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Late at night, the fans of Su Yan were still immersed in the afterglow of the plot online.

Su Yan's previous dramas included 'Rurouni Kenshin,' a martial arts romance.

There was 'Ancient Love Poetry,' a fantasy romance.

There was 'To the Moon,' a science fiction romance.

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And 'April' was a music romance.

But 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' is definitely a unique style among Su Yan's creations.

Before, everyone thought the world of 'Rurouni Kenshin' was cruel enough, but 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' is simply a world where people eat people.

"The female lead should come out quickly and comfort our little angel David! This male lead is too miserable."

"To be honest, the special effects of this drama are really good, and the gunfights are also exciting, but why is the plot so depressing!"

"Teacher Su Yan's characterization is really amazing! I really teared up when David's mother died. Although she didn't have many scenes, her care for David and the details were really well portrayed."

"Sigh, I feel so heavy after watching it! I'd probably get depressed immediately in that world."

"I actually think it's the best drama Teacher Su Yan has ever created. These special effects and this fantasy world are amazing!"

"Maybe viewers who like firearms will think the first episode of 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' is amazing! I'm one of them. The social and humanistic portrayal in this drama is really absurd and reasonable. If capitalists were to become rulers, the world might really become like that."

"Although the plot of the first episode is a bit of a downer and not very satisfying, I have a feeling that this is going to be a masterpiece. With this worldview unfolding, what big things will David do next?"

"What big things can he do? Fall in love with the female lead, Lucy. The trailer said they're going to the moon!"

"Pfft. I was feeling a little sad, but I suddenly burst out laughing."

"So far, we only know the female lead's name is Lucy from the trailer, and we don't know anything else. Will Lucy appear in the second episode?"

"I hope the plot will be lighter later on. Just the male and female leads falling in love, and by the way, doing something big together in Night City, like overthrowing the original high-level rulers. Like Kenshin in 'Rurouni Kenshin,' who has a lofty ideal and strives for world peace... If David goes in this direction in this drama, the ratings will definitely not be low."

"Of the three S-level dramas this season, the most enjoyable to watch in the first episode was 'Nanmu,' the best special effects and plot immersion was 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,' and as for 'Black Gate,' I can only say that the female lead is too ugly, I really can't watch it."

"I actually think 'Black Gate' had the best pacing in the first episode, it was light and cheerful and the following plot is very attractive. But in terms of plot depth, I think 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' is indeed the highest. On the surface, the first episode of this drama is about the male lead being abused. In reality, it's all about shaping the oppression of the lower classes in this worldview. But the plot unfolding under this worldview can also easily collapse the characters. Let's see how the old thief handles it. Anyway, I'm optimistic that 'Edgerunners' will win the season!"

On the night of the premiere of 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,' a large number of fans discussed it all night long.

The first episode's score was released that night.

9.0 points.

This data made a group of employees in Su Yan's company feel nervous.

During the lunch break, many people in the company were a little absent-minded, looking towards Su Yan.

The score is the reputation. Among the scores of the three S-level dramas that premiered this season, 'Edgerunners' 9.0 was the lowest.

After all, the first episode was too abusive, and the viewing experience was not very good.

'Black Gate' was 9.2.

'Nanmu' was 9.3.

No way...

The score is the lowest, so wouldn't the ratings also be...?

But by noon, Zhongxia TV sent the ratings data for the first episode of 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.'

Su Yan didn't hide it.

He made it public directly.

5.09%

"Premiere ratings first?"

After receiving this news, Ayami Shinozaki didn't recover for several minutes.

The first episode of 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' was mostly about the unfolding of the worldview and the laying of foreshadowing.

The plot of the male lead's scenes was all about abuse.

It wasn't until the second episode, after the male lead installed the cyberware, that there would be an eye-catching main plot and crazy fighting scenes.

But the first episode already got the first ratings?

Wouldn't the ratings take off later?

Gu Qingyuan and Shen Liqian both felt goosebumps.

They were already used to the usual practice of Su Yan's works slowly catching up in ratings.

Premiere ratings first, and it was in the situation where three S-level dramas premiered at the same time, both of them felt their hearts beating faster.

"Don't be too excited. Among the three S-level dramas, 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' had the best special effects, the most fighting scenes, and the most compact plot rhythm," Su Yan said.

"As long as a drama has a lot of fighting scenes and a lot of special effects, it can naturally attract passers-by to stop and watch, so it's normal for 'Edgerunners' to be the first in ratings in the first week. But this is only the effect of the first episode. If 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' wants to continue to maintain the first place in ratings, it depends on whether the plot can attract people to stay."

Special effects and novel worldview shaping can only attract the audience for a while.

The most important thing for any drama is the plot and the development of the characters' fate!

After Su Yan said this, everyone present became more sober.

Su Yan was right.

No matter how abusive the plot of the first episode of 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' was, the first episode featured Great Xia Kung Fu beating up ordinary high school male leads, gang firefights on the highway, and bloody special effects scenes of cyberpsychos rampaging against the police at the beginning.

