Depressive Screenwriter

Compared to the shabby "Rurouni Kenshin" crew, with only a dozen or so people, the crew of "Ancient Love Song" was on a much larger scale.

Hundreds of people were busy on the set, with lighting, photography, props, extras, and supporting actors all ready to go.

In the dressing room, Su Yan, sporting a brand new look with a long, straight black wig, looked in the mirror.

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With a slender figure and a plain white robe with blue trim, Su Yan presented a scholarly aura, in contrast to the cold-blooded killer look in "Rurouni Kenshin."

"Not bad," Su Yan was charmed by his own handsomeness.

After all, he didn't have such high looks in his previous life. Taking a deep breath, Su Yan walked out of the dressing room.

"Hello, Teacher Su Yan."

"Hello, Teacher Su Yan!"

As he walked along, the staff members would stop what they were doing to greet Su Yan.

In the Xia Kingdom's film and television market, screenwriters and producers have almost the same status on set.

If Su Yan was not satisfied with them, even if they were crew members appointed by Shinozaki Ikumi, they could be fired with just a few words from Su Yan.

But it was precisely because of this that the drama "Qingfeng" was turned into its current state by Kiyota Yamaji's willful actions.

He was not only the main screenwriter but also could exert a huge influence on the producer, Tu Heng.

Walking to another room, Su Yan heard several familiar voices before even entering.

"How is it? Do you think this look is okay?"

"It's so beautiful, Qingyuan. The ancient costumes of the Xia Kingdom are much more gorgeous than the ancient costumes of Sakura Island in 'Rurouni Kenshin'."

"I was worried that your Yukishiro Tomoe filter was too heavy, but with a different look, the whole style has completely changed."

"Qingyuan, try to perform the demeanor of Lu Yuan in her youth. Let me see what's missing so I can have the makeup artist fix it."

Su Yan arrived at the designated place, where the crew's makeup artist was helping Gu Qingyuan with her final touches.

Director Shi Peihua and producer Shinozaki Ikumi were chatting with Gu Qingyuan with smiles on their faces.

When filming "Rurouni Kenshin," everyone got along very well. Shi Peihua basically recognized Gu Qingyuan's acting skills and wouldn't put on airs as a director in front of her.

Su Yan glanced at the room as he entered.

At this time, Gu Qingyuan was wearing a red dress with makeup between her eyebrows. Her clear and bright eyes flashed with a trace of fatigue and wisdom, her skin was fair, and her lips were red.

Lu Yuan, who appeared in the first episode of "Ancient Love Song," is 36 years old, and the emperor is an idiot. Basically, the entire country is being controlled by her, the empress.

Su Yan was worried that Gu Qingyuan wouldn't be able to play that kind of feeling, but in reality, he quite approved of it at a glance.

And Shinozaki Ikumi, Gu Qingyuan, and Shi Peihua also had a gleam in their eyes when they looked at Su Yan.

Their feelings for Su Yan were similar. Now, Su Yan, with his clear big eyes looking around, was a completely different style from Kenshin.

"Hello, Teacher Su Yan," Gu Qingyuan said softly with a slight smile on her previously calm face.

"Hello, Lu Yuan," Su Yan responded.

Gu Qingyuan was stunned for a moment but immediately realized that Su Yan was expressing his approval of her look.

"Speaking of which, there are not many people with the character 'Yuan' in their names. The heroine in your script, Su Yan, is called Lu Yuan, which is exactly the same as Gu Qingyuan's 'Yuan', giving it a sense of reference. Teacher Su Yan, did you think of working with Gu Qingyuan again from the beginning when you named her?" Shi Peihua joked, as she was familiar with Su Yan.

"Or rather, wasn't the prototype of the role of Lu Yuan designed with Gu Qingyuan in mind?"

"This is purely coincidental," Su Yan said.

"The personality differences between Lu Yuan and Gu Qingyuan are still very large. But now you've only seen the scripts for the first three episodes, so you won't have a deep feeling.

Why is the heroine Lu Yuan's name a single character 'Yuan'."

"The script for the last episode of 'Ancient Love Song' will reveal it. This is a small foreshadowing."

"And why I have requirements for the makeup and clothing of the two characters, why Lu Yuan wears a bright red Chinese dress and palace skirt when the plot first appears, and then her clothes will become more and more simple."

"And why the male lead, Shen Buyan, wears simple clothes when he appears, and the color of his clothes will become darker and darker. These are all metaphors and foreshadowing. When all the episodes are finished filming, everyone will be able to understand the deep meaning."

Gu Qingyuan's eyes showed curiosity.

She had indeed heard that before the drama started filming, Su Yan had made a series of requests to Shinozaki Ikumi.

For example, Shinozaki Ikumi had to respect his choices for the important interlude parts, Su Yan had to intervene in the makeup and clothing parts, and for some important scene selections, although filming on location would be more expensive, he also asked Shinozaki Ikumi to squeeze out the budget and not to fool around in the studio.

Su Yan even said that the seemingly ordinary and somewhat incomprehensible script for the first episode of "Ancient Love Song" was actually full of foreshadowing throughout the entire work.

"The last episode?" Shinozaki Ikumi became interested.

"Have you figured out the script for the last episode?"

"I've only determined some of the foreshadowing," Su Yan said with a smile, not giving a clear answer.

Otherwise, wouldn't Shinozaki Ikumi know that the ending of this drama is a highly abusive plot if she asked?

Knowing the ending doesn't matter, but it would be inevitable to have arguments if she asked Su Yan to change the script.

