Depressive Screenwriter

On Sunday at 8 PM, the last of this quarter's three A-list dramas, "The Lone Doctor," a large-scale production invested in by Shanghai TV with over 40 million yuan, premiered.

However, the response after the premiere was mediocre; it couldn't be said it was bad, but it just didn't meet the expectations of many viewers.

Sakura Net, Star Summer Net, and Red Pine Net are subsidiaries independently controlled by the three major TV stations, and together with Raccoon Net, jointly invested by several film companies, they are known as the four major online broadcasting platforms in Xia Country.

Many young viewers not only watch dramas on TV but also on online broadcasting platforms.

Remember the official website: 𝕥𝕨𝕜𝕒𝕟.𝕔𝕠𝕞

Over time, these four websites have become the go-to places for young drama fans to complain.

After the first episode of "The Lone Doctor" was broadcast.

As usual, the exchange meeting for the dramas premiered this quarter began on the forums of these four websites.

"I won't say much, The Lone Doctor is too mediocre. There's nothing to say about the plot, the highlight is all on the participation of TV Queen Ma Yijia. Without Ma Yijia, this drama would be worthless."

"Sakura TV's 'Gilded One' is also boring to death. What era is this, and the plot is still using these clichés, I'm about to throw up."

"The suspense drama 'Person in the Painting' from Zhongxia TV made me laugh anyway, it's not scary at all. For the first time watching a suspense horror drama, I wish I was the protagonist in the drama. Haha."

"Extremely mediocre. Like last quarter, these A-list dramas are probably just like this. At most, the viewership rating will break 4%. To go higher, to reach the level of a hit, or even a blockbuster drama, is wishful thinking."

"However, the drama called 'Night Sakura' that premiered on Saturday is actually a bit interesting, you can feel that the screenwriter has some skill. Although the plot is easy to guess, at least it's not brain-dead."

"Don't mention it, the screenwriter of 'Night Sakura' and the screenwriter of 'Clear Breeze' are the same person, both are Qing Tian Shan Zhi. Hehe, if you're watching 'Night Sakura,' just wait for the later episodes to feed you crap."

"What? The same screenwriter as 'Clear Breeze'?"

"Damn, then I wasted an hour yesterday watching Night Sakura."

"You can't say that, can you? If the previous work was crap, maybe the sequel will be good?"

"One in ten thousand people is like that. In most cases, once a screenwriter has been sick once, they will get sick periodically for the rest of their life."

"I didn't expect the quality of the film and television dramas premiered this quarter to be even worse than last quarter. I'm going to be in a drama drought again."

"Alas, only 'Rurouni Kenshin' was good last quarter, what a pity, 'Rurouni Kenshin' only had four episodes, and it was an online drama."

"Yeah. I can't imagine what it would be like if 'Rurouni Kenshin' could be broadcast on TV during prime time."

"If you like watching 'Rurouni Kenshin,' why don't you go watch 'Ancient Love Song'? They're both by the same screenwriter."

"'Ancient Love Song'? What's that? Never heard of it!"

"It's the new work by Su Yan, the screenwriter of 'Rurouni Kenshin'! It's just that this drama doesn't seem to be valued, and it was arranged to premiere on Sakura TV's Sunday midnight slot. If you calculate the time, it's eleven o'clock now, and in less than an hour, the second episode of 'Ancient Love Song' will premiere."

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"Is this drama good?"

"It's good. I'm very picky about what I watch, but when I watched this drama last week, I was very serious from beginning to end. Although the setting hasn't been revealed yet, which makes people confused... I really think it's interesting."

"I'll just say one setting of 'Ancient Love Song.' A modern person travels to ancient times to woo the Empress! How about it, is it attractive?"

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"So awesome?"

"Damn, what kind of brain hole is this?"

"Really? Is the setting of this drama so novel? Then why did I check, and the premiere viewership rating of this drama is only 1.38%! Can a drama with such a low viewership rating be good?"

"What do you expect from a midnight drama? Last quarter, the premiere viewership rating of the drama in the same time slot on Sakura TV was only 0.96%. At least the premiere data performance of 'Ancient Love Song' exceeded its predecessor."

"Damn, the new drama by the screenwriter of 'Rurouni Kenshin'? Damn it, Sakura TV's executives are idiots, they don't even promote this information? I haven't watched the first episode of 'Ancient Love Song,' can I start watching from the second episode?"

"You can watch the second episode of 'Ancient Love Song' tonight first! Tomorrow night, Sakura Net will launch the first episode of 'Ancient Love Song,' and you can just spend a dollar to catch up, it won't affect much."

Close to midnight, the premiere time of 'Ancient Love Song,' Su Yan's fans began to become active again.

At midnight, Cao Huan was already very sleepy.

