Chapter 117: Luo Mo's Ambition

"Walking and Singing" aired promptly at eight o'clock.

Many viewers had been waiting for a long time.

There was no help for it; since "Creating Idols" ended, Luo Mo had not appeared again, so this was effectively his first variety show appearance after finishing the talent show.

When the "Walking and Singing" production team conducted their promotion, they used Luo Mo and the others directly as the promotional highlight, and it certainly attracted a massive audience.

At this very moment, most of the content in the bullet comments was related to Luo Mo.

"Finally going to see Luo Mo, good heavens, how many days has it been!"

"Sisters, I'm so excited, hurry up and kill me to liven things up for everyone!"

"Get to work! Get to work!"

"Since he came to 'Walking and Singing', he has to sing, right?"

In the living room, the women were eating a fruit platter, watching the bullet comments on the screen, and feeling the terrifying power of a Top Traffic.

"Luo Mo, the bullet comments are all about you," Shen Yinuo said, looking at him.

Although she and Jiang Ningxi were also traffic stars, they were nowhere near this terrifying.

The Mo-borns were like resentful housewives at home who had been stifled for too long; today could be called a collective mobilization.

The scene shifted, and at the very beginning of the program, three male figures appeared; it was Luo Mo, Li Ge, and Wei Ran meeting at the airport.

"Wei Ge, President Li," Luo Mo greeted the two of them.

Watching this scene, Shen Yinuo said again, "You really don't call anyone 'Mentor', do you? I thought you just didn't address me and Jiang Jiang as mentors."

Her mindset suddenly became peaceful.

"Don't make it sound like I'm very impolite; it's them who told me to address them that way," Luo Mo glanced at her.

The program continued to play, and the content was quite interesting.

This variety show actually belonged to the slow-paced variety genre; the tempo was not fast, but it made people feel very comfortable watching it.

Wei Ran and Li Ge's sense for variety shows had always been relatively strong; after getting into the car, the earth-shaking sound of their snoring was funny enough.

After arriving at the location, everyone began to arrange things for singing.

When Ding Xiaoyu proposed the 【Rock】 requirement, both Shen Yinuo and Jiang Ningxi looked at her with slight surprise.

This did not match their usual perception of the Nation's Little Sister.

Ding Xiaoyu, who was eating cantaloupe, hurriedly swallowed the fruit in her mouth and, facing the gazes of the two older sisters, felt a bit embarrassed.

"Yu, you can also play the drum kit?" Shen Yinuo got excited and said, "I've always wanted to learn!"

Luo Mo glanced at her; he personally felt that Shen Yinuo was not suited for playing the drum kit because, due to her figure, it would cause the scene to be too bloody, turning it into a large-scale chest-murder scene.

Ding Xiaoyu nodded and said, "I learned a little in secret."

What was broadcast next was the rehearsal content, as well as that inexplicable apprenticeship segment when Luo Mo was barbecuing for everyone.

The bullet comments instantly became dense.

"Luo Mo! Let go of that girl!"

"Run, little sister! He is Instructor Luo, he will drag you into military training!"

"Ah, rounding it up, the little sister is also my daughter now."

"The following is a large-scale family-recognition scene."

Luo Mo looked at the bullet comments posted by the silly Mo-borns, his mouth twitched slightly, and he suggested, "How about we turn off the bullet comments? It's uncomfortable to watch like this."

The women immediately held opposing opinions; wouldn't that reduce everyone's fun?

Ding Xiaoyu, however, was watching the bullet comments very carefully and found that although many viewers were joking, most still felt it was fun and interesting.

Even when she and Luo Mo were playing pranks together, many viewers felt that the Nation's Little Sister was being forced.

The bullet comments began to boil again.

"Luo Mo, I beg you to act like a human!"

"Little sister, run!!!"

"How can you lead her to do such evil things?"

"'The Sixteen-Year-Old Flower-Season Girl and the Evil Barbecue Shop Owner'."

Fortunately, it was just a harmless little prank; everyone saw that the little sister was having a good time, so they were happy along with her.

This feeling was like having a well-behaved daughter at home, but one's husband was truly mischievous and insisted on dragging the daughter along to be mischievous too.

When the program broadcast the segment about telling night stories, listening to the story of the clown told by Luo Mo, the bullet comments paused for a moment.

One only heard Luo Mo using his low voice, at a very steady pace, telling a short story.

Even when he said the line, "I am that clown," his tone did not have any fluctuations; it was very flat, very flat.

But it was precisely this flatness that made people feel even more uncomfortable.

It was as if one had completely despaired of life, and the person had already become numb, turning into a walking corpse.

In "Walking and Singing", Ding Xiaoyu never participated in the late-night story environment; still growing, she went to sleep relatively early.

So this was the first time Ding Xiaoyu had heard this content as well.

After listening, she felt a bit shocked.