Because of the depressing ending of "Rurouni Kenshin," she was remembered by many Kenshin fans, and she didn't want to be scolded for continuing to produce tragic works.

The three of them communicated, and the sky gradually darkened.

Su Yan only spent two days filming the modern plot of the first episode of "Ancient Love Song."

But the second half of the first episode is all night scenes.

The sun went down, and night fell.

The imperial city buildings built in the Shanghai Film and Television Base were also hung with lanterns, a golden and brilliant scene.

The willow branches needed for filming, the mustard boiled eggs that the Sheng Kingdom people ate during the Shangsi Festival, and other props were ready.

Gu Qingyuan looked at Su Yan, who was several meters away from her, and said.

"Teacher Su Yan, please give me more guidance for the next three months. Whether it's martial arts scenes, or the ancient musical instrument Konghou that you said the heroine Lu Yuan will use during filming... Although I may not be as proficient and knowledgeable as you, I will work hard to at least not let the footage that is filmed and edited be sloppy."

"Likewise, I also need to learn from you in the area of acting," Su Yan said with a faint smile upon hearing this.

The time had come.

Su Yan and Gu Qingyuan walked towards the camera lens in front of the entire crew.

This was their second collaboration, and there was no tension.

The scene to be filmed tonight was the first meeting between the male lead, Shen Buyan, who came to the ancient Sheng Kingdom from modern times, and the妖后 (Yaohou, evil/seductive empress) Lu Yuan.

Time passed, and it was late September.

Major television stations had already begun promoting their new dramas for the next quarter.

Shanghai Television invested 43 million to produce an A-level medical workplace drama, "The Lone Doctor."

China Television invested 38 million to produce an A-level fantasy horror drama, "The Person in the Painting."

Sakura Television invested 39 million in an A-level drama about workplace struggles, "The Gilded One."

These A-level dramas' promotional advertisements were directly connected to the dramas broadcast during the prime time of the current quarter, seamlessly connecting after each weekly broadcast.

Before the broadcast, the three dramas had already received the attention of hundreds of millions of drama fans in Xia Kingdom.

And these three dramas also had a tacit understanding with each other, broadcasting during the golden time slots of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights at eight o'clock, avoiding competing for viewership at the same time and causing a lose-lose situation.

Sakura Television also invested 29 million in a B-level food drama, "Midnight Gourmet," 27 million in a B-level investment romance drama, "Under the Azure Sky!", and 15 million in a C-level fantasy romance drama, "Night Sakura."

The television promotion efforts for these three dramas were also not small, and their opening trailers would be given a place in the advertisement slots during the prime time of the television station.

As for the seven or eight C-level dramas broadcast by Sakura Television in the fall season, including "Ancient Love Song," although they would also have a certain amount of television advertisement resource inclination, they were ultimately only promoted in time slots with not many viewers, and the effect was significantly worse.

But even so, for those "Rurouni Kenshin" drama fans, the news of the release of the "Ancient Love Song" trailer spread throughout the group in the first time.

The dramas broadcast by Sakura Television can all find detailed drama information on the Sakura website.

Including important personnel information such as the director, screenwriter, producer, participating actors, art team, lighting team, and makeup team.

With Sakura Television establishing a special official website page for "Ancient Love Song" on the Sakura website and uploading the trailer for "Ancient Love Song."

The "Rurouni Kenshin" fans, who had been silent for more than a month, were completely revived.

Among them was Tong Xiaoqi.

God knows how she came out after watching "Rurouni Kenshin" in mid-August.

The two nights after watching the fourth episode of "Rurouni Kenshin," she was angry and couldn't sleep for several hours when she thought of the abusive love between Yukishiro Tomoe and Himura Kenshin.

After experiencing the first week of online abuse of Su Yan after the fourth episode ended, the second week of realizing the godliness of the ending of "Rurouni Kenshin," and the third week of beginning to understand what kind of masterpiece Su Yan had created, and now...

She had completely become a fan of Su Yan and Gu Qingyuan as a couple.

As a die-hard fan of "Rurouni Kenshin," her only request was that Su Yan's new drama, "Ancient Love Song," would have him and Gu Qingyuan participating.

It would be best if they played lovers in the drama.

It must, it must be a happy ending.

Su Yan must never waste his handsome appearance, god-like martial arts talent, and excellent acting skills to purely be a faceless genius screenwriter.

That would be the greatest blasphemy against the talents that God had given him.

With all kinds of expectations, Tong Xiaoqi clicked on the trailer video clip of "Ancient Love Song" on the Sakura website.

The screen paused for half a second, and then, a familiar voice sounded.

[I must change her fate]

A man wearing a plain white robe with blue trim, with a face like jade, handsome and refined, and firm eyes appeared on the screen.

Tong Xiaoqi instantly held her breath.

This is...

Su Yan.

Narration text began to appear.

"Su Yan as: Shen Buyan"

[We didn't just meet by chance!]

Another familiar female voice sounded.

A beautiful woman in a red dress, her fingers stroking the strings of the Konghou, appeared.

"Gu Qingyuan as: Lu Yuan"

The two people who appeared in the first three seconds of the trailer had clearly told Tong Xiaoqi.

The male and female leads of this drama were still played by Su Yan and Gu Qingyuan.

At this moment, those Kenshin fans who had already seen this trailer began.

Lines of comments floated across the screen.

[Damn!]

[These two are working together again!]

[Yay!]

[I will definitely follow this drama!]

[Don't say anything, I will definitely watch this drama!]

[Teacher Su Yan understands! As long as this drama fills the regrets of 'Rurouni Kenshin,' Teacher Su Yan, I will be your fan for life!]