Chapter 112: Stunned, Right? There Are Six More Songs

The powerful chart debut of Tong Shu's new album triggered a massive earthquake in the industry.

As trainees who both came out of "Creating Idols," Tong Shu's final ranking was eleventh, just barely missing the debut lineup.

Now, this first-place winner has produced an album for the eleventh-place finisher, and this album has absolutely crushed the combined efforts of the second through tenth-place finishers.

Understand now? Who is the only King of "Creating Idols"!

These past few days, the internal WeChat group for Xinyu Singers has been incredibly lively.

The group owner of this Singer WeChat group is the quasi-first-line Singer Chen Shanqi, the very one who was ridden by Luo Mo on the charts for so long back then, eventually leading to a mental breakdown.

There are a total of 2 first-line Singers, 3 quasi-first-line Singers, and 8 second- or third-line Singers in the group.

Singers in the same company are not necessarily one big happy family.

Some companies even have a feeling of being divided into rival factions.

The most discussed topic in this WeChat group over the past few days has been this new album of Tong Shu's.

Chen Shanqi, the group owner, has had personal experience; she was tortured by Luo Mo.

She is now completely convinced.

Luo Mo had already displayed his talent as a creative genius on the stage of "Creating Idols." What Tong Shu's album actually showcases is his level as a producer.

After much discussion, everyone reached a conclusion.

"Our new colleague has a pair of hands that can turn stones into gold!"

To say "turn stones into gold" is actually an exaggeration, because Tong Shu's personal level is truly not bad; his voice is the kind that is a gift from heaven, so he doesn't count as a stone.

But if you ask if the people in the group want to be "touched" by Luo Mo... most of them would be begging for it!

Quasi-first-line Singers like Chen Shanqi are all unwilling to accept their career bottlenecks.

If those excellent songwriters have new works, they will all actively scramble for them.

As for sucking up or currying favor, that's not quite it—well, actually, there are indeed some who are truly sucking up hard.

But treating him with extra courtesy is a must.

"This is great, the newcomer who joined our company is a big shot!"

"The ones near the water get the moonlight first, after all!"

"Even if we really have to queue up to suck up, we should be first!"

Honestly, Chen Shanqi feels she can no longer suppress her restless heart.

Luo Mo is too strong; every song he gave Tong Shu feels tailor-made.

This is the most outrageous part!

Look at Huang Xishan; he's a Great God, right? But the songs he gave to the boy band were just discordant and didn't fit.

Chen Shanqi even thought that as long as she could collaborate with Luo Mo, no matter how excessive the Requirement he proposed, she could accept it entirely!

Three years ago, she declared she would charge toward the first-line; looking at it now, I'm afraid it will be three years after three years...

If many singers within Xinyu were jealous and gossiping behind his back when President Shen gave Luo Mo, a newcomer who hadn't even debuted yet, an S-level Contract, then at this moment, after truly witnessing Luo Mo's prowess, the wind direction changed immediately.

To be honest, there were originally several first-line Singers in the company who were unhappy.

Because their treatment in terms of contracts was only at the A+ level.

Although Luo Mo is now a Top Traffic and his popularity is outrageously high, it is like duckweed without roots.

But these past few days, these people have all collectively fallen silent.

In Tong Shu's album, four songs have already exploded in popularity.

Looking at the ratio, even if the remaining six songs were as rotten as six piles of dung, this album would still count as a high-quality album, a hit album!

Looking at the current albums, how many can release so many hit songs in one go?

The momentum Luo Mo is showing now is that of a future Heavenly King and a godfather of the music scene.

What if his own album could have this quality, or even higher?

One album is certainly not enough to be crowned King, but what about two, three, or four?

If year after year passes and he makes batch after batch of people famous, then would you say he counts as a godfather of the music scene?

Thinking about it this way, everything is just too terrifying!

Chen Shanqi suddenly felt that being ridden on the charts by him in the past didn't seem like such a bad thing.

Doesn't this just give them a common topic to talk about!

——It must be a special fate!

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On Luo Mo's side, he is temporarily unaware of this.

After joining Xinyu, he did indeed hear some gossip.

Entertainment companies are a bit like workplaces; he, an S-level newcomer, could be said to be an Air Drop, so it is inevitable that it would spark heated discussion.

Don't forget, when Shen Shaoqiu held the shareholders' meeting back then, it was only by a slim margin of votes that the final result was reached—to sign Luo Mo!

