Chapter 339: Demon Lord Chonglou

The first-day viewership of "Sword Fairy: Jingtian Chapter" topped the annual charts, sending a violent earthquake through the entire film and television industry.

"The momentum of the second installment is fierce; it's effectively continuing the heat of the first."

"Indeed. Even though the connection between the two isn't actually that strong and the characters don't reappear much, it having this kind of influence is purely because the first one was explosive enough and had a good enough reputation!"

"I'm genuinely puzzled—how does Luo Mo always manage to grasp the market's preferences?"

"Yeah, Penguin Video has already flopped two A-Class Projects and one S-Class Project this year. Cheng Wen must be under immense pressure; he's counting on this wave to recover!"

"I, for one, am thinking of studying the 'Sword Fairy' series properly to see where its core and essence lie. If things keep going like this, it's going to be hard to film Xianxia dramas in the future."

For those in the film and television industry, everyone initially valued Luo Mo only because he was so Ox at writing songs, and they wanted him to write songs for their own dramas to add icing to the cake.

Later, they valued Luo Mo because his ancient costume look was handsome enough, his acting was commendable, his popularity was off the charts, and his reputation and public appeal were both incredibly good.

Now, they value Luo Mo simply because he has become a peer, and he has a strong momentum of dominating the field the moment he debuted!

These days, the phrase "peaking at debut" has become a mocking term.

It is used to describe many people who are very popular when they first debut, only to become increasingly obscure, like mud that can't be plastered onto a wall.

But looking at Luo Mo, he truly reached the summit.

If one were to say the market is sluggish this year and no hits have emerged, one could still argue he is just the tallest among the short.

But is Zheng Guofeng short?

He is a giant!

The "Feudatory King" he filmed is also an S-Class Project!

Of course, everyone is clear-headed: "Sword Fairy: Jingtian Chapter" is currently just a good start.

The final outcome between it and "Feudatory King" has yet to be determined.

The reason is simple: as mentioned before, the Drama of the first few episodes of "Feudatory King" is a bit of a slow burn. Because there are too many main characters in the whole series, the early content is mostly about introducing characters and leading into the Drama.

As the main plot unfolds, the content of this series is becoming increasingly compelling, so its performance is still climbing steadily.

Last night, "Feudatory King" had already aired its fifth and sixth episodes, and the total daily viewership reached 253 million, an increase of quite a bit.

Using web novels as an analogy, when a web novel goes live, its subscription performance climbing steadily is what represents infinite potential.

"Feudatory King" currently shows such signs.

"Sword Fairy" has only just started airing; it can only be considered an explosive initial subscription in web novel terms. Whether its performance will decline later is hard to say.

After all, judging from the first two episodes, much of the content of "Sword Fairy" has not yet unfolded, and the theme of the entire series has not yet been clarified.

Therefore, the thoughts of many industry insiders are unified, and people like Wang Shisong and Wang Shibai are even harboring wishful thinking:

"Let's watch the sword fly for a while longer."

………

………

Because the first-day performance of "Jingtian Chapter" was too beautiful, it made everyone's promotion and marketing work very easy to do all of a sudden.

For many dramas that don't perform well at the start, everyone has to bite the bullet and hype them up during promotion.

Hyping them up requires a test of one's verbal skills.

Therefore, the work for "Sword Fairy" is easy to do.

New Yu and Luo Mo Studio are carrying out their promotion plan in an orderly manner, while Penguin Video is making a big splash, frantically stepping in to show off.

It's as if the dramas that flopped before weren't our Penguin's, but the competition's.

As for Octopus TV, the first-day ratings broke 1 directly, reaching 1.09.

This shows that the stickiness of television viewers is also very high.

Compared to the excitement of Xu Guan and Cheng Wen, Luo Mo appears a bit too calm.

To be precise, he has already devoted his energy to other matters.

For example, the initial preparation for the last part of his "Ancient Costume Trilogy".

For example, his second personal album "Black".

Of course, there is also finding time to spend alone with Xu Chujing.

At night, "Jingtian Chapter" aired its third and fourth episodes.

In the end, the daily viewership reached 231 million.

Overall, there is a feeling of chasing each other with "Feudatory King".

Luo Mo and Xu Chujing even sat together to watch a few episodes of "Feudatory King"; it must be said that it is indeed filmed well.

But Xu Chujing believes that "Feudatory King", on the whole, is not as good as the historical political dramas Zheng Guofeng directed previously.

She analyzed: "Director Zheng coming out of retirement this time is mainly because he is paying off debts for his son."

"This project was prepared quite hastily."

"In the past, Zheng Guofeng's temperament was to be delighted upon seeing a challenge; he would only take action when he encountered a project he liked."

"This time, it's equivalent to not being proactive, but passive."

"If this series wasn't directed by Zheng Guofeng, and if it wasn't supported by this group of veteran actors who have collaborated with him many times, it wouldn't have reached its current level."

Hearing this, Luo Mo nodded; he felt the analysis was correct.

It's like the climax of yesterday's episode, which lay in the shout of: "Rise up!"

Then, the great army set out.

Similarly, with this kind of order, if it were shouted by an Actor with poor line delivery and insufficient presence, it wouldn't make people feel the impact at all.

But that veteran actor yesterday made people's hair stand on end and shout that it was satisfying.

That kind of stifled frustration, forbearance, and the final outburst were all displayed in those two words.

Xu Chujing looked at Luo Mo and said: "The third ancient costume drama you want to film likely also has high Requirements for acting skills, right? That's why you set your sights on the National Theatre of China?"

Luo Mo smiled and said: "You really understand me."

"Who understands you." Xu Chujing spat softly.

