Depressive Screenwriter

The first episode of Tokyo Love Story concluded, but this drama was completely different from all of Su Yan's previous works.

Its information density was a bit beyond the audience's imagination.

Most dramas might take several episodes to unravel the plot, but this one episode showcased it all.

The acquaintance of Rika Akana and Kanji Nagao.

Kanji Nagao's secret crush on Rimi, followed by witnessing Rimi kissing his friend Mikami.

Mikami and Rimi have a conflict, but then Mikami takes the initiative to kiss Rimi.

And, within the span of one episode, the male and female leads experience the jump from acquaintance, relationship progression, to the female lead Rika kissing Kanji at the end.

Who shoots romance dramas like this?

The male and female leads have this kind of progress in the first episode, so what about the second episode?

Are they getting married directly?

"Such rapid relationship development."

"Rika is really cute!"

"Shen Liqian's portrayal of this character is amazing."

"Why is the character that Gu Qingyuan plays in this drama so unremarkable!"

"After all, she's a supporting actress. Can she be as likable as the female lead Rika?"

"Although I'm a fan of Gu Qingyuan, I still feel that the character of Rimi Sekiguchi is quite a green tea."

"That's right, from her eyes to her speech to her lines. What 'I like Mikami, but Kanji has always been gently by my side'? What's that? Isn't that purely treating the male lead as a backup!"

"But, even so, I still feel sorry for Rimi!"

"It's probably because of the filter from the roles Gu Qingyuan played before. Even though she's a supporting character with this kind of personality, I still like her!"

"Old thief Su, you need to work harder! Write Gu Qingyuan's character to be more likable!"

"Stop paying attention to Rimi Sekiguchi. After watching the first episode, shouldn't everyone be paying attention to Rika Akana?"

"Rika is the cutest in the world!"

"There's a contradictory feeling of being innocent but also very sensual. Clearly, this kind of energetic girl character should be someone who doesn't understand anything about relationships, but Rika understands everything. She sees everything clearly and still insists on her own way of doing things."

"Indeed, Rika clearly knows that Kanji likes Rimi, but she still has feelings for Kanji, but she doesn't pursue Kanji any further. But when she sees Rimi and Mikami kissing, and Kanji's heartbroken moment, she decisively strikes without any hesitation. What a cool female lead."

"This is what it means to have a clear goal. Knowing that Kanji likes someone else, she encourages Kanji to pursue the Rimi he likes. And when the situation changes, her actions change accordingly."

"What kind of fairy female lead is Rika? I was in a bad mood today, but seeing this female lead healed me instantly."

"Me too, I'm watching it happily, chasing, chasing, this drama is a must-watch."

"Old thief Su is quite good at it. The male leads in his scripts are very clumsy at chasing girls, but the female leads are incredibly good at chasing guys."

"Haha, I can hardly imagine what I would do if a girl like Rika chased me in reality. I'd probably be completely manipulated."

"You won't even dream of a girlfriend like Shen Liqian."

"I was originally worried that old thief Su's drama would be slow-burning in the early stages, leading to poor results, but now I'm relieved."

After the first episode of Tokyo Love Story was broadcast, it was basically as Su Yan had expected.

The first episode of this drama can be described as overwhelmingly positive.

In Tokyo Love Story, the male lead, male supporting characters, and female supporting characters can be unlikable.

But as long as Rika Akana is likable, that's enough.

In Su Yan's previous life, many Tokyo Love Story viewers might criticize Rika's unusual views on love and values.

But these are precisely the charm of this character.

At least after the first episode aired, a large number of drama viewers were successfully attracted by the character of Rika.

Su Yan's black fans, who were poised to stir up trouble after the first episode of Tokyo Love Story aired, have now disappeared.

They don't dare to show their faces at all.

It seems that this drama is different from Su Yan's previous works.

It's really starting strong from the first episode, not slow-burning at all, and even so fast that it's a bit outrageous.

With this script's information density and this plot development speed, no one would find it strange if the female lead Rika's grandson was born by the time this drama airs its tenth episode.

The next day at noon,

It was the moment when the ratings for the first episode of Tokyo Love Story were about to be announced.

Although Su Yan and Yumi Shinozaki had experienced this kind of scene dozens of times,

They were still nervous in their hearts.

Including Su Yan.

Before a drama airs, he definitely believes that it will have good results, that its ratings will rise, and that it will crush its competitors.

But believing doesn't mean he can be calm.

Just like the person who always gets first place in the class, he definitely believes that he can get first place again this time, but at the moment when the results are announced, his heart will still clench.

"5.02%"

Su Yan let out a long breath after seeing the message sent from the Shanghai region.

After Su Yan's voice spread, almost everyone in the crew was stunned.

"5.02%?" Yumi Shinozaki was a little incredulous.

"How could it be so high?"

Tokyo Love Story is, after all, just an A-level drama. Although it's the top-tier production among A-level dramas, this premiere result can even catch up with the premiere results of Border Walker back then.

But after thinking about it carefully, Yumi Shinozaki was able to sort out some clues.

Times have changed.

When Border Walker aired, Su Yan's popularity and status in Xia were definitely not this high.

Just like Makoto Shinkai, before Your Name was released, no matter how good The Garden of Words and 5 Centimeters Per Second were, without the traffic support of capital and creators, their results were very average.

But after Your Name, no matter how many flaws there were in the plots of Weathering with You and Suzume's Journey, their results were extremely good.

