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

Chapter 133 The Olympics Opening Ceremony, Teacher Shen Jichou Officially Goes Online!

It's red!

Looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry, when it comes to being "famous," the first person that comes to mind for everyone right now is Shen Ming'en.

There are many talented people in the Chinese music scene, and even more who can compose songs. But if you're talking about hit songs, even the most famous singers can only write one or two at most. It's unthinkable for them to write more...

After all, works on this subject can easily dig their own grave if they are not careful, even if they misunderstand a single word or the slightest bit of meaning.

It's not that no one is willing to touch this subject; it's just that no one dares to!

Shen Ming'en, on the other hand, wrote one song after another, each one of incredibly high quality, each one worthy of applause, each one with its own merits. Some of his works, such as "Night at the Military Port," are even worthy of being used in textbooks and have educational value!
In the Chinese entertainment industry, Shen Mingen is currently at the peak of his career!
No one expected that Shen Ming'en would so effortlessly and calmly leap over the first stage of the "August 1st" challenge, a challenge where the slightest mistake could lead to a precipice.

The audience was surprised, and the capitalists who were making things difficult for him behind the scenes were even more surprised!
Now, if anyone is truly in a bind, it's none other than those behind the scenes who are itching to back down...

During afternoon tea time, in a tea room in Shanghai frequented only by a motley crew, Fat Boss Ma started by saying:
"Could this kid really have a system?"

Recently, Mr. Ma has been reading novels and occasionally comes across some entertainment-themed novels. The male protagonists in these novels use otherworldly works to show off and slap faces. It seems that Shen Ming'en is now completely following this formula!

I really want to pry open his little head and see if there's a system inside!

If I have any, I'll grab them! I want to use them too! I want to be incredibly talented too!!!

"...Can you stop being crazy and be normal?" The woman in the suit, Ms. Liu, rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.

Although she also felt that it was outrageous for Shen Ming'en to create so many popular patriotic works one after another, sometimes reality is reality, and no matter how cruel it is, they have to accept it.

"Ugh……"

Beside him, Liang Bin, a middle-aged man with graying hair, sighed silently and said bluntly:
"It's really difficult to deal with him now. He can't be eliminated by 'Chinese Music Center' and 'Singer Challenge' can't do anything about him either. This kid is really running rampant."

Bringing up this topic...

Everyone turned to look at President Qin.

Although complaining is useless, they really can't express their frustration without venting a little.

Especially Lin Bei, who was standing to the side, didn't even want to talk anymore. He really couldn't understand these people anymore...

If it weren't for President Qin helping their company make connections with the Olympics and getting several of their artists into next week's Olympic-related performances, Lin Bei would have already fallen out with President Qin out of consideration for face.

"..."

Faced with everyone's gaze, President Qin remained silent for a moment, simply lowering his head to brew his tea.

Gongfu tea is brewed in a teacup, and the hands get scalded and red, but President Qin doesn't even flinch. I really admire those who brew tea in bowls and serve it in cups...

Since President Qin didn't respond, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat somber. Ms. Liu, the woman in the suit standing nearby, spoke up as if to ease the tension:
"Luckily, that kid doesn't have the Olympics next week, otherwise we would have no way to deal with him."

The exposure from "The Peak Singer Challenge" and "Chinese Music Music Center: Red Song Season" is already huge. The Olympics not only has a huge amount of exposure and traffic, but its nature is also far beyond what the two variety shows can compare to.

If Shen Mingen were to participate in the Olympics again, he would truly become uncontrollably famous!
As soon as these words came out...

"Ha~"

The fat man and the white-haired man standing nearby were both amused and annoyed.

"Why don't you, Mr. Liu, give him a hand and send him to the Olympics? You could do him a favor," said Fatty Ma. "After all, isn't Zhou Chujian an artist under your company?"

This was clearly tinged with sarcasm... but upon hearing this, the woman in the suit, Ms. Liu, laughed heartily, clapped her hands, and said excitedly:

"Okay, okay~"

"To be honest, I've long since stopped wanting to discuss these useless things with you all here. Anyway, you can't do anything about him."

The moment she said that...

"you!"

I almost had a stroke from angering that fat Mr. Ma!
With a whoosh, Mr. Qin, who was making tea nearby, suddenly slipped his hand for some unknown reason.

Clearly, everyone was amused by the sarcastic remarks from Ms. Liu, the woman in the suit…

I feel so embarrassed!
They all know how shameful they are!

"President Liu, this joke isn't funny," President Qin said, looking up with a smile.

His smile seemed gentle, but in reality... hahahahahahahahahaha... that's all.

