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

Chapter 170 A Child's Heart Pursuing Dreams

"Woo~"

Tonight, the long, dark clouds have cleared, and the wind is howling incessantly, occasionally accompanied by thunder. It's likely to be another stormy night.

At the rehearsal in the studio, Shen Ming'en sat there with his legs crossed, eyes closed, looking as usual. Wearing a baseball cap and expressionless, he seemed to be looking at him with a hint of... pity.

Yes, I feel sorry for you...

Such a brilliant "red song spokesperson", a superstar who has created countless memorable moments on their show, is going to be eliminated tomorrow, and by that young heartthrob Zhao Yuan. Imagine, who wouldn't feel sorry for him?
That being said, this is a fact that no one can change, so they can only sigh silently.

When Yao Shuli found Shen Mingen, it was already past ten o'clock. By then, Shen Mingen was already dozing off. I really don't know who he took after for his old-fashioned sleep schedule...

Smoothing her skirt and sitting down beside him, Yao Shuli didn't choose to disturb him. She simply sat quietly next to him, looking at him with a gaze that held a hint of "heartache."

Yao Shuli seemed to see a few traces of "exhaustion" on Shen Mingen's face. In fact, he should be exhausted. He had been fighting wits and courage with those behind-the-scenes capital all this time. Any one of them would have tripped up and never been able to get up again. But Shen Mingen stood still and transformed into Liu Xiang, clearing hurdle after hurdle. He looked glamorous on the outside, but who could imagine how much he had endured behind the scenes?

The production team is so cruel. They were too embarrassed to tell Shen Mingen about this, so they made me tell him. How could I bear to tell him?

moment……

Perhaps sensing someone sitting next to him, Shen Ming'en yawned and rubbed his eyes. When he caught a glimpse of someone beside him out of the corner of his eye, he turned to look and grinned when he saw it was Yao Shuli: "Why didn't you say anything? You startled me..."

“No,” Yao Shuli blinked, her bright eyes reflecting the studio lights and Shen Mingen’s face. “I just arrived too.”

"Are you tired from the journey?" Shen Ming'en stretched his body, raised his hand and gently pinched Yao Shuli's smooth cheek, the intimate gesture causing her pretty face to blush slightly...

"It's alright." Yao Shuli quietly grabbed Shen Ming'en's hand; if he kept grabbing her, her makeup would be ruined.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Yao Shuli's big, watery eyes seemed to be brimming with tears, Shen Ming'en asked curiously, "What happened?"

"No, nothing happened..." Yao Shuli pursed her lips, raised her hand to rub her eyes, and said, "I got sand in my eyes."

"Is there sand here?" Shen Ming'en looked left and right. The south is generally humid, so there is very little sand in the air, especially since this is in a studio.

"Don't move, don't move," Shen Ming'en grabbed Yao Shuli's hand, regardless of whether it was gone or not, "I'll blow on it for you."

As he spoke, he pouted and pressed his face close to Yao Shuli's, before Yao Shuli could even react...

"Hmm~"

He kissed her right away.

This made Yao Shuli's pretty face turn bright red, and she couldn't help but purse her pink lips and scold, "You got something in your eyes, why are you kissing me on the lips?!"

"Ah, I made a mistake, sorry..." Shen Ming'en waved his hand and said shamelessly, "Then I'll start again, come on..."

As he spoke, the guy pouted and leaned closer again!

Having been fooled once, Yao Shuli was not about to let him try a second time, so she pushed his pig-faced face aside.

Amidst the playful banter, everything seemed as if nothing had happened. Yao Shuli wanted to tell Shen Ming'en about it several times, but ultimately found it difficult to bring it up. So, in fact, she didn't mention it after the final rehearsal.

Yao Shuli knew very well that telling Shen Mingen through the staff would only make things more cruel, so she might as well tell him herself...

So, after the rehearsal that evening, when they arrived at the hotel, she specifically pulled Shen Ming'en aside, carefully considered her words, and then softly said, "This week... after the performance of 'Peak Singer Challenge', you should get some rest..."

