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Chapter 276 The publicity budget has already been spent, do you dare not let him act?

No matter the nature of the activity, there is one thing that cannot be escaped: "publicity"...

As an event organized by CCTV, the "Silk Road Blossoms" troupe's overseas performance is an activity to promote our national culture. Both domestic media and the overseas performance organizers will definitely provide some degree of "promotion."

According to Chen Guangrong, the troupe seems to be planning to make Shen Ming'en's "choral performance" their main promotional project in the area, without exception.

As for the "reason," their explanation was quite clear...

Both Shen Ming'en and his collaborating "Dawn Orchestra" are very well-known in the industry. Shen Ming'en needs no introduction; he has gained international fame because of "The Internationale." It is rare for a star to be able to incite local people to protest in the streets during his last performance. Therefore, he is undoubtedly the last highlight of the "Silk Road Blossoms" troupe.

The Dawn Orchestra seems to be quite famous in the industry. They have apparently performed abroad and are well-known and highly regarded locally.

This time, Shen Ming'en is collaborating with the Morning Light Band to perform a brand new piece, with lyrics and music written by Shen Ming'en...

It's safe to say that their performance was the most exciting stop on the "Silk Road Blossoms" international tour. Who else could we promote if not them?

The reason sounds perfectly reasonable, and one can't find fault with it at all, but then again...

Shen Ming'en did not submit any works to the Silk Road Blossoms Theater Troupe, and no one from the troupe came to watch his rehearsal with the Morning Light Orchestra for "The Yellow River Cantata: Defend the Yellow River"!
They had no idea what Shen Ming'en's work was like, how his collaboration with the Morning Light Orchestra was going, or what the work they were going to perform was like. How could they be so sure that they would focus on them and promote them as the "main focus"?

Isn't that just bullshit?

You don't even need to look to know it's blatant "praise to kill"!

Some people probably know that Shen Ming'en is incapable of creating good "choral" works. Even if he collaborates with the famous Morning Light Band, it's just a bunch of pros carrying him, a novice. If the work is bad, he, Haji'en, will definitely be the one who gets criticized the most.

They promoted it extensively, making everyone, especially the local audience in the beautiful area who came to see the show, extremely excited about it...

If Shen Ming'en's work is not good and his singing is mediocre, he will definitely be criticized and ridiculed by the locals.

Foreigners aren't like our domestic audiences. At least they'll give you some face in person. If a foreigner doesn't like something, they'll really start cursing. They'll throw whatever they have on hand onto the stage and kick you off. It's no exaggeration.

If such a scene were to actually occur, then Shen Ming'en would truly be making a fool of himself!

We've lost face internationally.

"Judging from their attitude, they probably think you won't be able to do a good job with this performance..."

Yao Shuli sat on the sofa, her fair little feet in a pair of white, fluffy slippers. The slippers were snow-white, making her jade-like feet even more fair and alluring.

Although she frowned slightly, Yao Shuli didn't seem too worried about Shen Ming'en. She had seen Shen Ming'en's work, "The Yellow River Cantata: Defend the Yellow River," and had a general idea of ​​what he would do and knew that his performance wouldn't be too bad.

Some people have good intentions, both promoting and flattering Shen Mingen. They seem to always think that Shen Mingen is "unworthy of his position." Does that mean Shen Mingen is not worthy of his position?
Really...

It feels like these people really look down on Shen Ming'en. They've been doing this since his time on "Chinese Music Awards," constantly giving him all sorts of difficult problems, thinking he can't do this or that...

The results of it?
As it turns out, Shen Mingen really is like an all-around ACE, he can do everything!

To be honest, Yao Shuli never expected Shen Ming'en to be able to perform choral works. But not only that, he was able to produce high-quality and meaningful works like "The Yellow River Cantata: Defend the Yellow River".

What level of quality does this work reach?
Even though Vice Dean Jiang Xu insisted on protesting, the renowned Dawn Orchestra almost unanimously agreed to collaborate with him after seeing his work.

Tell me, isn't this a high level of skill?
Those guys will probably only get a humiliating defeat this time.

