Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 110 New History
On the 8th and 9th, I completed the official advertising shooting work for the brand spokespersons of Coca-Cola and McDonald's.

Then I flew to the provincial capital of Wandao to complete the recording and MV shooting of the collaborative single "Waiting for You to Get Out of Class" with Jay.

After everything was finished, I followed Jay Chou and others to visit the night market and experience the local food.

I tried everything from oyster omelette, mochi, pepper cake, and even the sugar-coated barley from the movie "Want to See You".

But the taste is just so-so.

There were indeed many delicious local snacks, but they were not enough to surprise Shen Juan.

There is a lot of food of this level in the mainland.

As for the urban construction here, it is also difficult to evaluate.

Anyway, Shen Juan couldn't find the reason why those Taiwanese girls were so proud. When they got off the plane at Taoyuan Airport, they even thought that they had taken the wrong flight and arrived at a small third-tier county in the inland.

It can only be said that although Wandao and the port area often appear together, they are not on the same level in terms of economic development or urban construction.

Then an interesting thing happened during the shopping. When passing by a street stall, the Yes-Man following behind Jie Lun told Shen Juan that the chicken butt over here is called Qilixiang. Shen Juan was shocked and immediately asked Jie Lun why the sparrow outside the window on the telephone pole was so nosy as to call out this name.

Jie Lun himself was actually very embarrassed. He could only touch his nose and explain that the name was given by Fang Wenshan. He didn't want to be called Qilixiang at that time, but Fang Wenshan insisted and said that it was the name of a flower. In order not to affect the relationship between the brothers, he had to compromise.

Shen Juan thought this was an interesting thing worth sharing with fans, so he immediately asked everyone if they wanted to take a group photo, and said that he would post tonight's group photo on ins.

Jay Chou stroked his chin and thought about it, and felt that it would be nice to interact with fans, so he nodded in agreement.

However, when Shen Juan finished taking the photos and edited them on Instagram, he was shocked by the number of his followers on Instagram.

Damn! Did I see that right? Eight million?

I don’t even have a million, are you kidding me?
Jaylen was a little embarrassed and a little awkward.

It seems that I have to buy some fake powder to inject water into myself.
Actually, Jaylen is a bit weird.

I just opened my Instagram account in August this year, and the first post I made was about Hollywood across the ocean.

[Hi everyone, I’m Jay Chou. This is the first time in 17 years that I’ve opened a social media account myself, because I think maybe one day a lot of Hollywood friends will want to @ me. Haha, Mark Ruffalo tagged a fake me before, and I was quite embarrassed.]

And later he said that he was going to develop his career in Hollywood soon, so he just followed the trend and opened an Instagram account.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Shen Juan.

Anyway, he is just making friends and expanding his network.

It’s none of his business what other people do or want to do.

The best thing to do is to pay more attention to your own affairs.

On December 12, Shen Juan left Wan Island and arrived in Macau smoothly to participate in the recording of "Chef Nic 13".

Ten o'clock in the morning, at a pier in Macau.

A host, two flying guests and several photographers holding cameras were sitting on the boat and chatting.

"Alex, Jackson, have you ever acted in a play?"

"I've acted in a few, but I'm not on it yet."

"I've never acted, bro."

"Let's find a chance to go together." Xie Tingfeng smiled.

"Really, bro? I heard that if you promise something on the show, you have to fulfill it." Wang Jiaer has a great sense of variety shows. He excitedly shook Xie Tingfeng's hand and asked him to repeat what he had just said in front of the camera.

Seeing this, Xie Tingfeng also smiled and made a promise that had no practical effect to cooperate with him in the performance: "Sure, we can find an opportunity to perform this kind of thing together, it's okay."

"What about me?" Shen Juan joined the topic.

"The three of us are together!"

"Sure, what do you want to act in?"

“I want to act in action movies the most.”

"me too."

"Why? Action movies are hard to make."

"I just like it, because I don't like those kind of romance dramas." Wang Jiaer answered the question very proactively.

So they continued chatting about this topic.

Xie Tingfeng talked about the behind-the-scenes footage of his films "The Lost Bullet" and "The Siege of the City in October". He said that filming explosion scenes was really dangerous, and filming beating scenes was also very uncomfortable because they were real beatings, so the actors had to take painkillers. Especially after the filming of the scene where he was beaten to death, he rested for four or five days before his body recovered.

Just as the agent said before, recording this program was very easy. It was nothing more than following the host Xie Tingfeng to check in at various food restaurants and chat while eating.

So the morning recording ended quickly.

At noon, while waiting for the food to be served in the restaurant, Xie Tingfeng was confirming the afternoon recording schedule with the director.

As for Shen Juan and Wang Jiaer, they were anxiously waiting for a result.

Because today is the day when the Billboard Hot 100 is released, many people are keeping a close eye on it. "Alex, will your new song be included this week?"

How can we describe Wang Jiaer's state at the moment? His face looked solemn and he seemed even more nervous than Shen Juan himself, as if he, not Shen Juan, was the one who was only one step away from making the list and creating Chinese history.

