Chapter 122: King of Newcomers

The exclusive interview ended, and the lady conducting it had achieved the highest level of satisfaction with Luo Mo.

Whether it was the phrase "What is national is global," or the final "Chinese Style," she felt this exclusive interview would be a hit!

She felt she had perfectly completed the task assigned by her superiors; although Luo Mo was young and incredibly popular, he was very cooperative in terms of work, and his efficiency was also high.

Today was clearly the day he was reaping the fruits of his victory, yet during the interview, he did not mention anything related to it at all.

For her, the priority now was to rush the work and then show the written content to her leaders.

As long as the content was approved, she estimated the exclusive interview would be published this afternoon.

Speed was what mattered!

For Penguin, the concept of "Chinese Style" was announced from their platform, and in this way, all the support given to Luo Mo previously was worth it!

On the other side, after finishing the interview, Luo Mo took Ding Xiaoyu out for a casual lunch.

The master and apprentice were going to "go their separate ways" today.

Ding Xiaoyu had already finished her portion of the dubbing work, while Luo Mo had to go to the recording site for "King of Love Songs."

He Yuanguang had felt it was quite magical these past few days; in the first few days, Ding Xiaoyu's dubbing efficiency could only be described as average, not as high as the other two voice actors.

He understood this, as the others were professional voice actors after all.

But as the days neared the recording of "King of Love Songs," Ding Xiaoyu's efficiency began to surge, as if she had just revealed her true strength.

Her dubbing level received high recognition from the two monster-level voice actors, Chunhua and Luangang.

In their view, if they could be called monsters, then this girl, known as a future Best Actress, was a little monster!

Her voice was versatile, highly malleable, and her ability to render emotions was top-tier.

Then, on the eve of Luo Mo's departure from Shanghai, she completed all the dubbing work, leaving He Yuanguang stunned, only thinking: are the kids these days all this talented?

Since her master had to go busy himself with other work, Ding Xiaoyu did not intend to delay any longer in Shanghai.

Her home was in Beijing, so she had to take a flight back.

Luo Mo was going to the recording site in Hangzhou and would just take a car; he didn't plan on taking the high-speed rail, as it was more convenient for a celebrity to travel this way.

After lunch, Luo Mo even bought Ding Xiaoyu some fruit candies for the road.

Then, he sent her and her cousin to the airport.

Along the way, Ding Xiaoyu didn't say much.

After spending these few days together, she had actually become increasingly lively and cheerful around Luo Mo, but as the separation neared, she seemed to revert to her former self in an instant.

Ding Xiaoyu sat in the car, her gaze fixed out the window.

Upon arriving at the airport, Ding Xiaoyu's cousin took out equipment like a hat and Mask from her bag.

"Send me a WeChat when you get to Beijing," Luo Mo instructed.

Ding Xiaoyu nodded, keeping her head low without a word.

Seeing her like this, Luo Mo recalled the scene when they first met on the set of "Cat Demon."

That day, he had even patted the little girl's head several times.

Looking at her short hair, Luo Mo raised his hand, intending to ruffle her hair, but after a moment's thought, he stopped.

He did indeed treat Ding Xiaoyu like a child, but perhaps she felt she was a young lady now and didn't like having her head patted like that.

Just at this moment, Ding Xiaoyu suddenly grabbed Luo Mo's large hand and pressed it down onto her own head.

Luo Mo was stunned, caught by surprise.

Ding Xiaoyu kept her head low, her cheeks flushed bright red, and whispered, "Was I able to scare you this time?"

She clearly wanted her head patted, yet she insisted on pretending it was a prank.

Luo Mo grinned, ruffled her hair vigorously, and turned it into a bird's nest.

Then, he snatched the hat from her cousin's hand, placed it on Ding Xiaoyu's head, and said, "Go on, don't miss your flight, and remember to watch your master's new variety show."

"If I have time," Ding Xiaoyu retorted, turning to leave.

Her cousin had no choice but to wave goodbye to Luo Mo while hurrying to catch up.

Watching the young girl's Back Shadow, Luo Mo said with a smile, "Make time even if you don't have any; I'll be playing the piano."

Don't forget, Ding Xiaoyu was a piano prodigy who had participated in the Chopin International Piano Competition for Young Pianists and even won an award.

He didn't know if Ding Xiaoyu had heard him; he shrugged his shoulders where he stood and sat back in the car.

It was time to head to Hangzhou.

On the other side, after some time, Ding Xiaoyu boarded the first-class cabin of the plane.

Once seated, she pulled her hat low to cover half her face, then took her phone and earphones out of her small bag.

After switching her phone to airplane mode, she put on her earphones and played "East Wind Breaks."

