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

Chapter 112 "You and Me"

"#Long live the working people!#"

"#Shen Ming'en's 'The Internationale'!"

"#Eliminate the parasites, down with the exploiting class!#"

The latest episode of "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" has generated an unprecedented online response since its recording and broadcast.

Although in the past, the popularity of each episode of "Chinese Music Center" was huge because of Shen Mingen, this time, the popularity is different from usual.

That level of popularity was unprecedented and will never be repeated!
After all, it involves the rights of working people!

After all, it resonated with almost all working-class people and those at the bottom of society!
The aftereffects of this song are ridiculously strong. It's said that after the show's recording that night, hundreds of thousands of people across the internet simultaneously submitted their resignations to their bosses or leaders. The reason? Don't even ask. It's because they were oppressed and exploited by you!

It completely baffled many leaders and bosses. They never expected that these people would be driven "crazy" by Shen Ming'en's song!

On various platforms such as Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Weibo, Zhihu, etc., all kinds of bloggers are frantically forwarding related videos. The live version of "The Internationale" has been edited and processed, and unsurprisingly, it has directly topped the charts on music platforms such as NetEase Cloud Music and Tencent Music!

These achievements were all won by this song, which is not surprising to everyone. Right now, everyone's attention is focused on the struggle against capital.

The oppressed 996 working class is truly enraged this time. Countless people are shouting "Long live the working people" in the comments section while frantically exposing and condemning how their companies exploit and oppress their employees. This has caused considerable distress for many businesses...

Some of these companies even issued statements condemning Shen Ming'en, saying he was disrupting social order and threatening to target and blacklist him...

The statement was immediately attacked by countless "working people" as soon as it was released. Isn't it just asking for trouble to release a statement at this critical moment? Brothers, can we let him get away with it?
Just chop off their mouths!

Within an hour of the statement being released, it garnered over 100,000 comments, a veritable storm of criticism that forced the company to retract the statement, delete the post, and remain completely silent.

Just as Shen Ming'en sang in "The Internationale," who created the human world? It was us, the working masses! Everything belongs to the laborers; how can we tolerate parasites! Most hateful are those venomous snakes and ferocious beasts, who have devoured our flesh and blood. Once we wipe them out, the bright red sun will shine all over the world!

We are all working hard and striving for that common goal of liberation, fairness, and justice!

How wide is the audience for "The Internationale"?

At first, many netizens in the Chinese entertainment industry didn't realize that the song was only going to be popular in China, but then some clever person translated it into English and posted it on foreign websites...

This immediately resonated with many netizens on foreign websites!

Then the English version became a hit!
As if they saw a business opportunity, the internet celebrities then translated the song into Russian, French, and other versions, and posted them on social networks in various countries!

Unsurprisingly, all versions of this song have greatly impressed and delighted netizens on the international internet!
The results were surprisingly good, almost unbelievably good!
[Holy crap...]

Many netizens were shocked when they saw this, and the comments section was filled with:
My brother has really become famous internationally!

This song is outrageous; the versions in various languages ​​all sound incredibly uplifting and energetic!

Sigh... Exploitation and oppression exist in every era; perhaps too many people resonate with this.

[Haha, let's see if those Western netizens will still say our brother only knows how to take shortcuts.]

……

This episode of "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" features nearly ten songs on the theme of "revolutionary spirit." Among them, only the works of Shen Ming'en, Liu Guangsheng (a singer known for his puns), and Yue Huochuan (a tenor) have become popular, let alone gained international fame.

Most of the works praised the revolutionary spirit of our country, which is easy for any Chinese person to understand, but if you were to show it to a foreigner, they really wouldn't understand it...

On the contrary, Shen Ming'en's "The Internationale" emphasizes "internationalism," "international spirit," and "revolutionary spirit," integrating the three into one, calling on everyone in the world to unite. This meaning is very strong, and many foreigners can understand it and resonate with it deeply.

Therefore, the value, significance, and influence of "The Internationale" worldwide will only grow stronger over time.

It's worth mentioning that last week, Shen Mingen sang "Full Power" in the "Peak Singer Challenge" and beat three European and American singers, Shawn, Keisha, and Mia, to win first place in the competition that day, right?

Many netizens on foreign websites expressed their dissatisfaction, saying that Shen Ming'en's song was "cheap" and that the singer actually has no talent and only knows how to take advantage of his regional background. They said that if this program were held in Europe or America, his song would definitely be ranked last and he would definitely be eliminated.

Then, under these circumstances, Shen Ming'en's "The Internationale" was born, and various foreign language versions were heard all over the world, receiving rave reviews!

That was a resounding slap in the face to those netizens on the internet!
You keep saying that our country's singers are opportunistic and lack talent, but their works are listened to all over the world and praised by everyone. Isn't that a slap in the face?

