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

Chapter 181 Fifty-six languages ​​converge into one sentence!

This is the third round...

Having won both rounds with overwhelming dominance, many viewers in the online live stream were quite excited when Shen Ming'en successfully advanced to the third round...

[Two consecutive rounds of crushing victories, I wonder what happened next...]

[Two rounds wouldn't have been a problem for Shen Ming'en to begin with; there had been two rounds of competition in the past with "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season." The difficulty lies in the later rounds; the last three rounds are the real hellish challenge.]

Let's get to work!

[Hey, you upstairs, speak like a human being! Even though you support Shen Ming'en, don't spout this dog-like nonsense in a place as popular as this!]

[Sparrows are eating it!]

……

By the time the two rounds of performances ended, it was already past midnight. However, according to the normal competition schedule, it wasn't even halfway through the scheduled recording time.

Five rounds of competition, and only two rounds have been completed so far!
It's worth mentioning that after the second round ended and before the third round began, the public opinion surrounding Shen Ming'en in the comments section had actually changed.

In the previous two rounds, almost everyone said that as long as Shen Ming'en's work was presented, it would definitely dominate the entire audience, no matter how strong others were, the final winner would definitely still be Shen Ming'en...

Everyone has high hopes for Shen Ming'en!
But by the third round, there were significantly fewer such comments in the comments section...

Not to mention casual observers, even fans are somewhat "lacking in confidence".

This is normal...

After all, although Shen Mingen performed well in the first two rounds, there have been times in the past when "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season" had two rounds of performances, and Shen Mingen did not feel any pressure in the past when performing in two rounds.

However, in everyone's memory, Shen Ming'en had never experienced three-wheeled, four-wheeled, or five-wheeled competitions.

After all, Shen Mingen and his team only had a week. To put it nicely, it was only a week. Shen Mingen had just participated in the recording of "Peak Singer Challenge" yesterday, and the show was going to air on Friday night. He had to fly to Changsha for rehearsals on Thursday.

From the end of the recording of "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season" last Saturday night to the rehearsal on Thursday, there were only five days in total. To create five main theme songs in five days based on different topics is already an almost impossible task, a veritable hellish challenge...

Other creative variety shows only release one song per week, but "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season" is releasing five!

It's already quite impressive that they were able to write a work under such circumstances, not to mention that Shen Ming'en has already produced two profound and popular works such as "One Two Three Four Song" and "Returning from Target Practice"!
It's no secret that other singers "hire outside help" for a long time. To put it nicely, Shen Mingen is fighting against the guests on the show, but to put it bluntly, he's single-handedly fighting against most of the mainstream composers in the Chinese music scene.

Under these circumstances, with the unfamiliar third round beginning, everyone is bound to be a little uneasy about his condition...

This is something that fans and viewers know, and many other people also know.

For example, Haji Ling offstage?

In the second round, when Shen Ming'en once again dominated the world with his invincible talent, to be honest, Hajiling felt resentful, but her reaction wasn't as strong as when Shen Ming'en had cleared the game in previous rounds...

After all, they hadn't originally planned to defeat Shen Ming'en in the first two rounds.

Originally, today's main objective was also a "war of attrition".

It's all about having a strong foundation.
The next three rounds are the real "main event"!
"Let's go." During the intermission, Hajiling stood up and walked backstage.

"Where are you going, Sister Ling?" the assistant beside her couldn't help but ask.

“Go check on Xu Jiajia,” Ma Ling replied.

"Xu Jiajia?" The assistant looked completely bewildered and couldn't help but ask, "Why go to her place?"

“I’m going to discuss something with her…” Hajiling said with a hint of smugness on her face.

At this moment.

Xu Jiajia's dressing room backstage at "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season".

Perhaps because the production team had deliberately arranged a "remote connection" segment for her, and she had been publicly humiliated, Xu Jiajia was still sulking...

Her agent was on her side, complaining to the production crew about various things, saying things like:
"Your production team is outrageous!"

