Chapter 123: Galaxy's Sad Romantic Song

The production team of "King of Love Songs" arranged hotels for all seven competing Singers and their entourages.

Among these seven competing Singers, Luo Mo had the smallest entourage, with only one man named Xiao Liu, who worked part-time as both driver and temporary assistant.

The hotel they checked into was not far from the recording site, and the treatment for all seven Singers was identical; they were all staying in suites.

Luo Mo finished his rehearsal the latest, so he was also the last one to arrive at the hotel.

Full of energy, he did not feel tired and even sent a WeChat message to Wei Ran, asking Wei Ge if he wanted to go to the hotel's high-altitude gym to work out for a while.

Wei Ge touched his increasingly round belly and replied to the WeChat message with a refusal in seconds.

His excuse was that he didn't rely on his throat to sing, and if his legs went soft or his arms got sore, he wouldn't be able to belt out high notes.

Luo Mo smiled and shook his head, then went to the gym alone.

During his workout, he listened to the representative works of the other competing Singers.

Excluding Luo Mo, among the other six people, there was one Heavenly King, two first-tier singers, two second-tier singers, and one male Singer who had quickly exited the public eye after a flash in the pan.

It is worth mentioning that this male Singer named Sun Yi was also someone who had been crowned "Newcomer King" back in the day.

Luo Mo listened to his songs from that year and felt that being worthy of the title "Newcomer King" was well-deserved.

His vocal timbre was a bit special, slightly lazy, yet magnetic.

This sense of laziness was very distinctive, and many Singers could not grasp the nuance of it.

It is said that after this person became popular, he had some conflicts with his company and was then Xuezang.

It wasn't until last year that his contract expired.

However, so many years had passed that his original popularity had long since vanished without a trace; for him, the entire last year could be considered a fresh start.

It's just that, one doesn't know if he was scared by his former company or if his reputation was quite Evil when he had conflicts with the company, which resulted in him not signing with any other company now.

The reason he was able to obtain the qualification to compete in "King of Love Songs" was mainly because Ke Ming personally appreciated him and felt that he was talented.

Back when "King of Love Songs" officially announced the seven competing Singers, it could be said to have caused a sensation for a time; it was only when Sun Yi was announced that the ripples were smaller, as everyone had almost forgotten this Newcomer King who had once been unrivaled in popularity for a year.

After staying in the gym for half an hour, Luo Mo, drenched in sweat, returned to his room to wash up and rest.

After washing up, he glanced at his phone and received a large number of congratulatory WeChat messages.

After replying to them one by one, he put on an eye mask, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.

On the other side, Zhao Xueqin, who always went to bed early and rose early, was suffering from a bit of insomnia tonight.

"Coffee" was a new song he was incredibly satisfied with personally; judging from the data, it could be considered a massive hit, no worse than any of his previous representative works.

But unfortunately, the earth-shattering "East Wind Breaks" emerged, which not only founded a school of its own and caused the concept of "Chinese Style" to fully take shape, but also began to slaughter the charts on all major platforms.

Ever since it was liked by some media with special characteristics today, public opinion also began to show signs of leaning to one side.

Previously, some people, in order to attract eyeballs, kept trashing "East Wind Breaks," even nitpicking and taking it apart word by word to trash it; now, they had all quieted down.

Although victory and defeat are common occurrences for a soldier, but... I am not a soldier!

As long as Zhao Xueqin joined forces with Huang Xishan, he had never lost.

If it were said that he had slipped up this time, then losing badly to a Newcomer who had just debuted would still be excusable; after all, even a master can make a mistake.

However, when he and his teacher were clearly still at their peak, and they lost under such circumstances, that meant their skills were inferior to others!

Huang Xishan hadn't left his house for several days, and when friends called him, he wouldn't answer.

Having lost two consecutive rounds, he felt he had nowhere to put his Face.

"We still have to record the show together tomorrow, heh." Zhao Xueqin gave a bitter smile, feeling for the first time that recording a variety show was quite awkward.

But he was also very clear that he had to keep winning on the stage of "King of Love Songs" to win back the Face he had lost.

If he were to lose to him a few more times, then this Luo Mo would truly be stepping on his shoulders to rise to the top.

The "Luo Mo Sniping Plan" of Pineapple's Wang Shisong would then completely end in failure. And he had very considerately presented this young man with a stepping stone in the form of a Heavenly King.

Zhao Xueqin hadn't started going downhill yet; he was still counting on being at his peak for a few more years and didn't want to be washed away on the beach by the waves behind him.

This Heavenly King's gaze sharpened, and he said, "Must win."

At the same time, the arena battle of the two albums had actually only fought its first fight.

The subsequent songs would continue to fight in the arena.

It was "King of Love Songs" again, and it was an album battle again.

"The outcome is not yet decided; you are only a temporary Dark Horse," Zhao Xueqin said in his heart.

