Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 105 Scarce Resources in the Entertainment Industry

At 7:30 in the evening, Scream Night officially begins.

"Who has more style than me, who has more style than me, who has more style than me, it doesn't matter where I go."

On the stage, VAVA, a Chinese female rapper who became famous through "Hip-Hop in China" this summer and was called the super low-profile Namie Amuro, is performing her new song.

As one of the faces of this year's Kiwi Scream Night and the prince of Taoyuan, Shen Juan was naturally seated in the most conspicuous first row by Kiwi tonight, in order to facilitate the media to take photos and publish articles, and to further expand the popularity and fame of Scream Night and Shen Juan personally.

Sitting at the same table with him was Che Che, who was promoted to vice president of Kiwi because of his planning of the phenomenal variety show "The Rap of China" some time ago.

"How do you say Director Che? Oh no, I should call you Director Che now. How are you doing recently? What are you busy with?"

Shen Juan started chatting with his old acquaintance. They could be considered to have a relationship where they shared weal and woe.

Although Che Che had to take care of the feelings of the main guest Wu Jiaheng in the early stage of the program and did not overly favor Shen Juan, when Shen Juan soared to fame in the middle of the program and his development momentum was completely unstoppable, he decisively turned into the leader of the "Pro-Juan faction" and focused on traffic.

Anyway, Shen Juan was able to win the first season of The Rap of China despite the boycott of hundreds of rappers who voted for him. He played a big role in making plans behind the scenes.

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In order to stimulate the growth of program ratings, Shen Juan created many hot topics that could easily spark discussion from the outside world.

For example, the disputes between idol rappers and underground rappers, and the conflicts between him and Pidgewan.
Each party gets what it needs, and the result is mutual benefit and win-win.

Both parties like this way of cooperation.

Kiwi likes mature artists who have both traffic popularity and know how to create topics while also being sensible.

"Juan, I still prefer to hear you call me Director Che. The title of President Che always sounds weird." Che Che laughed triumphantly.

Just this one show helped him get promoted directly to the position of vice president, so it's hard not to be proud of it.

"That's because you're not used to it yet."

"No, I just think that calling me the car director is more in line with our friendship. Calling me the car manager is a bit strange. Only my employees call me that."

"Okay, so what is Director Che busy with recently? Is he busy preparing for the second season of The Rap of China?" Shen Juan didn't dwell too much on the issue of addressing him, as it was just a joke anyway.

"The second season will definitely be prepared, but before the second season I plan to start a new project."

"What project?"

“A program to promote street dance culture.”

It’s nothing more than the “Hot Blood Dance Crew”!

"You're invincible, bro. First it was hip-hop, then street dance, and then it's the turn of fashion? You're going to push all niche cultures into the mainstream!"

"Someone has to be the pioneer, why can't it be me?" Che Che looked very proud and confident, and obviously believed that the street dance variety show he prepared would replicate the miracle of The Rap of China's hit this summer.

But in fact, the Cool Factory next door is also making a street dance variety show, and it was even broadcast a month earlier than the Tao Factory.

But no one knows who started the planning first. After all, corporate espionage is not uncommon.

There are almost no secrets between the major manufacturers.

But then again, the winter restriction order does make many large domestic entertainment companies feel comfortable. Before, they had to pay to buy the copyrights if they wanted to copy South Korean variety shows.

but now?
Just adopt it and be done with it.

Shows like The Rap of China, Idol Producer, Produce 101, etc. are all products derived from this kind of environment and rules.

"How about it? Are you interested in coming over to play? I remember you were an idol for a few years before."

"They are not idols, they are trainees. Trainees who have not debuted cannot be considered idols." Shen Juan corrected.

"It's all the same to me. Your abilities are definitely no worse than those debuted idols." Che Che was amused. He didn't expect that Shen Juan would still be entangled in such things.

"After saying so much, you still haven't made your debut?"

"Haha, Alex, don't change the subject. Are you interested? If not, I'll find someone else."

"Then you'd better find someone else. I'm not very interested in street dance." This was indeed what Shen Juan really thought.

Sing and rap, he hates dancing the most.

When he participated in the talent show, he was the face of the show, the vocal leader, and the rap leader, but he had never been the dancing leader.

"Okay, then will you come to the second season of The Rap of China? I've kept a spot for you!" Che Che proposed another cooperation plan, but unfortunately it was still rejected by Shen Juan.

“I am not considering returning to the hip-hop field for the time being.”

"You are such a strange person."

Che Che couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. He felt that there was no such thing as "comfort zone" in Shen Juan's dictionary. He had no intention of taking a break or adjusting on the spot, and was always opening up new areas and new tracks.

