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

Chapter 253 True Charity? All proceeds from "Sparkling Melody" will be donated to charity!

With the conclusion of Shen Ming'en's "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales," the recording of the first episode of "Sparkling Melody" has also come to an end.

As one of the main creators of the show, Shen Ming'en's strategy was clearly successful. He chose to sing "Descendants of the Dragon" at the beginning, then interact with Yao Shuli by singing "Beautiful China" in the middle, and finally landed with a powerful rendition of "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales," which kept the show's viewership high throughout and made a resounding impact.

That night, according to statistics, the number of viewers in the live streaming rooms of all major online live streaming platforms, whether it was variety shows, live e-commerce hosts, celebrities, or top hosts, was at least half less than usual.

Many top streamers, unaware of the situation, thought the platform was throttling their traffic, and angrily called the platform to complain. But instead of solving the problem, they ended up getting themselves into trouble...

The person on the other end of the phone clearly told him, "It's not that you don't have data, it's that nobody has any data!"
Tonight, most of the internet's traffic was drawn away by Shen Ming'en's "Sparkling Chapter"!

Looking across the entire internet, you can hold your own against anyone, but can you against Shen Mingen?

Let alone your circle of online celebrities and live streamers, even if all the big names in the entertainment industry got together to record a show, they might not be a match for Hajime tonight!
This incredible surge in viewership immediately propelled "Spark of Music" to the top of trending searches on major platforms such as Douyin, Weibo, Xiaohongshu Medical University, and Zhihu right after the show's recording ended!

Oh wait, I don't think the medical university is included, because it seems their application was rejected...

In short, it's incredibly popular and trending!
Just look at those trending search terms...

"#Spark of Music premieres!#"

#Shen Mingen officially announces his comeback!#

"#Descendants of the Dragon: Giant dragon, giant dragon, open your eyes wide, open your eyes wide forever and ever!"

"#On the national pride evoked by 'Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales,' the descendants of the dragon are truly numerous!#"

"#Never Forget National Humiliation, Forge Ahead with Determination, and Create a New Era!#"

"#Shen Ming'en and Yao Shuli have finally stopped pretending, haven't they?"

"#Just kidding, the show isn't as sweet as the Mingli couple's romance!"

"#Is this a music variety show or a dating show?!"

……

After the show was recorded and broadcast, the production team almost immediately edited Shen Ming'en's two songs that night, "Descendants of the Dragon" and "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales," into a live version of the performance and uploaded it directly to online music platforms such as Tencent, NetEase Cloud Music, etc.

Is it fast?

No...

For most artists, this would definitely not be possible to release the content that very night. After all, even negotiating the copyright fee with the platform would take two days...

But Shen Ming'en is, after all, one of the most sought-after top-tier celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry, and a recognized "red song producer." The latest patriotic work he presented in the first episode of his upcoming variety show "Spark Chapter" is not only a testament to the saying "anything produced by Ming'en is a masterpiece," but even if the quality is slightly inferior, it is still incomparable to that of ordinary top-tier singers.

What's more...

No one would think that the initial works of his "Spark Chapter" were of poor quality.

Please!

This is, after all, a variety show that Shen Mingen poured his heart and soul into creating. He had produced so many popular works before, even when it wasn't his own show and he wasn't making the majority of the money. Now that it's his own show and he's making the majority of the money, how could he not take it seriously?

And that is indeed the case...

In the first episode of "Sparkling Melody", Shen Ming'en presented two works on the theme of "Dragon", "Descendants of the Dragon" and "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth". The quality of these works was in no way inferior to any of his previous patriotic works. Each song was perfectly executed in terms of lyrics, arrangement, and memorability, which satisfied every viewer who supported him to the greatest extent.

To be honest, the platforms had "foreseen" this situation, and therefore "pre-ordered" Shen Ming'en's new song to be released well in advance.

The achievements of these two works can only be described as "brilliant"!
The two songs, "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales" and "Descendants of the Dragon," immediately topped the music platform's new song chart and hot song chart, even though it only lasted one night!
The comments section below was absolutely electrifying!