On the contrary, the cousin who had been on the side with little presence suddenly felt a tug in her heart.

She had watched Ding Xiaoyu grow up and had always accompanied her at work, acting as an assistant.

She always felt that Luo Mo was implying something by telling this story.

Conversely, the person involved, Ding Xiaoyu, did not overthink it, only sighing in her heart again: "Master is so amazing; how does he seem to know everything?"

As for Shen Yinuo and Jiang Ningxi, they had expressions of discomfort; the impact of this short story was not small.

Many people in the bullet comments were saying: "The late-night story segment has continued for two seasons, and this story is the most uncomfortable one I have ever heard."

Fortunately, Ning Dan, as the director for this episode, knew how to grasp the scale and would not let the audience feel uncomfortable for too long; the scene began to shift, directly playing the daytime content.

Everyone is going to the water music festival to perform songs.

The full version of "Gentle" was perfectly presented at the music festival, and many in the audience exclaimed that it was satisfying, not expecting that there were still high points in the latter part of this song.

But after those few "Angry Voice" notes from Luo Mo appeared, it felt like all emotions were stirred up.

As for the following "Midsummer Light Year," it made everyone feel the charm of the band even more.

The bullet comments began to flood the screen, writing: "You can always trust Luo Mo's live performances!"

Yes, up until now, every one of his live stage performances has brought an audiovisual feast to the audience.

And whenever the camera focused on Yu playing the drums, the bullet comments would also go crazy.

"A beautiful girl playing drums, isn't this too pleasing to the eye?"

"Wow, I also think it's so cute when the little sister plays drums!"

"I feel like the little sister is having a lot of fun!"

"This is the first time I've seen the little sister so happy on a show."

"Love it, love it, I've turned from a passerby into a fan."

Yu looked at the bullet comments and felt a little embarrassed.

Luo Mo glanced at her and winked at her.

This made Yu immediately turn her head away again, eyes fixed on the screen, staring intently.

After this episode finished airing, Shen Yinuo opened her phone to take a look and said, "Luo Mo, both of your songs are on the Hot Search!"

"Wow! Yu playing the drums is also on the Hot Search!"

"The master-disciple relationship between the two of you is also on the Hot Search."

At this very moment, everyone did not know that the ones happiest about all this were the production crew of "Cat Demon."

They didn't expect that Luo Mo and Yu would actually have a collaboration on a variety show, and that the two had inexplicably become master and disciple.

Although this master is teaching his disciple how to play pranks, the master-disciple relationship has been established!

So when "Cat Demon" airs, the audience will surely be quite excited to see the hero played by Luo Mo save the young Cat Demon played by Yu.

——What kind of dream crossover is this!

It was clearly just meant to be a cameo at the beginning, but judging from the current trend, the benefits Luo Mo can bring are enormous!

The most important thing is that the buzz is off the charts.

The director and producers can already imagine what content the netizens will be hotly discussing.

Look, Luo Mo is Yu's master.

Xu Chujing is a star mentor on "Creating Idols," while Luo Mo is a trainee.

The relationships and bonds between these three are truly too many.

Very interesting, isn't it?

You must know that before a movie is released, major cinema chains will arrange the screening schedule based on the overall buzz of the film before its release.

Movies with high buzz will also have higher screening counts during the premiere.

The so-called screening schedule is how many sessions this movie is allotted each day in major cinema chains. When you go to buy tickets, you will find that popular movies have more sessions, while unpopular movies might not even have one or two sessions a day in some theaters.

The "Cat Demon" crew even suspected that with Luo Mo's help, the screening count might even be able to go up a notch.

——A lucky star!

When Xu Chujing learned of this news, she was also slightly stunned.

Her original intention was to give Luo Mo a stepping stone to help him open the door to the film and television circle.

But she didn't expect that, in the end, she would be the one to profit more.

………

………

In Shencheng, inside a high-end Chinese-style Siheyuan, two men sat in the tea room.

The man sitting in the main seat brewing tea had a handsome appearance and a scholarly temperament; he was none other than the current Heavenly King of the music scene, Zhao Xueqin.

His father's surname was Zhao, his mother's surname was Xue, and his birthplace was related to the character "Qin," which is why he was called Zhao Xueqin.

And the middle-aged man sitting across from him was someone he had always addressed as teacher; it was he who had single-handedly propelled him to fame and allowed him to sit firmly on the throne of a Heavenly King.

This person was Huang Xishan.

Huang Xishan looked quite ordinary and was short in stature; one could not see any aura of a talented scholar on him, but the lyrics he wrote were usually very artistic.

They had just finished watching the new episode of "Walking and Singing," which was equivalent to understanding Luo Mo's methods.

"Teacher, what do you think of those two songs just now?" Zhao Xueqin asked.

Huang Xishan only said two words: "Not bad."

