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

Chapter 56 In a society based on personal connections, why pretend to be a good person? (Seeking monthly votes)
It's not surprising that netizens are criticizing them. Everyone has witnessed how much profit their show gained from Shen Mingen's popularity and online buzz.

A live broadcast program had commercial breaks that were almost longer than the main program. Viewers were watching and cursing at the same time. They already had grievances against them, let alone that they "repaid kindness with enmity" at this time.

The show's official Weibo account mentioned the word "personal connections" when inviting veteran Hong Kong singers, aiming to tell everyone that whether or not they could be invited depended entirely on the singers' personal networks, since China is, after all, a "society based on personal connections."

The problem is, you're so ungrateful to Shen Ming'en, and you're even preaching about "human relationships"?!
He's contradicting himself!

How can the audience not criticize them?!

This is something even bystanders can't stand!

The production team is also in a difficult position...

It's really hard to talk about Shen Ming'en's refusal to cooperate with investors!

It's worth mentioning that in the comments section of the related trending topic, many people were even tagging Shen Ming'en, saying:
[Hakim, you should just withdraw from the competition. This lousy show is full of ingrates!]

[With your popularity, you'll have plenty of people inviting you to be on TV shows!]

It's not worth wasting our time arguing with them!

……

Ironically, Shen Ming'en, a "real person in the Chinese entertainment industry," actually replied to a related comment, saying, "Hey, they're heartless, but we can't be unethical. We'll get through every difficulty, and just keep filming until we get to where we are."

Shen Mingen, who was already receiving sympathy from fans and netizens, received even more praise because of this comment. His "great, glorious, and righteous" image was practically solidified instantly!

"Hakim, you byd*&%￥#@..."

When Director Niu saw that comment that night, he was furious. It was basically saying that Hakeem himself was being targeted for refusing to cooperate with capital, so why the hell was he pretending to be a good person?!

Despite the criticism, Director Niu had to admit that Shen Ming'en really knew how to market himself. With just one sentence, he garnered immense goodwill and sympathy from netizens who were following the matter. His online poll numbers for the performance were sure to explode...

Director Niu and Shen Mingen reached a consensus on this point. Director Niu did not want Shen Mingen to be eliminated, so the production team did not do any public relations work on this matter.

That's not all...

Director Niu has even started to treat Shen Ming'en "well" recently because he's afraid Shen Ming'en will be eliminated!

……

Spring is the season for wearing whatever you want. It's a change of seasons, so there's always a lot of rain. Last night, it rained all night in the island city where Shen Ming'en lives. It wasn't a downpour, but when he went out this morning, the ground was completely wet.

The seaside is already damp, and after the rain, the air feels filled with a muddy smell. The gloomy atmosphere makes people reluctant to go out. I sleep well at night and habitually stay in bed in the morning.

Even so, Shen Ming'en still changed into running shoes and sportswear early and went out for a morning run.

The air quality in Dongshan Scenic Area is already high. After the rain, the dust in the air settles down with the rainwater, making this kind of weather perfect for Shen Ming'en's morning run.

It was just past eight in the morning when the workout ended. Shen Ming'en didn't usually bring a towel, but for some reason, when he returned to the hotel lobby, a staff member was there waiting for him with a towel and a bath towel. They were high-quality, disposable towels from big brands, not the kind that hotels reuse and are prone to bacteria...

After thanking them for their kindness, Shen Ming'en returned to the restaurant intending to cook something himself in the kitchen. However, upon arriving at the restaurant, he found four or five men who looked like chefs busy inside. The production crew member who had followed him told him that these were nutritionists specially hired for him by the production team, and that he could just tell them what he wanted to eat.

The end result was that early in the morning, Shen Ming'en had a whole table full of breakfast in front of him. There was hot dry noodles that Wu Han ate for breakfast, rice noodle rolls from Guangdong, pan-fried buns from Shanghai, and so on. Fried dough sticks, soy milk, tofu pudding, roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), hamburgers and other dishes were also laid out on the table.

How detailed are they?
They even went to great lengths, offering both savory and sweet zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), including meat zongzi and jujube zongzi; and tofu pudding was also available in both savory and sweet varieties!
It can be described as a combination of North and South!
This emperor-like treatment left Shen Ming'en flattered and he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with your production team?"

Before, it was all 0% natural and all additives, but now, even the fried dough sticks are made with freshly kneaded dough and fried on the spot, and the soy milk is made with freshly soaked soybeans and freshly squeezed!
“Ming En, look at what you’re saying…” The director in charge of the daily recording laughed and said, “You’re currently the most popular guest on our show. Our entire program depends on you, so we’ll definitely have to take good care of you.” Shen Ming En laughed when he heard this and pointed to his shoulder: “Okay, then come and massage my shoulder.”

Daily Director: "???"

"No, Teacher Ming'en, you..." The staff member next to him wanted to say a few more kind words.

“Don’t just sit there,” Shen Ming’en waved his hand, “come and massage my feet, they’re sore from running…”

After saying that, he made a move to take off his shoes!

"I……"

The crew members were completely dumbfounded.

No, Hajime, you bastard...

You really don't know what's good for you!

"Hahaha……"

Shen Ming'en ate his pleasant breakfast while laughing heartily.

He certainly understood why the production team was so kind to him, so he wasn't embarrassed at all. Everything on the table in front of him was his due, and compared to the benefits he brought to the production team, it was nothing!

It's worth mentioning that while Shen Ming'en was eating, one of the show's guests, the veteran Hong Kong musician Tsui Hark, happened to pass by. Shen Ming'en noticed Yao Shuli's assistant, Luo Luo, following behind him, saying something. It was too far away to hear clearly, but he could only catch snippets of conversation occasionally.

"Please help me..."

"Our Ah Li is really not in good health."

"Oh dear, she has to go for an IV drip tonight..."

"Yes, it's not easy for anyone."

"Alright, alright, then I'll trouble you."

Words like these.

Shen Ming'en, who was just having a great time playing, suddenly lost interest in playing, and even his breakfast didn't taste so good anymore...

He was the last to appear on stage that day. After he finished singing "Wanjiang", all the singers came on stage together, so he didn't go backstage at all. When he was on stage, he was curious why Yao Shuli didn't come. Later, after the recording ended, he heard that Yao Shuli had fainted and been sent to the hospital.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ming'en rushed to the hospital by taxi without even unpacking the microphone from the production crew. But when he arrived, he learned that Yao Shuli had already woken up, was fine, and had caught a flight...

Two days have passed. Although he called and messaged Yao Shuli during that time, and she replied, she always said that she was fine and that Shen Mingen should not worry, only reporting good news and not bad.

But after hearing what her assistant Luo Luo said, how could Shen Mingen not be worried?

Busy, busy, busy my ass! We're already working ourselves to death, and you still expect us to keep busy? Capitalists really have no bottom line when it comes to exploiting people!
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(End of this chapter)