Depressive Screenwriter

The first episode of To the Moon had a somewhat slow pace.

Although the new concept of a dream reconstruction device appeared,

and the drama's title, "To the Moon," was revealed,

there were too many mysteries.

The old man's reason for going to the moon.

Why was it so important to go?

Since it was such an important dream, why did he forget the motive?

Also, what was the meaning of the paper rabbits and platypuses in the old man's junk room?

It felt like foreshadowing.

This kind of artistic script requires the audience to be patient.

However, although many viewers were confused by the first episode, there were no negative reviews.

This was the respect these fans had for Su Yan, Gu Qingyuan, and the Qiu Junlin couple.

Moreover, because Qiu Junlin's acting completely controlled the rhythm of the plot, everyone could get into it just by watching his acting, and the viewing experience was good.

After the premiere that night, the online discussion about the plot of To the Moon was very heated on Sakura Net.

"What is Xu Han's purpose for wanting to go to the moon? Is this kind of outrageous dream something a normal person can think of?"

"I can understand wanting to be a rich man or a high-ranking official before I die, but going to the moon? I can't think of what it means. Could it be that he wants to find the Moon Palace on the moon? After all, connecting the paper rabbit with the moon, that's the only thing I can think of."

"It looks like a science fiction drama with a mystery theme! I'm relieved."

"Indeed, after watching the first episode, Xu Han is definitely going to die. Well, he will definitely realize his dream of going to the moon in the dream constructed by the final device, and then die.

So his death doesn't constitute a knife. And the characters played by Su Yan and Gu Qingyuan are medical doctors, and modern dramas are unlikely to have any life-and-death plots, so I declare that this drama will not have any knives, so everyone can watch it with confidence."

"I'm relieved to hear you say that. I'm watching the drama with my daughter, and I'm afraid of hurting the child's heart. I'll continue to watch the drama with my daughter next week."

"Didn't the internet say that Xiaodai, played by Takezawa Kayono, is the heroine? Why did Xiaodai die directly in the first episode? What about Takezawa Kayono? I came to watch this drama for her!"

"Looking at the setting of this drama, the plot should be about Shen Yi and Cheng Li exploring Xu Han's memory later. The character Xiaodai should appear in the memory, don't panic, it's only the first episode."

"But the plot rhythm is so slow! If it weren't for Rurouni Kenshin and The Poem of Eternal Love giving me confidence in the screenwriter Su Yan, plus the participation of the Qiu Junlin couple, I might not have the confidence to continue watching the drama."

"No, I think the plot of the first episode is quite interesting! Even without those factors, I think I can watch it."

"Same, for me, a slow-burn plot is not a problem, as long as the story of this drama can eventually touch me like Rurouni Kenshin and The Poem of Eternal Love, I can announce in advance that this is the best drama of the season.

I'm not interested in the four A-level dramas of the three major TV stations just by looking at the trailers. The plots are too routine."

"Same, there are not many innovative screenwriters like Su Yan in the film and television industry. I'm sick of watching legal medical dramas, domineering president dramas, and campus romance dramas. Support screenwriter Su Yan."

In the morning, Su Yan woke up from his rented house.

He quickly washed up, put on a clean set of clothes, and drove his second-hand car, which he had bought for 20,000 yuan two months ago, to the film and television production base.

On the way, he specially tuned the car radio to a channel for film and television drama critics in the Xia Country film and television drama market.

《The Door》, 《Imperfect Divorce》, 《The Scarlet Magician》, 《Unable to Fall in Love》, 《Orange Memories》.

The series of A-level and B-level dramas invested and broadcast by major TV stations this season are naturally the top priorities of these drama critics.

Soon, Su Yan heard some drama critics commenting on news related to him.

[Su Yan, the screenwriter of the black horse hit drama The Poem of Eternal Love last season, his new drama To the Moon premiered last night. The online premiere score is 8.5, and the audience's evaluation is mediocre. The plot setting is quite novel, but the plot is slow-burn]

After these drama critics finished reading a series of data, they finally came to a conclusion.

[This drama is likely to be a mediocre work and cannot replicate the ratings success of The Poem of Eternal Love last season, but because of the Qiu Junlin and Takezawa Kayono couple's comeback after fifteen years, TV viewers who are fans of both can follow this drama. The biggest significance of this drama is to allow the fans of the two stars to see them on camera again.]

"Well, as expected."

Su Yan smiled, and he could accept the online audience's and drama critics' evaluation and prediction of To the Moon after its premiere.

Because if he were a local in the Xia Country film and television industry, he would definitely think the same way.

In fact, the work To the Moon is similar in sensory perception to Su Yan's previous life's classic tear-jerking anime from Island Country, Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day.