Luo Mo continued, "Drama and Actor must achieve each other. Honestly, since the theme of my next drama is also historical political intrigue, I really want to ask Zheng Guofeng for advice."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chujing pondered for a moment and said, "I'm not close with Director Zheng; I've only met him a few times. But I do know a little about his character."

"I've heard his temper is very bad, and he never offers empty praise. Even if he thinks highly of you and means well, he's the type to say it with cold, harsh words."

"So, if it's someone he doesn't like... you should have an idea," Xu Chujing said.

Nowadays, everyone is comparing "Celestial Sword 5" and "Feudal Prince".

Whether Zheng Guofeng would resent Luo Mo because of this, she wasn't very sure either.

"Besides, there's a rumor in the circle that because his son is disappointing, Zheng Guofeng is in a very bad mood, and his temper these past few years is even worse than it was in his early years," Xu Chujing added.

Hearing this, Luo Mo shrugged his shoulders and spread his palms.

He only knew that his master, Tong Qinglin, had been quite happy these past few days. Liu Shixiong said that his master's cough had suddenly cleared up.

People, you know, once they get old, they love to compare their descendants.

Your son is disappointing, but my disciple is promising.

So, it's useless to know how to give birth; you have to know how to teach.

Time passed quickly, and the battle between "Jingtian Arc" and "Feudal Prince" continued.

At this moment, "Celestial Sword 5" had already updated to the sixth episode.

The first segment of the Drama had transitioned smoothly, and the friendship of the main cast had been established. And that character destined to leave a deep impression on many viewers would also make a brilliant appearance in this episode.

He is...

—Mozun Chonglou!

As soon as Chonglou appeared, the screen was flooded with frantic comments.

"How is he so handsome?"

"Is this the villain? Tell me, is this the big villain of this show?"

"Speechless, I've defected to the enemy side!"

"If Luo Mo wasn't playing the male lead, I definitely would have defected too. This aura is just too cool!"

"Suddenly feel like the domineering CEOs in other dramas are weak as hell."

"What do I do, I love him so much!"

"No wonder the Lock Demon Tower in 'Celestial Sword 5 1' is all broken and tattered; turns out it was blown up by the Demon Lord."

The Actor playing Chonglou was nearly 1.9 meters tall.

Coupled with the Demon Lord's unique styling, it made him look exceptionally tall and fierce.

At this moment, Mozun Chonglou was descending upon the Lock Demon Tower of the Shushan Sect, easily breaking the seal of the Lock Demon Tower.

At first, the audience thought it was that kind of cliché Drama, where the Demon Lord releases monsters to wreak havoc on the human world.

The audience had seen enough of this kind of content and had long wanted to complain about it.

Clearly, the big villain is strong as hell; wouldn't it be better to just do it himself and slaughter his way through the three realms? Anyway, he's going to do it eventually.

He insists on releasing small monsters in the early stages to let the main cast level up by fighting monsters along the way.

But to everyone's surprise, this group of small demons inside the Lock Demon Tower seemed to have been released by accident, as if they were lucky enough to slip out during the chaos.

The Demon Lord descended to the human world and opened the Lock Demon Tower, actually just to take away a uniquely shaped long sword!

"So, he came to take back his former weapon?" the audience thought.

Everyone thought Luo Mo had avoided one trope, only to end up falling into another cliché trope.

At this time, the Shushan Sect Leader, Daoist Qingwei, appeared and began to pursue the Demon Lord.

This made everyone feel it was even more cliché; it was nothing more than going to snatch the sword, then having a big fight, and ultimately failing to get it back.

But to everyone's surprise, Daoist Qingwei raised his palm to block the Demon Sword, and this old man with the air of an immortal said, "I am not here to stop you, nor am I here to take back a Demon Sword."

Audience: "???"

Why aren't you playing by the rules?

We thought Luo Mo was on the second floor, but it turns out he's on the fifth floor!?

The audience was confused: "Why? This sword looks so Ox, are you really just giving it away?"

Chonglou raised his head, looked at the old man before him, and gave an arrogant, cold snort: "As if you had the ability."

Daoist Qingwei laughed heartily and said, "The Demon Lord descends to the human world to pull the Demon Sword for the sake of the strongest in the God Realm, General Feipeng."

Chonglou said, "This seat has waited in the Demon Realm for three days; I am very impatient."

Time in the Demon Realm is different from time in the human world.

"Then this poor Daoist needs you to wait a little longer in the Demon Realm," said Daoist Qingwei.

"Hmm?" Chonglou was greatly displeased.

"The grievances between you and General Feipeng are none of the Shushan Sect's business. But there is a matter concerning the survival of all living beings..." Before Daoist Qingwei could finish, he was interrupted by Chonglou.

"The affairs of the human world have nothing to do with me," Chonglou said.

"The Shushan Sect needs General Feipeng to step in and help; the deadline is... three hundred days in the human world," said Daoist Qingwei.

"Fine." Once the Demon Lord heard it had to do with Feipeng, he agreed.

"Chonglou, you must remember, there is Evil in the Dao as well. This is not just between you and this poor Daoist, but a gentleman's agreement between you and all living beings under heaven; it must not be broken."

Well, Daoist Qingwei used a 【Moral Kidnapping】.

The audience was stunned watching this scene.

There was too much information!

"Who is Feipeng?"

"Why did the Demon Lord take the Demon Sword, and what does it have to do with Feipeng?"

"Did the Demon Lord really just go back to the fountain to go AFK?"

Very quickly, the audience was stunned by the flashy maneuvers before their eyes.

Chonglou: A gentleman's agreement? You're talking about a gentleman's agreement with someone from the Demon Realm?

Mozun Chonglou turned his head and sought out our male lead—Jingtian!

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