Chapter 506: Guest Performer: Luo Mo

Inside the Recording Hall, the temporary atmosphere could be described as harmonious.

Everyone had invited "External Aid," which lightened the mental burden for all, saving them from appearing too unique.

Wang Rong even switched on his commercial flattery mode, saying, "It's a good thing Xu Chujing didn't come herself; otherwise, if you two joined forces, it would be too unfair, haha!"

Luo Mo just laughed on the side, finding this flabby old man Wang Rong truly amusing and cute.

Li Dongliang listened from the side without saying a word.

Fang Jie, however, suddenly interjected, saying, "I heard Director Luo is very close with the Actors from the National Theatre of China in his daily life. I presume the External Aid you've invited must also be formidable characters."

Luo Mo glanced at her and said, "Not at all, not at all."

"The National Theatre of China is different; this place is truly Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon..." Fang Jie started going on endlessly, speaking for five or six minutes in one breath.

In his heart, Luo Mo really couldn't bring himself to like this old lady, Fang Jie.

Her remarks last time had a strange flavor, and this time was the same.

Truth be told, Wang Rong is a Best Actor and a director with extensive Connections in the industry; there are countless good Actors he has worked with and is familiar with.

As for Fang Jie and Li Dongliang, given their status and reputation, inviting a few good Actors to help is merely a matter of a single word.

Among the four people present, who couldn't invite a formidable character?

There was no need to deliberately try to elevate the level of the "External Aid" on Luo Mo's side like this.

What's more, she and Luo Mo were clashing in category this episode; both were "Family Film."

In the end, it was Wang Rong who stood up and joked, "Director Luo is impressive, but I've been in the industry for so many years—the External Aid I invited is not bad!"

He looked like an Ox, puffing out his belly.

Fang Jie pushed up her Glasses, glanced at Wang Rong, and didn't continue saying anything.

Li Dongliang, whose hair was already half-white, just watched with a smile from the side, not saying a single word from beginning to end.

After receiving instructions from Ning Dan, the host on stage began to push the process forward.

Director Fang Jie's short film was the first to be performed, and there were still five minutes of preparation time left.

Five minutes later, the performance officially began.

The name of her short film was "Cancer."

This caught Luo Mo off guard.

The story background overlapped in one part!

Both were family dramas, and both involved someone in the family falling ill.

Moreover, both were about the son in the family falling ill.

"This is interesting," Luo Mo said in his heart.

He watched Fang Jie's "Cancer" very seriously until the end.

Then he discovered that the subject matter was actually different.

It was actually a misdiagnosis...

That is to say, the beginning was a misdiagnosis, the middle was the warmth of the family following a tear-jerker route, and the ending was learning it was a misdiagnosis, followed by a happy family reunion.

The formula was too old.

The details were done quite well, though.

The two veteran Actors performed very well; the acting of this son was a little bit awkward.

The ending, however, left all the audience stunned.

The son didn't have cancer, but he was still sick and needed 300,000 in surgery fees.

It amounted to an ending that exceeded the audience's expectations.

It is worth mentioning that the person playing the doctor here was the "External Aid" invited by Fang Jie, named Wu Pei.

He had won "Best Supporting Actor" three times and had one "Best Actor" Nomination.

He had another identity, which was Director Fang Jie's husband...

After the voting channel closed, it was the commentary and voting segment for the three directors.

Luo Mo still chose to follow the votes.

If Wang Rong voted, he would vote. If Wang Rong didn't vote, he wouldn't vote.

Anyway, Brother Rong is taking the lead; let all the firepower be directed at Brother Rong!

During the commentary, he also used the excuse that he was filming a short film of the same type and didn't say much else.

In the end, Fang Jie's total vote count this time was 428, which was quite a bit higher than the "Love Film" she shot last time.

This brought a slight smile to her face.

Immediately following was Director Li Dongliang's short film.

Luo Mo didn't understand it anyway, and he didn't know if the audience on site understood it either.

Many directors of the older generation like to shoot things that make people feel profound even if they don't understand them; Li Dongliang was a typical example of this.

He told stories in a very convoluted way, and the lines spoken by the characters always gave people the feeling that they had multiple layers of meaning.

I heard every word clearly, but I just didn't understand.

It is worth mentioning that his "External Aid" was his son...

