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Chapter 185 He's going to withdraw voluntarily...

"Pfft...cough, Jiajia, um..."

I don't know if it was because the scene was too funny, but the host Hua Shao couldn't hold back for a moment and almost burst out laughing on stage.

He really thought about all the saddest things in his life, and he even pinched his thigh until it was bruised, but he barely managed to hold back!

On the big screen, Xu Jiajia was connected remotely. The host asked, "Among the singers we have here this round, is there anyone you'd like to challenge?"

The camera focused on Xu Jiajia's face. Since she was in front of the camera, she had to put on a show and keep smiling, hehe~
But the problem is, her smile at that moment was even uglier than his mother's cry!

【puff……】

If she doesn't smile, the audience will roar!
The viewers in the online live stream burst into laughter, and the chat was flooded with comments:

[Hilarious! Xu Jiajia is probably itching to kill Shen Ming'en right now!]

My brother didn't give Xu Jiajia any face at all, hahaha...

[They were already at odds, and now that things have come to a head, what difference does it make whether we talk or not?]

[I agree with Shen Ming'en's approach +1!]

……

At this moment, Shen Mingen was practically humiliating Xu Jiajia in a blatant way, a fact that not only the audience but everyone else realized.

The more they realized it, the more they couldn't hold back their laughter...

At that time, not only was there constant laughter in the online live broadcast room, but many offline audience members also looked at Shen Ming'en and Xu Jiajia on the stage with sneers.

If you had to describe Shen Ming'en's expression at that moment in one sentence, it would probably be something like, "So what? What can I do?"

This is insane literature, isn't it?!

Many people became fans of Shen Mingen because of his "crazy" behavior. His straightforward and outspoken personality is truly endearing to audiences.

What a pity, his joy was ultimately built on Xu Jiajia's suffering...

"No...no surprise attack." Even in front of the camera, Xu Jiajia couldn't manage a smile when she said this.

"Okay, well..." The host was also very tactful. As soon as Xu Jiajia brought it up, he planned to quickly change the subject. After all, the production team basically knew that Xu Jiajia was from the company, so they tried to save face for her.

But before he could even smooth things over, Shen Ming'en blurted out, "Why not launch a surprise attack? Didn't you pick an easy target?"

As soon as these words came out...

"..."

Everyone present was taken aback at first.

Immediately afterwards...

"puff……"

"Hahahahaha!"

A burst of laughter erupted from the audience.

"Oh!!!"

Many people even adopted a "spectator" expression, watching this scene with excitement.

Fight!
Let's start fighting already!

I love this kind of storyline, please give me more!
"This..." On stage, the host was speechless because of Shen Ming'en.

"...He's really too outspoken..." Director Niu backstage also gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Although he is now on the same side as Shen Mingen, Xu Jiajia is from the company after all. There are tens of millions of people in the live broadcast room. It's not appropriate to directly criticize Xu Jiajia in front of so many people.

“I can understand…” the assistant director beside him couldn’t help but add.

Yes, everyone on this show wants to climb over Shen Ming'en to get ahead. If Shen Ming'en says he has no complaints at all, then he's not human; he'd be a saint.

It's just...

"Mr. Ming seems a bit too extreme today?" the assistant beside him said softly, with a hint of puzzlement.

These words caught the attention of the production team. As you know, Shen Mingen has always presented himself as an optimistic, mature, and steady person in front of the camera and the public. He rarely talks about the unfair treatment he has suffered behind the scenes, especially not on live broadcasts.

Today, this is a bit too extreme...

Director Niu frowned upon hearing this, staring at Shen Ming'en's face in the camera. For some reason, a bad feeling was brewing inside him.

……

Xu Jiajia ultimately did not choose to launch a surprise attack. With the help of the production team, the host made up a simple excuse to get rid of her, and then let the guests go back for a break before preparing for the next round.

Although Xu Jiajia wasn't completely humiliated by Shen Mingen, she was practically "completely humiliated." When the live stream cut off, her manager could even see that she was trembling.

