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

Chapter 88 Countermeasures

"If you eat too many red beans, you'll all be lovesick, right?"

In the hospital corridor, Shen Ming'en was peeling a tangerine when he received a call from his assistant, Chen Jia...

I can't tell the difference between Wogan and Navel Orange, but I can distinguish between Papagan, and I always pronounce it as Babagan. Tsk tsk tsk.

To be honest, it was only because the production crew wasn't there that Shen Ming'en was scolded so badly.

The entertainment industry is actually quite murky, much more so than the waters under Shen Mingen's pet narcissus. There are things like raising virtual children, hiring dump trucks, and putting mercury in the water given to popular singers…

These are not uncommon occurrences; there are countless examples of things that go unnoticed in secluded corners and are suppressed by capital.

Compared to them, things like sleeping and taxes are really child's play.

Since those things could be suppressed, and since Shen Mingen's incident did not result in any casualties and was not the responsibility of the production team, why should the production team suspend the broadcast because of this?
The popularity brought by Emperor Ming'en was at its peak. Even if someone in the higher-ups had objections, the investors could use the excuse that Shen Ming'en sang patriotic songs in every episode to silence the other party.

"So I actually helped them out?" Shen Ming'en's lips twitched.

I never expected that my "correct general direction" would be plagiarized by these scoundrels. No wonder the entertainment industry is like this; they can copy anything!
“Strictly speaking…” Chen Jia put her hands behind her back, hesitated for a moment, and said with a wandering gaze, “Strictly speaking, this matter started because of you, and everyone was implicated by you. Teacher Ming’en, ​​you are the one who should have no complaints the least.”

According to the hotel's surveillance footage, although the identity of the arsonist is unknown, it was definitely aimed at Shen Ming'en. What do you think was the fire set at Shen Ming'en's room door?

"What a load of crap..." The entire tangerine peel was peeled off perfectly, and the obsessive-compulsive Emperor Ming En, feeling satisfied, didn't argue with Chen Jia. He simply asked, "Did I start the fire?"

"Emmm...no, but..."

"So it's my responsibility that he's targeting me?" Shen Ming'en asked again.

"No, but..."

"Then stop with the damn 'buts'!" Shen Ming'en said bluntly, "Does being a good person mean you should have a gun pointed at your head?"

If there's a problem, go find the arsonist. He set the fire specifically to target me, so if I'm to bear the responsibility, then even Dou E couldn't right this injustice.

Whose father are you trying to morally blackmail?!

Chen Jia, who had been sprayed in the face again, lowered her head and dared not speak. She was still a little uncomfortable working with Shen Ming'en. This cockroach bully, Haji'en, was all talk and no action. If you spoke to him nicely, you could talk things over. But if you complained or blamed him, he would turn into a big mouth and spray you to death.

Too lazy to waste words with Chen Jia, Shen Ming'en told her to wait outside for notification, and then carried the freshly peeled tangerines into the ward.

He broke it in half, popped one half into his own mouth in one gulp, and handed the other half to Yao Shuli. The latter seemed to have already heard the news, thanking Shen Ming'en for the tangerine and saying:
"You can go tonight, don't worry about me, I'm fine. I just need to be observed, I'm not hurt anywhere, you don't need to stay with me the whole time."

Shen Ming'en spat out several seeds with one bite, cursing under his breath that this damn tangerine had so many seeds, while replying to Yao Shuli, "If you don't go, what am I supposed to sing love songs for?"

Something feels a bit strange...

It's important to know that this week's theme for "Chinese Music Awards" is "emotions, love, and love songs," and the entire week's marketing has revolved around Yao Shuli and Shen Ming'en. Everyone knows the two will be singing love songs for each other...

In that case, with Yao Shuli absent, who is Shen Mingen singing for?

Sing it to the production team, those people with itchy noses?

They deserve it too!

Director Niu Zhi wanted to postpone filming for this very reason.

“Or…” Sitting upright on the hospital bed, Yao Shuli gently broke off a small segment of tangerine and put it into her cherry-like mouth. As she chewed, her cheeks puffed out slightly, and her pretty face turned slightly red. She suggested to Shen Ming'en, “You can also sing to others.”

