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

Chapter 110 Hot Discussion
When it comes to "revolutionary spirit," few countries in the world have more authority to speak on the subject than ours.

In the past, during the feudal society, the lower classes suffered exploitation by landlords and bureaucrats, and the whole country was oppressed by Western powers. Whether from the perspective of the people or the country, we seemed to be passively being beaten.

The wonderful life we ​​enjoy today is all thanks to those revolutionary predecessors who had firm beliefs and worked hard. They led the people at the bottom of society to struggle for a common great goal, and ultimately achieved the complete liberation and fairness of the people at the bottom of society!

Many people who are unhappy with their lives often complain about how bad the country is, but at least now the country can feed everyone.

In those famine years, people could really starve to death!
In our country now, as long as you have hands and feet and aren't lazy, you can go out and do something and not starve to death.
The monthly allowance for disabled people is enough for their daily lives!

Fruits, vegetables, rice, flour, and cooking oil—these are the most basic necessities closely related to people's livelihoods. No matter how severe the international situation or even natural disasters are, the country has never allowed their prices to rise to the point where ordinary people cannot afford them. Anyone who dares to profit from national crises will have to pay the price.

Those lazy, those ungrateful people—if you throw them back to the days when they couldn't even afford to eat, they'll know just how good our lives are now!

Just try eating a regular raw egg that costs $4, and you'll know how low and stable prices are in our country!

In conclusion, when it comes to the topic of "revolutionary spirit," almost every Chinese person has their own understanding. The guests participating in "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season" are all skilled in creating works in the mainstream style. With "revolutionary spirit" as the theme, there are simply too many to write and sing about. Therefore, the guests put in their best efforts and each brought out their own unique skills.

Some sang bel canto, some sang pop; one singer after another used their voices to take everyone back to that era of war and turmoil. Looking back on that glorious period, every revolutionary martyr who dedicated their youth and precious lives to the motherland seemed to be vividly remembered.

They chose excellent angles, some reminiscing about the hardships of the past, and others singing about the beauty of today, putting the ancestors at ease. After all, they are a group of professional mainstream musicians, some of whom have even served in the national team. They are all singers who can command the stage, and they created a wonderful atmosphere for the entire audience. The audience listened to one song after another, recalling one story after another, and everyone was moved to tears.

Even Yao Shuli, the opera singer who came to watch Shen Ming'en's performance, couldn't help but shed tears.

[Tsk...]

【too strong! 】

At that time, many people in the adjacent online live stream were discussing:
How are we supposed to play like this?

[These guys just went all in, oh my god!]

Works in this style are truly difficult to rank; it's really hard to judge them!

……

They're right. It's very difficult to rank revolutionary songs. They all praise the motherland and the martyrs. If you put one song after another, someone will be unhappy.

This was also the original intention of Mr. Qin, the tea master. From the beginning, he adhered to the idea that "red songs are not easy to rank." As long as Shen Ming'en's performance was not outstanding, they could easily rank Shen Ming'en's work at the bottom.

When that happens, elimination will be a foregone conclusion.

Last time, there was no way around it. The other singers were a bit overconfident. His song "Chinese" was also too tricky and ingenious. It was similar to "Rare Characters". But he can't always produce such ingenious works, can he?
Therefore, they believe that Shen Ming'en's elimination in this episode is absolutely no problem!

"Tsk..."

Hajiling was secretly amazed by Gao Tai's intelligence. A hint of emotion flashed across her face as she said, "After going through so much, we can finally eliminate this guy."

Judging from the current situation, there shouldn't be any problems with this episode. The performance by the bel canto tenor singer Yue Huochuan was almost like showing everyone what "the voice of a great nation" means. The production team's equipment almost exploded...

The other singers also performed admirably. Shen Ming'en had just arrived at the venue and was about to go on stage, but he still looked sleepy and was in very poor condition. How could he possibly win?!
Yes, that's right. Just about ten minutes ago, Shen Ming'en was carried to the scene, surrounded by staff, looking dazed.

Even backstage, he still looked sleepy. Because he was in a hurry to go on stage, he didn't even bother to do his makeup or wear any fancy costumes. His hair was all messy and frizzy.

Judging from his appearance, he seems unreliable. This episode is already incredibly difficult, and even if he performs well, he's likely to be "harmonized" by the level of the others. So, do you think Hajime has any chance this episode?

