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

Chapter 277 The Value of an All-Round ACE in the Chinese Entertainment Industry! What's Wrong with a Duet? Is Not Rehearsing Just Bluster?

"#The next stop for the 'Silk Road in Bloom' event has been officially announced!"

"#The venue for Da Piao Liang's performance has been confirmed, brothers, grab your tickets!"

"#The program schedule hasn't been officially announced yet, but rumors are circulating online that Shen Ming'en will be performing a new choral piece with the Morning Light Band!#"

"#Hakim, when did you learn to sing in a chorus?!#"

"#Is this the true value of an all-around ACE in the Chinese entertainment industry!?#"

……

As time went on, official promotion for [Silk Road Blossoms] gradually came to the forefront.

Leaving aside what's happening on the international internet, let's talk about the domestic entertainment industry. In the past two days, there has been a lot of buzz about the "Silk Road Blossoms" event, where Shen Ming'en will be performing a challenging "choral piece" with the Morning Light Orchestra.

To be honest, as a top celebrity in the Chinese entertainment industry, Shen Mingen has always been active in the public eye!

After leaving "Chinese Music Awards," many predicted that he would be blacklisted across the internet, sidelined, and have no gigs or public appearances.

The results of it?
As a result, Shen Ming'en first presented "Red Silk" during the "song change" incident in the "Silk Road Blossoms" group, and then did things like urinating in the toilet and singing "The Big Sword Cuts Down on the Heads of the Japanese Devils"!

After returning to China, he immediately went straight to "Sparkling Melody", and all three of his works in the two episodes became hits!

During the recording of the program, he even crossed over into another field and remotely created a version of "Bright Sword"!
Despite everyone's skepticism, "Bright Sword" was launched on online platforms and quickly broke records for various metrics such as number of views, number of favorites, and number of bullet comments!

Currently, "Bright Sword" has only two episodes, but it is still airing and many people are calling for Shen Ming'en to release a sequel. Who would have thought that news would immediately spread online that this guy was going to Da Piao to attend the "Silk Road Blossoms" event!

This is a bombshell!

As soon as the news broke, netizens were mostly discussing:

Goodness, Hajime, you've been really busy lately!

With variety shows like "Sparkling Melody" and TV dramas like "Bright Sword," he's incredibly busy, and on top of that, he still has to travel abroad for events hosted by CCTV...

[Any one of these could be a huge hit, and this guy has got them all!]

Wow... I've seen that Dawn Band perform before; they're very famous in the industry!

The Dawn Band is doing well too; they're even able to collaborate with Häkkin now...

[...Stop joking, bro. This isn't the time for cross-dressing. This orchestra is really famous. Almost everyone in the industry knows them. They've genuinely been invited to perform at important international events, and their orchestra consists of top-tier international musicians!]

[It's said that Shen Ming'en was the one who put the composition this time, and the Morning Light Band was just collaborating. I really didn't expect that Haji'en's skill level has reached the point where he can collaborate with the Morning Light Band...]

To be honest, in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, only my brother has this kind of influence!

I hope the work will be good; I'll judge it by its quality!

Don't worry, brother, when has Emperor Ming En ever let us down?

[This is different; this is a choral piece, something he's never done before!]

[Ha, back in the "Chinese Music Awards" era, which of those styles—opera singing or Cantonese—had he ever dabbled in before? Didn't he just pick them up effortlessly?]

Shen Ming'en: I have no limits!

[Please don't use such mundane jokes to describe my incredibly popular Häagen-Dazs!]

……

To be honest, Shen Mingen is now truly the "King of Topics" in the entertainment industry. Any news about him, as soon as it comes out, basically sparks a heated discussion.

My crotch is on fire...

This surge in popularity isn't just due to Shen Ming'en's individual influence; it's also largely because the event is related to the "Silk Road in Full Bloom" theme.

Although Shen Ming'en and the Silk Road Blossoms Troupe only went abroad to perform once, that one trip left a lasting impression on the audience!
Where did he go in the last place?
Little life!
What have you done?
During the "song change" controversy, he sang "Red-Clad Ladies," urinated in the Jingguo Divine Toilet, and sang "The Big Sword Cuts Down on the Heads of the Japanese Devils." He was imprisoned twice in a row, but was eventually saved by my mother. His life was unconditionally released, just like when he unconditionally surrendered back then!
This starting point is freaking too high!
Therefore, everyone naturally has a high level of anticipation for the activities of the "Silk Road Blossoms" theater troupe, as well as their performances abroad...

