Depressive Screenwriter

The night of Madoka Magica's eighth episode premiere was like a New Year celebration for Su Yan's fans across various forums.

Originally, Su Yan's fans were already prepared for the depressing ending of this series.

But the direction of the eighth episode was simply a stroke of genius.

Madoka's wish was the ultimate move in the entire series.

"Long live Madoka God!"

"It's a pity, Sayaka didn't come back to life."

"Sigh, this ending is good enough."

"Speaking of which, if she could make a wish like that, why didn't Madoka do it in the previous timelines?"

"That's because she didn't have enough reincarnation cycles, Madoka's aptitude hadn't reached that level yet!"

"I was so moved."

"Although no one remembers Madoka, it's enough as long as Homura Akemi remembers."

"I remember."

"Me too, I remember!"

"Me too!"

"The CP pairing of Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan is truly amazing! Su Yan, you old thief, even your dramas without romance are this good, you're truly a hexagonal screenwriter."

"Long live Madoka. Happy ending!"

"Happy ending my ass! This is only the eighth episode. There are still three episodes left."

"?"

"Oh right! Only the eighth episode."

"Damn, what else can this series film? Madoka, the protagonist, has already transformed into a cosmic rule, what will the ninth episode be about?"

"Maybe it's the kind of episode that recalls the characters' pasts."

"Madoka goes without saying, there's nothing to dig into about Sayaka's past either. But the pasts of Homura Akemi, Sakura Kyoko, and Mami Tomoe, making one episode for each character would actually be just right."

"Really? Is that so? Is there anyone paying attention to news about this?"

"Probably not. The official website of Dimensional Films hasn't said anything about this. Moreover, Su Yan, the old thief, just spoke on his social media account. The excitement of the last three episodes of Madoka Magica will exceed what came before."

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"Su Yan, the old thief, spoke?"

"I'll go take a look."

"I'm back, that's right, he posted the comment right when the eighth episode of Madoka Magica finished airing."

"The last three episodes are more exciting than the previous ones? Are you kidding me?"

"I can't imagine how the Madoka Magica plot can develop further? Even if Homura Akemi uses her time magic again, it's impossible to return to before Madoka made her wish, right? Because Madoka as a person has directly disappeared and transformed into a rule, no matter what Homura Akemi does, she can no longer see Madoka."

"Stop guessing blindly, if you could guess Su Yan's script, then you should be in the production team, not in front of the TV."

"Brothers, see you next week."

"Anyway, I'm already very satisfied with the eighth episode's plot."

"Me too. As long as the concept of the Law of Cycles isn't actively destroyed by the old thief, then everything is fine, this series will definitely not be depressing."

"Whatever the plot is, let's continue to follow the updates next week!"

"At least tonight, Su Yan is 100 points in my heart."

From the perspective of story structure, the eighth episode of Madoka Magica has already retrieved all the previous foreshadowing.

So it's inevitable that fans have a sense that this series is over.

Although they're wondering what the ninth episode can film, the national Madoka Magica fans are satisfied tonight.

Sayaka's death is indeed unavoidable.

Madoka actually didn't die, she was just forgotten and transformed into a cosmic rule.

The entire series so far can be called a happy grand finale.

Moreover, the fans of Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan are also extremely excited, their respective idols had extremely brilliant performances in the last episode.

It can be said that since the premiere of Madoka Magica, this is the most harmonious week. It also caused the series' rating to rise from 9.4 to 9.8 overnight.

Whether it's the reputation or the fans' attitude, the change happened in an instant.

The next morning, as soon as Su Yan got out of bed, he opened his phone and saw news media densely reporting articles about Madoka Magica.

On the way driving to the company, Ayumi Shinozaki, who was already working in the company office, had already started frantically sending him text messages.

After getting out of the car, Su Yan looked at these text messages, they were all cooperation requests from a bunch of well-known companies both domestically and internationally.

Many manufacturers in Xia, such as mobile games, PC games, mobile phones, and computers, all wanted to have co-branded promotional collaborations with Su Yan for Madoka Magica.

These are just letters of intent, if Su Yan is really interested, Ayumi Shinozaki will have company members contact these people.

However, Su Yan's mind wasn't on this today.

Although Madoka Magica is still airing in the Xia drama market.

The movie promotions for 5 Centimeters Per Second and Love Like a Bouquet have also fully started.

But the company's top priority now is to start the initial auditions for the drama Fate/Zero and the Rurouni Kenshin movie version.

