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

Chapter 155 A score of 2-0, and the little guy is playing a war song?! Who doesn't have a war song?!

Shen Mingen swears that he really did not ask the Olympic Organizing Committee to help him forward related posts and hashtags. He did not even contact the Olympic Organizing Committee. Shen Mingen was completely unaware that their official account was forwarding the posts.

Therefore, after seeing the relevant news, Shen Ming'en even made a special call to Liu Yu, the staff member who had been in charge of communicating with him about the three Olympic theme songs...

To be honest, Shen Ming'en was a little touched by the other party's answer.

Liu Yu said:
“Teacher Ming’en, ​​we have all seen your deep patriotism. If someone like you is labeled as someone who profits from mainstream works, then who will be willing to create so many popular and high-quality revolutionary songs to promote patriotism in the future?”

"People like you are the ones we need to protect!"

Shen Ming'en came with sincerity. He unconditionally transferred the copyrights of three works, each worth at least a small fortune. When he encountered problems, the person in charge of the organizing committee said they would not help him or care about him, and would just stand by and watch. Even he himself felt bad about it.

As Liu Yu said, if even a star like Shen Mingen, whose songs are popular and who is even more popular, has his image ruined by the fan circle, then who will be willing to create mainstream works in the future?
Will anyone who creates works with a patriotic theme be labeled as "profiting from revolutionary songs" in the future?
This precedent must not be set!

"Haha, then please thank the organizing committee for me..."

Shen Mingen was deeply moved upon hearing this, and even joked, "Next time something like this happens, let's communicate in advance and post it together!"

Liu Yu laughed heartily, and the two exchanged a few polite words before hanging up the phone.

"call……"

With his phone tossed aside, Shen Ming'en lay on the sofa and let out a long sigh.

cool!

Really cool!
I've been feeling incredibly satisfied lately; the Olympics have truly crushed those capitalists.

However, on the other hand, barring any unforeseen circumstances, after the Olympics, those people will likely intensify their attacks on him...

Shen Ming'en didn't care at all; he had never been afraid of those itchy-nosed guys. His main concern was that the people around him would be affected...

Shen Mingen doesn't actually have many people around him right now, mostly Yao Shuli and Feng Yucan. He can keep an eye on Feng Yucan at any time, but he's worried about Yao Shuli...

After thinking for a moment, Shen Ming'en picked up his phone and sent a message to Yao Shuli.

……

Today, Yao Shuli had an offline charity performance at a relatively large nursing home, where she sang traditional opera for the elderly residents, promoting this national treasure without charging a penny. Recently, perhaps because she is in high spirits, she seemed to be in great shape, and the audience cheered her on after the performance.

However, performing on stage in this kind of weather while wearing thick costumes is truly a form of torture...

The recent high temperature in Beijing reached 35 or 36 degrees Celsius, and the performance was held on an outdoor stage, which resulted in Yao Shuli's costume being soaked with sweat after her performance.

Thankfully, Shen Ming'en gave me a palm-leaf fan, otherwise I really don't know how I would have gotten through this summer...

"Where's my phone?"

Waving a palm-leaf fan, Yao Shuli, still with her makeup on, asked her assistant for her phone.

"Tsk..."

Luo Luo pouted. Ever since Sister Li confirmed her relationship with that guy, she spends all her free time on her phone, acting like something terrible will happen if she doesn't reply to his messages...

The cloying sweetness of being in love seemed to always be around her, tsk tsk tsk...

Sunlight filtered through the leaves with difficulty, appearing exceptionally bright against the backdrop of shadows, occasionally a little dazzling. So Yao Shuli turned up the brightness, enjoying her midday rest and anticipating what interesting things Shen Mingen would send her...

Hopefully, it won't be another case of his cat doing a backflip and calling him over.

It wouldn't have mattered if she hadn't looked, but Yao Shuli, full of anticipation, opened her phone and saw...

"???"

Immediately, her pretty face was filled with question marks.

Her pretty face flushed red, her eyes widened as she stared incredulously at the message Shen Ming'en had sent her on her phone, unsure of how to respond.

Shen Ming'en: "When do you have time to arrange for me to meet with my uncle?"

no!
You just confirmed your relationship a few days ago... are you in such a hurry to meet my parents?!

Yao Shuli was completely unprepared!!!
……

The next day.

early morning.

Early in the morning, Shen Ming'en was woken up by three or four alarm clocks. He got up early, changed into a set of sportswear, and went for a run in the small park near Feng Yucan's house for the first time in a long time. It has to be said that the local old men are really tough. There were all kinds of people singing loudly, banging their heads against trees, hanging on the horizontal bar, and cracking whips early in the morning!

