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

Chapter 142 No, you're really going on stage?!
#Shen Ming'en did not appear in the official performance of "Beijing Welcomes You"!#

"#Zhao Yuqiang has been confirmed to sing the chorus of 'Beijing Welcomes You'!"

"#Shen Ming'en eliminated in the first round!#"

……

The performance of "Beijing Welcomes You" at the Forbidden City had just ended, and less than ten minutes later, Shen Ming'en's name was already trending on major platforms such as Douyin, Weibo, Xiaohongshu, and Zhihu.

It has to be said that Shen Mingen's absence from the official performance of "Beijing Welcomes You" was truly a huge surprise to everyone. Heaven knows how excited and happy the fans and audience were when he appeared in the MV. When they were most looking forward to it, you said he was just there to make a cameo appearance. Who could accept that?

Fans were in an uproar, tagging the Olympic Organizing Committee to ask what was going on, while anti-fans reacted aggressively, spamming various comments:
[To some people, don't you know what qualifications yourselves have?]

Isn't it normal that the authorities don't recognize someone like him who relies on patriotic songs to gain attention and popularity?

Anyway, I've never thought highly of him. Senior Zhao Yuqiang is definitely much better than him.

That's perfectly legitimate for them!

He doesn't deserve to appear in any Olympic-related event!

[Haha... I remember a couple of days ago Shen Mingen was trending on Weibo and some people said he might actually be telling the truth, that he sang three Olympic theme songs. Now they've even removed parts from one of them, so where did the three songs come from?]

[Pfft... Sparrow food!]

……

Sometimes, it's not that a person is inherently prone to attracting criticism, but rather that their fans overhype them, causing some people to have second thoughts and voice their opposition...

Even if their comments aren't particularly targeted or are quite fair, the moment they object, their fans react as if they've been "reacting" and launch various attacks against that person in the comments.

This will turn some originally neutral people into haters.

Shen Mingen has never boasted about himself before, but he has too many fans, and too many fans blindly praise him, which has led to his haters also growing in number.

When things are at their peak, the haters definitely won't have a chance to cause trouble. But now that the wind is blowing a little off, they certainly won't miss this opportunity to jump up and down!
Besides...

Besides the simple haters, because of Shen Ming'en's relationship with those capitalists, there will also be some online trolls stirring up trouble.

"Hmm...good, good..." Inside the tea room, Fatty Boss Ma held his phone to his ear, a greasy smile plastered on his fat face, and said to the person on the other end of the line, "You did a good job. Go to the finance department to collect your bonus later."

As he hung up the phone, Mr. Li, the white-haired man not far away, couldn't help but say, "I admire you, Mr. Ma. Your company's online army is really efficient."

It's only been half an hour since Shen Mingen didn't appear on the official performance of "Beijing Welcomes You," and the comments section on the internet is already filled with negative reviews. Just looking at the comments, anyone who doesn't know the situation would think that Shen Mingen's career has collapsed.

"Haha..." Mr. Ma laughed smugly, "It just so happens to be the right time."

There's a right time to use online trolls to smear someone. You can't smear someone when they're at their most popular and admired by everyone. There has to be something about them that's worth smearing.

The timing of the Olympics today feels like a perfect coincidence...

You know, Shen Mingen is really something. He clearly has no right to participate in any Olympic-related activities, but he insists on showing up in the MV to attract attention. Does he think that just because he appeared in the MV live recording, he can be edited into the final cut and that he has participated in Olympic-related activities?

What a cheap trick!

You're really asking for trouble!

His fans are really hilarious. Shen Mingen didn't even appear at the Forbidden City recording of "Beijing Welcomes You," and it's already a done deal that the chorus wasn't his but Zhao Yuqiang's, yet some people still say:
[Hackien is probably busy with his upcoming performances...]

My friend works at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and I heard he was scheduled to have a solo performance there, but he's busy with that!

Howl!

Even Mr. Ma wanted to roar after seeing this!

That's hilarious!

The reason I didn't participate in the recording of "Beijing Welcomes You" is because there was a solo performance at the Imperial Ancestral Temple next door...

Why don't you mention that he's busy preparing the theme song to sing with foreigners at the Bird's Nest opening ceremony?!
What a foolish dream!

How did the haters find the opportunity to smear Shen Mingen?

It's all because of these fans' overly enthusiastic praise!

Still showing no remorse, tsk tsk tsk...

As people chatted and laughed in the tea room, the images projected on the screen kept changing. Under the night sky, the lights were dazzling, and the unique, solemn and magnificent night view of the Imperial Ancestral Temple came into view!
Several heavyweight hosts from CCTV took the stage and gave some opening remarks, clearly indicating that the performance at the Imperial Ancestral Temple was about to begin.

"It's starting, it's starting..."

