Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 174 Can’t understand

Although the filming of the movie has ended, the online promotion of the song and fans' streaming charts are still continuing.

Shen Juan’s idea is very simple.

That is to continue promoting the song "Seven" until the album is released, so as to preserve as much heat as possible for the upcoming album.

It is unrealistic to become a god with just one specialty.

It’s similar to the situation in movies and TV series.

In the age of traffic, there are so many things to watch and play that it is impossible to produce phenomenal blockbusters like "Journey to the West" and "My Fair Princess" that are suitable for all ages.

In the age of streaming media, because information travels so quickly, the information each person receives is too complicated, so it is difficult to produce a popular album, and it is also difficult to produce a historical global superstar like MJ.

Simply put, the Internet has expanded the market base, narrowed the gap between singers, and reduced the occurrence of monopoly.

However, it should not be a problem to stabilize its position in the second-tier of Europe and the United States by releasing a large-scale album with many later hit singles and decent production quality.

In fact, the second line is actually very good.

You should know that Duan Mei, who is quite well-known in China, is currently only considered a third-tier singer in Europe and the United States.

Although there were a few hits like "See You Again" which benefited from the death of the leading actor, most of the time they were lukewarm and mediocre.

Wang Jiaer, who often appears in the mouths of fans in the domestic entertainment circle, is mainly used to torture Zhang Yixing
It is hard to say whether there is a third line or not.

Indeed, he can indeed hold a concert for tens of thousands of people and torture Kun Kun and Zhang Mian Yang who can't even fill a concert with a thousand people.

But the problem is that there are really many singers in Europe and the United States who can hold concerts for tens of thousands of people.

Even those K-pop idol groups that are "unknown" in China can hold shows with tens of thousands of people.

For example, ENHYPEN under HYBE.

According to data from 18, more than half of the people there watch live music performances at least once a year.

They already have the habit of watching concerts in their daily lives. They like the live atmosphere of bars, nightclubs and open-air music performances. Moreover, the ticket prices are relatively cheap for them. It is not like us here where we have to plan and make itineraries a long time in advance just to watch a concert.

Therefore, it is actually meaningless to use the issue of concert attendance to take advantage of the information gap to brag and criticize others in the country.

Because many artist groups next door can do it.

But if the marketing materials are real authoritative awards and chart performance? Then many K-pop fans who think they are superior will be afraid to keep silent.

Because no one knows better than them how difficult it is to get this thing. If they don’t really have something, or if they are really popular to a certain extent and have a group of fanatical fans who are crazy about them and work day and night to collect data for their idols, then they can’t get it even if they really want to.

Therefore, Shen Juan’s sudden appearance actually had an impact on Kpop’s plan to enter the US in some sense.

Many Kpop fans who follow overseas developments have begun to notice Shen Juan, a former trainee who had a brief stint in the South Korean entertainment industry and is now a solo singer.

The name Shen Juan gradually appeared in the daily discussions of South Korean fan circles, and he became a common tool in fan circles’ quarrels (no matter what you say, I will use Shen Juan to torture you. As for Shen Juan? You can curse him if you want, I’m not his fan anyway), which also further increased his popularity in East Asia.

On the famous domestic APP Bihu, the discussion about Shen Juan's song "Seven" is also very hot.

Take the top answer as an example:

[BG light comedy MV plot + commercial love songs + no exquisite idol-like camera design + bold and open lyrics that cater to overseas audiences]

Different from Shen Juan's second single "In My Blood" released in January this year, which was mainly used to interpret his own psychological feelings, this new song is undoubtedly a song completely aimed at the market. It is hard for the public not to be interested in it. It can be seen that the main purpose is to promote personal popularity and bring heat to subsequent albums.

Judging from the results, it was very successful.

According to Sound Data, Shen Juan is also gradually expanding his popularity and building influence in other countries and regions besides East Asia, Southeast Asia and the United States.

Some singers are only popular in their own country, some singers are popular in countries other than the United States, and some singers are only popular in the United States.

