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

Chapter 184 "The Little White Poplar"

"Welcome back! This is a large-scale patriotic creation program jointly sponsored by brands such as **shampoo, **organic milk, **mobile phones, etc., called 'Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season'!"

On stage, after Shen Ming'en finished singing, the host went up and began reading the opening remarks into the microphone.

It's the same old routine...

They continued to express their gratitude to the sponsors.

It's worth mentioning that this round was different from the previous rounds of performances; the advertisers announced were completely different from before.

It's not just this round; in fact, each round seems to be quite different. You can imagine how many sponsors "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season" has now, and how much money the people behind it have made from it.

The viewers in the online live stream expressed their disgust upon hearing the advertising slogans, and the chat was filled with comments like:

[Speak of your mother, can't you just announce it already?]

I have absolutely no interest in these sponsors right now...

[They all earned their money because of Shen Mingen, they all came for Shen Mingen, but now they're still targeting Shen Mingen the same way, acting like the show can't continue airing unless they target Shen Mingen...]

I really feel sorry for Shen Ming'en!

……

Let alone Shen Ming'en's fans and viewers...

Even Shen Ming'en was somewhat dissatisfied inside.

This "dissatisfaction" has been brewing for quite some time.

To know!
The "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" program and its investment companies, especially the company where Director Niu works, have made a fortune thanks to him and the sponsorships attracted by his popularity!

The sponsors are making a lot of money thanks to this huge wave of popularity!
But the problem is...

Did they ever help Shen Ming'en?

Whether it's the investment companies behind the show or the sponsors, all they care about is the show's viewership and the buzz Shen Ming'en brings; nobody cares about Shen Ming'en's personal life.

Even when the restless guys at Ruixing Entertainment were planning to make things difficult for Shen Ming'en through various means on the show and try to eliminate him, they not only didn't help him at all, but they even sent Xu Jiajia over, intending to step on him to get ahead and make the most of his last bit of "heat".

Shen Mingen got to where he is today entirely on his own merits. To put it bluntly, if his performance in any episode had been subpar, he could have been eliminated at any time.

I worked myself to the bone, staying on this show episode after episode, constantly outwitting and outmaneuvering those capitalists, only to have all the profits snatched away by those greedy opportunists…

Don't you think you're losing out?

Watching the host announce the sponsors' names on stage, Shen Ming'en couldn't help but purse his lips and mutter to himself, "I've had enough..."

They were so arrogant when they were announcing the sponsors' names, but now that Shen Ming'en is gone, let's see if their fate is uncertain!

"Okay, let's take a look at the voting results for this round!"

On stage, after reciting the advertising slogans for ages, his mouth almost worn out, the host finally finished and, holding his cue cards, gave a signal to the teacher backstage from afar.

He then added, "Now let's see the results of the live vote!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the image on the large screen directly behind the stage changed, quickly displaying the voting results.

Perhaps because the singers' performances were slightly better each round than the previous one, they still showed some improvement in this round compared to the last.

In the previous round, most people received more than 400 votes in the live voting. In this round, almost everyone's votes have exceeded 400, and even the goalkeeper in eighth place has 405 votes!
Those ranked higher directly reached nearly 450 votes!
It's worth mentioning that this round was somewhat of an upset. Yue Huochuan, who had been second only to Shen Ming'en in previous rounds, did not perform well in this round, receiving only 461 votes.

Another singer named Chen Chuan, perhaps because of the excellent quality of his work in this round, actually won a score of 482 votes!

Of the 500 audience members, 482 cast their precious votes for him!

Just tell me how high its gold content is!
You should know that Yue Huochuan's best result before was only 476 votes!

This guy beat Yue Huochuan in one go, that's how much of a "dark horse" he was!

However, his vote was not inflated. Shen Ming'en had seen his performance backstage before, and the song he performed was indeed very powerful, with both lyrics and music being very well-crafted, making it worthy of the vote.

The camera then focused on Yue Huochuan, and you could see that the old veteran, who had fallen from second to third place for so long, had a really ugly expression on his face, as if he had eaten several lumps of Oli Geat (a type of spicy snack)...

Actually, it's not his fault. The five rounds of competition in "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season" is a huge test for a singer like him who sings bel canto and is a tenor.

