Depressive Screenwriter

August arrived, and the temperature became increasingly hot.

But along with the rising temperature, the Xia country's film market was also heating up.

The box office trend of "5 Centimeters Per Second," although gradually weakening as the release time was delayed,

went from exceeding 100 million at the weekend initially to 30-40 million during weekdays, and now only 40-50 million on weekends and 10-20 million on weekdays.

However, no one in the Xia country's film industry could find fault with this performance.

Although many things in Xia country are similar to Su Yan's previous life in China, there are also many differences.

Xia country has excellent inflation control, low prices, and the purchasing power of the Xia country currency is astonishing. In addition, the development progress of the times is different. After all, Xia country has not yet fully entered the Internet era, and television still dominates the audience's entertainment. Therefore, under the influence of these factors, the total box office of Xia country's movies will not be as exaggerated as in his previous life.

In most cases, the annual box office champion in Xia country's film industry is only around 2 billion, occasionally exceeding 3 billion.

Under these circumstances, "5 Centimeters Per Second" grossed over 1 billion in three weeks, making it the fifth film to break 1 billion in Xia country this year.

Among the other four films, three were ultra-large investment productions released during this year's Spring Festival.

Achievements speak for themselves in the film industry.

Before the release of "5 Centimeters Per Second," the media's expected upper limit for its box office was 700 million, and some media outlets that were not optimistic about Su Yan even dared to predict that the box office would not exceed 200 million.

But 1 billion...

This was a number that no one had expected.

Moreover, "5 Centimeters Per Second" is different from most popcorn movies. The vast majority of people who watched this movie gave it extremely high praise.

Perhaps some people feel that the plot is a bit fragmented and lacks a detailed main line.

A large number of fans in Su Yan's previous life also expressed this view.

However, the ending of "5 Centimeters Per Second" did bring an indelible impression to a large number of movie fans.

At this time, these movie fans who had spent a lot of time coming out of the plot of "5 Centimeters Per Second" also began to examine Su Yan's movie "A Bouquet of Love" released in late August.

This type of work is like this: when you first see it, you feel depressed and empty, and you want to spray the director, screenwriter, and actors.

But after getting out of the emotions brought by the work, you will yearn to encounter the next work of a similar theme.

Su Yan is such a person.

A large number of his fans in Xia country are also such people.

Many of the movie fans attracted by the high box office and high reputation of "5 Centimeters Per Second" are also like this.

"Is that movie called 'A Bouquet of Love' the same type as '5 Centimeters Per Second'?"

"Is there any need to say that? How long is the shelf life of a bouquet? A week! But bouquets are very beautiful. Doesn't the title 'A Bouquet of Love' illustrate the theme of the story? A short but beautiful love affair!"

"I'm a bit numb. I want to see this movie, but I'm afraid of being abused!"

"Don't panic, as long as you don't have expectations for the old thief. Anyway, his works are good-looking, I love to watch them, and if I feel uncomfortable with the plot, I'll just spray him! I'll just go into the theater with the mentality of watching a depressing movie, so the old thief can't backstab me."

"So, if I have the attitude of watching a tragedy, why should I go to the cinema to find abuse?"

"You've already watched '5 Centimeters Per Second' and know the old thief's style, and you're still willing to discuss the old thief on the forum, is there any need to say it? You like the old thief's works! Although you will feel uncomfortable because of his works, everyone is here because they like his works!"

"It's like drinking alcohol, it's obviously hard to drink, but you just like to drink it! The old thief's works are the same, it's obviously uncomfortable to watch, but whenever you hear that the old thief has a new work, you can't help but pay attention."

"We are probably sick!"

"Am I the only one who felt very uncomfortable for a week after watching '5 Centimeters Per Second,' but after recovering, I fell in love with Su Yan and spent all night chasing all of Su Yan's works on the online broadcast platform in the next two weeks? He's really great!"

"? The superhuman upstairs, you're not uncomfortable watching so many of the old thief's works in such a short period of time? Can you handle it?"

"I cried many times, but after crying, I cheered up and continued watching. It's enjoyment in the end!"

"Awesome! If it were me, I could only watch three of the old thief's works at most in such a short period of time, and then I would definitely not be able to continue and would have to take a break!"

