Depressive Screenwriter

In mid-March, the dramas that premiered during the winter season in Xia Country gradually came to an end.

This season, Sakura TV's "Rain in Shanghai. Continued" held the top spot in viewership ratings for ten consecutive weeks, undeniably claiming the seasonal championship.

Looking at the premiere results of various films and dramas this season, Akasaka Yoshitoki focused on the viewership data of "Atypical Life", a smug smile on his face.

"Heh, I thought you, Su Yan, really had some extraordinary abilities. Did you really think that as long as your drama premiered, it would definitely win the viewership ratings championship? Heh."

"This fourth place is just the beginning... Next season, I'm going to see how your cyberpunk-themed drama will flop!"

In Xia Country, there are few cyberpunk-themed dramas, but there are more movies, and the results of the works are generally not very good.

Su Yan chose this theme, and even produced it with an S-level drama investment, which Akasaka Yoshitoki thought was just courting death.

Akasaka Yoshitoki thought for a while, and called his assistant, asking him to arrange for media and film critics familiar with the TV station to make a fuss about the fourth-place viewership rating of "Atypical Life", and sing down Su Yan.

"Okay... Next, it's this year's main event."

Akasaka Yoshitoki looked at another document on his desk.

It was the information of the S-level drama that Sakura TV will premiere in the April spring season.

Written by Sun Yanjie, a gold medal screenwriter from Sakura TV who had won the Annual Best Screenwriter Award once, and his producer partner, Shen Wentao, who is also the best gold medal producer under Akasaka Yoshitoki.

Plus Ren Xiang, who won the Annual Best TV Drama Director award ten years ago with the drama "Soul of Xia".

Starring Xia Country's top actress Bai Jing, and Chao Kaijin, the winner of the Best Actor award from two years ago.

The suspenseful fantasy drama "Black Gate" with an investment of 72 million.

Akasaka Yoshitoki is full of confidence in this drama.

The three major TV stations have only been not serious about these large investment dramas for a year or two.

But the reason is that they don't want to do it, not that they can't do it.

Why bother to seriously engage in large investment dramas when they can easily earn investment by doing some A-level dramas?

But if the three major TV stations really get serious, how could they be successfully stolen the seasonal championship by "April" before?

What kind of junk is Qingkong TV station?

What are you pretending to be, Su Yan? Do you really think that you can be arrogant just because you have a little talent?

"Su Yan, I will let you know how terrifying it will be when industry giants like Sakura TV get serious!" A cold glint flashed in Akasaka Yoshitoki's eyes.

He would never forget the humiliation and ridicule Su Yan had brought him.

Although Su Yan's "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" also premiered on Zhongxia TV.

From the perspective of the premiere platform, Sakura TV does not have an advantage.

But Akasaka Yoshitoki didn't care.

Whether a drama can be popular depends on many factors besides the premiere platform, such as investment, publicity, the level of the production team, and the cast.

Su Yan did make some money from "April", but can the production level of his company really compare to the internal top drama teams of the three major TV stations?

Although Zhongxia TV introduced "Edgerunners", since it is an introduced drama, it is an adopted son.

There will definitely be publicity resources, but it will definitely not be as attentive as self-made dramas.

Plus the cast and those...

Although Su Yan, Shen Liqian, and Gu Qingyuan are currently quite popular in the Xia Country star circle.

But the fourth place in the quarterly viewership ratings of "Atypical Life" has already explained many problems.

As long as the drama is not good enough and the theme is not down-to-earth, the audience will not blindly buy it.

Obviously, in Akasaka Yoshitoki's view, cyberpunk-themed dramas are like "Atypical Life", which are not down-to-earth works.

"S-level dramas are different from A-level dramas. The results that can make A-level dramas break even are a blood loss when placed on S-level dramas..." Akasaka Yoshitoki sneered.

"Su Yan, you finally made some money after leaving Sakura TV, don't lose it all like this."

Two days later, the major TV stations in Xia Country enthusiastically started promoting the spring premiere dramas.

Among them, the three S-level dramas of the three major TV stations are undoubtedly the most concerned by all drama fans.

The mythological drama "Nanmeng" starring three first-line stars from Shanghai TV.

On the day the trailer was released, the number of views on the entire network directly exceeded 10 million, and it topped the hot search list of the four major online broadcasting platforms.

With an investment of 74 million, and Lin Xuan, the Best Actress, as the female lead.

And, those cool special effects shots.

This made the audience who had been watching urban dramas, campus dramas, suspense dramas, and crime dramas for more than two years extremely excited.

Xia Country's audience is just like Su Yan's previous life, who doesn't like to watch special effects blockbusters?