Although he does not quite agree with this development strategy of moving forward all the time, this may be the reason why he stands higher and goes further than others.

If you are no different from others, you will just be mediocre.

If you are able to do things with ease, you naturally don't need to rest or adjust.

The two stopped chatting after a while because they saw the host had walked onto the stage, which meant that the award ceremony of the evening party had officially begun.

First up is the drama unit.

Drama Newcomer of the Year, TV Personality of the Year, Super Web Drama of the Year, Kiwi VIP’s Choice, Character Creation of the Year, Drama Artist of the Year, Drama King of the Year.
Then comes the music unit.

Song of the Year, Stylish Singer of the Year, Popular Male and Female Singer of the Year, Group of the Year, Male and Female Singer of the Year, All-Round Singer of the Year, Quality Singer of the Year.
One award after another without any gold content was handed out.

One by one, the stars came on stage to give their acceptance speeches.

It was already a little after ten o'clock in the evening.

"It's time to present songs again. Whose songs do you want to listen to?" Before the host Li Yong finished speaking, the fans in the audience could no longer contain their excitement and began screaming wildly and shouting Shen Juan's name.

"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

"Shen Juan!! Shen Juan!! Shen Juan!!"

Because this time Kiwi deliberately gave a lot more tickets to Shen Juan’s fans (the same goes for Xiao Zhan’s Red Sea of Starlight Awards).

Therefore, the momentum and fan support at this moment were so huge that they were even more exaggerated than the cheering boys when the annual group awards were presented previously, causing many of the artist colleagues and company executives present to be secretly astonished, and they felt that Shen Juan's current fan popularity was really incredible.

It really proves the old saying: No one in this world can stay young forever, but there is always someone who is young.

"Okay, since everyone wants to listen to Shen Juan so much, then let's invite our Shen Juan and Zhang Jingying to present their English collaboration song "Rewrite The Stars"!"

The stage lift started, Shen Juan and Zhang Liangying appeared on the stage, and the entire Workers' Stadium was once again in a frenzy!

On the stands in all directions, red light signs and red glow sticks representing support and love instantly lit up, swaying like waves towards the stage, complementing the other red lights in the venue, gradually converging into a sea of red, lighting up the entire night sky. Shen Juan looked around the stands, and every area was filled with his support color red, and the proportion was not small. From such a rough look, about one-third of the people in the audience were holding red to support Shen Juan.

The high-definition cameras on site accurately captured this shocking scene and broadcast it live on the big screen and in the Scream Night live broadcast room.

Obviously, this is another famous star-chasing scene that will be passed down and talked about by countless fans, passers-by and netizens.

But Shen Juan had long been accustomed to the feeling of setting one record after another. He had already adjusted his mood before going on stage and was ready for the world to focus on him.

This was the moment he had always dreamed of.

So of course I was able to remain calm at this moment, and then I looked at my co-singer on the other side of the stage.

Zhang Jingying nodded slightly in response.

After a moment, the prelude to the song sounded.

Shen Juan picked up the microphone and began to sing:
“You know I want you.”

You know my desire for you.

"It's not a secret I try to hide."

I don't want to hide anything from anyone.

“I know you want me.”

I know you miss me too.

“So don't keep saying our hands are tied.”

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Shen Juan is worthy of being the new generation's top functional monster who was voted by netizens as the "walking CD of the new era".

Whether it's his magnetic voice that makes you kneel down at the first sound of his voice, or his powerful stage presence and the youthful charm that emanates naturally, he easily melts the hearts of every audience member who enjoys his performance.

[I got goosebumps as soon as the voice came out. Shen Juan's voice is absolutely perfect for my aesthetic taste. ]

[This sound sent the child flying! Su is dead! ]

[I feel like my handling of tiredness has improved a lot. ]

[I don’t know if you have noticed that the style of his songs is different every time. Until now, I still don’t know what the most suitable vocal range and style is for him. ]

[He became Tao Zhe's apprentice, collaborated with Jay Chou, inherited Lin Junjie's nickname, and finally became as versatile as Wang Lihong and could handle any style of music. Shen Juan is really hot! ]

(Tao Zhe is a mentor of Star Asia, and he also sent a Weibo to support Shen Juan. Jay Chou sent an Instagram long ago saying that he will soon collaborate with a young singer he likes, Shen Juan. Walking CD is Lin Junjie’s nickname)
In the audience, Wang Jiaer was stunned.

He originally thought that Shen Juan's music style was similar to his, both of them were idols who followed the rap route.

But now it seems that Hip-hop is just one of the many music styles that Shen Juan has mastered. He can master any style and play any style well.