While reaching out to grab Xu Jiajia's arm, the manager glanced at Hajiling beside him...

Then, in front of the production crew, she said something that almost made them burst out laughing.

他 说:

"We're the ones who... kept our promise, didn't we? We agreed to a surprise attack in the final round, didn't we?"

As soon as these words came out...

"puff……"

Not far away, the staff of the "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" program couldn't hold back anymore!

To save face!

This agent is now desperately trying to save face!

The problem is, this attempt to save face is no match for Dake!
To be honest, the staff are now somewhat impressed with Xu Jiajia's agent. How the hell could you possibly portray Xu Jiajia's reluctance to launch a surprise attack on Shen Mingen as a way of cooperating with Hajiling's promise?
Don't you think it's too abstract?
"what……"

Hajiling looked embarrassed at the time, after all, she didn't expect things to escalate to this point.

However, she still had to save face, so she agreed while saying:

"It's okay, there are still two rounds left. He'll definitely go downhill after that. Our chances are all in the future."

“Yes, yes…” Xu Jiajia’s agent nodded quickly.

As they spoke, both of them had deep, intense gazes, clenched fists, and gritted teeth, each harboring the same name that they hated most intensely...

Shen Ming'en!
"I didn't expect this..." Hajiling shook her head silently. She really didn't expect that Shen Ming'en's work in this round was no less than that of the previous two rounds.

She knew perfectly well how the other guests on the show came up with their works, and she also knew perfectly well that Shen Mingen hadn't offered any help. Under these circumstances, Shen Mingen produced three high-quality patriotic works in a week based on the show's theme. From a "talent" perspective, even Haji Ling had to admit that he was really very strong.

Looking across the entire Chinese music scene over the past few decades, there are few who can compare to him. But that still isn't enough for Hajime Ling to acknowledge him…

This final episode of "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" [August 1st Theme] has been prepared for a full five rounds!

With the final two rounds approaching, Haji Ling doesn't know how Shen Ming'en will fare, but the other singers are all holding back their "ultimate moves"!

Because of the "external help," the other singers were much better prepared, especially Chen Chuan, the "dark horse" of the previous round...

No matter what, even if he starts to weaken again in the fifth round, Shen Ming'en will definitely have his weak moments.

If he has a slump, the other singers and Xu Jiajia will be watching him closely.

In Hajiling's opinion, it's really foolish of him to be "drawing hatred" right now. He really shouldn't be making more enemies at this time!

……

It turns out that Haji-ling's understanding of the other guests on the show, besides Shen Ming-en, was quite accurate. After a short break, they entered the fourth round, and the performances of the other singers truly reached a new level...

By the time we got to the fourth round, it was already past 1 a.m., almost 2 a.m.

At this time of day, those who frequently stay up late are fine, but those who don't often stay up late are already struggling to keep their eyelids open.

The number of viewers online at the same time in the live streaming room has begun to decline compared to the peak of 30 to 40 million, and has dropped to around 29 million.

The audience was tired, but the singers were not tired at all. Even in the fourth round, they were still full of energy, and their performances were even better than in the previous round!
It got the audience on the edge of their seats!
But while feeling passionate...

It is a point that everyone agrees on, and this has become an indisputable fact that these singers "hired outside help".

[Damn it...does the acting have to be so obvious?]

[It's really disgusting. If you're going to hire outside help, at least pretend it's real. With these guys' skill level, it's already ridiculous that they get better with each game, let alone the fact that many of them have a different style of performance every round.]

Can Shen Ming'en continue on this path? I feel it's uncertain...

He's already released three high-quality patriotic songs in a row!

……

As the performance entered its fourth round, more and more people began to worry for Shen Ming'en.

As before, the singers were full of anticipation. Haji Ling and Xu Jiajia waited for Shen Ming'en to expose his weaknesses, while backstage, Director Niu and the fans eagerly awaited Shen Ming'en's chance to "break through" once again...

as always.

