Chapter 658: The Birth of the First Ten-Billion Director

Chen Luo liked this song, "Bicycle," immensely.

As mentioned before, Chen Luo's father passed away early, and his deepest impression of his father was when, upon learning he had a serious illness, he said: "I won't get it treated."

He could understand his father's painstaking efforts and intentions.

But this was also a burden for Chen Luo's entire life, a lifelong pain.

Especially since his mother often said later that because his father didn't get treated, there was still some money left in the family, and it was by relying on this money to start a small business that they were able to afford for him to learn Yueqi, attend university, and eventually achieve his current success.

This made Chen Luo always feel that his later life, and everything he had now, was stained with a price, stained with his father's blood and life.

He felt Gratitude for all of this.

Yet he didn't even have the chance to repay it.

He could only let himself live more brilliantly and be more successful.

In Chen Luo's memory, his father was also a man who was not good with words.

When he was a child, he was also closer to his mother.

Looking back now, there were not many happy parent-child times with him.

He was very afraid of him when he was a child, and now he is very afraid of thinking of him.

There were almost no warm memories; what he could think of was often him sitting in front of the door smoking a cigarette, pinching the cigarette butt while saying: "I won't get it treated."

Chen Luo felt that this song, "Bicycle," was actually quite meaningful.

It did not deny fatherly love, and it also told the listeners that fathers love their children.

But it also told the vast number of fathers to give their children a little more affirmation, a little more encouragement, and a little—blatant love!

Yes, blatant love.

"The angle of the song is very novel, and the lyrics and composition are actually very impressive," Chen Luo evaluated.

In his view, even if this song were placed in the golden age of Cantonese songs, it would still be a masterpiece capable of breaking through the siege!

And from the perspective of the song's content, giving this kind of song to someone can also be considered a form of affirmation from the creator to the performer.

This type of song requires the performer to pour in their emotions.

That is to say, one must sing with emotion in order to move people.

For the creator, for this kind of song, a Singer who sings without the slightest emotion is naturally not worthy of singing it.

Upon seeing the song title "Man Cry But Not Tears," Chen Luo thought: Luo Mo, are you messing with me?

Now, he felt a sense of mutual appreciation.

—He appreciates me!

Chen Luo liked both of these songs very much, and at the same time, he had the confidence to sing them well.

He simply stopped trying to sleep early and started practicing in the studio.

The more he sang, the more he felt it, and he became increasingly fond of these two songs.

This gave him a feeling of them being tailor-made for him.

Later on, a thought popped into Chen Luo's mind.

"So, not being an opponent of Luo Mo is such a refreshing thing!"

He suddenly envied the Singers of Luo Mo Studio and Xinyu a little.

These people really hit the jackpot.

The Contract for the two new songs was signed just like that.

Shen Shaoqiu specifically called Luo Mo to say that Chen Luo had expressed his thanks very enthusiastically and indicated that he liked these two songs very much.

This made Luo Mo smile slightly, feeling that the bridge of friendship had been initially established.

When the time comes to invite him to make a guest appearance in "Charlotte Troubles," it should be a matter of course, right?

As for when the news of the two collaborating on new songs would be announced to the public, that would depend on how the two teams negotiated.

Luo Mo guessed that Chen Luo's team hoped to announce this news to the public sooner.

Because both of their new albums hadn't finished being released yet, but judging from the current momentum, Luo Mo's side could be described as having an unstoppable force.

In front of the public, shaking hands and making peace early, turning enemies into friends, could save a bit more Face.

Sure enough, the next day, Luo Mo saw the sincerity from Cilong Entertainment again.

Yuan Hewen accepted an interview with a reporter and responded publicly for the first time to the remark: "Luo Mo created Chinese Style by standing on my shoulders."

Yuan Hewen stated: "At that time, the genre of Chinese Style had just emerged; not just me, I think the entire music scene didn't know much about this new genre."

"It is precisely because of this that I had some wrong perceptions."

"In reality, the musical styles I personally excelled at in the past and the Chinese Style created by Luo Mo have a huge difference; they are simply not the same style."

"Luo Mo is a creator with unconstrained imagination, and he does not belong to the same category as us."

"Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Huang Xishan and I repeatedly lost to him."

It must be said that an old rascal is still an old rascal.

Huang Xishan had been retired for several years, and he still dragged him out.

Of course, making a public statement in the past and making a public statement now are naturally different.

In the past, when an elder lost to a Newcomer, it was really hard to save Face, and it was hard to admit defeat.