But the three major TV stations have not produced these works for more than two years, and the audience has no choice.

Most of the time, they watch whatever the market has.

But this is not the end.

The next day, the trailer for Sakura TV's this season's fantasy drama "Black Gate" was simultaneously launched on TV stations and the four major online broadcasting platforms.

The audience also knows that the trailers of these dramas will not have any substantial content. The only meaning of their existence is to let the audience know the theme, type, and quality of the drama, and at most throw out some plot gimmicks...

But obviously, the gimmick of the drama "Black Gate" is very sufficient.

From the director, producer, participating actors, to the plot hooks thrown out in the trailer, the content of the short half-minute trailer directly made Xia Country's drama fans boil.

Throughout the night, the hot searches, comment posts, and film critics' articles about the drama "Black Gate" never stopped.

This kind of atmosphere before the premiere, this kind of publicity battle, the intensity of Sakura TV and Shanghai TV's all-weather, no-dead-angle publicity for their own S-level dramas.

Xia Country's drama fans have only one feeling in their hearts.

A gluttonous feast!

We're in for a treat next season.

But it doesn't stop there.

On March 22, after the trailer for Sakura TV's "Black Gate" was released on the entire network.

On March 23, the trailer for Zhongxia TV's spring premiere S-level drama "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" was also released, and it will be broadcast simultaneously on TV stations, TV station websites, and the four major online broadcasting platforms starting at 7 pm.

After this news came out, Su Yan's various fans collectively returned!

But at the same time, many of Su Yan's haters also showed up.

"He's back!"

"Thanks to Su Yan, the old thief, he completely made the three major TV stations feel the crisis. Now it's good, I feel that not only will there be no drama shortage next season, but I'm worried about how to arrange the time to chase all these dramas."

"Atypical Life" is too heavy to watch, I didn't finish it. I hope the old thief's new drama is more cheerful. Cyberpunk-themed dramas should be non-stop gun battles, high technology, and action scenes... After "Rurouni Kenshin", the old thief hasn't filmed action scenes. I'm excited to see Su Yan's action scenes again."

"A story about Flying Heaven Sword Style slashing through the sky in a technological city, as long as Su Yan, the old thief, writes the plot like this, I will definitely praise this drama to the sky!"

"The three major TV stations are not short of money, but they always make those A-level dramas to fool people! I'm tired of watching them. These special effects blockbusters are still interesting!"

"These gold medal screenwriters and gold medal producers who haven't had any works for several years seem to be unable to stand Su Yan, the old thief, stirring up trouble in the market. Are they coming out to teach the younger generation?"

"Teach the younger generation? You think too highly of them. In the entire Xia Country's screenwriter industry, who dares to say that putting a drama on Qingkong TV station can win the seasonal championship?"

"Isn't that a coincidence? You Su Yan fans are blowing him too much. Is it okay to talk about a coincidence for a lifetime? Su Yan is so powerful, why is the viewership rating of "Atypical Life" only fourth this season?"

"Then aren't your eyes blind? What else is there to say about the 9.5 completion score of "Atypical Life"? The theme of this drama is not the kind that suits the public's taste, what else do you want from a fourth-place viewership rating?"

"I'm talking to you about viewership ratings, and you go to talk about scores. If it's not good, it's not good... The Xia Country screenwriter industry is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, not just Su Yan alone. If he's really powerful, he should have the ability to win the seasonal championship, or even the annual championship next season."

"Do you think Teacher Su Yan can't do it? He also has an S-level drama premiering next season! The trailer will be released tonight, you're talking like the old thief Su Yan will lose?"

"He's just a fourth-place this season, what's so great about him? Even if he has an S-level drama premiering on Zhongxia TV, then the three S-level dramas next season, this cyberpunk thing will definitely be the worst!"

"Cyberpunk-themed drama? Hehe, I'll put my words here, it will definitely flop!"

"What sour remarks! Do you have any other tricks besides smearing the old thief Su Yan like this?"

"Do I still need to smear him? The good results of Su Yan's dramas in the past year are just because these old screenwriters and producers haven't taken action, you really think Su Yan has become a god after chickens peck at each other? We'll know how much gold this so-called genius has next season."

It is rare in Xia Country's history for three S-level dramas to premiere in the same season.

The spring season, which brought together a bunch of heavyweight stars in Xia Country's film and television industry, was filled with battles between various star fans and screenwriter fans.

On the night the trailer for "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" was released, there was a considerable friction with Su Yan's fans.

Everyone argued on the forum all night, but when it was close to seven o'clock, they all died down.

Because the trailer for "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" was officially released.