As a white-collar worker with good habits, he was used to going to bed early and getting up early.

But he was still forcing himself to endure.

He was waiting.

Finally, as soon as zero o'clock arrived, the screen of Sakura TV changed.

Cao Huan's eyes lit up, it's here.

The opening theme of 'Ancient Love Song' sounded.

Soon, the title "Episode 13" appeared.

Cao Huan's eyes showed thought.

The title of the first episode of 'Ancient Love Song' was "Episode 14."

And the second episode was labeled as "Episode 13" from the beginning.

As he guessed, this drama was publicizing the drama titles in reverse order.

So the final length of this drama can also be determined.

Fourteen episodes.

And the title of the fourteenth episode will definitely be "Episode 1."

The plot continues from the end of the first episode.

The city defense army led by Lu Yuan and the rebel army led by the traitorous Prime Minister Li Yong were fighting at the East Gate.

In this plot.

Lu Yuan held a three-foot-long Qingfeng sword, dressed in a red dress, and charged in and out of the enemy army seven times.

Cao Huan's eyes were stunned.

Was this still the weak Yukishiro Tomoe?

Although the action wasn't as good-looking as Su Yan, the actor of Kenshin, it was obvious that she had put in effort.

As far as Su Yan was concerned, he personally felt that the character settings of Lu Yuan and her younger brother Lu Shi in 'Ancient Love Song' were inclined to Empress Wei Zifu of Emperor Wu of Han and her nephew Huo Qubing.

They were all the kind of outstanding women and top-notch generals.

This fight scene of Lu Yuan had already shown her combat power.

And through her combat power, one could infer the strength of her younger brother Lu Shi.

This way, it wouldn't be too abrupt in the later episodes why a young man like Lu Shi could be the Great General and military idol of the Sheng Kingdom.

Because Su Yan's previous life had the even more perverted Champion Marquis Huo Qubing, making these outrageous settings in the TV series seem normal.

Of course, the fight scene was just an addition to this drama, the main plot progression was the most important.

Li Yong, who was watching the battle between the two sides, looked at Shen Buyan, who was being desperately protected by Lu Yuan in the crowd, took out a sleeve crossbow from his sleeve. He obviously knew and hated Shen Buyan, and started without mercy.

A sinister sneak attack.

Shen Buyan didn't react, but Lu Yuan reacted, desperately hugged Shen Buyan and pushed him back, while she was pierced in the back by the crossbow arrow.

Lu Yuan fell into Shen Buyan's arms, barely breathing.

The city defense army was in chaos.

Li Yong took the opportunity to leave the East Gate with the Sheng Kingdom's military secrets and the city defense maps of various cities.

"Ah?" Cao Huan's expression was dumbfounded.

This, Lu Yuan looked like the female lead, right?

She can't die, right?

"Shen Buyan," Lu Yuan said weakly in Shen Buyan's arms.

Although Shen Buyan had never told her his full name, Lu Yuan called out his name.

"Shen Buyan, don't be afraid..." Lu Yuan looked at Shen Buyan's profile with complex and reluctant eyes, but smiled and comforted Shen Buyan.

"Don't be afraid, you will, see me again."

Gu Qingyuan's acting skills, superimposed with emotional BGM.

Cao Huan's nose suddenly felt a little sore.

Will see her again, what does that mean, does she think she won't die?

Shen Buyan looked at Lu Yuan's blood-stained body, not knowing what to say to this demon queen who he had only met tonight but had saved his life.

Anger.

Because he knew the truth about the Yuangi Rebellion in the fifteenth year of Yuangi.

Lu Yuan was not a demon queen, and Li Yong was not a virtuous prime minister.

History had slandered this woman who saved him for thousands of years.

Shen Buyan suddenly woke up.

He returned to modern times.

On his desk, two of the five jade fragments merged into one because of the nosebleed he dripped before this time travel, turning into four jade fragments, one large and three small.

Cao Huan's expression was dumbfounded at this moment.

"Ah?"

It can still be done like this?

So Lu Yuan just died there?

The female lead died to save you, and then the male lead inexplicably returned to modern times?

What are you doing, screenwriter Su Yan?

At this time, the plot we want to see is the plot of Lu Yuan being saved!

Shen Buyan in the plot was naturally unwilling.

He looked at the books in his study, and the records in the books had changed, Lu Yuan died in the Yuangi Rebellion in the fifteenth year of Yuangi.

The male lead's time travel led to Lu Yuan's death!

Cao Huan was also angry.

How can this plot be accepted?

The male lead Shen Buyan also noticed the relationship between the jade fragments, blood, and time travel.

He hurriedly dripped his blood on the jade fragments, and sure enough.

His mind went blank.

Shen Buyan's consciousness was clear.

