Depressive Screenwriter

In late December, heavy snow fell across Xia Country.

Despite the snow-covered streets and alleys and various public places, one could often see a handsome young man in noble white robes, his eyes filled with confidence and arrogance.

The online and offline promotion of Lelouch, played by Su Yan, was in full swing, and Lelouch-related merchandise in Xia Country's major city stores was in short supply.

Although the show's ratings haven't improved much in the past three weeks, sales in the peripheral market have exploded.

Su Yan, who originally thought the peripheral production capacity was quite stable, now had factory workers working overtime to catch up.

After all, the demand for Lelouch merchandise came not only from Xia Country but also from billions of people in overseas markets.

On Sunday, the forum fans of several online broadcasting platforms in Xia Country directly and uniformly started pushing the show's related terms to the top of the trending searches.

Although fans of several major TV stations usually discriminate against each other, they were very united in their support for Su Yan's work.

After all, Su Yan's relationship with the three major TV stations was now good, and coupled with Lelouch's brilliant achievements after going overseas, it made a group of Xia Country TV dramas happy.

In the past, Xia Country and Western works were culturally incompatible. I don't like your popular works, and you don't like my hit dramas, but Lelouch perfectly accommodates both markets, which everyone will definitely support unconditionally.

"What will happen in tonight's twelfth episode? Will the foreshadowing be resolved?"

"Actually, there's not much to say about this drama now. All the foreshadowing that needs to be revealed has been revealed, and all that's left is a big battle."

"After all, this is still an intellectual battle type of drama. It's impossible for the ending to be everyone rushing up and looking to fate, right?"

"Otherwise, what?"

"The more I watch it, the more I feel Lelouch is so tragic. He has worked so hard for so long, and everyone is his enemy. On the contrary, his enemy Suzaku can understand him in the end and stand with him."

"Wasn't it said from the beginning? The power of the king is loneliness! Rather than saying this drama is about Lelouch conquering the world, it is better to say this drama is about the people Lelouch cherishes gradually moving away from him."

"That's right, Shirley, who liked him, died. Euphemia, the only person he wanted to cooperate with, died by accident. His fake younger brother, who he looked down on, died to save him. Now, his real younger sister, Nunnally, has actually colluded with Schneizel and started to fight against him, even wanting to kill him. It really makes me laugh."

"So, I didn't like Nunnally in the first season, but I thought she was just a saint. I didn't expect her to be a saint and stupid."

"A saint is not scary. In fact, Suzaku is also a saint, and Euphemia is also a saint, but they are both smart and know how to make trade-offs. Suzaku can put down his great hatred and continue to cooperate with Lelouch. Euphemia can forgive even though her biological brother was killed by Lelouch, just for peace. This Nunnally, who does she think Lelouch is working so hard for? She was easily instigated by Schneizel and became the vanguard of the anti-Lelouch team. Pui!"

"Suzaku's character has always firmly occupied the top spot on the character hate list since his debut, but only Lolo in the early stage and Nunnally in these two episodes can surpass Suzaku and win the first place on this list."

"Although Suzaku is a saint, at least he values ​​relationships. Nunnally has lived her life in vain. No matter what Lelouch did as Zero, he has never hurt her once. She actually chooses to face Lelouch in a life-and-death situation for some inexplicable justice?"

"Lelouch is already the enemy of the world anyway, so it doesn't matter if he has this younger sister. I'm tired. Old Thief, just write Nunnally to death and then let Lelouch ascend the throne!"

"Actually, I'd rather see the world destroyed."

In the Lelouch drama forum discussions, various opinions appeared, most of which were positive, and a small part was very negative.

Du Kun looked at these comments boredly, waiting for the premiere of the twelfth episode of Lelouch's second season.

Soon, 8:00 PM arrived. He threw his phone aside and focused his eyes on the TV.

The conflict in this episode's plot wasn't as big, relatively speaking.

After Lelouch became the Emperor of the Empire, all his former close friends were stunned, especially his former friends at Ashford Academy.

After Lelouch became the Emperor, because the Empire's high-level officials were all controlled by him, a series of policies he implemented were implemented without pressure.

He was changing the Britannia Empire from the system and from within.

And that was the premise for Suzaku's choice to cooperate with him. Suzaku's dream was to peacefully change the Britannia Empire from within, and Lelouch was the only one who could implement this idea.

Of course, the requiem for Lelouch mentioned at the beginning of this episode made Du Kun a little stunned.

Requiem for Lelouch? What is that?

What exactly are Lelouch and Suzaku plotting behind the scenes? Why is Suzaku willing to work for Lelouch? Is this requiem a new foreshadowing from Su Yan?

