Chapter 133: Is the Studio Still Hiring?

Inside the recording studio, after Shen Yinuo and Jiang Ningxi finished listening to the accompaniment, they felt it was quite magical.

"051123, 051123."

In many parts of this song, the same few notes are just used over and over again.

However, the truly wondrous point is that it happens to be very catchy and sounds excellent.

At the same time, every time a change occurs, it feels very comfortable.

Jiang Ningxi writes lyrics for her group herself, but she is indeed not very good at composition.

However, because she also participates in creation, she often communicates with various composers.

In the process of chatting, she has heard many composers express the same viewpoint: "Actually, in many cases, the simpler something is, the harder it is to make it stand out."

——The Great Dao is simple.

If one can play with the simplest things and create variety, then one has truly reached the realm of being appreciated by both the refined and the popular.

Laymen find it pleasant to listen to and catchy, while insiders can feel the ingenuity and precision within it.

The piece Luo Mo just played gave Jiang Ningxi this exact feeling.

She asked curiously: "By the way, I kept forgetting to ask you, what is the theme for the second episode of *King of Love Songs*?"

Luo Mo looked at her, was slightly stunned, and after a light cough, said: "The theme is 【You are the joy of my youth】."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ningxi's heartbeat accelerated instantly, and she felt her whole body heating up slightly.

Even though it was autumn weather, her palms were actually sweating faintly.

Shen Yinuo, on the other hand, was very interested in this theme and said: "Wow, that sounds very interesting. Can we go to the scene to listen?"

"I'll ask Director Ke and see if I can get two audience tickets for you, or if other arrangements can be made," said Luo Mo.

When recording some variety shows, it is actually quite normal for celebrity friends to appear on set, as long as it doesn't affect the normal recording.

"Yay, yay!" Shen Yinuo said immediately.

【Aurora Girls】 have no schedule arrangements recently, and this week is relatively free.

After chatting about these things, Shen Yinuo started talking to Luo Mo about matters in the company.

"Luo Mo, let me tell you, after you became the Music Director, the singers in the company are all restless."

"Restless about what?" Luo Mo asked.

"Of course they are craving your songs; do you think they are craving your body?" Shen Yinuo said crossly.

"Well, I think that's definitely possible too," Luo Mo answered very confidently.

Shen Yinuo didn't even know why she swallowed a mouthful of saliva, then hummed and hawed: "Go away, go away, you've even become narcissistic!"

Saying this, she continued: "I'm just asking you, do you actually have any thoughts of writing songs for people recently? After all, you are quite busy. If not, when they come to use me as a connection, I will reject them more decisively, and you can just focus on your own work."

Luo Mo looked at her and said: "But how come I heard from President Shen that you 【Aurora Girls】 are also preparing a new album, and the calls for me to write a lead single within the group are very high?"

"Huh? How could he betray me!?" Shen Yinuo felt her old man had betrayed her.

Wasn't it agreed that he would be the one to take the lead? I don't want to always be controlled by Luo Mo, you stinky old man!

Jiang Ningxi's beautiful eyes kept fixed on Luo Mo, seemingly waiting for him to state his position.

Luo Mo looked at them, shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said: "What? Do all 6 of you Aurora Girls want to be 'military trained' by me?"

Jiang Ningxi and Shen Yinuo both knew that Luo Mo was very strict when recording songs; when he served as the producer for Tong Shu's new album, he tortured Tong Shu to no end.

If Tong Shu's "mom fans" saw those scenes, they would definitely think this "old father" Luo Mo was committing "domestic violence."

Of course, under Instructor Luo's high requirements, the final effect presented was naturally excellent.

Shen Yinuo didn't want to always be controlled by Luo Mo, and she knew deeply that although the cold and aloof Jiang Ningxi also wanted to be vigorously drilled by Instructor Luo, she definitely couldn't let go of her Face to answer, after all, they were old classmates.

Consequently, this young lady of Xinyu had a flash of inspiration and sent a voice message directly to their own Aurora Girls WeChat group.

"Luo Mo asked me to ask you all if you want to be military trained by him."

Luo Mo watched her operation and was stunned by her for the first time.

Not bad, Xiao Shen, you've made progress!

In an instant, four voice messages were sent to the group.

Shen Yinuo clicked on them one by one.

"Please, Instructor Luo, you must train us strictly!"

"Come on! I'm already prepared!"

"Thunder, dew, and rain are all the grace of the monarch."

"Xiao Shen, Jiang Jiang, did your beauty trap succeed?"

The other four members of Aurora Girls perhaps didn't know Luo Mo was right beside Shen Yinuo, so they were quite uninhibited in the group chat.

Believe me, the scale of many women's group chats is not much smaller.

Shen Yinuo's eyebrows twitched, feeling that these four teammates were too embarrassing.

Speaking of which, they even said last time that if Luo Mo was willing to write songs, the whole group would give him a massage together.

Luo Mo smiled, looked at the two embarrassed women, and said: "Wait until I finish the work at hand."

