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

Chapter 245 Descendants of the Dragon

"Ah!"

After finally managing to navigate through the crowded throng, they found Feng Yucan waiting to pick them up in the parking lot. Shen Ming'en kept sneezing; it seemed the rainy season had begun in northern China these past few days, and judging by the current situation, it looked like they were planning to switch seasons...

In the north, the temperature drops drastically during seasonal changes. Yesterday, you might be wearing short sleeves and an old man on the street might be shirtless and fanning himself with a palm leaf fan, but today he'll have to put on a down jacket.

"Get dressed properly," Yao Shuli said considerately, pulling up his collar. "Don't catch a cold like me."

"Is it possible that I was infected by you?" Shen Ming'en said cheekily.

Yao Shuli rolled her eyes at him, annoyed: "Then you deserve it."

"Hey, how can you talk like that?" Shen Ming'en grinned and gave a fair assessment: "Sharp-tongued and mean!"

"Yes, yes, I am sarcastic~" Yao Shuli stopped pretending and said sarcastically, "Japanese girls are nice, and they say nice things too."

Hajime: "emmm..."

Well, she really does hold a grudge!

That old rascal Yao knew that he couldn't have just told Yao Shuli to keep a low profile at the airport; he must have also done a series of "scapegoating" things about Hoshino Rin!
Fortunately, I also outsmarted him!
Looking at the trending topics on various platforms on his phone, "#Shen Mingen and Yao Shuli's relationship exposed!" had become incredibly popular in just a few minutes, Shen Mingen nodded in satisfaction.

Perhaps she had also seen what Shen Ming'en was looking at on his phone, Yao Shuli's pretty face flushed slightly, and she subconsciously looked away, pretending to casually complain, "The more the old man says something, the less you want to do it. You're such a rebellious person."

"I'm a traitor, and I'm proud of it!" Shen Ming'en grinned smugly, looking utterly infuriating. He added, "My ghost fire is parked downstairs at your place anyway, let your dad deal with it!"

Yao Shuli: “(￢_￢) peek”

After giving him a big eye roll, Yao Shuli couldn't help but chuckle. Forcibly suppressing her shyness, she blushed and said, "Aren't you afraid of exposing our relationship like this?"

"What are you afraid of?" Shen Ming'en asked.

"The peak of my career..." Yao Shuli replied.

After the controversies surrounding "Red Dress," the graffiti in the clean toilet, urinating, and "Chopping the Japanese Devils with a Big Sword," Shen Ming'en, who was already "top-notch" in the Chinese entertainment industry, will see his popularity, fame, reputation, and other aspects rise to another level, reaching the very top of the pyramid that probably few people in the Chinese entertainment industry can reach.

After returning to China, he became an absolute "superstar" in the Chinese entertainment industry, as evidenced by the large number of fans and passersby who spontaneously came to greet him at the airport.

Celebrities rely on female fans for their livelihood, and Shen Mingen is no exception. Among his fans, there is definitely a large number of "girlfriend fans." They may not show their faces in public, but when there is a specific event, their influence is absolutely enormous.

There have been young male celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry who have exposed their relationships at the peak of their careers. Weibo crashed that night, and this guy lost nearly a million fans overnight. Shen Mingen is now even better than him. Do you think exposing his relationship is a good thing for him?
Yao Shuli was very curious. Look at his smug look; anyone who didn't know better would think it was some great joy for him.

It was probably because of his condition that Yao Shuli always felt at ease.

“What peak or not…” Shen Ming’en’s answer also satisfied Yao Shuli: “The law doesn’t say that celebrities can’t date or get married, right? If they unfollow me or turn against me because I’m dating, then let them do whatever they want.”

Shen Mingen has always been quite insightful on this point. Besides, he has never been the kind of young idol who relies solely on his "girlfriend fans" for his livelihood. He has always relied on his "works" all along.

The concept of "girlfriend fans" is a double-edged sword. He welcomes them if they're there, but he won't force them to stay if they're not. That's just who he is.

Yao Shuli pursed her lips, about to say something...

"I said……"

Feng Yucan, who was driving, finally couldn't hold back anymore and rolled his eyes at Shen Ming'en, saying:

"Gentlemen, you've been showering us with your lovey-dovey stuff for ages. Don't you care about how we, the bystanders, feel?"