[Oh, I just came from "Sparkling Melody," and I can only say that listening to the music on its own gives it a completely different feel!]

When it comes to national pride and mainstream works, we still have to look to Shen Ming'en!

[Haha... This show feels completely designed to promote Shen Ming'en; you can't even see any of the other people's work.]

I've listened to their work too, and some of it is quite good, but it depends on who you compare it to. Compared to Shen Ming'en, it's definitely worthless...

[Don't start a fight, okay? "Sparkling Melody" isn't "Chinese Music Awards," there's no competition, it's just a simple song praising the motherland.]

To be fair, works that praise the motherland are not ranked in any particular order; they are all good works, as long as the sentiment behind them is sincere!

……

To be fair, this generation of viewers has relatively sound values; while praising Shen Ming'en, they don't allow others to belittle other singers.

In this respect, the people from the "Chinese Music Awards" era did something really disgusting, stirring up all sorts of trouble. To be honest, back then, it was Shen Ming'en who managed to fight his way through with two watermelon knives. If he hadn't fought his way through, he would have been trampled into the mud long ago!
As a result, while "Sparkling Melody" received widespread acclaim, "Chinese Music Center" was practically nailed to the pillar of shame and subjected to relentless insults.

If the saying goes, "There's no harm without comparison," then "Chinese Music Awards" really suffered a lot from this comparison...

A really funny thing happened at the time: a lot of people in the comments section were discussing "Chinese Music Center," and some of Shen Ming'en's fans and supporters were saying:
I'm telling you, let's not even mention "Chinese Music Awards" anymore...

[Any mention of it will drive traffic to them.]

That program was so terrible, we shouldn't even mention them.

……

Just kidding, the viewership for "Chinese Music Center" has been getting lower and lower since Shen Ming'en left!
At first, they were able to barely maintain a few million concurrent online viewers for each phase, but later it didn't even reach a million...

Last night, because of Shen Ming'en's incredibly strong ability to attract viewers to his song "Sparkling Melody," the number of viewers watching the "Chinese Music Awards" livestream was less than 10...

Do you think the worst thing about their show is just the decline in viewership?
no!
If traffic declines, will those sponsors and advertisers still stay with them?

How can it be!

At its peak, the host of "Chinese Music Awards" would spend five, six, seven or eight minutes just reading out the sponsors who were "jointly sponsoring the broadcast." The recording screen was filled with advertising space wherever possible. Not to mention the subtitle ads at the bottom of the screen, even the plush toys that the singers held in the backstage dressing room were provided by advertisers!
What now?
what……

There's nothing left. You read that right, there's nothing left!

After Shen Mingen left, sponsorships and advertisements for the "Chinese Music Show Center" program decreased with each episode. Those who signed short-term contracts left without even saying goodbye, and those with long-term contracts even used the excuse that they had "breached their contract" by getting rid of Shen Mingen to leave...

The Chinese Music Awards couldn't stop them at all!
After all, those sponsors aren't stupid; almost every time they came to sponsor, they stipulated in the contract that Shen Ming'en must be involved!
So in the end, apart from the few advertisers who initially agreed to sponsor them for the whole year, all the others left them!
This is normal...

After all, without Shen Ming'en's "Chinese Music Center," there's no value in them continuing to "invest."

There were also complaints within their production team, and the creative team and the company behind the director were spreading rumors that those investors were "heartless," saying that when things were at their peak, everyone was eager to work with them, but now that things were down, they were all ignoring them...

The problem is, let alone those investors, netizens want to scream when they hear this!

conscience?

Can you eat your conscience?

Don't you at least have any self-awareness about your own greed at the "Chinese Music Promotion Center"?!
Both being mainstream music variety shows, Shen Ming'en's "Sparkling Melody" boasts an absurd number of sponsors. Almost all the advertisements and sponsorships he received after leaving "Chinese Music Awards" flocked to him. "Sparkling Melody" also features numerous advertisements on screen, but the problem is…

At least they don't affect the viewers' "viewing experience"!
They didn't even have a host, let alone that super long, nearly ten-minute segment thanking the sponsors!