There was a hint in those words, and those unaware of the truth would instinctively be confused. But to Yao Shuli's surprise, Shen Ming'en replied quite naturally, "Don't worry, it's alright."

"Do you... know what I'm saying?" Yao Shuli asked, afraid of hurting Shen Ming'en.

"I know," Shen Ming'en laughed, "It's just that I'll be eliminated this week, isn't it?"

Yao Shuli was slightly taken aback after hearing this: "How did you know?"

Shen Ming'en shrugged: "I heard it from the staff outside the toilet stall when I went to the restroom."

This answer truly surprised Yao Shuli. A look of heartache reappeared on the fair and delicate face of the opera singer. She couldn't help but lean forward, open her arms, wrap them around Shen Ming'en's waist, and hug him as if to comfort him.

"Oh, it's alright..." Shen Ming'en laughed: "I never had any attachment to this lousy show anyway, and besides, I don't lack work now."

To be honest, Shen Ming'en was a little surprised when he learned that he would be eliminated this week. He had thought that those capitalists would take action, but he did not expect them to act so quickly.

But then again, Shen Mingen's current level of fame isn't really that much lacking in exposure from shows like "The Peak Singer Challenge".

Even though Shen Ming'en couldn't accept most commercial announcements due to company reasons, the company wouldn't dare refuse any invitations from official organizations or CCTV.

That would be excellent exposure for Shen Mingen, and he's also playing a long game with endorsements. With this two-pronged approach, it remains to be seen whether "The Peak Singer Challenge" will regret their decision in the future.

Today's elimination will earn them a better reputation in the future. They may have easily eliminated Shen Ming'en today, but in the future, Shen Ming'en will definitely grow to a level that they can no longer reach.

To leave is to leave with honor, and there is nothing to regret.

"But you don't seem very happy today..." Yao Shuli in my arms suddenly raised her little head and asked worriedly.

During dinner that evening, she kept seeing Shen Mingen frowning and lost in thought, which was why she felt so sorry for him.

Shen Ming'en was slightly taken aback by these words, then burst out laughing. He said:

"I was just thinking about what song to sing."

These words weren't just meant to comfort Yao Shuli. Shen Ming'en had been lost in thought all afternoon, genuinely pondering this matter. You see, this episode of "Peak Singer Challenge" didn't allow him to sing patriotic songs or folk songs. Frankly, they wanted him to choose a relatively ordinary pop song to sing, so that being eliminated by Zhao Yuan wouldn't cause him too much trouble. Then his fans could say that Shen Ming'en brought this upon himself, performed poorly, and his elimination was normal…

Since his time travel, Shen Ming'en has sung either revolutionary songs or distinctive ethnic songs at every event he attends. Now that he's suddenly forbidden from singing anything but pop songs, Shen Ming'en is genuinely unsure which song to sing.

“Actually…” Yao Shuli gave Shen Mingen a suggestion, saying, “A song with a similar style to ‘Proud Youth’ that you sang during the Olympics should be quite good.”

It's inspiring and high-energy, easily stirring up the audience's emotions.

Shen Ming'en thought for a moment...

"That works too." He nodded in agreement.

Anyway, it's the last episode, the last time he'll be on this stage. The production team doesn't care; it's mainly the audience and fans who support him...

Although the memories left on this stage were already quite vivid, Shen Ming'en still wanted to leave them with something memorable in the end.

……

The following day. The recording site of the "Peak Singer Challenge" program.

As expected, the rain last night was indeed torrential... pouring down... it was really heavy. Many audience members who came to the studio today brought raincoats and umbrellas with them, and anti-slip mats were laid out outside the studio. Despite this, the audience's enthusiasm was not diminished at all...

"Oh!!!"

In the studio, cheers erupted even before the performance began, and the online chat was flooded with comments:

[It's airing! It's airing! It's finally airing!]

[OMG, are you guys serious about making "Chinese Music Center" comeback a week later?]

[Tsk... Fine, you're making a comeback, but sending in a young heartthrob just to disgust your father? I really don't understand...]

[Damn, I heard that young heartthrob is going to launch a surprise attack on Shen Ming'en!]

