Chapter 166: Winning a Best Actress Award

The next day, Luo Mo rested at home for a day.

He kept his parents company to chat, then went to play chess with his master, that terrible chess player.

He felt he was born to be an Actor, which was why his master felt their chess games were evenly matched.

In reality, Luo Mo's Go level was not bad; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to act out that sense of realism in a "fierce battle," which only a master could achieve.

If he didn't calculate accurately, and was careless... then he would win!

After finishing the game, the old man walked into his study, took out a small box from inside, and handed it to Luo Mo.

"You performed well at the National Day Gala; this is a reward from your master," the old man said.

"There's a reward? Thank you, Master!" Luo Mo took it with a grin, opened it, and saw it was a wooden bracelet.

Although he didn't know what kind of precious wood it was made of, nor did he know whose hands it came from, since it was a gift from his master, it must be a top-tier item and definitely worth a fortune.

The Liu Shixiong, Liu Gongming, who was once again loitering at his master's house, glanced at the bracelet and said with an envious look: "Master, you are truly biased. Little Junior Brother, this string of 【Kindness Water】 could be exchanged for three of the small cars that Senior Brother just bought."

Tong Qinglin glanced at him and said: "Then you go participate in a holiday gala, and Master will give you that string of 【Spring Thunder】."

Liu Gongming's eyes lit up at first, then immediately wilted.

Why would he be on a large-scale gala?

He used to be a performer, and now he is considered an internet celebrity, but he is still a great distance away from appearing on a gala.

Luo Mo watched from the side, picking up the bracelet to show off in front of his Liu Shixiong as if boasting, his face revealing an expression of playing with and admiring it, while his mouth kept making "tsk, tsk, tsk" sounds.

Tonight, everyone would have dinner at Old Master Tong's Siheyuan, and Luo Ba and Luo Ma had already gone to buy groceries.

Luo Mo also called Ding Xiaoyu over, letting his disciple meet her grandmaster.

This was something Tong Qinglin had suggested himself; the old man rarely watched variety shows, but because of Luo Mo, he watched that episode of "Walking and Singing" and liked this National Sister very much, so he asked Luo Mo to bring her over to meet.

Ding Xiaoyu was a little nervous at first, as she was actually going to eat with her master's family.

Her mother, Chen Ru, was overjoyed upon learning this news.

She knew very well that the master-disciple relationship between Luo Mo and Ding Xiaoyu was only formed on a variety show, and it looked a bit like they were just playing around.

This kind of relationship was not solid.

But if he took Ding Xiaoyu to meet his family, especially to meet Tong Qinglin, that would be different!

The nature of it was completely different!

The older generation, especially those like Tong Qinglin, placed great importance on master-disciple relationships and Inheritance.

"If Xiaoyu can officially join this lineage and become a proper disciple, there would be no harm in it at all," the woman thought to herself.

Ding Xiaoyu, however, did not think so much; she was just agonizing over what clothes to wear, whether to tie her hair up or let it down, and how to address her master's parents...

She felt she wasn't this nervous or conflicted when going for auditions, and when her mother took her to meet directors and producers, she was always relatively relaxed.

"What if Grandmaster doesn't like me? What if Master's mom and dad don't like me?" She started to let her imagination run wild.

The National Sister was unconfident for the first time.

However, she could finally see her master again!

Therefore, on the whole, her mood was still very cheerful.

When the agreed time arrived, Chen Ru drove Ding Xiaoyu to the Siheyuan where Tong Qinglin lived.

Chen Ru glanced at the Siheyuan, an envious look appearing in her eyes.

"Go on," she gently patted her daughter's head.

"Mm." Ding Xiaoyu nodded, and after saying Farewell to her mother, she stood obediently outside the door and sent a WeChat message to Luo Mo.

When Luo Mo walked out to pick her up, it was the first time he had met Chen Ru.

He exchanged a few polite words with her, but had no intention of inviting her to the family dinner.

One reason was that it was inappropriate, and the other was that Chen Ru's reputation in the industry was average.

In Luo Mo's view, Chen Ru did indeed limit Yu's development; with Yu's looks, temperament, and exquisite acting skills that killed all other actors of her age, she could have developed even better.

But from another perspective, this kind of family-workshop-style team was at least safe.

Luo Mo glanced at the young girl and saw that she was carrying a fruit basket in both hands.

"Give it here, let me carry it," Luo Mo said, reaching out.

Ding Xiaoyu shook her head, indicating that she could do it.

Luo Mo took it and said: "Hey! You girl, you won't even let go of a gift for someone else?"

