She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

In the past, Bai Wei's intimate gestures towards him were almost always purposeful.

However, Su Mu didn't dislike Bai Wei's scheming and motives at all.

Because I feel the same way, only I'm better at controlling myself.

Now that she no longer needs to restrain herself, at least during the off-season, she can give Bai Wei a passionate and affectionate response.

Su Mu reached out and put her arm around Bai Wei's neck, smiling brightly, "Darling, can you grant my birthday wish?"

"Anything is fine." Bai Wei's heartbeat quickened slightly.

"You said it, no take-backs allowed..." Su Mu grasped Bai Wei's wrist and gently placed it on her chest. "My wish is that you can do whatever you want to me today..."

"...Anything is fine...?"

"Anything is fine, but you have to take the initiative; I can't be the one to initiate it..."

Bai Wei, who had no resistance to Su Mu, could not resist her sweet words that were as delicate as orchids. As her body temperature rose rapidly, she pried open Su Mu's teeth and they became entwined in a passionate embrace.

I want Mu Mu to also reach that mysterious world…

The wind and moon are gentle.

After an unknown amount of time, the two, whose happiness had reached its peak, fell asleep in each other's arms.

I slept straight through until after noon, when I was woken up by my phone ringing.

The ringtone was Su Mu's.

"Elsa?"

Su Mu and Bai Wei exchanged a glance, then Su Mu sat up from the bed and answered an international call.

"Hey! Sue, I have good news to tell you! And some news that I don't know if it's good or bad."

Ignoring the awkwardness in Elsa's words, Su Mu turned on the speakerphone and chuckled, asking, "The good news is that my work was selected as the theme song, or..."

"Bingo!"

Elsa's voice sounded very happy, with a hint of excitement and surprise, as if she was curious about why Su Mu had guessed correctly.

"After multiple internal meetings and voting, Fearless has been confirmed as leading Silver Scrapes by 27% of the votes!"

"Could it be bad news?"

"Don't worry, there's more good news: the company plans to buy all five of your works."

"Used elsewhere?"

“Yes, actually the leaders didn’t give a definite answer on where to use it. They only said that they wanted to add a special track to the fifth game of the BO5 series, a do-or-die match,” Elsa said.

Upon hearing this, Su Mu was taken aback.

The music for a best-of-five (BO5) do-or-die game?

"I recommend Silver Scrapes; they're the most suitable."

"You also think Silver Scrapes are better? That's great! It seems this matter can be passed without any controversy." (Qi)

Elsa sounded very pleased and continued, "In addition, all of Bai's works have passed the review and will be used in the global competition soon. The boss is very satisfied with your works, and the final cooperation fee has been increased by 20%."

"You guys are pretty generous with your fists." Su Mu smiled nonchalantly, then changed the subject, "So, what about that news you mentioned, the one that's either good or bad news?"

"Well..."

"Just say what you have to say."

More than ten minutes later, Su Mu hung up the phone, looked at Bai Wei, shrugged, and smiled.

I thought it was some embarrassing bad news, but it was nothing at all.

It simply requires participating in a live performance of Fearless, or recording a live symphonic version as part of the opening ceremony program for this year's S1 World Championship.

Riot Games originally wanted the two of them to perform live, but considering that WLD might qualify for the S1 World Championship and wouldn't have time to rehearse, they decided to use a pre-recorded version as a backup.

The sense of ceremony is a bit lacking when the performance is not live, but that can't be helped. Su Mu and his companion are not only musical geniuses, but also top-notch League of Legends professional players in the LPL.

Live performances require a lot of rehearsal time, so where do professional athletes find that much free time?

Given that the collaboration with Riot Games was quite pleasant, Su Mu, after some thought, offered a compromise suggestion based on the tournament schedule.

The LPL playoffs schedule is short, with the finals ending three weeks before the start of the S1 World Championship. Considering issues such as traveling abroad and adjusting to time differences, there isn't much time left.