Du Kun became excited.

Could it be that Lelouch has some big killer move?

Not bad, Old Thief.

Then the next plot was the war between the Britannia Empire and the United Federation of Nations, which Lelouch created under the alias Zero.

The strength of the complete Britannia Empire was obviously stronger than the United Federation of Nations, and the latter was defeated steadily.

At this time, Lelouch, as the Emperor of the Empire, proposed that the Britannia Empire should join the United Federation of Nations.

Du Kun's expression was dumbfounded.

What does Lelouch want to do?

The plot progressed rapidly. While a group of member states of the United Federation of Nations were discussing the feasibility of this matter, Lelouch asked Suzaku to attack the heads of the member states participating in the meeting at the meeting site.

"Huh?" Du Kun's eyes widened.

What the hell is this?

Why is Lelouch doing this?

If the Britannia Empire he led really joined the United Federation of Nations, then the world would have an organization that could unite and talk. Although it can't absolutely guarantee peace, it's at least better than directly fighting, right?

Moreover, Lelouch's behavior, tearing up the agreement at the negotiation site, isn't that what villains do?

Lelouch, you are the protagonist, what are you doing?

Then, the most classic plot of this episode appeared.

Lelouch has secret weapons, and so does Schneizel.

He controlled the Flare bomb researched by the genius female scientist Einstein, who appeared in the first season.

And that thing is actually an otherworld box weapon.

One is Lelouch, the Emperor of the Empire who controls the world's largest territory and largest country.

One is Schneizel, who controls destructive strategic weapons.

And his younger sister Nunnally, who he promoted to compete with Lelouch for the throne.

And Lelouch, to his younger sister Nunnally, actually believed Schneizel's dialogue, chose to hold the controller of the Flare bomb himself, and faced Lelouch head-on.

Even, in the plot, Schneizel also used this weapon to destroy a city that was completely loyal to Lelouch, along with all the ordinary people and soldiers in the city.

The scene with exploding special effects, the scene of humans evaporating into ashes, Schneizel's indifferent eyes to life, and Nunnally's seemingly righteous but actually brainwashed by Schneizel's words, becoming a puppet leader without even realizing it.

The twelfth episode's plot ended here, and Du Kun was so angry that he couldn't stand it.

What the hell?

There's such a development?

Even if Schneizel's Flare bomb destroys ten more cities, Lelouch won't surrender.

But Schneizel happens to have Lelouch's most cherished younger sister Nunnally in his hands.

And Nunnally also chooses to be the enemy of Lelouch.

How can this be fought?

After this episode aired, Nunnally's reputation in the Lelouch drama on the online broadcasting platform declined even more.

"Lelouch is not a good person, is that Schneizel? No matter how many people Lelouch kills, he doesn't kill as many people as Schneizel does with the Flare bomb, right? Is this Nunnally so double-standard, just staring at her brother Lelouch's little things and refusing to let go, and willingly being someone else's puppet to deal with Lelouch?"

"I'm really Lelouch, heartbroken, the world is going to be destroyed. What the hell? Lelouch has been fighting for two seasons just to create a world where Nunnally can live happily, and now Nunnally is telling Lelouch that the world she expects is a world without Lelouch. It's too ironic, hehe, haha..."

"I'm crying with anger. Lelouch is so pitiful!"

"There are no good people or bad people in this drama, only different positions. Even Suzaku can understand this point and finally cooperate with Lelouch, but Nunnally can't understand it?"

"Lelouch is indeed not a good person, but Schneizel is definitely worse than Lelouch, right? Is Nunnally really Lelouch's biological sister? Is her IQ so low?"

"Ah, I can't stand it anymore, in the last episode, let Lelouch destroy everything."

"This drama is really, just let Nunnally die in the last episode. I don't hate saints, but I hate idiots."

"So stupid that she can enter a museum, this Nunnally, alas."

"I feel sorry for Lelouch, I feel sorry for CC."

"Lolo's reputation is getting better every week, all thanks to this real younger sister Nunnally."

"You can't say that, after all, Nunnally's starting point is also good."

"There are too many examples in history of good intentions disguised as great evils. The starting point doesn't matter, the key is whether the ability is strong or not. If Nunnally doesn't have that ability, don't participate in this matter. Anyway, if the ending is Lelouch and Nunnally's happy family, I will definitely give this drama a bad review."

"Same, me too. I don't accept a happy family."

"Nunnally doesn't deserve it."

"Awesome, I've been watching TV dramas for so many years, and it's the first time I've seen fans actively asking the screenwriter to kill the protagonist's close relatives."

