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

What's different about Chapter 162?
The performances continued one after another. After the first round of performances ended, a short intermission was given for long segments of sponsor advertisements before the next round began.

"Oh!!!"

It's worth mentioning that, whether it was because all the works presented by the guests this time were of very high quality, or because the lingering charm of Shen Ming'en's "Green Flowers in the Army" was so strong, the audience was very enthusiastic.

When Shen Mingen finished singing "Green Flowers in the Army", many people were saying that they wanted him to sing two more songs in a row. After all, although everyone else's performances were very good, Shen Mingen's performances were the only ones that made them so addicted!
What a pity...

In the second round, Shen Ming'en's performance was still presented as a "grand finale".

He himself wasn't worried at all. After the performance, he went backstage, lay down on the sofa, and showed off the snacks and other treats prepared by the production team.

To be honest, Shen Mingen really shouldn't be eating those things so casually right now. After all, as a celebrity, anything he does can easily lead to a trend, and the things he eats can also boost the sales of those snacks. If someone from the company were here, they would definitely remind him.

Unfortunately, Shen Ming'en had no one from the company to supervise him. He could eat whatever he wanted whenever he felt like it, without any particular manners.

Then the funny thing happened...

That is, the backstage staff, seeing that Shen Mingen had no taboos and that he casually ate a few bags of snacks, immediately ran to the production team and brought Shen Mingen a whole bunch of snacks!

It was some kind of fruit juice or lactic acid bacteria drink again. It was bad enough that he cooked a packet of the sponsor's instant noodles, but he even wanted to add some of the sponsor's fermented bean paste and soy sauce to it. It disgusted Shen Ming'en to no end!
"Brother, you've got a lot of business to handle!" He couldn't help but pat the man on the shoulder.

"Oh well, there's nothing I can do..." the staff member said with a headache. "There are just too many sponsors!"

Their show has so many sponsors these days that it's ridiculously high, leading to so many commercials during their airing that netizens are going crazy with complaints. They even had commercials during the ranking announcement – ​​can you believe it?!
"Sister Li, Sister Li..." Shen Ming'en nodded, then pointed to the box of cold medicine in front of him and said, "But you don't have to make me take another packet of cold medicine right after I've finished eating and drinking, do you?"

"And this..." he said, pointing to a bottle of loquat syrup, "I'm not sick, buddy!"

"cough……"

This made the staff member extremely embarrassed.

【Hahahahaha...】

When the camera panned backstage, many netizens were amused, with some even commenting:

[This short backstage live stream of Shen Mingen's daily life was more interesting than his performance!]

[Yue Huochuan: Is this what a naturally gifted player looks like?!]

[Haha... After Shen Ming'en appeared, the number of viewers in his private live stream was higher than that in the main live stream.]

……

This episode of "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" features a special backstage account for singers, broadcasting their backstage reactions during performances. This saves the director from constantly switching between camera angles, which viewers complain about not being able to see the full performance of the singers on stage.

Perhaps even they didn't expect that as Shen Ming'en finished his performance and returned backstage, it seemed as if he had taken away all the viewership from the show's official live stream. According to statistics, the main live stream next door, where veteran Yue Huochuan was performing, only had a little over five million viewers at the same time, while Shen Ming'en's...

Nearly ten million!
Double that?! Can you even imagine?!

You mean Shen Mingen pulled some kind of stunt?
He ate something, but he didn't have much work to do!
Everything can be deceiving, but data can never lie. In this era where traffic is king, it's not hard to see just how "famous" Shen Mingen has become.

Keren is popular, isn't she...?

There will be a lot of trouble.

No matter how famous someone is, they are never as envious as some people.

Perhaps it's due to the passage of time, but as the "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season" entered its second round of competition, Shen Ming'en's name began trending on various social media platforms...

"#Shen Ming'en's 'Green Flower in the Army'!"

"#What does it mean to be a tough guy with a soft heart?#"

"#Longing, military romance, Shen Ming'en, don't go overboard with the details!#"

The song "Green Flowers in the Army," a poignant expression of longing and tenderness in a tough man's heart, has stirred up countless waves online. Those hearing it for the first time are often deeply moved, and the comments section is almost entirely filled with praise. Many people are commenting:

[Having just completed two years of military service, listening to this song felt like stepping back into my time in the barracks; it really brought me to tears...]

Sigh, my girlfriend and I broke up because she went to the army. It was a lot of unfortunate circumstances.