"Ah!? You agreed?" Shen Yinuo said with Surprise.

"Yeah," Luo Mo nodded.

Although girl group songs are not easy to handle, for him, it's not like there are no songs to choose from.

"But I'll say the ugly things first: I take a very high cut, so let's just use the same cut as Tong Shu," said Luo Mo.

As mentioned before, from every cut, he would take out a fixed proportion for other uses.

"Okay!" Shen Yinuo agreed in one breath and made the final decision on the matter: "Then it's a deal!"

They had already discussed it internally; if Luo Mo was willing to write songs, they wouldn't even need a cut, they would even pay him!

Girl group Idols are too eager to have a few breakout works to prove themselves.

"Mm, wait until I'm done with my work," Luo Mo said.

In any case, he couldn't sing these songs himself, so giving them to the Aurora Girls was actually just right.

Training a girl group and becoming the legendary "girl group producer" was actually quite interesting.

Not to mention anything else, just watching six pairs of long, fair legs practicing dance routines in front of him every day—the thought alone felt like it would prolong his life.

Not for anything else, just to live to a ripe old age.

Moreover, if they really become popular when the time comes, Wang Shisong of Pineapple might be so angry he'll vomit blood again.

After all, he had hired Huang Xishan to helm the songs for a boy group, but the results were lukewarm.

If Luo Mo could cross gender lines to helm a girl group and still make them a massive hit, then it would be a miracle if Wang Shisong didn't die of anger.

It would be perfect to achieve the "Three Angers at Pineapple" achievement in one go through three albums.

………

………

It was Tuesday again; Luo Mo sat in a nanny van, heading to Hangzhou to record the second episode of King of Love Songs.

And the first episode of King of Love Songs would also officially air this Saturday.

He had previously contacted Ke Ming, and Ke Ming had readily agreed to let Jiang Ningxi and Shen Yinuo come to the scene to watch.

VIP private rooms had originally been set up in the audience area, located in the same row as the rooms where the professional judging panels stayed.

Just like how some Singers were already married and had families, and their wives and children wanted to come to the scene to take a look—how could Ke Ming possibly not satisfy this small Requirement?

Therefore, the VIP private rooms were still very necessary.

Thus, today Luo Mo was not traveling alone, but had two beauties accompanying him, riding together to Hangzhou.

It was just that today was a rehearsal, so they certainly wouldn't come to get in the way and would stay at the hotel.

Only when the official recording took place tomorrow would they go into the VIP private room.

Along the way, the energetic Shen Yinuo kept chattering the whole time; her words never stopped.

"The theme for the second episode is 'You Are the Joy of My Youth'. Jiang Jiang, you and Luo Mo are old classmates, tell me secretly, did anyone pursue him when he was in school? Did he ever date anyone?" Shen Yinuo began to gossip.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ningxi's body stiffened.

It was me, it was all me...

The one who pursued him was me, and the one who dated him was also me...

"Don't be such a gossip," Luo Mo glanced at her, signaling her to shut up.

Shen Yinuo looked at his expression and said, "Hah! This look of yours tells me there definitely was!"

Luo Mo ignored this topic and only said, "I advise you not to have too much curiosity about a man."

"Mind your own business!" Shen Yinuo muttered under her breath, but she was indeed incredibly curious about Luo Mo's romantic history.

The nanny van soon drove into Hangzhou and passed by West Lake once again.

Only after dropping the two women off at the hotel did Luo Mo head to the recording site.

Director Ke Ming had been beaming with joy lately because the performance of Luo Mo's first album was truly too bold.

This wasn't just inviting a Newcomer as an exception; this was inviting a god-like talent!

Although Luo Mo insisted on not Singing songs with overly dense ancient charm on the stage of King of Love Songs, Ke Ming still felt he had profited immensely.

"Ning Dan's eye for people is indeed more accurate than mine," Ke Ming had already sighed to himself countless times.

For this reason, when he was editing the first episode of the program, he had very partially given Luo Mo more screen time.

At the same time, he did not engage in any underhanded tricks.

In many variety shows, the production team would deliberately stir up trouble, using malicious editing to create controversial topics, causing the stars participating in the variety show to be smeared.

Regarding this point, before recommending Luo Mo to participate in King of Love Songs, Ning Dan had very seriously mentioned it to Ke Ming, giving him a Warning not to pull this kind of stunt; this young man's career had only just begun, so don't deliberately stir up trouble.

These two were both big shots in the variety show circle and had known each other for many years. Luo Mo was recommended by Ning Dan, so he certainly had to give her this Face; otherwise, Ning Dan probably wouldn't be willing to help in the future.

Luo Mo arrived earlier than Wei Ran today. Wei Ge seemed to have some scheduling conflicts and would likely arrive a bit late for the rehearsal; it was also possible he wouldn't make it in time and would have to wing it tomorrow.

On the contrary, Zhao Xueqin arrived very early today; by the time Luo Mo reached the recording site, he had already gone through a rehearsal.

The Heavenly King Zhao was under pressure now too.

