Depressive Screenwriter

Tong Xiaoqi concentrated and focused her attention on the trailer.

Before today, all the Kenshin fans only knew that Su Yan was going to film a new drama called "Gu Xiang Si Qu", and then nothing else.

The subject matter, participating actors, and production team members were all unclear.

Even if this drama starred Su Yan and Gu Qingyuan, it still depended on the subject matter.

【We didn't just meet by chance; you have always been in my life.】

Gu Qingyuan's voice sounded.

The screen flashed.

Lu Yuan, in a red dress, lying in a pool of blood, looked at Shen Buyan, who was hugging her, not knowing anything, confused, and unaware of why Lu Yuan was willing to risk her life to save him. Her eyes flashed with attachment, reluctance, and determination as she smiled and said,

【You will, see me again!】

From this scene alone, Tong Xiaoqi could confirm one piece of information.

It's a historical drama!

Moreover, it's highly likely to be a romance.

But the next second, the scene changed again.

Shen Buyan woke up in his room, dressed in modern clothes, in front of a laptop that wasn't turned off and several pieces of broken jade.

"Ah?" Tong Xiaoqi blinked.

What's going on?

A historical drama with a laptop?

What kind of work is this?

Moreover, the scene of Lu Yuan lying in a pool of blood gave her some bad feelings. Could this be another depressing drama?

Suddenly, the music in the trailer became passionate.

Su Yan's narration began.

【I returned to the time before the Yuanqi Rebellion, back to the past. Lu Yuan and I met in a reverse timeline.】

Tong Xiaoqi's brain CPU was running at high speed after seeing this.

A few seconds later, her mind was instantly clear.

Returned to the past.

No wonder.

There are no time-traveling dramas in Xia Country. At this moment, after the trailer revealed a little bit, Tong Xiaoqi's curiosity was piqued after understanding it.

No wonder there are both ancient costumes and modern elements.

【First meeting, farewell.】

Tong Xiaoqi couldn't understand the words that appeared in the trailer at this time.

She had only just understood the concept of time travel.

But if she could watch the entire Gu Xiang Si Qu, and then look at this trailer again, she would be able to discover the meaning and depression represented by these simple words.

The riddle hint ends here.

The following scenes flashed various highlights of Prime Minister Li Yong, the maid Yihua, younger brother Lu Shi, and Emperor Yuanqi.

War, power struggles, suspense, martial arts, romance...

Tong Xiaoqi could roughly see the type of drama from the flashing scenes.

Moreover, she could also see the quality of the drama.

Except for the relatively unknown actors, the costumes, props, sets, and picture quality were comprehensively improved compared to Rurouni Kenshin.

【If fate is hard to defy, please forgive my unfamiliar gaze when you loved me the most.】

After Gu Qingyuan's voice sounded for the last time.

The scene flashed to an execution ground, where people were cheering and wanting to kill a certain woman.

Shen Buyan, wearing modern clothes, made eye contact with the magnificent woman who was about to be killed.

The trailer ended here.

The words "Gu Xiang Si Qu, October 1st, midnight" appeared on the screen.

Tong Xiaoqi blinked at this moment.

The trailer was a bit incomprehensible, but her curiosity was undoubtedly piqued.

Even if the male and female leads in this trailer weren't played by Su Yan and Gu Qingyuan, she would still be attracted to the plot.

Time travel is already enough of a gimmick.

Why would Lu Yuan say that sentence in the end 【Please forgive my unfamiliar gaze when you loved me the most?】

What kind of setting is this?

Who would fall in love with a stranger who has never had any interaction, contact, or even met?

Tong Xiaoqi opened the comment section of the official Gu Xiang Si Qu page.

【Awesome! Just looked at the Gu Xiang Si Qu crew information. The male lead is Su Yan, and the female lead is Gu Qingyuan.】

【Moreover, it has been confirmed that this drama is a seasonal drama, with at least twelve episodes.】

【Finally, no more drama drought next season. The what 'Lone Doctor' and 'Gilded One' that the three major TV stations are promoting in the fall are obviously formulaic dramas. Don't they get tired of filming these kinds of works every year?】

【No way, it's hard to get ahead without connections. Why can Tian Shan Zhi's drama be broadcast at 10 p.m. on Saturday, and Su Yan's drama can only be broadcast at midnight?】

【Talent breaks everything. I dare say that as long as Gu Xiang Si Qu has the quality of Rurouni Kenshin, this drama will definitely be a hit even in the midnight slot.】

【I'm not too concerned about whether Gu Xiang Si Qu will be a hit. I only hope that Lu Yuan and Shen Buyan in the story can live happily ever after and fulfill the regrets of Yukishiro Tomoe and Kenshin.】

【As long as Teacher Su Yan's drama is sweet, I will be his loyal believer for the rest of my life.】

