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

Chapter 173 Five Main Themes: Open!

The ever-increasing number of votes was the best testament to the stage performance. Although everyone deeply suspected that Zhao Yuan had rigged the votes, otherwise how could there be such a big gap in the stage performance? The difference in votes between him and Shen Ming'en was more than a million, but he was still behind, so no one said anything.

As the performance entered its final stages, and Shen Ming'en's votes remained far ahead, many audience members breathed a sigh of relief...

But it was at this very moment!
[Your mom! Vote!]

【Fuck! 】

What the hell is this relationship?!

【Trying to steal the tower, huh?!】

【You think this is some kind of PvP battle?!】

The online live stream suddenly became agitated. Many people initially didn't know what was happening until they saw snippets of information in the chat and went to check the online voting section...

【What the hell? ! 】

[Such awful table manners?!]

【Your production team *****……】

Blasted!

The comments section exploded!

There were countless people cursing and swearing; the entire live stream, including both the bullet screen and the comment section, was flooded with a barrage of insults.

There's no other reason than...

Just now, Zhao Yuan's votes, which were originally nearly a million votes behind Shen Ming'en, suddenly started to surge. In less than a minute, his votes increased by nearly two million!

Although Shen Ming'en's votes had surpassed his by nearly two million over time, at this point, Shen Ming'en's votes had basically stopped increasing. In short, everyone who wanted to vote had already done so, but Zhao Yuan's votes...

Just like the momentum is strong, it continues to rise rapidly!

In a short time, he actually surpassed Shen Ming'en!
Still rising!
It has already gained more than 3.5 million votes!

It's still going up!

The price increases are outrageous!
What the hell are you doing?!

Many viewers thought Shen Mingen was sure to win, but then this stupid show pulled this stunt during the online voting. At that point, not only fans but also casual viewers could see how "unfair" and "rigged" it was!

Steal the tower!
A blatant tower steal!

I've heard of people stealing towers by playing PvP in live streams, but this is online voting, with millions of votes, and they can actually steal towers?!
Be a fool!

Don't tell me Zhao Yuan's fans made a pact to attack together at the last minute... Where the hell do you find that kind of cohesion, three to five million people attacking together?!

Are you kidding me?!
If we had this kind of cohesion during World War II, the whole world would have belonged to our country.

In online live-streamed PK battles, it's possible to steal the top spot because so many large gifts are likely to be spent by just a few people. But in the "Peak Singer Challenge," everyone gets a vote!
How can they be the same?!

"Stop! Stop! Don't keep swiping like that!"

Backstage, Chen Tao, the chief director of "Peak Singer Challenge," couldn't hold back any longer and repeatedly shouted at Zhao Yuan's manager, Zhou Fang: "Even if you win the vote like this, no one will really think you've won. We can't smooth things over with the public relations team!"

This is real-time voting, dude!
If you're doing this kind of vote-rigging in front of everyone, nobody's stupid. Everyone knows what's going on!

"I have no idea what happened!"

Zhou Fang hurriedly called the vote-buying site, only to be shocked to learn that too many votes had been rigged and there was a problem with the system!

"How could this possibly go wrong?!" Zhou Fang gritted her teeth in frustration. "Aren't you guys professionals at this?!"

Then she heard the person on the other end of the phone reply, "No, these two times combined must have cost six or seven million. We've never spent that many votes before!"

"What???"

Zhou Fang was stunned by these words...

At the same time, I also felt deeply insulted...

Zhao Yuan, for example, is considered one of the top young male celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry. He's been famous since childhood, but now, when facing a singer, he has to rely on "popularity" to win, and he wins so miserably...

They can even overwhelm the backend of the vote-rigging side!

Just think how embarrassing that is!
Looking back, I wonder how those people will laugh at me!
"It's ruined..."

Upon hearing about this, Chen Tao, the chief director of "The Peak Singer Challenge," sat down in his chair and looked completely ashen-faced...

This game is truly a disaster!
……

Shen Ming'en's song has come to an end.

He finished his performance long before Zhao Yuan. In terms of song length, Shen Ming'en had to admit that he was not as good as Zhao Yuan. But even after his performance ended and he stopped singing, everyone's attention was never drawn to Zhao Yuan.

Many people looked at the "voting results" on the big screen and cast "heartbreaking" expressions at Shen Ming'en on stage.

[A cover-up!]

[This is such an obvious cover-up?!]