People in Beijing seem quite energetic, of course, Shen Ming'en was referring to the retired ones...

Those office workers and corporate slaves crammed onto buses and subways during rush hour, their feet barely touching the ground, all look like they can't wait to get to work.

Sometimes I really think these old guys should be allowed to go to work, because they are mature, stable and experienced, they go to bed early and get up early, and they even get free transportation. This is the perfect age for them to make their way in the world.
Let middle-aged people go to school, because they always regret not studying hard enough back then. Give them another chance to take the college entrance exam again.

Young people are often sick due to poor physical condition. Sending them to nursing homes to recuperate can not only help them regain their health, but also give them time to find partners, thus helping to address the problem of low birth rates.

Wait until young people get old before they go back to work, creating a perfect closed loop!
Although it reversed the Heavenly Gang, social conflicts disappeared immediately. What a perfect plan!

"Huh...huh..."

Running with a mask on is really tiring, but I'm glad I wore one. It's not because I would be recognized if I didn't wear a mask, it's mainly because the restroom I just went to was really... stinky!

Damn it, I don't know what's going on. As the capital, Beijing is such a desirable place, but what's wrong with the public toilets in so many places? They're like latrines.

Although it's a La Ori Gei place, you can't expect it to smell good, but the problem is that you have to pay attention to hygiene at some famous tourist attractions, right?

The restroom on the right-hand side after entering the ticket gate of the Emperor's Altar is absolutely stinky!
After coming to Beijing, all I could smell was the stench, which left Shen Ming'en speechless.

The morning run ended around 7:30. On his way back, Shen Ming'en bought Feng Yucan breakfast, which included tea eggs, fried dough rings, and douzhi (fermented mung bean juice). Shen Ming'en couldn't stand douzhi, but Feng Yucan loved it. In Shen Ming'en's words, "Do you know what kind of person loves to drink this sour and smelly stuff?"

Then Feng Yucan rolled his eyes at him...

He recently stayed at Feng Yucan's house, and now that Feng Yucan regards him as his "godfather," he doesn't treat himself like an outsider at all. His evil silver shaded dog is almost traumatized by Shen Mingen's petting.

"I'm home?"

When Shen Mingen returned, Feng Yucan seemed to have just gotten up and was washing his face.

As a typical sleazy young man, Feng Yucan never gets up early, but today is a formal occasion...

They have an Olympic intermission performance today, so they need to get there early to prepare. Feng Yucan also got up early to get ready.

"You're going to the ping-pong court today, right?" Shen Ming'en asked casually.

“Yes,” Feng Yucan said, wiping the water off his face with a towel hanging around his neck while swiping on his phone. “Today is Long’s match against a top ping-pong player from the other side. It’s going to be quite interesting.”

Sitting on the sofa, Feng Yucan casually picked up a fried dough ring and stuffed it into his mouth. Shen Ming'en listened while peeling a tea egg. After he finished speaking, he nodded and said:

"Then remember not to be too flamboyant during today's halftime show, keep it to yourself, after all, this is the home ground of the Olympic athletes."

Their intermission performance wasn't exactly a secret; many people in the industry knew about it. Perhaps because this type of performance wasn't as formal or significant as the three theme songs at the opening ceremony, no one took it too seriously.

The same goes for those capitalists who are itching to get involved. Hakeem has already sung three Olympic theme songs, so one more won't make a difference.

So strictly speaking, this should be the most stable one, and it can also be considered Shen Ming'en's farewell song for the Olympic Games.

After the performance, I have to go back to my grueling, non-stop life.

"Okay, I know..." Feng Yucan said impatiently.

"Get the hell serious!" Shen Ming'en couldn't help but glare at this unserious guy.

It's important to understand that the Olympics is the home ground of the athletes. These celebrities were simply doing their part by performing the theme song and halftime show. There's nothing to be lauded for them. The real worthy of lauding are the athletes; they are the ones who truly "bring glory to the country"!
But now, I don't know if it's because celebrities are so glamorous and well-known, but many people now idolize celebrities even more than Olympic athletes.

For example, their halftime performances...

What I fear most is that while the Olympic athletes are competing fiercely back and forth, the audience's cheers are not loud, but then a few celebrities come on stage to perform, and the audience shouts nonstop.

At that point, it will truly become a case of "the guest overshadowing the host".

Especially Shen Mingen, who is currently one of the most popular A-list celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry, with almost no doubt about his popularity...

That was a scene that Shen Ming'en absolutely did not want to see.

