Chapter 148: A Song That Goes Off-Topic?

Luo Mo Studio quickly received a reply from Qian Qingyun; this new song had already passed the review, but there was a requirement for some on-site adjustments regarding its duration.

Actually, it would have been fine not to adjust the duration of this song. After all, as long as a few sentences were added to the host's lines, the empty time could be filled.

Filling in time is not a difficult skill.

But in Qian Qingyun's view, this new song by Luo Mo would be a major highlight of the National Day Gala, and he hoped it could be showcased more on stage.

Regarding this, after thinking it over, Luo Mo felt it wasn't too difficult, so he agreed to this requirement.

He wanted to add a few large drums to the stage, the kind beaten before marching into battle, and he received Qian Qingyun's approval.

It could be said that this coincided perfectly with his own ideas.

Just by imagining that scene, Director Qian felt that this performance would definitely ignite the audience's emotions!

At this moment, there was half a month left until National Day.

Many people had already participated in two rehearsals, so Luo Mo, having rarely found some free time, began to enter a new round of busyness.

It is worth mentioning that the Heavenly Queen Xu Chujing was also participating in this National Day Gala, and there might be a chance for the two of them to run into each other during rehearsals or on the day of the National Day.

Ever since his guest appearance on the set of "Cat Demon" last time, the two of them had not met for a long time.

……..

……..

The news that Luo Mo would be participating in the National Day Gala was quickly announced.

There wasn't much abuse on the internet; on the contrary, it was filled with anticipation.

Everyone had experienced Luo Mo's singing and stage charisma. After adding the identity of the Founder of Chinese Style, he was almost universally popular among all ages and genders.

Especially with the recent hit of "That Rabbit", he had been given a new label.

Although neither Xinyu nor Luo Mo Studio had overly publicized that "That Rabbit" came from Luo Mo's hand, this news had still exploded on the internet early on.

That is how Top Traffic works; every move will be highly scrutinized and infinitely magnified.

Qian Qingyun seemed to value Luo Mo's traffic as well and decided to promote it well.

This older generation director hadn't seen such a useful traffic star in a long time.

"Under normal circumstances, promoting the addition of a traffic star will attract traffic, but it will also invite countless curses." Director Qian was very clear about this point.

Because in his last movie, a traffic star was forcibly inserted by investors to play a small role, and then he was roasted to the heavens.

Director Qian originally thought it was just a small role with four or five lines, so he let it be, thinking it was harmless.

If it had been a main role, he certainly would not have agreed.

Who could have guessed that the fans of the traffic star were so prone to Dancing, crazily promoting and boasting outside, saying that their 'brother' had been favored by Director Qian, his acting skills had been recognized, and he would play a crucial role in the movie...

Then, the passersby who deeply loathed this traffic star and his fans began to pick up their long-unused keyboards.

But Luo Mo is very strange.

His popularity with passersby and the audience is ridiculously good, and he doesn't have many black marks.

His fans are also not the type that people find disgusting; on the contrary, they are popular on the internet for their absurd style, which deeply wins the hearts of passersby.

Coupled with the fact that some media with special status always praise him, it is equivalent to adding another layer of official filter to him.

He was admitted by exception, the first case in history. Under such special circumstances, there were actually not many people criticizing him; everyone even felt it was a matter of course and that he should come to participate in the gala, which shows his reputation.

Qian Qingyun was even thinking: "Should I give him a stepping stone into the film industry?"

In the entertainment industry, a guide is a very important role.

If he brought Luo Mo into the circle himself, that would be a huge favor!

He could even directly tie him into his own faction.

Because "Cat Demon" had just wrapped up, and the production team saw that Luo Mo's popularity was still soaring due to "King of Love Songs", they thought about bringing him out for promotion later.

Therefore, Director Qian did not know that a certain Heavenly Queen had already seized the initiative.

And the recording of the third episode of "King of Love Songs" was about to begin.

Luo Mo would take Sun Yi to Hangzhou tomorrow to record "King of Love Songs", and the day after tomorrow he would go to meet Qian Qingyun for his first personal rehearsal.

Sun Yi had already completely digested the song "Not Settling".

Luo Mo believed that he could use this song to make a beautiful comeback.

Because there were more things to be busy with, his training plan for Chen Shanqi needed to be moved up.

This quasi-first-line Singer of Xinyu had been keeping her voice in the best condition these past few days, striving to leave a good first impression on Luo Mo.

Luo Mo had originally thought about waiting until the third episode was recorded before calling her directly to the recording studio for on-site military-style training.

Now he thought it would be better to send her the lyrics and music of the song first, let her familiarize herself with it for these two days, practice it, and then he would come back in two days to evaluate her.

He took out his phone and found Chen Shanqi's WeChat.

"Chen, do you have any schedule arrangements for these few days?" he sent a message.

Chen Shanqi replied in seconds, like an empty woman longing for news from a man, guarding a phone that wouldn't ring day and night.

"I'm here! A summons from Director Luo!" Chen Shanqi was excited.

She immediately replied: "No, I asked my agent to cancel all my schedules. I've been maintaining my voice and practicing some Basic Skills these past few days."

