Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 126 Appreciation from Music Industry Seniors

As it is the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City, the Palace Museum has joined hands with eight national key museums to hold a special exhibition of national treasures with the theme of "National Treasures".

Each museum can only select one treasure to be included in the special exhibition. Each episode of the program will focus on a different museum, and each museum will recommend three treasures to the public for selection.

Each treasure has its own celebrity "Guardian of the National Treasure", who tells the past and present lives of these "great national treasures" and interprets the genetic code of Chinese culture.

Shen Juan, a native of Shanghai, came to participate in the recording this time as the guardian of the national treasures of the Shanghai Museum.

To be honest, he can hardly get the exposure and popularity that he desperately needs by recording this show.

Because the show itself doesn’t have high ratings.

But in order to get closer to the main theme of the country and move closer to the mainstream of society, and also to give himself a high-level golden body that is different from ordinary traffic, Shen Juan is still quite happy to take the time to participate in this type of program.

In his opinion, celebrities should use their exaggerated influence to do practical things that benefit the country and society.

Selling products is the lowest level of traffic gameplay.

Like filming ancient idol dramas and taking endorsements to boost sales.
It looks awesome, but it's actually really low.

Not to mention anything else, just look at how those top stars who got rich by doing gay adaptations developed afterwards and you will know.

They all want to act in serious movies.

Basically no marketing is done, leaving the hot search spots for newly emerging traffic without occupying public resources.

What’s interesting is that some fans in fan circles can’t see the trending searches and think that the actors have fallen out of favor, but in fact, they have already moved ahead. Not only are they concentrating on producing works, the sales of the magazines they endorse are still leading the way.

It's not that they are no longer capable, they just don't care or value these things anymore. However, many people in the fan circle don't understand this. They only judge whether a star is popular or not by the number of hot searches that can be bought with money, which is quite abstract.

The recording location is still in the Langfang Film and Television Town, which he is very familiar with and has visited many times in the past period of time.

In fact, there are three studios here, with sizes of 1000 square meters, 3000 square meters and 5000 square meters respectively.

Initially, the "Idol Producer" program team targeted this largest 5000 square meter studio, but unfortunately it had already been reserved in advance by CCTV's "National Treasure" program team, so they had to choose the other two as a second choice.

Langfang Film and Television Town, Studio No. 1.

"Hello everyone, I am Shen Juan, the guardian of the national treasure."

"The national treasure I am guarding today is the Da Ke Ding."

"More than 93.1 years ago, tripods were pottery vessels used to cook meat. After Dayu established the Xia Dynasty, nine large bronze tripods were used to represent the nine provinces of China. From then on, tripods became ritual vessels that symbolized power. The Dake tripod behind me is 201.5 centimeters high and weighs 290 kilograms. It has an inscription of characters and is known as one of the three treasures of China, along with the Dayu tripod and the Maogong tripod."

"The owner of the Big Ke Ding is named Ke. He is obviously a chef, so why does he own such a huge cauldron?"

"I am Shen Juan. Next, I will tell you about the legend of Da Ke Ding's past life."

The lights dimmed, Shen Juan left the stage to change his costumes and props, and tour guide No. 001 Zhang Guoli came on stage and began to tell the background story of the legendary past life of this national treasure.

"The legend of the Da Ke Ding happened during the reign of King Xiao of the Western Zhou Dynasty about 3,000 years ago. When King Xiao ascended the throne, there were foreign invasions. In times of crisis, a chef named Ke, who was in charge of the emperor's food and sacrificial rituals, appeared. In his opinion, to resist the enemy, one must first stabilize the country, and the key to stabilizing the country is a piece of meat."

"Does this sound a bit fantastic? Look, the two naughty kids started arguing over this matter, and at this moment, a mysterious and handsome boy appeared and revealed the truth behind it to us."

