Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 129 Bringing Talent to Louis Vuitton

After the annual "Stars Sharing the Pork Conference" Weibo Night ended, the high-density award ceremony medley at the end of the year has come to an end.

Shen Juan, who had no other schedules, was finally able to calm down and work with the production team that Le Hua found for him to produce two songs that needed to be delivered urgently:
"Pray For Me", the promotional song for the movie "Black Panther", and "As Wish" which will be used in this year's Spring Festival Gala.

If the former can be completed within the specified time and its quality is approved by the film company, it may have the opportunity to become the BGM of the trailer video released later and appear in front of global audiences.

At the same time, it can also provide Shen Juan with marketing materials that can be used to attract traffic and increase his popularity.

When the time comes, fans can go to the Internet to check the streaming data for this song, and then they can brag everywhere that the most popular theme song of "Black Panther", a blockbuster movie with a global box office of over 1 billion US dollars, was sung by our Shen Juan.

Alas. Why do you have to hate someone like me, an artist who can continuously produce effective results, when you can hate anyone else?
Really, I feel sorry for those haters.

I guess I have to go to sleep many nights with a feeling of resentment and negativity. Life is really not going as I expected.

As for "As Wish", it has actually been decided.

The day after the dinner after recording "National Treasure", Na Ying took the initiative to contact Faye Wong, who was staying at home in a villa in the suburbs of Beijing, and arranged a dinner to invite her and Shen Juan out. During the dinner, they talked about many things beyond this song and music.

For example, their respective family stories, Shen Juan's experience as a trainee, and gossip and fun things in the entertainment industry.
Overall, we had a pretty pleasant conversation.

Shen Juan's temperament and conversation were very much to their liking.

Both elder sisters think Shen Juan is very real. As they get older and have experienced more things, they like real people.

So Faye Wong immediately decided to accept Shen Juan's invitation to participate, and the three of them jointly performed the national premiere of this song on the stage of this year's Spring Festival Gala.

Now that things have come to this, the Spring Festival Gala director who felt that Shen Juan was not qualified to sing solo has nothing more to say.

After all, he couldn't possibly refuse two music queens who had appeared on the Spring Festival Gala dozens of times in total, right?
So they could only urge Shen Juan to produce the finished product quickly so that it would be easier for them to design the stage design for this song.

1 month 24 day.

After completing all this, Shen Juan reunited with his team members and went to Beijing Daxing International Airport, preparing to take a China Southern Airlines flight to London, England, starting his first overseas public trip after becoming a top star.

Arriving at China Southern Airlines' first-class lounge, Shen Juan took a bottle of pure milk from the freezer, biting on the straw to replenish his nutrition while discussing work matters with his agent.

"We have to finish filming the MV for the Pokémon theme song tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Then on the morning of the 27th we will go to the set of Detective Pikachu to finish filming our agreed cameo scenes. Then in the afternoon we will go to North London to visit Arsenal's Colney training base and the Emirates Stadium."

"The English Premier League football club Arsenal intends to use your high influence among young people to increase their popularity in East Asia and gain more peripheral income. They even plan to establish a closer and longer-term cooperative relationship with us, such as giving you the title of Arsenal Greater China Ambassador."

"Although there is only a title but no money, Hua Jie and I both think this is a win-win cooperation. Arsenal can take this opportunity to grab more market share in China, and you, because you are not taking the route of pure fan circle traffic, you do need the support of these fan groups mainly composed of straight male fans in many cases."

It is easy to understand. Male artists like Wang Junkai, the spokesperson for League of Legends who is related to e-sports, and Lu Han, the Manchester United China ambassador who is a football star, are among the few young celebrities in the domestic entertainment industry who can win the favor of straight male fans.

It’s a pity that the subsequent development of these two people was a bit disappointing (one became a variety show star, and the other’s movie quality was not good). Neither of them was able to break out of the traffic framework and utilize their popularity among passers-by, so in the end it became a waste of effort.

Of course, the most awesome one has to be Su Xing, the super hero who smashed the TV when he saw Messi lose the game.

This guy has gained a lot of traffic and attention by relying on his identity as a "Messi fan". It can only be said that in this era, even chasing stars has become a means of making money.

"I know all these benefits, but the problem is that I'm not a fan of Nana. Is it really a good idea to have such an in-depth cooperation with her as their ambassador?"

To be honest, Shen Juan hasn't watched many Arsenal games in recent years, and he doesn't even know which big-name stars are on their current roster.

And the most crucial point is that Arsenal has not won a championship for 20 years. Does it also imply that as an Arsenal ambassador, I will also not have a B-list championship for 20 years?

If you get too close to Arsenal, you will become unhappy.

He thought of this sentence for no reason.

"What is Nana?"

"It's a derogatory term for Arsenal, mocking them for not playing softly like a Premier League team. It's just like those black fans calling me Juanzi, both are puns." Shen Juan explained with a smile.

Yangjin Zhuoma was a little speechless. "Why do you care so much? Arsenal is still very influential in China. As far as I know, among so many Premier League teams, its popularity in China is at least among the top four."

This left Shen Juan speechless.

It's the familiar battle of maintaining fourth place and fighting for first place.

I have to say that Nana has so many jokes, which provide a lot of funny entertainment for many fans.

Yangjin Zhuoma added: "And aren't you an actor? Can't you play a football fan?"

"If those extreme Arsenal fans heard what you said, they would probably come and confront you offline."

"I'm not the one pretending to be a fan, so what does it have to do with me?" Yang Yangjin looked at Shen Juan with gloating eyes.

"I was injured, but you still took care of me?"

“You think too much.”

"Are you really so cold and heartless, sister?"

"It's no use even if you call me mom!"

