Chapter 28: Fish in the Northern Darkness

The representative from Penguin Video and the representative from Pineapple TV looked at each other.

Luo Mo was actually the first Shou A contestant on the show!

This... what kind of divine plot twist is this?

Half an hour later, the meeting ended.

Under the complex gaze of the Pineapple TV representative, Ning Dan left the conference room.

Capital could not coerce the current trend, which made this representative very regretful.

For now, they could only wait and see the subsequent trend, then see if they could profit from it.

But the fact that Luo Mo was actually a talented contestant shocked him.

——Did they strike gold?

After sitting back in her own van, Ning Dan told the driver to head back to the recording site of Creating Idols.

She leaned against the armrest of the comfortable seat and pinched the bridge of her nose.

In reality, even as a well-known variety show director, she sometimes had to compromise in front of capital.

In the end, she had also become capital herself.

"I didn't expect that this Luo Mo, who was recruited by accident, would instead become a reputation card in my hand." Ning Dan smiled slightly, feeling a bit dazed.

If it were in the past, she would never have dreamed that a filler employee could radiate such immense energy.

She had already made up her mind to be the person above Luo Mo and shield him.

If he encountered any trouble during the show's recording, she would support him whenever she could.

"You really are my lucky star." Ning Dan glanced out the window, closed her eyes, and began to take a nap.

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……..

On the other side, the 100 trainees in Creating Idols actually did not know for the time being what their fate would be.

The first half of the first episode had already aired yesterday, but they hadn't seen it.

The production team had confiscated everyone's phones for closed-off training and recording, so they couldn't get much news from the outside world.

But this morning, quite a few trainees were called in for individual talks.

The staff didn't mind revealing some information that could be disclosed to the trainees.

After returning, some news gradually spread.

For instance, Shen Mingliu was indeed at the top of the Popularity Support Ranking, with Ji Kangdong following closely behind in second place.

Other than that, there was the jaw-dropping 【Luo Mo Incident】.

A colleague from the production team snuck over to tell Luo Mo that he had already surged into the top forty of the Popularity Support Ranking.

At first, Luo Mo was not surprised.

Even if he had no fan base and no major fans conducting fundraising or promotion, it wasn't strange to obtain a large number of support votes based on his excellent performance on the initial stage.

But when the colleague revealed that his initial stage hadn't been aired in the first half of the episode, Luo Mo was instantly stunned.

"No way, did I really suffer from being ugly back on Earth?"

"In this life, just relying on a face, without any performance, I surged into the top forty?"

"Oh my, it seems I still underestimated my own looks!" Luo Mo was a bit annoyed.

But when the colleague explained everything in detail, Luo Mo fell into silence.

"Isn't this Teacher Li's script?" Luo Mo thought to himself.

Good heavens, back then, Teacher Li's popularity alone was higher than all the debut-group contestants combined; the casual fan base was ridiculously large!

The female colleague looked at Luo Mo and said with some indignation: "Actually, everything else is quite good, it's just that this group of fans of yours called 【Strangers】 are promoting free voting, and anyone spending more than one yuan is forbidden; this is really too disruptive and not conducive to your subsequent development."

Luo Mo shrugged indifferently and said: "It's nothing, I think it's quite good."

He hadn't planned on relying on spending money to surge forward anyway.

At the same time, he was also very clear that this wave could only stir things up for a week.

After all, he wasn't Teacher Li.

Once the second half of the first episode aired, that would be a new wave.

It's just that he didn't know if the silly netizens would come up with any more crazy antics by then.

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Time passed quickly; tomorrow was the first public performance stage.

This would also be the first time the 100 trainees faced a stage with an audience.

There weren't many audience members, only 500, but for many trainees, it was enough to be exciting.

Trainees like Shen Mingliu, who brought their own fans, might even have fans with strong connections obtain spots through various channels, then bring light boards and such to the scene to cheer!

For most trainees, this was something they could envy to the extreme.

After all, many people might never encounter this scale of fan support in their entire lives.

According to the production team's arrangement, the final rehearsal for the first public performance was to be held this morning and afternoon.

The 【National Producer Representative】 Xu Chujing would only return for the recording during the official public performance tomorrow; today, there were still only the four celebrity mentors.

Wei Ran and Li Ge, this pair of good buddies, entered the lounge together; Jiang Ningxi and Shen Yinuo, as juniors, had already arrived early.

