Chapter 137: The National Team! Another Great Show Is About to Begin!

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Reading scripts takes time.

After all, there were more than a million words in total, and even a cursory skim would take several days.

However, after Bai Ling had waited for half a day, Zhuge Ming and Ouyang Ruofeng called her.

“Damn, this thing is really good.”

“It’s even more impressive than Crown Princess.”

“Crown Princess mainly benefited from the heroine’s exceptionally fresh and unusual characterization. Coupled with your breathtaking looks, that’s why it achieved the success it did.”

“If someone else had played the role, and their appearance hadn’t satisfied the audience, the show probably would have flopped terribly…”

Bai Ling nodded, thoroughly pleased. “Flattery won’t get you anywhere. Get to the point.”

Ouyang paused. “But what I’m about to say is still praise.”

Bai Ling sighed. “Then make it more artistic. Don’t be so ordinary.”

Ouyang and Zhuge fell silent at the same time.

They were having a hard time.

“In any case, we haven’t finished reading them yet, but all three scripts are excellent.”

“Actually, they’re three completely different types of scripts. Alive is more realistic and profound. Love and Redemption is quite lighthearted at first, though it becomes heavier later on and carries a strong sense of righteousness. But there’s something I want to ask…”

“Isn’t the Moon-Worshipping Leader an advocate of science? Why does everyone have to fight him?”

“Exactly! I haven’t finished watching Love and Destiny, but I watched Love and Redemption in one sitting. I’m curious too—what exactly did the Moon-Worshipping Leader do wrong?”

Bai Ling fell silent. “Never mind that. I want to fight him.”

“All right, all right. You’re amazing, you’re noble, you’re the screenwriter.”

Ouyang continued, “I have a feeling that all three of these will become huge hits once they’re filmed.”

Bai Ling thought to herself: Do you really need a premonition?

Once these three were filmed, success was guaranteed.

The main reason she had shown them to the two men was to entice them into joining her studio wholeheartedly.

“All right. If there are no problems, you can start making preparations. My studio should be nearly ready within the next couple of days. If you’re both okay with it, come sign the contracts with me, and then we’ll prepare to begin filming!”

Ouyang said excitedly, “Of course! No problem!”

“Which one are you going to film first?”

Without the slightest hesitation, Bai Ling replied, “Love and Destiny!”

“We’ll start with this romantic fantasy drama.”

The idol-drama market was still doing quite well these days.

Romantic fantasy dramas, in particular, were an emerging and promising genre.

It was perfectly understandable that Bai Ling would enter the market through this route.

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Naturally, she had a few other motives as well. She simply wasn’t in a position to reveal them yet.

Ouyang had no objections. “I’ll fly over to your city with Little Ming tonight. Wait for us!”

Bai Ling shook her head. “I asked you to come over, not to rush here immediately.”

“I have to take part in a show today and tomorrow. Come the day after tomorrow.”

Ouyang Ruofeng and Zhuge said in unison, “All right, no problem.”

“That gives us time to finish reading Love and Destiny, make the necessary revisions and adjustments, and work out a production plan!”

With Ouyang around, even Zhuge Ming, who was not normally so impatient, became noticeably more “diligent” under his influence.

The variety show Bai Ling referred to was, naturally, Guess Who I Am.

The previous episode had been an explosive success, and discussion surrounding Dingdang Cat and Moonlight was still remarkably intense.

The production team attached tremendous importance to Bai Ling.

When Bai Ling arrived at the recording venue the next day, the director, Wu Youliang, personally came out to receive her.

The treatment was extraordinary.

However, since the recording was about to begin, they dealt with the important matters first.

Bai Ling handed the sheet music to the program’s musical director.

This was the song she would perform that evening.

The musical director was no longer young. He wore his hair tied up in a small bun, though it looked somewhat disheveled.

He fit the image many people had of an artist or musician.

His eyes lit up when he received the score, but a moment later he looked at Bai Ling in disbelief.

“Bai Ling, are you sure you want to use this song?”

Bai Ling nodded. “Yes.”

Upon hearing this, the musical director leaned over and whispered a few words to the director.

Wu Youliang immediately burst out laughing. “Bai Ling, you really haven’t disappointed me. It looks like we’re in for another good show.”

Bai Ling smiled. “You flatter me, Director.”

Afterward, Bai Ling put on the Dingdang Cat costume and prepared to record the program.

Once everyone was ready and recording had begun, Bai Ling discovered that there were considerably more judges this time than in the previous episode.

Of course, she meant compared with the number of judges at the beginning of the previous episode.

The main reason there were so many people this time was that several contestants from the previous episode, including Leng Yan and Li Yuanhong, had returned.

According to the program’s rules, eliminated contestants were allowed to remain on the judges’ panel for the next episode or later episodes.

The only catch was that the production team would not pay them an appearance fee.

Naturally, no one had stayed for the earlier episodes.

Why stay when there was no money and nothing particularly enjoyable about it?

Everyone was busy, after all.

But this time was different.

Because of the appearance of Dingdang Cat, Leng Yan, Li Yuanhong, and the others were all eagerly anticipating what kind of performance Dingdang Cat would bring.

Would her true identity be exposed because of this performance?

They were not the only ones. The audience at the venue was also highly enthusiastic.

They were not quite at the point of being unable to contain their excitement, but it was obvious that their energy was entirely different from that of the previous episodes.

They would probably have to wait quite a while, though.

Wu Youliang knew this crowd all too well, so he had deliberately arranged for Bai Ling to appear last, saving her as the grand finale.

Even so, the performances before hers were already quite entertaining.

At least, they were from Bai Ling’s perspective.

Every contestant who took the stage displayed remarkable talent and brought out something special.

The one who left the deepest impression on Bai Ling was the singer who appeared in an orange big-cat costume.

What surprised her was that this singer had also chosen Young China Speaks.

The song had now appeared twice on the program.

However, compared with Bai Ling’s earlier performance, this singer demonstrated the very essence of vocal technique.

Every word and every note was nearly flawless.

Moreover, the singer’s vocal timbre was distinct from Bai Ling’s.

Bai Ling’s voice embodied endless mountains and rivers, natural and perfectly integrated.

This singer, on the other hand, was more like the rising morning sun—masculine to the extreme, brimming with vitality and passion.

He even gave off an imposing and domineering aura.

“I know who this is!”

“If I’m wrong, I’ll quit the music industry today!”

After the Orange Big Cat finished singing, Wu Yongfeng—an experienced singer known as Old Wu, a distant cousin of Wu Youliang—declared grandly from beside Leng Yan.

Of course, this was hardly the first time he had said something like that. He appeared on the judges’ panel in every episode.

“Teacher Han Guangming!”

“Take off the mask!”

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