Unlike the young singers on stage, especially Shen Mingen, who is at the peak of his physical abilities, he is already in his fifties and his physical functions have long been declining. His voice can't take it anymore, and no matter how good the work is, he can't perform well.

[Tsk...]

Netizens couldn't help but comment upon seeing this:
[Old Yue, this round is basically over!]

Unexpectedly, the five rounds of competition didn't restrain Shen Ming'en, but instead restrained Yue Huochuan...

[Shen Ming'en didn't weaken; instead, he weakened first...]

[This might not necessarily be a bad thing, haha...]

……

Many fans and netizens were actually happy for Shen Mingen when they saw someone start to lose momentum.

Because in that case, the five rounds of competition wouldn't just be targeting Shen Ming'en.

If it's a test for everyone, then it's fair competition.

But when it comes to fair competition, Shen Ming'en has never been afraid of anyone!

"Okay, now let's take a look at the results of Teacher Ming'en's live vote!"

With the host's command, the voting results for Shen Ming'en, who was the last to appear in each round and the last to be announced, were immediately revealed!
To be honest, compared to the last round, the audience's mentality didn't actually fluctuate much this time...

After all, Shen Ming'en's rendition of "Love My China" this round was simply unbeatable!
The audience said they felt this song was even better than Shen Ming'en's "One Two Three Four Song" from the first round!
It's so catchy!

That's outrageous!

And indeed, things turned out exactly as they expected...

The images on the big screen kept changing, and soon Shen Ming'en's ranking appeared:

Shen Ming'en: 496 votes!

It was still a near-unanimous vote!

Still, more than 490 out of 500 people cast their votes for him!

"Oh!!!"

Even though it was somewhat expected, many audience members still couldn't help but cheer when they saw the voting results.

"Brilliant!"

"Awesome!"

"I knew it!"

There were many people shouting at the scene.

Shen Mingen remained unfazed by this, and even the other singers on stage, besides Shen Mingen, seemed to be in a state of "helplessness."

In this round, nobody really had the confidence to do anything to Shen Ming'en.

"Let's congratulate Teacher Ming En on winning the offline voting championship in the third round of this issue once again!"

The host said with a smile:

"Okay, let's take a look at the online voting results!"

"Please look at the big screen!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the teacher backstage announced the online voting results to the audience again. The online voting results were actually quite similar to the offline results most of the time. Due to the improvement in the quality of the works, everyone had generally improved to varying degrees, and most people's votes had already reached the total of eight million votes.

Perhaps out of sympathy for the veteran actor, Yue Huochuan's vote count hasn't dropped much this round, remaining firmly at over nine million votes...

However, Chen Chuan, the "dark horse" of this round, achieved an impressive score of over 11.28 million in online voting!

Netizens couldn't help but comment: "It seems Yue Huochuan has no chance against Shen Mingen, but Chen Chuan still has a fighting chance."

Forget it!

Fans immediately responded:
[Open your eyes wide and see how many votes Shen Ming'en received this round!]

Do you even know what a "completely overwhelming" crushing defeat means?!

[Who dares to try and frame my Hagion?!]

It's no wonder the fans are praising him; the main reason is that Shen Ming'en's voting results are out now.

The screen clearly displayed: "Shen Ming'en: 14367898 votes!"

14,367,898 votes!
It's broken the limit!

In the previous two rounds, Shen Ming'en's highest number of votes did not exceed 14 million, but this time he broke through it!

They were already overwhelmingly superior, and even though the dark horse Chen Chuan broke through the ten million barrier, he is still more than three million away from Shen Ming'en!
Popularity!
There's nothing you can do about it; Shen Ming'en has just accumulated an incredibly high level of popularity lately!
"Oh!!!"

The cheers from the audience once again filled the studio, and the host immediately grabbed the microphone and announced loudly:

"Let's congratulate Teacher Ming En once again on winning the championship in the third round of the final episode of the 'Chinese Music Music Center Red Song Season' [August 1st Theme]!"

"Congratulations!"

The words fell...

"Clap clap clap..."

The audience erupted in applause.

It was like Shen Ming'en's coronation ceremony.

