Depressive screenwriter.

Chapter 51 Invitation

Strictly speaking, the first half of the sixth episode of Ancient Love Song imitates the Empty City Strategy in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, with the fake Zhuge (fake Lu Shi) scaring away Huo Zhongda (Beilie Army) to defeat the enemy Beilie.

After all, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is too classic and there is no copyright. "Ancient Love Song" is a web drama, and no one can say anything if the original screenwriter directly uses this plot.

In his previous life, Su Yan found this passage a bit funny.

But for the audience in Xia country, they exclaimed that it was wonderful after watching this episode that night.
Can you still repel the enemy this way?

There was no Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the Xia Kingdom. Stratagems such as the Empty City Strategy and the False Pretense were original to the Xia Kingdom.

A group of late-night viewers watched the show with great gusto and immediately felt involved in the polymath character of the male lead, Shen Buyan.

But the second half of this episode tends to be more about power politics.

After Lu Yuan revealed her identity as the queen, she took over Lu Shi's original army. Li Yong relied on spies planted in the army to pretend to be assassins and kill Lu Shi in order to control the military power. He must be dissatisfied with being intercepted by Lu Yuan.

But Lu Yuan’s goal is not to fight with Prime Minister Li Yong to a draw, allowing the surrounding enemy countries to benefit.

She could only let go of her hatred for Li Yong and, for the sake of the future of Sheng State, chose to stop fighting with him. She did not lead Lu Shi's army to fight a war with Li Yongzhen as the queen to purge the emperor.
But at the end of the sixth episode, Yihua had a huge hatred for Li Yong because of Lu Shi's death, and even prepared to assassinate Li Yong in front of him.

Shen Buyan noticed that something was wrong with Yihua in advance, so he snatched Yihua's weapon and stabbed Li Yong in the shoulder without hesitation.

He didn't want to see Yihua being killed for assassinating the prime minister.

I also don't want to see Lu Yuan implicated by the maid Yihua because of this kind of thing.

After the weapon stabbed Li Yong, Shen Buyan was also killed by Li Yong's guards and finally fell in Lu Yuan's arms.

History forms a closed loop.

He said the same words that 36-year-old Lu Yuan said when she fell into his arms in the first episode.

"We'll have next time!"

The next time that 36-year-old Lu Yuan mentioned was to let Shen Buyan meet her 26-year-old self.

The next time Shen Buyan was talking about at this moment was referring to his first meeting with 36-year-old Lu Yuan in the first episode.

At this point, the second time travel of the male protagonist Shen Buyan in Ancient Love Song ends.

The end of the sixth episode once again moved the audience to tears.

Su Yan's emotion points in the system increased dramatically that night.

That night, after the sixth episode of Ancient Love Song was aired, the discussion of Ancient Love Song on Sakura.com was obviously much more heated than in the previous weeks.

After all, it has accumulated a considerable number of viewers.

A drama ranked 16th in ratings for a quarter certainly cannot be deserted.

"It's been a long time since I've seen such an exciting war drama. Is the Empty City Strategy really feasible?"

"There has never been such a strategy in history, but it is really fun to watch!"

"To put it bluntly, this strategy is to restrain smart people, but not stupid people."

"Just enjoy it, don't think too much about it."

"Yes, then at the end of this episode, does Li Yong die?"

"If Li Yong dies, Lu Yuan's fate will also be changed."

"Previous efforts to stop Lu Yuan from becoming the queen and to stop Lu Shi's death were all unsuccessful. Is it possible that Li Yong will die so easily?"

"Shen Buyan is still too weak. At that distance, if he used the Flying Sword Style like Kenshin, Li Yong would be beheaded immediately."

"Don't mix up the dramas. These are two different dramas."

"I feel a little uncomfortable!"

"In fact, from Shen Buyan's perspective, he only returns to the present after each failed attempt, and then returns to history through the broken jade. His encounters with Lu Yuan are uninterrupted, just from the age of 36 to 26. But what about Lu Yuan? She has to wait another ten years before she can see Shen Buyan again. I never watch a show more than once, and I watched the first episode again last night. It made me cry."

"Yes, in the first episode, Lu Yuan waited for Shen Buyan for ten years, but what she waited for was Shen Buyan who met her for the first time and didn't know her at all. Shen Buyan didn't know that Lu Yuan had fought with him in Huofeng Fort. He didn't know that the two had made a vow to live together in Nanmeng Lake after the world was at peace. Lu Yuan's joy turned into confusion. And in the first episode, the first thing Shen Buyan did when he saw Lu Yuan was to put a knife to her neck and said to her in a condemning tone, "Demon Queen Lu Yuan."

"Don't say anything. I don't even dare to watch the first episode. The more I think about what Shen Buyan did in the first episode, the more I feel that he is a big pig's hoof. He knows nothing and his words are hurtful."

"So after the sixth episode, 26-year-old Lu Yuan endured the pain of losing her brother, holding on to the hope that she could see Shen Buyan again when she was 36. In order to prevent Sheng from falling apart, she governed Sheng together with her enemy Li Yong. She waited for ten years and spent an hour or two with Shen Buyan on the night of Shangsi in the first episode, but she died just to save Shen Buyan?"

"No wonder Li Yong defected and betrayed his country in the first episode. He must have known that Lu Yuan would settle accounts with him sooner or later. After all, Lu Yuan is the legitimate queen, and her adopted son Chu Tongshang is the only illegitimate son of the foolish emperor's younger brother, Prince Bei'an, and the only bloodline of the Sheng royal family. When Chu Tongshang grows up, with Lu Yuan's support, he will 100% settle accounts with Li Yong, a prime minister who has been changing his job."

