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Chapter 203 The Peking Opera Style Relies on the Old Male Role! A Essential Spiritual Need! It's Ignited!
"The horse's hooves head south, while people gaze north!"

"People look north, the grass is green and yellow, and dust is flying everywhere!"

"I am willing to defend our territory and expand our borders!"

"dignified……"

……

Some say that Shen Ming'en's musical style has a "ritualistic" quality.

From the interpretation to the arrangement of the melody, Shen Ming'en's performance was by no means simply "exhilarating," but rather a "profound ritual" constructed with music.

Those with keen ears could actually hear the unique quality of Shen Ming'en's singing style, which comes from the "opera style" in our traditional culture.

The pauses and cadences in the pronunciation, such as the drawn-out melody in "The smoke of war rises, and the landscape stretches northward," subtly echo the performance style of the Peking Opera "old male lead," giving the song a theatrical flavor that transcends the lightness of pop music and imbues it with the "gravity" of traditional art. It's as if the listener is drawn into a historical perspective, creating a spiritual resonance with the warriors of a thousand years ago!

In terms of melody, the prelude is laid out with a heavy orchestral arrangement, like the curtain of history slowly being drawn back; the verse melody is low and somber, as if narrating suffering and mission; the chorus suddenly rises, using a "shouting" treatment to release emotions, achieving a "balance of sorrow and fervor," avoiding empty slogans, and instead giving "patriotism" a sense of pain and warmth!

In peacetime, "serving the country with utmost loyalty" has long since departed from its original form of "battlefield combat," but the "spirit of responsibility" it embodies remains a fundamental spiritual need for the nation!

Shen Ming'en's song "Serving the Country with Utmost Loyalty" is profound because it uses popular music to "decode and re-edit" the national spirit, allowing Yue Fei from a thousand years ago to step out of history textbooks and become "a little obsession with the country" in the hearts of every ordinary person!
Let "serving the country with utmost loyalty" transform from a feudal ethical dogma into a life attitude that contemporary people can perceive and practice!

It doesn't explain history, but it brings history to life in the present!

What constitutes a high-quality product?

Which one dares to call itself a classic?!
that's!
【Aaaaaah!!!】

Shen Ming'en's performance truly got the audience's blood pumping; the live chat was flooded with comments like:
All I can say is that it has to be my brother!

[His skill is just as good as ever!]

[The Chinese Music Awards should be glad they didn't come up with a "historical" question back then, otherwise my brother would have crushed them again, hahaha...]

That lousy show is over. From now on, they can only watch my brother become a superstar and be incredibly envious!

Alright, that's it. My brother crushed Kong Ze and his gang with his eyes closed!

[Emperor Ming'en: Say no more, that year, I had my hands in my pockets!]

【I don’t know what an opponent is! 】

……

"Oh!!!"

"Ahhhh!!!"

"Shen Ming'en! Shen Ming'en! Shen Ming'en!"

At the moment the performance of "Serving the Country with Utmost Loyalty" ended, countless people in the audience frantically called out Shen Ming'en's voice, forcing the backstage staff of the production team to "immediately mute" him!

Standing on the stage, looking at the enthusiastic audience below, Shen Ming'en honestly had an urge to take off his mask...

But in the end he gave up on the idea, after all, he came for Yao Shuli.

It's worth mentioning that backstage, director Zhao Tian's smile was practically reaching his ears...

After the brief, less than 5-minute performance of "Serving the Country with Utmost Loyalty," the number of online viewers for the "Music Journey Across Thousands of Miles" program jumped from 1.5 to 1.6 million to nearly 10 million at the same time!

Ten million!
Yes!
These people are far fewer than the more than 60 million viewers watching the final five rounds of PK on "Chinese Music Awards" a few days ago, where Shen Ming'en was the main contestant. But for an ordinary program, this is already an "astronomical fortune"!

The "Sound Journey" program team will definitely accept this "overwhelming wealth"!

"Okay, let's thank this mysterious teacher!"

After Shen Ming'en finished singing, the host went up on stage and said:
"Next, let's announce Bai Ying and Shen..."

As he was talking, he suddenly slipped up!

I almost mispronounced it as Shen Ming'en!

"oh……!!!"

At that point, the audience immediately started to jeer.

Someone was shouting, "Take off the mask! Take off the mask! Take off the mask!"

Who doesn't know he's Shen Ming'en?!
Host, are you implying something?!

The host said, "I really didn't mean it, I just blurted it out!"