But in these few years, everyone has acknowledged: no one can beat Luo Mo.

When a person is too invincible, everything becomes different; losing is not shameful, and it is even a source of Glory.

It is just like the two Xuanming elders joining forces to take a palm strike from Zhang Sanfeng, and then... becoming famous throughout the world!

Only Wang Shisong of Pineapple was so angry that his teeth itched.

"Cilong Entertainment actually bowed their heads to Luo Mo?"

Although everyone had never openly formed an alliance, Wang Shisong had always regarded Cilong as an ally.

Hmm, this is the tacit understanding between my Pineapple and the great Cilong!

However...

"Betrayal! This is betrayal!"

Actually taking the initiative to defect to the enemy?!

It is just a pity that while Cilong Entertainment can take a step back, for Pineapple, there is truly no way left to retreat.

If they want to retreat, they can only withdraw from the entertainment industry entirely.

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………

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.

Over these past few days, Wang Rong and Liu Shixiong, Liu Gongming, had already met.

The lead actress and the second lead actress of the *Charlotte Troubles* crew, as well as the second male lead Xu Wai, had also met with Liu Gongming.

It must be said that because he is Luo Mo's Liu Shixiong, he gives people a strong sense of being a "nepo baby."

This is also quite normal; after all, before this, Liu Shixiong had never filmed a movie, only performed in operas, had been a "star performer," and later worked in the short video industry, having been a minor internet celebrity for a period of time.

Later, due to Luo Mo's sudden rise to fame, he also received traffic, transforming from a minor internet celebrity into a major one.

Internet celebrities are definitely at the very bottom of the contempt chain in the entertainment industry.

Let's look at what level of production *Charlotte Troubles* is.

Produced by Luo Mo, directed by Wang Rong!

Just based on these two points, what kind of Actor couldn't they invite?

Liu Gongming, well, he really seems like the ultimate nepo baby.

However, Liu Shixiong has such a strong sense of comedy about him that whatever he does or says, everyone finds it hilarious, to the point that after interacting with him, the crew members all felt he had a talent for comedy.

In order to make the crew's cohesion stronger, Luo Mo thought for a moment and came up with a plan.

Under the banner of "letting everyone get familiar quickly," he had the actors try performing a few scenes.

With Wang Rong as the director, he tried acting it out first, teaching them hand-in-hand.

Then, he had Liu Gongming, Xu Wai, and the others try it again.

Good heavens, when Wang Rong acted it out, everyone felt it was already funny enough; the actress acting opposite him laughed until she was gasping for air, completely unable to keep up with the scene.

But when it was Liu Gongming's turn to act, he hadn't even spoken his lines yet, and just his expression alone made the actress's mouth go "pfft, pfft."

By the end, Liu Shixiong was also feeling quite melancholy.

He made a request, very seriously and earnestly: "Can you wait to laugh later? I haven't even said a single word yet."

But looking at his expression, the actress: "Pfft—sorry, I'm sorry!"

Liu Shixiong couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "To be able to break character so easily, and they call themselves professional Actors!"

Wang Rong and Luo Mo stood to the side, chatting and laughing.

Director Wang spoke up: "Actually, many years ago, I saw your Shixiong perform."

"Really? *Noble Consort Dances with Sword*?" Luo Mo asked in surprise.

"Yes, I saw it in Beijing." Wang Rong fell into his memories.

Luo Mo pressed: "How was it?"

Wang Rong replied with four words: "Stunningly divine."

Luo Mo pointed at Liu Shixiong, who was still feeling depressed, and asked again: "And now?"

Wang Rong replied with only four words again: "Stunningly divine."

This made Luo Mo unable to hold back, and he laughed out loud.

"Even you are laughing!?" Liu Shixiong heard his junior brother's laughter and turned his head back indignantly.

But as soon as he turned his head, he saw Luo Mo looking very serious while discussing something with Wang Rong; there was no sign of laughter on his face.

"Did I have an auditory hallucination?" Liu Shixiong was completely confused.

As soon as he turned his head away, Luo Mo and Wang Rong couldn't help but look at each other and smile again, their mouths stretching almost to their ears.

"Hahaha! 'Stunningly divine' is a well-used phrase," Luo Mo laughed.

When Luo Mo first entered the sect, he had a deep memory of Liu Shixiong's demeanor; it was truly elegant and otherworldly.

Although everyone says time is a butcher's knife, Luo Mo still believes: "Liu Shixiong was clearly targeted by time!"

