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

Chapter 168 Sending him a little life to ruin him! From now on, it won't stop!
I've heard of both products Shen Ming'en endorses, especially that Shanghai sulfur soap...

Many personal care products nowadays claim to treat acne and other skin problems, with massive advertising campaigns, but they have almost no effect. And look at sulfur soap—I don't need to explain what "sulfur" is, right?

[One part saltpeter, two parts sulfur, three parts charcoal—this stuff is used to make explosives!]

Regular soaps talk about fragrances, scientific formulations, and gentle, gradual skincare—all empty promises to boost sales. But sulfur soaps are different. They only talk about the aesthetics of brutality. Their logic is: if you can't solve the problem, then eliminate all the microorganisms that might cause it!

This thing is so quiet, you can only say it's used without making a sound!

[I'd cry if anyone hadn't tried Crazy Flower conditioner! Soaking your hair in it for 5 to 10 minutes after washing is absolutely amazing, the packaging is so clean it's practically rotten...]

[Ha, the owner of Crazy Flower is almost seventy, and his hair volume is enough for him to be a brand ambassador!]

The key point is that both products are very inexpensive, so they won't be a burden on anyone, and the quantities are quite large...

Domestic brands are truly conscientious!

……

Shen Mingen's remarks in the live stream, especially after he introduced the concept of "domestic products," sparked an explosive discussion in the live stream.

Fortunately, the live streaming platform is a large one. If it were a small workshop, it would probably have been crushed by such a massive influx of people long ago.

The hashtag "#MadeInChina#" quickly climbed to the top of the trending topics on various platforms thanks to Shen Ming'en's massive online presence.

"This, this, this, this..."

Over at the tea room.

Seeing how quickly this concept has taken hold, and considering the potentially terrifying consequences it might bring...

The three people who had been laughing happily before—the suit-wearing Ms. Liu, the chubby Mr. Ma, and the white-haired Mr. Li—all exploded, holding their heads in their hands and staring wide-eyed, completely dumbfounded!

"Ding dong... ding dong..."

"Jingle Bell……"

It's funny, actually...

Just minutes after Shen Ming'en uttered the concept of "domestic products," everyone in the tea room, including President Qin, President Li, President Liu, President Ma, and even Lin Bei, started having their phones ringing incessantly.

One minute it's a message, the next it's a phone call ringing...

It's not hard to imagine what their companies looked like after being blown up.

After Shen Mingen introduced the concept of "domestic products", unsurprisingly, all the celebrities who did not follow suit and endorsed "domestic products" with Shen Mingen, and all the top stars who endorsed foreign brands such as HiFes and Qingyang, were dumbfounded and ridiculed by the masses!
The huge endorsement fees they received now seem like a complete joke, as if the label and persona of "patriotism" had been completely removed from them.

Even more!
They were labeled as "unpatriotic"!

You call this moral blackmail?

what……

To put it bluntly, even if Shen Mingen is using moral blackmail, there's nothing they can say!
After all, when it comes to "patriotism," no one dares to admit that they are being held hostage.

Then now...

Almost all the top celebrities were thrown into a trap by Shen Ming'en's kick. Do you think they wouldn't be in an uproar?!

"Lin Bei!" Fatty Manager Ma shouted angrily, pointing at Lin Bei, "Did your company know about this all along? Were you plotting something to drag us into this?!"

"Was this an idea your company came up with for Shen Ming'en?!" The female CEO in a suit couldn't help but angrily retort, "Fine, fine! I was wondering why we were laughing at you for not reacting earlier. Turns out you were just holding it in here!"

"President Lin, you're really too sinister... *&%￥#@..." The white-haired President Li was also cursing.

even!

Even Mr. Qin, the tea master, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth, because he had just received a message from the head of his company saying that some of his artists might be implicated by Shen Ming'en...

you say!

How could they not be targeting Lin Bei?!

But the problem is...

Lin Bei, how come you're not innocent?!
"...What makes you think our company will get away with this?!"

It was noisy and chaotic; everyone was shouting at Lin Bei, but surprisingly, Lin Bei's voice was the loudest...

To be honest, according to President Liu and the others, they had just mocked him, but now that Shen Ming'en had made a "last-ditch effort," he should be very happy, perhaps even feeling a sense of satisfaction at having slapped them in the face...