"Cut~"

President Liu pouted, shook her head inwardly, and said bluntly:
"I'm saying, why don't we just get President Lin to bow down to him? It's better to change the contract sooner rather than later. He's not just an ordinary top-tier celebrity anymore anyway."

What President Liu said, though crude, is not wrong. Generally speaking, an artist like Shen Ming'en, who has many representative works, and almost all of his works are in the style of the main theme, and is extremely popular, is already worth far more than many veteran first-tier artists who have been in the industry for many years.

Even if an artist with this kind of value and energy is young and has only been popular for a short time, they should still have a certain degree of influence within the company.

To put it bluntly, he wouldn't even be asking for the company's shares, let alone demanding the contract be changed to 91%...

An artist like him will be Ruixing Entertainment's biggest cash cow for the next few years, ten years, or even decades!
Perhaps they can get less commission from Shen Ming'en, but the company development resources they can obtain through Shen Ming'en will be countless!
He might even be able to leverage Shen Mingen's popularity to curry favor with some government officials!

That would truly be of great benefit to them!
By then, the company had grown significantly, and the benefits would extend far beyond the paltry sums that Shen Ming'en had received...

If any of the people present lacked foresight, none of them would have reached their current positions. To put it nicely, they are flexible; to put it bluntly, isn't that what netizens call "capitalism is the most spineless thing"?

But what use are things like backbone, face, dignity, etc. to them?
We're all adults, not children anymore. We're all capitalists, we all understand...

What's the most important thing?

Money!

I want my money!

As President Liu finished speaking...

"..."

The room fell silent.

The white-haired man and the fat Mr. Ma, who had been arguing and bickering with her just moments before, both fell silent and didn't say anything, only cautiously glancing at Lin Bei and Mr. Qin a few times...

Clearly, both of them agreed with President Liu's opinion.

Unsurprisingly, Shen Ming'en's boss, Lin Bei, CEO of Ruixing Entertainment, visibly darkened upon hearing this. His gaze swept over President Liu, President Ma, and the white-haired man, and he stated bluntly:
"If that's really the case, then you all won't have been of any help at all..."

"At that time, don't blame me for eating all the food by myself."

As soon as these words came out...

"you!"

The three men, Mr. Liu, Mr. Ma, and the white-haired man, were so angry that their lips twitched, and they didn't know what to say for a moment...

That's hard to refute.

yes……

If they wanted to reconcile with Shen Mingen, they could have done so from the beginning. Why would they need to come to you?
I'm contacting you to seek your help and get some advice...

Now you've come up with no good ideas, haven't helped at all, and are now trying to persuade us to reconcile?

If we reconcile with Shen Ming'en, then wouldn't you have been of no help at all?
In that case, there would be no so-called "victory" to speak of.

Then you'll really be left standing there watching helplessly!

To be fair, Lin Bei really knows how to handle these people's mentality. They're all in it for the money and their own interests. If they don't care about Lin Bei's interests, then Lin Bei definitely won't give them a hard time.

We're a community of shared interests; we're all in the same boat, inseparable...

"cough……"

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was about to become tense, Mr. Qin, the tea master, finally couldn't help but cough lightly and say:
"Alright, the first phase of the August 1st theme has only just ended, and there are still three more phases to go. You don't need to be so eager to boost others' morale while undermining your own, do you?"

As the middleman and the leader of the group, they still listened to President Qin's words...

After he finished speaking, the group was noticeably less confrontational than before.

"So, Mr. Qin, what topic will be featured in the next episode of 'Chinese Music Awards'?" the white-haired man couldn't help but ask.

The "Navy" theme is over, so are we going to praise the Air Force and Army officers next?
Even so, it seems difficult to control Shen Ming'en, right?

He can find incredibly insightful and flawless angles in praising the Navy, and the same applies to praising the Air Force and Army.

The others also looked at President Qin, waiting for his answer.

The current President Qin is clearly no longer as nonchalant as before. When the others asked him before, he could still laugh and answer, as if he didn't take Shen Ming'en seriously. But now, after being "dazzled" by Shen Ming'en's "eight-point halo" time and time again, he has realized the wickedness of people's hearts in society, and naturally he has become more attentive and serious.

“What do I think…” Staring blankly at the white porcelain teacup in front of him, President Qin stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before saying directly, “How about we set the theme as… military life.”

"Military life???"

Upon hearing this, the group was all taken aback, exchanging bewildered glances, none of them understanding why President Qin had posed such a question.

The answer is actually quite simple...

First of all, just as President Liu and the others thought, since Shen Ming'en could come up with such a creative idea for praising the navy officers, he must have a backup plan for praising officers from other branches of the military.

Therefore, we certainly cannot continue down the general "praise" route from here on out...

