Chapter 403: Professional Athletes Forbidden from Competing

The symphonic version of "Above the Moon" received rave reviews after the program aired.

It wasn't just the audience praising it; even music critics, songwriters, and even some musicians and performers were all singing its praises.

The symphonic segment performed by the Huihuang Orchestra received an excellent response within the industry.

After the program aired, the Huihuang Orchestra also released a video of the complete symphonic version of "Above the Moon" without vocals on the internet.

This made many netizens say that their blood was boiling after listening to it.

Quite a few people with ideas began to use this piece of music to edit videos.

The visuals were paired with scenes such as fighter jets taking off, rockets launching, and satellites being deployed.

And let's just say, after combining 【Aerospace】 with the "Above the Moon" symphony, that sense of national pride really just overflowed.

Especially the climax of the entire piece, which happened to sync perfectly with the moment the Huaxia astronaut performed their first spacewalk.

Many netizens shouted that it was "lit" after seeing these mashup videos!

This mashup video quickly went viral online, and the view count broke 5 million in just one day.

Seeing that everyone loved watching this stuff, quite a few people started trying their hand at it too.

Following that, someone even made one about 【Aircraft Carriers】, which was also very well received.

The final result was... it alarmed the authorities!

They released an Air Force promotional video directly, and the accompanying music was the "Above the Moon" symphony!

At the moment the brass and string instruments played in unison, fighter jets took off one after another.

With this kind of imagery paired with the music, how many men could handle it?

The Fengge Group could be said to have stolen the spotlight this time.

And Luo Mo's name was also pushed to the Hot Search for two consecutive days.

This man always seems to be able to bring everyone unexpected Surprise.

By Wednesday, Luo Mo Studio uploaded the standard record version of "Above the Moon" to Penguin Music; this one did not have the symphony.

Uploading this ordinary version was purely to cater to the aunties who do square dancing.

The rhythm of that symphonic segment was too strong, and every beat was too heavy; it felt like a huge test for the aunties doing the choreography.

Even if they really choreographed it, it wouldn't be easy for people of their age to dance to.

At the same time, Luo Mo was also worried that the elderly folks would get too hyped up listening to it and dancing to it.

Lest something happen...

"To each their own; didn't the original standard record version become popular all over the country back then?" Luo Mo thought to himself.

He also noticed these past few days that Luo Ma had changed her phone ringtone to "Above the Moon" at some point.

"It's a pity, the golden age of ringback tones is over now."

"If it were the era when one could make money from ringback tones, 'Above the Moon' might have been able to rake in a fortune in that regard." Luo Mo smiled, though he didn't take this matter to heart.

After the program ended, Ning Dan gave Luo Mo a call.

At that time, Xu Chujing hadn't even gone home yet; everyone was still at the old master Tong's Siheyuan.

Hearing Luo Mo call her "Ning Dao" over the phone, this perceptive woman said: "Is Xu Chujing by your side?"

Luo Mo didn't answer, just gave a dry laugh while holding the phone.

After Ning Dan mentioned it, she didn't continue the topic, but instead told Luo Mo the real business: "Ke Ming and I discussed it and decided to release 'Above the Moon' on foreign websites to see the feedback from abroad on this symphony."

This point required Luo Mo's consent.

"That's fine," Luo Mo said.

But honestly, he didn't care whether it was popular abroad or not.

Many so-called videos that went viral abroad were actually just a bunch of Huaxia people watching them...

High view counts don't necessarily represent anything.

After all, we Huaxia people are spread all over Blue Star.

But what surprised Luo Mo was that this video actually went viral, and the reviews were rave.

First, some foreign orchestras forwarded it one after another, and then various mainstream media outlets reported on it.

The view count broke the 10 million mark directly!

Looking at the comments, it could also be said that the reviews were rave.

Luo Mo wasn't surprised that the symphony was well-received.

But the response to the Mongolian language was actually quite enthusiastic as well.

Simply put, everyone's attitude could be summarized in one sentence: "I don't understand it, but I am deeply shocked."

After this feedback reached back to the country, the domestic netizens were amused.

"What a coincidence! We don't understand it either!"

For the Mongolian language at the beginning of "Above the Moon," subtitles appeared on the big screen for translation.

But after that symphonic segment ended, the subtitles didn't keep up with the Mongolian that followed.

Yet that unique singing style still made everyone feel deeply satisfied.

This made many people think of the line Luo Mo had said before: "What is national is what is global!"

The most frequent "negative review" received by the symphonic version of "Above the Moon" on the internet was: "What kind of crappy song is this? It has to be listened to at specific times; I can't sleep at all after listening to it at night!"