Originally, after the recording of "Singer Challenge" ended last week, and Shen Mingen sang "Full Power," Chinese netizens started to bombard foreign netizens who had previously mocked them. Now that Shen Mingen's "The Internationale" has been released, they have even more room to "attack directly"!

With five thousand years of civilization, how could you foreigners possibly understand the correct principles such as "revolutionary spirit" and "internationalism"?

It has to be said that Shen Mingen has truly become the pride of the Chinese entertainment industry. Almost all Chinese netizens are using him to criticize foreign netizens!

This is the epitome of a protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel.

Shen Ming'en is now incredibly famous, but his company, Ruixing Entertainment, and Lin Bei's little group, are anything but happy...

"...President Qin, don't you think that your so-called upgraded program not only failed to achieve its goal of eliminating him, but actually made him more and more 'famous'?"

Inside the tea room, Lin Bei had no interest in appreciating even the clearest tea. His face was contorted with rage, he trembled with anger, and his eyes were red as he glared at President Qin, the tea brewer.

What did I say?!
I'll fucking say it!

The worst thing you can do is open the champagne halfway through the game!
And they even wished me "double happiness" this week...

There's no joy left in this world, it's good enough if we're not sad!
"This kid's bird food is pretty good..."

Not far away, the woman in the suit, the fat man, and the white-haired man were also whispering to each other:

"Damn, that song of his is actually pretty catchy..."

"Don't even mention it, so many people in my company are going on strike right now, it's driving me crazy."

"Sigh, if they're making a fuss, just fire them. If they don't want to do it, there are plenty of other people who will!"

"...They're a bit...they don't want to do it themselves, and they don't want anyone else to do it either."

Mentioning this, all three looked distressed, especially the taciturn white-haired man. Just thinking about the unpleasant things that had happened at his company these past few days made him nauseous and gave him a headache…

Damn it, those ordinary employees have caused trouble before, but most of the time they couldn't take it anymore and resigned on their own...

This time it's different. They're making a scene, but they won't resign voluntarily. They're making your company so fed up that they have to fire them.

It's important to know that when a company terminates a contract, it usually provides N+1 compensation!
For some long-serving employees, this is almost a year's salary paid at once, which is a huge sum of money!

In short, these three have been in a real mess lately...

If we were to pinpoint the "instigator" of all this, those outside who are unaware of the inside story would certainly blame Shen Ming'en. However, they are well aware that all of this is thanks to the calm and collected tea master in front of them, President Qin!

If this guy hadn't insisted on using the theme of "revolutionary spirit," how could Shen Ming'en have written a work like "The Internationale" that stirred up such a passionate public sentiment?
it's good now……

Now, instead of eliminating Shen Ming'en, he has become increasingly popular, and all of them have been affected to varying degrees.

That's absolutely disgusting!

Facing the resentful gazes of several people, Mr. Qin, the tea master, remained calm and composed. Seeing that some tea had spilled in front of Lin Bei because of his angry slamming of the table, he simply picked up the teacup and wiped the water stains in front of him...

"What President Lin said makes sense..." President Qin said while wiping, "The topic we chose this time might be exactly what he wanted."

What style did Shen Mingen adopt to become popular?

Red songs!
The main theme!

The theme of praising "revolutionary spirit" is exactly what he wants!
We were only thinking about increasing the difficulty and didn't consider the direction. Sparrow eating was our own oversight, and President Qin admits this.

"Then what should we do!" Lin Bei didn't want to listen to his nonsense and said bluntly, "President Qin, week after week, what good will it do you to keep dragging this out?!"

"This kid is clearly not someone to be trifled with. No matter what, this is going to be a long battle, Mr. Lin. You can't rush things." Hearing these words, which were clearly somewhat aggressive, Mr. Qin didn't seem to care. He simply waved his hand and smiled, "No matter how popular he becomes, he's still an artist under your company. The more popular he is now, the more profit he'll bring to your company once he's been properly groomed. You should understand that, Mr. Lin."

To be honest, everyone present should learn a thing or two from President Qin when it comes to his composure...

That truly shows how one can remain calm even when Mount Tai collapses!

"..."

Lin Bei remained silent, but his fists under the table were already clenched tightly. If it weren't for face and interests, his fists, as big as sandbags, would have already smashed Qin's face in front of him!

After spouting all that nonsense, isn't he still just like everyone else, failing to solve the problem?!

Forget about how much profit he'll bring to our company in the future, I don't even know if we're qualified to "polish" him. Are you kidding me?!
"Mr. Qin, after saying all this, do you have any good solutions?" The white-haired man not far away took the initiative to act as a peacemaker and said.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at President Qin. He was currently in charge of the overall situation, and everyone was certainly listening to him.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, President Qin feigned a thoughtful expression, and after a moment, stated directly:
"I was careless this time, choosing a piece that fits his style. For the next issue, I think we could choose a simpler theme."