"Huh?" Shen Ming'en was taken aback by his words...

What are you playing around with?

What does it mean to sing for someone else?

Are you serious about asking me to sing love songs for other people?
Shen Ming'en almost lost his temper and said, "Old Yao, you're being heartless again..."

Who carried you all the way from the hotel to the ambulance, and from the ambulance to your hospital bed last night?
Who risked their own safety to wait for you downstairs amidst the billowing smoke?
Even if it's a rock, if I, Shen Yunlong, put it in my chest, it should warm up by now, right?

Seemingly realizing that Shen Mingen had misunderstood, Yao Shuli hurriedly waved her hands and explained, "No, no, that's not what I meant. Of course, the love song is still for me..."

Halfway through her sentence, the opera singer suddenly realized that what she had said seemed a bit ambiguous. What did she mean by "sing me a love song"?
Her face turned brighter than the red apple beside her in those few seconds, and she waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "No, I mean... I mean..."

That's what she meant, but she couldn't say it that way. For a moment, she didn't know what else to say, so she started to ramble and fumble.

"You mean, if you want me to sing praises of others, it doesn't necessarily have to be about romantic love, right?" Shen Ming'en hit the nail on the head.

“Yes, yes, 4 of 4.” Yao Shuli nodded.

"Look how flustered you are, why are you blushing, hahaha..." Shen Ming'en laughed.

"Who...who's blushing!" Yao Shuli exclaimed angrily, throwing a tissue at him.

Amidst the playful banter, Shen Ming'en also thought for a moment...

The theme for this episode is "emotions, love, and love songs." Although it wasn't explicitly stated that it had to be romantic love, the meaning was quite clear.

Shen Ming'en originally planned to write a love song according to the program team's wishes; the demo for "Sunny Day" was already finished, but now, given the current situation...

I don't feel anything when I sing love songs anymore.

Without Yao Shuli, the stage effect and feeling of the previous episode of "Courage" will definitely not be the same.

Therefore, Shen Ming'en immediately rejected the idea of ​​singing ordinary love songs...

What type should we switch to?

Shen Ming'en actually had the answer last night.

Last night, at the entrance of Yunhai Resort Hotel, watching the group of medical staff bustling back and forth, and the group of firefighters who rushed into the hotel billowing with thick smoke without regard for their own safety, Shen Ming'en had already made that decision.

When making the decision to change the song, Shen Ming'en, who went to the window to draw the curtains for Yao Shuli, glanced at the gloomy sky outside, narrowed his eyes slightly, and muttered to himself:
"That's just right..."

He had been suspicious of Hajiling's attitude towards him all week. He already felt that the weasel with the itchy nose was up to no good and was holding back something. Changing the song would be safer for him.

……

That's all.

Before we knew it, it was evening, and the recording studio for "Chinese Music Center" was set up.

"Whoa!!!"

The audience in the studio were either people with connections or people the production team had paid for, so even though netizens on various platforms had almost nailed the production team to the pillar of shame and hurled all sorts of insults at them, the audience was still very enthusiastic when the show started.

The comments and bullet screens in the online live stream were practically ripping off the entire "Chinese Music Awards" program.

It's worth mentioning that the video platform hosting the live broadcast received nearly 5 complaints within just five minutes of the broadcast starting...

This prompted the video platform to call the production team to ask what was going on, wondering if there were really that many reports.

One or two are manageable, dozens or hundreds can be suppressed, and even tens of thousands can be controlled with some effort...

There are hundreds of thousands of entries, and they're increasing at a rate of several thousand per minute. Are you kidding me?!

The worst part is that someone actually called the official complaint hotline to complain about the production team, leaving director Niu Zhi in a complete mess tonight!

"I told you not to broadcast! I told you not to broadcast! But you wouldn't listen!" Director Niu thought to himself that if things went wrong tonight, the show might be canceled outright. What difference would a couple of days make?!
Ma Ling ignored his complaints; Potato's attention was entirely focused on the stage, on Shen Ming'en, who was about to appear...

