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

Chapter 261 The one with bound feet is the old woman from the deep mountains...

Before we knew it, the second episode of "Sparkling Melody" was about to air.

As October drew to a close, the weather grew colder day by day. In the past few days, many people in the north have started wearing down jackets because the temperature drops in the north are always "precipitous." This has led to many people catching colds. Shen Ming'en is not feeling well today either. He felt something was wrong when he went for a morning run yesterday morning. He feels that "exercise" is definitely not something to do in autumn and winter, otherwise it is really easy to have health problems.

These days, viruses are popping up everywhere on the streets.

"Ah!"

On stage, the staff were busy preparing, while Shen Ming'en kept sneezing...

"hiss……"

Feng Yucan, with his hands tucked into the sleeves of his down jacket and a scarf around his neck, came over to Shen Ming'en, sniffed, and said in a mocking tone:

"Why are we in this cold place with nothing better to do? It's not like we don't have the funds, we can't go to the beach!"

Today, as filming begins, they arrive at the beautiful Daxinganling Mountains. Everyone says that Daxinganling is very beautiful in autumn. The last episode was already very down-to-earth, so this time Shen Ming'en naturally wanted to find a more beautiful and natural scene.

By the end of October, winter had already arrived in Northeast China. Sometimes, even when the sun was out at midday, the temperature could drop below zero, making people shiver with cold. Even though Feng Yucan was wrapped in a thick, long down jacket, he felt the biting wind seep right through him...

It’s so painful!
This is fucking awful!

Do you know that when the singers on stage open their mouths to sing, you can see hot air coming out of their mouths? It's really scary.

"nonsense!"

Shen Ming'en pulled out a tissue, wiped his nose, and said bluntly:
"Ber, you insisted on agreeing to that CP hype, did Reverse Butterfly really have to choose such a cold place?!"

Yes, that's right...

The reason Shen Ming'en chose this place, torturing himself and others, was to target the woman who wanted to create a CP (couple pairing) with him...

When people are in warm places and wear less clothing, they are more likely to make certain physical movements that can be misunderstood.

With so many layers of clothing, like thick cotton pants and double cotton pants, it would take ages to take them all off. How could anyone possibly misunderstand those two "big meatballs"?!
Furthermore...

It's so damn cold, keeping warm is a problem enough, who the hell is thinking about whether or not to hype up any CP (couple) stuff...?

Even if they hug each other, people will still think they are "sticking together for warmth"!

Look!
Not far away, the guests of "Sparkling Melody" were all shivering from the cold...

"Cough cough cough..."

In the crowd, a very slender girl with a bun hairstyle was coughing incessantly, and her assistant was pouring water for her with a thermos.

The boiling water cooled down quickly in the sub-zero air. The girl took a couple of sips to calm her cough, but soon started coughing again. It was clear that she was very weak; even her lips were a little purple, obviously a sign of "lack of oxygen" from coughing too much.

This girl is Zhou Chun, the new female singer who was forcibly shoved into the company by the investors. The poor girl was in the southernmost part of the country, where the temperature was as high as 20 or 30 degrees Celsius and she was wearing short sleeves. But when she landed in the northernmost part of the country, near the border, she didn't pay attention to keeping warm. A cold wind blew and she froze!

They're all frozen stiff!

On the first night at the hotel, even with the heating on full blast, I developed a high fever.

Female celebrities who maintain their figures to look good on camera are often extremely physically weak. For details, please refer to Yao Shuli...

Haha, not a bad example, but this is about this: even if a nutritionist explains everything perfectly, without the protection of fat, the body will never be healthy and can only be described as "frail and weak".

Because of a fever, Zhou Chun didn't participate in yesterday's rehearsal, so her condition is definitely not good for today's performance.

"...You were really born, you bastard!"

Even though he knew the other party wanted to create a CP with Shen Mingen, Feng Yucan still couldn't accept being targeted like this at a young girl.

"?"

Upon hearing this, a big question mark appeared on Shen Ming'en's forehead. He then waved his hand and said, "If the Leshan Giant Buddha is moved, can you sit on it?"

"you……"

"Guanyin, don't sit on the lotus anymore, you sit there!"

