Chapter 369: Come, Come Upstairs

Busy times always pass by in a flash.

For the past few days, Luo Mo had been busy with the filming tasks for *Nirvana in Fire*, and it wasn't until he opened WeChat in the evening that he saw Shen Yinuo had sent a large amount of content in their 7-member Aurora Girls group chat, and had also 【poked】 him.

Luo Mo opened it to take a look; it was nothing more than press releases written by marketing accounts.

He casually opened two of them to read, and he knew right away that the public relations team over at Cilong had started to move.

The arena battle between *Too Understand* and *Black* was already nearing its end.

Judging from the current situation, even if Chen Luo won the final battle, he would still have more losses than wins, making it meaningless.

Therefore, Face had certainly been lost, and naturally, there would be some mocking voices on the internet.

The organization known as 【Strangers】 was rather silly and didn't really go around inciting conflicts, and the fan circle management kept a tight grip on this aspect.

But that didn't stop the other side from directly throwing mud.

Regardless of whether it was the mockery of passersby or the insults from Chen Luo's own anti-fans, under the operation of Cilong's PR team, they were directly pinning labels on 【Strangers】.

No matter who actually said these things, they just treated it as if 【Strangers】 had said it.

All of a sudden, they even started to set the narrative, saying that Luo Mo's fans were arrogant and, after winning one round, had begun to grow conceited and rampant.

【Strangers】: "Meow meow meow?"

How is it this routine again!

While throwing mud, they didn't forget to counterattack, with content similar to that line: "Those climbing the mountain should not mock the god descending the mountain."

They placed Chen Luo directly on a pedestal, then continued to smear Luo Mo and 【Strangers】.

And don't even say it, it really did have a certain effect.

There was no help for it; after all, he was someone who had been the ceiling of the music scene for so many years.

Chen Luo's prestige, status, influence... all of this was right there.

And what was most interesting was that a large portion of Chen Luo's fan base was actually quite young.

There is a very common phenomenon now, which is that many very young people love to stan Superstars who didn't become famous in their own era, in order to show off their own taste and status.

It's just like how some people don't actually love listening to old songs, they just claim to others that they only love listening to old songs, as if that makes them more stylish.

As for what they listen to in private, heaven knows what those songs are.

It's just like when Luo Mo was still on Earth, he once asked a young cousin of his who his favorite Singer was.

He lifted his nose and said, "Dou Xian'er!"

"Whoa, Dou Wei!" Luo Mo was surprised.

Then he followed up by asking which three songs he loved listening to the most.

He stubbornly squeezed out two song titles, but couldn't manage to come up with a third no matter what.

The most ridiculous thing was that these guys, who could be called fake fans, were actually particularly active and had particularly strong combat power, and they loved participating in flame wars and tearing each other apart.

This type of person looked down on those who stanned 【New Star】s the most.

That posture was just like someone who had just learned to drink, or perhaps didn't even know how to drink, but drank anyway. "But I only drink vintage wine. You guys who drink wine without a vintage are all people who don't understand wine, have no taste, and have no class."

Luo Mo, a New Star who had just risen and was red-hot, was the primary target of these people's attacks.

Under Cilong's operation, it developed to the point where it wasn't just this batch of Chen Luo's fake fans starting flame wars; the fake fans of Zhao Xueqin, Xu Lianying, Wu Yuefeng, and anyone else who had had dealings with Luo Mo, all joined in.

Shen Yinuo had been looking at various comments on the internet these past few days, and it made her teeth itch with anger.

She posted these press releases and fan comments into the group chat, immediately sparking public indignation.

Aside from Jiang Ningxi being relatively reserved, the Aurora Girls, like Ceng Ziyi and the others, were completely Luo Mo's "hype-men."

Each one of them was even angrier than Luo Mo himself.

"Who are these people! What kind of things are they saying."

"Tsk, everyone's a master of sarcasm."

"It makes me so mad, how can they say that about Director Luo."

Luo Mo, however, just let out a long sigh after browsing through it briefly.

He didn't bother looking anymore and went straight to the bathroom to wash up.

After washing his face, he wiped it with a towel and looked at himself in the mirror.

"Cilong, oh Cilong."

"Let them say whatever they want."

"I'll just keep on winning."

Those climbing the mountain and the god descending the mountain, huh?

I'd like to see how many hammer blows your pedestal can withstand.

………

……..

The new Monday was almost here.

Time had also reached the middle of August.

The entire Shuji Dang had entered its final stage.

In the music scene, many Singers who had plans to release songs let out a long sigh of relief.

"It really is gods fighting, and the fish in the moat getting caught in the crossfire."

"It made us not dare to release songs during this time; even if we did, it likely wouldn't make any waves."

"The heat has basically been sucked away by these two top-tier figures; releasing songs or albums right now is just too stupid."

"Finally, their arena battle is finally going to end!"

"Hurry up, my new album is already getting old!"

Although everyone was eating melons and watching the show, they still had to conduct business, and eventually, they would still have to find opportunities to release songs.

For the music scene, Luo Mo is now like a great demon king.

