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

Chapter 217 "The Red-Haired Girl"

At the CCTV National Day Gala performance, backstage, in the dressing room, Teacher Chen Guangrong told Shen Ming'en about the matter of President Qin approaching him and Yao Changyu, and explained the "advantages and disadvantages" of performing abroad to Shen Ming'en.

There's nothing to hide about this. Even if Shen Ming'en doesn't know Qin Yu, he probably knows that Qin Yu is one of the backers targeting him.

As for how to make the decision, that's up to Shen Ming'en himself.

Teacher Chen felt that since she had said all that, Shen Ming'en, if he wasn't stupid, would definitely agree with them and give up the idea of ​​performing abroad.

To Chen Guangrong's surprise, after hearing the whole story, Shen Ming'en stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"I don't think hiding is a solution, so maybe I should go?"

"...Did I just talk nonsense to you?" Teacher Chen was so angry that he glared at him. "If anything happens to you abroad, not only will your career be ruined, but you might even be condemned by everyone in China!"

Now those capitalists aren't trying to "suppress" Shen Ming'en anymore; they simply want to "destroy" him!

Why did he refuse to cooperate with those people and instead monopolize the "Spark Symphony" program?
In this situation, even if he is smeared badly, it will at most be a problem with his career. If he does something sensitive abroad, he might be criticized as a Chinese citizen.

That would be a really big problem!
In response, Shen Ming'en scratched his head helplessly and said in confusion, "No, Teacher Chen, you don't think they'll stop targeting me if I don't perform abroad, do you?"

To put it bluntly, even if they don't target us over our overseas performances, they'll target us over other things...

There will always be a way to target Shen Ming'en.

If he really needs to hide, then Shen Ming'en should just stay at home and not go anywhere or do anything, otherwise someone will always find a way to take advantage of him.

Instead of cowering in fear, we should forge ahead bravely and meet challenges head-on.

What's there to be afraid of!
Given Shen Mingen's current situation, if he doesn't go abroad to perform, what if he doesn't get along well with the people on the official side, and those capital groups then work together to sabotage Shen Mingen's upcoming self-produced variety show "Spark Chapter"? Wouldn't that be a loss for him?
To put it bluntly, there's no way out either way, so we might as well grit our teeth and move forward, and find a way to survive.

"You...you..."

Teacher Chen raised his hand and opened his mouth, but after a long while, he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"Ugh……"

In the end, he just sighed silently and said:
“This is not my idea, it is your father-in-law’s idea. He is doing it for your own good. I advise you to think about it again.”

"There's nothing to think about..." Shen Ming'en waved his hand: "In this life, we've been poor and have been unsuccessful, but we've never been ugly. We've cried and been tired, but we've never given up. Tell my father-in-law that I appreciate his kindness, and I'll definitely ride a ghost fire to his door to thank him in person... ugh, I'll definitely thank him in person!"

Teacher Chen: "..."

So cheap!

That Shen Mingen is absolutely despicable!

Teacher Chen Guangrong felt it was unnecessary to help him!
But how should I put it...

For some reason, Teacher Chen saw a unique quality in Shen Ming'en.

That is the vigor of youth, and the sharp edge of early fame. They are unmoved by the spring breeze, unperturbed by the summer cicadas, unsadulterated by the autumn wind, and unsighing at the winter snow. They are oblivious to their own wealth and status, and dare to face injustice and unfairness.

They, as middle-aged people, once possessed this quality, but now it seems to have been hidden away somewhere...

To be honest, Teacher Chen was a little envious of Shen Ming'en, and at the same time admired him, because he felt that even when he was young, he would have backed down if he had to in this situation.

But this young man in front of me is like a sharp sword, capable of piercing through even the sky if it were to fall.

"...You're as cunning as a rat's tail!"

Rolling his eyes, Teacher Chen had already said all he needed to say, and there was nothing Shen Ming'en could do if he didn't listen.

"Take care, Teacher Chen." Shen Ming'en stood up and laughed as he saw Teacher Chen off.

Standing at the door of the lounge, watching Mr. Chen Guangrong's figure disappear around the corner of the corridor, the staff glanced at Shen Ming'en. After receiving Shen Ming'en's approval, they all went into the room.

Shen Ming'en stood at the door, smiling and greeting them. His smile gradually faded as the last person entered the room.