"Okay, what about work after that?"

Shen Juan finally compromised with life.

After all, as Yang Yang Jin said, he has never been the kind of traffic influencer who only shoots ancient and modern idol dramas and relies on his business sales performance to brag in the fan circle.

Therefore, he does need to gain a certain degree of favor from passers-by, or at least not let the general public hate him, so that it will be easier for him to expand his music territory in the country in the future.

"I will go to New York to attend this year's Grammy Awards on the 28th, and will go to Minnesota to attend the Super Bowl Pre-Music Festival on the 3rd of next month as an NFL promotion ambassador. After returning to China, I will attend the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal in Beijing on the 6th."

Yangjin Zhuoma took a sip of water to moisten her throat.

"Another thing is the invitation from Mango TV. Singer 2018 invites you to Changsha as a guest singer to participate in the recording. They also know that you have a lot of work and a tight schedule recently, so they specially tailored a set of new rules for you." "What do you mean?"

"All I'm asking you to do is just sing a song to eliminate the last-place singer in that episode."

Shen Juan understood what he said. It turned out to be Adam Lambert's script in "Singer 2024"!
Kill one person and run.

Hello.

"If that's the case, then I think I can continue." Shen Juan feels that participating in this kind of competitive program will be of great benefit to him at this stage.

Not only will it allow more audiences to recognize his voice and his face, but it will also be an opportunity to showcase his singing skills and abilities, allowing them to understand how unique he is.

"Then the last thing is the Dior 2 Fall/Winter Ready-to-Wear collection show in Paris on February 27. You can go or not, it's up to you."

"Can I not go?"

"Dior has no right to require you to attend. After all, to put it bluntly, you are currently just a low-level brand friend in China. The ambassadors above you should be responsible for supporting the event. It is not our turn to do so."

"So, sister, you are not satisfied with my current treatment!" Shen Juan laughed as if he suddenly realized something.

“Are you satisfied with your current title of Brand Friend in China?” Yangjin Zhuoma asked.

"Of course I'm not satisfied." Shen Juan smiled and shook his head.

In fact, it stands to reason that both his current popularity (19 check-ins on Weibo super topic, 1100 million followers on Instagram) and his musical achievements (the best creative music achievement among Chinese singers) are enough to support him to achieve more.

But Dior, the old antique, is still using the old trick of slowly evaluating spokespersons and is unwilling to break the existing rules to give him the title of China Ambassador or even Global Ambassador.

So Shen Juan, who knew how worthless the title of luxury brand would be in the future, felt more or less unhappy at the moment.

He doesn't want to be outshined by others. He doesn't think he is worse than Yang Ying and Huang Xuan. He thinks he deserves better resources and treatment, not just the few covers recommended to him, but Dior is so conservative.

No wonder Dior and Chanel combined are not as strong as Louis Vuitton. It can only be said that brand companies that are too conventional can indeed survive peacefully for many years, but they will never be able to develop into the leader of the entire industry.

"That's it."

"But do we have any other choice now?"

“Of course there is. Apart from anything else, LV, which belongs to the same LVMH Group as Dior, recently plans to replace a new artistic director of men’s wear.” Yangjin Zhuoma’s meaning has been made very clear, that is, a wise bird chooses a tree to roost in, and if you can’t find a place to live, there will be another place that will welcome you.

"So this is why you asked me to wear Off-White and take selfies on the street whenever I have time?"

Shen Juan smiled, because he knew that Virgil Abloh, who was about to take over as the artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear, was the founder of the trendy brand Off-White.

"Of course. Otherwise, why would you have to wear only this one when there are so many beautiful clothing brands in the world?"

Shen Juan paused for a moment and burst into laughter again.

As a top blue-blooded luxury brand with the highest sales and brand value and the most generous attitude towards its spokespersons, LV is indeed a top endorsement resource that no artist can refuse.

He is also included.

After all, the coolest artist should of course endorse the coolest blue blood. Given that he already has an information advantage, there is really no reason for him to let the Canadians eat this piece of fat meat.

As for Dior?

It served as a great springboard.

Although he has indeed been provided with a lot of high-quality magazine resources in the past six months, which not only helped him initially establish his status and influence in the fashion circle, but also increased his endorsement fees, he is ultimately just a passer-by.

They are inappropriate.

So Shen Juan wishes it all the best in the future.

After the remaining six months of his contract expires, he will bring his talents to Louis Vuitton.

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WeChat mini-theater.

When Tian Xiwei saw the hot search term #杨蜜看沈娟的眼# which was born on the night of Weibo Night, she was very upset and sent a WeChat message to find Shen Juan.

Tian Chengzi: [Juanjuan, you are so pretty and handsome, with such a good personality, and there are so many girls chasing after you. Will you fall in love with other girls in the future? ]

Juanbao: [What a weird question. Of course I will! ]

Tian Chengzi: [? ? ? ]

Juanbao: [She will also call you mom. ]

Tian Chengzi: [Hahahahahahahahahaha! ]

Tian Xiwei was instantly delighted, and quickly logged into her microblog account with a smile, and found the netizen who said that Shen Juan and Yang Mi expressed their hidden love to the fullest in front of a large group of guests, and received more than 2,000 likes.

Then he typed back confidently:

[CP fans, stop it. Do you think Shen Juan would fall for an old woman who has given birth to a child? Look, Liu Kaiwei has gone to review the script with Wang Ou, which proves that your girlfriend is not as charming as you think! ]

Such atmosphere-destroying and offensive comments naturally aroused dissatisfaction among many CP fans and Yang Mi's only fans.

But Tian Xiwei was not afraid at all.

Because she knew who the possessed clown was, she would not be as vulnerable as they were.

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