The role played by Shen Juan this time is Juan, the son of the historian during the reign of King Xiao of Zhou. He wears an ancient Zhou Dynasty robe with a plaid black edge and his hair is tied up. With his exquisite, three-dimensional and impactful handsome face, one can't help but admire him as a gentle and elegant young man in this corrupt world.

What about the subsequent recording content?
In fact, it is just to let a group of actors perform in the form of a stage play to restore this historical story.

Shen Juan had similar performance experience before. He had just finished the final performance of Beijing Film Academy yesterday, and the performance was not too difficult, so around six o'clock in the afternoon, the part he was responsible for was finished.

However, just as he was returning to the lounge to pack up and leave, another guest at the same time, Na Ying, suddenly came over and invited him to have dinner together.

Shen Juan couldn't refuse the senior's invitation.

This is a courtyard restaurant located in the capital city. It is surrounded by beautiful scenery, has a strong cultural atmosphere, and is exquisitely decorated. The display of artworks adds to the artistic atmosphere.

Shen Juan, Na Ying and Zhang Guoli had their meal here.

Na Ying and Zhang Guoli have been old friends for many years. For example, the MV of Na Ying's 315 anti-counterfeiting song "Seeing Flowers in the Mist" years ago was directed by Zhang Guoli, and the two shocking lightning effects in the song were made by Na Ying at her own expense.

One dish is three thousand yuan, two dishes are six thousand yuan.

It was indeed a huge sum of money at that time.

"Xiao Shen, what's wrong?" Na Ying asked when she saw that Shen Juan didn't look very good after he just answered a phone call.

After the recording of the program today, she had originally planned to have dinner with her old friend Zhang Guoli, but because she really admired Shen Juan, a new generation singer who aspires to connect with the international community, she simply invited him along as well.

Netizens say that she likes to suppress newcomers, but in fact, she just hasn't met newcomers that suit her taste.

Artists like Shen Juan, who have both ability and attitude or who just fight against defeat, are very much to her taste.

She likes this kind of realness in Shen Juan!

"It's okay, sister, it's about this year's Spring Festival Gala." Shen Juan sighed with a hint of regret, "I originally planned to write a song to sign up for the show, but maybe the director felt that I couldn't support a solo program right now, or maybe the time was too tight, so I probably didn't succeed."

In fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, even if he produced the entire song "As Wish" and sent it over, the Spring Festival Gala director probably would not let him go on stage to sing solo.

After all, in this era when the ratings of the Spring Festival Gala have not yet hit rock bottom, the number of programs is limited, and those who can go on stage to sing solo are all top-notch big-name singers.

Going solo means someone is going to be eliminated.

Although Shen Juan is popular and has achievements, he has little experience in China and does not have a strong network of connections, so it is understandable that he does not get the trust of the director. In short, he has not yet developed to the point where the Spring Festival Gala director can withstand the pressure and kick others out.

Na Ying stood up and patted Shen Juan on the shoulder, comforting him generously: "It's okay. I remember the first time I was on the Spring Festival Gala was in 92. I was 25 years old at that time. You are only 19 this year. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

The Spring Festival Gala is something that is out of reach for many artists, but for her, it is nothing more than a stage that she can perform on whenever she wants, and at most there will be more people watching.

"Thank you, Sister Na." Shen Juan was very polite.

"Let's not talk about work during the break, let's order food first! You'll feel better if you eat more later."

What surprised Shen Juan was that Na Ying didn't seem to be as arrogant and disrespectful as people said on the Internet.

But it's normal. After all, what you see on the Internet is usually only one-sided. For example, Shuangzi is normal in most cases (otherwise Binbin would not have been with her in the first place). It just happened that when she had a seizure, it was recorded by the camera and played repeatedly, making everyone think that she was having a seizure all the time.

Moreover, his image in the eyes of some netizens is not very good: he likes to roll his eyes (he was caught in a relaxed state while chatting privately with his agent's assistant), he acts like a big shot when he is famous (so he has to smile all the time or he is acting like a big shot), he is rude (his WeChat is full of crazy women, how can I respond to them)
But he knew that they had a misunderstanding of him.