"Jenny bought a watch..." Shen Ming'en pursed his lips, feeling like millions of alpacas were stampeding through his mind...

He had considered that those BYD capitalists wouldn't let him off so easily, but he never expected that these bastards would dare to cause trouble in such an important event in front of the official authorities.

Looks like this overseas trip won't end well after all.
……

The CCTV National Day Gala ended late at night, but less than ten minutes after Shen Ming'en's performance, the name "Shen Ming'en" had already dominated the trending topics on Weibo, Douyin, and other platforms.

The list is full of entries like these:
"#Shen Ming'en's 'The Red Flag Fluttering': The Five-Starred Red Flag, you are my pride!#"

"#As You Wish: The mountains and rivers are safe and sound, fireworks are commonplace, children sleep peacefully in their dreams, our ancestors, this prosperous age is as you wished!#"

"#The online live stream of the 'Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season' program received less than one million views!#"

"#Shen Ming'en must have stolen all the internet's attention tonight!#"

It's incredibly popular!
The CCTV National Day Gala, which saw peak online viewership reaching two small targets, ignited the enthusiasm of netizens at the beginning of the National Day holiday.

Shen Ming'en expressed his pride in his motherland with the song "Red Flag Fluttering" and reassured his ancestors with the song "As You Wish". The official versions of the two works have not yet been released, but the live versions have garnered over 100 million views overnight and ranked high on the new song charts and hot song charts of several music platforms such as NetEase Cloud Music and Tencent Music.

The comments section is overflowing with positive reviews!

All I can say is that Shen Ming'en truly lives up to his reputation as a representative of revolutionary songs!

These two songs get my blood pumping just listening to them, not just me! My dad gets really excited when he listens to them!

[Same as the person upstairs. My dad even asked me when Shen Mingen is having a concert, and asked me to keep an eye out for it because he wants to go.]

[This is what it means to be a star that everyone idolizes! This is what a superstar and an idol should be like!]

[Pfft... The "Chinese Music Awards" team is just clowns, they got completely drained of viewership, hahaha...]

……

Under every comment section where Shen Ming'en is praised, there's a comment mocking "Chinese Music Promotion Center." This isn't a joke, after all...

Last night, "Chinese Music Awards" was a complete disaster!
They invited so many big-name celebrities to do a National Day gala program and spent so much money on promotion, even trying to piggyback on Shen Ming'en and CCTV's fame. But when the program's viewership hit its lowest point that night, it was less than a million!
Less than a million!
When Shen Mingen was on the show, their program never had less than 20 to 30 million concurrent viewers.

The episode featuring Shen Ming'en before his departure had a staggering 60 million viewers watching simultaneously.

Now look what's happened...

Less than a million left!
I've had a bowel movement!
It's completely pulled!

The amount of diarrhea was almost exaggerated!
【Should!】

Serves you right!

The more netizens praise Shen Ming'en, the more thoroughly they criticize "Chinese Music Awards".

The funniest thing is that some of Shen Ming'en's fans said: "If you ask me, don't even bother criticizing them, just let them forget about it, otherwise you're just contributing to their popularity."

That's right!

Some netizens agreed, and then no one mentioned "Chinese Music Awards" anymore. The show was destined to be forgotten. Ironically, the main reason people stopped discussing "Chinese Music Awards" wasn't just that, but also because CCTV had launched another event related to Shen Ming'en.

"#The CCTV's large-scale tour, 'Silk Road Blossoms,' has been officially announced! It will feature a group of talented young performers traveling to multiple countries to promote traditional Chinese culture!"

The official organizers have always had a lot of activities. Most of the qualified participants are either well-regarded veterans in the industry or top-tier young celebrities. And most of these activities are domestic, with very few being international performances that promote my country's unique culture.

So at first, when people saw this gimmick, they were actually skeptical...

It wasn't until the official "cast and crew list" was released that a new round of discussion was sparked.

The cast and crew list includes mostly unfamiliar names among new-generation singers, and the released photos also feature unfamiliar faces; many of them are people no longer recognized…

However, soon, marketing accounts began to "educate" people about these individuals.

Among them are graduates of the prestigious Berkeley Music Academy, top students from the Central Conservatory of Music, inheritors of traditional opera culture, students of bel canto singers, and even current staff members of the National Theatre of China...

Everyone here is a master!

