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

Chapter 296 He will follow the organization's arrangements without charge! He is truly devoted to his country!
"Beijing Welcomes You," "Thousands of Mountains and Rivers," "You and Me"—Shen Ming'en has actually "handed over" many songs to the country. Besides these overtly known ones, there are also songs like "Me and My Motherland" from his early days, "My Chinese Heart" performed recently by Da Piao Liang, and some military-themed works sung during the "Chinese Music Awards: Red Song Season." If Shen Ming'en were to perform any of these, he would have to consult with the authorities beforehand...

As for the matter of "handing over" the copyright of the songs to the country, Shen Ming'en not only did not protest at all, but he was even eager to hand over more works to the country, hoping to make as much contribution as possible to the country.

If all song copyrights were handed over to the state, how would people make a living?

Does that person live only to eat?!
Besides, would the government really let you go hungry?
Shen Ming'en can only say that he is happy to do something meaningful for the country!

So……

When Shen Ming'en received the call from CCTV-8's drama channel, he knew the whole story perfectly well and asked casually without even thinking:
"Is it about the TV broadcasting rights for 'Bright Sword'?"

"emmm..."

The woman on the other end of the phone clearly hadn't expected Shen Mingen to get straight to the point so quickly. She thought they would exchange pleasantries and mince words, so she was momentarily taken aback...

The CPU was running at full speed. After a moment, the woman finally came to her senses, nodded, and smiled:
"Looks like quite a few of our fellow TV stations have been contacting us lately, haven't they?"

As expected of a staff member from the main station, there was a hint of pride in his words. Although he didn't mean to look down on other TV stations that approached Shen Ming'en, the use of "fellow TV stations below" was quite clever...

“Yes, indeed,” Shen Ming’en said with a helpless smile, “My phone has been ringing off the hook lately.”

While he was abroad, Shen Ming'en received numerous calls about his personal cell phone number, even though he hadn't shared it widely. The TV stations had extensive connections, after all!
After returning to China, despite deliberately avoiding any contact with him, the number of people secretly trying to find him through connections was still overwhelming.

Although Shen Ming'en wasn't exaggerating at this moment, and was simply speaking the truth with some emotion, his words still made the staff member on the other end of the phone from the CCTV drama channel feel extremely pressured...

It goes without saying how popular Shen Ming'en's "Bright Sword" is now. Not to mention that it is the "biggest hit drama of the year" on all platforms this year, looking at the Chinese entertainment industry over the past ten years, this drama is probably also very competitive!
As a fellow professional, this person in charge was well aware of how high and outrageous the offers were from the TV stations that approached Shen Ming'en...

Although Shen Ming'en has always had a good reputation and has consistently tried his best to maintain a good relationship with the central station, even at the cost of sacrificing some interests, well...

Anyone in this industry knows the true nature of these celebrities and artists creating a persona.
Therefore, when the person in charge approached Shen Ming'en to discuss the television broadcast rights for "Bright Sword," he was somewhat apprehensive...

The anxiety wasn't just because so many people were approaching Shen Ming'en, but also because of their asking prices...

It's definitely not as many as its competitors.

CCTV is, after all, directly under the official government. The classic phrase "limited budget" in entertainment variety shows might just be a joke, but it's a genuine statement from CCTV.

Yes!
indeed!

As a national-level channel, being broadcast on CCTV is definitely much better than being broadcast on other local satellite TV channels. But which of these celebrities and actors in the entertainment industry isn't making a movie or a show just to make money?
They're not stupid; they wouldn't give up such an exorbitant "copyright fee" just to maintain a good relationship with CCTV.

No matter how good Shen Mingen's reputation is, you should always be wary of him "creating a persona" if you haven't actually met him...

all in all!
Although Hajime spoke casually about how those local platforms contacted him, even sounding somewhat impatient and like he wanted to complain, it still put immense pressure on the staff member from the CCTV drama channel...

