Chapter 358: Jing, Cover Me

Xiao Cai watched the music video for "Chapter Seven of the Night" and gasped.

Her little bottom in its pleated skirt shifted on the chair, moving herself closer to the table as if that would provide a greater sense of security.

"No wonder it's called the 【Dark Trilogy】."

"So at the end of the story, the male lead turned dark too."

As a Drama Critic, she felt that this music video was also a place where she could really show her stuff.

In her interpretation, the falsetto part belted out by Luo Mo in the final segment of the song actually embodied inner struggle.

"Yes, yes, yes, start from this angle," Xiao Cai thought to herself.

Not to mention, if it were someone else's song and contained such parts resembling the birth of inner demons, she would definitely think it was self-indulgent, edgy, and toxic...

But "Chapter Seven of the Night" was a song that combined scenes; it was not a rootless duckweed.

Whether it was the lyrics or the melody, everything was based on the story's background and unfolded following the plot.

In that case, the impression it gave was refreshing!

After Xiao Cai recovered from the shock, a thought popped into her mind: "Luo Mo still chose to protect Jing in the end, hee hee!"

She was watching a music video, and even though it ended with the villain being spared, she actually managed to find sweetness in it!

Wake up, little sister!

After brainstorming for about fifteen minutes, she began to write her article.

It wasn't just her; today, a large number of Drama Critics and Film Critics had also mobilized.

In the past, these people naturally would have disdained writing articles for music videos.

This kind of work, they wouldn't take even if paid; it was beneath them!

Unless... they were paid a ton of money!

But today, many people began to spontaneously take up their pens for "Chapter Seven of the Night."

Some did it because they truly liked it, some felt the format was fresh, and some perhaps just felt the popularity would be very high...

But regardless of the starting point, it did indeed play a promotional role to a certain extent.

This fire was already raging enough, yet people kept adding fuel to it.

Over at Cilong, they were the most desperate about this.

"What kind of approach is this?"

The lyrics, composition, and Arranger of this song... were already enough to make people feel a huge threat.

The duet between Xu Chujing and Luo Mo was also very distinctive, and their Singing skills were remarkable.

Chen Luo and Xu Lianying hadn't been very panicked at first because in the Blue Star music scene, even if a Rap song became popular, there was a limit.

Up until now, the most popular Rap was probably Luo Mo's "Nocturne."

Although this "Chapter Seven of the Night" came from Luo Mo's hand, wasn't that whole "dark style" crap equivalent to heading down a Niche path?

This was narrowing their own audience!

But the development of the situation completely exceeded their expectations.

On Monday, "Bird Island" and "Chapter Seven of the Night" were still hard to distinguish in terms of quality.

By Tuesday, "Chapter Seven of the Night" was basically ranked ahead, and "Bird Island" could only launch brief assaults before being surpassed again.

By Wednesday, the overall situation could be said to be settled.

"Bird Island" no longer had the strength to fight, and the data for "Chapter Seven of the Night" directly exceeded it by a wide margin.

At the same time, "Fireworks Cool Easily," which was already highly acclaimed, also received a boost.

In this way, both of Luo Mo's songs had surpassed Chen Luo.

Although the final results of the two albums were not yet clear, judging from the current momentum, Luo Mo already had a huge advantage!

Chen Luo, the ceiling of the music scene?

The ceiling: I'm cracking!

The "Nirvana in Fire" crew, filming was currently underway.

Luo Mo was very busy, so he would only take time in the evening to see what everyone was saying online.

"Chapter Seven of the Night," as he expected, had excellent word-of-mouth.

This masterpiece, crowned with the name of a god-tier work, truly shone brilliantly.

At the same time, it could be considered a good start for the 【Dark Trilogy】.

After Luo Mo decided that the name of his new album would be "Black," the first thing that popped into his mind was the 【Dark Trilogy】 by Zhou Jielun.

You have to know, two of the songs in this trilogy had been debated endlessly for so many years; many fans and industry insiders were arguing—which one was actually the number one in terms of composition and Arranger among all of Zhou Jielun's songs?

To what extent was the reputation of these two songs?

Because the Golden Melody Awards didn't give them awards, it made everyone feel that it wasn't a problem with the songs, but a problem with the Golden Melody Awards...

Human joys and sorrows are not the same; Luo Mo and Xu Chujing were killing it in the music scene, while Tang Shiyu, one of the Four Little Dan, began to doubt her own acting skills for the first time.

"Can I really act?" she asked herself countless times over these past few days.

Previously, both Tang Shiyu herself and her entire team behind her firmly believed that she was the one with the best acting skills among the Four Little Dan, and as long as she worked hard and encountered a good director and crew, it was possible to make a run for 【Best Actress】.

The four words her fans most often had on their lips were—"The future is promising!"

Tang Shiyu had collaborated with many great directors of film and television before, and she had never encountered anyone like Luo Mo, who criticized her as being completely worthless.

Once, she really couldn't hold it in and found Luo Mo privately, asking: "Director Luo, when I collaborate with other directors, it's usually a one-take pass. But these past few days, I've been filming seven or eight takes and there's still a problem. Can you tell me where the problem lies so I can have a direction?"