Are you tired of living? Want to be eliminated in one round?

[Ha, his fans say he has backbone; he doesn't pick the weak, he only picks the strongest.]

[Ber, with this format, does he have a chance of winning?]

……

Perhaps out of trust in Shen Mingen, almost all netizens and viewers in the online live broadcast room had a positive and optimistic attitude towards Shen Mingen, while the voices of "condemnation" for that young idol Zhao Yuan never stopped from beginning to end.

Any attempt to gain exposure by stepping on Shen Mingen will be met with unanimous criticism from countless viewers.

However, it must be admitted that Zhao Yuan's fans are quite capable. Even with such overwhelming support for Shen Ming'en in the comments section, there are still comments from his fans trying to defend him.

Anyway...

There's some controversy in the comments section, isn't there?

However, given the format of this round, most people think Zhao Yuan has little chance...

Why?

Because of the "surprise attack" format in this round, the surprise attack singer and the singer being attacked will perform together, and the program team will determine the winner by counting the real-time votes in both live broadcast rooms and the real-time support rate from the offline audience.

The production team claimed it was for "fairness," but frankly, they just wanted to "speak with data" when it came time to eliminate Shen Ming'en.

An alternative form of inside story.

But fans and viewers are unaware of this!

They thought this was a truly "fair" competition system, and that Zhao Yuan would be thoroughly humiliated by Shen Ming'en.

Little did they know, the production team had already hired a large number of bots online...

The offline audience had already been "communicated" with in advance.

"Data fabrication" is one of the simplest and easiest ways to deceive people.

The performance officially began, and perhaps because the hype surrounding "Zhao Yuan's surprise attack on Shen Ming'en" was so strong, the Western singers didn't receive as much attention, but their performances this week were truly remarkable...

Keisha, Sean, and the black woman already performed very well, but when the heavyweight singer from Europe and America, Isabella, appeared, it was like a Grammy performance, leaving the audience completely captivated.

While the domestic singers were also quite strong, they had all made ample preparations for the show's official return after a hiatus of more than half a month, and their performances in this episode were all quite good, although they were still "crushed" by Isabella and her group...

It's worth mentioning that during this episode's performances, the production team gave Zhao Yuan, a young and handsome singer, almost every time he performed, making him seem like a mentor. On the other hand, Shen Ming'en barely received any screen time.

The voices of "dissatisfaction" from fans are growing louder, and many are speculating:
What's going on?

Why didn't Shen Mingen get any screen time in this episode?

[Could it be... that they're eliminating my brother?]

[Fuck...]

……

Whether you know it or not, it doesn't really matter at this moment.

To be honest, this feeling was quite special for Shen Ming'en at this moment...

I used to watch talent shows on TV and often saw contestants who were full of enthusiasm throughout, but by the end their eyes would be lifeless. Back then, I couldn't really empathize with them, but now I kind of understand...

Despite his possessions, Shen Ming'en would never be blinded by gloom.

It's just a TV show, not worth it.

When it was his turn to go on stage, Shen Ming'en stood up, straightened his clothes, and became unusually formal, which made many staff members feel a little uncomfortable...

It's the last show. No matter what, sing well. Don't let people say you lost to that young idol "on merit".

In short: Men have pride!

……

[Zhao Yuan launches a surprise attack on Shen Ming'en!]

On stage, when such subtitles were displayed high in the center of the screen, the enthusiasm of all the viewers in the live broadcast room was ignited!
The "surprise attack" format of the show "Singer Challenge" is very interesting. If the person being attacked loses, they will be replaced as a regular guest. In other words, if Zhao Yuan successfully attacks Shen Mingen, Shen Mingen will be eliminated!

It was precisely this "you slack off, I live" competition format that instantly ignited the audience's enthusiasm!
nice!

Love watching!

Watch more!

This is exactly what I wanted!

Next, Shen Ming'en will ignite the stage with his song "Chasing Dreams with a Pure Heart," bringing a perfect end to his final performance in the "Peak Singer Challenge."

……

(End of this chapter)