"Be careful, or we'll go back and complain to the company!"

"If you're not going to launch a surprise attack, then you're not going to launch a surprise attack. Why do you have to do this remote connection? Are you only happy when the audience criticizes Jiajia?!"

"A bunch of BYDs are really *&%￥#@..."

The staff remained silent and made no response. In fact, many staff members of the production team privately mocked Xu Jiajia among themselves.

The agent went berserk because she overheard them mocking Xu Jiajia while she was in the restroom...

In short, this is the scene that Hajiling saw when she came in.

Why are you so angry?

Ma Ling knew Xu Jiajia's agent; they were both in the same industry and occasionally collaborated. Seeing how angry Xu Jiajia was, Ma Ling couldn't help but offer some words of comfort:

"Their production team has always been like this, always on that kid's side. Let's not take it to heart..."

They might not give face to the production team, but they still had to give face to Haji Ling. Xu Jiajia and her agent had heard about Shen Mingen's relationship with their company beforehand, so they were quite polite to Haji Ling, who came with good intentions.

But then again…

They were also a little confused as to why Hajiling had come over at this time.
Then, under the bewildered gazes of the master and servant, Hajiling retorted:

"For the later rounds, could you please postpone any surprise attacks until later, ideally the last round of the fifth round..."

As soon as these words came out...

Xu Jiajia: "???"

The agent: "???" The master and servant were completely bewildered!
What do you mean by that?
Should we launch a surprise attack in the final fifth round?
Are you serious?!

Xu Jiajia and her agent's plan is that as long as Shen Mingen performs poorly in any round, as long as they have a chance, they will launch a surprise attack at any time and will never miss an opportunity, let alone give Shen Mingen the chance to stay on this stage.

But what do you mean by what Shen Ming'en's agent said...?

Do you want him to stay on this stage?
It seems that what Hajiling meant was that since it was the end, she wanted Xu Jiajia to give Shen Mingen some face and let him finish his last performance before leaving.

Judging from this, things seem a bit complicated between the agent and Xu Jiajia...

Wasn't there a rumor that Shen Mingen had a very strained relationship with his company, especially with his agent, who was practically his mortal enemy?
Why is Hajiling still siding with Shen Ming'en?
It seems the rumors are untrue...

While the two were frantically speculating in their minds, Ma Ling, as if knowing what they were thinking, chuckled and explained to them...

They didn't know until they heard it that Xu Jiajia and her agent realized they had really "misunderstood" Ma Ling!
This is a huge misunderstanding!
Ma Ling meant that Shen Ming'en's performance in the last three rounds would most likely be worse than the last. Given his skill level, the quality of his work in the last three rounds shouldn't decline drastically, but a downward trend would definitely be expected.

However, if his career declines, given the current level of expectations from fans and audiences, his future works will likely disappoint them time and time again...

This is exactly what Ma Ling wanted!
Isn't Hakim arrogant?
Isn't he just taking advantage of the audience's liking for him?
Isn't it because they have a lot of fans and high popularity online?
Ma Ling wanted him to destroy himself, to walk step by step into the abyss!
The point is to make those viewers watch him build a tall building, and then watch it collapse!

Since the company's major policy has already been decided and they've decided to destroy him, Ma Ling has no more scruples...

The reason she came was because she was afraid that Xu Jiajia would launch a surprise attack on Shen Ming'en in the third or fourth round, so that Shen Ming'en would have to stay on the stage for one less round, and naturally, he would disappoint his fans and audience one less time.

She wanted Shen Mingen to stay until the very last round and suffer the greatest humiliation!

This policy is not only beneficial to her, but also naturally beneficial to Xu Jiajia...

As mentioned earlier, given Shen Mingen's skill level, his subsequent works are likely to decline drastically. However, if Xu Jiajia were to challenge Shen Mingen too early, given Shen Mingen's popularity, influence, and fame, even if her performance were similar to or on par with Shen Mingen's, fans and audiences would still overwhelmingly support Shen Mingen...

