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

Chapter 98 Unwavering Dedication to Painting My China!

To be honest, the reason Shen Ming'en chose the song "Little River Flowing 1952" was twofold: firstly, he wanted to remember the great contributions of our heroic predecessors with everyone; secondly...

Actually, it's also because this song is sophisticated.

Whether viewed from a professional rap perspective or from the perspective of the folk music style that is integrated into the original world, "Little River Flowing" can basically be described as a masterpiece that is universally acclaimed.

He just wanted to give the audience something light and easy, you know?

The Chinese rap music in this world is just so rubbish, the kind that even a fool would shake their head at. All they do is use double rhymes, single rhymes, skipped rhymes, and who says single rhymes don't count...

Bet your mother the hell!
A flock of ducks, sent to Nanjing or Beijing, none of them will leave the city; they'll all end up on my dinner table!

He genuinely couldn't understand why some idiots were so obsessed with "rhyming" all the time...

It's not that "rhyming" is wrong, but rather, why is it wrong if there is no "rhyming"?
Isn't the most important thing about a song its lyrics, its arrangement, and its meaning?
Why does it mean that if it doesn't rhyme, it can't be called rap?

“Some people just can’t stand fine food…” Shen Ming’en shook his head inwardly. He understood the intentions of those little black-hearted guys and Ma Ling’s group. If they don’t like you, they’ll look at you with prejudice. No matter how well you do, they’ll always find something to criticize.

Doesn't Teacher Guo often say that the person who wronged you knows better than you how wronged you are?
It's fortunate, I guess...

Fortunately, Shen Ming'en didn't just prepare one song for this episode.

Fortunately, he had considered in advance that "Little River Flowing 1952" might be criticized for its rhyming issues...

So now, it's exactly what I wanted!

“You production team, you byd*&% I fuck you￥#@…”

At the time, the scene was filled with insults because of the host Hua Shao's "revelation".

One of the men on set had a grandfather who appeared to be a veteran from the Anti-Japanese War, whose death left him paralyzed from the waist down. Having grown up surrounded by hardship, he understood all too well how difficult life was for people of that era. He was initially deeply moved by the song praising revolutionary martyrs, but when he heard that the production team was agonizing over how to rank Shen Ming'en because of some damn "rhyme" issue, he immediately became furious.

They were yelling that they were going to call the police!
They were shouting that they would lead everyone to attack Yunlan... oops, attack the production team!

The scene became incredibly lively for a while...

On the high platform, Ma Ling and Director Niu were also "mingling together," making it incredibly lively.

It looked like the situation was about to get out of control.

And it was at this time...

Shen Ming'en stepped forward, took the microphone from the host Hua Shao, and first said in a reassuring tone, like an older brother to the audience:
"Brother, we shouldn't get angry with these bastards over something like this. It's not worth getting upset..."

After saying that, he said something to the host, and also to the camera and the production team:

"Isn't it just about rhyming? Just sing another one, and that's it!"

The words fell.

"..."

Everyone present was stunned.

The previously noisy shouting disappeared without a trace, as if it had never happened.

The same thing happened in the online live stream room. The barrage of comments suddenly went into a vacuum, and unsuspecting viewers thought the network was lagging.

In the control room, Ma Ling and Director Niu, who were each holding the other's sparse hair, immediately stopped what they were doing, stunned, and turned to look at the audience.

At that moment, probably no one expected Shen Ming'en to suddenly stand up at this time.

Which one? Probably no one expected that he would say such a thing.

Everyone who heard this was stunned for a long time.

After a while...

"Oh……"

At the scene, some people gradually showed expressions of excitement.

"Oh!!!"

The cheers grew louder, and the jeers became incessant. Many audience members in the studio, who had initially been furious, suddenly felt...

It's burning up!

The chat in the neighboring online live stream room was also scrolling like crazy!

"You're getting fired up, aren't you? Hajime, you bastard..."

[Hahaha... As expected of our Emperor Ming'en, he's just so tough!]