For example, Shen Juan's previous popularity was undoubtedly concentrated in East Asia and North America, but now? He is obviously moving towards the direction of being a global top star.

So when I saw some netizens deliberately finding fault and feeling dissatisfied, thinking that the song was too vulgar and pornographic and lacked depth, as a bystander, I actually found it quite funny.

Because I personally think it is very unrealistic to talk about musical artistry in the early stages when a singer is in urgent need of gaining fame.

Generally speaking, pop songs that balance art and commerce often require a very long time to polish, and may not necessarily lead to success, so netizens who say this feel like they are talking without any concern.

It is a remarkable achievement for a single or an album to achieve commercial success.

As for artistry? That is an optional extra after you have achieved success. It is good to have it, but it is not a big deal if you don’t have it. In the age of streaming media, you don’t need works that are too artistic to reach the top. 】

On the morning of the 29th, Shen Juan arrived in Tonglu, Zhejiang to start the second recording of "Longing for Life 2".

It is still the mode of recording two episodes in three days.

The flying guests were first Li Dan, Chi Zi and Zhang Shaogang, then Pan Yueming and Li Xiaoran, nicknamed "Li Daran".

Apart from Li Dan inviting Shen Juan to join their "Tucao Conference" when he is free to take advantage of the popularity, there were actually no special circumstances or famous scenes.

Huang Lei was still pretending to be awesome, He Jiong was still supporting him, Peng Peng was still working and eating honestly, and Shen Juan was still being questioned by Huang Lei and then denied and lectured.

Frankly speaking, Shen Juan sometimes thinks that Huang Lei is quite funny. All the characteristics of a greasy middle-aged man can be perfectly interpreted and reflected in him.

If he hadn't considered that he was doing this to create a show effect and marketing topic for himself, and if something really went wrong he would be the one to be blamed, Shen Juan would have already made suggestions to the program crew, asking him not to come to him to teach him life philosophy and truths every time he was bored.

There's no use in the bullshit he said.

Young people will not understand some things and some truths unless they have experienced them personally, not to mention that they are spoken in false and pretentious terms.

Therefore, Shen Juan felt that he could not get along with people of Huang Lei's personality. At least, he could not establish a master-disciple relationship with him that went beyond partnership like Zhang Yixing did.

After recording the show, it was already April.

First, on the 1st, Shen Juan returned to Beijing to shoot the cover of the May issue of Harper's Bazaar. Then on the 234th, he shot the official announcement materials for the brand spokespersons of Haagen-Dazs, Rejoice and the newly negotiated Canon EOS M. Canon plans to announce two brand spokespersons this year, namely Chen Kun, who has already been officially announced to replace Big Brother Cheng as the spokesperson for EOS SLR cameras, and Shen Juan, who will replace Lu Han as the spokesperson for EOS M.

It is easy to understand. Chen Kun is more business-oriented, while Shen Juan is more sports-oriented. One is mainly responsible for targeting middle-aged people, while the other is mainly responsible for promoting the brand's reputation among young groups.

Shen Juan was quite satisfied that he could take on the endorsement of digital products of this level and grade.

Although the endorsement fee is not higher than other brands, the frequency of advertising and online promotion is not advantageous, which prevents the spokesperson from gaining benefits from the brand promotion strategy.

But this brand is high-end!

No matter what, business endorsements of digital products, luxury goods, and cars are much better than snacks and fast-moving consumer goods.

If you want to differentiate yourself from other new traffic stars, such as the recently popular top stars of Idol Producer, and gain an upper hand in terms of status and style in the circle, you have to take on more relatively well-known big brands.

After all, traffic data can be faked and top traffic can be artificially inflated, but brand investors with "eagle eyes" will definitely not be perfunctory when it comes to market research.

So generally speaking, those who can pass the inspection of their marketing and brand departments and successfully obtain the title are, without exception, all real top-level traffic.

7 p.m.

After a day of filming, we chose a private restaurant with great privacy for dinner.

