Chapter 65: Luo Mo's Nineteen Years

Saturday, before eight o'clock in the evening.

Li Fengshan, the big boss of Xingshi Entertainment, sat in the back seat of his Rolls-Royce driven by a chauffeur, one hand resting on the silk-stockinged thigh of his capable female secretary, while the other held a tablet, looking at various data.

Following the unremitting efforts of Xingshi Entertainment and other large companies, the suppression of Luo Mo on the internet was becoming increasingly fierce.

However, whether it could yield results depended on subsequent developments.

This sort of thing could not be rushed.

Li Fengshan thought about it now and felt it was all a bit surreal.

Luo Mo, someone grabbed by Director Ning Dan at the last minute to make up the numbers, had stirred up such a huge storm.

But precisely because he was brought in at the last minute, and "Creating Idols" was a closed-off production, major talent agencies were unable to sign him.

To this day, he was still an 【Individual Trainee】, with no backing, no support, and no experience or ability to counter black PR and resist 【Anti-Explosion】 tactics.

Otherwise, Li Fengshan felt that the manpower, material resources, and financial resources his own Xingshi Entertainment had spent on "Creating Idols" would be severely damaged.

Because he was in a good mood, he prepared to watch the second half of the third episode of "Creating Idols" tonight.

This extended Rolls-Royce soon drove into the villa's garage, and Li Fengshan and the female secretary got out of the car together.

The female secretary, wearing a professional suit, swayed her hips as she walked in front, more familiar with this villa than her own rented apartment.

After all, she had spent more nights here.

After the two arrived in the media room, the female secretary undid another button on her white shirt, then turned on the large screen, waiting for the broadcast of the second half of the third episode.

Li Fengshan had two secretaries, both very capable, and she was the one with more Seniority.

Before Shen Mingliu and the others signed with the company and became trainees of Xingshi Entertainment, she was already a member of the company.

Therefore, when Li Fengshan and a group of company executives went to evaluate these trainees, she would occasionally follow along.

It had to be said, in her view, whether it was Shen Mingliu or Ji Kangdong, or even Meng Yangguang, whose status in the eyes of President Li had already severely declined, they were all big boys who were very popular with women.

In any case, she had been briefly infatuated with them.

Of course, in the eyes of the female secretary, President Li, who could control their lives and deaths, possessed more of a mature man's charm, it was just that he was a bit difficult to serve on a daily basis.

As for that Luo Mo who had frequently brought trouble to President Li recently...

——He was truly handsome!

Luo Mo shattered her perception: "How can there be such a handsome wage slave in this world?"

Could he really not come for a world-tour style of overtime work?

When he performed "Confession Night" on stage, the way he played the violin was simply glowing!

"It's just a pity that President Li has taken action against him," the secretary thought to herself.

At eight o'clock sharp in the evening, the second half of the third episode of "Creating Idols" officially went live on Pineapple TV and Penguin Video.

Li Fengshan took the decanter and red wine glass and sat down on the sofa with a thud.

The female secretary immediately and obediently picked up the red wine on the table and poured it into the Saint Louis Decanter, which had a secondary market value of over 20,000 yuan.

Li Fengshan had actually already learned the results of this public performance through some channels; he knew that Luo Mo had won again and taken first place again.

He just wanted to see what this kid's stage performance was actually like.

Half an hour into the program, Li Fengshan pushed away the secretary who was half-lying in his arms and frowned slightly.

"What is Ning Dan doing? Is she protecting him?" Li Fengshan was very sharp.

He discovered that there seemed to be something fishy about the editing in the third episode.

The most common method of smearing someone was to take certain videos out of context.

But in this episode, it was a bit difficult to find an entry point for content related to Luo Mo.

Normally, for a popular contestant like Luo Mo, the production team would deliberately create topics; in order to build up the audience's anticipation, they would usually add some variety show effects in the editing.

"Am I being suspicious, or is Ning Dan using this way to send us a signal?" Li Fengshan thought.

Regarding this, he was not surprised.

Just as he was not surprised when Ning Dan saw several major companies join forces to suppress Luo Mo.

There was no such thing as who offended whom; it was just a game of capital for the sake of profit.

You could often see some capital fighting tooth and nail for profit one day, and then suddenly shaking hands and making peace because of profit the next.

As long as it was within the rules and they didn't completely tear off the mask, it was just an arm-wrestling match.

He had anticipated that Ning Dan might protect Luo Mo a little, but he hadn't expected such favoritism.

"Heh, this kid is quite good at pleasing a woman like Ning Dan," Li Fengshan poured a glass of red wine, took a large sip, and couldn't help but say.

The secretary hurriedly stepped forward to pour wine for Li Fengshan and chimed in, "President Li, even if Director Ning Dan protects him, it's hard to keep him, right?"

This secretary had average work ability, but she was pretty and had a good figure, and she was a shrewd person.

She knew very well when to say some foolish things at the right time so that the man could take the bait and then show off his power in front of the woman.

