Depressive Screenwriter

The next day at noon.

The viewership ratings for the second episode of Gu Xiang Si Qu were released.

"1.59%, it went up! It really went up!"

In the producer's office of the Gu Xiang Si Qu production team, Xiaoqi Yumei, with dark circles under her eyes, instantly transformed her previously tense expression into a smile.

After the second episode of Gu Xiang Si Qu aired last night, she spent the entire night on Sakura website reading viewers' comments.

All night, she rarely saw any viewers expressing negative reviews about the show.

"Su Yan, why doesn't your expression look happy at all?"

Xiaoqi Yumei looked at Su Yan.

"I'm happy too, but not this happy. After all, we're still a long way from the initial goal," Su Yan said.

"Teacher Su Yan, don't be too rigid. Even if we haven't reached the ultimate goal, this result is definitely worth celebrating. Do you know what 1.59% means? This is the highest single-episode viewership rating data among the dramas that premiered in the midnight slot on the three major TV stations, Zhongxia, Hudou, and Sakura, this year," Shi Peihua said, her serious face also full of smiles.

"This shows that Gu Xiang Si Qu has at least gained the recognition of the late-night audience."

"If this situation continues, Gu Xiang Si Qu might really break 2% in the viewership ratings for the salted fish midnight slot!" Xiaoqi Yumei said, her expression somewhat dazed.

Indeed, she also agreed with Su Yan's goal of surpassing Ye Ying in the final results, with viewership ratings at least in the top ten for the season.

What's wrong with people having dreams?

But no matter how big you set your goals, no matter how passionate your speech is, most of the time it doesn't feel real when you implement it.

If you discuss with someone who is penniless about how to earn a million, they will talk to you with great interest.

If you talk to them about how to earn a small goal, they will only think you are crazy, even if they themselves may have such a dream.

It's the same for producers like Xiaoqi Yumei. When your work's viewership ratings start to rise from 1%, you will feel excited about the possible 2% viewership ratings.

When the viewership ratings really reach the 2% level, Xiaoqi Yumei will truly be thrilled for the upcoming 3% and the top ten seasonal viewership ratings, and will work day and night thinking about how to achieve this goal.

The current Xiaoqi Yumei can already feel her heart beating faster.

Although this idea is too idealistic.

But the viewership ratings increased by almost 0.2% from the first episode to the second episode.

"If every episode can increase by 0.2% in viewership ratings, or if every episode can increase by 0.1% in viewership ratings, by the time this drama finishes airing, Gu Xiang Si Qu's viewership ratings can indeed rise to over 3%, and the top ten of the season is not a dream!" Xiaoqi Yumei said excitedly.

"Where would such an ideal increase happen?" Su Yan said.

"Arithmetic sequences don't conform to reality."

"That's right." Xiaoqi Yumei's expression was a little lost.

If viewership ratings could grow according to an arithmetic sequence model, then the Xia Country TV drama market would already be full of divine dramas.

"Since the viewership ratings can increase by 0.2% from the first episode to the second episode, then maybe there will be increases of 0.4% or 0.6% in viewership ratings later on!" Su Yan said.

TV dramas are often like this: for a long time after the premiere, the viewership ratings are smooth, and suddenly there is some explosive plot in a certain episode, and then the work goes viral and the viewership ratings start to skyrocket.

What's with the arithmetic sequence?

Too slow.

"?" Xiaoqi Yumei.

"?" Shi Peihua.

The two of them were already thinking beautifully enough, but they didn't expect Su Yan to think even more beautifully.

The fact that "Gu Xiang Si Qu" broke Sakura TV's highest viewership rating record for the Sunday midnight slot this year caused quite a stir in the screenwriting department and production department.

Today, the results for the first week of Xia Country's TV drama market have all been released.

The results of the three major TV stations' dramas this season are generally average.

The drama with the highest viewership rating is Zhongxia TV's "People in the Painting", with a viewership rating of 3.98%.

The second is Hudou TV's "Lone Doctor", with a viewership rating of 3.91% for the first episode last night.

The third is Sakura TV's A-level drama this season, "The Gilded One", with a viewership rating of 3.89%.

