Depressive screenwriter.

Chapter 19 Benefits
July 24th, Sakura TV, Script Department.

Early in the morning, Kiyota Sanji got up early and drove his sports car to work.

The morning breeze was warm, and he walked into the editorial office with his head held high, humming a tune and singing a song.

Although Kiyota Sanji is known as the main screenwriter of the drama "Seikaze".

But in fact, most of the creation work of the important plots was done by his good screenwriting partner, Yusuke Kanzaki.

So he doesn't have to stay in the crew all the time, like Kanzaki Yusuke, scratching his head with all his hair, struggling to find inspiration for the script of the final episode of "Qingfeng".

But as soon as he arrived at the office today, he felt that the atmosphere was not right.

Everyone in the office gathered together, looking at something intently, and occasionally made exclamations.

"What are you doing?" Kiyota Sanji walked over and asked.

"We are watching Su Yan's Rurouni Kenshin which was released the day before yesterday! It's amazing. I never thought that Su Yan's drama could be so amazing."

At this time, a female screenwriter from the screenwriting department said with a smile on her face.

“Who could have guessed that, with such a low investment and so few promotional resources from the station, this drama would actually be in the top ten of the trending search list just two days after it was aired. So far, the paid playback volume has exceeded 410,000,” said a middle-aged man.

When Kiyota Sanji heard this, his eyes widened.

Two days, 41?
"Su Yan worked as an intern for two years before he was hired as a full-time employee. I thought he was a stupid person, but talent can only be seen through actual combat."

"If this trend continues, won't it be very likely that Rurouni Kenshin's paid streaming volume will exceed one million in the first week?"

"Not only that? Since the first episode of this drama was aired, more than 9.3 people have rated it, and the opening score is points. This reputation is explosive!"

"I got up early in the morning and watched the first episode of Rurouni Kenshin. I can only say that Rurouni Kenshin deserves this achievement. Xiao Su is really amazing! He came up with such a script for the first time as the main creator, and the action scenes he performed as the male lead were so amazing."

"I created a costume martial arts drama a few years ago. You may not know what level of action scenes Xiao Su in Rurouni Kenshin is. I can tell you with certainty that this is definitely the ceiling-level shot in Xiaguo martial arts action dramas. It's just a pity that the investment was less, the quality of the costumes and makeup was a bit worse, and the acting skills of some supporting actors need to be improved. But the flaws do not outweigh the merits."

"Is it possible that Rurouni Kenshin will surpass Qingfeng in terms of average number of views per episode?" someone said at this time.

Suddenly, everyone fell silent and looked at Kiyota Sanji, and the atmosphere became awkward.

"Sorry, I said the wrong thing." The man who spoke just now said with a smile.

The relationships in the screenwriting department are complicated. There are always people with strong connections who are not afraid of Kiyota Sanji, and they are also dissatisfied with him stealing the creative fruits of Kanzaki Yusuke in the name of a joint screenwriting group. Although they will not completely tear their faces with Kiyota Sanji, everyone can hear his casual sarcasm.

Kiyota Sanji was almost furious at this moment.

But he still kept a fake smile on his face and hated the person who had just spoken.

Everyone in the screenwriter department sees each other every day.

Perhaps Kiyota Sanji looked down on Su Yan's low-cost drama, which resulted in him having no interest in paying attention to Rurouni Kenshin when it really started airing two nights ago.

But other colleagues are different.

Originally, after Rurouni Kenshin premiered on the evening of the 22nd, it did not cause much of a stir on the next day, the 23rd. Although it was ranked in the top ten on the trending search list, that was all.

The number of paid views on the first day was only 13, which is just barely acceptable. According to this data, the maximum number of paid views in the first week will be 40, and the average number of views for the final episode will be just over 100 million.

But the thing is, the first episode of Rurouni Kenshin did amaze a large number of viewers.

These first viewers who had watched Rurouni Kenshin crazily promoted the work on the website during that day. Many people even edited and produced short videos of Rurouni Kenshin and circulated them on Sakura.net.

In addition, Sakura.com is not stupid. The broadcast data of Rurouni Kenshin was obviously beyond expectations, and the ratings and reputation were also very high. Naturally, the website operation also added promotional resources for the work to a certain extent.

With the cooperation of the website and fans, Rurouni Kenshin's exposure has greatly increased.

This is why the paid streaming volume of the first episode of Rurouni Kenshin skyrocketed to 24 just two days after it was aired. Kiyota Sanji's expression was wonderful after he figured out everything.

He quickly ran to his workstation and turned on his computer.

After watching the entire first episode of Rurouni Kenshin.

Kiyota Sanji looked a little confused.
It took him five or six minutes to come back to his senses.

He was indeed stunned by the quality and excitement of the Rurouni Kenshin series.

He was impressed by Su Yan’s fighting scenes.

Then, the burning fire of jealousy in my heart began to rise.

And the more I thought about it, the worse it felt.

Two days after Kenshin was aired, the first episode had received over 41 paid views.

But when the first episode of Qing Feng was aired, he remembered that the number of paid views in two days was only 43!

Besides, Rurouni Kenshin scored 9.2, which is much higher than Qingfeng's 8.0.

Are you kidding me?
The other people in the screenwriting department were just having fun, but Kiyota Sanji already sensed that something was wrong.

First of all, the TV station invested more than 10 million yuan in the Qingfeng crew and provided a large amount of publicity resources. From the director to the producer to the crew, they are all people who have made achievements in the industry.

Originally, Qingfeng's current performance was quite good. It ranked first among the four major online drama platforms this quarter. The average number of views of the first four episodes has exceeded 200 million, and it is still rising.

It is estimated that by the time the entire series is completed, the average number of views per episode will exceed three million.

The total number of views for the entire series is likely to exceed 40 million.

With this calculation, the total revenue from online payments alone will be more than 40 million, and the profit share with the production department of Sakura TV will be more than 20 million.

There is nothing wrong with it, Qingfeng has indeed achieved results.

But the prerequisite is that the only online drama produced by the station this quarter is "Qing Feng" which can achieve such results.

It can only be that Qingfeng's performance is good, so that Qingtian Sanji, who is the chief screenwriter for the first time, can appear in the eyes of the TV station's senior management as a talented screenwriter.

If after this quarter, Qingfeng's performance is at the same level as Rurouni Kenshin, wouldn't that be a joke?
All the limelight will be snatched away by Su Yan.

The attention of the top management in the station will turn to Su Yan instead of him.

Thinking of this, Kiyota Sanji felt a tightness in his chest, but there was nothing he could do and could only comfort himself.

"Rurouni Kenshin only performed well in its first episode. If the subsequent episodes are not well produced, they will all be ruined."

In the past, Kiyota Sanji just thought Su Yan was annoying.

But now, it has reached the level of disgust.

This is no longer a matter of how well he and Su Yan like each other, but it involves interests and future development.

Any industry needs competition.

The conveniences enjoyed by those with connections are only within a certain range. His uncle is only the deputy director of the production department, not the director, let alone the director of the TV station or one of the TV station's shareholders.

The greatest opportunities and resources will only be reserved for those who perform best.

This year, he and Su Yan are the only two new screenwriters in the station.
(End of this chapter)