Depressive screenwriter.

Chapter 121 End of Quarter

During the autumn season, a total of five A-rated dramas were broadcast simultaneously on the three major TV stations.

Its ratings are slightly better than those of the summer season.

After all, the shame that April brought to the three major TV stations in the summer schedule was too great. The production departments of the three TV stations gave death orders to their crews, and they must achieve some results in the autumn schedule.

The online broadcasting platforms under the three major TV stations also began to cooperate and the publicity efforts were also maximized.

Under such circumstances, the fantasy drama "White Deer in the Forest", which Shanghai TV invested 4.78 million this quarter, had a viewership rating of 4.79% in its seventh week of broadcast, exceeding the % in April, and just exceeded it by a little bit.

But in the eighth episode that was aired immediately, the ratings of the show immediately dropped to 4.5%, and its reputation declined.

Because there was a big problem with the plot of the eighth episode, the personality of a popular character collapsed.

The drama's rating also dropped from 9.0 to 8.5.

This is very normal. The ratings of many dramas often fall back immediately after reaching their peak. When this happens, it is mostly because the screenwriters can no longer control the plot.

The plot in the early stage is very satisfying, whetting the audience's appetite, but when it comes to filling the holes in the later stage, the screenwriter is not capable enough and can only use deus ex machina or reduce the villain's intelligence to resolve the final conflict, which will definitely not be accepted by the audience.

But no matter what, the seventh episode of White Deer in the Forest had a solid viewership rating of 4.79%.

Therefore, it was confirmed that the work with the highest ratings this year would not be in April, which made the three major TV stations collectively breathe a sigh of relief and stopped their subordinates from struggling.

That's enough.

Although The Deer in the Forest is far inferior to April in terms of word of mouth, influence and evaluation, the industry's voice is in the hands of the three major TV stations. The three major TV stations also carried out multi-faceted reports on the fact that The Deer in the Forest topped the ratings throughout the year and invited a bunch of film and television media to praise it, in an effort to minimize the impact of April on the three major TV stations.

But the audience has a scale in their hearts.

I really need to rank the TV series that aired this year.

Then To the Moon and Your Lie in April are definitely among the top three.

It was after December.

The autumn film and television market in Xiaguo is also coming to an end.

All in all, the TV series that aired this quarter had high ratings because the three major TV stations spent a lot of money on publicity, but the data of these dramas in the online broadcast market was ugly, with an average paid broadcast volume of 5 to 6 million per episode, and the ratings were also low.

To put it bluntly, viewers will not go to an online streaming platform and pay a second time for a fast-food drama.

On the contrary, since early December, TV drama viewers in Xia country have begun to look forward to the winter season.

Among them, the most anticipated TV series in the winter season is "The Rain in Shanghai", the second part of Sakura TV's classic love drama "The Rain in Shanghai" three years ago, "The Rain in Shanghai. Sequel".

This drama had a viewership rating of 4.23% when it premiered three years ago, and reached a viewership rating of 491% and a rating of 9.2% when it ended. It is truly a rare masterpiece among the romance-themed dramas in the Xia country's film and television industry in recent years.

This drama itself has a huge fan base for its predecessor, and the male and female protagonists are both first-line stars in the country's popular TV drama industry, so it is normal that it is temporarily ranked first on the audience's expectation list among the dramas aired in winter.

The second place on this list is "Life is Strange".

Although the audience in Xia country is still unclear about what type of drama this is and what story it tells.

But the screenwriter is Su Yan, the heroine is Gu Qingyuan, the second heroine is Shen Liqian, the director is Shi Peihua, and the producer is Shinozaki Ikumi
When these names were revealed, combined with the previous works in which they collaborated, April, To the Moon, Rurouni Kenshin, and Ancient Love Song.

Fans are naturally full of confidence.

The third place on the list is the A-level youth drama "Mystery of Time", which was invested 45 million by Zhongxia Television.

Judging from the trailer, Su Yan felt that it was a bit like the previous life of Hyouka, with a little suspense and mystery. The cast was very luxurious, and Xiaguo's top female singer Fu Jingyun was the heroine of the TV series, so her fans naturally showed their support.

The fourth place on the list
"The Fiery Sun" is a war history drama produced by Shanghai TV Station, adapted from a classic battle in the history of the Xia Kingdom.

"Rain in Shanghai. Continued".

"Life is Strange".

"Mystery of Time".

"The Burning Sun".

Four A-level dramas will be aired during the winter season, and the investment, cast, subject matter, and the three major TV stations' emphasis on the winter season are greater than ever before.

All the film and television audiences in Xia Country can feel some subtle atmosphere.

"The three major TV stations will never be allowed to lose to Qingkong TV and Su Yan again!"

"That's right. Su Yan's current situation is special. If his drama is not broadcast on the three major TV stations, then he will definitely be targeted by the three major TV stations. If his drama is broadcast on one of the three major TV stations, then he will be targeted by the other two."

"We can't help it. The Xia country's TV drama industry does not allow such an awesome person to exist. Su Yan's drama helped Qingkong TV win the ratings championship, breaking the three major TV stations' monopoly on the championship for so many years. This hatred is a bit too much. As long as the old thief is still active in the market, he will definitely be targeted by the three major TV stations!"

"This is good. I feel like the old thief is just like the catfish in the catfish effect. Before he showed up, the three major TV stations fooled us viewers and filmed some crappy dramas to defraud advertising fees. Do the three major TV stations still dare to do that now? Knowing that the old thief Su Yan will have an S-level drama to be aired in April, Sakura TV and Hudu TV have started planning to film an S-level drama."

"Three S-rated dramas are competing against each other in April. This kind of scene hasn't appeared in four or five years."

