Chapter 126: 《The Rabbit》 Completed

Under the simple accompaniment of the piano, Luo Mo finished singing that part by Zhang Xueyou at the end of his thirty-second song promotion segment.

"【If this is love,

You should have been brave enough to stay when you turned to leave,

Even if hurt, even if shedding tears,

It is all a Gentle irrigation in life.】"

After the last word was sung, he played a chord on the piano with both hands, and then immediately finished his work.

Not one note played extra, not one word sung extra.

It stopped abruptly, leaving people wanting more.

A medley of three songs, three different styles.

Pleasant to the ear, unfamiliar, and agonizing.

In any case, he had to max out the anticipation first.

Isn't it just owing songs? Debt doesn't weigh one down; he had to make the studio's name famous first.

And in reality, the fourth medley song was a classic love song that also required extensive piano accompaniment—"Fairy Tale"!

"Fishing for more next episode," Luo Mo said in his heart.

He stood up from the piano, and as he turned his head, he saw the murderous gaze of Wei Ran.

Luo Mo had always felt that Wei Ge looked like a nice guy; he hadn't expected that when he got fierce, he would really look a bit like a Chinese rural dog in the village.

With his state of mind messed up by Luo Mo like this, Wei Ran, who was about to go on stage to promote his song, was a bit dazed.

Using music to bait his appetite could be said to be tried and true.

The damn sweetness of high-quality music was something he couldn't resist.

As for Sun Yi, who was sitting in another Corner, he looked at the confident and composed Luo Mo, and a look of envy appeared in his eyes.

It wasn't that he envied Luo Mo's temperament and handsomeness—well, he envied that a little bit too.

What he mainly envied was that Luo Mo actually possessed such a large amount of high-quality stock!

As mentioned before, after Sun Yi was burned by his former company, he had been in a company-less state ever since.

A fallen Newcomer King couldn't snatch up any high-quality lyric and composition resources, and plus he wasn't good at creating himself; even if Ke Ming personally appreciated his singing skills, the difficulty for him to rely on "King of Love Songs" to make a comeback was hell-level.

For him, the most painful thing was that he didn't have the qualifications or rights to sing the songs that had once been hits for him, because the copyrights were all in the hands of the company, not in the hands of him, the Singer.

If he sang them in public, he would be sued in court and would have to pay money.

Therefore, Sun Yi's situation was incomparably awkward.

In the first performance, he was in seventh place, which meant he only had 10 points of 【King Power】, and for the next episode, he would basically have to be the first to perform, which put him at an even greater disadvantage.

He looked at Luo Mo walking back to the sofa, lost in thought.

The former Newcomer King had already had his edges completely smoothed away by time.

The current him was already at the end of his rope.

On the other side, the General Director of "King of Love Songs", Ke Ming, was a bit bewildered.

He had always made singing-related variety shows; you might not believe it, but this General Director had even released a personal single once.

Of course, it ended in a flop.

He had a certain level of musical proficiency, and perhaps he was stronger than some of the idiots in the professional judging panel who only knew how to grab attention.

He could tell that the three medley songs Luo Mo had just sung, although each only had a few lines, were connected very well, and if taken out to listen to individually, they were all very catchy and the quality was extremely high.

Most importantly, he stole a glance at Wei Ran's expression.

Many people in the entertainment circle knew what kind of personality Wei Ge had; otherwise, this nickname wouldn't be so famous.

As for Wei Ran's professional ability, Ke Ming certainly trusted it.

From his "ferocious" expression, like a Chinese rural dog, it could be seen that these three songs were not ordinary.

This caused Luo Mo's previous words to start circling in Ke Ming's mind, finally leaving only two words in his heart like a nightmare: "Buy it!"

"The show hasn't aired yet; if I buy the naming rights for this song now and name it 'King of Love Songs', the price should be cheaper," Ke Ming had already started calculating in his heart.

He was different from Ning Dan; although both were accustomed to making big productions and never doing small things, Ning Dan relied more on her own precise intuition, while Ke Ming rarely let emotions dictate his actions.

If it were Run Jie, she would have already dragged Luo Mo into a small room by now.

She would have signed the Contract directly and bought the naming rights to the song.

"From now on, this song will be called 'King of Love Songs'!"

However, Ke Ming was still struggling and conflicted, finally deciding to wait and see.

