Chapter 199: He Always Brings Miracles

Under normal circumstances, a film is ruled by its director; the director is the most core figure of the entire crew, and in the trailer, the director's name should also be placed first.

But Xu Chujing's status is special, this director also transitioned from being a television director, and the Heavenly Queen Xu even personally invested fifty million into the film, making her one of the producers...

Therefore, when editing the trailer, the director directly placed Xu Chujing's name in the first position.

Then, they placed Luo Mo's name at the very end as a Surprise.

And I have to say, the effect was truly exceptional!

After finishing the Semi-finals of the King of Love Songs, everyone was still left wanting more.

Some of the interactions between Luo Mo and Xu Chujing, as well as some of the things the two of them said, made it very hard for people not to let their imaginations run wild.

The trailer for Cat Demon appearing at this time was indeed the optimal period for promotion.

It was equivalent to catching the greatest heat right at the peak of the buzz!

This trailer directly topped the Hot Search, and just on Weibo alone, the view count quickly broke ten million.

In the context of film trailers, this is very, very rare; it can be called a phenomenal event.

One can only say the timing was too ingenious.

The creative team of Cat Demon all fell into ecstasy!

For the past few days, the director of Cat Demon, Guan Fei, and the screenwriter Zhao Dongting have been living together.

The two already had a very good relationship; the television series that saw Xu Chujing crowned as Best Actress was something the two of them had joined forces to create.

They needed to discuss finishing all the work before the film's release over these few days, and living together made communication more convenient.

At this moment, they randomly opened a video website and clicked on the trailer for Cat Demon; there were a great many bullet comments.

Screenwriter Zhao Dongting suggested: "Let's go to Little Rotten Station and look at the bullet comments."

Director Guan Fei followed suit, and after opening Little Rotten Station, the bullet comments were densely packed.

"Which one is actually Luo Mo? Could it be that swordsman in white?"

"Director, come out and get beaten! Why is everyone in this just a Back Shadow!"

"How many more secrets do Luo Mo and Xu Chujing have that haven't seen the light of day in these past few months!?"

Of course, among the densely packed bullet comments, the most prevalent one was—"I've shipped it!"

The Little Rotten Station of this world is equivalent to the B-station known as the 'Little Broken Station' on Earth.

There are truly too many talented people here.

The trailer had only been released for a few hours, and already people had produced a large number of videos.

There were parody videos that directly Photoshopped faces onto everyone's Back Shadow.

In that stunning Back Shadow of the swordsman in white, the back of the head was topped with a large headshot of Luo Mo; the production was crude to say the least, but it was just fun!

There were also those sugar-overloaded videos that directly edited footage from movies and television series others had acted in, but replaced them with the faces of Luo Mo and Xu Chujing.

"Let the human-demon romance begin!" a group of people shouted as a slogan.

These things left Guan Fei and Zhao Dongting stunned.

"Is this the power of Top Traffic?" Guan Fei couldn't help but say.

He now understood a little why many directors love to hire traffic stars; at the very least, the initial buzz and heat will be off the charts.

Of course, if it's going to flop, it will still flop.

Watching these, Zhao Dongting said with some worry: "Will Jing be a little unhappy?"

In their impression, Xu Chujing herself is a career-driven woman who only focuses on her work, and the dramas she films are also this type of 'big heroine' drama.

In the two television series she has filmed, there wasn't even a shred of romantic plot, absolutely none.

She has always believed that workplace dramas should look like workplace dramas; don't force everything to be about office romance, as if the company going bankrupt or a career collapsing couldn't stop me from dating.

"Should we send them to her to see?" Guan Fei suggested.

Then, he took out his phone and sent over several video links.

Not long after, he received a reply from Xu Chujing.

"Quite interesting," the Heavenly Queen said.

Good grief, it's not like her at all!

Guan Fei and Zhao Dongting looked at each other, then turned to look in great shock.

"Could it be that in real life... we've actually shipped the real thing!?"

The massive popularity of the Cat Demon trailer caused Shi Song to fall into an even deeper state of Anger.

The bargaining chip he had previously used to invite Xu Chujing was the thought that with his own influence, he could help Cat Demon.

But looking at it now, they don't need it at all.

Having one Luo Mo is enough.

A Top Traffic male star with a sterling reputation has, at this moment, displayed his terrifying traffic and influence.

The two of them collaborating on the King of Love Songs has instead inexplicably become a brilliant move!

The recent film schedule was originally quite dull, but now that Cat Demon is being hyped so well, it is estimated that the opening day screen allocation given by major theater chains will be very high!

All of this makes Wang Shisong's secretaries very distressed.

"When will these days of ruined stockings and ruined shirt buttons finally come to an end?"

As for Luo Mo, he very cooperatively forwarded the Cat Demon trailer on major platforms.

After he forwarded it, the crowd of Singers at Xinyu immediately followed in Director Luo's footsteps.

Nowadays, the Weibo accounts of Luo Mo and his studio are the primary focus for Xinyu's Singers.

They all know very clearly that the King of Love Songs is about to end, and Director Luo will soon have a bit more free time.

As long as we flatter well enough, with tongues like lotus flowers and sharp, biting words, is it possible that the next popular Singer will be me?

After Luo Mo finished forwarding the trailer, he received a WeChat message from Director Qian Qingyun.

"Good lad, I was originally thinking of finding an opportunity to bring you into the circle, but I didn't expect you to have already quietly thrown yourself into the arms of Xu Chujing," said this director, who holds a pivotal position in the film industry.

Luo Mo looked at the WeChat message and muttered, "Into the arms of Xu Chujing?"

——Wouldn't it be very stifling?

He replied with a smile: "When I was on *Creating Idols*, I was brought along by Jing to make a guest appearance, but I didn't expect to land a 'Special Appearance' credit either."