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………

The next day, Luo Mo specifically flew back to Beijing with Liu Shixiong to spend the Lantern Festival with their family.

And once the Lantern Festival passes, it signifies that the Spring Festival film season has officially come to an end.

For films released during the Spring Festival season, the single-day box office results mostly face a phenomenon of being cut in half, sliding significantly.

Over these past few days, the single-day box office for *Nezha* has actually already been sliding rapidly.

This is a very normal phenomenon.

The characteristic of the Spring Festival season is a massive explosion, but the duration is relatively short.

How many people only returned to work after the Lantern Festival?

They had long since started getting busy.

Like yesterday, the single-day box office for *Nezha* was only 179 million.

Once the Lantern Festival passes, what follows is the ordinary schedule; the weekend box office results will be a bit better, but from Monday to Friday, it will be relatively stable and on the lower side.

As of now, the total box office for "Nezha" is about to break 4 billion, falling short by less than 20 million.

People in the film industry, who were initially incomparably shocked, have gradually become numb.

But seeing that "Nezha" is about to break 4 billion, they can no longer remain calm.

The reason is simple: in Blue Star Huaxia, there is currently only one film with a box office over 4 billion, and that is the one written, directed by, and starring Luo Mo—"Medicine God"!

"Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child" breaking 4 billion is already a certainty.

This means that the two films with the highest box office in Blue Star film history will both come from the hands of Luo Mo!

Moreover, judging by the current momentum of "Nezha", it is very likely to surpass "Medicine God" and reach the top of the box office charts!

Although in terms of word-of-mouth, "Medicine God" is called a masterpiece, while "Nezha" is a commercial success and a conscientious hit of domestic Animation.

However, to be realistic, the audience for "Nezha" is indeed larger than that of "Medicine God", and its commercial appeal is stronger.

To say nothing else, "Medicine God" is too heavy for children, and younger audiences may not be able to grasp the core within it.

But "Nezha" can perfectly captivate this group of people.

Do not underestimate the power of brats; you must know that on Earth, the highest-grossing film in the "Xiong Chu Mo" animation series reached 978 million!

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the cumulative box office of "Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child" officially broke the 4 billion mark.

No one expected that an animation film could achieve this level.

—It is vying for the supreme, aiming for the number one spot!

If this animation film can truly become the number one box office hit in film history, where will those directors who usually look down on animation films hide their faces?

Many people in the film industry will view it as a great humiliation!

Especially those expert judges of the 【Fan Hua Award】; it is equivalent to Luo Mo giving them a remote slap in the face.

A big slap to knock you silly!

Didn't you award prizes back then just to divide the cake, directly ignoring "Monkey King: Hero is Back" and treating "Medicine God" as Luo Mo's directorial debut?

Then, Luo Mo used this as a reason to refuse the award.

Now look at this.

The animation film you ignored is now Afraid to be ranked number one in film history!

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On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Director Tian Ou kept a straight face all day.

In fact, not just him; people like Li Dongliang also had very ugly expressions today, and their moods were particularly bad.

These two were very tacit, both intending not to look at their phones today to avoid making themselves unhappy.

The reason is simple; both are very clear on one point: "Today is Afraid to be filled with news about Luo Mo all over the internet!"

As of now, Luo Mo has only directed three released films.

"Monkey King: Hero is Back", "Medicine God", and "Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child".

And just today, the total box office of these three films combined officially broke 10 billion!

That is to say, the first Chinese Hundred Billion Box Office Director is born today!

With only three films, the box office has broken 10 billion!

It would be strange if media from all walks of life did not scramble to report this.

And looking back at last year, the 【Hundred Billion Box Office Plan】 that you, Li Dongliang, and others participated in had a total of 11 films, and without Luo Mo's efforts to turn the tide, they wouldn't have even broken 100 combined.

—The difference is clear at a glance.

It is a pity that just before, this Newcomer, who was repeatedly targeted by you on the variety show "Director Show" and excluded by other directors in the director circle, has once again created a miracle and created history.

His name perhaps truly should not appear alongside yours.

After all, on a list named 【Hundred Billion Box Office Director】, only the two characters for Luo Mo are written, all alone.

The Review Department's 【Hundred Billion Box Office Plan】 for this year still has a long way to go.

However, Luo Mo's personal 【Hundred Billion Box Office Plan】—is already complete!

(PS: I received a call from the doctor today; An'an's various data are all normal now. After observing for a few more days, she can be discharged from the hospital. Thank you all for your recent concern!)

(End of this chapter)