Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 122 Recording Scene

[Jay Chou's concert tour kicked off in Singapore, his wife Kun Ling accompanied him to cheer him up, and his good friend Shen Juan brought a new English single to support the performance, the scene was exciting! ]

[Jay Chou's Strongest on Earth 2 Tour Concert Singapore Station ended successfully, and is expected to return to China within the year]

[Jay Chou's 2018 strongest concert on earth is upgraded again, he will transform into an interstellar hero and come to Singapore, and the mysterious guest singer Shen Juan will take the stage to bring a stunning debut of his new song]

[The guitar boy who amazed the world: Shen Juan’s new song "In My Blood" was well received at its global premiere]

[The inheritance between the predecessors and the younger generations in the music industry: 19-year-old talented singer-songwriter Shen Juan will support Jay Chou's concert with his highly acclaimed new single "In My Blood". ]

The second phase of Jay Chou's The Strongest Tour on Earth got off to a good start, and Shen Juan's new song also had a pretty good debut stage.

This collaboration is a win-win situation and has further raised netizens' expectations for the two's collaborative single.

As for whether it will end up that the two of them will be embarrassed because the quality of the song fails to satisfy the majority of the audience?
Shen Juan was not worried at all.

On the one hand, "Waiting for You to Get Out of Class" is already one of the best quality songs that Ba Ge has released in recent years.

On the other hand, the lyrics and composition of this song are written by Ba Ge himself, and Shen Juan is only responsible for singing.

Therefore, if the song really fails to meet the audience's expectations, the blame cannot be placed on him.

After the concert, he said goodbye to Pug and posted a photo of the two of them on Instagram to promote their friendship, which also earned him a small amount of favor from Pug's fans.

In the early morning of the 7th, Shen Juan took a flight from Singapore Changi Airport without stopping. After a six-hour flight, he landed in Beijing at seven in the morning, just to catch the live recording of the first performance of Idol Producer.

Although the program team does not force him to be present at every performance to participate in the recording, but having said that, he can't really just come to record the first stage and the finals, right?

Although that would be relaxing, it would be too embarrassing. Shen Juan was worried that someone would use this to attack him.

Alas, there is really no other solution.

When he was still an amateur, he naively thought that these reputations were unimportant, and as long as he had strong personal abilities, he could easily change the public's opinion of him.

But when he really became the idol in the hearts of countless people, he began to understand that everything was hard-earned, and many things were not as simple as he had thought before, so his original ideas naturally changed.

People, they always change.

Once you get something and experience its beauty yourself, you won't want to let it go easily.

After finishing their makeup and rushing to the recording site, the contestants were conducting their final stage rehearsals and simulating their movements.

Shen Juan originally wanted to fulfill his duties as a mentor and use his stage experience to correct their mistakes, but he was called away by the staff as soon as he showed up.

Shen Juan had not participated in the recording of the theme song assessment and rating before, so he needed to make up for it now.

"I was under a lot of pressure when I was a trainee, so I think it is necessary to share with them my experience of how to deal with difficulties and how to remain patient."

"I think many trainees may not understand how rare this opportunity is. Why can't they even practice such a simple theme song well? But I also respect their indifferent attitude and their choice to give up on themselves. I just hope they won't regret their actions today in the future."

"I don't have a favorite among the trainees in Class A, but there are many I like, such as Cai Xukun, Huang Minghao, and Zhu Zhengting. They all have great potential as idols and already have the ability to debut."

"Lin Chaoze from Banana Entertainment? He is definitely capable, but he made a mistake. I hope he will be more careful and pay more attention to this aspect in the future."

Soon they moved on to the next session: "Teacher Shen Juan, next is the quick question and answer session which will be used as promotional material for the program. If there are some questions that are inconvenient to answer, you can communicate with us directly."

"Well, let's get started."

Q: What three things would you take with you if you were stranded on a desert island?

A: First, I'll bring my agent. She's a very nice person and can take care of my daily life. Then I'll bring my assistant. When we encounter wild beasts, I can ask her to stand in front and act as a meat shield (laughs). Finally, I'll bring a satellite phone. When we get tired of playing, I can call someone to pick us up and take us home.

Q: What is the one thing you most want to do in the New Year?

A: Go home to be with my parents, but it’s difficult this year.

Q: What gift would you like to give to your fans?
A: More works, performances and concerts.

Q: What’s the song you’ve been playing on repeat recently?
A: "Pink+White" by Frank Ocean.

This song "Fahai" is truly niche, and the melody is not catchy, but for a small number of listeners, they can get the meaning of the lyrics and the atmosphere of the song.

It’s not that the more niche something is, the more advanced it is.

