Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 163 Lucky Me
Le Hua's company annual meeting officially started at 7:30, and then continued according to the normal process.

A number of senior leaders took turns to speak on stage.

The artists present took to the stage to perform warmly.

In addition to Han Geng, a veteran who has become a shareholder of the company, even Shen Juan was pushed onto the stage to sing his best song "If I Can't Have You".

While he was performing, many invited guests and even company executives and artist colleagues in the audience imitated star-chasers, taking out their cell phones and taking pictures of Shen Juan.

Very understandable.

Maybe in the eyes of others, they are stars.

But in their eyes, Shen Juan is the absolute top star who is truly worthy of everyone's attention and imitation.

Because of this, with no live broadcast throughout the entire process and not even any pre-heating on Weibo, this company's annual meeting, which has attracted special attention from the outside world because all the invited artists have high popularity, is sweeping the entertainment sections of major social platforms and news websites at an astonishing speed.

[YHBOYS danced awkwardly with their seniors Le Hua and seven members, and fans exclaimed that the two Minghao finally appeared in the same frame]

[Shen Juan, Han Geng, UNIQ and Lehua all joined in to support and watch how Lehua's earthy annual party rocked the crowd]

[Han Geng and Lu Jingshan attended Lehua's annual party, and the group photo of mentor Shen Juan and contestants Lehua Seven was trending on the search]

[Five generations of the Lehua family gather together at the annual meeting: Han Geng, UNIQ, Shen Juan, Lehua and YHBOYS]

[Shen Juan shared a photo of Le Hua's family on Weibo and Instagram and shouted the slogan "We are 伐木累!", which caused controversy. Fans of Running Man said that he should not have misappropriated the slogan of Running Man, and called on netizens to boycott Shen Juan and Le Hua and seek justice for Running Man]

Among them, the news with "Shen Juan" in the title has the highest click-through rate. The higher the content of the news, the more comments it has.

As a result, many UNIQ fans who once looked down on Shen Juan during his rookie period have now changed their attitude and started to promote the brotherhood between Shen Juan and UNIQ.

It vividly demonstrates the commercialism of the entertainment industry.

So when Du Hua saw the detailed data reports in these press releases, she felt very complicated.

On the one hand, she still wants to train or find a second artist who can stand on his own and compete with Shen Juan.

Because this is in line with a company's healthy and reasonable operating model: it is not impossible to put all your hopes on one person, but if something happens to this person, or he runs away with another company, then they will be completely finished.

But on the other hand, she had to admit in her heart that Le Hua was completely dependent on Shen Juan now.

He is not only the company's most important source of income, but also the core face of the company and a "human" channel for obtaining resources from other platforms.

Even if there are plans to go public in the future, Shen Juan will be the most important trump card in her hand.

So she could only humble herself and keep showing her goodwill, trying her best to meet all of Shen Juan's needs, and pray that he would remember the company's past nurturing and not switch to his company.

The day after the annual meeting was the scheduled time for the MV shooting. Shen Juan followed the team to the same shooting location as Ji Tiao, Qingdao No. 1 Beach.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, all the crew members were in place.

Shen Juan also met the heroine Cheng Xiao again.

"Hello! Nice to see you again."

Cheng Xiao pursed her lips coquettishly with a smile on her face, trying to show her beautiful side as much as possible.

However, Shen Juan could see the indelible fatigue and haggardness hidden beneath her glamorous appearance.

I can't say I feel sorry for him, as they haven't reached that kind of relationship yet, but as fellow artists I can empathize with him a little.

So after a simple greeting, he spoke at the right time and said in a relaxed and natural tone: "Your group has recently returned, and the work must be very hard."

"Well, there is a little bit. The main thing is that I have to fly back and forth between China and South Korea. Today I attend an event in China, and tomorrow I have to go back to South Korea to promote my song. It's hard for my body to keep flying and switching between venues." Cheng Xiao pursed his lips and nodded slightly.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke out his true thoughts under Shen Juan's serious gaze.

Through this period of contact and understanding, she felt that Shen Juan should be able to understand her, and she gradually got used to confiding her inner feelings to Shen Juan in private.

Because there is absolutely no competition between them.

Also because Cheng Xiao felt that Shen Juan was easy to talk to.

She had been in the Korean entertainment industry before, and had no idea or knowledge of Shen Juan's reputation in the domestic entertainment industry.

"In fact, the most uncomfortable thing is the atmosphere among the members. Everyone knows that we Chinese people are leaving, so the atmosphere these days is very awkward and strange."

"This feeling is indeed not pleasant." Shen Juan nodded slightly. It has become an old routine in the Kpop circle in recent years for Chinese members to quit the group and run away as soon as they become famous.