At this moment, Shen Ming'en even wondered if he should prepare a speech.
The singers on stage didn't look too good, and backstage, Haji Ling, Xu Jiajia, and others looked even worse, like they'd just eaten something disgusting...

A funny thing happened at the time: a member of the production crew came over and asked Xu Jiajia again:

"Teacher Jiajia, the director asked me to ask if we should launch a surprise attack this round?"

Xu Jiajia: "..."

damn it……

Xu Jiajia was about to curse!

Round after round, Shen Ming'en not only wasn't stopped, but he became more and more powerful, producing one invincible work after another...

And they even launched a surprise attack...

Is there even a need to ask?
Look at Shen Ming'en's support both in person and online!

He received support from 496 out of 500 people offline, and more than 14 million people voted for him online!

Just say it!
What kind of surprise attack did Xu Jiajia launch on him?!

The people on this show are really despicable. They knew they wouldn't dare to challenge Shen Ming'en, yet they still came over to ask. They were clearly just trying to annoy people.

Ma Ling is still here. What Ma Ling said after the last round is enough to make Xu Jiajia feel ashamed. And now the program crew members are saying these things. It's really making her break down.

To be honest, Xu Jiajia is starting to regret coming to this show.

It feels like they've completely brought this humiliation upon themselves!

"Director, she's definitely not going to launch a surprise attack," a staff member watching the cameras backstage said to director Niu Zhi. "Should we have the host connect with her mother remotely this round?"

The staff member was trying to suppress a laugh as he said this...

In the last round, Director Niu specifically had the host connect with Xu Jiajia remotely, which was a huge slap in the face for Xu Jiajia. If this happens again in this round, it will be truly spectacular.

Director Niu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Forget it, once is enough. We have to give the company some face."

After all, Xu Jiajia was recommended by the company, and they had to give the company some face if they didn't eliminate Shen Ming'en.

Making fun of Xu Jiajia once is enough; doing it too often will easily offend people.

"Okay." The staff member nodded, not feeling any regret, and directly conveyed the director's intention to the staff on set, who then relayed it to the host on stage.

The host was waiting for news, and when they heard the live call wasn't going to happen, they naturally had to continue with the proceedings...

To avoid a surprise attack or a live connection, and to save face for Xu Jiajia, the host simply didn't mention her name and planned to move directly to the next segment.

But who knew, at that moment, Shen Ming'en suddenly stepped forward and said:
"No, are we not going to launch a surprise attack this round?"

As soon as he said that...

"..."

Many people at the scene were stunned.

Immediately afterwards...

"puff……"

"Ah ha ha ha ha..."

Even without online viewers, the audience at the live event couldn't help but burst into laughter.

[Haha, haha, Shen Ming'en, you little rascal, you did that on purpose!]

[Xu Jiajia: Seriously, I'm going to tie Q down!]

[You didn't let her off the hook either, hahaha...]

I think this act of desecrating a corpse deserves a lot of praise!

……

It wasn't just the audience; many people on stage almost couldn't help but burst out laughing...

The host, the production team, and even Director Niu were all taken aback at first, but then they all burst out laughing.

Desecrate the corpse!
Shen Mingen's actions are blatantly desecrating a corpse!

They were laughing...

Backstage, Xu Jiajia and Hajiling couldn't manage a single smile no matter what they tried!

Originally, in this round, because Shen Mingen hadn't started to decline, and because she didn't dare to launch a surprise attack on Shen Mingen, Xu Jiajia felt completely ashamed and wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground...

just now!

He was even "face-to-face with Shen Mingen"!
Just tell me how embarrassing it is!

When the camera panned to Xu Jiajia, even though she knew the director was about to switch the camera to her, Xu Jiajia couldn't smile at all!
hate it!

Xu Jiajia was filled with hatred!
The way he looked at Shen Mingen on stage was incredibly sinister!
Okay...

Row!
Disgusting, am I?
Let's see who has the last laugh!
This is only the third round; there are still two more rounds to go!
I refuse to believe that you, Hakan, can stay this strong in the next two rounds!
At this moment, Xu Jiajia never expected that in the next round of the "Defense Line" challenge, Shen Ming'en's rendition of "Little White Poplar" would teach her a lesson once again!

……

(End of this chapter)