Chapter 202: The Grand Finale, Begins

Ding Xiaoyu looked at the WeChat message sent by Luo Mo and was slightly stunned.

"Go to the stage of *King of Love Songs* to play the piano for Master?" She was suddenly a bit excited.

For her, what she was most confident in was her piano level; her degree of confidence in it far exceeded that of her acting skills.

She was first a piano genius girl, and only second a little child actor.

Any matter that could help Master, she was willing to do.

Therefore, she immediately replied: "I will try my best to strive for it."

This meant that even if she already had other schedule arrangements on the day of the *King of Love Songs* finale, she would try her best to adjust them to see if she could clear up the time.

"It's fine, check your schedule first, come if you have time," Luo Mo replied with a smile.

"No!" Ding Xiaoyu couldn't help but say out loud.

But she did not send this sentence over.

The next day, Ding Xiaoyu woke up early and couldn't wait to ask her mother, Chen Ru, if she had any schedule arrangements for the weekend.

"There is a big production to audition for on Sunday, the movie I told you about last time. It's best to go stay there on Saturday night to avoid being too rushed the next day," Chen Ru said to her daughter.

The Live Broadcast of *King of Love Songs* was on Saturday night.

"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Chen Ru asked.

Ding Xiaoyu looked at Chen Ru and said: "Master asked me to go to the grand finale of *King of Love Songs* to play the piano for him, I... I want to go!"

Chen Ru looked at her daughter with extreme surprise.

Luo Mo inviting Ding Xiaoyu to *King of Love Songs* had already made her feel slightly surprised. But her daughter's words, "I want to go," were what surprised her even more.

In her impression, her daughter was the standard "child of someone else" in the mouths of others.

Sensible, well-behaved, obedient, never making unreasonable demands or putting forward any personal Requirements.

She rarely expressed her personal wishes to her so directly and strongly.

Chen Ru fell into silence.

"Mom, I can help Master finish playing the piano and then leave, then take a car over. I can take a nap in the car, it definitely won't affect my state during the audition the next day," Ding Xiaoyu said hurriedly.

Chen Ru looked at her, smiled, put down the milk she had just heated for her daughter, and said: "I don't believe it. Can you resist not using your phone to watch the Live Broadcast of Master's grand finale in the car?"

Ding Xiaoyu opened her mouth, wanting to continue to strive for it, but she didn't want to lie.

—She couldn't help it.

Chen Ru thought for a moment and said: "Since you want to go so much, then go. But you must remember to tell your Master that you still have to go for an audition the next day."

This shrewd woman was essentially trying to tell Luo Mo that there was already a schedule arrangement, thereby deepening their relationship.

In her view, *King of Love Songs* was simply too popular.

The exposure was outrageously large!

Moreover, most of Luo Mo's personal stages would become classic, famous scenes that would spread.

This would be of great help to her daughter's career and popularity.

It could also be used to deepen the bond between master and apprentice and gain a wave of fans.

Ding Xiaoyu, however, didn't think that much at all. She just agreed verbally and wouldn't tell Luo Mo at all that she had to rush to the next city after the Live Broadcast ended and still had to audition the next day.

"Because if I do that, Master will definitely urge me to leave early," Ding Xiaoyu thought in her heart.

After returning to her room, she immediately kicked off her slippers, sat on the bed, and finished the hot milk in one go like completing a task.

After putting the glass on the bedside table, she lay on the bed, typed quickly on her phone, and sent a WeChat message to Luo Mo: "There are no schedule arrangements on Saturday!"

She didn't know if Master was awake or not, but she sent it anyway.

Luo Mo replied to the WeChat message instantly: "OK, then I'll send you the music first, you can practice when you have time. There will be two pianos prepared on the stage for the grand finale, and we, master and apprentice, will play together."

After saying this, he even joked: "Whether your master can obtain the title of 【King of Love Songs】 depends on you!"

When Ding Xiaoyu chatted with him, she would be much more lively and cheerful, unlike her usual calm self, which was like a pool of Dead Water.

At this moment, her expression was serious, her little face was taut, and her hands were typing on the phone with great force: "Understood!"

While Luo Mo was busy preparing his new song, Heavenly King Zhao was shrouded in gloom.

Huang Xishan had retired early and gone on strike directly.

Yuan Hewen originally didn't want to give up, saying he would consider the matter of the grand finale, and was still struggling internally.

As a result, a song, "Qing Yu An", scared him off.

Luo Mo would be fiercely criticized by the so-called literati in the cultural circle, but hadn't he, Yuan Hewen, been criticized before?

Luo Mo had just been criticized, but he had already been criticized for more than a decade........

But now it was better; his hat of piling up flowery language hadn't been taken off yet, while Luo Mo was already being praised by masters of the literary world and strongly commended by literature professors from prestigious universities.

If you went to write lyrics for Zhao Xueqin at this time, wouldn't that be walking right into the line of fire?

What's more, he felt he had every reason not to continue fighting with Luo Mo. You, Zhao Xueqin, aren't a Singer from our Magnetic Dragon, right?

You, Pineapple, are fighting with Luo Mo, what does it have to do with me, Magnetic Dragon's Yuan Hewen?

—Time to slip away!

This made Zhao Xueqin not know where to get songs for the grand finale for a while.......

He had received several songs recently, but he was completely unsatisfied.

The other lyricists and composers within Pineapple were not as good as Huang Xishan and Yuan Hewen.

At a time like this, asking for External Aid was even harder; those big-name lyricists and composers with whom he had good relationships on weekdays all suddenly became busy at this time, and they all had excuses.

