Chapter 504: Family, I

Luo Mo's sentence, "Can I act in it myself?", made everyone around him freeze for a moment.

In the small rehearsal room, there were production crew members hiding outside the camera's frame.

She was wearing headphones and could hear all of Ning Dan's remote instructions from backstage.

Luo Mo said this sentence while looking at the lens; in reality, it was equivalent to communicating across the air with the General Director of Director Show, Ning Dan.

Therefore, backstage, the gazes of all the staff members involuntarily converged on Ning Dan.

"That's right! Luo Mo is not only a director, he is also an Actor!" everyone thought to themselves.

Upon hearing this, Ning Dan pondered for a moment.

Run, or not run?

In the end, Run Jie made her choice.

"You can, but it will consume one 【External Aid】 count," Ning Dan said.

The voice reached the ears of the female staff member in the small rehearsal room; she immediately nodded at Luo Mo and added, "It will consume one 【External Aid】."

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo smiled.

His smile was captured by the camera, which zoomed in for a close-up of his face.

It held a sense of relief, as well as calm confidence in his own acting skills.

As mentioned before, the rules of Director Show allow for hiring External Aid.

If one truly cannot pick a suitable actor from within their own camp, they can go outside the program to hire one.

But there is a limit to this number of times.

At the same time, this competition format is also intended to allow other celebrities who haven't signed long-term contracts with the show to occasionally come for an episode.

For example, to do some promotion for their new drama or new movie.

It facilitates deals, resource swapping, and mutual traffic driving...

If it's just using one 【External Aid】, that's a minor issue.

Xu Ruihong was listening and watching quietly from the side, and he also let out a long sigh of relief.

"If Director Luo acts in it himself, then there's absolutely no problem!"

He had followed Nirvana in Fire from start to finish and was very clear about Luo Mo's strength.

Fu Hong is considered quite good among young actors, but compared to someone like Luo Mo—who has practiced Opera since childhood, was later carefully taught by a large group of people from the "National Team," and has participated in several stage play tours—the gap is not just ordinary.

Goods compared to goods should be thrown away; people compared to people should die!

Xu Ruihong was already mourning for all the young male actors in this program.

The subsequent rehearsal process was kept confidential.

Fu Hong, that kid, had many devious thoughts; he hung around under the banner of "learning from Director Luo," but in reality, he was just pulling the wool over everyone's eyes, making them think he was the one continuing to play the role.

The Director Show production team also handled the confidentiality work for Luo Mo.

In terms of the competition format, the identity of the 【External Aid】 is supposed to be kept secret anyway.

Not to mention that half of the people under Ning Dan are old employees. Luo Mo could be considered their half-colleague.

Don't forget, he was the one who participated in Creating Idols while drawing double the salary.

As night fell, while Luo Mo was still working hard at rehearsing, Penguin Video updated Reset right on time.

Non-member users can see... the second episode today; it's truly pathetic.

As for the noble Penguin Video VIPs, they can watch directly up to the sixth episode today.

The entire web drama is only 15 episodes long, so it's already nearly halfway through.

Because the popularity of this web drama is truly terrifying, Penguin Video's user traffic has surged, and the backend data is extremely dazzling.

Even before the update time, the search volume for Reset had already begun to skyrocket.

The thoughtful Penguin Video, in order to reel in new members, put a large Poster of Reset directly on the homepage, making it easy for everyone to click.

Later, they felt it still wasn't enough, so after the update, they added a pop-up window.

As soon as you open Penguin Video, a promotion for Reset will pop up.

After the sixth episode updated, a large number of viewers clicked in and were greeted by dense bullet comments.

"We meet again, noble VIPs."

Silly netizens are truly silly at every moment.

——Not Forgetting Original Intention.

The cutting-edge popular Drama Critic Xiao Cai first took a photo of herself in a JK Uniform and posted it on Weibo.

In the photo, she was wearing black over-the-knee socks, holding a tablet, and captioned it: "Off to binge-watch Reset!"

She had finished the previous five episodes in one go yesterday.

She was completely hooked.

Now she just wants to know: "If this Lu Di successfully gets off the bus once, will he also enter the 【Loop】!"

At the beginning of the sixth episode, Lu Di brought Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing to his Secret Base.

For some people, this place is simply heaven.

There are Cats, manga, games, figures...

Xiao Cai looked at Lu Di and thought to herself: "When this Lu Di wears a Mask and a hat, he looks sneaky, but he's actually a little handsome; he's got something going for him."

"It's just a pity the male lead is Luo Mo."

These days, many handsome second male leads can steal the spotlight from the male lead.

But with Luo Mo, the difficulty coefficient is a bit high.

