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

Chapter 212 The Five-Starred Red Flag, You Are My Pride!
At 8:30 p.m., during prime time, the match officially began.

The National Day special of "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" was broadcast almost simultaneously with CCTV's National Day Gala. Naturally, "Chinese Music Music Center" could not compare with the TV station's ratings, so they were compared to the online popularity of the live broadcast room at the same time.

Netizens joked: "CCTV is doing well now, it can even compete with 'Chinese Music Awards' for viewership..."

This remark immediately drew a burst of laughter.

To be honest, the Chinese Music Awards is really making a mess of things. They are not only trying to compete with CCTV's National Day Gala, but also their lineup of invited guests is just as impressive.

Basically, everyone who came to the event was a very popular singer or vocalist...

Although many of them may not be as good as CCTV in terms of strength and quality, the audience nowadays knows that most people are still there for the fame.

For many people, CCTV's events are too official, and the Spring Festival Gala has almost become a target of criticism and ridicule for many young people. Compared to watching the Spring Festival Gala or other holiday galas, they would rather watch a crosstalk performance...

Unfortunately, people face a lot of pressure in their lives nowadays, and in their free time they want to relax and have fun, rather than be lectured or taught something with works that are supposed to be "educational".

This leads to...

At the beginning, before Shen Ming'en appeared, the audience for the National Day special of "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" was actually quite high.

Within just half an hour of its premiere, the National Day special episode of "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" saw its online viewership approach 30 million.

It certainly can't compare to the peak period when Shen Ming'en was in the show, with 60 million people watching online at the same time, but it's definitely among the top-tier variety shows.

"Okay, that's good..."

Backstage at the "Chinese Music Awards" program, the chief director, Niu Zhi, watched this scene and couldn't help but silently breathe a sigh of relief.

Last week, the show's viewership dropped by 70-80%. Sponsors left without even looking back. The company put pressure on Director Niu, saying that if the viewership doesn't pick up next episode and sponsors leave in large numbers, he might as well quit as the director!
There's nothing we can do about it...

Director Niu had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure: on the eve of National Day, he came up with the idea of ​​trying to ride on the coattails of Shen Ming'en and CCTV's popularity.

His strategy proved effective. With the support of many well-known singers and vocalists, and his extensive publicity and leveraging of trending topics, the show's viewership tonight was indeed quite good.

While I wouldn't dare compare it to CCTV's programming, at least they've managed to maintain the show's viewership, which is a good thing...

But it was at this very moment...

"Director...Director!"

Not far away, a staff member in charge of the online live broadcast room suddenly exclaimed, attracting everyone's attention.

"What happened? Why are you so flustered... This is unbecoming!"

Director Niu was just about to drink some water when he was startled and almost spat it out. He couldn't help but angrily rebuke the other person.

"No way..." The staff member's lips twitched, his eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the steadily declining, frantically falling traffic in the online live stream, and said to Director Niu:
"Why are they all gone?!"

As soon as this statement came out...

"..."

Everyone was stunned.

At first, many people didn't realize what was going on, but after a while...

"What???"

Director Niu's eyes widened, and he stopped drinking water. He threw the thermos on the table with a bang, stood up, and jogged to the machine.

It was fine if you didn't look, but once you did, Director Niu's eyes widened instantly, and his pupils contracted!
Data shows that the number of viewers in their live stream, which originally reached 30 million at the same time, is decreasing at a rate of hundreds of thousands or even millions per minute!
And the speed is getting faster and faster!

At first it was only a few hundred thousand, then millions, two million per minute, three million...

In just five or six minutes, the number of viewers watching their live stream dropped by more than ten million, nearly a third!

And it's falling even more rapidly!
"What the hell is going on?!" Director Niu's lips twitched: "Is the platform throttling traffic?!"

It shouldn’t be!

The platform wouldn't restrict them, after all, they need their shows to attract viewers, and besides, he'd already taken care of things with the platform...

"Could it be... the central bank's side?" a person in charge next to him said.

As soon as these words came out...

Everyone, including Director Niu, was terrified!

Their program's online marketing is entirely tied to CCTV and Shen Ming'en. Shen Ming'en is fine with it, but if CCTV takes it to heart, they can find any excuse to ban their program at any time!

But if it really is the central bank...

Then they won't be able to produce any more episodes of their show, let alone this one.

Good thing...

Another person in charge quickly refuted this claim, shaking his head and saying:

"There's been no response from CCTV. They're busy with their own performances. Even if they wanted to punish us, it wouldn't be now. Besides, I just checked, and all this traffic is just naturally flowing out; it has nothing to do with anyone else..."

"...You mean this was all voluntary on the part of the audience?!" The person in charge next to him twitched at the corner of his mouth.

The audience suddenly reached some kind of unspoken agreement and all left during this time?!

Are you serious?!
So, all those tens of millions of viewers share the same unspoken understanding?!

What nonsense!

As the chief director, Director Niu remained relatively calm. He waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then asked the staff around him:

"Is it possible to find out where these viewers went after they left our show?"

"This...you probably can't find out, right?" The staff member shook his head. These users are protected by privacy. If you could find out where someone goes after leaving your live stream, you wouldn't be far from being forced into a sewing machine.

Just as Director Niu was about to ask something else, the staff member said, "But I just glanced at it, and it seems that the number of people watching the live broadcast on CCTV's platform at the same time... has started to surge dramatically."

"What???"

As soon as these words came out...

These people were dumbfounded again.

Their show was losing viewers like crazy, while CCTV was adding viewers like crazy in their live stream on their platform.
Is this right?
This is wrong!

"...Do they have some big gimmick over there?" someone asked curiously.

A few people, unable to contain their curiosity, took out their phones and watched the CCTV National Day Gala live stream...