Lin Bei couldn't deny that it was really exhilarating.

But the problem is...

Shen Ming'en's "last-ditch counterattack" was built on the "pain" of everyone except him!

Ruixing Entertainment is also in a lot of pain!

To know!
Originally, Ruixing Entertainment had already offended many brands that day because Shen Ming'en chose Shanghai sulfur soap and Fenghua conditioner. Those brands even raised their prices to other companies as revenge...

Now that Shen Mingen has brought up the concept of "domestic products", it is no surprise that many top companies will choose to give up their endorsements in order to "avoid suspicion"!

That time!

Who will those brands that can't find brand ambassadors blame for this?
It's definitely still Ruixing Entertainment!
Don't fucking say it was because of what Shen Ming'en said. President Liu and the others subconsciously felt that Ruixing Entertainment had instructed Shen Ming'en to do it, not to mention those brand owners who already had opinions about their company!
So, a group of outside capital firms, some of which have a market value exceeding half of the entertainment industry, could their company afford to offend them?!

But rather...

Shen Ming'en, however, single-handedly managed to make those people completely offended!
What should I do...?

Now, Lin Bei feels a chill run down his spine just thinking about it!

These BYD guys actually have the nerve to call themselves beneficiaries...

You're benefiting my ass!
"..."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the tea room immediately calmed down.

yes……

Ruixing Entertainment would never do something so thankless and arduous, and Lin Bei would certainly not do it either; otherwise, he wouldn't even be here today.

moment.

"...His intentions are already very clear..." President Qin shook his head silently, then looked at Lin Bei and said bluntly, "He just wants to force your company to terminate the contract."

This wasn't exactly a wake-up call, because almost everyone present could see that Shen Ming'en's meaning was very simple: if you don't agree to terminate the contract, there will be many more similar incidents, and your company will continue to be my scapegoat!
Let's see how many groups you can afford to offend!
I can't afford to offend you so-called "domestic entertainment capital", but you can afford to offend capital outside the industry.

There's always someone better, right?

"Creak..." Lin Bei gritted his teeth in anger at the tea table, his fist clenched until it bled. As the CEO of Ruixing Entertainment, he had never been punished to this extent by any artist in all these years.

"They've really fallen out..." President Qin picked up his teacup, gently rubbing it, not rushing to his lips, and stood there lost in thought, muttering to himself.

yes……

At this point, it can be said that they and Shen Ming'en have "broken off relations."

Previously, although they also deeply resented everything Shen Mingen did, they still wanted to make money off him, so their focus was on eliminating him from the show and then "freezing" him out to teach him a lesson...

To put it bluntly, they still held some hope for Shen Ming'en.

But now...

When he rejected Ruixing Entertainment's 91 contract, and when he mentioned the concept of "domestic products," he kicked almost all the top celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry into a trap, thus offending these capitalists once again...

This time, it's a complete and utter "falling out".

His concept of "domestic products" is like a declaration of war against them.

"Let's just destroy him," said Fatty Ma, who was not far away, through gritted teeth. "I've wanted to do this for a long time!"

He wanted to destroy this guy right then and there during the Olympics; he was just too infuriating!

Do these powerful figures in the Chinese entertainment industry really think they can't ruin a mere artist?

So what if they become famous?
He's just an actor!

Don't think you're so great just because you have a few people supporting you. They have plenty of ways to punish Shen Ming'en!

“Let’s make some arrangements,” President Qin waved his hand, as if he agreed with President Ma’s words, and said bluntly, “If we can’t eliminate Shen Ming’en in three more episodes, we’ll just cancel the show ‘Chinese Music Center’.”

No matter how many sponsors a show has, you can't expect a show to stay on screen forever. The capital in the Chinese entertainment industry may not have many other skills, but they can still stop a show from airing and find fault with it.

They realized that it was almost impossible to defeat Shen Ming'en in music. Since that was the case, they decided to address the problem at its root and simply shut down the "Chinese Music Center" program!

Just like the Shanghai sulfur soap he endorses, if you can't solve the problem, then solve everything that might cause a problem!

