Chapter 537: Luo Mo: So You've Already Started Standing Together Against a Common Enemy?

Xiao Cai sat in her chair, looking at the two characters "Reset" on the big screen, and did not close Penguin Video for a long time.

This ending, and the words spoken by Xiao Heyun, gave her a sense of terror upon deeper reflection.

This completely filled the void that the previous grand finale had brought her.

It is very strange; clearly, everyone had reaped the best ending earlier: the rebellious two-dimensional youth reconciled with his parents, Lao Jiao from the bottom of society received the thirty-thousand-yuan award for bravery... even the male and female leads fell in love.

But there was just a sense of emptiness, something she couldn't put into words, a feeling that it hadn't met the expectations in her heart.

Because in everyone's subconscious, they all believed that "success" was inevitable.

Rescuing everyone on the bus, this was the inevitable result.

This was within expectations.

This is also why many people, when watching a drama, often drop it when they are about to reach the end.

What many people look forward to the least is the finale.

Drama Critic Xiao Cai began to organize her thoughts.

"Because there were too many details and too much foreshadowing beforehand, it makes this final... 'brainchild'?"

"Let's tentatively call it Xiao Heyun's brainchild."

"It makes this brainchild actually have traces to follow."

"The chaotic puzzle pieces have been put together!"

Before, Xiao Cai had always felt that the drama "Reset" was walking a tightrope and could easily have a poor ending.

How to explain the phenomenon of the "Loop"?

Why enter the loop?

Honestly, it could actually go unexplained.

The protagonist, after all, must have the protagonist's halo and have a golden finger.

However, this form of ending by Luo Mo is taking a shortcut.

Luo Mo's idea is very simple: "I know you want an answer."

"But I am also very clear that for this kind of subject matter, no matter what the answer is, there will always be people who praise it and people who curse it."

"Then why not... I simply won't give you an answer!"

"Yes, if I don't give an answer, of course more people will curse."

"Then, I will... throw out another question!"

—This is Luo Mo's technique.

If you want an answer, I won't give it; I'll just give you a new question.

Making you feel terror upon reflection, making you think deeply.

And this "question" just happens to be the root of the incident.

The death of Wang Mengmeng is the cause of the bus incident!

The most fatal part is that this so-called question is not even given in a definitive form.

This is just the "brainchild" that Xiao Heyun finally spoke out; it is just his "guess," and I, the official, will not give you a conclusion.

"What's outrageous is that the drama title was chosen well!" Xiao Cai felt that Luo Mo was simply divine.

At the finale, throwing out a new question and then pairing it with the name "Reset"... it instantly created the feeling that everything was not yet over!

Everything is just the beginning!

This drama title not only tells you who the villain is—the one driving and the one holding the pot, collectively called "Reset"—but it also shoots you in the heart at the finale.

Since everything is not yet over, you will naturally develop an emotion, and this emotion is—lingering desire for more!

Xiao Cai now has only one thought in her mind: "Will there be a second season!"

Everyone's train of thought and their evaluation of this drama's finale can be led astray all at once.

Xiao Cai went to search the internet, and many people were heatedly discussing whether there would be a second season!

This is another "method" of taking a shortcut for the ending.

As long as there is a second season, then the unfilled plot holes are not called holes.

This, damn it, is called foreshadowing!

Don't curse the parts where the logic doesn't hold up yet; how do you know if I won't be able to justify it in the second season?

Many people won't even discuss whether the ending is good or bad, or whether it's a poor ending.

Because this doesn't look like an ending at all.

"Will the second season film Wang Mengmeng's story?"

"This ending made my scalp tingle!"

"I'm still wanting more; hurry up and give me a second season!"

"Luo Mo is here to torture people again; he's messing with our minds at the finale again!"

"I've started to suspect that he is playing a very big game: the four dramas of this year's 'Mist Theater' are four independent first seasons for you, and next year's 'Mist Theater' will give you four second seasons to follow!"

"This idea is great! I am looking forward to it!"