The white-haired Mr. Li gave a reminder, and everyone's attention turned to the screen.

There's not much to say about the opening remarks; it's just the usual, necessary procedure. What's worth mentioning is that the director seemed to know the audience didn't like this, so he would occasionally pan the camera to the audience...

The audience included not only some viewers who had arrived early to watch the live performance, but also some Chinese pop stars who had just finished singing "Beijing Welcomes You" in the Forbidden City next door and came out to watch the solo performance at the Temple of Heaven.

This group of people are all superstars, and some of them even have dozens of representative works. They are the kind of singers who are still very popular even when they are over fifty years old.

They already had a built-in fanbase, and having just performed "Beijing Welcomes You," fans occasionally discussed how well they sang, which boosted the topic's popularity and viewership whenever the camera panned to them.

only……

What struck everyone as odd was that these superstars seemed to be constantly whispering among themselves, gazing in a certain direction, seemingly discussing something...

What's going on?

Why do they sound like they're gossiping?

Is that "watching the drama unfold" expression on his face for real? Hahaha...

Many viewers watching the program online noticed something amiss...

It's unclear whether the director was just as curious and eager for gossip as they were, but after a moment, the director actually shifted the camera to the direction of the discussion among the superstars present...

Zhou Chujian!
【? ? ? 】

When Zhou Chujian was seen, many viewers had a series of question marks above their heads.

Wait, what is Zhou Chujian doing?

[Is this guy's mom crazy? Why does he always have that expression every time I see him?]

[If you have facial paralysis, go get it treated. Stop disgusting people here, okay? This performance footage is going to be broadcast to the whole world. Aren't you ruining the image of our nation?!]

[If it can't be cured, can't you just go to a quack clinic?!]

……

It's no wonder everyone was so harsh with their criticism; the main problem was Zhou Chujian's very strange expression. There was a hint of worry in his eyes, his gaze was unfocused as if he were lost in thought, his lips would twitch slightly occasionally, and he would sometimes steal a glance in one direction...

Like a thief!

What occasion is this?
This is a live performance of the two countdown promotional theme songs!
Zhou Chujian's expression during the recording of the "Beijing Welcomes You" music video was very awkward. Many fans already had something to say about his appearance in the official performance tonight. And to make matters worse, he acted like this while watching a show with an itchy nose. Do you think the audience could tolerate that?!
If you have facial paralysis, go get it treated. If it can't be cured, go to a quack hospital. Don't ruin the image of Chinese people here!
"What's wrong with Chu Jian at your company this week?" Even the chubby Mr. Ma in the tea room couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying, "Is he really facial paralysis? Why does he keep looking at me with a squinty eye?"

"Pfft..." Mr. Ma, the white-haired man standing next to him, laughed and said, "I just saw someone online calling him 'the squinty-eyed wolf,' hahaha..."

"Hahahaha..." The two of them couldn't hold back any longer and burst into wild laughter.

Not only the two of them, but even Mr. Qin, the tea master who was brewing tea not far away, couldn't help but laugh along.

The atmosphere in the tea room instantly became cheerful.

The woman in the suit, Ms. Liu, twitched at the corner of her mouth. She really wanted to go over and slap Zhou Chujian twice right now, slapping that expressionless guy across the face!
What the hell is he doing?!

It's going to be so late!

"The one on the Great Wall was because of Shen Ming'en, what about this time?" Boss Ma laughed heartily, subconsciously saying, "This time it can't be because of Shen Ming'en again, can it?"

As soon as he finished speaking...

He burst into laughter again.

What puzzled him was that he didn't hear any other laughter around him this time.

Out of the corner of his eye, Ma Zong first caught sight of Lin Bei. His expression was grave and devoid of a smile, which didn't surprise Ma Zong at all. After all, Lin Bei was used to worrying about his itchy nose all the time; it would have been strange if he had smiled…

But when Ma glanced at the second white-haired man, Mr. Li, he noticed that he had a smile on his face, but the smile was stiff.

Turning his head, he saw Mr. Qin, the tea master, and was even more surprised to find that Mr. Qin was staring wide-eyed at the large screen not far away.

"What's going on here, you guys..."

Unaware of anything amiss, Mr. Ma kept glancing towards the screen as he spoke. What he saw...

"Am I knocking?!???"

His eyes widened in shock, and he almost stumbled!
The screen showed a live broadcast of the performance at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. At that time, the host was still reading the tedious opening remarks, and the director's camera was still cutting to one celebrity guest after another...

The face that appeared on the screen at this moment was that of a handsome, upright, and very dashing young Eastern man.

That was a star surrounded by glitz and glamour, someone everyone in the Chinese entertainment industry knows by heart. And this person was precisely the kind of rabble in the teahouse that no one wanted to see!

Shen Ming'en!
Emperor Ming'en!