On the sofa, Yao Shuli crossed her right leg over her left, tucked her left hand under her right armpit, and held a piece of bread in her right hand, slowly chewing it as she put it into her mouth. When she mentioned those who targeted Shen Ming'en, her rosy lips pouted slightly, and her hair was loose, making her look delicate and very charming.

"Ha ha……"

For some reason, looking at Yao Shuli's appearance, Shen Ming'en found it inexplicably funny.

"I think we should just go with the flow," Shen Ming'en said casually.

"?"

Yao Shuli was slightly taken aback and looked at Shen Ming'en curiously, not understanding what Shen Ming'en meant.

Logically speaking, since others are promoting Shen Ming'en's work, even if they know the other party has no good intentions, they shouldn't do anything about it.

But Shen Ming'en's words clearly meant he was... up to something!

"Hey hey hey..."

Shen Ming'en, who had also changed out of his pajamas, chuckled, his smile carrying a hint of cunning.

……

The next day.

early morning.

Yao Shuli was still half asleep when Shen Mingen got up early. He ran on the treadmill at home for a while to work out, and soon the staff member who was supposed to pick him up called. Shen Mingen then got dressed, put on his down jacket, and before leaving, went back to the bedroom and kissed the still-sleepy Yao Shuli, whispering "I'm leaving" in her ear before pushing open the door and going down to the underground garage.

He went down to the garage, got into the car, and the staff member who came to pick him up bought him breakfast, which was a sandwich and a cup of eight-treasure porridge. Shen Ming'en is not picky and eats whatever is bought. Basically, whatever the staff member sent by Feng Yucan to pick him up ate, Shen Ming'en asked him to bring him a portion along the way.

After having a quick breakfast on the way, Shen Ming'en arrived at the theater around 8:30. Instead of rushing into the theater, he went to the office next door where Teacher Chen worked...

Teacher Chen was always punctual for work, and Shen Ming'en happened to bump into him at the door when he arrived...

"What a rare guest!" Old Chen, wearing a thick down jacket, pulled Shen Ming'en inside to sit down, made tea for him, and asked, "How are the performance preparations going? Your father-in-law has been quite concerned about this."

"?"

A big question mark appeared on Shen Ming'en's forehead: "Can't you two come and take a look when you have time?"

With their connections and relationships, how could they possibly be unable to get backstage at the Dawn Theater or use the staff entrance?

In fact, Shen Ming'en had always been curious: how come Teacher Chen, who lived so close, rarely came over?
Based on Shen Mingen's understanding of him, he would definitely be curious about what kind of work Shen Mingen had prepared, and then come over to see how the rehearsals were going to go.

Just watch the rehearsal, and you'll have a general idea of ​​what to expect, right?
"Oh dear... this..." Mentioning this, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Old Chen's face. He then waved his hand and said:

"I've been busy lately. You're busy preparing for the performance, and we're busy with performance-related matters. We're all busy and don't have time."

"...You don't seem that busy..." Shen Ming'en thought to himself, "You're already having tea, and you're still busy, Teacher Chen..."

"...Wasn't I asking you? How did you become the one asking me?" Chen Guangrong quickly realized what was going on and said, "I was just asking how the performance preparations were going. You should have just answered that, instead of trying to apply what you've learned to other situations..."

"It's alright," Shen Ming'en nodded, picked up the tea that Old Chen handed him and took a sip: "Your tea is quite good, Teacher Chen. Can I take some with me when I leave?"

"...You really don't consider yourself an outsider!" Teacher Chen Guangrong had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He complained, but still got up and went to the cabinet to get tea for Shen Ming'en.

A can of tea was placed in front of Shen Ming'en. He asked, "Did she tell you what I told A-Li yesterday?"

"Yes, I told you." Shen Ming'en nodded.

"So what do you think?" Chen Guangrong asked.

“I was thinking…” Shen Ming’en took a sip of hot tea to warm himself up and said with a smile, “What I mean is, Teacher Chen, do you think it’s possible that I don’t submit the song list to the troupe and don’t participate in the troupe’s group rehearsals, and we can just land and start performing…”

"?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Guangrong's forehead showed a big question mark:

"This won't do! You..."

At first, Teacher Chen didn't quite understand, but upon seeing Shen Ming'en's smug expression, she immediately realized something was wrong and paused for a moment...