Can you even compare this to that?!
My crotch is on fire! My crotch is on fire...

The audience also did not deny that they were "double-standard".

For them, even if all those annoying ads and sponsorships from the "Chinese Music Awards" era appeared on "Sparkling Chapter," making people impatient and want to curse, it wasn't unacceptable...

why?
nonsense!

Because Shen Ming'en is here!
Everyone came for Shen Ming'en; his personal charm alone is enough to make everyone overlook his flaws!
So strictly speaking...

to be honest!
"Chinese Music Center" is still missing Shen Ming-en!

On this day, trending topics related to "Sparkling Melody" and Shen Ming'en ignited a frenzy across the entire internet;

On this day, "Chinese Music Center" was completely forgotten and became a poorly received variety show.

With viewership plummeting, continuing to air the show might not even recoup costs, potentially resulting in a complete financial loss. Therefore, the executives at Yingyue Media, the company behind "Chinese Music Awards," made a decision...

That is, the recording of "Chinese Music Center" will end at the end of the month.

Actually, this decision should have been made a long time ago. After all, this show is a "yearly series," and continuing to produce it would be very costly and endless.

It would be better to wrap things up sooner rather than later; at least that would be a "decent ending."

only……

This is something their entire company simply cannot swallow!
You know, back then, they offered Shen Ming'en a reward of five million yuan per period!

That's practically the ceiling for stars in the Chinese entertainment industry; even the most popular stars don't get that kind of treatment!
But Shen Mingen not only left, he also stirred up so much trouble in the later stages, ruining their show!
even!

Someone dug up the background of Yingyue Media from "Chinese Music Awards"!
This caused their company to get criticized as well!

you say!

Do you think they can swallow this insult?!
"His grandma's head..."

The CEO of Yingyue Media is a very fat, middle-aged woman named Liu Rong. She is quite famous in the industry, not because her company is doing well, but because of her wealthy family background and her love for young male celebrities.

Their company is full of young, handsome men. It is said that, except during his period, this CEO Liu has a different young man in his room every night.

She wasn't actually very career-driven, but the show "Chinese Music Awards" was so lucrative that she became quite invested in it during that period.

The more you care...

Naturally, the more people accept that the show has become like this, the less they can accept it!

To know!
A phenomenal hit variety show like "Chinese Music Center" will definitely have a second, third, fourth, or even more than ten seasons!

Just keep trying to make money, DDDD~
Although the total number of episodes recorded for "Chinese Music Center" is comparable to nearly two seasons of a variety show, the problem is that their "extension" time is really very short compared to other hit variety shows!

A money tree that could continuously produce gold coins has been snapped in half. How could Liu Rong tolerate this?!

The key issue is that their show is already a flop, so why is Shen Ming'en's show getting better and better?!

People...

Don’t worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality!

It's no big deal if I'm not good enough, but it's really heartbreaking to see others succeed!

Is Shen Ming'en popular?
Is "Spark Symphony" a hit?
Even all of that combined doesn't compare to the envy of Liu Rong, CEO of Yingyue Media, the company behind "Chinese Music Awards"!
"squeak~"

Gritting her teeth, Liu Rong glanced at the people standing to the side. They were her male secretary and Niu Zhi, the director of "Chinese Music Music Center," among others...

"..."

Niu Zhi didn't even dare to raise his head, let alone speak. As the chief director, he had an unshirkable responsibility for the show's state. Now that the show had been canceled, it was no longer as glorious as it had been when Shen Ming'en was in charge. How could he dare to open his mouth and invite criticism at this moment?
However, a public relations manager standing nearby couldn't help but step forward and say something:
"Sis, I have an idea!"

“Suo.” Liu Rong turned her head and looked over.

"I think we can take advantage of the momentum of his show..." the public relations manager said, "Before his show aired, there were already some rumors online about him profiting from patriotic songs. I feel we can take this opportunity to amplify it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up...

At that moment, they never imagined that Shen Ming'en would actually donate all the proceeds from "Sparkling Melody" to "do charity"!

……

(End of this chapter)