Mainstream works related to the "uncle" (a term referring to the elderly and disabled) certainly don't only have the theme of "praise".

Just like the song "Night at the Military Port" by Shen Ming'en, we can also depict some more vivid and lifelike scenes from different perspectives.

Yes, that's right. President Qin's topic of "military life" was inspired by Shen Ming'en's "Night at the Military Port"...

This itchy nose is now even drawing inspiration from Shen Ming'en's works; there's no one else like it.

The topic of military life can bring everyone closer to the officers and help them understand the officers better. At the same time, the difficulty of writing about it has not decreased. In terms of "angle", there are more things to write about.

Shen Ming'en has always been able to approach mainstream works from ingenious angles, giving people a refreshing and eye-opening experience, which in turn earns him votes.

Then President Qin found a theme that could be approached from multiple angles, allowing other creators of mainstream content to also find some ingenious angles, thus negating Shen Ming'en's advantage.

By then!

Without this advantage, Shen Ming'en, who is no longer so outstanding, is naturally more likely to be targeted by them.

“Okay.” Fatty Ma nodded, indicating, “This proposition is very good.”

"I also think it's pretty good..." Ms. Liu, the woman in the suit, nodded in agreement.

The white-haired man and Lin Bei, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but agree, clearly thinking that President Qin's chosen topic was very clever.

But to be honest, the atmosphere in this tea room is quite different from before...

Well...

They now understand the principle that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. In the past, they always thought they could eliminate Shen Ming'en, but Shen Ming'en always managed to escape.

In this episode, although they admired the angle that President Qin chose for the topic, they were still somewhat uneasy...

It's just that I'm too embarrassed to say it. And honestly, I don't want to have such high expectations anymore.

It's worth mentioning that after discussing matters related to "Chinese Music Music Center," they chatted for a while about "Peak Singer Challenge." After finalizing the details of the two variety shows related to Shen Ming'en, President Liu mentioned something along the lines of:

Do you know who will be chosen for a solo performance and a piece for the opening ceremony at next week's Olympics?

Next week is the opening ceremony of the Olympics, which is no secret; it even trended on social media recently.

As investors in the Chinese entertainment industry, they must have been paying attention to this matter. There are a total of three theme songs for the Olympics. So far, they only know that one of them, "Beijing Welcomes You," was written by a behind-the-scenes creator, Mr. Shen Jichou, and sung by a group of stars. They know nothing about the other two.

The well-known composers under Liu's company also received invitations to create solo versions of the promotional song and theme song for the opening ceremony, but none of them were shortlisted. In the end, due to the confidentiality agreement of the organizer, they had no idea who would win the two songs.

Mr. Liu was a little puzzled and wanted to ask...

There are only so many people coming and going in the Chinese entertainment industry. Although their networks are intricate, they are still closely connected. They are all giants in the industry, and they all have connections with each other, so they are bound to be well-informed. Naturally, President Liu wanted to find out more.

"Isn't it your company's Angelica dahurica?" asked the chubby Mr. Ma.

"I thought it was Liu Xiong from your company..." the white-haired man said to General Manager Ma with a smirk.

"I actually think it's more likely to be Zhou Wenshan from General Manager Qin's company," General Manager Liu said with a smile.

Perhaps sensing the increasingly lively atmosphere in the meeting room, President Qin didn't mind making a joke. He picked up his teacup and said with a smile:

"Could it be Shen Ming'en from President Lin's company?"

The words fell...

"puff……"

"Hahahahaha..."

Everyone burst out laughing.

Everyone tacitly agreed that it was a joke. They all knew that they had been extremely tense lately because of Shen Mingen, so it was perfectly normal to use Shen Mingen to lighten the mood a little.

But the problem is...

As they were laughing, they suddenly realized that Shen Ming'en's boss, Lin Bei, the CEO of Ruixing Entertainment, was not laughing.
Is it because I'm naturally not fond of smiling?
"..."

The laughter, like ocean waves, faded just as quickly as it came. The smiles on their faces gradually stiffened and became awkward. The woman in the suit, Ms. Liu, trembled as she said to Lin Bei:
"Mr. Lin... Mr. Lin, please don't scare me..."

"Gulp..." The fat Mr. Ma and the white-haired man on the side couldn't help but swallow.

Damn you...

Don't scare people!

Could it really be Shen Ming'en?

Seriously...

Then they really have no way to deal with Shen Ming'en in their entire lives!

President Qin's lips twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but ask, "President Lin, are you feeling unwell?"

If you weren't feeling unwell, why the hell aren't you laughing?!

You laugh!

Laugh away!

