Chapter 91: A Crazy Summer

"Creating Idols," just like that, has ended.

The audience watching the Live Broadcast, seeing the words indicating the end of the broadcast, felt like something was missing.

On this stage, the man who should have been the most dazzling, amidst the sky full of golden rain and brilliant fireworks, turned and walked off the stage all alone.

But so what?

There is a saying that goes: The king left his kingdom, but his legend will always remain there.

According to the typical nature of variety shows, the first season is usually the most awesome; it is rare for a variety show to produce a second or third season that completely crushes the first.

And this champion who did not debut in the first season will perhaps still be talked about with relish many years from now.

As for the ten thousand audience members at the final venue, their gazes were fixed in unison on the backstage passage at this moment.

The Motto from just a moment ago had brought everyone too great a shock.

From the very first episode of the show, everyone felt that Luo Mo's Motto was incomprehensible.

But at this moment, everyone understood.

"【Do not worry that the road ahead has no soulmate, for who in the world does not recognize you.】"

Yes, this young man is perhaps about to step onto a new road ahead.

If one were to compare the entertainment industry, which also has its own flashes of swords and shadows, to the martial arts world.

Then, this man is equivalent to having just entered the martial arts world, only to leave it immediately.

But the road of the martial arts world is long, and we will meet again.

Isn't that so?

At least this summer, countless people remembered Luo Mo, remembered this name.

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………

Inside the VIP room, a group of big shots from the entertainment industry began to congratulate one another.

The bosses of those trainees who failed to be selected began to congratulate those companies that had secured debut spots.

It's just that the overall atmosphere was, well, both enthusiastic and sluggish at the same time.

It was just quite strange.

Like Wang Shisong of Pineapple Entertainment, although he wore a smile on his face and spoke polite words, saying he would strive to build the boy group into the top boy group in the country, everyone knew clearly that he was suppressing anger in his heart.

As for that limping man sandwiched in the crowd, looking out of place, he had quietly stood up at some unknown moment and picked up the Briefcase he had brought.

Inside, it held the S-Class Contract for Xinyu, in duplicate.

Wang Shisong glanced at him, watching this limping man who was tidying his clothes and smoothing out the wrinkles on his shirt, and said, "Shaoqiu, can't wait anymore?"

Shen Shaoqiu looked at him, smiled, and said, "My daughter is urging me on WeChat, I dare not be slow."

Saying this, he politely said Farewell to the many peers, saying they should find an opportunity to get together later, drink some tea, and have some drinks.

After finishing, he turned and left the VIP room.

After Shen Shaoqiu left, that Vice President of Penguin Video also stood up immediately, greeted everyone, and chased after him.

Wang Shisong watched the retreating Back Shadow of the Penguin Vice President, which was equivalent to receiving a signal.

—Penguin still wants to continue cooperating with Luo Mo!

Penguin Video and Pineapple TV are inherently in a competitive relationship; among the four major video platforms, the two engage in a chase every year. Sometimes Penguin leads, and sometimes it is overtaken by Pineapple.

For Penguin, the enemy of an enemy is a friend.

Not to mention that Luo Mo had already demonstrated his value, helping Penguin break multiple records!

Originally, after "Creating Idols" ended, the benefits were all supposed to belong to Pineapple.

But who could have imagined that the development of the situation would turn out like this.

Penguin, which has always been low-key about making money, feels like it could wake up laughing from a dream!

—Hehe, the opportunity has arrived!

In the passage leading to the backstage, Shen Shaoqiu and the Vice President of Penguin Video were talking happily.

This limping man didn't know if he was deliberately waiting for the Vice President to catch up, or if it was because his legs were inconvenient and he couldn't walk fast.

In any case, even while walking and chatting later, the two walked extremely slowly.

When they parted, both old men had smiles on their faces.

When Shen Shaoqiu arrived at the conference room his daughter had told him about, as soon as he pushed the door open, he saw Shen Yinuo loudly scolding someone in a huff.

"Luo Mo! You are too much. This young lady is hearing for the first time that her Singing is poor. I have been practicing 'Daughter Kingdom' hard recently, and you actually said I only have 60 points!"

"It's one thing that I got 60 points, but why is Jiang Jiang 61 points? I wouldn't have been this angry if you gave her 70 points, but this 1 point is clearly bullying people!" Shen Yinuo slapped the table with her hand, feeling it was absurd.

"Also, you are a trainee, and I am a mentor! The show just ended, and you already started grading me? You have no respect for your elders!"

After the limping man entered the room, he smiled and said, "Nuo Nuo, why are you still angry? How about we don't sign?"

As soon as Shen Shaoqiu entered, the atmosphere in the room changed instantly.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yinuo immediately snatched the Briefcase from her father's hand, showing favoritism, and said, "No, no, we still have to sign. Luo Mo, I am a company shareholder and also your senior; you must give me the utmost respect in the future, understand?"