If WLD gets a ticket to the World Championship, they will never be able to perform live, which will not meet Riot Games' requirements.

Human energy is limited, and with so many tough opponents in global competitions, it's difficult to find much free time to study them.

Even if you can squeeze out time to participate in rehearsals, it means you won't have the energy to dedicate to pre-competition preparations.

Su Mu felt that he wouldn't be affected in the game, but League of Legends is a team game, and he needed to consider whether Bai Wei would be affected.

Even if she doesn't know how, I don't want her to be so tired from trying to manage both.

Unless WLD fails to secure a ticket to the World Championship, he can perform live, which at most draws criticism from some people, such as mocking his unique way of getting to the World Championship.

However, she and Bai Wei didn't care about these criticisms. People can say whatever they want, and they couldn't care less what others said.

"As a professional player, MuMu is probably the first in the industry to create theme songs for game tournaments. That's really amazing."

"No need to beat around the bush, isn't my Weiwei just as amazing?"

As he spoke, Su Mu pounced on Bai Wei and kissed her soft lips.

Bai Wei smiled gently, without saying anything more, and reached out to hug Su Mu's waist, enjoying a moment of tenderness.

WLD has no matches scheduled for the next few days, and the match day will be a new version. As is customary, this means there are no extra schedules to follow during the short break.

During the competition period, including the off-season, there is no need for live broadcasts in the evenings. Regular training can be carried out step by step, and the time is relatively flexible.

Today is a regular rest day after the match, and there's no need for regular training, which conveniently allows Su Mu and his partner to participate in the follow-up matters related to the World Championship theme song.

245. Trailer Filming

When Elsa called, in addition to informing Su Mu that his work had been selected as the theme song, she also inquired about the WLD training schedule.

Upon learning that the next few days wouldn't be particularly busy, he swiftly proceeded with another part of the theme song's arrangements—

Shoot a promotional video that serves as a teaser.

The professional team will be arranged to depart today by the Penguin agent, and filming is expected to begin within two days.

Their work efficiency was extremely high. After communicating effectively with WLD's senior management and understanding the team's more specific schedule and the players' free time, they quickly headed to Shanghai with the filming plan that Riot Games had prepared in advance.

They arrived in Shanghai and completed all the pre-shooting arrangements in just over ten hours. All that was needed for Su Mu and her companion was to go to the location the next day; they didn't need to worry about anything else.

The day after the rest day ended, around 2 PM, Su Mu and Bai Wei finished their training schedule for the day ahead of schedule and took a private car to the venue.

The filming content was not as complicated as I had imagined; it was divided into two scenes.

The first scene, at most, is only half a minute long, and it includes some composite shots, which do not require real people to participate in the filming.

The second scene is an ensemble performance, which requires the participation of both Su Mu and Bai Wei, and is used as a blurred background for the first scene's filming content.

Su Mu read the script and found it quite interesting.

I don't know who in Riot Games has such a unique eye, but they think she has a very good foundation and is suitable to play the warrior in the theme song Fearless.

Originally, Riot Games was debating whether to use a male or female actor. With Su Mu's looks and charisma that appeal to both men and women, she could definitely make the character look lifelike without making it impossible to tell whether the warrior was male or female.

This is a good thing; it can shut up some extremists after esports became capitalized.

……

On set.

Bai Wei and Liu Keke stared blankly at Su Mu, who was wearing battle armor, their eyes filled with novelty and amazement.

Not only them, but all the staff present, as long as they understood Chinese culture, couldn't help but think of an ancient phrase.

How can you tell if I am male or female?

That battle armor was completely in the traditional Chinese style, and it suited her perfectly.

At first glance, she appears to be a female general, but after a moment of closer inspection, one can't help but think that she is a male general.

Not only is her temperament impeccable, but her makeup is equally flawless.

Director Wu, who was in charge of filming, was completely stunned. He stared at Su Mu for a long time before he came back to his senses and suppressed the urge to beat his chest in regret.