He pointed at the Siheyuan and said: "The Siheyuan your grandmaster lives in is very large, and there are still quite a few steps to walk."

The young girl followed behind Luo Mo; Luo Mo said he would take her for a tour, but the girl's gaze remained fixed on his Back Shadow the entire time.

Walking inside, whether it was Luo Ba and Luo Ma, or Old Master Tong and the Liu Shixiong, their attitudes were all very easygoing, not treating her as an outsider.

Especially Luo Ma, who felt this little girl was truly likable; if she had such a beautiful daughter, she would definitely spoil her to the heavens.

During dinner, Luo Mo also accompanied his father and master for a few drinks.

The Liu Shixiong wanted to drink too, but everyone disagreed.

Because this guy didn't understand what it meant to have a small drink; he either didn't drink at all, or he drank wildly.

Every time he promised he wouldn't drink too much, but as soon as his mouth touched the wine glass, he would inevitably overindulge!

Who could handle taking care of a two-hundred-pound giant?

Ding Xiaoyu spoke very little throughout the meal and never interrupted when the elders were talking; she looked quiet and introverted, but she was always listening patiently.

After the meal, Luo Mo took her to the rockery to feed the fish for a while.

Ding Xiaoyu squatted there, wearing a loose hoodie, her whole person curled up like a mushroom; watching the colorful fish eating, she smiled quite happily.

During this process, she even stood up and performed a fake fall while watching the fish, deliberately trying to scare Luo Mo.

The startled Luo Mo was so angry he knocked her on the head; he didn't expect her to turn in her "homework" and prank him at a time like this.

Blowing in the night breeze, Ding Xiaoyu looked up at her master, who had been drinking, and asked: "Master, do you have any expectations for me?"

While eating just now, she heard the Master's Master say many things to her Master, containing both admonitions and expectations.

Tong Qinglin and Luo Mo now see each other rarely; the old man knows he is getting on in years and can only accompany this disciple for a small stretch of his life's journey.

This veteran performer only wants to urge him on and keep an eye on him while he is still alive, hoping he can hold fast to his original intentions and not lose himself in this world of glitz and glamour.

Luo Mo was currently blowing in the evening breeze to sober up; hearing Ding Xiaoyu's question, he smiled and ruffled her hair.

I don't dare touch the head of that adult Cat Demon Xu Chujing, but I don't dare touch Ding Xiaoyu, who is playing a young Cat Demon?

He smiled and said, "Me? I'm just thinking about watching you win Best Actress."

"In the future, even if Master crosses over into the film and television industry, I can stand a bit taller and use your title as Best Actress to bluff people outside. You all watch me, my disciple Ding Xiaoyu is a Best Actress, she's this!" As he spoke, he gave a thumbs up.

In this world, the gold content of a Best Actress award is even higher than on Earth.

"Best Actress?" Ding Xiaoyu thought to herself.

She did not know that what Luo Mo was saying in his heart was: "If there is a chance, Master will help you win Best Actress."

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By the time Luo Mo got home and woke up, it was already nine-thirty the next morning.

For many young people who have their days and nights reversed, nine-thirty is still very early, but for the always self-disciplined Luo Mo, it counted as seriously sleeping in.

After waking up, he exercised his Basic Skills as he did every day.

This afternoon, the Heavenly Queen has an appointment to invite her to his studio in Beijing to record "Walking Carefree" for her.

He opened his phone and took a look, discovering that in their group of three, both Shen Yinuo and Jiang Ningxi had "poked" him.

The message Luo Mo set for the WeChat "Poke" feature is: You poked Luo Mo, and he turned around to charge you a fee.

"What's up?" Luo Mo asked in the group.

Shen Yinuo immediately said, "Go look at the Weibo Hot Search quickly."

Luo Mo opened his phone to look and found that one item on the Hot Search list read: 【Huang Xishan, Yuan Hewen, Breaking the Ice】.

When Luo Mo saw "breaking the ice," the first thing that popped into his mind was "Breaking Bad."

Clicking in to look, he realized it was the two of them uploading a photo together on Weibo, a thawing of their relationship and burying the hatchet.

The netizens below were all commenting: "A series of 'I've lived long enough to see this'!"

"At odds for over a decade, refusing to share a stage at awards ceremonies, and having exchanged harsh words at least a dozen times, they actually buried the hatchet!"

"Wow! A photo of the Song God and the Lyric God, I feel like I'm seeing half the landscape of the songwriting world."

"More than that, the Heavenly King just reposted the Weibo, saying he was the one who took the photo!"

"Begging for a collaboration! Begging for the Song God and Lyric God to collaborate on a new song, I love all your works so much ahhhhh!"

