Chapter 412: The Little Boat of Friendship Is About to Capsize

"Mist Theater?" Cheng Wen pondered this name for a while, feeling that as a special theater for the suspense genre, the name actually had some meaning to it.

After finishing this topic, the two men's call ended.

Luo Mo's appetite was too big; even for someone like Cheng Wen, he couldn't make the decision alone.

He had to go hold a meeting specifically regarding the matter of Luo Mo Studio joining Penguin Video. And it would very likely be a meeting that lasted for several days in a row.

Back then, Shen Shaoqiu had defied all opposition and signed Luo Mo with an unprecedented S-Class Contract.

Cheng Wen remembered very clearly that it was the day of the *Creating Idols* grand finale, and he, along with Wang Shisong, Shen Shaoqiu, and others, had all been invited to the VIP suite at the venue.

Besides them, there were also many other large companies like Xingshi Entertainment that had trainees participating in the program.

As industry titans, he and Wang Shisong were certainly the two most eye-catching people in the VIP suite.

But what left the deepest impression on Cheng Wen that day was actually the isolated man known as "Limping Shen," Shen Shaoqiu.

Under Wang Shisong's various verbal threats, this limping man resolutely gripped his Briefcase, took the S-Class Contract inside, left the suite all by himself, and walked step by step toward the backstage of *Creating Idols* amidst the stunned gazes of everyone.

That day, Cheng Wen was like a "nice guy," smiling at everyone.

But he just couldn't forget that scene of Shen Shaoqiu pushing the door open and leaving.

Facts proved that although this limping man had inconvenient legs and feet and walked with difficulty, he had stepped onto the right path and even widened the road as he walked.

Conversely, Wang Shisong, a guy with normal legs and feet—and a third leg that suffered from hyperactivity—had stepped onto a side path.

Cheng Wen felt that he, in the present, was just like the Shen Shaoqiu of those years, standing at a crossroads.

He, too, had the possibility of replicating his success.

It just depends on whether you... dare to gamble big, just like him!

After hanging up the phone, Luo Mo opened his computer.

Yes, it was that very computer that many fans said, "I want to form a team to go steal."

Inside the computer, there was a folder simply labeled with the four characters: 【Mist Theater】.

"Need to make some changes," Luo Mo muttered to himself.

He wouldn't directly copy the 【Mist Theater】 from Earth, even though it could be said to have been red-hot in the past few years, becoming an industry benchmark.

【Mist Theater】 was a self-made web drama theater launched by a certain video platform.

After the launch of 【Mist Theater】, that platform's number of paid members surged!

There was no helping it; who told 【Mist Theater】 to have such fierce momentum right from the start.

The drama *Ten Days Game* wasn't extremely popular, but it made for a good start.

This made many viewers start to become interested in this theater.

If nothing else, at least it made people feel that they were very daring in their filming and very daring in their play.

Sure enough, the follow-up *The Bad Kids* exploded immediately!

This drama made the entire 【Mist Theater】 completely break out of its niche, raising everyone's expectations for the dramas that hadn't aired yet.

*The Bad Kids* not only featured actors with great acting skills, but the scale was actually quite large, and there were various metaphors and hints, making the audience shout with satisfaction while simultaneously feeling confused: "This drama actually passed censorship?"

And don't even mention it, some obscure techniques really could achieve different effects.

And after the massive explosion of *The Bad Kids*, the subsequently aired *The Long Night* did not disappoint either.

On the internet, one could often see everyone heatedly discussing these two dramas, trying to rank which one was superior or inferior.

From then on, the reputation of 【Mist Theater】 reached its peak.

It left an extremely deep impression on the audience: if it's produced by Mist, it must be a boutique!

It's just a pity that the subsequent works, while also having their merits and showing they were made with care, still couldn't replicate the glory of the beginning.

It wasn't hard to see that several of the later dramas in 【Mist Theater】 were increasingly willing to splash money, and the actors were clearly getting more and more expensive.

Yet the feedback given by the market was not as good as those earlier small-to-medium budget ones.

In Luo Mo's view, the idea of creating a special 【Theater】, building a good reputation, and becoming an industry benchmark was a very good one.

If this model is operated well, it's actually like a snowball that can get bigger and bigger.

The point is, the reputation cannot collapse.

"For others, the biggest risk is that before a drama starts airing, they don't know what kind of feedback the market will give, and they don't know if the audience will buy it."

"But I don't need to worry about this point."

Luo Mo would continue the concept of 【Mist Theater】.

However, he would re-screen the dramas within this theater.

There were actually quite a few good suspense works domestically.

Not to mention when looking at 【Earth】.

Luo Mo had the confidence to build 【Mist Theater】 well and redefine what a suspense drama is for the industry.

Didn't Pineapple TV want to take a similar route?

Then let's see whose hand of cards is bigger.

Luo Mo was just a "deep-sea bomb; whoever touches it is finished."

But he had to first see what kind of result was finally discussed over at Penguin Video.

The pleasant Friday arrived very quickly.

For many people, today's happiness came from the updates of hit dramas like *Nirvana in Fire*, and the fact that the happy weekend holiday was about to arrive.

But for the several major video platforms, everyone had reached the final decisive round.

Qiqu Video's goal is to exceed 50 million total members by Sunday.

Pineapple TV: "I Am Also the Same!"

Penguin, however, had nothing it wanted to express; I am just a penguin, why do you want me to speak?

As night fell, episodes 13 and 14 of Nirvana in Fire were updated together.