At this moment, his mood and thoughts were almost exactly the same as Zhang Yixing's after watching Shen Juan's new song debut at Tianmao Carnival Night, that is, the desire and yearning for natural talent, and he must find an opportunity to cooperate with him in the future.

After Shen Juan finished singing his part, Zhang Jingying took over.

“You think it’s easy.”

You are dreaming.

"You think I don't want to run to you." I also want to run into your arms.

Various details were handled very well, and the English pronunciation was also fine, with no mistakes at all, which perfectly matched the performance effect created by Shen Juan.

Especially in the second half of the song, the two people's eye contact and singing of the chorus completely ignited the atmosphere on the scene.

How do we rewrite the stars?
How to rewrite our destiny?

Say you were made to be mine?
Tell the world you belong only to me?

Nothing can keep us apart.
Nothing can separate us.

Cause you are the one I was meant to find.

[This head voice, this chest voice, this resonance, this texture, this penetration, this inflection, this switching between true and false voices. I am really speechless and can only say that there are five kinds of spicy in this world: slightly spicy, medium spicy, very spicy, abnormally spicy, and Shen Juan Fengshen spicy! ]

[Amazing collaboration! The scene was so stable it was explosive! ]

[It is a real pleasure to watch Shen Juan perform live, but the stage sound system is not that good. If anyone still thinks that Shen Juan is just relying on the popularity of Hip Hop, I will laugh at him forever.]

[Even if you practice your voice every day, practice chest resonance, and become familiar with your vocal range, you can never become the next Alex Shen. ]

[Shen Juan is really nothing to be ashamed of. First, he appeared on the League of Legends World Finals stage watched by millions of people around the world online, and then he appeared in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show broadcast simultaneously in hundreds of countries. He is undoubtedly the first of the new generation of Chinese music! The first in Asia! Now he is the only artist in the entire domestic entertainment industry who cannot be ashamed of. ]

[The former Super Girl runner-up Zhang Liangying and the unknown trainee Shen Juan are no longer here. Now standing in front of you are Niu Hulu Zhang Zhen and Alpha Shen. ]

(Zhang Jingying’s English name is Jane, and Alpha is taken from her name Shen A, which means a natural born ruler, a term used in the fan circle.)
[It feels like singers nowadays are all competing to see who can hit the highest notes or show off their skills, but Shen Juan gives people a very different feeling. Although his singing skills are first-class, he never seems to be deliberately showing off his skills. No one can replicate his ease on stage.]

Seeing this, the senior executives of Kiwi who were closely following the dynamics of the live broadcast room couldn't help but laugh.

If there is an opportunity, Shen Juan can really seize it.
It was worth our efforts to create the most eye-catching, grand and spectacular live cheering atmosphere for him.

We at Kiwi like artists like this.

It not only saves people worry, but also saves people trouble.

It seems that I need to communicate more with him in the future to establish a closer and more stable cooperative relationship.

If they had not considered that the words "destroying the bridge after crossing it" and "killing the donkey after it has done its work" were not pleasant and would affect the reputation of Kiwi, they would even want to take back the "Screaming Male God" award from Wu Jiaheng and give it to Shen Juan instead.

After all, top stars are always a scarce resource in the entertainment industry.

This is especially true for the young top stars.

　Thank you all for your recommendation tickets and monthly ticket subscription support!
　　Thanks to ZekE for the 5000 points reward for the work, 2000 points reward for Ni Ni's character, and 1000 points reward for Nazha's character! Thanks, boss!

　　Then let me briefly say that in general, actors are greater than singers, but top singers are greater than top actors. After all, actors are just tools in the final analysis, but singers are the dominant creators.

　　Here's an exaggerated statistic: the Taylor Swift Era Tour started in 2023, and with only 2024 concerts (an average of people per concert), the global box office has exceeded billion US dollars. By the end of , the global total box office is expected to reach billion. Even the behind-the-scenes documentary about the tour earned nearly million US dollars after its release (top ten US box office of the year), and her share of the tour box office is about % to %, which means that her pure music income has reached billion US dollars in the past two years. It is impossible for any actor to earn more than her, and it is impossible for any actor to be more famous and influential than her.

　　So to put it bluntly, the upper limit of the actor route is visible to the naked eye, but there is no ceiling for the music route. There will never be another MJ among actors. Even if Leo makes three big movies, he can't touch MJ's influence.
　　As for why people in China think that singers have a low status?

　　On the one hand, it is because the singers are not good enough, and on the other hand, because of copyright piracy, domestic musicians have very little income. They have no confidence because they earn less. In addition, they cannot create profits for capital, and capital will not give them face and flatter them, so their status in the circle is naturally not good.

　　
　
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