Depressive Screenwriter

As Su Yan's publicity funds were distributed through various channels to all parties,

information about Rurouni Kenshin and the swordplay "learning" videos Su Yan filmed spread rapidly among the general public in Xia.

Although Su Yan is very famous in the Xia country's film and television industry, there are still a large number of people who don't usually watch TV dramas. They've only heard of Su Yan in the film and television industry, but they are still unfamiliar with Su Yan's works.

This is normal. There are too many people in Xia. People like Tyson and Ronaldo were so famous in Su Yan's previous life, but for people who don't watch boxing or play football, they are only familiar with the names at best.

But movies are something that basically everyone watches to some extent. The difference is just how to push the information of a truly excellent work to these ordinary people, and the answer is to spend money.

There are differences in the plot between the Rurouni Kenshin movie version and the Reminiscence arc. The former focuses on fighting, while the latter focuses on portraying the human environment and the love between the male and female protagonists.

And it just so happens that the viewing threshold for fighting movies is the lowest.

A large number of people who had only heard of Su Yan became very interested in the movie Rurouni Kenshin after receiving promotional pushes.

Huge discussions have also been sparked on various forums.

"Is he that amazing?"

"What does the old thief mean by releasing these teaching videos? Does he think we can learn them?"

"Are there any experts who can tell us if the old thief's teaching videos are just for show or if they contain real skills!"

"I've been learning this since I was a kid. Let me tell you strictly, the moves he teaches in the teaching videos are just for show. It's not practical to use those moves in a fight if you just copy them. But he can make those moves so beautiful, he must have real skills. I feel that the moves in his teaching videos omit some explosive force techniques. If those were added, it wouldn't be swordplay teaching, it would be teaching how to kill."

"I don't understand, but I'm greatly shocked. My daughter has always liked this young man named Su Yan's works. I always thought he was a pretty boy, a vase actor who relied on his face. I only came across his swordplay videos today, and they made me feel excited. I tried it out and sprained my ankle!"

"I always thought I was stronger than the old thief Su Yan. I've been working out for ten years and have full muscles, but after watching these action videos, if I really fought him, I probably wouldn't be able to hit him. His speed is a bit ridiculously fast."

"Does anyone know who the old thief's parents are? He's only 25 years old, how can he understand screenwriting, music, acting, and martial arts?"

"That's why I said, he's a genius! He's just from a working-class family. He probably learned all of this on his own. Don't look at him with the mentality of an ordinary person. Who can produce so many works in a few years, each one being a huge success? Who can go from being penniless to having assets of billions in a few years?"

"Assets of billions, is that so exaggerated?"

"Go and look at the online broadcast sales data, box office data, and overseas copyright sales data of his series of works and you'll understand. There is an entire industry chain in Xia that relies on Su Yan's works to make a living."

"Actors really make money. Having a high face value means you can do whatever you want."

"Don't be sour, upstairs. Even if the old thief doesn't rely on his face and doesn't star in his own dramas, do you think his achievements would be low? An actor's acting ability and face value are just the least important of his many abilities."

"After watching the old thief's teaching videos, I rekindled my martial arts dream."

"I can only describe it as awesome. I haven't watched this young man named Su Yan's film and television dramas before, but I especially like martial arts movies. If his fight scenes in this movie are all this smooth, then no matter what the plot is like, I will definitely support it during the Spring Festival!"

"Awesome! I will definitely support it during the Spring Festival."

"He can do romance, he can do martial arts, the old thief has a wide range of acting skills!"

"I don't have any other requests, I just hope this movie won't be a tragedy. Yukishiro Tomoe is already dead, so don't let Shen Liqian, who plays Kaoru Kamiya in the movie version, die too."

"The old thief wouldn't do that, would he? He can't possibly shape Kenshin Himura, such a handsome character, into someone who brings bad luck to his wives, right?"

"Anyway, I'm ready to take the whole family to see it on the first day of the Spring Festival. We might meet in the cinema then!"

"Me too. I can save money on other movies, but I will definitely support Rurouni Kenshin, the work that got me into the fandom, even if Su Yan's plot creation is very bad."

With a wave of promotional pushes, at this time in early February, Rurouni Kenshin continued to stay at the top of the hot search lists on major websites for two consecutive days.

And the Spring Festival档 competitors will definitely not sit idly by.

They are also maximizing their publicity efforts through various channels. During this period, as long as the masses in Xia like to go online or watch TV, they can receive relevant pushes through various channels.

As for the major cinemas in Xia, they had already hung up promotional posters for several big-budget movies half a month in advance. Before the movie is released, the promotional trailers for several movies are played in the theater, whether the audience wants to watch them or not.

Su Yan also simultaneously launched offline meet-and-greets in Shanghai, Beijing, and several first-tier coastal cities. Basically, he took Gu Qingyuan and other main creators to promote in a different place every day. Every place he went was basically surrounded by a large number of fans, and the vicinity of the meet-and-greet was packed.

Before this year's Spring Festival档, the funds of the major film and television capitals in Xia were pouring into the market.

If Su Yan hadn't made so much money in the Xia country's TV drama circle in the past few years, he, a private film and television company boss, would not have been able to support this level of publicity at all.

How many people in Xia can come up with several hundred million in cash, including filming costs? And of those who can come up with it, how many dare to invest it in a movie? When rich people do things, they first consider the risk, not the return.

Su Yan's competitors all have several capitals behind them to share the success or failure and reduce the risk. Only Su Yan is a sole proprietorship, fully invested, and basically pays for the publicity expenses himself. The cooperating distributors only lend their connections and channels, and they don't dare to invest in the Kenshin movie as heavily as Su Yan. Of course, Su Yan will get a larger share of the box office revenue.

Shinozaki Ikumi looked at the company's financial records of funds flowing in and out every day, and she also began to feel mentally anxious.

"Su Yan, what do you think will happen if Rurouni Kenshin receives bad reviews after its release during the Spring Festival档 and the final box office is a huge failure?" Shinozaki Ikumi blurted out absentmindedly on the car after attending an offline meet-and-greet one day.

But after saying that, she realized that something was wrong. No producer would say such a thing before their movie was released.

"Forget what I just said, that kind of thing is absolutely impossible."

However, Su Yan didn't take it seriously, and just smiled.

"Of course that kind of thing is possible, but in the current situation, the possibility is very low. But..." Su Yan looked at Shinozaki Ikumi.

"If that kind of thing really happens, then we'll make a comeback next year. The current Dimensional Film and Television Company is not what it used to be..."

"Even if Kenshin has zero box office revenue, our family fortune is enough for us to do this several more times. What are you worried about..."

Shinozaki Ikumi looked at Su Yan, and said after a long time.

"I really can't learn your mentality."

"You don't need to learn it, you can't really understand my true thoughts anyway," Su Yan smiled.

After all, Shinozaki Ikumi is an ordinary human, and she is full of unknowns about the future.

But Su Yan is a time-traveler. He knows the quality of the works he has produced, and he has big data such as the post-release reputation of his previous works to support him. How could the two people's mentality be the same?