Chapter 518: Is it really this hard to earn money from variety shows these days?

"It exploded?"

"The bus still exploded?"

This left Xiao Cai looking stunned.

That auntie with the pressure cooker bomb was already dead, which meant there was still an accomplice on the bus!

Who was it?

Who could it be!

On Earth, after this part of the Drama aired, many people actually guessed it was the driver right away.

Many people even said that the casting of the driver was actually one of the "flaws" of this show.

After all, compared to the other passengers, this Actor's status and popularity were a cut above, so no matter how you looked at it, he wouldn't just be a background prop for driving.

Therefore, the audience suspected him directly.

Many even started suspecting him from the first episode.

When Luo Mo was casting, he did not make the same mistake.

The veteran driver he found was an Actor with decent acting skills but no popularity.

However, seeing the bus explode, Xiao Cai actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"This means the Loop should continue, right?" she thought to herself.

After all, Xiao Heyun had killed someone in the process of defending himself, which was heartbreaking to watch.

"But if the Loop doesn't continue..."

Xiao Cai felt that some people would give it an ultra-high rating, while those like her who felt uncomfortable and distressed watching it would be Afraid they wouldn't want to keep watching.

Several times braving danger, several times facing death head-on.

The female lead experienced being killed once, while the male lead killed someone by mistake; these memories would be etched into their minds, causing a huge impact on their entire lives.

Under such circumstances, if the Loop ended and the bus still exploded, and not a single person was saved, that would be too desperate.

"But just looking at the Drama and acting of this episode alone, I have to give it a huge thumbs up!" Xiao Cai thought.

The plot was full of ups and downs, with constant Reversal, all kinds of high-energy moments, and unexpected twists.

Most importantly, the acting was very realistic, and the portrayal of human nature could be called incisive.

"So annoying! Have to wait for next week's update again!"

"Waiting for updates is just too painful!"

She shook her head and started sitting in front of the computer to write a review.

"I'm going to hype up the acting of Yu, Luo Mo, and that... that scary auntie!" Xiao Cai made a decision.

Ding Xiaoyu and Luo Mo acted too well, and as for that auntie, she acted in a way that made one's heart turn cold.

Even now, when Xiao Cai recalled it, she still felt very scared.

"It's very strange. I've clearly watched so many movies and TV shows, seen so many Evil people, and the act of killing has probably been seen on TV hundreds of times."

"But some just don't make people afraid, while others make people have nightmares at night!"

"This is the gap in acting skills!"

After she finished writing her review, she started looking at everyone's evaluations online.

"Huh, everyone is calling her Pot Auntie!"

"This nickname is actually quite cute."

Xiao Cai looked at everyone's discussion about this episode; they all said it was very satisfying to watch and felt the plot was constantly going wild.

The Actors performed really well; Luo Mo was truly handsome when he was handsome, his micro-expressions were also amazing, and I felt so heartbroken when Yu cried.

As for Pot Auntie... Nightmare material +1!

"Too scary! This woman's expression and eyes are too scary!"

"That glance Xiao Heyun exchanged with her, Luo Mo was handsome, but I feel like through the screen, I've already been stared to death by her."

"Teacher Yu Lijuan is worthy of being a teacher at the Drama Academy; her acting is too strong!"

"It scared me so much that my toes under the blanket curled up instantly!"

Xiao Cai continued to look at the discussions related to "The Beginning" on the internet, and then, she discovered a very strange phenomenon.

"Ah? How could it be like this?" She was completely baffled.

On the other side, Luo Mo, who was completely baffled, was lying on the big bed with Jing.

The two of them had just finished watching the update of "The Beginning" together.

In this episode, there were more scenes of emotional collision, and many details implicitly expressed love.

This caused Luo Mo's application for exercise to be declared a failure.

"The stockings are already torn, what a waste," he muttered in his heart.

Xu Chujing was browsing Weibo on her own, and soon she also discovered something very unusual.

She had the same thought as Xiao Cai and asked in confusion: "Pot Auntie? Why come up with such a funny nickname?"

"And why is the internet full of her memes?"

"I feel like she already has more memes than you."

Hearing this, Luo Mo took the opportunity to lean close to her, resting his head on a certain place that was elastic and could make one suffocate if they buried their face in it, and said: "Let me see, let me see!"

Not to mention, the memes netizens made for Pot Auntie were all quite funny.

The pictures were clearly all indifferent expressions, looking super scary, but the captions were all more ridiculous than the last.

【Want to ride the bus together?】

【It's making Auntie laugh.】

【Do you want to explode too?】

【If you're going to say it like that, I'm going to pull the valve.】

【Do you want to eat pressure-cooker stewed meat?】

Luo Mo watched and laughed, "This shows the drama is a hit, it's broken out of its niche, so everyone is coming together to create memes; it's very lively."

"But..." Xu Chujing still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Luo Mo.

"I know, you want to say why there are so many reaction images of her, more than any of us," Luo Mo said.

"Right." Xu Chujing pushed away his head, which was resting on her flesh, and said, "Uncomfortable."

Luo Mo sat up obediently and explained, "Because she is scary."

"Hm?"

"Because she is very scary," Luo Mo said again.

He smiled and said, "Teacher Xu's acting is excellent, textbook-level acting, so it's normal for her to break out of her niche. But she is also truly too terrifying, so everyone just plays around, acts silly, and makes a ruckus. This can disperse everyone's fear of her, moving from one extreme to another."

