161. Chapter 161 Scene 161 Controversy over the ending
On Sunday morning, what Li Xiaole and KBS did not expect was that when they had just finished filming the finale that decided to change, a major news suddenly appeared on SBS's entertainment news program "Entertainment Live": "The director of "My Girl" changed the original plot, and Zhu Yuling and Xue Gongcan's relationship ended with a breakup!"
Even in the show, the host broadcasts the last three episodes of "My Girl". One of them was the scene where Xue Gongcan and his girlfriend held hands and met Zhu Yuling on the street two years later, which undoubtedly was a bombshell for all the fans of "My Girl".
On the Internet, this news was reposted crazily and has almost become the hottest topic besides the topic of "Brazil's World Cup crowned the five-star king".
Faced with this explosive news, both competitors of other TV stations and colleagues from the broadcasting bureau were talking sarcastic and watching the farce happen with great enthusiasm.
Although this news is unacceptable to the audience, fans have already become immunized to the habit of creating news in entertainment media. Most people are just thinking that "this is another boring hype news" and do not have much substantial reaction.
After the episode was aired on Sunday, "My Girl" unexpectedly continued to become the real king on all Korean TV screens after the World Cup, with an average rating of 49.7 and a highest rating of 53.7. The two dramas that were just launched, which were originally expected to be released by the industry, were predicted to become complete cannon fodder. The first two episodes combined may not even be half as high as "My Girl".
But at the same time, the audience suddenly discovered that the details of the "breakup ending" that had been revealed by SBS Entertainment News came true one by one. KBS reduced the number of episodes, and the plot also vaguely led to a direction that was not conducive to Zhu Yuling.
In the past few days, negative reports on "My Girl" have suddenly increased. In the entertainment version of "Asakura Shimbun", the continuous reporting mode is used to question the practice of temporarily changing the ending. "Under the exquisite pictures and beautiful music, the audience can tolerate clichéd plots, but they should never create unpopular plots."
The commentary of the weekly magazine "Ticket Pictorial" wrote: "Love comedy should have a comedy ending, challenging the audience's expectation bottom line is the idea of a short-circuiting brain. The young director may be blinded by accidental success. He should understand that without the magical World Cup prediction, he would be just a third-rate newcomer who could not even reach the ratings."
MBC broadcasts a passage in which director Yoon Seok-ho was taken out of context: "I watched "My Girl"... I think the director deliberately showed off more skills than real expressions... The success of "My Girl" is mainly due to excellent publicity techniques."
The wood is revealed in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. After "My Girl" is captured by the opponent, it becomes the real target of public criticism.
The Internet was also criticized by fans of the original series, denying director Li Xiaole to change the original plot of the screenwriter, and even Li Dongxu and Li Dahai's official movie fans "Angel Cave" and "As passionate as the sea" even jointly sent an open letter to the official website of Black Pearl Company, which was more like a threatening letter.
"Director Li Xiaole, please don't stop our brother Xue Gongcan from being with Zhu Yuling. If you dare to adapt the ending without authorization and discredit our Brother Dongxu and Sister Duohai's acting career, then our "angel cave" and "feeling like the sea" will jointly boycott all the future works of Black Pearl Company...
Under the huge negative sound, "Red Bean Girl Love", which has a similar theme to "My Girl", was broadcast simultaneously with MBC's Japanese drama "Miss Mermaid", and in the first episode, it achieved a good start with the appeal of first-line stars such as starring Zhang Nara and Zhang Ruixi, 18.9% and 19.7%.
Although "My Girl" maintained its position as the king of the same period, its viewership fell for the first time after four consecutive weeks of rapid growth, and its average viewership fell to 42.9%.
As the party involved in the whirlpool of public opinion, Li Xiaole naturally understood what happened. The three major TV stations in South Korea are like a battlefield, competing for a resource called "ratings". In order to win the war, every force is doing everything and the occupied positions are changing at any time.
During the World Cup, since SBS and MBC did not promote dramas, it was still calm. But now the main dramas of those big companies are released strongly, "My Girl" naturally became a thorn in their eyes, and all the artillery fire was greeted by him, and it was natural that some of the ratings were lost.
He had expected this situation, but what he didn't expect was that his opponent could actually get some edited clips of "My Girl", which put them in an extremely passive situation.