The powerful topping of the charts by "East Wind Breaks" and "Lanting Preface" had brought an end to this battle of the charts.

A dignified Heavenly King had been defeated twice before the debut album of a Newcomer; the outside world was saying that Luo Mo was Slaughtering Gods to Prove the Path, stepping on his shoulders to rise to the top.

What's more, the conflict between Pineapple and Luo Mo had long since become a huge sensation, known to everyone. Everyone knew full well that Zhao Xueqin was the trump card played by Wang Shisong, specifically used to blast Luo Mo.

Yet it had resulted in the current situation.

This made King of Love Songs a must-win for Zhao Xueqin; he had to firmly secure the throne of first place to regain his reputation and create the phenomenon that Luo Mo's live performance was just so-so and couldn't compare to his own live strength.

At the same time, the operations team, publicity team, and public relations team on Pineapple's side would all go into action, attacking from various angles to regain their lost Face and standing.

Since there were still Singers rehearsing on site, Luo Mo had to wait for her to finish before he could head to the stage, so he prepared to go to his independent lounge to sit for a while.

But when he walked to the lounge, he saw a person outside the door—Sun Yi.

This former Newcomer King, who had encountered Xuezang and lawsuits, had been waiting here for a long time.

Luo Mo glanced at him and only felt that this former Newcomer King looked to be in a very poor state.

To be honest, Sun Yi actually looked decent; although there was a gap compared to Luo Mo, he was once a high-spirited, handsome man.

It was just that he looked a bit dejected now; a person's appearance is actually heavily supported by their temperament. If a person's temperament appears very unconfident, even if their facial features are good, it will give people the feeling that something is missing.

Sun Yi was currently in such a state; the whole person looked weathered and haggard, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

Since the official recording hadn't started today and they would only be recording some fragmented clips, Luo Mo brought Sun Yi into his lounge and said, "Senior, you look like you didn't rest well last night. Come in and sit."

Sun Yi and Luo Mo could be considered to have some fate; they graduated from the same university, though their majors were different.

Logically speaking, calling him "Shi Ge" would certainly be more intimate than calling him "Senior," but Luo Mo was someone with a formal master-disciple lineage, and he wasn't used to calling others "Shi Ge" or "Shi Xiong," so he simply called Sun Yi "Senior."

Sun Yi nodded and walked into Luo Mo's lounge.

After sitting down on the sofa, Luo Mo looked around the lounge and saw there was nothing to offer as hospitality, only the title sponsor's pure milk, so he took out two bottles and placed them on the table.

Sun Yi looked at Luo Mo, gave a bitter smile, and said, "Junior, I know you're busy, so I won't beat around the bush. I'll get straight to the point; I hope you don't think I'm being too direct."

"If what I'm about to say makes you feel uncomfortable, you can also refuse directly; it doesn't matter," Sun Yi said.

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo nodded, his face showing no emotion, and simply said, "Please go ahead, Senior."

He guessed in his heart that Sun Yi was likely going to ask him for a song.

Waiting here early and having such a bitter look on his face, it was most likely that.

Luo Mo was very clear about Sun Yi's current situation; back on Earth, he had seen plenty of such cases.

This former Newcomer King had been popular once, but after being subjected to Xuezang, his popularity had long since declined significantly.

His sudden return could indeed stir up everyone's memories, and if managed well, it was possible to reheat leftovers.

But the copyrights to his previous hit songs were all in the hands of his former company, so even if he wanted to perform them, he couldn't.

If he wanted to perform them, not only would he have to pay, but he would likely have to act subserviently and beg the company that once subjected him to Xuezang, say nice things, and grovel, and it might still not work.

Sun Yi currently had no new company and no access to songwriting resources; although Ke Ming felt he had great potential, he would likely become cannon fodder among the initial Singers.

His current situation was extremely difficult.

Relying on himself, he could not break the deadlock.

Sun Yi looked at Luo Mo, took a deep breath, and said, "Junior, I saw that during the song promotion segment last episode, you performed a medley, and you even advertised your own studio..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo thought to himself, "Here it comes."

It seemed he had been attracted by the medley "King of Love Songs" and really did want to ask for a song.

As it turned out, Sun Yi's next sentence made even Luo Mo slightly stunned, feeling quite surprised.

He said, "So, Junior... does your studio still need any Singers?"

Sun Yi stared straight at Luo Mo; he had clearly gone all out, and he was doing his utmost to express his sincerity and attitude.

This made Luo Mo incredibly surprised; he had thought Sun Yi was thick-skinned enough to come and ask for a song, but it turned out to be a self-recommendation?

No wonder he looked so haggard; he must have been struggling with this in his heart for a long time, right?

Since he was at a dead end, he might as well forge a new path!

This Newcomer King, who had once been infinitely glorious that year, seven years after his debut, just like that, in a small lounge, placed his future on the table and made the biggest gamble of his life so far.

(PS: Chapter 2, 4400 words, 9000 words updated, asking for monthly tickets!)

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