Chapter 346: Who is the Female Lead?

It is hard to imagine that Luo Mo Studio merely announcing a drama title would trigger such terrifyingly heated discussion on the internet.

The search term "Nirvana in Fire" instantly soared to the top of the trending topics on Weibo. What's funny is that, besides the three characters for Nirvana in Fire, other terms also surged, such as 【Wolf Tooth Club】, 【Liangxie List】, etc.

I have to say, it seems everyone is like this: if they don't know how to read a character, they just read half of it...

Judging by the title, it is truly hard to tell at a glance what genre of drama this is.

With the character for "List" (Bang), many people will instinctively think in the direction of martial arts or immortal cultivation.

Actually, one can spot a bit of a mystery from the initials of the drama title—LYB (Lao Yin Bi/Old Schemer).

This is a grand period drama jokingly referred to by netizens as being full of "Old Schemers."

Well, Prince Jing, Feiliu, and others don't count.

Those few are just crude martial men.

In terms of positioning, this drama is categorized as 【Power Struggle】.

Of course, the trend in recent years is that things praised to the skies will face a backlash; whatever people used to praise, they now criticize.

A few years ago, if you said Nirvana in Fire was a grand power struggle drama, the internet would say: "Yeah, yeah!"

Now if you say Nirvana in Fire is a grand power struggle drama, some will say: "Does this even count as power struggle?"

Ultimately, this drama is not a historical drama; it is a rootless duckweed.

At the same time, its theme is revenge, which also makes the core of much of its content revolve around the word "satisfaction."

That sense of strategizing and planning will make a vast number of viewers feel incredibly satisfied.

But at the same time, the participation of a group of veteran actors, the fact that every character is fleshed out, and the use of a more serious filming style prevent it from being that type of 【straightforward satisfaction】.

Compared to a historical power struggle drama like Ming Dynasty 1566, Nirvana in Fire is naturally inferior in terms of power struggle.

But compared to dramas of the same type, it is already the best of the best.

To put it simply, grand historical dramas have history to refer to; they are all vivid figures from history, people who could leave their personal mark in the long river of history. They are the myriad states of life, using history as the bone and the pen to add color.

Whereas Nirvana in Fire is written by people, not lived out by a group of people.

Furthermore, this is a drama adapted from a novel, so it will contain many of the writing styles and patterns of a novel; essentially, this is an IP drama.

Its original creative intent is set there, and its positioning is set there; many of the things people nitpick about are very likely the core selling points that allow it to be a power struggle drama acceptable to the Masses.

Overall, this drama wins on its comprehensiveness; every aspect has its commendable points.

What's terrifying is that it has almost no weaknesses!

The 【Costume, Makeup, and Props】 are all very meticulous; people are still buying replicas of Mei Zhangsu's outfits, though there is a huge difference between the buyer's show and the buyer's show.

After many years, perhaps there are still people who, when they have nothing to watch while eating, will choose to binge-watch Nirvana in Fire again.

Perhaps every time they watch it, they will have different feelings, discover details they missed before, and cannot help but exclaim: "What kind of god-tier production crew is this!"

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Once the news that Nirvana in Fire was in preparation came out, it naturally sparked anticipation across the entire internet.

But for those in the industry, they were naturally not anticipating the drama itself, but thinking—how can I join?

The 【Producers】 knew they had no chance; Luo Mo Studio is wealthy and powerful, and Xinyu has also made a lot of money this year, not to mention they have a gold-swallowing beast behind them—Penguin!

The ones with the most active minds right now are undoubtedly the Actors in the industry.

The appearance of a major production will make Actors fight tooth and nail for a spot.

Never mind those third or fourth-tier or even bottom-tier stars; even first and second-tier stars are thinking about joining in.

Currently, there is a rather bad phenomenon in the entertainment industry called 【Tearing for Billing】.

When many popular stars participate in certain projects, they are very calculating about their billing order.

This kind of thing is a bit like fighting for the C-Position, and also like fighting for the spot to be the grand finale when walking the red carpet.

Therefore, many stars are unwilling to play roles with little screen time in certain projects.

Not to mention lowering their status, they don't even get any benefits.

But Luo Mo's dramas are different.

Listen to what the audience says?

——"There are no supporting roles in Chinese Paladin!"

For the stars, to put it nicely, it means every character is fleshed out, has a distinct personality, and can showcase themselves.

To put it bluntly, it means his dramas easily make people popular; even supporting roles can see their popularity skyrocket because of the character, with many benefits!

Therefore, it is very easy for Luo Mo's dramas to build a 【Major Cast】, easily creating a star-studded lineup.

Most importantly, from the valid information revealed by Luo Mo Studio so far, this drama titled Nirvana in Fire is still written, directed, and starred in by Luo Mo himself.

This is equivalent to confirming that the male lead is this Top Traffic.

However, unlike when he announced Chinese Paladin: Jingtian Arc, he did not make the news that Ding Xiaoyu, Shen Yinuo, and others would continue to participate public.

So, does this mean... the female lead hasn't been decided yet!?