[All this talk about reality and helplessness just boils down to not really loving it that much!]

[Support Shen Ming'en! I hope there will be more works like this, so that our soldiers, missing their families and loved ones while in the barracks, can have a place to vent their emotions!]

……

Actually, in the comments section of "Green Flowers in the Army" right now, most of the discussions are quite touching. Amidst the sentiments of a group of soldiers currently serving their country or already retired, it's reasonable to avoid inserting any defamatory remarks, but...

Some people just don't know any better!
He just had to come out and cause trouble at a time like this!
The comments section quickly filled with smear campaigns against the program, saying things like:
Actually, I still prefer Yue Huochuan's powerful and resonant voice!

[Sparrow's meal, that feels like the voice of a great nation, Shen Ming'en's... it just feels a bit petty.]

[The angle is good, but I feel that works related to the military should be more grand and imposing, grabbing the viewer's attention right from the start!]

I don't like him at all; he doesn't fit my ideal of military life.

I could accept him even if he released an inspirational, high-energy song like "Proud Youth."

Forget it, "Proud Youth" only seems childish with this theme.

……

Comparison and disparagement!

This is a common and disgusting tactic used in the entertainment industry's fan circles.

What's clever about these haters is that in the past they would compare Shen Ming'en's work with other people's hit songs to put him down, but now they're comparing his past works with his current ones.

It's not that I don't want to use others to put down others, it's just that...

Currently, it is known that no one in the Chinese entertainment industry can compare with any of Shen Ming'en's works.

Don't fucking tell me about the representative works of any superstar, how high their sales are, or what kind of glory they once created. Hakeem may not have much else, but his songs are simply "red"!
In this respect alone, no singer in the Chinese entertainment industry can compare!
Since it's a mess, we can only compare Shen Ming'en's past works with him personally...

To put it simply, it boils down to this: "Only Shen Ming'en can defeat himself!"

Even so...

Those haters are still trying to force a negative attack!
It's just speechless!
But then again...

What they said did indeed seem irrefutable.

In this world, whether it's a musical work or a film or television work, as long as it's presented to the audience and subject to their evaluation, it's impossible to please everyone, and there's no way that everyone will like it.

Even if it's patriotic, even if it's a mainstream work, even if it's a revolutionary song, there will always be some "walking 500,000" people who will jump on the bandwagon.

For example, what they're saying now is their dislike of Shen Ming'en's new song "Green Flower in the Army," which is about "military life," in the latest episode of "Chinese Music Awards"...

Fans can't deny that the song's strength lies in its ingenious angle, and Shen Ming'en's popularity is incredibly high, although a portion of the votes are somewhat...

water.

It was voted for him by fans and casual observers without any thought.

These people also know that they can't say "Green Flowers in the Army" is bad; they can only say that the style is not the style of military life that they imagined, which makes it really hard to refute.

then……

In the background.

Since the program is broadcast live, there are actually bullet comments floating on the TV screen in the dressing room, and the host will occasionally read a few comments to liven up the atmosphere.

The guy in charge of Shen Ming'en was reading comments right now, holding his phone and reading several aloud while saying something:
Wow, everyone has such high praise for Teacher Ming'en's work!

"Everyone really enjoyed your performance of 'Green Flowers in the Army' just now, and they all said it was beautiful!"

"Oh, there are many soldiers here who feel the same way. Haha, Teacher Ming'en, they asked you if you had served in the military."

Shen Ming'en was too lazy to pay attention to their comments. He usually didn't read comments much, since there was always gossip, and ignoring it would make it disappear.

As a celebrity, a public figure, it's normal to be discussed. There are people who like you and people who don't. Everyone only likes to hear good things, and nobody likes to be criticized. Shen Ming'en didn't want to let them affect his mindset, so he naturally didn't care much.

But...

He is the kind of person who never "runs away" from anything, and he never "turns a deaf ear" to negative comments.

While the staff member next to him was reading the comments with high emotional intelligence, only reading the pleasant ones, Shen Ming'en glanced at it and said with a smile:
"I think I've been paid to write 'online trolls' again..."

As soon as these words came out...

"..."

The guy reading the comments was stunned.

He stared wide-eyed at Shen Ming'en with an incredulous look, his expression seeming to say, "Is this something I can say, bro!"

【puff……】

【Hahahahaha...】

In the adjacent online live stream room, the chat area was instantly ignited!

