Depressive Screenwriter

You could have let them spend a lifetime happily in ancient times, but you just had to create this sentimental plot, didn't you?

But Chu Haosen's anger had nowhere to vent.

Because like Rurouni Kenshin, this drama is indeed very heart-wrenching, but these plots greatly contributed to the character development of the female and male leads.

If it weren't for these plots, he wouldn't have had such empathetic feelings for Lu Yuan and Shen Buyan, wanting them to live a happy life together.

If the script wasn't written this way, then perhaps "Ancient Love Song" would just be one of the countless ancient romance dramas on the market, and the character Lu Yuan would never have this kind of charm.

It's a deadlock.

Is this the end for them?

Reversing time and space, ultimately only to meet, fall in love, but not be able to be together.

Chu Haosen was so angry!

The plot continued to advance.

Shen Buyan finished playing the flute, and his closed eyes opened.

It was the picturesque Nanmeng Lake with its beautiful scenery and singing birds.

Now middle-aged, he saw the little girl flying a kite in the flowers.

"No way? This-" Chu Haosen remembered the wish Shen Buyan made on the wooden plaque before.

To see Lu Yuan one more time.

Could it be...

The "Kong Dai" BGM started again.

Shen Buyan walked towards her with a complex expression.

【Uncle, your clothes are so strange!】

As soon as the cute little girl Lu Yuan spoke, Chu Haosen couldn't hold back, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Uncle, this is the ruthlessness of time.

Shen Buyan, who had loved Lu Yuan all his life, ultimately encountered Lu Yuan's most unfamiliar gaze towards him in their last meeting.

Beside them was the tree that Lu Yuan had just planted.

That small sapling where people could make wishes and hang plaques.

It's a closed loop.

Shen Buyan took Lu Yuan's hand, wanting to take her home.

【Uncle, have you been to the imperial capital? Have you seen the emperor?】

【Yes, but not the emperor you're thinking of.】

【Then can you help me persuade the emperor? Can you please stop the war, so my father can come home to be with me and my younger brother?】

Chu Haosen gasped.

So that's why Lu Yuan was willing to give up being with Shen Buyan to save the Sheng Kingdom.

Because her father died in the war with the Northern Lie.

So, from a young age, she valued peace above all else.

【In the near future, the people of the Sheng Kingdom will live in peace because of you.】 Shen Buyan said gently, holding the hand of the little girl Lu Yuan.

【Me? Then what should I do?】 Lu Yuan looked at him curiously.

The most touching line in the entire drama appeared.

【You don't need to listen to anyone, love the person you want to love, do what you want to do. One day, everything you want will come true.

The original meaning of 'Yuan' in your name is 'hawk'.】

This sentence echoed the plot in the first episode where Shen Buyan argued with others because of Lu Yuan's name.

【Little girl, you may have to walk back by yourself.】 Shen Buyan's eyes were reluctant, but his voice was gentle.

He felt that his time travel this time could only last until now.

【Will I ever see you again?】 Lu Yuan asked.

Chu Haosen was stunned by this sentence.

He was empathizing with Shen Buyan and could feel the impact of Lu Yuan's words.

【Yes.】 Shen Buyan was silent for a moment, then said with a smile.

She would still see him at 18, and at 21, 26, 36, and at the end of her life...

But for the current Shen Buyan, this was the last time.

Lu Yuan took a few steps forward, she still wanted to say something to Shen Buyan when she turned back.

Turning back...

There was no one behind her.

This... was Lu Yuan and Shen Buyan's first meeting.

It was also Shen Buyan and Lu Yuan's last meeting.

The real, irreversible, final, and also initial meeting.

The ancient tree fulfilled Shen Buyan's wish.

But Lu Yuan and Shen Buyan's lives were completely closed at this moment.

The ending song of "Ancient Love Song" started.

The words "The End" appeared.

For the first time, Chu Haosen felt that the ending song of "Ancient Love Song" was so depressing and sounded so painful.

He felt his breathing was trembling.

He was questioning his life.

Liar, Su Yan, you big liar.