“No,” Feng Yucan knew this too, but he just felt, “You want to keep a low profile, but does your ability allow it?”

Does he think that Shen Mingen's claim of being low-key sounds nice, but doesn't he know his own popularity?

Now, whenever there's an awkward silence at an event, the director is always willing to give the camera a close-up of Shen Ming'en...

Why?

It's all because he's popular, and fans scream when they see him!

With such high popularity, even if you wanted to keep a low profile, the moment your face appears, it will instantly ignite the entire venue and set your fans ablaze.

Even if he doesn't show his face, his highly recognizable voice will still make him recognizable to fans, right? You want to keep a low profile, but does your talent allow it?

Since you've participated in the performance, just perform well and don't think too much about anything else. Things will work themselves out.

“…I know!” Shen Ming’en rolled his eyes and said, “I’m just reminding you to try not to be too flamboyant.”

Their song has rap in it. Shen Mingen was able to control his desire to perform, but I'm afraid Feng Yucan will get carried away once he starts rapping.

As a citizen of a country that advocates peace, Shen Ming'en's lyrics are unambiguous. However, I'm afraid that Feng Yucan might sing them and then "show his displeasure" to audiences in other countries, which could cause some controversy and make things really ugly.

Therefore, it's better to tone it down.

They've all had a tough journey to get to where they are today. This is basically Shen Ming'en's last song, and he doesn't want anything to go wrong.

"..."

Feng Yucan remained silent for a moment, looked at Shen Mingen's serious gaze, then pursed his lips and nodded.

Although he was very reluctant, he had to admit that Shen Mingen was indeed much more mature than him in many things.

After breakfast, Shen Ming'en washed up, changed into some casual clothes, and then went out with Feng Yucan.

It's not that Shen Mingen doesn't care about his attire; it's just that the performance costumes are handled by someone at the venue. He dressed up like a peacock before even leaving the venue, so wouldn't he be recognized?

There are confidentiality agreements for halftime performances, so it's best to be cautious.

"anyway……"

On the way there, Feng Yucan, sitting in the driver's seat, asked Shen Ming'en:
"Is this halftime show not just our game, but also featuring another country's game?"

“Yes.” Shen Ming’en nodded.

Today's intermission performance is not only for Shen Ming'en and his team, but also for another country. Logically speaking, this kind of performance should be the host country's own business and has nothing to do with other countries, but isn't our country advocating peace and cultural integration?
Therefore, we communicated with some other countries in advance, and each country put on a halftime show to demonstrate the friendship between the two sides.

"What's so friendly about this kind of life..." Feng Yucan muttered to himself.

Today's match is a duel between the Chinese national table tennis team's Long team and a player from Xiao Rizi's team. In other words, the intermission performance today is between them and one or two singers from Xiao Rizi's team. With national and personal grievances on his mind, it's normal for Feng Yucan to make some complaints.

"Don't worry~"

Shen Ming'en waved his hand and said:
"The song they chose is also one that promotes peace, and it's said to be the theme song for the Doraemon movie that's going to be released next year."

Doraemon actually advocates for peace. The episode where Nobita and Doraemon travel back in time and jump up to celebrate their defeat is still fresh in everyone's memory. Although the theme song is in Japanese, they have all heard it before, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

"I hope so," Feng Yucan said, pursing his lips. "I hope they'll behave themselves."

Shen Ming'en didn't say anything, just grinned. At this moment, he probably felt that even though it was just a halftime show during a game, they wouldn't be so frivolous on such an important occasion.

But Shen Ming'en really didn't expect this...

Those guys with itchy noses are probably just living too comfortably and don't know what's important!
……

When they arrived at the venue, Shen Ming'en and Feng Yucan were greeted by a dedicated person. After entering, they were busy with various tasks such as communicating details, makeup, and choosing outfits.

Backstage, it wasn't just them; everyone was busy. It's worth mentioning that when choosing outfits, Feng Yucan, that idiot, kept picking out some ridiculously flamboyant and exaggerated looks, giving Shen Ming'en a real headache. Anyone who didn't know better would think this peacock was holding his own solo concert! Why the hell are you trying to attract so much attention?!
I've completely forgotten everything I said on the way here because of this itchy nose, ugh!

When it comes to choosing clothes, Shen Mingen is more rational. He chooses sportswear sponsored by brands, especially those with the national flag printed on the chest and in red and white colors. Those are really cool!
Shen Mingen was already tall and handsome, standing at over 1.8 meters. In his early twenties, he was at the peak of his looks. He exercised regularly, and his face was full of collagen, but his skin wasn't as "snow-white" as those young heartthrobs. Instead, it had a healthy tan, which made him look very rugged.