"How am I supposed to listen to this song? I'm not sleepy anymore!"

"It's two o'clock, two o'clock at night, and my dog is still staring at me; it wants to ride me into battle in the starry sky!"

After seeing these comments, Luo Mo fell into deep thought.

"Not sleeping, how can that be?" He felt this was a very serious problem.

Then, he turned around and uploaded "Above the Moon + Free Flying" (Reggae Dance Version) to Penguin Music.

"Anyway, none of you are sleeping."

"Might as well dance."

The Reggae Version caused a sensation that very night.

Two words went straight to the Weibo Hot Search list—【Insomnia】.

Many songs, originally quite normal, end up being ruined by netizens.

Luo Mo, on the other hand, was like: "I'll do it myself!"

There was no need for netizens to rack their brains to parody or adapt it.

He threw out a Reggae Version right from the start; how could he let anyone sleep?

Good heavens, the more you listen, the more "earthy-hype" it gets, yet it's also increasingly addictive.

When listening for the first time, one would still shout in their heart: "What is this?"

"Where is my high-class symphonic version!?"

Yet the hand's action was... click! Single-track loop!

Many netizens left comments the next day saying: "The song being hype isn't wrong, music is innocent, but after I fell asleep at night, my dreams were still full of Tian Ming's 'yo-yo-yo' and 'oh yeah'!"

"If I am guilty, please let the law punish me, instead of having music feel like Tian Ming is leaning into my ear after I've fallen asleep, whispering with his bass cannon: Oh yeah—oh yeah—"

"I beg you, let my mom go; she's been choreographing for days, and yesterday when the Reggae Version came out, she said she had to re-choreograph it!"

"Luo Mo! Stop it! The aunts and uncles have poor memories and haven't even memorized the old version of the square dance yet, don't release a new version!"

Seeing everyone so enthusiastic and full of praise, Luo Mo put down his phone with satisfaction and headed to the recording studio to give Tong Shu and Fengge Group special training for the new songs of the next episode.

After the next episode of "King of Love Songs" ends, the points from two episodes will be accumulated to qualify for the Semi-finals.

This season is the same as the last; the last season used a Guest Singer system for the Semi-finals, and this season also adopts the guest system.

And what made Luo Mo feel indignant was that he was sent to the 【Ban Wei】.

——Luo Mo was banned from the competition.

As the 【Song King】 of the previous season, he cannot serve as a Guest Singer for any contestant to help out on stage.

The show's production team announced this news last night, which immediately made many onlookers happy.

"Honestly, although Luo Mo isn't in the second season, I always feel like the second season revolves around him."

"Banned well, Song King contestants are prohibited from competing!"

"The other competing singers outside of Luo Mo Studio opened a bottle of champagne overnight to celebrate."

"Sigh, it's still a bit of a pity; it's been a while since I've seen Luo Mo sing on a variety show."

And today, the production team of "King of Love Songs" released another piece of news in the afternoon: although Luo Mo will not compete, as the 【Song King】 of the previous season, he will have a glorious return stage performance!

This immediately ignited the audience's expectations.

"Given Luo Mo's habits, he'll sing a new song, right?"

"I have a suggestion, why not sing the medley 'King of Love Songs' once, hahaha."

"There are too few mainstream love songs in the new album 'Black', I want to hear Luo Mo sing a love song!"

"Doesn't matter, I'm looking forward to whatever he sings!"

"The contestants who opened champagne to celebrate last night were vomiting over the toilet again this morning."

Yes, with Luo Mo coming back to perform, the pressure is immense.

Although he isn't competing, since he is singing, others will inevitably compare their songs to his.

He won't affect everyone's final ranking, but he will absolutely affect the word-of-mouth and performance of the songs after the show airs!

This is no "Song King" glorious return.

This is Instructor Luo, the Great Demon King, returning to the show!

"Everyone laughs at Zhao Xueqin, everyone is Zhao Xueqin."

The remaining competing singers only now realized that it was truly not easy for the Heavenly King Zhao to withstand the pressure for an entire season last time...

As for Luo Mo, after receiving the invitation, a song popped into his mind immediately.

"This show is called 'King of Love Songs'."

"Then, there should at least be one of his songs," Luo Mo thought.

There is a man who is unavoidable in the field of love songs in the Chinese music scene.

Time quickly arrived at Friday.

Penguin Video had been looking forward to this day since Sunday.

On Wednesday, the current big brother in the video platform field, 【Qiqu Video】, had already announced that thanks to the hit of "Jade Pearl City", the total number of paid members on the platform had exceeded the 49 million mark, and they would make the final sprint to 50 million this month!

