Chapter 509: Can You Understand Better Than Me?

Inside the Recording Hall, the lights on the screen gradually dimmed.

The short film "A Little Red Flower," adapted by Luo Mo, was declared over.

In fact, in this film, there were still many scenes that could showcase individual acting skills, and some characters with little screen time would also leave an extremely deep impression.

Among them, there was a segment about Wei Yihang seeing a little girl and her father in the hospital.

The little girl was sick, but when her father fed her, she still sensibly asked him if he had eaten.

"Daddy, you eat too. The nurse said you never eat," the little girl said in dialect.

"How would she know? Come on, I already ate outside, braised beef rice."

The father lied to her, saying he had already eaten braised beef rice, and it was especially delicious.

Later, at Wu Xiaomei's wig shop, Wei Yihang saw the father bringing the little girl, who had lost her hair and was extremely weak, to get a wig.

The next time they met, the little girl had passed away, and the father was sitting foolishly on the road, seen from afar by Wei Yihang.

A father, having put forth all his efforts, yet... still could not trade for his child's health.

He was like someone who had lost his soul, just sitting there, and sitting there.

Perhaps to him, he used to know what he had to do every day.

But now, he suddenly didn't know.

Wei Yihang ordered a delivery for him.

When the delivery arrived, the father said to the delivery rider, "I didn't order delivery."

"It seems your daughter ordered it, please take a look."

The father looked at the note on the order, which read: Send it to the father sitting on the road at the entrance of the tumor hospital.

Customer: Daughter.

This was a bowl of braised beef rice.

The image of him gulping down this bowl of rice moved countless audience members in the cinema to tears.

Based on the time constraints of "Director Show," as well as many other reasons.

Luo Mo could only painfully cut some subplot content.

Luo Mo had no idea for the time being what the reaction of the live audience was while watching the short film.

He was still backstage, removing some of the props used during the performance, and only then did he lead his Actors toward the front of the stage.

When Luo Mo and the others walked onto the stage, they were greeted by thunderous applause and the red, teary eyes of the audience!

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Backstage at "Director Show," General Director Ning Dan felt her eyes stinging a bit.

She had watched the rehearsal once, and this was her second time watching the short film in its entirety.

Even though it was her second viewing, she was still moved.

As for the staff around her, some of the more emotional ones were already crying their eyes out.

"After this episode airs, the effect will Afraid be very good too," Ning Dan said in her heart.

She even hoped now... that Tian Ou would never come back.

Inside the Recording Hall, Wang Rong was applauding while loudly shouting his praise.

This short film deepened his determination to participate in "Dying to Survive."

The theme was also 【Sickness】, but the path taken was different, and the content was also completely different.

The short film "A Little Red Flower" was about family, about loved ones.

The content of "Dying to Survive" was larger, talking about society.

However, through a short film, one could always see something.

"Luo Mo has indeed never directed a live-action film to this day."

"But this short film of his is too good, and the handling of the details is also too good."

"That sense of reality, that sense of conflict, that collision between emotions..."

Wang Rong believed that with Luo Mo personally directing, he could definitely film "Dying to Survive" well too!

The last of his worries were also dispelled at this moment.

Wang Rong made a decision at this time: "I must land this film!"

"Even if I have to lower my own salary, I must land it!"

Sitting on the far left, Wang Rong was incredibly excited, but Li Dongliang and Fang Jie, who were sitting beside him, had very complicated feelings.

Especially Fang Jie.

She could tell from the reaction of the live audience that everyone clearly liked Luo Mo's short film more than her "Cancer."

This crushing defeat on the same subject made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles.

The person Fang Jie least wanted to lose to was Luo Mo.

However, her reason told her that this time it was likely hanging by a thread again.

As Fang Jie, known as the number one female director in Huaxia, she was truly unwilling to lose to such a young man who had never even directed a live-action film.

Yet, she was powerless to do anything about it.

The host began to take the stage, calling on the audience to hurry and vote, not to remain immersed in the emotion, as the voting channel would close in ten seconds.

After the votes were locked, the critique segment began.

Wang Rong picked up the microphone directly and said, "Good! This short film is truly too good!"

"The script is good, the concept is good, the directing is good, and the acting is also good!"

"Last time, after watching 'Ten Years of Work Offstage,' I said I wanted to be an Actor for you once."

"This time, after watching your performance, my thought is that I want to make a movie with you!"

