Chapter 321: 《When You Are Old》 and 《Not Forgetting Original Intention》

The great success of *Fog Hill of Five Elements* will perhaps bring about tremendous changes to many people's lives.

Not to mention the distant, let's talk about the near.

He Yuanguang has perked up.

Originally, in the animation world, he could still be considered a figure, but in the eyes of many, he was truly insignificant.

Now it is different; countless people have begun to see the value in him and the infinite possibilities of Tongguang Studio!

Yes, *Fog Hill of Five Elements* is a phenomenal work; apart from it, Blue Star's domestic animation has never seen such an explosive performance from the very first episode.

But how do you know there won't be a next one? How do you know if Tongguang Studio hasn't suddenly had a breakthrough, started leading the industry, and mastered the code to wealth?

Investing in animation, television dramas, and movies inherently carries huge risks; there is no such thing as a guaranteed profit.

Some movies with Best Actor-level actors have examples of being pulled from theaters after only a few days of release.

Conversely, precisely because the animation industry seems to have just shown a trend of explosive development, entering early at this time carries risk, but it is worth it!

At the gambling table, if the odds are right, it is worth throwing out your chips!

After humming the song, He Yuanguang, whose mind had become much clearer, felt that his entire spirit and energy were fuller than ever before.

He felt an unprecedented sense of clarity and an unprecedented level of excitement.

Even his body felt more energetic.

——The second-child plan might still be salvageable!

Setting aside He Yuanguang, let's turn our gaze to the entire industry.

The massive hit of *Fog Hill of Five Elements* has injected a huge surge of vibrant vitality into the entire animation industry.

Major group chats have directly exploded.

"Damn it, who dares to say there's no future in making domestic animation anymore?"

"I see hope, I see hope!"

"If you put your heart into it, you can get ahead; as long as the quality is good enough, the market will give the best feedback!"

"Damn! It seems Laozi can focus on making animation from now on; I don't have to make some erotic animation just to grab people's attention!"

"Hmm? This world is full of all kinds of people; we can't lose the 'all kinds' and only keep the 'erotic'!"

"Sigh, Teacher He has endured for so many years, he has finally made it."

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On the other side, Luo Mo also received many congratulatory WeChat messages.

The project managers at Penguin Video and Little Rotten Station have been so happy these past few days that they couldn't stop grinning.

Cheng Wen, the Vice President of Penguin Video, even specifically called Luo Mo.

"When can the follow-up content for this *Fog Hill of Five Elements* keep up?" Cheng Wen asked.

For such a popular work, having only 3 episodes is a real pity.

"Soon, soon," Luo Mo replied perfunctorily.

Waking up this morning, all major media outlets were promoting this domestic animation with its ink-wash painting style and incredibly stunning fight scenes.

Official media outlets have all stepped in to give their praise, feeling it is beneficial for promoting Huaxia culture.

Many people are even looking forward to it stepping out of the country and carrying out a wave of cultural Output!

In terms of word-of-mouth, it is also looking great.

The number of people rating it on Little Rotten Station has surged to 90,000, yet the score has only dropped by 0.1, remaining as high as 9.8!

Although Little Rotten Station is famous for its highs being very high and its lows being extremely low, 90,000 people giving it a 9.8 is truly a bit absurd.

On major platforms, many people have begun to spontaneously promote *Fog Hill of Five Elements*.

Some past events involving He Yuanguang and the Three Musketeers have also gradually been dug up by people.

Many netizens couldn't help but feel a bit emotional after finishing it.

In today's society, there are too many people chasing fame and fortune; people like this who are Not Forgetting Original Intention are too rare.

Many people actually don't want to become such people from the bottom of their hearts, but they admire such people from the bottom of their hearts.

None of this has affected Luo Mo's work progress; *Sword Fairy: Jingtian Chapter* is still being filmed in an orderly manner.

Some actors, in order to curry favor with him, would even deliberately watch *Fog Hill of Five Elements* on their phones during breaks on set.

And tonight, a new episode of *Masked Singer* will be broadcast.

In this episode, the song Luo Mo gave to Li Junyi is also a song that is quite particular about its Lyricist work.

To be precise, the lyrics of this song were originally a poem.

This song is called—*When You Are Old*.

The lyrics are based on the poem "When You Are Old"; the author of the poem is Ye Zhi, an Irish poet who once won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Many foreign poems, after passing through the hands of some domestic translation masters, take on a different charm.

This is a heartfelt and moving song.

Some people will hear a Romance of growing old together in it, while others, when listening to this song, will involuntarily think of their own mothers, grandmothers, or other relatives.

Some songs will touch the softest parts of a listener's heart.

You might listen to it a few years ago and feel nothing, but a few years later, with the passage of time and the changes in the world, it can suddenly touch you.

As night fell, after the new episode of *Masked Singer* aired, this *When You Are Old* moved quite a few people.

"Teacher 【Earth】 is too good at writing lyrics; the lyrics look simple, but they are very moving!"