Without the exposure from this show, and with the contractual constraints from Ruixing Entertainment, he won't be able to get any work if the company doesn't agree. If he goes without exposure for a long time, I don't believe they can't get him!
"Okay." Mr. Li, the white-haired man, nodded, and then asked, "So, what topic should we have for the next session?"

Because of the Olympics, which delayed him for more than half a month, the "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" has now entered the final week of the "August 1st Theme". Next week is August 1st. Shen Ming'en is about to pass through this "hellish" difficulty theme. If they don't give him a challenge in the last week, they will have a headache about what theme to give later...

President Qin had already thought this through!
“Winning by sheer numbers,” he stated, listing a series of topics. “Next week, we’ll have five rounds of competition, focusing on five themes: [Sense of Mission], [Training], [Collectivism], [Defense Line], and [Themes of Our Time]!”

If no one can rival Shen Ming'en in terms of the quality of a single song, then they will win by sheer quantity. I don't believe that Haji'en can win with one or two songs. He can write five songs in a week!

"Or should we find outside help for the other guests?" Fatty Ma asked.

It goes without saying that if they didn't seek outside help, Yue Huochuan and his team would be lucky to even be able to write five poems, let alone finish them.

Five songs a week, excluding rehearsals, mean that on average, there's less than a day to compose each song. We definitely need to find outside help.

"Yes." President Qin nodded. They had really gone all out this time. No matter what, they had to eliminate Shen Ming'en!
If they can't be eliminated, then the show should be canceled. Since things have already turned sour, we definitely can't hold back any longer.

Their only goal now is to destroy Shen Ming'en at all costs!

If you can't be used by me, don't expect to be too happy!

Although President Qin had thought it through very thoroughly, everyone still felt a little uneasy...

"President Qin," just then, the white-haired Mr. Li, who was not far away, suddenly asked, "Should we bring him along for the overseas event next month?"

"...What good will it do to bring him along?" President Liu frowned. "Such a good opportunity, other companies are trying to get their artists in, and you want to bring him along? Are you afraid he's not famous enough?"

"You've misunderstood me, President Liu..." President Li waved his hand and said bluntly, "Overseas activities are divided into several countries. Can't we put Shen Ming'en in a more sensitive place?"

"?"

Upon hearing this, a series of question marks appeared above the heads of everyone in the tea room...

What do you mean?
What does it mean to send Shen Ming'en to a relatively sensitive country?

"Ah……"

Thinking about what he was about to say, Mr. Li wanted to shout. This guy liked to keep people in suspense and not say things directly. He first asked:

"The fundamental reason why we can't punish Shen Ming'en is what?"

"Because... he sings revolutionary songs?" President Liu asked, her brows furrowed.

“That’s why,” Mr. Li nodded, “but it’s not just because of that.”

"Then what else is it because of?" Even the fat boss Ma couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Can you just say what you mean and stop beating around the bush?"

"The emperor isn't worried, but you, the eunuch, are really anxious!" President Li was too lazy to pay attention to him, but he didn't want to keep him in suspense any longer, and said bluntly, "The reason we can't punish that guy is because he's sure we won't go against the country, so he's been recklessly building up his image of being 'red' all over the country step by step..."

"So!"

"If we want to ruin him, all we have to do is destroy his incredibly popular image, right?!"

The words fell...

"..."

Everyone in the tea room was taken aback.

Then, everyone's faces showed a hint of anticipation.

"You mean..." Lin Bei understood after hearing this. He looked at the white-haired CEO Li with admiration and said, "Send him to... a sensitive place like Xiao Rizi, make him perform for them, and then use that to create public opinion, ruin his image, and then ruin the person?"

"Clap clap..."

Mr. Qin, the tea master standing nearby, couldn't help but raise his hands to applaud, nodding in approval as he said, "As expected of Mr. Li."

yes……

As long as they destroy Shen Ming'en's image, they won't even need to do anything else themselves; his various rivals and those who envy him will slowly devour him.

The more famous someone like him is, the more easily his image collapses with the slightest negative comment.

To put it bluntly, he's like the chocolate coating on an ice cream cone—it looks solid, but it breaks at the slightest touch!
They didn't want to break off relations before, but now that things have come to this point, and since Shen Ming'en has given them another taste of the "eight-point halo shining on their heads" feeling, they naturally won't hold back anymore.

Next…

They just keep going until they drop!
……

(End of this chapter)