"What theme?" Everyone looked puzzled. After its upgrade, "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" has transformed into a variety show themed around "creating red songs on assigned themes." After all, this is the only way to keep Shen Ming'en in check, so no one was surprised. They were just curious about what theme President Qin would come up with this time.

"In my opinion..." President Qin's eyes looked deep and calm, scanning the tea room before finally settling on the sunflowers used for decoration by the window.

His eyes lit up, and he said, "Then let's choose a simple topic that can be found everywhere: flowers!"

"Flowers?"

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this...

"President Qin," the woman in the suit couldn't help but twitch her lips as she asked, "Isn't this a bit too casual?"

Lin Bei, the president of Ruixing Entertainment, was so angry he wanted to curse. No, you're being way too perfunctory!

In response, President Qin remained remarkably calm, stating bluntly, "The more casual and simple it is, the easier it is for those 'mainstream' creators to target him..."

As mentioned before, the reason they invited such a group of mainstream singers was to undermine Shen Ming'en's advantage of "red songs".

Given the varying but similar skill levels, lowering his rankings one by one wouldn't be considered problematic.

In the two themed creative projects, he "tricked" himself with the first one, "Chinese Language," and the second one, "The Internationale," was exactly what he wanted. Both of these were because he chose the wrong topics, as those topics were too easy to manipulate.

For this issue, he specifically chose a random topic, one that was difficult to write about in a distinctive way.

While the topic of "flowers" is incredibly diverse, and countless flowers with special meanings can be celebrated, there aren't many that evoke associations with revolutionary songs...

The Four Gentlemen of Flowers—plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum—have been praised by scholars and literati since ancient times. Peonies are said to have the reputation of being "the only true national beauty, whose blooming season stirs the capital." The lotus's "rising from the mud unsullied" is another remarkable characteristic.

Ultimately, they are all just different in their own way; at most, they are a hundred flowers blooming in competition, and it is rare for one to stand out alone.

If we create works based on this theme, frankly speaking, no one will have anything particularly unique. So, under such circumstances, wouldn't it be only natural to weaken Shen Ming'en and significantly lower his ranking?

To put it bluntly, President Qin planned to inexplicably "harmonize" Shen Ming'en's appearance in this episode.

Since we can't resolve this openly and honestly, let's just eliminate him without any distinguishing features.

"Oh~"

Inside the tea room, several intelligent people nodded in agreement upon hearing this. The woman in the suit, the fat man, and the white-haired man all felt that what Mr. Qin, the tea master, said made sense.

Only Shen Ming'en's boss, Lin Bei, the president of Ruixing Entertainment, sat there with an indifferent expression.

To be honest, Lin Bei is starting to regret asking these people for help. Not only did they not help, they've also put him in a difficult position...

It's as if you can't refuse President Qin's suggestion.

It's not that it's impossible, but the main problem is that even when he tries to think of a better solution, he can't come up with one...

In the company, the "Chinese Music Awards" program team is full of good-for-nothings, not even as good as President Qin.

"Ugh……"

In the end, Lin Bei sighed silently and nodded, saying:

"I hope this episode will turn out as you wish."

After saying that, he rubbed his forehead and then added, "But Mr. Qin, are you sure there won't be any problems with next week's 'Peak Singer Challenge'?"

"Absolutely no problem." President Qin clearly knew he had let President Lin down, and he could guarantee that. He kept saying that Sean and his team would unleash their trump cards this week, and Shen Ming'en would have absolutely no chance of breaking through the encirclement again.

"The Singer Challenge" is different from "Chinese Music Center". It is a show that compares singing skills, not songwriting skills.

"Okay, with President Qin backing me up, I'm relieved." Lin Bei nodded again, his words sounding somewhat resentful.

After pondering for a moment, Mr. Qin, the tea master, simply said, "I'll talk to the organizers of the Olympics later. They should be able to free up two or three spots for Mr. Lin in the countdown promotion theme song."

As soon as this statement came out...

Lin Bei's eyes lit up, even though his face had been dull!
Because Shen Ming'en offended Zhou Chujian, none of the stars from Ruixing Entertainment were able to participate in the promotional theme song sung by the Olympic stars. This matter had always been a worry for Lin Bei. Unexpectedly, President Qin came to his rescue at this critical moment.

Lin Bei, who had initially harbored some resentment towards President Qin because of Shen Ming'en's matter, suddenly beamed with joy, saying, "How could I possibly accept this..."

He secretly accepted the gesture.

This scene made the three women in suits standing nearby extremely envious, but when the topic of the Olympic promotional song came up...

