Chapter 494: Damn, he showed off again

Li Dongliang's commentary, just like every time before, allowed the audience to nod along as they listened, feeling that what he said was perfectly logical.

But after saying all this, Li Dongliang changed his tone and said, "But in the end, I actually still didn't vote for 'Ten Years of Work Offstage'."

Once these words were spoken, the whole venue was in an uproar, and many audience members even showed confusion on their faces.

What is going on? It was clearly so good! So funny! So moving!

And didn't you just praise it for almost ten minutes?

Hearing this, Luo Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, then quickly returned to normal, continuing to wear a smile and looking like he was listening intently.

Director Fang Jie had been silent the whole time, but at this moment she interjected, saying, "I am the same as Director Li; I also didn't vote in the end."

The host immediately followed up, saying, "Oh? Can the two directors tell us the reason?"

Fang Jie raised her hand, signaling for Li Dongliang to speak first.

Li Dongliang nodded, picked up the microphone, and continued, "This ending adopts the technique of 【leaving blank space】, which I think is particularly good."

"The emotional impact will be greater, and it will be more moving."

"It is very clever, but also very opportunistic."

"Like when I saw the end, I was quite confused as to why he returned from the past to the present and appeared on the stand-up comedy stage."

"At the same time, I was also wondering, does he actually know how to do stand-up comedy?"

"This was not given an answer within the blank space."

Fang Jie nodded repeatedly from the side and said, "Some parts are logically inconsistent, but it's a Comedy, so the Requirement shouldn't be too high; it's normal for there to be logical issues."

"My thoughts are similar to Director Li's; I also think the final blank space is slightly opportunistic."

Wang Rong held the microphone and originally wanted to refute directly, but in the end, he only said rather tactfully, "When I heard the final Singing of the Opera, when he sang 【Calling the Little Barbarian】, the pitch should have gone up by one or two keys, right?"

"I don't know if this is a kind of... um, way for Director Luo to provide an answer within the blank space?"

Luo Mo listened to the three people's words, a smile always on his face.

In fact, in the original version on Earth, before the 【Big Me】 stepped onto the stand-up comedy stage, there was an introductory line in the voiceover: "Let us welcome the ceiling of stand-up comedy!"

Here, it was actually a dream collaboration with another variety show, "Stand-up Comedy Conference"; if one had watched both shows, it would add to the humor.

This line was removed by Luo Mo, because Blue Star doesn't have this meme, so the humor would be very ordinary.

At the same time, it would also make everyone feel confused about the identity of 【Big Me】.

"Ah? Suddenly he's become the ceiling of stand-up comedy?"

"Isn't that self-contradictory?"

"The ceiling of stand-up comedy, this title represents that he has reached the industry extreme; this is not something that can be achieved just like that."

Doing this would actually weaken the impact and shock brought by the pitch rising by one key in the 【Calling the Little Barbarian】 part.

The pitch rising, Singing better and more impressively, provided the answer.

【Small Me】 did as he said he would—"Blame my heart for not being calm!"

He chose to be single-minded and pour everything into the Opera!

Luo Mo glanced at Wang Rong; he could hear that although Wang Rong seemed to be asking a question, he was actually helping to refute, just doing so more gently.

But Director Fang Jie's next sentence made Luo Mo frown involuntarily.

She looked at Wang Rong and said, "Raising the pitch by one key cannot represent an answer. After all, you see, Director Luo comes from an Opera background; is his strength not strong? Yet he still knows how to sing, how to act, how to write scripts, how to direct..."

"So I think this answer is not clear; after all, Director Luo himself is an example."

Whoa, this woman has a sharp tongue.

Hearing this, Luo Mo's first thought was: "But I'm a cheater!"

I carry the civilization of an entire planet, and I have lived two lifetimes; I have two lives.

—I am cheating.

He picked up the microphone and said with a smile, "Is there a possibility that the preceding content told everyone in the form of a Comedy that, in fact, the protagonist in 'Ten Years of Work Offstage' does not count as a genius in terms of talent?"

The eyes of many audience members at the scene who wanted to refute but couldn't find a point of refutation suddenly lit up.

"That's right! His talent definitely doesn't count as a genius."

"Many details showed this!"

"Wow, with this refutation, the theme is deeper, highlighting the preciousness of not giving up, and highlighting the theme of 'Ten Years of Work Offstage'!"

"Everything relies on practice, on diligence, on heart's blood!"

"It's filming a small person, a small character!"

Hearing this, a retort almost slipped out of Fang Jie's mouth: "Then do you mean you are a genius?"

But she couldn't say these words no matter what.

Because the facts proved... he really is!

No one would think Luo Mo was bragging, and no one would think he was conceited.

He is a genius!

Speechless, he showed off again!

From the start of the show's recording until now, Luo Mo could roughly tell that whether it was Li Dongliang or Fang Jie, they revealed an attitude of disapproval toward the younger generation of directors.

This was nothing; he felt it was quite normal; there are plenty of such old seniors in reality.

He didn't feel anything about it.

I'll film my own work and do my own job well, that's enough.

Fang Jie looked at Luo Mo, picked up the microphone several times wanting to say something, but finally put it down.

