Chapter 607: Call Me Luo Hundred Billion

At the end of the call, Zhong Lin told Luo Mo that a small meeting would be held in Beijing in three days, with the overall process being much the same as the last one.

As a "veteran" in the 【Hundred Billion Box Office Plan】, Luo Mo knew very well that it seemed this 2.0 version would also require signing a "military order."

That is to say, just like last time, he would have to state his minimum box office expectations in front of the Review Department.

Regarding this, Luo Mo felt absolutely no pressure.

On the contrary, for him, it was a perfect opportunity to return to Beijing to visit his parents and his master, and while he was at it, have a small get-together with Guang Shu, who was also attending the meeting, and possibly "Da Gong Fei" if he attended as well.

After ending the call, Luo Mo first sent a WeChat message to his assistant, asking him to change his flight ticket, as he needed to make a trip back to Beijing.

Then, he lay on the large hotel bed and muttered to himself, "There are 8 films participating in the plan in total, and 3 of them are closely related to me."

"That's almost half."

"Once this news gets out, it will probably cause another huge stir," Luo Mo said with certainty.

After thinking for a moment, he sat up and opened his laptop.

He first created a new document, then recorded his plans and arrangements for the film industry for the coming year inside it.

He wrote for nearly half an hour.

After finishing, Luo Mo clicked save, and then needed to name the document and add a note.

After pondering for a moment, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he smiled slightly.

"How about calling it 【Luo Mo's Hundred Billion Box Office Plan】."

The meeting is in three days, and the content is the Review Department's 【Hundred Billion Box Office Plan】 2.0 version.

That belongs to the Review Department, not to me, Luo Mo.

He felt that he could start one independently!

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The next day, Luo Mo slept in for the first time in a long while, not getting up until ten-thirty.

Well, ten-thirty, for some people, perhaps that already counts as... getting up early?

His flight was at one-thirty in the afternoon, so he had plenty of time.

And interestingly, the psychologist was on the same flight, returning to Beijing together.

At this moment, Ye Mei, who was staying in the room next to Luo Mo, was sitting in a chair, applying her makeup.

Originally, she had planned to put on a sheet mask and take a nap once she got on the plane.

But since Luo Mo was traveling with her, she, who was always very particular and refined, changed her mind in an instant.

They say a woman dresses for the one who finds her pleasing, but in fact, it is not absolute.

The so-called "woman dresses for the one who finds her pleasing" is about wanting to become better looking, with the emphasis on the word "better."

For some refined women, wearing makeup in situations where there are acquaintances is just part of their daily routine.

In the afternoon, after boarding the plane together, Ye Mei noticed that Luo Mo took out an eye mask directly, seemingly wanting to sleep the whole way on the flight.

He had been too tired lately, and he wanted to make up for it.

Moreover, he felt that this psychologist was mysterious, and the way she looked at him was a bit off.

In the eyes of others, she might radiate an intellectual beauty from head to toe.

But in Luo Mo's eyes, he always felt that this person was a bit like the kind of mad scientist in movies.

The only difference was that in many movies, this type of person was an old geezer wearing a white coat.

And she occasionally wore the popular uniform 【White Lab Coat】, and often wore the attack-speed prop 【Suspender Stockings】, as well as the emotional prop 【Gold-rimmed Glasses】.

When they parted ways after getting off the plane, Ye Mei said to Luo Mo, "Next time you're in Beijing, if you're staying at Xu Chujing's place, you can come over to my place for a visit."

"Sure thing," Luo Mo agreed; he knew they lived in the same residential complex.

On the way back, Ye Mei even sent a WeChat to Xu Chujing, saying, "Your little boyfriend and I have both gotten off the plane."

Soon, she received a reply from Xu Chujing, who was far away in Hangzhou: "I know, he told me."

"Yo, reporting in quite actively, aren't we," Ye Mei said.

"He says this is called the basic etiquette of dating," Xu Chujing said.

"Tsk tsk tsk, young people these days are really good at this; no wonder age-gap relationships are becoming more and more popular," Ye Mei added, "If I have the chance, I'll find one too."

"Then good luck to you. Honestly, I've always suspected that your sexual orientation is problematic," Xu Chujing said.

"You can't slander me just because I snuck a touch of your buttocks," the psychologist defended herself, "I just wanted to know if there would be a difference in the feel between your butt shape and mine."

"Oh," Xu Chujing replied with just one word.

Ye Mei continued typing: "Seriously, I think your little boyfriend is quite boring. The other few people I know who are in age-gap relationships all say their boyfriends are super rowdy."

Xu Chujing looked at the WeChat message sent by the psychologist, and a smile appeared on her face.

She knew very well that Luo Mo was not a boring person.

If you think he is boring, it is because he is maintaining boundaries.

Or rather, he is maintaining boundaries for my sake.

Xu Chujing knew very well that Ye Mei's temperament, as well as her way of dressing, was very capable of tugging at people's heartstrings.

"Next time, maybe I should wear some suspender stockings too, just as a reward for him," Jing thought to herself.

——《Sister's Reward》.

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After returning to Beijing, Luo Mo first went home to rest for a day, and the next day he went to his master's house with his parents.

