Depressive screenwriter.

Chapter 126 Cyberpunk Edgewalker Trailer

In mid-March, the dramas that started airing in the winter season in Xiaguo came to an end one after another.

This quarter, Sakura TV's "Shanghai Rain.Continuation" ranked first in ratings for ten consecutive weeks, undisputedly winning the championship of this quarter.

Yoshitoki Akasaka looked at the performance of various TV series and movies this quarter, focusing on the ratings data of Life is Strange, with a smug smile on his face.

"Heh, I thought you, Su Yan, really had some supernatural powers. Did you really think that as long as your drama was aired, it would definitely win the ratings championship? Hehe."

"This fourth place is just the beginning. Next season, I want to see how your cyberpunk drama will flop!"

In Xia Country, there are very few cyberpunk-themed dramas, but there are more movies, and the performance of these works is generally not very good.

Su Yan's choice of this kind of subject matter, and the production of it with the investment of an S-level drama, was tantamount to seeking death in the eyes of Akasaka Yoshitoki.

Yoshitoki Akasaka thought about it and called his assistant to ask him to arrange for the media and film critics who were familiar with the TV station to write an article about Life is Strange's fourth place in the ratings and to speak ill of Su Yan.

"Okay. Next, it's the highlight of this year."

Akasaka Yoshitoki looked at another document on his desk.

This is information about the S-rated drama that will be aired on Sakura TV in the spring season in April.

Written by Sakuradai's gold medal screenwriter Sun Yanjie, who has won the annual best screenwriter award and produced two S-level dramas in his career, and his producer partner, Shen Wentao, who is also the best performing gold medal producer under Akasaka Yoshitoki.

In addition, there is Ren Xiang, who won the Best TV Drama Director of the Year award ten years ago for the drama "Summer Soul".

The film stars Xia's top actress Bai Jing and last year's Best Actor winner Chao Kaijin.

The suspense fantasy drama "Black Gate" with an investment of 72 million.

Yoshitoki Akasaka is very confident about this drama.

The three major TV stations have only not taken these big-investment dramas seriously for a year or two.

But the reason is that we don’t want to do it, not that we can’t do it.

Why should we work hard on making big-budget dramas when we can make investment without pressure by making some A-level dramas?
But if the three major TV stations really took it seriously, how could they have let this drama in April steal the show and win the season championship?
Qingkong TV, what a rotten fish and rotten shrimp!
Su Yan, what are you pretending to be? Do you really think you can look down on others just because you have a little talent?
"Su Yan, I will let you know how terrifying an industry giant like Sakura TV can be when it gets serious!" A cold look flashed across Yoshitoki Akasaka's eyes.

He will never forget the humiliation and ridicule that Su Yan brought to him.

Although Su Yan's Cyberpunk Edgewalker was also broadcast on Zhongxia TV.

In terms of broadcasting platform, Sakura TV does not have an advantage.

But Akasaka Yoshitoki didn't care.

Whether a drama can become popular depends not only on the broadcast platform, but also on many other factors such as investment, publicity, the level of crew members, and the cast.

Su Yan did make some money from April, but could his company's production standards really compare to the top in-house crews of the three major TV stations?
Although Zhongxia TV has introduced Edge Walker, since it is an introduced drama, it is a godson.

There will definitely be publicity resources, but they will definitely not be as focused as those for self-produced dramas.

Plus the cast.
Su Yan, Shen Liqian, and Gu Qingyuan are all quite popular in the Xia country's celebrity circle.

But Life is Strange's fourth-place ratings in the quarter says a lot.

As long as the drama is not good enough and the subject matter is not down-to-earth, the audience will not buy it without thinking.

It is obvious that in Yoshitoki Akasaka's view, cyberpunk-themed dramas are as out-of-touch as crime fantasy dramas like Life is Strange.

"S-level dramas and A-level dramas are different. The performance that can make an A-level drama break even will result in a huge loss for an S-level drama." Akasaka Yoshitoki sneered.

"Su Yan, you worked hard to make some money after leaving Sakura TV, don't lose it all like this."

Two days later, major TV stations in Xia Country began actively promoting TV series that would be aired in the spring.

Among them, the three S-level dramas from the three major TV stations are undoubtedly the most concerned by all drama fans.

"Nanmeng", a mythological drama starring three first-line stars from Shanghai TV.

On the day the trailer was released alone, the total number of views on the entire network exceeded 10 million, and it topped the trending search lists of the four major online streaming platforms.

The investment was 74 million, and actress Lin Xuan played the female lead.

And the cool special effects shots made the audience who have watched urban dramas, campus dramas, suspense dramas, and crime dramas for more than two years very excited.

The audience in Xia Country is the same as Su Yan in his previous life. Who doesn’t like to watch a special effects drama?
But the three major TV stations have not produced these works in the past two years, and the audience can do nothing about it.