"No wonder Ning Dan told me that this kid has an indescribable magic about him. At first, I thought she was joking for the sake of the show's effect. But I didn't expect... I still got carried away," Ke Ming said to himself in his heart.

He decided to talk to Luo Mo in private later, and by the way, ask him about his song selection for the second episode to see if he could arrange for the currently red-hot "Eastern Wind Breaks" to be included.

Even if it meant paying more, it would be fine!

After Luo Mo finished his song promotion, it was Wei Ran's turn.

Wei Ge adjusted his state of mind and took a few deep breaths before going up to promote his song.

He didn't promote a new song, but instead sang a song that he considered to be his own hidden gem.

Some Singers actually had many sincere works before they became big hits, but their popularity just couldn't compare to the songs released later. This phenomenon was reflected even in Zhou Jielun, who had been dominating since his debut.

The 60 seconds of promotion time passed quickly; Wei Ran only managed to finish singing the A-section of the whole song, and then sat back on the sofa with a smile.

As for Heavenly King Zhao, he only rose leisurely at this moment, that kingly bearing seemingly having returned once again.

Seriously, the reason he had re-arranged "Coffee" and brought it to this stage was after careful consideration.

Those who could become Heavenly Kings were not fools; after all, the entertainment circle was full of intrigue.

He knew very well that he had an inherent advantage with the professional judging panel. There were even two juniors he had once mentored among them, as well as a few people he had small collaborations with.

Zhao Xueqin had been in the circle for so long that his Connections were terrifying.

Therefore, this 30-person professional jury would have emotional bias, and he believed that in the first episode, the total score he received was definitely higher than Luo Mo's, even if he sang "East Wind Breaks", it would absolutely be the case!

In that case, it was very necessary to rearrange "Coffee".

Otherwise, if you lose on the charts but win on the competition stage, people will gossip behind your back.

But if you make some changes, it's different; at least you have an extra reason.

One song, two arrangements, can also reach a larger audience.

The professional jury can also keep repeating words like "Surprise" and "breakthrough" in front of the camera, making the scoring more rationalized.

Therefore, Zhao Xueqin even felt regret that the one who won this time wasn't "East Wind Breaks".

Otherwise, after the show aired, he could have built up some momentum.

After all, in his and Huang Xishan's view, the biggest advantage of "East Wind Breaks" lies in pioneering a genre, in innovation, and in being unprecedented.

As time goes by, the novelty will no longer be novel, and perhaps there will be a chance to stage a beautiful comeback then.

This left him momentarily confused: "Could it be that Luo Mo anticipated our anticipation?"

But he thought that shouldn't be the case.

So, while everyone was exchanging pleasantries upon entering, Zhao Xueqin deliberately planted a seed, intentionally mentioning the composition aspect.

——Ginger is still spicier when it's old.

Seeing Zhao Xueqin also sitting at the piano, and also singing three songs.

Each song sung was not the chorus, but the beginning.

These three were all new songs, songs that were to be released together in his new album "Second Cup of Coffee".

For the second battle of the music platform arena next week, Zhao Xueqin was determined to win.

If he lost again, he would truly lose all face.

Up to this point, the song-promoting segment was completely over.

The singers who didn't make it into the top three could only watch longingly, feeling envious in their hearts.

Then, Ke Ming gave each of the seven singers an envelope, asking them to fill in the "Royal Power Points" they wanted to invest for the next round of competition.

In the first episode, Luo Mo's individual ranking was third, so he currently had 50 points on hand.

He could go all-in, bet everything, or not invest a single point.

Sun Yi had originally written a 10 on the card, he only had 10 points in total, which was meaningless.

After filling it out, he froze for a moment, crossed out the 10, and wrote a 0.

He knew very well that filling in 10 points was truly meaningless.

No one wanted to go on stage first; others would definitely bet higher than ten points, so this would ensure they wouldn't have to go on stage first in the second episode.

Unless someone's brain was short-circuited and they filled in a low score even lower than 10 points.

Sun Yi even suspected that the sixth-place singer, who only had 20 points in total, might just specifically fill in 11 points...

He actually guessed right.

I have to say, these fancy designs by Ke Ming were still quite interesting.

Luo Mo naturally knew the tricks of the trade very well.

But he didn't think too much about it, casually wrote down an amount he felt was appropriate, and then stuffed the card into the envelope.

After everyone handed in their envelopes, the recording of the first episode came to an end.

Next, everyone would prepare their competition songs based on the theme of the second episode, "You Are the Joy of Youth".