Under these circumstances, Shen Ming'en's performance this round is still a "chorus" type of work, and he is still collaborating with the well-known and highly regarded "Dawn Orchestra" in the industry!
Tell me, how could these viewers not be excited!

On that day, the related keywords became a trending topic and remained high on the trending list. Weibo had an "anticipation value" activity, and on that day alone, more than 80 million people clicked "anticipate" and made reservations to watch the live stream!

To be honest, the Silk Road Blossoms Theatre Troupe's event has generated an explosive amount of buzz!
One thing that no one can deny is that Shen Mingen's popularity is truly astounding. It is estimated that no one in the Chinese entertainment industry dares to surpass him. When it comes to "popularity," if he says he is second, no one dares to say he is first.

But then again...

This surge in trending topics was solely due to the official announcement of the next stop for the "Silk Road Blossoms" theater troupe. The troupe's official account made no mention of the program itself, nor did anyone disclose what performance Shen Ming'en would be preparing or what songs he would be singing…

The "chorus" type of program that Shen Ming'en and he were going to collaborate on with the Chenxi Theater Troupe was just a "rumor"!

The mere mention of "it is rumored" propelled it to the top three of the trending topics lists on various platforms!
Do you think this is normal?

This is definitely not normal!

There must be someone behind it all, "stirring things up"!

Even a passerby, let alone someone with eyesight, could tell at a glance that someone had definitely spent money!

But many people are actually a bit strange...

In other words, who would voluntarily pay money to promote Shen Ming'en?

Shen Mingen's popularity in the Chinese entertainment industry goes without saying; those in the know understand. Everyone knows that because Shen Mingen offended those capital groups early on and has never "bowed down and admitted defeat," even now that he's incredibly famous, he's still being targeted by those capital groups in the Chinese entertainment industry...

This can be seen from the fact that he hasn't had any decent endorsements or advertisements to date.

Endorsements and advertisements can account for over 80% of a top celebrity's income. If they don't have these, it must be those capitalists setting him up and "pulling strings" behind the scenes!
In this situation, who would spend money to promote Shen Ming'en?
Is it Shen Ming'en himself? Don't be ridiculous. The little money he made from "Spark Melody" was all used for charity and contributing to the country. The only thing he kept going was all invested in "Bright Sword". He hasn't even recouped his investment yet. Where is he going to get money for promotion and traffic?

On some platforms, the top trending topics list can easily generate millions of views. Do you think this is a joke?
Who paid for this publicity campaign remains a mystery...

at the same time.

On the same day that Shen Ming'en's "Silk Road Blossoms" became a trending topic, Liu Rong, the CEO of Yingyue Media, the company behind "Chinese Music Awards," was also looking at the news online in Beijing.

Looking at the news circulating online that Shen Ming'en would be performing a new "chorus" piece with the renowned "Dawn Orchestra" at a grand event hosted by the "Silk Road Blossoms" troupe, Liu Rong's lips curled into a strange smile.

Logically speaking, Liu Rong shouldn't be happy to see so many glamorous news about Shen Mingen online. After all, their relationship with Shen Mingen had already become irreconcilable when Shen Mingen left "Chinese Music Awards".

Why was Liu Rong still smiling?
Is it because you're naturally cheerful?
Definitely not...

"President Liu," the male secretary beside Liu Rong laughed along with her, and said, "This time the news is flying everywhere, and the whole internet is looking forward to Shen Ming'en's new work. More than 80 percent of their troupe's publicity budget has been spent on this, and we've also contributed a lot to it. I estimate that ruining Shen Ming'en this time is a sure thing."

"Ha ha……"

Liu Rong first let out a long roar, then shook her head and said, "We have to thank Mr. Zhao from Juli Media for this; he also contributed a lot!"

With such overwhelming "publicity" online, do you think it's something that Yingyue Media alone could achieve?

There must have been contributions from other companies as well!

