Chapter 317: Luo Mo's Ink

Luo Mo and Xu Chujing left the venue together and headed home together.

It was still Luo Mo hitching a ride, boarding Xu Chujing's van.

After getting in, Luo Mo extended an invitation: "Want to have a drink tonight?"

To him, going to a banquet was not as good as going back and having a small drink alone with Xu Chujing.

Xu Chujing shook her head and said, "Doesn't your building have a regular drinking buddy upstairs?"

She was naturally referring to Run Jie, Ning Dan.

"Now that you mention it, it has indeed been a long time since I've seen Director Ning." Luo Mo began to prove his innocence in a sentimental mode.

He had been very busy lately, and even the little game of 【Feeding the Diva】 had been played less often, let alone going to find Run Jie for a drink.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chujing's expression improved slightly. She looked out the window and said in a flat tone, "Are you busy tomorrow?"

"I'm resting tomorrow, and I have to go back to the film crew the day after," Luo Mo said.

"Then come over and cook tomorrow. I want to eat saury," she said.

"You got it," Luo Mo readily agreed.

In the process of Feeding the Diva, it could be said that he had cooked all kinds of fish and tried all sorts of cooking methods.

Such as braised, steamed, fish soup, and the like.

This really gave him the feeling of raising a Cat Demon.

At this thought, he couldn't help but think of the cat ears Xu Chujing kept in the display cabinet at home.

Those were props from when they filmed "Cat Demon," which she had brought home as a souvenir.

"I wonder if there will ever be a day when I can put them on her myself." Luo Mo glanced out the window, a smile appearing on his face.

"It would be best... if there were a bell hanging around her neck too!"

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Rest time is always short; working overtime is eternal.

After Luo Mo and Xu Chujing had dinner together, he had to rush back to the film crew that very night.

After the 【Hua Ge Award】 ceremony ended, major news spread wildly on the internet the next day, and its influence began to ferment.

Many people did not watch the live broadcast of the ceremony and would only look at the subsequent news.

Luo Mo was crowned 【Song King】, triggering shock across the entire internet.

Although it was a "double egg yolk" (joint award), it was still shocking.

For someone who had only entered the public eye a few months ago to directly receive the highest honor in the music scene was a terrifying thing.

While others were still fighting tooth and nail for a 【Best Newcomer】 nomination, even going so far as to spend money on data and pulling strings, he had already become a 【Song King】.

For many First-line Singers, this was the ultimate goal they struggled for their whole lives!

Yet Luo Mo had achieved it in less than a year.

Therefore, in the whole event, the one who stole the spotlight was Luo Mo, while the one who was extremely unhappy was Wu Yuefeng, who had also won the award.

Originally, winning 【Best Male Singer】 for two consecutive years was a matter of great Face and prestige.

To this day, only Chen Luo, the publicly recognized number one male singer in the music scene, had achieved such a feat in his early years.

But because Luo Mo also won, it instantly overshadowed Wu Yuefeng.

It was strange; even though they won the award together, because Luo Mo was a Newcomer and because he had broken history and conventions again, people didn't feel his trophy lacked gold content.

On the contrary, people felt this was the most astonishing 【Best Male Singer】 ever.

But they just happened to feel that Wu Yuefeng's trophy lacked gold content!

—What a double standard!

"Double egg yolk, double egg yolk! Why is his egg yolk better than Laozi's?" Wu Yuefeng was extremely annoyed.

His team behind him was also quite angry, because some of the press releases on the internet were truly unsightly.

A dignified Heavenly King-level Superstar had inexplicably become a foil for Luo Mo.

Many people even felt that the reason the Hua Ge Award let Wu Yuefeng retain the title of Song King was just to find an excuse to legitimately present the award to Luo Mo.

On the surface, they were giving you a trophy, but in reality, they were letting this heavy trophy bend you over so they could use your shoulders for Luo Mo to step on!

Even though all of this was done by the organizers of the Hua Ge Award, and even though these press releases that praised one while stepping on the other were written by marketing accounts to attract attention, Wu Yuefeng and his team hated Luo Mo along with them.

They absolutely did not believe that Luo Mo's team hadn't engaged in marketing! They absolutely did not believe that there was no handiwork from Luo Mo Studio in these press releases.

The entertainment industry is like this, full of all kinds of suspicion.

The atmosphere of the circle is like this: everyone is a wolf. If you say you are a vegetarian and that the piece of meat you just ate wasn't yours, who would believe it!

Even if everything had nothing to do with Luo Mo, Wu Yuefeng, feeling that he had lost Face, would still find a way to suppress Luo Mo.

What's more, Wu Yuefeng's persona was that of a cold, aloof male god—the kind of arrogant, cocky persona.

This type of persona is very afraid of such phenomena occurring.

The fans of such stars are usually quite aggressive and especially love to troll people.

And sometimes, stars are also helpless.

Because before you and your team have even taken action, your fans may have already mobilized on a large scale and started to stir up trouble.

When the fans have already jumped into the fray and started spraying, you, as the star, have no choice but to bite the bullet and join in.

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Shencheng, Pineapple headquarters.