【Me too, I have already set up a reminder on my phone to wake up at midnight on October 1st to watch Gu Xiang Si Qu.】

【Who are the Su Yan, Gu Qingyuan, Kenshin, and Yukishiro Tomoe you are talking about? I have no idea. I was attracted by the GG advertisement inserted by Sakura TV. Is this person named Su Yan very powerful?】

【? A newbie fan?】

【Of course, he's awesome. This screenwriter named Su Yan produced a very sweet TV series called Rurouni Kenshin last season, which was broadcast online on Sakura.com. Go watch it quickly. It's so good it's explosive, so sweet I want to cry.】

【I testify that Rurouni Kenshin is indeed very sweet.】

【The number one sweetest drama in the universe. No refunds if you don't think it's sweet after watching this drama!】

【I also testify that Rurouni Kenshin is the sweetest drama ever.】

【Really? I just like watching sweet dramas. Thank you for showing me the way.】

In the afternoon, Tian Shan Zhi looked at the number of views of the "Gu Xiang Si Qu" trailer on Sakura.com, and a relaxed smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Compared with "Night Sakura," which has a dedicated promotional link for GG at the golden time slot on Sakura TV and on the homepage of Sakura.com.

The number of clicks on the "Gu Xiang Si Qu" trailer is significantly lower than "Night Sakura."

So what if Su Yan has the support of Rurouni Kenshin fans?

At best, a million loyal fans will stay up late to watch the drama.

Not to mention whether these fans can persist in staying up late for several weeks, first of all, the fans of Rurouni Kenshin are insignificant compared to the hundreds of millions of TV viewers in Xia Country.

Even with some blessing, how much numerator can it add to the formula for calculating ratings?

The broadcast schedule has a decisive impact on the performance of a drama.

Except for those dramas that can gain popularity and praise all over the internet, with fans spontaneously recommending them, most dramas have their results determined by the broadcast schedule.

And this Gu Xiang Si Qu, with this little publicity, can it turn over in the midnight slot?

Strictly speaking, the opening trailer of Gu Xiang Si Qu is not bad. At least the fans of Rurouni Kenshin almost all expressed their anticipation.

However, among the many dramas to be broadcast in the fall season, its popularity is indeed not high.

There can be several times the difference in the number of TV viewers between a good broadcast schedule and a bad one.

Many people will definitely not pay much attention to dramas broadcast in the midnight slot on Sunday night, after all, most people have to rest at that time, unless the drama is really popular, and all the surrounding classmates and colleagues are talking about it, then it's another matter in order to keep up with the discussions of the people around them.

This situation is also normal.

Moreover, for Su Yan, Gu Xiang Si Qu itself was killed in the previous life in the case of a bad broadcasting environment.

Su Yan will not be too anxious about the popularity of the work before the broadcast. He is more concerned about whether Gu Xiang Si Qu can become popular by word of mouth like in his previous life, in the case of poor publicity and huge investment.

But Ayumi Shinozaki is different, she has to consider a lot.

The average ratings of the works broadcast in the Sunday midnight slot of Sakura TV in the past two years is 1.02%. It is good if Gu Xiang Si Qu can exceed this data.

But Ayumi Shinozaki also understands that Akasaka Yoshishi is waiting to pick on her and Su Yan's faults. Achieving only average results is equivalent to failing the exam.

The a, b, and c-level film and television dramas launched by the three major TV stations in the fall season add up to more than 30, interspersed at various times from Monday to Sunday, satisfying the drama-chasing habits of a group of drama fans in Xia Country.

In addition, various TV stations often rebroadcast some high-scoring dramas from previous seasons.

And in addition to the three behemoth TV stations in Shanghai, there are also several large TV stations with slightly smaller scales in Xia Country.

They will also produce and broadcast film and television dramas. Even if these dramas cannot compete with the a-level dramas of the three major TV stations, they are not afraid to compete with the b-level dramas of the three major TV stations.

Overall, in each season, there will be hundreds of film and television works competing in the Xia Country TV market.

Although the schedule is not good, after all, there is the support and independent publicity of fans from the previous Rurouni Kenshin.

Ayumi Shinozaki is also a bit confident and has set the ratings target for this drama.

The ratings exceeded 1.4%.

And in the fall season, the ratings ranked among the top 30 of all film and television dramas launched in the schedule!

After this target result came out, in fact, the entire crew, including Shi Peihua, felt some pressure.

Because this goal is not simple.

But for Su Yan, he thought about it and asked curiously.

"Is this goal set so low? No matter what, Gu Xiang Si Qu cannot have lower results than Night Sakura, right!"

Thanks to Qiaogeli Feng, RexlipNew, Super Electromagnetic Fireworks Light Music, and Xingchen Shangsenlie for the rewards. Thank you, bosses.