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

Chapter 201 The smoke of war rises, and the landscape stretches northward.

At 8:30 p.m., "The Sound of Music" started on time. With spotlights and a big screen, it has to be said that the production team was quite well prepared. Although it was set in a small village, all the necessary sound equipment was available, and the band members were also very professional in the industry.

The audience thronged around the stage, and the stone-paved street in the center of the village was packed with people. Countless audience members were snapping photos with their phones in the direction of the stage. It felt like even if the production team didn't have their own lights, the flashes from the cameras would have been enough to illuminate the small area.

Perhaps it's because the "Music Journey" program doesn't limit the number of audience members, so almost everyone in the vicinity who heard the news came to join in the fun. Among them were locals, but most were people who had come to stay in the area...

Joining in the fun is something Chinese people love to do. Celebrities are at the forefront of fashion, so why wouldn't they want to come if there are free performances for them to "get away with"?
The small village was overcrowded, and transportation was completely paralyzed. Fortunately, there weren't many people in the village, otherwise it would have definitely delayed the villagers' normal travel.

There are many people offline, and the number of people in the online live broadcast room is not necessarily small. Perhaps it is because well-known singers such as Kong Ze and Yao Shuli are present, and it is a program that focuses on promoting national culture. The number of online viewers at the same time for each episode of "Music Journey" is already quite large, averaging more than one million.

Don't think that having over a million people online at the same time is a small number. Not every program is like "Chinese Music Awards," which has Shen Ming'en's support and attracts fifty to sixty million viewers at the same time.

As the number of viewers increased, the live chat was also constantly scrolling:

【I'm coming! 】

【First! 】

[You want to compete with me? You're an idiot! I'm fucking number one!]

【Even if Old Man Wang comes today, this first day is mine!】

"Can we talk about something serious for once?"

[Sigh... I just saw the group list for this episode of "A Journey of Sound" on the official Weibo account next door, and I feel so sorry for Yao Shuli. I bet she'll be sleeping in a tent again tonight...]

[Is this lousy show deliberately targeting her? Every time, Yao Shuli's group, including her, only wins a maximum of two matches, and it's always a bunch of useless teammates dragging her along. I just don't understand who Yao Shuli offended!]

[...It might be related to Shen Ming'en, after all, Yao Shuli and Shen Ming'en are getting too close.]

[...and Keane, after leaving "Chinese Music Awards," we haven't heard from him at all. He didn't even offer to help Yao Shuli, who's already had such a hard time...]

……

Perhaps seeing the live stream chat discussing Yao Shuli, the director of the program "Sound Journey" immediately turned the camera on Yao Shuli.

Then everyone saw that the glamorous opera singer in the poster now had a tired look on her fair and delicate face.

Her face wasn't sagging, but she didn't look very energetic. She didn't react at first when the camera was on her. It was only when she noticed the camera that she opened her eyes wide, forced a smile, and waved at the camera.

【Ahhh! I feel so sorry for Si!】

The fans were furious!

He was so angry that he lashed out at the "Music Journey" program!
Backstage, the chief director Zhao Tian shook his head and smiled as he watched this scene. To be honest, these people said they "feel sorry" for Yao Shuli, but little did they know that it was their "feeling sorry" that often harmed Yao Shuli.

To put it bluntly, the reason why the production team cooperated so well in suppressing Yao Shuli and making her suffer by staying in a tent every episode was not only because of the "instructions" of those capital investors, but also because it was easier to make the topic go viral.

Imagine if they relentlessly suppressed Yao Shuli and made her suffer on the show, wouldn't her fans and viewers who like and support her be furious?

Can't we stop running around and hurling insults at related videos on various platforms?

As long as they start hurling insults like that, won't that generate buzz?

The more criticism they receive, the higher the show's viewership will be!
But tonight...

It seems they really don't need to rely on "suppressing" Yao Shuli to make the show "go viral" through "black and red" tactics.

Tonight is destined to be the night of the man with his hands in his pockets!

……

As the show gained popularity and audience anticipation reached its peak, the host began to go on stage and go through the program.

To be honest, this host's speech was really tedious; he couldn't even deliver a simple advertising slogan properly, and his rambling on and on gave listeners a headache...

But perhaps this year's audience in the Chinese entertainment industry has become more tolerant of the hosts of "Chinese Music Awards" reading advertising slogans for ages, because they are no longer so sensitive to the "rambling" of the hosts on "Music Journey".