The emotions were there, but the attitude was still good.

In Tang Shiyu's eyes, others were clinging to the legs of their sugar daddies, and the legs of those old guys were definitely not as hard as Luo Mo's.

If Instructor Luo were to lecture her on set, she wouldn't dare make a scene, even if he were to spank her.

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo glanced at her and said, "I've discovered that some Actors are obsessed with so-called 'one-take' performances, feeling that if they film it once and the director says it's fine, it's something to be smug about."

"But have you ever thought that perhaps it's because the director knows the limits of your acting ability, knows that no matter how you perform, it will only ever be that way, so they just make do and call it a day?" he said in a deep voice.

In reality, that is truly the case.

Many directors do exactly that.

Rotten wood cannot be carved, so don't have such high Requirements!

With that energy, wouldn't it be better to carve good wood? It would be twice the result with half the effort.

Upon hearing this, Tang Shiyu felt as if she had been struck by lightning; her self-esteem was severely bruised, and her face flushed bright red.

Even though the person was Luo Mo, she still felt these words were a bit too humiliating to hear.

Her eye sockets turned red, and tears welled up, making them glisten and look pitiful enough to stir one's heart.

"Huh, your state right now is actually quite good," Luo Mo praised.

He had always felt that Tang Shiyu was a bit "green tea"-like.

And wouldn't you know it, her talent tree really seemed to be pointed toward being a green tea.

"Huh?" Tang Shiyu, who was so humiliated she was about to cry, was stunned into silence.

Luo Mo simply left her with this: "This film is not in a rush; we will film it slowly. If you aren't good enough, I will never give the pass. Even if we film a hundred takes, it won't pass."

After saying this, he left.

Xu Chujing was staying at the film crew's location; how could he stay in a room with her alone for too long?

Before closing the door, he added, "Wipe your tears, and don't come out until your eyes aren't red anymore."

If she went out looking like that, it would be easy for people to overthink.

The kind ones would think she was scolded to tears by the director.

If someone had a dirtier mind, they would think she was choked by something, or had a coughing fit, or that her throat suddenly felt uncomfortable, causing her to tear up instinctively.

After all, this woman has an inner allure.

She looks pure, but when she cries, her "green tea" aura is exposed, and she is very seductive.

It makes people feel conflicted—feeling pity, yet also wanting to make her hurt more.

Watching the Back Shadow of Luo Mo as he left, Tang Shiyu felt aggrieved from the bottom of her Heart Eye.

But reflecting on Luo Mo's words, she suddenly began to think in reverse.

"Does this mean... he wants to properly temper me, to properly train me?"

"After all, as a director, he is spending time too. If I delay the progress, the crew will be burning money along with it."

After adjusting her emotions, Tang Shiyu unexpectedly found Luo Mo again with persistence, and with a very humble attitude, said, "Director Luo, I have just one question, just one."

"Go ahead," Luo Mo said, looking at her.

"During the audition, Director Luo said you wanted me to find... um, to find the state of a 'seductive bitch'." When she said this, the vocabulary seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth.

"Right, but not a 'seductive bitch', a high-class 'seductive bitch'." Luo Mo actually had his own persistence at this moment.

Tang Shiyu looked up, her eyes like those of a fawn in the forest still carrying a hint of redness from crying, and said, "But the route my team previously set for me was leaning towards... leaning towards..."

"Leaning towards a pure jade maiden," Luo Mo helped her out when he saw she couldn't say it.

Many stars who follow the pure route won't keep the word "pure" on their lips, but her clothing, makeup, and even her gaze and smile were all written with: "I am very pure, I am very pure, I am very pure."

Tang Shiyu nodded and said, "So I don't understand the 'high-class feel' you speak of, Director Luo, or how exactly I should handle it."

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo smiled: "After you told me all this, I suddenly feel it's easy to handle."

He looked down at Tang Shiyu, staring straight into her fawn-like eyes, and said, "You feel you can better grasp the temperament of a pure jade maiden, right? Yes, yes, yes, that is exactly the kind of high-class feel I want!"

Tang Shiyu: "???"

She seemed to understand a little.

After leaving Tang Shiyu's side, Luo Mo walked toward Xu Chujing.

The Heavenly Queen raised her eyes to glance at Tang Shiyu, who was still lost in thought, and said, "Asking you how to act?"

"Something like that," Luo Mo said.

The reason the job of a director is prone to some unspoken rules is that many Actors can use legitimate excuses to "ask without shame."

As they keep asking, it gets more and more shameful, and the direction gets lower and lower.

A true "ask without shame."

Tang Shiyu was considered one of the better ones.

Luo Mo looked at Xu Chujing and said with a smile, "The overall situation is settled; we have already won this round of the new song competition."

"Mm," Xu Chujing glanced at him, a hint of a smile also appearing in her eyes.

It was unclear whether it was because she had won against Chen Luo, or because she had helped Luo Mo win against Chen Luo.

"I owe it to Jing's help," Luo Mo said.

He looked into Xu Chujing's eyes and said, "So, remember to keep covering for me."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chujing understood his subtext, but said, "Depends on my mood."

(End of this chapter)