"You can't run, but you still insist on running. This is the consequence of not having a management team..." Looking at Shen Ming'en, who was drowsy and barely able to open his eyes backstage in the machine screen, Ma Ling crossed her arms and smiled smugly.

yes……

If he had a management team, an assistant or an agent to personally arrange his schedule and work, he wouldn't be so busy recording a variety show until midnight one night, and then immediately rushing to catch a plane to another place to continue recording!
Booking plane tickets and commuting are such a headache and a real brain drain!

"My living father..."

Director Niu, backstage, was getting a little anxious for Shen Mingen, seeing his pathetic state. He still didn't know what song Shen Mingen was going to sing. As always, this guy wasn't submitting any work to the production team, keeping an eye on them. He also didn't come to the rehearsal because of the recording of "Peak Singer Challenge". Director Niu was now on tenterhooks, sweating bullets for Shen Mingen.

To be honest, if Hajiling hadn't been here, he wouldn't have wanted Shen Mingen to go on stage. He would have used his health as an excuse to let Shen Mingen "escape this ordeal"...

The problem is, that thing called Hajiling is always there, like a persistent leech!
Director Niu sometimes really wants to tell Ma Ling: "The last guy who was always there is already in jail working as a sewing machine operator. Be careful you don't end up like him!"

"Oh!!!"

At the front of the stage, the audience's enthusiasm remained high. As the renowned tenor Yue Huochuan took to the stage to sing, the atmosphere reached its peak.

Everyone enthusiastically cheered "Long live the motherland," "Those who offend China will be punished no matter how far away they are," "Down with imperialism," "Down with capitalism," and so on. The scene was noisy. Among the crowd, a few older men wanted to do something different but didn't know what to shout. Thinking of the revolutionary period when landlords were overthrown, they actually shouted "Fight the landlords!" a few times.

Everyone around him was completely bewildered!

You guys are here to play cards?!

What a show-off!
At the peak of the cheers, the host on stage, Hua Shao, called out Shen Ming'en's name.

"Oh!!!"

"Ahhhh!!!"

"Here it comes! It's finally here!"

The already enthusiastic audience cheered even louder, their voices so loud they seemed to be about to lift the entire studio ceiling off.

Admittedly, they do not deny that the previous singers all performed very well, and the veteran tenor Yue Huochuan, in particular, was still going strong, his golden voice shining brighter and brighter with each performance, stunning the entire audience...

But the voices of anticipation from the audience are still for our Emperor Ming En, Shen Ming En!
It's worth noting that last night's "Singer Challenge" just aired, and the song "Full Power" is currently trending across the internet. This is the peak of Shen Ming'en's popularity and the time when everyone's expectations for him are at their highest!
At this stage, let alone these singers, even if all the top stars in the Chinese entertainment industry gathered together, they would not be a match for Thunder Yatalia!
After all, Thunder Yatarain is a force that drives out foreign invaders and saves the nation!

Ironically, many people thought Shen Ming'en was definitely doomed and would be eliminated in the last episode, but this time, with the patriotic singers performing so well, they are no longer worried and are cheering and looking forward to it.

The reason is quite simple. After all, Shen Ming'en always manages to break through when no one expects him to succeed. Moreover, if he were to sing a song like "Full Power" tonight, the song alone would be enough to make him dominate the entire show.

Anyway...

The anticipation from everyone is truly immense.

In contrast, Yao Shuli, who was secretly watching Shen Mingen's performance from the audience, looked somewhat worried because she had just learned from an acquaintance in the production team that Shen Mingen was not in good condition.

She was afraid that Shen Mingen might have collapsed from exhaustion due to the non-stop filming of "The Peak Singer Challenge," and she would feel somewhat guilty if that happened.

After all, she believed that Shen Mingen posted that "volunteer" message last week because he was afraid of being bullied by those foreigners and losing face, so he went back to help.

Given his personality and his relationship with his company, Yao Shuli was genuinely touched that he went.

If Shen Mingen were to be eliminated from "Chinese Music Awards" this week, she would genuinely feel that it was her own fault.

I will feel guilty.

And it was amidst all sorts of voices—worries, expectations, triumphs, cheers, and so on.

Wearing a gray coat, with messy hair and looking rather listless, Shen Ming'en walked out of the stage entrance carrying a microphone.

【? ? ? 】

When they saw Shen Ming'en, many viewers had a series of question marks on their faces, and many were saying:

What's wrong with him?

Why do you look like you just woke up?

[Hmm...this doesn't seem like she just woke up, she looks like she hasn't slept at all, she's walking unsteadily.]

[This is... kind of like my Monday workday, isn't it?]

[Shen Ming'en, I suspect you're faking it on me!]

