Chapter 447: Luo Mo's New Traditional Opera Song

Ever since Luo Mo transmigrated and his two souls merged, he had been using his time on the show *Creating Idols* to get a feel for this world of Blue Star, sensing what kind of era it was.

Ultimately, he concluded that the entertainment industry on Blue Star was currently in an era where capital and traffic held everything hostage.

Capital wanted to guide the market, to guide the aesthetics and judgment of the audience.

Traffic wanted to make this world one where traffic is king.

This was not only reflected in films and television dramas, but also in the music scene.

First, they feed everyone shit, then they get everyone used to eating shit, and then they change it to "the taste of shit isn't actually that bad."

In this way, wouldn't the risks for capital and traffic be lower when they release works?

Your aesthetics and judgment have all been guided and influenced by us, so how could our works possibly flop?

Just keep going down this path!

All of this was far too familiar to Luo Mo, who had struggled and crawled on Earth for so many years and had seen far, far too much.

He knew that eras would change.

But if the era could be changed by his own hands... wouldn't that be even more interesting?

"Roll! Everyone roll for me!" He was determined to become the "King of Involution" of the entertainment industry.

Once he set the benchmark, others would no longer be able to fool the audience so easily.

In any case, these people, this capital, had wanted him dead from the start.

Then, let's see who makes whom unable to hold on first.

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At the Penguin Video headquarters, Cheng Wen was working overtime at the company tonight.

He was standing in the data team's office, waiting for the total new member data for *Nirvana in Fire* from its premiere to its finale.

Currently, on the Penguin Video platform's "Annual Chart," *Nirvana in Fire* sat firmly at the top.

This was nothing strange; after all, as of now, the various metrics for *Nirvana in Fire* had truly crushed every other show this year!

Yes, not just costume dramas, but all shows!

Its ability to "attract new members" was a bit too terrifying.

It not only helped Penguin Video become the first of the four major video platforms to exceed 50 million total members, but it also quickly widened the gap with the other three platforms.

Now, the difference in total members between Qiqu Video and Penguin Video, according to the data released at the beginning of the month for the previous month, was a full 3.11 million!

As for Pineapple TV... heh, better not to mention it!

Cheng Wen was already in a state of inflation.

His goal for the first quarter of next year was to exceed his peers by 10 million members!

It must be said, Cheng Wen really dared to dream.

What gave him the courage?

Could it be the *Mist Theater*?

—Of course, it was the *Mist Theater*!

The premiere show for next year's *Mist Theater*, *The Starting Line*, could be said to have continued the cast and crew of *Celestial Sword 5 Qixia Zhuan* and *Nirvana in Fire*.

Just this point alone was enough for its popularity to explode!

This gimmick was too strong!

Right now, the only people in the company feeling immense pressure and feeling completely uneasy were the members of the data team.

Cheng Wen kept pacing around them, making them feel like they were back in their student days during evening self-study, with their homeroom teacher not going anywhere and just circling around them.

Circling was one thing, but he would also bend down from time to time to peek at what they were writing.

But fortunately, the final data for *Nirvana in Fire* would undoubtedly provide a report card that satisfied everyone.

After the data tables and charts were out, Cheng Wen just took one look and couldn't help but say, "These things, have the publicity team send them out tomorrow!"

Cheng Wen felt very fortunate that during the *Creating Idols* period, when Pineapple TV was vigorously suppressing Luo Mo, Penguin chose to stand on the side of... pfft, I mean, stand on Luo Mo's side!

Who would have thought that in the show he was the "Qilin Talent," and to gain him was to gain the world. Outside the show, he was also crazily carrying the team and slaughtering everyone in his path!

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On the other side, what was tonight's protagonist, Luo Mo, doing?

He was packing his luggage.

The Octopus TV New Year's Eve Gala was coming up soon, and he had to go early for a round of rehearsals.

Xu Chujing would be going along with him, because she had also accepted Xu Guan's invitation.

Xu Guan, the station head of Octopus TV, probably never dreamed in the past that his Octopus TV would be able to invite a top diva to the New Year's Eve Gala just because she was dating a male celebrity!

One must know that with Xu Chujing's popularity and heat, she was also a target fought over by all the major regional satellite TV stations.

"With these ratings, it'll be hard for them not to be high." Xu Guan also started to inflate.

Actually, for Xu Chujing, her accepting Xu Guan's invitation was nothing more than wanting to stay with Luo Mo on the special day of New Year's Eve.

Women, after all, are relatively more concerned about certain special days, feeling that they have a unique kind of romance.

Although all sorts of signs from this man recently indicated that he didn't just want to spend New Year's Eve with her, he also wanted to spend it *on* her.

At the same time, weren't Luo Mo and Xu Chujing going to compete on the major music platforms next Monday?

He was going to upload the theme song for *Monkey King: Hero is Back*.

She, on the other hand, was going to upload other songs from her new album, *Love Songs*.