Many times, we just look at what is available in the market.

But it's not over yet.
The next day, the trailer for Sakura TV's fantasy drama "Black Gate" of this season was released simultaneously on the TV station and the four major online broadcasting platforms.

The audience also knows that the trailers of these dramas will not have any substantial content. Their only purpose is to let the audience know the subject matter, type, and quality of the drama, and at most throw out some plot gimmicks.
But it is obvious that the show "Black Gate" is full of gimmicks.

From the director, producer, and actors to the plot hooks thrown out in the trailer, the content of the short half-minute trailer directly made Xiaguo TV drama fans excited.

All night long, there was a constant stream of hot searches, comment posts, and articles by film critics about the drama "Black Gate."

This kind of atmosphere before the broadcast, this kind of publicity, the intensity of Sakura TV and Shanghai TV's round-the-clock and all-round promotion of their own S-level dramas.

Fans of TV dramas in Xia country have only one feeling in their hearts.

A feast for the gluttons!

We will be in for a treat next quarter.

But it doesn't stop there.

On March 22nd, the trailer for Sakura TV's "Black Gate" was released online.

On March 23, the trailer for the S-level drama "Cyberpunk Edgewalker" which will be broadcasted in the spring on Zhongxia TV has been released. It will be broadcast simultaneously on the TV station, the TV station's official website, and the four major online broadcasting platforms starting at 7 pm.

After this news came out, Su Yan’s fans from all walks of life returned collectively!
But at the same time, many Su Yan’s black fans also showed up.

"came back!"

"Thanks to that old thief Su Yan, he made the three major TV stations feel the crisis. Now it's good, I feel that not only will there be no shortage of dramas next season, I am even worried about how to arrange time to catch up on all these dramas."

"Life is Strange was too heavy to watch, so I didn't finish it. I hope that Lao Zei's new drama will be more cheerful. A drama with a cyberpunk theme should have constant gunfights, high technology, and action scenes. Lao Zei hasn't made any action scenes since Rurouni Kenshin. I'm excited to see Su Yan's action scenes again."

"It's a story about a flying sword-riding school that overthrows the world in a high-tech city. As long as the old thief Su Yan writes the plot in this way, I will definitely give this drama a thumbs up!"

"It's not like the three major TV stations are short of money, they always produce those A-level dramas to fool people! I'm tired of watching them. These special effects dramas are more interesting!"

"It seems that these gold medal screenwriters and gold medal producers who haven't produced any works in the past few years are fed up with the old thief Su Yan stirring up trouble in the market. Is he coming out to teach the younger generation a lesson?"

"Teaching the younger generation a lesson? You think too highly of them. In the entire Xia Country screenwriter industry, who dares to say that a play can win the quarterly championship if it is broadcast on Qingkong TV?"

"Isn't that an accident? You Su Yan fans are exaggerating too much. You're talking about a single accident for a lifetime, right? Su Yan is so amazing, why is Life is Strange only ranked fourth in the ratings this quarter?"

"Then you are blind, aren't you? What's the point of Life is Strange's 9.5 final score? The subject matter of this drama isn't something that appeals to the general public, so what's the big deal about it being ranked fourth in the ratings?"

"I'm talking to you about the ratings, and you're talking about the score. No means no. The screenwriter industry in Xia Country is full of hidden talents, and Su Yan is not the only one. If he is really good, he can win the championship next quarter, or even the annual championship."

"Do you think Mr. Su Yan can't do it? He also has an S-rated drama airing next season! The trailer is released tonight, and you're talking as if Su Yan the old thief will lose?"

"He's only ranked fourth this quarter. What's so great about that? Even if he has an S-rated drama airing on Zhongxia TV, then among the three S-rated dramas next quarter, this Cyberpunk will definitely be the worst!"

"A drama with a cyberpunk theme? Haha, I'm telling you, it's bound to fail!"

"What a sour remark! Don't you have any other tricks besides smearing Su Yan?"

"Do you still need to smear him? The good results of Su Yan's dramas in the past year are only because these veteran screenwriters and producers didn't make any efforts. You really think that Su Yan has become a god when you are just playing against each other. Next season, we will know how much gold this so-called genius has."

It is also rare in Xia Country's history that three S-level dramas are aired in the same quarter.

The spring season brings together a bunch of big-name stars from the country's film and television industry, and fans of the stars and screenwriters are fighting each other.

On the night when the Cyberpunk Edgewalker trailer was released, there was considerable friction between Su Yan and his fans.

Everyone argued on the forum all night, but when it was almost seven o'clock, everyone stopped arguing.

Because the trailer for Cyberpunk Edgewalker has been officially released.

(End of this chapter)