Chapter 115: What is the

Time passed quickly; over these past few days, Luo Mo had been busy preparing the songs for the competition in *King of Love Songs*.

It is quite interesting to note that his first personal album will have its first song uploaded to all major platforms on the internet next Monday, and the same goes for Heavenly King Zhao Xueqin.

Then, next Tuesday, Luo Mo and Heavenly King Zhao will meet at the recording site of *King of Love Songs* and face off directly on stage.

It feels a bit like enemies crossing paths on a narrow road.

In the morning, Luo Mo woke up early, got dressed, and prepared to go to the airport to pick up the "National Little Sister" Ding Xiaoyu, then head to He Yuanguang's studio together.

He did not go to pick her up directly, fearing trouble, but waited in the car and let the driver go instead.

Through the car window, he soon saw Ding Xiaoyu, who was bundled up tightly, and her cousin following behind her.

Ding Xiaoyu's personal team, like most child stars, follows the path of a family workshop.

At least sixty percent of the people on the team are related to her by blood.

When she was filming for the *Cat Demon* crew, this same cousin accompanied her the whole way, acting as her assistant.

Strictly speaking, many child stars end up developing worse and worse, and even fall out with many platforms, precisely because their teams are not professional enough and have too many relatives.

For a star to develop more smoothly, the team behind them is a very, very important link.

But from another perspective, this kind of family-workshop-style team is safer and more reliable for a child star.

Especially for a young girl.

So, one can only say that there are both advantages and disadvantages.

Luo Mo rolled down the car window and waved at them.

Ding Xiaoyu's pace involuntarily quickened, but after a few steps, she began to slow down again.

Her cousin whispered from the side, "Why aren't you in a hurry now?"

Ding Xiaoyu lowered her head slightly, raised her hand to press down on the brim of her baseball cap, and said nothing.

After getting into the car, Luo Mo greeted the two of them.

As soon as she got in, Ding Xiaoyu's words carried a slight sobbing tone; because she was looking down, wearing a baseball cap, and also wearing a mask, Luo Mo could not see her expression clearly.

The young girl's mouth curled up slightly, but her voice carried a tremor and a sob as she said, "Why didn't you come to the terminal exit to pick me up!?"

Luo Mo glanced at her and feigned helplessness, saying, "Ah! I... I didn't think that much."

"Alright, stop acting. I asked you to come for voice acting, and you really started showing off your skills," Luo Mo ruthlessly exposed her in the end.

Upon hearing this, Ding Xiaoyu looked up at him in surprise, her fists slightly clenched; she felt that she had clearly disguised herself very realistically just now, and there was even a sense of suppression in her sobbing tone and tremor, a feeling of holding it back.

"Disciple, you still need to keep working hard when it comes to pranking people," Luo Mo said with a smile.

The cousin on the side looked at her cousin in surprise; honestly, Ding Xiaoyu would never reveal this side of herself in front of her family.

In fact, she would suppress herself even more in front of her family.

Ding Xiaoyu ignored him and looked straight out the window; her expression was unclear, and she was gritting her teeth under her mask, deciding to pull off something big next time they met!

The traffic in Shanghai is very congested, but fortunately, He Yuanguang's studio is not too far from the airport.

Upon arriving at the location, He Yuanguang had long been waiting at the entrance with his assistants.

Besides them, there were two monster-level voice actors warming up in the recording booth, just waiting for Luo Mo and Ding Xiaoyu.

He Yuanguang came forward directly, his attitude enthusiastic.

If Ding Xiaoyu was truly suitable, he would naturally be more than happy to have her.

The "National Little Sister" has great audience appeal and is expected to bring in a wave of traffic.

After Shen Shaoqiu carefully finished reading the first draft, his eyes turned red, and with a wave of his hand, he raised the production budget for *That Year Rabbit* to a higher level.

Luo Mo's attitude was also very clear: just do a good job and don't worry about the money.

Luo Mo himself will also serve directly as one of the producers.

"Yu, do you want to rest for a while?" Luo Mo looked at Ding Xiaoyu and asked.

Ding Xiaoyu had just traveled a long distance to get here; although it wouldn't be called exhausting, it was normal to take a short rest.

Ding Xiaoyu shook her head; she was already eager to start.

Upon hearing that it was an anime produced by Luo Mo, and that he had written the script, Ding Xiaoyu was extremely expectant.

This sense of expectation surpassed the scripts given to her by those famous big directors when they asked her to act previously.

Ding Xiaoyu herself is relatively closed off in her spare time; her status dictates that she won't have many friends of her own age, and it's not convenient for her to go out and play on weekdays, so she usually spends her time at home listening to music, reading novels, and watching anime.

She is an anime fan, and the kind with a relatively strong sense of immersion.

Seeing that she wanted to start working immediately, Luo Mo nodded and said, "Uncle He, let's go straight to the recording booth. Have the other two voice acting teachers arrived?"

"They have arrived and are both warming up," He Yuanguang said with a smile. "They meet your requirements; they are both monsters."

"Monsters?" Ding Xiaoyu was slightly stunned.

Do they look scary?

He Yuanguang glanced at Ding Xiaoyu—this "National Little Sister" was about the same age as his daughter—and explained with a smile, "It's not the kind you're thinking of. Luo Mo said something to me that day, and I think it's quite right: he said voice actors are all monsters."

Ding Xiaoyu nodded.

She didn't know if she counted as monster-level, but she wanted to perform well.

If the audition failed, she would at most stay in Shanghai for one night; if the audition succeeded, although the voice acting workload wasn't heavy, she would have a reason to come to Shanghai more often to hang out with her master.

Staying by Luo Mo's side, she could enjoy an unprecedented sense of relaxation.

If she returned to Beijing, she would have to stay in her room alone again, close the door, and listen to the arguments coming from outside between her parents regarding her upcoming work arrangements.