"But April is still early, and January is also very interesting! These four A-level dramas are all top-notch in terms of production lineup. Especially the sequel to Shanghai Rain. I don't know if this work can surpass the previous one."

"The plot structure of Shanghai City Rain itself is very complete. Sakura TV was probably forced into this project by Su Yan. It is hard for me to imagine what the plot of the sequel to Shanghai City Rain will be like. I just hope the plot will not ruin this work."

"It all comes down to the screenwriter. The soul of a drama lies in the script. If Your Lie in April has a second season, I don't think anyone in the market will doubt its quality. Because Su Yan's reputation for four consecutive dramas with a score of 9.0 is there, and the achievements of Sun Xiang, the screenwriter of Shanghai Rain, in the past two years are hard to describe. Even I, a super fan of Shanghai Rain, doubt the quality of the sequel. Alas."

"Anyway, I support Su Yan in advance. I hope Life is Strange can win the championship again!"

"Come again? Don't think too highly of yourself. How could miracles like April's be normal? Su Yan's abilities are obvious to all, but it would be an exaggeration to say that every drama he stars in can compare to April's. Life is Strange is still being broadcast on Qingkong TV. I don't ask for it to win the season championship in ratings, but I hope it can win the first place in the season in terms of word of mouth, just like Su Yan's previous dramas." A number of TV dramas in the autumn season have not yet finished airing.

The public opinion and discussion focus of fans in the market has shifted to the winter season dramas.

In the Life is Strange crew, Su Yan and Shinozaki Ikumi, as company directors, are naturally very sensitive to any market fluctuations.

Ikumi Shinozaki frowned as she studied the information about the three major TV stations in the next two quarters.

"In more than half a month, our new drama will be aired." Shinozaki Ikumi's voice was filled with excitement and a hint of nervousness.

"This is already the fifth drama we've produced together. Are you still so worried about gains and losses?" Su Yan put down the script in his hand and said with a smile.

"It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality! Our last work was the third place winner. If Life is Strange didn't achieve this result, I would always feel that I was regressing. But it's not easy to be the third place winner, especially at Aoki TV." Shinozaki Ikumi smoothed the hair by her ears.

"Maybe, a miracle like April will only happen once in a lifetime. Maybe your fans are not interested in this drama without you. Even if your fans don't care about these, there are so few love elements in Life is Strange, and the style is so different from your previous works, maybe."

Su Yan stopped Shinozaki Ikumi's nervous mumbling.

He stood up and opened the curtains of his office, allowing dazzling light to shine into the room.

"Are you scared?"

Shinozaki Ikumi was stunned when she heard this, thought about it, and then whispered.

"A little."

"Guess, Akasaka Yoshitoki, are the creative crews of the other three A-level dramas competing with Life is Strange in the same period afraid?" Su Yan said with a smile.

"I don't need to ask to know that the three major TV stations have absolute bottom line standards for the performance of works under the crews of "Shanghai Rain. Sequel", "The Burning Sun" and "Mystery of Time." Su Yan looked at Shinozaki Ikumi.

“We won’t allow Life is Strange to lose to us.”

Shinozaki Ikumi was stunned when she heard this.

"The ones who should be under real pressure should be them, not us."

"Su Yan, you are always so confident." Shinozaki Yumi blinked, sat on the chair, and the expression on her face gradually softened.

"The reason why you are anxious about temporary gains and losses is because you are afraid that after losing, you will never have the chance to win back." Su Yan said.

"But I'm different."

“Even if I really lose.”

Shinozaki Ikumi looked at Su Yan.

"I will come up with better works next time and take revenge."

Su Yan didn't blindly believe in the works he extracted. He just blindly believed that there was no creator, company, or TV station in this world that could compete with the entire world of works in the system in his previous life.

The goal before the show starts is definitely to be number one, but we can also accept the situation where the work is not well accepted by the local environment or that Xia Guo has a strong crew and team.

But so far, that situation has not occurred.

Half a month passed in a flash, and soon it was late December.

In the crew of Life is Strange, the filming progress of this drama has reached the fourth episode.

As Su Yan wrote episode after episode of his script, Gu Qingyuan and Shen Liqian gradually understood the highlights of Su Yan's drama.

The setting of the drama Life is Strange is quite similar to Su Yan’s classic work from his previous life, Steins;Gate.

The protagonist of this drama, Xiaomai, suddenly discovered one day that he had the ability to go back in time.

For example, as long as she concentrates and activates her ability, she can turn back time to a few minutes ago.

The first time she used this ability was to save her good friend Xiao Yi, whom she hadn't seen for several years.

Because of this rescue, she and Xiao Yi were also involved in a murder case in the town.
The main plot of this drama is that the heroine uses her own abilities to change the fate of many people and find out the real murderer of the murder.

But in fact, as the story progresses to the end, the more she changes the direction of the world, the more the world will actively correct itself, either causing her town to suffer a huge disaster because of the world's correction, or
She must personally repair everything she had changed.

Including her good friend Xiao Yi, whom she rescued personally, she must also return to her original destiny.

Steins;Gate also has a world line option that deceives the world.

But Life is Strange doesn’t have such a tricky ending.

No matter what choice you make, the final outcome will be tragic.

In Su Yan's previous life, there were many similar classic choice problems.

Sacrifice one person to save a thousand people, what would you choose?

Often in this type of situation, the one person you choose to sacrifice must be your family or friends, and the thousand people you save are often insignificant passersby.

In the drama Life is Strange, the final choice faced by the heroine is this.
Although Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan were not clear about the subsequent plot of the drama, they could feel something was wrong during the filming process.

For example, there is even a scene where Xiaomai gently kisses Xiaoyi.
Although both of them are professional actors, they don't feel embarrassed.

But is Su Yan planning to let himself go in terms of subject matter in this drama?

(End of this chapter)