Coincidentally, one of the staff members had his phone turned on very loudly, and the moment he turned it on, he heard this sound from the phone:

"Let's give a warm round of applause to welcome Shen Ming'en, who will be bringing us his work, 'The Red Flag Fluttering'!"

Because of the oppressive atmosphere, the backstage studio of "Chinese Music Awards" was relatively quiet, making the sound of a cell phone all the more jarring...

"Fuck..."

The staff member was startled and quickly pressed the volume button on his phone. His expression seemed to say: "Hands, press it now!"

God knows how he managed to shut down the live stream!

When he closed the live stream and looked up at Director Niu and all the staff present, he immediately realized that everyone was looking at him.

"..."

silence.

Everyone's expression was grim. Director Niu's previously excited face was now frozen in place, his eyes empty and devoid of any light…

He walked back to the chair like a zombie, then plopped down, a look of utter despair on his face. He silently shook his head and said:

"It's over..."

"It's all over..."

All the atmosphere they had painstakingly built up was instantly shattered when Shen Ming'en appeared on CCTV next door.

Not far away, on the machines, the audience for the "Chinese Music Show Center" program was declining further...

Today, it's less than ten million.

Soon, we might not even be able to keep five million.

This is what happened to them after they lost Shen Ming'en!
……

The Chinese Music Awards are completely dead, while CCTV's National Day Gala next door is bustling with activity!
When Shen Mingen appeared on CCTV's National Day Gala in a traditional red outfit, the audience spontaneously erupted in cheers and applause, while viewers in the online live stream were also commenting:
【oh!!!】

[CCTV is doing better now; they can even get Shen Ming'en to perform.]

[Shen Ming'en: ...You're worried your brother is suffering, but you're also worried your brother is driving a Range Rover, right?]

[Haha... My brother finally made it big, these people are really afraid he won't be blacklisted by the capital!]

[Hey? I think I saw you on the "Chinese Music Awards" channel just now. What are you doing here?]

[Nonsense, Shen Ming'en is here, what are we waiting for?]

……

Discussion and viewership surged. According to statistics, CCTV's online live broadcast room alone saw over 100 million viewers online at the same time.

The total number of views across the entire internet is unimaginable.

Is this all the "Chinese Music Awards" has the right to provoke?
It has to be said that Shen Mingen has a really strong presence now. He has long since shed the naivety he had when he first sang patriotic songs on "Chinese Music Awards". Dressed in red, he stands there, holding a microphone, with a smile on his face, and he can give people the feeling of holding the whole scene.

Even if this occasion is CCTV's National Day Gala.

On stage, Shen Ming'en smiled and exchanged glances with the staff below the stage, for a moment...

"Dong dong..."

Piano, suona, drumbeats, and melodies quickly spread out with the live sound system, enveloping the ears of every audience member watching the show.

Shen Ming'en also sang softly along with the accompaniment:

……

"That's red, picked from the rising sun~"

"No one can resist your colors!"

"The most beautiful face in the world~"

No one can resist your beauty~

……

Unlike his previous grand and majestic musical styles, Shen Ming'en's "Red Flag Fluttering" did not start with a high-spirited opening. Instead, he adopted a gentle and narrative singing style.

The verses are sung primarily in the mid-to-low range, with a gentle, narrative melody, like someone softly speaking to a red flag, expressing tender respect.

……

Your bright eyes draw me in~

"Let me stay in my dreams and gaze towards the future~"

When I left home~

"You sounded the bugle with deep emotion~"

……

The lyrics of the song "Red Flag Fluttering" avoid directly listing "historical events" and "grand achievements," and instead approach the topic from an "individual perspective."

The lyrics compare the red flag to a rainbow and to eyes, giving it a tangible warmth. This personification transforms the listener's experience from "looking up at the red flag" to "conversing with the red flag," dissolving the sense of distance while remaining relatable.

"Oh……"

Therefore, even though Shen Ming'en did not perform this song in a grand and majestic way, nor did he use his famously golden tenor voice to sing it in a way that resembled golden waves, his simple verses still immediately captured the hearts of all the audience.

The camera panned across countless audience members, and you could see expressions of "intoxication" on their faces. Some even squinted their eyes and made a "as expected of Shen Ming'en" expression, nodding repeatedly as if in approval.

This song is great!

Although the prelude is not very dramatic, and is even rather flat, many listeners are still able to deeply feel the emotions that the song wants to convey.

The red flag is not only a symbol of the country, but also carries the memories of struggle and national pride of generations of Chinese people!

With the country's growing strength, this sentiment will naturally resonate more widely with society!

only……

Occasionally……

Some more impetuous young viewers might feel that the song isn't quite to their liking.
Everyone knows that the best parts of a song are usually in the chorus, and many young listeners these days even skip directly to the chorus...

They have high expectations for Shen Ming'en's work, looking forward to its meaning, as well as its catchiness and memorability.

But so far, this song doesn't seem to have anything particularly memorable or noteworthy, right?

And it was under these circumstances...

The chorus of the song "Red Flag Fluttering" has also quietly arrived.

Because it was National Day, almost everyone at the gala performance had a five-star red flag, and some audience members even had red flag stickers on their faces.

Above the performance venue, numerous five-star red flags fluttered in the wind...

He recalled the colors of faith that filled the streets when he arrived this morning, and the smiling faces of everyone in this peaceful and prosperous country reflected in Shen Ming'en's heart, giving him a very warm feeling at that moment.

"call……"

Before the chorus began, Shen Ming'en took a deep breath, and then sang earnestly and sincerely to each of the five-star red flags:

……

"The Five-Starred Red Flag!"

You are my pride!

"The Five-Starred Red Flag!"

I'm proud of you!

"I cheer for you, I wish you all the best!"

"Your name is more important than my life!"

……

(End of this chapter)