Shen Ming'en rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "If we weren't making a suggestive joke, do you think the soles of my size 44 shoes would leave a mark on your face?"

"Oh my god, I'm so glad you still remember me..." Looking in the rearview mirror at Shen Ming'en watching him, Feng Yucan patted his heart and said:

"You have no idea how scared I was while you were in this accident. If it weren't for preparing for the show, I would have flown there long ago!"

In fact, Shen Mingen's importance to Feng Yucan is self-evident, not only because Shen Mingen plays a crucial "charismatic" role in their upcoming variety show "Spark Melody," but also because of their close friendship...

Upon hearing this, Shen Ming'en couldn't help but chuckle. After hesitating for a moment, he finally couldn't resist reaching out and patting Feng Yucan on the shoulder.

While Shen Mingen was abroad, there were actually quite a few things going on back in China, especially the "Spark of Music" program that Feng Yucan was in charge of...

The early stages of "Sparkling Chapter" were going very smoothly in terms of attracting investment and the directing team was also assembled. It seemed that the show would be able to start airing as soon as Shen Mingen returned from his trip. However, who knew that Shen Mingen would encounter one problem after another on his trip, with one twist after another!
The "song-changing controversy" surrounding "Red Clown" was actually not too bad. What was truly fatal was when he went to a sanctuary to graffiti, urinate, and sing "The Big Sword Cuts Down on the Heads of the Japanese Devils," and was detained twice for "re-entering the jail"...

Basically, all the sponsors approached Feng Yucan during that period, clamoring to terminate their contracts!
there's no way!

Originally, all of them came for Shen Mingen. But after all the trouble he caused back then, let alone whether he could come back to participate in the show, let alone whether he would be blacklisted by the Chinese entertainment industry, it would be a miracle if he could even survive and return to his old life.

Capitalists only care about money. They don't care what kind of things are happening. They only know that if something goes wrong, they should run away!
What was that saying again?

The wind is tight, shout!
Heaven knows how much trouble Feng Yucan has been dealing with these things in China during this period, and who knows what kind of "hardship" Shen Mingen has gone through during the time he was detained by the authorities?
He wanted to leave too, and like Yao Shuli, he wanted to go to Xiao Rizi to find Shen Mingen without any regard for the consequences. But after he left, things were really messed up back home, and now that Shen Mingen had come back, it wouldn't help.

Fortunately, he held on. Now that Shen Ming'en has been released and returned to China, his fame, reputation, national popularity, traffic, and so on have all been dramatically enhanced. Those sponsors are not only not leaving, but they are eager to increase their sponsorship fees!

Now, this is truly a "happy ending for everyone".

"Has the premiere date for the show been set?" Shen Ming'en asked.

“This Friday night,” Feng Yucan replied. “You should take a good rest these two days. This whole ordeal hasn’t been easy for you…”

Today is Monday, and the show airs Friday night, meaning Shen Ming'en will have nearly three or four days of rest in between.

Feng Yucan was very clear that Shen Mingen, who had caused this whole mess, was the one who was most exhausted.

"Okay." Shen Ming'en nodded, then after a moment's thought, asked, "What will we sing in the first episode? Has the theme been decided?"

The format of "Spark of Music" is actually a continuation of the original format of "Chinese Music Awards," namely, a themed creative composition. This format was jointly discussed by the two initiators, Shen Ming'en and Feng Yucan, and the sponsoring investors. After all, this format was very useful when it was on "Chinese Music Awards," and the audience loved watching it. Shen Ming'en also found it easier to adapt to and handle.

Although singing one episode after another like that must have made Shen Ming'en feel somewhat tired, but...

After all, this is his own show.

After all, the income that ends up in my hands will be very "considerable"!

This "income" is enough for him to do many things.

"Not yet..." Feng Yucan said, "I was planning to make a decision in the next couple of days. Now that you're back, I'm also planning to take your opinion into consideration."

"my words……"

Shen Ming'en pouted and thought for a moment, but to be honest, he couldn't think of any good topics.

After a moment, as if he had thought of something, Shen Ming'en actually smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" Feng Yucan asked. "Have you thought of a theme for the first episode?"

"No……"

Shen Ming'en waved his hand and said frankly, "I was just thinking about the time when I was on 'Chinese Music Awards,' and I really admire how those people came up with so many topics."

