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

Chapter 85 Hotel Fire, Fire Alarm! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Huh...huh...huh..."

Sneakers trotted across the coastal boardwalk. The morning sun shone on the boy's slightly reflective face, glistening with sweat. To his left lay the azure sea, and to his right, the lush green lawn. A few daisies by the roadside seemed to greet him with smiles. As he looked around, a variety of colors—red, blue, white, yellow, and more—came into view. The bleakness of winter was finally replaced by the vibrant colors of spring.

Even the most ordinary person has a heart that appreciates beauty, let alone an elegant person like Emperor Ming'en. Running and sweating in such an environment is incredibly comfortable. Occasionally, when he stops to stretch his legs, he doesn't forget to take a picture of Yao Shuli and send it to her.

Yao Shuli returned at noon today. She didn't have much work this week. She was originally supposed to come to the rehearsal for "Chinese Music Awards" this afternoon, but at the behest of Emperor Ming En, the production team moved her rehearsal to the evening. Moreover, it was a live-streamed rehearsal, so she didn't have to be there in person. This way, she could have the afternoon free to "rest"...

The entire production team now follows Hajime's lead without question. Whatever he says goes. Even the director, Niu Zhi, has to call him "godfather." Who would dare to disobey him?

Ha, what rest? Hajime is planning to take people to see the cherry blossoms. Apparently, the cherry blossoms in the nearby park are in full bloom, and the videos are all over the internet!

Spring is a season for appreciating flowers.

To be honest, Hajime is really high up in the eyes of those around him now. When he returned to the entrance of Yunhai Resort Hotel, there were three or four people waiting for him with towels and water, including his assistant Chen Jia and the crew members.

Chen Jia was even carrying a thermos filled with warm, comforting water, and her attitude was incredibly kind...

When Shen Ming'en returned from his morning run and saw his assistant Chen Jia, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure you've always worked as an assistant, and not a secretary?"

Look at her outfit...

She wore a tan bodycon stepmother dress, revealing two jade-like legs encased in black stockings, and her long hair was styled in wavy curls—she looked incredibly seductive.

"whee……"

Chen Jia blushed and smiled as she handed over the towel, winked at Shen Ming'en, and asked playfully:
"Want it?"

She was holding a towel, but she was definitely not talking about a towel.

Shen Ming'en knew all too well that this woman was part of a honey trap set by the company, but even so, he still replied, "Yes, I want her."

"What do you want?" Chen Jia stuck out her tongue and waved the towel in her hand.

As a result, Shen Mingen simply walked past her, took a disposable towel from the production crew member, and while wiping his sweat, said something like:
"I want our motherland to prosper and flourish!"

Chen Jia: "???"

"puff……"

The crew members on the show almost burst out laughing!
Chen Jia is really something... using this to test cadres?

Which cadre couldn't withstand such a test?!
Back in his hotel room, Shen Ming'en took a shower, changed into a handsome yet ordinary outfit, put on a black plastic mask and that classic "veteran actor" gray baseball cap, and finally slung a black backpack over his shoulder before discreetly leaving the room.

Without informing anyone, he quietly took the subway to a nearby large supermarket, where he went on a shopping spree, buying everything from potato chips, soda, calcium supplements, cola, jelly, bubble tea, White Rabbit candy, bread, and more...

With a large bag full, he also bought a bag of pastries and a few small cakes, enough to fit into his backpack, and carried the rest by hand. Only then did he head to the nearby park to see the cherry blossoms, completely satisfied.

It was 12:30 pm, and the area around the park was bustling with people. Although it wasn't the weekend, the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, and tourists were still coming in droves to admire them.

The parking lot was already full, and the cars at the entrance were completely blocked, unable to move. The area around the subway entrance was no better; every few minutes, a large group of people would emerge like zombies from "Train to Busan"...

Wearing a pink floral dress, Yao Shuli, with her slender figure and aloof temperament, couldn't see Shen Ming'en at all when she came out of the subway station, until a hand accurately passed through the crowd and tightly grabbed her wrist.

