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

Chapter 102 "Chinese Language"

In the evening, as the setting sun gradually painted the distant sky orange-red, Shen Ming'en finally came out of his room. By then, the wind had died down, but the waves were still crashing against the beach. As he passed the hotel restaurant, Shen Ming'en was drawn in by the sounds of singing and dancing inside, but he had no intention of joining in. It seemed as if they were isolating Shen Ming'en, but in reality, it was Shen Ming'en who isolated them all.

Upon arriving at the hotel reception, he found the lobby bustling with people. Occasionally, someone would recognize Shen Ming'en and greet him. Some fans would even wait for him, asking for photos. Shen Ming'en never refused. To be honest, he didn't dislike fans because they were all very kind and focused on him. They even helped him distinguish his packages.

"I really am..."

Looking at the mountain of packages in front of him, Shen Ming'en couldn't help but pull down his hat brim, hands on his hips, revealing a helpless expression.

He was also quite confused as to why, even though he was already endorsing "Shidanli Fertilizer," so many other brands were still asking him to be their spokesperson, and then sending him a bunch of samples.

Thanks to the hotel staff who brought a cart to help him get to his room, otherwise Shen Ming'en would have had to make three or four trips just to carry all these things.

The suite was ridiculously well-stocked. It's worth mentioning that this time, the samples were so much more "high-end" than the last one!
Bags, coats, clothes, and jewelry from all sorts of top luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Dior are everywhere. Judging by the looks of it, those items alone must cost over ten thousand yuan, not even counting the jewelry sent by some gold brands.

"Alas... what a pity, I am not fortunate enough to enjoy it."

Shen Ming'en sighed inwardly, then repackaged each one and stuffed them back into the car, leaving only the worthless ones behind. He then pulled the car back home.

Since we're not going to endorse anyone, we shouldn't accept things without doing them right. We should avoid these things to prevent others from criticizing us.

It's worth mentioning that when they were unpacked, many of the items were quite valuable, so they were wrapped in two layers of boxes. Because there were so many, Shen Ming'en was too lazy to put them in the cardboard boxes one by one, so he simply used boxes with their respective brand logos.

Then the amazing scene unfolded: Shen Ming'en was pushing a small cart filled with designer bags, clothes, jewelry, gold, and other valuable items along the road by the sea late at night.

What a coincidence...

At the restaurant, the guests of "Chinese Music Awards" have just finished their redesigned and upgraded show and are having a meal together.

"Director Niu, isn't Teacher Ming En a bit too arrogant?" One of the creators, who had drunk too much, put his arm around Director Niu's shoulder and said, "Everyone here is his senior. So what if he's popular now? Who hasn't been popular before? He didn't even say hello, and he didn't attend the gathering. Isn't that a bit disrespectful?"

"9494..."

The people around me were also chiming in with their own comments:

"I had heard that this person was not a sociable person, and seeing him today, I can confirm it."

"Who would want to associate with someone like him? I certainly don't respect him."

"Ha, it's not just us ostracizing him now, who in the entire entertainment industry isn't ostracizing him? Who among you who sang the Olympic theme song wasn't among them? Only he has been ostracized."

"Hahaha...who says otherwise?"

"We'll know who has the real skills once the competition starts in a few days."

At the restaurant entrance, a group of people who had drunk some horse urine were all unknown. As soon as someone started trouble, others chimed in. For a moment, Shen Ming'en, who hadn't come to "pay his respects" to them, seemed to become the target of everyone's anger, as if he were about to be ostracized and become an outsider.

It's like not playing with them means being an outsider.

Director Niu looked a little embarrassed. To be honest, he had thought that with the new guest, Shen Ming'en would be willing to come and build a good relationship with them, but who knew that Shen Ming'en would be so clueless about social niceties...

That's true. If he were more perceptive, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

"Um, everyone, please..." Director Niu originally wanted to tell everyone to go back first.

But just then, a writer who had drunk too much pointed towards the coast not far away and said, "Hey? Is that Shen Ming'en?"

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this, and then turned to look in the direction the person was pointing...

then.

"..."

Everyone present was instantly dumbfounded.

