Chapter 752: Confession Balloon

At the Olympic Stadium, Liu Shixiong Liu Gongming stood beside his master and could feel the old man's heart surging with emotion.

For some reason, his own eyes turned slightly red as well.

He knew how hard his master had worked over these many years to promote Opera culture.

For instance, six years ago, his master appeared on a very popular variety show.

This show claimed to promote Huaxia culture, but in reality, everyone was just there to serve as background props for the popular celebrity guests.

When they first received the invitation, Liu Gongming saw that his master was quite excited, and he went gladly.

But the entire recording process was not pleasant.

Even the show's host seemed to have no great interest in Opera.

To them, "Opera" was nothing more than a theme.

Every episode was just a change in the traditional culture theme, but the core content was still inviting a bunch of celebrities to be funny and entertaining.

One host was famous for being good at imitating others; he even stood to the side, using exaggerated movements and expressions to mimic Tong Qinglin and Liu Gongming, making everything appear extremely ridiculous and laughable.

When the show aired, there was also some malicious editing, deliberately creating conflict.

That time, Liu Gongming could clearly feel that his master was in a very bad mood after watching the show.

He suddenly sighed: "Old Six, do you think I'm old? Am I already too old?"

"For someone like me who can no longer keep up with the times, is it true that no matter how I try to promote Opera, it only has the opposite effect?"

Since then, Tong Qinglin never appeared on any variety show again.

The only time he later showed his face on a variety show was to make an exception for his junior apprentice brother Luo Mo, conducting a video call with the sequestered Luo Mo on "Creating Idols".

At this very moment, the entire Olympic Stadium was resounding with the "Opera Singing" that one hundred thousand audience members were belting out at the top of their lungs with all their might.

Truth be told, the voices many people were singing with had absolutely nothing to do with so-called Opera.

But on the big screen, this gaunt old man kept clapping, kept applauding.

There was only video on the big screen, no sound. Yet everyone could tell from the old man's lip movements that he was constantly encouraging everyone, saying over and over:

"Sounds good, sounds good, sounds good..."

The old man looked around.

Good, truly good.

………

………

After the "Opera Singing" part by the one hundred thousand people ended, "Lanting Preface" naturally moved into the B-section of the song.

"【Flicking through the years, the city falls in an instant,

Bluestone street, a glance back and you are graceful,

Do you regret it? You shake your head and sigh, who made you knit your brows,

And in the deep boudoir, only the scent of rouge remains...】"

While Luo Mo was singing on stage, Liu Shixiong was talking to Tong Qinglin.

Liu Gongming had previously faintly heard his master softly sigh, "I have no regrets in this life," and he immediately gave a violent start.

One must know, Tong Qinglin was already very old.

He immediately said: "Master! Didn't Junior Apprentice Brother tell you? He's going to film a movie specifically for Opera in the future!"

"Oh? I didn't hear him say that." Tong Qinglin was slightly stunned.

"He's just that kind of person; he wouldn't mention it to you until he had everything prepared!" Liu Gongming said.

"An Opera movie... will anyone watch it?" Tong Qinglin said.

"The movie Junior Apprentice Brother films will definitely be a hit, you can rest assured, Master." Liu Gongming smiled.

After saying this, he added: "And Junior Apprentice Brother said, if he really films this movie, he's aiming to win awards—he wants to win domestic ones, and international ones too!"

"He even said he wants to rely on this movie to become a Best Actor!"

"Really?" Tong Qinglin seemed to have already started imagining it and looking forward to it.

"Could that be a lie? So you, don't say anything about having no regrets in this life; he has plenty of wild ideas, you won't even be able to keep up with them when the time comes," Liu Gongming said with a smile.

He also felt it was very shocking to have one hundred thousand people singing Opera on site.

But he believed that Luo Mo still had more plans ahead.

Incorporating Opera Elements into pop songs is a very common approach; the effect is very good, and the masses' initial acceptance is also higher.

Later, in "Director Show", he did "Ten Years of Work Offstage", using the form of a Comedy short film to promote Opera culture, and the effect was also very good.

This short film had humor where it needed humor, value where it needed value, and the ending didn't deliberately try to be sentimental, yet it made people tear up involuntarily; it was extremely moving, and the technique was particularly high-level.

Today's Luo Mo has enough influence and is popular enough.

Even if he had a falling out with the 【Fan Hua Award】, Huaxia cinema still had other awards.

What's more, in his heart, the 【Fan Hua Award】 was no longer considered an award.

A movie related to Opera would be a masterpiece in the hearts of countless people.