The female celebrity, who was feeling nervous about going out alone, finally lowered her guard after smelling Shen Mingen's familiar and pleasant scent, and let him lead the way into the park.

The park was crowded, and the cherry blossoms were beautiful. When people hear "cherry blossoms," many instinctively think of countries where people live comfortably, but cherry blossoms have never been exclusive to them...

You should know that cherry blossoms originated in our country!

According to authoritative works such as "The Great Cherry Blossom Book", cherry blossoms originated in the Himalayan region, including Yunnan, Sichuan and Chongqing in my country.

Cherry blossoms were already widely cultivated in palace gardens during the Qin and Han dynasties, more than 2000 years ago, while those living in more comfortable circumstances have only had them for a little over 1000 years...

Besides, their national flower isn't the cherry blossom, it's the damn chrysanthemum!

It's a wonder so many people travel all that way to see the cherry blossoms this season... Wuhan University's cherry blossoms, the world's largest cherry blossom garden in Guizhou, which one doesn't blow them away?
"it's beautiful……"

Girls of all ages naturally develop a love for beautiful things. Under the cherry blossom tree, Yao Shuli reached out and caught a few cherry blossoms that had been blown down by the wind. The pink and white cherry blossom petals seemed to blend seamlessly with her slender, delicate hand, a sight that was truly delightful.

Click, click! Guest Hajime was snapping photos of Yao Shuli with his camera, making her laugh. She asked, "Where did you get that camera?"

"I got it from the production crew." Hajiin, the cockroach bully, said that everyone on the production crew now greets him like "Godfather," and no one dares to refuse him whatever he wants.

Yao Shuli chuckled after hearing this: "How can you bully people like this?"

"They bullied me first, okay?" Shen Ming'en thought to himself that he was also miserable when the production team targeted him in the early days of the show.

After selling his sob story, Shen Ming'en took Yao Shuli to the riverbank. The babbling stream was flanked by lush green lawns, and many cherry blossom trees were irregularly arranged on both sides. Spreading out a picnic blanket and lying here, enjoying the breeze, admiring the flowers, and eating snacks would be absolutely wonderful!

It's worth mentioning that Yao Shuli's eyes lit up when she saw Shen Mingen carrying a large amount of "snacks" in his bag.

But the half of her face covered by the mask quickly looked a bit saggy. She pointed to her mask and asked Shen Ming'en, "How do I eat this?"

It's such a hassle for celebrities to go out. Damn it, they're always afraid of being recognized. They wear masks, hats, and sunglasses more often than they wear their phones when they go out...

Given Shen Ming'en and Yao Shuli's fame, and the large number of people admiring the flowers in this garden, if they were recognized here, they would have to contact the security personnel here to leave safely, even if they didn't call the police!

The two of them didn't even dare to take off their masks while taking photos, let alone eat now...

"I have a way!" Doraemon pulled an unopened mask from his bag, cut a small opening in the middle with scissors, put it on his face, and then pointed to the small opening and said, "Stuff it in here!"

This way you can eat without taking off your mask and without being recognized by others, which is a win-win situation!
Don't ask where the inspiration came from; it's just from watching too many live streams in the past...

It's worth mentioning that, seeing the hole in Shen Ming'en's mouth, Yao Shuli blushed slightly and waved her hand, saying, "Put...put what in...it's weird...I'm not wearing it..."

"What's strange about it?" Even the pure-hearted Emperor Ming'en was bewildered.

“If you don’t want that, I have another way…” Haji chuckled, taking off his coat as he spoke, and then…

He spread his hands out to form a tent-like shield, then grabbed the edge of his clothes with his right hand and draped it over Yao Shuli's shoulder, thus naturally achieving a "hug" posture.

The shadows enveloped Yao Shuli, yet made her face feel burning hot. This position, though concealing her identity, felt as if she were being held by Shen Mingen. The warmth and scent of his embrace kept seeping into Yao Shuli's nostrils, making her feel incredibly hot and bothered!
……

There were light shows and performances in the park at night, so Shen Ming'en and Yao Shuli played until late. It's said that Yao Shuli's assistant, Luo Luo, was going crazy looking for her at the production crew's place and almost called the police, but Director Niu managed to suppress the commotion...

