After offending capital, my songs became more and more popular.

Chapter 108: Encouraging in Chinese, scathing in English: Children of Motherland are not cowards!

"This song is very nice, and its style seems to be somewhat similar to ours, rather than the style here."

The 180cm tall blonde, blue-eyed Ma Kesha initially took a liking to Shen Mingen because of his appearance. After he finished singing the chorus of the first verse of his song "Full Power", an expression of "appreciation" flashed across Kesha's sexy and charming face.

Foreigners may not understand Chinese, but judging from the rhythm, melody, and Shen Ming'en's singing skills, vocal style, timbre, and other aspects of "Full Power," this song is undoubtedly a masterpiece.

In terms of stage presence, stage style, and other aspects, Shen Ming'en is in no way inferior to these European and American singers.

Although Keisha, like Sean and Mia, was initially dismissive when she heard that the new singer joining the show would be performing an original song, she has to admit that Shen Ming'en's song and his performance were truly refreshing and impressed her.

Sean and Mia, standing to the side, nodded in agreement. Shen Mingen and his performance of "Full Power" truly impressed them. It wasn't that he was particularly skilled, but rather that their expectations for singers in the Chinese entertainment industry were too low, making Shen Mingen's performance stand out.

However, when the three men's earnest "approving" expressions were broadcast live by the cameras of the "Singer Challenge" program, many viewers couldn't help but laugh...

Still laughing? We'll take you in!

[Haha... These foreigners probably don't understand the lyrics, they just like the melody, right?]

I can't even imagine what their expressions will be when they look back at the translated lyrics.

[This is already starting a fight, and you're still laughing, hahaha...]

……

What is the first line of Shen Ming'en's song "Full Power"?
It is "Down with imperialism, we are no longer willing to be slaves!"
Who is the imperialist power we need to defeat?

It's them, isn't it!
In the long river of history, they are their ancestors; in the present day, they are themselves!

A piece so clearly targeting them, and they're still nodding and agreeing—it's truly unbelievable!

But actually, this kind of thing doesn't only happen to them...

The saying goes, "The most amazing things are the ones you can't understand." If you listen to some of your favorite Western songs or Korean rap, you'll find that some of the lyrics are also incredibly powerful.

For more details, please listen to: "Put A Little Umph In It"

(Note: Do not attempt to translate the song title)
Experience tells us that we should try not to listen to foreign language songs in front of foreigners, because many times you may just find them pleasant to listen to, but the other person may feel extremely embarrassed.

For example, some foreigners wear clothes with Chinese characters printed on them. The front shows a foreigner coming, and the back shows a foreigner leaving. Some even have a message printed on them that says "Idiot foreigners don't understand Chinese." They still think they are dressed very fashionably and coolly.

This can no longer be called "cultural invasion"; it is "cultural bullying" under the premise of language barriers between the two sides!
As for Keisha and the others' current reactions, the biggest blame actually lies with the program's translators...

Sean was more meticulous than Keisha and Mia. While they were appreciating the music and the stage, only Sean asked the staff around him, "What are the lyrics about?"

During the recording of the last episode, when the singers from the Chinese entertainment industry performed, the staff next to them would translate for them. Not only that, but the English text would also be specially marked on the big screen in front of them for them to read.

But in this episode, not only was there no English on the big screen, but the staff also remained silent, with strange expressions and hands clasped together as if to say, "Don't talk to me."

Shen Ming'en's performance of "Full Power" is already halfway through, but they only understood "lady Kaka" and "music man". It would be strange if Sean didn't find it strange.

"This one……"

The staff and translators around the three Western singers looked at each other, their faces filled with embarrassment, unsure of what to say.

Not to mention the production crew, even the local translator they specifically hired looked embarrassed to speak!
How should I put it?

Tell them that the lyrics of Shen Ming'en's song are all directed at them, with phrases like "Down with imperialism" and "My door has been invaded" coming up repeatedly.
There's no way to explain it!
Saying it would damage international friendship!

