Chapter 377: Is This Really

Busy times always pass very quickly.

After Luo Mo returned to the crew of *Nirvana in Fire*, he had endless things to keep him busy every day.

But fortunately, the progress was gratifying; as everyone became better at working together, the filming efficiency was much higher than before.

Why is it that many directors end up with "favored actors" under their wing?

Friendship is one thing, but on the other hand, the more you use them, the more familiar you become, which leads to higher filming efficiency and makes it easier to achieve the desired results.

Look, Ning Dan is just a variety show director, but after collaborating with Luo Mo several times, Run Jie has come to view him as a great treasure, and she is somewhat unable to do without him.

——It's when she's "running" him that she feels it the most.

Today is Saturday.

Which is the day of the second live broadcast of *King of Love Songs*.

The second season of *King of Love Songs* has some changes to its competition format.

For instance, the challenger singer now goes on stage to perform first, and they must rank in the top three of the night to successfully remain.

The "King Power Points" mechanic from the first season has been kept; each singer can manage their finances, betting a certain amount of "King Power Points" for the next episode, and the ranking of the performance order is determined by the size of the points.

You must know that in the first season, "King Power Points" were a major highlight.

Every single time, Luo Mo only bet 30 points, and every single time, he played his hand openly.

If you are afraid of me, then bet a bit more and sing after me.

Anyway, I'm just betting 30, whatever happens, happens.

Because of this, he left behind many iconic scenes in the first season of *King of Love Songs*.

That is, while others were still racking their brains, agonizing over how many points to write down, he would casually write down 30 every time and stuff it into the envelope. Immediately after, he would lean back, half-reclining on the sofa, and start spinning his pen with his fingers.

This posture looked exactly like a top student who had finished their exam early, with "Why won't you let me hand in my paper early!" written all over their face.

For many viewers, the biggest curiosity regarding the second episode is: "How many points will Tong Shu fill in?"

As Luo Mo's "biological son," will he continue this "fine tradition"?

As for the Fengge Group coming to challenge this episode, some are looking forward to it, some think it's boring, and more people say they've never heard of them.

Even those who are looking forward to it aren't looking forward to this group; they are looking forward to the Luo Mo behind the two of them.

However, just last night, the song titles that each singer would perform were exposed ahead of time.

Tong Shu's is called *Fleeting Years*, a new song written by Luo Mo.

But the song for Fengge Group is called *Deep Sea*.

"Deep Sea? Isn't that the depressing song that was just released a while ago?"

"Same name? That's not very likely; Luo Mo never uses the same name for his songs."

"So, are they covering it?"

"Let me educate everyone; many people might not have heard Fengge Group's songs. If you go and listen to their past works, you absolutely wouldn't be able to imagine that they could sing such a depressing *Deep Sea*."

"Are they crazy? Can a transformation be that big?"

"Why does it feel like Luo Mo doesn't value them either? They're on such a top-tier, big-budget show, and he can't even spare a new song for them?"

"Luo Mo, do you have some dirt on them, which is why you signed them? If you do, blink your eyes!"

There are various opinions on the internet, and some are even arguing endlessly.

But I have to say, it really did give some people who weren't looking forward to it a bit more anticipation.

Especially some special groups who love listening to the song *Deep Sea*!

Night falls in Beijing.

A female psychologist is sitting on the sofa with Xu Chujing.

Xu Chujing had some business these past two days, so she returned to Beijing.

She had been quite tired lately, so she came to find the female psychologist who lives in the same residential complex for a head massage.

This caused the woman, who loves to wear silk stockings to match her white lab coat and gold-rimmed glasses, to complain again: "In your heart, I will always just be a technician!"

"I'm going to write your evil hobbies into a fanfic!" she even threatened through gritted teeth.

"That really scared me to death." Xu Chujing curled up on the sofa, completely unbothered.

At this moment, the two are watching the live broadcast of *King of Love Songs*.

It has just started, and there isn't much to see; it's all just words of thanks to the sponsors, which is meaningless. So, the female psychologist started chatting with the Heavenly Queen Xu.

"Tell me, to what step have you reached in your relationship?" She pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses and asked very directly in a gossipy tone: "Have you caught up to the progress I wrote in my book yet?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Chujing couldn't help but kick her.

"Ah! You haven't even kissed yet?" The female psychologist glanced at Xu Chujing's rosy lips and said: "Oh my, these little lips of yours, even I can't stand it when I look at them; how does he manage to hold back!"

Xu Chujing frowned and kicked her again, but her face turned away; she stuck out a tiny tip of her tongue to lick her lips, then pulled it back in and pursed her lips instead.

The female psychologist wasn't one to fear being kicked, and continued: "Let me analyze it for you; I think it's just that your aura is too strong, so everyone is afraid of you."

"To seduce a man, you need to have a little bit of cunning!" As she spoke, she started to lift her white lab coat.

"Look at me, wearing a white lab coat on the outside, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looking very ascetic, right? But look at these black stockings of mine, this dark red leg garter on my thigh—who could handle seeing this?" She even started feeling proud of herself.

Xu Chujing said crossly: "I think you're the one with the biggest psychological problem; you're actually instigating me to seduce him."

"What's wrong with that? Men, you know, having a grip on everything about him is also very fulfilling." The female psychologist shrugged her shoulders and said: "You'll know once you've experienced it."

After finishing, she leaned into Xu Chujing's ear and said: "You're the 'older sister' type, eh? Older sisters stand at the top of the food chain! You have to control the rhythm!"