[Thunder Yatalia: I'm indifferent to life and death, if you're not convinced, then fight!]

[Shen Ming'en: At the pinnacle of immortality, supreme in the world, with me, Ming'en, there is heaven!]

[Hakim: I'll say it again, back then I had everything under control, I didn't know what an opponent was!]

[Shen Ming'en: You want it to rhyme, right? Okay, okay, but don't spit out this thick, loud rhyme later!]

……

Blasted!

Completely exploded!

Shen Ming'en's words were like a fuse that ignited the fire, instantly setting off the entire audience in the control room and the millions of viewers in the adjacent online live stream!
So passionate!
This is so exciting!
At this moment, Shen Ming'en seemed to have channeled the protagonist of a wish-fulfillment novel, igniting the entire audience!

You should study Boruto!
They learn by doing and remain completely silent!

"Oh!!!"

As a rapper, Feng Yucan couldn't help but join in the jeering, making that very standard jeering gesture, although the other guests weren't exactly friendly in their gazes towards Shen Mingen...

This episode was already dominated by Shen Ming'en and Yao Shuli's rendition of "Little River Flowing 1952," and now he's going to do another one, completely overshadowing them!
Occasionally, they couldn't help but wonder, does Shen Ming'en never experience a bottleneck period?!

You're like a rabbit in a race, you have no limits?!

This wasn't just something the other guests on stage couldn't help but complain about; even in the control room, Haji-ling's lips twitched uncontrollably upon hearing it...

"No, what did he say?!" Ma Ling was stunned. She let go of the hair she was holding and was completely dumbfounded by Shen Ming'en's words.

Honestly, she never expected that Shen Ming'en would say at this moment... "One more song!"
Ber, you said he definitely wasn't good at rapping?!
He promised he definitely wouldn't rap!
As Shen Mingen's manager, Ma Ling must have done background research on him before taking over. He had never sung rap songs before. Occasionally, you could see videos online of Feng Yucan leading him in rapping, but he sang clumsily, stumbled over his words, and sounded like he was reading a textbook...

All of these things clearly showed her that Shen Mingen couldn't rap.

In this episode, she even thought it was a song Feng Yucan wrote for Shen Mingen...

This is why, even after Xu Qian and Zhou Yang "educated" her with various professional rap terms after she finished singing Shen Ming'en's "Little River Flowing 1952," she still didn't believe it.

She even felt that the song "Little River Flowing 1952" was not written by Shen Ming'en, but possibly completed by Yao Shuli.

Under these circumstances, Shen Ming'en suddenly said, "One more song..."

Ma Ling was completely dumbfounded!
Could it be that he really wrote this song himself?!
Could it be that he's actually pretending to be weak while actually being very good at rapping?

Come to think of it...

Shen Ming'en had never sung in the style of traditional opera before, yet he still wrote "Wanjiang".
He had never sung in Cantonese before, yet he still wrote "The Great Wall Will Never Fall".
It’s so outrageous!
Ma Ling was completely taken aback by Shen Ming'en's sudden remark. Just moments ago, she had been thinking of using the fact that Shen Ming'en's poem "Little River Flowing 1952" didn't rhyme as an excuse to eliminate him, but now...

Now it was her turn, and she was in a difficult situation.

Don't believe me? Just wait and see.

"Hahaha... That was so much fun, so much fun!"

Not far away, Director Niu smoothed the messy hair that Ma Ling had grabbed on his head, his lips curling into a wide, uncontrollable grin. He turned to Ma Ling and asked:

"Hey, you're not going to stop Shen Ming'en from singing, are you?"

You say that someone's "Little River Flowing 1952" doesn't rhyme, and that it's not rap...

Ah, now someone's come up with a rhyming poem for you, just what you wanted, is that alright?!
You can't really say anything about this, can you?!

You can't just say, "I'm not satisfied with your songs that don't rhyme, and I'm going to use that as an excuse to eliminate you. You're not allowed to sing your rhyming songs, and I won't even listen to them," can you?