It’s a pity that Cheng Xiao, Wu Xuanyi, and Meng Meiqi did not catch up with the good times. The cold season restriction order has been issued, and the domestic understanding of the South Korean entertainment industry is limited. If they return to China at this time, they may not be able to get good development in the domestic entertainment industry.

Of course, it's much better than staying in South Korea.

After all, compared with the Chinese actors who receive tens of millions of dollars in pay, the income of South Korean idols can only be described as pitiful.

"So did you feel this way when you withdrew from the competition?" Cheng Xiao suddenly remembered that Shen Juan had a similar experience, so he changed the topic to him. "No, I'm not familiar with the other contestants."

Many South Korean trainees appear to be completely different people in front of the camera and in private.

"Aren't you familiar with Justin and the others?" Cheng Xiao asked.

"I left with them." Shen Juan shrugged, "But they were eliminated, and I took the initiative to withdraw from the competition."

"Okay." Cheng Xiao was a little depressed.

It turns out that people do not share the same joys and sorrows.

"No matter what, the matter has come to an end. Instead of staying here in a gloomy mood, it's better to try to numb yourself with work. Sometimes it's good to be a cow or a horse without having to think about anything. At least you will have fewer worries." Shen Juan forced a relatively gentle smile and said to stop her increasingly depressed mood: "The shooting will start soon, so you should hurry up and put on makeup and change clothes."

Even though you use busyness to numb yourself and escape reality, the negative emotions deep in your heart will never be completely calmed down, and may even become more intense over time.

But isn’t there a saying that goes something like this?
Escaping is shameful but useful.

Many times, there is no other solution.

After all, eight out of ten things in life are not as we wish.

In most cases, you just have to accept it.

Cheng Xiao also knew that what Shen Juan said made some sense. At least she had no other choice at the moment, right?

So I obediently replied "Oh", turned around and left, and decided to work honestly.

Because the song "Lucky Me" was a temporary MV shooting job added for Cheng Xiao, the plot is not as story-like as that of "Seven".

The content is very simple and can be shot in half a day at most.

To put it simply, the male protagonist proposed to his girlfriend on one knee on the beach, and then the two of them, who had become a couple, had some sweet interactions in front of the camera. Finally, all the scenes were put together to form the male protagonist's most sincere confession:
"Two words keep playing in my head."

These two words have been circling in my mind.

“Lucky me, lucky me.”

Lucky me, extremely lucky me.

"I get to marry my best friend."

I'm marrying my best friend.

Shen Juan was quite satisfied with the plot of this MV.

Although it is very simple, there is no story line at all.

But sometimes it is this simple and plain plot that is close to real life that often touches people's hearts the most.

And if I remember correctly, haven't his fans always wanted him to star in an idol drama so that they can put themselves in the shoes of the female lead and fall in love with him, and give them some benefits?

So, that's it.

To some extent, the MV can also be regarded as a short idol drama that combines all the desserts into a few minutes.

Of course, the one who was more satisfied than Shen Juan was Cheng Xiao.

This MV is similar to the last song they filmed together, "Second First Love", and both feature a lot of rivalry.

But the difference is that
The plot of "Second First Love" focuses more on the vague love between young lovers.

This song "Lucky Me" is about the peaceful happiness that a couple feels after going through many things together. The excitement has long turned into peace of mind, which is the ultimate answer to the perfection of all emotional relationships.

So it was destined that Cheng Xiao had to behave like Shen Juan’s real wife in front of the camera, and every look and smile she gave him had to be full of love.

For Cheng Xiao, who already had a certain degree of affection for Shen Juan, such a plot arrangement was basically equivalent to the director and screenwriter company working together to assist her.

So in the few days after she received the script, whenever she had free time, she would simulate in her mind the scenes that might appear during the filming and the possible interactions with Shen Juan.

Even now I can't control my fantasies.

After all, strictly speaking, this is her first formal job "beyond the idol identity" after she completely left the South Korean entertainment industry and returned to her home country to develop her career.

"Is Teacher Cheng ready? It's almost time." The staff knocked on the door of the lounge to urge.

"Yes!" Cheng Xiao responded quickly, then picked up the lipstick that would make her look more mature and charming, and carefully outlined her lips in front of the mirror.

In short, whether out of personal feelings or career choices, she wants to make this MV the best it can be, just as a perfect ending to her past idol career and opening a new chapter in her life.

　Alas, I also want to update more for you, but everyone is on holiday for the National Day, and there are naturally all kinds of social activities with friends, so the time for writing is much less than usual weekends or even weekdays.
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　　Thanks to Li Zi Xiao Xiao Cheng for the 1000 points reward for the Cheng Xiao character!
　　Thanks for the 500-point reward for Zhou Ye’s character, which seems to be non-existent!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)