If Luo Mo saw these comments, he would surely say in his heart: "Look, these are all things you said! You said them yourselves! It has nothing to do with me."

The rhythm spontaneously started by netizens can increase the popularity of "Forensic Qin Ming," which is taking the baton from "Reset."

This is killing two birds with one stone.

The finale of "Reset" occupied half of the Weibo Hot Search.

A web drama of only 15 episodes produced such terrifying popularity that it makes people feel it is incredible.

Many people were previously puzzled: Luo Mo, a perfectly good television Actor who had already achieved extraordinary success, why would he lower his status to act in lower-end web dramas?

Just because he is close with Penguin?

Facts have proven that the quality of a drama is what matters.

Young audiences don't care whether it's a satellite-broadcast drama or a web drama; as long as it's good, that's all that matters.

And what truly caused a massive earthquake in the entertainment industry was the 【Hundred Billion Box Office Plan】.

Under the signals from the Review Department, CCTV, and other parties, major platforms began to cheer and shout for the 【Hundred Billion Box Office Plan】.

Honestly, for the entertainment industry, this is an inspiring plan.

Who doesn't want the overall environment to keep getting better?

If Huaxia truly succeeds in its push this year and becomes the world's second-largest film market, everyone will surely work even harder next year.

The higher-ups will inevitably place more importance on the film industry as well.

Many people feel that the 【Hundred Billion Box Office Plan】 is actually a signal.

So, the question arises.

Exactly which people have the honor of participating in it?

There are many directors in the industry who hadn't heard a whisper of wind before this news was announced.

Among them, some consider themselves to be well-informed.

But there's no helping it; after all, the Review Department is leading the charge, so even if someone is a big mouth by nature, they have to hold back and keep their mouth shut.

This has left many directors with mixed feelings.

For the rookie directors, it's: "What does that have to do with me?"

They wouldn't even be considered, so for them, they just hope the overall environment gets better so that taking on jobs is easier.

Only those directors at the middle level and above, who have had decent box office results and possess significant influence and status, are the most distressed.

"Without a sound, I've been left out?"

"Why am I not included?"

"Such a heaven-sent opportunity, sigh!"

"If I could have heard a whisper of wind, I could have found a way to maneuver."

This makes this group of directors react the most intensely when looking at the director list for the 【Hundred Billion Box Office Plan】.

The sorting of this list is based on age.

The older ones are at the front, and the younger ones are at the back.

Therefore, at the very top is Feng Ji, one of the Four Great Directors.

"Director Feng, well, there's nothing to say about that. His participation is inevitable; if he didn't participate, it would actually make this plan seem low-class."

Basically, no one is unconvinced by the Four Great Directors; their status in the industry is set in stone, after all.

"Li Dongliang, that's fine too, after all, he is the fifth of the Four Great Directors."

"Fang Jie, the number one female director in Huaxia; her selection is also deserved. There must be female directors included."

"I have no objections to Hua Longgang either, a leading figure among action film directors."

But looking further down, the controversy increases.

People like Wang Rong and Tian Ou are the ones who make people unconvinced.

"The reputation of Wang Rong's last film was rotten to the core!"

"His last film didn't even break even; the investors are so broke they want to jump off a building!"

"Is Tian Ou even worthy? Fusion Plot plus pure commercialism—so what if the box office is high? Why should he represent us?"

"I can tolerate Wang Rong and Tian Ou, but why Xu Ling? Just because there are too few female directors?"

"Tsk, I feel like I could have been selected too; it really makes no sense."

Many people read through the names one by one.

The people everyone is unconvinced by are not necessarily the same.

It's just like how some people approve of Wang Rong, while others do not.

However, upon seeing the very end of the list, the appearance of one name caused these people's wills to reach an unprecedented unity!

In terms of spiritual unity, someone played a huge role in promoting it.

"Luo Mo?"

"Huh? There's actually Luo Mo!?"

(PS: Second update, asking for monthly tickets!)

(End of this chapter)