Chapter 550: Sand Sculpture Comedy Drama

"Forensic Qin Ming" has passed the review.

Upon learning the news that it had passed, Guan Fei was very excited.

"Luo Mo, no, Brother Mo! I, Guan Fei, will follow your lead from now on," Guan Fei said loudly over the phone.

"Which nerve of yours is twitching?" Luo Mo asked, puzzled. "You haven't gone into debt again and are looking to borrow money from me, have you? I'm telling you, why don't you hurry up and find a wife who knows how to manage money and handle finances?"

"What are you even talking about!" Guan Fei was speechless.

"Then what kind of madness are you spouting?" Luo Mo was baffled.

"Of course it's because 'Forensic Qin Ming' actually passed the review!" Guan Fei said. "The Review Department really is too partial to you."

"What nonsense are you spouting? 'Forensic Qin Ming' is a web drama, so it's normal that it's not that strict!" Luo Mo refused to admit it.

Guan Fei said, "I get it! I get it!"

"What is it that you 'get' again?"

"Alright, that's it for now, I'm hanging up, Brother Mo, I have to go assist with some promotional work." After Guan Fei finished speaking, Luo Mo heard a series of beeps; the other party had hung up.

He gave a helpless smile and said, "Do they really think I'm the Review Department's strongest connection?"

Luo Mo was also quite happy about the efficient review of "Forensic Qin Ming." Since it wasn't sent back with orders for revisions, the status of it being a "binge-worthy drama" would, I'm afraid, be preserved.

Over these past few days, Luo Mo remained busy with the filming of "I Am Not Medicine God."

If things went smoothly, he would be able to finish filming all the scenes for the character 【Lv Shouyi】 today, and he would officially wrap up his role as an Actor.

The scenes being filmed today were the character's final scenes, which is to say, when he was terminally ill.

The reason Luo Mo was currently even thinner than he had been a while ago was precisely for these few scenes.

For this, he simply didn't sleep last night, pulling an all-nighter, and drank very little water. He did this to find the right state and allow himself to better immerse into the character.

This was only because he was the director and still had a lot of work to complete; otherwise, he could have pushed through for a while longer.

"If the acting isn't enough, use the body to make up for it," he said with a weary face, yet he still laughed and chatted with everyone on set.

Many actors on the set thought to themselves, "Your acting isn't good enough?"

The current Luo Mo was no longer the same level of actor as the Luo Mo who filmed "Sword Fairy 1."

He could achieve excellent results based on his superb acting skills alone.

It was just that this person was too much of a perfectionist, striving to do everything to the best of his ability, which was why he repeatedly put himself through such torment.

When the first take of the entire scene was filmed, many of the crew members were moved to tears.

Even more people were deeply shocked.

But after Luo Mo took a look, he shook his head directly and indicated, "Let's film another take."

Only after filming three takes in one go did Luo Mo indicate he would stop.

Because for this scene, before filming, he had set a number for himself: "Only film three takes."

If he filmed any more after that, he felt that he would instead be out of state.

Among these three takes, one would suffice.

Just as Luo Mo indicated that they could wrap up for the day, Wang Rong, this 【Producer】, suddenly shouted, "Actor Luo Mo, wrap!"

Then, this guy started leading the applause.

Tang Shiyu trotted into her trailer and then brought out a cake from inside.

When a lead actor wraps, many crews will celebrate a little.

This was effectively a small Surprise for Luo Mo.

Since his scenes were already finished, he no longer needed to lose weight.

Luo Mo looked at the cake, his mouth watering.

During this period, his control over his diet had been too strict.

But for some reason, after eating one bite, he felt a little nauseous.

This was the feedback his body was giving him.

Therefore, Luo Mo slapped the cake right onto the face of Wang Rong, who was preparing to ambush him.

……..

……..

Time moved forward another three days; "Forensic Qin Ming" officially confirmed its broadcast time and began large-scale promotion.

Penguin Video attached extreme importance to the second drama of the 【Mist Theater】; after all, as long as "Forensic Qin Ming" also became a hit, the 【Mist Theater】 would be considered to have gained a firm foothold.

Looking at the total number of members in the first quarter of this year, Penguin Video was already far ahead among the four major video platforms.

It had a full six million more members than the second-place Qiqu Video!

From being at the bottom at the start, to catching up, and then to being far ahead, how long did it take Penguin Video?

In this, Luo Mo's contribution was indispensable!

The benefit this brought was that Luo Mo's status within the Goose System could also be said to be rising with the tide, holding countless resources in his hands!

Regarding the early promotion of the entire web drama, it was naturally up to Luo Mo to decide.

He edited two versions of the trailer.

One was 【Drama-oriented】, and one was 【Daily-life-oriented】.

After Guan Fei watched them, he nodded repeatedly, indicating it was impressive.

"After watching this 【Drama-oriented】 one, I have absolutely no idea what the plot is about! It's truly Ox, truly Ox!"

"To be able to prevent spoilers for yourself to this extent, you are truly one of a kind."

"There isn't even the slightest bit of content related to the cases or the plot; the whole thing is just building up a tense Suspense atmosphere and then elevating the classiness."

"There isn't even a single graphic scene either."

"Yet the quality is still very high."

What Guan Fei personally liked the most was the final scene in this 【Drama】 trailer.

That was Qin Ming receiving a call, picking up his phone, looking straight into the camera, and then saying, "I am Qin Ming."