Judging by his character design, this Lu Di is undoubtedly an anime fan.

The three of them sat down and started with some small talk.

Li Shiqing even asked, "You have asthma, yet you keep so many cats?"

Lu Di spoke eloquently at first, starting from his childhood experiences, then mentioning that his family didn't allow him to keep them, so he would use a lint roller on his clothes every time before going home.

As he was talking, he suddenly reacted and blurted out, "How did you know I have asthma?"

The three of them immediately looked at each other in dismay.

Xiao Cai, however, felt like laughing and left a bullet comment: "This guy's reaction time is a bit slow."

You only just realized she said something off!

Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun exchanged a glance, and after seeking Xiao Heyun's consent, she began to explain.

"You might not believe it, but we have actually checked your bag twice already..."

Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun told a whole bunch of truths that ordinary people would never believe.

After finishing, they stared blankly at Lu Di, feeling uncertain inside.

Whoever you tell, no one would believe it!

Unexpectedly, Lu Di frowned directly and said, "But it's not even August yet, why would a Loop occur?"

Xiao Cai was shocked, and then found it very funny and interesting.

"Hahaha, he believed it!"

"He even started researching it right away!"

"He definitely believes it, he's even excited."

Lu Di even took out a notebook, which recorded many things related to the 【Loop】.

Li Shiqing was stunned, and finally, Xiao Heyun, who works in gaming, explained: "Loops in anime usually happen in the summer..."

Before, no matter how the two of them told the Police, the Police wouldn't believe them.

This made the audience watch and feel anxious.

Now it's great, this anime fan has formed a sharp contrast.

"Through the screen, I can feel his 'chuunibyou' soul Burning!"

Li Shiqing said with a Surprise: "So you believe us?"

Xiao Heyun muttered a bit jealously on the side: "Heh, not only does he believe it, he's even looking forward to it!"

From the beginning of this episode, Xiao Cai had been laughing, feeling that this anime fan character's design was truly interesting.

"Hahaha, he even said, 'I will definitely be able to enter the 【Loop】, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared; undoubtedly, I am already prepared!'"

"Hahahaha, he is prepared, his little notebook about the Loop is so convincing, hahaha!"

As the three of them communicated more deeply, this anime-loving youth was not only unafraid, but he even complained that the 【Map】 was too small, limited only to a bus, making it hard to perform.

At this moment, the youth's mother called.

The youth who wanted to save the world was powerless to resist and had to go home to eat.

Seeing this, Xiao Cai found it even more hilarious.

This kind of interesting little plot makes you feel more comfortable and relaxed throughout the viewing process.

She had thought that this episode would continue in such a joyful atmosphere, and then, amidst laughter, they would happily gain a new anime-loving teammate.

However...

Lu Di had to go home for a while and had to say Farewell to Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing, as well as the stray Cat he kept in his Secret Base.

He carefully placed his beloved Cat into a cage.

Immediately after, he turned his head and asked, "I have a question."

The audience, who were watching with great enjoyment, all felt that this anime fan was about to ask another funny question.

But what he said was: "In those Loops where I die, what happens to my Cat?"

For some reason, such a simple sentence broke Xiao Cai's defenses.

This youth is actually very full of Kindness.

At the same time, such a Gentle sentence, starting from some small animals, can trigger the thoughts of countless viewers even more.

Yes, in those Loops where they die, what happens to these small animals?

And his family.

Every passenger on the bus also has their own family.

Some things cannot withstand deep thought.

The deeper you think about it, the more you imagine all of this, the more you will be unable to extricate yourself and become immersed in it.

At this moment, not just Xiao Cai, but even many viewers couldn't help but imagine: "If I were on that bus, then my family, my friends..."

Xiao Cai simply couldn't bear to think about it; how painful that would be.

In this segment, the camera also focused on the cats in the room.

They were so cute; some were licking their paws, some were stretching, some were sticking their paws out of the cage, and some were licking water to drink.

If Lu Di died, and this was a Secret Base that no one knew about, what kind of ending would these cute cats face?

Everyone actually knows the answer; it is very simple.

"The audience has watched five or six episodes in one go and can't even remember how many times the bus has exploded," Xiao Cai thought.

"After it explodes so many times, one becomes numb."

"And one no longer takes the bus explosion seriously."

"Anyway, the male lead and female lead can revive infinitely, who cares!"

"But... but..."

Drama Critic Xiao Cai woke up with a start, realizing Luo Mo's brilliance.

"The beginning broadcasted imagination and novelty."

"Of course, because of the big explosion, there was also a bit of excitement."

"Starting from the sixth episode, perhaps there is even reflection on human nature!"

(PS: First update, requesting monthly tickets.)

(End of this chapter)