Li Fengshan rudely pulled her into his arms and slapped her perky buttocks hard, causing ripples to appear under her skirt.

"Heh, you even dare to look down on Ning Dan?" He glanced at the little secretary.

Then, he said, "However, this time it was a tacit understanding reached by multiple companies. Even if Ning Dan is the General Director, she will still have a headache."

"'Creating Idols' is indeed her show, but it was also built up by multiple companies together. We are also spending money for this show, it's just that we are promoting people. Everyone is inseparable, so we can't tear off the mask."

"In her show, apart from a few people like Luo Mo, which popular contestant isn't from one of our companies?"

"As long as no one crosses the line too much, it's just a matter of using one's own abilities and means."

"There is no such thing as who can't afford to offend whom, but there is also no such thing as who is afraid of whom."

As he spoke, he kneaded her a few more times with force.

The female secretary actually understood these things, but she still squeezed out an expression of sudden realization on her face and shifted her bottom.

At this moment, the program continued to play, and it finally reached the part where the Anonymous Team went on stage.

Before going on stage, through the editing of the production team, a video call segment between the members of the Anonymous Team and their friends and family was inserted.

Luo Mo was seen walking into a small room, and then three people appeared on the big screen.

When an old man appeared in the video, the production team grandly introduced this old man named Tong Qinglin.

A former master in the world of Opera, and a titan of today!

As for the master-disciple relationship between Luo Mo and Tong Qinglin, the people under Li Fengshan had already found out about it long ago.

There was no helping it; who told Liu Shixiong, a worker on the inflatable doll assembly line, to openly show off on a short video platform and expose everyone's identities.

Not to mention a big shot like Li Fengshan, some netizens already knew that Luo Mo had a master of titan status.

But to say that Li Fengshan was afraid of Tong Qinglin, that was not quite the case.

Was Tong Qinglin rich?

That was naturally very rich.

A star of that era earned gold.

To say nothing else, just in Kyoto, Old Master Tong had two Siheyuan.

The houses he bought when he was young really didn't cost much money.

Old Master Tong also loved antiques and playing with wooden objects; he had a large collection of antiques, and those large pieces made of precious wood were now worth a fortune.

If you were to say Old Master Tong had no Connections, that was also impossible.

But the difference was that Tong Qinglin was already old, had already retired to live out his twilight years, and he no longer understood today's rules and methods.

Simply put, he had long been out of touch with the times.

Even if he had immense energy, by the time he reacted, his Closing Disciple might have already been beaten to the ground.

The big cake of "Creating Idols" had long been swallowed by us few big companies.

To put it bluntly, in this day and age, are there few old artists who have been brought down by capital?

However, this segment of the Drama broadcast in the show made Li Fengshan frown deeply.

"'Ancient Teachings of Learning Art'?" Li Fengshan was a bit speechless.

Why did he even let Luo Mo recite this thing?

This is a boy band audition show, OK!?

Such an old-fashioned thing actually appeared in a boy band audition show.

But the most fatal thing was that, with Li Fengshan's keen sense of smell, he felt that this scene before him would boost the audience's favorability.

It would definitely boost it!

This method was somewhat similar to talent agencies creating personas for stars; Li Fengshan was far too familiar with this routine.

But the most fatal thing was that when a company creates a persona for a star, it is done intentionally, and most of them are fake personas.

But the scene before him was too natural.

To be precise, this is not called creating a persona, because Luo Mo and Tong Qinglin are naturally like this.

Luo Mo himself is an Inheritor of Opera culture; he has been practicing for ten years as one day, and this is his daily life.

After this segment is broadcast, he can immediately transform and become a breath of fresh air in the audition show...

"Turn on the bullet comments," Li Fengshan said to his secretary.

After the secretary turned on the bullet comments, looking at the dense barrage of comments from netizens, the secretary was completely stunned.

In this impetuous society, the content of this "Ancient Teachings of Learning Art" and the earnest expectations of this white-haired old artist for his Closing Disciple could produce an incomparable effect.

The bullet comments on the screen could be described as overwhelming; when the previous groups of trainees performed, there weren't this many bullet comments.

"Tears in my eyes."

"I feel like the show has inexplicably been elevated."

"National essence! This is national essence!"

"'Ancient Teachings of Learning Art': Speak clearly of the pros and cons, hoping you will flourish day by day!"

"This is Inheritance!"

"Old Master Tong's one sentence, I was directly moved to tears!"

Luo Mo started learning Opera at five, went on stage at seven, and was then taken in by Tong Qinglin as his Closing Disciple.

Now, he is 24 years old, the "old contestant" who is the oldest among the 100 trainees of "Creating Idols".

Admittedly, as an entertainment industry trainee, his initial profile stated it very clearly—【Total training duration: 0 days.】

This guy is just a filler person drawing double wages, right?

However, as an Inheritor of Opera?

His total training duration is—19 years!

(End of this chapter)