You know, there are just too many companies in the Chinese entertainment industry that can't stand to see Shen Ming'en doing well. With Yingyue Media and Juli Media leading the way, many other companies are secretly instructing their own marketing accounts to quietly follow suit and stir up some drama...

This kind of "costless" opportunity, which also gives Shen Mingen a chance to "kick someone when they're down," is one that no one would easily let go of!
Moreover, Shen Ming'en's agency, Ruixing Entertainment, had also secretly helped them a lot...

Speaking of "Ruixing Entertainment", Liu Rong also wanted to complain because of the things Shen Mingen did in his private life, several artists in their company were recently named and "blacklisted" by the authorities!

Those guys were all "cash cows," and some of them were top-tier young idols, but Ruixing Entertainment paid a heavy price for it!

Liu Rong hadn't expected that even after things had come to this point, and the Qin family had finally quieted down, they still wouldn't stop...

It's not hard to see just how much they "hate" Shen Ming'en.

If nothing unexpected happens, even if Shen Ming'en bows his head and admits defeat, they will probably still ruin him.

In short, this is a good thing no matter what.

Shen Ming'en, that kid, is a shrew. He didn't share his work with everyone when he made "Sparkling Melody" or "Bright Sword," yet he made a fortune while everyone else just watched. It would be strange if anyone didn't target him!

However, Liu Rong knew about General Manager Zhao of Juli Media. She couldn't completely treat him as one of her own. After all, he was different from others. He had benefited from Shen Ming'en's "Sparkling Chapter." He didn't want to ruin Shen Ming'en; he just wanted to suppress him and let him know what was going on. He was fundamentally different from Liu Rong and the others.

"President Liu," the male secretary said, seeing that Liu Rong was quite happy, he couldn't help but tease her again, "Let's wait and see what Shen Ming'en's work is like. Maybe his work is of very high quality?"

As soon as these words came out...

"Hahaha..." Liu Rong laughed so hard.

The male secretary laughed along, and the two were clearly joking. They both felt that the "duet" type of song was too difficult, and Shen Ming'en was determined not to write it.

They were all now somewhat waiting to see Shen Ming'en make a fool of himself, waiting for him to produce a mediocre piece so they could have a good laugh at him...

But it was at this moment that...

"Dong dong..."

Suddenly, a knocking sound came from outside the door.

"Go in," Liu Rong said casually, slightly suppressing her smile.

The office door opened, and a female assistant walked in. She seemed flustered, walking quickly and saying as she went, "Mr. Liu, it seems their theater troupe sent some news, saying..."

"?" Liu Rong frowned and asked, "What did you say?"

A message suddenly came from [Silk Road Blossoms], and something seems off...

“It is said that…” The female assistant hesitated for a moment before saying, “It is said that Shen Ming’en wants to keep the suspense, and plans not to participate in the group rehearsal or submit the list of works. He will just perform live on the day to see the truth.”

As soon as these words came out...

"..."

Liu Rong and her male secretary were both taken aback.

The two stared at each other for a while before they came to their senses.

Before Liu Rong could even open her mouth, the male secretary shouted, "What is he doing? Is he taking advantage of his privileges? Acting like a big shot? Everyone else is going to rehearsals but he's not? What's he thinking? What gives him the right?!"

Why did they dare to so openly and boldly "go with the flow" and help the [Silk Road Blossoms] theater troupe promote Shen Ming'en and the "Dawn Orchestra"'s "chorus" performance?

It's because they themselves knew very well that Shen Ming'en's performance in collaboration with the Morning Light Orchestra would definitely involve participating in the rehearsal performance of the [Silk Road Blossoms] Theater Troupe.

If Shen Ming'en's work is of good quality, they can back down in time when they see it and be mentally prepared beforehand, so they won't suffer too much loss...

They also have a "way out".

But now Shen Ming'en has no intention of participating in the rehearsals of the "Silk Road Blossoms" troupe!

Is this for real?!
What level of event is that?!
His activities with CCTV, or even overseas performances, have he gone mad? Who would allow him to be so willful?!
But then again…

Liu Rong seemed to sense that Shen Ming'en was declaring war on them.

This kid's suggestion to skip rehearsals and not announce the program list at this time seems a bit like a "bluff" or "show of force"!
……

(End of this chapter)