Depressive Screenwriter

The success of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Episode 7 directly set the market ablaze.

Don't let the close figures of 5.44% for Black Gate and 5.49% for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners fool you.

In reality, at this level, it's incredibly difficult to increase viewership even by a small margin.

The media acted extremely quickly at this time, with various articles popping up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

[Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Episode 7 Takes the Seasonal Crown Again! Black Gate Still Fails to Overtake.]

[Edgerunners Has Three Episodes Left. Can Black Gate Avenge Itself in the Next Three Weeks?]

[Su Yan Delivers on His Promise. Edgerunners Remains Number One in Viewership for the Seventh Week!]

[Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Plot Depth and Tragic Atmosphere Are Maxed Out!]

[With the Show Gaining Momentum, Will Su Yan Still Opt for a Tragic Ending?]

[Black Gate Loses to Cyberpunk Again. Does It Still Have a Chance to Turn the Tables?]

[The Entire Black Gate Crew Embarks on an Offline Tour. Can This Help the Show's Viewership Climb to the Next Level?]

Inside Dimensional Film and Television Production Company!

"We won again!"

Su Yan, Shi Peihua, Shen Liqian, Gu Qingyuan, and Shinozaki Ikumi were all gathered.

After the filming of Edgerunners concluded, Shen Liqian traveled all over Xia to shoot new endorsements and make cameo appearances in some roles for her friends in the industry.

She only managed to free up some time in the last couple of days, and immediately came to Su Yan's company to show her face and make her presence known.

From Your Lie in April to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

Participating in Su Yan's dramas directly boosted her reputation in Xia.

Several endorsements that she had no chance of getting in previous years were now actively seeking her out.

Kaori Miyazono in Your Lie in April.

Rebecca in Edgerunners.

Although the latter wasn't the female lead, as a female supporting role in a show with a viewership rating of 5.5%, the help Rebecca provided to Shen Liqian's career wasn't much less than Kaori Miyazono in April.

Coming to Su Yan's company to mingle at this time naturally meant she was still hoping to continue working with Su Yan.

Of course, Su Yan was well aware of her intentions.

But being aware didn't mean he disliked it.

Frankly speaking, isn't the interaction between adults all about pursuing fame and profit? He actually appreciated Shen Liqian's unpretentious and unconcealed personality.

Although she wasn't a member of the company, she had collaborated with Su Yan on two dramas, and they could be considered friends. Su Yan wouldn't chase her away.

All in all, it had been more than a month since he last saw her.

"Call up all the Edgerunners crew members. Let's all get together tonight."

Su Yan was in a good mood. If the viewership rating for the seventh episode of Edgerunners could reach the top, then the eighth, ninth, and tenth episodes would be even better.

The most classic scenes of this drama were all concentrated here.

"Is this an early celebration party?" Shen Liqian asked curiously.

"Of course not," Su Yan said with a smile.

"It's just a simple gathering of the crew members. The real celebration party will have to wait until after the broadcast of the tenth episode. I'll invite reporters and media to conduct on-site interviews to celebrate Edgerunners' crowning."

"You're even inviting reporters?" Shen Liqian's expression faltered upon hearing this, and then she laughed.

"You won't rest until you've completely disgusted Akasaka Yoshito!"

"After all, there's a reason why I can't be low-key," Su Yan said with a smile.

At this point, no one present doubted that Edgerunners would win the seasonal crown.

They all believed in this.

After all, they themselves knew how high the quality of the last three episodes of this drama was, how explosive the special effects scenes were, and how emotional the plot was.

Lucy really went to the moon, and she really said that sentence to David.

David really reached the top of Arasaka Tower!

And Rebecca, too.

All classic scenes.

The only thing everyone was worried about was that the Xia audience wouldn't accept the cyberpunk theme in the early stages.

But now that it had been broadcast to the seventh episode, and the viewership rating was 5.49%, the next step was to witness history.

"At the beginning of June, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Episode 10 will finish broadcasting. On July 31st, The Garden of Words will be released nationwide," Shinozaki Ikumi said.

"Speaking of which, our company's work schedule for the first half of the year is very full. But in the second half of the year, there's basically nothing arranged. If you don't plan to release a new work in the second half of the year, Su Yan, I have a suggestion."

"Let's discuss this issue in a few weeks!" Su Yan interrupted Shinozaki Ikumi.

"There will definitely be a new work, but I'm not sure if it can be broadcast this year, and the company account doesn't have any spare money, so the script hasn't been written yet."

Su Yan still wanted to wait until the broadcast of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was over, and the emotional value had accumulated enough before drawing a lottery.

If he drew an ordinary work, it would be fine, and it would be quick to produce.

But if he drew another special effects blockbuster, he would have to spend at least one or two quarters to produce the special effects.

"?" Shen Liqian.

"?" Shinozaki Ikumi.

"?" Gu Qingyuan.

Even Shi Peihua looked at Su Yan.

What Shinozaki Ikumi said just now was just a casual remark.

Su Yan had been in the industry for two years, with five works and one movie. This output was a bit too outrageous.

In addition, if Cyberpunk: Edgerunners won the seasonal crown, it would most likely be the annual champion this year.

In this case, the production of Su Yan's next work must be approached with caution, and he couldn't afford to ruin his reputation.

Shinozaki Ikumi said this with the intention of thinking that if there were no actions in the second half of the year, then the company could accept some film and television post-production work from other crews, companies, and TV stations. Not to make money, but at least to solve the basic expenses of the employees' salaries.