These scenes were indeed easy to attract passers-by, so it was normal for the ratings to be higher.

"But 'Edgerunners' has the lowest score for now, which actually affects the subsequent increase in ratings. Perhaps in the next two or three weeks, 'Edgerunners' may not be able to hold on to the first place in ratings. However..."

Su Yan thought about the ratings of the first episode of 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' and smiled.

"However, what?" Ayami Shinozaki asked.

"Although the premiere score of this drama is not very high, since the premiere ratings can be 5.09%, then I think no matter how the ratings ranking changes in the broadcast process, it is already very stable that this drama will eventually win the season championship."

"You're so confident?" Shen Liqian asked curiously, widening her eyes.

"Of course, this shows that the cyberpunk theme will not scare away the audience. What I'm most worried about in this work is that the cyberpunk theme will not be accepted by the public," Su Yan said with a smile.

"But judging from the audience's comments, everyone doesn't think there's a problem with this theme at all. On the contrary, most of them are looking forward to the appearance of Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan in the second episode... The audience are all love brains!"

"Because the trailer is hinting to the audience that there will be a lot of love plots in this drama. Even viewers who don't like gunfights, science fiction, and fighting scenes will follow it for the sake of your previous excellent romance dramas," Gu Qingyuan said softly.

"The premiere ratings of 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' are solid. No matter how the other two competitors perform in the next few weeks, in short, we only have one goal this season. Win the season championship, or even the annual championship," Ayami Shinozaki looked at everyone present.

"I hope that at next year's Xia Yan Awards, awards such as Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenwriter, and Best Producer... we will all be nominated and win!"

Su Yan, Shen Liqian, and Gu Qingyuan all looked at Ayami Shinozaki.

"Yes, of course, we can't ignore 'The Garden of Words' that we are currently filming," Su Yan added at this time.

"'The Garden of Words' has been confirmed to be released in the July summer vacation. As the first movie produced by our company, rather than its box office explosion, I hope it can at least earn back a few awards."

The news that 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' topped the premiere ratings spread throughout the Xia Country film and television industry in less than half a day.

Su Yan knew the advantages of 'Cyberpunk's' first episode in attracting passers-by with its plot, special effects, and visuals, and the media naturally knew it too.

But first is first!

Undoubtedly.

The media doesn't care about these things.

['Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' first episode ratings 5.09%, topping the spring season in the first week!]

"[All three S-level dramas this season have exceeded 5% in ratings, the Xia Country TV drama industry is ushering in a real spring!]"

"[Although 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' topped the ratings in the first week, the real competition among the three S-level dramas starts from the second episode... If the plot of the second episode of 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' does not break through and is still as abusive as the first episode, perhaps the reputation and ratings will continue to decline.]"

"[Can the ratings of a drama with a cyberpunk theme be stabilized? Perhaps from the second episode, the ratings of this drama will drop sharply.]"

"[The main creative teams of 'Black Gate' and 'Nanmu' said in interviews that they will surpass all opponents and achieve the top spot in ratings in the next two weeks!]"

"[None of the three S-level dramas are bad, this season is definitely a feast for Xia Country film and television fans!]"

"[Whoever can win the season championship will basically determine the annual championship, and next year's Xia Yan Awards may become the biggest winner.]"

After the results of 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' were released, the competition among the works in the first week of the Xia Country spring season came to an end.

But discerning people are actually very clear

For these three dramas, the competition has only just begun.

The ratings of 'Nanmu,' 'Black Gate,' and 'Edgerunners' are 5.02%, 5.03%, and 5.09% respectively.

The scores are 9.3, 9.2, and 9.0.

It can be said that the overall results of the three dramas are comparable.

The gap between each other is very small. Which drama might suddenly have a burst of amazing plot in a certain week, and then the ratings and reputation will directly soar, and finally determine the victory.

As for now, the ratings advantage of 'Edgerunners' can be said to be negligible.

It's just that being the first in the first week of ratings sounds better.

The senior executives of the production departments of Shanghai TV and Sakura TV thought sourly at the same time.

Especially Akasaka Yoshishi, the first episode of 'Edgerunners' had such high ratings, he didn't say a word for half an hour after he heard the news.

But he still had to put on a show. As the department head, he had to calmly reassure everyone in the station, and make a performance guarantee to the senior management of the TV station.

He stayed in the office and felt the pressure.

But thinking of the excellence of the script of 'Black Gate,' he suddenly felt stable.

"It's not just your drama, Su Yan, that is a slow-burn and develops in the later stages. 'Black Gate' is also like that," Akasaka Yoshishi took a deep breath.

Akasaka Yoshishi believes that the later plot of 'Black Gate' is obviously more interesting, and the special effects pictures he later asked the station to add funds to make, can make this drama finally win among the three S-level dramas.

"The season championship this season must belong to Sakura TV."

Akasaka Yoshishi clenched his fist.