Under the streetlights, along the coast, on the smooth walkway, Shen Ming'en pushed his cart at a leisurely pace. The sea breeze ruffled his bangs and blew them onto the cart, onto the designer logos of the clothes he was wearing...

At that moment, the corners of their mouths began to twitch wildly and dramatically.

Although Shen Ming'en was alone at this moment, the small cart he was pushing, containing samples worth tens of thousands of yuan sent by the sponsors who wanted him to endorse their products, stood behind him like a vast army.

At this moment, who is isolating whom?

This is a question worth pondering.

These so-called "famous creators" may not know anything else, but they certainly know that they are not qualified to have these big names scrambling to send them free samples and hire them as spokespeople.

They could easily say, "Who cares about these things?" They could easily feign superiority and spout nonsense like "money is just an external thing," but one thing they can't deny is that they...

My eyes are red! Aaaaaah!!!
Director Niu's lips twitched slightly. While the others were still in a daze, Shen Ming'en had already walked over. He was just passing by on his way to the front desk, so they really bumped into him unexpectedly.

"Teacher Ming'en, right?" A creator who had just echoed the crowd's words of ostracizing Shen Ming'en immediately stepped forward with a forced smile to greet him: "It's an honor to meet you."

"Oh, hello, haven't we met before?" Shen Ming'en felt that the person in front of him looked strangely familiar.

This guy seems to be someone I met at the listening session for the promotional song of "Guoyu Guoyun" last time.

It seems to be... the guy sitting next to the leader who was sleeping soundly while he was speaking?
"Pfft..." Shen Ming'en couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this: "What a coincidence, you're here to participate in this program?"

If he had known it was him, Shen Ming'en might have actually come over to say hello.

It's not just him...

Many people present looked familiar; they had seen him at the audition for the promotional song of "Guoyu Guoyun" (National Language and Rhyme), especially Liu Guangsheng, the creator who has now transitioned to stand-up comedy. Shen Ming'en was truly unforgettable.

Then the "famous scene" happened.

"Teacher Ming'en..."

"Oh, we meet again..."

"I have admired you for a long time..."

These creators, who were just behind Shen Ming'en, suddenly went up to greet him one by one, their faces full of smiles. They were incredibly good at getting along with people.

Not far away, a middle-aged man with a square face and slightly graying temples couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth. He had just been the one leading the mockery of Shen Ming'en, and now it was really difficult for him to lower himself to shake hands and exchange pleasantries with Shen Ming'en...

"Where is Teacher Ming'en going?" The guy who was sleeping soundly was called Jiang Chuanfeng. He was a very talented songwriter who was good at blending pop and revolutionary songs. He also had some big hits. His style was similar to Shen Ming'en's, so the two got along quite well. Seeing Shen Ming'en pushing a cart full of "golden legends" that were "glittering", he was naturally curious.

The others also cast curious glances. Compared to Shen Ming'en, they were genuinely curious about where Shen Ming'en was taking all that stuff in the car...

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Shen Ming'en casually remarked, "Ah, I'll refuse to accept these."

As soon as this statement came out...

Everyone: "???"

What the hell?

Refuse to accept?!
For a moment, everyone was dumbfounded and looked at Shen Ming'en with a strange expression.

"Mr. Ming'en, these are all big brands, right? Did they ask you to be their spokesperson?" One of the female singers, Bai Rongrong, asked curiously, "Refuse...do you mean you refuse to be their spokesperson?"

"Ah." Shen Ming'en nodded, answering very naturally, as if what was in front of him was not some top-tier brand or high-end luxury item, but some low-class stuff.

"..."

For a moment, the surrounding area fell into a deathly silence.

All that could be heard was the sound of waves crashing against the shore and the howling sea wind; nothing else.

The tree of confusion bears the fruit of confusion, and beneath the tree of confusion are you and me, except for Shen Ming'en!

The phrase "treating money like dirt" seemed to be perfectly embodied in Shen Ming'en at this moment, leaving everyone dumbfounded!

If they were already shocked enough by Shen Mingen pushing this small cart of "Golden Legend" back and forth, then their jaws nearly dropped when Shen Mingen refused to endorse it.

If I'm not mistaken, these are all top luxury brands!
An endorsement of this caliber would be a dream come true for most people; even top-tier celebrities wouldn't have the chance to get one. None of them could even dream of it. But Shen Ming'en not only got to get it, he even...