"Becoming Luo Mo's female lead..." The young actresses in the industry trembled with excitement at the thought, their pores opening and their feet turning inward.

The surge in popularity of Ding Xiaoyu and Shen Yinuo is the best example.

Climbing up Luo Mo's high branch is a shortcut to reaching the sky in one step.

"Sit on it, and then be sent to the sky!"

All parties began to frantically inquire about news of Nirvana in Fire, starting to use all their skills, fighting openly and secretly.

I have to say, there are still talents in the industry. One by one, like master detectives, they peeled back the layers, and through various inquiries and analyses, they actually got some news!

——"Nirvana in Fire has the full support of the National Theatre of China!"

The supporting roles inside are almost all veteran-level Actors, each one a big shot who can hold their own.

I thought Luo Mo would sweep up popular stars to create a luxurious lineup with heaven-defying traffic. Who could have guessed he would set his sights directly on the "National Team"!

Luo Mo: "I am not lacking in traffic."

"You so-called traffic stars, with your so-called high popularity and so-called high commercial value—if a whole group of you were bundled together, could you be as high as me?"

What he lacked were pillars of stability!

People in the industry looked at the names of the veteran actors one by one, their hearts greatly shocked.

"Could it be that he already had his current plans when he was producing 'Classic of China'?"

"That shouldn't be, it should just be that he happened to build some Connections through that variety show; it couldn't possibly be that he specifically created a variety show just to pave the way for this drama."

With this group of people joining, people in the industry added a new label to the S-tier project 'Nirvana in Fire'—"Reliable!"

The "Great Detectives" soon had new findings: "Luo Mo Studio's only signed Actor, Ding Xiaoyu, doesn't seem to be the female lead of 'Nirvana in Fire'."

Because looking at Yu's recent schedule, it doesn't look like she is preparing for a new drama.

Everyone felt this was also normal.

"Although she is the studio's only female Actor, her age is what it is; it's impossible for her to play the lead in every drama."

"Even though her acting range is very wide and her acting skills are very good, some things aren't just about acting; one must also be suitable for the role itself."

"No matter how much Luo Mo favors her or how biased he is toward her, it's impossible for him to tailor every drama to her."

This meant—our chance has come!

The various Four Little Dan have already made up their minds; the female lead, second lead, and even the third lead in 'Nirvana in Fire' are all must-haves.

Even if there are already preliminary candidates, they must use all kinds of methods to snatch the roles!

They must spare no cost, anything!

Even if it means becoming a so-called 【drama crew couple】, it is Not Losing.

In the film and television industry, snatching roles is a very common occurrence. Ding Xiaoyu was often snatched away by others halfway through because her previous team wasn't strong enough, or because someone brought capital into the crew.

Chen Ru was often so angry at such things that she would start Dancing, but she was helpless to do anything about it.

This made Luo Mo always feel like a system prompt was about to ring in his ears: "Ding! You have obtained an 【Incompetent Ruler Experience Card】."

He had already lost count of how many female stars had come knocking with all sorts of invitations.

Each one of them acted as if they were waiting for him to flip their name tag; even if he politely said he was very busy lately, they would express: "Anytime is fine, Emperor Luo!"

"Would you like to enjoy this concubine's Dancing, Emperor Luo?"

Luo Mo had received calls in front of Xu Chujing several times; he didn't even know who had given out his contact information, and such things were impossible to control.

"A call from Tang Shiyu? You've actually managed to gather three of the Four Little Dan in the industry." After Luo Mo hung up the phone, Xu Chujing rested her chin on one hand and smiled lightly at him.

"I don't know who gave my contact information to her team." Luo Mo put down his phone, continued peeling an Orange for Xu Chujing, and then broke off half to hand to her.

Xu Chujing took the Orange and asked: "Are you sure you aren't meeting any of them? This Tang Shiyu's acting is actually okay."

"The way you say that makes me feel like you don't even put them in your eyes at all, and don't consider them competitors at all." Luo Mo didn't answer directly, but instead expressed his own feelings.

Xu Chujing was noncommittal; not giving an answer was the answer.

It really is... the mother of domineering crying for domineering—it's domineering to death!

In reality, the reason Luo Mo didn't directly announce that the female lead was Xu Chujing was simply because he wanted to throw the bombs in his hand out slowly, causing continuous bombardment.

Isn't it sweet to get on the Hot Search a few more times?

There was no reason to dump all the information at once anyway.

But recently he had been getting annoyed by it, feeling that it was better to extinguish the passion and sparks in their hearts.

At the very least, you can forget about the female lead role.

Yes, if it were ordinary female stars participating, they might still think about using methods to snatch the role and wouldn't give up just because the casting had been preliminarily decided.

However, some people's participation would make them fall into despair, and they wouldn't be able to muster any thought of competing with them in their hearts.

The three words "Xu Chujing" were enough!

At seven o'clock in the evening, Luo Mo Studio and Xu Chujing Studio moved out together!

(ps: Second update, asking for double monthly tickets!)

(End of chapter)