Chapter 486: Newcomer Film Director: Luo Mo

Inside the hall, exclamations rose one after another.

Many stars were even a bit confused.

This mysterious new director, according to the text displayed above, had directed zero films.

Then why did he have nearly 1.3 billion in personal directing box office?

Strictly speaking, if the number of films he had directed was zero, he couldn't be considered a film director at all!

Therefore, it could be inferred that the *Director Show* production crew must have made a most amateurish mistake and written the previous data wrong.

Some stars who considered themselves experienced in recording variety shows even said, "Just watch, this segment will need to be re-recorded later."

Someone nearby immediately chimed in, "Actually, there's no need to re-record. The post-production team can just modify the text on the screen. Wouldn't it be better to keep our surprised expressions in the final cut?"

Not many people felt that the previous 20 lines of text were missing anything.

This was normal, because for them, what they definitely focused on were live-action films.

Animation films had nothing to do with them.

In their conventional thinking, they also wouldn't expect a variety show called *Director Show* to feature a purely... animation film director.

In the crowd, Song Ge looked at the big screen, not knowing why, but feeling that something was wrong.

At first, he also thought it was a low-level mistake by the production team, but he always felt this 1.289 billion box office figure looked familiar.

At this moment, he heard a young person standing beside him start reciting something.

Many actors from Blue Star's academic background were required to memorize those 21 film categories during their studies.

This young person was relying on memory, muttering to himself, reciting these 21 categories.

This posture was exactly like when you suddenly can't recall the next line of a classical text, but because you have memorized the whole thing, you start from the beginning, hoping to naturally connect it.

Song Ge just listened to this person recite, until he heard one word.

—"Animation."

In an instant, Song Ge shuddered all over.

He suddenly felt the world spinning, as if he were anemic, and a strong, ominous premonition surged in his heart.

*Monkey King: Hero is Back* hadn't left theaters yet, and he would check the real-time box office of *Crossing the Future* every day, and then "incidentally" take a look at *Monkey King: Hero is Back*.

Therefore, he felt the box office figure was familiar.

After this young person recited the two words "Animation," he also suddenly raised his head.

Many people standing beside him also couldn't help but glance at him one after another, and then looked at the big screen with excitement.

Many people remembered one person.

A person who, just this Spring Festival, had once again created a miracle and shocked the entire entertainment industry!

At this time, a young vase even spoke up: "Luo Mo, Individual Trainee, training duration: 0 days!"

"Luo Mo, Newcomer Singer, debut duration—1 day."

People who had watched the two variety shows *Creating Idols* and *King of Love Songs* would certainly have an impression of these two sentences she said.

This was the personal profile broadcast on the shows when he first appeared on them.

It was too similar; everything was just too similar!

If it weren't for the fact that everyone was forbidden from carrying mobile phones while recording the show, someone would likely have checked the box office of *Monkey King: Hero is Back* immediately.

At this moment, at the Director Seat.

The seat on the far right was empty, and the other three directors could also vaguely hear the commotion and discussion at the scene.

The male director sitting on the left was named Wang Rong, who had just transitioned from an actor to a director in recent years and possessed the genuine honor of a Best Actor.

As mentioned before, he had only directed 3 films in total; the first two had very good box office, totaling as high as 1.6 billion, while the third had terrible word-of-mouth and flopped at the box office.

He looked at the other two directors, and, looking slightly chubby, he said with a smile, "It seems it really is Luo Mo."

It was common knowledge that Luo Mo and Ning Dan had a deep friendship.

Some unscrupulous marketing accounts and media had even written messy articles about them.

*Director Show* was Ning Dan's variety show, so it was possible she had invited Luo Mo to be a substitute.

If it were anyone else, this would be absolutely impossible.

The other two directors were both over 50 and were representatives of the older generation; hearing the name Luo Mo, which they had heard repeatedly in recent years, they couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Of these two directors, the one sitting next to Wang Rong was a male director named Li Dongliang, 59 years old this year, who had directed 16 films, two of which had won highly prestigious international awards, and his personal reputation among the older generation of directors was second only to people like Qian Qingyun.

