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An increase in ratings by two-fold?

Given the news with Zhao Jue's excited voice, Lin Yuan himself didn't feel that surprised.

Because the audience base for this drama was just too poor.

Given the poor beginnings, so what if the ratings doubled?

Compared to the investment scale and cast lineup for this drama, I can say that we've only just barely achieved a passing grade, the attention received truly isn't many.

How could I make this drama attract attention quickly?

Lin Yuan pondered, then said, "Publicize that my... my friend Chu Kuang took over the script."

"Publicize it?"

Zhao Jue hesitated, "Shouldn't we wait for a few more episodes?"

Publicizing Chu Kuang taking over the script is, of course, a good thing, Chu Kuang's reputation is sure to attract a plethora of viewers!

But what if viewers are not satisfied with the plot henceforth? Wouldn't Chu Kuang be carrying the blame?

"It won't be a problem."

Lin Yuan planned to ride on Chu Kuang the old rascal's fame to push the play forward.

Through tonight's two episodes, it could be seen that the role of Jiang Yuyan was a very useful card.

"Then I'll really start promoting it..."

"Hmm."

It was decided.

Ten minutes later.

Starlight officially announced:

"Due to the low initial ratings of 'Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange', we invited Mr. Chu Kuang to write the script starting from episode 13. Some viewers guessed it, we did indeed change the writer. So, did you enjoy today's two episodes (chuckles)"

Rush, rush, rush!

The news immediately sparked countless attention:

"Chu Kuang the old rascal took over 'Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange'?"

"I thought this drama had already flopped?"

"With the old rascal stepping in, there's hope for the drama now, I'm going to check it out now!"

"Do you think the drama will be saved just by having the old rascal taking over? Are you sure he wouldn't directly kill off the two leads?"

"Don't forget, the old rascal has already killed off the leads in two consecutive books, and Sherlock Holmes actually died too. The old rascal had to revive him due to reader's pressure!"

"Yang Xiaofan, Qin Tiange, Danger!!!!!"

"Fish Papa, hold onto old rascal's hand!"

"Although I'm not interested in this drama, both Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange are my gods. If the old rascal dares to kill them off, I dare to bring out my country's specialty to chase after the old rascal!"

"Pfft!"

"You guys are killing me."

"No jokes, never thought that the old rascal would accept a TV show adaptation from Starlight, must be because of Fish Papa's face."

"I'm not bothering anymore, I'm off to watch the show!"

"I did watch the first two episodes, wasn't really interested. It just follows the original plot. But now the old rascal took over, and I'm feeling like the following plot seems pretty interesting!"

"Good, the old rascal might just be the reason that I continue watching!"

...

Chu Kuang's summoning power was just too strong!

Once Starlight announced this, the web traffic for 'Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange' shot up instantly!

Meanwhile.

Viewers who had already seen the two episodes were astounded:

"Damn, so tonight's two episodes were written by Chu Kuang!"

"I was wondering why a new character was suddenly introduced!"

"If you say that this was written by Chu Kuang, I won't be surprised. After Jiang Yuyan turned evil and directly killed off her sister, there's no doubt that it's Chu Kuang's handiwork!"

"Is the old rascal going to completely change the plot?"

"The old rascal does have a knack for killing off characters, but what makes him great is that he makes us love watching it. I fucking love the character Jiang Yuyan!"

"No wonder the two episodes tonight suddenly became so good!"

"I thought the previous screenwriter had a breakthrough, so it was the old rascal who ended up doing it. Not bad!"

"Looking forward to the following plot!"

...

With the addition of Chu Kuang, more and more viewers are tuning into this drama.

The first twelve were boring for many, but they finished catching up with speed mode, just to keep up with the thirteenth episode where Chu Kuang starts his part.

In some sense, is this also considered as Chu Kuang's new work?

And the result.

In episode thirteen, Jiang Yuyan appeared; within two episodes, she has incited high amounts of discussion!