"This Teacher Ming'en is really something..." Director Niu, who was watching the rehearsal, couldn't help but complain. He heard from the staff that Shen Ming'en had gone out at noon and hadn't returned yet. Thinking about how Shen Ming'en had instructed their production team to postpone Yao Shuli's rehearsal time and turn it into an online live broadcast... It's obvious that he had kidnapped Yao Shuli, right?
This wasn't the first time he'd been abducted by Yao Shuli...

As Director Niu was lost in thought, he heard footsteps beside him. Shen Ming'en's agent, Ma Ling, stormed over and angrily complained, "What? Why aren't you guys giving him any rehearsals?"

She only found out after arriving at the venue tonight that Shen Mingen wasn't even coming to the rehearsal for "Chinese Music Awards". She had originally wanted to see what song Shen Mingen would sing this time, but now it's all for nothing, she won't be able to see anything, it was a wasted trip.

"Ber, what are you worried about?" Director Niu's lips twitched. "Even if he sings something random this episode, he'll still get tons of buzz. What are you worried about?"

Previously, when they wanted to target Shen Ming'en and eliminate him, Ma Ling was anxious, which Director Niu understood...

They're not even eliminating him anymore, they're going to promote him, why are they in such a hurry?

What are you worried about?
“I mean…” Ma Ling was speechless for a moment before finally saying, “I mean, is this how you treat people differently? You haven’t given him a single rehearsal in all this time?”

Director Niu: "(￢_￢) Aim"

He thought to himself, wasn't it you guys who initially instructed us not to give rehearsals?
Why are you blaming me now?

Are you even human, Hajiling?
"Don't worry! I'm completely at ease!" Director Niu interpreted Ma Ling's worry as fear that Shen Ming'en might not rehearse before going on stage and cause an accident, so he said frankly, "He hasn't rehearsed for so many episodes, our production team knows his level better than anyone else, there won't be any problems."

At this moment, in this world, no one trusts Shen Ming'en more than Niu Zhi.

"..."

Ma Ling didn't speak, and looked at Director Niu as if she were looking at a fool.

This idiot still hasn't realized something's wrong. I really don't know how he's been in the industry for so many years... Seeing that Ma Ling's expression wasn't good, Director Niu thought she was worried that Shen Ming'en's song for the next episode wouldn't be good. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward and reassured her, whispering:

"To be honest, Shen Ming'en seemed to be working on a demo when he came back last night. Our staff member who lives next door to him heard it and even recorded a bit of it. The quality was top-notch, and the song was really good. You'll see when you listen to it..."

As he spoke, he took out his phone and sent Ma Ling a recording. Ma Ling turned her back and listened to it at a high volume for a while...

The faint voice of Shen Ming'en singing came through the receiver: "On this windy day, I tried holding your hand..."

Hearing the song, Ma Ling couldn't help but smile, a smile she hadn't shown in a long time.

Love songs, they're love songs!

It's definitely a love song!
Sweet little love songs!

It's a completely different style from the grand and majestic revolutionary songs!

This time it's definitely not a revolutionary song, absolutely not!

OK OK...

Very good!
awesome!
As long as Shen Mingen sings this song as promised, she will be able to eliminate this guy no matter what!

Then she can make this kid realize his mistakes, make him bow down and submit to her, and make him obediently become a puppet according to her requirements!
Just thinking about how Shen Mingen, this guy who always argues with everyone and everything, will finally have to be a good boy in front of her, makes Ma Ling smile happily!
"Haha, are you happy now?"

Seeing Ma Ling smile, Director Niu assumed that Ma Ling was very satisfied with Shen Ming'en's song, and he smiled along with her.

Both of them were laughing happily, believing that things would develop in the direction they wanted.

But it was at this moment...

"Tattoo..."

Not far away, a series of unusually rapid footsteps could be heard.

"Something's wrong...something's wrong! The director's in trouble, director!" a staff member shouted as he ran.

