Chapter 244: Who Will Play Zhao Ling'er?

"Wha... what's wrong?" Xu Chujing saw Luo Mo staring at her and couldn't help but ask.

This woman, with her powerful aura and quintessential "imperial sister" vibe, could absolutely play the kind of queen in a movie who wears black silk stockings and rests her feet on a man.

Yet, at this moment, Luo Mo was looking at her so intently that even Xu Chujing, who had experienced all sorts of big scenes, felt a bit flustered, causing her to stutter slightly.

Luo Mo looked at her and suddenly smiled.

"It's nothing," he said with a smile.

But Xu Chujing still felt that something about him had changed, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

For Luo Mo, after being reborn, he had intended to live this life more freely, more dashingly, and with a clear and unhindered mind.

To live to the fullest within the scope of his abilities.

Therefore, after understanding his own heart, his entire mindset would likely change from here on out.

In the past, we had a pure friendship.

Now, I think it's okay to be appropriately impure.

………

………

The veteran driver drove fast; it didn't take long for Xu Chujing's female assistant to drive off the elevated road, and the car arrived near the residential complex where the two lived.

Xu Chujing looked at Luo Mo and chatted idly: "You took the 【Best Producer Award】 today; you could say you slapped the faces of the four major companies in one go."

Luo Mo nodded.

There was no helping it; who told the five nominees to be exactly him, Luo Mo, and the Music Directors of the four major companies?

The media and marketing accounts would definitely be unable to resist writing about it extensively, and this matter would surely be talked about by netizens with great relish for a long time.

Of course, these were all relatively superficial.

The main issue was that New Yu and Luo Mo Studio had emerged suddenly and were developing extremely rapidly.

Their market share was increasing, and intentionally or unintentionally, they were eating the cake that originally belonged to them.

Xu Chujing said: "Although the four majors compete fiercely on a daily basis, they are also very exclusionary."

She looked at Luo Mo and said: "They wouldn't mind if, in the process of fighting, the four majors became three, or even two; it would be best if one family dominated."

"However, none of them will allow a fifth major to appear."

Luo Mo nodded; he understood this and had thought of it long ago.

Xu Chujing said: "This year should pass smoothly, after all, it's the end of the year, but be careful next year."

Luo Mo said jokingly: "What should I do then? I'm still planning on winning Song King next year."

He was determined to win the 【Annual Best Male Singer】 next year.

Xu Chujing smiled and said: "Didn't you already think of the name for your next album? Is it called... 'Black'?"

Luo Mo nodded and said: "That's right."

This matter had been decided long ago; ever since he sang "Nocturne" on the stage of "King of Love Songs," he had announced to the public that "Nocturne" was one of the songs on the next album, and the album title was indeed "Black."

"Then why don't you save one or two duet songs for me on your next album?" Xu Chujing sent an invitation to team up.

The top diva Xu Chujing had never taken the initiative to send a duet invitation to anyone else.

"That's so nice," Luo Mo joked: "Then I'll have to write a few more; one or two isn't enough. I'm a person who—is very greedy."

Xu Chujing knew he was joking and couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind.

Seeing that the car had already entered the basement of Yucheng, she said to the female assistant: "Xiao Liu, you can drop Luo Mo off at Xicheng across the way in a moment."

"Ah... okay, okay, Jing." The little assistant nodded in agreement, as if waking from a dream.

She had just been so immersed in shipping the couple that she couldn't extricate herself, still shouting in her heart: "Live together! Live together!"

Yes, the employees of Luo Mo Studio and Xu Chujing Studio were the group that shipped them the most enthusiastically.

Because while others had to ship them through videos, text, and other channels, they were shipping real people directly in the real world.

Each and every one of them was like a master detective, even analyzing whether there was a hint of ambiguity in their words and interactions.

In the middle of the night like this, Luo Mo didn't think about going to sit at Xu Chujing's place.

After confirming his feelings, he was actually in no rush.

One must be a patient wolf.

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………

After returning home, Luo Mo placed the trophy on the display cabinet, putting it in the same row.

Then, after simply replying to some people's congratulatory WeChat messages, he went to the bathroom to take a shower and freshen up.

Many singers posted photos of themselves with their trophies on platforms like Weibo after winning awards.

Only Luo Mo, this heaven-defying singer with a huge harvest, didn't post a single photo.

However, there were many god-tier pictures of him at the awards ceremony on the internet.

These pictures were all screenshots taken by the fans themselves in the Live Broadcast; and honestly, once this person gets handsome, even random screenshots look quite good.

Of course, the most popular picture on the internet today was the one where Luo Mo looked at Xu Chujing when he finally won 【Annual Best Album】.

Luo Mo opened his phone and scrolled through Weibo.

In today's Weibo Hot Search, the Golden Melody Awards occupied half the territory.

Besides that, he discovered that Song Ge had also made it onto the Weibo Hot Search; it was likely a hot search bought by his team to promote his new web drama with a Suspense theme, "Lost Sin."

"It looks like it was just bought; a lot of the data hasn't caught up yet, and the comment count isn't high either." Luo Mo glanced at it and thought to himself.