This guy is quite something; after rambling on for so long, he finally said, "Okay, let's get straight to the point and move on to the official competition!"

After the words were spoken...

"Oh!!!"

Many audience members finally erupted in long-awaited cheers.

The most appealing aspect of original music variety shows lies in their performances and works. No matter how much the audience criticizes the production team, as long as there are new works to listen to, and as long as there are gimmicks and excitement to watch, there will never be a shortage of people.

The performance officially began, and singers took the stage one after another. To be fair, the quality of the guests on "Sound Journey" was actually quite good. Most of them were popular new generation male and female singers as well as well-known singers in the industry with a good reputation and representative works.

But there's something really funny...

Basically, all the well-known singers with decent works are on Kong Ze's side.

On Yao Shuli's side, most of them are like Burke Liqun and Furongyuan, their fans are praising them like crazy, they can even turn a cow's moo into a dolphin's voice, and they can say "so cute" even when they can't hit the high notes and are laughing...

Not only did this group of people fail to help Yao Shuli, they also sabotaged her in various ways. Just before going on stage, Wei Yu even went so far as to "ask for advice" from Yao Shuli.

To put it bluntly, she can't sing well herself, and she doesn't want Yao Shuli to sing well either; she's a complete idiot.

Kong Ze, who was not far away, watched this scene and couldn't help but smile. It was as if he was mocking her or watching the show. In any case, he was very happy to see Yao Shuli suffer a setback.

It's worth mentioning that the first singer to appear was from Kong Ze's side. The performance of that well-known female singer was of very high quality. Although the song itself might be average, she has an amazing voice and her singing skills are exceptionally high. She managed to interpret a simple song in a way that made everyone applaud.

Meanwhile, Yao Shuli's opponent, who was about to compete against this well-known female singer, was none other than Wei Yu, who was "asking for advice" from Yao Shuli right before going on stage.

Well, what a waste...

At that point, many viewers in the online live stream didn't want to watch anymore, and the chat was full of comments like:

[So, Wei Yu participated in your mom's show?]

[If I want to cause trouble, can I go to the "Singer Challenge" and cause trouble at Furongyuan?]

[You two both came from Berkshire Hathaway, so you should have more in common about the flavor of Chinese cuisine.]

Those guys on Yao Shuli's side are all idiots. I'm afraid they'll drag Yao Shuli down with them this game and end up getting shut out. That would be quite a show...

……

In the past, the show "Sound Journey" didn't go that far; in terms of group assignments, they would always reserve one or two high-quality teammates for Yao Shuli...

Tonight, it's all Berkshire Hathaway!

They can't even manage themselves, and they're affecting Yao Shuli too. How can Yao Shuli possibly sing?!
It's a good thing this show doesn't have an elimination system, otherwise everyone would really think, "Yao Shuli should just be eliminated!"
Here at the scene...

"Sister Li, I'm off then..."

After hearing that the previous singer had finished her performance, Wei Yu, the "opponent singer," finally ended her "examination" with Yao Shuli and went on stage.

"call……"

Yao Shuli finally breathed a long-awaited sigh of relief.

Actually, this is just a moment of relief. Tonight, I'll sleep in a tent as usual...

With so many people gathered in this village now, it's easy for all sorts of eyes and ears to wander in. Although the production team arranges staff to be on duty at night, there's no guarantee that some obsessive fan or brainless fan might sneak in. For girls, sleeping in such a place at night is extremely unsafe.

Therefore, Yao Shuli will most likely not get any sleep tonight.

"Ugh……"

Yao Shuli sighed, the light from the phone she was holding illuminating her flawless face. Somehow, she found herself in a chat with Shen Ming'en...

At that moment, she inexplicably wanted to send a message to Shen Mingen to confide in him and pour out her troubles...

She wasn't using Shen Mingen as a dumping ground; she just wanted to confide in someone close to her. But she also knew very well that Shen Mingen, who had just left "Chinese Music Awards," was in an even more difficult situation, so she didn't send the message she had prepared and simply put down her phone silently.

Sitting at the back of the stage, looking up at the sky, the sky over Yunnan was very beautiful with many twinkling stars. At that moment, Yao Shuli wondered, what is Shen Mingen doing now?
Are you looking at the same night sky as yourself?
As her thoughts drifted, Yao Shuli suddenly heard a strange, noisy noise coming from the front desk...

