Chapter 629: He Is Aiming for Immortality

A song, "The You of the Past," left countless viewers watching the New Year's Eve Gala feeling stirred!

"Luo Mo is still the best!"

"This stage is so lit, it sounds so satisfying!"

"The singing technique is too strong, that climax part, it sounds especially hype!"

"Penguin Music, hurry up and upload this song, I can't wait to put it on loop."

"I don't know why, but as someone in their thirties, I find this song especially moving."

"Huh? I'm post-00s and I find it very moving too!"

Backstage at the New Year's Eve Gala, Ning Dan watched the ratings and online data soar.

"This is a huge jump higher than last year's Peak Value." Ning Dan was incredibly satisfied with this.

She compared the various data points; Luo Mo was truly the favorite Singer of the directors of all major holiday galas, and his stage had once again broken the record for singing-related stages in the last three years!

Run Jie looked around; some of the old staff in her team were no longer young.

Many men over thirty had very complex expressions.

One by one, they listened to the song backstage, feeling both excited and emotional.

There was no helping it; this song had too many parts that struck right at the hearts of men!

If nothing goes wrong, from tonight on, there will be one more must-order track for men after they get drunk in KTV rooms.

It's just that, given the difficulty of singing this song, I am Afraid these people will sing it with that feeling: "All emotion, no technique."

When Luo Mo left the stage with the band, the screen cut back to the hosts.

In the barrage, there were still many silly netizens trying to make him stay.

"Don't go!"

"Mo! My Mo! Don't go!"

"Kajima! Kajima!"

"Can you stop doing the gala and just do a Luo Mo solo show?"

"It was only seven minutes, why not sing for a full ten?"

It's outrageous; even though it was the longest singing stage in the history of the New Year's Eve Gala, the audience still felt it wasn't enough.

In the eyes of many, even if he didn't sing a single proper lyric and just kept singing "【DILILI...】" there, we could still keep listening.

Beijing, at Professor Wu's home.

He pushed up the rimless Glasses on the bridge of his nose and muttered to himself:

"【Once dreamed of wielding a sword to roam the world, to see the prosperity of the world】."

"Just this first line alone raises the tone of the whole song."

"This young man really knows how to write."

Fortunately, Professor Wu's way of praising people is still relatively refined.

If it were Teacher Yu Hua from Earth, he would probably just say:

"Damn, this is so Ox!"

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……..

After finishing his stage performance, Luo Mo returned backstage.

He first chatted with Chen Yan and the other musicians for a few words.

Chen Yan, known as the First Guitarist of China, said to Luo Mo with a chuckle: "Playing this song today was quite satisfying, it's just that there was so little time in total, just this one song, it wasn't enough."

Hearing his words, Luo Mo immediately climbed up the pole, saying: "Then if I hold a concert, will you come?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan originally wanted to open his mouth and agree directly, then, he suddenly realized a problem.

"Whoa! You haven't even held a single solo concert until now!" Chen Yan exclaimed.

Musicians, after all, are quite concerned about things like concerts.

After thinking about it, he realized that Luo Mo, this Song King, hadn't actually held a single concert.

"Yeah, it's just that I've been too busy, and I was thinking of waiting until the number of songs released was high enough before holding a concert," said Luo Mo.

Chen Yan immediately nodded and said: "That works, then for your first solo concert, as long as it's held in the country, no matter which city, just give me a call."

He agreed very readily.

"Deal!" Luo Mo shook his hand vigorously.

Ding Xiaoyu and Xu Chujing stood to the side listening, smiling.

You have to know, how many people want to invite someone of Chen Yan's level to their concerts.

Some singers at the Song King or Singer Queen level invite him, and he doesn't necessarily pay them any mind.

One reason is that he is truly Ox; as the First Guitarist of China, he is the very best.

The other reason is that this person still has a bit of personality.

This time, Luo Mo was able to invite him directly just by sending him the lyrics, music, and Arranger of "The You of the Past."

Once he saw it, he immediately saw the hunt and felt joy.

