Chapter 286: Signing Ding Xiaoyu

"Adapt it into a game?" Cheng Wen was stunned by the question.

Luo Mo, however, had thought of this from the very beginning; since *Sword Fairy* was originally adapted from a game, why couldn't they do the reverse?

As for *Sword Fairy*, from his current perspective, Luo Mo hadn't earned much, because the capital he invested was truly massive; he had spent a fortune on special effects alone.

The entire drama gave people the feeling of movie-level quality in terms of special effects, and the kind found in big-budget films at that.

However, based on his status as a Newcomer and his unreliable team, no matter how high a "Newcomer sky-high price" he sold it for, there was always a ceiling.

On the contrary, after *Sword Fairy 1* became a huge hit, shooting the next one would allow them to sell it for a good price.

Therefore, he had long since decided that the money not earned from *Sword Fairy 1* could be recouped from the subsequent copyrights.

Cheng Wen recalled the scenes in *Sword Fairy* and suddenly felt it was truly very suitable for gamification!

Before Luo Mo brought this point up, he hadn't even thought in this direction at all.

But once Luo Mo said it, he felt it really did have a bit of a game-like feel.

For instance, when Li Xiaoyao first boards Fairy Spirit Island, he also has to pass through layers of obstacles.

For instance, the subsequent collection of the five Spirit Beads.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was a viable project, and the more magical he found it.

Cheng Wen couldn't help but stare at Luo Mo, shocked, and said, "You wouldn't have been thinking about selling the game rights externally after the drama aired from the very beginning, would you?"

This shouldn't be a coincidence; this was definitely not a coincidence!

Many things in the Drama were absolutely set up from the start.

This current smash hit was actually a 【Customized Drama】 for a game!?

This was something Cheng Wen could never have anticipated.

Whether on Blue Star or Earth, most 【Customized Literature】 and 【Customized Dramas】 mostly flopped, with very few achieving good results.

In Luo Mo's impression, the relatively successful game-based Customized Drama on Earth, led by Tencent, was *Crossfire*.

Although Cheng Wen was a Vice President at Penguin Video and in charge of film and television work, he didn't have much say in the gaming sector.

However, that didn't mean he couldn't even manage to make introductions.

Most importantly, Cheng Wen was very happy to do this.

He needed to establish a personal friendship with Luo Mo and needed to tie Luo Mo to the big ship of their Goose System.

To say nothing else, just based on the current momentum of *Sword Fairy*, if Luo Mo were to call out that he wanted to film another work in the same series, there would definitely be countless people holding cash, lining up, and trampling down the doors of Xinyu and Luo Mo Studio!

"I'll help coordinate it when the time comes," Cheng Wen said to Luo Mo.

Luo Mo nodded and raised his glass to toast Cheng Wen.

Shen Shaoqiu watched the two of them exchanging toasts from the side, his mood complex.

Over the past few years, Xinyu hadn't made much of a splash in the film and television field.

As a result, Luo Mo had created a New Year smash hit as soon as he arrived.

The whole company was prepared to follow in his footsteps, continue to forge ahead, and conquer territory in the film and television field, yet this kid actually managed to free up a hand to dabble in games!

"What exactly is his brain made of?" Shen Shaoqiu wondered.

He now regretted not having done more to bring Luo Mo and Shen Yinuo together.

It was a pity for such a talent to just be a high-level executive and shareholder of the company.

He should have been brought home to be a son-in-law!

………

………

At this moment, Shen Yinuo, who was in Xicheng, did not know that her old man was currently filled with regret.

Regret that he hadn't pushed her out sooner to tie the knot with Luo Mo.

In Shen Yinuo's eyes, Luo Mo had always been her person.

After all, Luo Mo was signed into the company by this young lady!

It was just that, although she thought this was the beginning of her signing career, who could have imagined that it would instantly become the peak of her signing career!

Luo Mo developed too fast and too fiercely, which made Shen Yinuo not want to sign any more Newcomers for the company at all.

"This young lady only signs one person in her life; that one person is the peak!" Shen Yinuo held her head high and puffed out her chest.

She felt that this move of hers was too cool.

With the hit broadcast of *Sword Fairy*, Shen Yinuo's popularity also skyrocketed.

The reputation of Lin Yueru, whom she played, was somewhat polarized on the internet.

The reputation mentioned here was not about her acting skills.

Because she was professionally trained to begin with, was playing a role true to her own nature, and had Luo Mo's vigorous coaching, with these three factors combined, she couldn't be said to be amazing, but at the very least, she didn't drag the whole drama down and instead possessed quite a bit of spirit.

The content that netizens were mainly arguing about was actually the character design of Lin Yueru.

Some people really liked this young lady of Lin Family Fort who dared to love and hate, and felt it was very interesting to watch her interact with Li Xiaoyao.

But there were also some who really disliked her, feeling she wasn't likable at all and was also a stumbling block between Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er.

What made her most indignant was that there were actually people calling her a "third party."

This label was something Shen Yinuo had never expected at the beginning.

But it was true that in the drama, Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er had the name of husband and wife from the start, and also... the reality of husband and wife.

But Lin Yueru knew nothing about this.

Furthermore, this was an ancient Xianxia background, eh? It was perfectly fine to have three wives and four concubines, right?

Call me the second wife, don't call me a third party!

—If you can't beat them, join them!

Shen Yinuo was aware of Lin Yueru's ultimate tragedy; she had poured a great deal of her heart and soul into this character and really didn't want her to suffer insults.