Thunder Yata Ryan!

It's him!

It's him!

it's him!
Our friends!
Shen Ming'en, ahhhhh!!!

"No, this..."

"Damn it!" (referring to a type of plant)

"How the hell did he end up here?!"

“I’m your *&%￥#@…”

The tea room, which was originally in a cheerful atmosphere, exploded the moment Shen Ming'en's face appeared on camera!

Mr. Ma and Mr. Li held their heads in their hands, their eyes wide with rage. At that moment, they wished they could slap themselves hard to see if this was a dream! No!
Why was Hajime showing up at the performance at the Temple of Heaven?!

And what's more... he was sitting in the front row?!

What the hell!
"No wonder Zhou Chujian had that expression just now..." said Ms. Liu, the woman in the suit, her lips twitching.

As she said this, she rolled her eyes at President Ma. If she remembered correctly, President Ma seemed to have said something earlier... Could it be because of Shen Ming'en again this time?

Okay!

Another prophecy has come true!

Even President Liu was puzzled. He was thinking, "Could being a 'jinx' be contagious?!"

How come they're getting more and more accurate these days?
That's an exaggeration...

Outrageous!
The big joke of slipping the world!

Why is Shen Ming'en in the front row of the performance at the Temple of Heaven at this time? Why is he doing this?!

At that moment, they could no longer laugh...

It wasn't that they weren't naturally inclined to smile, but in this situation, they all realized the seriousness of the matter and were terrified that this guy, Haji, really was the "solo singer" at the Imperial Ancestral Temple...

I have a really bad feeling about this!!!
"It...it shouldn't be..."

Fortunately, at this moment, President Qin spoke up in time, saying something that reassured the troops:
"If it really is him, he can't possibly still be sitting in the audience right now. He would have gone to wait in the audience long ago. This is the audience seating area; the singer wouldn't come on stage from here."

“Yes…yes, yes, yes!” The white-haired CEO, Mr. Li, nodded in agreement, saying, “Besides, we’ve already inquired about this many times before, so that person definitely can’t be Shen Ming’en.”

"But..." Lin Bei finally spoke up after a long time, saying, "Why does Zhou Chujian have that expression?"

If I remember correctly, the last time Zhou Chujian made this expression was the day before yesterday when he was recording the music video for "Beijing Welcomes You" on the Great Wall...

Back then, just like now, they had no idea that Shen Ming'en was about to make a surprise appearance on "Beijing Welcomes You" to sing the chorus; they thought Zhou Chujian was just having a fit...

What happened next is well-known.

If Shen Mingen was really there as an audience member, as they say, then why did Zhou Chujian have that expression?
Something's fishy!

There's definitely something fishy going on!
“But we almost confirmed the soloist here yesterday…” Ms. Liu, the woman in the suit, added, “It can’t be Shen Ming’en, ​​absolutely not!”

The day before yesterday, because Shen Mingen unexpectedly appeared on the Great Wall to sing the chorus of "Beijing Welcomes You", they specially asked someone to check who the solo singer was at the Temple of Heaven yesterday. They have basically locked down who it is, so why did they suddenly change it to Shen Mingen?

There is no possibility of knowing that!

“Then Zhou Chujian…” Lin Bei was still somewhat worried.

"Sigh~" Fatty Ma waved his hand and said, "He gets that expression whenever he sees Shen Ming'en. It's not like he only does it when Shen Ming'en is performing. Shen Ming'en wasn't even in the actual performance just now, and he still had that same expression."

As soon as these words came out...

Lin Bei was at a loss for words.

He just stared at the screen with a worried expression...

It's worth mentioning that not only Lin Bei, but also President Qin, as well as President Ma, President Liu, and President Li, who had just said it definitely couldn't be Shen Ming'en, all watched the program with furrowed brows.

In my heart, the seed called "ominous premonition" has been sprouting and growing stronger!
They were frantically praying inside their hearts, "No, no... please don't let it be Shen Ming'en!!!"

……

To be honest, not only were the people in the tea room with itchy noses unsure whether it was Shen Ming'en, but even Zhou Chujian, who was sitting not far from Shen Ming'en on the scene, was a little unsure.

Yes, Zhou Chujian just saw Shen Mingen wearing a traditional Chinese performance outfit under his white jacket, and Shen Mingen's arrogant attitude did indeed seem very confident...

Just because he was wearing a performance costume and sitting in the audience, does that mean he must be a singer from the Temple of Heaven?
If he really is, then he must be preparing for the performance right now!
The host on stage had almost finished reading the opening remarks, and he was still sitting backstage, so calm and unhurried. How could he possibly be the one to sing later?
What a joke!
It's worth mentioning that when Shen Mingen's face appeared on the live stream screen, many fans were initially excited and happy, and some even speculated that Shen Mingen might be the solo singer at the Temple of Heaven...