"Is there a problem?" Sean frowned upon seeing this.

Keisha and Mia had been expecting the staff to translate for them, but seeing that they hadn't spoken yet, they couldn't help but turn their gazes away in surprise.

“There’s definitely no problem. This…” One of the staff members almost overheated before managing to say, “This is the production team’s arrangement. We’ll reveal it to you three later. Let’s watch the performance quietly and not disturb the recording.”

Hearing this...

Although the three of them found it strange, they didn't say anything.

Whether it's a foreign land or a powerful country like ours, no matter if you fly in the sky or swim in the sea, you have to behave yourself, otherwise no one here will tolerate you.

They understood this basic social etiquette, so they all tacitly kept quiet.

But it was at this moment...

"Ahhhh!!!"

Beside Keisha, the singer with the phlegm-filled voice, for some unknown reason, suddenly stood up abruptly and shouted:

"I want a foreigner!!!"

As soon as these words came out...

Keisha: "???"

Sean: "???"

Mia: "???"

The three Western singers were completely dumbfounded.

Ber, what's wrong?

What's wrong with this guy all of a sudden?
That sudden movement almost gave Keisha a heart attack.

Before they could even ask any questions, the "madness" seemed to be contagious, precisely spreading to several other singers in the backstage waiting room.

Suddenly, many people slammed their fists on the table and stood up!
They were shouting in turn:

"I want a foreigner's scepter too!"

"Fight them!"

"Let's go, brothers!"

"Old Eighth Brother is so... ugh, he'll fight these foreigners to the death!"

"Aaaaah! Fire! Fire!!!"

Keisha and the other two: "???"

The three Western singers were stunned.

no……

What's wrong with you guys?!

What on earth is going on?!
"Is it because of this song?" Keisha blinked her big, watery eyes and looked curiously at Shen Ming'en's singing in the video.

Her keen intuition told her that the song seemed to contain some kind of mysterious Eastern power, which suddenly brought the singers, whose hearts had been broken by them, back together.

"What exactly does the song's lyrics mean?" Sean's ominous premonition deepened, and he looked strangely at the translator he had hired.

His attitude was much more serious now than before. After all, judging from the way he was acting, there must be some unusual meaning in the song. He was afraid that they would be fooled and treated like idiots, and then be laughed at when they returned home.

As foreign singers, their words and actions can easily cause problems if they are slightly inappropriate, so it's always best to be careful.

"This one……"

The translator looked hesitant, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't. He wanted to, but the problem was...

How should I put it!
The translators on site all looked constipated. At this moment, they were probably complaining in their hearts that Shen Ming'en wrote a terrible song, which made everyone else happy, but it made things difficult for them.

They all tacitly felt that Shen Ming'en's song was not suitable for foreigners to hear, nor was it suitable for them to know its content, otherwise it would be a clear form of targeting. Therefore, they all hesitated to speak, afraid of letting them know.

Sean, who was waiting impatiently, couldn't help but urge, "Could you...?"

He had intended to urge the translator on, since he had paid them just in case, but who knew that at that moment...

Just as Sean, Mia, and Keisha couldn't understand Shen Ming'en's lyrics and kept pressing the staff for answers, the staff hesitated to speak for fear of letting them know...

Suddenly, Shen Ming'en's voice rang out on the stage, singing entirely in English!
……

So many accusations

"Of an Asian invasion"

"Here they come, pointing fingers at me."

"Preyin on a mass emotion"

"Stir up a big commotion (incite a riot)."

"Trying to assign responsibilities"

"Gonna stop this negativity (threatening to stop wrongdoing)"

"Turn it into positivity with integrity (calling for a change in the situation through justice)."

"Giving all of me for all to see"

"This fight is for equality."

But even if they blame us...

"Try to frame us, nobody can shame us."