Then, because "Lone Doctor" premiered last night, Qing Tian Shan Zhi's "Night Sakura" was squeezed out of the top ten with a viewership rating of 3.01%, ranking eleventh in the seasonal viewership ratings.

It can be said that the dramas this season are considered one of the worst-performing seasons in this market in nearly two years.

Don't even mention hit dramas or explosive dramas, there aren't even standard A-level dramas with a viewership rating of over 4% for the premiere.

Sakura TV only has two dramas on the list of the top ten viewership ratings in the first week.

In this seasonal market where you're bad and I'm bad, Gu Xiang Si Qu has at least helped Sakura TV win the first place in the Sunday midnight slot viewership ratings, and this result is indeed eye-catching.

Everyone in the screenwriting department is also discussing it at this time.

"The viewership ratings of Zhongxia TV and Hudou TV's midnight slot dramas in the same time slot are only 0.87% and 0.76% respectively, and they are severely squeezed by Gu Xiang Si Qu!"

"That's for sure. There are only so many viewers in the midnight slot. If Gu Xiang Si Qu can have a viewership rating of 1.59%, whose blood can it suck? It can only suck the viewers in the same time slot from Zhongxia TV and Hudou TV, as well as other small and medium-sized TV stations!"

"It's a pity that this drama premiered in the midnight slot. If it were arranged in a good time slot, it is estimated that a viewership rating of 2.3% or more would be possible. An C-level drama with that kind of result would be extremely eye-catching."

"That's not necessarily true. The midnight slot has its salted fish opponents, while the sub-prime time slot and ordinary time slots have their respective elite opponents. If Gu Xiang Si Qu changes to another time slot, the competition will be fiercer, and it may not be able to stand out in the same time slot."

"There's no use in hindsight now. Although it's a pity for Su Yan, background relationships are also strength. Qing Tian Shan Zhi's new drama has a viewership rating of over 3% for the premiere. Although the first-week ranking is only 11th, it may be possible to squeeze into the top 10 later. If Qing Tian Shan Zhi really uses a [C-level] drama to do this, then the TV station will probably fully support him in the future."

"[C-level]? Those who understand, understand. The ten o'clock slot on Saturday night, so many famous stars participating with low pay, how does that drama look like a C-level drama."

"So background is also strength! Hahaha, if you give you 15 million, you can't put together this lineup, but others can do it, you have to admire it. The TV station only looks at the rate of return."

The screenwriting department and the production department's heated discussions about Xia Country's first-week TV drama market and the station's many dramas will also pass some content to Qing Tian Shan Zhi's ears.

The fact that the second episode of Gu Xiang Si Qu had a result of 1.59% did make him lose his mind a lot, but that's all.

"That's the limit of that time slot," Qing Tian Shan Zhi comforted himself.

On Tuesday, the first episodes of the autumn season's dramas on the four major online broadcasting platforms were also launched one after another.

Including Gu Xiang Si Qu.

The biggest advantage of online broadcasting platforms is that if a drama becomes popular in the middle and late stages of its premiere, viewers who want to get into it can catch up to the latest updated episode on the website and then directly join the TV drama-chasing army.

However, because there are no explosive dramas in this year's autumn season, even if the first episodes of these dramas are launched on the online broadcasting platform, they have not caused any splash.

Time passed, and another weekend arrived.

On Friday and Saturday, the viewership ratings of the second episodes of the two major A-level dramas, "People in the Painting" and "The Gilded One", were not much different from the first week, and they still did not break 4%.

And the second episode of "Night Sakura" increased slightly by 0.01%, with a second-episode viewership rating of 3.02%.

However, the viewership ranking dropped by one place, from 11th to 12th, which made Qing Tian Shan Zhi anxious. The next day, he broke down and lost his temper on the set, scolding the female supporting actress and the male supporting actor.

By Sunday, although the second episodes of several dramas such as "Lone Doctor" had not yet premiered in the evening, the viewership rankings of these dramas broadcast on the three major TV stations on Sunday evening were all in the top fifteen, so it did not affect the ranking of Gu Xiang Si Qu.

So the viewership ranking of Gu Xiang Si Qu in the second week of its premiere was determined, rising from 27th to 23rd quietly.

