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

Chapter 235 Prehistoric Giant Melon: Even a fool would drag someone down with him!
At the police station entrance in the early morning, Shen Ming'en, who had just been released, stood under a large tree, looking up at the rising sun. The morning sunlight was whitish, and it wasn't particularly harsh on people; instead, it gave a feeling of "radiant light"...

What did Shen Ming'en feel at that moment...?

It's like that feeling from The Shawshank Redemption, where the protagonist just crawls out of the sewer and gets soaked in the rain.

Extremely powerful!
The earnest teachings of Teacher Chen Guangrong continued to echo in my ears:
"Don't think about anything right now. I've already had your things packed. Your flight is at noon today. Get in the car now and go to the airport. Once you're on the plane, don't come back here for a moment!"

Whether or not someone works is no longer that important. In Chen Guangrong's eyes, the most important thing for Shen Mingen now is to save his life. A life is more important than anything else; no amount of money, fame, or profit can buy it.

“But what about the performance…” Shen Ming’en wanted to ask what to do about the performance.

Chen Guangrong retorted, "Perform my foot! Ask around, does anyone still dare to let you perform these days?"

After such a big incident, the locals are furious. Staying here could mean getting stabbed at any time, and they're even putting on a performance... be careful there might be an accident at the performance venue!

Even if he wanted to perform, even if Chen Guangrong and Yao Changyu from the troupe gave his permission, do you think the troupe would agree to that?

In the sunlight, under the shade of a tree, Shen Ming'en took a rice ball from Hoshino Rin, bit off more than half of it in one go, his cheeks bulging, and mumbled indistinctly:

"I think we should... ask?"

It wasn't that he was eager to perform for those lowly people, but mainly... the song was all prepared with great effort, wouldn't it be a waste not to sing it?
Chen Guangrong: “(╬￣皿￣)”

To be honest, at this moment, Chen Guangrong really wished he could knock Shen Ming'en unconscious with a chop to the neck, and then forcibly put him on a car and a plane!

So annoying!

Why even ask... what the hell are you asking?!
"You want to ask, right? Okay!" Chen Guangrong was also impatient. Knowing that Shen Ming'en wouldn't act until he saw the benefit, he simply took out his phone and dialed the number of the local performance coordinator who was in contact with them.

"Mr. Kurosawa, right? I'm sure you've heard about what happened last night. I'd like to ask if our artists can still perform here after what happened?" Chen Guangrong got straight to the point as soon as the call connected.

As he spoke, he tapped the "hands-free" button with his finger and pointed the phone screen and microphone directly at Shen Ming'en's face, looking as if there was no chance of things changing.

However, to Chen Guangrong's utter bewilderment...

On the other end of the phone, the person in charge of liaising with them actually said something like:
"Ah, the performance is fine, it won't be affected."

As soon as these words came out...

"what???"

Chen Guangrong was stunned.

His previously confident expression froze instantly. The next moment, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he screamed at Mr. Kurosawa on the phone:
"Are you serious, Mr. Kurosawa?! Are you sure you know what happened last night?!"

Anyone who knows what happened last night, would dare let Shen Ming'en participate in the performance!

Are you crazy?!
Chen Guangrong wasn't the only one who thought these people were crazy; some people in the BYD Capital group back in China were also completely baffled!

"...And you're actually letting him perform?!"

Inside the tea room, the usual tranquility was shattered by the angry voice of Ms. Liu, the woman in the suit. She slammed her hand on the table and stood up, unable to contain herself as she shouted at Mr. Qin, who was telling Shen Ming'en to continue performing:
"President Qin, do you even realize how serious this matter is?!"

"Do you even know what it means to continue letting Shen Ming'en perform?!"

"Have you thought about us?!"

"Aren't you affected too?!"

Last night, Shen Mingen's "visit to the sacred toilet" caused a huge uproar. Not to mention looking at the whole year, even in the history of the Chinese entertainment industry, it is definitely a "prehistoric mega-scandal"!

It couldn't be bigger!

The incident has blown up so much that many people online have already uncovered that it was this group of people who were behind it and secretly filmed Shen Ming'en!
Yes!
indeed!