In terms of awards, it had only one goal for this movie—to sweep all the awards!

After the song "Lanting Preface" was completely finished, Luo Mo had already sung three songs in a row on stage.

Therefore, it was time to interact with the audience.

He held the microphone, surveyed the entire venue, and said: "So many people!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people at the scene laughed.

"Thank you all for coming to my first solo concert. Today, I have only one goal, and that is to make your ticket price worth it—no, it's to make it worth more than the price!"

He walked around the stage casually and continued: "Just now, you might not have even realized it, but we completed a feat together!"

"One hundred thousand people singing Opera together on site, I reckon we could at least apply for a Guinness World Record, right?" He smiled and said.

"To be honest, I was also very moved just now."

"You all know that I've been studying acting since I was a child; for me, it has benefited me for a lifetime."

He appeared to be speaking to the audience, but in reality, he was mainly thanking Tong Qinglin.

"As for the benefits in terms of singing, I won't say much; you all sang yourselves just now, so you should understand how big the gap is between you amateurs and a professional like me, haha."

"Let me tell you all something else instead."

"Ever since I started acting, I have rarely performed in other people's productions; you must all be clear on this point."

"But with my popularity, everyone knows I likely won't act, yet these film offers..." He held the microphone, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "They come in droves!"

"There are really too many people who want to hire me to act, truly too many."

"Guess which two types of film offers were the most frequent when I first started in the industry."

Many people at the venue began to shout, calling out all sorts of things.

"Idol dramas!"

"Xianxia idol dramas!"

"Domineering CEO!"

Luo Mo stood on stage and laughed: "I heard many people say idol dramas; well, that is one of them."

"There is another one, which is actually martial arts films."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly performed a set of "Basic Skills" he practiced in his daily life right there on stage.

It was the kind that foreigners can't help but watch, and upon seeing it, they would exclaim: "Chinese Kung Fu!"

After finishing his cool display, Luo Mo shrugged casually and said: "See, it's quite normal for them to ask me to act, right?"

"All of this is thanks to my master's guidance over so many years."

"Of course, my Liu Shixiong used to be able to do these things too." As he said this, he gave a laugh and added: "Well, in the past."

"It's a pity that Huaxia missed out on a martial arts Superstar surnamed Liu just like that."

Down in the audience, the paunchy Liu Gongming was so angry he kept clenching his fists.

Luo Mo sometimes thought that if he let Liu Shixiong film *Kung Fu Hustle*, the comedic effect would surely be very strong, because the character he would play is Zhang Zhuyu, the deputy sect leader of the Juanlian Sect, and the comedic effect comes from the contrast between the demeanor of a martial arts master and his repeated failures.

It would be too perfect for the current Liu Shixiong who has "crippled his own martial arts."

Back in the day, his stance was very stable, and he could do a backbend with ease.

But now, if one were to say his stance is stable and his waist strength is strong, a certain female fitness coach would be afraid to be the first to disagree.

Luo Mo chatted casually on stage for a few moments, then pointed to the big screen behind him and said: "You all can see it too; the character on the screen is the theme of my tour this time."

"Luo Mo, 【Love】, World Tour."

"I think you must feel right now that my naming sense is as casual as ever?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, a tacit wave of sound erupted from the entire venue: "Yes!!!"

Hearing this, Luo Mo smiled.

"Then what if I said I am about to sing a new song about 【Love】?"

In an instant, the entire venue boiled over.

"Ah!!!!!"

A new song—in Luo Mo's first solo concert, there would indeed be a new song!

This ticket was absolutely worth it!

It means that while others haven't heard this song yet, we hundred thousand people get to hear it first!

For the fans, this feeling is simply too satisfying.

The mountain-shaking and sea-roaring screams and cheers lasted for a very, very long time.

The lights on the stage also extinguished at this moment.

Why did they extinguish?

Because Luo Mo was looking for the guitar he had set aside earlier.

This is a pop love song that was once played on every street on Earth.

In the music video for this song, the guitar is also one of the main elements.

When the lights on the stage lit up again, Luo Mo, having been in a flurry of activity, was already standing handsomely in the center of the stage.

He leaned toward the microphone on the stand and said with a smile: "A new song, *Confession Balloon*, dedicated to everyone."

There is no need to say how popular this song is.

It was so popular that even Zhou Jielun himself was a bit stunned as to why it became so popular.

Overall, this song is actually quite catchy; it is the kind of song that leaves a memory point after the first listen, and it is extremely conducive to being sung by others.

Luo Mo chose this song because, in his view, it could make the atmosphere at the venue particularly good.