It's like a cycle.

To be honest, I'm getting a little tired of watching...

Not only them, but Shen Ming'en was also getting a little tired from all this going back and forth.

Backstage……

lounge.

"Ahhh!"

On the wall-mounted screen, veteran Yue Huochuan was shouting at the top of his lungs. This old man probably rarely stays up late, and his energy was insufficient in the second half of the night. After several consecutive performances, his physical functions continued to decline, and his condition had already declined by the third round. In this round, let alone competing with Shen Ming'en, it would be a miracle if he could even squeeze into the top three.

Someone like this dares to compete with Shen Ming'en...

Shen Ming'en silently shook his head.

"Click."

Just then, the staff opened the door to the lounge, and three or five staff members carried in a large pile of goods from sponsors and advertisers, almost filling the table in front of Shen Ming'en.

That wasn't enough; they even placed a shelf behind the sofa where Shen Ming'en was sitting and filled the entire shelf with the new products they had brought.

Do you think this is over?
Ha, after they finished setting up the shelves, they actually asked Shen Ming'en to move aside, and then started setting up shelves on the sofa where Shen Ming'en was sitting.

This wasn't the first time they had come to Shen Ming'en's place during this recording to "change" sponsor products.

Because Shen Mingen's area has a high foot traffic, they would come over specifically during Shen Mingen's rest periods to change the sponsor's products.

A hint of annoyance appeared on Shen Ming'en's face, but it was only a hint; after all, he was used to this kind of thing...

The production team started doing this several episodes ago because there were too many sponsors and too many people trying to "piggyback" on Shen Ming'en's popularity, so Shen Ming'en was surrounded by these "eye-catching" things.

It's one thing to ask Shen Ming'en to help with advertising, but the problem is that not a single penny of the money the production team makes from Shen Ming'en ends up in his pocket...

Shen Ming'en is not greedy. He is content with enough money and would rather use any extra money for charity to help those in need.

But the problem is, you can't make money off me and then not give me a single penny, right?
At this stage, Shen Mingen's popularity, fame, and status are far beyond what they were when he was a nobody in the entertainment industry. After the Olympics, the event invitations he received from the national team alone are enough to maintain his current exposure. Perhaps...

Shen Ming'en meant that perhaps he could take some time to reflect.

Continuing to stay on this lousy show won't actually do him any good.

Since so many people with itchy noses want to eliminate him, why not just go along with them?

Looking at the various items being moved around by the group of staff in front of him, Shen Ming'en couldn't help but ask:
Where is your director?

"Director...?"

The staff who were fiddling with various sponsors' products were clearly surprised by Shen Ming'en's sudden composure, and for a moment they felt as if they had been stumped by his question.

But soon, one of the staff members realized what was going on and asked, "Mr. Ming, what do you want with the director?"

"Let's discuss the details," Shen Ming'en casually made up an excuse.

"Director..." another female staff member said, "The director is in the control room watching the scene. If you need to find him, would you like me to let him know for you?"

"no need."

After hearing where Niu Zhi was, Shen Ming'en didn't waste any more words, stood up, pushed open the door, and went out.

He left, leaving only four or five staff members in the room...

Looking towards the door where Shen Ming'en had left, the staff members exchanged bewildered glances. One of them asked the other, "What does Teacher Ming'en want with Director Niu...?"

“Who knows…” another staff member shook his head.

How could he know that Shen Ming'en would suddenly go crazy?

When the female staff member who was the last to answer where Director Niu was appeared somewhat stunned, she said, "I have a bad feeling about this..."

Shen Ming'en rarely takes the initiative to contact the staff or directors of the "Chinese Music Show Center" program. Most of the time, they are busy with their own things, and he rarely communicates with the program team. To put it bluntly, he doesn't trust the program team.

At this time, during the performance, he suddenly went to see the director, Niu Zhi, alone. Anyone could tell that something was wrong, right?
……

(End of this chapter)