Fortunately, the great demon king's last three songs were released together, rather than one per week.

Otherwise, he would essentially be monopolizing the entire Shuji Dang by himself!

It is interesting to note that last summer, Luo Mo soared into the sky; despite not having officially debuted, he achieved the status of Top Traffic through a variety talent show.

And this summer, he is even more glorious.

This feeling is as if—the summer belongs to him!

At the same time, many people cannot help but be curious: what exactly is the content of Luo Mo's remaining three songs, all revolving around the theme of 【It's Dark】?

By twelve o'clock noon, the charts on major music platforms had refreshed, beginning to tally the data for the new week.

The new songs from Luo Mo and Chen Luo were also uploaded one after another at this time.

It must be said, after a week of crisis management, Chen Luo's fans have begun to regain their cohesion, and one could even say they are high in fighting spirit.

The Mo Sheng Ren side remains silly, only caring about playing with memes.

"Although I didn't do anything, I really was scared by the scolding; can you guys just scold Luo Mo?"

"Idol's actions, idol pays the price; do not involve the fans!"

"I finally understand why the new album is called 'Black'; the scolding left me completely in the dark."

"Hurry up and release new songs; my ears need some purification."

In just two short years, the Mo Sheng Ren have experienced too many big scenes.

Now they are a bit unfazed.

Happy, just being silly and happy is enough!

Therefore, Chen Luo's fans are already organizing and disciplining themselves to boost the charts, while on Luo Mo's side, the fans' greatest sincerity might just be offering a Blessing in their hearts when reposting koi fish on Weibo.

It is not that they don't take Luo Mo's affairs seriously, but that they already have an unconditional trust, feeling that he will not lose.

The three new songs from Chen Luo's side are titled "Leaving This Place," "Empty Box," and "Leng Qiqiang."

They follow the route that Chen Luo is best at.

Among them, the song "Empty Box" is the work of the God of Wealth Trio, and it is also the one that the Cilong side values most among these three songs.

As for the three songs uploaded by Luo Mo, they are Zhang Xueyou's "I Am Really Hurt," Chen Yixun's "Happy on a Cloudy Day," and the album's closing piece, Zhou Jielun's "Hair Like Snow."

For the first two songs, the environmental setting is a dark gray cloudy day.

"Hair Like Snow" is the night.

In this album, the single character 【Black】 runs almost from beginning to end.

Yet the style and genre of the songs can be said to be quite different.

Two mainstream love songs, plus Chinese Style, naturally make the fans incredibly expectant.

Many people, after listening, only feel incredibly satisfied.

"I like all three; I'm satisfied."

"Sure enough, for a man, once a week is not enough."

"That's right, it has to be a large quantity and satisfying!"

"Downloaded, all three are downloaded."

It is worth mentioning that among these three songs, Chen Yixun's "Happy on a Cloudy Day" is a collaboration with Lin Junjie, composed by Lin Junjie.

As for "Hair Like Snow," it comes from the album "November's Chopin," also known as "November's Arrogance."

Naturally, the lyrics are by Fang Wenshan, and the music is by Zhou Jielun.

The market response to the three songs is excellent; although Chen Luo's fans deliberately boosted the charts, they only maintained a brief lead.

By seven o'clock in the evening, Luo Mo's three new songs would pop up on the charts from time to time.

This momentum already proved that Chen Luo's side was just barely holding on.

By nine o'clock in the evening, only "Empty Box" remained in the top three of the charts, while the other two songs had already been knocked down.

By Tuesday, "Empty Box" also lacked staying power.

It is not that this song from the God of Wealth Trio is bad, but the so-called god-tier album's mutual traffic-driving between songs is simply too terrifying.

If every song on an album is strong, the momentum will be incredibly frightening!

The duel between Luo Mo and Chen Luo can be said to have reached its conclusion, with the outcome decided and the dust settled.

This makes many people involuntarily recall that poem again.

——To the peak of the mountain, I see all the other mountains as small!

This time, Luo Mo has reached the top again!

In the 【Annual Album Data Ranking】 of major music platforms, "Black" is far in the lead!

At nightfall, Liu Shixiong Liu Gongming posted on Weibo the calligraphy written by his master, Tong Qinglin.

The calligraphy still contained a line of poetry written by Luo Mo, which the old master Tong wrote down while practicing his calligraphy.

Liu Gongming chose to post this calligraphy on Weibo because he had a phone call with Luo Mo two days ago, chatted about the recent turmoil, and cared about his junior brother's state of mind.

Luo Mo smiled and said: "It's nothing; they just don't want me to be glorious for too long. They want to watch me build a high building, watch me feast guests, and watch my building collapse."

"Then what should be done—" Liu Shixiong joked.

"Simple, then I'll just add another floor on top," Luo Mo said.

The calligraphy posted by Liu Gongming hit the Weibo Hot Search as soon as it was released.

The calligraphy read:

"【To see a thousand miles further, ascend another level.】"

(PS: First update, my body is still a bit uncomfortable, so the update is a little late.)

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