Do you think this is some kind of children's game?
Stop spouting nonsense like "putting everything aside." This isn't Weibo. If you want to box, go home and find your husband, dad, or son to fight!
"Squeak..."

Ma Ling was so angry that her teeth itched, her fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and she couldn't help but grit her teeth and retort:

"Don't get your hopes up too high. In just one week, others can't even finish one song, while he's constantly running to the hospital. It's already pretty good that he managed to write 'Little River Flowing 1952.' How could he possibly write a second high-quality rap song?"

What she said makes sense...

Most people are already doing very well if they can produce one good song in a week. Is it possible for Shen Ming'en to release two songs in a row?
But Director Niu immediately scoffed at these words. He pointed a finger at his assistant Zhou Yang, who was standing not far away, and laughed as he said:
"He thought the same way you did during Chapter Six."

Ma Ling: "???"

What the hell? ? ?

These words left Ma Ling completely bewildered.

Director Niu didn't offer any explanation, he just laughed...

Back when Shen Mingen first sang "Me and My Motherland" on the show "Chinese Music Awards," the production team was quite troubled. They wanted to eliminate him but didn't know how. At that time, Zhou Yang from Biyang came up with a bad idea, saying that Shen Mingen could only produce one high-quality patriotic song, not two in a row. They suggested giving him an extra round, and as long as he didn't sing a patriotic song, they could just eliminate him.

But what happened at that time?

At that moment, Shen Ming'en pulled out a song called "I Love You, China"!
You can never judge this person by common sense, because he never plays by the rules.

Director Niu might have doubts about Shen Ming'en in other matters, but when it comes to something like "an extra round," no one in the world trusts Shen Ming'en more than Director Niu and the entire "Chinese Music Awards" production team!
This guy is the kind of guy who gets stronger the more he fights!
……

"Wow!!!" The cheers from the audience lasted for a long time.

The host, Hua Shao, raised his hand to touch the earphone he was wearing, finally hearing the instructions from the on-site director.

He took the microphone and said to the audience:
"After discussion by the production team, our production team unanimously approved Mr. Ming'en's suggestion and agreed that he would sing an additional rap song with a better rhyme."

As he said this, the host, Hua Shao, couldn't help but complain inwardly, thinking to himself, "What kind of idiots are these production teams? They didn't even bother to say a word when things were so urgent, but now that Shen Ming'en wants to sing an extra song, they immediately agree..."

A bunch of itchy-nosed idiots, they can't even keep up with the hot food!
"Oh!!!"

Upon hearing the host's words, the cheers from the audience grew even louder. The complaints and criticisms of the production team never disappeared, but they were temporarily replaced by the anticipation for Shen Ming'en's next performance.

I just heard Shen Ming'en sing "Little River Flowing 1952". Right now, the audience is at the peak of their enthusiasm for Shen Ming'en's work.

Shen Ming'en's words had already ignited the audience's enthusiasm, and the story of him single-handedly fighting against capital was so exciting. He was going to perform a rap song next, so how could the audience not be excited?

It's fair to say that the audience was already incredibly enthusiastic even before Shen Ming'en started singing.

In the program footage, everyone can see that the production crew came over to talk to Shen Ming'en, and then Shen Ming'en went to find Yao Shuli to talk to her. After a short conversation, they quickly finalized the accompaniment...

At that moment, the audience's enthusiasm truly reached its peak, making the other singers envious.

It's worth mentioning that, seeing Shen Mingen drag Yao Shuli along again, Ma Ling in the studio had her lips twitching uncontrollably and couldn't help but ask, "Is he going to the hospital all the time to visit someone in the hospital, or is he making Yao Shuli accompany him to singing practice while she's sick...?"

Just thinking about it makes Ma Ling furious. Damn it, last week before Shen Mingen sang "The Lone Warrior," there were people from the production crew in the next room using a stethoscope to eavesdrop on him recording the demo. This week, not only did the hotel burn down and they had to change hotels, but Shen Mingen simply stopped recording at the hotel altogether.

