Chapter 48: Who Are You Bullying?

The Diva's invitation to collaborate on a song shocked everyone present.

Such an invitation is worth more than a thousand words of praise.

Because the implications behind it are completely different.

Under normal circumstances, a Singer of her caliber would choose another big name to collaborate with.

If someone of a smaller status appears, it is usually a case of "Old Leading the New."

This phenomenon is common in the current entertainment industry. For example, when you play the lead in a film, the company stuffs a few newcomers or less popular artists from the same company into supporting roles.

In the music scene, the phenomenon of "Old Leading the New" is relatively rare, but it does exist.

However, a Diva taking on a newcomer who hasn't even debuted yet? That is something I have truly never seen.

Moreover, who is Xu Chujing?

Her style of conduct is crystal clear to those in the industry and crystal clear to her fans; she would never do this kind of work.

Not to mention that she has her own personal studio.

Her personal studio is like a small talent agency, with quite a few singers and artists under its banner.

This type of phenomenon is also very common on Earth; studios like Li Bingbing's have signed many artists, some of whom are very popular right now.

Therefore, Xu Chujing basically calls the shots on her own work matters.

She is willing to sing a song with Luo Mo; money is a minor issue, the greater benefits lie elsewhere.

First, it is the traffic flow between fanbases!

Xu Chujing not only has many male fans, but an absurd number of female fans as well; her fame, or rather her National Popularity, is extremely high.

If he releases a song with her, Luo Mo might be able to capture a wave of her fans.

Additionally, there is another benefit: it serves to "Raise Status" for Luo Mo.

This can elevate Luo Mo's status.

Status is very important in the industry and is beneficial for connecting with future resources.

Traffic is indeed the wealth code of the moment, but for truly top-tier resources, traffic is merely an admission ticket; whether one can catch the eye of these top resources depends on other comprehensive conditions.

A dignified Diva willing to sing with an undeployed trainee—this treatment is top-tier!

Many trainees even think: "What's the point of forming a group? Debuting with a Diva in the form of a single is really no worse than debuting as a group."

In the eyes of many, the former format is far more high-end, elegant, and classy than being in a group.

Shen Mingliu and the others, who were waiting to go on stage, felt their breathing grow heavy with jealousy after hearing Xu Chujing's words.

Jealousy makes me hideous, jealousy makes me fall apart...

From this moment on, the outcome of the second public performance seemed to no longer matter.

Xu Chujing's favor, the olive branch Xu Chujing extended, destined Luo Mo to be the biggest winner!

Xingshi Entertainment, where Shen Mingliu and Ji Kangdong are, is indeed a first-line company in the industry and a giant in the entertainment circle.

The company has many First-line Singers, but it does not possess a current Super First-line like Xu Chujing!

This caused the morale of Shen Mingliu's team to hit rock bottom before they even went on stage.

On stage, Luo Mo couldn't help but look up and meet the Diva Xu's gaze.

Xu Chujing's words didn't just shock him; they shocked the other four celebrity mentors as well.

"Her making such a decision actually involved a certain element of luck on my part; it could be said to be the right time, the right place, and the right people," Luo Mo was very clear-headed and was not carried away.

Xu Chujing needs to rely on *Creating Idols* to promote her movie, so she must throw out some bombs.

Furthermore, *Cat Demon* is also about the nation and the world, and practicing chivalry and Righteousness; thus, even if *Red Actor* isn't a promotional song, the two of them singing it together can serve as a preliminary warm-up.

If everyone likes this song, they will have more goodwill toward movies with similar themes.

As for Xu Chujing's own personal wishes and inner thoughts, Luo Mo felt it was a bit hard to fathom.

This woman—he hadn't figured her out.

The two were far from the state of knowing each other inside and out.

In fact, after Xu Chujing said this, she also had three parts regret.

She did not regret the decision; she knew very well that doing this was correct.

It was because a woman's intuition kept reminding her that this person, Luo Mo, was dangerous!

Honestly, she herself hadn't figured out where exactly a trainee who hadn't even debuted yet was dangerous to a Diva like her.

She didn't understand why her mindset toward him was so complex; impulse made her want to get closer, while reason told her to stay away.

But, words spoken are like spilled water; they cannot be retrieved.

Luo Mo looked at her, gladly accepted her invitation to sing, and said, "Okay, I am willing to give it a try."

In his impression, there were several versions of *Red Actor* that were quite good.

Besides the original version, there was the version by Li Yugang, covers by some internet singers, and... the version by the Great Demon King Tan Jing.

Tan Jing is jokingly called the National Team by netizens; every time she participates in a singing program, netizens jokingly call it the National Team performing a dimensionality reduction strike.