As luck would have it, Luo Luo happened to be coming back from the front, so Yao Shuli asked, "What happened up ahead?"

"I don't know..."

Lolo scratched his head and said:

"Wei Yu was about to perform when he was suddenly stopped. They said a mystery guest had joined us as an 'outsider'."

"foreign aid???"

Upon hearing this, Yao Shuli's face lit up with a series of question marks...

Let's go back to about three minutes ago.

Hello everyone! Did you miss me?

Wei Yu, the female singer, doesn't have much talent; her singing skills are terrible. However, she's quite good at acting cute on stage and creating a lively atmosphere...

Because of her sweet appearance and stylish outfit, coupled with the lingering charm of the previous famous female singer, the atmosphere on stage was quite good, and the audience was very supportive, cheering for her.

Then Wei Yu naturally nodded to the staff member not far away...

Playing background music, well, everyone understands.

Wei Yu's works, well...

If you listen to the instrumental track, I'd give it a 75 out of 100; without it, it's not even a 5.

Her accompaniment is louder than her vocals in order to cover up the shortcomings and flaws of the vocals. This has been criticized by many people for a long time, and today's work still adopts this style.

"Dong dong..."

The extremely loud accompaniment immediately reached everyone's ears, and before the audience could even get tired of it, Wei Yu grabbed the microphone and started singing.

But just as she subconsciously sang the first line...

The music suddenly stopped!

Then the scene changed to Wei Yu holding a microphone and singing a cappella.

The singing was already a 5 out of 10, but the "a cappella" performance made it seem like the singer had amazing "singing skills"...

"puff……"

"Hahaha……"

"goose……"

This made the audience laugh so hard they almost threw up!
Wei Yu was stunned. Her delicate face turned red, and she looked towards the band teacher with twitching lips, her eyes questioning what the other person was doing, deliberately making her look foolish.
I was already cooperating with you guys to set a trap for Yao Shuli, but why are you also trying to trap me?
Is this how you repay me?!

Before the band could even respond, the stage lights suddenly changed...

Then the host went up on stage and began to say:

"We have an unexpected announcement to make. Since Ms. Yao Shuli has been living in a tent for many episodes, our production team felt sorry for her and therefore hired an outside helper for her..."

"foreign aid???"

At the time, everyone looked puzzled, but soon most people accepted this "setup".

To put it bluntly, it's just a "guest appearance." Although the timing of the insertion is a bit strange, it's normal for any variety show to have "guest appearances."

But the singers backstage...

"foreign aid?"

Kong Ze and the others frowned and stared at the stage with puzzled expressions. It was normal for the audience not to know; they could just take it as a cliffhanger left by the production team. But it was a bit strange that even they, as insiders, didn't know...

Before they could react, a man dressed in a bright red tracksuit, wearing a fox mask and a gray baseball cap walked onto the stage in a very unassuming manner...

"This is what foreign aid is like?"

"Why are you covered up so tightly... I can't recognize you."

"That physique... he must be a handsome guy, right?"

"Damn it, which handsome guy wouldn't dare show his face?"

"I'm afraid he'll be a shrimp-like boyfriend who only shows his face in public!"

……

Many people at the scene started discussing this.

But the vast majority of people didn't associate this person with Shen Ming'en...

Perhaps only Yao Shuli had some suspicions when she saw the masked man.

And this guess was immediately confirmed the moment the "masked man" opened his mouth!
The discussion gradually subsided. After a brief introduction by the host, the stage was handed over to the "masked man." The world where no one except Wei Yu was injured was thus achieved, and Shen Ming'en nodded to the staff below the stage from afar...

next moment……

"Dong dong dong..."

A series of powerful and majestic sounds reached everyone's ears.

At that moment, Shen Ming'en picked up the microphone and sang loudly:

……

"The smoke of war rises!"

"Looking northward across the land!"

"Dragon banners unfurl, horses neigh, sword energy is like frost!"

……

And in the short time less than a second after Shen Ming'en opened his mouth!

"Oh!!!"

"Fuck! Fuck!"

"This voice!"

"That sounds so familiar, damn it!"

……

It exploded on the spot!

In this round, all I can say is, who in the world doesn't know you!
Backstage, Yao Shuli was slightly taken aback at first, then the image of the netizens' teasing comment when Shen Mingen first participated in "Peak Singer Challenge" subconsciously flashed through her mind:

"Be grateful, Ah Li, for your kindness!"

……

(End of this chapter)