"Haha, Old Thief Su Yan really knows how to play with fans. In the past, fans begged him not to be depressing, but this drama is fans begging him to let Lelouch personally kill his sister and go for a depressing ending."

"This is the level that the number one screenwriter in the Xia Country film and television industry should have, this is the discussion topic that the highest-rated TV series in the past thirty years should have."

The next day at noon, the ratings for the twelfth episode of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion were released.

7.34%, a slight increase of two ten-thousandths of a point compared to the previous week, but after this drama aired, related trending searches were at the top of the online search list for four consecutive days.

Nunnally and other participating actors were even scolded by a group of angry fans to close their account comment sections.

Su Yan also stopped being idle this week and started to go to the TV station to participate in a variety show for the last episode of Lelouch.

On the show, Su Yan and the program team took turns praising each other, seemingly accidentally, but actually deliberately asked that question.

What is the requiem mentioned in the plot?

A new type of weapon, or a new ability?

In the TV interview, Su Yan also started to play mysterious and sell off that set.

But it is impossible not to reveal any information at all.

[The requiem will be the protagonist Lelouch's brightest highlight in this work, and also the biggest reversal in this work, and... it will completely sublimate this drama! Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion will definitely not have a bad ending. The ending is the most divine plot of this work!]

Su Yan's remarks in the TV interview really whetted the appetite of Lelouch fans around the world.

Sublimate the plot, and the ending is the most divine?

If other creators said this, then everyone would definitely think it was product marketing and the creator was talking nonsense.

But it's completely different when Su Yan says it.

Because in Su Yan's work creation history, Su Yan has said similar things several times, and the final result is...

What Su Yan said is true!

"Requiem? Judging from the name, is it a weapon?"

"Lelouch's father, Charles, can control part of the Code power, so he has some incredible methods. Could it be that Lelouch and CC can also join forces to use these?"

"Impossible, wouldn't this drama become a fantasy drama? The final solution to a science fiction war intellectual battle drama must also be an intellectual battle. If the problem is solved purely with superpowers, how can it be called sublimating the TV series?"

"That's right, maybe this requiem is just Old Thief used to fool everyone, but it actually has another meaning."

"My appetite has been whetted! There are still two days until the final episode airs. Let time pass quickly."

"I hope the final episode's ratings can break 7.4. Although it's very difficult, I still hope this record can be higher. I estimate that even Su Yan will find it difficult to break Lelouch's ratings record in the future."

"Don't say too much. A group of people said this during FSN."

"Looking forward to it. In two days, everyone will see how Old Thief Su Yan will be able to handle the matter between Lelouch and his sister Nunnally, how to handle the relationship between Lelouch and CC, how to defeat Schneizel, and that Kallen, she also likes Lelouch, how will the love triangle be handled in just one episode?"

"Also, the relationship between Suzaku and Lelouch, even if Lelouch and Suzaku are cooperating now, what about Euphemia's hatred? Can Suzaku really forget it completely?"

"I feel that there are too many pits dug in the early stage. Can these really be explained in one episode? Is there really no third season?"

"Su Yan said he will give everyone a perfect ending, so everyone just look forward to it."

"In so many years, when has Su Yan disappointed his fans? Su Yan's works may be slow to heat up, but they definitely don't have bad endings."

"Charge! Charge! Charge!"

"See you all on Sunday."

Hundreds of thousands of posts about the ending of Lelouch appeared on the Internet every day, and in reality, tens of millions of fans in Xia Country and abroad began to count down the premiere time.

When two days passed and the time came to Sunday.

The people in Xia Country's TV drama industry saw for the first time that the first to tenth trending searches on the online broadcasting platform were all about Lelouch.

Shen Liqian, Gu Qingyuan, Zhuang Yuxin, a series of stars signed by Dimension Film and Television Company who participated in the Lelouch drama

All of these were pushed to the top of the trending search list by Lelouch fans.

Fans were excitedly sharing the news about the "Code Geass" finale tonight on their social media.

On the online streaming platforms, the paid viewership for "Code Geass" was skyrocketing.

Many who had been holding off on watching were now catching up, eager to watch the finale together tonight.

Tokyo, at the branch office of Dimensional Films.

Su Yan, Ayumi Shinozaki, Gu Qingyuan, Shen Liqian, and other key members of the "Code Geass" production team gathered here. The company premises had been thoroughly cleaned, and chefs and cooking equipment had been brought in and set up, ready to prepare a feast.

Tonight was not only the finale of "Code Geass," but also a company-wide gathering to watch the conclusion together. Afterwards, there would be a celebration banquet, a bonus distribution ceremony, and a grand party.