Do they really think we viewers are idiots?!

Don't you guys even have a clue who you rely on for your livelihood?!

A barrage of comments scrolled across the screen, the online viewers' insults almost drowning out the entire screen...

Even before Zhao Yuan came to "The Peak Singer Challenge", some people on the internet were discussing that with Zhao Yuan, a "royal family" in the Chinese entertainment industry, coming, Shen Mingen might really be squeezed out.

At the time, many people disagreed, after all, "The Peak Singer Challenge" was currently relying on Shen Ming'en to maintain its popularity. The "power to drive foreigners to save the country" was not just a figure of speech, and his popularity was no less than Zhao Yuan's. There was no reason to promote Zhao Yuan and abandon Shen Ming'en...

But everything that happened today foreshadowed a scenario where Shen Ming'en was about to be eliminated.

Ridiculous...

How ridiculous!

Shen Ming'en stood up when domestic singers were in the most difficult time in the "Peak Singer Challenge". She stepped forward when "a 50-year-old woman guarding the country's gate" was in a difficult situation. After several performances, her national and opera singing styles captivated the audience. She also successfully drove foreigners to save the country with her own strength!

He didn't lose to foreigners, he didn't fail at the Grammys, and if he continued on that momentum, everyone felt that even the top talents from Europe and America, the people at the very top of the pyramid, wouldn't be afraid of him...

But now...

He's going to lose to a young, handsome male celebrity in the Chinese entertainment industry.

A young idol who shouts and yells, whose voice can lead you astray when you're "competing" with him, who can sing off-key and out of tune, and whose vocal voice is louder than his even when he has all the "equipment" buffs stacked up.

Is there anything more ridiculous than this?!

Backstage, upon witnessing this scene, Yao Shuli couldn't help but raise her delicate white hand to cover her mouth tightly, her eyes slightly reddening, and tears streaming down her face like they were free...

Although she already knew that Shen Mingen would be eliminated from the show this episode, Yao Shuli still held a glimmer of hope when she saw Shen Mingen crush Zhao Yuan on stage.

But I never expected the production team to be so greedy...

How disgusting!
"Damn it..." Even the veteran diva Yehenara couldn't hold back anymore and blurted out, "You guys are going too far! Do you really think people are idiots?"

"Sister!!!" The manager beside her was almost crying with anxiety. This live broadcast, sister!

But the question is, is it just Sister Na?

Backstage, almost all the domestic singers had something to say, and even the foreign singers Keisha, Sean, Mia, and Isabella all wore intriguing expressions.

This is probably the most despicable behavior in their country.

They may not like Shen Ming'en as a person, but no matter who they are, even Isabella, they have to admit Shen Ming'en's strength.

He was eliminated by that young idol who clearly sang off-key, forgot the lyrics, and was led astray by him...

How ridiculous!

Shen Ming'en had caught on to everyone's emotions to some extent. Perhaps knowing the outcome beforehand, he initially didn't look back. Later, perhaps reminded by others, or perhaps unable to resist his curiosity any longer, he finally turned around and glanced at the screen...

"Don't look..."

There was even a shout from an enthusiastic fan in the audience.

Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, Shen Ming'en turned his head back.

The voting results are displayed below. The online voting results are as follows:

Shen Ming'en: 10032009 votes

Zhao Yuan received 13278654 votes.

The offline voting results are as follows:
Shen Ming'en: 680 votes

Zhao Yuan: 630 votes

Offline, the numbers are fairly even, but the problem is that the online support is wildly different; a lead of over three million votes is enough to secure the victory...

That is to say...

Shen Mingen was successfully attacked by Zhao Yuan and will soon leave the stage of "Peak Singer Challenge".

"Woo..."

When Shen Mingen turned around, many fans and viewers, like Yao Shuli backstage, felt the same way. It was because of their strong empathy and their deep sympathy for Shen Mingen that they couldn't help but shed tears...

Someone shouted:

"Go Shen Ming'en..."

You didn't lose!

"You're the best!"

"You are the eternal king, and no one can replace you!"

The scene was probably too moving, because the director happened to show a shot of the audience, which led to people online commenting: "Damn, I got sand in my eye too..."

In the past, I never understood why fans in those fandoms would loudly "protest" when their favorite idol, Geigei, was treated differently...

Now, these viewers in the Chinese entertainment industry truly understand.

I really feel indignant on his behalf!
Why!