Lord Yan, Yan Que, who left a deep impression on many people, was also about to appear in this "Art is explosion, explosion is art" drama.

I have to say, Wang Jinsong is truly a "specialist in ruthless characters"; if it's not a ruthless character, he won't play it.

Clearly this veteran actor has excellent temperament, yet whether it is the classic "Uncle Dong," "Lord Yan," or other roles, they can all be called peerless.

In fact, in Luo Mo's view, with Nirvana in Fire progressing to its current stage, many of the scenes where the veteran actors' performance tension is greatest, those scenes where acting skills go full throttle, have yet to appear.

Today is actually just a beginning.

The beginning of Luo Mo personally assembling the Old Actor Troupe, making the Uncle Circle, Grandpa Circle, and Aunt Circle all roll up internally!

Just see in episode 13, in the scene where Mei Zhangsu recounts the events of 37 years ago, the Back Shadow of Lord Yan, Yan Que, makes his first appearance before the audience.

At that time, he was only 20 years old, acting as an envoy to lobby various countries.

Listening to Mei Zhangsu's description, the audience felt the character's image and aura were directly established in just a few words.

"Thirty-seven years ago, Dayu, Northern Yan, and the East Sea formed an alliance, intending to invade our Great Liang together and partition our land."

"At that time, the enemy had five times our troop strength, with endless military camps pressing directly upon our borders."

"That envoy was twenty years of age, holding a royal staff and credentials, dressed in silk robes and a plain cap, walking through the camps all alone, undeterred even with blades and axes at his throat."

"Inside the enemy's royal tent, he debated with the ministers, his heart firm as a mountain, his tongue sharp as a knife; the enemy's alliance of interests was already loose, and after his lobbying, it gradually fell into a state of collapse."

In the words, everyone watched this Back Shadow walking forward alone on the vast grassland, and instantly felt the charm of the character.

Yet it is precisely such a brilliant and talented person, who was enfeoffed as a marquis at forty, who has now become an idle marquis, unconcerned with worldly affairs.

Such a contrast also hooked the audience's appetite.

——Bullying you all just like Wei Ge!

But seeing later, when Lord Yan officially appeared, everyone instantly felt greatly shocked.

It wasn't just because of this character's temperament and majesty, and it wasn't just being struck by his handsomeness.

It was also because... he wanted to blow up the Emperor!

The bullet comments began to sweep across the screen.

"So handsome! Love it, love it!"

"Holy crap! Awesome!"

"I feel like my aesthetic has been bent by Luo Mo!"

No one considered the feelings of the Emperor of Liang who was about to be blown up...

He wants to blow me up, and you all love it?

Emperor of Liang: "Are you all polite!?"

The subsequent plot direction, with the appearance of new characters, made the audience feel it was becoming more and more exciting.

And by episode 14, amidst the tense court situation, many daily life scenes were added.

It is New Year in the drama.

At the same time, this will also broadcast the first meeting between Mei Zhangsu and Princess Nihuang in the New Year after their Changting Recognition.

In this, there is a very important detail.

This detail made many attentive viewers feel they had gotten some sugar.

When Nihuang met Mei Zhangsu previously, both of them performed a cupped-hand salute.

Because she is not only a Princess, she is also a general in the military camp, commanding a great army.

But after the recognition, she rose to welcome Mei Zhangsu, yet performed a woman's etiquette, performing a... Wanfu salute.

Clearly noble as a Princess, and still a general, performing a Wanfu to Mei Zhangsu in front of her younger brother, the little Prince Mu Qing—if this isn't sugar, what is?

For many intense and fiery emotional scenes, the audience might not necessarily applaud.

Instead, it is these fleeting little details and little interactions that make people remember them vividly, worry about them, and even smile foolishly.

As for Luo Mo, he is already in Hangzhou now.

Tomorrow afternoon, he has to conduct a rehearsal for the glorious performance in the King of Love Songs semi-finals.

As soon as he arrived in Hangzhou, he reported to Xu Chujing: "I've arrived in Hangzhou."

Between men and women, sharing one's daily situation is actually one of the elements of drawing closer to each other.

Telling you when I encounter interesting things, telling you my itinerary, even trivial and mundane matters can be chatted about with enthusiasm.

That is why there is a saying: "Like is like, where does 'playing hard to get' and 'restraint' come from? I wish I could tell you everything I ate for my three meals a day, and even take a picture for you to see if I encounter a little cat licking its paws on the road."

Every perhaps boring share is actually "I miss you."

Whether it's a couple or a married couple, once the desire to share is lost between them, this is often a dangerous signal.

Xu Chujing quickly gave a reply: "Mm, okay. Is the rehearsal tomorrow?"

"That's right, I need to go through the process a few more times," Luo Mo said.

"It seems you value this song very much," Xu Chujing said deliberately.

"It's not just the song, perhaps," Luo Mo answered deliberately.

The boat of friendship is about to capsize.

After sending this sentence, Luo Mo always felt he was having auditory hallucinations.

A very classic voice seemed to ring in his ears, in the bottom of his heart.

That is a line from God of Gamblers II that has been played to death in recent years, the words Wu Mengda said to Zhou Xingchi:

"You're done for, you've fallen in love!"

(PS: Second update, requesting monthly tickets.)

Why would anyone guess the song is "Common Jasmine Orange," and even say it's because the lyrics "The taste of saury, the Cat and you both want to understand" are superb.

Is there a possibility that it's because "Common Jasmine Orange" has already been written in the book, and it was written for "the Cat and you," making saury?)

(End of chapter)