But after listening to too much mainstream stuff, you do need to find some freshness in niche works.

Q: What movie did you watch recently?
A: Tai Paddington Bear.

Shen Juan felt that such restricted movies should not be widely promoted so as not to affect his image as an artist.

Q: How would you describe your ideal life in one sentence?

A: I do whatever I want.

After answering these sparse and ordinary questions, Shen Juan pushed the door and went out. After finishing their makeup and hair, the other mentors also came over one after another to complete their daily preparations for the interview.

A few people chatted in the corridor outside.

Zhou Jieqiong still looked like she had a good impression of him, with an infectious smile on her face, and sent her blessings to Shen Juan's new song that had just been released. He was handsome, talented, young and rich, and few girls could refuse a man with such excellent conditions.

Cheng Xiao was still shy and taciturn, and she was always afraid to get too close to Shen Juan in front of the camera.

Only in private or on WeChat can I open up and chat with Shen Juan.

Wang Jiaer was still overly enthusiastic as he gave Shen Juan a big hug and gave him praise:

"Alex, you know what? I've been playing your new song on repeat for the past few days, and now all I can think of is the line 'It isn't in my blood~'"

Ever since Shen Juan stood up for him and said what he didn't dare to say last time, he seems to have become even closer to Shen Juan. Even though he looks a little gay, this is Jackson's way of showing friendship.

“If you have time, I can record a reaction or a 30-second cover of the chorus and post it on your Instagram.” Shen Juan had his eyes on Wang Jiaer’s more than 6 million fans.

"I already sent it yesterday, didn't you notice?"

"When was it sent?"

"last night."

"I was at a concert last night and didn't have time to check Instagram."

"All right."

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yixing also walked over with a smile.

"Your new song "In My Blood" is really good. It feels like another single that can make it to the Hot 100."

He wasn't being polite when he said this, because he really thought that Shen Juan's works were of very good quality. He even reposted the listening link of Shen Juan's new song on Weibo the day before yesterday, asking his fans to support him as well.

He behaved extremely friendly and made Shen Juan's fans, who had previously scolded and mocked him, completely helpless.

Of course, the vast majority of fans still insist on scolding Zhang Yixing, believing that he is sucking Shen Juan's blood.

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you get in or not. It's impossible to get a high ranking without radio points." Shen Juan spread his hands helplessly.

“Yes, radio station division is indeed a troublesome matter.”

As a musician who aspires to connect with the international community, Zhang Yixing naturally understands the scoring rules of the B Chart Hot 100 and why Shen Juan has no radio score.

In fact, it's not just Shen Juan. Even South Korea's BTS's B-chart radio scores are pitifully low.

Singers like them who come from foreign markets have only two options if they want to make a name for themselves in the United States:

1. Sign a contract with a US record company and use their powerful resource channels to promote your own works.

2. Rely on fanatical fans that American singers do not have to boost streaming data, and rely on streaming to fill the gap in radio points.

The only option Shen Juan could choose was the second one.

"So the song "If I Can't Have You" that I'm currently charting is probably almost at the upper limit. Without radio data, it might just end at number 30."

“It’s already a very good result.”

It is absolutely impossible for Zhang Yixing to say that he is not envious at all. Like Wu Jiaheng, Shen Juan at this stage is almost their ideal self.

But one of his strengths is that he can face up to the gap between himself and others, and will take action to make up for the shortcomings in his own abilities as much as possible through hard work, so this envy has become his driving force to move forward.

(After returning to China to develop, the only two idols whose professional abilities have increased instead of decreased are Wang Jiaer and Lay. Among Lu Han, Huang Zitao and Wu Jiaheng, one is busy recording variety shows, one is busy promoting products, and one is busy operating a sewing machine)

"But my goal is not just that." Before Shen Juan entered the list, his goal was to enter the league. After entering the list, his goal was naturally to strive for a high ranking or even win the championship.

"Your goal is pretty high then."

"Aren't you the same?" Shen Juan glanced at him with a smile, "I dream of becoming PD Zhang of Lee Soo Man of China."

"Um, how do you know this?" Zhang Yixing smiled awkwardly, because considering his current situation, it seemed like he was bragging again.

"Didn't you say that on the show before?" Shen Juan didn't care about these things at all. In his opinion, it was not shameful to boldly express one's dreams.

The only problem may be that Lay is too bad.

(Actually, compared to other idols, he's not bad)

His abilities do not match his rapidly expanding ambitions, and his development speed cannot keep up with the speed of his boasting.

Even though he has tried very hard, he lacks the most important talent as an artist, so he just can't succeed.

Food is the source of all disputes.

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(End of this chapter)