To be fair, Shen Mingen is really influential now. Despite many netizens reporting and complaining about the show, the barrage of criticism stopped the moment Shen Mingen appeared on screen. Many people actually really wanted to see his performance.

But it's not like there aren't any trolls who slip up...

someone said:
[Shen Ming'en's nose is so itchy, he still came even though Yao Shuli was hospitalized, tsk tsk tsk...]

[How dare he come? Apparently, he started the fire, sending people to the hospital, and yet he comes to perform. What a load of rubbish! Seriously!]

I told you long ago that this person was bound to collapse sooner or later, now you believe me, right?

……

"Oh my..."

Looking at these comments, Director Niu felt even more desperate.

This episode of their show was tailor-made for Shen Mingen and Yao Shuli with a theme of "emotions, love, and love songs." They originally thought it would be great to let the "Mingli CP" (Shen Mingen and Yao Shuli) have some sweet moments together!
Director Niu has already imagined what kind of amazing and breathtaking scene the scene will be on site!
He even went so far as to hire a professional camera director from South Korea, intending to create an idol drama feel for Shen Ming'en and Yao Shuli as a marketing ploy! And now look what happened…

Now Yao Shuli isn't coming anymore, only Shen Mingen is, and he's being attacked by Yao Shuli's fans.

The benefits of the CP (Content Provider) model are completely gone; instead, they've been negatively impacted...

You wanted him to be the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, but you never expected him to become the Void Devouring Flame!

What the hell is this?!

To be honest, even Director Niu and some of Shen Ming'en's fans couldn't figure out why Shen Ming'en agreed to come...

Because I feel that in this situation, it would be best if he didn't come, right?
If I come here, how can I not be called "heartless and ungrateful"?

Moral blackmail is truly everywhere.

Is Director Niu in despair right now?
definitely!
Throughout his career, Niu Zhi has never felt so desperate, anxious, or afraid as he does today.

But at the same time, a glimmer of hope remained in his heart...

That means Shen Mingen performed well in this episode, and the quality of Shen Mingen's new work in this episode was used to grab everyone's attention and gradually overshadow the impact of other things.

But it was at this very moment...

Ma Ling's words ruthlessly extinguished the last embers of hope that were burning within Director Niu, like a candle flickering in the wind.

"Alright, your production team, get ready to eliminate Shen Ming'en later."

At the time, Ma Ling was in the control room, along with all the other staff members of the production team. Because this episode was facing unprecedented public pressure, everyone was busy during the recording, and the studio was already unusually noisy...

But just as Ma Ling finished speaking...

"..."

An eerie silence fell over the entire studio.

The people who were busy suddenly froze on the spot, some turning to look at Ma Ling with a look of bewilderment and disbelief in their eyes...

Some people scratched their ears, as if they were wondering if they had misheard.
yes……

Did I hear that right?
What did Ma Ling just say?
Eliminate Shen Ming'en?
What's the meaning? !

its not right!
no……

Ma Ling and Shen Mingen are getting along quite well now, aren't they a loving artist and his loving manager?

During this week, Ma Ling was busy taking care of Shen Ming'en, providing him with assistants, nutritionists, makeup artists, and other staff. She even tailored his outfits and styling for events.

When the hotel caught fire a couple of days ago, Ma Ling ran out like a madwoman upon hearing the news. Her car sped at over 200 miles per hour, and she was one of the first people from the rehearsal area to arrive at the scene of the hotel fire.

Those who knew were aware that Shen Ming'en had gotten into trouble, but those who didn't might have been thinking that her father had gotten into trouble too!

Afterwards, she was also very worried about Shen Mingen's safety, and dragged Shen Mingen to do all kinds of tests, which lasted for a whole day without stopping.

Everyone on the production team saw all of this!

Not to mention Shen Mingen, everyone felt that the manager was absolutely sincere towards Shen Mingen!

In this situation……

Just as Shen Ming'en was about to go on stage, Ma Ling said to the production team, "Eliminate Shen Ming'en..."

Just say it!
These guys!
Who wouldn't be confused!
Who wouldn't doubt that they've misheard!