"Let me tell you, do you know what the greatest charm of the so-called 'older sister' type is?"

"It's that those little actions and little thoughts that men think they hide very well are actually crystal clear to the older sister; they are all right under her nose."

"So there is no such thing as taking advantage, no such thing as being reluctant, and no such thing as being conquered."

"Remember, if you held an older sister's hand, there is only one reason: that is because she wanted you to hold it."

"On the surface, you are the prey, but in reality, you are the hunter!"

"Xu Chujing, don't you ever have that feeling? You know, watching him pull some little tricks, watching him use some little techniques, you can clearly tell he's just flirting with you. You understand everything, but you just find him doing this very interesting, very fun." The female Psychologist became more and more excited as she spoke.

What she said wasn't entirely correct, but it did hit on a part of it.

Xu Chujing hummed noncommittally, pointed at the projection, and said, "Stop trying to bewitch me; I'll do as I please. Fengge Group is about to go on stage."

"Fine, fine, fine, he's yours to handle." The female Psychologist smiled, glanced at Fengge Group walking toward the stage entrance, and said, "I've heard the original version of this 'Deep Sea'."

"To be precise, I've seen many clients on my social media feed sharing this song."

Xu Chujing turned her head to look at her and said, "Are you talking about patients with depression?"

"It's not all depression, but in any case, this song is quite popular among a specific group of people. Besides, it fits the market environment, doesn't it? Many people nowadays just like this kind of gloomy stuff," she replied.

Xu Chujing smiled and said, "With the vocal characteristics of Fengge Group, they can't sing gloomy stuff."

"I'll make a bet with you. Just watch, those clients of yours who shared 'Deep Sea' on their feeds before will soon be sharing Fengge Group's version too," the Diva Xu said.

"Is that so? What's the stake?" she asked.

Xu Chujing glanced at the silk stockings under her White Lab Coat and asked, "Do you have any new ones?"

"I do, there are several pairs of the same style in the drawer."

"Let's bet on that."

"Oh!? You want to wear them?"

"None of your business, shut up."

"If you want to wear them, I'll give them to you; no need to bet."

"Shut up!"

"I actually have other styles too, do you want the cutout ones? Or the kind with a logo on the stockings?"

"I told you to shut up!"

Amidst their conversation, Fengge Group had already stepped onto the stage of "King of Love Songs".

The audience's barrage comments swept in at this moment.

"I don't know why, but just looking at these two makes me feel it's tacky."

"If it weren't for Luo Mo, I really wouldn't want to watch them sing."

"Nothing interesting, I'm really afraid they'll ruin 'Deep Sea'."

"I'm actually quite looking forward to it."

Just listening, after the simple and soothing prelude, Xue Ning picked up the microphone and began Singing.

"【The scattered moonlight, passes through the clouds.

Hiding from the crowd, paving the scales of the deep sea.

The waves wet the white dress,

Trying to push you back.】"

Looking at the lyrics of the original "Deep Sea", one can actually tell what story it is telling. It tells of a young girl sinking into the deep sea, ending her own life.

Therefore, this line, 【The waves wet the white dress, trying to push you back】, is called by many the most Gentle line in the song.

Yes, standing by the seaside, the waves come head-on, slapping against you, as if trying to stop you.

The subsequent lyrics are truly depressing, giving people a strong sense of suffocation, helplessness, and despair.

However, listening to Xue Ning's performance, there is absolutely no such feeling.

For a moment, it was hard to put into words; many who originally liked this song posted barrage comments one after another, saying: "Speechless, the original feeling has been completely destroyed."

That is because it is still in the buildup phase; the emotion and core of the entire song have not truly emerged yet.

And the subsequent lyrics and content have actually undergone massive changes, becoming almost completely different!

The feeling is starting to come out instantly!

Her voice is so powerful!

It is precisely because of this that many netizens on Earth said after listening to the Phoenix Legend version of "Deep Sea":

"Original: I understand your pain, come, let's fall together, let's fall into the abyss together.

Phoenix Legend · Ling Hua: Sister understands your pain, Sister is late, don't be afraid, Sister is here to save you!"

—— "Regarding the incident where a woman attempting suicide was tied up by an enthusiastic neighbor sister and brought back."

The audience is a bit stunned now; Xue Ning's singing is so powerful, so full of vitality!

And in fact, this song has many places that are shocking, but the first one comes from the male vocal part.

Phoenix Legend's songs have a characteristic, which is that the male vocal part is particularly easy to be ignored.

But this "Deep Sea" is completely different!

Just then, the Rap part arrived quickly, and Tian Ming took a step forward.

He picked up the microphone, and his aura was truly full.

He and Xue Ning are basically going all out now, no longer holding back their singing, but singing freely according to what Luo Mo said!

Forget it, let go of themselves!

As for whether the audience can accept it or whether they will like it, that will be left to fate.

The next moment, he began to sing, and after the first line was sung, a large number of audience members at the scene opened their mouths wide.

"【You like the salty scent of the sea breeze, stepping on the wet gravel,

You say people's final destination should be back in the deep sea.

You ask where longing goes,

Is there anyone who loves you,

Can the world no longer——】"

Listening to this Rap male vocal, the female Psychologist's eyes under her Gold-rimmed Glasses widened, and she couldn't help but say: "I can't find an adjective for this feeling for a moment, but I always feel this feeling is very much like that, like what was it again..."

Xu Chujing looked at her and accurately uttered a word: "Like Sanskrit Sound!"

(PS: Second update, requesting monthly votes.)

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