The recording of "Beijing Welcomes You" seems to be almost finished, but it is said that the songwriter did not go to the site, but instead guided the singers to record remotely via video without showing his face.

The composer seemed to have a bad temper. It is said that when Zhou Chujian was recording his part, even though it was only two or three lines, the composer scolded him dozens of times. He sang it all afternoon, his voice was almost hoarse, and he was almost sick of singing those few lines of lyrics before he finally got it approved.

Even so, during a group sing-along, he was specifically singled out and criticized for his poor harmonies and inconsistent lip-syncing, implying he'd been lip-syncing too much...

Poor Zhou Chujian, he's a veteran in the industry, and being publicly criticized in front of so many people has made him lose all face.

But there was nothing he could do. The creator of a theme song for the Olympics must be someone with immense influence and connections; he wouldn't dare offend them easily.

It's embarrassing, but I can only accept it...

"By the way, does anyone here know this Mr. Shen Jichou?" Ms. Liu, the woman in the suit, couldn't help but ask. "I don't think I've ever heard of him before."

“It’s an alias,” the fat man next to him explained. “It’s probably an old artist from the national team who doesn’t want to reveal his identity, so he chose an alias.”

The muttering of the three reached his ears. Not far away, Mr. Qin, the tea master, frowned upon hearing it, muttering the name "Shen Jichou" under his breath. For some reason, he had a feeling…

Does that sound familiar?
……

Achoo!

Half-asleep, Shen Ming'en felt an itch in his nose and was woken up by a sneeze. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he muttered, "Who wanted to reverse the butterfly..."

So tired, so incredibly tired. After returning from "The Peak Singer Challenge," I went straight to recording "Chinese Music Center." After finishing the recording, Shen Ming'en slept like a log. I'm not afraid to admit it, but if it weren't for my phone, Shen Ming'en, who was sleeping in his room with the curtains drawn, wouldn't even know if it was morning or afternoon, day or night, or what day it was...

"How long did she sleep...?"

Rubbing his eyes, Shen Ming'en went to the window, opened the curtains, and changed the water in his daffodils. Wearing a short-sleeved shirt, he glanced at the time: 6:01 PM. The setting sun painted the distant sky orange-red and gradually disappeared into the horizon. It was truly a stunning view from this angle.

"Aha..."

Yawning, Shen Ming'en took out his phone, intending to call Yao Shuli.

Shen Ming'en saw Yao Shuli on stage during the performance that day. They originally planned to have dinner together after the performance, but he heard that she had already left when the performance ended.

Apparently, he had work to do tomorrow and only decided to come here to see his performance at the last minute, which made Shen Ming'en feel quite embarrassed.

"Dudu..."

The phone rang incessantly, but no one answered, as if it were on silent. Shen Ming'en had no choice but to hang up temporarily, intending to send Yao Shuli a message to reassure her not to worry about him...

Click, click, as Shen Ming'en was editing a message, he heard the buzzing of his phone. When he first saw the caller ID, he thought it was Yao Shuli calling back, but upon closer inspection of the number...

Eh?
What about the Olympic organizers?
"Congratulations, Teacher Ming'en!"

It was the same staff member who had handled the handover with Shen Ming'en before. The young man spoke excitedly and eagerly, saying:

"Your song 'Thousands of Mountains and Rivers' has been unanimously selected by the organizing committee as one of the Olympic theme songs. That solo performance opportunity is yours!"

This guy was genuinely excited. After all, there are only a few theme songs for the Olympics, and there are many Chinese pop stars with bigger names than Shen Ming'en. Even those superstars can only manage to sing "Beijing Welcomes You," but Shen Ming'en gets to sing "Thousands of Mountains and Rivers" solo in the Forbidden City!

Just for this point alone, he has already surpassed most Chinese-speaking stars!
Besides, he also wrote "Beijing Welcomes You," a song performed by a group of Chinese pop stars!

"Oh, really? Thank you, thank you..."

To the staff's surprise, although Shen Ming'en expressed his gratitude, his tone was calm and composed, as if it were something that should be taken for granted.

This made the other party feel even more that Shen Ming'en was unfathomable, so they became more and more careful and polite when speaking to him.

After exchanging many pleasantries, the caller finally revealed the purpose of the call. The caller informed Shen Ming'en that the opportunity to sing the theme song at the stadium on the opening day, which they had previously discussed, had unsurprisingly been given to him as well, since he had won the previous two theme songs.

Shen Ming'en laughed upon hearing this...

Is this a move to have himself sing all the theme songs for the Olympics?

Opening ceremony theme song?
If I were to release a song called "Me and You," wouldn't those so-called veteran, well-known, mainstream creators all be furious?
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(End of this chapter)