Otherwise, he doesn't like appearing at New Year's Eve Galas either.

He feels that these holiday galas have too many rules and regulations, and the constraints are too great; you can't even play an improvised segment if you suddenly want to.

In order for the Live Broadcast to proceed perfectly, one can only perform within the lines.

Fortunately, the live version of this song was indeed top-tier, giving someone of Chen Yan's level a feeling of being thoroughly satisfied.

Because he appreciated Luo Mo, he agreed to the invitation in one breath.

After Chen Yan left, Luo Mo looked at Ding Xiaoyu and praised her: "You performed well tonight."

A smile immediately appeared on the young girl's face; with her ponytail, she would lightly stand on tiptoe from time to time as she walked, her ponytail swaying left and right, her heart filled with joy.

——I was praised by Master again today!

Luo Mo looked at her, suddenly remembered something, and said, "I'll send you a movie script in a few days; I've arranged a role for you in it."

"Ah! Really?" Ding Xiaoyu's heart was filled with even greater joy.

Up until now, she had never properly acted in any of Master's movies.

She really wanted to participate, but Master always said it wasn't suitable.

"Of course it's true, and it's even one of the leads," Luo Mo said with a smile.

In his view, taking advantage of the fact that Yu was still young, she could still play many young girl roles.

If a few more years passed and the little girl grew up, many roles would no longer be suitable, which would be a real pity.

After the three of them chatted for a while longer, they took separate cars and returned to their respective homes.

Meanwhile, the three new songs from the New Year's Eve Gala, as well as that song "Acacia," also began to ferment on major online platforms.

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In Hangzhou, many influencer companies had already begun to hold emergency meetings.

These influencer companies were quite sharp and saw the hot topics in these three new songs by Luo Mo.

Some companies were arranging for their own dancing influencers to try Dancing to "Love You."

As for some Singing influencers, they could try Singing these three songs.

Of course, these were all relatively conventional models.

Just like letting a female influencer dance to "Love You," it was nothing more than wearing a pleated skirt, then pulling the skirt up very high, and after reaching the critical point, turning on a leg-lengthening special effect.

Sexy influencers would take the edgy route.

Pure influencers would take the energetic and sweet route.

As for some influencer companies that liked to take the novelty route and had more breakthrough thinking, they were already arranging for male influencers to learn to dance to "Love You."

As for "The You of the Past," they could arrange some self-driving videos, with the theme leaning towards the direction of pursuing freedom.

Of course, one could also play some Evil prank videos; after all, the first line of this song is: Once dreamed of wielding a sword to roam the world.

Wielding a sword?

You want to roam the world with a controlled weapon?

Catch him for me!

Seriously, many influencer companies regarded Luo Mo as a god.

This person's works had indirectly supported who knows how many influencer companies.

If it were on Earth, the bosses of these companies might really be willing to kneel on one knee in front of him and shout that famous line: "You are—my god!!!"

In reality, that very night, the three new songs written by Luo Mo occupied the top three spots on the Weibo Hot Search list.

The three stage videos had off-the-charts popularity.

The most interesting thing was that because the three songs were vastly different, the topics everyone was hotly discussing were also different.

There was no need to mention the song "Love You"; let alone tough guys, even gays thought it was sweet, and the young ladies would also be sweetened by it.

Who doesn't love a sweet girl?

This made Aurora Girls popular once again; the six girls huddled together to scroll through the comments online, and except for the cold-tempered and two-faced Jiang Ningxi, the other five girls were all holding their phones and giggling.

They didn't know yet that an Evil organization that would eventually be jokingly called 【Aurora Boys】 by netizens was frantically practicing dancing in secret.

It's just a song as sweet as bubbles, "Love You."

Women, you can't beat us in being flirtatious, and the same goes for being sweet!

As for under the stage video of "Red Bean," more people were arguing about that song "Acacia."

After many big names in the poetry circle entered the fray, many netizens who didn't have much culture were finally convinced: "This poem is actually this Ox!"

"Are you sure it's not an exaggeration?"

