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

Chapter 216 First stop of the overseas tour: Little Days! Do you think we can go?
The backstage area of ​​the studio is not dark; even late at night, bright lights still illuminate every corner. But no matter how bright a place is, there will always be shadows if there are people there.

Yao Changyu, Chen Guangrong, and President Qin Yu chatted face to face, both with faint smiles on their faces, like old friends catching up after many years, and occasionally bursts of hearty laughter could be heard.

That Mr. Chen Guangrong truly lives up to his reputation as a singer; even his laugh sounds like a classical Chinese song, it's absolutely amazing...

But their chat...

If there were outsiders present, they could all sense a hint of "tit-for-tat" in the conversation.

President Qin kept mentioning Shen Ming'en's name in his conversations. He said more than once, "With Shen Ming'en's current strength, and your promotion of our culture abroad, your side will definitely be even more powerful. Given the relationship between the two of you, I reckon you're practically family. You'd better take good care of him..."

Yao Changyu continued the conversation, saying, "He's just a promising junior, nothing special. He still has to rely on himself. But Mr. Qin, why are you so concerned about him?"

"Oh, I was also asked to do this..." President Qin chuckled. "President Lin from their company is a good friend of mine, and he asked me to look after him."

He emphasized the word "care" very deeply.

Before Yao Changyu could even ask, he added, "Everyone outside is saying that Shen Ming'en doesn't get along with his company, but the lower-ups are ignorant. We, as the higher-ups, can't really be ignorant. When a good opportunity arises, we'll definitely prioritize him..."

After rambling on for a while, Yao Changyu and Chen Guangrong only understood one sentence: "Those below may not understand, but those above cannot be truly ignorant."

Who is he implying... Chen Guangrong thought without changing his expression.

Yao Changyu, a master of yin and yang, remained unmoved upon hearing this, only smiling and saying, "President Qin is right. Those above certainly won't stoop to the level of those below. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, a flicker of emotion crossed President Qin's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure, nodded, and said, "Of course, otherwise, would he have had such an opportunity?"

As he spoke, President Qin turned his head and glanced at the direction of the stage.

At this moment, Shen Ming'en's performance had ended and was nearing its end. The host came on stage and pulled him aside to talk about his feelings about National Day and his blessings for the motherland.

After glancing briefly at Shen Ming'en, President Qin turned to Yao Changyu and Chen Guangrong with a smile, saying, "Master Yao, Teacher Chen, the reason I came here is actually because of Shen Ming'en..."

"You two are leading the team for this overseas performance. We hope you will keep a close eye on Shen Ming'en for us."

“We won’t allow any ‘accidents’ to happen to him.”

President Qin emphasized the word "unexpected," as did the phrase "our few companies"...

Why did he specifically mention those few companies?

Isn't this just putting pressure on Yao Changyu and trying to sow discord among him?

The implication is quite clear!
Not to mention Yao Changyu, even Chen Guangrong standing to the side felt a strong sense of oppression. This Qin fellow is truly a key figure from the underworld...

This is a treacherous smile hiding a knife! Can't you just say it's directed at someone directly?!
That's too much...

What pleased Chen Guangrong was that Yao Changyu remained unfazed upon hearing this, and retorted, "You're too kind. He's just a junior in our family, so it's only natural to take care of him."

When Yao Changyu said this, Teacher Chen Guangrong was clearly taken aback, then turned to look at Yao Changyu with a puzzled expression...

Although Chen Guangrong and those around him joked with Yao Changyu more than once that Shen Mingen was his son-in-law, Yao Changyu never admitted that he had any "special relationship" with Shen Mingen.

Today, however, he directly referred to Shen Ming'en as "one of our juniors" in front of Qin Yu.

Isn't it clear enough what this means?
Shen Ming'en, I've got your back!
Ah... this is a bit embarrassing, and it's similar to the phrase "Tushan is under my protection," but it's actually quite a fitting description.

President Qin was clearly surprised to hear this; he probably hadn't expected Yao Changyu to be so tactless...

But he didn't react; he just smiled faintly and nodded, saying:

“In that case, Master Yao will have to put in some effort.”

After speaking, he nodded to Yao Changyu and Chen Guangrong, then pointed in the direction behind them and said:
"I have an appointment with someone, so I won't take up any more of your time. See you later."

"See you."

Chen Guangrong and Yao Changyu nodded and watched Qin Yu leave.