Wearing this kind of clothing will make you look very upright and give people the feeling of a righteous young man!
To be honest, if you wore that outfit and sang "Ode to Young China," that would truly ignite the entire audience!

"No, no, I won't poke..."

Shen Mingen himself was also very satisfied. In fact, he had always liked the clothes that athletes wore, they looked really cool. Of course, he could still distinguish between the main event and the secondary event. He was just wearing clothes with similar color schemes, but he would never actually wear clothes that athletes wore.

While it's acceptable to wear it, he's not an athlete after all. You can't really compare yourself to him; that's a matter of propriety and a bottom line.

"Ahhh! I don't want to!"

Feng Yucan's scream came from the room. Ironically, the director of the show, Zhao Wei, probably thought Shen Mingen looked very handsome and upright in his sportswear, and like Shen Mingen, he thought Feng Yucan's flamboyant outfit was too ridiculous. So he waved his hand and said directly, "Since it's a duo performance, then we must have the same costume. Feng Yucan, you and Shen Mingen will wear the same one!"

Feng Yucan literally exploded on the spot!
He wished he could just go and fight Shen Ming'en to the death!
He's not like Shen Mingen, who has appeared at events of this caliber as many as the Olympics. He's been preparing for this Olympic halftime show for a long time, and costumes will definitely play a big role in the performance. It would be strange if he were happy to wear the same thing as Shen Mingen!

"puff……"

Shen Ming'en and his group of staff laughed along, gloating without any restraint.

It's worth mentioning that, reportedly, the competition had already started before they even began their preparations.

Inside the venue, Shen Ming'en occasionally heard cheers coming from outside. Every now and then, it was like the scene where the audience would shout when someone won a game.

It's really weird...

For some reason, although he heard a lot of cheering, Shen Ming'en would occasionally hear some nonsense.

It's like the opposing team always wins...

Today's match is between the Chinese national table tennis team's Long team and Kato Shikazu from the Xiao Rizi team. Kato is also an excellent player with a very high international ranking and has won many prestigious titles...

but!

In the world of table tennis, there really isn't anyone who can compete with our country's players.

Even Kato Shikazu, in various competitions, has consistently been utterly defeated by our country's players...

It's funny, but no matter where this guy plays or which foreign player he encounters, he always dominates the game. But when it comes to players from our country, he gets completely crushed.

As a result, many people are still discussing this matter, and some even say that he is an undercover agent sent by our side to highlight the level of our country's players.

In their country, many netizens are also criticizing him, which puts a lot of pressure on him. He often publicly states that his goal is to defeat our country's players.

Before facing Long, a member of the Chinese national table tennis team, he publicly stated that he would give it his all...

On the field, we really don't know what's going on.

"Eh……"

Perhaps driven by curiosity, Shen Ming'en grabbed a staff member who had just returned from the front and asked:
What's the score now?

Today's match was a best-of-four series, and that's the score Shen Ming'en asked about. However, what Shen Ming'en found somewhat strange was that the staff member hesitated and stammered when faced with his question…

"My……"

After being speechless for a while, she simply waved her hand and said, "Teacher Ming'en, I have something to do, I'll go now."

Finished talking and left.

Shen Ming'en: "???"

Why is it so hard to talk about?
What's going on?
Out of sheer curiosity, and since he didn't have anything else to do and was just waiting for the performance to start, he simply told the staff, put on a mask, and went to check out the couple himself.

It's worth mentioning that along the way, Shen Ming'en saw many staff members on site, but they all looked worried...

Some of them, even members of the national table tennis team, had a worried look on their faces and furrowed brows.

"What's wrong...?"

The unease grew stronger, and when Shen Ming'en walked into the competition area inside the venue, he glanced at the score from afar and instantly understood why everyone had that expression...

The score displayed on the screen is: [2:0]

Two to zero!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Dragon Team 2, that player Kato Shiwa has 0; I'm saying that Dragon Team 0, that Kato Shiwa has 2!

What a surprise!
What a huge upset!

The Dragons, known as the "all-around warriors," were surprisingly beaten 2-0 by this seemingly ordinary player right from the start...

This is really outrageous!

The match was broadcast live, so I reckon there must have been some negative comments not only on the ground but also online.

To be honest...

At this moment, the situation has become very critical.

That's disgusting!
Rather!

On the other hand, during the intermission performance, they even changed the song at the last minute, switching to a very exciting theme song from an anime!

Let's cheer on their athlete, Kato Shikazu!

Damn you...

That's a bit too much!

……

(End of this chapter)