Depressive Screenwriter

In the following days, news about "Tokyo Love Story" flooded Xia Country.

Many people in Xia Country usually couldn't keep up with the TV series due to work or studies.

Or some people simply didn't like following series as they aired.

Now that "Tokyo Love Story" had concluded, although there was still one 'if' episode to be broadcast on Sunday, a large number of people had already started binge-watching the series on Xingxia Net.

The paid views for "Tokyo Love Story" on Xingxia Net soared.

At the same time, the companies in Xia Country wanting to sign endorsement contracts with Shen Liqian almost broke down the threshold of Su Yan's representative office in Tokyo.

Shen Liqian, Su Yan, Gu Qingyuan, and even Satake Shunsuke, the actor who played Mikami in "Tokyo Love Story", directly leaped to become top stars in the Xia Country television industry.

Su Yan also began pre-heating publicity for "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", which was scheduled to premiere in April next year.

Major websites invested in promotional expenses, leveraging the current popularity of "Tokyo Love Story" for bundled hype.

On the official website of Dimensional Pictures, information about "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" was gradually released.

Xia Country didn't have any magical girl-themed works, so Su Yan directly wrote a large number of setting collections and articles online to popularize what magical girls were to his fans.

However, this kind of thing was also easy to understand.

Magical girls fighting witches was like Ultraman fighting monsters, or blue star people fighting alien monsters, they were all similar things.

Although Xia Country didn't have magical girls, there were many works with the theme of good versus evil, so it wasn't difficult for fans to understand.

Moreover, who didn't like the story of righteous beautiful girls defeating evil witches!

The makeup and styling of the TV series version of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" weren't as 'chuunibyou' as in the anime, but instead showed a youthful atmosphere, and a lot of money was also spent on special effects.

Although there were many doubters, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" easily topped the list of unreleased TV series.

"Seems a bit interesting!"

"But will a drama without romance elements really be good?"

"Not sure. I saw concepts like witches and magical girls in the setting collection, I feel like this drama is a bit like something for kids."

"Could it be that Su Yan, the old fox, is really preparing to transform into the children's market? I discovered with "Tokyo Love Story" that many of my elders at home love watching this work. After all, the timeline is twenty or thirty years ago, and the protagonists are people of their era. Now he's doing this kind of magical girl work... Is he trying some new path?"

"If he really wanted to go to the children's market, he wouldn't have chosen adults as the protagonists. I guess it's not that simple."

"Yeah, I've never seen a drama of this genre, but based on the released stills, I'm definitely going to follow this drama."

"Indeed, even if the plot doesn't suit my taste, the looks in this drama definitely suit my taste! I will definitely follow it."

"I have to clear my head first. "Tokyo Love Story" has too much of an aftereffect, I now see Gu Qingyuan with a bit of a Rimi green tea vibe, I hope her performance in Madoka Magica can break this impression."

"But speaking of which, why are most of the settings in Su Yan's dramas set in the Sakura Island area? "Tokyo Love Story" is one thing, but Madoka Magica is too."

"Is there even a need to say? Most of the dramas in Su Yan involve middle and high school students falling in love. In the mainland, that's early love, and filming it will lead to complaints. But in the Sakura Island area, this kind of thing is commonplace, and it's easier for the script to pass censorship!"

"? Is there such a thing?"

"Definitely! Xia Country film and television dramas, whenever they involve middle and high school students falling in love, the background is set in the Sakura Island area. Otherwise, parents in the mainland will complain, this is already the tacit understanding of the Xia Country film and television industry."

"Actually, "Tokyo Love Story" is the same. With Rika's personality, it can only be set as a Sakura Island area heroine that everyone can easily accept. If it were placed in the mainland, it would probably have been complained about long ago."

"Su Yan and those screenwriters are not easy either!"

"Alas, it's already mid-December. After the "Tokyo Love Story" 'if' line ends this Sunday, it will be the winter season. The thought of not having Su Yan's work to watch next quarter makes me sad."