She has been in the directing industry for over a decade, possessing extensive experience and a well-known reputation, if not a household name.

Countless newcomers, struggling to make it big, dream of landing a leading role in her hands, regardless of whether it's a supporting character or not.

As a seasoned director, how could he not see Su Mu's potential?

If you're an actor, as long as your acting isn't so bad that even a child could tell it's fake, you don't have to worry about not becoming famous.

It must be admitted that being good-looking can indeed make up for many shortcomings.

"Ms. Su, you've just read the script. Before filming begins, could you please put yourself in the mood of confronting the first formidable enemy in the script and give a preliminary performance?"

That powerful figure needs to be created using special effects in post-production, which means he needs to put on a show of acting skills in thin air, something that not everyone can do.

Director Wu just wanted to see Su Mu's acting skills.

"Okay, let me gather my emotions." Su Mu closed her eyes.

It seems like they're preparing to immerse themselves in the game, but in reality, they're entering the system interface and activating a cheat code they've never used before.

Best Acting

Ten seconds later, Su Mu still hadn't opened his eyes, but his hand slowly gripped the prop spear beside him.

By integrating the words in the script, the most suitable scene immediately comes to mind, and it feels as if I am in that scene, trying to understand and connect with it.

Under the unwavering gaze of everyone, Su Mu gently shifted his left foot to the side, then stretched out his arm, which was tightly gripping the spear, with the long shaft resting against his back and protruding diagonally from his left shoulder.

Director Wu's eyes lit up at the sight, but before she could anticipate what might happen next, Su Mu suddenly opened her eyes without warning.

Her sharp, fearless gaze stared straight ahead, emanating an inexplicable sense of oppression from within her body.

Everyone present felt an urge to turn and run away whenever they met Su Mu's gaze.

Two female staff members trembled as they backed away, falling to the ground in their panic.

When Su Mu saw that someone in his line of sight was in trouble, he realized that he had gone too far and quickly turned off his best acting skills and returned to his normal self.

As her gaze calmed, some of those who had been struggling to breathe belatedly came to their senses, shook their heads to dispel their fear, and looked at Su Mu with eyes full of shock.

In those last few seconds... it was as if everyone really saw a fierce general from ancient times who could kill enemies from thousands of miles away.

It was as if the person standing there wasn't a character from a script played by Su Mu, but a real-life killing god who had traveled to the modern era.

The person who fell earlier got up, and it was incredibly embarrassing.

Fortunately, everyone was understanding, since they had all considered escaping from here.

"well!"

"Okay, okay, okay, Ba San Jiu Lin Qi Wu Ba!"

The silence on set was broken when Director Wu and the person in charge of the Penguin project slapped their thighs simultaneously and shouted in unison.

Director Wu seemed to teleport in front of Su Mu and grasped her hands in his.

"Ms. Su, do you have any interest in becoming an actress?"

It's no exaggeration to say that Su Mu's performance just now surpassed that of any actor she had ever seen since becoming a director.

A professional e-sports player has such amazing acting skills, it's almost terrifying.

Once Su Mu enters the entertainment industry, countless people with only popularity but no real talent will see their value plummet.

"..." Su Mu felt a little embarrassed. Seeing Director Wu's eager and expectant expression, he could only shake his head and politely decline, "Sorry, not at the moment."

"This is my business card." Director Wu took out a card from his body with a serious expression and said confidently, "If you change your mind, please contact me at any time. I will definitely give you the best resources."

Su Mu took it and glanced at it.

Wu Ke.

She recognized the name; the recently released suspense film that went viral was directed by her, and it received very positive reviews from the industry, making her a truly talented actress.

I never expected that Riot Games would hire her, and that she would even direct this kind of promotional video.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Director Wu, but it's probably impossible in the short term..."

"It's alright." Wu Ke was regretful, but she knew she couldn't force it, so she temporarily put aside the idea and turned to her assistant to ask, "Is the scene ready?"