Luo Mo's current momentum was fierce; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was at its zenith. Are we sure we want to follow you, Heavenly King Zhao, to go up and sacrifice ourselves?

Big-name lyricists and composers all cherish their reputations; they can't afford to lose, as it would lower their status.

As long as I don't fight you head-on, I am not inferior to you.

——"Spiritual Victory Method".

This has made Zhao Xueqin and Wang Shisong a bit frantic recently.

Heavenly King Zhao has already lowered his expectations; his goal is no longer to win the championship, but: "As long as I don't lose to Sun Yi and Chen Shanqi, that's fine."

Because Luo Mo's current trend looks a bit like he intends to dominate the music scene this year, giving off a feeling of being invincible across the entire industry.

No one can compete with his data on major music platforms!

But if he still loses to Sun Yi and Chen Shanqi on the competitive stage, then he will truly have no face left at all.

Since they really couldn't get any good songs, Zhao Xueqin and Wang Shisong discussed this matter.

In the end, our President Wang made the final decision: "Don't you still have songs from your new album that haven't been released? Just sing those."

"But... Teacher has already retired," Zhao Xueqin said.

Huang Xishan has already retired from public life and has already quit the music scene.

Using the lyrics and music he wrote to fight Luo Mo again, and then losing, would look very ugly and also be very impolite.

Since he has retired, he should stay away from disputes.

As a disciple, Zhao Xueqin should not do such a thing, nor does he want to do such a thing.

Wang Shisong glanced at him sideways and said: "Precisely because Huang Xishan has already retired, these are his final works; they might actually gain some sympathy points and some points for Kindness, understand?"

In this society, even the deceased can be exploited; what is wrong with exploiting someone who is retired?

"President Wang, how about..." Zhao Xueqin still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Wang Shisong raising his hand.

Are you talking about feelings with a capitalist?

Wang Shisong looked at him and said: "These songs by Huang Xishan belong to the company; didn't the company pay him? We won't owe him a single cent of dividends in the future either."

"As for how these songs are used, when they are used, and on what occasions they are used, that depends on the company's arrangements."

Wang Shisong himself was extremely dissatisfied with Huang Xishan's behavior of just dropping his responsibilities.

Zhao Xueqin looked at him and fell into a long silence.

Heavenly King Zhao also knew very well that this was safer.

He is just an Ordinary Heavenly King, and in the grand finale, he still has to be besieged by the three people from Xinyu.

Miserable, Heavenly King Zhao is truly miserable.

……..

……..

Unlike the heavy atmosphere at Pineapple, Xinyu is filled with a joyful atmosphere from top to bottom.

Shen Shaoqiu no longer has any extravagant hopes for "King of Love Songs"; there are only four Singers in the grand finale, and his Xinyu occupies three of them at once—what more could he want?

This lame man's walking has even become more nimble recently, and he wears a smile on his face every day when he comes to the company.

Xinyu is currently developing very well in the music field.

With Luo Mo as the new Music Director, there is a strong feeling of a complete transformation.

However, the fear of Xinyu in the music scene seems to indeed stem solely from Luo Mo alone.

If a Singer releases a new song and clashes with a Xinyu Singer's schedule, they will definitely become nervous instantly.

But once they see the lyricist/composer is not Luo Mo, they will breathe a sigh of relief and say in their hearts: "Thank goodness, thank goodness."

In the recording studio, Luo Mo is listening to Sun Yi and Chen Shanqi singing.

Both of them have a very good mindset; having made it all the way to the grand finale, they are already very satisfied.

In the final episode, as long as they show their style and show their level, that is enough.

Chen Shanqi is now effectively in the ranks of First-line Singers, and even Sun Yi has the momentum to charge into the first line relying on this program.

To use the terminology from fantasy novels, he is now considered a half-step into the first line.

It must be said that Luo Mo's ability to create Idols is still terrifying.

And what has truly made Luo Mo feel joyful recently is that he clearly felt Li Junyi's growth.

This little brother who has been following Luo Mo since "Creating Idols" has been watching everyone practice singing recently and has finally realized something.

He found a vocal placement suitable for himself, and his vocal timbre has undergone a qualitative change.

Although there is still a significant gap from Luo Mo's Requirement for him, it is still a gratifying start.

As long as he can meet the Requirement, Luo Mo will personally handle his debut album.

Time passed very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Saturday arrived.

The group took a van and headed to Hangzhou.

The highly anticipated "King of Love Songs" grand finale is about to arrive.

Today is Luo Mo's home court again.

And on the internet, people are actually discussing the champion less.

As long as Luo Mo doesn't perform poorly or the program team doesn't pull any shady tricks, then there is actually not much suspense.

However, the Strangers have actually been looking forward to this day for a long time.

On the day of the "Creating Idols" grand finale, Luo Mo became the 【Uncrowned King】.

Although he was number one on the popularity chart, he ultimately did not become the C-Position and debut by a landslide.

The crown of the C-Position was placed on the head of the leader of a second-rate, obscure group whose name everyone can hardly remember now.

It is time for him to wear the crown that belongs to him!

The crown of an Idol program is too small and unworthy of him.

Besides this, many viewers are waiting eagerly for the grand finale to air, just to uncover a few mysteries.

"In the grand finale, what kind of Killer move will he release?"

"What exactly did Luo Mo name that medley song of his?"

"What exactly is the second half of that Motto of Luo Mo's?"

(PS: Second update, requesting monthly votes!)

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