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

Chapter 178 The sun sets in the west, and the red glow of the clouds flies high~
"No, it's his popularity..."

Backstage, in Xu Jiajia's dressing room, when Shen Mingen's overwhelmingly superior online votes of over 13 million, surpassing all other mainstream singers, appeared on the live stream, Xu Jiajia and her manager both wore expressions of disbelief...

Although they had anticipated that Shen Ming'en's rendition of "One Two Three Four Song," which had impressed even professionals, would receive widespread acclaim, they still hadn't expected it to be so popular.

"Is there still a chance for us to successfully launch a surprise attack on him?" Xu Jiajia couldn't help but ask.

Perhaps she was too shocked at the time, because Xu Jiajia momentarily forgot that they were still live-streaming...

"...Keep your voice down!" The manager hurriedly raised his hand to cover her mouth. Nobody knew who they were going to ambush!

Xu Jiajia shrank back dejectedly, but the expression on her face clearly told everyone that she was still shaken.

Judging from Shen Ming'en's performance just now, whether it's the charm of his stage performance or his popularity with the audience, he is second to none, not only in this program but also in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

Who could possibly beat him?!

"cough……"

Perhaps noticing that Xu Jiajia wasn't in a good mood, her agent quickly contacted the production team and temporarily turned off their cameras and microphones...

Once she was finally free from the cameras, the manager raised her hands and placed them on Xu Jiajia's smooth shoulders, shaking them vigorously a few times while saying:

"Cheer up!"

"Jiajia, you must pull yourself together!"

"You're destined to be a future queen of the Chinese music scene!"

"This is only the first round!"

"This week's 'Chinese Music Awards - Red Song Season' [August 1st Theme] has five rounds of PK in its final week, specifically targeting Shen Ming'en!"

"Five songs! Five songs!"

"Everyone else has outside help, except him. He's been busy with the Peak Singer Challenge this week. Do you think he can write five high-quality songs in a week?!"

"later!"

The agent excitedly cheered Xu Jiajia on, shouting:

"His later works will definitely decline step by step. As soon as one song is of poor quality or fails, we can launch a surprise attack on him!"

“We have five chances, and it’s an open-book exam where we can look up information based on the questions, while he only has one chance!”

"How could he possibly win?!"

"Why should we lose?!"

Based on their understanding of Shen Mingen, it would be strange if Shen Mingen didn't perform well in the first round!
In previous seasons of "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season", there were two rounds of battles. Two high-quality patriotic songs a week were no challenge for Shen Ming'en, so they never intended to defeat him in the first two songs.

The original plan was to make a strong push later on!

“But like this…” Xu Jiajia stared blankly at Shen Mingen’s calm face on the live stream screen and said, “Wouldn’t this be an unfair victory for us?”

If you defeat someone when they are weak, what will netizens say?
Will anyone acknowledge her as a future "Queen of Pop"?

"That's not something you need to worry about..." the agent said bluntly, "Leave it to the PR team! Trust the company! The company will definitely make you a future pop diva!"

"Shen Ming'en is nothing more than a stepping stone on your path to growth. That's all he can do, nothing more!"

You know what, this agent has a pretty strong sense of conviction. With him leading the way with such a high-spirited atmosphere, even Xu Jiajia, who was almost "defeated" by Shen Mingen, was somewhat energized.

"Ahhh!"

Xu Jiajia gritted her teeth and shouted:

"Never mind, let's get him!"

"That's more like it!" the agent shouted. "Louder! Didn't you eat lunch?"

"Damn him!" Xu Jiajia raised her voice!

"I didn't hear you!" the agent shouted.

"Damn it!!!" Xu Jiajia continued to scream!

"Gan!!!"

Then the two of them just sat there and started "going crazy"...

"Emmm..." The crew member in charge of the two of them was a bit dumbfounded by what they saw. The cameraman next to her couldn't help but exchange a glance with her and asked, "Are they crazy?"

“I think so…” The female staff member nodded.