"Sick!"

"Once you get past the first twelve episodes, the thirteenth episode kicks off in a super god-mode. The characters added in don't seem awkward at all, and their relationships are logically set up!"

"The old rascal really does know his stuff!"

"The moment he took over, the entire show took a different turn!"

"The original character Jiang Yuyan's turn to the dark side was thoroughly thrilling!"

"One episode to turn dark and another to commit murder, Jiang Yuyan's character was successfully established within two episodes!"

"I suddenly have a chilling thought..."

"Me too..."

"Jiang Yuyan wouldn't kill Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange, would she?"

...

I must say...

In the beginning, people were mocking Chu Kuang saying that killing the two main characters that everyone loves is just recycling the old rascal's old trick. After all, this old rascal does have a habit of killing off his lead characters.

But everyone understands.

Even if Chu Kuang can't resist giving main characters a tragic ending, he wouldn't do it every time.

Most of his works have the protagonist surviving till the end.

A running gag is still just a gag.

However, after watching the thirteenth and fourteenth episodes of "Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange", everyone's hair started standing on end.

Jiang Yuyan's character is too diabolical!

You never know, Chu Kuang might just have the guts to let Jiang Yuyan kill the main characters!

Some people even started imagining how Chu Kuang's narrative would unfold:

"From the fourteenth episode, it is clear that Jiang Yuyan has fallen for Qin Tiange, but remember that he is in love with the leading lady, Wan Rou. Jiang Yuyan could, out of jealousy, kill Qin Tiange. When Yang Xiaofan finds out that Qin Tiange is his brother and seeks revenge on Jiang Yuyan, he also gets killed..."

This speculation scares the hell out of everyone!

That prophet must be silenced!

Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange are so popular, the old rascal wouldn't kill them off, would he?

At least respect the original work!

Both of these characters survived till the end in the original work and all its adapted TV series. They were invincible!

Besides...

Even though everyone seemed somewhat interested in Starlight's version of "Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange".

If we really talk about feelings for characters...

Everyone still loves Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange!

It's like someone remaking "Journey to the West".

No matter whether people watch the remake or not, if the screenwriter dares to have an original character kill Sun Wukong, the resulting public outcry would be tremendous, and strong criticism would be the least of it!

For a moment...

The discussion grew more intense.

And Lin Yuan, seeing everyone's discussions, was torn between laughter and tears.

After some thought, he decided to log in to Chu Kuang's account and reassure the audience:

"I hold much affection for both Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange, so rest assured, this time, no major characters will be killed. After all, I am not a devil."

In response to the public pressure, Lin Yuan tried to soothe the viewers while also engaging with them to hype up the show.

Looking at the audience's reactions...

They genuinely suspected that he was going to kill off the two main characters of the drama.

How could that be possible?

What sort of person do they take me for?

Flushing, Lin Yuan felt he had to defend himself. But his defense only served to amuse the netizens:

"Has the sun risen in the west?"

"The old rascal has times where he feels the need to explain things to the audience?"

"I am living to see this. If he didn't explain, we really would have worried. Now that he has, I can continue to watch at ease."

"I must say, revisiting this story is pretty touching."

"The show is actually not badly made. The two main characters are in line with the original, it's just the beginning of the plot that adheres too closely to the original that lost some interest. Just a pinch of unexpected changes got me hooked again."

"Seeing the old rascal hastily explaining, why am I so happy?"

"The old rascal's 'After all, I'm not a devil' line is so hilarious!"

"Now you realize that killing off Biyao and Poirot, even attempting to harm Sherlock Holmes is devilish?"

"..."

Perhaps Chu Kuang's promise reassured everyone. For a time, those who watched the show continued watching the show and those who chatted continued chatting, seeming quite contented.

There was a joyous atmosphere all over the internet.

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PS: The killing can start in the next chapter. I couldn't control the pace perfectly, so it was a bit slow. I had planned to start the killing in this chapter.