In the recorded performance videos, each of them is able to amaze the audience with their performances!

Seeing these people's performances, the audience truly understood what it means to be a "powerhouse"!

the most important is……

The name "Shen Ming'en" was clearly seen in the cast and crew list!

Good heavens, I'm just speechless!

What is the central bank up to?

This is going to be big!

Are we really trying to show foreigners our thousands-year-old history and culture?!

……

Previously in the "Singer Challenge," a group of domestic singers were completely overshadowed by foreign singers and couldn't even lift their heads. Finally, Shen Ming'en was able to "drive the foreigners to save the country," but after recording only a few episodes, he was taken away by some behind-the-scenes manipulation...

Furongyuan is the only one left. Every time he performs a high note, he either laughs or touches his in-ear monitor. And yet he still manages to win every single episode. It's almost become a joke...

Now, CCTV has made a high-profile move, inviting a group of talented new generation singers to travel around the world to promote Chinese culture!

This seems like a disguised declaration of war, as if telling foreigners that our country is not without talent, but truly talented people who disdain participating in those gimmicky variety shows.

The presence of Shen Ming'en, the team led by Peking Opera master Yao Changyu and bel canto singer Chen Guangrong, and the participation of a group of talented young talents—all these gimmicks attracted audiences in the Chinese entertainment industry and pushed the popularity of this event to an even higher peak!

More and more viewers are paying attention to CCTV's "Silk Road Blossoms" event, and the level of discussion has skyrocketed. The anticipation for the program's premiere has also grown stronger in the past few days.

Under these circumstances, only two or three days later, CCTV released the progress route of the first stop of the "Silk Road Blossoms" event.

To be honest, the audience was quite surprised when they saw where the singers were going for their first tour show...

Because that place is all about "simple living"!
【I go……】

Many netizens were surprised when they saw the location, and the live chat was filled with comments:
【Our first match is in this tiny place?】

[With such a large herd of wild boars in that desolate place, how could they possibly eat fine chaff?]

[If we show them good programs, will they understand them?]

[A bunch of barbarians from that land, what the hell could they possibly know...]

This is basically like feeding a pig a piece of foie gras, which the pig then eats as fatty meat, haha...

……

Everyone in our country feels a deep-seated aversion and disgust towards this wretched place and its people.

To showcase the essence of five thousand years of history and culture, choosing such a small place as the first stop has left netizens feeling that it's a disservice to our audience...

Then, something funny happened: the netizens on Xiaorizi's side were quite arrogant, saying things like:
They've come with the intention of international friendship, so please be mindful of your words.

There's an old Chinese saying, "Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?" So we welcome them, and please be mindful of your words.

Our culture is no less than yours.

……

The funny thing is that some people in this small country are actually being stubborn, saying that their cultural background is no less than ours...

This has amused netizens in the Chinese entertainment industry, who couldn't help but comment:
If I hadn't seen the IP address, I would have thought you guys were netizens from South Korea...

Here's a joke: The Koreans are always arguing with us about intangible cultural heritage, claiming everything as theirs...

A new version of this joke has been released today: the young man claims that their culture can rival ours.

It's like farting...

Chinese netizens can tolerate anyone, even those who try to extort money from South Korea, but they can't tolerate those idiots in the "Little Life" group. So, as they talked, the two sides started arguing.

The person on the other end said: "You came here to perform for us, and you even put on an act?"

We hereby declare: Giving you a performance is an honor; open your eyes and see clearly what the true depth of five thousand years of history and culture really means!

The little one got angry: 【Baka yarou!】

We laughed: [Screw you!]

In the back and forth, the discussion level increased, the main purpose of the event, promoting international friendship, was achieved, and both sides successfully "became one of one".

It was under these circumstances that CCTV released the list of works for the first performance...

Shen Ming'en's chosen piece is a traditional ethnic style work, a Tibetan-style song.

The intention was good, but the problem is...

On the other hand, there seem to be differing opinions.

Surprisingly, there were many discontented voices on their side. Some said that this Chinese singer named Shen Ming'en hadn't shown his true talent and was disrespectful to them, and some even demanded that Shen Ming'en sing in the style of traditional Chinese opera...

Shen Ming'en burst out laughing...

Singing in the style of traditional opera?
Can you handle "Red-Clad Ladies"?

……

(End of this chapter)