While complaining, the female staff member glanced at Shen Ming'en's face in the live stream and couldn't help but shake her head, saying, "But what they said doesn't make no mistake..."

“Yes…” The cameraman nodded silently, then sighed and said, “Ming’en teacher must have had a really tough time today.”

What good is winning the first round of five rounds of competition?
So what if you have a huge lead in the first round?
If he relaxes even the slightest bit, if he fails in the first round, there will be plenty of people waiting to see him make a fool of himself!

at this point……

Everybody knows!
Don't believe me? Just look at the stage.

Honestly, being so far ahead of Shen Ming'en, mainstream singers like Yue Huochuan should have felt quite resentful...

But are they like that on stage?
not at all……

You didn't even see the slightest hint of unhappiness on their faces.

Their expressions were even quite indifferent.

why?
Because everyone knows that this is just the beginning, just the first round!
Looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry and the entire Chinese music scene, no one is confident that they can defeat Shen Ming'en head-on in the first round of a PK performance, in the field of mainstream songs that he is best at!
nobody!
Even the veterans of the national team wouldn't dare to say it's absolute!

But can he survive the first round, the second round, and the third, fourth, and fifth rounds?

They're using a rotation strategy here!

With such a group of professional mainstream singers here, and a group of investors "supporting" them behind the scenes, inviting so many professional peers to polish their works...

Behind them are thousands of troops!
Do you think Shen Ming'en is only facing them?!

He was facing almost all the professional and talented mainstream singers in the entire Chinese music scene!

With this kind of "relay race," how can he possibly win?!
"It's just the first round, let him win!"

"There will be plenty of opportunities later~"

At this moment, almost everyone who couldn't stand to see Shen Ming'en doing well had this thought in their heart.

Therefore, almost none of them were discouraged and they were all full of fighting spirit.

That's all...

The first round has ended. After a short break, the second round officially begins!
Continuing the enthusiastic atmosphere of the first round, perhaps because the performances in the first round were all very exciting, the audience at the start of the second round could almost be described as "highly enthusiastic".

"Oh!!!"

The loud shouts nearly blew the roof off the entire studio.

Logically speaking, such a lively event is both a good thing and a bad thing. The audience's enthusiasm is certainly good, and any interaction from the singer on stage can easily resonate with the crowd. But the problem is...

Being too enthusiastic and having overly high expectations can easily lead to disappointment if the singer's performance on stage falls short. As a result, the number of votes cast for the singer will naturally decrease.

To everyone's surprise, the second round of performances was unexpectedly spectacular!

It's worth noting that even when there are occasional two rounds of competition in the "Chinese Music Awards - Red Song Season", it's generally difficult for singers to compare their second-round performances with those from the first round.

Unfortunately, under the previous two-round competition format, the votes were calculated as a sum of the votes from both rounds, and the vote count was only announced after both rounds were completed.

In that situation, the first round of votes will definitely account for the majority, and most people will definitely cast their votes in the first round. They will definitely try their best to grab everyone's attention in the first round...

The second round was so-so, there was nothing we could do about it.

But today is different!
The vote count for each round will be announced separately today, and the number of votes in the hands of the audience will be refreshed every round.

Given that there are five rounds of competition, the best works will definitely be saved for later to garner votes...

So they saved their best works for later!
That's exactly the effect we're looking for – one wave higher than the next!
In conclusion, the performances of these patriotic singers in the second round truly got the audience's blood pumping!
The online live stream was equally exciting, but on the other hand, many people couldn't help but have doubts, scrolling through their chat:

The quality this week feels really high...

[The amount of food consumed this week is nothing compared to previous weeks.]

Are you sure these works were really written by these guests themselves?

[...It seems the rumors circulating online that someone was hiring outside help for them are true.]

So, this is still targeting us, Hagene?

Some people murmured, and naturally, some haters joined in, saying:

[No, why is it that when other singers have good songs, it's because they hire outside help, but when Hajime has good songs, it's because he wrote them himself? Is this targeting him?]