[Hey, he's clearly acting out my character!]

[He looks completely drained by the exploitation of capitalists!]

……

Many people say that Shen Mingen is just like someone who was forced to attend that B class. You have to admit that description is quite accurate. Strictly speaking, Shen Mingen was indeed brought here by being "forced to start working". His appearance of being busy with work non-stop and not in good spirits is just like an office worker oppressed by capitalists.
Rubbing his eyes, Shen Ming'en came to the front of the stage, forced a smile at the audience, and said:
"I'm sorry everyone, we recorded the show too late last night. If there are any problems with the performance later, I hope you will be understanding."

After speaking, Shen Ming'en bowed deeply several times in three directions: towards the audience and towards the camera.

The theme of this episode of "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" is "Revolutionary Spirit". To praise the revolutionary spirit, we must give our best performance and treat it with solemnity and respect.

However, Shen Ming'en had really not stayed up all night before and was in poor spirits. He felt that if he didn't rest, it would be disrespectful to the revolutionary spirit and the revolutionary martyrs if he had problems on stage.

So he took a good nap to recover his energy. Even though he wasn't dressed in fancy clothes, didn't have any makeup or hair, and even looked a bit sloppy, as a singer who sings praises of revolutionary spirit, his singing was still the most important thing.

"Oh……"

"Clap clap clap..."

Many audience members applauded in encouragement, and some even said:

"it's okay no problem……"

“You went to drive the foreigners to save the country yesterday, and our ancestors will not blame you.”

"No one will blame you, after all, everyone knows why you're not in good shape."

To be honest, neither Ma Ling nor her gloating colleagues probably expected Shen Mingen to have such a good reputation among the audience.
Please!

Who the hell doesn't know why Shen Ming'en is in such a bad mood today?! Who the hell doesn't know what this guy did last night?!
Drive out the foreigners to save the country, and lead the Chinese people to fight against the foreigners!
He revived the singers of "The Ultimate Singer Challenge", and everyone in the Chinese entertainment industry finally got their revenge and felt proud!

Who would blame him for this?

On the contrary, Shen Ming'en's earnest bowing and apology on stage moved everyone even more.

"Tsk, what a show..."

On the high platform, Hajiling looked at this scene with disdain, thinking to herself that this was just an excuse that Shen Mingen was making for his poor performance. The audience's reputation was important, but in this kind of competitive program, if you are not in good condition, you are not in good condition, and if you sing badly, you sing badly. If you are going to be eliminated, you will be eliminated!

Many gloating colleagues couldn't help but think that Shen Ming'en was probably really doomed this time, otherwise he certainly wouldn't have gone to such lengths to "patch up" his performance in front of the audience beforehand.

In short, everyone was quite happy to see Shen Mingen's reaction.

Amidst those calls, the staff brought Shen Ming'en a guitar—not a folk acoustic guitar, but an electric guitar.

"?"

When Ma Ling saw Shen Ming'en carrying an electric guitar, a series of question marks flashed across her face, and many of the main theme singers backstage were also completely confused...

"Electric guitar???"

"What kind of singing style requires an electric guitar???"

"Is he going to sing rock?"

"Huh? Huh??? Huh?!"

People started discussing it amongst themselves, and almost everyone looked completely bewildered.

no……

no!
What is the theme of this episode?
It was to praise the revolutionary spirit and to ask them to write songs with a main theme.

How many mainstream songs have you ever heard that are actually rock-style?

The theme is "revolutionary spirit," not "rock and roll," okay, dude!

Are you crazy?!
If it weren't for rock music, they really couldn't think of any other style that would require an electric guitar...

But if it's rock...

They really couldn't imagine what angle Shen Ming'en would use to portray the character.

In short, an electric guitar made these singers, who were initially gloating, tremble with fear once again.

I'm really afraid that Shen Ming'en will find the same tricky and ingenious angle as in the previous episode of "Chinese Language".

After all, in the last episode of "Chinese Language", this guy played the drums.

And this ominous premonition soon came true.

"Beep~beep~beep~"

With fingertips hooking the strings, the melody coming out of the electric guitar is inexplicably...incredibly high-energy!

"Dong dong..."

The pre-prepared accompaniment featured very rhythmic drumbeats from the drum kit. It has to be said that the drum kit and electric guitar are a perfect match. The two sounds blended together, as if they ignited the entire venue!
"Oh!!!"

The audience cheered enthusiastically, their excitement rising with the rhythm, and their anticipation for Shen Ming'en's new work reached its peak!