"I...you..."

"roll roll roll!"

Shen Ming'en was too lazy to waste words with this guy...

When you're single, you're supposed to be "gentle and considerate" to cast a wide net and catch a big fish. But now that you're married, who's going to be nice to other women?

Pure fried dough sticks!
The performance was about to start, and Feng Yucan, too lazy to waste words with Shen Mingen, went straight backstage to prepare...

Before long, the program "Spark of Music" officially premiered!
【oh!!!】

【I'm coming! 】

【First, first! 】

[I'm number one, you're a nobody!]

"You want to fight? I'm ready to fight to the bitter end!"

[I'll unleash 72 Green Bamboo Bees at the end of the Cloud Sword! I'll strike you with my Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning!]

Where do you place my Flame-Dividing Wave Ruler?!

Forget it, you're such a wretched thing that you wouldn't even recognize your own daughter, give it to me!

[If you're going to keep talking like this, then my Ancient Sacred Body is about to be born!]

[Are you trying to force me to use my ultimate move? I'll say it once: Revive! Here you go!]

【my sweetheart!】

【My love!!! (shouting until her voice cracks!)】

……

Perhaps because the first episode was so popular, a week later, the second episode has just started airing and the show is still receiving more attention than it is now. At the same time, the number of online viewers exceeded 1 million within just 5 minutes of the start of the broadcast!

And it's growing at a crazy rate of hundreds of thousands per minute!

The massive influx of viewers instantly filled every corner of the live stream, while the level of discussion also skyrocketed...

Perhaps knowing where everyone's attention was focused, the camera immediately focused on Shen Ming'en as soon as the show started.

Unsurprisingly, the moment Shen Ming'en appeared on camera, the number of viewers in the online live stream surged again, approaching 3 million!

It's going up!

An incredibly high price increase!
It's worth mentioning that at first the camera was only focused on Shen Mingen, but it quickly moved away and showed a two-person shot, with Shen Mingen and Zhou Chun wearing a mink coat next to him.

Because the company behind the show planned to create a CP (couple pairing) hype, they actually hired a lot of online trolls to start stirring up trouble as soon as the show started and keep it going from beginning to end!

To be honest, that investor was incredibly shrewd...

Using Shen Mingen as a stepping stone, they used the "CP hype" method to increase the popularity of their own female celebrity. Even if Shen Mingen was criticized when the traffic increased, Zhou Chun could easily "whitewash" herself, saying that she was dragged into it for no reason, that she and Shen Mingen were just friends, and that netizens had misunderstood, and that she was innocent...

When the time comes, she'll gain traffic, and because she was wronged, she'll also gain a large number of "guilty fans." Why not?
Given Shen Mingen's reputation, while it might have some impact, it's ultimately not significant. To put it bluntly, they're planning to sacrifice a tiny bit of Shen Mingen's reputation to help promote their new talent...

But they may have overlooked one thing...

That is: Since his debut, has Shen Ming'en ever given face to any capital that intended to "bully others"?! Even the F5 from that teahouse were taken away!
They're really something else!
Is this not?

Originally, Zhou Chun's backer had hired a lot of online trolls who were already eager to get started and had planned how to manipulate Zhou Chun and Shen Ming'en's relationship...

I was already planning to start by saying they were a perfect match...

As soon as it started airing!
Zhou Chun looked extremely weak, barely able to open his eyes, and just kept coughing incessantly...

Shen Ming'en then gave a look of "disdain," and then shouted something to the staff around him. A moment later...

The staff brought him a mask, which he put on.

When I saw that scene...

Online trolls: "???"

Those online trolls were totally dumbfounded!

What's going on?

What's wrong with Zhou Chun?
What's wrong with Shen Mingen now? Why are you so disgusted?!
Before the online trolls could even react and stir up trouble, Shen Ming'en's fans and supporters in the live stream chat immediately started hurling insults at him.

Who is this woman?

Why does she deserve to sit next to Shen Ming'en?

[She's caught a cold, isn't she? Hurry up and take her away! Don't let her infect my Hagion!]

[...A singer's most important asset is their voice; do you know how a cold can affect your voice?!]

Do you guys even have any idea how precious my brother's voice is?!

