Chapter 159: The 159th day of being popular

Chapter 159: The 159th day of being popular

As a seasoned reader of various novels and viewer of various TV dramas, Yao Bianliang has done considerable research on the "toxic elements" and "face-slapping moments" in the eyes of the public.

In ancient romance stories, there are only a few plot points that are hard to accept.

Yao Bianliang said, "First, the background of the female lead needs to be modified."

"The female lead is not a noble-born lady from a prominent family. She doesn't have a noble lineage or a prestigious family background that matches the male lead's. She's just an ordinary girl who was sold by her parents while fleeing from famine."

"After entering the brothel, the madam told her explicitly that she was a courtesan who sold her art, not her body. But when those powerful gentlemen wanted her physically, she still had to yield."

Although it's a simple modification of the setting, it completely changes the perfect romantic love story that viewers hope.

The male and female leads being together? No, the male and female leads won't be together in this TV drama.

The female lead is no longer the innocent girl who entered the brothel and remained "pure and untainted." On the contrary, she has been with many men, including disgusting scoundrels, greasy and chubby men, and even lecherous old men...

When the public watches this type of drama, what they want is the ability to immerse themselves in the story. They want to automatically become the male and female leads, experiencing a romantic love story filled with beautiful scenery and dreams.

Therefore, in the current ancient romance dramas being filmed, almost all the female leads are portrayed as pure and innocent. No screenwriter dares to give the female lead such experiencesif anyone dared to write it, they would definitely be criticized by the netizens.

Since no one dares to write it, she might as well pioneer this new theme!

Yao Bianliang thought that when she elaborated on the details, she could vividly describe how disgusting the female lead's "clients" are and how miserable she is when forced to serve them.

This single point alone would undoubtedly repel a large number of viewers.

Of course, only this one toxic element is not enough.

Yao Bianliang continued, "Secondly, when the female lead is taken back to the mansion by the male lead, she doesn't enter a life of luxury but a deeper level of powerlessness and despair."

Viewers naturally expect the female lead, who has suffered oppression in the brothel, to marry into the mansion and counter-attack the various malicious antagonists.

But Yao Bianliang won't fulfill the viewers' expectations. If she satisfies them, then where would the suffocating plotline be?

The female lead doesn't have a glamorous wedding. On the contrary, due to her status as a courtesan, there are no grand festivities, no cheers, and certainly no onlookers.

One ordinary morning, she simply boards a small sedan chair and enters the mansion through a side entrance.

A climax that should have been gratifying is described in such a low-key manner. If the viewers don't feel suffocated, then that would be strange!

"The following major plot segment is not much different from the original," Yao Bianliang said, "but I believe we only need to retain the parts where the female lead is oppressed and mistreated. As for the parts where she turns the tables, it's best to weaken them all."

Isn't this plot toxic enough?

Even Yao Bianliang herself was impressed by her own creativity.

Only someone with a twisted mind would watch a drama like this, right?

Mo Yougan was also taken aback, and it took him a while before he asked, "And then?"

Clearly, he had a slight expectation for this incredibly toxic story.

"And then?" Yao Bianliang shook her head. "There is no 'and then.' This is the ending, and I think it's good enough."

As for whether the female lead will retaliate against the male lead?

Don't even think about it. If the female lead were to retaliate, the drama would become enjoyable.

Yao Bianliang paused for a moment and added, "Of course, there can be a simple continuation afterwards, depicting how miserable the female lead's life is in the lord's mansion."

In ancient times, concubines from a courtesan background, even if they entered a prestigious household, found it difficult to change their fate. The luckier ones would sing and play music in the mansion, while the less fortunate ones would have to entertain guests and be used for pleasure.

The main household would never allow them to have children. If they were discovered to be secretly pregnant, they would either be forced to have an abortion or meet a dead end.

Events like the original plot, where the female lead gave birth to three sons who eventually achieved success, have an extremely slim chance of happening.

Mo Yougan: "..."

Mo Yougan couldn't help but fall into silence upon hearing the ending. Compared to this plot, the previous script he had seen couldn't even be considered "oppressive." It was utterly incomparable.

Even the System was astonished: "Host, isn't this script a bit too toxic..."

It was practically deliberately disgusting the audience, teetering on the edge of violating regulations.

However, Yao Bianliang was clearly prepared: "System, you're mistaken. Courtesans and concubines in ancient times were already in a pitiful state. I'm just respecting history and designing the plot according to its true nature."

Jokingly, how could respecting history be considered deliberately disgusting the audience?

System: "..."

Although something didn't seem quite right, it seemed unable to refute her.

Seeing the System fall silent, Yao Bianliang's lips curved upward as she let out a long sigh of relief: "Mr. Mo, what do you think of this script?"