I'm singing this next verse in Chinese.

……

The moment the English lyrics for the B section of "Full Power" were revealed, many people's eyes lit up, and after listening to the lyrics briefly...

"Oh!!!"

The already incredibly exciting atmosphere in the venue instantly turned into a boiling pot of oil, causing it to erupt in a frenzy.

No...no!

Is my brother really that brave?

[Pfft... Was he worried those foreigners wouldn't understand, so he added a paragraph of English?]

[Hahahaha... I just saw the expressions on those three foreigners' faces, I almost laughed my head off, I'll have to hand it over to Zhuanzhuan for recycling, hahaha...]

[A close-range ultimate attack, definitely a close-range ultimate attack!]...

In the online live stream, the barrage of comments almost completely filled the screen.

To be honest, the translation for the "Singer Challenge" program is pretty good. When Shen Ming'en sang "Full Power," they didn't add English translations for the Chinese parts for foreigners, but for the English parts, they added Chinese translations for all Chinese people!

They're afraid that people in China won't understand!
Their translation is even more exaggerated than Shen Ming'en's original, roughly saying: "Asian aggression theories are rampant and widespread. They point fingers at us and make unwarranted accusations. They exploit public sentiment, stir up chaos, and are only satisfied when they have the power to punish us. I will stop this negative trend, turn the tide with justice, and show the world that this is a fight for equality. Even if they slander us and do everything in their power to make baseless accusations, we have a clear conscience and are not afraid of ghosts or gods!"

"I'll sing the next verse in Chinese!"

This translation is even more suitable for Chinese babies' constitutions than the original!

With a firm stance and strong fighting spirit, he is still the same Shen Ming'en who is "red" across half the sky, and still the same Shen Ming'en who is as determined as if he had joined the Party!

This is the backbone that every Chinese person should have!

The melody of the song "Full Power" is somewhat Western in terms of its sound. Just now, some trolls on the internet were saying something like, "Using Western-style songs to warn Chinese people, isn't that ridiculous?"
Even when Shen Ming'en first sang in English, they subconsciously thought, "What's with this song meant to boost the morale of the Chinese people, sung in English?"
Traitor, you bastard!

Listen to this English content! Can these little black bastards even utter a single fart?!
Shen Ming'en's "Full Power" is entirely written in Chinese to encourage Chinese people and in English to denounce foreigners!
The combination of Chinese and Western elements, culminating in the final line "Sing in Chinese," ignited the entire audience!

Who is the traitor?
Those little black guys are the ones who are the real culprits!
Those who dare to smear someone as "popular" as Shen Ming'en are the real traitors!
"Ahhhh!!!"

At that moment, many audience members were shouting so loudly that their faces turned red!
You have to understand, most of the viewers on Hunan TV are actors, and good actors, the kind who can cry on cue!

This is no secret; it's practically common knowledge.

Even for them, if it weren't from the bottom of their hearts and from genuine feelings, it would be difficult to show such excitement no matter what.

That was the determination of a Chinese citizen to defend national dignity and sovereignty to the death!

It was Shen Ming'en who, through a song, stirred up the inviolable national dignity in the form of "cultural export"!
"Ahhhh!!!"

Backstage, those singers from the Chinese entertainment industry were itching to go on stage right now and perform their songs in an extraordinary way.

Let those foreigners see that they're not cowards!

Of course, more than anything, I wanted to show Motherland that none of her children are cowards!

In comparison...

"..."

On the foreign singers' side, Sean, Keisha, and Mia seemed to live in a completely different world from the others.

The three of them said they weren't exactly embarrassed, but after understanding the lyrics, their expressions all became strange...

Okay, okay, so this song is actually attacking them! No wonder the translator on the show wouldn't translate it, and no wonder the other singers in the Chinese entertainment industry looked at them strangely when they liked and commented on the song. So that's what happened!
Zhao Yun is charging at me?!
Just thinking about how they had just been happily praising the song made the three of them look rather strange...

