Chapter 212: Motto and Crowning the King

As soon as the name "King of Love Songs" was announced, the entire venue erupted in an instant.

The professional judging panel wore expressions of astonishment one by one, while the live audience couldn't help but scream at the top of their lungs.

The barrage on the Live Broadcast also surged at this very moment, its volume even exceeding the amount when Luo Mo received his highest score.

"You're so cocky, I love it!"

"Cocky, cocky, cocky, cocky!"

"I heard you're very cocky!"

"So wild, but I like it!"

"King of Love Songs! King of Love Songs!"

If the name of this medley of golden hits had been announced during the first episode, it would surely have triggered an uproar in public opinion; it is estimated that hit pieces against Luo Mo would have been overwhelming, and a group of people would have jumped out to curse him for not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth, or even for lacking artistic integrity.

But the program "King of Love Songs" has already progressed to the grand finale, and Luo Mo has proven himself time and time again.

Although the final ranking has not yet been announced, everyone's perception is already completely different.

At this moment, everyone only feels high-spirited when looking at him, and subsequently follows along with their blood boiling.

"That's right, this song should be called 'King of Love Songs'!"

"Just the complete version of 'What I Missed' is already this good, so why shouldn't this song be called 'King of Love Songs'?"

"Deserved!"

Sitting off-stage, Ding Xiaoyu opened her small mouth, looking at her master on stage in astonishment.

This young girl is always introverted, even a bit repressed.

Yet the man on stage is the polar opposite of her.

And yet, this difference deeply attracted her.

At this moment, even though there was no spotlight on Luo Mo, in the young girl's eyes, her master seemed to be glowing.

The sharp edge he revealed at this moment was taken in by countless people!

Standing beside Luo Mo, Ke Ming, who had changed into a new hat, also felt his heart rate accelerate, and his mouth soon stretched to his ears.

"Good name! What a good name!" he shouted wildly in his heart.

At the same time, he felt that the variety show effect of the grand finale had been maxed out at this moment!

This was the suspense built up from the very first episode, a song that ran through the entire season.

For it to end up with this name is simply fantastic!

He glanced at Luo Mo, his eyes filled with gratitude.

"This is building momentum for the show!" Ke Ming thought to himself.

At the same time, he couldn't help but recall the first episode, when Luo Mo smiled and joked that Director Ke could consider the naming rights for this song and could buy it with money.

Logically speaking, Luo Mo is now essentially giving away a song title for free to add luster to the show, which can be considered a return for Ke Ming previously giving him a contestant spot to let Chen Shanqi participate in the competition.

But for some reason, Ke Ming suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and his mind began to stir.

"This medley of golden hits, 'King of Love Songs', will definitely have a complete recorded version released."

"After all, it was sung separately in each episode of the show, so it can't be merged together, and there won't even be a complete live version."

"Although it is called 'King of Love Songs', in essence, it doesn't have much to do with our show."

"But if we really spend money to buy this song, then on all major platforms, the end of this song will be followed by: Variety Show 'King of Love Songs' program song, these words."

"The show will still have a second season, and even a third or fourth season..."

"In the long run, having a song is also quite good."

"The most important thing is that in the coming seasons, we can still have in-depth cooperation with Luo Mo Studio and Xin Yu!"

"Then, can Luo Mo write a few songs for the medley for the upcoming contestants?"

"Or even—use all the songs inside to compete!"

"Hahahaha! Variety show effect maxed out, expectations maxed out!"

"My show, the second season is going to be a hit again!"

The more Ke Ming thought about it, the more excited and thrilled he became.

If the live broadcast of the grand finale hadn't ended yet, he might have already dragged Luo Mo to the conference room to discuss the price.

It's just money, right? Take it! Take it!

In his view, after buying this song, he can go find a title sponsor and earn the money back from them.

Simply put, with Luo Mo's current popularity and the talent he has displayed, the second season with his help and the second season without his help would be worlds apart.

When discussing sponsorship fees with title sponsors, this fee would definitely be vastly different!

It might have only been possible to negotiate for 100 million, but now it would start at at least 150 million, or even more!

"Buy! No matter what, I must buy it!" Ke Ming thought in his heart.

This money, I am determined to pay!

Although Ke Ming is a "filial son" when making shows, serving the "gold master daddies" until they are practically in heaven.

But when it comes to money, this guy has a completely different face.