"'5 Centimeters Per Second' now has a total box office approaching 1.1 billion, and it is temporarily the summer box office champion. Everyone, please spray the old thief less, let more people around you watch this movie, and strive to let '5 Centimeters Per Second' win the box office champion after the summer, so that the old thief will produce more works in the future."

"No need to worry too much. In a sense, we are helping the old thief promote."

"Brothers, let's meet in the theater on August 20th. Although it's the first time I've watched Su Yan's work, I've completely fallen in love with him. I hope 'A Bouquet of Love' will surpass '5 Centimeters Per Second'!"

Su Yan put down his phone, his expression a little surprised.

Even now, there are still signs of softening in the online evaluation of him.

Those viewers who sprayed the ending of "5 Centimeters Per Second" before are now beginning to appreciate the magic of this ending.

"I didn't expect my fans to adapt so quickly."

"What's quick?" Yumi Shinozaki leaned over to take a look.

Although Su Yan put it away quickly, she still saw a few comments praising "5 Centimeters Per Second" on the phone screen.

Yumi Shinozaki showed a knowing smile on her face.

"I really thought you, Su Yan, didn't care about online reviews. I didn't expect you to still secretly read fan reviews!"

"Cough cough..." Su Yan coughed.

"As a creator, it's normal for me to look at fan quotes and determine the creative direction of future works, right!"

"Not normal, completely not normal." Yumi Shinozaki tossed her hair, her voice crisp.

"Who in Xia country doesn't know that all of your Su Yan's works are tragedies. The only two works with less controversy are 'Your Lie in April' and the IF ending of 'Tokyo Love Story'! Do you need to determine the direction of creation? Your direction of creation has only one, to carry out the depression to the end!"

"Then you're wrong. The 'Rurouni Kenshin' movie released during the Spring Festival was not a tragedy. You've also read the entire script, haven't you?"

"Heh," Yumi Shinozaki sneered.

"The movie version of 'Rurouni Kenshin' is indeed not a tragedy. But the character of Kenshin Himura himself is very tragic... His life has gone through the death of Yukishiro Tomoe. Even if you didn't arrange a worse ending for him in the movie version, it doesn't mean his life will get better."

"Well, but, the ending of your 'Rurouni Kenshin' movie is indeed well set. During the Spring Festival, if you released a movie like '5 Centimeters Per Second,' then it is estimated that movie fans across the country would spray you to death! From this point of view, you are still very smart!"

Su Yan did not refute when he heard this. The tragedy of tragedy movies being released during the Spring Festival has happened a lot in Su Yan's previous life. Even if the reputation is very good, the box office is at most not losing money, and there are almost no profitable ones.

"After '5 Centimeters Per Second,' fans all over Xia country basically know your Su Yan's style. But if Su Yan, you don't create depressing works one day, then your fans will probably have a sense of freshness, and they will really feel unexpected!" Yumi Shinozaki said with a chuckle.

Su Yan was stunned when he heard this, and thought about it.

Before, his works were all depressing, which was also the result of the system lottery.

Later, the works he drew were depressing, which was the result of his own preference.

In fact, although most of the works Su Yan had seen in his previous life were depressing, there were also a few non-depressing works.

Su Yan is now basically the love warrior of the Xia country plane.

But he is not without the opportunity to reverse this image.

"Let's talk about it. If there is a chance, maybe I will really come up with some pure love works," Su Yan said with a smile.

"Pure love?" Yumi Shinozaki's eyes widened, and then she chuckled.

"I'm kidding. What are you thinking about? What pure love is in that brain of yours? It's really funny to say this word from your mouth. It's a pity I didn't record what you just said, otherwise I would post it on the Internet, and those fans who were depressed by '5 Centimeters Per Second' would collectively laugh out loud today."

"..." Su Yan.

Although he has a good relationship with her, her boundless ridicule made Su Yan a little unconvinced.

Laugh, just laugh!

In the afternoon, Su Yan went to the FZ crew to participate in the filming of Gilgamesh, and then, near dusk, he and Yumi Shinozaki went to the special effects production company to discuss the follow-up special effects production details and direction of the show.

In the evening, after Su Yan and Yumi Shinozaki finished work, they had dinner and drinks together in a small tavern in the Tokyo area before returning home.

The employees waiting in the Shanghai General Company, according to the publicity plan initially set by Su Yan and Yumi Shinozaki, released the release trailer of "A Bouquet of Love" on the Internet and the company's official website.