Naturally, they weren't entirely confident about the copyright to Shen Ming'en's "Bright Sword".

However, being from the front desk, the latter hesitated for a moment before smiling and politely saying:

"The quality of the TV series 'Bright Sword' speaks for itself, and it certainly deserves everyone's enthusiastic support. If I were Teacher Ming'en, I would definitely hold out for the highest bidder, and then..."

Then she talked a lot, praising Shen Ming'en the whole time, and to be honest, she seemed really happy.

But...

As they were talking, they started walking down the path.

They started by talking about the differences between those local TV stations and our central station, how great our central station is, after all, it's a national station... and so on.

I've said a lot.

Shen Ming'en was just joking.

Actually, sometimes it's quite interesting to communicate with people from the official side like Liu Yu. They seem to be very shrewd and know how to get along with people.

Every time someone comes to you with a purpose, they can't just tell you directly what they want to achieve. They always beat around the bush, say a lot of nice things, and then finally get to the point.

If they lack confidence in other aspects, they might elaborate more on their "background" to make people yearn for them.

Shen Ming'en has been very busy these past few days. He's busy filming "Bright Sword," and in a couple of days he'll have to go back to prepare for "Sparkling Melody." Yao Shuli's "Music Journey" also needs him to join for an episode. These past few days have been incredibly hectic, so Shen Ming'en hasn't had much time to chat with the other person. Besides, he didn't intend to make things difficult for the other person, who was just a staff member responsible for communicating with him...

therefore!

Before the other party could even elaborate on their "background" and utter that "but," Shen Ming'en stated directly:
"Excuse me, I need to interrupt for a moment. I have things to do today and I'm quite busy, so I probably won't have much time to chat..."

Shen Ming'en had been as polite and courteous as possible when he said this, but the woman on the other end of the phone was clearly embarrassed after being interrupted. She thought that Shen Ming'en did not intend to cooperate with them, so she did not intend to listen to him finish speaking.

At that moment, the woman on the other end of the phone was subconsciously thinking about Shen Ming'en, thinking that even if this guy knew that the fees our headquarters could offer were not as high as those big-spending internet celebrity TV stations, he still couldn't just hang up without listening to the rest of the conversation, right?
Central Bank, you don't even respect Hajime anymore?!

It's a good thing that almost everyone at CCTV favors Shen Ming'en and has a very good reputation for him. They even managed to get him the "final act" spot on the Spring Festival Gala despite everyone's objections. I'll definitely have to say a lot of bad things about him to the leaders later...

That's what the woman on the other end of the phone was thinking.

But it was at this moment...

Shen Ming'en suddenly changed the subject and said directly:
"You can prepare the contract and send it to the production team. I won't charge you for the fees. You can decide how many years the authorization is for; I'll follow the organization's arrangements."

Shen Ming'en said this casually. At first, the woman on the other end of the phone didn't quite react...

Just moments ago, she was still furious with Shen Mingen because of his "attitude," and the woman subconsciously assumed that Shen Mingen was going to say something to refuse her and then hang up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, she had already planned out how to talk to her boss about Shen Ming'en's "character"...

As the woman listened to Shen Ming'en's words on the other end of the phone, she suddenly realized that something seemed a little... off.
Ber……

What?
What did you say
The contract was sent to the production team?
The fee... is no longer charged?
How many years is the license valid for...? We decide?

You, Hajime, actually said something as valuable as "following the organization's arrangements"?!
To be honest, Shen Ming'en's turn of events was truly too "divine," to the point that this female staff member from the CCTV drama channel was genuinely taken aback.

At this moment, any normal person would be shocked by the "substance" of Shen Ming'en's words!

Listen to what Shen Ming'en said...

They're offering free services again, and they've set the license period...

As I've said many times before, the TV broadcast rights for Shen Ming'en's "Bright Sword" have been so fiercely contested by local TV stations that the price has already been driven up to nearly a hundred million!
Under normal circumstances, any adult with normal intelligence and who isn't stupid would never say they'd give up a copyright fee that's worth more than a small fortune and give it away for free! They would give it away for free to other platforms!

