Chapter 701: The Opening Show Rocks the House

As the paparazzi snapped more and more stars appearing at Octopus TV, the entire internet's anticipation for Octopus TV's New Year's Eve Gala grew higher by the moment.

Of course, as of now, everyone was viewing this year's Octopus TV gala as a variety concert.

Or rather, it felt more like the annual meeting for Luo Mo Studio and Xinyu.

Many people joked that the studio and the Xinyu Building were already empty.

In reality, it wasn't just the singers from the company who had come.

For example, Wei Ran and Li Ge had not received special invitations from CCTV, nor had they signed up for the CCTV gala themselves; they had originally planned to slack off at home.

These two good buddies had even discussed finding a place to go skiing.

But after receiving a phone call from Luo Mo, they came running over immediately.

The snow wouldn't melt for a few days, so there was no rush.

For the loyal viewers of *Creating Idols* from back in the day, this was undoubtedly a wave of nostalgia.

Aurora Girls seemed to be participating in this year's gala as well, so Jiang Jiang and Xiao Shen were there too.

The poor boy band NINE-T, despite being the group that officially formed on the talent show, had long since been forgotten.

They were called a "limited boy band," but no one expected them to be so limited.

As for the online Live Broadcast rights for Octopus TV this year, they were snatched up by Penguin Video.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was December 31st.

The battle horn for the New Year's Eve Gala had officially sounded!

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Tonight, a massive number of viewers across the country began watching the New Year's Eve galas.

However, some chose CCTV, some chose the Four Great Satellite Channels, and others chose Octopus TV.

Over at Octopus TV, they had been keeping a close eye on the real-time ratings for half an hour before the gala officially started.

And the situation could be described as excellent!

Even though the gala hadn't started yet, the ratings were already showing an upward trend.

Ten minutes before the start of the gala, they began to soar!

Xu Guan watched the data, his heartbeat gradually accelerating.

Amidst the excitement, he also began to fall into a state of endless bewilderment.

Not just him, but the rest of the senior management at Octopus TV also felt a deep sense of bewilderment.

The reason was simple: it hadn't even started broadcasting yet, and the ratings were already catching up to last year's Peak Value!

It was as if all their previous efforts were no match for Luo Mo's powerful addition.

Of course, this bewilderment was only momentary.

What followed was endless excitement.

When the one-minute countdown to the broadcast began, the ratings had already broken last year's Peak Value.

This time, Octopus TV had increased its budget significantly and spent a large sum of money to put on the gala.

After all, it was already a huge blessing that they were willing to come; it wouldn't be right to ask them for a discount—one thing is one thing.

Because so much money was thrown at it, everyone was still very concerned about the final return.

Fortunately, once Luo Mo and Ning Dan arrived, there was no need to worry about advertising revenue for the gala.

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1!"

When the gala's Live Broadcast officially began, the personnel in charge of the data immediately recorded the figures.

"Station Head, the current data is already 11% higher than last year's Peak Value!"

Suddenly, a burst of cheers erupted in the room.

Although Xu Guan's heart was racing, he tried his best to maintain a calm expression on his face.

He knew very well that the good show had only just begun!

At the same time, Xu Guan was actually quite curious: what was the current online Live Broadcast data from Penguin Video?

It should be sent over in a few minutes.

From then on, the data from both sides would be reported to each other every half hour.

"Our station's ratings foundation is weak; in some places, it's not even covered, and our channel isn't even on their TVs."

"Therefore, the online Live Broadcast data should be even more terrifying than the television ratings," Xu Guan thought to himself.

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Almost at the same time, the first programs of the major satellite channels and CCTV all made their appearances.

Logically speaking, the first program is just a warm-up to stir up the atmosphere and set the stage.

Therefore, they were basically all much the same.

However, many viewers watching the live stream were shocked by the opening lineup at Octopus TV.

There were three stars in the opening, with a group of backup dancers standing behind them.

Standing on the left was the First-line Singer Wei Ran.

In the past, Octopus TV wouldn't have been so extravagant as to use a singer of Wei Ran's caliber for the opening.

Standing on the right was Xu Wai, who had risen to fame through *Yangming Liwan* and *Charlotte Troubles*.

Many viewers were aware that Xu Wai could sing.

And he actually sang quite well.

And standing right in the middle was—Wang Rong!

The barrage in the Live Broadcast instantly began to sweep across the screen.

"Holy crap, Director Wang?"

"Badass, a Best Actor opening!"

"He's dressed quite sharp, he isn't going to be Singing and Dancing, is he?"

"Singing and Dancing isn't that rare; haven't you seen Director Wang's archeological videos? Back in college, he was a breakdancing king."

"For real? The contrast is a bit huge!"

The program's name soon appeared; it really was a Singing and Dancing style opening act.

——"The Best Stage".

It could be said that with these three stars standing together, everyone was already looking forward to it.

But the appearance of a few lines of small text pushed everyone's anticipation to the max!

"Lyricist: Luo Mo."

