Chapter 376: If It Were Possible

The two members of Fengge Group had always heard rumors that Director Luo of Xinyu was very good at coaching people.

Many Singers would undergo an extremely thorough transformation after his coaching.

Many in the industry claimed: "He likely has a unique set of coaching procedures."

Everyone has their own circle; for instance, Tao Jie loves fitness, and her peach-like buttocks, as full as a full moon, possess years of cultivation in every swing. Thus, she also has some female friends in the industry who love fitness.

When working out together, they would inevitably talk about Luo Mo.

And when talking about this Legend, a lot of content would get spread around.

You know how rumors are.

They definitely get more and more outrageous as they spread!

The most magical thing is that almost every Singer who has spent time in the recording studio with Luo Mo speaks of him—with unanimous praise.

Like Tao Jie, the Aurora Girls, and so on.

Each of them expressed that they had been changed, even using the word "remodeled."

So, Xue Ning and Tian Ming were chatting quite animatedly on the way there.

After all, the legendary things were about to happen to them!

Xue Ning was still a bit timid, saying, "I heard a rumor that he has a special technique where he first touches your ears, then goes all the way down to your mouth, and then to your Adam's apple. Then he confirms your vocal placement and personal state."

"Oh right, I heard you even have to stick your tongue out!"

"What the hell?" Tian Ming was stunned as he listened: "How is it getting more and more bizarre as you talk?"

He said earnestly: "Yours is obviously fake. What I heard is quite reliable; it says Luo Mo will lead everyone through an 'ah-ah-ah-ah' session."

The four "ah"s he mentioned were different notes.

"Everyone says he has some kind of 36-character mantra; you follow him to try all 36 notes, and then you can know what type of song you are suited to sing, as well as where your most comfortable vocal range is."

Xue Ning rolled her eyes at him and said: "36-character mantra? Why do I feel like yours is even more bizarre than my throat-touching one?"

Who could have guessed that as soon as the two arrived at the recording studio, Luo Mo made them do a fill-in-the-blank exercise.

The topic was the theme for the next episode of King of Love Songs: 【If it were possible...】

"I have already given you the song; you should have found the core of this song and the state for performing it, right?"

"Then fill it in," Luo Mo said.

Tian Ming and Xue Ning looked at each other and thought to themselves: "Why is this like being back in school?"

But the two still picked up their pens and filled it in obediently.

Based on the adapted version of "Deep Sea," the content Tian Ming filled in was: 【If it were possible... I want to help you.】

Although Xue Ning has a direct and straightforward personality, she is a woman after all, so the content she wrote was more emotional: 【If it were possible... please hold tight to the hand I am reaching out to you.】

The original version of "Deep Sea" is called a song of depression by many, known as an emo masterpiece.

And the version Luo Mo gave them is the adaptation performed by Phoenix Legend, which many call a song of salvation.

The original version gives people the feeling of falling into the deep sea and then saying, "Bury me," abbreviated as "Deep Sea Burial."

The Phoenix Legend version gives people the feeling of, "Ah? Someone fell into the sea? Save her quickly, pull her out," abbreviated as... "Haidilao" (Hot Pot).

Luo Mo looked at the fill-in-the-blanks of Xue Ning and Tian Ming, noncommittal.

He only said: "Do you think that by calling you to the recording studio today, I will make you change many of your previous traits?"

Xue Ning nodded first and said: "Netizens all say we are old-fashioned, say our songs are tacky, and think we should go sing folk songs, mountain songs, and the like."

"The netizens are quite right," Luo Mo said.

"Uh..." Xue Ning opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

"National Pop Style is actually not bad at all," Luo Mo said: "However, the pop element can be strengthened a bit more."

"I don't intend to make you change; on the contrary, I want you to take it to the extreme!"

It was after participating in "Star Avenue" that Phoenix Legend released their first album, "Above the Moon," and then pioneered the 【National Pop Style】 musical genre.

"But... this..." Xue Ning found that she suddenly didn't know how to speak.

"Do you feel that because netizens laugh at you, trying to actually attempt National Pop Style things would instead lead to more people calling you tacky?" Luo Mo said.

The two nodded one after another.

Everyone laughs at us, and we still have to take it to the extreme in the field people laugh at us for; this... what kind of situation is this!

Luo Mo thought for a moment and said: "Actually, I'm not sure if this 'tacky' label can be removed, but we can try."

Because this label has always followed Phoenix Legend.

When Ceng Yi from Phoenix Legend went on Roast!, he even left behind a famous scene, saying: "What does the tackiness of the song have to do with me? I only have a few lines!"

Luo Mo's next words made the two perk up again.

"Don't be in a rush to remove the label; why don't we—get popular first!" Luo Mo said.

The entire afternoon, Tian Ming and Xue Ning spent in the recording studio.

The final result was—they were Singing with a high.

Yes, they really got high.

In the past, they were like carefully testing the waters in the music scene; they would take a step forward, and then be sprayed by netizens until they pulled their feet back.

And now?