She took out the fruit candies Luo Mo had bought from her pocket, unwrapped one, and put it in her mouth, reluctant to finish them all before they met again.

Listening to the music, she curled up slightly in her seat, as if from this moment on, she had returned to her own closed-off little world.

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Hangzhou, a city that Luo Mo himself particularly liked.

The recording site for "King of Love Songs" would pass by the West Lake; Luo Mo took a glance at the West Lake and couldn't help but hum a line: "Under Qingcheng Mountain, Bai Suzhen..."

It was just a pity that in the folklore of this world, there was no White Lady, and thus no classic meeting at the Broken Bridge.

Among the many versions of the Legend of the White Snake on Earth, Luo Mo personally preferred two: one was the most classic version starring Zhao Yazhi, and the other was the version where Pan Yueming played Xu Xian.

The former was because it was too classic, while the latter was because the Xu Xian in that version knew his wife was a snake; he had his own courage and persistence, and even more of a man's spirit.

Of course, Luo Mo also thought the later animated feature film "White Snake: Origin" was quite good; at the very least, the production was refined, and many scenes were very beautiful.

By the time the van arrived at the recording site, Wei Ran had already arrived.

The van stopped outside the venue, and Wei Ge and Ke Ming were both waiting at the entrance.

As soon as Luo Mo got out of the car, he greeted the two of them, saying, "Wei Ge, Director Ke."

It was Ke Ming's first time seeing Luo Mo in person. This short, bald director who always wore a black hat smiled and said, "Luo Mo, you have no idea; when my team heard you were coming to record, many of the young girls were about to go crazy."

Wei Ran, standing to the side, hurriedly frowned and said, "Hm? Why didn't they go crazy when I walked in just now? Could it be that my charm isn't what it used to be?"

Luo Mo couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Wei Ran. You already have Li Ge, so why are you still fussing over this?

The two of you are as close as a young couple; you might as well just settle down and spend your lives together.

On the way inside, Wei Ran patted Luo Mo on the shoulder and said, "You kid are something else. With this 'East Wind Breaks' out, your status in the music scene will be different from now on."

Luo Mo smiled and said casually, "Even if I become an immortal in the future, I'll still be the trainee you brought up."

Hearing this, Wei Ran laughed foolishly, then said, "I couldn't teach a monster talent of your level. Tell me, you aren't going to sing 'East Wind Breaks' for your first performance, are you? We're on the same side, give me the inside scoop!"

'East Wind Breaks' was too fierce. This afternoon, it climbed to the top of the charts on another music platform, overtaking Zhao Xueqin.

Judging by the current momentum, dominating the entire internet's charts was just a matter of time!

This was a true god-slaying!

Many people in the industry were already calling Luo Mo the 【Newcomer King】.

In this world, a so-called 【Newcomer King】 is named every year.

The Newcomer King is meant to sweep up most of the newcomer awards for the year.

Right now, many of the awards haven't even started yet, but everyone is already calling him that in advance.

After all, even if Luo Mo doesn't release any other good songs this year, the feat of 'East Wind Breaks'—which is like founding a new school of thought—is destined to leave a heavy, colorful stroke in the history of the music scene. The Newcomer King this year belongs to him; otherwise, it wouldn't be convincing!

If it's not Luo Mo, then it's a dark curtain!

Moreover, many people are saying that this Newcomer King is the strongest Newcomer King in history!

Wei Ran's original expectation for himself in the first episode of 'King of Love Songs' was to secure third place and fight for second.

If Luo Mo were to sing 'East Wind Breaks', he would just set his goal to securing third place.

Haha, everyone fighting for third place together, isn't that interesting?

Luo Mo shook his head and said, "I can't tell you in advance what song it is; Wei Ge's appetite can't be satisfied so early. But I can tell you clearly, it's not 'East Wind Breaks'."

After saying this, he glanced at Ke Ming and said, "Director, is this allowed to be said?"

Even though Ke Ming was heartbroken, he still had to smile and say, "It's allowed, it's allowed."

Upon hearing this, Wei Ran felt a bit uncomfortable.

Wei Ge was both curious about what kind of song Luo Mo would bring, and upset that he wouldn't be able to hear the first live performance of a god-tier song that pioneered a new path like 'East Wind Breaks'.

It's painful, brother!

"I don't think I should be recording a show with you!" Wei Ran felt very pained.

He felt it was necessary to tell his company that he should consider it in the future if there's a show with Luo Mo.

At the very least, he should bring Li Ge along so he has someone to vent to when he's feeling frustrated.

Actually, starting today, the show will officially begin recording a portion of the content.

Each Singer will go to an independent room and then wait to be called for rehearsals.

Today, they are not allowed to meet each other publicly.