"Hmph! The more vigorously you all curse now, the more uncomfortable you will feel after the content in the Lock Demon Tower is broadcast!" Shen Yinuo thought to herself.

Although the abuse on the internet made her feel a bit unpleasant at times, Shen Yinuo knew very well that thanks to the role of the second female lead in this drama, her career... had climbed a major step up!

These days, her team has been receiving a large number of invitations from production crews every day.

It is hard to imagine that an idol who was once the most despised could one day become a hot New Star fought over by major production crews.

She used to think that by signing Luo Mo into the company, she was changing his life and giving him more choices.

But she never imagined that Luo Mo would turn around and change her life instead.

With the continuous explosion in popularity of "Sword Fairy", the biggest beneficiaries are certainly the male and female leads.

Luo Mo's personal popularity has been soaring continuously, and he is at the top of the Weibo 【Star Index Ranking】 every day.

Now the internet says he is the savior of costume dramas, having raised everyone's Requirement for handsome men in costume dramas single-handedly.

In the past few days, Luo Mo Studio has also received some invitations for major productions, and the offered pay is not low.

The highest pay offer is:

——2 million per episode.

Regarding this, Luo Mo remains unmoved and has indicated for the studio to reject them all.

In the past few days, Chen Ru called him, expressing that she wanted to meet up.

As for the reason for the meeting, Chen Ru refused to say over the phone, only saying she wanted to treat Luo Mo to a meal to thank him for his consistent care for Yu.

Luo Mo smiled and refused over the phone, suppressing her.

He knows very well that after Chen Ru saw the explosion in popularity of "Sword Fairy", her entire mindset changed instantly.

She is coming to treat him to a meal, but at the dinner, she will definitely conduct a round of probing to see the attitude of Luo Mo Studio.

After Ding Xiaoyu finished playing Zhao Ling'er, her popularity was simply too high.

Zhao Ling'er was too beautiful, too ethereal, and too lovable.

——Loved it, loved it!

Her current popularity is even higher than those popular young actresses; it can be said that she is red-hot.

Under these circumstances, Luo Mo feels that Chen Ru might be getting a bit carried away.

Those teams and companies that previously gave her the cold shoulder are now definitely fawning over her like pugs, wanting to sign Ding Xiaoyu.

A red-hot "free agent" is something to be snatched up in the industry!

Chen Ru now hears endless sweet talk every day, making her feel that her years of sacrifice have finally paid off and that she has truly become the mother of a Superstar.

——Now, it's my turn to put on airs!

While this makes her feel triumphant, she also begins to fall into endless hesitation.

On one side is the top-tier big company in the industry, promising nothing but S-level projects.

On the other side is Luo Mo, who single-handedly made Ding Xiaoyu famous, and the two are also in a master-disciple relationship, with him always Adoring Ding Xiaoyu.

The former has many projects, a professional team, and a very large operation.

The latter relies entirely on Luo Mo alone.

Furthermore, if she signs with a big company, Chen Ru will no longer have much say.

We have a big business and a professional team; when would it be the turn of a star's family member to point fingers?

"Would it be relatively better in this regard if I sign with Luo Mo Studio?" Chen Ru thought this at first.

But Luo Mo simply left her hanging for several days, not even willing to spare the time for a meal.

This even made her start to doubt whether Luo Mo had changed his mind and didn't want to sign Yu anymore.

Moreover, she inquired a bit these past few days and learned that Luo Mo Studio is entirely his one-man show.

He is an absolute dictator, and the entire studio operates according to his instructions.

The nickname "Instructor Luo" is no joke; he requires the people under him to have sufficient obedience toward him.

This caused Chen Ru's initial fantasies to be shattered directly.

"In other words, I won't be able to make decisions for the daughter I worked so hard to raise from now on?" This left Chen Ru feeling a bit lost.

After another invitation for Luo Mo to eat went unanswered, Luo Mo had someone from the studio send a previously drafted Contract to Chen Ru's email.

This attitude is actually very clear: he will not talk about feelings with her, and she should not play the emotional card.

Chen Ru looked at the contract for a few moments; the promised projects were not many, and the profit-sharing was lower than she had imagined.

But the clauses regarding safety were listed in a long string; this was Luo Mo's promise to her as a mother.

Other aspects were consistent with the contracts of big companies; Chen Ru would lose all say in the studio.

That night, Chen Ru didn't sleep at all.

In the end, she only asked her daughter very solemnly if she wanted to sign with her master's studio.

After receiving an affirmative answer, the next day, she called Luo Mo to say that she would bring her daughter to the studio this afternoon to sign the contract.

This actually made Luo Mo feel slightly surprised; he had thought Chen Ru would hesitate for a long time, and even if she had the intention to sign, she would haggle endlessly.

In reality, Chen Ru certainly cannot be considered an excellent mother.

But at least she is a mother.

Soon, that same evening, Luo Mo Studio posted a Weibo announcement, declaring that Ding Xiaoyu had officially signed with Luo Mo Studio.

Once this Weibo post was issued, it sparked heated discussion on the internet.

Those big companies that were determined to win over Ding Xiaoyu all thought Chen Ru must be crazy.

How many film and television projects can Luo Mo Studio have in a year?

Meanwhile, the first episode of "Masked Singer" will also officially air this Saturday.

(PS: The second update, requesting monthly votes.)

(Speaking of which, it's quite magical; often when I write about certain things in the book, related events happen to occur in reality as well. Yesterday, I saw the news that "Sword Fairy 2" is about to start filming.)

(End of this chapter)