Everyone knows that's Shen Ming'en!

Because everyone knew it was Shen Ming'en, the host instinctively blurted it out. Luckily, his years of experience as a host saved the day, otherwise it would have been a real stage mishap!

And this host is definitely a talent; he was originally pronouncing the "Shen" in Shen Ming'en's name, but then realized he'd mispronounced it, and then...

"Shen...the mysterious teacher!"

He deliberately used a pun, turning his slip of the tongue into a "show effect"!
It both hinted and didn't hint!
"puff……"

"Hahaha……"

It made the audience laugh instantly!

Even Shen Ming'en on stage was amused by this guy's impromptu performance.

"Ahem, everyone stop laughing..." The host really forced the topic back on track, saying, "Next, let's take a look at the voting results for Bai Ying and this mysterious teacher."

Bai Ying is the famous female singer who was with Kong Ze earlier.

Strictly speaking, the other party's work was of average quality, but the female singer was a very talented one. "Sound Journey" is a live voting program, and online votes are not counted, so the audience naturally voted for whoever sang better live.

If judged by normal standards, if Bai Ying were to face Wei Yu from Yao Shuli's side, given Bai Ying's acting skills, she would easily crush Wei Yu. No matter what position Wei Yu was in, he would only be able to be rubbed into the ground.

She could even hold her own against some professional singers...

But what could she do? She was up against someone who was practically the best singer in the Chinese entertainment industry, someone that even the top singers could only look up to.

Not all audience members present had the right to vote, since the show didn't restrict who could enter and who couldn't, and there were just too many people...

The production team only distributed voting devices to the first thousand people who entered the performance area; who they voted for was entirely voluntary.

It's worth mentioning that the voting system for "Music Journey" is different from that of "Chinese Music Awards," where each of the 500 participants could vote for one singer and then vote for another. With "Music Journey," once you vote for one singer, you can't vote for another.

To put it bluntly, this is even more brutal, because if it's like "Chinese Music Awards," then there will always be some "favor votes" among the 500 people; as long as they think it's a good opportunity, some viewers will vote for it...

However, in shows like "The Sound of a Thousand Miles," since there is only one chance to vote, if one person's performance is significantly better than another's, there will be a situation where the "vote difference" is particularly large.

In the past, the biggest difference in votes on "Sound of a Thousand Miles" was only a hundred or two hundred votes. For example, a singer who lost by a thousand votes received more than six hundred votes, while a singer lost by three or four hundred votes.

But today...

This scene...

Before the vote results were announced, many people had a strange premonition...

Feel……

Today's vote difference will be extremely absurd.

And indeed, that's the case...

When the voting results for Shen Ming'en, who appeared as a mystery guest, and the famous female singer Bai Ying were announced...

"hiss……"

Many people couldn't help but gasp in shock.

【puff……】

No, that's not true!

[Is the difference in skill really that big?] [I knew my brother would dominate, but I never imagined he could dominate this ridiculously!]

【666! 】

The live chat exploded with comments when the voting results were announced.

"Oh!!!"

After a brief silence, the audience erupted in cheers.

There's no other reason than that the voting results displayed on the screen were somewhat...

That's outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!
On the large screen in the center of the main stage, where everyone's attention was focused, the voting results for both sides were clearly displayed:
Bai Ying: "138 votes!"

Shen Ming'en: "860 votes!"

Crush!

A blatant and utter crushing defeat!

Outrageous and absurd voting results!

It's no wonder the audience reacted so strongly; after all, Shen Ming'en crushed Bai Ying, a well-known singer, by more than 720 votes!

It's worth noting that Bai Ying had always been on Kong Ze's side, and she consistently led Yao Shuli's side by a hundred or two hundred votes, proving herself to be a truly powerful singer.

But today...

But Shen Ming'en, with an exaggerated "discontinuous" posture, pressed him to the ground and rubbed him in!

Just tell me how popular Shen Mingen really is!
Many of the audience members present were loyal supporters of the "Music Journey" program, and many were longtime fans of Bai Ying. However, the moment they saw Shen Ming'en and heard his rendition of "Loyalty to the Country," they cast their votes for him without the slightest hesitation.

There's nothing we can do about it; after all, he's the hottest and most popular superstar in the Chinese entertainment industry right now.
"Wow! This guy is amazing!"

Even Luo Luo, Yao Shuli's assistant backstage, couldn't help but jump up excitedly, and a strong sense of joy filled the air.

