Depressive Screenwriter

#181 - Aftermath

"It has to be Su Yan, the old fox! He seems gentle and refined on the surface, but he's actually full of sarcasm!"

"Su Yan, the biggest winner of this year's Summer Flame Awards! Akasaka Yoshitoki, the biggest loser!"

"Akasaka Yoshitoki probably never imagined that as the head of the production department of Sakura TV, he would be mocked to his face at the Summer Flame Awards ceremony!"

"Su Yan's move is even more satisfying than his dramas. As someone who is suppressed by my superiors at work, I'm already starting to feel a sense of identification."

"Me too. When I think of my boss and then look at what Su Yan did, I feel incredibly satisfied."

"But based on your descriptions, are Su Yan's dramas satisfying? Not at all!"

"Su Yan's dramas are tragedies, but his life is truly satisfying."

"Anyway, I felt great watching tonight. I'm a fan of Shen Liqian, and I've long been displeased with Akasaka Yoshitoki!"

"Closing it out! Dimensional Pictures took all the awards they should have tonight! Perfect. Next up is Madoka Magica in April!"

"I don't expect Madoka Magica to surpass Tokyo Love Story, but I hope it can achieve the success of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Both are works with special effects and battles, so don't disappoint me!"

"In April, Su Yan's Madoka Magica and Sakura TV's Musou will both premiere. Although Shanghai TV didn't produce an S-level drama, they still invested a lot of money to produce a fantasy suspense drama called 'Cicada Song.' The media is reporting that Akasaka Yoshitoki spent a lot of the TV station's money after taking office as the head of the production department but didn't achieve any results. He won almost nothing at this year's Summer Flame Awards. His good days are over."

"Hurry up and get lost! I've long been displeased with this Akasaka Yoshitoki. He was so arrogant when Su Yan left Sakura TV two years ago. Now he's just as embarrassed!"

The day after the Summer Flame Awards ceremony, after a night of mockery by Su Yan's fans, the media wrote articles mocking Akasaka Yoshitoki to the extreme.

After Shinozaki Ikumi, Su Yan, and Shen Liqian sarcastically mocked Akasaka Yoshitoki at the awards ceremony last night, people in the Summer Kingdom's television industry understood.

Akasaka Yoshitoki of Sakura TV really has no way to deal with Su Yan now.

He can't block him, he can't suppress him, and instead, he's being stepped on and yelled at, and he can't do anything about it.

Results are everything.

Many people still find it a bit dreamlike that Su Yan has grown to this point in just over three years since his first drama.

The monopoly of the three major TV stations in the industry has been forcibly torn open a huge gap by this young man.

Sakura TV was collectively silent.

Su Yan and his group didn't pay too much attention to these things.

With their anger vented, the next goal is the company's projects.

After coming to Shanghai for the award, Su Yan and his group will have to return to Tokyo to film in just two days.

The 5 Centimeters Per Second and Love Like a Bouquet crews are still on hiatus in the Tokyo area, after all, the main actors are all in Shanghai.

So, taking advantage of this time, Su Yan relaxed a bit and spent a day playing in the Shanghai area, taking a small vacation.

In early February, Su Yan and his group returned to Tokyo.

News about Su Yan and Akasaka Yoshitoki gradually subsided in the market.

In the Summer Kingdom's television industry, the popularity of Tokyo Love Story also began to decline, and discussions about the dramas broadcast this quarter filled various online platforms.

But at this time, the promotional campaigns for the two S-level dramas premiering in April, Madoka Magica and Musou, began.

Among them, Musou's promotional offensive was nothing short of insane.

They partnered with a number of Summer Kingdom's snacks, milk tea, and food delivery platforms in major commercial streets and crowded places.

The TV station broadcast trailers non-stop all day long.

Although Akasaka Yoshitoki's mentality is somewhat unbalanced now, he hasn't surrendered.

He actually knows in his heart that with Su Yan's current popularity, even if it's the S-level drama Musou, he's not confident that he can compete.

But he can't just wait for death.

Perhaps there is also the possibility that Madoka Magica's theme will not be popular after it airs, and the audience will not buy it.

Everything will have to wait until after the premiere in April to find out the answer.

Time passed, and February also passed.

March arrived.

Once it was March, not only did the temperature warm up, but the atmosphere of the Summer Kingdom's television market also changed.

A large number of people visit the Dimensional Pictures website every day to check for information updates.

At Su Yan's offline fan gatherings, a large number of fans have begun to make their own character cosplay costumes based on the character stills published on the official website and participate in the gatherings.

The comment sections of Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan's verified accounts are filled with comments urging the two to release some promotional materials for their new dramas as soon as possible.

Tokyo area.

