The Korean drama "The Thousand Yuan Lawyer", which dominated the ratings of the list in 2022, began to be suspended frequently when the ratings reached its highest level. It even announced that it would reduce the original 14 episodes to 12 episodes, which surprised the audience and worried that it would end it hastily. In addition, the 11th episode broadcast by the audience last week was pointed out that there were too many unnecessary plots, which attracted the audience's dissatisfaction. Unexpectedly, the Korean website recently revealed that the number of episodes of "The Thousand Yuan Lawyer" was related to the production company. Too many PPLs were the fuse?
"The Thousand Yuan Lawyer" is deeply loved by the funny and sincere plot
"The Thousand Yuan Lawyer", which was awarded the Gods drama in 2022, is deeply loved by the audience for its relaxed and funny plot. In the play, lawyer Qian Jixun, played by Nangong Min , seems to be careless in court, but in fact he has incisive defenses and novel and humorous entry points to explore social chaos. It is unique among many legal dramas this year, and with the blessing of "The Thousand Yuan Lawyer" has made the ratings and reputation of "The Thousand Yuan Lawyer" soar.
"The Lawyer of Thousand Yuan" caused dissatisfaction among the audience: he was named "the ratings savior" but repeatedly stopped broadcasting
Following the previous comic-adapted drama "Today's Online Comic" starring Kim Se-jung hit a new rating for SBS in history, "The Lawyer of Thousand Yuan" went from 8.1% of the first Metropolitan Area to the highest rating of 15.6% in the eighth episode, and was named the "the ratings savior" of SBS TV! However, at the time of the highest ratings, the special was first broadcasted on the grounds of "improving the completion of the second half", which was equivalent to postponement, and then suspended the broadcast again due to the baseball game, and then the program "D Forum", which contributed knowledge to society, was suspended again!
"The Lawyer of Thousand Yuan" caused dissatisfaction among the audience: the three consecutive suspensions of broadcasts from 14 episodes to 12 episodes
have disrupted the audience's rhythm of watching dramas, and the ratings have dropped significantly. Unexpectedly, the producer recently deleted the original 14 episodes of "The Lawyer of Thousand Yuan" to 12 episodes on the grounds of "to improve the completion of the TV series", which made the audience very stunned! Originally, the 14 episodes were not enough to watch, and the previous episodes were repeatedly stopped, so the news of the number of episodes was immediately aroused the anger of the audience!
"The Lawyer of Thousand Yuan" aroused dissatisfaction among the audience: Water-filled plot + too many PPL
When watching the drama, I believe that what most viewers hate the most is encountering "Water-filled plot"! The reason why "The Thousand Yuan Lawyer" was loved by the audience at the beginning was that in addition to the humor it showed when it was aired, Nan Gong Min's high-level acting skills, there was also a compact and unscheduled plot! However, the recent episodes have made many viewers feel that "there are too many unnecessary plots" and have all been deleted. Shouldn't we focus on the main plot?
The original sexual marketing that appeared in "Thousand Yuan Lawyer" was too blatant and Nan Gong Min looked at the audience directly through the camera, which caused heated discussion on the Korean website. Everyone laughed so hard, and the unexpected effect was very good! But the closer we get, we will find that in addition to coffee's PPL, there are too many sexual marketing for stewed chicken, pasta, etc., and even take up a lot of plot time. Nangong Min has several lines adverts for products, and was ridiculed by the Korean website as a "PPL party".
"The Lawyer of Thousand Yuan" caused dissatisfaction among the audience: Namgong Min & Kim Ji-eun's love line is inexplicable
"The Lawyer of Thousand Yuan" explains the reason why Chi Ji-hoon "the fee of Thousand Yuan" in episodes 7 and 8. The emotional interaction and mutual redemption between the play and Lee Joo-young played by Lee Joo-young and also made many viewers unable to help crying. The unforgettable love between the two ended when the sudden death news came, but Lee Zhouying's appearance changed the life trajectory of Chi Chi-hoon.
Continuing a deep and moving love with Lee Zhouying. The audience thought that Chi Ji-hoon should be difficult for him to have a relationship with Bai Mari. However, in episode 11, Bai Mari seemed to have a relationship with Chi Ji-hoon. Chi Ji-hoon's gentle and hot gaze also surprised the audience. They thought that if the two really had an extension of the emotional line behind them, it would be really inexplicable!
"The Lawyer Thousand Yuan" has any insider information?
1.Producer has different ideas with the screenwriter
Recently, Korean media revealed that "The Thousand Yuan Lawyer" was postponed, suspended and even deleted episodes, which was related to "pressure from superiors". It is said that all this started with the "disagreement" between SBS's branch production company Studio S and screenwriter Choi Soo-jin! As the ratings and reputation of "The Thousand Yuan Lawyer" continue to soar and break its own record, rumors emerged within Studio S that "worrying that the situation will be broken and walking on thin ice", indicating that Studio S pays more attention to the company's performance and efficiency than the quality of the TV series.
Related persons also mentioned that behind any TV series, whether it is the director, screenwriter, actor, production company, TV station, etc., there must be conflicts caused by different positions. During this period, there will be many negotiations, discussions, and communications, and everyone is working hard for better works. However, this time Studio S failed to grasp the direction, and it was difficult to determine who was right and who was wrong.
2. Too much PPL is suspected to be the fuse
Above mentioned that "Secret Yuan Lawyer" was blatant and even laughed at by netizens as a very arrogant PPL, which caused heated discussion at home and abroad. Nangong Min "inadvertently" stared at the audience outside the camera, which made everyone laugh, and the response was very surprising! However, too much PPL was stuffed into the later stage, which made the audience unable to concentrate on the main storyline and felt very disappointed.
According to the content of the whistleblower's article, excessive PPL seems to be the fuse of everything. Since SBS TV did not pay the full production fee, in order to raise production fees, the production company Studio S must constantly introduce sponsorships and arrange PPL, including sheep intestine, stewed chicken, coffee, health food, etc., and the actors have very few "proactive advertising" in the play, which makes the screenwriter feel disrespected.
In fact, no screenwriter likes that his script is compiled into too many PPLs, because if it is not handled well, it will appear out of place and abrupt, causing the audience to feel bad. However, "The Thousand Yuan Lawyer" is a "PPL party" caused by insufficient production fees on TV stations, which made many Korean netizens puzzled: "The Thousand Yuan Lawyer" has such good ratings, is it difficult to give more production fees?" "SBS is too stingy."
3. "The Thousand Yuan Lawyer" was kicked as a ball
However, facing the accusation of "disagreement among screenwriters of production Fang Yu", SBS TV issued a statement saying that it was "unaware". Korean netizens believe that if SBS really didn't know and there were often conflicts and frictions between the production company Studio S and the screenwriters, which eventually led to the repeated suspension of "Secretary Lawyer" and even the number of episodes was deleted, which only shows that the TV station and the production company lack communication and kicked "Secretary Lawyer" as a ball.
4. The audience of "The Lawyer of Thousand Yuan" said: "The worst one should be the actor!"
Netizens were originally scolded by screenwriters for script issues and the number of episodes cut. After this news came out, the wind reversed and instead accused the TV station of stingy production fees and the production company was too strong to stuff PPL into the current situation, which led to the current situation. They expressed sympathy for the screenwriter. However, some viewers believe that the contradiction between TV stations, production companies and screenwriters cannot be determined by who is right and who is wrong. The worst thing should be the actors!