Depressive screenwriter.

Chapter 56 “Initial Goal” Achieved

Monday morning late night
The ninth episode of Ancient Love Song has been successfully broadcast.

The plot of this episode is basically that Shen Buyan meets Emperor Yuanqi of Sheng State, who has not yet become idiot, through Lu Yuan's relationship.

Shen Buyan himself studied the history of Sheng State in modern times, so he was naturally well aware of the military and political problems of Sheng State during the reign of Emperor Yuanqi and their solutions.

There are many people who have studied these things in history, and the male protagonist Shen Buyan is just repeating what others have said.

But that's enough.

Through theories that have long been studied by later generations, he successfully persuaded Emperor Yuanqi to recuperate and stop the Northern Expedition.

However, Emperor Yuanqi, who liked Lu Yuan, was very pleased and rewarded Lu Yuan for recommending Shen Buyan to him.

He directly threatened to marry Lu Yuan as his queen, and then gave Lu Yuan the token representing the queen's token.
Seeing this, many viewers already felt something was wrong.

Is this how Lu Yuan got his token?
Doesn't that mean that the reason why Lu Yuan was able to become the queen with the help of the token during the second time travel had a lot to do with Shen Buyan's behavior during the third time travel?

Because of Lu Shi's interference, Emperor Yuanqi did not marry Lu Yuan into the palace immediately.

At the end of the ninth episode, Emperor Yuanqi appreciated Shen Buyan and even claimed that Shen Buyan was more suitable to be the prime minister than Li Yong, which was known to Li Yong.
He was completely disappointed with Shengguo and the emperor, and accepted the proposal of Beilie's spy and prepared to...
Conspired to poison Emperor Yuanqi.

Fans are finally realizing the show's biggest problem.

Late in the evening, the comment section of the Ancient Love Song on Sakura.com was still very lively.

"I feel like everything is connected. This drama feels like a reincarnation."

"In order to prevent the 21-year-old Lu Yuan from entering the palace, Shen Buyan persuaded Emperor Yuanqi not to launch a northern expedition, gaining his trust. But at the same time, he also allowed Lu Yuan to obtain the token of the empress's status. Li Yong felt completely neglected, so he thought of treason?

Then Li Yong poisoned Emperor Yuanqi and turned him into a fool, which led to the incident of Lu Yuan rebelling against Li Yong in the second time travel.

Then, in order to prevent the 26-year-old Lu Yuan from becoming the queen and Lu Shi from dying, Shen Buyan planned everything, and Lu Shi was assassinated. Lu Yuan was forced to rely on the token to compete with Li Yong as the queen, and became the Demon Queen Lu Yuan. "

"So, the hero, Shen Buyan, is the closed loop of history? Without the hero's time travel, Li Yong might not have rebelled, and Lu Yuan might not have died?"

"Wrong, Li Yong will definitely rebel, because the emperor no longer trusts him, Shen Buyan is just accelerating the process. Lu Yuan will definitely become the queen, because even without Shen Buyan, Lu Yuan has already known the emperor and is liked by him. Moreover, without Shen Buyan's key information about the future, how can Lu Yuan, who is alone and weak, fight against Li Yong?"

"Every episode of this drama has to connect the previous plot. I feel like my brain is running out of space."

"But I have a bad feeling. After so much effort, the eighth and ninth episodes begin to tell the sweet story of Shen Buyan and Lu Yuan's daily life. Lu Yuan also clearly stated that she would leave the imperial capital and live in seclusion in Nanmeng Lake with Shen Buyan after the emperor withdrew his troops. It's this Li Yong again. He caused trouble at the end of the ninth episode. Not only did he cause trouble, but Lu Yuan also discovered the clues."

"The screenwriter please don't do anything weird. Just let Lu Yuan see through Li Yong's plot, save Emperor Yuanqi, defeat Li Yong in this era, and then have a happy ending. I can't stand it. The screenwriter has already let the 36-year-old Lu Yuan die, and let the 26-year-old Lu Yuan experience the pain of Shen Buyan blocking the knife for her. I don't want to see another tragedy happen to the 21-year-old Lu Yuan."

"Let's all go to the official website of Sakura TV and attack it. We have to let that old thief Su Yan know our pain and anger. Let him know that we, the drama fans, will not let him manipulate us. If he doesn't produce the plot we want to see, he will pay the price."

"I think the drama Gu Xiangsi should be included in the medical insurance. After watching this episode tonight, I always feel a little stomachache again. When Zhenqi goes to the hospital, I have to ask the old thief Su Yan to reimburse me."

"And that Shinozaki Ikumi. As a producer, doesn't she review the script? She has let the plot of this drama torture us for so long, and she and the old thief Su Yan are in the same nest, criticizing together."

That night, Shinozaki Ikumi couldn't sleep the whole night. From one o'clock in the morning to three o'clock in the morning, she was frantically refreshing the comments.

When she saw the audience scolding Su Yan because of the plot, she hid under the quilt and giggled.

But when she saw the audience behind her start to scold her, her expression immediately changed.

