Chapter 313: Is My

Liu Hong, a heavy smoker.

If he had already smoked the cigarette, then he would just have to take the scolding.

But he had only taken one puff, his leg had been burned by the ash, and he still had to be scolded, so this acquisition director for the Children's Channel felt somewhat aggrieved.

Liu Hong's wife naturally did not believe his nonsense; after fining him five hundred yuan, she set down the fruit platter, then while coldly snorting, she opened the study window to let the smoke out, and at the same time leaned over to the computer to take a look, confirming whether Liu Hong was truly working.

"Huh, this animation is quite unique!" his wife said, looking at the computer that had already been paused.

"If I said I was just engrossed in watching it, so I only managed to smoke one puff, would you believe me?" Liu Hong said.

His wife rolled her eyes at him and shouted, "Lying is a 1000 yuan fine, did you forget?"

Liu Hong opened his mouth, but in the end, he chose to stay silent.

It wasn't that his wife was obsessed with money; this was just a little bit of fun between the couple, and the fines his wife collected were all used for daily household expenses.

"Is your Children's Channel going to buy this animation?" his wife asked.

Liu Hong nodded, a hint of excitement appearing on his face, and said, "Buy it! Of course we have to buy it!"

"I don't think its influence will be any worse than *That Rabbit*!"

"It's just a pity, it's only three short episodes."

"And it's produced by Luo Mo, so the price will be a bit high..."

His wife basically didn't listen to his long-winded speech; she only heard two words—Luo Mo!

This woman's eyes lit up, and she only left behind one sentence: "Think of a way to help me get an autograph."

After saying that, she left her husband's study.

She didn't understand the ins and outs of animation acquisition, nor would she offer any opinions.

In her view, her husband's job was actually a bit like helping the TV station buy stocks.

It carried risks.

But this art style was indeed very unique; this ink-wash feel made one feel comfortable just looking at it.

Even she, a middle-aged woman nearing forty, had become a bit interested.

After his wife left, Liu Hong sat in the study, considering whether to defy the ban and light another cigarette.

"She shouldn't double back; it's safest right now," he thought to himself.

But soon he shook his head and decided against it.

"I'd better finish watching *Fog Hill of the Five Elements* and rely on it to curb my nicotine craving!"

"There are foreigners who rely on reading web novels to quit drugs, so I'll rely on anime to quit smoking!"

Just half an episode was enough to make Liu Hong feel that this animation had to be bought.

Even if it only had three episodes and the process was incredibly troublesome.

"Difficulties are meant to be overcome!" Liu Hong's mindset had undergone a big change.

Honestly, he quite admired Luo Mo.

This young man had really played around with all sorts of Huaxia elements to great effect!

"In the field of animation, we are indeed slightly behind."

"So many people just focus on imitating others, or even just copying."

"Some things are a bit ill-suited to our local environment, but they force them anyway. For example, in some animations with historical elements, the ancient characters all have colorful hair."

"Promoting this kind of ink-wash element is actually quite good."

"Ink-wash combined with martial arts—only we Huaxia people can pull it off!"

"Who knows... it might become another key supported animation!" Liu Hong thought.

………

………

Liu Hong finished watching the three episodes of *Fog Hill of the Five Elements* in one go.

After finishing, he was a bit speechless.

"This thing doesn't even count as the main feature," he thought.

He felt that he had spent an hour watching an ultra-long trailer!

Or rather, these three episodes were just an introduction.

But if you asked him if it was satisfying to watch?

That was naturally extremely satisfying!

The fight choreography in this was just too comfortable to watch.

You have to know, more and more foreign animations nowadays are hiring Huaxia people to be in charge of producing fight scenes.

The action sequences created by Huaxia people have more artistic conception and are more fluid, yet every move is sharp and fierce!

"Ink-wash gives people a feeling of softness."

"But there is absolutely no such feeling in the fight scenes."

"Well, burning money is one reason."

"Other small productions can't bear to make every character movement that fast; they are desperate to drag out the runtime."

"This is definitely at the level of an animated film, and a big-budget one at that."

"This kind of production is what makes it look exciting and satisfying!"

"It's just short! Too short! Short and powerless!" Liu Hong couldn't help but complain a few times.

However, being short has its benefits; it won't cost too much money all at once.

This animation only has three episodes, so he alone can make the decision to buy it.

But if it were 30 episodes, the total buyout price would be high, and he wouldn't be able to make the decision himself; it would require layer upon layer of approval from the station.

"Sigh, when will this Luo Mo produce some longer works?" Liu Hong sighed.

His current mood was identical to that of the stranger.

——Luo Mo, work overtime!

………

………

Time flew by, and *Fog Hill of the Five Elements* was scheduled for release in half a month, with an expedited broadcast.

Tencent Video and Little Rotten Station could arrange it at any time, but the Children's Channel needed to adjust its broadcast schedule.

Judging by the situation, it was highly likely that *Fog Hill of the Five Elements* had cut in line, pushing back the anime that was originally supposed to take over the time slot.

However, since this anime only had 3 episodes, it didn't really cause much of a delay.

The grand ceremony of the 【Hua Ge Award】 would be held today.

This time, Luo Mo was also invited to be an award presenter, responsible for presenting the "【Best Group Award】".