"You...you say something...what do you want to say???"

Upon hearing this, director Niu Zhi's eyes widened in disbelief, and he even started to stammer!

What the hell are you spouting here, Haki Ling?!

What the hell do you mean by eliminating Shen Ming'en?!
What did we talk about last week?!
Didn't we agree that we wouldn't target Shen Ming'en this week, but instead promote him and create a wildly popular show tailored specifically for him?!

Yes!
Sparrows are eating it!
Niu Zhi doesn't deny that things have taken an unexpected turn. Now that Yao Shuli is hospitalized, they can no longer create a CP (couple pairing) and reap the benefits together. But even so, as long as Shen Mingen performs normally, he can easily outshine the other singers, right?

What do you mean by asking our production team to eliminate him now?!

At that moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Ma Ling, as if everyone was waiting for the potatoes to give them an explanation.

At this moment, Ma Ling was standing in front of the window of the control room, a position from which she could accurately see all the images in the entire studio.

"Ha~"

She crossed her arms over her chest, chuckled, and a smile played on her lips. She had finally stopped pretending and revealed her true colors.

But the one who wasn't pretending wasn't a narcissus, but a bastard...

Turning to Director Niu, Ma Ling blurted out, "Why do you think I agreed to your proposal on the topic of 'love songs'?"

The words fell...

"..."

The control room fell silent once again.

Many people remained silent partly out of shock, and partly out of bewilderment, as if they hadn't understood what Ma Ling had said...

But Director Niu is not an idiot.

Upon hearing this, he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened instantly as he stared intently at Ma Ling!

He asked incredulously, "You mean you... deliberately went along with us, deliberately made him sing love songs instead of revolutionary songs, so that you could eliminate him?!"

Got it...

I understand everything!
Putting everything else aside, just from the meaning behind Ma Ling's words, Director Niu immediately understood everything. He realized that Ma Ling's "going with the flow" for Shen Ming'en was also a huge trap set for the production team!
Why couldn't the "Chinese Music Awards" program team eliminate Shen Ming'en back then?
Isn't it because this guy suddenly started singing revolutionary songs?
Such a popular song, if it were eliminated, the production team wouldn't be able to cover it up if the government questioned them!
Why did Zhou Yang, the Crouching Dragon, and Xu Qian, the Phoenix Chick, pose so many questions in the first place, hoping to eliminate Shen Ming'en?

Isn't it just an attempt to suppress him and prevent him from singing revolutionary songs?

just now……

The program team gave Shen Ming'en the task of singing love songs, love songs, and revolutionary songs.

just now……

Everyone knew that Shen Ming'en was going to sing a song that had absolutely nothing to do with patriotic songs.

just now!

you say!

The production team wanted to eliminate Shen Ming'en, so how could they not do it?!
So, from the very beginning, Ma Ling planned to set up such a gentle trap for Shen Mingen, so that he would fall into it?
So, from the very beginning, the production team was tricked by Ma Ling, right?

This woman never intended to support Shen Mingen in accordance with the program team's wishes, nor did she ever intend to change his contract in accordance with Shen Mingen's wishes!

From beginning to end, all she wanted to do was eliminate Shen Mingen, sideline him, give him a good beating, and make him obedient!

Even though she knew Shen Mingen only responded to gentle persuasion, she still planned to take a hard line with him, and there was no doubt about that!
"Clap clap clap..."

In the quiet control room, the sound of Ma Ling clapping her hands could be heard.

She smiled and gave Director Niu an approving look, saying frankly, "As expected of the chief director, you're quite clever."

The word "smart" sounded like a needle piercing deep into director Niu Zhi's heart!

If he were truly intelligent, how could he not see through Ma Ling's trap?

If he were truly intelligent, he wouldn't have cooperated with Ma Ling for a whole week so easily!
Ma Ling's words were, in a way, a sarcastic remark to him!
"Shall I knock?"

Director Niu slammed his fist on the table and stood up; he couldn't hold back any longer!
Today, you, Hajiling, must have sex, you absolutely must have sex!!!
……

(End of this chapter)