Feel proud!
It's truly a moment of triumph!
They've been suppressed by Kong Ze and those famous singers for so many episodes, and they've never been able to stand up again, always having to sleep in tents...

When Shen Ming'en arrived today, he not only utterly crushed their talented singers, but did so with overwhelming force, which was a blatant slap in the face!
The spotlight shone on Yao Shuli's fair and delicate face, and her crystal-clear eyes were filled with joy and emotion.

It has to be said that Shen Mingen's quiet arrival today was far more effective than him saying "I love you" a thousand or ten thousand times!

While some were happy, others were sad. While Yao Shuli was overjoyed, Kong Ze next door had a rather unpleasant expression on his face…

Shen Ming'en pressed Bai Ying to the ground and rubbed her face against it, hitting not only Bai Ying's face but also his own.

Everyone knows Bai Ying is on his side. If Shen Ming'en helps Yao Shuli win, they'll have to sleep in tents tonight...

The main reason for the commotion wasn't this, but rather because of Yao Shuli...

He had some designs on Yao Shuli, so he suppressed her a lot on the show, trying to "lend a helping hand" to her while suppressing her, and then gradually getting closer to her and slowly making his move.

Before Yao Shuli could even refuse his help, Shen Mingen came to "lend a hand"...

This caused Kong Ze, who originally wanted to play the role of a "good person," to suddenly become Yao Shuli's "opposite side."

you say!

How could Kong Ze not be angry?!

Rather...

The rest of his team members had absolutely no fighting spirit.

The person about to appear is named Xu Qiu. Because the production team just informed us that this "mystery person" will be performing in two consecutive shows, it will be his turn next...

But instead of being inspired, he smiled helplessly and said:

"Alright, I'll just sing normally then, and stop hoping to win."

In these people's minds, they probably never thought they could beat Shen Ming'en.

Whether in terms of talent or ability, Shen Ming'en is now a top performer in the Chinese entertainment industry, and the recent voting results have already proven everything...

Bai Ying was crushed by more than 700 votes!
They might not even be as strong as Bai Ying!

you say!

What can we use to win?!

Kong Ze's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but step forward, pat Xu Qiu on the shoulder, and then opened his mouth to say something encouraging...

Anyway, let this guy do his best and not lose his fighting spirit. So what if it's Shen Ming'en? He's not an invincible god...

Well, okay, although he has never lost a match since he became a sensation.

But just as Kong Ze was about to say something inspiring...

Shen Ming'en, who was on stage, suddenly called his name!
……

"Okay, let's thank the two of you for your wonderful performance..."

On stage, after the voting results were announced, Shen Mingen and Bai Ying hugged each other as a matter of courtesy. Bai Ying had a helpless smile on her face, and for her, losing to Shen Mingen was truly an admission of defeat.

At this point, the host announced the agenda, saying:

"I need to remind everyone that our mysterious guest teacher will be contributing two performances to Teacher Yao Shuli's camp. This means that the next singer from Kong Ze's camp will also have to face off against this mysterious teacher!"

"Now, let's welcome the next singer to compete against this mysterious teacher, Xu..."

While the host was reading the program, the audience was already cheering wildly...

After all, even in the previous "Chinese Music Awards", it was already quite an achievement to hear Shen Ming'en perform two songs at the same time!
Besides, many of them were just getting a freebie at the event!

But it was at this moment...

Just as the host was about to introduce the next singer from Kong Ze's camp...

"that……"

Shen Ming'en suddenly picked up the microphone and interrupted...

"..."

Everyone was stunned, including the host, the director, and the staff backstage, all looking at him curiously.

Then, under everyone's gaze, Shen Ming'en said with a very calm tone and a smile:
"I'll only be singing two shows. Since I'm here to help, I want to clear away as many of the bigger obstacles as possible for her..."

"So, could we bring in Kong Ze for the next match?"

Shen Ming'en didn't hide his voice, and everyone knew he was Shen Ming'en. So when he said he was going to "clear obstacles" for Yao Shuli, many people were already getting cavities from all the sweetness of this CP pairing, and then he actually said...

Let Kong Zelai take over!

So you only target the strong, huh?!

You don't bully the weak, right?!

You're blatantly trying to cause trouble, aren't you!
Okay...okay, okay!

It's so lively!
It’s so lively!

I love watching these competitive moments!

This...

Kong Ze is really in for a lot of trouble!

……

(End of this chapter)