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

Chapter 33 Compensation
Shanghai Stock Exchange, Ruixing Entertainment.

"Sister Ling, aren't you agreeing to a lot more than he should?" The assistant couldn't help but say from the side, "Given his current situation, it's already good enough that he can get on a show and we've already agreed to pay his appearance fee and copyright fee. Why do you still agree to endorsements and advertisements for him?"

The appearance fee given to Shen Mingen by "Chinese Music Center" was not much. After all, Shen Mingen's status was too low before singing patriotic songs. It was only about 200,000 per episode. After deducting the company's share, he only received tens of thousands of yuan per episode.

But the royalties for his songs are a huge expense!
Each of his songs is a hit on the platform. Currently, his songs are in the top four or five of the new song charts and hot song charts on various platforms. They are also being reposted by various official media and official accounts. They are played everywhere. So far, each song can earn millions of yuan in copyright fees. With four songs combined, they can easily exceed ten million yuan.

They've already promised him such a large sum of money, so why would they agree to give him advertising and endorsements as well?
To be honest, if Shen Mingen heard this, he would really curse, "Damn it, all of that is what your father deserves!"
Which of those song copyright fees and program appearance fees should be paid to your company?!

He's a scoundrel, a working man himself, yet he helps the capitalists exploit Shen Ming'en. He deserves to be treated like a dog for life, damn it!

"It doesn't matter." Ma Ling waved her hand with a smile and said, "We've already given him the lion's share. As for endorsements, we'll pick out the valuable big brands from the list of endorsements and advertisements we invite him to, and give him the remaining worthless small ads to get rid of him."

The assistant was taken aback for a moment, then rubbed his forehead and smiled wryly, saying, "Old foxes are shrewder."

“Go and inform Qi Jia,” Ma Ling said again, “to let her go on the show too, so she can ride the wave of popularity.”

Qi Jia is a girl group member who returned from overseas and a new female artist in the company. She has a cute and well-behaved appearance and has recently become very close to the company boss, who has instructed her to take special care of her.

"Okay!" The assistant nodded. "Oh, by the way, I heard that Teacher Huang is going to bring his daughter on the show, and he asked me to let him know."

"He even brought his whole family on the show, treating it like his own home. Such a senior, arrogant person..." Ma Ling complained for a few moments before waving her hand, thinking to herself, let it be, after all, he is a senior.

To be honest, this episode of "Taste of Life" is truly captivating.

……

Yunhai Private Hot Spring Resort Hotel.

After returning from grocery shopping, Shen Ming'en went to the kitchen to make soup.

Wash the snow pears thoroughly with salt water, cut them into chunks with the skin on, soak the white fungus in cold water with starch until softened, then tear it into pieces. Bring water to a boil in a pot, add the snow pears and white fungus, along with some dried tangerine peel, preserved plums, rock sugar, and goji berries. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for two hours until the broth becomes thick and sticky.

"Mmm~" Shen Ming'en took a sip and gave it a thumbs up, "It's so delicious I wouldn't let go even if I slapped you!"

I intended to give it to Yao Shuli, but when I went outside to the public area, I found her surrounded by a group of singers and staff, seemingly working on some kind of music arrangement...

Zheng Yun, Ji Cheng, and others were all there, and it seemed they were asking Yao Shuli to help them come up with a song with the theme of "opera".

As soon as the topic for this episode was announced, Yao Shuli became a hot commodity, with people coming to bother her all day long. Poor Yao Shuli has been unwell recently, with a persistent cough and her face full of fatigue, but she still helps each singer with the arrangement out of consideration for social relationships.

"Cough cough..."

Shen Ming'en never cared about "social niceties" or anything like that. He always believed that when he recovered, there would be plenty of people around him who would treat him with "social niceties." So at this moment, he walked over in a high-profile manner and coughed as he reminded them.

It's worth mentioning that when these people saw Shen Ming'en, they were like mice seeing a cat. Their faces immediately darkened, and they didn't even bother to talk to him. They took the computer from Yao Shuli, greeted Yao Shuli, and then dispersed dejectedly.

In the last episode, they teamed up and were completely outmatched by Shen Mingen's rendition of "Ode to Young China." In this episode, they are all not good at opera and are easily subjected to Shen Mingen's public displays of affection. Having lost face so badly, which of them has the face to challenge Shen Mingen?
“A mob…” Shen Ming’en was still there, cricketing at them.

It's worth mentioning that Yao Shuli, who was hugging a cushion on the sofa, watched as the group of people dispersed, leaving only herself and Shen Ming'en in the room. She finally felt as if she had unloaded a burden and relaxed... "I'm saved..." She lowered her head, letting her long black hair fall freely, and let out a long sigh.

Soon, she raised her head proudly again, tidied her hair with both hands, rubbed her slightly sore eyes, and seeing Shen Ming'en staring at her without saying a word, she couldn't help but blush slightly and asked, "Why are you staring at me like that?"

"It's nothing," Shen Ming'en said, "I just think those people went too far."

“Emmm…” Rarely, the opera singer stroked her chin and made a somewhat dazed expression, saying frankly, “Strictly speaking, I should be thanking you for this.”

The topic of "opera and opera singing" was set by the program team specifically for Shen Ming'en. Everyone is skilled in opera, so they all came to Yao Shuli. Strictly speaking, the "culprit" who was "sparrow eating" should be Shen Ming'en.

"So I came here to make it up to you because I felt bad about it," Shen Ming'en said, handing over the small pot pear soup he had been simmering for two hours. "Your Majesty, this is a small pot pear soup that I personally simmered. Please enjoy it."

Yao Shuli couldn't help but chuckle at the dramatic scene, but for some reason, the sight of that little bowl of pear soup reminded her of the little girl's pronunciation when they were recording audio at the elementary school that day...

She found it difficult to look at the pear soup.

In particular, Shen Ming'en even said something about... making it up to her...

As she thought about it, her mind wandered again, and a blush appeared on Yao Shuli's delicate face. She said frankly, "I'll drink the medicine with you later."

She's been drinking Chinese medicine lately, which is bitter; pear soup is sweet and can neutralize the bitterness.

"Okay." Shen Ming'en leaned closer and secretly slipped her a few more yellow sorghum candies, saying bluntly, "Eat them secretly, don't let your assistant see."

The actions were furtive yet subtly intimate. Yao Shuli blushed slightly and hurriedly put the candy away, then asked, "How's your song? Any ideas? Do you want me to..."

When she spoke, there was a hint of worry in her eyes, clearly fearing that Shen Mingen, like the other singers, would not be able to perform opera and would be eliminated.

"Don't worry about me. You should focus on getting better first." Shen Ming'en waved his hand.

As he spoke, he stood up and said to Yao Shuli, "My flight to Yunnan is in a bit, so I just came over to say hello and then I'll be leaving. We probably won't see each other until next week."

Upon hearing this, Yao Shuli, who had just been somewhat moved, instantly fell silent. For some reason, she felt a sense of loss upon hearing that Shen Mingen was leaving.

Being as sensible as she was, she quickly composed herself, pursed her lips, and waved to Shen Ming'en: "Take care on your journey."

"Okay." Shen Ming'en laughed and left, seemingly carefree.

The wind was a bit chilly tonight, blowing in through the curtains and landing on Yao Shuli's reluctant face, also ruffling her hair. For some reason, she felt a little reluctant to part with Shen Ming'en.

At the same time, I look forward to seeing him again.

This person, like the pear soup in her hand, always brought her a touch of unusual warmth.

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(End of this chapter)