Depressive Screenwriter

Tonight, after the end of the "if" storyline, Su Yan's comment section was the most harmonious it had ever been after the broadcast of his work.

“Although the plot was a bit bland, this is exactly what I wanted to see!”

“Rika looks so beautiful in her wedding dress~”

“Damn it, this is how the drama should have been! Rimi isn't incapable of finding a man; it's as if her world revolves solely around Mikami and Nagao. Nagao rejected her in the third episode, and she broke up with Mikami on her own in the sixth episode. At this point, a normal woman would think about finding a third man instead of going back for seconds. If Su Yan had written Rimi to do this from the beginning, there wouldn't have been so many conflicts between Nagao and Rika, right?”

“So this is a TV drama! If the plot wasn't set up this way, what would we even watch?”

“Last week's plot made me cry to death. This week, it's so sweet!”

“Ah, you Yan-Qian party members are happy. When will we Yan-Yuan party members get to see them have a happy and fulfilling ending!”

“? Wasn't that last week's Tokyo Love Story?”

“I absolutely refuse to acknowledge last week's Tokyo Love Story plot. In fact, I refuse to acknowledge that Gu Qingyuan ever played the role of Rimi.”

“Exactly, the Tokyo Love Story 'if' ending is the orthodox happy ending. What was last week's Tokyo Love Story ending? From beginning to end, I didn't see even a single bit of personal charm in the character of Rimi. Anyway, whenever there's a problem, she just cries. She gets rejected by Nagao and goes to Mikami to cry, and then gets rejected by Mikami and goes to Nagao to cry. If she had even a little bit of personality, I would support her being with Nagao.”

“Forget it, this drama is already complete. Don't think too much about it!”

“That's right, the two parallel worlds in the drama each have different destinies. They both have bright futures, so there's no need to dwell on it.”

“I'm a girl, and the biggest shadow and feeling this drama gave me is that boys seem to never be able to forget their youthful white moonlight!”

“It's not just in dramas. Reality is also like this. Boys can never forget the first girl they liked. Or it can be said that the behavior of the first girl a boy likes will affect his love life forever! I can understand Nagao's feelings for Rimi in this drama, but in Tokyo Love Story, the first person I liked was Rika, so I apologize to Rimi, and just hope she stays far away.”

“Congratulations on the finale!”

“Old thief Su Yan has successfully completed another masterpiece! Looking forward to his next TV drama.”

“I feel like Tokyo Love Story should be the peak of his creative career.”

“Judging from tonight's forum popularity compared to last week, Tokyo Love Story's ratings tonight probably exceeded 6%!”

On the four major online broadcasting platforms, at least three or four of the top ten trending searches were related to Tokyo Love Story.

The work's rating even rose to an unbelievable 9.8.

The twists and turns of the "if" ending were certainly comparable to the original ending.

But the audience's empathy was definitely the highest. After all, it was all the kind of plot that everyone loved to watch.

Speaking only of tonight, the entire Xia country's TV drama circle was filled with topics about Tokyo Love Story.

The three major TV stations in Xia country, and a bunch of colleagues in the industry, all noticed something.

This week, the online discussion about Tokyo Love Story was clearly higher than last week.

And last week, the drama's ratings were 5.84%!

At Sakura TV, Akasaka Yoshitoki stayed in the office all night, not going home.

He couldn't describe what he was feeling right now.

In fact, the results of this season's "bloody road" weren't bad at all.

But the problem was that Tokyo Love Story's results were too good.

Even now, he would think, if his relationship with Su Yan hadn't turned out the way it did because of his nephew, what would the situation be now?

With Su Yan's ability, he definitely couldn't have been content to stay at Sakura TV.

But even if he left to work independently, shouldn't his new drama's broadcast have chosen his old company, Sakura, first?

How could it have been Zhongxia TV?

And if he, Akasaka Yoshitoki, could have the support of dramas like Tokyo Love Story, April, and The Border Walker during his tenure...

Not to mention the position of head of the production department.

As long as Su Yan and Sakura TV collaborated for a few more years, the excellent performance during his tenure could have allowed Akasaka Yoshitoki to rise even further.

Perhaps positions such as senior management decision-making, and deputy director of the station, wouldn't have been out of the question.

But now...

“Thinking about this is useless.” Akasaka Yoshitoki exhaled a long breath.

“For me, there is only one path now. In April next year, I have to regain the face that Sakura TV lost. Otherwise...”

Akasaka Yoshitoki looked at his palm, where there was a scar, an injury he suffered during a set accident when he was still a producer twenty years ago.

And this was just the visible price he paid for the position of head of the production department.

Akasaka Yoshitoki didn't have much confidence now.

If Tokyo Love Story's results really broke 6%, then which screenwriter in Xia country would dare to say that they could face Su Yan's next drama head-on and win?

As things stood now, all he could hope for was that Tokyo Love Story was Su Yan's peak.

The idea that prosperity leads to decline was also popular in Xia country.

At noon, at the filming crew of 5 Centimeters Per Second.

It was December, and it was snowing in the Tokyo area.

And this was exactly in line with the plot of 5 Centimeters Per Second.

The scene being filmed now was the snow scene between the male lead, Tono Takaki, and the female lead, Akari, in the movie and in a series of flashback scenes...