"Come on. Don't ask for too much, Su Yan's output is already heaven-defying. The works he has launched in the three years since his debut are more than many screenwriters' entire lives!"

"Although the old fox's works have a high output, the results are even better! The results of any of his dramas are also something that 99% of Xia Country screenwriters can't achieve in their entire lives!"

Tokyo

Because Su Yan didn't participate too much in the filming issues of the two movies, after the filming of "Tokyo Love Story", Su Yan's workload on the set and crew was reduced a lot.

But at the same time, the work of company management inevitably devolved to Su Yan here.

Previously, these tasks were overseen by Ayumi Shinozaki, but now he had to make the decisions himself.

Of course, Su Yan still basically went to the filming site regularly every day to supervise.

Moreover, in order to ensure the popularity of his works, basically every week or two, Su Yan would also specifically take time to meet with interviewing journalists and media.

Fan offline meetups would also be held in various prefectures of the Tokyo area.

Of course, Su Yan's fans used to be very popular, but this season, because he played the role of Nagao, there would also be anti-fans causing trouble at the meetup site.

Also, although Su Yan was the boss of the company, he was also an extremely famous contracted artist of the company.

If the company had any brand image activities, such as some GG implantation merchants who needed to pay a lot of money, he had to attend for the sake of money.

And under such circumstances, weekend soon arrived.

The day of the premiere of the "Tokyo Love Story" 'if' line.

Starting in the afternoon, Su Yan's fans across the country began to become active.

The ratings of Zhongxia TV Station only started to rise continuously from seven o'clock. That momentum was more terrifying than any previous week.

The TV station also routinely launched variety shows to promote the premiere of the 'if' line, even more anxious than Su Yan. Although Su Yan was eager for the 6% ratings record, he was not overly anxious. He had a system, what was he afraid of? If this work didn't achieve success, there was always the next one.

But the people in Zhongxia TV Station were different. The future was unpredictable, who knew if Su Yan would run out of talent and flop in the future? Even if he could climb to the peak again, who knew who the credit for Su Yan's drama would belong to at that time?

In the workplace, personnel changes started to be very frequent.

Therefore, not only did the TV station mobilize a lot of resources to help promote "Tokyo Love Story", they also spent their own money to help advertise the broadcast of the "Tokyo Love Story" 'if' line on the Internet.

As long as the ratings of this episode of "Tokyo Love Story" broke 6% tonight, then Zhongxia TV Station would definitely see its stock price soar, and everyone in the entire TV station could have a prosperous year.

Eight o'clock in the evening arrived.

The 'if' line episode, premiered.

For the plot setting of the 'if' line, the difference from the original main plot would not actually be too great.

Su Yan was very clear about his abilities, and didn't lose his mind and want to play around on his own.

There were a lot of lessons from the past in his previous life, such as Naruto, even if the original work was criticized, the level was still there, but the sequel Boruto was just a joke.

Even if Su Yan created an 'if' line, he would definitely follow the character settings of the original work.

He wouldn't add any strange things to the 'if' line.

And the 'if' line that premiered tonight.

The early plot was exactly the same as the original episode eleven.

Both were Nagao going to Ehime, finding Rika, and then talking with Rika by the sea.

But the only difference was that the clothes worn by the two in this episode were different from episode eleven.

The two in episode eleven were wearing white-based outfits.

And in the 'if' line, the two were wearing black-based outfits.

Then, the same seaside farewell, the same choice that Rika gave Nagao.

The 4:48 PM train.

Here, was the turning point

So, if Nagao really wanted to keep Rika, did he need to think for two hours?

Did he need to arrive at the agreed 4:48 PM on the dot?

Didn't he ever think about the situation where he wouldn't make it in time? The word 'if' in the 'if' line, the turning point was only here, and could only be here.

If Rika really waited for Nagao until 4:48 PM, then her character charm would decrease instead.