This alone was enough to make this female staff member of the CCTV drama channel feel very "shocked"!

Not to mention, Shen Ming'en also said that they had decided on the number of years for the authorization!
To know!
Normally, when a TV station buys the broadcasting rights to a TV series, it usually purchases a one- to three-year contract at once...

If it's a small, unknown TV series with little fame and little influence, they might hope that the TV station will buy it for three to five years to make a lot of money at once, so that they won't go hungry if the series flops later.

However, if it's a very, very famous TV series with an excellent production foundation and that generates buzz even before it airs, the production team and company might not be willing to grant more licenses...

Because the authorization period has expired, the next platform may offer a higher price, allowing them to obtain higher profits.

Given the current explosive popularity of Shen Ming'en's "Bright Sword" on online platforms, under normal circumstances, from an industry insider's perspective, he would almost certainly choose a one-year license, and no more...

But now!
He told the staff member in charge of communications at the CCTV drama channel that they would decide how many years the authorization would last...

Isn't he afraid that the other party will just give him a ten-year authorization?!
Although the possibility is not high, and the head office would not take advantage of him, it's better to be safe than sorry!
If that happens, Shen Ming'en may not receive any copyright fees from television stations during the contract period for "Bright Sword"!

Did he really say those things without even blinking?!
To be honest, at that moment, the female staff member from the TV drama channel on the other end of the phone really couldn't believe her ears. She even subconsciously pinched her thigh...

"hiss……"

pain!
It really hurts!
It hurts so much to pinch a small piece of flesh between your thumb and forefinger!

It was this sting that made the female employee quickly accept reality.

Even the female staff member at the front desk was stunned for a long time before finally stammering out a sentence to Shen Ming'en:
"You...you're serious? You're not kidding me, are you?"

To be honest, the reason this female staff member was so respectful to Shen Ming'en at first was simply because she felt her price wasn't high. Even if she had connections at the front desk, she figured she would be polite and easy to talk to...

But now, her respect for Shen Mingen comes purely from the heart.

I suddenly felt a deep sense of respect for him.

Shen Ming'en chuckled upon hearing this...

"Have you ever heard of anyone daring to joke about the central control room?"

In the Chinese entertainment industry, CCTV is still a very prestigious organization. As an artist in the entertainment industry, you wouldn't dare to joke about CCTV, because they could really blacklist you if they disagree with you.

Even if your actions aren't serious enough to warrant a complete ban, or if you have powerful connections that prevent you from being directly blacklisted, this incident will definitely damage your image as an artist once it's exposed...

It goes without saying how "popular" and positive Shen Ming'en's image is. If the joke about CCTV is confirmed and spread, his career might collapse tomorrow.

Is he the kind of person who deliberately seeks his own downfall?

"Yeah...yes...ha..."

Even after Shen Ming'en confirmed it himself, the female staff member on the other end of the phone still couldn't quite believe it. After a moment's hesitation, she finally said again:
"Mr. Ming'en, let me confirm. You just said you would grant us the television broadcasting rights, waive all licensing fees, and allow us to decide the number of years for the license, right?"

To be honest, what she said was a bit impolite, and it gave off a bit of a... opportunistic vibe.

But at that moment, she couldn't care less about any of that; she just wanted to make sure she hadn't misheard...

“Yes, you heard me right,” Shen Ming’en said with a helpless smile, “The television broadcasting rights for ‘Bright Sword’ will be handed over to the state unconditionally, and we will obey all organizational arrangements without taking a single penny!”

There was a strange, inexplicable sense of satisfaction in saying that!
Even though he had already confirmed that Shen Ming'en's words were absolutely true, the head of the CCTV drama channel was still shocked.

can only say……

Shen Ming'en, the "Red Song Spokesperson," truly lives up to his name!

His love for his country was genuine!
……

(End of this chapter)