"I don't know. But it doesn't matter if I don't make the list this week. I'll still have a chance next week and the week after next."

Shen Juan's mentality was very calm at the moment.

After all, he knew very well that for most singers, there was no rush to get on the Billboard charts.

There are many popular songs that are popular all over the world that were released several months ago, and only after the word-of-mouth popularity fermented to a certain extent were they able to enter the B chart hot 100 and shine.

In other words, as long as the singer does not encounter any problems and the song is of high quality, there will always be a chance to shine.

So he is actually in a good mood now.

The ones who were really nervous were his agent, assistant, fans, and other people like Wang Jiaer, who kept refreshing the pages on their phones and computers, waiting for the results to come out.

"Got it! I got it! Alex, come here! You can definitely do it! You can definitely do it!" Wang Jiaer was so excited that he quickly called Shen Juan over.

The two of them huddled together and stared at the small screen of their mobile phone.

First place: “Perfect”

The collaboration between Huang Laoban and Beyoncé has brought this hot single back to the top of the charts after being released for two and a half months.

In fact, releasing a collaborative version is very common in Europe and the United States. For example, the original version of "Despacito" only ranked 44th on the Hot 100.

As a result, as soon as Justin Bieber joined the chorus and released a collaborative version, the song rose from forty-eighth place to ninth place, and later won the championship for sixteen consecutive weeks.

Then Malone and 21 Savage's "Rockstar", which had previously been the champion for eight consecutive weeks, dropped to second place.

The third place is Camila Cabello's "Havana".

This song performed very well on the radio, but unfortunately it ran into the first two big brothers and could not move.

Slide down.

Then Lil Pump's "Gucci Gang" is still fourth, Imagine Dragons' "Thunder" is still fifth, Sam's "Too Good at Goodbyes" is still sixth, Vivian Hsu's Christmas Pension Insurance is ranked eleventh, DuaLipa's "New Rules" is sixteenth, and Nicole Kidman's "Wolves" just entered the top 20.

Slide further down.

Huang Laoshi’s globally popular pornographic song “Shape of You” is still at number 25.

"How Long" by Broken Eyebrow ranked 26th, and "The Weekend" by SZA, a black R&B female singer whom Shen Juan likes very much, ranked 38th.

Then, top celebrities such as Bruno Fernandez, Taylor Swift and popular young star Moe De are all on the list.

Keep scrolling down.

In the ranking range of 60-70, Shen Juan finally saw the familiar song title and his own name.

66. "If I Can't Have You"

Alex Shen
"Wardfa! 66th place! This is 66th place! I told you you could do it! I told you you could do it! This is a very, very great achievement! Alex my brother, you made history! We are all proud of you! Holysh" Wang Jiaer was so excited that he even started to speak English and swear. As he spoke, he felt that it was not enough and even jumped on Shen Juan and yelled.

"Honestly speaking, I also feel it's a little unreal now. This is too crazy." Shen Juan was swayed left and right by Wang Jiaer on him, and his expression was a little dull, which was a symbol and disguise of his inner ecstasy.

Although he had anticipated that this day would eventually come and had already prepared himself mentally, when it actually happened, the excitement that was difficult to describe in words still made him temporarily lose the ability to think.

Although it is said that seeing it on the charts is not as good as seeing it on the stage.

But it also depends on what kind of list it is!

List B is irrelevant to ordinary passers-by. Most people only pay attention to the works themselves, not the data and results, and they are not even aware of the existence of this list.

But for fans who follow the music industry and those singers who follow the pop route, Chart B is like the Grammys, a holy place in the hearts of each of them.

That's why so many singers are rushing to release English songs and go to the United States, just to attend the Grammy Awards and see the world in the country with the most developed pop music in the world.

Although the pop music aesthetics of Europe and the United States may not necessarily conform to the current aesthetic tone in China, it does not mean that a developed and huge music market will definitely produce hit songs that will please audiences in all regions of the world. Many hit songs in Europe and the United States will instead be unpopular in China where guava is popular.

After all, music is not like traditional sports where you can intuitively determine the winner.

Instead of mindlessly worshipping and superstitious about white music, it is better to calm down and find the style and tune that suits you.

But Chart B is recognized worldwide as the most authoritative and valuable music chart, and Shen Juan is the first singer in China and one of the few in Asia to be on Chart B's Hot 100. This is an achievement that many senior singers who have come to the US have not been able to achieve.

Even this is far from Shen Juan's limit:

As long as nothing unexpected happens, this song will remain on this list in the next few weeks and months, and there is a possibility that its ranking will move up further.

Therefore, this achievement is still very important for Shen Juan, who is in urgent need of results to prove himself.

This is not just a series of achievements on paper that can only be recorded in words, but also an honor that can completely distinguish him from other popular singers in the country.

Creating something from nothing is always impressive.

Of course, the premise is that the person who created something from scratch is not Chris, who cheated through unconventional means and is hated by everyone.

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