He is Shen Ming'en, the gold medalist who composed all three theme songs for the Olympics, the patriotic singer who became incredibly popular, and the man who handed over the copyright to the state, bringing his patriotism to the extreme!
So many episodes of "Chinese Music Awards" have aired, and the investors have put in so much effort, even upgrading the show and inviting so many veteran singers, industry experts, and top songwriters, yet they still couldn't eliminate him...

The "Singer Challenge" is really something else! Damn it, some young heartthrob eliminated him?!
To put it bluntly, at this moment, these viewers would even prefer that Shen Ming'en was eliminated by foreign singers like Isabella, Keisha, and Sean.

After all, those foreign singers at least have some talent.

What does Zhao Yuan have?
Berkshire Hathaway?!

What the hell!
[Just as that saying goes...]

Someone in the online live stream said:
[This ultimate singer challenge—it's true what they say, everyone who comes has to take home two cases of yogurt!]

"What are you doing..."

Seeing how sentimental they were, Shen Ming'en couldn't take it anymore. It's just a lousy show and a lousy appearance; it's not like he can't live without it. If they don't want him here, he'll find somewhere else. He couldn't help but say to one of the female audience members:
"Do you really have to cry like that to me?"

This scene looks familiar; it's very similar to the time when Shen Ming'en was about to be eliminated from "Chinese Music Awards" and sang "Me and My Motherland".

But then, he turned the tide against all odds.

Now, everyone knows that he doesn't have that chance anymore.

At this moment, the audience was already disgusted enough...

But what happened next was even more disgusting...

That is, Shen Ming'en was holding the microphone, intending to comfort the female audience members, when suddenly he heard his voice cut off as he spoke into the microphone.

It seems like they cut off his microphone backstage?

"What?!"

Some viewers were already angry, and this only fueled their anger, causing them to lash out with insults:

"Are you fucking not letting people speak?!"

"They've already resorted to this tactic, and now they won't let people say anything?!"

"What the hell did they say and you fucking mute your microphone?!"

"Open it! You motherfucker, open it!"

……

I'm so angry...

They're already planning to eliminate them, and they won't even let them say a few words?!

"Who the hell muted Teacher Ming'en's mic?!" Director Chen backstage couldn't help but grab his walkie-talkie and yell, "You think our PR is easy?!"

"This...this..." came the assistant director's voice from the walkie-talkie: "I was just worried that Teacher Ming'en might say something wrong."

[Behind the Scenes] Although this matter is common knowledge, it is two different things for an artist to confirm it and for the audience to just discuss it, so there is nothing wrong with his actions.

The problem is that many fans at the scene were angry at that moment, and if you don't let them speak, it's like you're deliberately targeting them.

"Turn it on!" Director Chen shouted through gritted teeth, "You'd be better off letting the host go up here than muting your microphone now. You have no brains at all!"

Just from what happened, not only the audience members, but even he was furious.

And just like that, Shen Ming'en's microphone was turned on...

But the host rushed onto the stage at that moment.

This resulted in Shen Ming'en's plan to interact with the audience being abandoned...

The host was quite something; despite the clamor of foul play, he forced a smile and uttered phrases like "what a pity" and "regrettable"...

It was as if it were announcing Shen Ming'en's fate.

It's funny, Zhao Yuan was standing next to the host and on the stage, and he was about to hug Shen Ming'en, but Shen Ming'en didn't seem to care at all, so his raised hand just sat there awkwardly...

One of the guys in the audience shouted, "Go to hell, Zhao Yuan! Do you even deserve to hug Shen Ming'en?! What kind of piece of trash are you?!"

"that is!"

“You *&%￥#@…”

Zhao Yuan looked embarrassed and dazed...

The production team could mute Shen Ming'en's microphone, but they couldn't silence the viewers.

But no matter what...

Now, Shen Mingen's elimination is a fait accompli.

So Shen Ming'en didn't say anything more, he just raised his hand to the audience and made a "shush" gesture.

Coincidentally, the situation was so out of control that the host couldn't manage it, but Shen Mingen calmed things down with a single gesture, and everyone started listening to him...

What exactly is fan cohesion?

This is!
And next, fans and viewers will let "The Peak Singer Challenge" know what price they will pay for eliminating Shen Ming'en!
The Chinese Music Awards (CMA) really got away with this, thanks to the contrast with their competitors. They reaped a huge windfall during the five rounds of patriotic song performances on the second day!
……

(End of this chapter)