As a traditional romance drama, Tokyo Love Story shouldn't have this many viewers based solely on the first episode. Even if the ratings were to rise, they would have to rise after a few weeks of airing, relying on the high reputation of the work.

But Su Yan is now too famous in Xia.

Everyone, whether they are true fans or black fans, will pay attention to its premiere. Even Su Yan's mortal enemy, Akasaka Yoshitoki, sat at home last night and watched the entire first episode of Tokyo Love Story, and then was so depressed that he couldn't sleep all night.

"We are not what we were two years ago."

Su Yan looked at Yumi Shinozaki's slightly dark circles and smiled.

"We are now the kings of traffic in the Xia TV industry. As long as I don't truly create a flop work one day, and consume my reputation in the Xia drama community, my work will receive far more attention than other screenwriters and peers."

Of course, this is limited to the premiere.

The audience's curiosity about Su Yan is only limited to the first episode. If the first episode fails to capture their hearts, then they definitely won't follow the drama in the second week.

But precisely, Su Yan has extreme confidence in Tokyo Love Story.

From the first episode to the last episode, there are basically explosive points every week.

If the fans think that the first episode is already exaggerated enough, then from now until the end of the drama, the fans will feel an emotional impact that is even stronger than the first episode every week.

"Alright..." Su Yan clapped his hands, attracting the attention of everyone in the crew.

"Today's filming of the sixth episode of Tokyo Love Story is over. In the afternoon, catch up on the progress of Puella Magi Madoka Magica. In the evening, I'm treating. Everyone will go to a premiere celebration banquet together, and then to a hot spring. Also, our company has been established for more than a year, and we haven't distributed year-end bonuses... Tonight..." Su Yan looked at everyone.

"Everyone will have one!"

The profits of around 180 million from Border Walker are gradually arriving in Su Yan's company account.

The total box office of The Garden of Words is 530 million, and the box office dividends distributed to Su Yan's company exceed 200 million.

Now that he has money in his pocket, Su Yan is naturally generous.

As the company's second-largest shareholder, Su Yan gave Yumi Shinozaki shareholder dividends of more than ten million at once.

Of course, the company's profits cannot all be used to give Su Yan and Yumi Shinozaki dividends. Not only is the tax deduction high, but the company account must also reserve a portion of the money for the filming of Madoka and Tokyo Love Story.

As well as the expenses of the hundred-person crew team in front of Su Yan.

With such a high profit margin for the produced works, Su Yan will not mistreat his subordinates.

Hearing the distribution of bonuses, the eyes of the people in the company lit up at once.

"Long live the boss."

"Teacher Su Yan is so handsome!"

"Dimensional Film and Television Company is number one in Xia!"

Everyone in the crew was completely excited.

Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan, who were standing beside Su Yan, felt this atmosphere, and their moods also relaxed.

"Qingyuan, you're not disappointed at all," Shen Liqian walked to Gu Qingyuan at this time.

"Many people on the Internet are resisting the character of Rimi Sekiguchi."

"It is an actor's ability to play a character in a popular way, but it is also the same to play a character in a way that is disliked by others," Gu Qingyuan said softly.

"For me, no matter what, I think it's pretty good. At least the audience paid attention to the character I played. On the contrary, if the character I play is neither liked nor disliked after the drama is broadcast, then it proves that my performance failed."

Shen Liqian stared at Gu Qingyuan for a long time, and she sighed.

Although she and Gu Qingyuan are direct competitors.

Now in the Xia market, the fans of her, Su Yan, and Gu Qingyuan combined can be called the largest CP fans in the Xia film and television circle.

Su Yan also understands this point. Whenever he has a script written, the first thing he considers is whether the characters in the script are suitable for the three of them to play.

As long as the three of them participate, then this script is basically equal to having a large audience base.

Therefore, she and Gu Qingyuan are the biggest opponents in this three-person CP.

But she really can't hate Gu Qingyuan's personality.

She is upright and aboveboard, not without scheming, but she never deigns to play those tricks.

Although she is indeed clinging to Su Yan's thigh, she will not offer courtesies for no reason, and she will immediately play whatever role Su Yan arranges for her.

Although she is already in the position of a first-line Xia actress, she will never use this to bargain with Su Yan, and strive to give her preferential treatment in the script and roles.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Su Yan has been cooperating with her from his debut until now...

"Congratulations, Liqian..." Gu Qingyuan looked up at Shen Liqian.

"Teacher Su Yan told me. The character of Rika Akana will definitely take your popularity to the next level... Surpassing many now."

"It's the same for each other..." Shen Liqian looked at Su Yan.

"It won't be long before you will be brought to the same position by Su Yan."

"Why do you think so?" Gu Qingyuan paused and asked.

"That's just how I feel. He has the ability, and he is willing to do so," Shen Liqian said.

"After all, you and him have been cooperating since he filmed his first drama. As one of the few friends he recognizes, your position in his heart is definitely higher than mine... I estimate only below his partner, Miss Yumi Shinozaki!"

"Fortunately, Miss Yumi Shinozaki is not an actress, but a producer..." Shen Liqian smiled slightly after hearing this.

Gu Qingyuan thought for a while after hearing this, and did not refute.

Because it is obvious that Su Yan respects Yumi Shinozaki's opinion in everything he does in the entire crew.

In the company, Su Yan has tolerance for anyone, and will not get angry if things are messed up, but Su Yan never objects to the people Yumi Shinozaki proposes to fire.

But the world has no ifs.

She and Shen Liqian are the two people that Su Yan is vigorously supporting now.

It can be predicted that this pattern will not change in the next period of time.