There are plenty of people who are unhappy with this decision.

Luo Mo hasn't paid too much attention to this, and it is precisely for this reason that he insisted on having his own studio, merely affiliated under Xinyu.

It gives him more autonomy and also buys him some peace and quiet.

Sunday has arrived; tonight at eight, the remaining six songs of the album will be uploaded.

Luo Mo was originally at his home in Xicheng, having just cut open a watermelon.

He stuck a spoon into half of the watermelon, then took out some plastic wrap, preparing to seal the other half.

Just at this moment, the doorbell rang.

"Hm? Looks like there's no need for plastic wrap." Luo Mo smiled and walked over to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Shen Yinuo rushed in excitedly, acting as if she were returning to her own home. After taking off her shoes and changing into guest slippers, she plopped down onto the oversized lazy sofa and complained, "Ahhh, Luo Mo! I'm going to be annoyed to death by your affairs!"

As she spoke, she lay back on the sofa and twitched her body a few times, like a goldfish that had jumped from a fish tank onto the floor.

Luo Mo did not ask directly what the matter was, only saying, "Why did you come alone today? Where is Jiang Ningxi?"

"She has a program about reading to record; school just started, you know, so she went to Beijing," Shen Yinuo said.

She walked over to Luo Mo, took the other half of the watermelon on the table into her own hands, then familiarly found where the spoons were kept, put a spoon in her mouth, and held the half-watermelon with both hands.

Luo Mo glanced at her, thinking to himself, "It's a good thing Xicheng is private enough; otherwise, if word got out that a lone man and woman were sharing a room like this, I'd be at a great disadvantage."

After taking a bite of the chilled watermelon, a look of satisfaction appeared on Shen Yinuo's face, but she still glared at Luo Mo in anger and said, "You actually didn't ask me why I'm annoyed!?"

"Then why are you annoyed?" Luo Mo asked perfunctorily.

Shen Yinuo said, "It's all because of those Singers in the company; they're all asking me to pull strings, and I can't handle it. Even within our own Aurora Girls, everyone has gone crazy, saying they want to give you a 'six-person massage' to ask you to write songs."

"Well, that must be a joke," Luo Mo said nonchalantly, taking a bite of watermelon.

"Hmph, that's definitely just talk. I don't know if they'll massage you or not, but I'm your half-boss, and I won't!" Shen Yinuo said, acting all high and mighty.

Luo Mo glanced at her, and while sticking his spoon into the watermelon, said, "Then if the six of you massage me together, would I really write a song for your Aurora Girls?"

Shen Yinuo was struck as if by lightning.

When the choice was truly placed before her, she shamefully hesitated!

An Idol girl group is in dire need of works that break out of their niche.

Many people might have this mindset: when they scroll past a new song released by an Idol, they won't click to listen at all, ignoring it directly.

However, if that Idol has a song that truly becomes a hit and earns your approval, then perhaps when you see them release a song again, you will give it a listen.

Having one explosive breakout hit is not just about transforming into a powerhouse girl group; the subsequent chain of benefits is also significant.

Facts have proven that Huang Xishan, at any rate, didn't manage to drive that.

As for whether Luo Mo can do it, that is truly an unknown.

After all, Daughter Kingdom is a duet, which is a completely different concept from a girl group song.

Seeing Shen Yinuo tormenting the watermelon with her spoon in a struggle, Luo Mo said, "If you're going to eat, eat properly. You aren't massage therapists, and I really don't covet your massages."

"Wow, Luo Mo! You've gone too far with that! Six beautiful girls offering to massage you, and you can actually say something like that! We are all goddesses in the industry, you know!" Shen Yinuo said, pouting.

Luo Mo couldn't be bothered to deal with her and said, "Hurry up and tell me, what is it you came to find me for now?"

Upon hearing this, the anger on Shen Yinuo's face immediately faded, and she said with a grin, "Hee hee, in another ten minutes, Tong Shu's remaining six songs will all be uploaded, right? Of course, I came to share the fruits of victory with you!"

"Hm? If I remember correctly, other than buying us two cups of milk tea during the recording period, you didn't contribute much to this album, did you?" Luo Mo recalled quite seriously.

"What are you talking about? You're the person I picked! I was the one who proposed signing you, so essentially, you are my person!"

After saying this, she felt something was off and corrected herself: "No, it's that you are my person in the company!"

