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

Chapter 18 You turned this performance into a Spring Festival Gala?!

"Your mother..."

"This pathetic show thinks it's the Spring Festival Gala?!"

In the control room, everyone, including director Niu Zhi and top star Wei Zihan, was itching to sing Shen Ming'en's song.

Although nobody knows the name of Shen Mingen's song, it's not hard to tell from the melody that it's probably another patriotic song!
Everyone was starting to question their existence, especially the brilliant Zhou Yang, who exclaimed incredulously:

"No way, he can sing revolutionary songs even in the dark?!"

When other singers hear "night," they think of either romance or nightlife, or at the very least, something like "Sex and the City"...

But what is this, Shen Ming'en?!
Listen!
Communities, villages, a moderately prosperous society, a magnificent era...

Are you trying to give us a political lecture?!
The general direction is correct, right?!

Salute to our motherland, right?!

Hakim, you bastard...you!

You're absolutely devastating!

Throughout the entire song so far, he hasn't mentioned "red songs" in a single word, yet every word he sings is a red song!
This guy is way too damn weird!
How can this not be considered an 80% dazzling display of light?!
"Don't... don't panic..." Perhaps afraid of being pressured by the production team, Zhou Yang grinned and said, "Let's listen first. If his chorus doesn't have any trace of a revolutionary song, we can find a reason to eliminate him."

His eating habits were on topic; he didn't go off-topic. The production team can't eliminate Shen Ming'en just because he "went off-topic"...

But if his chorus doesn't express the same "deep love" for the motherland as "I Love You, China" and "Me and My Motherland," they can find an excuse to eliminate him.

"Mmm..." Everyone nodded in agreement.

At this moment, they probably still hold onto some hope, right?
Holding onto Shen Ming'en's "red song," I didn't have high expectations for it to become that "red"...

But then, in the very next moment...

From below the stage, Shen Ming'en's voice, already in the chorus, drifted in softly.

The magnificent and grand melody, once it started, made everyone in the control room go black!
……

"China illuminated by lights, youthful and graceful~"

"China, illuminated by lights, possesses a vast and expansive spirit."

"A vast land illuminated by lights!"

"Our original aspiration has earned us a century-old commitment!"

……

Shocked!

Be inspired!

The warm and grand melody filled the entire studio, and the brightly lit Chinese dream, along with Shen Ming'en's singing, seeped into everyone's hearts at this moment!
At this moment, what everyone saw was no longer just Shen Ming'en alone, a piano, sitting there playing and singing...

What they saw was the bright lights of a prosperous mountain village that had been lifted out of poverty, towering skyscrapers reaching into the clouds, and smiles on the faces of every citizen!
The five-star red flag flying over Tiananmen Square is a symbol of a prosperous and strong nation!

With our motherland so brightly lit, what is there to fear in the darkness?!
……

"China illuminated by lights, youthful and graceful~"

"China, illuminated by lights, possesses a vast and boundless spirit!"

"A dazzling Chinese dream~"

"The lights reflect the songs in my heart!"

……

【Aaaaaah!!!】The online netizens, who had just been feeling down because of those singers' pointless whining about the theme of "night," suddenly perked up!

Barrage of comments:

Long live China! Long live the motherland!

[If you're feeling a bit weak in presence, listen to this; this is the kind of music that today's young people should be listening to!]

[I've completely failed at this! Tomorrow I'm going to the haunted house and I'm going to sing this song. Let's see which ghost dares to touch me!]

The cultured ones might utter a few witty remarks, while the uncultured ones, blinded by a surge of intense national pride, would inevitably shout: "China is awesome!"

It's not that I'm uncultured, it's just that phrases like "Holy crap" and "Awesome" really express so many emotions!
This is a national treasure, okay!
Anyway...

At this moment, Shen Ming'en was filled with a surge of national pride!

In that emotional state, how could he possibly be eliminated?!

In other words...

Would a mere show like "Chinese Music Awards" dare to eliminate him?!
"Ooooooooo!!!"

Backstage in the studio, Feng Yucan was excitedly waving the red snack bag that Shen Mingen had thrown to him!

Those who know it recognize it as a bag from Weilong Spicy Snacks, while those who don't might mistake it for the five-star red flag fluttering in the wind above Tiananmen Square!

Yao Shuli, the opera singer, looked at the empty snack bag in Feng Yucan's hand and couldn't help but feel a little lonely, her lips unconsciously pursing upwards...

……

And so, amidst a wave of national pride, Shen Ming'en's performance came to an end.

"..."

In the control room, looking at the vote count compiled backstage, the production team fell silent once again.

Occasionally, someone might whisper to themselves, "Damn, this singing is actually pretty fun. It's even stirring up a sense of national pride in me..."

Yes, even the production team, who didn't get along with Shen Ming'en, were stirred up. That just shows how good his singing was!

The fans and audience at the scene were already very supportive of Shen Ming'en, and he wrote such a good song, so it's no wonder that his votes this time were so incredible!
The staff responsible for counting the votes have just received Shen Mingen's final online and offline vote counts. The result is quite incredible. Shen Mingen actually surpassed Yao Shuli, Xu Kequn, Lu Anqing and other powerful singers this episode to rank first, making them feel humiliated!

It’s so outrageous!
Who would have thought that even with a topic as far as "night," Shen Ming'en could still write a revolutionary song based on it!
"Director, what do we do now?" the staff member who was tallying the votes asked Director Niu nervously.

"What do you mean, 'what do we do'?" Wei Zihan shouted from the side, "Eliminate him! Who cares about the vote count, just eliminate him!"

Shen Mingen wasn't eliminated last week, and he already lost one of his endorsements this week. If he's not eliminated this week, who knows what price he'll have to pay!
"...It's not your show, so you're not taking responsibility for eliminating him?" Director Niu Zhi couldn't help but retort.

"China in the Lights"—this guy has captured the essence of countless homes in his writing. His online vote count even surpassed Yao Shuli's. If you eliminate him now, aren't you just asking for trouble from those people?!
Are we still going to record our show?

"No, you *&%￥#@..." Wei Zihan was furious and started yelling at Director Niu.

"...Take him away, carry him away!" Director Niu was also furious and ordered people to carry him away.

Watching Shen Ming'en, who had finished his performance and was backstage still showing off his spicy snacks, appear on the screen, Director Niu was seething with anger...

This guy is a real troublemaker; easy to get him in, but hard to get rid of him!

This is a hot potato, what should I do?

Say nothing more...

Let's continue the roundtable discussion!
Let's see what other solutions the wise man has.

……

(End of this chapter)