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

Chapter 54: No hardcore elements, just fan service!
"Smart." Facing everyone's gaze, Ma Ling didn't shy away from acknowledging this point.

She just mentioned using "different languages" as the theme, like European, American, Japanese, or Korean languages. That doesn't fit the program's theme, and the production team could easily face a public relations crisis and be reprimanded by higher-ups...

But Cantonese is different!
Cantonese is a truly authentic Chinese language!

It is a local dialect, and it is the only language that has the same, or even higher, status as regular Mandarin pop music!

"..."

An awkward silence fell over the meeting room once again.

Ma Ling's meaning is actually quite clear...

Produce a program with a theme in Cantonese, where singers create songs.

Cantonese is very different from Mandarin, which is the mainstream language in mainland pop music. Very few mainland singers can speak Cantonese, let alone sing it. It is difficult for them to even speak it. Many mainland singers give people an awkward feeling when they sing Cantonese songs. People who can speak Cantonese basically can't understand it, let alone use it to create music.

Not to mention, they're also incorporating elements of revolutionary songs...

With such a full stack of buffs, I don't believe Hagion can break through the encirclement!
Using Cantonese, or Hong Kong pop, as the theme can effectively curb Shen Ming'en's influence, while also providing the production team with some buzz.

In recent years, music variety shows themed around "Hong Kong pop" and "nostalgia" have become quite common in the Chinese entertainment industry, and they have generally achieved good results. Ma Ling doesn't believe that Director Niu, a well-known variety show director in the industry, is unaware of this.

"Tsk..."

Upon seeing this, Director Niu couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement, thinking to himself that Ma Ling really was... still harboring the ambition to destroy Emperor Ming'en!
He didn't answer Ma Ling immediately, not because he didn't want to, but mainly because he didn't want to eliminate Shen Ming'en. At that moment, Director Niu's gaze swept across everyone in the meeting room, his eyes seeming to imply, "A bunch of good-for-nothings, hurry up and think of a solution!"

Ironically, in the past, when Director Niu gave everyone meaningful glances, he was always telling them to figure out how to eliminate Shen Ming'en; but now, he's thinking about how to save Shen Ming'en and how to bail him out!

Everyone understood the implication, but what good solutions did they have?
Just then, Director Niu's gaze fell upon Zhou Yang not far away...

"cough……"

Zhou Yang felt a little uneasy under Director Niu's gaze. His little head suddenly clicked, and an idea came to him. He coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention, and said:
"Sister Ma, what you said is correct, but none of our show's guests speak Cantonese..."

As soon as these words came out...

Everyone’s eyes lit up!
Then he immediately chimed in:

"Yeah yeah!"

"These past few episodes have been filled with set topics and traditional opera, leaving everyone exhausted and feeling incredibly uncomfortable."

"Sister Lu almost had a breakdown last time, and she almost quit recording. I had to persuade her to come back after much pleading..."

"Ji Cheng has mentioned our production team countless times when he was criticizing Shen Ming'en on Weibo, and he always had quite a few arguments about it!"

"Not to mention that old bastard Zheng Yun, he's always making sarcastic remarks about us to our faces. If we threw him into the Yangtze River, the whole country would be drinking Longjing tea; if he jumped into the Pacific Ocean, the whole world would understand tea culture..."

"They don't speak Cantonese, what are they supposed to do?!"

…“Hmm~” Director Niu chuckled, looking at Zhou Yang with a gratified expression, thinking to himself, “You kid truly deserve to be my most talented disciple!”
From now on, he will no longer be Zhou Yang of Biyang, but Niu Gulu Zhou Yang!
"Little Ma, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth," Director Niu said directly to Ma Ling, "In these past few episodes, so many challenges have been set up to eliminate Shen Ming'en. The guests are already full of resentment. If this continues, let alone whether Shen Ming'en is eliminated or not, they won't be able to continue filming."

That's absolutely true.

When celebrities appear on TV shows, it's partly to make money, and partly to boost their online presence and image.

Before the show was filmed, the production team said there was no set topic and everyone could improvise. But after the show started, because of a guy named Hajime, it became all about youth, school life, and traditional opera...

They increase the intensity every now and then!
Not to mention how difficult it is, the key issue is that singing things you're not good at, don't understand, or can't do easily leads to poor singing and performance, which in turn results in criticism from the audience!
In that episode of "Youth Campus," they formed a team of two or three, but Shen Ming'en's rendition of "Ode to Young China" completely humiliated them. They were all just supporting characters to Shen Ming'en, and they were all clowns.
The topic of "Opera and Opera Singing" in the last episode almost made these singers cry. The entire week, the production team was subjected to their criticism and complaints. After the show aired, some of their poor performances were even used as material by a group of bloggers in the parody section of Bilibili. How could they possibly bear that?!
People like Ji Cheng and Hua Zichen are irresponsible, while people like Zheng Yun and Lu Anqing are likely to ruin their reputations in their later years!

Just say it!
If we continue with this level of difficulty, and keep using them as stepping stones for Shen Ming'en, do you think they'll be willing to accept it?!

Don't even mention giving him more appearance fees. Even if you give him more appearance fees, it's not worth it if his image and persona are affected by Shen Mingen!
Is it acceptable for you to make money once and then affect someone else's ability to make money for the rest of their life?!
Are you stupid or is the other person stupid?!

Inside the meeting room, Director Niu immediately started to "play the victim" for Ma Ling, saying that if the production team dared to include a Cantonese topic in this episode, these singers would definitely risk breaching their contract and going to court by terminating their contracts and walking away from the show.

If everyone stops playing and turns against each other, will Shen Mingen be left to sing alone?

Ah, Hakeem, he alone can carry the entire show's viewership, but what kind of show is it if it's just him? What's the point of ranking? He's both first and last, how can you eliminate him?!

Don't think Director Niu is exaggerating. These pampered and spoiled people in the entertainment industry are capable of anything.
They're used to eating bland food, so if you push them a little harder, these pretentious bastards will definitely cause trouble!

Director Niu and the main creative team in the meeting room echoed each other, collectively "playing the victim," making it seem as if Ma Ling's insistence on her own opinions was her problem.

But Ma Ling showed no sign of being "morally blackmailed" by the production team; she stated directly:
"I've also considered this, so I suggest that we invite some Hong Kong singers to help out..."

This statement came out.

"..."

The previously noisy and chaotic meeting room, filled with various attempts to gain sympathy, suddenly fell silent once again.

Everyone's lips twitched; they were speechless for a moment...

No one present was a fool. As soon as Ma Ling said "invite Hong Kong singers," everyone understood what she meant almost instantly.

Aren't you afraid of difficulties?
Don't you think it's too intense for the guests?

This time, we're not going for high intensity; this time, we're giving away freebies!

It's okay if you don't understand; just find someone who does!

If I give you 500 million, and you don't know how to find a fund manager or how to calculate the annualized interest rate, you're completely clueless because you've never been to business school.

Why don't you just hire someone from a business school?
There are five kinds of "f" in this world: tired, lazy, laughing, crying, and "If you can't lead a team, you'll just work yourself to death!"
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(End of this chapter)