Luo Mo did not refute this point; from certain perspectives, he, Shen Yinuo, and Jiang Ningxi were indeed natural allies in the same camp.

Luo Mo picked up the watermelon, walked from the open kitchen to the living room, and then turned on his computer.

Shen Yinuo sat down beside him, but not too close, keeping a distance normal for friends.

However, this young woman must have come after taking a shower, as Luo Mo could smell the fragrance on her. A few strands of hair might have slipped out from her shower cap and were still slightly damp.

After opening the computer, he clicked on Penguin Music amidst Shen Yinuo's chattering.

At this very moment, the time had arrived, and the remaining songs were all uploaded together.

Aside from Lake Baikal, the remaining five songs were Little Love Song, Like Loneliness, Unparalleled Beauty, Dala Bengba, and Left Hand Points to the Moon.

Among them, the one Shen Yinuo found most incomprehensible was this song, Dala Bengba.

When Luo Mo was tinkering with this song for Tong Shu in the recording studio, Shen Yinuo happened to come by to deliver milk tea.

She almost burst out laughing when she heard it.

It was the first time she had seen a song like this; she really couldn't say what the specific style was.

In fact, there were indeed some people who thought this song was very interesting, and there were also some who thought this song was fucking stupid.

Luo Mo's thinking was relatively rational; he was truly paving the way for Tong Shu in earnest.

From the current perspective, Tong Shu's other resources were okay, but they certainly couldn't compare to his.

Of course, after the first album exploded, he would definitely be able to get on many big variety shows, big productions, and big promotions, and would also be able to get more resources.

Luo Mo's idea was to let this new album broaden its reach into more fields.

Like The Wind Rises, it would definitely be a hit on short-video platforms.

As for Dala Bengba, on Earth, it had high popularity on the Bilibili video site, and many cover Singers had done secondary creations and covers of this song, setting off a wave.

It didn't have to suit everyone's taste; as long as it could broaden popularity across multiple fields, that was enough.

When Zhou Shen sang this song on the stage of Singer, it was also partly because he had always had a good cooperative relationship with B-site and had a deep connection from long ago.

What's more, there were already enough songs in this album that conformed to the aesthetics of the Masses.

As of now, all the songs from Tong Shu and NINE-T's first album had been released online.

"Luo Mo, open the charts and let me take a look!" Shen Yinuo said.

Luo Mo opened the Penguin Music New Song Chart and took a look; The Wind Rises had taken the lead in knocking Giant Shark off the throne of second place.

"Hahahaha, The Wind Rises knocked Giant Shark down! It's deeply satisfying, the 【Sharking】 phenomenon has returned to the scene!" Shen Yinuo waved her fist and made a KO gesture.

In reality, it was estimated that it wouldn't be long before Crossing the Ocean to See You and Big Fish, which were stuck behind it, would also knock Giant Shark down.

These three songs were like conjoined twins; they all exploded in the rankings within the same hour.

The most interesting thing was, if all ten of these songs ended up ranking higher on the chart than this lead single Giant Shark, then the scene would be quite something.

"Luo Mo, do you have confidence in these six songs uploaded today?" Shen Yinuo asked, looking up at him.

Although Luo Mo had said there was no such thing as a lead single in this album, she didn't know if these ten songs had any distinction of importance in Luo Mo's heart.

Luo Mo glanced at Tong Shu's personal interface open on the computer and looked at the songs in this album.

You're silly; the ten cards in my hand are all Big and Small Jokers.

"It's hard not to have confidence," Luo Mo said with a smile.

Shen Yinuo looked at the relaxed-looking Luo Mo and was slightly stunned. It wasn't until Luo Mo raised his palm and waved it in front of her eyes a few times that she coughed a few times, returned to her full-of-energy state, and said loudly, "Ahem, well said! Just charge ahead and that's it!"

Luo Mo listened to her words and took one last look at the rankings on the New Song Chart.

Today is Sunday; tomorrow during the day, the cumulative data for the weekly New Song Chart will be cleared, and the settlement for the new week will begin.

Each new song can only accumulate time on the New Song Chart for 15 days.

Therefore, next week's New Song Chart will still be a battlefield, and it will directly tear off Pineapple's fig leaf.

The final big show is finally about to raise its curtain.

The wind cannot be stopped.

——The Wind Rises, it's time to let NINE-T be wiped out.

(PS: First update, 4000 words, requesting monthly tickets.)

(End of this chapter)