As for the 【Daily Life】 trailer, it was the daily bickering of the protagonist trio, the Iron Triangle, full of comedic points.

After watching it, Guan Fei nodded frequently again.

Then, he felt that he needed to download an anti-fraud app to deal with Luo Mo.

This was clearly a case of tricking dogs into coming in just to kill them; those who didn't know would think this was a goofy web drama!

That night, both trailers were officially released.

Drama Critic Xiao Cai watched the trailers at the first opportunity.

"【Drama】 and 【Daily Life】?" She was stunned for a moment.

"Let's watch the 【Drama】 one first," Xiao Cai thought to herself.

She was actually quite timid, but she was the type who was bad at things yet still had a huge craving for them.

Many girls are incredibly timid, yet they love watching these kinds of Suspense dramas, horror movies, or detective variety shows.

Watching them from start to finish, half the time is spent covering their eyes, but they just can't get enough of it.

Seriously, the number of such viewers is quite large.

When she watched the 【Drama】 trailer, she wanted to raise her hands to cover her eyes several times, but then she realized there didn't seem to be any need.

"Huh, it doesn't seem scary!" she thought.

"And that last line: I am Qin Ming. It's actually quite cool!" Xiao Cai exclaimed.

Immediately after, she clicked on the 【Daily Life】 trailer.

This trailer didn't exist on Earth; it was something Luo Mo had edited for fun himself.

The trailer started with various scenes of Qin Ming acting very pretentious.

If it were a few years ago, female viewers would have had hearts in their eyes, clutching their chests and shouting, "So cool, so cool!"

Now, people like Xiao Cai would only say, "Ugh, what a poser!"

The trio was seen on duty, then eating boxed lunches on the side of the road.

Li Dabao and Lin Tao were both sitting on the ground, but only Qin Ming took out a disposable tablecloth, spread it over the hood of the car, and then, wearing a suit, sat right down on it.

"So picky, be careful you don't have any friends," Li Dabao couldn't help but say.

"Cleanliness is next to godliness, eating it won't make you sick," Lin Tao added.

Xiao Cai felt that this heroine and the second male lead had voiced the complaints she wanted to make.

Just as Qin Ming was about to eat, a large truck drove past, its exhaust fumes smelling very pleasant and intoxicating.

Qin Ming took a deep breath, held his boxed lunch, and said, "I don't want to pay for this chicken leg."

Dabao, who was in charge of buying the food, immediately said unhappily, "Why shouldn't you pay for it!"

Qin Ming pursed his lips and said with a look of grief and indignation, "It got dirty before I even ate it."

He held his chopsticks and kept scraping the surface of the chicken leg.

"The chicken died for you!" Dabao said, then earnestly persuaded him, "You have to pay!"

Xiao Cai was amused: "Where did this goofy criminal investigation duo come from?"

Could there be a romantic subplot between this male lead and this heroine named Dabao?

The way they get along, bickering together, is too interesting!

Xiao Cai's interest immediately soared, and she continued watching.

The scene changed to the police station, where Qin Ming held a bouquet of roses and handed it to Lin Tao, saying, "Since you are so interested in the corpse of a flower, please take it back, otherwise I will dissect you along with it."

Xiao Cai thought, "This guy is acting pretentious again!"

But the subsequent plot direction left Xiao Cai stunned.

Dabao was seen holding her phone, shaking her head while scrolling through it like a street hoodlum as she walked in, just in time to see the scene of Qin Ming handing the roses to Lin Tao.

She extended a finger, with a look of gossip and interrogation, pointing at the two of them, then pointing at the roses.

"No, it's not that, we..." Lin Tao began to explain.

Xiao Cai was dumbfounded: "Why are you explaining! My god, your first reaction is actually to explain, hahahaha!"

"Eh!" Dabao immediately interrupted Lin Tao's words, then pointed at the two of them again.

Then, she extended a finger, bent it slowly, and said an English word: "Wonderful?"

"Haha, the pun: 'Are you bent?'" Xiao Cai laughed out loud.

Then, Dabao dropped a "Blessing" and turned to leave.

Xiao Cai naturally wasn't into boys' love, but she inexplicably wanted to watch.

Immediately after, the trailer scene shifted to Qin Ming personally making a piece of clothing to comfort the frustrated Dabao.

Dabao received the clothing, and there was a card on it: "Gift from Qin Ming."

"Ah! A romantic subplot!" Xiao Cai immediately became interested.

Dabao opened the box, touched the clothing, and exclaimed, "It's so beautiful."

Xiao Cai's mind conjured up Qin Ming's pretentious, stuck-up face, with the caption: Woman, can't I win you over with this?

But honestly, in her view, being able to personally make beautiful clothing is indeed very attractive.

Dabao held the clothing, looking thoughtful: "I know now, Qin Ming is not 【bent】."

Xiao Cai: "Ah! The romantic subplot is really here! As expected, a gay best friend is the best at infiltrating the inside."

Who would have thought, Dabao immediately smiled, and said cheekily: "He is 【bi】!"

"Pfft!" Xiao Cai, who was drinking water, nearly spat it out.

Undoubtedly, Dabao had not been won over.

But I…….. was taken down!

"I'm definitely watching this show!" Xiao Cai screamed in her heart.

She immediately took out her phone and sent a WeChat message to her even more timid best friend, Xiao Fang:

"Forensic Qin Ming, personally tested and worth watching, a silly and funny show, harmless!"

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(End of this chapter)