Under normal circumstances, an award presenter would certainly not be a nominee for that award; if the organizers asked Luo Mo to present an award like 【Best Lyricist】, everyone would mostly have an idea that this guy had no chance with that award.

Once this news broke, it actually made many netizens joke online: "Luo Mo is a group all by himself, does he not deserve the 【Best Group Award】?"

"Exactly! This award, my God Luo is worthy of it!"

Luo Mo felt that these people just didn't dare to set any more flags, but were full of energy and loved to make trouble out of nothing.

Many Strangers were looking forward to Luo Mo recreating his "five kills in one night" at the 【Golden Melody Awards】, but he knew in his heart that the nature of the 【Hua Ge Award】 was different, and it was unlikely that such a situation where one person took so many awards would occur.

On the contrary, he actually really wanted to win the 【Best Newcomer Award】.

As for other awards, there would be plenty of opportunities to win them in the future, and he would certainly win them more than once.

But the Newcomer Award was different; once this village was passed, there would be no such shop, and it would affect his future Grand Slam.

Look at Zhou Jielun, covered in glory, one person being an entire era—Ox, right?

Yet he still didn't have the Best Newcomer award from the Golden Melody Awards!?

Inside the waiting room for the ceremony, Luo Mo's order for walking the red carpet was arranged relatively late.

Xu Chujing was placed in the C-Position again, entering last.

At this time, most people had already walked the red carpet and entered; the two stood to the side, and Xu Chujing glanced at Luo Mo and said, "You can straighten your tie."

Luo Mo didn't move, just looked down at her.

Seeing this, Xu Chujing sighed helplessly and had no choice but to personally straighten the tie for this guy who liked to push his luck.

While straightening it, she whispered, "I'm curious, why can Teacher 【Earth】 be so relaxed? Aren't you afraid that today will be the night you are exposed?"

Luo Mo said, "That doesn't really matter. The only regret is that there would be one less big secret between you and me."

"You're getting more and more oily with your words." Xu Chujing spat softly and deliberately pulled the tie upward, choking Luo Mo's neck.

"You are murdering your... your friends and family!" Luo Mo felt a bit breathless, but his brain was still sharp.

He raised his right hand to loosen his tie. Many women considered this movement to be one of the most handsome actions a man could perform; of course, it mainly depended on his face and temperament.

"Are you presenting Best Male Singer tonight?" Luo Mo asked.

Xu Chujing nodded.

This made Luo Mo feel a bit regretful, because he had no chance with this award.

A staff member walked into the waiting room and began calling for Luo Mo to walk the red carpet.

Luo Mo waved at Xu Chujing, buttoned his suit, and began to stride outward.

Judging by his overall aura, he didn't look like a Newcomer at all, but rather like a veteran Singer who had been famous for many years.

After leaving his signature on the signature wall and selectively answering a few questions from the media, he walked into the venue.

As usual, he didn't go looking for his seat first upon entering, but waited for Xu Chujing.

The organizers of the 【Golden Melody Awards】 had previously arranged Xu Chujing and Luo Mo in front and back rows, which showed a clear gap in status.

Yet this time, the 【Hua Ge Award】 had thoughtfully arranged their seats together.

So as soon as the two sat down, the Live Broadcast camera immediately focused on them. After Luo Mo and Xu Chujing both smiled slightly at the camera, the audience in the live stream began to "eat sugar"!

"【Hua Ge Award】, you're actually quite good at this!"

"Okay, okay! This year's Hua Ge Award has already been deified in my heart!"

"The CP chemistry between these two is just too strong, the strongest Diva and the Top Traffic, I'm dying of sweetness!"

The entire ceremony proceeded in an orderly manner.

When it came time to announce the 【Best Newcomer Award】, Luo Mo indeed received a Nomination.

At the same time, Tong Shu also received a Nomination, just as he had at the Golden Melody Awards.

"Haha! A repeat of the father-son rivalry!"

"Eh, come to think of it, it seems Li Junyi is here today too; the whole studio is here."

"Who is Li Junyi?"

"Hmm? There's someone in Luo Mo Studio I don't know about?"

"Not important, not important, hurry up and present the award!"

Even if Li Junyi had debuted, he should actually be counted in this year's debut list, so even if he were to get a Best Newcomer Nomination for the Hua Ge Award, he would have to wait until next year.

The presenter for the Newcomer Award was Tao Jie, Chen Shanqi, whom they hadn't seen in a long time.

She was wearing a white high-slit gown today, which started to split below her peach-like buttocks, looking somewhat alluring.

Tao Jie looked down at the winner, and when she looked up, her face showed surprise.

"I announce that the Singer who has won this year's Hua Ge Award 【Best Newcomer Award】 is..."

"——Luo Mo!"

Once these words were spoken, Luo Mo stood up amidst a round of applause; he was actually quite satisfied.

However, the netizens watching the Live Broadcast felt a bit displeased.

"Sigh! The Hua Ge Award is indeed still conservative."

"What is this! Can't we see Luo Mo achieve five kills in one night?"

"Boring, boring; the whole ceremony has suddenly lost half its appeal."

"Ugh, is my Blue and White Porcelain not worthy? Is my Nocturne not worthy?"

(End of this chapter)