Refuse endorsements!

That's an exaggeration!
It's outrageous!
It can be said that on his first day at the Chinese Music Awards, Shen Ming'en gave these "new partners" a real "baptism of fire"!
Now, do you know what it means for one person to isolate a group of people?

……

Don't stand under a tree on a windy day, otherwise...

Otherwise, you'll end up like Hajiling, who got hit on the head by a falling branch and had to go to work while sick, even with a bandage wrapped around her head.

Because of Shen Mingen, Ma Ling has recently become the target of everyone's criticism within the company. The fact that none of their company's artists participated in the recording of the Olympic theme song has only added fuel to the fire. As a result, Ma Ling has been extremely cautious at the company lately. You can imagine how she wouldn't dare to ask for leave even if she got hit on the head...

"Has Shen Ming'en chosen a spokesperson yet?"

In the office, Ma Ling was busy dealing with the trouble caused by other artists. Recently, all her attention had been focused on Shen Ming'en, and she had neglected the other artists under her management. A young idol had been exposed for having a relationship, so she had to keep an eye on him.

When questioned, Ma Ling showed no emotional fluctuation because she believed that Shen Ming'en's endorsement should go smoothly this time. After all, President Lin had specially revised the contract for him and given him 91% in order not to offend the endorsement companies. Even if it was a temporary short-term contract, he would still benefit greatly. Wasn't that what he wanted when he endorsed "Shidanli Fertilizer" before?
To Ma Ling's surprise, her assistant did not respond to her question for a long time.

"Didn't you hear what I said?" Ma Ling couldn't help but turn her head to look.

If I hadn't looked, it would have been fine, but once I did, I immediately saw the assistant trembling, looking like she didn't know how to start the conversation.

"I've...I've made my selection, but..." the assistant stammered.

Seeing her assistant Ma Ling's expression, Ma Ling knew something was wrong. Her lips twitched involuntarily. Ma Ling asked, "But what? What did he choose?"

"He chose..." The assistant hesitated for a long time before finally handing the document to Ma Ling and saying bluntly, "Sister Ling, why don't you take a look for yourself?"

Ma Ling frowned as she took the document. The pages rustled as she flipped through them. A moment later, when Ma Ling saw Shen Ming'en's signature on the document—"Lanxiang Technical School" endorsement—she…

"puff……"

Almost there!

Ma Ling almost vomited blood!
Ber...what?!
Lanxiang Vocational School?! You mean, out of so many big brands and top-tier luxury endorsements, that kid precisely chose one that's so incredibly tacky it's comparable to "Stanley Fertilizer"... Lanxiang Vocational School?!

If Ma Ling hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed it!

"boom!"

Ma Ling slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly, shouting angrily, "What is he doing?!"

Doesn't he realize the impact on the company if they don't choose a major brand endorsement in this situation?!
Now, those big brands and top luxury brands are forced to come back and wait for him to make a choice because of Shen Ming'en's endorsement of "Shidanli Fertilizer" in the last episode. They already have a lot of complaints and grievances. If they don't choose a big brand to endorse them in this situation, who knows what the capital behind those brands will do to Ruixing Entertainment!

He could easily ruin the company by doing that!

At that moment, Ma Ling's eyes showed a hint of despair...

why?
Because the company never even considered that he might not choose big brands or top luxury brands, in order to dispel his doubts, President Lin directly stamped the contract and sent it to him.

He signed and sealed the document; it took effect immediately!

In other words, once he chose "Lanxiang Vocational School", it was already irreversible!

But he did make a choice...

What?! What?! What?! Do?! Aaaaaah!!!
Those capitalists will tear Ruixing Entertainment to shreds!
at the same time……

CEO's office.

"boom!"

Upon receiving the news, President Lin Bei was so angry that he threw his newly bought thermos cup on the ground with a "bang." To be honest, these thermos cups had suffered a lot along with Lin Bei, just like Liu Bei's son, Liu Shan, who was constantly being smashed by the imperial uncle.

Lin Bei really didn't expect that even though he had been so lenient, Shen Ming'en would still cause trouble like this!

They're really pushing their luck!

