160: The 160th day of being popular

Mo Yougan fell silent for a moment, wanting to say something, but couldn't find any faults to point out.

In the end, he could only say, "I think it's perfect."

Well, isn't it perfect?

Just from listening to Yao Bianliang's simple description, he already felt like he was having a heart attack. It's imaginable how terrifying it would be if a drama with such a plot were actually produced.

When the audience sees this plot, they will definitely be outraged. There wouldn't be any other possibilities, let alone a chance for a turnaround.

*****

Anhui University, senior dormitory in the Chinese department.

Xie Wan'er, a senior student who worked as a part-time screenwriter for online novels, sat cross-legged on her bed, typing away. Her fingers swiftly tapped the keyboard, creating a rhythmic sound in the quiet dorm room.

She wasn't a famous screenwriter, and her online novels had an average performance. With the not-so-busy university curriculum, she relied on writing novels to earn some pocket money.

Of course, it was precisely because her works didn't perform well that she caught the attention of the people at Kuiqian Entertainment and became the screenwriter for a new drama.

"Phew, finally finished writing." After typing the last word, Xie Wan'er relaxed and stretched lazily, moving her slightly sore wrists.

Following her usual habit, she went through her self-written novel from beginning to end. The latest chapter was another climax where the female lead slapped the newly favored concubine, completely making the other party despise by the male lead.

After reading it, Xie Wan'er made a fair assessment, "Sigh, what kind of brainless plot is this?"

Writing a novel that could earn money was so difficult for her!

With mixed emotions, Xie Wan'er updated the latest chapter. And it was at this moment that a new message popped up in the notification bar.

The contact's nickname was "Sugar Daddy." Xie Wan'er didn't dare to neglect it and quickly clicked on it.

Sugar Daddy: "Hello, screenwriter. After showing the script to the female lead, she has some suggestions for modifications. There are a few small details we hope you can change. If you have no issues with it, we can pay you double the compensation."

This message was followed by a TXT document indicating the modification requests for this time.

Initially, when Xie Wan'er saw that the client wanted her to change the script, she was a bit unhappy.

Another script revision? Who knows, she really disliked others meddling with her work.

However, when she saw the words "double the compensation," that bit of annoyance disappeared.

Just revising the script? She immediately started making the changes, ensuring to modify it to their satisfaction.

"Alright, let me take a look." Xie Wan'er replied, then opened the document titled "Modification Request."

"Oh, is the client asking you to revise the script again?" Xie Wan'er's roommate noticed the situation and curiously leaned over.

Xie Wan'er's situation was well known to her roommate.

This sister wrote bizarre romantic novels with peculiar plotlines every day online to earn money. Sometimes, in order to cater to the needs of editors and the market, she had to modify the plot, changing the bizarre plot into an even more bizarre one.

"Yeah," Xie Wan'er sighed helplessly, "I don't know what kind of plot they want me to change it into this time."

At this moment, Xie Wan'er was already prepared to make the script even more outrageous.

As customary, the client's requests were generally limited to a few types.

For example, scenes like "the female lead accidentally falls, and the male lead heroically saves her, and they embrace each other in slow motion while spinning," or "the male and female leads accidentally fall, and they kiss, causing the female lead's eyes to widen abruptly." Xie Wan'er had already written something like this in more than ten versions per the client's request.

The roommate sighed as well, "There's no way around it. Even if we wanted to write some plots with depth, the client wouldn't agree."

When they first entered the industry, they also tried writing plots with depth and substance.

However, unfortunately, the majority of investors and directors didn't like such storylines. Besides, those kinds of novels wouldn't thrive in the online literature market.

Being forced to write content they didn't like for money was completely different from creating with passion for the love of it.

As a result, although Xie Wan'er's novels earned money, the data wasn't impressive. They belonged to the category that was acceptable but not outstanding.

"Huh, the client's request this time seems a bit strange..."

The roommate furrowed her brow as she looked at the document's contents, and her eyes widened.

Xie Wan'er noticed her roommate's unusual reaction and began reading as well.

Hmm, changing the female lead's identity to that of an "unclean" courtesan instead of a prestigious lady, preventing her from marrying into the palace glamorously; subjecting the female lead to various forms of oppression within the palace, weakening all the face-slapping and villain-tormenting content...

And in the end, the male lead treated the female lead as an object and casually gave her away to the lord of the neighboring mansion?!

"Damn, what does your client even want to do?" The roommate was completely stunned. "Are they crazy? Are they deliberately making a drama to invite criticism?"

This was an extremely poisonous script, like intentionally creating something to disgust the audience, with all kinds of buff stacked up.

Especially at the end, when the male lead gives the female lead away as a gift to an old man. This kind of terrible ending is enough to break through the defenses of any audience.

The roommate swallowed hard. She deeply felt that if it wasn't the client going crazy, then it must be herself going crazy.

Could it be that the client was so stimulated that they intentionally made a TV drama to retaliate against society and disgust the audience?

Is this how people do things?

Thinking of this, the roommate couldn't help but turn to look at Xie Wan'er.

However, Xie Wan'er's reaction was different from what she had imagined.

After the initial shock, she didn't show an expression of questioning life. Instead, she furrowed her brows and started thinking seriously.

"These modification requests seem a bit strange..." she murmured.

The roommate helplessly replied, "Isn't that obvious?"

These modification requests were the most bizarre she had ever seen.

Xie Wan'er looked thoughtful, "According to the client, these modification requests were all suggested by the female lead. But if the script is turned into a hot mess filled with poisonous elements, what benefits would it bring to her as the future female lead?"

The roommate was taken aback, and her brows furrowed as well.

Indeed, if a drama is not good, the actors would be the first to receive criticism.

For other dramas with terrible endings, it was because the screenwriter's skills were insufficient to handle such a grand structure, resulting in an unsatisfactory ending, which led to criticism.

But from the current situation, it was evident that this actress was doing it intentionally—deliberately making this drama full of poisonous elements, intentionally causing it to have a terrible ending!

She could clearly have acted in a normal historical romance drama, so why would she choose to intentionally act in a poorly executed drama with this poisonous script?

It didn't make sense at all.

Just as the roommate was full of doubts, Xie Wan'er suddenly slapped the table, her eyes brightening.

"I understand! So that's what she meant."

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