Chapter 224: Planning Regarding Film and Television

At the hour of the early morning, Luo Mo, having finished washing up, lay on the large bed in his home, checking the box office for *Cat Demon* and *Late Marriage* on his phone.

The second-day box office for *Cat Demon* saw an increase, reaching 96.14 million.

"There are indeed more people watching movies on Saturday than on Friday."

"It's a pity, it didn't break 100 million."

He looked at this data, feeling a slight sense of regret for Xu Chujing.

99.99 million and 100 million give people a completely different impression.

A single-day box office breaking 100 million is an honor.

"But this is equivalent to refreshing the single-day box office record for a non-holiday period this year," Luo Mo thought, feeling it was still something worth celebrating.

On the other side, the box office for *Late Marriage* was also continuing to rise.

This film received the most additional screenings, and through the fermentation of word-of-mouth and Song Ge's various antics, its popularity was also surging.

Its second-day box office directly broke 50 million, reaching the level of 57.8 million.

Looking at the growth rate, it seemed even more fierce than *Cat Demon*.

"But in terms of the limitations of the subject matter, *Late Marriage* cannot possibly beat *Cat Demon*," Luo Mo was particularly clear about this.

*Cat Demon* carries a Xianxia flair and can be said to be suitable for all ages.

Teenagers do not like to watch subject matter like *Late Marriage*.

Many things inside are also a bit heavy, reflecting various problems in reality, with a strong feeling of wanting to exacerbate the trend of fear of marriage in this society; many couples will probably end up arguing because of this movie after watching it.

But there is a group of people on the internet who worship this movie as a masterpiece.

Everyone has their own values; the things inside are relatively complex and may indeed involve some social issues.

But looking at the ratings on major ticketing platforms, *Cat Demon* dropped by 0.1 points, while *Late Marriage* rose by 0.1 points.

"However, from the current perspective, if *Cat Demon* maintains this trend, breaking even is inevitable, and it should still be able to earn quite a bit," Luo Mo muttered to himself.

But he also didn't know if the final performance of this film had met Xu Chujing's expectations.

Because this woman's star journey has always been extremely legendary.

Her first album was a massive hit, and then each one was more popular than the last, directly making her a top diva in the music scene.

The first television drama she acted in across the industry was the number one in ratings that year, and the word-of-mouth was also excellent.

The second television drama she appeared in directly earned her the title of Best Actress.

If compared with these, *Cat Demon* is actually a "slip-up" for her.

Looking at the final profit, perhaps the lower-grossing *Late Marriage* earns more, because the cost of this film is very low.

He thought about inviting Xu Chujing to a meal after her current roadshow ended to probe her mindset.

"And for me, my layout in film and television, perhaps... it is also time to start," Luo Mo thought.

This weekend passed just like that.

On Sunday, the box office for *Cat Demon* fell back slightly and did not continue to rise as hoped to achieve the single-day 100 million milestone, reaching only 90.19 million.

But *Late Marriage* also began to show a trend of insufficient stamina, with a single-day box office of 51.09 million, and criticism for this film on the internet also gradually began to emerge.

"What kind of bullshit movie is this? A bunch of people on the internet are blowing it up to be something miraculous. My wife and I argued on the way home after watching it, and she even wants to divorce me."

"I don't understand what kind of values this movie is outputting. My best friend even thinks she benefited a lot. I was stunned listening to what she said."

"I don't understand it, and I can't make sense of it."

"I don't know what the core idea is; it's a bit convoluted, and I always feel that what it's outputting doesn't seem right, but I can't describe exactly what's wrong with it all of a sudden."

"It's not realistic. The way Song Ge acts is not like a person in the real world."

Although the word-of-mouth began to form a polarized pattern, Song Ge has been in high spirits these past few days.

A movie that only cost a few tens of millions has now earned quite a lot after being released for three days.

He feels that by relying on this *Late Marriage*, he has a great possibility of joining the Ten Billion Club.

Joining the Ten Billion Club means his status in the circle will be completely different.

When he accepted interviews these past few days, he mentioned Xu Chujing and Luo Mo several times directly. He didn't care at all about Luo Mo's face-to-face output against him, and he advised him in the tone of a senior to polish his acting skills well, saying that the film circle is not a place where one can get by just by acting cool like he did in *Cat Demon*.

Besides this, he also announced to the public that he would be starring as the male lead in a big-budget web drama, and the official crew would release the news tonight.

In the past, film actors didn't like to act in television dramas, feeling it was condescending.

But in recent years, it has started to become different; in many cases, the traffic bonus brought by television dramas exceeds that of movies, and with traffic, one can naturally earn more money.

Coupled with the fact that some film actors achieved great success after acting in television dramas, ushering in a second spring in their careers, it also made many people a bit jealous.

Therefore, in recent years, one can even see film actors at the Best Actor and Best Actress level throwing themselves into the television industry.

As for web dramas, they used to be at the bottom of the contempt chain.

The impression they gave was that they were low-budget and crudely made.

But just like on Earth, once a phenomenal blockbuster appears, the industry will radiate infinite vitality.