This woman looks sickly and listless; she's really annoying!

……

Poor Zhou Chun, who was on the show for the first time today, did a good job with her pre-show marketing, but she was immediately criticized in the very first shot!

Is anyone criticizing Shen Ming'en?
Sorry, not a single one.

To be honest, his act of wearing a mask was a bit impolite, and his disdainful look seemed disrespectful, but let's get back to the point!
What does he do?

He's a singer!

What's most important for a singer?

My throat!
The common cold virus can attack the throat; that's someone's livelihood. Who the hell would risk their own job for a complete stranger?!
This woman was assigned to Shen Mingen's side, and Shen Mingen didn't even kick her out, which is already quite kind of him. Can't he even let her wear a mask?!
To be honest, this CP (couple pairing) was completely ruined. Zhou Chun, sitting next to Shen Mingen, was coughing and looking like she wanted to stab him...

As time went on, the performance began.

Today's theme for "Spark of Music" is "family." The works created by the singers based on this theme are quite interesting. Some depict the image of fathers and mothers, some depict "brotherhood" during wartime, and some directly praise "Motherland," using "Motherland" as a metaphor for "mother."

Because the topics covered a wide range and there were no special requirements, the singers were able to showcase their talents in various ways, and each of them produced a very good piece of work.

And these people are interesting...

It's unclear whether it was pre-arranged, but after the performance, everyone asked Shen Ming'en:
"What does Teacher Ming'en think of this song?"

Then let Shen Ming'en give his evaluation...

It's as if Shen Ming'en isn't there to perform, but rather as a mentor.

What could Shen Ming'en possibly say?
It's definitely good, no problem!

As long as a work praising the motherland is decent and within the bounds of propriety, how can it be bad?!
Sincerity is the most important thing!
Under these circumstances, as time went by, we finally arrived at Shen Ming'en's performance venue...

Recently, Shen Mingen seems to have become fascinated with traditional Chinese style. His performance costumes are mostly of this style. The one he is wearing today is embroidered with an orchid. The lifelike petals seem to symbolize the noble qualities of a gentleman, which also adds to Shen Mingen's temperament tonight.

only……

Wearing this kind of performance costume at this temperature is indeed a bit too thin.

Despite being shivering from the cold, Shen Ming'en instantly got into character when standing in front of the camera and under the spotlight.

"Oh!!!"

As the most anticipated performer and almost the "final act" of the night, Shen Ming'en was greeted with cheers both online and offline when he appeared on stage.

Shen Ming'en was already used to this. On stage, he appeared very experienced, waving to many people while exchanging a glance with the band members behind him from afar.

next moment……

"Dong dong..."

Melodies played from the speakers.

To be honest, many audience members were slightly taken aback when they heard that melody...

Because that melody wasn't like Shen Ming'en's previous songs, which were grand and majestic, and the instruments used were either horns, strings, or snare drums...

Today's melody is more like... a bit more traditional Chinese style.

Actually, the original melody of this song seems to be... electronic music?
Shen Mingen's impression of this song is that it has a lot of electronic synthesized sounds such as electric piano, a very strong sense of rhythm, and a strong melody.

But how should I put it...

I still feel that the melody and lyrics of this song don't quite match.

Therefore, based on his past experience, Shen Ming'en made some adaptations, changing the very modern electronic music into a Chinese style, and adding some harmonies and strings to make the song more immersive.

Erhu, flute, and various traditional Chinese musical instruments complement each other. Although Shen Ming'en's arrangement skills are average, they are still quite decent.

It was under these circumstances that...

Shen Ming'en picked up the microphone and sang softly:

……

"When I was a child, I often heard people say..."

"The one with bound feet~"

"She's an old lady trapped deep in the mountains."

"Her marriage to her grandfather was arranged."

"He can't even read a few characters."

We'd never even met before we got married!

……

The story of "Grandma" is a very tragic one. It wouldn't be a problem to change the story into one featuring a heroic mother who is very brave and devoted to her children. However, when singing this song, I always inexplicably think of the "Grandma" in the original version who was neglected by her children...

Shen Ming'en's performance has only just begun.

……

(End of this chapter)