng Kingdom.

The clothes of the palace guards who appeared later confirmed his guess.

[Here is the ancient Sheng Kingdom, I have come to the ancient Sheng Kingdom era]

Nishimura Rie blinked, this

I already knew this setting from the trailer.

But really seeing it still feels shocking.

She was still wondering how to do such a thing as time travel?

But does this setting need to tell the reason?

A few pieces of broken jade, time travel after dripping blood, without any sense of incongruity.

In order to avoid the pursuit of the palace guards, Shen Buyan came to the palace library to hide.

By the way, he also found the historical materials of the Sheng Kingdom here, and Shen Buyan became excited at the moment.

I have the material for the novel!

"?" Nishimura Rie was shocked.

Still thinking about your broken novel.

You have traveled through time, why are you still so concerned about work?

A lifetime of working life!

The next scene unfolds in the study, where Shen Buyan encounters a beautiful female official named Yihua, dressed in a plain white dress, her face delicate and filled with sorrow!

[Young Master, don't be afraid, it's me, Yihua]

Yihua's first appearance, with that first sentence, immediately made Xicun Li Hui feel puzzled.

The wording, no matter how you look at it, sounds like the tone someone familiar would use.

If it were the first meeting, shouldn't she say, "Nice to meet you, I am XXX from the XXX position in the palace?"

The phrase "it's me."

Implies that she thinks Shen Buyan would recognize her?

[The young lady said that if you come, you would come to the study first, and she asked me to pick you up.] Yihua continued.

Xicun Li Hui's brain CPU started working.

The male lead has just transmigrated.

But someone knows he will come to the study, it seems like they already knew about all of this.

This plot is interesting.

So, the male lead's transmigration also has a secret?

[Young lady? Who is the young lady?] Shen Buyan asked in confusion.

Yihua's expression paused, her eyes staring deeply at Shen Buyan.

After a long while, she seemed to realize something, and a flash of sadness crossed her eyes.

[Let's go.] Yihua's voice and tone were obviously a bit sad at this moment.

When watching 'The Love of Hypnosis' for the first time, you will only find these details inexplicable.

But on the second watch, you will know what kind of information Yihua realized at this moment.

You will know why she has this expression.

On the way to meet the young lady Yihua spoke of, Shen Buyan noticed Yihua's plain white clothing and, according to the customs of Sheng, guessed that her lover had died.

Then, a scene that made Xicun Li Hui's pupils dilate and her heart beat faster appeared.

Turning a corner in the corridor, a magnificent palace appeared in Shen Buyan's eyes.

The gauze gently fluttered in the wind, in the center of the palace, a beautiful woman in a red dress and gorgeous clothes was sitting cross-legged in front of a Konghou, her fingers plucking the strings.

She looked back, her stunning profile as white as snow, her eyes looking at Shen Buyan with a hint of complexity.

Yukishiro Tomoe.

Xicun Li Hui cheered in her heart.

No, her name in this drama is Lu Yuan.

Since Rurouni Kenshin ended.

Xicun Li Hui had been waiting for this kind of scene for more than a month.

Although it is not a Rurouni Kenshin sequel.

But just watching the two actors facing each other like this, she already felt like crying.

The aftereffects of Kenshin will never disappear, only be temporarily suppressed.

But now.

"Temporarily forget Rurouni Kenshin. This drama is 'The Love of Hypnosis'." Xicun Li Hui took a deep breath.

She didn't have a sense of immersion in the previous plot of 'The Love of Hypnosis'.

But at this moment, she had it!

Thanks to Xingchen Shangsenlie, Chaodianci Da Shang Qingyin Fireworks for the reward, thank you everyone!