Chapter 256: Opening Peace for All Generations

The night gradually deepened; in another ten minutes, it would be eight o'clock in the evening.

Many people were waiting in front of their televisions or computers, anticipating the broadcast of the first episode of *Classics in China*.

Although the name of this variety show gave people the feeling that it was the very serious kind, based on their confidence in Luo Mo, many people decided to take a look anyway.

After all, Luo Mo might be terrible at naming things.

*That Year Those Rabbits*, can you tell what this anime is about just by looking at the name?

*Celestial Sword 5 Qixia Zhuan*, a sense of being dated comes rushing at you.

*Classics in China*, at least it looks very high-class.

For many viewers, they "hadn't watched a CCTV variety show in eight hundred years."

Variety shows on local satellite channels are more entertaining; everyone can just mindlessly follow along and have a laugh—how happy!

As for some web variety shows, they have a larger scale and a stronger sense of novelty than the variety shows broadcast simultaneously on television stations.

People in this world have an impression of CCTV similar to what everyone had a few years ago.

They think it is conservative, serious, formal, old-fashioned...

Unlike now, where CCTV repeatedly achieves legendary status, frequently producing high-quality, highly acclaimed works; the Sixth Princess, in particular, is world-renowned and has a huge wave of die-hard fans, appearing on Weibo Hot Search more often than celebrities.

The CCTV here is also thinking about making changes.

But the first step is always difficult, and the sense of proportion is always hard to grasp.

After all... it is CCTV.

Inside an apartment in Shanghai, a slightly chubby young man was sitting in front of his computer, waiting for Penguin Video to update the first episode simultaneously.

He works in finance, but he is more famous on another platform as a web novelist.

In the circle of authors, those who write web novels are actually at the bottom of the contempt chain.

It's very strange; it seems that everything updated and serialized on the internet is at the bottom of the contempt chain.

For example, web novels, web variety shows, web dramas, and the like.

He has recently been conceiving his new book, with the tentative background being ancient immortal heroes, and then adding some detective elements.

His train of thought hasn't been very clear these past few days, so he wanted to relax for a few days, watch some variety shows, listen to some songs, and so on.

Luo Mo is a Singer he likes, and Ning Dan is a variety show director she likes.

He is the type of person who likes the older-sister type the most.

It's just that, before, he couldn't connect these two people with a CCTV variety show no matter what.

Most importantly, Luo Mo's status as a National Reading Promotion Ambassador was announced just yesterday.

As a web novelist, he knows deeply just how awesome this status is.

"I wonder if we can invite someone of Luo Mo's level to our novel website's annual meeting."

"If my next book can become legendary, I'll have to go on stage to receive an award at the annual meeting, right? There will be celebrities presenting awards, right?"

"Sigh, what am I thinking about? I haven't even conceived the new book yet." He cast aside his distracting thoughts and shook his head.

At this moment, the time reached eight o'clock sharp, and Penguin Video updated the first episode of *Classics in China*.

Under normal circumstances, video websites are not very punctual and will update programs a few minutes early.

But this is, after all, a CCTV variety show, so it definitely has to be synchronized.

As soon as the variety show started, he saw an overwhelming barrage of comments.

"It's here!"

"It's here!"

"Waiting in position to watch!"

He couldn't help but exclaim: "This person is really popular!"

As the first episode began, one could see that both sides were pitch black, with light only in the passage in the middle.

In the light, there was the Back Shadow of a man, constantly walking forward.

The black shadows and the light intertwined, giving people a sense of weight and a sense of time travel.

The sound of footsteps was steady, reaching the ears of the audience.

A deep male voice rang out, and many people recognized this as Luo Mo's voice.

"Only the ancestors of Yin have books and classics."

It was like walking through a time tunnel; Luo Mo revealed his figure, placing himself inside an antique-style study.

He continued to introduce the program.

"For thousands of years, our ancestors have been recording our history and telling our stories."

He walked to a wooden bookshelf, reached out to touch the books, and said: "The Classics here all condense the hard work and wisdom of our predecessors."

He pulled one out from among them and said: "People have guarded them for generations, passing the torch, allowing the bloodline of the spirit to extend to this day."

Luo Mo opened the book in his hand, and golden characters began to float and flip in the air; the special effects in this opening sequence were done very well.

As he turned to face the camera, the entire study was already covered in golden characters.

Those were the names of various Classics.

*Book of Documents*, *Exploitation of the Works of Nature*, *Herbalist*, *Records of the Grand Historian*...

Everyone might not have read the contents inside, but they definitely knew their thunderous names.

"Open the Classics, dialogue with the sages."

"Know where our lives originated, know where our footsteps are heading."

The entire study began to rotate, the bookshelves began to move; there was a sense of historical change, absolutely movie-level special effects.

"Read the Classics in a new way, let the words written in ancient books come alive."

The background music began to gradually become impassioned.

Just this opening sequence, watching the shining book titles within it, made everyone's sense of cultural pride well up spontaneously.

At the end of the opening, Luo Mo looked straight ahead and said:

"Let us read together—'Classic China'."

As soon as his voice fell, the large characters of the program's title began to emerge, and the entire opening sequence officially ended.

The bullet comments surged without stopping.

"Speechless, why did I suddenly feel so stirred?"