Qian Qingyun sent a voice message: "Fine, then I'll have to take a good look at that time to see if you really have acting skills, so I'll have a better idea if we collaborate in the future."

Listening to the voice message, Luo Mo thought to himself: "Director Qian is hinting that he still has a strong desire to collaborate."

Regarding this, Luo Mo was not resistant; on the contrary, he couldn't ask for more.

If he really wanted to cross over, he would certainly need to polish his acting skills a lot.

These older-generation directors—regardless of whether the films they are currently shooting flop or whether the box office can hold up—are all people who definitely have real talent.

Following them, one can at least learn many things.

Moreover, acting is different from Singing; it requires a network of connections.

It is just like how even if Luo Mo were to throw out a top-tier script right now, he would still need a group of good Actors to help interpret it.

Someone like Qian Qingyun might be able to help Luo Mo a lot in certain aspects.

These things are all beneficial to some of his future plans.

As for Director Qian saying he wants to see his performance in *Cat Demon*, Luo Mo was still quite confident.

Because the positioning of the white-clothed swordsman is simply—handsome.

"Acting is a matter that extremely requires a sense of conviction."

"And I am deeply convinced—that I am truly a great handsome guy," Luo Mo smiled and thought to himself.

Looking at various costume dramas nowadays, in these kinds of scenes, the ones who are most troubled are actually the extras on the sidelines.

Watching a group of ugly men in costume appear and having to force a performance of "he is so handsome" is a very painful thing.

And if Director Qian goes to watch *Cat Demon*, he will soon discover one of Luo Mo's greatest highlights.

——Action scenes!

These days, action stars are in a bit of a transition period.

Just like on Earth, the action stars that everyone has a deep impression of are still those from the older generation.

This makes the industry very scarce of young handsome guys like Luo Mo who are proficient in everything—wielding blades, brandishing swords, playing with spears...

Hmm, the focus is still on the handsome guy part.

His plasticity is Afraid to exceed Qian Qingyun's expectations.

The next day, the official Weibo of *Cat Demon* began to release some character makeup photos that had not been announced before.

They started posting from noon, one every hour.

Because the Back Shadow version of the trailer yesterday was truly explosive enough, it led many netizens to come and watch.

"Ah, finally posted Yu."

"The little Cat Demon played by Ding Xiaoyu is so cute; I really want to rub this face!"

"Wow, the sister's eyes are too beautiful; she is so suited for this type of role."

Only then did everyone remember—Luo Mo is Yu's master!

That is to say, he is the master of the young Cat Demon and the teacher of the adult Cat Demon.

This relationship is absurd enough!

Immediately after, artists began to draw pictures for this.

The theme was: "When I was weak, you protected me. Now that I am strong, let me protect you."

The complex relationship between these three Actors, as well as the pictures drawn by the artists, even brought the screenwriter some inspiration for *Cat Demon 2*.

Of course, the premise is that the box office of *Cat Demon* must be top-tier; otherwise, there couldn't possibly be a *Cat Demon 2*.

Netizens looked at one makeup photo after another, bitterly waiting for Luo Mo's appearance.

There are still many appearance-focused viewers for the costume genre.

For example, many costume hairstyles are of the kind where after the hair is tied up, a strand of long hair is left down on each side of the forehead to appear elegant and dashing.

If one looks good, this is called dragon-whisker bangs; if one looks ugly, viewers mostly call it—cockroach antennae.

It wasn't until 7 o'clock in the evening that the official Weibo of *Cat Demon* released Luo Mo's makeup photo.

Once this makeup Poster was released, it immediately triggered countless netizens to watch.

"Damn! It's a completely different style from the costume look on the day of the National Day Gala, but it's still very handsome!"

"The world has suffered from ugly men in costume for too long; we are saved!"

"Luo Mo, can we stop Singing in the future? Or set aside a few months every year to act?"

"As expected, the white-clothed swordsman was played by Luo Mo; white-clothed Luo Mo, the god forever!"

"Strongly request major cinemas to make life-size standees of Luo Mo."

"The white-clothed swordsman and the fleeing half-demon, loved it, loved it!"

A makeup Poster suddenly rushed onto the Hot Search.

There's no way around it; this Top Traffic's temperament is truly too suitable for costumes. Moreover, his brows and eyes are very outstanding, and paired with different makeup, he can present different effects.

By ten o'clock in the evening, Xu Chujing sent Luo Mo a WeChat message, informing him of a piece of good news.

"Just now, two cinema chains communicated with us and decided to raise the first-day screening schedule for *Cat Demon*," said Xu Chujing.

"Raise it by how much?" Luo Mo asked in pursuit.

"One cinema chain said an increase of 7%, another said 5%."

Seeing these figures, even Luo Mo felt shocked.

He is not a film novice and knows what these figures represent.

After learning this news, Xu Chujing also felt it was unexpected, but upon careful thought, it was understandable.

The number of screenings on the opening day is naturally based on the heat of the film before its release.

It is just that

the status of a special guest appearance, a short 30-second trailer, and one character Poster caused the opening day screening volume to rise by so much.

One can only say that finding Luo Mo for a cameo was a lucky strike.

This series of terrifying chain reactions even made many industry insiders in the film circle feel that their perceptions had been refreshed.

——This actually works!?

"Is this most unique Top Traffic in history really this useful?" they thought to themselves.

Many people feel that the commercial value Luo Mo possesses needs to be re-evaluated.

At this very moment, Xu Chujing put down her phone, her bare feet tucked in, her whole body curled up on the sofa like a Cat, murmuring to herself: "How many more miracles is he going to bring me?"

(PS: First update, requesting monthly tickets. Also, today seems to be Shen Yinuo's birthday, so let's wish Xiao Shen a happy birthday!)

(End of this chapter)