The question is, do they have a way out now?

That's all!

Once the news gets out that Shen Mingen has given up all the big brands and luxury brands to choose to endorse "Lanxiang Technical School", who knows how angry those big brands and luxury brands will be, and who knows how they will target Ruixing Entertainment.

just now……

There was nothing else we could do!
Even if Shen Ming'en goes too far, Ruixing Entertainment and Lin Bei have no choice but to tolerate him!
"Send him another contract," Lin Bei instructed his secretary. "Let him choose another one, it has to be a big name!"

Then the next day, the company received this news...

That is, Shen Mingen has chosen a new spokesperson called "Xin Dongfang Chef" in his new contract.

"puff!!!"

Everyone at Ruixing Entertainment, from CEO Lin Bei to agent Ma Ling, and any other employee or manager in charge of related matters, was utterly shocked and horrified when they saw these two endorsements.
This Shen Ming'en... he...

He's making fried dough sticks!

He truly lives up to the title others give him; he's the biggest madman in the Chinese entertainment industry!
His "madness" was not only deeply felt by people in the company, but also left netizens and fans on the other side of the internet dumbfounded after the news spread!
Shen Mingen is a very efficient and decisive person. He contacted the brand and got the relevant updates almost on the same day he signed the contract. The news immediately went viral on various platforms!

#Shen Ming'en officially announced as the spokesperson for Lanxiang Vocational School and Xin Dongfang Chef!#

As the current king of trending topics, Shen Mingen's level of discussion is really ridiculous. The news of the upgrade of "Chinese Music Center: Red Song Season" and the Olympic theme song, which were originally dominating the charts, were suddenly suppressed, and everyone went to watch Shen Mingen's new endorsement.

The comments section was absolutely buzzing with excitement...

[Ber, what's this guy doing??]

Has he really gone mad?!

What the heck is this?!

[She used to endorse fertilizers and agricultural products, and now she's endorsing educational institutions!]

[And all the gadgets he endorses are so damn tacky!!!]

Exploded...

It's absolutely outrageous.

No one expected that after Shen Ming'en became famous, the things he chose to endorse were not top luxury brands, but rather some tacky and uncommon items...

That's absolutely outrageous!
What's even more outrageous?
It's unclear who started it, but a bunch of top celebrities from the Chinese entertainment industry have started endorsing these shabby educational institutions!
……

Jinrui Entertainment.

Looking at the overwhelming news online about Shen Ming'en endorsing two outdated educational institutions, his agent Zheng Hua frowned, seemingly lost in thought.

"Sister Hua, we definitely can't follow the trend this time!" Xue Chen's assistant with the high ponytail said bluntly, "This will greatly damage the artist's image. Our A-Chen is not on this path. Let Shen Ming'en be crazy as he is. We don't need to be crazy with him!"

"Yeah yeah……"

Everyone in the meeting room nodded in agreement.

It's worth mentioning that at this time, one of the managers said to Zheng Hua, "Sister Hua, we just received a message from Shen Ming'en's agent at Ruixing Entertainment. He said that Shen Ming'en did this to retaliate against the company and to get those big spenders to target Ruixing Entertainment so that Ruixing Entertainment would be forced to change his contract. If that's the reason, then we really don't need to follow suit."

To be fair, Ma Ling reacted quickly. She understood that the root cause of the problem was that "other companies were following suit." If other companies hadn't followed suit, then those big brands and top luxury brands would have found other companies to endorse them, and they wouldn't have been so overly angry with Ruixing Entertainment.

Although doing this might seem like "colluding with the enemy" by giving away the lucrative profits, at least it prevents Ruixing Entertainment from incurring the wrath of those big spenders. At this stage, it's no longer about getting the meat and the soup; not offending the big spenders is the most important thing.

The problem is, can anyone from the rival company possibly believe what Ma Ling says?!
Don't believe me? Just wait and see!

"You believe that?" Zheng Hua turned to the person in charge who spoke and said bluntly, "As a rival company, would she be so kind as to hand over so many endorsements to us? Are you out of your mind!"

"I..." The person in charge was speechless for a moment.