"I love it so much; paired with the 【Superstar】's warm voice, it makes the whole song feel very Gentle!"

"This is my favorite song in the entire program; I can't say why I like it, but I just really like it!"

"Hurry up and reveal the mask; I really want to know who the 【Superstar】 is. It was so hard to become a fan of a Singer, but because the identity is a mystery, I don't even know who to follow on Weibo."

"Yeah, hurry up and unmask, hurry up and reveal your true identity!"

And the next episode would be the Semi-finals of *Masked Singer*.

Which is to say, the Semi-finals are next week, the finals are the week after, and then it will conclude in glory.

Previously, that dog of a director Ke Ming proposed wanting Luo Mo to participate in the recording of the Semi-finals to serve as a guest for one episode.

Letting Teacher Earth sit in the guest seat to provide song critiques—Ke Ming thought it sounded interesting just thinking about it.

Luo Mo had originally intended to refuse due to a busy schedule and a desire to retain the last bit of his integrity.

But Ke Ming was just too enthusiastic, giving one the feeling that it was hard to refuse such a kind offer.

Based on the fact that everyone had cooperated happily several times, and under Ke Ming's repeated requests, he couldn't very well disregard the Face of this top-tier variety show director.

After adjusting his schedule, he headed to Hangzhou to serve as a guest for one episode.

Before the recording, he specifically met with a few lyricists and composers he was familiar with—the ones on the professional judging panel.

Lv Yi specifically sought out Luo Mo to ask: "Luo Mo, you're familiar with Director Ke, and Director Ke will give you some Face; has he ever told you the true identity of Earth?"

He had Luo Mo on WeChat, had seen Luo Mo share "Someone Like Me" on his Moments, and had also seen Luo Mo lavishly praise Earth's lyric and composition skills.

Therefore, in his view, Luo Mo must be just like him, both wanting to get to know this Earth who had donated nearly 100 million and whose identity remained a mystery.

And with Luo Mo's current popularity and status in the industry, even a big variety show director like Ke Ming would have to curry favor with him.

If Luo Mo were to ask, Ke Ming might really be able to quietly reveal a thing or two in private.

The lyricists and composers standing beside Lv Yi chimed in one after another; they all really wanted to get to know Earth as well.

Surrounded by everyone and listening to them talk over one another, Luo Mo really wanted to tell them: "Earth has already been surrounded by you."

In the end, he only laughed and said: "Isn't it already the Semi-finals? The final night is next week. Once the finals are over, I will definitely help everyone get Teacher Earth's contact information."

"Even if Director Ke doesn't give it, I have a way to get it!"

Luo Mo's tone was incredibly bold and certain, and he patted his chest to promise the request to everyone.

This made the group of lyricists and composers sigh in their hearts: "Luo Mo has been in the industry for less than a year, yet he already has more connections than us old folks."

Fortunately, at this moment, a staff member ran over to provide a "true rescue" for the surrounded Luo Mo.

"Teachers, it's time to enter the stage area," said the female staff member wearing black-framed Glasses.

"Let's go, let's go!" Luo Mo laughed it off and began ushering everyone to enter.

The Semi-finals still used a pre-recorded format; only the Grand Finals would feature a Live Broadcast.

Because *Masked Singer* required a powerful post-production team and needed to perform a massive amount of vocal tuning.

Of course, for someone like Li Junyi, there wasn't much to disguise.

After all... no one could tell anyway!

One masked Singer after another went on stage to perform, and most of Luo Mo's critiques were both witty and hit the nail on the head!

Often, if some singing variety shows invite certain Top Traffic Singers as guests, they get roasted, and the contestants also feel unhappy.

But although this Top Traffic Luo Mo was a Newcomer who had debuted less than a year ago, he was already a Newcomer King, King of Love Songs, and Song King.

Three king-level identities under his belt!

Let alone being a guest, he was qualified enough to be a judge.

Finally, the highly anticipated Superstar took the stage.

And today, the song that Superstar brought was called—"Untainted".

A song performed by Mao Buyi on Earth, and at the same time, the theme song for the TV series *Ashes of Love*.

Luo Mo sat in the guest seat spinning his pen, then looked at Superstar on stage with burning eyes.

Superstar's singing voice soon spread throughout the entire venue.

"I do not wish to be tainted by right and wrong, yet things go against my wishes,

When the flower in my heart withers, time will not return.

I only wish to wash away the vanity, and dust off the grime from my body,

To talk of a lifetime of intoxication with you over a pot of clear wine."

As the singing and accompaniment spread, many people on the professional judging panel instantly had their eyes light up.

"Ancient style song! This is an ancient style song!"

"Singing an ancient style song in front of Luo Mo, the founder of Chinese Style and a Great God of ancient style!"

"Interesting, this episode is interesting!"

"I don't even want to critique later; I only want to hear Luo Mo's critique."

At this time, the camera lens swept over Luo Mo at the right moment, giving him a close-up of his face.

This guy, who had already become a professional Actor, even revealed a faint trace of astonishment in his eyes.

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