Even Shen Ming'en, a songwriter, couldn't come up with such fancy themes, including Cantonese, Peking Opera, Mandarin, and flowery language. One can only say that if those people are so talented, why don't they write their own songs and compete with them in songwriting?
At the same time, Shen Ming'en was also a little sentimental...

He never expected that one day, he would be the one to pose the question that seemed to be used to "make things difficult" for him all the time.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Ming'en simply recalled what other works he had in mind that he hadn't yet brought out...

In the past, Shen Mingen would choose his performance based on the given theme, like filling in the blanks. Now that he has the power to decide his own program, he might as well "reverse the process" and choose the theme based on a song that he hasn't sung before.

Perhaps because there were still many works in his mind that he hadn't written yet, Shen Ming'en pondered for a while. Just as he was wondering what to decide, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a string of walnuts on Feng Yucan's wrist out of the corner of his eye...

Feng Yucan often enjoys taking stock of skewers in his spare time, which may be related to his frequent work in Beijing, where many "Beijing bigwigs" seem to have a special fondness for this stuff.

Shen Ming'en didn't know much about these things, but seeing the unique string of walnuts in Feng Yucan's hand, he couldn't help but ask:

Where did you get this from?

"This one..." Feng Yucan smiled smugly upon hearing this, and said, "This is called a dragon-patterned walnut. This thing is not easy to handle; it's extremely hard on your hands. In the early stages, you can only dry brush it. It'll probably be ruined into a polished board. But fortunately, the more you brush it, the shinier the surface becomes. The hardness on your hands is only during the initial stage, and then this..."

As the saying goes, "everyone has their own expertise," and when it comes to walnuts, Feng Yucan can talk endlessly about them.

Shen Ming'en listened to it over and over until he got a headache. Finally, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Stop, stop, stop. I'm not interested in your majors. Maybe you can give me one someday."

"Dream on!" Feng Yucan grinned.

During their conversation, Shen Ming'en suddenly grinned, as if he had thought of something, and then said:
"I think I roughly know what the topic will be for the first episode of our 'Spark Symphony'."

"What proposition?" Feng Yucan asked curiously.

Not only Feng Yucan, but also Yao Shuli and Luo Luo, who were in the passenger seat, couldn't help but look over, wanting to hear what good "topics" Shen Mingen had to offer.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Shen Ming'en was not to be outdone, grinning as he said:
"Let's take this string of beads in your hand as the topic."

"Skewers???"

Feng Yucan was completely dumbfounded when he heard this...

Yao Shuli and Luo Luo, standing to the side, were equally baffled.

Ber……

Brother!

Your program has invited so many sponsors, and the platform it's on is one of the top in China; it's even being broadcast live on CCTV!
For such an important program, the theme for the first episode must have been something particularly profound and meaningful...

You're really something, seeing a walnut and immediately wanting to use it as the topic?
what the hell!

It has to be said that Yao Shuli truly understands Shen Mingen. Her first thought was the same as Feng Yucan's—that Shen Mingen intended to use the skewer as a topic. However, she knew very well that Shen Mingen wouldn't be so reckless, so she changed her mind...

Her eyes lit up!
She looked at Shen Ming'en and asked, "Are you planning to use... a dragon?"

The string of beads in Feng Yucan's hand is called Dragon Pattern Walnut. Only the character "dragon" in the four characters is most suitable as the theme for this episode of "Spark Chapter".

The program "Spark of Music" is a program with a very clear theme of "mainstream creation". Since it is mainstream, it must be related to the country.

Since ancient times, we Chinese have called ourselves "Descendants of the Dragon," and foreigners regard us as the "Oriental Dragon." In ancient times, emperors wore "dragon robes"...

It can be said that the word "dragon" has been with every Chinese person since birth.

Choosing "dragon" as the theme aligns with the program's theme and can also inspire creators' creative desires. There are many angles from which to write; the historical relationship between "dragon" and "nation" alone is enough to generate a great deal of creative work.

"This is great!" Feng Yucan's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

“I have another suggestion,” Shen Ming’en chuckled, “How about we make the first episode a bit more challenging for our guests?”

Shen Ming'en has more than just one song on the theme of "dragon" called "Descendants of the Dragon"!

……

(End of this chapter)