Taking photos of others without their consent is not considered a serious offense abroad. It was Shen Ming'en who did it, not them, and they did not instruct Shen Ming'en to do so.

But the content they secretly filmed had a very negative impact!
To put it bluntly, Shen Ming'en's behavior was detrimental to "international friendship," but what he did was so satisfying that even our motherland couldn't blame him for it; in fact, everyone would praise him.

Since he's definitely going to be fine, the government, in order to maintain "international friendship," will certainly have to give him some leeway...

So who is this "tape"? It's pretty obvious now, isn't it?

The issue of "affecting international friendships" ultimately wasn't Shen Ming'en's doing, but rather someone livestreaming and sharing the incident. So, can we blame Shen Ming'en? The blame definitely lies with those who secretly filmed and supported such filming!
From a national perspective, these BYD celebrities are no different from clowns. In the past, they were just "actors," and they usually acted arrogantly and caused all sorts of negative public opinion in China, failing to set a good example and leading the country astray. The government turned a blind eye, but if they stirred up international public opinion...

The higher-ups definitely won't let them off the hook!
Ms. Liu actually has some official connections, and as far as she knows, it seems that the higher-ups are planning to launch an investigation into them.

In the past two days, several films co-produced by these companies have also encountered difficulties in passing censorship...

Each and every incident was a warning to them.

At this point, the best approach is definitely to "keep a low profile"!

They're in the eye of the storm, and instead of keeping a low profile, they're still causing trouble...

Don't you want to get yourself into trouble with your superiors?

“Yes, President Qin…” The white-haired President Li beside him couldn’t help but nod and say, “It’s time to stop!”

Stop it, Ah Zu, there are Cheng Longs everywhere outside!
The early morning sunlight slanted through the bamboo blinds and shone into the room, illuminating President Qin. It is worth mentioning that President Qin did not brew tea today; the tea set on the tea table was perfectly intact and placed aside, and there wasn't even any hot water in the teapot.

Clearly, even President Qin is too busy to "drink tea" today...

Within their line of sight, they saw President Qin with his hands clasped together, covering his mouth and nose. His face was expressionless, neither showing sadness nor joy. He simply said:
"We've gone to such lengths, preventing Shen Ming'en from performing. Do you think we'll get away with this?"

After President Qin said that...

"This……"

For a moment, no one knew how to refute it.

"...Couldn't you at least be a little gentler!" Fatty Ma couldn't help but complain. He meant that it would be better to avoid escalating the situation if possible!
Wouldn't it be better if we just behaved ourselves for a while and lay low for a bit?

However, President Qin seemed to have a different opinion. He silently shook his head, directly refuting President Ma's statement. Then he said:
"We've gotten to where we are today entirely thanks to that kid. If we just do nothing, won't we be subdued by him?!"

What was the purpose of all the things they did to Shen Ming'en over such a long period of time, spending so much money and fattening up so many people?
Isn't it all just to "ruin" Shen Ming'en?
As a result, not only have they failed to do anything to Shen Ming'en, but they have also made Shen Ming'en more and more "famous," and now they are even about to be "purged" by the higher-ups!

Is this reasonable? !
who are they?!
They are the capital of the Chinese entertainment industry!
How could they be so easily subdued by a mere celebrity!
Why? !

President Qin's current "policy" is as clear as it gets: "I'm going to drag someone down with me!"
Yes!
They really can't get away with this now!
But even if they are purged by their superiors, Hajime, as the "culprit," shouldn't expect to continue living so carefree! They paid such a high price for today's performance; how could they just cancel it now?!

"...Will it even be of any use?!"

The chubby Mr. Ma, standing to the side, was somewhat on the verge of collapse and couldn't help but shout:

"Given his current reputation, do you really think a single performance could have any impact on him?!"

After last night's "graffiti and urination at the clean toilet" incident, no matter how many online trolls there are, Shen Ming'en's image in everyone's mind is already as solid as a rock and unshakable!
So what if he goes to perform?
At most, we can stir up some of his momentum, but we can't ruin him!