Her behavior in the 'if' line plot was no different from the original ending.

What changed was the male protagonist Nagao.

The time he arrived at the train station was earlier.

Actually, for a work whose original setting was depressing, adding a reunion ending would lack conflict and fun in the plot.

Although the audience was saying not to have a depressing ending.

But a smooth development would make anyone feel bored.

However, the situation was different when the audience watched the original ending first and then watched the 'if' line ending.

Just like the work Clannad in Su Yan's previous life, if the original ending didn't have Nagisa Furukawa's death, and directly chose Nagisa Furukawa to successfully give birth to her daughter and live a happy life with the male protagonist as the ending, would Clannad still move so many people?

It was precisely because the plot setting was to first let the male protagonist lose her, and then deus ex machina to bring Nagisa Furukawa back to life, that the audience would be moved, and even didn't want to complain about the deus ex machina.

It was the same for the people watching the "Tokyo Love Story" 'if' line ending.

Because there was the groundwork of the main story ending last week, this week

Seeing Nagao being touched by Rika's words in the plot, his expression changed before even reaching the time node of 4:48 PM.

He finally remembered.

The TV screen flashed crazily with the scenes of him dating Rika again and again, but breaking appointments again and again, being late, and standing Rika up.

And every time, Rika would wait for him for a long, long time.

His dates with Rika had never been on time once.

Not once had he cherished Rika like he cherished Rimi, waiting for Rimi to arrive fifteen minutes early every time.

When Nagao looked at the time on his watch and saw that it was not even four o'clock yet.

He suddenly ran madly towards the train station.

The music started.

This simple plot, was even the plot guessed by most "Tokyo Love Story" fans.

But it still made a large number of viewers unable to hold back their tears.

Su Yan, the old fox, you finally got the hang of it.

The 'if' line didn't need to do anything fancy, just let Nagao understand who was more important to him, Rimi or Rika.

Was it the white moonlight of his childhood sweetheart?

Or

Rika who had been with him ever since he came to Tokyo.

Since the drama was titled "Tokyo Love Story", then at least Nagao had to have love for Rika.

At the station, Rika tied a scarf to the railing, and just as she was about to write words on it with lipstick to leave, Nagao arrived.

[Rika.]

The two looked at each other.

There was no need to say anything, at this moment, Nagao's arrival here in advance had already explained everything.

Along with the train slowly starting, the scene of Rika rushing into Nagao's arms on the platform

At this moment, a large number of Xia Country "Tokyo Love Story" fans felt the emotion of love.

Felt an emotion called healing.

This drama, was perfect.

As for the later plot, Nagao returning to Tokyo, and breaking up with Rimi, expressing that he would choose Rika.

Of course Rimi would cry and complain in various ways, but this time, Nagao made up his mind.

He would have pity for Rimi, but he would never be wavering, and there would not be even a bit of transgression towards Rimi's weakness and helplessness.

The audience was watching with great enjoyment.

Serves you right, green tea, serves you right, bitch.

Now it's good.

Green tea to the end, has nothing.

Bitch to the end, has no true love!

As for the later plot, it was similar to the original version plot.

Mikami and Shoko Nagazaki got married.

But this time, it was Rika and Nagao, Rimi and... her newly found boyfriend attending the wedding together.

A pentagon love, was destined to be chaotic.

The biggest problem with this drama was that there were three female characters, and only two male characters.

Since it was going for an 'if' line ending, then the plot would definitely not be as tortuous as the original plot ending.

But it was enough.

When the ending scene was Rika wearing a wedding dress reaching out her hand, and Nagao personally helping her put on the ring.

At this moment, Xia Country's "Tokyo Love Story" fans, a large amount of emotional value flew towards Su Yan's direction.

Although the 'if' line ending plot was a bit bland, the audience was very satisfied.

In the main story ending last week, all the characters got married. Only Rika was single.

This time in the 'if' line, they finally saw Rika's wedding photos!

Enough, end with a flower shower!