"Doesn't this instantly crush most current variety shows?"

"My intuition tells me he is about to become a legend again!"

"I'm suddenly very interested; I was just watching casually at first."

"Blows me away! Just the opening of this show alone blows me away!"

"No wonder the promotional slogan dared to write: 'Transmit the classic Righteousness of a thousand years, ignite the bright lamp of eternity!'"

His next web novel was originally a transition, shifting from urban to Xianxia, and it needed to incorporate some historical writing styles, so his interest in this variety show instantly became even more intense.

After the opening sequence ended, an incomparably shining and weighty stage emerged.

On the large screen were two golden characters—"Book of Documents"!

Everyone heard the sound of drums, the sound of chime bells, and the sounds of various classical Yueqi.

The soundtrack for this program also followed a grand and atmospheric route, which was extremely satisfying to listen to.

In the center of the stage, a desk was placed.

Luo Mo sat upright before the desk, spread out a scroll, and began to narrate the various aspects of the "Book of Documents".

Subtitles appeared beside him, labeling his identity in the program: 【Contemporary Scholar: Luo Mo】.

And every time he spoke a sentence, on the other side of the stage, Actor would perform the part he was narrating.

After finishing the narration of the entire process of the ancient book's emergence, he stood up and said: "'Book of Documents' is known as the ancestor of political books and the source of historical books."

"Legend has it that it was compiled and edited by Kongzi in his later years."

The stage design began to operate, and the entire stage background began to change from modern to ancient.

A group of young people were seen sitting in two rows, and an old man playing Kongzi walked out.

He said to his disciples: "'Book' is a book of the ancient times, an ancient historical book, over three thousand chapters."

A disciple immediately said: "Too many, not easy to read, not easy to transmit."

Kongzi said: "Over three thousand chapters, select one hundred chapters, and it is easier to obtain the essence."

One disciple bowed and said: "'Book', one hundred chapters, selected for several years."

"'Book', one hundred chapters, why were they selected?"

"'Book', one hundred chapters, what is the essence?"

Kongzi smiled and said: "A good question."

He stroked his beard and said: "Why were they selected, what is the essence."

He turned around, picked up a booklet, and said: "The words and deeds of the ancient sages are recorded in the 'Book', allowing later generations to read the 'Book' and know the foundation of the sages' governance, read the 'Book' and know the reasons for the rise and fall of dynasties, and know the essentials of personal self-cultivation."

The disciples sitting in the two rows began to read along in unison, their voices resonant, spreading this "Three Knowledges" throughout the entire venue.

The entire scene switched again at this moment, and amidst the heavy background music, it returned to the modern background.

Up to this point, the foreshadowing content related to the "Book of Documents" had all concluded.

The audience also roughly understood the performance format of this program.

"It's a stage play format, nice, this is easier to understand."

"I don't know why, but just now when the group was reciting in unison, I almost couldn't help but start reading along."

"Is Luo Mo acting as a 【Perspective】 in the program?"

"Open up the scale! Open up the scale!"

"This is the most high-end variety show I've watched this year, bar none!"

At this moment, Luo Mo was seen closing the scroll on the desk, as if he were closing the scroll of history itself.

The content of the previous 【Backstage Interview】 was played at this moment.

The role of 【Reader】 that Luo Mo acted as was the perspective that ran through the entire season, the link between the ancient and the modern, and his identity introduction was especially important.

At the same time, everyone couldn't help but recall the Weibo post made by the official account: "At eight o'clock tonight, watch how Luo Mo defines 【Reader】."

Yes, what kind of meaning would he bestow upon the identity of 【Reader】?

The 【National Reading】 campaign was about to start its promotion, which was to call on everyone to read more books.

So, in this situation, as the promotional ambassador, the words he spoke instantly took on a different significance.

Tonight, countless people in the cultural circle were also specifically waiting by their televisions and computers, just wanting to see what kind of tricks Luo Mo would pull.

They wanted to see if this young man's personal stature was worthy of such an identity, and worthy of such an honor!

If the words he spoke were incomparably childish, it would be a laughingstock.

Watching the computer screen, they were completely unwilling to fast-forward this variety show.

A female voice was heard, asking Luo Mo: "May I ask, in your view, what is a 【Reader】?"

"It's coming!" Many viewers held their breath; the answer was about to be revealed.

This program, whether it was the opening or the stage play content just now, had raised the level infinitely high.

With this Backstage Interview inserted here, ordinary words really wouldn't be able to hold it up.

If not spoken well, the show's class would plummet.

Luo Mo was heard opening his mouth to say:

"To establish a heart for Heaven and Earth."

"To establish destiny for the people."

"To carry on the lost teachings of the past sages."

"To open up an era of peace for all generations."

As the Four Sentences of Hengqu, which progress layer by layer, were spoken, the barrage of comments instantly exploded.

Countless viewers heard these four sentences for the first time and felt an indescribable sensation.

Their blood boiled, and their emotions surged.

All the preceding buildup instantly ignited everyone the moment these four sentences appeared!

At this moment, he sat in his chair, his face full of excitement, his eyes shining, and he was breathing heavily through his nose.

These were the most shocking words he had heard all year, and they sent his brain into a brief state of chaos as he was in the middle of preparing his new book.

He could not help but speak out:

"These four sentences, I must write them into my book!"

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