Sean and Mia, being older, knew their limits and managed to keep quiet. Keisha, being a 00s kid, was at an age where she couldn't hide her feelings. After a brief moment of awkwardness, she secretly smiled…

As a Western singer, she had also seen the reactions of netizens after the last episode of "The Ultimate Singer Challenge" aired this week. Considering the situation, she couldn't help but think that Shen Ming'en was really brave.

This mysterious Eastern power, a land of etiquette, even when these people are "defeated" by their strength, they are too embarrassed to say anything unpleasant, as if those words are shameful to utter.

In comparison, Keisha prefers Shen Mingen's approach, which is to vent one's grievances. What international public opinion can the words of a group of celebrities on a variety show cause?
Do they even deserve it?
Moreover, Shen Ming'en's song "Full Power" is truly impressive. It's not difficult for Chinese people to incorporate the lyrics into the singing style in Mandarin, but to incorporate them into English and rhyme so naturally takes real skill.

Combined with this musical style, it's truly amazing.

“I like this person’s voice,” she said to the staff around her.

"Gah?"

The staff member was slightly taken aback. She was worried that Keisha would be angry, but she didn't expect Keisha to say this.

Thinking about it carefully, I feel that her word "like" is actually quite meaningful...

It's worth mentioning that when she said she liked Shen Ming'en's voice, Yao Shuli, who was not far away, gave her a cold look.

……

Suddenly the whole world started to sway!

"Rhythm and music have invaded my blood!"

"The strategy this time is to go all out!"

"Full power! Full power!"

Down with imperialism!

"with full force!"

……

Amidst enthusiastic cheers, Shen Ming'en, who had come to electrify the audience, finished his performance. At that moment, all the spotlights shone on him, not only from the show's producers but also from the audience.

"Oh!!!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

The crowd erupted in shouts, all sorts of things:
"I want a foreigner!"

"At the pinnacle of immortality, I stand proudly above the world; with my gratitude in my heart, the heavens will prevail!"

"Let's fight him to the death! Let's start the war!"

"Damn foreigners!"

"Those who offend China will be punished no matter how far away they are!"

……

At that moment, Shen Ming'en truly shone!

That is the red glow that belongs uniquely to every Chinese person!
As I said before: if faith has a color, it must be Chinese red!
One commentator remarked: "As a member of the national team, Shen Ming'en brought a radiant red light to the 'Singer Challenge,' illuminating every singer in the Chinese entertainment industry and inspiring every Chinese citizen!"

That's true...

Although the lyrics of Shen Ming'en's "Full Power" might make Chinese listeners feel a little awkward, it has to be said that the song is very appropriate for the current situation and definitely has the effect of "boosting morale".

The Chinese singers, whose morale had been shaken by the three foreigners' amazing stage performance, regrouped and regained their fighting spirit. In their next performance, almost everyone delivered a level of performance that surpassed their previous ones!
Yehenara Yingzi unleashed her full potential on stage, showcasing the unique stage presence of a veteran diva. Her superb singing skills, unique timbre, and unparalleled sphenoid resonance in the Chinese entertainment industry, combined with a classic sad love song, delivered a powerful and emotional climax that gave listeners goosebumps. She was in no way inferior to that black auntie who sang dolphin-like high notes.

This episode featured a traditional opera piece by Yao Shuli, a renowned Peking Opera singer. Her performance, a testament to the Mei Lanfang school of Peking Opera, was absolutely stunning. The three foreigners listened to Yao Shuli's singing with their faces contorted in disbelief. They tried to imitate Yao Shuli's Peking Opera style, but almost ended up with a duck-like voice, completely overwhelmed by her performance.

Aunt Long, who used to perform shamanic rituals, has brought out a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) this time. The fresh and innocent campus singer has also hit high notes. Even the guy with the phlegm resonance has started to use his facial features to express himself!
Throughout the entire performance, there was almost no issue of "being unable to keep up with the pace," and each act had its own unique characteristics.