Luo Mo had heard Xu Chujing's songs; he didn't feel her style was very similar to Tan Jing's, he just felt that Xu Chujing might also be able to sing it with a different flavor.

"If we are going to record a song together, it means I will have to be in contact with her for a period of time," Luo Mo thought to himself.

There might even be opportunities to be alone together.

For some reason, he had a great desire to explore this Diva Superstar before him.

Although her aura was powerful and she seemed difficult to approach, Luo Mo just had a desire to explore.

At this point, the second public performance of the Anonymous Team came to an end, and amidst the cheers of the audience, Luo Mo led Tong Shu and the others off the stage.

As they left, they happened to brush past Shen Mingliu's team.

Luo Mo left the stage, and it was time for Shen Mingliu to go on.

However, the magnetic field and atmosphere conveyed by the two teams were already completely different.

Compared to the relaxed and carefree Anonymous Team, Shen Mingliu's side were all looking very solemn.

Even Meng Yangguang, who held the most hostility toward Luo Mo, didn't look at him this time, but instead slunk onto the stage.

Luo Mo watched them, though he was too lazy to mess with their mental state; he was a very kind person, and even though they had a bet, he didn't say anything like "surrender and lose half."

After all, he wanted to drink yogurt for an extra week, and half a week wouldn't be enough.

……..

……..

Luo Mo led his team and quickly walked into the lounge.

Many of the trainees who had already finished their performances stood up to applaud voluntarily, each one more supportive than the last.

Whether sincere or fake, they asked themselves: they had indeed been blown away!

The six members of the Anonymous Team took their seats, and the disparity in numbers was immediately obvious. Some teams had a full twelve members, and a single row of seats wasn't enough, requiring extra stools.

Many trainees had previously felt that Luo Mo's style was hard to accept, treating the nickname "Instructor Luo" as a joke.

Now, there was only one thought in their minds—Instructor Luo, please torture me vigorously!

"To hell with the talent show, I want to do military training too!"

"I don't want to cling to a powerful figure; I just purely love military training, love washing dishes, and love doing push-ups."

"As for the yogurt or whatever, I'm actually allergic to it, I can go my whole life without drinking it."

Still wearing his red outfit, Luo Mo sat down in his seat and looked at the big screen showing the Live Broadcast in the lounge.

Then, he was stunned.

Because the situation at the venue seemed a bit chaotic.

The reason was simple: the fans of Shen Mingliu and the others had started acting up a few minutes ago.

Just as Luo Mo and the others had stepped off the stage, many people in the audience were still shouting Luo Mo's name.

But the fans of Shen Mingliu, Ji Kangdong, and the others, seeing that their "idols" were about to go on stage, thought they should quickly raise their light boards to build momentum for them!

In fan circles, this scene is very common.

Many fans love doing these things to show off their cohesion, and they also like to compare themselves with other people's fans.

"Shen Mingliu!!"

"Ah!!! Ji Kangdong!!!"

Sharp voices rang out across the venue; even though the people hadn't even stepped on stage yet, the Shouting came one after another.

This made many "Strangers" (Luo Mo's fans) frown inwardly, and it also made many passersby feel displeased.

The Anonymous Team had only just stepped off the stage, and according to the flow, now was the time to cheer for them after their performance ended.

What the hell are you in such a rush for?

Didn't you see that the last person from the Anonymous Team hadn't even fully stepped off the stage yet?

The Strangers exchanged glances, looked at the light boards held high by those fans, and felt a sense of battle.

"Yeah, yeah, we don't have light boards, that's over our 1-yuan budget, we aren't as flashy as you."

"But, yelling a few times doesn't cost money! Since it's free anyway, let's shout a bit more!"

"If you had waited two minutes to shout, we would have tolerated it."

"Shouting right now, are you being polite?"

"Hey! Do you really think we have no one, do you really think we're easy to bully?"

In an instant, the situation became chaotic.

Originally, everyone had stopped shouting Luo Mo's name to show respect to the other contestants and were preparing to rest.

Provoked like this, they started shouting again.

Many passersby also developed a rebellious psychology and started joining in the fun, shouting Luo Mo's name.

No choice, who told him that his stage just now was simply too incredible, simply too good at gaining fans; we're happy to get involved!

"Luo Mo! Luo Mo! Luo Mo!"

If you want to fight, then let's fight.

Hehe, we are super brave.

An awkward scene happened just like that by coincidence.

By the time Shen Mingliu, Ji Kangdong, and the others stood on the stage, there was still a large crowd at the venue shouting the two words "Luo Mo," or shouting the two words "Anonymous"; the volume couldn't be said to have crushed the fans of the ten of them, but it was a back-and-forth battle.

All of a sudden, these ten trainees... had their mental states collapse!

Second update. Speaking of which, I update twice a day steadily, why do people always say I only do one chapter a day...

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