At this time, Shen Ming'en's fans stood up and said:

"What? Do you even need to ask? Ask anyone who can write Shen Ming'en's works. If they could, wouldn't they have already been bought off by those capitalists to suppress Shen Ming'en?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Heizi immediately shut up.

yes……

The best evidence that Shen Mingen "didn't hire any outside help" is his own work!
In everyone's mind, he is such an "undefeated legend"!

It was precisely because of this awareness that Shen Ming'en was being "targeted" that many people in the live stream were commenting:

[Go Shen Ming'en!]

Break through these multiple layers of encirclement!

You can do it!

……

In fact, Shen Ming'en's scripts have always been quite passionate. No matter how "famous" he becomes, he always seems to be targeted, yet he always manages to break through the encirclement...

This is not the first time Shen Mingen has broken through the encirclement, and everyone has reason to believe that this will definitely not be the last time Shen Mingen breaks through the encirclement!
Amidst the clamor of discussion...

As the second round of performances progressed, we finally arrived at Shen Ming'en's performance venue.

"Let's give a warm round of applause to the winner of the last round..." Host Hua Shao shouted on stage, trying to liven up the atmosphere: "Shen Ming'en!!!"

"Bring him a fantastic performance!"

"welcome!"

Perhaps because the performances in this round were of higher quality than the previous round, the audience was very enthusiastic. When the host called Shen Ming'en's name, many people called out his name as well. When Shen Ming'en was invited to wait again, the audience's enthusiasm reached a peak!
"Oh!!!"

"Ahhhh!!!"

"Emperor Ming'en, unparalleled throughout eternity!"

"Sharks will shatter the Chinese entertainment industry!"

Shen Ming'en's popularity is something he never needs to boast about. You should know that during tonight's performance of "Chinese Music Center: Red Song Season", the number of viewers online at the same time was 3 million when Shen Ming'en was on the show. However, as soon as the first round ended and Shen Ming'en left, even though the songs performed by the subsequent patriotic singers were equally excellent, the number of viewers online at the same time in the live stream dropped by about one-third!

By the time Shen Ming'en was about to appear, there were less than 2 million people left.

But as soon as the host mentioned Shen Ming'en's name, the number of viewers in the live stream began to increase rapidly at a visible speed. In just over ten seconds, more than 28 million people had joined!

It's as if this group of people came specifically to see Shen Mingen, which is enough to prove how "top-tier" he is!

"Squeak..."

Watching this scene from below the stage, Haji Ling felt both resentful and angry. She sometimes really thought, if Shen Mingen hadn't gone against the company and they had cooperated for mutual benefit, how much more money would the company have made from him, and how much more benefit would she have gained through Shen Mingen!
Just thinking about it makes me furious!
"God bless, God bless..."

Backstage, Xu Jiajia's agent was holding a cross with his hands clasped together, praying for God's blessing. You couldn't tell which school of thought he belonged to, but his attitude was genuinely devout. He was hoping that Shen Mingen's work would decline in quality this round so that Xu Jiajia could take advantage of the situation.

Anyway...

At this moment, everyone was staring intently at Shen Ming'en.

Under these circumstances, Shen Ming'en slowly walked from the entrance to the stage to the center of the stage.

He was already used to the audience's enthusiasm, so he gave a simple bow. After the audience quieted down, he nodded to the staff members not far away...

The accompaniment was already prepared, and Shen Ming'en gave the order...

"Beep beep beep..."

The cheerful sound of bugles, accompanied by the familiar sound of military drums, resonated throughout the studio!

"Oh……"

The already enthusiastic audience was immediately stirred up!

It has to be said that although everyone has the highest expectations for Shen Ming'en, and he always "makes a grand entrance" to attract everyone's attention, every time, as soon as the intro to his work starts, he still immediately attracts the attention of all the audience!
At that very moment, Shen Ming'en, microphone in hand, sang with ease and fervor:

"The sun sets in the west, its glow a vibrant red."

"The soldiers returned to camp after target practice."

"Return to camp!"

……

(End of this chapter)