As soon as Li Ge walked in, he said with a smile: "Did you watch the first half of the first episode? And have you seen the content about Luo Mo on the internet?"

This Rap Mentor had spent the whole night scrolling through his phone, and the more he watched, the more amused he became.

Wei Ran looked at him and said helplessly: "Every time he sees a meme of Luo Mo, he has to send it to me on WeChat; it's so annoying!"

"Haha, I feel like I'm about to become a member of the 【Strangers】 myself; 'Luo-ing stones at someone who has fallen into a well'—it's too funny, hahahaha! Netizens are truly vicious!" Li Ge didn't have a high threshold for humor and actually laughed out loud on the spot.

Wei Ran also laughed along and said, "I didn't expect it either, that Luo Mo would actually become a little popular just like this."

"It's more than just a little popular; I see his fan base is still growing," Shen Yinuo said. "Overnight, he gained 300,000 followers on Weibo, and his ranking just rose by two spots."

You have to know, Luo Mo's ranking is different from other trainees because he spends little money; it's basically all free votes.

Jiang Ningxi, however, remained silent from beginning to end and did not express any opinion.

She does not like this move by the netizens; in her eyes, Luo Mo is a person of extreme talent.

"He clearly could conquer the audience by relying on talent; he doesn't need these flashy things for support at all," Jiang Ningxi thought to herself.

In reality, Shen Yinuo is even more secretly annoyed than her.

"It's killing me, how did he get popular even before singing 'Gentle'!" Shen Yinuo was a bit anxious.

This deepened her determination to sign Luo Mo.

"Facts prove that this young lady's eye for talent is indeed not wrong! He is a potential stock!" Shen Yinuo felt she truly had a discerning eye.

"Must think of a way, must get him. Hmm, by any means necessary!"

She feels many conditions in the Contract could be raised further. But the clause about establishing a studio is absolutely out of the question.

In her view, Luo Mo, who has just shown some signs of improvement, is in great need of a big company to promote him.

At the same time, he also needs a big company to protect him.

The competition field is never just at the recording site of "Creating Idols"; there are real blades and guns in other places, and hidden arrows are hard to guard against.

You can become popular on the internet, and you can also be ruined on the internet!

"Falling into this young lady's embrace, that is a win-win!" Shen Yinuo cheered herself on.

At this moment, the program staff walked in and said, "Four teachers, you can go take a look at the rehearsal."

Their work content for today is to watch the contestants' rehearsals and then provide final guidance.

"Haha, I've been looking forward to Luo Mo's Original Stage for a long time!" Wei Ran said.

Wei Ge's appetite had long been whetted.

The staff member leading the way turned back and said, "That... Teacher Wei, Director Ning specifically instructed that the mentors are not allowed to watch the rehearsals of the 3 Original Stage teams."

Wei Ran: "???"

Whetting my appetite again?

According to the program's rules, when each group is rehearsing, trainees from other groups are forbidden from watching.

Among these three 【Original Stage】 groups, Luo Mo's team is the last one to go in for rehearsal.

This also means that in the performance order of the 【Original Stage】, Luo Mo's team is the last to appear, which is also Ning Dan's handiwork.

A woman of age really knows how to do things, influencing things silently.

During the stage transition, Luo Mo led Tong Shu and the others onto the stage, while Ji Kangdong and Meng Yangguang and the others left from the same passage.

Meng Yangguang saw Luo Mo and called him to a stop directly.

"Luo Mo, I will not lose to you twice in a row!"

"This time, let's wait and see!"

Regarding this stage, Ji Kangdong and Meng Yangguang are full of confidence. After all, the song the company gave them was originally intended for a First-line Singer's new album.

Luo Mo shrugged, couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind, and continued forward with his team.

Meng Yangguang has never been viewed as an opponent by him.

—【The General has a sword, he does not behead flies.】

Winning against him is not the goal; presenting the best stage is. Winning against him is just incidental.

"In the Northern Darkness there is a fish, and its name is Kun. The Kun is so huge, I do not know how many thousands of miles it spans."

This is the real "Big Fish".

"Better to overturn the rivers and seas," Luo Mo said in his heart.

(PS: These few days are for double monthly votes, from 8 PM to 12 AM, every 1500 points tipped gets 4 monthly votes. This book will be released on the 20th of this month, so I am asking for monthly votes, rushing the new book monthly vote ranking in advance...)

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