Since they can't destroy it, why risk escalating the situation and further targeting them by taking action against Shen Ming'en?

"it works!"

In the tea room, President Qin also seemed to be on the verge of collapse. He slammed his fist on the table and stood up, his eyes bloodshot. He shouted:

"If I say it works, it definitely works! It's sure to work!"

At this point, President Qin was too lazy to explain to these people; one could even say he had somewhat "lost his mind"...

He reiterated that no matter how "popular" Shen Mingen's image is now, the more "popular" his image is, the less he should do anything that might ruin his public persona!

He had only sent a few people to "threaten" Shen Ming'en, but now that things had progressed to this point, he certainly couldn't just send a few people to get rid of Shen Ming'en.

We need to find a few locals with some influence to give Shen Ming'en a good scare!

He doesn't believe it!
I just don't believe that Shen Mingen would really risk his life and his image to sing songs that are detrimental to him!

I'll say it again: today, even if it's a scoundrel, he'll drag someone down with him!

……

Online, the story of Shen Mingen graffitiing and urinating in the Jingguo Sacred Toilet continues to spread. As time goes by, the popularity has not only not decreased, but has even shown a trend of continuous increase!

And it was under these circumstances...

A new term has once again taken the internet by storm and is trending on social media!

#Shen Ming'en has been released!#

After Shen Ming'en did those things in the Jingguo Divine Toilet last night, he was arrested overnight. This news was no secret and had been widely circulated in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Although people weren't worried about Shen Ming'en, they certainly couldn't just let him stay in the government office doing nothing. So many people went to the official media outlets to comment, urging the authorities to protect Shen Ming'en and this child who has such a sincere heart for the motherland!

It's worth mentioning that some netizens from the "Little Days" forum were stirring things up, saying things like...

This person must be executed!

[Damn it, this is outrageous!]

[You want him to be safe? What a joke!]

[Having committed such an outrageous act, why was he released?!]

Who dares to cause trouble here? We'll punish him no matter what!

……

Perhaps because they were "offended" by Shen Ming'en's actions and the cheers from the entertainment industry, many people on Xiao Rizi's side were very angry and made particularly strong statements. Some even shouted that if their local authorities dared to release him, they would "protest in the streets"!
At that time, they probably firmly believed that Shen Ming'en would definitely not be released...

Even if they are released, it certainly won't be a matter of just one or two days.

They can at least keep shouting for a few days.

The result was unexpected...

It's only been half a day!
In less than a day, Shen Ming'en went to the Jingguo Divine Toilet to urinate last night, and the matter escalated all night. This morning, before 6 a.m., just as dawn was breaking, he was released!
He was released without any responsibility or charge!

This really infuriated those lowly people!
Meanwhile, netizens in the Chinese entertainment industry were absolutely overjoyed, with everyone commenting:
[I'm just curious, what gives you the confidence to not release Shen Ming'en?]

[To be frank, are you just going to nitpick about what's in the toilet? Isn't that a desecration of history?]

[Shen Ming'en did nothing wrong. If he did nothing wrong, why won't you release him?!]

To put it bluntly, even if we wanted to teach someone a lesson, who gave you the right to lecture the people of our country?! You guys are something else!

[What era are we living in? If you piss me off, I'll wipe you out. And you're still yelling here... You think you're worthy?!]

【Considering what your ancestors did to us, what's a little piss? We're lucky they didn't dig up your ancestral graves!】

……

As it turns out, Mom never disappoints us in this regard.

It's the Jingguo Divine Toilet, and that shabby place isn't the first time someone has caused trouble. Even though Shen Ming'en made a mess of things this time, the local authorities will probably turn a blind eye due to international pressure.

With their passports in hand, they wouldn't dare touch our citizens even if they had a lot of guts!
In short, the more jubilant the entertainment industry is, the fiercer the criticism is on the other side; the rising blood pressure is no joke.

But it was at this very moment...

A piece of news has once again topped the trending searches:

"#Shen Ming'en's performance preview of 'Cleansing the Toilet'!#"

This news came out...

"..."

Many people were stunned!
Ber……

Why are you still going to perform?!

……

(End of this chapter)