As soon as he arrived at old man Tong Qinglin's Siheyuan, Luo Mo was shocked.

"Liu Shixiong, why have you lost so much weight!" He looked at Liu Shixiong, Liu Gongming, with a look of shock on his face.

"I've been seeing a girlfriend lately, a gym personal trainer." Liu Gongming leaned into Luo Mo's ear, whispered, and raised an eyebrow.

It was obvious that Liu Shixiong had been forced to work out by his girlfriend quite a bit recently.

Luo Mo had previously felt that Liu Shixiong radiated a sense of comedy from head to toe, a bit like the current Shen Teng, Uncle Shen.

Now that he had lost weight, he actually looked a bit like Brother Teng from many years ago, before he officially started filming movies.

Luo Mo circled around Liu Shixiong and said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Liu Shixiong, how about I sign you up for an acting class?"

"What? Finally discovered the artistic aura on your Shixiong?" Liu Gongming grinned.

I was once a famous star in the Opera world!

"Noble Consort Dances with Sword," have you ever heard of it?

"Yes, yes, yes." Luo Mo nodded with a smile.

"I heard your dad say last time that you're busy with some Suspense film lately? What, want me to play a detective or a police officer?" Liu Gongming squinted his eyes and said.

"Suspense films don't suit you," Luo Mo said.

"Then what do you think I'm suited for?" He tossed his slightly long hair and said, "Let me say this first: although your Liu Shixiong was peerless in his youth, I'm at that age now, so let's not talk about things that are too Idol-oriented. It's not that I can't act them, it's just that I don't see the point."

"No, I just think Liu Shixiong could consider Comedy films," Luo Mo said directly.

"Comedy?" Liu Gongming was completely resistant; he even performed a sword-dancing move and said, "'Noble Consort Dances with Sword'! Me! 'Noble Consort Dances with Sword'!"

Luo Mo looked at this old male Noble Consort and felt more and more: "What kind of old Happy Comedian is this?"

In Luo Mo's view, the conversation with Liu Shixiong was just a small interlude.

In his opinion, Liu Shixiong was currently busy with both love and fitness, so he was Afraid he didn't have the leisure to study acting.

What's more, when it comes to Comedy, acting skills are only one aspect.

Many method Actors don't dare to touch Comedy precisely because this field isn't just about having acting skills.

Of course, many Comedy Actors are also often overlooked for their superb acting skills.

And besides, in the music industry, many insiders say that for someone who does Opera to go Singing is a dimensionality-reduction strike.

However, for someone who does Opera to go into acting, that's not necessarily the case.

Night fell, and everyone was chatting and laughing at the dinner table.

Only Liu Shixiong was unusually quiet today.

"Comedy?" Liu Shixiong felt a thousand-fold resistance in his heart.

He felt that he needed to find an opportunity to prove himself in front of his junior brother.

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Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day to go to the Review Department for a meeting.

Director Tian Ou got up with dark circles under his eyes, patted the buttocks of the two Beijing-circle young model "juicers" beside him, ate a hasty breakfast at the hotel, and headed to the meeting location designated by the Review Department.

Yes, Director Tian had been selected again.

What he was relying on was the yet-to-be-finished—"Car King 3"!

Because the first two installments had impressive box office results, many people in the industry were holding cash, wanting to invest in his "Car King 3."

This film series definitely had to be made, and it had to be made big, making the scenes and special effects even grander and more explosive!

Honestly, he really didn't want to attend this meeting.

Because Tian Ou knew very well that Luo Mo would definitely be there too.

Moreover, "I Am Not a Medicine God" had topped the Huaxia box office chart; who could overshadow him!

Tian Ou felt that today was destined to be a day that would make him feel completely uncomfortable.

For this reason, this man had made preparations last night, letting himself feel completely drained.

As long as I overdraw my "pleasure" in advance, I won't feel "uncomfortable"!

After arriving at the small conference room, as soon as Tian Ou went in, he discovered that some people had already arrived.

"Guan Fei!?" Tian Ou was incredibly surprised in his heart when he saw this man, who looked even more frail than himself and had even heavier dark circles than his own.

"What right does this Box Office Poison have to be here!?" Tian Ou couldn't look down on Guan Fei enough.

This person had filmed so many movies in one go, with only one making a small profit and all the others losing a fortune—what kind of nonsense was that!

"What does he have to rely on?"

"Just because Luo Mo is standing behind him?" Tian Ou couldn't help but think in his heart.

The well-known Box Office Poison was even more outrageous than Luo Mo, who had been selected as a Newcomer last year; after all, Luo Mo had the foundation to back it up.

Director Tian, whose internal monologue was incredibly rich, soon realized something was wrong: "Wait!"

"Luo Mo's already finished 'Miscalculation' will definitely be selected!"

"The new work 'Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child,' helmed by the team behind 'Monkey King: Hero is Back,' also has a chance to become the first Animation film selected for the plan."

This is like there being eight parking spaces in total, and you just park horizontally, taking up three at once!

"What's the point of this? Might as well just let Luo Mo do it all by himself!" Tian Ou gritted his teeth in hatred.

"Last time you said 2.8 billion for one movie; this year three movies—you might as well just make it 10 billion!"

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(End of this chapter)