He coughed lightly, began to collect his thoughts, and said: "'King of Love Songs', good name."

"Then, next, it's time for the ranking moment that the audience friends care about the most!" he continued.

The program flow still has to be followed; after all, the total duration of the live broadcast must be controlled, otherwise, it would be another live broadcast accident.

Ke Ming held the card and began to announce from fourth place.

This time, he did not slow down his speech rate and rhythm too much, because there wasn't much time left in the grand finale.

"I announce, the fourth place of the first season of 'King of Love Songs' is—Singer Sun Yi!"

Applause erupted throughout the venue, and Sun Yi's total score appeared on the big screen.

Everyone accepted this result.

Sun Yi himself also wore a smile; he had never imagined at the start that he, a cannon fodder, could make it all the way to now and reap such high popularity.

Judging by his current heat, he had long since surpassed the year he was crowned 【Newcomer King】, reaching a new peak in his career.

Previously, he had felt great pain because the copyrights to all his past songs were in the hands of his former company, Feihuang Entertainment.

Now, he already had new representative works, and he was even more popular than he had been a few years ago!

Even for the top singer of Feihuang Entertainment, judging by current heat, the gap between him and Sun Yi was vast.

Although this was partly due to the super-high exposure of the variety show "King of Love Songs," he knew clearly in his heart that after joining Luo Mo Studio, his future was bright.

"This gamble on life was truly the right bet. This isn't just trading a bicycle for a motorcycle; this is taking a rocket into space," he thought with a smile, then bowed to the entire audience.

When delivering his acceptance speech, he also emphatically thanked Luo Mo, thanking this new boss of his.

It was Luo Mo who gave him an opportunity akin to a nirvana-like rebirth.

As for the audience, the greatest suspense of the grand finale was about to be revealed.

"Is Heavenly King Zhao in second place or third place?"

The songs "Meeting" and "What I Miss" brought by Chen Shanqi were too strong; they were both songs that could sustain a Singer for a lifetime.

Looking at Heavenly King Zhao's side, the tracks for the grand finale were actually somewhat lackluster, not even as good as the songs from the previous episodes.

There was no helping it; who told him that the team behind him had already been crushed by Luo Mo single-handedly.

This newly debuted Newcomer formed an army of one, charged forward to break the formation, and routed Zhao Xueqin and the entire creative team behind him.

This 【Earth Huaxia Fist】 of mine has at least five thousand years of cultivation; you cannot block it.

Ke Ming held the paper card and announced loudly: "I announce, the Singer who has won the third place in the first season of 'King of Love Songs' is—Zhao Xueqin!"

The stubbly Heavenly King Zhao swayed slightly, stepping forward in a daze.

Although the audience in front also gave applause, there was a faint ringing in Heavenly King Zhao's ears.

He felt the whole world spinning.

This top singer of Pineapple, who had always been in awe of President Wang, let out a roar in his heart for the first time: "Wang Shisong has ruined me!"

So much so that when he gave his speech, it was very brief and perfunctory; he forced a smile onto his face, no longer possessing his usual elegance, but instead having a feeling of stiff-faced, insincere grinning.

Zhao Xueqin was now not only feeling a mix of emotions, but also felt a bit lost about the future.

In his view, this seemed to be not just a hurdle in his own singing career, but very likely to evolve into a hurdle for the entire Pineapple in the field of the music industry.

Although Pineapple's focus was on the film and television industry, and CILONG was the hegemon in the music industry among the four major companies, the music industry was also a very important part.

At this moment, Tao Jie stood beside Luo Mo, her whole person incomparably excited.

"Me, second? Am I second?" She was so excited that she felt her peach-shaped buttocks were even perkier.

If humans had tails, she would probably be spinning her tail like a propeller right now.

For a Singer like her who had broken through a bottleneck, she really needed things like awards and rankings to firmly establish her position.

The runner-up of "King of Love Songs" had extremely high gold content; after all, if you look at the list of contestants from the first episode until now, it could be said to be a gathering of stars.

She turned her head to look at Luo Mo, her eyes shimmering with waves of light, her eye sockets slightly red, full of gratitude.

This female Singer, who was previously known as a Niche boutique, had finally received recognition from the market and the Masses.

After Ke Ming announced Chen Shanqi's ranking, when she gave her speech, almost all of it revolved around Luo Mo alone.

"Music Director Luo truly has a pair of hands that can turn stone into gold; with one touch from him, I transformed."