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The next day, Luo Mo went to the recording site of "King of Love Songs" together with Wei Ran.

Before officially going on stage to perform, they would record a few segments of Backstage Interview.

The main content of the Backstage Interview was to let the audience get to know these seven debut Singers first, and at the same time, to let them understand the songs they brought in the first episode.

Since the theme of the first episode was "Special Songs," then how they were special had to be explained in advance, so as to save the audience from being unable to grasp it.

When Luo Mo arrived at the Backstage Interview room, three female staff members were gathered inside.

Even the cameraman was absent, with a female camera operator behind the lens.

This made Luo Mo feel that he hadn't arrived at the recording site of "King of Love Songs," but had arrived at Pan Si Dong.

When men are young, they think Pan Si Dong is terrifying. After growing up, they start Yearning for it.

Of course, when they get older, they might feel that Pan Si Dong is terrifying again.

If nothing unexpected happens, all the female staff of "King of Love Songs" will take turns participating in every segment to enjoy a wave of the production team's star-chasing benefits.

But honestly, many young people choose to enter the entertainment industry to work precisely because they have stars they like.

Luo Mo sat down on a chair, and the standee next to him was the title sponsor.

There were three standees here in total, one large and two small; their sizes were determined by the amount of the sponsorship.

Logically speaking, Luo Mo was currently Top Traffic and would have a large amount of endorsement resources coming to his door. Just endorsing one product could mean the annual endorsement fee would start at ten million.

However, up until now, Luo Mo has never over-consumed his traffic as a Top Traffic.

Because of the S-rank contract, Xin Yu would actually prioritize all resources toward him, but Luo Mo had communicated with Shen Shaoqiu and the people in the studio that when connecting with endorsements, he hoped to carefully select them and make a decision only after thoroughly understanding them.

In this world, things are still calm regarding endorsements. But on Earth, there are no shortage of celebrities and internet influencers who have crashed and burned because of endorsements and product selection.

Especially when endorsing international brands, one must be even more cautious.

Therefore, Luo Mo's proposal is to prioritize high-quality domestic products; it is not about the number of endorsements, but about their quality.

Cherishing one's reputation a little is never wrong.

At this moment, a female staff member wearing round-frame Glasses began the interview; her voice was sweet, the kind that sounds a bit like a loli voice, and it is estimated that when the program airs, there will be a bunch of lecherous fans in the bullet comments saying they can't get enough of it.

"Singer Luo Mo, hello," she began.

"Mm, hello," Luo Mo smiled slightly and leaned back, but when his back hit the chair, the sponsor's standing sign was suddenly knocked over.

Luo Mo gave an awkward smile and stood the sign back up, only to find it wasn't stable to begin with; it was a little variety show design by Ke Ming.

The staff member continued: "Since you participated in the talent show, you have received much attention. Every creation of yours can spark heated discussions and even cause a phenomenon of dominating the charts. Now that you have officially debuted as a Singer, do you have any different feelings?"

After thinking for a moment, Luo Mo said: "I don't feel anything yet; after all, this is only the third day since my debut. Allow me to savor it slowly."

The three female staff members were caught between laughter and tears; the woman in charge of filming only felt that Luo Mo himself was much more handsome than on camera, with a particularly good temperament, and it was so charming that he was actually the type who wasn't photogenic.

Following the script, the staff member asked again: "Songs of 【Chinese Style】 are very popular at the moment. May I ask if you will bring a song that is also 【Chinese Style】 to the stage of 'King of Love Songs'?"

"I haven't thought about that yet; it mainly depends on fitting the theme of each episode," Luo Mo said.

If this sentence were to be used to write an article, it wouldn't be hard to hear that Luo Mo still has 【Chinese Style】 songs in his inventory!

It's just that he might not necessarily take them to the stage of 'King of Love Songs' to sing.

In fact, Luo Mo's first personal album, "Red", has a strong ancient charm throughout the entire album.

He was thinking that on the stage of 'King of Love Songs', he doesn't necessarily have to sing songs with a rich ancient charm; in fact, he could do both simultaneously and let them ferment on both ends.

The girl doing the Backstage Interview asked again: "Then, can you tell us what style of song you will bring to the stage in the first episode?"

"A pop love song," Luo Mo said.

The girl doing the Backstage Interview nodded and continued with her loli voice: "The theme of the first episode is 【Special Songs】. May I ask if there is any creative background to this song of yours, or what makes it special?"

Luo Mo thought for a moment and said: "For the song in the first episode, the selection will start from the galaxy."

Luo Mo stopped at this point; as long as the Luo Mo fans understand, that is enough.

At the grand finale of 'Creating Idols', you used flashlights to gather a galaxy, so I will return a song related to the galaxy at the beginning of the new program.

This is equivalent to the romance between a star and his fans.

He continued: "As for the creative background, it actually stems from a piece of news."