"...Wow, this is really rock and roll?!"

Many mainstream singers backstage couldn't help but twitch their lips as they listened to the intro, thinking to themselves that Hakim was really a bit weird. What was he thinking, using rock to interpret "revolutionary spirit"?
Thinking about those things is useless now...

Now, let's see how Shen Ming'en sings!

……

"Arise, you starving and freezing slaves!"

"Arise, wolves of the world!"

My blood is boiling with excitement!

"Fight for the truth!"

……

Unlike his previous performances, Shen Ming'en's music this time was not only rock-oriented, but his voice was also very heavy metal.

Obviously!

just!

He still looked sleepy, but as soon as he started singing, he seemed to perk up immediately.

That high-energy, exhilarating feeling, filled with boiling passion, spread precisely to the ears of every audience member along with that heavy metal melody—at that moment!
"Wow!!!"

"wok!"

"Ahhhh!!!"

The audience, already excited by the performances of the previous singers, immediately joined in the shouting.

The entire scene erupted into a sea of ​​screams and cheers. Shen Ming'en's line, "Arise, ye prisoners of hunger and cold! Arise, ye wretched of the earth!" ignited the entire atmosphere!

That gets to the point!
That really hits the nail on the head!

What is the "revolutionary spirit"?
Revolutionary spirit refers to a series of noble spiritual qualities and values ​​embodied in revolutionary struggles. It is the spiritual force formed by the proletariat and its party in leading the people in revolution in order to achieve national independence, people's liberation and social progress!

This spirit has rich connotations and diverse forms of expression; there are simply many spirits in our country that can be praised.

This spirit is not unique to our country; it has appeared in many countries around the world.

Many of them have forgotten, but we have perfectly inherited this spirit!
Among these, a strong spirit of resistance is absolutely one of the most indispensable parts!

Listen to those lines from Shen Ming'en's "The Internationale": "Arise, ye prisoners of starvation and hardship! Arise, ye wretched of the earth!" Isn't this a call for the oppressed to rise up and resist class oppression and exploitation?
Isn't this enough to express strong dissatisfaction and a spirit of resistance against an unjust social system?!
With simple lyrics and a high-energy vocal style, Shen Ming'en's singing conveyed a strong spirit of resistance. At that moment, what the audience heard from his voice was not just those few lyrics, but also the courage to say "no" to injustice!

How could the audience not react?!
……

"The old world will be utterly destroyed!"

"Arise, slaves! Arise!"

Don't say we have nothing~

"We will be the masters of the world!"

"This is the final battle!"

"Unite for tomorrow!"

……

Unlike his previous bel canto and opera singing styles, Shen Ming'en adopted an unprecedented performance style this time, which was similar to a "shouting".

It's like expressing one's innermost thoughts directly, wanting to express all the ideas in one's heart through a kind of "shouting".

The music style is rock-oriented and very heavy metal. This slightly "vocal-damaging" singing style combined with such high-energy accompaniment makes it more and more exciting the more you listen to it!

There are many magnificent and exciting things in this world, like the bel canto tenor Yue Huochuan. His golden voice singing bel canto is like waves, which is really powerful and magnificent.

But it is precisely this "glamour" that makes it inaccessible to ordinary people...

What is "revolutionary spirit"?
It is closely related to the people and the general public!
Since it is closely related to the people, we should definitely use the voice of the people to make it more relevant!
While bel canto certainly showcases the majestic voice of a great nation, it is far removed from the lives of ordinary people; frankly, it's not something everyone can sing casually!

Shen Ming'en's rendition of "The Internationale" has a style and a way of shouting that everyone can sing and belt out. This style makes people feel more approachable and thus more likely to like it.

The lyrics are simple, but the message is clear, showcasing the revolutionaries' fearless spirit of sacrifice, courage, and determination to leave the old world behind. The line "Unite for tomorrow" further emphasizes the importance of the unity of the global proletariat.

Only by uniting can we pool our strength, defeat the enemy, and achieve our revolutionary goals!
This kind of work truly uses a "shout" style to sing into the hearts of the people!
The emotional impact of that moment was absolutely off the charts!

The spirit of resistance has deeply resonated with people!

To what extent?
"Knock on! Ahhh!!!"

In the control room of "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season," a staff member, moved by the atmosphere, slammed his fist on the table and shouted:

"I'm not going to this B class anymore! Those evil capitalists can't exploit me!!!"

Long live the revolutionary spirit! Long live the revolutionary spirit!

……

(End of this chapter)