However, as Shen Mingen failed to appear on stage, the comments section was once again stirred up by trolls, with various comments being made:

It's impossible for him to be a ghost!

He was just there to watch the show, how could it possibly be him...?

[Funny, how did you guys assume he was the soloist just because he was there?]

[It's basically confirmed that Mr. Chan Kwong-wing will be the soloist!]

……

The "Chen Guangrong" mentioned by the online audience is the soloist at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, who is a very famous veteran artist. In terms of seniority, Shen Ming'en has no chance of being comparable to him.

What a coincidence...

Just as everyone was discussing this teacher, the host finished reading his opening remarks, and then everyone heard the host read:

"Next, let's welcome the singer of the award-winning song to perform his award-winning song, 'Thousands of Mountains and Rivers'!"

All sorts of speculations and endless discussions vanished the moment the host finished speaking.

Everyone probably understands that the soloist at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, whether it's Shen Ming'en or anyone else, will be revealed immediately after the host finishes speaking.

That moment...

Many fans in the online live broadcast room, Zhou Chujian at the offline event, and Qin's group of itchy noses in the Wuhezhizhong Tea House all held their breath in unison!

They stared intently at the screen, their eyes wide, as if afraid of missing a single shot!
It's funny, the director on set really had a complete grasp of the traffic code, because the moment the host finished speaking, the camera turned to Shen Ming'en...

"Holy crap..."

At that time, at the Motley Crowd Tea House, that fat guy, Mr. Ma, almost started cursing!

In the online live stream, many of Shen Mingen's fans almost had an orgasm!

But then, in the very next moment...

The camera suddenly shifted to the stage.

There, a middle-aged singer dressed in formal performance attire and with a smile on his face slowly walked onto the stage from the entrance.

"Whoo~~~"

See this scene!
At the Motley Crew Tea House, those with itchy noses finally breathed a sigh of relief...

"I'll just say it!"

Fat Boss Ma shouted loudly:

"I told you it wasn't Shen Ming'en!"

"It can't be him!" The white-haired CEO, Mr. Li, said to Lin Bei, who was not far away, "Mr. Lin, let's smile more often in the future, instead of acting like we're born not fond of smiling, okay? Don't worry so much, there's no need for so many worries!"

“Exactly!” Ms. Liu, the woman in the suit, couldn’t help but say, “Zhou Chujian probably just has facial paralysis. I’ll find him a psychiatrist to give him a proper treatment later…”

Lin Bei didn't care about any of that. As long as it wasn't Shen Ming'en, he was relieved.

"call……"

Mr. Qin, the tea brewer, breathed a sigh of relief. He had been holding his tea without drinking it because of his nervousness, but when the middle-aged singer, Mr. Chen Guangrong, appeared, he finally finished his tea in one gulp.

I'm relieved...

As long as it's not Shen Ming'en, they can finally rest easy this time.

That will allow those online trolls to unleash their full power!
Just now, when Shen Mingen appeared in front of the camera, many of his fans excitedly wondered if the solo singer at the Temple of Heaven might really be Shen Mingen.

Many of the critics were suddenly afraid of being proven wrong...

The official performers have now been announced and confirmed; it's no longer Shen Ming'en!
Then the little black guys have nothing to worry about!

Chicken feet, start!
[LOL, I knew it wasn't Shen Ming'en!]

Seriously, what are you fans expecting, hahaha...?

[You guys aren't really waiting for the host to announce that Shen Ming'en is performing, are you?]

[Tsk tsk tsk... Isn't that enough of a slap in the face? Hahaha...]

……

The fans were so overwhelmed by these haters that they couldn't even lift their heads!
In an instant, a pessimistic mood spread throughout the live stream...

All the fans probably feel that their expectations have been dashed, right?
They don't blame Shen Ming'en; they blame themselves for having too high expectations...

Hey~
"Hehehe..."

On this side of the scene, Zhou Chujian, who was already sitting very close to Shen Ming'en, couldn't help but lean closer and said with a mocking tone:

"Ming En, I think the singer has already been announced, and it doesn't seem to be you?"

He was now completely certain that Shen Ming'en's appearance at the Temple of Heaven, complete with a performance costume underneath his clothes, was all a bluff!

He's just here to attract attention and fool people!

True gold is not afraid of being tested by fire. If it is not true gold, it will eventually produce impurities. This is a fact that no one can change!
it's good now……

Now, Zhou Chujian felt that he could finally laugh at and slap Shen Mingen in the face!
Finally...finally!
Finally, his day of triumph has arrived!

Shen Ming'en offered no explanation, but simply stood up silently, took off his white coat, revealing his performance costume underneath.

Then, he strode onto the stage.

At that moment, many people were stunned.

No... you're really going up on stage!

……

(End of this chapter)