His face was filled with anxiety and extreme fright, and his forehead was covered in sweat—it was hard to tell if it was cold sweat or something else. When Director Niu heard what he shouted, he couldn't help but twitch his lips and yelled back:
"What the hell do you mean the director is in trouble? I'm perfectly fine!"

Seeing the staff's sloppy manner, Director Niu, who was in a good mood, was very upset that his fun had been ruined and scolded them irritably:

“Take your time and talk things out. What’s with all this impulsiveness? People will think everyone on our show is like this…”

His second half of the sentence was meant for Ma Ling, because Director Niu was a person who cared about his reputation and didn't want Ma Ling to look down on his production team.

However, Ma Ling remained expressionless, showing no interest whatsoever, as if she were indifferent to the matter.

What the hell does it matter to me whether something is good or bad, or whether something happens?
She only cares about Shen Mingen. As long as it's not about Shen Mingen, she doesn't care if the production team is in chaos.

It's worth mentioning that despite Director Niu's reprimand, the staff member wasn't intimidated at all. He ran to Director Niu, panting heavily, and anxiously pointed in the direction he had come from, saying:
"It's on fire...it's on fire! It's on fire!"

He seemed to have a slight accent, and because he was breathing heavily, he was slurring his words. He seemed to have said something before "it's popular," but Director Niu and Ma Ling didn't hear it; they only heard the words "it's popular."

"What the hell is so popular...?" Director Niu was speechless. "Can you please speak clearly before you speak!"

He knows their show is popular, and he also knows Shen Mingen is popular. Isn't that normal?

Currently, who in the Chinese entertainment industry can match the popularity of their shows?

Shen Ming'en's song this time will definitely be a hit. Director Niu knows that too. Why is there such a rush to shout about this?
"fire!"

The staff member was absolutely frantic!

Under the strange gazes of the two men, he finally took a deep breath, calmed his heavy breathing, and shouted:
"Fire! Fire!"

The words fell...

Ma Ling and Director Niu were both taken aback.

then……

Niu Zhi: "???"

Ma Ling: "???"

A series of question marks simultaneously appeared on their faces!

What the hell? ? ?

Fire?

Where is the fire?

Who's on fire?!
what the hell!

"Where's the fire?" Director Niu, no longer calm, shouted, "What happened?! Where?! Ah!"

Your mother!

Is it for real that it's on fire?!
No matter where it is, if a fire breaks out, it's related to firefighting...

In China, no place can withstand inspections from fire departments, tax authorities, accounting firms, and so on. If a fire breaks out in their production site, it means that their fire safety measures are inadequate and fail to meet standards. Once the fire department arrives, their production will have to stop airing!
This is still considered good!
If there are any casualties, their program team will not only be unable to broadcast, but will probably also have to bear legal responsibility!

Do you think this is a big deal?
It can't get any smaller!

Ma Ling, who was standing to the side, seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter and was no longer as indifferent as before.

To be honest, she was even thinking of slipping away right now, afraid that the place might be flooded and she didn't want to be buried here...

Fortunately, at that moment, a staff member said, "The hotel...the hotel over there!"

"A hotel...oh, that startled me..."

Upon hearing this, Ma Ling immediately wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. It turned out to be the hotel. The hotel was several kilometers away from here, so the fire couldn't reach them. At least she wouldn't be in any danger.

This is what Ma Ling initially thought...

But soon...

"Wait...a hotel?!"

Suddenly, as if struck by a sudden thought, she widened her eyes, stepped forward, grabbed the staff member's shoulders with both hands, shook him while staring intently at him, and asked loudly:

"Is this the hotel where the guests are staying?!"

"Over there in the sea of ​​clouds?!"

"Did Shen Ming'en go back?!"

"Is he inside?!"

"what?!"

Damn you!
If something happens to Shen Mingen, the consequences she will have to bear will be enormous!
Finally, things were on the right track. Finally, after this performance, she would be able to eliminate Shen Ming'en and force him to bow down to the company and the capital...

The dawn of hope is just around the corner, are you sure you want to extinguish it with a raging fire?!
Anyone can get into trouble, she'd even rather something happen to her, but Shen Mingen absolutely cannot get into trouble!!!

……

I'm begging for monthly votes!!!

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