Recalling what President Qin had just said, Yao Changyu's expression gradually turned sour...

Listen to what President Qin has to say!
Faced with Yao Changyu's reply that he would certainly take care of him, if he were normal, he would definitely reply with "In that case, I'll trouble Master Yao" or "Thank you for your trouble, Master Yao".

But what was he saying?
He said, "Then Master Yao will have to put in some effort..."

It's as if Master Yao could have easily stepped into an abyss with the slightest carelessness or lack of attention.

"That guy surnamed Qin is really cunning..."

After President Qin left, Chen Guangrong pursed his lips and started secretly talking about the cricket.

Within their line of sight, they could actually see that Qin Yu was heading towards the group of people in charge who were scheduled to perform abroad next.

Clearly, these are all meant to deliver "threats".

He has the nerve to say he's here to smooth things over for Shen Ming'en... He's clearly here to warn these people that they'll cooperate in setting a trap for Shen Ming'en!
Drunkard’s intention is not to drink!
Everyone understood it!
Compared to Chen Guangrong's direct approach of asking about crickets, Master Yao's method was much more composed. With his hands behind his back, he glanced at Chen Guangrong and asked:

"Can you pull some strings and find a way to remove that kid from the performance list?"

Master Yao hadn't dealt with Qin Yu much, but he was somewhat aware of Qin Yu's abilities.

The fact that he personally came to greet so many people in charge of performances abroad today clearly shows he put in a lot of effort...

Yao Changyu had long heard about the "open and covert struggles" between these entertainment industry capital groups and Shen Mingen. No matter how popular Shen Mingen is now, they are not as envious as he is now. Envy and jealousy are enough to destroy most things.

Although it's unclear what Qin Yu and his team are planning, many of the countries they're touring in are rather sensitive...

Shen Mingen's current image is due to his immense popularity. Just like when he was on the show "Chinese Music Center," he had to be extremely careful and tell Feng Yucan not to drive that car again when Feng Yucan picked him up from the airport in a Tesla. Even the slightest "stain" could be fatal to him.

If he really causes any trouble while abroad, Yao Changyu will have a hard time explaining it to his daughter...

So, rather than doing that, it would be better to let Shen Ming'en give up this opportunity for an officially organized overseas tour.

Although this opportunity is extremely rare for every talented new generation singer in the Chinese entertainment industry.

"..."

Facing Yao Changyu's gaze, Chen Guangrong remained silent for a moment, then uttered only one word:

"Disaster!"

If this were a regular performance, even a top-rated variety show, people of their status could easily use their connections to remove Shen Ming'en from the show, as long as it didn't involve too much profit.

But now they...

It's an overseas tour organized by the official organizers!
This is really hard to deal with!

Even though they were leading the team for this performance, and they all had official positions, these kinds of decisions weren't something they could make!

They're not theater troupe leaders who go out to perform, so there's nothing they can do! If Shen Ming'en were just an ordinary artist, it would be fine, but he's such a prominent figure in the entire Chinese entertainment industry now. It would be strange if the troupe leader didn't agree to let him lead the new generation of performers.

What's more...

If they remembered correctly, the troupe leader this time also had a close relationship with Qin Yu.

all in all!
This is really difficult!
This is almost an impossible task!
This is difficult. Damn, should we just give up?
"Let him find an excuse, if not, he can say he's not feeling well and can't go..." Yao Changyu shook his head.

“…That won’t do either, will it?” Chen Guangrong grinned and said, “The cast and crew list has already been submitted. If he doesn’t go now, he’ll offend a lot of people!”

Even if they mediate and smooth things over, do you think the people on the official side can so easily ease tensions?

"Isn't offending people better than being blacklisted?" Yao Changyu retorted.

You have to understand, they are representing the "national team" on this trip to perform abroad. If something happens in China, it's fine. It's not a big deal. They can just let it go for a while and it will be fine.

But abroad, if he were to do something that's not good for international friendship, Shen Ming'en wouldn't just be blacklisted and unable to continue working in the Chinese entertainment industry; he might go from being a popular patriotic singer with thousands of followers to a traitor hated by everyone...

The most serious consequence might be that they won't be able to make a living in the country anymore.

Isn't this a joke?
With such serious consequences right before their eyes, which they could see with a glance, how could they be willing to let Shen Ming'en take the risk?
"you……"

Chen Guangrong scratched his head, unsure of what to do.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I think we should ask for his opinion, just in case he wants to go."

