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

Chapter 262 Peace came, they left, and the person she was waiting for would never return...

【oh……】

Many audience members at the scene, including those watching the online live stream, had to admit that the moment Shen Ming'en opened his mouth, everyone felt...

It feels just right!
The live chat was constantly flooded with comments:
[It feels so vivid!]

[This angle...this character development...wow...it's got something!]

[Hakim: Are you questioning my reputation as a spokesperson for revolutionary songs?]

[It has to be Shen Ming'en. His work is so different from everyone else's.]

[? It's not that other people are inferior to Hajime, is it?]

……

As the most popular patriotic creation program in the Chinese entertainment industry, the quality of guests on "Spark Chapter" has always been very high, with some of them even surpassing the peak of "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season".

With such a group of people and such a "team," the works they produce are certainly not the kind of low-quality, mass-produced works.

During the performance, everyone felt that each song had its own merits.

Some of them were so outstanding that the audience felt that even if Häkkin were there, he might not be able to surpass these artists' works...

But sometimes, feelings are just feelings.

Shen Ming'en always manages to grab everyone's attention the moment he opens his mouth, and with just a few simple words, he proves the value of his title as a "red song spokesperson".

To be honest, the song "Grandma" really surprised the audience, considering that the theme of this episode of "Spark of Music" was "family"...

When this topic is mentioned, and when it is used to create works in the style of mainstream ideology, the first words that come to mind for many people are "motherland".

Therefore, most people use these four words as the main theme when creating their works.

However, Shen Ming'en's song clearly does not depict a very modern, general, or simple "praise" theme.

You can hear a strong sense of story in his lyrics!

First of all, the song title is "Grandma," and this title appeared on the screen before the song was even performed, with subtitles explaining it, so everyone knew the title...

Just from the song title alone, many people can hear a lot of "uniqueness".

"Grandma" is an affectionate term used in some parts of southern my country, Taiwan, and Southeast Asian Chinese communities to refer to one's grandmother, or an older woman.

This form of address is not common in northern my country, and many northerners are even unsure whether it means "grandma" or "maternal grandmother" when they first hear it.

Therefore, this kind of name is very "novel" for audiences in northern my country, and it can immediately attract their attention.

For audiences in the south, it would be said that they would feel more immersed in the story.

The song title is good, and the lyrics are also very telling. Shen Ming'en's very short verses vividly portray the image of an old man who has lived his whole life in the deep mountains and has never left...

Lyrics like "bound feet" and "trapped in the deep mountains" are more like concrete symbols of "feudal oppression."

Especially the phrase "bound feet".

What is "foot binding"?
Foot binding, also known as foot wrapping, was an ancient Chinese practice that artificially altered the shape of women's feet by binding them for extended periods, resulting in small, pointed "three-inch golden lotuses."

This custom originated roughly in the late Northern Song Dynasty and was widely practiced among upper-class women in society from the Southern Song Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. It was gradually banned during the Republic of China period.

Specific procedures...

That's really slow and cruel.

Typically, when girls are 5 to 8 years old, strips of cloth are used to forcibly bend their toes to the soles of their feet and then tightly wrap them around their soles, restricting the normal development of the bones and muscles in their feet, ultimately causing their feet to become deformed and short.

The process is accompanied by severe pain and can seriously affect a woman's walking ability and physical health.

The rise of this "feudal custom" is closely related to the distorted aesthetics of women in ancient society and the patriarchal society's control over women's bodies. It not only caused permanent physiological damage to women, but also strengthened the constraints on women at the cultural level. It is one of the typical manifestations of the oppression of women by ancient feudal ethics.

This kind of thing is very distinctive, and in an instant, it made the image of the "grandmother" portrayed in Shen Ming'en's song very pitiful.

The audience was completely immersed in the story, and the character was further fleshed out and made more three-dimensional through the bad custom of "arranged marriage".

It can be said that Shen Mingen created a very full "grandmother" image right from the start with just two or three lines of the verse.

This is not only a skill in lyrics, but also a skill in "words". It is not hard to see that she has definitely put in a lot of effort. After singing a few lines of lyrics, the image of an old woman living a life of poverty in the deep mountains naturally comes to everyone's mind.

"..."

The scene gradually quieted down.

Perhaps they also felt that the song "Grandma" was best listened to quietly, so many viewers in the online live stream stopped spamming comments, put down their keyboards, and listened quietly.

In that version of the story...

Shen Ming'en continued singing:

……

"Smoke drifts by~"

"The firewood used for cooking bent my back."

"Sunset at dusk~"

Grandpa sang while tapping on his bowl and chopsticks~

……

When he got to this part, Shen Ming'en's eyes suddenly sharpened, and then he continued singing in a rap-like style:

……

"She counts the days on her fingers every day!"

"Wait for the car coming from afar!"

"The bench by the door has never been moved!"

"His eyes are still full of expectation!"

……

"Oh……"

To be honest, this section clearly indicates that the chorus is about to begin, as everyone can hear the drumbeats in the accompaniment becoming increasingly dense.

What no one expected was that, before the chorus of this song, Shen Ming'en would actually add a rap section...

It's important to understand that adding rap to such an "anthropomorphic" work is easy to do but also easy to backfire.

This level of difficulty is truly exceptional.

But Shen Ming'en not only blended in perfectly, but also didn't make anyone feel much of a contrast...

In fact, his highly textured rap actually amplified the sense of urgency before the chorus.

Emotional levels and expectations were also raised to a very high level!

