Depressive Screenwriter

On this day, there were many casual viewers like Yue Zhi on Sakura Online.

In the comment section under the Rurouni Kenshin trailer, a large number of messages quickly appeared.

"Who are the male and female leads in this drama? I've never heard of them."

"They should be new actors."

"It's quite impressive. Are the action scenes in this drama created with special effects because the movements are so fluid?"

"Honestly, I'm a bit dizzy watching it. I used to be a stunt double for martial arts scenes, and I can roughly tell that this is real fighting. But the actor playing the male lead is moving too fast, and his sword-holding posture and movements are very professional. This actor must have practiced martial arts since childhood."

"Only four episodes? It's a bit of a pity. I wish this kind of martial arts drama could be longer! Xia Country hasn't had any decent martial arts dramas in recent years."

"Why is everyone focusing on the fight scenes in the trailer? I'm more concerned about the love story between the male and female leads!"

"What are you thinking? The romance in martial arts dramas is all unimportant. The focus is on the fighting. You'll know once the drama airs that the female lead is definitely a decorative character on the periphery."

"Exactly, why does a martial arts drama need a female lead? The female lead will only affect the male lead's speed in drawing his sword. Brotherhood is the highlight of martial arts dramas."

"If the fight scenes in the episodes after they air are as fluid as in the trailer, I will definitely encourage all my friends to buy this drama. Regardless of the plot, it's worth the subscription fee just for the fight scenes."

"I thought it was a poorly made martial arts drama, but I judged it by its appearance."

"The online dramas this season are so bad that it allowed that melodramatic 'Qingfeng' to have such high sales. I hope Rurouni Kenshin's release will push it down."

"You're thinking too much. What do you expect from a low-budget, four-episode online drama? It would be great if it could have a certain number of paid views and make a small profit. On the other hand, I hope the executives of these entertainment companies have the foresight to sign this male actor. It's a waste of talent if he doesn't specialize in filming period dramas."

Although Sakura Online's promotional efforts weren't that great, Rurouni Kenshin's popularity still climbed rapidly after the trailer was released.

In a short time, it rushed to the twenty-second spot on the website's trending searches.

But that was it. After all, with such limited promotion, this kind of effect was already excellent. At least it made it onto the trending list and gained the attention of a group of website users.

For Shinozaki Ikumi, Gu Qingyuan, Shi Peihua, Su Yan, and other main creators, a weight was lifted from their hearts.

What they feared most was that the promotion would go out without any splash in the market.

The retention rate of the trailer was so high, so they could at least expect some sales when the main feature was released.

"The audience is unanimously praising Su Yan's fight scenes. I knew we should have put all the fight scenes in the trailer. The most amazing fight scenes of yours weren't even edited in."

"There's no need," Su Yan interrupted Shinozaki Ikumi.

"At least the Rurouni Kenshin story we're filming isn't mainly about fighting. Strictly speaking, fighting is just a byproduct. The real highlight is the love between Himura Kenshin and Yukishiro Tomoe. If we over-promote the fighting and create the impression that Rurouni Kenshin is a passionate, action-packed martial arts drama, then when it airs, the audience's expectations won't match the actual plot, and we might get a lot of negative reviews."

"Teacher Su Yan is right. I never bother with misleading or deceptive editing in the trailer. It's clearly a tragic love story, but if we edit it into a passionate action drama, it's just a case of false advertising," Shi Peihua said.

"..." Shinozaki Ikumi looked at the two speechlessly.

"I just hope the drama can achieve good results after it's released."

"Low-budget dramas don't have many choices in the first place. If you want to achieve good results, you can only rely on word-of-mouth from fans, so you shouldn't do those kinds of things even more. The trailer presents the overall style of the work. People who like it will naturally help promote our work after watching it. And I have confidence in that," Su Yan said.

"Your confidence is too strange. You're clearly a new screenwriter..." Shinozaki Ikumi looked at Su Yan and said.

"Don't underestimate newcomers!" Su Yan smiled.

"Maybe in a few days, you'll look at me with new eyes."

The lunch break passed in a flash.

