Chapter 595: Lin Mo: Well then… let

Anyway, there's nothing to do tonight.

So, Lin Mo held Xiao Jiahuo while accompanying Re Ba to watch the season premiere of Actor, Please Take Your Position.

Besides, the opening spectacle of Actor, Please Take Your Position's fourth season is really grand.

Penguin Video's homepage pushed a big banner.

"A legendary lineup! Cheng Long elder brother makes his debut on Actor, Please Take Your Position."

On the TV, accompanied by that familiar BGM, Cheng Long elder brother stepped out in a white Tang suit, striking his classic kung‑fu pose.

"Long Shu is getting more child‑like the older he gets." Lin Mo laughed, shook his head, and scooped up Nuan Nuan, who had been trying to crawl toward the TV, back into his arms.

Re Ba popped a grape into her mouth, recalled something funny, and said: "You forgot? At the last victory banquet he insisted on arm‑wrestling you, and when he lost he acted like a sore loser!"

Meanwhile, the TV's big screen was flooded with crazy scrolling comments.

"Elder brother stays forever young!"

"These moves are more limber than I was at twenty."

"Speaking of which, Penguin Video's judges this season are so awesome—why didn't they invite Director Lin?"

"Upstairs, Director Lin's pay has to be calculated by the second!"

"Hahaha, Cheng Long elder brother is too funny!"

"Such an old‑child!"

"......"

Re Ba likes to open the bullet comments when watching variety shows, and Lin Mo knows she loves reading netizens' comments the most.

The judge lineup for the fourth season of Actor, Please Take Your Position is indeed strong.

Cheng Long, Chen Kai elder brother, Zhang Ziyi, Feng Xiaogang, Wu Zhenyu, and others.

However.

As soon as Cheng Long elder brother appeared, he called out Lin Mo.

He stood on the stage, facing the audience before the camera, and said: "I'm here to find the next Lin Mo!!!"

What a fellow!

Hearing Cheng Long elder brother, Lin Mo felt utterly awkward.

Re Ba burst out laughing, nearly choking on her grape, and said: "Long Shu is basically trying to roast you over a fire!"

Lin Mo smiled helplessly.

At the show's highlight moment, when Cao Jun appeared to perform a classic segment of Treasure Lotus Lamp,

It instantly triggered a wave of nostalgia.

Including Lin Mo, who also remembered it.

Re Ba pointed at the TV, astonished, and said: "Honey, look—isn't that Cao Jun, who acted in Treasure Lotus Lamp?"

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow: "Indeed, it's Chen Xiang!"

"He's got a full name!" Re Ba pouted, "His role in Carefree Crossing has been blowing up lately—his clips are all over Douyin."

She pulled out her phone to show: under the hashtag #Cao Jun#, the playback count has already reached 1 billion.

The bullet comments exploded:

"Old times return! Chen Xiang has grown so big!"

"Cao Jun's portrayal of Zi Kong in Carefree Crossing is amazing, right?!"

"Ahhh, my white moonlight is back!"

"Chen Xiang ahhhhhhhhh!!!!"

"Cao Jun definitely needs to blow up!"

"......"

Lin Mo looked at the screen full of bullet comments, somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect Cao Jun's popularity to be this high!"

Re Ba quickly swiped open her phone, opened Douyin's hot search list, and said: "Honey, look—Cao Jun's role Zi Kong has topped the chart for three weeks already!" She enlarged the data graphic: "It's a full 20 million heat points ahead of second place—an outright crushing lead!"

Nuan Nuan also joined in the fun, stretching out her little finger to point at the screen.

"I guess the production team surely invited him after seeing Cao Jun's comeback." Re Ba pointed at the on‑screen bullet comments, "You see, netizens are all saying the production team snagged a treasure."

Re Ba's eyes lit up, she suddenly leaned close to Lin Mo and said: "Honey, can we poach Cao Jun over?" She excitedly swiped her phone, "Look at how stunning his historical costume is, his acting is superb, and most importantly his popularity is surging right now!"

Lin Mo nodded thoughtfully: "He's indeed a promising prospect." He pinched Nuan Nuan's little hand and asked, "Sweetie, do you think this older brother acts well?"