Fate/Zero has too many characters,

But there's only one incredibly important character.

Saber, Artoria.

Su Yan knows that this character is absolutely popular, no matter what the results are after Fate/Zero premieres in Xia, Saber will definitely be the most popular character after the premiere.

If possible, Su Yan would definitely be willing to give the role to Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan, these two are too popular right now.

First of all, their images don't match.

They're both around 1.7 meters tall, which doesn't match Saber's short stature.

Furthermore, Saber's temperament is that of a dignified natural air, righteous but not a saint.

Gu Qingyuan's aloof mature woman style and Shen Liqian's lively energetic style don't have any gentle aspects.

This role must be selected from Xia's actresses.

And the speed must be fast.

If Fate/Zero wants to premiere in January next year, filming is a small matter, the focus is on special effects production.

So many episodes in the entire work, the special effects for each episode must be given to different special effects companies to work on simultaneously to be on time.

Adding the three-month duration of this drama's broadcast, calculating it, eight or nine months of total production time isn't much, but it's not too little either.

But Su Yan definitely doesn't want to delay.

Moreover, besides Saber in Fate, the casting for characters such as Kiritsugu Emiya and Alexander must also be carefully selected.

Of course, the popularity of Shen Liqian and Gu Qingyuan can't be wasted.

If other important supporting roles in Fate/Zero are suitable for the two of them, Su Yan will definitely consider them first.

As for himself, Su Yan has already arranged the role of the rich and handsome Gilgamesh for himself.

There are more things to consider for Fate/Zero.

But there are much simpler things to consider for the Rurouni Kenshin movie version.

First of all, the actor for Kenshin Himura naturally has to be Su Yan.

As for the female lead Kaoru Kamiya,

Tomoe Yukishiro is already dead, there's no way Gu Qingyuan can continue to guest star in this series, at most she can reshoot some scenes to be used as Kenshin's flashback fragments in the plot.

Su Yan plans to have Shen Liqian play Kaoru Kamiya.

As for the other actors, they're actually not too hard to choose.

After all, there aren't many scenes, it's just that Su Yan must invite some of the industry's top action actors to participate in the actors who are designed for fighting scenes inside.

There was no money when filming the TV series version before.

Now,

Su Yan is aiming directly for the Spring Festival slot for the Rurouni Kenshin movie version, he definitely has to make it a first-class work in the industry.

While thinking about related issues in the office, before he knew it, it was noon.

Su Yan's phone received a message from China Central Television on time.

Ayumi Shinozaki, who couldn't wait any longer, took her place in advance, waiting for Su Yan to announce the results.

"5.76%." Su Yan didn't keep her in suspense, and said with a smile.

"It's up again."

"Understood." Ayumi Shinozaki was calm on the surface, but the action of constantly drinking water had already betrayed her.

"Alright, this week's viewership data is already known. Next, it's the establishment of the Fate/Zero drama and the Rurouni Kenshin crew. Thank you for your hard work." Su Yan looked at Ayumi Shinozaki.

"You don't have to worry about this. I've already asked people in the morning to look for suitable actors in a group of performing arts companies all over Xia." Ayumi Shinozaki said.

"Some roles can choose actors from performing arts companies. But some roles" Su Yan looked at Ayumi Shinozaki.

"No. Either use unsigned newcomers, or use free actors who don't have contractual constraints, and sign them to our company."

"Especially the actor who plays Saber in the Fate/Zero drama... before she participates, she must be signed to our company."

"Are you being that cautious?" Ayumi Shinozaki frowned.

"There's no way, I'm not interested in doing things that benefit others." Su Yan smiled.

"Fate/Zero will be popular. Moreover, after this drama becomes popular, the most popular character will be Saber. I don't want to achieve the signing artists of other companies, help them become famous, and then come to me and ask for exorbitant prices."

"I'm not a black-hearted boss, but I'm not a sucker either."

"It's just that this character has a lot of scenes, if we use a newcomer, will it" Ayumi Shinozaki hesitated.

"Do you think that in today's Xia drama industry, the so-called stars are the golden signs, or is the screenwriter's name, Su Yan, the golden sign?" Su Yan said.

"Even if she's a newcomer, as long as her temperament and image match Saber's setting, that's fine. I'll be responsible for the traffic promotion."

"I understand." Ayumi Shinozaki thought for a while and said.

"I will pre-screen some actors according to your requirements, and then in a few days... Su Yan, you're going to be busy. The actor auditions for the two works will officially begin."