From the perspective of a creator, this song can be said to be very strong.

The Lyricist is Fang Wenshan.

The composer is Zhou Jielun himself.

The Arranger is Lin Maike.

This lineup is simply beyond reproach.

But it seems this song was the fastest and easiest one to write on the album *Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories*.

Since this is a new song, it certainly couldn't trigger a full-venue sing-along.

Now, the audience was just pricking up their ears to listen.

Even the Aurora Girls, who had not yet left the backstage area, were all very excited, waiting for Director Luo's new song.

The singing voice soon spread melodiously throughout the venue.

"By the Seine, Coffee on the Left Bank,

I hold a cup in my hand, savoring your beauty,

Lips that leave a print, ooh—,

Roses at the flower shop, who did I miswrite the noun for,

Confession Balloon, the wind blows to the street across,

A smile flying in the sky."

From the very beginning, the whole song is building a sense of imagery.

I have to say, this is a songwriting technique that Fang Wenshan uses very often.

Many people say that this song is a typical "pop song" among the songs of Zhou Jielun.

But if you really put it together with the mainstream pop songs on the market, you would think: "No, no, no, how can this be considered a pop song?"

I have to say, sometimes it is just that magical.

In fact, it is also because everyone has different standards for different Singers.

At this moment, among the audience at the venue, there are also some songwriters mixed in.

Like the president of the Beijing Songwriter Association, the entertainment industry's Number One Luo Fan, Lv Yi, is prominently among them.

He spent a great deal of Kung Fu Hustle to get two tickets to bring his daughter to listen to Luo Mo's concert.

In recent years, he has often appeared on variety shows as a judge, so naturally, he has earned quite a bit of money.

In terms of material things, he always tries his best to satisfy his precious daughter.

He has bought his daughter many expensive gifts, but none of them compare to the visible excitement and thrill his daughter showed when he took out the tickets to Luo Mo's concert.

She took the tickets immediately, took out her phone to keep taking pictures, and said she wanted to post it to her Moments and Weibo right away!

At this moment, Lv Yi keeps muttering four words: "Melody genius!"

Yes, he thinks Luo Mo is a melody genius.

He can always play with things that seem very simple in a particularly clever way!

It's just good to listen to, no way around it, it's just good to listen to!

Moreover, in his songs, he really likes to include some small elements.

For example, he clearly added a few rhythmic: "Heh."

It even seems a little bit tsundere.

After a few "Heh" sounds, the lyrics indeed had a new change, extremely fitting for this small element.

"You say you're a bit hard to chase,

Wanting me to retreat in the face of difficulty."

With this combination, a sweet atmosphere comes rushing toward you.

Wanting me to retreat in the face of difficulty? Dream on! I am going to meet the challenge head-on!

I know you aren't rejecting me; you are just feeling uneasy, you aren't sure how much I fancy you!

These few "Heh" sounds with a bit of tsundere actually add a bit of cuteness.

Girls simply cannot resist this!

Sure enough, the subsequent lyrics are expressing his own attitude.

Aren't you feeling uncertain about my feelings?

Then I will tell you the answer!

"Oh, creating a romantic date,

Not afraid of messing everything up,

Having you is having the whole world."

These few lines of lyrics were sung live, and it was the debut of a new song, so many female audience members were like crazy, waving red heart-shaped glow sticks hard and screaming with all their might.

For fans, isn't Luo Mo suddenly giving such a new song at the concert also a piece of romance for the fans?

The chorus part of the song arrived just like that, catchy and easy to sing.

The main elements of this song are youth, romance, and sweetness.

After all, Zhou Jielun has always liked to put a little sweet song in his albums; almost every album has one.

Such as "Sweet" or "Love's Flight Diary".

Just listening to him standing there, smiling and Singing:

"My dear, falling in love with you, from that day on,

Sweetness is so easy,

My dear, don't be willful, your eyes,

Are saying I do."

Crazy, the female fans at the scene were completely crazy!

In this song, even a girl's little reserve has been sung about.

"Your eyes, are saying I do," ahhh! Who can handle this!

Lv Yi sat in the audience, looking around.

He was just like watching the fun, watching the girls around him screaming, Shouting, and putting their hands to their mouths to make marmot-like shrieks.

Until he discovered that his precious daughter sitting next to him also really couldn't help but join in this ranks.

Lv Yi looked at her in a bit of astonishment; in his memory, his daughter wasn't that extroverted.

She has been completely captured by Luo Mo!

"If someone sang this song to confess, wouldn't they be won over!?"

(End of chapter)