At the same time, the production team would actually leak the theme of the third episode in advance, titled "The Sour Smell of Love".

Choosing this theme name was just for fun; in reality, it meant singing songs about love, not those kinds of bitter love songs or breakup songs.

After everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while longer, they began to bid each other Farewell.

Some singers would leave Hangzhou today, while others would stay in Hangzhou for one more night.

Luo Mo planned to take a car directly back to Shanghai and had no intention of staying overnight.

Before leaving, Ke Ming specifically ran over to chat with Luo Mo for a while.

Rather than calling it a chat, it was more like using a seemingly casual way to discuss serious business.

He hoped Luo Mo would sing "East Wind Breaks" in the second episode.

Luo Mo personally felt that "East Wind Breaks" didn't particularly fit the theme of the second episode, and as mentioned before, he didn't intend to continue singing songs with ancient charm on the stage of "King of Love Songs"; one album full of ancient-style songs was already enough.

Ke Ming said: "The line in the lyrics 'Years peeling off the wall, seeing childhood' is also related to youth, isn't it? And that line 'Still remember that year we were both still very young'."

Luo Mo heard this and didn't know whether to laugh or cry, saying: "Director Ke has memorized the lyrics so quickly?"

Ke Ming thought to himself: "If you are willing to sing, I'd even recite the lyrics backward for you."

But Luo Mo kept speaking vaguely, only saying he would consider it.

Before sending Luo Mo to the car, Ke Ming decided to bring out his authority as the General Director to let this young man know his power.

He used sophisticated rhetoric to hint to Luo Mo—he could add money!

Luo Mo was deeply shocked and felt threatened by this move.

Who could withstand this?

Although Ke Ming didn't get a promise from Luo Mo, he still watched his nanny van drive away with a smile.

He felt his move was very strong; production funds should be spent on such critical moments.

On the other side, Luo Mo, sitting in the car, was still a bit dazed.

For the second episode, he had prepared a song that also came from Zhou Jielun.

"So, Director Ke wants to use money to crush a Zhou Jielun song, and then use money to threaten me into singing another Zhou Jielun song that has already been released?" Luo Mo was stunned in his heart.

"An expert!" He thought it was truly brilliant.

In the end, he didn't intend to fulfill Director Ke's wish.

He wants the ancient and the modern, both to blossom!

"He didn't even ask about the price of my medley 'King of Love Songs'," Luo Mo muttered in his heart, "If he comes to buy this naming right again in the future, it won't be this price!"

"You'll have to pay more!"

By the time he returned to Shanghai, it was already the early hours of the morning.

After Luo Mo returned to Xicheng, he washed up briefly and then collapsed into bed to sleep.

A sense of exhaustion washed over him, leaving him completely drowsy.

Shen Yinuo had originally said in the group chat that she wanted to throw him a welcome party after he returned and go out for a late-night snack with Jiang Ningxi, but he had decisively refused.

Why would he want to go out for a late-night snack with four long white legs in the middle of the night? It would just make it hard to sleep at night.

Not to mention, this large flat in Xicheng is a full 320 square meters; living alone, it really is a bit too big.

The next day, Luo Mo didn't wake up until 9:30 in the morning, which, for him, already counted as sleeping in.

Scientific research has shown that getting up late makes you ugly; you all might want to reflect on that.

After waking up, Luo Mo opened his phone and saw a WeChat message sent by He Yuanguang.

"That Year Those Rabbits has been sent for review," He Yuanguang said.

Looking at this WeChat message, Luo Mo couldn't help but feel a little excited.

After the voice acting was finished, the production of That Year Those Rabbits was basically complete; he had tinkered with some details over the past few days, and it was time to send it for review.

This world called Blue Star is slightly different from Earth.

The review process is more lenient and the efficiency is very high; there is a specialized department called the Review Department to handle these matters.

He Yuanguang is particularly familiar with the people in charge of the animation sector; after all, the animations he produced in the past were all broadcast on satellite channels and were regulars on those Children's Channels. Therefore, he has dealt with people from all sides quite a bit.

Therefore, he might be able to get an expedited process, and the review speed will be much faster; it won't be stuck for too long, and there should be a result within these few days.

"I'm really looking forward to it," Luo Mo muttered to himself.

And he, too, must do some more work for this animation.

(PS: First update, 4000 words, asking for monthly tickets!)

(End of this chapter)