"Damn, Chen Ci actually praised this poem to such an extent, saying it was at a level that could enter the "Poetry of Three Hundred"."

"That's nothing, Liu Mu even said this "Acacia" is better than most of the five-character quatrains in the "Poetry of Three Hundred"!"

"Understood, I'm calling my three-year-old daughter to memorize it now!"

"Got it, my son can already recite the first line."

It was magical; for no reason, they started competing again.

These days, children are also quite pitiful.

Starting from the cradle used to just be a slogan.

Now it's really being put into practice!

Just as many parents were frantically comparing their children, Tongguang Studio sent out a Weibo post overnight, announcing the launch of the new project "China Singing Choir"!

Tongguang Studio gave a rough introduction to the content of this new Animation, stating that "Acacia" would become the theme of the first episode of the entire Animation.

At the same time, Luo Mo would also write a few more new poems for this Animation!

Once this Weibo post was sent, it could be said to have caused a sensation in several circles.

The first to bear the brunt was definitely the parent circle.

Now, everyone didn't want their children to lose at the starting line in terms of learning.

But the problem was, tutoring children, teaching children—it's fucking agonizing!

Many parent friends were simply about to go crazy!

The following phenomenon often occurred:

Dad complained that Mom's tone was too bad while tutoring, and after a round of nagging, Mom said if you're so capable, you do it.

How could Dad not get on board with this?

Once he did, his tone really wasn't that bad; at most, he was just so frustrated that he used his own fist to hit his own head.

Teaching a child to recite poetry seems slightly better than tutoring them in math.

But only slightly.

If "China Singing Poetry Class" really is the kind of edutainment Animation that everyone imagines, then that would truly be wonderful!

Children naturally love watching Animation, and if they can learn ancient poems while watching, or even grasp some of the meaning and connotations within them, then that is truly a great thing.

——Thanks to Luo Mo!

As for the poetry circle, upon learning this news, it was naturally a different scene.

Tonight, for the Huaxia poetry circle, is inherently a sleepless night.

Poets like Chen Ci and Liu Mu, who publicly praised "Acacia", can be said to be unable to put this poem down; the more they read it, the more they like it, and the more they admire it.

Chen Ci even used a brush to write the poem out, preparing to hang it in his study.

Just at this moment, his phone rang; it was a call from a friend in the same profession.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ci immediately went online to search for "China Singing Poetry Class".

Then, his first thought was—I must watch it!

Who could have imagined that this well-known Youth poet in the current poetry circle was roaring in his heart: "Hurry up and produce this Animation, hurry up and update it!"

There was no helping it; he just wanted to read Luo Mo's new poems.

"Wait, come to think of it, since this Animation is about to start production, doesn't that mean the script is already written?"

"In other words, the poems in the Animation must have already been written long ago!"

"Luo Mo has the poems right there!" Chen Ci's eyes lit up.

But then he had a second thought, and immediately slumped again.

So what if he has them? I don't know him in real life...

Better to just wait honestly.

Chen Ci opened the WeChat group for the Zhejiang Writers Association on WeChat, and sure enough, he saw everyone discussing this matter.

However, everyone's perspective and viewpoint on this matter were different.

Some people felt that Luo Mo had a grand vision, that this was an excellent project, and that it was beneficial for cultural dissemination and promotion.

Of course, there were also those who stood from a utilitarian perspective, feeling that he was just using the form of Animation to make a name for his own poetry.

Literary people belittling each other is inevitable.

It's just that these days, some people no longer compare works, but prefer to disparage in other ways.

Chen Ci only felt that these people were a bit ridiculous.

"What do you mean by 'using Animation to make a name for his own poetry'?"

"With poems of this caliber, it would be strange if they didn't spread!"

"How did such goods with no literary appreciation ability get mixed into our Writers Association?" the Youth poet Chen Ci muttered in his heart.

However, these people's words did serve as a reminder, helping him broaden his own train of thought.

"The poem 'Acacia' seems simple, and it's easy to memorize."

