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

Chapter 61 Offering oneself in return?

Splash, splash, splash. As an i-boy who especially loves rainy days, Shen Mingen swears he has never hated rain so much.

He realized he was having some bad luck. It was pouring rain in Qingdao, but why was it still raining nonstop in Chongqing?
Is the Rain God chasing after him and holding a concert?

Later, after checking the weather information, I found out that, my dear, that dark cloud had been blowing from north to south. It rained the whole way from Qingdao to Chongqing because he was completely following the dark cloud. Now that he was coming from Chongqing to Qingdao, it stopped raining.

"Is it my fault?" Shen Ming'en pouted.

The time was 2:30 pm the next day. When Shen Ming'en got up in the morning, Yao Shuli had already gone out to work. The event she was to attend was scheduled for the morning, and she was going to the recording studio to record a song in the afternoon. Shen Ming'en had no choice but to go to the recording studio to see her in the afternoon.

The recording studio was crowded with people, including Yao Shuli's team members and the studio staff. They were all in a bad mood, with gloomy faces.

Shen Ming'en inquired with Yao Shuli's seemingly easy-going assistant, Nan Nan, and learned that it seemed Yao Shuli had been unwell recently, her voice was in poor condition, and the recording quality wasn't very good, making the audio unusable...

At the same time, the title track for the new album was still undecided.

Shen Ming'en couldn't help but purse his lips. He could help with the new album's title track, but there was nothing he could do about the poor condition of her voice. It was embarrassing to admit, as a transmigrator, she didn't even have a system. If she had a system that could exchange for [voice potions], she wouldn't be in such an awkward situation.

"They're in a real mess here too, no wonder the Chinese Music Awards can't get things done..." Shen Ming'en pursed his lips.

After finishing her work in the afternoon, Yao Shuli went to the hospital for an IV drip without even having dinner. The kind-hearted opera singer insisted that Shen Mingen not come with her, saying that there were too many germs in the hospital and she was afraid he would get infected...

These days, hospitals are filled with all sorts of germs, and almost all of them are infectious.

Shen Mingen said he didn't care, as he exercises regularly and is stronger than an ox, and even if he catches a cold, he will recover quickly.

Unable to refuse him, Yao Shuli had no choice but to allow him to wear a mask and stay with her.

During his IV drip, Shen Mingen chatted with Yao Shuli about his time on "Chinese Music Awards," mentioning that the production team had recently become much nicer to him, practically treating him like a father...

They used to steal his chive pancakes and chicken breast all the time, but now they protect his braised beef every day, and anyone who passes by has to report to him.

But to Shen Ming'en's surprise, Yao Shuli didn't laugh when she heard this; instead, the corners of her beautiful mouth twitched slightly...

After finishing the IV drip, at Shen Ming'en's request, they went to a hot pot restaurant in a nearby residential building for a meal. The assistant didn't want Yao Shuli to eat there, but Shen Ming'en had come all the way from Chongqing, so how could they not have a hot pot meal?
It's worth mentioning that Shen Ming'en had no concept of the spiciness of the birthplace of hot pot, and directly ordered an extremely spicy one.

At first, it was fine after a couple of bites, but after two or three minutes it started sticking out its tongue and panting, which made Yao Shuli giggle...

In the end, he barely ate any of the hot pot; he just ate the fried rice with eggs.

After finishing their meal and paying the bill, before leaving, Shen Ming'en casually asked Yao Shuli, "Do you need my help with the Cantonese song you're going to sing next episode?"

Yao Shuli was slightly taken aback upon hearing this...

The guests on the Chinese Music Awards program basically knew that she needed to find someone to help her in the next episode, after all, Lolo had already been running around and working hard for the production team.

It wasn't that she wanted to ask for help, but her physical condition simply didn't allow it, and she was already overwhelmed with work, so she really had no choice...

I feel a little embarrassed to approach Shen Ming'en.

“You don’t need to feel too guilty,” Shen Ming’en said, understanding her meaning. “You were also implicated by me this time, so it’s only right that I help you.”

Shen Mingen's help to Yao Shuli wasn't out of flattery, but rather because he felt a little indebted to her... You see, for this episode's [Cantonese] theme, the original plan of "Chinese Music Awards" was to invite a veteran Hong Kong singer to assist each of the other singers besides Shen Mingen, so that they would bring their own songs. If that were the case, Yao Shuli wouldn't have needed to think of any songs herself; the production team would have provided her with ready-made songs as a perk.

But isn't it because she's been spending too much time with Shen Ming'en lately...?

Whether it's due to the previous scandal or something else, some investors probably felt that Yao Shuli had contributed a certain amount of buzz to Shen Mingen, and that she occasionally showed a willingness to help him on the show. This led those investors to target Yao Shuli as well.

Therefore, for this episode's Cantonese theme, just like Shen Ming'en, the production team didn't invite any Hong Kong singers to help Yao Shuli...

She could have looked for them, but the problem is she's not familiar with Hong Kong singers, so even if she did, they might not have any existing works for her to use.

Almost half a week has passed, and her team still hasn't contacted anyone, clearly indicating that she plans to do it herself.

In this situation, since her performance hasn't been finalized yet, if things don't go well in the next episode, she might be eliminated before Shen Ming'en even gets eliminated...

Tell me, in this situation, wouldn't it be reasonable for Shen Ming'en not to help?
"He does have some sense of responsibility..." Upon hearing this, Yao Shuli's assistant, Nan Nan, couldn't help but look at Shen Ming'en with new respect.

But who knew that Shen Ming'en would immediately change his tune and say, "Of course, the song wasn't written for nothing, so the songwriting fee still needs to be paid."

Nan Nan: "(￢_￢) Aim"

Well, I wasted my time praising you!

As expected of you, Hagi!

It's worth mentioning that upon hearing this, Yao Shuli, who had been somewhat hesitant, suddenly burst into laughter. After a moment's hesitation, she stopped being coy and jokingly said, "We'll have to see how well you write it first. If it's not good, we might not use it."

Shen Ming'en's words were giving them a way out, and she understood that.

"Definitely." Shen Ming'en shrugged, showing no fear.

The matter was settled amidst laughter. Yao Shuli looked at Shen Mingen with a hint of guilt in her eyes, and said:

"I kept saying I could help you, but in the end I couldn't help you at all, and you ended up helping me instead..."

During the recording of "Chinese Music Center", Shen Ming'en had opportunities to sing with her and write lyrics for her. She was willing to help, but Shen Ming'en always cut through the difficulties and didn't need her help.

In the last episode, even her most proficient style of opera and traditional opera singing was easily overcome by Shen Ming'en.

She kept saying she would help him, but in the end, she never expected that she would become the one who needed help.

Seemingly noticing a hint of guilt in Yao Shuli's eyes, Shen Ming'en laughed and said in a joking tone:

"If you feel you owe me too much, I have no objection to repaying you with your body."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yao Shuli's fair and delicate face turned rosy at a speed visible to the naked eye.

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(End of this chapter)