Shen Shaoqiu was caught between laughter and tears; he never expected that the vast foundation he had built would be used by his daughter in such an occasion.

Most importantly, he could see that his daughter and Luo Mo were getting along a bit too harmoniously, which made him keep a Heart Eye.

Returning to the main topic, Shen Shaoqiu looked at this relaxed-looking young man and felt that he possessed a kind of seasoned composure that was unswayed by favor or humiliation.

The grand finale had just ended, yet he seemed to have already calmed down completely.

"Luo Mo, I am Shen Shaoqiu. This is your first time seeing me, but I have already seen you several times on the show." Saying this, the limping man pointed to a seat and said, "Sit, let's all sit."

"President Shen, hello." Luo Mo nodded and took a seat on the chair.

Shen Shaoqiu took out the Contract directly and said, "I have brought the Contract; you can take a look."

"Previously you said that signing after the finale was your sincerity toward Xinyu, so I think this new Contract can also represent the new sincerity of my Xinyu," Shen Shaoqiu said.

Luo Mo nodded, said nothing, and began to flip through the Contract.

Signing a contract is a major matter; one cannot be careless.

Luo Mo had experience in this regard; long-term illness makes one a doctor, after all. Once you have signed enough contracts and encountered enough pitfalls, you won't step on any more landmines.

He carefully read it from beginning to end. This Contract not only satisfied all his previous Demands but also further expanded his autonomy.

The company's restrictions on him were far fewer than he had imagined; it was basically just an affiliation.

Even for a Top Traffic of this significance, one actually wouldn't enjoy such treatment.

Because the higher the traffic, the easier it is for trouble to arise. If the company doesn't manage them strictly, in case they let themselves go, they might end up eating big bowls of prison food, and their lives would suddenly become stable, with someone managing their three meals a day.

After Luo Mo finished reading the entire Contract, he nodded and said, "President Shen, I have no issues."

"Do you need to consult with a professional? There is actually no rush for a day or two." Shen Shaoqiu's attitude remained very good.

Just as Luo Mo was about to speak, the door to the conference room was pushed open again.

Having finished the pleasantries and formalities, Ning Dan walked into the conference room with a hint of fatigue.

As soon as this Run Jie entered, she said, "If President Shen doesn't mind, let me take a look."

This woman, who was usually stern and humorless on the recording set, joked quite rarely today: "After all, from a certain perspective, Luo Mo can be considered to have jumped ship from me to your company."

Shen Shaoqiu looked at Ning Dan with slight surprise.

This powerful woman, coveted by many big shots in the circle, seemed to care about Luo Mo much more than he had anticipated.

Shen Yinuo and Jiang Ningxi exchanged a glance; neither had expected that Ning Dan would actually come specifically to vet things for Luo Mo.

Normally, she should still have plenty of things to be busy with right now, and there was a celebration banquet later.

This should be more than just high regard for Luo Mo, right?

Shen Shaoqiu smiled and said, "Since Director Ning wants to see it, that is also fine. After all, I am still very confident in this Contract, and I also trust Director Ning's character; you won't go outside and say anything."

Ning Dan nodded, and a tacit understanding was reached between the two big shots. She flipped through the Contract, looking up at Shen Shaoqiu several times; clearly, this Contract also exceeded her expectations.

"There are no issues at all," Ning Dan finally said.

Luo Mo nodded, picked up the pen on the table, and signed his name on the Contract.

This was the first S-Class Contract produced in the entire industry after a talent show ended.

Unprecedented!

Looking at this young man who had just signed, Ning Dan thought to herself, "He has created another miracle in the industry."

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After the signing was finished, Ning Dan did not stay long, and neither did Shen Shaoqiu.

Both of these big shots still had many things to attend to.

As for Jiang Ningxi and Shen Yinuo, they could still stay in the conference room for a while longer; they were also going to attend the celebration banquet later.

"Luo Mo, are you going to the celebration banquet later?" Shen Yinuo asked.

Luo Mo shook his head and said, "It's meaningless, so I won't go."

The vast majority of people at the celebration banquet wanted to swallow Luo Mo alive; people like Li Fengshan and Wang Shisong already viewed him as a thorn in their side.

And Luo Mo was too lazy to go there to keep them company with hypocritical pleasantries, only to then have a confrontation filled with hidden barbs.

It's meaningless.

Let the results speak for themselves.

"Sigh, it makes me not really want to go either." Shen Yinuo sighed; the energetic girl was currently in a deflated state.

Luo Mo glanced at her, revealed a look of disdain, and said, "I seriously suspect you are treating me as a trophy, planning to take me to the banquet to show off."

Having her intentions exposed, Shen Yinuo got flustered and immediately said, "I didn't, don't talk nonsense, you're full of it..."

Watching from the side, Jiang Ningxi suddenly felt a bit envious of Shen Yinuo's thick-skinned nature.