Since the two had made a bet, they had to strive for fairness and impartiality.

If Luo Mo was going directly to the New Year's Eve Gala to promote his song, then Xu Chujing going to the same gala to promote hers was the only way it would be fair.

This woman with a powerful aura did not want to lose in the bet.

This was not her resisting anything; it was simply a desire to win, a competitive spirit.

How could an older sister lose to a younger brother?

What's more, the song she was singing at the New Year's Eve Gala seemed simple, but in reality, it was anything but simple!

The next day, the two sat in the same nanny van and headed to the airport together.

Because the two did not avoid others in their various behaviors, and had been photographed by paparazzi entering and leaving the same residential complex, the whole world now knew they were living together and were currently in the... cohabitation stage.

However, only Luo Mo himself knew the bitterness within it.

So, he felt that the song at the New Year's Eve Gala really matched a part of his state of mind.

After the two boarded the plane, Octopus TV began to announce the program list for the New Year's Eve Gala across the entire internet.

For major regional satellite TV stations, the program list for such a heavyweight gala was the face of the station.

Whether a satellite station was developing well and whether its influence was great often depended on how many heavyweight guests and how many popular Superstars were at such galas.

Honestly, Octopus TV was slightly lacking in foundation in this regard.

After all, for most celebrities, they would, like Luo Mo, prioritize the regional satellite stations they had better cooperation with on a daily basis.

However, looking at the big picture, Octopus TV was indeed no match for the other three major satellite stations. But with Luo Mo and Xu Chujing, these two Visuals, it was estimated that many people would still prioritize watching Octopus TV on New Year's Eve.

"This is the first time the two have appeared in the same gala since they officially announced their relationship!"

"Looking forward to it! Mo Xu CP, the GOAT!"

"There has never been a celebrity couple that has gotten me this hooked!"

"I'm different from you guys; I just love watching handsome men and beautiful women sing."

Judging from the current heated discussions on the internet, most people expressed anticipation.

But because of some of Octopus TV's flashy operations, netizens still felt that this station had a bit of a hidden agenda!

"Speechless, the song title for Luo Mo and Xu Chujing's performance is actually being kept secret!"

Yes, in the program list, if it was a singing program, old songs would have their titles announced directly, but all new songs were kept secret!

Octopus TV's New Year's Eve Gala would have a total of 4 new songs.

But no matter how you looked at it, it felt like this teasing operation was done specifically for Luo Mo and Xu Chujing.

The other two songs were just incidental.

What made people feel the most hateful was that if you just censored it, everyone would have endured it.

It's just a mosaic; some people don't know how many times they see it in a day, so they have long been as calm as a Buddha and are used to this sort of thing.

The mosaic is just the last bit of innocence in our hearts.

But for Octopus TV, if they only used a mosaic, the level of teasing would be too low.

After all, what everyone was most curious about was the content of the song, not the song title. Simply covering the song title wasn't enough of a thrill.

Therefore, Octopus TV chose not to announce the song title, but would attach a tag to the song to reveal a bit of the song's attributes.

Sigh, covering half and revealing half is the most unbearable thing.

It makes one feel so itchy inside!

This was the final effect Octopus TV wanted to achieve.

The tag Octopus TV put on this new song that Xu Chujing was going to bring was: Special Love Song.

This immediately made people think of the album "Love Song"; it was clearly a new song from the album, which could also be considered a way to promote the album.

At the same time, the word "special" would also make people think of the previous tear-jerking hit—"The Pain of Breathing"!

Even knowing this was a tease, I... just happened to take the bait!

I can't help it either, he is just so good at it!

As for the new song that Luo Mo was going to bring, it made countless "Luo Mo's people" eyes light up instantly.

The tag Octopus TV gave this song was—A song that perfectly integrates Opera Elements.

This simple sentence could be said to be like throwing a bomb into the water.

Xu Guan, the station head of Octopus TV, was overjoyed when he learned that the new song Luo Mo was going to sing integrated Opera Elements.

Just singing a new song was enough to make Octopus TV secretly happy, and if this song also integrated elements of Huaxia traditional culture, then it was even more wonderful!

This was very positive and very conducive to publicity and building momentum!

As for the internet, a group of people instantly started discussing it, and even though the song didn't even have a title, the relevant entry rushed onto the Weibo Hot Search list!

"Opera? Is Luo Mo finally going to sing a song containing Opera Elements again?"

"Ahhh! Dreaming back to Creating Idols, dreaming back to Red Actor!"

"I still haven't forgotten that big fire on the stage, and the red-clad figure turning in the sea of fire!"

"Am I the only one who thought of the Ancient Teachings of Learning Art that Tong Qinglin made Luo Mo recite?"

"Not Forgetting Original Intention, that's great!"

This made many people involuntarily realize again that in our hearts, he has always been more than just an Idol.

In our hearts, he is also a true performer!

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(End of this chapter)