But after all, it did not squeeze into the top twenty, so it is still inconspicuous.

After midnight on Sunday night.

Sakura TV's Gu Xiang Si Qu's third episode premiered on time.

The plot of this episode belongs to an important turning point.

The focus is on introducing the current military and political situation of the Sheng Kingdom.

Because in the second episode, the Northern Lie assassins prepared to assassinate the Yuanqi Emperor of the Sheng Kingdom, and the strategic stronghold of Huofeng Fort, which the Sheng Kingdom had once lost, was still in the hands of the Northern Lie.

The people of the whole country were driven by anger, and public opinion plus court officials demanded that General Lu Shi lead an expedition to Huofeng Fort to recover the lost territory.

Of course, in this drama, Huofeng Fort can be understood as the Hangu Pass of the Qin State during the Warring States period of Su Yan's previous life, a strategic stronghold.

Moreover, in this episode, Lu Yuan showed the audience her outstanding talent on the Konghou.

And Lu Yuan's Konghou playing in this drama is by no means a mere show.

Only Shen Buyan, who entered the palace with the emperor's token, could hear that Lu Yuan, without leaving the palace, was discussing with Prime Minister Li Yong how to hide the emperor's assassination and how not to arouse public anger.

Lu Yuan showed her talent to Li Yong, deliberately playing the wrong notes, so that Yi Hua outside the palace could decipher the information based on the wrong note coding, and overnight, through the spies in the city, spread the news that the emperor's assassination was done by the Northern Lie people throughout the city, prompting her younger brother Lu Shi to gain public and court support, and was able to lead the army to expedition Huofeng Fort.

As for why Shen Buyan would know that Lu Yuan's wrong notes were secret codes

It belongs to a small foreshadowing.

And Shen Buyan also saw from Lu Yuan's actions that she and Li Yong were pretending to be obedient on the surface, but in fact

She had already seen that Li Yong was wrong, but she had no choice but to pretend to work under him.

Her purpose is to help the Sheng Kingdom become strong, but temporarily working under treacherous officials is a last resort.

And Shen Buyan saw Lu Yuan's purpose, wanting to rely on his knowledge of history to save the 36-year-old Lu Yuan.

So he went on the expedition with the army, as long as he changed the ending of Lu Shi's historical death in Huofeng Fort, as long as he prevented Lu Yuan from entering the palace to become the queen of that foolish emperor.

The Lu Yuan ten years later would not die.

The logic is correct, the same as what many viewers think.

In fact, because he studied this period of history, Shen Buyan knew the details of the Battle of Huofeng Fort, and even gave key suggestions on the timing and other information in the battle.

Even because he knew the history, knew that Lu Shi would be ambushed and killed in the Battle of Liuli Valley, Shen Buyan used a trick, suggesting that one person wear Lu Shi's general's mask, pretend to be Lu Shi and lead the feigned attack army into the valley, and then others would go around to the rear to attack the ambushing Northern Lie enemy army.

And he proposed to be this bait himself.

This kind of bait can only be handed over to someone you can trust.

Because he felt that if he was really ambushed and died, there was a probability that he would only return to modern times and would not really die.

He really wanted to save Lu Shi and change Lu Yuan's fate.

The plot of the third episode is very peaceful and soothing, and almost all TV viewers think that this development is logical.

But just when the third episode aired to the middle and late parts.

A turning point appeared.

Because Shen Buyan discovered in the process of implementing the plan that after the second crossing, this 26-year-old Lu Yuan actually knew him from the beginning.

Or rather, it wasn't that he discovered it, but that Lu Yuan took the initiative to expose it.

Because Lu Yuan didn't want him to be the bait, after writing a letter explaining everything, she drugged Shen Buyan, put on the mask and armor pretending to be Lu Shi, and went to her death as the bait herself.

And in the letter, she told everything.

Knowing that he is a time-traveler, knowing that everything he said is true.

She deliberately pretended not to know Shen Buyan.

She didn't want Shen Buyan to get involved in her struggle with Li Yong and fall into danger.

This plot development directly confused a group of viewers.

That night, a bunch of viewers waiting late at night in front of the TV directly opened their mouths wide.

How is this development digging a hole again?

How much does Lu Yuan know?