The others wanted to try to persuade him further, but Zheng Hua simply waved his hand and said:
"Alright, everyone stop talking. Xue Chen's next endorsements will all be chosen by Shen Ming'en. We absolutely cannot fall behind in this wave!"

As I said before, they didn't catch up with the "red song" wave, but they must catch up with the other hurricanes that Shen Ming'en stirred up!
Even if they can't eat meat, a sip of soup is enough to make them envious!

"..."

The faces of everyone in the meeting room turned ashen.

The same scene didn't just happen at Jinrui Entertainment; it happened at many other companies in the Chinese entertainment industry. Almost all of them received messages from Ma Ling, and almost everyone felt that Ma Ling had ulterior motives for saying those words.

The more Ma Ling posted, the more suspicious they became!

that's it……

Starting with Xue Chen from Jinrui Entertainment, all the top celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry have also started following Shen Ming'en's lead and choosing to endorse those low-brow educational institutions!

[No, you guys...]

Netizens were left speechless, both amused and exasperated.

Many netizens commented on the endorsements of celebrities who followed suit:
[Shen Ming'en is your biological father! Whatever he does, you do too?]

[It's from '94, right? Even though following trends is all the rage these days, you guys don't have to go this far, do you?]

[Are you guys eating along with Shen Mingen?]

What a bunch of indecisive fools...

……

The netizens' complaints are nothing compared to what really mattered to the advertisers!
They never expected that after a week, Shen Mingen would still refuse their endorsements, and he was doing the same with other artists. They even wanted to ask themselves, what have we done to wrong you, Hajien?
Do you really have to treat us like we're Japanese?!

Who is this?
At first, they targeted Shen Mingen, but then they thought about it and realized that Shen Mingen, as an artist, couldn't make the decision himself. Ultimately, it was their company that decided on the endorsement, and their company was the one that stamped the official seal. If they were to target anyone, they shouldn't be targeting Shen Mingen, but rather his company!
then!

A group of outside investors started targeting Ruixing Entertainment. A big-name spokesperson even went directly to Ruixing Entertainment's company and berated them for being "ungrateful," making the scene quite ugly!
"puff!!!"

Upon receiving the news, President Lin Bei and many related personnel at Ruixing Entertainment were so angry they almost vomited blood on the spot!
"Ma Ling, you byd*&%￥#@..."

President Lin Bei was furious. He didn't even want to wait for Ma Ling to come over. He went downstairs to Ma Ling's office and gave her a good scolding. If his assistant hadn't stopped him, the thermos cup he had carelessly smashed would have landed on Ma Ling's head and face!
That idiot, her cleverness backfired. If she hadn't posted that message, those rival companies wouldn't have been so determined to follow suit, and they wouldn't have faced the serious consequence of being collectively "targeted" by their sugar daddies again!

She must have nothing better to do than post this nonsense!

"I...this...I...Aaaaaaah!!!"

Ma Ling was also devastated!

How the hell did she know that those same idiots, who distrusted her just as much, wouldn't even accept designer brands, luxury endorsements, or money?
How can people not even have this most basic trust?!

Anyway...

These past few days, Ruixing Entertainment has been practically exploding with excitement.

And all of this, in the end, is because of Shen Ming'en.

Therefore, this incident completely strained the relationship between Ruixing Entertainment and Shen Ming'en!
The idea of ​​sidelining him and educating him grew stronger!

The next episode of "Chinese Music Show Center: Red Song Season," specially tailored for him, will have a "Chinese music" theme, and he absolutely must be eliminated!
Therefore, Ruixing Entertainment specifically communicated with those singers, asking them to show their true abilities in the first episode and to suppress Shen Ming'en no matter what, so that everyone would know the difference between an expert (you) and an amateur (Shen Ming'en)!

The new guests who were "showed off" by Shen Mingen on their first meeting that day also had this idea, so they were all eager to try!

Looking at Shen Ming'en's bear-like appearance makes me want to howl...

In other words, Shen Ming'en never lost when the theme of "language and national language" was set during the "National Language and National Rhyme" period. His song "Rare Characters" dominated the world. Why do they think that they will be restrained when creating red songs on the similar theme of "Chinese language"?

Given the topic of "Mandarin Chinese," if I were to present you with a poem titled "Chinese Language," how would you respond?

……

(End of this chapter)