"Such poems are the most conducive to spreading, and the most conducive to being memorized and remembered."

This is normal; after all, five-character quatrains are very short.

It's just like how many people on Earth can still recite quite a few complete five-character quatrains, but for things like "Bring in the Wine" or "My Thatched Hut Was Torn Apart by the Autumn Wind", they might have been able to recite them backward in the past, but as time passes, it's hard to recite the whole piece.

"And 'China Singing Poetry Class' is very likely that kind of edutainment Animation; if many parents let their children watch this Animation to learn poems, and the poems inside are all as easy to memorize as 'Acacia'..."

"What does this mean!" At this thought, Chen Ci's pupils could not help but dilate.

This means that there will be many children in Blue Star Huaxia who grow up reciting Luo Mo's poems!

This point alone is shocking enough!

Why do so many people dream of having their works included in primary and secondary school textbooks?

This is one of the reasons!

As time passes, who knows, his status in the poetry circle might be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with those poets of antiquity!

"I dare not say shoulder to shoulder with those most outstanding poets of antiquity, but it could definitely reach the level of leaving a name in history!"

"After all, as long as Huaxia's culture does not perish, poetry will almost certainly not perish!"

"After all, poetry is too special, too special!"

"This, this, this..." The more Chen Ci thought, the more alarmed he became; the more he thought, the more alarmed he became.

Undoubtedly, it was impossible for him to be the only one in the entire Huaxia literary circle who had thought of this point.

Now, it depends on whether the poems Luo Mo brings out next all have the same height as "Acacia".

Of course, it also depends on whether this Animation is made well, whether it has the desire to make people keep watching, and whether it has the possibility of becoming popular.

If it possesses both, then everything would truly be too terrifying!

The "China Singing Poetry Class" on Earth is a public welfare Animation with a very good reputation.

But if you put it on Blue Star, which lacks these poems, then everything becomes completely different!

For some things, you have to stretch out the time to see their value.

This kind of value is called—immortality in history!

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The next day, Luo Mo, who was considered by many literary figures to have the ambition of immortality in history, was woken up by his old man's singing.

"【DILILI...】" Luo Ba was humming "The You of the Past" while frying eggs in the kitchen.

This particular segment is the one he remembers most firmly.

Singing it over and over, he only sings this one line.

Not to mention, he truly loves his son's new song to death.

Luo Ba even felt at one point that Luo Mo was singing about him.

"My son really understands his dad!" Luo Ba thought to himself.

Therefore, he fried an extra egg for Luo Mo at breakfast today.

Luo Mo's brain woke up amidst the annoying singing; after getting up and washing up, he sat at the dining table to eat breakfast.

"Do you have work to be busy with today?" Luo Ma asked.

"I suppose so," Luo Mo said.

Today is January 1st, New Year's Day.

On this special day, "Be Somebody," with Luo Mo as the screenwriter and Guan Fei as the director, will be released today.

For Guan Fei, this is a crucial battle. If he fights well, it will be a comeback; if he fights poorly, he will upgrade his reputation as "Box Office Poison" from "Highly Toxic" to "Deadly."

As the first film released under the "Hundred Billion Box Office Plan," this "Be Somebody" is being watched not only by netizens but also silently by industry insiders.

Of course, there are also the people from the Review Department.

The initial screening rate for "Be Somebody" on the New Year's Day slot is 23.7%.

Honestly, for a work by Director Guan Fei, being able to get this kind of screening rate is not low.

Aside from the support of the Review Department and the blessing of "Mist Theater," the most important reason is everyone's trust in what Luo Mo produces.

The New Year's Day slot is different from the Shuji Dang and the Spring Festival slot; in this kind of holiday slot, there aren't many prime times.

After all, the holiday is short, and some office workers don't have time off at all.

Therefore, the initial screening volume is still very important.

For a blockbuster slot, you can slowly grind and rise, but for this kind of slot that isn't a major hit, once you miss many prime times, you've missed them.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Luo Mo called Guan Fei.

"How is it? Are you nervous?" Luo Mo asked.