Luo Mo gave each of them a kick in the butt, kicking them both straight forward.

This stumble sent them seven or eight steps past the line.

Their current style and vocal range were completely in the state where they felt the most refreshed and comfortable.

And under Luo Mo's constant adjustments, they sang with more and more pleasure, letting go more and more as they sang.

Whether they could satisfy the audience, they didn't know.

In any case, they satisfied themselves first!

The most absurd part is that their current state can be summarized in one sentence: they are gradually losing themselves amidst the constant flattery.

Who is Luo Mo?

A genius of lyrics and composition, comparable to a MusicGodfather!

He just praised me!

He just praised me again!

He just praised me very sincerely and enthusiastically, using three different idioms in one breath!

Some people's praise is indeed insignificant.

But some people's praise will make you feel like you're floating.

Xue Ning and Tian Ming are currently like they are stepping on clouds, flying high.

"Very good!" Luo Mo put down his headphones and said, "That take just now was, in my heart, nearly perfect!"

"Is it really that good?" Xue Ning and Tian Ming finally couldn't help but ask.

"It really is that good." Luo Mo was very certain.

Fengge Group was stunned; were the rumors outside really just hearsay? Wasn't he nicknamed "Instructor Luo"?

They didn't feel like they were being put through military training at all.

In reality, Luo Mo felt that Fengge Group just wasn't letting themselves go enough.

They are clearly nine-day phoenixes, yet they act like birds in a cage.

They were born to sing grander songs; why bother being so timid?

Just look at the song titles and you'll know: what we want is "Above the Moon", what we want is "Free Flying", what we want is "The Most Dazzling Folk Style", and what we want is "Map of Mountains and Rivers"!

Don't give me any of that coy, bashful stuff.

It's just like how many girls, due to being naturally gifted, start developing physically at a very young age; they feel embarrassed, so they deliberately hunch over, and what is the final result? Most likely, they end up with a hunched back.

Xue Ning and Tian Ming couldn't figure it out at first, but by now they couldn't be bothered to think about it.

"It's Luo Mo, it's actually Luo Mo!"

"Just do as the boss says and that's it!"

They can't get an answer right now, and they can't figure out Luo Mo's methods.

However, the next episode of "King of Love Songs" will naturally give them the answer.

After the surprise training ended, Luo Mo left the studio.

He sat in his nanny van heading toward Yucheng, intending to pick up Xu Chujing to return to the film set.

The music scene is the foundation of Luo Mo's career, and also the field where he develops the fastest.

His short-term goal is to first make his own studio and Xinyu one of the four major companies in the music scene.

This requires having all kinds of Singers to dominate various categories and fields.

Yes, Luo Mo has a massive amount of songs in his head, so many that he can never finish them all.

But does there exist a person in the world who can master every style, a person who can sing every song?

That is not realistic.

But that doesn't matter; just find more suitable people.

"Fengge Group's character is reliable, that is the most important thing," Luo Mo thought to himself.

"I have plenty of ways to make a Singer famous, but I'm afraid of them having a scandal, afraid of accidents, afraid of being exposed for a massive secret."

These days, the fastest way to destroy an opponent is to dig up a shocking scandal.

Yet, many people just can't stand being dug into; once you dig, you're bound to find something.

Luo Mo has so many bitter rivals, and some people have such underhanded methods that they will certainly use them frequently.

"The threshold for the entertainment industry can be low, but the threshold for my studio must be high!"

He doesn't want the people he spent so much effort and energy to promote to fall hard.

What he wants least is for those songs he gave them to be banned after they have a major incident!

The songs, they cannot be!

The nanny van was driving on the elevated road in Shanghai, and as it was almost at Yucheng, Luo Mo sent a WeChat message to Xu Chujing, asking her to come to the basement.

As for the song Tong Shu is to sing in the next episode of "King of Love Songs", Luo Mo had already decided on it long ago.

In the morning, he had already spent over half an hour practicing with Tong Shu.

Bringing Tong Shu to practice singing is very relaxing; they are both too familiar with each other.

Calling it practicing singing is more like parent-child interaction time.

Tong Shu already knows very clearly the path that Brother Mo has laid out for him; he just needs to follow it.

This is a song that Zhou Shen has covered, coming from a diva-level female Singer.

Her name is Wang Fei.

This song is the theme song for a youth film, and the song title is—"Fleeting Time".

Luo Mo didn't watch the movie, because after watching the trailer, he wasn't particularly interested.

His own youth seems very different from the kind in those youth films.

Abortion, not answering questions on the college entrance exam, all sorts of earth-shattering events—he never encountered any of those.

An ordinary and plain youth is actually quite nostalgic, isn't it?

However, he quite likes this song.

There are actually quite a few people who have covered this song. For example, Leo Ku sang it on "Singer".

The theme for the next episode of "King of Love Songs" is 【If It Were Possible...】.

They say youth is a heavy downpour; even if you catch a cold from it, if it were possible, you would still want to go back and get drenched in it once more.

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