"Composer: Luo Mo."

"Arranger: Luo Mo."

"Choreographer: Luo Mo."

What was most shocking was the choreography Luo Mo had done.

Although he was responsible for the choreography of many stages during the "Creating Idols" period, everyone hadn't seen a stage choreographed by him for a long time!

And where did they rehearse and learn the dance?

Naturally, on the set of "Hello Mr. Billionaire".

On Earth, this Singing and Dancing stage was handled by William Chan, Lay Zhang, and Huang Bo.

If many people had watched that year's Spring Festival Gala, they might still have a deep impression of it, because it was both hype and catchy!

After a burst of intro, the Singing and Dancing began immediately.

"【Our best stage, the curtain rises,

Welcome your arrival.

A sea of people, cheering together,

Feel my love.】"

The three stood on stage, Singing and Dancing; as soon as they opened their mouths, it felt like this song was quite lively and extremely suitable for an opening.

Not to mention the musical style was great at driving the Atmosphere Group, the lyrics were also incredibly fitting.

The main thing was that on Earth, this song appeared at the Spring Festival Gala, so the lyrics were not a problem.

But on Blue Star, it was different.

Looking at the song title and lyrics again, they actually revealed a bit of dominance and arrogance!

Everyone knew that today was a showdown with ratings and internet data.

We dared to set the tone right from the start.

The song title was called "The Best Stage"!

The very beginning was: "【Our best stage, the curtain rises, welcome your arrival】!"

This made many industry insiders gape in astonishment.

A provocation, this was a blatant provocation!

The bar was set high enough; Luo Mo and Ning Dan were truly as confident as ever!

But it had to be said, doing it this way was indeed more worth watching than the first programs of the Four Great Satellite Channels and CCTV!

The first punch was magnificent in momentum!

Do you think my first program is just for pure hype?

No.

I am notifying you that tonight I am going to activate invincible mode.

The three were seen standing on stage, continuing to Sing and Dance.

"【Our best stage, it is right now,

Follow this beat!

The whole venue swaying to its heart's content, cheering into the future——】"

From the beginning until now, everything was still nothing much.

This song sounded quite simple, feeling like the perfect Atmosphere Group material.

But until after this chorus ended, Wang Rong, who was standing in the very middle, started to "act up".

He was originally a circle fatter than Wei Ran and Xu Wai.

More importantly, he was also shorter than the two of them.

His legs were also shorter than theirs.

He was also older than them.

But that didn't matter.

He possessed the special vitality of a middle-aged man, and even a unique... sauciness!

He was seen standing there, suddenly stopping his singing.

He began to hold up his old face, his whole body turned sideways to the audience, his head held high, raising one arm and pointing high upward, shouting with a vibrant and naturally saucy voice:

"Jump up——!"

This loud shout actually made some audience members feel their waists break from his sauciness, and even gave them goosebumps.

Immediately following that, the three of them began a dance in the enthusiastic music that was a bit funny, yet inexplicably catchy, and carried a slight surreal style.

"Holy crap, Director Wang is my biggest Surprise so far!"

"Hahaha, I've already started feeling so happy!"

"It's too hype, it's fucking too hype!"

"Hahaha, give me back 'Medicine God' and 'Sheep Without a Shepherd'!"

"Director Wang really has a bit of humor in him!"

"Amazing, this Atmosphere Group is amazing!"

"Luo Mo's choreography is also too Ox!"

The three of them just kept Dancing like this, almost repeating the same movement.

After Dancing for a while, they would shout in unison: "The best! Stage!"

Wow, don't they feel embarrassed?

Not to mention, Xu Wai is handsome.

As for Wei Ran, because he has such an honest face, he gives people the feeling of being forced.

Only Wang Rong is truly one with this dance; the feeling he gives people is—wow, I'm enjoying this so much.

After shouting, the three of them started changing movements again.

Each movement was more infectious than the last! Each movement was more catchy than the last!

After repeating the same movement a few more times, the three of them raised their arms high, waving while shouting: "Come on! Come on!"

Yes, these parts were not Sung, they were shouted.

"Damn, I actually find this so addictive!"

"The grandma next to me has eyes that are shining; I suspect the square dance playlist is about to have +1."

"Hahaha, I really want to drag my dad along to learn this!"

It's hard to imagine that an opening act could push the atmosphere to this point; it completely went off the beaten path.

But not to mention, it was just lively and fun, giving people the feeling of a party; what we want is to let loose and play openly!

In the bullet comments, countless netizens started sending messages while listening to the song.

Aren't you guys shouting "Come on, come on" while Dancing?

Fine, as you wish!

The viewership ratings and Live Broadcast data are both skyrocketing!

Many new viewers who came to watch the Live Broadcast left comments one after another, interacting with them remotely.

"We're here, we're here!"

(PS: Second update, it's the end of the month, asking for monthly votes.

Per the editor's Requirement, continuing the update preview: This chapter was updated on August 28th at 17:40, the next chapter is expected before 8 PM tomorrow night.)

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