She could always interact with Luo Mo in a poised and generous manner, but Jiang Ningxi could not.

Their former sensitive relationship, combined with her status as a girl group member, and the tacit understanding she believed they had reached in the song "Gentle," all made her feel a bit inhibited.

Clearly, clearly I was the one who knew him first; clearly, clearly we used to have that kind of relationship.

"Well, the time is about right, so we'll head over first." Shen Yinuo stood up and said.

Jiang Ningxi also stood up and bid Farewell to Luo Mo.

Luo Mo nodded and followed her out of the conference room.

He arrived at the dormitory where Tong Shu was. Tong Shu had already packed his luggage and was standing there, looking around, as if it had stirred up some memories.

Seeing Luo Mo enter, he was somewhat surprised: "Brother Mo, are you not going to the celebration banquet?"

"What's the point of going?" Luo Mo waved at him and said, "Let's go, let's go taste the cafeteria auntie's cooking one last time!"

Tong Shu immediately followed quickly. He had thought he would be eating alone today and was even thinking of staying in the dormitory a while longer to see if he could wait for Brother Mo to finish and then properly bid him Farewell.

After the show ended, Tong Shu also had to go back to see his grandmother first.

Likewise, Luo Mo also had to go back to see his family.

In the cafeteria, Luo Mo looked at Tong Shu and said, "Shu, are you interested in coming to your Brother Mo's studio?"

"Brother Mo, are you really going to set up a studio?" An excited expression appeared on Tong Shu's face.

"Yeah, considering how hard you work at washing dishes, I'll give you the first signing spot under the studio," Luo Mo said while eating meat in big mouthfuls.

"I have no problem with that," Tong Shu agreed immediately.

"I haven't even told you the specific terms yet..." Luo Mo glanced at Tong Shu.

He couldn't help but recall when he first met Tong Shu; his internal assessment of him was: this kid looks very simple, I can borrow money from him in the future if I'm broke.

Luo Mo looked at him and said, "I'll tell you in advance: if you sign with my studio, your profit-sharing won't be too high."

"Because a portion of your share, as well as a portion of what I take, will be set aside by me for other uses."

"You can think about this carefully," Luo Mo said.

It wasn't that he was reluctant to give Tong Shu a share, but that he had other additional considerations.

Tong Shu just said the same thing: "Brother Mo, I have no problem with it!"

Luo Mo nodded and said, "Right, you have Li Junyi and the others' WeChat saved, right?"

Tong Shu said, "I do, I wrote all their WeChat IDs down on paper."

Only after the program recording ends will the production team return the mobile phones.

"Mm, good, you can also ask about their personal thoughts when the time comes," Luo Mo said.

"Alright!" Tong Shu immediately took on this task.

This young man felt that the Anonymous Team might be reuniting again.

Little did he know that Luo Mo was actually very clear that quite some time had already passed since Li Junyi and the others' Elimination.

During this period, these contestants who had gained a bit of popularity would actually have a large number of companies approaching them.

Besides that, these young men who previously understood nothing would, after ending the closed-off recording, also have to face a flashy world completely different from the past.

Everything is hard to say.

Everyone indeed has a friendship, but if they cannot endure these things, Luo Mo would also not choose to take them along on the road together.

Mixing in this circle, one still needs to be clear-headed about the world.

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After this restless day of the finals, the aftermath was actually still continuing.

The Creating Idols production team has its own official Weibo.

At the moment the finals ended, the official Weibo posted several messages in a row.

One for each of the nine contestants who formed the group, paired with their Motto, congratulating them on forming the group and debuting.

And their fans would respectively flood into their individual Weibo pages to repost, comment, and like.

At the same time, the production team also posted a Poster of Luo Mo, congratulating him on winning the championship, and accompanied it with the line: 【Do not worry that you have no friends on the road ahead, for who in the world does not know you】.

In terms of the number of likes, comments, and reposts, Luo Mo was far in the lead!

The champion is always the champion!

This talent show variety program, which broke multiple records, truly created a new Top Traffic!

Weibo company observed Luo Mo's data; none of his various data points were inflated, yet he was not at all inferior to those traffic stars whose data was inflated!

This night, among the top ten of the Weibo Hot Search, he alone occupied 4 spots!

Waiting until the early morning, a new day arrived.

The last day of this summer passed quietly, and autumn arrived just like that in the days after the clamor ended.

A Weibo post made by a big fan among the Mo-born-people appeared on the Weibo trending list.

This Weibo post had only a few words, and didn't even have a picture.

And in the comments below, most were also repeating the content of this Weibo post.

"【Luo Mo, get to work!】"

We are waiting for you to return.

………

For many people in this world, this was a summer destined to be unforgettable.

(ps: First update, 4000+, asking for monthly tickets at the end of the month!)

(End of this chapter)