What do you mean the ending will fulfill both of their wishes?

You never said that the ending of this drama would change both of their wishes from building a cottage by Nanmeng Lake to this...

What is this?

His heart felt like it had been hollowed out.

The "Kong Dai" BGM kept playing in his mind.

The experiences of Lu Yuan and Shen Buyan's six meetings kept swirling in his mind.

Perhaps for the two in the drama, there were no regrets.

Even if they couldn't be together for a long time, the several glances back across the long river of history were enough for them to remember each other for a lifetime.

But for drama viewers like Chu Haosen, this was an unresolved regret.

This was an unparalleled depressing ending.

At the same time, a group of angry fans in the Sakura website comment section had already started.

"It's so painful to watch! How could it be like this?"

"Su Yan, you old thief, die!"

"Is this Su Yan, you old thief's style? Is there no happy plot in his head?"

"I actually felt uncomfortable watching it, but after watching 'Rurouni Kenshin' last season, I gradually understood... Sometimes, whether the ending of a story is happy and complete is not important, what is important is the process of the plot development. Although 'Kenshin' is a tragedy, it doesn't affect it being a masterpiece in my heart."

"What's not important? The plot and the process are equally important, okay."

"Everyone's real life is already hard enough, and we have to watch Shen Buyan and Lu Yuan's tragic love. Who can stand this?"

"I don't think this is a tragedy! Lu Yuan and Shen Buyan loved each other all their lives, and they both saw each other for the last time before they died. Is it a tragedy just because they didn't spend a long time together? Don't you think this kind of love is the most sincere and touching?"

"Lu Yuan's konghou music transcending history really made me cry."

"I knew Su Yan, you old thief, would do this. I didn't believe a word he said before about the male and female leads in this drama fulfilling their wishes... Now hahaha, I was mentally prepared, but why is it still so painful? Su Yan, you old thief, come out and apologize."

"Damn it, I'm already a little apprehensive about his next season's 'To the Moon'. Won't that drama also be so depressing?"

"Don't think so much, think about how to get out of the 'Ancient Love Song' drama first. I have completely lost interest in TV dramas now. When I close my eyes, I see the scenes of Lu Yuan and Shen Buyan."

"Am I the only pervert? Although I also feel very uncomfortable and think the plot of Shen Buyan and Lu Yuan is very heart-wrenching, I am very much looking forward to Teacher Su Yan's new work."

"Don't scold him. The real ones that should be scolded are works like 'Qingfeng' that are tragic for the sake of tragedy. 'Ancient Love Song' had its fate set from the beginning. You may feel like you've been played by the screenwriter because the male lead didn't change anything, but in reality, this drama is just letting you watch the life of an ordinary woman, Lu Yuan, under the torrent of history from the perspective of the male lead Shen Buyan... At least I think the ending of 'Ancient Love Song' is really amazing."

"The moment you feel heartbroken for the fate of Lu Yuan and Shen Buyan, this drama has already achieved its purpose."

"Brothers, it may take me a long time to get out of this drama."

That night, the comment section of "Ancient Love Song" was the most active since the broadcast began. The rating of "Ancient Love Song" rose to 9.4, but Su Yan's reputation in the comment section dropped to the lowest.

The next day,

The internal statistics department of Sakura TV announced the viewership data of the fourteenth episode of "Ancient Love Song" to all relevant personnel of the entire TV station early in the morning.

Many people had very interesting expressions after learning the data.

They had guessed that the viewership of "Ancient Love Song" would increase, but they really didn't expect it to be like this...

4.01%

A number that made many people in the entire TV station gasp.

Who would have thought that the first drama in Sakura TV's autumn season to break 4% in viewership would be "Ancient Love Song", a C-level drama that premiered in the midnight slot?

In the last week of the autumn season's film and television market, it squeezed out "The Gilded Ones," which had maintained the third-place viewership ranking for twelve weeks.

It became third itself.

Even if this achievement only lasted for a week, it was enough to shock all the employees of Sakura TV.

At the same time, a group of media in Xia Country could no longer sit still.