"Thank you, Music Director Luo, for being able to select me to compete and for tailoring songs for me..."

Following her tearful account, the audience only then realized that Chen Shanqi being able to compete was also something Luo Mo had picked out from among the many Xinyu Singers.

In other words, she really had been propped up by Luo Mo from beginning to end.

Other Singers within Xinyu, as long as they were watching the Live Broadcast, were mostly incomparably envious, or even jealous.

At the beginning, there were people inside who had laughed at Chen Shanqi.

——Are you too good at bootlicking?

After all, she was a quasi-First-line Singer, but her posture was set far too low; not only did she not want any other copyrights, she even handed over the singing rights.

Where is there a Singer who doesn't want singing rights? In the future, to sing the songs they performed, they actually still needed the approval of the lyricist and composer; it was simply unheard of!

Isn't this putting oneself in the other's hands, letting him manipulate you?

Now they finally understood how important this move was, and how much foresight this low posture had.

Sun Yi was a signed Singer under Luo Mo Studio; they were just Xinyu Singers and could not be considered completely one of his own.

Although Luo Mo was the Music Director of Xinyu and had dry shares in Xinyu, and could be considered a small shareholder, the studio was his focus.

Now they no longer laughed at Chen Shanqi; they even queued up wanting Music Director Luo to manipulate them. Music Director Luo could manipulate them however he wanted, and manipulate wherever he wanted.

Ah, this damn feeling!

He clearly hadn't even started yet, but I already feel like I am already in his shape.

From now on, Luo Mo's right to speak and authority in music would reach its peak at Xinyu.

His words might be even more effective than Shen Shaoqiu's.

Finally, Ke Ming looked at Luo Mo with the paper card and said loudly: "Then, at the end of the grand finale, please give your applause to our champion Singer of the first season of 'King of Love Songs'—Luo Mo!"

The audience erupted in thunderous applause, and Luo Mo, amidst the screaming and cheering, took a step forward with the microphone.

Ke Ming stood to the side and said: "Luo Mo, when giving your acceptance speech, don't forget that unfinished Motto of yours."

Hearing this, Luo Mo smiled and nodded.

Wearing a black overcoat, he picked up the microphone and faced the camera:

"【Know that in my youth I had lofty ambitions, and once promised to be the best in the world.】"

Once these words were spoken, many young audience members felt as if their brains were about to explode.

That line in "Creating Idols," "【Do not worry that there are no soulmates on the road ahead, for who in the world does not know you】," was actually more like Luo Mo's warning and encouragement to himself.

After all, this sentence was broadcast on the big screen after he walked off the stage.

His stage, at that moment, had briefly come to an end.

But he still had to walk the road ahead and persist in moving forward.

Because so many people were watching, so many people were looking forward to it, and so many people were waiting!

And today's sentence was to tell everyone that he had come specifically for first place.

The second variety competition, a competition that spanned the entire autumn.

Sorry, I am first place again.

Golden powder filled the sky, falling at this moment, and magnificent fireworks were set off in the heavens.

This scene was so familiar, causing many viewers watching the Live Broadcast to feel a complex mix of emotions.

The only difference was that on that day, that man left the venue alone.

On this day, he stood in the very center of the stage, listening to everyone shouting his name!

The barrage of comments went crazy instantly, and the Strangers could not hold back at this moment.

He deserves it, he deserves it!

"One must know that in youth, one had lofty ambitions, once promising to be among the best in the world!"

"Yes, didn't we all have grand aspirations when we were young, feeling that we could be the best in the world?"

"This year, a golden rain has finally fallen for him!"

"The regrets of summer have actually been fulfilled in autumn."

"Charge! Charge! Charge!"

Golden sequins filled the sky as they fell, and Luo Mo, wearing a black overcoat, smiled at the camera amidst the golden rain.

A few months ago, a legendary photo went viral on the internet; it was his Back Shadow in the golden rain, looking lonely.

Now, the lights shone only on him.

The C-Position in a trainee program and a first-place finish like this, featuring a Heavenly King and numerous first and second-tier Singers, have a world of difference in value.

Luo Mo picked up the microphone and said, "Without further ado, let me give a simple self-introduction."

Under the glow of the fireworks, he spoke amidst the golden rain:

"Hello everyone, I am the 【King of Love Songs】—Luo Mo."

(PS: Second update, 4000 words, requesting monthly tickets!)

(End of chapter)