The next day, the entire cast and crew of "Love Announcement" gathered at the filming location in Taiwan.
While others were exchanging pleasantries, Liu Yi Fei took out her phone and secretly checked online comments.
【Did you see today's entertainment news? Damn, Su Yi Huan is so arrogant!】
【I thought Zhou Jie Lun's dissing of the Golden Melody Awards was already unbeatable, but there's someone even bolder!】
【Too inflated, don't you understand the higher you climb, the harder you fall?】
【Oh, the person above, you're saying you won't watch the Pokémon update tonight?】
【Who said that? You can both criticize and watch, it's not the same thing.】
…
Coincidentally, Su Yi Huan, who had already returned to the mainland, also saw this comment.
It instantly reminded him of a common saying among Pokémon fans in his previous life – "Curse it, then remember to buy it."
It referred to GF's annual practice of releasing half-baked updates.
Damn it, playing the Pearl and Diamond remakes made him sick to his stomach back then.
He wouldn't do anything as disgusting as that.
After all, his planned first game was based on the standard of "Scarlet and Violet".
Upon seeing the news, Li Yang, the head of the children's channel, was stunned.
You’re going to use a nuclear bomb from the start? Don’t go crazy!
After all, "Pokémon: Kanto Edition" was a guaranteed ratings success for the children's channel.
He valued this show just as much as Su Yi Huan.
…
It was almost 6 pm.
Li Yang sat on pins and needles in the projection room backstage.
He secretly prayed that the mess Su Yi Huan had created wouldn't affect the ratings.
Finally, the time in the upper right corner of the screen reached 18:00:00.
Episode 3, officially begins!
After the opening theme, the screen immediately cut to the end of the previous episode, where Ash and Pikachu were facing off against a green caterpillar.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"
Facing a creature almost at the bottom of the Pokémon food chain.
Even Pikachu in its current state, a single Thunderbolt would be enough to make it dizzy.
"Go! Poké Ball!"
The Poké Ball was thrown at the caterpillar’s head, bounced off, and emanated a red light unlike the white light before.
After sucking in the caterpillar, the Poké Ball landed on the ground, "buzzing" for three shakes.
Finally, with a "thud," it calmed down.
"Yes! I caught my first Pokémon! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"
Ash picked up the Poké Ball on the ground and shouted with joy.
【The first Pokémon caught is a bug... It's pretty suitable for a beginner.】
【It was easier than I thought. After all, in the first episode, Ash wanted to catch Pidgey and Spearow, and he was so messed up that he didn't succeed.】
【I think it depends on the strength difference. A weak Pokémon is naturally easier to catch.】
Children in thousands of households watching TV were enthusiastically discussing the first Pokémon Ash caught, the Caterpie.
Meanwhile, at the children's channel headquarters.
"Director, the ratings are still around 11%."
The assistant reported.
"Whew..."
Li Yang let out a sigh of relief.
Honestly, if the ratings dropped, he’d even go begging Su Yi Huan and Jia Jing Wen to create a CP hype.
However, Su Yi Huan had enough confidence to be so blatant.
On the one hand, he had enough confidence to be blatant: "I'm going all in."
On the other hand, this was before the internet era, so many families didn't have computers at home, and they couldn't get first-hand information about those entertainment scandals.
Let alone across the sea in Taiwan.
In fact, many artists who are considered virtuous and talented have a lot of dark history.
It’s just that information wasn’t as accessible back then so it didn’t come out.
Not to mention, the majority of Pokémon viewers are minors, and they don’t care about that stuff.
As long as Su Yi Huan doesn’t create disgusting things like “Legendary Beast Man” or “Dog Boss,”
most of the audience doesn't care about things outside the show.
…
The main story continues.
After successfully catching it, Ash releases Caterpie and wants to have a good chat with it.
Misty, who hates bugs, tells Ash to keep the Caterpie away from her.
Ash, disagreeing, claims that if you like Pokémon, you should like all types. He questions Misty, "Didn't your mom teach you not to be picky when you were little?"
Many parents watching the show with their children smiled knowingly.
Though Su Yi Huan has a lot of scandals, his values are still pretty good.
"Knaa?"
While the two were arguing, another Pokémon's call attracted their attention.
Ash turned around, drooling.
"Wow! It's Bulbasaur! The one I've always dreamed of!"
【It’s here! The Onion King!】
【In the opening theme, I remember the three starters’ adult forms. Bulbasaur evolves into a giant toad with flowers on its back.】
【What are you waiting for? Go! Pikachu! Go!】
If the impact of Ash catching Caterpie was relatively subtle,
this time the atmosphere was fully engaged.
After all, everyone knew the "adult" forms of the three starters through the opening theme "spoilers."
Although only Charizard, played by Su Yi Huan’s Oak, has shown its fighting prowess.
But just looking at Venusaur and Blastoise, they don’t look easy to deal with!
And from now on, Su, the screenwriter who hated modifying the original plot in his previous life, officially begins his road of modification.
No way, you can't beat Brock without a Bulbasaur!
PS: Here's a picture of Bulbasaur from the TV show...