Luo Mo nodded slightly and sent a message: "Then I will send you the lyrics and music first. Familiarize yourself with them, and after I finish recording this episode of 'King of Love Songs', we will meet at the recording studio."

"That's fine, Director Luo, just arrange it as you see fit." Chen Shanqi replied in seconds again, and her posture was set extremely low.

You must know that when she learned that Luo Mo was going to write a new song for her, she had already expressed to Xinyu and Luo Mo that she didn't want any share of the profits, and didn't even want the performance rights.

Not wanting a share is understandable; many people do this to express their sincerity to a Great God of lyrics and music.

Not wanting the performance rights means that if she wants to sing this song written by Luo Mo in any commercial setting outside in the future, she needs Luo Mo's consent.

This is equivalent to delivering herself into the other party's hands for them to control.

Since her attitude was already so clear, she might as well keep a low profile in daily life.

How does that old saying go?

Put on your socks before your shoes, be a grandson before you become a grandfather.

In front of Luo Mo, she could be a well-behaved little maid who doesn't fight for favor, but in the music scene from now on, she is the first-line Singer Chen!

People in the entertainment industry know very well that being a servant to one person, and then being glorious in front of millions... it's worth it!

Luo Mo knew in his heart that Chen Shanqi was actually doing this to intentionally please him, wanting to have more in-depth contact and deeper cooperation in the future.

He would not refuse.

The newly appointed Director Luo needed a subordinate to establish his authority at New Yu.

Luo Mo sent the lyrics and music directly, and Chen Shanqi was ecstatic on her end.

"I've been waiting impatiently for this!" she said in her heart.

At the same time, she was also very clear that this was a test Luo Mo had set for her. When she went to the recording studio in two days, she had to show her real skills.

After exchanging a few more polite words with Luo Mo, she opened the lyrics.

And put on her headphones to listen to the accompaniment.

The title of this song is "I Am Not Sad".

On Earth, the original singer of this song is known in the industry as: 【Niche Singer Sun Yanzi】.

After Luo Mo listened to a few of Chen Shanqi's songs, this idea popped into his mind.

When Sun Yanzi sings, her enunciation is very unique, which allows her to leave an impression on everyone very quickly.

Chen Shanqi's enunciation is very similar to hers, and her vocal line is also similar.

This "I Am Not Sad" is one of Sun Yanzi's representative works, and it also fits the theme of the fourth episode of "King of Love Songs", 【Losing You】.

When Chen Shanqi saw the song title, her first thought was: "The theme of the fourth episode is clearly a sad theme, so the content of the song should be the opposite of the title; the 'I Am Not Sad' in the title is actually just a form of stubbornness."

This is a very common Lyricist trope.

While listening to the music and browsing the lyrics, she found that the lyrics were indeed quite painful.

"It seems to be told in a tone of 'I don't care,' but inside, it must be very painful, right?" Chen Shanqi thought.

"This type of lyric is very hard to sing; you can't sing it with heart-wrenching pain, making it sound too uncomfortable, but you also can't sing it too lightly." Chen Shanqi felt the difficulty coefficient was extremely high.

One must be both strong and fragile.

It's tricky!

It's just like an Actor; it is also extremely difficult to perform this kind of contradictory emotion.

For example, crying while smiling.

In fact, in terms of the communication and rendering of emotions, Sun Yanzi is indeed extremely strong.

"As long as it's sung well, the market response to this kind of self-deceiving song will definitely be excellent!" Chen Shanqi still had that much discernment.

Once people get sentimental, they feel like every song is singing about them.

This type of song will definitely strike a chord with a large group of people who are in a low point in their love lives.

And people are quite base. Many people, the sadder they are, the more they want to listen to these types of songs, just to torture themselves.

"Whether it's the lyrics or the music, this song is definitely of first-class standard."

Luo Mo did not send her a Demo, nor did he sing a few lines for her in his male voice.

In this way, the sense of it being a test became even stronger.

In fact, Luo Mo did not want to give her too much guidance. Since he was letting her try it herself, he shouldn't provide a template. Otherwise, it might even limit her performance.

He truly felt that Chen Shanqi had extremely strong plasticity; she shouldn't just be a Niche type of Singer.

Chen Shanqi listened to the accompaniment, read the lyrics again, and then quickly discovered a problem.

"The situation in this song is that they haven't broken up yet!" she suddenly realized.

Just as it is written in the lyrics: "【Breaking up now is better than you not loving me and dragging it out.】"

"In that case, doesn't it fail to fit the theme of the fourth episode?" Chen Shanqi thought in her heart.

Going off-topic is a major taboo.

In the competition, if a song goes off-topic, it will definitely be given a low score.

Luo Mo shouldn't have made such a basic mistake.

Chen Shanqi looked at the lyrics from beginning to end again, and then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

She hummed a few lines along with the music.

"【Finally you speak to tell me how Gentle she is,

Although you are still holding my hand,

But I am no longer in your heart.】"

Immediately after, she suddenly understood.

"It's not off-topic, it's not off-topic at all."

"So, this song is singing about..."

"We haven't broken up yet, but I have already lost you."

(PS: Second update. A business trip is so tiring, but starting tomorrow, I will pull the update volume back to what it was before.)

(End of this chapter)