At that time, I'm afraid that Xu Jiajia's "win" will be just as controversial as the one at Berklee Furongyuan next door.

The fate of Furongyuan from the neighboring "Peak Singer Challenge" is well-known; she won, but her reputation, public image, and public favor were completely ruined. With this precedent in mind, Xu Jiajia's premature actions could easily lead to a repeat of the same mistake.

According to Hajiling, if Shen Mingen's performance continues to decline, the final round, the fifth round, will definitely be his weakest and most exhausted period...

Although some people still said that the "surprise attack" on Shen Mingen was an "unfair victory" at that time, it could at least be said that he won "by strength", so it didn't cause such a big public opinion storm.

so!

Hakiling's suggestion was a good thing for both of them.

Xu Jiajia and her agent had no reason to refuse, no matter what.

"it is good!"

After a moment's consideration, the agent readily agreed on Xu Jiajia's behalf.

Just then, the camera on the large screen hanging on the wall of the lounge happened to pan to Shen Ming'en's face. Xu Jiajia pursed her lips and revealed a smug smile, her expression seeming to say, "Sorry, Teacher Ming'en, we're about to target you..."

The image of Shen Mingen laughing so hard he couldn't stand up straight when she was "hit face to face" is still vivid in my mind. Because of that, Xu Jiajia will not be lenient with Shen Mingen at all!

She is like that, and so is Ma Ling!

Anyway...

In the final episode of "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season," themed "August 1st Theme," they were determined to utterly defeat Shen Ming'en!
……

"Ah!"

Shen Ming'en, who was in the lounge, sneezed, rubbed his nose, then rubbed his eyes, and said while yawning:

"Who the hell wants to reverse the butterfly's path..."

To be honest, Shen Ming'en was a little sleepy. Damn it, it was already past midnight and they were only on the second round. Shen Ming'en didn't have any objections to their five rounds of PK against him, but the problem was that if they had to record five rounds this episode, they could easily stay up all night!
These netizens are really good at staying up all night! Shen Ming'en just heard from the staff that the number of people online at the same time tonight has broken the peak, exceeding 35 million. More than 35 million people staying up all night at the same time, what a celebration!
"These people with itchy noses are just a bunch of old fools..."

Looking at the screen above the lounge, Shen Ming'en couldn't help but shake his head.

At this very moment, on the stage, with the end of a short intermission, the third round of performances has begun.

The theme for the third round of performances is "collectivism." Why did Shen Ming'en call the other guests, who were also performing, "old hands"? Because their performances this round, compared to the previous round…

The quality has improved again!

It seems like this group of people were really determined to eliminate Shen Ming'en this time, and they were also planning for a long-term solution. As a result, the quality of their performances in each round was higher than the previous round.

Each round brings a different and fresh experience to the audience...

The themes and angles of the works are all different, and you can also see a lot of differences in the arrangement and lyrics. Damn it, you can't tell at a glance that they are not the work of one person, you know!

This is why so many viewers were so certain that they were "finding outside help"...

It's funny, really...

These guys with itchy noses probably think that since we're in the third round, Shen Ming'en should be starting to lose his edge, so they're all acting like they've been injected with adrenaline, and their performance on stage is more and more energetic than the last!
Especially that senior singer Yue Huochuan, that old guy almost cracked his voice when he sang the last high note!
However, the effect was truly remarkable. The already enthusiastic audience was further amplified by their singing, cheering non-stop. The atmosphere at the event felt just as vibrant as when Shen Ming'en performed.

"Teacher Ming'en, it's time to go on stage." A staff member came over with a hint of worry and called for Shen Ming'en to prepare.

"Hmm." Shen Ming'en nodded, casually tossed the empty bottle into the trash can, and walked away quite calmly.

Shen Ming'en was probably a little relieved this round, relieved that his prepared work was pretty good...

It's the third round. No matter what others think, no matter how much Xu Jiajia and Ha Jiling are waiting to see him fail, his "Love My China" will not lose.

……

(End of this chapter)