To this end, 【Qiqu Video】 also cooperated with many parties, giving away monthly passes and holding discount activities, all to become the first platform in the country to break through 50 million!

Pineapple TV followed closely behind, and the intensity of their activities and discounts was even greater than 【Qiqu Video】!

Wang Shisong and Wang Shibai, the two brothers, also gritted their teeth for a final life-and-death struggle!

After "Nine Sins" started airing on Pineapple TV, its performance was in the same tier as "Jade Pearl City".

But because it is a Suspense drama, the suspense is maxed out, making the audience even more itchy to watch; in terms of 【Member Early Access】, this type of drama has a huge advantage.

This is also why major video platforms on Earth love to spend money producing large-scale web dramas of the suspense genre and are particularly fond of this category.

Therefore, Wang Shisong and Wang Shibai both felt that they were not without a chance to fight!

The member count itself was less than a million apart; who would win was still uncertain!

Although from the current situation, *Nirvana in Fire* is leading by a wide margin in all achievements and word-of-mouth among the three hit dramas, everyone is in the final sprint stage, and it is unrealistic for Penguin Video to catch up at this time.

The first one to break 50 million will be the creator of the record.

As for whether the total number of members will instead slightly surpass us after *Nirvana in Fire* finishes airing, is that important?

It is no longer important!

Because everyone's next race point is aiming for 100 million!

Cheng Wen's current thoughts are very simple.

"Last week, after *Nirvana in Fire* aired, there was not even the 【Member Early Access】 function, yet the achievements obtained were already incomparably dazzling."

"If this week, after the function is enabled, the final effect can meet expectations..."

"Then, various activities and promotions can also be carried out simultaneously!"

You all think we can't catch up?

That is because you underestimate *Nirvana in Fire* too much!

"Luo Mo, oh Luo Mo, whether the platform will become the industry leader or continue to develop quietly depends on the subsequent Drama direction and market response of *Nirvana in Fire*!" Cheng Wen thought to himself.

From the perspective of the Drama, the third and fourth episodes of *Nirvana in Fire* are in a stage of building anticipation.

Then, the fifth and sixth episodes airing today are to provide a result.

——It is time for a small climax!

At the same time, it must also lead to new expectations!

Only in this way can everyone be unable to stop watching!

【Member Early Access】 usually allows one to watch 4 extra episodes.

As long as the quality of the drama is high enough, many viewers will definitely be unable to resist.

After the meal, Cheng Wen originally did not want to call Luo Mo.

As a Vice President, he felt that he still needed to be more steady and composed.

But before the broadcast time, he ultimately could not hold back.

Luo Mo has always been very precise in his grasp of the market, and he wanted to hear Luo Mo's opinion.

Simply put, Vice President Cheng just felt uneasy in his heart, so he made a call to make himself feel at ease.

Shanghai, Xicheng.

Luo Mo had just finished hot pot with Tong Shu and Li Junyi, and had sent these two little brothers to wash the dishes and the pot.

After answering the phone and understanding what Cheng Wen meant, Luo Mo laughed.

Many dramas, indeed, start strong and end weak.

Coupled with the fact that viewers are becoming less and less patient now, even if the Drama maintains the same level, they might watch it for a while and then become too lazy to keep following it.

It must become increasingly compelling to keep the viewers!

Coincidentally, *Nirvana in Fire* is exactly this type.

Luo Mo said to Cheng Wen: "Actually, after the first two episodes aired, the viewers already had their own expectations in their hearts."

"When everyone saw Mei Zhangsu take away Tingsheng and the other few young children, the 'cool point' they expected was to see Mei Zhangsu personally teach the sword formation, let the three young children defeat the Yan Kingdom warrior Baili Qi, and then show off in a big way."

"According to conventional thinking, once such a Drama airs, viewers will feel it is very cool and very satisfying."

"But this is the most basic."

"Or rather, this is the most standard, conventional model."

"I have actually watched a little bit of *Jade Pearl City* and *Nine Sins*, and they are not bad in this regard."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Wen laughed and scolded: "Why are you praising the opposition!"

"Seeking truth from facts, the screenwriters and directors of these two dramas are indeed very good at satisfying the viewers' expectations," Luo Mo said.

Since the conversation had reached this point, Cheng Wen followed the flow and asked a follow-up question: "Then what about you?"

"Me?" Luo Mo paused slightly, then said:

"I am good at exceeding the viewers' expectations."

(PS: Tonight I am going to May's aunt's house for the New Year visit; it is the first year of our engagement, so I have to meet all the relatives. I can resume two updates tomorrow! I love writing so much that these past few days have been truly miserable for me; begging for monthly tickets for comfort.)

(End of this chapter)