Personally, he disliked two types of music the most: one was Folk, and the other was rock.

In his view, the "Midsummer Light Year" brought by Luo Mo did not actually conform to the Masses' view of rock, as it had stronger pop elements.

In fact, Mayday has indeed always been unwelcome in the rock circle, and many people have criticized them as fake rock, just wearing the coat of rock while still playing the pop game at their core.

Zhao Xueqin gripped the teacup in his hand and said, "A monstrous Newcomer really has emerged this year."

"Originally, we could have been colleagues in the same company." Zhao Xueqin recalled this matter.

He didn't expect that in the end, not only were they not colleagues, but they would also have to compete against each other.

Zhao Xueqin had listened to all of Luo Mo's songs.

He asked himself, he did appreciate this young man.

But he just felt that his sharp edge was too heavy, and his brilliance was revealed too much.

He could see that although Huang Xishan didn't say much, he still harbored resentment in his heart over the crushing defeat of "Giant Shark."

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that scholars belittle each other; although Huang Xishan always said he didn't count as a scholar and was just a lyric seller, his pride was very high, and he looked down on everyone.

For a Great God of his level, writing lyrics and music for an Idol boy band was already condescending, yet he unexpectedly ended up veiled in a layer of humiliation.

During the initial promotional period, the banner Pineapple Entertainment raised was too loud, and the promotional intensity was too great.

The greater the momentum, the more embarrassing the final result.

In the circle, many people were actually waiting to see Huang Xishan make a fool of himself.

Many people, the older they get, the more they value the honors they have earned along the way.

The higher the position they sit in, the more they care about face and prestige.

Since this matter had nothing to do with Zhao Xueqin, he actually could not empathize.

It was just that everyone's albums were going to clash in release dates, and they were going to participate in "King of Love Songs" together, so it was destined that they would be compared and destined to become rivals.

What's more, Wang Shisong's intention was very clear: he wanted to dampen Luo Mo's spirit.

Zhao Xueqin didn't think too much about it; since his debut in the music scene, whenever he and Huang Xishan joined forces, it would be the following scene.

"Zhao Xueqin, have you ever been defeated?"

"Answer: No."

In three days, his new album will upload its first new song on all platforms.

There are ten songs in total on the new album, half of which are collaborations with Huang Xishan, and the other half were completed in collaboration with other lyricists and composers.

Zhao Xueqin himself does not have much creative talent, but his Singing ability is very strong, and his vocal timbre is also very unique, allowing him to interpret suitable songs very well.

He poured another cup of tea for his teacher Huang Xishan and said, "I am truly curious what type of song the first track on Luo Mo's debut album will be."

Huang Xishan also shook his head, indicating that he really couldn't guess that aspect.

Wang Shisong actually really wanted to keep his eyes on Luo Mo and strike, preferably crushing him with the same type of song.

But unfortunately, on Luo Mo's side, the confidentiality work for the new album was done too well.

At the same time, this kid is also too hard to guess.

Up until now, the tricks he has played are truly too many, and he has dabbled in many types of songs.

Under normal circumstances, many musicians specialize in a certain type, unlike Luo Mo, who dabbles in every style but never goes deep!

This musical genius has a momentum of being an all-rounder; this is the rhythm of blossoming in every aspect.

Regarding this point, Huang Xishan, as someone who has been through it, does not think highly of it.

When lyricists and composers are young, they generally rely on spiritual energy, as they are in a state of overflowing inspiration.

But everyone's personal stock is limited; even for many heaven-sent geniuses, most will be hollowed out in the end.

Then, what one relies on next is craftsmanship.

Specializing in one type of song can instead lead to more lasting development.

In Huang Xishan's view, if he were also a person of Pineapple and had signed a Contract with Pineapple, he might have offered him a few pointers as someone who has been through it, but as it stands, he will just see when his inspiration runs dry.

"Being young and vigorous is actually quite good." Zhao Xueqin took a sip of tea and sighed; he had become a bit "Buddhist" in recent years.

He had won all the awards he should have won, and he didn't know how many times he had topped the charts; being able to become a Heavenly King was almost the peak in the music scene.

Looking at the music scene, there were only a few people who could go head-to-head with him.

In this world, there is no one in the music scene who is truly epoch-making; it feels a bit like a hundred schools of thought contending and a hundred flowers blooming.

In Zhao Xueqin's view, his ambition had already been fulfilled, while Luo Mo, this Newcomer, had only just begun.

But thinking about it carefully, if a person can write a Motto like 【Don't worry about having no soulmate on the road ahead, for who in the world does not know you?】, how could his ambition not be great?

They did not know that, in reality, they still underestimated Luo Mo's ambition.

Being an all-rounder and blossoming in every aspect?

Not enough, this is far from enough!

(PS: Second update, four thousand words, asking for monthly tickets!)

(End of this chapter)