[Hilarious! My brother really dares to say anything!] [Shen Ming'en: I never tolerate certain people; if I name names, I'll scold them without hesitation!]

[They're just paid trolls, aren't they? Many of those smear campaigns are from new accounts. We haven't dared to call them out, but they're making a big deal out of it?]

[Hahaha... My brother has been constantly being manipulated and smeared by those people all along. They've never said anything about it. Did they really think my brother didn't notice them?]

……

"cough……"

That staff member was quite tactful; even at this point, he was still trying to salvage the situation like He Jiong did. He said:

"It's impossible to please everyone. There will always be people who like it and people who don't. Teacher Ming'en, you should just relax."

Shen Ming'en waved his hand and said magnanimously, "You'll get used to it."

In short, he might not be considered magnanimous, but his mindset is incredibly stable. It's a shame that many fans were worried that Shen Mingen would be affected by those comments, but now it seems that my brother is in such a state that no matter how harsh the words are, he won't take them to heart!

Come to think of it, Shen Mingen has faced doubts all along his journey.
The biggest criticism he faced recently was that he profited from mainstream propaganda works, but he's proven them wrong!

Now, these little haters don't even dare to openly say that "Green Flower in the Army" is bad, they're so cowardly, what's there to be afraid of?
What's more...

Shen Ming'en is not incapable of playing strong musical styles!
Yes!
On stage, Yue Huochuan's bel canto tenor, hailed as the "voice of a great nation," was awe-inspiring and passionate. But when it comes to a head-to-head battle, who has our Hajien ever lost to?!

His musical style is incredibly versatile. His second round of work might not be as good as "Green Flowers in the Army." Who knows, he might actually go head-to-head with Yue Huochuan!

It's worth noting that Shen Ming'en also sang bel canto in "My People, My Country"!

Who's afraid of who!
Anyway...

Because of Shen Mingen's "positive response", fans also began to fight back.

The group of trolls who were "directly attacking" Shen Ming'en seemed to be ignited and went into a frenzy, intensifying their smear campaign against him in the comments section. Some even went so far as to say that his drama "Green Flower in the Army" portrayed the men as too weak, which they claimed was a smear campaign against the men's image!
The phrase "tough guy with a tender heart" is being used to smear someone's image...

Sometimes, I feel like these people really need to be forced to work on sewing machines for a few years.

To be honest, Shen Ming'en sometimes feels that he is really suffering because these works are "new songs" in this world. New works are always prone to controversy, there is no way around it. If these works were all "classics" like in his previous life, these people would not dare to say such things even if they had a few more lives!

They dare to spout nonsense. Even if the platform had a few more guts, they wouldn't dare release it after their review!

"Tsk..."

Seeing the smear campaign growing increasingly intense, and knowing it was time for Shen Ming'en to go backstage, he stood up, stretched, burped, and headed towards his backstage waiting area after a whole night of eating and drinking.

Since they think "Green Flowers in the Army" is too sentimental, then fine, next, Shen Ming'en will give them a song that is both passionate and stirring!

……

"Oh!!!"

On stage.

The second round of competition was just as intense.

It's worth mentioning that, perhaps because Shen Ming'en dominated the previous round with an almost overwhelming lead, this round of mainstream singers all brought out their best skills!

It's either singing with an uncontrollable, drawn-out note, or showing off all sorts of crazy techniques...

One singer who used to rap even brought out his long-forgotten rap songs to show off!

The entire scene was absolutely electrifying!

Especially the performance of the bel canto tenor singer, the veteran Yue Huochuan, his "majestic voice of a great nation" gave the audience goosebumps!
It must be said that these bel canto singers, especially those with distinctive bel canto vocal timbres, truly have "golden voices." When they sing, it really gives people the feeling of "golden wheat waves" rippling over them.

Such a great performance naturally won the support of the audience...

Compared to the previous round, the votes of these patriotic singers have all increased in this round. Among the 500 audience members, many of them received less than 400 votes in the previous round, but in this round, almost everyone received more than 400 votes. Veteran singer Yue Huochuan even received an impressive 489 votes!
He's already on par with Shen Ming'en from the previous round!

No, it's that it has already surpassed it!
There has also been an increase online, with Yue Huochuan receiving over 4.7 million votes in this round!
Yes, indeed, even so, it's still far behind Shen Ming'en's more than eight million votes in the previous round of online voting. The gap is quite large, but after all, the online arena isn't their home turf, and those who know, know...