She runs to the hospital every day and looks for Yao Shuli every day. Ma Ling can't possibly arrange for someone to stay in the next ward for two days to help her eavesdrop on Shen Mingen recording a demo, can she?
I thought his collaboration with Yao Shuli on "Little River Flowing 1952" was already quite extravagant, but it seems they've collaborated on several other songs...

It’s so outrageous!
Where does he get so many works?!

Netizens felt sorry for Yao Shuli, with some saying:

Shen Ming'en is using our Ah Li as a tool!

【Hakim, you bye you*&%￥#@……】

Despite the criticism and complaints, the anticipation for their new work remains high. Everyone is genuinely curious about what kind of rap song the Mingli CP, who just released "Little River Flowing 1952," will release next, featuring rhymes and a main melody.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the stage was not cleared; the guests remained. Only at Shen Ming'en's signal did the atmosphere gradually quiet down...

The accompaniment track was just handed over to the production team by Shen Mingen, and now they're just waiting for his command. There shouldn't be any problems on his end, it's just a matter of Yao Shuli's side...

Because they had never sung together before, Yao Shuli was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle the song. But opportunities to help Shen Mingen were rare, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it, feeling somewhat apprehensive.

However, this situation quickly dissipated as the intro began...

Some people seem to be born for the stage. Yao Shuli, who comes from a prestigious family, has a strong artistic aura. Her nervousness offstage is just to ensure that nothing goes wrong on stage. From the moment she steps on stage, she must present a confident and composed demeanor to the audience.

"Ding-dong..."

The moment the intro drumbeats filled the air, her delicate white hand picked up the microphone, brought it to her lips, and the next moment…

"Oh~ Oh~"

A sound similar to throat singing, mixed with the accompaniment, reached everyone's ears.

At first, many people didn't realize what was happening and thought Yao Shuli hadn't made a sound. But when she gradually transitioned from throat singing to a powerful chant, everyone suddenly understood!
"Oh!!!"

In an instant, the audience, who were already eagerly anticipating this song, were ignited!
Please, that's throat singing!

Khoomei, an ancient singing art, is mainly prevalent among ethnic minorities such as the Mongolian and Tuvan peoples in my country, as well as in Mongolia and other regions. It has a unique vocal production principle, rich and diverse singing styles, extremely high artistic and aesthetic value, and a very long history.

Its origins can be traced back to the primitive beliefs and lifestyles of ancient northern peoples. It is closely related to the production, life, religious beliefs, and cultural traditions of the grassland peoples and is one of their important ways of expressing emotions and passing on culture.

This singing art is extremely difficult, strictly speaking, even more difficult than traditional opera singing...

This is not an exaggeration. Currently, almost all singing techniques produce a single voice, but "throat singing" allows one person to sing two parts simultaneously, creating a rare polyphonic form. By controlling the resonance cavities in the mouth, nasal cavity, and throat, the airflow vibrates in different resonance areas, thus producing two or more sounds with different pitches and timbres...

Even among the local ethnic minorities, few people know this singing style, and it faces challenges in its inheritance and development. No one expected that Yao Shuli would even know this...

This is just as good as her Peking Opera singing!

They started by throwing out a bombshell, which really thrilled the audience!

Shen Ming'en did not disappoint either. Once the rhythm started, he picked up the microphone and started speaking!

……

"Look at this mountain!"

"Ten thousand ravines and cliffs connect one river after another!"

"Let this river flow!"

"Stars rush and rivers flow, winding through one bend after another!"

"Draw this diagram!"

"The phoenixes and luan birds dance amidst towering, impossibly high mountains!"

"Ink has been spilled!"

"Ink flows freely from my brush, nourishing my beautiful land!"

……

"Oh!!!"

Just like Yao Shuli, Shen Mingen's opening remarks were equally stunning, captivating the entire audience.