They both use some relatively fantastic settings to attract people at the beginning. During the viewing process, you will feel that this work is a bit interesting, but it seems to be missing something.

But as you watch, understand more character information, past, future, and invest a certain amount of emotion in the characters.

Suddenly, at some point, the missing point comes all at once.

The plot will instantly change from the previous calm as water to a bomb exploding in the water.

The node of Anohana is the disappearance of the heroine in the last episode.

In To the Moon, it is the key line when the childhood Xiaodai and the childhood Xu Han look at the sky and count the stars.

Connecting all the reasons why going to the moon, rabbits, moon platypuses, lighthouses, and the elderly Xu Han are obsessed with going to the moon.

At that moment, the audience will understand the meaning of all the foreshadowing, followed by a strong burst of emotion of emotion and sadness.

So Su Yan didn't expect To the Moon to cause any waves in the film and television drama market when it premiered.

It's still in the paving process.

Arriving at the crew, Su Yan quickly started today's filming with the Gu Qingyuan and Qiu Junlin couple.

At noon, while Su Yan was eating lunch in the crew, Xiaozaki Yumi's phone rang.

Suddenly, the expressions of several main members in the office became serious.

In fact, everyone's focus is not on eating at all now, but on the premiere ratings of To the Moon.

Slow-burn dramas also have to look at the ratings results.

Xiaozaki Yumi nervously clicked on the information sent to her by acquaintances from the TV station, and after a long time, she let out a long breath and showed a smile on her face.

"The first episode of To the Moon has a rating of 3.43%. The first episode of The Scarlet Magician, which premiered at 8 o'clock last night, has a rating of 4.18%, temporarily ranking first in the quarterly ratings. If we assume that the A-level drama Cyan Summer of Shanghai TV, which premieres tonight, has a higher rating than us."

"The premiere ratings of To the Moon in the first week should be... 8th place."

If it was last season, a drama with a rating of 3.4% could enter the top 6.

But this season, it is obvious that major TV stations have made efforts, and the overall results are much better.

But for Xiaozaki Yumi, she is already very satisfied with the 8th place in the premiere ratings of To the Moon.

The three major TV stations have a total of four A-level dramas and nine B-level dramas this season, plus seven B-level dramas from other TV stations in Xia Country.

Of course, To the Moon is broadcast on Sakura TV, which has a slight advantage over the B-level dramas produced by TV stations other than the three major ones.

So as long as the ratings of To the Moon are in the top 12 of the quarter and the ratings are above 3%, the results are definitely not bad.

Xiaozaki Yumi is very satisfied with the 8th place in the premiere ratings of To the Moon.

Su Yan's expression was calm.

Gu Qingyuan's breathing was slightly fluctuating.

The Qiu Junlin couple looked at each other and smiled, and they were relieved in their hearts. In the past, the dramas starring this couple had ratings of at least the top three in the quarter, and there were more than one or two dramas with the first rating in the quarter or even the year.

They didn't really care about this kind of small-scale ranking, but after being out of the film industry for more than ten years, they were also worried that their appeal would not be enough, resulting in the premiere ratings of To the Moon being too ugly.

"It seems that the premiere of To the Moon is a good start," Takezawa Kayono said with a smile.

Although she is old, the woman with beautiful bone structure still looks good when she smiles, and her voice is kind.

"Teacher Su Yan said before that To the Moon will strive to reach the top of the ratings in the film and television drama market this quarter before the end."

"Starting from eighth place, it doesn't seem too difficult."

"If the final goal is achieved, I will have a drama starring me at this age that wins the first place in ratings. Then I will have created the history of the film and television industry in Xia Country."

"Maybe the nomination list for next year's Xia Yan Awards will include Miss Takezawa and Mr. Qiu," Su Yan said with a smile as he raised his head.

"Then I will take Teacher Su Yan's good words. Although I am so old, I don't think I am worse than the new generation of actors now," Qiu Junlin said.

Su Yan and the couple's half-joking and half-serious words also dissipated the tense atmosphere in the office.

The next day, Monday.

The premiere ratings of Cyan Summer came out.

Only 3.83%.

So far, among the TV series broadcast in the first week of the winter season.

The first place is The Scarlet Magician with 4.18%

The second is Sakura TV's The Door, with a rating of 4.02%

The third is Imperfect Divorce with 3.84%

The fourth is Cyan Summer with 3.83%.

To the Moon ranked eighth with a rating of 3.43%.

After the results of the first week came out, a group of colleagues, media, and film critics in the film and television industry were not in a hurry to express their opinions.

After all, it was only the first week.