Nuan Nuan stared at Cao Jun on the screen, suddenly clapped her little hands, making Re Ba laugh delightedly: "Look, even our Nuan Nuan has given her approval!"

Lin Mo smiled, took out his phone, and said: "I'll have Liu Qin get in touch to find out more."

Re Ba suddenly thought of something: "Wait! I recall Cao Jun might have a studio?" She quickly searched, "Though the contract probably isn't complicated—he's been lukewarm all these years..."

On the show, Cheng Long elder brother clapped and said: "That's what a real actor is! From child star to now, maintaining this level is no easy feat!"

The bullet comments immediately followed:

"Big companies, hurry up and sign him!"

"After all these years, Cao Jun really lacks resources!"

"Is any capital looking? Quickly give Cao Jun the male lead role—I'll definitely buy a membership!"

"I... I always thought Cao Jun had retired from the industry.."

"I literally grew up watching Treasure Lotus Lamp—as a kid I adored Chen Xiang!"

"......"

Re Ba laughed at the bullet comments: "Netizens are even more eager than we are!"

Lin Mo also laughed and said: "Let Liu Qin look into it first—no rush!"

As for Lin Mo, he was merely slightly interested.

Morning Light in the entertainment industry is absolutely carrier‑level!

Resources are abundant to the point of overflowing; there's basically no shortage of scripts or actors.

The premiere of the fourth season of Actor, Please Take Your Position ended quickly.

But unexpectedly, it topped the hot search list.

This season already has Cheng Long's participation, so the heat is high.

With Cao Jun, the public's white moonlight, appearing, how could the heat be low? It just shoots up click-click-click.

The next day.

Early in the morning, after Re Ba fed Xiao Jiahuo, she saw her assistant's message—good grief, her Weibo blew up?

What's going on?

When she opened her Weibo and looked at the comment section...

"Re Ba sis, have you watched the fourth season of Actor, Please Take Your Position?"

"Cao Jun deserves it; Re Ba sis, please recommend him!!!"

"Re Ba sis! Please, Morning Light, sign Cao Jun—he deserves a good company! 【teary eyes】"

"Sis, look! Cao Jun can nail both historical and modern roles! His pay isn't high either! You can't lose by buying him, you won't be taken advantage of! 【kneeling】"

"I've watched Chen Xiang grow up since I was little; now I'm a mother... please give my childhood male god a chance 【heartbroken】"

"Re Ba sis, I'll exchange my ex-boyfriend's ten years of peach blossom luck for Cao Jun to sign with Morning Light!"

"......"

Just then, Lin Mo finished washing up and came out.

He saw Re Ba scrolling on her phone, not knowing what she was looking at, still smiling happily, so he asked: "What are you looking at? It's so funny~"

Re Ba laughed, lifted her phone, and said to Lin Mo: "Honey, look at my Weibo—lots of netizens have flooded my comment section, saying we should sign Cao Jun!"

"Hahaha, look at this comment—she says she'll trade her ex-boyfriend's ten years of peach blossom luck for Cao Jun to sign with Morning Light!"

Lin Mo leaned over to look, and happened to see that comment about trading her ex-boyfriend's peach blossom luck for a contract, then laughed and said: "These netizens are really going all out, huh?"

As expected.

Cao Jun hit the hot search list, and the hot search title was #Ten Thousand People Petition Morning Light to Sign Cao Jun#

Besides Re Ba's Weibo, Morning Light Media's official account was also flooded with requests to sign him.

At that moment.

Cao Jun, filming Actor, Please Take Your Position.

He was eating in the makeup room when his agent burst in, phone raised: "Ah Jun! You're going to blow up! Morning Light might sign you!"

"Pfft—" Cao Jun spat out a mouthful of rice, "What?"

The agent shoved the hot search right in front of his eyes: "Now the whole internet is urging marriage... no, urging a contract!"

Cao Jun stared at the phone screen, his fingers trembling slightly.

That once nationally famous child star, now gradually fading, looked at the screen full of cheers for Chen Xiang and suddenly felt his eyes warm.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Morning Light, in Lin Mo's office, Liu Qin was reporting Cao Jun's information: "Boss, I've checked—Cao Jun now runs his own personal studio, and his contract is especially clean..."

Lin Mo twirled his pen and chuckled: "Then... let's fulfill the netizens' dream?"