Wang Shisong called the team leaders of the publicity department and the marketing department into his office and asked, "How are the results of those press releases and posts?"

"Mr. Wang, the results are very good. Wu Yuefeng's fans have already started cursing."

Wang Shisong nodded, his gaze indifferent.

The reason this matter had blown up so much was that Pineapple had done plenty of fanning the flames from the shadows.

Wang Shisong, who had made his fortune through crooked paths, was the most sensitive in this regard.

Most of the articles with the most vicious language and the harshest mockery had the shadow of Pineapple behind them.

For example, the one about the wife's butt being split in half by Luo Mo for no reason.

For example, the one about the Hua Ge Award treating Wu Yuefeng as a tool.

For example, the one about how Wu Yuefeng's consecutive Song King titles were a huge irony compared to Chen Luo's.

Although Luo Mo was already crossing over into the film and television industry, his foundation was primarily in the music scene, and the main thing being contested was still the song market.

Magnetic Dragon was the big boss of the music scene, possessing its own music empire and holding the largest market share.

Previously, due to Yuan Hewen, there had been quite a few frictions with Luo Mo.

With new grudges and old grievances added together, there would be some moves made both openly and secretly.

With this back and forth, the bad blood would only grow deeper.

Pineapple could be said to be sliding very severely in the song market right now, and they were eager to drag more people into the water to make the pond even muddier, in case there might be an opportunity to exploit.

Even if it just consumed some of Luo Mo's energy, that was still a good thing.

Heaven knows what kind of market response the "Sword Fairy: Jingtian Chapter" he was currently filming would bring; giving him more trouble wouldn't hurt.

Sowing discord was often the simplest and most profitable path within the circle.

At the same time, once a fight broke out, there were often no true winners.

Wang Shisong raised his eyes to look at the two team leaders and said, "Doing this much is enough; there is no need to continue making things bigger."

The two team leaders nodded and said, "Understood."

Shouting a couple of times and then retreating was the best way; otherwise, it was easy to hurt oneself.

Right now, it was very likely that more than just Pineapple was deliberately sowing discord.

Or rather, definitely more than just Pineapple!

It was just that Pineapple shouted the loudest and retreated the earliest.

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On the other side, Luo Mo had already returned to the set and started to continue filming "Sword Fairy".

Shen Shaoqiu specifically called him to say that many people on the internet were currently praising one and stepping on the other.

The one being praised was Luo Mo, and the one being stepped on was Wu Yuefeng.

"Got it," Luo Mo said in a deep voice upon hearing this.

"What are your plans?" Shen Shaoqiu asked.

"No plans, just filming with peace of mind," Luo Mo said.

Shen Shaoqiu smiled and asked curiously, "Are you planning to meet all changes with constancy?"

"Not really, I just feel a bit bored," Luo Mo said listlessly.

He felt this kind of thing was quite dull.

Shen Shaoqiu said, "Well, I have heard that many people are preparing to release albums during this period precisely because they see you are busy filming."

When the tiger in the mountains goes down to conquer other peaks, the monkeys on the same mountain certainly cannot help but want to act like kings for a while.

It is estimated that a large batch of big-name Singers will release songs recently, because they are the ones who fear running into Luo Mo the most.

Others wouldn't lose Face and status because of this, but they would!

As for how afraid people in the music scene are of Luo Mo right now?

They are so afraid that they will speed up the promotion schedule for their new albums; the earlier they release them, the better.

If they drag it out any longer, Luo Mo will start releasing the theme songs and ending songs from "Sword Fairy: Jingtian Chapter"!

Yes, the songs he wrote for the film and television drama made everyone unable to muster the will to fight!

Winning is not Decency, losing is super embarrassing; this kind of chart competition is the least cost-effective.

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo said quite indifferently, "Then let them release them; after all, we haven't been completely inactive in the music scene recently."

"That's true, after all, you are the dignified teacher Earth," Shen Shaoqiu said with a smile.

Others didn't know that Earth was Luo Mo's alias, but as the boss of Xinyu, with Luo Mo Studio affiliated with Xinyu, how could he not know?

But seriously, this group of big shots who want to release songs are also annoyed recently!

It was hard enough to finally be rid of Luo Mo, and then a new Superstar and a new Earth popped up.

—It's hard to deal with!

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Time passed, and it was the day to do large-scale promotion for "Fog Mountain Five Elements".

Because this anime was truly too short, neither the Poster nor the trailer would reveal too much content.

After all, the number of episodes for the main feature was a shameful number—three!

However, Luo Mo Studio + Tongguang Studio + Xinyu truly captured the essence of the word "short and punchy."

Just by releasing a short trailer, it directly ignited the expectations of the entire internet.

Facts proved that duration is not necessarily the most important thing.

The experience within the effective duration is what matters most!

Most of the audience who finished watching the "Fog Mountain Five Elements" trailer had this feeling in their hearts:

"That was satisfying!"

Luo Mo's idea was very simple: this anime has plenty of "Contentment with Mo."

"It is time to let the audience experience a wave—the charm of our Huaxia ink wash painting!" the man with the character 'Mo' in his name thought to himself.

(End of chapter)