It wasn't that he thought too highly of himself, but it was indeed very likely that Song Ge's team saw Luo Mo making a big splash again today, so they came to ride his coattails and grab some attention.

After all, during this period, every time Luo Mo dominated the Hot Search, a related entry about Song Ge would also appear.

And the friction between the two was well-known, and Luo Mo was a Top Traffic star, the target everyone in the entertainment industry loved to latch onto and ride the coattails of.

The news that *Sword and Fairy* has started filming has not yet been announced to the public; if it is announced later, there is no telling how much more crazily Song Ge and Pineapple will try to ride the coattails of the hype.

By then, it is even possible they will premiere on their platforms at the same time.

Regarding this, Luo Mo himself does not mind.

After confirming his own feelings, he looks at Song Ge again, and it can be said that the more he looks, the more annoyed he becomes, the more he looks, the more annoyed he becomes.

" *Lost Crimes*, a boys' love suspense drama," Luo Mo thinks, "Do they really think that just because it's boys' love, they can master the code to traffic?"

However, Pineapple TV clearly attaches great importance to this self-made web drama, and its progress is slightly faster than Luo Mo's *Sword and Fairy*.

After all, *Sword and Fairy* hasn't even officially started casting yet.

Not to mention, Luo Mo used to go to film crews on Earth to pick people, and now that it is his turn to do the casting, it is quite interesting.

In Luo Mo's heart, a few candidates have already been decided, such as Lin Yueru.

For this young lady who appears a bit headstrong and willful at the beginning, he plans to let Shen Yinuo play herself.

Shen Yinuo can be considered professionally trained; she studied acting in university, and Jiang Ningxi is her best friend and alumna, but Jiang Jiang did not study acting.

I don't know what happened, but in the end, she debuted in a group with Jiang Ningxi and others, and did not follow the path of an Actor.

Luo Mo has tested her acting; how should he put it... if it weren't for the fact that she could play herself and naturally have an advantage, he really wouldn't necessarily think Shen Yinuo could shoulder this heavy responsibility.

In terms of acting, this person might only be at a mid-level among those professionally trained, and having focused on being in a girl group all these years, her level has dropped quite a bit.

To put it simply—she needs training.

If she is trained properly, it should still be no problem.

On the contrary, the casting for Zhao Ling'er gives Luo Mo a bit of a headache.

It feels like there is no one very suitable here at Xinyu.

After all, one must know that the name Liu Yifei back then was an adjective.

"Sister Fairy," that title wasn't called for nothing back then.

Every once in a while over the past few years, someone would say that *Sword and Fairy 1* was going to be remade, which would then spark heated discussions on the internet, debating who was worthy of playing the role.

After everyone discussed it back and forth, many netizens directly recommended that the role of Zhao Ling'er be played by the real-life daughter of the actress who played Zhao Ling'er's mother, Qing'er, in *Sword and Fairy 1*.

By virtue of this true blood relationship, everyone indicated they could accept it.

Moreover, the role of Zhao Ling'er isn't enough just being pretty; she still needs to have a youthful aura.

Although it is very popular in current TV dramas to find actresses over thirty to force themselves to play seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls, Luo Mo would feel very uncomfortable, and it wouldn't meet the expectations in his heart.

"Yu's acting skills would definitely pass; after all, she is a future Best Actress," Luo Mo immediately thought of his cheap apprentice, Ding Xiaoyu.

There is no need to consider what her personality is like in reality; with her acting skills, her plasticity is extremely strong.

Only a newbie like Shen Yinuo needs to rely on playing herself.

It's just that Yu is a minor, and she is also his apprentice; for them to be lovey-dovey in the drama, that would really be... too criminal.

Although, Liu Tianxian also played romantic scenes at a young age back then...

"Casting is not easy," Luo Mo thinks in his heart.

On the other hand, *Classic of China* is progressing very quickly and everything is going very smoothly, thanks to the influence of Ning Dan and CCTV.

After collaborating with the National Theatre of China, Ning Dan sent Luo Mo several actors.

Luo Mo wants to steal techniques from every single one of them!

These people have too many things worth learning from them, and being able to receive their guidance would surely be of great benefit.

Luo Mo shakes his head and lies on the bed, preparing to rest early today.

Suddenly, he remembers something.

"Almost forgot about that group of people who set flags!" Luo Mo finally remembers this batch of netizens.

Some of these people who set flags are too outrageous.

It's not even just for fun anymore; if they really go through with it, I'm afraid it will affect social order.

Therefore, he hurriedly posted a Weibo post about this matter to provide a preventive measure in advance.

"I don't know where I got so many silly fans; I'm clearly such a serious person," Luo Mo thinks.

The next day, this serious person runs to the home of Diva Xu again to play the little game called 【Feeding the Diva】.

(PS: Second update, asking for monthly tickets! By the way, in our book review section, there are also those saying that if this book reaches 1 million words, they will hand-copy it, and if it exceeds 1.2 million words, they will live broadcast cutting their... Everyone remember to spare their lives when the time comes; be merciful.)

Also, recommending a friend's book, *Nine Cauldrons Suppress the Galaxy*.)

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