As for online voting, everyone knows that Shen Ming'en is popular and has a lot of traffic. To put it bluntly, no matter how badly he sings, he will still get more votes than these mainstream singers. So, to discerning people, there is no need to look at online voting.

We won!

Some fans who strongly support Yue Huochuan couldn't help but express:
[Judging from these votes, even if they can't beat Shen Ming'en, it's still a tie!]

[Can't win? Hey! We've already won!]

[I feel like there's no need for a competition anymore. Shen Ming'en will probably still come in first place in the final overall score, but Teacher Yue Huochuan is definitely going to win this round.]

[Tsk... I really look down on some people with big online followings who just rely on their popularity instead of their actual talent, tsk tsk...]

……

The haters joined Yue Huochuan's fans in criticizing him, making it seem as if even if Shen Ming'en achieved a good result in this round, just like in the previous round of "Green Flower in the Army," he wouldn't be any better than Yue Huochuan.

Many people even started stirring up trouble, saying that Yue Huochuan's life is the true meaning of "military life"!
Anything related to the police must be strong and inspiring!
This left many of Shen Mingen's fans feeling quite helpless.

It was under these circumstances that...

"Let's welcome the last singer!"

"Shen Ming'en!"

As the host finished speaking, Shen Ming'en was finally about to make his appearance!

"Oh!!!"

Regardless of what people say online, Shen Mingen's offline popularity is truly undeniable!

The moment Shen Mingen's name appeared on the big screen, everyone in the audience couldn't help but cheer!

Several audience members, such as the veteran who was moved to tears when Shen Ming'en sang "Green Flowers in the Army" in the previous episode, couldn't help but stand up, cheer, and applaud.

It's easy to see just how popular Shen Ming'en is right now!
Ironically, when Shen Mingen was backstage, the number of viewers in the live stream room was as high as ten million at the same time. But as soon as he left and Yue Huochuan left, the number dropped to just over three million.

On the contrary, the number of viewers in the main live broadcast room at the performance venue soared to more than 12 million at the same time!
It can only be said to be so terrifying!
"Thanks……"

After going on stage, Shen Ming'en, with a smile on his face, didn't rush to sing. Instead, he first thanked the audience while holding the microphone, and then said:
"I just received a comment in the comments section saying... I didn't really like the song you just played, is that true?"

Shen Ming'en spoke humbly, but as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately raised his hand to his ear, making a gesture as if he were "listening carefully"...

Then, cheers erupted from the crowd!

"How can it be!"

"Who said that?!"

"I'll fucking punch you twice right away!"

"You never know what to say, how dare you say 'Green Flowers in the Army' is bad?!"

……

The people on set seemed to be Shen Mingen's greatest source of confidence. When the camera focused on Shen Mingen, everyone could see the smugness on his face. At that moment, he perfectly embodied the words "arrogant" and "unrestrained," and the audience actually loved it...

Hahaha... He did it on purpose!

Many fans couldn't help but laugh, realizing that he was deliberately trying to annoy those haters.

Those haters started jumping up and down, leaving comments saying Shen Ming'en had a bad attitude and that he wouldn't let them leave comments anymore...

In short, at this moment, Shen Ming'en seemed to have provoked them, causing a barrage of insults to dominate the entire screen.

At that moment, Shen Ming'en stopped talking and first gave a look to the staff not far away. Then, he took a deep breath and straightened his back...

I made a slight adjustment to the vocal structure in my throat.

moment!

"Dong dong dong..."

The accompaniment of steel-wind instruments and percussion instruments, such as trumpets, French horns, and snare drums, was accurately transmitted to everyone's ears through the program's sound system!

A stirring and solemn atmosphere spread with the rhythm, and the power of the music was fully brought up. The heroism and solemnity of the military song were highlighted to the fullest at this moment!

【oh……】

When they heard that solemn melody, so different from "Green Flowers in the Army", many viewers were immediately struck by its beauty!
Generally speaking, this kind of accompaniment only appears in very rousing and passionate main theme works. The beauty of this prelude is that it can convey a sense of mission and pride of soldiers as soon as it starts playing!

A strong sense of anticipation, accompanied by this accompaniment, appeared in the eyes of almost every audience member at the scene!

At that moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Shen Ming'en on the stage!

On stage, after a brief intro, Shen Ming'en picked up the microphone and, in a high-pitched bel canto voice he hadn't used in a long time—the so-called "voice of a great nation"—opened his mouth with a single line:
"We are soldiers!"

……

(End of this chapter)