"Why is everyone inviting family members?" Luo Mo was shocked.

Wang Rong was actually stunned as well.

In the end, Li Dongliang's vote count was 411.

Everyone immediately guessed that the next part was Li Dongliang's speech time; he would spend at least twenty minutes explaining what he had filmed and then tell the audience: "It's you who didn't understand."

The development of the situation was indeed so.

Ning Dan, at the backstage, watched this scene, thinking in her heart: "The show's buzz is Afraid to explode; the audience's roasting should be overwhelming."

"Recording like this, it really is a bit tiring."

Ning Dan was already feeling weary from listening.

Fortunately, what was about to be performed next was Wang Rong's 【Comedy】.

Now that he had returned to his true profession, it surely wouldn't be bad.

Sure enough, what was ultimately presented was a proper commercial comedy.

Honestly, if it hadn't been after Li Dongliang, many people might have felt that Wang Rong's short film lacked a bit of depth and a bit of thematic intent.

However, the live audience certainly wouldn't think that way now.

Most of them only had three words in their hearts: "That felt good!"

The 【External Aid】 Wang Rong had invited was his old partner, an outstanding comedy Actor whose personal total box office reached as high as 3 billion.

This made Ning Dan feel a bit excited.

"Because of Luo Mo's arrival, they seem to have... started to compete fiercely?" Ning Dan thought to herself.

Luo Mo was too young, and he had never directed a live-action film before.

Under these circumstances, since Luo Mo had taken first place once, these three directors would definitely have to pull out all the stops.

Honestly, losing to Tian Ou would still look better than losing to Luo Mo.

This person's experience in directing live-action films was zero!

I have to say, Luo Mo is truly talented when it comes to creating intense competition within the industry.

"Once again, thanks to him," Ning Dan said in her heart.

This isn't just someone coming to save the show; this is someone here to elevate the entire program!

In the end, Wang Rong's vote count was 428, tied with Fang Jie.

Good heavens, this immediately made Fang Jie a bit unhappy.

Wang Rong's comedy was truly just a pure commercial film; let alone having a core, it was even a little... vulgar.

But there was no helping it; who told that old geezer Li Dongliang before him to be so annoying!

Old Lady Fang Jie's good mood vanished into thin air instantly.

However, she quickly calmed down and told herself: "The biggest enemy this episode is Luo Mo!"

Tying with Wang Rong was still first place, just a tied first place.

But since she had clashed in genre with Luo Mo, she couldn't afford to lose to him, no matter who else she lost to.

The host stood on stage, pointed a finger at the big screen, and said: "Next, let us first reveal Director Luo Mo's short film title, as well as... the entire cast!"

Everyone's gaze instantly converged on the big screen.

On the big screen, the film title appeared first.

——"Send You a Little Red Flower".

The live audience looked at the name; some smiled, while others whispered in discussion.

"This film title is a bit cute."

"It reminds me of my kindergarten days."

When many people were in kindergarten, if they behaved well during the day, the teacher would reward them with a little red flower, or stamp a little red flower on them.

But this title was different from "Cancer"; at first glance, one really didn't know what the content was about.

This was a film that had reached a box office of 1.4 billion on Earth.

Luo Mo had made modifications to it; after all, the short film duration was limited, and this was a variety show that had to be kept under 20 minutes.

The female lead had disappeared.

All the romantic subplots within it were also completely cut by him.

He would only perform a few famous scenes from the film on this stage.

The famous scenes involving the son, the mother, and the father—these three characters.

It would only revolve around family affection, No Love Involved.

In a short 20 minutes, there was indeed no need to mix in too many elements, lest the expression be poor.

After the film title appeared on the big screen, the cast list soon appeared as well.

Once the cast list appeared, the entire venue instantly erupted.

Wang Rong even turned his head directly, looking at Luo Mo in shock.

The live audience began to scream, began Shouting, and began to cheer.

The contestants in the four major camps all wore expressions of astonishment, with many of them having their mouths wide open.

It was only because in the Assistant Actor column, the original 【Question Mark】 had disappeared and turned into a name.

Just two characters became the biggest explosive point of the entire recording process.

These two characters were: 【Luo Mo】.

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Seeking monthly tickets! Seeking monthly tickets! Seeking monthly tickets!)

(End of this chapter)