"What does this have to do with me?" Ikumi Shinozaki immediately logged into his secondary account to fight the person who was scolding him.

"Su Yan said that this drama is just a sad story at first, and the 36-year-old Lu Yuan will be brought back to life later. You guys haven't even seen the ending yet and you're criticizing me?" Shinozaki Ikumi was breathing rapidly, feeling a little aggrieved.

but
In fact, she still has doubts now.

The script that Su Yan gave her was up to episode 12, but the plot seemed more and more wrong as the filming went on.

Where is the turning point that Su Yan mentioned?

If the plot continues like this, wouldn't this drama be a pure tragedy?

Um.
He must have buried some foreshadowing in the past that no one could see.

Trust him.
Shinozaki Ikumi's eyes were determined.

She didn't fall asleep the whole night, and even came to the crew early, and checked her email from time to time to see if the production department had sent her the ratings of the ninth episode of Ancient Lovesickness last night.
After a while, Su Yan, Shi Peihua and Gu Qingyuan came one after another.

After a while, hundreds of people from the Ancient Love Song crew arrived one after another.
The show only has the last two episodes left to film.

"Ms. Shinozaki, here are all the remaining scripts of Ancient Love Song."

After Su Yan finished putting on Shen Buyan's black makeup in the dressing room, he walked up to Shinozaki Yumi and handed her a document.

"All?" Shinozaki Ikumi became excited at this time.

She had been waiting for this ending for a long time.

I couldn't wait to open the file bag and start reading.

The simple words caught Shinozaki Yumi's eyes.

As she looked, her eyes opened wider and wider.

This plot.
Ikumi Shinozaki felt a stomachache.

Soon, I finished reading the script for episode 13.

Shinozaki Ikumi's eyes were red as she quickly opened the script for episode 14.

The plot of this episode
It's more than just a stomachache, I even feel a sense of emptiness after watching it.

"What kind of development is this?" Shinozaki Ikumi looked at Su Yan who was still rehearsing and memorizing his lines. She walked forward angrily, holding the scripts of two episodes.

"Is this what you said about the ending being definitely not sad? Su Yan, you are such a liar!"

Many people around looked at Su Yan and her, including Gu Qingyuan, who looked at the script in Shinozaki Yumi's hand with curiosity on her face.

There was no panic on Su Yan's face.

"That's true! Can this be called a tragedy? Lu Yuan did not die at the age of 36, and both of them realized their dreams. The entire story's logic is closed loop, just like the lines in the story, a fish swimming in the water, it is both the tail and the head."

"I don't think this is a tragedy. It just looks a little bit painful." Su Yan said it seriously.

"Depressing and tragic, aren't they the same thing?" Shinozaki Ikumi couldn't stand it anymore.

"After this plot is filmed, do you know how many people in Xia country will scold me? And how many people will scold you? How many fans will you lose?"

"Depression and tragedy are two different things." Su Yan said.

"Shen Buyan and Lu Yuan were able to calmly accept their fate and realize their ultimate dreams. Their lives are complete. The only ones who are unwilling to accept this are the audience."

"As for being scolded." Su Yan said with a smile.

“I believe that the audience of Ancient Love Song will like this story. Even if they don’t like it after watching it today, they will still like it tomorrow when the mood has faded.”

In other words, what Su Yan wanted was to be scolded and the audience became emotional.

Otherwise, how can he earn emotional points?
Ikumi Shinozaki opened her mouth, wanting Su Yan to change the script.

But when the words came to his lips, nothing came out.

Change the script?
How to change it?
Besides, time is tight, so how can I have time to revise the script for Su Yan?
In the last week of December, the final episode of Ancient Love Song will be aired. Even if we start shooting on two fronts today, there is not enough time.

What if Su Yan wants to change it for ten days or half a month?
Besides, the ending of this drama echoes the first episode, how can it be changed to be better?

Have no idea.

Shinozaki Yumi looked at Su Yan's calm expression. Is all this under your control?
That's why I brought out the finale script at this time.

And for the first time, she understood what Su Yan had said.

The strongest emotions arise from the strongest depression.

Although she was mentally unbalanced by the script of the last two episodes of Ancient Love Song, she had to admit it.

The script really touched her.

Although it was sad to watch, if she had to give a score to the ending in her heart, she would give it full marks without hesitation.

"Don't regret it. Anyway, I won't be the only one who will be scolded." Shinozaki Ikumi took a deep breath and handed the script to Gu Qingyuan who was standing next to her with a curious look on his face.

"Qing Yuan, you should study these scenes in advance and think about how you are going to perform. Show your best acting skills and try to make all your fans cry when the final episode of Ancient Love Song is broadcast."

Gu Qingyuan's eyes narrowed when he heard this, and he could probably guess the ending of the Ancient Love Song and the direction of its development.

When I read the script for the fourth volume of Rurouni Kenshin, Shinozaki Ikumi had the same expression.

At this time, Shinozaki Ikumi's cell phone started beeping.