She didn't object to Su Yan being good to his employees, but she absolutely opposed paying employees for doing nothing, such as taking a break for half a year and still paying their salaries.

That wasn't running a company, that was doing charity.

After all, with a hundred or so people, the expenses weren't small.

But...

Su Yan just bluntly stated that there would be a new work?

Shinozaki Ikumi really couldn't imagine it.

How fast is your creative speed?

Especially Shen Liqian, looking at Gu Qingyuan's cold expression, her heart itched.

She was quite envious of Gu Qingyuan.

Relying on the role of Lucy, the female lead in Edgerunners, she could be considered to have leaped to the level of a strong first-line actress in Xia's TV dramas.

Unlike Shen Liqian, who had to go through various struggles over the past six or seven years to reach her current position, Gu Qingyuan was like a koi fish, only needing to hold Su Yan's thigh, and naturally reached this position without thinking about anything.

After all, the 5.49% viewership rating was there.

No media could question her achievements.

But...

If Su Yan had a new drama, she would definitely try her best to fight for the female lead role!

She had a pretty good relationship with Gu Qingyuan during the filming of Life is Strange, but when it came to life development, she definitely wouldn't give in.

Another weekend arrived.

Black Gate's eighth episode had a viewership rating of 5.46%. Although it was increasing, the increase had become smaller.

South Dream's eighth episode had a viewership rating of 5.31%, which was basically unchanged from the previous episode.

In fact, everyone in the market could see that the viewership growth of these two dramas had slowed down.

For the audience, the most noteworthy drama was always the one that ranked first in the quarterly viewership ratings.

The longer Edgerunners stayed in the first position, the higher its attention and popularity would be, and the viewership growth would be much higher than the two behind it.

Black Gate's viewership growth had indeed become sluggish.

But Edgerunners was different.

The average paid views per episode had risen to 13.5 million, and because it had too much fame for maintaining the first place in the competition of the three S-level dramas this season, a large number of new viewers were still joining in.

Finally, on Sunday night, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Episode 8 premiered.

This episode connected the various forces in the early stages of the drama.

The middleman who issued the task of capturing Tanaka to Maine's team.

Militech.

Arasaka Corporation.

A bunch of forces all appeared.

A conspiracy against Militech and David was brewing.

On the other hand, in this episode, David experienced symptoms of cyberpsychosis during the mission.

In addition to solving the target, he also killed an ordinary employee as a monster.

That female employee had a family and children.

Just like David's mother, she died inexplicably at the hands of some cyberpunk who popped up out of nowhere.

This incident brought David to the brink of mental collapse.

He worked so hard to become stronger, not to become the kind of scum who killed his mother in a street fight!

Rebecca and Lucy both noticed his abnormality and realized that his mind was becoming unstable.

Immunosuppressants could no longer suppress his spirit.

Lucy persuaded him to remove some of the cyberware on his body to alleviate the symptoms of cyberpsychosis.

But David couldn't do it.

"I'll do it!"

"Do you really think you're special?"

The two had an argument, and they were almost on the verge of breaking up.

But in the end, Lucy realized that someone was exploring David's and her information on the Internet again.

She temporarily left David and chose to face this hacker alone.

The eighth episode ended with Lucy being caught in the enemy's trap.

The worst guesses of the audience after the premiere of the seventh episode all appeared in the eighth episode.

David developed symptoms of cyberpsychosis.

Lucy's identity was discovered by Arasaka Corporation, and she was successfully captured.

The plot of the entire drama ushered in its darkest moment in the eighth episode.

That night, Su Yan's fans were a little strange.

Everyone vaguely sensed something.

They started spraying in advance.

"Su Yan, you old thief, are you going to get sick again?"

"David is the protagonist, how can you let him get cyberpsychosis?"

"Damn, brothers, I don't dare to watch it. Isn't the back of this drama a tragedy?"

"Will David die like Maine?"

"Does that mean the fate of all cyberpunk is to become cyberpsychos and then die? What's the point of this drama?"

"I don't want to see David and Lucy die! Su Yan, you listen to me, Lucy and David are going to the moon in this drama, and the two are going to fulfill their promise! I will never allow you to write them to death!"

"I can't do it anymore, the plot at the end of the eighth episode makes me a little stomachache!"

"This chapter break makes me feel uncomfortable again. You better be kind, Su Yan. This is the first S-level drama in your life, you don't want its reputation to collapse!"

"Su Yan, if you still want to win the seasonal and annual crowns, don't do anything fancy. Like the second ending of Your Lie in April, arrange a happy and joyful ending, don't be brain-burning, okay?"

It can only be said that fans are the most sensitive to the plot of a drama.

After the plot of the eighth episode was revealed, many viewers began to comment on Su Yan's account.

However, this kind of drama like Edgerunners has now been completely produced, and there is no possibility of changing the ending at all.

There is not enough time for special effects production.

But fans said what they said, and scolded what they scolded.

After the viewership rating of Edgerunners Episode 8 was announced at noon the next day, it still completely boiled the Xia film and television circle.

5.52%

Just the eighth episode alone achieved a new achievement.

It was on par with the highest single-episode viewership rating of the S-level drama "Dawn" five years ago.

It can be said that although Edgerunners did not break the five-year record.

It is now also the holder of the viewership record in Xia in the past five years.

Moreover, if this trend continues.

Wouldn't it break this record next week?