However, Li Xiaole was not worried about anything. Whether it was movies or TV, the most unforgettable love stories were usually not the most "suitable for people's hearts", but were "reasonable and unexpected". Just like "Roman Holiday", "American Journey" and "Titanic", the ending was also hugely controversial at the beginning, but when the audience truly watched it calmly, they would know which stories they would remember even more...
At the forefront, the success or failure of everything depends on whether the final episode ends beautifully. It either becomes a classic of a generation or becomes a work that is unfinished. All these judgments are only in the subtle hearts of the human beings...
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After nine o'clock on Sunday evening, the streets of Seoul usually appear much deserted. In addition to the silence after the hustle and bustle of the World Cup, more importantly, everyone is waiting in front of the TV to watch the last episode of "My Girl". This is both a happy and sad day for the millions of loyal audiences of "My Girl", just like sending away friends who have accompanied them for more than a month of good times.
Seoul was still not too hot in July, and the streets of Qingliangli were very popular. Today, the bar streets used to watch football games and bet on betting on football did not become deserted after the World Cup, and continued the previous lively atmosphere. The promotional posters of various World Cup games were still everywhere on the bar walls.
At the entrance of Fuming Bar, a group of men with various tattoos on their arms lined up with young and fashionable men and women to buy tickets and prepare to enter.
A pictorial written in a colored pen hung at the door of the bar:
"The last episode of "My Girl" is live broadcast, with sincere work by Fuming's director Li Xiaole, three 52-inch screen TVs, welcome you." There is also an enlarged poster of a photo of Li Rongpyo and Li Xiaole hanging next to it. Li Rongpyo hugged Li Xiaole with a smile on his face. When he looked closely, there were obvious signs of PS passing.
Several strong bodyguards from Fuming Company were stuck in their hands, checking the crowd queuing up to buy tickets like an iron tower, and cursing:
"These sissy guys don't watch games, what kind of TV series are you watching? This is a fucking trick~! It's a man who should come out to play at night." "You know, it's so good. You don't have the blessing to watch it when you work here every night. You'd better watch it."
Two men in black suits and sunglasses were teasing each other when they saw a long queue of men and women wearing baseball caps coming over and were ready to walk into the door.
"Hey~ Hey~ What are you going to do? Is this the place you should go around?" The man with sunglasses in the rooster head reached out and cursed and reached out to block the two of them.
"Brother, let me walk through the back door~ I should be able to walk through the back door~ Is my face possible~?" The little boy wearing a baseball cap raised his head, took off his glasses and smiled with a pretty face.
"What does it mean?" Shan Jitou took off her sunglasses, showed her fierce eyes and glared at the handsome boy, cursing: "I need money to buy tickets here. If I don't have money, I can swipe my card. I have never heard of anyone who swipes my face. I'll queue up for my brother~"
"Big Head Brother...he...he..." The beard next to him looked at Li Xiaole's face, and suddenly opened his mouth wide and pulled Shan Ji's head's arm.
"What do you mean? Just say something! Humph, whisper~!" Shan Jitou looked at the poster with bearded fingers impatiently "Li Xiaole and Li Rongpiao", suddenly stunned, then looked at the person in front of him again and finally recognized Li Xiaole. He was sweating all over and shouted softly: "Hello, second boss~"
"Now, can we go in?" Li Xiaole pulled the brim of his hat again and said, "What's wrong with this old boy Li Rongpyo, asking his subordinates to call him, and insist on calling him the second boss... Er's mother is so big."
"Of course, your ticket~" Shan Jitou hurriedly handed over two tickets, made a gesture to invite in, and thought something was wrong, so he followed the two of them in person.
Under the hostile gaze of the crowd lined up behind, Li Xiaole and Ha Ji-won entered the bar shoulder to shoulder. The bar is now full of people, drinking, eating snacks, and chatting loudly. Only a few people stared at the big TV hanging on the wall, and a few men with a slightly drunken man cursed loudly.
"I don't believe in evil. That brainless director can make Zhu Yuling and Xue Gongcan break up in the end!"
"I'll definitely break up! It's all published in the newspaper. I heard that the director was going to change the script temporarily. It turned out that the two had a perfect ending."
"Damn it, let's watch it first. Don't let me hit that fart director, hit him, I slap him twice to make him sober."
"Wow, everyone here is ready to watch "My Girl"?" Ha Ji-won sat in the best position in the front row under the guidance of Shan Jitou, and asked in surprise at the people sitting around.
Chapter completed!