Chapter 335: Human joys and sorrows are not connected

Zheng Quan has been wanting to resign lately.

"This Music Director position at Pineapple, it's not worth keeping!" — Zheng Quan.

Look, just look at what I've been through this past month.

The singers under Pineapple release a song under his instructions, and they get beaten up for it.

Just twenty days ago, Pineapple's first-tier male singer Meng Dong released a single, "Knowing Love," and over at Xinyu, someone immediately released "Fireworks for Two."

This song had almost no promotion, because the creator is Luo Mo, which is the best promotion!

At the same time, many fans who had heard the medley "King of Love Songs" immediately recognized that this song came from that medley.

The line, "【The one who loves you most is me, otherwise why would you let me, otherwise how could I possibly go through fire and water, whatever you say I'll do】," could be said to have unlocked everyone's original memories.

At the same time, for the long-awaiting listeners, this was undoubtedly a signal.

"Luo Mo finally remembered that he still has the full versions of dozens of songs he hasn't released yet!"

"This doesn't count as working overtime, right? This can only be called finishing up work that wasn't done before, right?"

"Speechless, if he doesn't release the full versions from 'King of Love Songs' soon, the fans will have almost finished writing them for him!"

"Yeah, I've already heard several versions on the internet!"

"Looking forward to it! Do you guys think he'll release them all in one go this time?"

It must be said, the joys and sorrows of humans are not connected.

The fans are delighted, but Pineapple is walking on thin ice.

It's not just first and second-tier singers getting beaten up for releasing songs; even some third and fourth-tier singers have encountered a thorough thrashing.

Luo Mo Studio and Xinyu directly launched a project called 【One Person One Signature Song】.

These songs were originally meant to promote people; bullying Pineapple was just a side effect.

And look, a second-tier male singer at Pineapple just released a song, and the next day he ran into "Really Want Really Want."

Pineapple just released a male-female love duet, and Luo Mo and Xinyu immediately released "Have to Love."

You release an R&B type song over there, and I'll come out with "10:30 at the Airport" over here.

You release a sad love song over there, and I'll come out with "How Could You Bear to See Me Sad" over here.

By the end of it, Zheng Quan was completely numb from the beatings!

Yes, one could avoid the battle and delay releasing songs.

But can you have the whole company avoid the battle, and have all the company's singers never release songs again?

Then just take a year-long holiday, or close down!

The more Zheng Quan thought about it, the angrier he got, and the more aggrieved he felt.

"I was clearly the one who thought we should sign Luo Mo back then!"

"My decision was clearly correct!"

"It was you, Wang Shisong, who refused; it was you, Wang Shisong, who wanted to throw your weight around!"

"Why should I be the one suffering all the blame now?"

"Suffering is one thing, but you, Wang Shisong, you even publicly criticized me at the meeting and gave me the cold shoulder!"

"I just can't write better than him, what can I do?"

"In the entire music scene, who can write better than him now?"

Pineapple's layout in the music scene has been directly disrupted, its market share has been encroached upon, and the commercial value of its singers is also sliding.

So much so that, what are people saying outside now?

"Pineapple is still one of the four major companies in the entertainment industry."

"But in the music scene, Pineapple is no longer among the four major companies."

This position should be taken by us at Xinyu.

Fortunately, Zheng Quan saw some good news today.

— "Chinese Paladin: Jingtian Arc" is about to set its broadcast date!

"Now it's the film and television department's turn to worry, haha, hahahaha!" the sunglass-wearing Zheng Quan laughed in his heart.

He no longer cared whether everyone was a colleague at Pineapple.

— Let the world feel the pain!

………

………

The people at Pineapple are in the midst of deep water and scorching fire.

Yet the Luo Mo fans feel—is it time for the New Year?

After listening to over a dozen new songs written by Luo Mo in one go and expanding everyone's music library, "Chinese Paladin: Jingtian Arc" is also about to be broadcast!

"I thought we'd have to wait until next year for the second installment!"

"This is the fastest sequel to a series I've ever seen!"

"Yeah, some take over two years just for preparation."

"Sigh, being able to prepare is already good; some shows are filming and then there's no second season. Many first seasons clearly had great ratings, but the second season was still cut short."

In this regard, the audience on Earth is knowledgeable.

Like when the first season of "Chu Qiao Zhuan" ended, the male lead fell into a lake.

He's been soaking in that lake for so many years, and they just can't get a second season out; it's probably soaked until it stinks.

Or take the critically acclaimed web drama "White Night," they always say the second season is coming soon, but years have passed and there's still no sign of it.

Luo Mo's high-efficiency behavior can be said to have won a huge wave of goodwill from the audience.

The current market is becoming less and less pure; capital controls everything, and celebrity teams are all troublemakers who especially love to stir things up.

If any link in the chain suddenly goes wrong, many projects will simply come to a halt.

As for whether the audience is looking forward to it or not, what the hell does that have to do with us?

We only care about what we care about ourselves.

Some good actors actually really want to satisfy the audience's expectations, but they have no way to do so.

Luo Mo, on the other hand, can call all the shots himself; he plays his cards however he wants to play them.

It's just that, on this massive card table of the entertainment industry, the seating positions are due for a change.

During the *Creating Idols* period, he sat alone in the very corner of the card table, surrounded and watched by several large companies, stubbornly playing one card after another that no one else could afford to beat, and then winning the chips in their hands.

Now, the pile of chips in his hands is growing higher and higher, higher and higher.

The seat he occupies at the card table has also slowly moved from the very corner to a position near the center.

Yes, in the television drama circle, he is still a Newcomer, and he still only has one work.