Yao Changyu glanced through the gap at the backstage entrance and saw Shen Ming'en preparing to leave the stage...

"Ugh……"

He sighed silently and could only wave his hand at Chen Guangrong.

"Row."

As a longtime friend, Chen Guangrong knew Yao Changyu very well. He nodded and walked towards the exit of the platform.

At that moment, Shen Ming'en had just stepped off the stage after completing the procedures and successfully fulfilling his mission.

"Teacher Ming'en, over here..."

"Teacher Ming En sang wonderfully just now!"

"Today is another day when everyone's in the spotlight!"

……

The backstage staff took Shen Ming'en to rest, remove her makeup, and change clothes, praising her all the while.

It has to be said that Shen Mingen's performance tonight truly captivated many people. Not to mention the staff, even some backstage performers preparing to go on stage couldn't help but show admiration when their eyes met. Many people even praised him directly.

Shen Mingen was quite humble and polite today, responding to everyone's questions. In fact, he has always been a fairly easy person to get along with; it's just that in some previous programs, people had been targeting him...

When Shen Ming'en arrived at the dressing room, he was a little sleepy. It wasn't that the performance was too late, but rather that he had been emotionally exhausted after the two performances.

So after changing his clothes, he simply lay down on the chair, closed his eyes to rest, and let the makeup artist remove his makeup and such...

But as they were unloading, before Shen Ming'en could even fall asleep, they heard a noise coming from the doorway.

Immediately afterwards, as if receiving some kind of instruction, the staff around him all went out, and the room quickly became quiet.

Shen Ming'en opened his eyes. Having kept them closed for so long, he was still a little disoriented by the bright light. After a short while, he got up, turned his head, and was immediately startled by what he saw…

Before he knew it, Teacher Chen Guangrong was sitting next to him.

It looks like a ghost!
"Oh dear..." Shen Ming'en rubbed his heart: "Teacher Chen, you can't play those scary tricks in the middle of the night!"

Upon hearing this, Teacher Chen Guangrong laughed heartily and said, "You, who sings revolutionary songs, are you afraid of ghosts?"

These days, those young people are following Shen Ming'en's lead, going to haunted houses to sing revolutionary songs. Those videos are all over the internet and have been circulating ever since. How could someone who writes revolutionary songs be afraid of ghosts?
"...Your sudden appearance would startle anyone, wouldn't it?" Shen Ming'en sat up, looked around, and found that the staff had already left the room.

Judging from this, it seems that Professor Chen Guangrong dismissed everyone around him.

"Teacher Chen, what's wrong?" Shen Ming'en asked mischievously, "Has the organization assigned me some particularly important classified mission?"

"……go!"

Teacher Chen Guangrong was so annoyed by Shen Mingen's words that he rolled his eyes and said, "Stop acting, you drama queen!"

“It’s an important matter, but it’s not something assigned by the organization…” Teacher Chen Guangrong said.

"Who gave the order?" Shen Ming'en asked. "You?"

Teacher Chen rolled his eyes and said bluntly, "Your father-in-law!"

"Ah...ha..."

Shen Ming'en, who had been lazily slumped in his chair, immediately sat up straight, became upright, and asked:

"What were his instructions?"

"...Your preferential treatment is too obvious!" Chen Guangrong felt a little resentful.

“Don’t worry about so many details. Doesn’t this just show that we get along well and are even closer?” Shen Ming’en said.

"...So you mean you don't get along with your father-in-law, you're not familiar with him?" Teacher Chen was setting a trap for Shen Ming'en.

"...I didn't say that, you've misunderstood me." Now it was Shen Ming'en's turn to roll his eyes.

"All right!"

Too lazy to waste words with this kid, Teacher Chen waved his hand and said:
"It's nothing serious, I just hope that for that overseas performance in a while, you can find a reason to decline, like you're not feeling well or something at home, anything will do."

"Huh?" Shen Ming'en was taken aback by these words...

"Why?" he asked.

Why not take such a great opportunity to perform abroad, especially representing the "national team"?

Teacher Chen shook her head and sighed helplessly...

What else could it be?
Regardless of whether it was because of the "show of force" Qin Yu had given them before, the main reason was that the location of their first overseas performance was next door to Xiao Rizhi!
If you're not careful, you'll be ruined. Do you think you can go?!

……

(End of this chapter)