Many media outlets called him the number one person under the Four Great Directors, which didn't sound very pleasant...

He squinted his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

And the other director was a woman, 51 years old this year, named Fang Jie.

She held the title of the number one female director in the country.

Nowadays, she had her own company, and there were 3 artists under her among the contestants.

When Director Fang Jie heard Luo Mo's name, she pushed up the Glasses she was wearing; her emotions were unreadable, and the smile on her face was very faint.

After the camera recorded the scene of everyone guessing Luo Mo, text appeared on the big screen, and Ning Dan's voice came through the speakers.

"Let us welcome Director Luo Mo!"

Everyone began to applaud.

Song Ge stood there with a deathly pale face, his heart having already fallen to the bottom of the valley.

Human joys and sorrows are not connected; many stars in the same camp as him had already started cheering excitedly.

Quite a few people were shouting "Director Luo! Director Luo!", extremely agitated.

In the hearts of many, Luo Mo was an existence that even surpassed Tian Ou.

Although Luo Mo had never directed a live-action film, his serial dramas were truly excellent at promoting people.

Playing a supporting role in them could cause one's popularity to skyrocket!

This represents a dividend that can be enjoyed for several years.

Not to mention this group of people, even the boss of their company would have to greet Luo Mo with a smiling face upon seeing him.

Within the Tian Ou camp, there were still people secretly glancing at Song Ge out of the corner of their eyes.

As everyone knows, this man previously, in order to chase clout, shamelessly and unilaterally made bold professions of love to Xu Chujing in front of the media, yet Xu Chujing did not even know this guy at all.

Later, when he offended her with his words once again, a reporter interviewed Xu Chujing and asked her what she thought of Song Ge, only for Luo Mo to block it directly and answer for her: "The work is average, and the person is also average."

You publicly profess your love, and I will deliver a face-to-face Output.

Well, this is great; Luo Mo has become a temporary mentor, and you are a contestant in his camp.

Director Show is an S-tier variety show that everyone covets; as long as one performs well in it, one might see their popularity skyrocket.

Although Luo Mo is a temporary mentor, his authority should be the same.

Many people already had a voice ringing in their hearts: "Bye-bye, Song Ge."

This person is Afraid he won't survive in the program until Tian Ou returns.

At this very moment, the doors opened, and Luo Mo walked out with long strides.

The camera first swept toward him, and then swept toward the facial expressions of the group of contestants.

Backstage, many female staff members watched this footage and couldn't help but mutter in their hearts: "Not a single one can compare to him in terms of looks."

They had already begun to hold a moment of silence for the male celebrities present.

It will be very difficult for you all to radiate much personal charm in this program.

When it comes to being handsome, you cannot compare to the one who is about to sit in the Director Seat.

After Luo Mo walked in with long strides, he began to greet everyone.

The three directors standing at the Director Seat also walked down one after another to shake his hand.

Wang Rong had the best attitude, smiling as he said: "Finally met you in person."

Li Dongliang and Fang Jie smiled and extended a hand, and Luo Mo also greeted them very politely, in the manner of a junior director.

Immediately following, the staff signaled for everyone to take their seats first.

Luo Mo sat down generously at the far right of the Director Seat.

Song Ge, however, was incredibly uncomfortable.

He had previously been feeling smug that his seat was in the first row of the contestant area.

But now, everything had become different.

He was too close to Luo Mo!

Song Ge felt as if the air in the hall had drained away; he was suffocating.

He did not know if Luo Mo had looked at him after entering, because he had not dared to make eye contact with Luo Mo at all, his gaze constantly hazy and very unfocused.

"By what right is he participating in the program as a film director?"

"He makes Animation!"

"He has never even made a real movie!" Song Ge roared wildly in his heart.

He felt that Ning Dan was simply messing around; this was too disrespectful to the other directors, and too disrespectful to Director Tian Ou!

Of course, he felt it was also disrespectful to them, the contestants.

But, Who Cares?

Just at this moment, Ning Dan's voice spread across the entire venue once again.

"Then, may I ask Director Luo Mo, will you choose to film the two short film topics that Director Tian Ou previously drew, or will you draw lots again yourself?"

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(End of this chapter)