Before Shen Mingen sang "Landscape Painting", he said, "Isn't your production team supposed to rhyme?"
This song will rhyme for you, it will give you everything you can imagine, everything common and understandable, it is a textbook example of rhyming!
And as it turns out, Shen Ming'en really did it...

These opening lines of lyrics really take "rhyming" to the extreme!
The four phrases "Look at this mountain", "Let this river flow", "Compose this picture", and "Splashed ink" are all basically triple rhymes. The last character of each phrase, such as "river", "bay", "climb", and "mountain", are all pronounced "an", and each is a single rhyme!
The magnificent landscapes depicted by Shen Ming'en's lyrics seem to leap into the minds of all listeners. The rapid drumbeats and majestic melody are also very distinctive. In just a few lines, Shen Ming'en ignited the entire audience with this song, "Landscape Painting"!

And this is just the beginning!
The real excitement is just beginning!
……

"No matter how far the road stretches, no matter the clouds or the moon, a true man will stand tall!"

"Even if we cross those three mountains and five peaks, we must still look forward!"

"We've traveled all over the world without ever complaining about hardship or difficulty!"

"No matter what, I'll travel under the stars and moon, with this beautiful land as my constant companion!"

……

Long, powerful lyrics flowed continuously, seemingly interpreting the vast and beautiful landscapes of China from all corners of the world. The audience never imagined that they could feel the beauty of the motherland's rivers and mountains through a song!
In an instant, many people swayed to the rhythm and cheered excitedly!

……

"Reach the highest point, Shigatse, and stand atop the Himalayas!"

"Go to the far east, and it's snowing heavily; the snow is falling right by the Mohe River!"

"Go to the far west, remember the smoke of war, the wind circles around Kashgar!"

"Reaching the southernmost point, where the sea and sky are azure, a dragon soars out from the waves!"

……

Words like "standard," "neat," and "stylish" involuntarily pop into the minds of every listener of "Landscape Painting." Although everyone tacitly felt that the song sounded a bit strange and "rustic," it was inexplicably upbeat and exciting!
That sounds really catchy!
Moreover, some lyrics, such as "eight thousand miles of road, clouds and moon," which are quoted from ancient poems, are inherently memorable. After listening to them once, many listeners feel brainwashed and remember them instantly, and when they look back, they feel like they can sing along.

It's inexplicable brainwashing, isn't it!

Whether it's exciting or not doesn't matter anymore. Even if it's cheesy, it's still called "high." Just be high!

Many viewers jumped up and down!

That's awesome!
This is just great!

The production team required rhymes, and Shen Ming'en certainly provided plenty of rhymes, right?

What can you say?!
What fault could you possibly find in this?!
They've given us everything we asked for, what else can we do?!
"Haha... Ahahaha..."

In the control room, director Niu Zhi couldn't stop laughing. He would laugh every time Shen Ming'en finished a rhyming line of lyrics, which made Ma Ling so angry that her nose almost crooked...

"Laugh, I'll let you laugh, let's see if you can still laugh later..." Haji Ling's lips twitched. She thought to herself that although Shen Ming'en's song was very rhyming, it did not have any "red song" elements. This guy's best weapon, and the one that no capital could do anything about him, was red songs!

If she dares not sing revolutionary songs now, she'll use that as an excuse to eliminate Shen Ming'en again!

Although this episode of "Little River Flowing 1952" might cause some controversy for the production team, she doesn't care about that. All she wants is to eliminate Shen Ming'en, and for him to bow his head and help the weak!

But it was at this very moment...

Offstage, Yao Shuli's chorus made Hajiling's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, jump again and again!
Absolutely ridiculous!

After a long, rhyming performance, Shen Ming'en pointed at Yao Shuli and slowed down the tempo. Yao Shuli's chorus, filled with a strong sense of national pride, reached everyone's ears!

……

"I wield my brush and paint my landscape!"

"The towering sword-like peaks paint this majestic scene!"

"The mighty river flows like a dragon and a snake in the brush!"

"My art will never waver in depicting my China!"

……

(End of this chapter)