It was under those circumstances...

Shen Ming'en continued singing:

……

"She gave birth to one after another!"

"They were all blown away by the sound of the bugle!"...

Arrangement!

Accompaniment!

Many viewers heard a very clear and powerful "dududu" sound from the accompaniment!

what is that? !

It's a bugle call!
It's a bugle call to charge!
Any Chinese person who has watched anti-Japanese war dramas since childhood can recognize that it's a bugle call to charge!

The bugle, a brass instrument used in the army to transmit tactical instructions and boost morale, played a symbolic role in modern warfare. Its core function was to convey combat signals such as charging, assembling, and retreating to soldiers through specific melodies.

Most of the time, the sound of the bugle call is associated with "courage, sacrifice, and victory." It was already one of the symbols of the military spirit in that era. Even in modern times, it is often used in films and commemorative events to evoke memories of history and convey the spirit of tenacious struggle!

As the saying goes, when the bugle sounds, even a cook has to pick up a cleaver and go. When you hear that bugle call, every audience member listening to Shen Ming'en's "Grandma" feels like their DNA has been stirred!

Obviously!

just!

Shen Ming'en's "Grandma" is still portraying a very miserable old woman in the deep mountains. But when the bugle call comes out, it really feels like the audience is being forcibly dragged into the battlefield!
It felt as if the next moment, everyone would be brandishing machetes and fighting the Japanese soldiers with bayonets!
The immersion is just too strong!

only……

Some viewers may have some doubts...

In other words, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate to suddenly add the sound of "charge" at this moment?
Does this seem somewhat "out of place" with the original idea of ​​the song?
After all, this song had previously portrayed an image of a "grandmother" living deep in the mountains...

The abrupt shift from everyday family matters to matters of national importance is akin to sending a character straight to the battlefield without any preparation, which is simply unacceptable to many discerning viewers...

However, some observant viewers noticed something was amiss.

First of all, based on everyone's understanding of Shen Mingen, and given his "skills," he certainly wouldn't make such a "basic mistake"...

He must have had his reasons for arranging it this way.

Secondly!

Listen to what Shen Ming'en was singing in the lyrics, "Joining the charge"!

He sang: "She gave birth to one after another, but they were all blown away by the call of the bugle!"

Before this, many people didn't quite understand the deeper meaning behind Shen Ming'en's song "Grandma".

Because the main melody of this song, whether it's the rap section or the beginning, is basically the same: to portray the image of that miserable "grandmother" in the mountains.

The "grandfather" mentioned twice seems like a random passerby, merely adding some "domestic trivia" to the lyrics.

To put it bluntly, the lyrics at the beginning were too "plain".

The song title itself makes everyone feel that the song is simply portraying the image of a "grandmother"...

Yes!
indeed!

The image is well-developed!

The characters are very well-developed and three-dimensional, and everyone who hears the story has a strong visual image in their mind.

but!

What kind of piece of work should this be?
It needs to be a song with a mainstream theme!
Where is this?
This is "Spark of Music," a large-scale mainstream music creation program!
It's a program for creating and performing revolutionary songs!

On a show like this, if you only portray the image of a "grandmother" from a remote mountain village, it at most fits the theme of "family"...

But the theme of the program is not just the word "family," but to create a mainstream work using "family"!

In the earlier stages, everyone only recognized the character "Grandma" and was already curious why there was only the character and nothing else...

just now!

Before Shen Ming'en's chorus, a lyric accompanied by the sound of a bugle call, "She gave birth to one after another, but they were all blown away by the call of the bugle!" directly elevates all the previous "character portrayals"!
that moment!
Many people suddenly had a feeling of "aha!"

Before this lyric, the "grandma" that everyone heard was just an image of an extremely miserable old woman in the deep mountains.

And now...

This seemingly lonely and miserable "grandmother" was transformed into a "heroic mother" by this lyric!
At that moment, everyone finally understood that Shen Ming'en had never portrayed just an old woman with a tragic fate in the deep mountains, but a "heroic mother"!

【oh!!!】

The moment the bugle sounded, just before the chorus began, everyone felt their emotions were stirred up, and the comments section was flooded with messages:

So it turns out the whole thing was just setup!

[A single lyric completely reverses the character's image; that's pretty clever!]

This song is great; the story is really well-developed. To be honest, I never expected such a twist in the lyrics...

[Wow! No wonder he's the spokesperson for revolutionary songs! No wonder you're called Hajime!]

……

More and more people are gradually getting the hang of the song, and more and more people are unable to contain their excitement and cheers.

Under those circumstances, Shen Ming'en picked up the microphone and sang loudly:

……

What's on the other side of the mountain?

"They are the heroic souls of martyrs!"

"It was the new China they fought to the death to protect!"

What's on the other side of the river?

"It's a protracted war!"

"She gazed into the distance, tears streaming down her face!"

……

"Wow!!!"

Many people at the scene felt goosebumps when they heard these lyrics!
Many people subconsciously look down at their arms and find that they have a dense layer of goosebumps on them!

It really feels like after a brief line of lyrics elevates the theme of the whole song, it goes straight into the chorus, giving people a feeling of being both excited and moved to tears!

Yes!
indeed!

The lyrics of this song contain those heroic moments of sacrificing oneself for one's country!

But same!
There's a "knife" in the song too!

Listen!
Shen Ming'en was still singing the last line:
……

"Peace has arrived!"

They're gone.

"The person she is waiting for will never come back."

……

(End of this chapter)