Li Dongliang continued his habit of giving long-winded speeches, which amounted to nothing more than one meaning: "If I were to film it, I would handle it in such and such a way, so that the audience wouldn't have the thoughts that Director Fang Jie and I just had."

The posture and stance here were putting himself at a level one or even several tiers higher than Luo Mo.

The host on stage stood there, and in their earpiece, they heard the voice of General Director Ning Dan of *Director Show*: "Control the timing, it's time for the vote announcement segment, interrupt Director Li."

——Run Jie was annoyed by the listening.

The host was experienced and immediately followed suit, smoothing things over in a very natural way before proceeding to announce the votes.

"Let us see the final vote count for *Ten Years of Work Offstage* is..."

"479 votes!"

In an instant, applause thundered.

This vote count ranked first.

In the contestant seating area, Song Ge's expression was incredibly ugly.

"This is... first place again?" he thought to himself.

What he found most absurd was that a very spineless thought had actually popped into his mind.

This thought was one that every contestant in Luo Mo's camp would have after watching *Ten Years of Work Offstage*.

——I really want to act in it!

This film is too brilliant.

But, they could think it, but I... how could I!

Song Ge felt incredibly ashamed, his mood was incredibly complex, and he felt very uncomfortable.

Luo Mo clearly hadn't been his director, and he hadn't become an Actor under Luo Mo, yet he just felt—I have been coached by him from afar!

"This feeling is just too damn crazy!"

The little Water Emperor Song couldn't help but curse in his heart.

"Director Tian, I Miss You So Much..." He hoped more than anyone for Director Tian Ou to return soon.

And the stars from the original Tian Ou camp sitting beside him were now looking at Luo Mo with admiring gazes.

"Actually, if Director Tian really can't come back, it wouldn't be bad if Director Luo kept filling in, hehe, hehehe!" everyone thought.

………

……..

The recording for *Director Show* ended here.

This content would also be broadcast in two episodes later on.

Because not only would the short films be shown, but also Backstage Interviews, and content of directors directing and Actors acting in their daily routines.

Ning Dan could easily edit out 4 hours of content, which was more than enough to split into two episodes.

In other words, the third and fourth episodes of *Director Show* would just be this.

At the same time, tonight happened to be the day the second episode of *Director Show* aired.

The audience of this Web Variety Show did not yet know that Director Tian Ou was going to leave the recording for a period of time.

Luo Mo, on the other hand, had to return to Shanghai to continue the post-production work for *Reset*, and... his shameless daily life with the Heavenly Queen.

Before leaving Hangzhou, he said a proper goodbye to Ning Dan, and at the same time, Wang Rong took the initiative to add Luo Mo on WeChat.

As for Li Dongliang and Fang Jie, their expressions were slightly displeased.

It was one thing for a director like Luo Mo, who had never filmed a live-action movie, to take first place, but the vote gap was also so wide.

Where were the two of them supposed to put their old faces?

Perhaps, they needed the 【Ordinary Heavenly King】 Zhao Xueqin to impart some experience to them?

At nightfall, the second episode of *Director Show* updated on Penguin Video on time.

This variety show had high popularity from the first episode, and many viewers were looking forward to the second episode.

In the second episode, there were not only tense and exciting auditions but also the formation of the four directors' camps after the auditions ended.

The JK Uniform girl Xiao Cai had now upgraded from a Drama Critic to a part-time Film Critic.

Well, she started writing film reviews from the release of *Monkey King: Hero is Back*.

Before Luo Mo made movies, she didn't write film reviews either.

Although after Luo Mo and Xu Chujing confirmed their relationship, fans like her wouldn't shamelessly claim "this is my husband in the industry" anymore, there was still a sense of the wife following the husband's lead.

She was watching the variety show *Director Show*.

To be precise, she loved watching every variety show by Ning Dan.

Deep down, she also quite admired such a successful career woman like Ning Dan.

"This second episode feels even better than the first!" Xiao Cai crossed her long legs clad in black silk, a tablet on her chest, holding another tablet in her hand, as she sighed in her heart.

But just as the progress bar was about to announce its death, she was dumbfounded.

"Huh? Tian Ou is going to pause recording and leave the show for a while?" Xiao Cai was stunned.

She was actually quite indifferent toward Tian Ou; she didn't like his vibe, and besides... he was ugly!

Of course, the main thing was that when the box office of *Monkey King: Hero is Back* surpassed *Car King*, many people were discussing it on the internet, comparing the two films in various ways.

Tian Ou even liked an article praising *Car King*, then immediately unliked it, saying: "My hand slipped."

At the end of the second episode of *Director Show*, all viewers were informed that a new director would be temporarily filling in for a period of time.

At the same time, the end of the second episode also edited in the reactions of the contestants on set when this new director appeared, but it just wouldn't tell you who this new director was.

When this new director appeared, the contestants on set were first curious, then surprised, and even shocked.

"Heh, they edited it to be quite a cliffhanger."

"Who is this person? The people on set are reacting so strongly, like they've gone crazy."

"It couldn't possibly be one of the Four Great Directors appearing in person, could it?"

"These reactions are a bit fake, aren't they!" Xiao Cai muttered.

(PS: The second update, we are just a little bit away from the top five on the monthly ticket rankings, requesting monthly tickets!)

(End of this chapter)