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Chapter 98: Double Announcement Shocks the Entire Internet [25 Chapters, Seeking First Subscription]

This show premiered in 2013 and has been running for 14 years. This year will also see the airing of its 14th season, making it a truly enduring program.

From its very first season, it sparked a nationwide craze and garnered immense attention, and to this day, it remains one of the top music variety shows in China every year.

The topic generated a huge amount of buzz and was extremely popular.

This is a very rare thing for any program, regardless of its format.

After all, many shows may only have one or two seasons at the beginning, and the first season may be the only one that becomes popular. At that time, they may become very popular and generate a lot of buzz.

Then, the attention decreases as time goes on, and the trend goes downhill. This is because if you have a good start, you have to keep up with the quality if you want to maintain the popularity. You can't let the audience get tired of what you're seeing. You have to always provide them with something fresh.

It has to be said that in terms of entertainment, Hunan TV is truly in a class of its own in China. Although the TV station has many flaws and is now dominated by capital, it has transformed from a state-owned satellite TV station into a unique entity in the country, forming a stark contrast and difference with other satellite TV stations.

But you have to admit they've done a great job. At least they've managed to become the only TV station in the current era of widespread contraction in the traditional television industry that is making a lot of profit and still attracting a lot of attention, while maintaining a leading viewership rating. That's really not easy.

Under their management, the show "The Singer" was exceptionally successful.

Although there are many controversies and controversies every year, and it may not be fair, you have to admit that it still maintains a very entertaining pace.

Of course, a large part of the reason is also because there are too many big names in this show. It is a gathering of big names, and all the invited guests are very mature professional singers.

Even top-tier singers!

In addition, the introduction of foreign singers from the international stage in recent years has added a lot of appeal to the show.

Although there are also many controversial issues regarding foreign singers, such as the fact that Chinese singers always win the competition and defeat international stars, it is not convincing to the public and there is huge controversy every year.

This even led to memes such as "a fifty-year-old woman guarding the national gate".

But they managed to generate buzz.

Everyone knows it's unfair, everyone knows there's a script.

But damn it, even with this kind of pre-arranged content, the way they've arranged it is undeniably entertaining. To put it another way, at least they've ensured there are conflict points and highlights, and the production team has a very good grasp of the audience's emotions.

This show actually invited Zhou Yumeng?
Zhou Yumeng continued, "You should also know the nature of this program. The company thinks it will be very helpful to my commercial value and popularity, so they are considering having me agree to go on it."

"Mm." Xia Shen nodded.

That's true. Zhou Yumeng is indeed in the rising phase of her career, so participating in more shows like this is a good choice.

As for what he said about the nature of the program, he naturally knew and understood it.

After all, he's a professional, and he naturally follows this show where gods clash every year. Although he often gets frustrated watching it and doesn't understand the rankings.

This show is a real-time competition program where singers perform their original songs on stage. The rankings are determined each episode based on factors such as the song, singing skills, and stage presence. The singer with the lowest ranking is eliminated.

There are also many other competition formats that have been added in recent years.

For example, the competition format for the challenger singers is a "1+1" double challenge format, which means that each episode will have two singers challenge a new challenger singer, or a new singer can directly enter the competition between the existing singers.

There is also a guest performance segment where you can invite a powerful guest to sing with you or sing solo. Each segment has a weight of 50%.

From a purely competitive standpoint, if one were to go through the normal process and reach the end to win the title of "King of Singers," it would be incredibly difficult, and the prestige of the award would be absolutely off the charts.

However, the problem is that the title of "King of Singers" has been highly controversial for many consecutive years.

Of course, whether or not one wins the title of "King of Singers" is irrelevant; simply participating in the show "The Singer" greatly enhances a singer's commercial value.

Then, and most importantly, this show requires singers to perform original songs from beginning to end. The competition may even give you a specific theme and a limited time for your production team to write the songs.

This is also a major highlight of the show.

"So, if you have time, you can come on the show with me and be my producer. This would be very beneficial for you and would also generate a lot of buzz."

Because there has been a lot of discussion about music producers recently, and more and more people on the internet have noticed their existence, this program will actually include a segment where musicians and producers form teams, and this will even be used as a promotional tactic.

"Besides that, there's also a guest performance segment, and I don't plan to consider anyone else," Zhou Yumeng said. "What do you think?"

"I think it's definitely a good idea." Xia Shen nodded without much thought. It has to be said that this is indeed a very valuable opportunity for him, and it has great positive value for him. Now that he's on the right track, he also needs corresponding commercial value.

Besides, the two of them have already talked things out, and their relationship is what it is, so what else is there to say?
Moreover, if he writes more songs, as the copyright holder, he will ultimately benefit if the songs become popular.

"Then it's decided." Zhou Yumeng smiled.

"Then what about an official announcement?" Xia Shen asked.

"Announce it!"

"How should we announce it?"

"Announce it all!"

"it is good"

So, while the internet was still buzzing with curiosity about their relationship,

Meanwhile, Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng's official Weibo accounts also posted new updates.

The content of the post is very simple: a group photo.

Their hands were clasped tightly together.

Zhou Yumeng: @Xia Shen // Call me Big Brother!
Musician Xia Shen (SKYINDEEP): @Zhou Yumeng // Big brother! Please guide me for the rest of my life!
The comments section below is exploding.

"!!!!!!"

"Waaaaah, it's officially announced!"

"Damn, now there's no need to guess."

"Xia Shen!! You fucking deserve to die!! The hatred of having my wife stolen! The hatred of having my wife stolen! I will never forgive you! I will never forgive you!"

"I felt cold and angry. The anger of jealousy made my hair, which was red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, turn into a colorful, fiery red that only blooms when I am angry. Tears like rose dews streamed from the corners of my great Li Ying Shang Angelina Ying Xue Yu Han Ling Xue Li Chi Mei J Q Antalya Shang Meng Xun Mei Hathaway Rose Tears."

Xia Shen, you'd better treat her well!

"Xia Shen, I wish you happiness. From now on, I can only secretly use your photos to download them. Waaah, I'm such a silly childhood friend. I'm rambling on and on. My phone screen is so slippery, it's so hard to type."

"This is truly outrageous. I suspect I didn't even survive those years with masks on, otherwise why would I keep seeing such abstract things? It's too eerie."

"But seriously, best wishes!!!"

Following their official announcement, many fans from both sides simply made jokes and no one expressed any dissatisfaction.

After all, both of them rely on their own abilities. Zhou Yumeng is a powerful singer, known for her excellent singing skills and musical intelligence.

Xia Shen is known for his extraordinary creative ability and astonishingly prolific output, and he is a singer who also works as a producer.

Furthermore, he is more widely known as a producer than as a singer.

Furthermore, many fans and onlookers have pointed out that there were already signs of something going on between the two, and the official announcement is simply a matter of providing more concrete information.

Of course, there’s more to it than that.

Besides the official announcement of their relationship...

Soon after, another major piece of news broke.

That is, the upcoming "Singer 2026" was officially announced at this time, with the official account posting a message.

[This program welcomes new guests! Zhou Yumeng and co-producer Xia Shen will join the cast this time!]

[We invite you to join us for a spectacular event!]

Zhou Yumeng and Xia Shen teamed up to participate in this year's "Singer 2026"!
Two major events were officially announced in quick succession, one after the other, piquing people's interest in gossip!

This has sparked a lot of discussion!
(End of this chapter)