Of course, the production team won't stop private meetings like the one between Wei Ran and Luo Mo, as long as they act convincingly enough tomorrow, pretending they haven't seen each other.

According to the production team's Requirement, everyone will meet as a group in one room tomorrow after all performances are finished.

Then, Ke Ming will announce the rankings for the first round of competition in front of everyone.

Part of the process is a bit like 'I Am a Singer', but there are no temporary managers following them around.

After Luo Mo arrived at his independent small room, a staff member knocked on the door.

"Please come in," Luo Mo said, looking at the door.

A female employee who had fought to win the qualification to knock on the door walked in with her head down, excited, and then hid off-camera to work as the voice-over.

She looked at Luo Mo and said, "Singer Luo Mo, hello. Please guess now what criteria the production team will use to arrange the performance order of the seven Singers for the first episode, and which position you will perform in."

Luo Mo looked at the female staff member who didn't dare to meet his eyes, smiled, and said, "I really can't guess what the criteria are, but I think... I should be the first one to go on stage."

His Seniority was too shallow; he had only just debuted as a Singer yesterday...

This was only his second day as a Singer, which was quite absurd.

The female staff member said, "The production team will use the length of time since debut as the criteria to arrange the performance order. The longer the time since debut, the later the performance order."

Luo Mo cooperated and shouted, "Wow—"

The female staff member looked at him, struggling to hold back her laughter. After steadying her emotions, she said, "Since your time since debut is—1 day, you will be the first to perform on stage."

Luo Mo nodded, his face showing little gravity or pressure.

He felt that he was constantly improving; at least his resume was improving.

Look, when he participated in 'Creating Idols', his background information read: 【Total training time: 0 days.】

"A breakthrough from zero to one, congratulations, congratulations," Luo Mo said to himself in his heart.

The female staff member continued, "At the same time, your rehearsal order is seventh; you will go to the venue for rehearsal last."

Isn't this where the variety show effect comes from?

Luo Mo again cooperated by letting out a "Wow," and then fell into a long period of boredom.

And the footage of him being bored while waiting would also become part of the final cut.

At the same time, over at Penguin Music, they uploaded an exclusive interview with Luo Mo on their platform.

The two characters for 【Exclusive】 were marked especially large, and Penguin Music started to get cocky.

As Penguin Music expected, once this interview was released, it really caused a sensation.

Of course, that was also because they secretly bought a Hot Search.

The phrase "What is national is global" became an instant hit.

And Luo Mo's other remark, "Might as well call it 【Chinese Style】," was equivalent to naming this new genre of music.

Many netizens expressed that their ears were particularly famished, looking forward to hearing more 【Chinese Style】 songs!

After seeing this exclusive interview, Wang Shisong of Pineapple was so angry that he wanted to smash his phone.

When the commercial value of the boy band NINE-T was cut in half, his Anger had already reached its limit.

He had thought that since Zhao Xueqin had entered the fray, he should have been able to deal with this kid one way or another.

But who would have thought that he would actually become the most prominent person in the music scene this year!

After Penguin published this exclusive interview, several media Weibo accounts with special status even liked this interview.

This represented the strong approval of these special media outlets for "East Wind Breaks" and 【Chinese Style】!

Our boy band over here is still busy harvesting leeks, reaping money from fans.

Meanwhile, Luo Mo over there has already completely opened up the landscape.

He already carried the label of traditional culture, and now with the addition of 【Chinese Style】, such a Top Traffic's positive guiding ability is simply incredibly strong!

Most importantly, once these special media outlets liked it, the direction of public opinion had to be unified.

If you want to smear him, go ahead, as long as you have the guts.

Come on, you can try it.

For a Newcomer who debuted in this form, the title of the strongest 【Newcomer King】 in history is truly well-deserved!

And just a while ago, this young man, amidst the sky full of gold dust, turned around alone and walked off the stage of ten thousand people.

On the other side, a man with a limp, under the cold gaze of a group of entertainment industry bigwigs, resolutely tucked his Briefcase under his arm and, carrying the unprecedented S-Class Contract, limped out of the VIP room.

People online are saying: This summer, talent defeated capital.

And after summer passes, there will inevitably be autumn.

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Luo Mo, who had only been debuted for the First Day, as the most eccentric junior among the seven Singers, only finished his song rehearsal at 9:30 in the evening.

As of now, except for Blue Shrimp Music, "East Wind Breaks" has already reigned at the top of the charts on all other major music platforms.

Moreover, "Coffee" no longer has the strength to fight back; looking at the data, it is destined to be unable to overtake him.

A Heavenly King and Superstar has unexpectedly lost to a debut Newcomer.

And during the First Day of recording for "King of Love Songs," Luo Mo and Zhao Xueqin did not meet.

——Kings do not meet.

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