"Of course, this is only one of the reasons," Luo Mo said.

Xu Chujing nodded, feeling it made some sense.

Luo Mo lay comfortably on the bed and said, "These reaction images, I reckon, can still add a wave of heat to this drama."

"Once some memes break out of their niche, the heat bonus is terrifying," Luo Mo said.

"It is precisely because of this that many teams in the industry have started to artificially create memes."

"But this approach mostly doesn't work; it's still better when netizens create memes spontaneously."

After Luo Mo finished speaking, he snapped the bedroom light off.

He was also going to start creating a meme.

——"Creating Trouble from Within."

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………

The next day, the folks over at Penguin Video were blooming with joy.

With the continuous runaway success of the plot of "The Start," the number of new members was also continuously rising.

The 【Suspense Theater】 over at Pineapple TV was being rubbed into the ground by the 【Mist Theater】 of Penguin Video.

If nothing unexpected happens, the growth in members is Afraid to be less than one-third of Penguin Video's.

If the first shot is a dud, won't the rest just fizzle out directly?

The main thing is, for Penguin Video, they aren't just relying on "The Start" to pull in new members.

"Director Show" is also very popular!

On Friday and Saturday, watch Luo Mo in "The Start."

On Sunday, watch Luo Mo in "Director Show."

The folks at Pineapple were very disdainful: "You guys are just relying on one Luo Mo, damn it."

Penguin: "Yeah, yeah, hee hee!"

Wang Shisong truly felt helpless and felt very powerless.

Others really did just rely on Luo Mo, but as it happens... it really was enough!

Relying on him alone was enough!

At night, Director Tian Ou, who had been busy all afternoon, returned to the hotel and started watching the fourth episode of "Director Show."

Yes, of everyone in the entire program, he was the only one who didn't know what short film Luo Mo had shot!

Everyone else had already seen it!

"Clearly a member of the program, and even the mentor with the most important status, yet I have to watch the video like an outsider!" Tian Ou felt somewhat annoyed.

This afternoon, the short film "Finding the Dog" that he directed won second place in the audience votes.

Hmm, the male lead of the short film is Song Ge.

This is a decent result, if... one doesn't compare it to Luo Mo.

The most fatal thing is, the genre of "Finding the Dog" is—【Comedy】.

"Ten Years of Work Offstage," directed by Luo Mo and airing tonight, is also a comedy.

Tian Ou's mindset was still relatively calm for the moment, feeling that he had to watch this episode with his own eyes to get the answer.

"In a competition, it depends on individual performance."

"The three short films in this episode by Director Li and the others are all of high quality."

"Everyone performed well, and I got second... not bad!"

"Comparing with each other should be based on quality, not simply on the ranking each time."

The update time for "Director Show" arrived very quickly.

As soon as he clicked in, he saw dense, overlapping bullet comments.

"Our program is quite popular." Tian Ou was in a good mood; this was a good thing, after all.

Until he saw that most of the bullet comments were chatting about Luo Mo...

"Heh, traffic star," Tian Ou said.

The main content of the program started very quickly.

Luo Mo's short film was aired last, according to the order.

Tian Ou watched all the way through and reached a conclusion: "Director Li and the others really didn't shoot well in this episode."

"I guess they didn't adapt to the rhythm of short films, nor did they understand how a variety show should be played, or how to please the audience."

Tian Ou felt this was normal; people have to adapt slowly.

He and Wang Rong were both variety show regulars, but Li Dongliang and Fang Jie were not.

Seeing this, Tian Ou felt very confident: "My 'Finding the Dog' would definitely take first place if it were in this episode."

"'Ten Years of Hard Work Offstage,' this title is pretentious; if nothing goes wrong, it's that very common type of Comedy that is funny at the start, then elevates its value and gets sentimental at the end."

"This kind of formula isn't popular these days!"

Tian Ou was still quite sharp regarding trends; in the past, this formula was quite popular, but as everyone started loving to be sentimental, tear-jerking, and forcedly elevating values in Comedy, the audience stopped wanting to watch it.

This kind of thing, if done subtly, is the highest realm. That wouldn't be called elevating values; that would be called—having depth!

Finally, it was time for "Ten Years of Hard Work Offstage" to air.

Tian Ou's entire viewing process was incredibly agonizing.

He kept holding back his laughter.

It's no wonder Director Tian has a stubborn personality; he was the only one in the hotel room, yet he still had to keep up appearances, refusing to offer Luo Mo his laughter no matter what.

Several times he went "pfft, pfft, pfft," holding it in like a muffled fart.

The short film wasn't long, and combined with its lighthearted and pleasant nature, it was very comfortable to watch, so time flew by.

Before long, it reached the end.

Du Bin was seen returning from the past to the present, stepping onto the talk show stage, singing a line of Opera again, and raising the pitch by one key.

Listening to that Opera singing that gave people goosebumps, the comments section exploded; countless people were full of praise, and many even dragged the progress bar back to the beginning to watch it again.

"Tearing up!"

"Awesome! It sounds so satisfying!"

"The acting is so good, the filming is so good, I want to cry!"

"Damn, it's a bit moving!"

"This technique of expression is superb!"

Looking at the screen full of high praise, Tian Ou fell silent.

Luo Mo had finished showing off, and now the pressure was on Director Tian's side.

(PS: First update, requesting monthly tickets!)

(End of chapter)