Soon, the afternoon arrived, and Su Yan, Shi Peihua, and Shinozaki Ikumi were all in their respective positions.

Now, the vast majority of Rurouni Kenshin's scenes had been filmed.

Only the snow scene fight at the end of the fourth episode, and the final life-and-death farewell scene between Kenshin and Yukishiro Tomoe hadn't been filmed.

Su Yan stood in the snow scene that the props team had set up in advance, holding a long sword. Soon, the gentle smile on his face disappeared.

What replaced it was Kenshin, whose spirit was on the verge of collapse and whose eyes were already filled with determination to die, after learning that he was the murderer who killed Yukishiro Tomoe's fiancé and caused the tragedy of her life.

For Su Yan, his acting skills had improved significantly over the past month of filming.

Even without the system, he actually had quite a talent for acting.

The masked martial arts actors who had been prepared on the tree, suspended by wires, jumped down and engaged in a gorgeous and handsome life-and-death battle with Kenshin, played by Su Yan, in front of the entire crew.

The photographer's camera followed the two of them.

On the other side, Kiyota Sanji, who was in a slightly depressed mood because the plot of "Qingfeng"'s fourth episode had a little controversy and the number of paid views had declined slightly.

At this time, he heard a group of colleagues in the writing department exclaiming.

"Is that Su Yan?"

"He's so handsome!"

"He actually became the male lead in his own drama?"

"Amazing, how did he do those moves? Is he really from our writing department, or is he an action star from an entertainment company?"

"Does Su Yan have a girlfriend? With that physique, his girlfriend must be... Ouch, why did you pinch me? We're all adults, why are we afraid to discuss this kind of topic?"

Kiyota Sanji was very sensitive to praise, so he couldn't help but be curious when he heard his colleagues cheering for Su Yan.

What's so great about a screenwriter who hasn't been to the department for a month and has been filming outside?

A minute later, Kiyota Sanji incredulously moved his eyes away from the Rurouni Kenshin trailer that was looping on a colleague's computer in the writing department.

Kiyota Sanji's expression was a bit dazed.

Although he was a mediocre screenwriter, he was still in this industry.

He could tell at a glance that Su Yan in the video was doing real fighting, without using special effects. Those kinds of moves could only be done if someone had trained in martial arts from childhood and also had an extremely high talent for martial arts.

And hearing the writing department colleagues constantly praising Kenshin's trailer made him feel even more jarring and upset.

"Su Yan can do these things?" Kiyota Sanji's expression was incredulous.

He remembered hearing rumors from some stunt doubles from other crews during the filming of Qingfeng that Su Yan was a talented action actor.

The most annoying thing about people with connections is geniuses who can break the shackles of convention.

Because the existence of geniuses constantly reminds them of their own ridiculousness.

Kiyota Sanji, who was already annoyed with Su Yan for various reasons, felt even more jealous at this time.

He was better looking than him and more popular with girls.

They were both screenwriters who had just joined the TV station, but Su Yan didn't rely on connections and actually had producers willing to approve and produce his scripts based solely on his own writing.

Now he even had the potential to become an action star?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

But what kind of person was Kiyota Sanji? His mental strength was frighteningly strong. He quickly adjusted his mentality, took a deep breath, and whispered unwillingly.

"So what if that's the case?

How far can you go in this industry just by relying on these things?"

Su Yan was completely unaware of Kiyota Sanji's jealousy or the curiosity of a group of colleagues in the writing department about his drama.

He was immersed in filming the final scenes of the Rurouni Kenshin Reminiscence arc with Gu Qingyuan, who played Yukishiro Tomoe.

This part of the plot required the highest level of acting skills and had the highest NG rate for Su Yan and Gu Qingyuan.

Sometimes it took a whole morning to film one scene.

The filming progress was slow but steady for two consecutive days.

But time waits for no one. It was now July 22nd.

Tonight at eight o'clock, the first episode of Rurouni Kenshin [Battousai] will be released on time.

Thanks to Qianye Hanxin, Invisible Password, Super Electromagnetic Fireworks, and Qiao Geli Feng for the rewards.

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