The web dramas of this world have also long since entered a stage of massive explosion, which has caused many film actors and television actors who disdained filming web dramas to also throw themselves into this industry.

Not to mention, one or two web drama hits are produced every year!

The web drama that Song Ge is going to star in as the male lead is a dual-male-lead model, with criminal investigation as the subject matter, and then, carrying a slight bit of... fan-service.

His expectations for this web drama are actually even higher than for *Late Marriage*.

He considers himself to have found the traffic code.

By eight o'clock in the evening, the web drama *Lost Sin* officially announced Song Ge as its male lead.

And the other male lead of this dual-male-lead web drama is named Liu Hongtao, a newly promoted young actor who just won the Best Newcomer Award last year. It is rumored that his backing is very strong, he is heavily supported by capital, and he is not lacking in resources.

This web drama will be exclusively broadcast on Pineapple TV, one of the four major video platforms, and belongs to Pineapple's self-made web drama.

When Luo Mo saw these messages, he was completely stunned.

"I went around in a big circle, only to end up back at President Wang," he thought to himself.

"I wonder how President Wang of Pineapple has been lately?"

……..

……..

The next day, Luo Mo got up early and headed to the Xinyu Building.

Shen Shaoqiu wanted to have a chat with him, and he also happened to want to have a chat with President Shen.

After arriving at Shen Shaoqiu's office, as soon as he walked through the door, he saw a bottle of white liquor and a bottle of red wine placed on the desk.

"For me?" Luo Mo pointed at the two bottles of wine.

Shen Shaoqiu nodded: "Consider it a celebratory gift for you. I'm giving it voluntarily this time, so you don't come looking for me to beg for wine again, you brat."

Because of various reasons, one-fifth of the wine collection in his home had already entered Luo Mo's wine cellar.

Luo Mo and Run Jie were drinking buddies now; every time he treated Run Jie to a drink, it was inseparable from President Shen's strong support.

A smile bloomed on Luo Mo's face as he picked up the two bottles to take a look; although he didn't know much about them, he knew they were likely very expensive.

After sitting down, Shen Shaoqiu began to brew tea for Luo Mo personally.

While rinsing the tea leaves with water, he said: "How are the preparations for the new song for Nuo Nuo and the others coming along?"

"Isn't today Monday? I originally planned to upload 'Miss Chic' and the dance video of the dance studio version of this song at noon today."

"The official song MV will have to wait until next Monday to be uploaded; we're doing the pre-promotion this week."

"But later, because of some matters, the plan changed, and it was pushed back by a day. It will be uploaded on all platforms tomorrow, Tuesday, at noon," Luo Mo said.

"Doesn't that mean one less day to make a push for the New Song Chart?" Shen Shaoqiu asked.

In this way, the data for Monday would be missing.

"It's fine, let them have a day," Luo Mo smiled; he was still quite confident in 'Miss Chic'.

There were no big stars releasing songs this week, so it wasn't a big problem.

Shen Shaoqiu nodded and didn't say anything more.

Now, many of the company's decisions regarding music were basically decided by Luo Mo, the Music Director.

After he finished brewing the tea, he poured a cup for Luo Mo and asked: "I've seen the comments on the internet about your performance in 'Cat Demon'."

"How is it? The netizens are very good at praising, right?" Luo Mo gave a cocky smile.

Shen Shaoqiu raised his eyes to look at him and swallowed back the praise that was already on the tip of his tongue.

"What is there to praise about this brat?" he thought to himself.

After pouring himself a cup of tea, he said: "I wanted to ask you today about your thoughts on the film and television side, and if you have any arrangements."

Luo Mo looked at him and said: "Our Xinyu's focus was previously on the music field. I see that in terms of film and television, our development is... *cough cough*, a bit average."

Shen Shaoqiu looked at him and said: "You don't need to struggle so hard to find words. I know that in the film and television industry over the past two years, Xinyu could be described as a complete mess."

There aren't many professional Actors under Xinyu; most are Singers crossing over to develop in the film and television industry.

Not many people have managed to pave a successful path; on the contrary, many have been mocked by netizens and retreated back to the music scene in shame.

Shen Shaoqiu said to Luo Mo: "Just say it straight, what are your thoughts?"

Luo Mo nodded and said: "I want my studio and the company to invest in a drama together, and then I will serve as the lead Actor myself."

"Oh? You've already picked out a project?" Shen Shaoqiu's face showed doubt and surprise.

He had always felt that Luo Mo was someone who planned his career very well; everything he did was logical and a smooth transition.

It was just that he didn't expect Luo Mo to have already set his sights on the film and television industry, and had he already connected with a creative team based on his own resources and channels?

"Which creative team is it that makes you want to invest?" Shen Shaoqiu asked.

Luo Mo put down his teacup and held up an index finger, pointing at the chandelier.

Shen Shaoqiu looked at him with a blank expression.

"What do you mean, it fell from the sky?" Shen Shaoqiu asked.

Luo Mo nodded, then hooked his finger back to point at himself.

"I'm preparing to invest in myself," Luo Mo said.

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(End of this chapter)