"No, not nervous at all!" Guan Fei stuttered, acting tough.

The release day of a film is the day the verdict on its performance is delivered; Guan Fei had been sentenced to death so many times before, yet he didn't expect his mouth could still be this tough.

"Not nervous? Then it's good that you're not nervous," Luo Mo said with a smile.

Guan Fei now wishes he could hold his phone and refresh the real-time box office every single second. If this continues, he will go crazy.

Therefore, he decided to find something to do, preferably a major task that could instantly shift his attention.

Consequently, he remembered Luo Mo's promise to him.

"By the way, didn't you say that after filming 'Be Somebody,' you'd give me a new script called 'Nobody,' right?" Guan Fei said.

"Now that the movie is about to be released and I've almost finished everything I need to be busy with, you should send me the script," Guan Fei said.

"Ah? I did say there was such a script, but I didn't say I would give it to you as soon as you finished filming 'Be Somebody,'" Luo Mo said.

"Hmm? Then how do you want to do it?" Guan Fei was confused by him.

"Have you played games?" Luo Mo said: "You have to complete tasks first, 【Unlock Achievements】 first, and then I will give you new 【Prop】s."

Guan Fei: "???"

Luo Mo said as a matter of course: "Wait until the box office of 'Be Somebody' breaks one billion, then come find me. Bye-bye."

After speaking, he hung up the phone, leaving Guan Fei alone on the other end acting like a fool.

After rejecting Guan Fei's request for the script, Luo Mo opened his laptop and instead sent the script for "Chinese Choir" to He Yuanguang first.

He hoped that Guang Shu could hurry up and see if it could be finished before the Lunar New Year.

"Chinese Choir" doesn't have any major special effects, and the content of each episode is short, only a few minutes long.

With the current strength of Tongguang Studio, the efficiency shouldn't be low.

If there isn't enough time, it doesn't matter; after all, for Luo Mo, quality always comes first.

He Yuanguang was a bit puzzled: "Why rush before the Spring Festival? Is it to pave the way and build hype for the release of 'Nezha'?"

"Not really. Although both are produced by the same studio, the subject matter and content are vastly different," Luo Mo said.

There is definitely an effect, but that is not his main purpose.

"As for me, I actually just thought it would be more fitting for the occasion," Luo Mo said very candidly.

"Fitting for the occasion? Is there content in this animation related to the Spring Festival?" Guang Shu asked.

Luo Mo said: "Yes, I've already sent you the script. The first episode is 【Acacia】. Take a look at the second episode, and you'll understand after reading it."

"Alright, I'll go watch it now," He Yuanguang said on the phone.

He also wants to hurry up and keep himself busy now.

It has been really too empty lately.

There is absolutely no reason to refuse his wife's plan for a second child.

After all, life is getting better now, and the money he earns is increasing.

However, however!

Sigh—!

He Yuanguang sat in his study and began to read the script for "Chinese Choir."

After finishing the first episode, 【Acacia】, he felt many emotions.

"This content, paired with this poem, really has a great feeling."

"The content is actually very simple, but it is this kind of pure love that makes one feel moved," He Yuanguang thought.

There is a saying: In this era of fast food, have you found the porridge that is slowly simmered over a low fire?

In his view, the emotion in 【Acacia】 was like porridge simmered over a low flame.

After finishing the first episode, He Yuanguang began to watch the second episode.

Upon seeing the title, he understood why Luo Mo said this was more fitting for the occasion.

"It really does have a connection to the Spring Festival," He Yuanguang couldn't help but say.

The second episode of 【China Singing Choir】 is called:

——【New Year's Day】.

New Year's Day is the first day of the first lunar month.

He Yuanguang read on quietly like this, but when he saw the final poem, he truly could not hold back and read it aloud in the study.

He did not yet know how many people in the poetry circles were eager to get a glimpse of it!

"Amidst the sound of firecrackers, the old year departs; the spring breeze brings warmth to the spiced wine.

Under the bright sun of ten thousand households, the old peach wood charms are always replaced by new ones."

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