"The 'Messenger' Mercury probe was launched on August 3, 2004, and entered Mercury's orbit on March 18, 2011. It was the first probe to orbit Mercury. After operating in Mercury's orbit for 4 years, it crashed onto the surface of Mercury at 3:26 PM on April 30, 2015, ending its mission."

"So, if I must give this song a special label, then let's just call it... a sad romantic song of the galaxy."

The girl in charge of the Backstage Interview was slightly stunned.

She had just finished interviewing the Heavenly King Zhao Xueqin.

Zhao Xueqin is going to sing "Coffee", and the positioning of coffee falls on using coffee to imply emotion.

And the young man in front of her has already set his sights on the stars and the sea.

For some reason, there is a bit more anticipation.

After the Backstage Interview ended, everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

Luo Mo also changed into the white shirt, black trousers, and black leather shoes prepared by the costume teacher.

At the same time, he also put on a tie.

A white shirt is quite demanding of the person wearing it; only someone with a good figure, who is handsome and has a good temperament, can look like a noble young master and have what is called a 【Formal Wear Kill】.

Therefore, many years ago, it was popular on the internet to combine white shirts with male gods.

At this very moment, the live audience and the professional jury were already entering the venue.

Half an hour later, Luo Mo will be the first to go on stage to bring today's performance, which is also equivalent to the opening show of 'King of Love Songs', becoming the first person to warm up the stage.

In fact, in his view, his song is actually suitable for everyone to calm down and listen to, rather than watching the first performance while in a state of high excitement.

And in this kind of singer competition variety show, the later you go on stage, the more advantageous it actually is.

Everyone is a powerful singer with their own style; the audience will soon have their impressions refreshed by new stages and forget the brilliance of the ones before.

But there is no help for it; who told him he has only debuted for a few days, while others, even Sun Yi who has the shortest debut duration, have already debuted for seven years.

After everything was ready, Luo Mo walked toward the stage passage.

As for the other six singers, they were in their respective waiting rooms, watching the live broadcast of the scene.

On the stage, a black piano had already been placed.

Wei Ran looked at the screen and said: "Eh, is this kid doing piano singing again as soon as he comes up?"

Thinking back then, he was hooked for the whole season by that half-song of "Gentle" played on the piano.

Zhao Xueqin narrowed his eyes, looking at the big screen, waiting for Luo Mo's performance.

After the time arrived, under the signal of the staff, Luo Mo began to walk toward the stage.

A large door opened, and he stepped onto the stage amidst the hazy mist and dim lights. The audience and the jury could not see clearly, but in the blur, they could also see that this person was tall and straight, with long legs striding forward, possessing a very strong sense of stage presence.

Some people are just strange; the way they walk gives people a feeling of being cocky, which creates a sense of pressure.

After seeing clearly that it was Luo Mo, gasps and screams erupted throughout the venue.

The 500 live audience members were divided by age group. The age distribution was between 20-50 years old, with those in their twenties, thirties, and forties each accounting for a certain proportion.

Some audience members were very familiar with Luo Mo, while some audience members felt slightly unfamiliar with Luo Mo.

After Luo Mo walked to the center of the stage, he bowed slightly to the entire audience and then sat down at the piano.

After the entire venue quieted down, the stage design began to operate.

With the development of technology and the increasingly high investment amounts in major variety shows, stage effects have also become better and better.

The stage special effects that used to be at the level of the Spring Festival Gala can now also be seen on the stages of some large-scale variety shows.

Whether it was the large screen in the back or the stage floor, starlight began to flow and the galaxy began to converge.

The lighting technician also began their work, with the lighting also leaning towards the theme of the galaxy.

A Mercury was thus created, landing right beneath Luo Mo's feet.

Looking from afar, there was a feeling of Luo Mo alone with one instrument, playing and Singing on the distant Mercury; his expression was calm, and under the shroud of the stage atmosphere, a sense of coldness spread to the surroundings.

As for the other six waiting Singers, many breathed a sigh of relief. From the current look of it, it didn't seem to be the ancient rhyme style that Luo Mo is best at, and it was even less likely to be the "human world killer" *East Wind Breaks*.

Many people wondered if it was because this was only the first round, so he was saving all his trump cards?

But once they thought of the album Luo Mo produced for Tong Shu, it seemed that even if he didn't lean towards the ancient style or Chinese Style, the quality of his works was still very formidable.

Luo Mo's slender fingers also officially landed on the piano keys at this moment.

The camera began to focus on his hands; many people say that a man's hands are his second face, so for the audience, this could be considered a treat for hand-fetishists.

The melodious piano sound spread all around; in the melody of this song, the piano part is extremely pleasant to listen to and is also one of the highlights of the entire song.

The song title, defined by Luo Mo as a sad and romantic song about the galaxy, began to emerge.

—— *Mercury Record*.

(PS: Second update, 9,000 words for two updates. Thanks to book friend "HLJ Wang Yang" for the alliance leader reward, +1 chapter owed, requesting monthly tickets!)

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