“This is the interlude I created for 5 Centimeters Per Second. Well, you can find some musicians to create the arrangement first.”

“Also, this is the special effects and budget approval contract for 5 Centimeters Per Second. I've already signed it.”

While handing the hot coffee he brought to Shinozaki Ikumi, Su Yan also handed her a stack of documents.

Although 5 Centimeters Per Second was a purely romantic film, some scenes still required special effects.

For example, the scene of the rocket launching, with the tail flame cutting through the sky.

As well as the various fantasy scenes interspersed throughout the plot.

Such as the giant planet in the sky, and cherry blossoms blooming in the snowy weather.

There weren't many special effects shots, but they were all extremely important.

Makoto Shinkai's works didn't win purely on the plot.

Instead, the art style and the plot advanced side by side. If the atmospheric feel of the original animation wasn't captured, then 5 Centimeters Per Second's results would definitely be greatly affected.

The beauty of the screen shots is the top priority of this film!

During outdoor location shooting, the cheeks of the two actors who played the male and female leads in middle school in 5 Centimeters Per Second were flushed red with cold.

But they both endured it.

Not far away, Sugiyama Yuwa, a well-known romantic film director from Xia country, was still frowning, shouting “cut” and re-shooting again and again.

For these actors who were only fourteen or fifteen years old, it wasn't so easy to shoot love scenes well. Although they themselves had learned acting from a young age, and had debuted as child stars before, it was still too immature to work with a famous director like Sugiyama Yuwa.

“Oh, not bad, Su Yan!” Shinozaki Ikumi quickly took the hot coffee with her gloved hand.

But she didn't drink it right away, instead, she quickly warmed her palms with it.

Soon, a happy expression flashed across her face.

“Outdoor shooting is really hard! Counting it, everyone has been blowing in the cold wind here for four or five hours.” Su Yan's physical fitness was pretty good, and he didn't even frown when the cold wind blew on his face.

“What's this? There's this kind of awareness in this industry. Otherwise, where do you think the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars for a movie goes? If you can't bear this bit of hardship, you're not qualified to take this money,” Shinozaki Ikumi asked.

“By the way, have the ratings for the Tokyo Love Story 'if' storyline been released yet?”

“Well, looking at the time, it should be soon!” Su Yan looked at his watch.

Just as the two were talking like this, Su Yan's phone rang.

“Look, didn't it just come?” Su Yan smiled.

The only people who would send text messages to Su Yan's private phone account at this time were people from Zhongxia TV.

Su Yan opened the text message.

He looked at it for two seconds.

“What's wrong? That expression, did it break through or not?”

Shinozaki Ikumi's previous calmness completely disappeared. Waiting for Su Yan to announce the results, she couldn't wait to lean over.

Then she saw the message on the text message.

6.02%.

It broke 6%.

Really, the ratings broke through.

In her heart, a huge stone fell.

But Shinozaki Ikumi wasn't as happy as she had imagined, instead, she felt a little melancholy.

“What's wrong with you? Usually when you see this kind of result, wouldn't you shout and jump up?” Su Yan asked strangely.

“Where do I shout?” Shinozaki Ikumi glared at Su Yan, but then said.

“Actually, I'm very happy in my heart. But... what will we do in the future with Tokyo Love Story achieving a rating of 6.02%?”

“Thinking that Tokyo Love Story might be the best work in my career, and that I won't be able to produce this kind of work again in the future, I will naturally feel a little down and a little confused.”

“Why do you think that Tokyo Love Story will be the best work of your life?”

“I'm not dead yet? You have to have some confidence too! You're both young people in your twenties, and you're already at the peak of your lives... our lives have only just begun.”

“But indeed... Tokyo Love Story's results are a bit too good. Even if I want to surpass it, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. A little pressure is okay, but don't be too anxious about these things,” Su Yan chuckled.

“Just very difficult?” Shinozaki Ikumi looked at Su Yan.

“That's right, just very difficult, but definitely not impossible to surpass.” Su Yan paused, and joked.

“After all... the golden creative period for screenwriters is very long. I'm only 23 years old... and I'm still in the growth stage of my abilities.”

Shinozaki Ikumi laughed upon hearing this.

“If you can still grow, your colleagues will probably cry to death.”

“However... I don't know if I can create a work that is better than Tokyo Love Story in the future. At least, what I can be sure of now is—”

“In the field of producers in Xia country, I can basically be considered historically famous. In the future, when the juniors in this industry mention the top producers in Xia country's history, I will definitely be listed as one of them.”

Speaking of this, Shinozaki Ikumi suddenly remembered something.

“Moreover, with Tokyo Love Story having this result, I'm already looking forward to next month's Xia Yan Awards ceremony.”

“I will definitely run into many old acquaintances from Sakura TV. I can't wait...” Shinozaki Ikumi became excited.

“Looking forward to what?” Su Yan asked curiously.

“Looking forward to our company, me and you, taking home a bunch of awards, giving acceptance speeches in front of those who laughed at me at Sakura TV, and then this awards ceremony being broadcast on Sakura TV.”

“This is even more satisfying than the scene I dreamed of in my dreams when I left Sakura TV!”