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Lin Bei secretly curled his lip, and after a moment of silence, he said bluntly, "Those two promotional songs and the opening ceremony theme song were not handed over directly to the artists without going through the company. We have no right or dare to trip them up. Just because we are unaware of the situation doesn't mean it definitely won't be Shen Ming'en."

As soon as these words came out...

Everyone: "???"

The group of people in the room were immediately dumbfounded.

No, no...

Are you saying that the two promotional songs and the opening ceremony theme song for the Olympics could actually have been composed by Shen Ming'en?!

It's quite possible that someone from the official organization invited Shen Ming'en to create the work!

Don't kid me, bro!

I'll call you my real dad, but don't joke like that!
"..."

The tea room fell silent.

These people, including President Qin, could no longer laugh...

Simply because this possibility is just too damn terrifying!
But just as President Qin and the others finally couldn't hold back any longer and were about to ask...

"puff……"

"Hahaha……"

Lin Bei suddenly burst into laughter for no apparent reason.

Everyone: "???"

You laugh at your mother, you laugh!
Do you eat fried dough or not?

You idiot!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lin Bei smiled and said, "I was just joking, did you all really take it seriously?"

Everyone: "(￢_￢)Mmm"

"President Qin, this joke isn't funny at all." Fat President Ma practically squeezed out the words through clenched teeth.

As Shen Ming'en's boss, Lin Bei said it was possible that Shen Ming'en wrote those two songs, but they really couldn't believe it...

"Didn't I already say that?" Lin Bei knew this too, and laughed. "Even if there wasn't a confidentiality agreement, given our company's relationship with Shen Ming'en, do you think he would tell me?"

"Too……"

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a silent sigh of relief.

But soon...

"That's not right!" The white-haired man suddenly realized and said bluntly, "Just because he didn't tell you doesn't mean he wasn't involved, right?"

"Even if he was involved, he wouldn't tell you, right?" Ms. Liu, the woman in the suit standing next to him, chimed in.

"Your mother..." Fatty Ma was about to curse.

No...

How did such a perfectly good topic for lightening the mood turn into something so terrifying?

What kind of nonsense is this?!
"Don't worry!" Lin Bei laughed. "He offended Zhou Chujian, and all Olympic-related activities have already excluded him. He doesn't have a company backing him up either, so he's not qualified to write those two songs at all."

After saying that, as if afraid that these people wouldn't trust him, he added a sentence:
"The company had received offers before, but we turned them all down on his behalf. We can just relax about this matter."

Hearing Lin Bei say that...

"call……"

The group of people then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Say earlier..."

"Scared me..."

"Mr. Lin, I didn't realize you were so wicked!"

"I thought you were an honest person..."

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

The group started taking turns criticizing Lin Bei.

"Isn't that what President Qin always says about me being a jinx?" Lin Bei chuckled and pointed at President Qin.

President Qin: "(￢_￢) Glance"

To be honest, President Qin really regrets saying Lin Bei was a jinx when he watched the live broadcast of "Peak Singer Challenge"...

But who the hell would have thought that this damn thing would hold a grudge like that!
That's so petty!

Amidst the laughter and conversation, the atmosphere in the tea room quickly eased again.

But President Qin remained frowning...

For some reason, I had a bad feeling, and my eyelids twitched a few times just now.

“Shen Jichou…”

Perhaps it was related to the Olympics, but President Qin thought of Shen Jichou, the composer of the Olympic countdown theme song "Beijing Welcomes You," whom he had heard about before...

This name feels so familiar, so incredibly familiar…

I just can't figure out exactly where I'm familiar with it!

Strange, so damn strange!
……

After the meeting, President Lin came out of the tea room, where his secretary was waiting for him. He went down to the underground parking garage with his secretary. Lin Bei had been resting with his eyes closed, but inside the car, his secretary was reporting some things to him…

For example, some things related to the Olympics next week.

The Olympics is a very important international event, and the capital groups in the Chinese entertainment industry have to pay attention to it. He also has to personally give instructions to the artists in his company. These are all necessary.

And perhaps because the topic of the Olympics was brought up again, Lin Bei thought of the conversation they had had in the police station.

To be honest, he was also quite afraid that Shen Ming'en, that idiot, would actually participate in the Olympics...

Perhaps it was just his suspicion, but President Lin specifically asked, "Where is Shen Ming'en today?"

"he……"

The secretary checked and replied a moment later:
"In Beijing, the plane just flew there this morning."

"Hmm..." Lin Bei was a little distracted at the time and nodded blankly.

But soon...

"Um?????"

What did you say?!

Where the hell is he?!
He's in the capital?!
What kind of international joke is this?!
……

(End of this chapter)