Therefore, rather than judging his impression of a person based on past reputation, Shen Juan is more accustomed to judging through personal contact with the person using his own eyes and ears.

Seeing his old friend whom he had known for more than 20 years behave in this way, Zhang Guoli knew that she wanted to take care of and support the younger generation who was recognized by her, so he also joined the conversation with a smile.

"Thanks to Xiao Shen, I can also have that big meal. The crispy abalone and Beijing-grilled hairtail here are very good. Xiao Shen, you can eat more later! You're welcome. Your sister has nothing but money."

"You stinky outsider, are you coming to the capital to beg for food?"

"Hahahaha, it's you, the descendant of the Yehenara clan's Yellow Banner nobles, who has the upper hand!"

"Fuck you, I've already said that I'm not from the Yehenara clan. That's just an identity made up by netizens!"

"But your identity as a Zhenghuangqi is real!"

Although this seemingly quarrelsome conversation between the two would definitely cause an uproar if it were made public on the Internet.

But this is how they have been getting along over the years, and there is no need to make a big deal out of jokes between friends.

Shen Juan wouldn't feel offended.

On the contrary, he found it a little funny.

Because he clearly remembered that Na Ying's first reaction after learning that Wang Sulong was also a Manchu was "What flag are you from?", which made Wang Sulong, who didn't have a flag, embarrassed.

After the elegantly dressed waiter brought the dishes, the three of them started eating. The dishes in this restaurant were indeed exquisitely presented and tasted good. Shen Juan also put aside the things in his mind and concentrated on eating.

The meal lasted about an hour and a half, and Na Ying and Zhang Guoli talked from time to time about interesting stories that happened in the past and unknown gossips in the entertainment industry.

As for Shen Juan, he also shared the recent development of the entertainment industry and the patterns and operations of exploiting traffic with the two elderly people, who are over 100 years old in total.

Both parties were able to broaden their horizons and obtain a lot of secret information from each other that they would not normally have access to, which made the atmosphere of this dinner very good.

After paying the bill, Shen Juan said goodbye to the two seniors, put on a mask and a baseball cap, and left first in the car. Zhang Guoli happened to be going the same way as Na Ying, so they got in the car and left together.

Sitting in the back row, the two chatted about Shen Juan.

"What did you just talk about with him? How come I saw you smiling so happily when I came back from going to the bathroom?" Zhang Guoli talked about something he was curious about.

"Xiao Shen wrote a song and just sent me the demo. He said he originally planned to sing it on the Spring Festival Gala, but the director didn't agree. But to be honest, the song is actually quite good. Anyway, I like it very much." Na Ying explained.

"I see. But it's really rare to get good comments from you in private." Zhang Guoli suddenly realized.

“And he invited me to sing with him.”

"Ah?" Zhang Guoli was stunned.

"I said I had decided to work with Lao Wang this year, and do you know what he said?"

"Say what?"

"He said that if the three of us work together on stage, the effect will be even better." Na Ying said, then shook her head and laughed, "This kid is so interesting! I like his personality. He says what he thinks and shows his true thoughts openly without being hypocritical. There are not many people like him in this circle."

“Is he so confident?”

“They have the capital to be confident.”

"So, are you really going to cooperate with him?"

"Then it's not up to me alone to decide, but I think Lao Wang will also like this song."

"What song can make you so satisfied?"

"I'm not that satisfied, but the lyrics are quite interesting. And you know, when people like us get older and can't do things anymore, we always want to take care of and support our favorite juniors, and watch them shine in this circle instead of us."

Na Ying looked at the night scene of Beijing flashing by outside the car window, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. No matter how high her achievements in the music industry were, she would sometimes feel powerless and lament when faced with the passage of time.

No one can stay young forever.

But there are always people in their prime.

After all, the future belongs to these young people.
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(End of this chapter)