The ancient love song is becoming more and more popular in real life and on the Internet.

Even within Sakura TV, Ancient Love Song has become completely famous now.

Su Yan is the screenwriter of this drama. He also created Rurouni Kenshin, which ranked first among all online dramas last season.

This season, "Gu Xiang Si Qu" actually received the highest rating from audiences among all TV dramas aired.

Although the quality of dramas produced by major TV stations this season is average, the performance of "Ancient Love Song" is too exaggerated.

Early in the morning, Kiyota Sanji couldn't sleep. After getting up, he looked in the mirror in front of the bed. The man in the mirror had a decadent expression and bloodshot eyes.

While he was waiting for information from the TV station's internal staff, all kinds of thoughts were surging in his mind.

After a while, the latest TV ratings data was sent to his phone.
In the end what happened?
Kiyota Sanji was somewhat doubtful of himself.

Qingfeng's reputation declined because he made random changes to the script.

He admitted this.

But what about Ye Ying?

This time he did nothing and followed his uncle's arrangements.

Why has the ratings of Night Cherry Blossom remained at 3.1%, while the ratings of Ancient Lovesickness increased from 1.38% at the beginning of the show to 2.65% in the sixth episode?

That’s right, the ratings for the sixth episode of Ancient Love Song have risen again.

The ratings gap between Ye Ying, which was highly anticipated before the broadcast, and Ye Ying is only less than 0.5%.

Throughout the summer and autumn film and television market, all dramas have performed poorly.

Only the ancient love song
An absolute dark horse.

So what if "Ancient Love Song" doesn't rank in the top ten in terms of ratings?

The audiences, media, and film critics in the market are not stupid and have their own judgment.

The actual performance of a drama will never be measured by the absolute value of the ratings, but by a comprehensive consideration of the drama's production, publicity, and broadcasting conditions.

"Gu Xiangsi Qu" was able to be broadcast at that time and with that kind of publicity resources, and gradually accumulated fans through word of mouth, and achieved such results now.

Which drama this season can dare to say it can do it under the same conditions?

Even if the fifth episode of "The Painted Man", which has the highest ratings this season with a viewership of 4.07%, is moved to the Sunday midnight slot, it is hard to say whether it can have a viewership of 2.65%.

There is one thought circling in Kiyota Sanji's mind right now.

Won’t the TV station’s top management choose to support Su Yan starting from next quarter after seeing his potential?
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Isn't it possible that I will become the loser in the competition with Su Yan?
Thinking that even with the support of his uncle Akasaka Yoshitoki, he was unable to suppress Su Yan, Kiyota Sanji felt as uncomfortable and frustrated as if he had eaten ten mice.

How is this acceptable?

Kiyota Sanji clenched his fists.

"This quarter hasn't ended yet. Su Yan is a new screenwriter and he will definitely make the same mistakes that most screenwriters make. His work starts off strong but ends badly." Kiyota Sanji took a deep breath.

It’s easy for a drama to be praised at the beginning, just throw out some novel settings.

Maybe Su Yan also had a relapse at the end of the drama "Ancient Love Song"?
In the crew, after learning that the sixth episode of Ancient Love Song had a viewership rating of 2.65%, all members of the crew went wild.

Among them, Ji Jinguo, who played Li Yong, and Xia Yifeng, who played Lu Shi, cheered the loudest.

Including the members of the crew who were responsible for other jobs, their expressions were all excited at this time.

No one wants to be a salted fish all his life.
The better the performance of "Gu Xiangsi Qu" is, the more likely they will be treated differently when they participate in the production of other dramas and negotiate remuneration with the other party's producers, thanks to their historical achievements.

"Teacher Su Yan is a god!"

"Producer Shinozaki is a god!"

"Everyone in our crew is a god!"

Most of the investment budget for "Gu Xiangsi Qu" was spent on the quality of the series' filming. The pay of the two leading actors, Su Yan and Gu Qingyuan, was not high, as they mainly received some dividends from the profits that might be generated after the series was released.

The other actors are all unknown but experienced artists with many years of acting experience.

They don't care about the pay, they just want a chance.

And Gu Xiangsi Qu now gives them such an opportunity.

Under normal circumstances, would a drama with a viewership rating of over 2.6 invite them to play the main supporting male roles?
The way Ji Jinguo and Xia Yifeng looked at Su Yan was basically as if he was a benefactor in life.

"Okay, okay, don't exaggerate too much. There will be highlights in the next plot for you two. Act well. After this drama, you will definitely become famous." As the screenwriter of the crew, Su Yan also has to make big promises.

Shinozaki Yumi, Shi Peihua, and Gu Qingyuan next to them felt the excitement of everyone on the set at the moment.

It feels like a dream.
But just when Su Yan adjusted his mood and prepared to start filming today's scenes.

He got a call.

"Hello, is this Su Yan?"

A familiar voice came from the phone.

"Master, how do you have time to call me?" Su Yan said with a smile.

This is exactly Teruhiro Sawai, the teacher of the original owner of Su Yan's body in the screenwriting department before he traveled through time.

When the script of Rurouni Kenshin was submitted, he helped Su Yan submit it directly to the reviewers, saving a lot of time, so the script of Rurouni Kenshin was able to catch up with the production department's project meeting.

Su Yan has been immersed in filming and has not been at the TV station in the past few months, so he has not seen his master for a long time.

"I didn't want to disturb you at work. But someone asked me to do this." Sawai Teruhiro paused and spoke.

"The deputy director of the production department, Yoshitoki Akasaka, wants to meet with you. He asked someone to call me and ask me if I can arrange a time to meet with you."

(End of this chapter)