However, the person who had dinner with Shen Juan was not a team member he was familiar with, but the beautiful girl whom he loved very much and who had once secretly extended his lifeline.

"Try this, it tastes pretty good."

Shen Juan pushed the sweet and sour pork that the waiter had just brought in front of Zhou Ye, and then poured her a glass of orange juice.

"What is this? Sweet and sour pork?" Zhou did not refuse, but still asked with some curiosity.

"Pot in Pot, one of the signature dishes of this restaurant." Shen Juan explained in a gentle voice: "When I went to record Yearning a few days ago, Mr. Huang Lei made this dish, but his method is a bit hard to describe, so this time I thought of coming here to eat authentic pot-in-pot pork to cleanse my stomach."

"Ah? Isn't he the famous Huang Xiaochu?"

"It's all marketing-created personas. There are very few celebrities in the entertainment industry whose personas are real. Of course, if they were real, there would be no need to deliberately create a persona."

Although Zhou Ye was a little surprised when she heard this, she did not continue to develop the topic. Instead, she asked about another issue that she had been concerned about recently.

"Um. Juanjuan, where did you go during your winter vacation?"

Although Shen Juan would occasionally post on WeChat Moments to record and share his life, he would also often take the initiative to talk to her about his work progress.

But she still wanted to understand Shen Juan as much as possible.

Because only in this way can she understand him better, she really wants to be closer to him.

Shen Juan paused for a few seconds and said with a smile: "I think you should ask me where I worked during this winter vacation."

"Okay, where have you been working?" Zhou Yezhen foolishly believed it and asked again.

Shen Juan couldn't help laughing. "I went to London, New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Austria, but the one that impressed me the most should be Hallstatt in Austria, if I remember the name correctly."

"Hallstatt?"

"A fairy-tale town hidden in a small corner isolated from the world. It is so small that only a few hundred people live there." Shen Juan searched his memory and gave the answer.

"A fairytale town? I really hope I can go there with you." Zhou Ye blinked his beautiful eyes, looking longing, and asked with interest: "Can you tell me the details? Was the scenery beautiful or fun?"

"The scenery is indeed beautiful," Shen Juan recalled what he saw and heard that day, as well as his feelings. "But not everyone likes such a small town, because it is small, quiet, not lively enough, and has neither a complex entertainment environment nor complex interpersonal relationships."

"So you like it?"

"Of course I like it, otherwise why would I have such a deep memory of it?" Shen Juan looked into Zhou Ye's eyes with a faint smile on his face, "Whenever we feel that we are far away from the lively crowd, it is actually when we are closest to ourselves. It is quite necessary to experience this feeling of emptying ourselves occasionally, because being an artist itself is a stressful profession, and we need to relieve pressure and release ourselves."

Zhou Ye chewed the sweet and sour sweet sweet pot-fried pork in his mouth. He lowered his head and hesitated for a moment before revealing his true feelings: "But if this happens, I will be jealous."

"What are you jealous of?" Shen Juan raised his eyebrows slightly.

"There's an interesting saying on the Internet. I don't know if you've heard of it. Taking a walk alone is actually a private date with the earth." Having said this, Zhou Ye suddenly raised his head and smiled sweetly at Shen Juan opposite him. The shallow dimples outlined a gentle and sweet arc on his cheeks.

"So what I mean is that you always go out on a date with Earth alone without telling me, can you take me with you next time? I really miss you every day, so much!"

Shen Juan was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and nodded slightly to the cute girl in front of him with stars in her eyes.

"Well, if we both have time."

"I definitely have time!" she said firmly.

"Then I will try my best to make time to accompany you."

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WeChat Mini Theater

18:28
Xiaoye: [I saw a beautiful sunset today]

Xiaoye: [I really want to share it with you]

Xiao Ye: [Thinking you might also like to watch it]

Xiao Ye: [What do you think? ]

18:30
Tired: [7'']

(BB, has no one ever told you that dating an amateur killer like me doesn’t require writing acrostic poems and love letters?)

Tired: [2'']

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