"The third day of the third month, the winding stream party, enjoying the spring and drinking fine wine at night."

On the streets of the Sheng Kingdom's imperial capital, lively residents were celebrating the Shangsi Festival.

He stood on the street, wearing the ancient costume that Lu Yuan had prepared for him during his first time travel.

The lanterns lit up the entire imperial capital.

Shen Buyan came to the ancient Sheng Kingdom again, and came to the imperial capital again.

Came again... the night of the Shangsi Festival.

He wanted to change the fate of the woman who saved his life.

He wanted to tell Lu Yuan everything.

Tell her that Li Yong would flee at the East Gate, tell her that she would die there.

Change her fate of death.

Then, Shen Buyan saw that graceful figure on the street at a glance. She shuttled through the crowded crowd, beautiful, confident, and pretty, but with firm eyes.

Cao Huan's heart became nervous.

Damn, it's not at all dragging its feet.

However, Cao Huan also noticed something was wrong.

If it was still that Shangsi night, and Shen Buyan had only time traveled to one hour before Lu Yuan's death this time.

Lu Yuan should be waiting for his arrival in the palace at this time, waiting to eat with him, asking three questions and answering three questions, so how could she be strolling on the streets outside the palace?

Moreover, this time Lu Yuan's dress and makeup were completely different from the first time travel.

Shen Buyan chased after her, calling Lu Yuan's name.

And Lu Yuan seemed to have heard of it, she looked back for a moment, and the two met again in the crowd.

Jugglers blowing fire, lights, crowds, two pairs of pupils gazing at each other.

This picture is too beautiful.

Cao Huan's heart trembled.

He felt that he was about to fall in love with Lu Yuan.

This is too beautiful.

Shen Buyan stepped forward and grabbed Lu Yuan's hand.

"Your Majesty the Queen." Shen Buyan said anxiously.

But Yi Hua ran up to interrupt Shen Buyan, saying that he was a lecher, drove Shen Buyan away, and pulled Lu Yuan into the crowd.

Neither Lu Yuan nor Yi Hua recognized Shen Buyan this time.

Shen Buyan and the two separated.

Shen Buyan was taken by the crowd to a place called Mirror Flower Tower.

Here, he met a foolish man, who gave Shen Buyan a token because Shen Buyan helped him.

Then a group of assassins came here, and wanted to kill Shen Buyan directly when they saw Shen Buyan's token.

This plot made Cao Huan dizzy.

Why is it different from the first time?

If it was time travel back to before Lu Yuan's death, then everything Shen Buyan experienced would definitely be the same as the first time.

This plot... why is it changing?

At a critical moment, Lu Yuan appeared and drove away the assassins.

Then Lu Yuan's younger brother, General Lu Shi, appeared.

Shen Buyan in the drama immediately realized something was wrong.

Because in history, Lu Yuan's younger brother Lu Shi had already died in the fifteenth year of Yuangi.

If it was the fifteenth year of Yuangi, Lu Shi could not have been alive at all.

Lu Shi died in the fifth year of Yuangi.

Cao Huan saw this and discovered why he felt something was wrong.

The fifteenth year of Yuangi, the fifth year of Yuangi?

A flash of inspiration flashed through his mind.

Cao Huan also realized the biggest setting of this drama.

Could it be that the male lead didn't time travel back to that night when Lu Yuan died, her thirty-six-year-old Shangsi Festival night.

Instead, he time traveled to an earlier time, before Lu Yuan became the Empress, before her younger brother died, the Shangsi night when Lu Yuan was only twenty-six years old?

A sense of depression began to fill Cao Huan's heart.

The feeling of anxiety could not be dispelled.

No wonder, the thirty-six-year-old Lu Yuan knew Shen Buyan.

Because the twenty-six-year-old her, met Shen Buyan at this moment.

If this is the case, how can Shen Buyan save the thirty-six-year-old Lu Yuan?

He can never go back to that night again!

Lu Yuan's death, didn't it become a foregone conclusion?

Moreover, the first time travel, Lu Yuan smiled and said to Shen Buyan before her death.

"We will see each other again!"

Lu Yuan was not referring to Shen Buyan continuing to see her after her injuries healed.

She was referring to Shen Buyan seeing the 26-year-old her.

Meeting the past her.

The first time travel, that night, those three questions and three answers, those two people wandering the streets of the Shangsi Festival at night.

That was the last time Lu Yuan met Shen Buyan in her life.

But for Shen Buyan.

He could then make a second time travel and meet the 26-year-old Lu Yuan.

After understanding this setting, Cao Huan couldn't help but feel a little teary-eyed.

Did the thirty-six-year-old Lu Yuan know all this, and smiled at Shen Buyan before her death?

"We will see each other again!"?