When Shinozaki Ikumi picked up the phone, her expression froze and she didn't speak for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Su Yan asked.

"Yes, does the TV station want to talk to you about something? What's that expression?" Shi Peihua asked curiously.

"Producer Xiaozaki, why don't you speak?" Gu Qingyuan also asked in agreement.

Shinozaki Ikumi looked at everyone and spoke with a slight tremor in her voice.

"The ratings for the ninth episode of Ancient Love Song are out."

In an instant, the atmosphere between the few people became tense.

"How much is it?" Su Yan paused, took a deep breath and asked.

"3.13%" said Ikumi Shinozaki.

Not only Su Yan and the other two, but other staff members nearby were also listening attentively.

Shinozaki Ikumi repeated it again, and said it very loudly.

"The ratings for the ninth episode of Ancient Love Song are 3.13%!"

"3.13%!"

The next moment, the entire crew burst into deafening cheers.

Because this result is already higher than the highest-rated episode of Yeying this season.

These are the results for the ninth week of Ancient Acacia Song.

If the ninth episode of Saturday Night Sakura continues to perform at a similar level as last week, then Ancient Love Song will officially surpass Night Sakura and become the third most watched TV series on Sakura TV this season.

And there is a high probability that it will be in the top ten in ratings this week.

Apart from anything else, Sakura TV will give considerable bonuses to the crew members of the dramas that rank in the top three in ratings every quarter and the top ten in ratings every quarter.

"The goal has been achieved." Shinozaki Ikumi looked at Su Yan.

“The ratings have really broken 3%.”

"I haven't come to a conclusion yet." Su Yan said with a smile.

"Today is only Monday. The final result will be revealed on Saturday as to where Ancient Love Song will rank in the ratings ranking of the Xia Country's film and television drama market this week."

A few days passed.

Sunday daytime
There are a lot of TV drama media in Xia Country, and drama critics are writing manuscripts for a new drama.

[The Genius's Ancient Love Song surpassed Night Sakura with a rating of 3.13%, becoming the tenth in the ratings of the ninth week of the autumn season. 】

【From 1.38% viewership to 3.13%, Ancient Love Song created a miracle in nine weeks. 】

[No good dramas in the midnight slot? Facts have proved that excellent works will not be affected by the schedule. Low cost, no popular actors, bad schedule, almost no publicity.
Under such circumstances, "Gu Xiang Si Qu" has been on the air for nine weeks and its ratings have squeezed into the top ten of the quarter. The average paid broadcast volume per episode on the Internet has exceeded 590 million, surpassing the 580 million of Sakura TV's A-level drama "Gilderer". In the online broadcast market this quarter, the average paid broadcast volume per episode of "Gu Xiang Si Qu" is second only to "The Painter" with 630 million and "The Lone Doctor" with 605 million.

What is a genius? Su Yan is it. 】

[The rise of genius. Su Yan's two works have made him famous. The winner of Xiaguo's Best New Screenwriter Award this year may be a foregone conclusion. ]

[The real genius Su Yan, despite many external difficulties, still rose against the trend and became the dark horse TV series of the autumn season. The fake screenwriter genius Kiyota Sanji. From the bloody ending of Qingfeng to the weak plot of Yeying in the later period, this screenwriter has lost to Su Yan twice in a row in the same market. ]

The ratings of Ancient Lovesickness Song ranked among the top ten, which directly led to the drama gaining a lot of exposure among the TV drama fans in the whole country of Xia.

Just like in sports competitions, everyone only pays attention to the champion, runner-up and third place, who cares who is the fourth place?
The same goes for the film and television drama market.

Most drama fans only care about who are the top ten in ratings.
The Ancient Love Song was previously mainly exposed on the Internet, and then spread to the real world to increase the audience.

The situation is different now. The media started to hype it up, and the achievements of Gu Xiangsi Qu were indeed obvious.

A dark horse drama in the midnight slot, it made it into the top ten of the quarter and had the highest rating of the quarter. In addition, there were a lot of posts on the Internet praising the drama and criticizing the screenwriter for being heartless.

There are too many buffs.

The crowd of passers-by spectators appeared again.

Starting from Sunday afternoon, the paid playback volume of the first episode of "Ancient Love Song" on Sakura Online soared, and by the evening, it exceeded the 900 million mark.

Another group of people are catching up on the series on Sakura Online to keep up with the pace of the serialization.

When colleagues from Sakura TV, Zhongxia TV and Hudu TV saw this scene, they all felt puzzled.

Will this drama really stop at the top ten?
At 8 o'clock in the evening, after the latest episode of Lone Doctor ended.

Gradually, the evening ratings of Sakura TV increased little by little.

Just before midnight, the real-time ratings counted by the station exceeded 2.6% before the tenth episode of Ancient Love Song was aired.

Many people who were still working the night shift at the TV station thought it was outrageous.

Soon, after midnight, the screen of Sakura TV froze.

The familiar theme song of the ancient lovesickness song sounded.

The tenth episode of this drama was aired on time.

(End of this chapter)