Luo Mo looked at Wang Rong and almost laughed out loud.

What you said last time was just commercial flattery; who would take that seriously?

But this time, it's obvious you've set your sights on my "Dying to Survive".

He stood on the stage, seeing through it without exposing it, and simply nodded at Wang Rong.

After finishing his praise for Luo Mo, Wang Rong began to praise the other few Actors.

After a bout of wild praise, Li Dongliang picked up the microphone and began to chime in.

This old Director was still very long-winded, deconstructing the content of "A Little Red Flower" with an attitude that seemed like interpretation but was actually condescending.

He kept talking about why a certain scene was shot that way and what effect it was intended to achieve.

What the story logic was, where the driving point was, the pros and cons of handling it this way...

He kept showing off his professionalism.

It was as if he were telling everyone that he could understand and see through all of Luo Mo's thoughts and concepts.

Standing on the stage, Luo Mo felt as if he had written an article, and someone else was doing a reading comprehension test on it, while insisting on telling everyone that this is exactly what the author thought.

You, Luo Mo, are just a Director, screenwriter, and Actor; what the hell do you know about "A Little Red Flower"?

Backstage, Ning Dan, who was annoyed by the listening, began to urge the host to push the process forward and hurry up and let Fang Jie give her critique.

When Li Dongliang put down the microphone, he still seemed to have more to say.

Good grief, looking at the posture, he had only spoken half of it.

But in reality, fifteen minutes had already passed at the scene.

These audience members were wondering if they were here to record a variety show or to attend a public lecture at a film academy.

Yet the person in question was right there on stage, having not said a single word.

After Fang Jie picked up the microphone, she first gave a few perfunctory words of praise.

Then, she changed the subject and said, "I have a few points I don't understand."

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo said in his heart, "Here it comes."

He picked up the microphone, wearing a smile, looking refined and easy-going, and said, "Please go ahead, Director Fang."

"I am also a woman, and I also have my own child. My child is about... about as old as yours." As soon as Fang Jie opened her mouth, she occupied the moral high ground of age.

She continued immediately: "When I watched the short film, I personally didn't quite understand the emotional outburst earlier when the mother was waiting for the red light."

"This incident is too small; it was just encountering begging."

"Her outburst was too easy; it couldn't convince me."

"We women, especially women who have children, should be more firm and stronger at such moments."

Luo Mo nodded and said, "I have been instructed."

After saying these three words, he then said, "Then let me share my own personal thoughts."

Surprisingly, quite a few audience members at the scene chuckled.

That's right, Luo Mo, this screenwriter and Director, hadn't said a single word of his own thoughts until now.

You two have said everything!

Luo Mo feigned surprise as he glanced at the audience and deliberately said, "I haven't said anything yet, what are you laughing at?"

He looked puzzled, and then said seriously, "In my view, the breakdown of an adult is often instantaneous and usually over small things."

"When it comes to big things, who would dare to break down?"

When he said this, many audience members nodded repeatedly.

A mother is also a human being; she also needs an emotional outlet.

You are begging—is it real hardship or fake hardship? Who knows?

But her child is truly sick.

You have hands and feet, why don't you go to work?

Isn't that how she herself has held on all this way? Isn't that how she has endured it?

Director Fang Jie looked at Luo Mo and shook her head slightly, indicating that as a middle-aged mother, she still did not approve.

Luo Mo just smiled, completely unbothered.

As for the Director Vote, Li Dongliang still didn't cast his, while Fang Jie, after much hesitation, finally chose to vote.

The host stood to the side and began to announce the final vote count for "A Little Red Flower".

"So, the final vote count for 'A Little Red Flower' is... 441 votes!"

Thunderous applause erupted throughout the venue, and Luo Mo bowed with a smile.

Song Ge, sitting in the contestant area, watched this scene and began to shout in his heart:

"Can someone dampen his arrogance!?"

"Is there anyone who can dampen his arrogance!?"

The content that followed was the other camps having to face Elimination of their contestants.

This had nothing to do with Luo Mo.

Watching a bunch of contestants with terrible acting skills crying on stage, he also felt tired.

After sitting back in his Director Seat, he glanced at the time.

It was eight o'clock in the evening.

This meant that while they were still recording here, outside, the third episode of "Director Show" had started airing!

Director Luo Mo is about to start the show!

(PS: First update, asking for monthly votes!)

(End of chapter)