Arriving in the recording booth, Luo Mo saw one man and one woman.

The voice acting work for *That Year Rabbit* is actually mostly handled by female voice actors.

In fact, many anime are like this; some male characters are also voiced by women, which is not strange.

When these two voice actors saw Luo Mo and Ding Xiaoyu, their eyes immediately lit up.

To call Luo Mo the "National Male God" might be a stretch, but he really is so handsome!

As for Ding Xiaoyu, as the nation's little sister, she belongs to the type that people find likable the moment they see her, stirring up feelings of affection.

After a simple exchange, the voice-acting work officially began.

He Yuanguang asked, "Which episode are we dubbing?"

The two voice actors exchanged a glance; He Yuanguang could be considered a Great God-level figure in the industry, yet from the current situation, Luo Mo, this young man, clearly had nothing to do with the anime world, but He Yuanguang valued him extremely highly.

"Let me think," Luo Mo pondered for a moment, then said, "Yu hasn't even read the script yet, so let's just use the first episode for a trial dub; it'll be easier to get into character."

The first episode of the first season of *That Year Those Rabbits* is called "The Rise of Zhonghuajia."

According to the process, everyone would first be shown the version He Yuanguang's studio dubbed for fun, to understand the Drama.

Ding Xiaoyu showed anticipation, looking at the big screen, very curious about what it was actually about.

"Judging by the name, it should be a cute anime aimed at female viewers, right?" Ding Xiaoyu guessed.

As a result, the very beginning left her stunned.

She saw the screen playing:

"【That year, on one side of the universe, there was a beautiful Blue Star.】"

"【On it, there was a place called Zhonghuajia.】"

"【There, Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang first unified this region.】"

"【Therefore, the residents of Zhonghuajia all refer to themselves as descendants of Yan and Huang.】"

Regarding the opening sentences, you might call them subtle, but they were actually very obvious; it was completely understandable.

Zhonghuajia, that was clearly a homophone.

"It's just that the titles Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang..." Ding Xiaoyu felt it was a bit of a parody.

Immediately following was a simple description of history, and the subsequent plot progressed from the prosperity of all nations coming to pay tribute to its decline.

Everything had to start from the sound of gunfire on the East Sea.

The characters that appeared next made Ding Xiaoyu once again unable to hold back a laugh.

"Why are they all animals!"

There were chickens, there were Ox, all sorts of messy animals.

They were looking at a map, arguing, saying this place is mine, that place is yours, like people scrambling to buy groceries.

Although Ding Xiaoyu was young, she could see clearly that these animal images actually had various metaphors, and they also came from various homes.

This left her a bit dazed; she hadn't expected it to be an anime with this kind of subject matter.

As an anime fan, she recalled that she had truly never seen this type of subject matter before.

Later on, the Rabbit finally appeared.

Ding Xiaoyu only thought it was so cute!

Although the art style was very simple, those long ears and the red star made it feel very adorable.

Moreover, their speaking style was also very interesting, adding "dear" to every sentence, like customer service on a shopping website.

But those little expressions, movements, and mannerisms, along with the bricks that often appeared in their hands, made them seem a bit cheeky, which suddenly made them even cuter.

The following content was a chaotic battle between the animals, and the Rabbit achieved the final victory.

It had quite the spirit of "my territory, I call the shots."

And at the end of the first episode, two Rabbits were standing somewhere in Beijing.

One Rabbit asked the other: "Dear, are you ready?"

The other Rabbit gave a cute "mm," and then both Rabbits raised their hands to salute each other.

One Rabbit said again: "Although we are in charge now, we must never forget that original Promise."

The two Rabbits turned around and began to walk toward that red gate, leaving behind two small Back Shadow.

This nation called Zhonghuajia seemed to be the biggest oddity on the entire Blue Star.

If the sky breaks, they refine stones themselves to patch it.

If a flood comes, they don't ask prophets, they dig canals themselves to drain it.

If a disease spreads, they don't pray for miracles, they test medicine themselves to cure it.

If someone drowns in the East Sea, they fill in the East Sea; if someone is scorched by the sun, they shoot the sun down.

Let those who wish to be chosen stones go; let those who wish to ask ghosts and gods instead of the common people go.

Between the heaven and earth split by the axe, everywhere there are people who refuse to be slaves!

——Self-improvement!

The two Rabbits pushed the gate open, and the voice echoed.

"With our own hands, create a... Zhonghuajia where we can eat our fill, dress warmly, and not be looked down upon!"

This is a new beginning, and also a new starting point.

And what awaited everyone was actually an unprecedentedly huge challenge.

The first episode ended here, and *Chasing Dreams Red Heart*, sung by Luo Mo, rang out at this moment.

Those in the dubbing room who were feeling the charm of *That Rabbit* for the first time had their eyes wide open.

Most of them had heard this song that Luo Mo sang in the grand finale.

But listening to it at this moment, they felt a different charm; it seemed they could hear it more clearly and understand the lyrics better.

*Chasing Dreams Red Heart*, what is a "red heart" (innocent child)?

Can this song only be sung by young people?

Could it not be a red, young Zhonghuajia?

Zhonghuajia, Zhonghuajia.

Flowers?

Is it to build a Zhonghuajia with both hands where everyone is well-fed, warmly clothed, and not looked down upon by others?

The singing began to echo.

"【Where exactly is the world filled with flowers?

If it truly exists, then I will certainly go there.

I want to stand tall on the highest peak there,

not caring if it is a sheer cliff or a precipice!】"

……

Every Rabbit has a... dream of a great nation.

(PS: Second update. This chapter's "That Year's Rabbit" is merely a small trial; requesting monthly votes, hoping to keep the top ten on the overall chart this month.)

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