But don't forget, back in the music scene, he was also just a Newcomer, just a small fry.

……..

……..

*Sword of Heaven: Jingtian Arc* passed review quickly and was scheduled to air at 8:00 PM on the 13th of next month.

Guan Fei made a special trip to Shanghai to find Luo Mo for a celebratory drink.

The location was set at Luo Mo's home, and the Heavenly Queen Xu also gave him the honor of coming this time.

As soon as Guan Fei pressed the doorbell, he saw Xu Chujing wearing exclusive slippers coming over to open the door for him.

The two are old partners and old friends, so Guan Fei asked with a face full of gossip, "Have you two really not done that thing yet?"

"Come in, change your shoes." Xu Chujing couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind, yet she had the air of a hostess.

Guan Fei couldn't help but recall when they were filming *Cat Demon*, when Xu Chujing and Luo Mo were not yet this intimate.

Back then, one was a top Heavenly Queen and Best Actress renowned throughout the country, and the other was nothing more than a trainee in her variety show.

In order to help Luo Mo with Raising Status and to let him get a "Special Appearance" credit in *Cat Demon*, Xu Chujing even made a bet with Guan Fei.

Who could have imagined that this kid would grow so fast, not only becoming a Song King in a year, but now also adding the identities of a Newcomer director and a Newcomer Actor.

"I always feel like he only used one year to walk the path that others can't finish in a lifetime," Guan Fei thought to himself.

Guan Fei opened the shoe cabinet himself and changed into slippers.

Looking at the slippers, he couldn't help but mutter, "This is clearly not the same style as Xu Chujing's! No, I have to find an excuse to visit his room later; who knows, there might be two toothbrushes in the master bedroom's bathroom!"

It's just a pity that after taking his seat at the table and downing two large glasses of red wine, the master detective Guan Fei forgot his previous plan and only focused on bragging after drinking.

"Didn't Brother Fei say you would go explore the film circle for me first? How has the exploration been these past six months?" Luo Mo asked.

"Let me tell you, I recently got a super awesome script!" Guan Fei said, exhaling the smell of alcohol, gesturing with his fingers in front of Luo Mo to indicate it was awesome to the heavens.

"Oh? Then why don't you hurry up and have another drink?" Luo Mo immediately took the opportunity to say.

In his view, Guan Fei is a very capable director; as long as he gets familiar with the rhythm of filming movies and encounters a suitable script, he is eight-tenths likely to have a box-office hit.

This person understands very well what the market likes to watch and what the audience loves to see.

To put it simply, he is very suitable for filming big commercial blockbusters.

Guan Fei used to be a gambler, but he wasn't a drunkard; he raised his glass to look at Luo Mo and said, "Your new drama is about to air, aren't you going to have one with me?"

Luo Mo was in a good mood today; before clinking glasses with him, he pretentiously added a bit more wine to his glass and then downed it in one go.

He himself has an average tolerance for alcohol, but after becoming drinking buddies with Run Jie, the two often drank, and he slowly built it up.

Guan Fei: "???"

God is truly unfair, giving him a good brain and throwing in a good physique as a bonus.

At the same time, he took away the hair of us ugly people.

After three rounds of drinks, Guan Fei began to point out the landscape to Luo Mo, saying, "Your new drama starts airing next month; do you have any idea who you'll be running into?"

"I have an idea." Luo Mo nodded and began to count on his fingers.

"Penguin Video itself has several dramas airing; although they are on the same platform, they are also competitors with each other."

"Among them, the one performing the best is called *Ride Encounter*, and the theme is cycling + food + comedy."

"I watched a bit of this drama; it's quite good." Luo Mo gave a thumbs up.

"Guan Ping and Zhen Jie's dramas are always decent; Guan Ping films scenes very well, and as for Zhen Jie... she has a lot of dirty jokes." Guan Fei nodded and said.

When a woman gets lecherous, she is truly lecherous!

"Over at Kuying Video, there is an Ancient Idol Drama; the word-of-mouth is very good and the rating is high, but this type of sweet little drama is a bit Niche." Luo Mo added.

Guan Fei nodded slightly and said, "So, I don't know if you kid did it on purpose or if you just happened to run into it again, but this time the biggest opponent is still over at Bolo Video!"

Luo Mo did not reply, noncommittal.

"Wang Shibai of Bolo Video must be annoyed." Guan Fei laughed.

As Wang Shisong's own brother, the two have had no shortage of arguments because of Luo Mo's affairs.

"How do you know they are annoyed? Brothers fight tigers together, and father and son go into battle as a team. Maybe they are hugging at home right now, shouting: 'When brothers are of one heart, their sharpness can cut through metal!'" Luo Mo continued to pour wine for Guan Fei.

"Sigh! They are only especially close when they are doing that thing; those brothers of theirs, they are..." Guan Fei said halfway, realized Xu Chujing was also there, and immediately shut his mouth to prevent disharmony.

He coughed lightly and said sternly, "The *Feudatory King* they are airing this time is a proper, serious historical epic."

"In front of Director Zheng, even I am just this." As he spoke, he held up his little finger.

But perhaps because he had been drinking, or perhaps because he was feeling inflated, he felt the little finger was a bit off, so he switched to his index finger.

You have to know, Guan Fei is a famous director who has won awards repeatedly, filmed several breakout hits, and cultivated two Best Actresses.

But in front of Director Zheng of *Feudatory King*, there indeed still exists a huge gap.

Hearing this name, Luo Mo couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, thinking of his master, Tong Qinglin.

(PS: First update, asking for double monthly votes at the end of the month!)

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