Many netizens praised them below, saying that people are different when they get older, and surely many things have been let go.

Some even felt very moved.

Some netizens who love to speculate were already conducting analyses.

From various signs, it seems there really is a possibility of a collaboration!

One comment wrote: "Are they going to collaborate?"

As it turned out, Huang Xishan himself replied half an hour ago, saying: "Currently in preparation."

Then, another item instantly appeared on the Weibo Hot Search: 【Huang Xishan and Yuan Hewen to collaborate on a new song】.

In an instant, the music scene was shaken, and the fans of both sides fell into a frenzy.

Huang Xishan's lyrics paired with Yuan Hewen's music, wouldn't that just be heaven-sent?

"Invincible, won't these two collaborating just slaughter the charts?"

"Huang Xishan is about to retire, it seems he wants to leave behind a beautiful story."

"The music scene this year is really lively, feels like it hasn't been this lively in many years."

"Yeah, after all, that era of a hundred schools of thought contending is gone forever, reminiscing about the music scene of the early 21st century."

At the same time, netizens were curious about which Singer would have the honor of singing the first work after the two buried the hatchet.

Just the heat from the two of them breaking the ice would surely make this song explode in popularity on its First Day, right?

As it turned out, these three were like they had just learned to perform opera, it was simply one act after another. Zhao Xueqin jumped out at the right time, expressing that he was extremely honored and would bring this song to the stage of the fifth episode of "King of Love Songs."

One stone stirred up a thousand waves; once this news came out, the internet exploded.

"Holy crap! They're actually going to compete in 'King of Love Songs'?"

"After losing to 'Sunny Day', is Heavenly King Zhao trying to win it back in terms of the music?"

"Danger! Luo Mo is in danger!"

"Danger, danger, danger!"

"I'm definitely watching the fifth episode, too, too, too looking forward to it!"

"A Heavenly King plus two Great Gods, this lineup can't even be described as luxurious, this is heaven-defying level."

Watching the netizens' comments, Luo Mo's first reaction was actually: "Director Ke is going to have insomnia again today, right?"

Ke Ming has been thinking lately, did he accumulate virtue in his past life? How come all the good things have been falling on him lately?

"King of Love Songs" has only aired two episodes so far, but it's already very explosive, but from the current look of it, the fifth episode, the Semi-finals, and the Grand Finals will be even more terrifying!

In the three-person WeChat group, Shen Yinuo asked: "What do we do? This time it's the three swords combined."

Looking at her words, Luo Mo thought of "The Legend of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit," wondering if there wouldn't be four swords combined or even seven swords combined later?

He only replied with one sentence: "Thinking too much is useless, let's just fight and see."

After Jiang Ningxi and Shen Yinuo received the reply, they looked at each other.

Shen Yinuo said directly: "As expected of my man, handsome!"

Jiang Ningxi glared at her and said: "Starting to speak without thinking again, you are not allowed to say things like that in the future."

Shen Yinuo dove straight into her arms, pressing her soft chest against her, and said, "Alright, alright, Jiang Jiang, don't worry, I won't be a traitor to our Aurora Girls!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ningxi felt a tightening in her heart.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Luo Mo took a car to the recording studio of Xu Chujing Studio.

At this time, Huang Xishan and Yuan Hewen were being interviewed together by a media outlet.

During the final question, the reporter asked, "Yuan, recently many people have been comparing Luo Mo to you from the past. What is your take on this?"

Yuan exchanged a glance with Huang Xishan, and instead of answering the question directly, he asked with a chuckle, "May I ask why netizens love to compare Luo Mo with me?"

The reporter thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it is because you became famous in your early years for your ancient-style and national-style songs, and Luo Mo has now pioneered the Chinese Style genre, leading him to be called the Founder of Chinese Style."

Yuan nodded, feigning a sudden realization on his face, and said, "Oh, so that's it!"

After speaking, he looked at the camera and continued with a chuckle, "I debuted early back then, and you could say I was crossing the river by feeling the stones. I was fortunate enough to achieve some success in these fields, having crossed about half the river, which helped bring popular songs of these themes to maturity."

"Luo Mo is a Newcomer I admire very much. He has innovated upon our foundation, taking a small step forward and achieving new, minor breakthroughs. I hope there will be more young people like him in the music scene in the future, instead of always having us old folks tossing and turning about."

Listening to this, the reporter felt he understood.

He had already thought of how to write the headline.

"Yuan Hewen: Luo Mo pioneered Chinese Style by standing on my shoulders."

(PS: Second update, 4000 words, asking for double monthly tickets! Dropped to eighth place again)

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