Su Yan, Shen Liqian, Gu Qingyuan, and others have finished watching the first few episodes of Madoka Magica that have been produced and edited, as well as the trailers that are about to be released.

"How is it?" Su Yan looked at the people next to him.

"Well... although I knew the plot during the filming process, the scene where Mami Tomoe is killed by that candy witch is a bit..." Gu Qingyuan thought for a moment and said.

"A bit too gory."

"Yes, suddenly having her head bitten off is too terrifying. It's completely different from the atmosphere of the previous scenes," Shen Liqian also agreed.

"It feels like it will scare the children. Everyone in Summer Kingdom thinks that this drama is mainly aimed at the children's market, but in reality, it's full of horror, grotesque, bloody, dark, depressing, suspense, and mystery. Will the contrast be too great?"

"I never said that this drama is mainly aimed at the children's market," Su Yan smiled.

"It's all speculation from Summer Kingdom drama fans and the media."

"But there's a problem with the trailer!" Shen Liqian thought for a moment and said again.

"The actual story is so bizarre, but the edited trailer is cute and charming, and the scene style is also very warm. Will it be said that the trailer is a scam!"

Shen Liqian is very worried about whether the fans who are deceived by this trailer will directly riot after seeing the real plot.

"I've already talked to Su Yan about this," Shinozaki Ikumi said at this time.

"He said that he is doing a trailer scam to trick fans in and kill them."

"?" Shen Liqian.

"?" Gu Qingyuan.

"This is the correct way to open this drama. There must be a gentle beginning and expected plot prospects, so that it will be interesting when the subsequent story settings are revealed little by little. A major selling point of this drama is also subverting the three views," Su Yan said after a pause.

"As for the special effects, do you think there is anything uncoordinated?" Su Yan asked this question, and he was also a little nervous.

There must be a difference between TV dramas and anime. The special effects produced in TV dramas must be realistic and have texture, otherwise they will be very fake.

If live-action TV dramas produce the texture of special effects like anime games CG, it will only give the audience a sense of disharmony.

And anime doesn't need to consider so much.

"I think it's great! It's like watching a movie.

If it can be broadcast on the big screen of a movie theater, the viewing experience will be even better," Shen Liqian said.

"The special effects style is better than Cyberpunk: Edgerunners," Gu Qingyuan also responded.

"It's just... this magical girl transformation is a bit embarrassing! Su Yan, how did you come up with this idea?" Gu Qingyuan looked at Su Yan.

"Are you imagining beautiful girls transforming in your head every day?"

In an instant, Su Yan was a little sweaty.

Although, Madoka Magica was also a work created by a male scriptwriter in his previous life, but there were so many magical girl-themed works in that world, so this kind of thing was commonplace.

But in Summer Kingdom...

No matter how calm Su Yan is, he still has to save face in front of familiar people.

"Well, it was inspired by a female classmate in my class during my student days who said something about wanting to become a magical princess," Su Yan coughed and said.

He didn't want to be regarded as a pervert who stays at home all day studying girls by these friends around him.

"Is that so? A female classmate in your class."

"You must have a pretty good relationship with her!"

"You can use such a long time ago as inspiration, you should have a deep impression of her."

Looking at the three pairs of gossiping eyes, Su Yan quickly changed the subject.

"Okay, the time is up, you guys hurry up and get busy with your own things! Contact the people from Star Summer Network, release the trailer tomorrow, and then notify the company's operations department to fully launch the promotion for Madoka Magica."

Su Yan will not completely treat the promotion as the obligation of China Summer TV.

After all, all the copyrights and benefits of Madoka Magica are in Su Yan's hands.

And not only in the Summer Kingdom region, but also in overseas regions, the promotion must follow. Although Madoka Magica has not yet been broadcast, the copyright introduction negotiations from various overseas parties have already begun one after another.

The next day, the drama fans of Summer Kingdom clicked into Star Summer Network. As soon as they entered the site, a huge pop-up window appeared in front of everyone.

Five girls in pink, yellow, red, black, and blue costumes, holding swords, spears, and muskets. A promotional poster with a group of five people wearing inexplicable discs on their arms appeared in front of everyone.

A line of large characters then came into view.

[Madoka Magica, promotional trailer!]

A link portal is attached below.

Among them, Su Yan's fans were first stunned, and then ecstatic.

Is it finally here?

Click into the link portal.

The screen jumps.

[If, oh, if you are told that you can use magic to help you fulfill any wish, what would you do?]

A gentle girl's voice sounded.

The scene changes to the bed.

A girl with light pink hair wearing pajamas and holding a teddy bear opened her dazed eyes.

Shen Liqian's appearance instantly made her hardcore fans' hearts beat faster.