Although the final rankings may remain the same, at least they all performed to the expected level. Even if they lost, they still deserve respect!
that's it……

The performance came to a close amidst a cacophony of noise.

Led by the program staff, the singers returned to the backstage dressing room, where director Chen Tao announced the ranking results for this episode.

It's worth mentioning that because the recording went on so late that night, Shen Ming'en was a bit sleepy and drank several bottles of the mysterious Oriental Tea given to him by the program's sponsor...

The audience was horrified watching that scene. Someone said, "Whoever drinks this stuff will get sick! You better drink less, okay?!"

Curses are meant to be broken, and Shen Ming'en has proven that with his actions. Everyone knows whether he will be eliminated this season.

Perhaps because he was sleepy, Shen Ming'en was the last one to arrive backstage. By the time he got there, everyone else had already arrived, acting like he was some kind of big shot...

However, when he pushed open the door and entered, everyone still tacitly applauded for him.

"Oh……"

"Clap clap clap..."

Every singer in the Chinese entertainment industry was very enthusiastic, especially Sister Yingzi from Yehenala, who almost let Shen Mingen pick her up.

Seriously, these singers from the Chinese entertainment industry were practically tossing Shen Ming'en around a few times. The reason they performed so well this time was entirely thanks to Shen Ming'en; his rendition of "Full Power" was incredibly inspiring.

The three Western singers were quite understanding; they all behaved very politely and courteously. After all, they were in front of the camera, and the work and the person should be kept separate...

It's worth mentioning that the blonde, blue-eyed Ma Keisha seemed very interested in Shen Ming'en, praising his good looks and even asking for his contact information in public.

At that moment, the expressions of those singers in the Chinese entertainment industry all became strange. They all looked in Yao Shuli's direction in tacit agreement. Yao Shuli, however, acted very naturally and generously, smiling and saying to Shen Ming'en, "If you want to add it, then add it. Why are you looking at me?"

"Emmm..." Feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles, Shen Ming'en had no choice but to quickly refuse, saying, "Let's do it another day."

As a man, Shen Mingen always had a primal desire to conquer foreign women, but as for Shen Mingen himself, he wasn't really interested in foreign women.

Children born to foreign women are mixed-race, which can easily confuse our bloodline. Ideally, the blood flowing in our veins should be entirely Chinese red, without any foreign influences, which would be undesirable.

Of course, this only represents Shen Ming'en's personal opinion.

With Shen Ming'en's arrival, all the singers returned to the dressing room, and director Chen Tao also led several program staff members and hosts to the scene.

This week's rankings are much better than the last week's. Yao Shuli and Na Jie ranked fourth and second respectively, while three Western singers, Shawn, Keisha and Mia, ranked third, fifth and sixth respectively.

Who is at the top of the list?

As expected, Emperor Ming'en!
"Oh……"

"Clap clap clap..."

This result is what everyone expected; everyone is convinced, and the audience is also saying:
I really love how openly and generously putting Shen Ming'en first!

It's worth noting that Shen Ming'en recorded so many episodes on "Chinese Music Awards" and produced so many high-quality, popular works, including "Me and My Motherland," yet he was frequently ranked in the middle or even lower tiers due to the targeting of those capitalists.

"Number one"? It's been a long time since I've had that.

He deserved it all – openly and honestly.

Honestly, the audience really doesn't want to talk about "Chinese Music Awards"...

Because Shen Mingen will be flying back to Qingdao tonight after recording "The Peak Singer Challenge" to participate in the recording of "Chinese Music Center" tomorrow night.

Despite disliking the show, everyone is indeed looking forward to the next episode, where Shen Ming'en will perform a piece about "revolutionary spirit" on the "Chinese Music Awards"!

……

(End of this chapter)