"puff……"

He couldn't help but burst out laughing and said, "Looks like you're pretty confident about this performance."

Although he didn't go to see Shen Ming'en and the Morning Light Orchestra's rehearsal, Chen Guangrong seemed to have heard about the work he was going to perform. After all, he had friends in the Morning Light Orchestra, and he must have heard some rumors about it during his daily social interactions.

He immediately understood what Shen Ming'en meant...

Actually, it's just to create suspense. Is it because someone deliberately wants to make things difficult for him, thinking that he definitely won't be able to do a good job with this "choral work" and that the performance will definitely be a disaster, making him "embarrass himself" abroad? So why is his choral performance being used as the main promotional target?
If they had known the content and quality of his "Yellow River Cantata: Defend the Yellow River" beforehand, they certainly wouldn't have continued to promote it this way. They would have had to leave themselves some room for maneuver. Nobody wants to slap themselves in the face, right?
And if they are unaware of this, they continue to intensify their promotion of Shen Ming'en's "chorus" type of work...

When Shen Ming'en's "Yellow River Cantata: Defend the Yellow River" comes out, those people will be completely humiliated!
All the "promotion" they did for Shen Mingen before that will not have the desired effect, but will instead have the opposite effect!
Just imagining the expressions on the faces of those who wanted to trip him up was enough to make Teacher Chen think it would be quite "exciting"!

"You're really wicked, kid!" Chen Guangrong couldn't help but exclaim.

"Ha, thank you for the compliment," Shen Ming'en said, waving his hand.

"Who praised you!" Teacher Chen laughed heartily.

After the laughter subsided, Chen Guangrong's expression returned to seriousness, and he said:

"Let me discuss this with your father-in-law. Whether it will work out is still uncertain, after all, our theater troupe is too formal..."

This is precisely why Shen Ming'en came to talk to Teacher Chen alone and discuss it.

After all, the "Silk Road Blossoms" troupe's event is an official one, and official events are usually very formal, which needs no further explanation; those who know, know.

Do many singers lip-sync on the Spring Festival Gala?
Certainly not!

They were just being meticulous to avoid making mistakes!

The Spring Festival Gala is only broadcast to the people of the whole country. If you lose face, it's only within the country. But when you perform abroad, it concerns the face of the country and the nation. If you make even the slightest mistake, you'll lose face for our people all over the world!
This type of performance definitely requires submitting the program list in advance and participating in a unified rehearsal beforehand...

This kind of "privilege" is not something that anyone can exercise at will.

"Yes Yes……"

Shen Ming'en nodded in agreement, but what puzzled Chen Guangrong was that although the boy nodded in agreement, his expression was one of "expectation," as if he was... suppressing a laugh.
"What kind of tricks are you up to now?" Chen Guangrong asked.

"Ha, Teacher Chen, you're practically a mind reader..." Shen Ming'en thought to himself, how did you know I had ideas?

"Go away!" Teacher Chen rolled her eyes. "Spit it out already."

Shen Ming'en laughed and said bluntly, "Could we just say... after they start promoting it heavily, then we can bring up the issue of not participating in the group rehearsal and not submitting the program list?"

"?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Guangrong didn't react at first...

He was stunned for a moment...

"puff……"

He couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

And he couldn't help but praise Shen Ming'en again: "You're really cunning, kid!"

To be honest, being someone who works in the entertainment industry, Shen Ming'en has a damn thorough grasp of marketing and publicity!
It's important to understand that the Silk Road Blossoms Troupe has a limited budget for promotion. Whether it's in China or abroad, any promotion will cost money, and no one is obligated to promote them for free.

After all the money has been spent, even if Shen Mingen chooses not to participate in the group rehearsal, not to submit the program list, and insists on "keeping it a secret," the money has already been spent and the publicity has been done everywhere. How can you stop him from performing?

Wasn't that money wasted?
Then the publicity budget will be wasted, and the higher-ups will come after you.

all in all!
Although this move is a bit of a risky gamble, Chen Guangrong said that he doesn't think it's impossible.

If Teacher Chen's estimation is correct, Shen Ming'en's first "chorus" performance at Da Piao Liang should be very exciting!
……

(End of this chapter)