Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 192 I'm Your Fan
In the early morning of May 5th, US time, Shen Juan went to Kennedy International Airport and boarded the flight back to China.

If we say that before the album was released, Shen Juan was just an ordinary top star with a rising momentum in the eyes of major film and television capitals and Internet giants in the circle.

At most, he is a little more popular, and has a few hit English singles that have some popularity overseas.

But the level of capital attention is actually just that.

On the one hand, it is because the film and television industry has gradually become disenchanted with the first generation of top stars that emerged in the past few years.

All the movies made by our brothers are bad movies, and almost none of them can make money. The seemingly exaggerated popularity and number of fans are simply not enough to support the box office needed for a movie to break even, so much so that the film industry is now reluctant to find traffic stars to play the leading roles.

They are all useless and hopeless!
On the other hand, the popular contestants from "Idol Producer" are also very popular.

Apart from Cai Xukun, whose popularity gap in the show has attracted more fans than Yi Yang Qianxi, even Chen Linong, Zhu Zhengting, Huang Minghao and others who rank second, third and fourth in popularity, can be compared with Yang Yang, Li Yifeng and Wu Jiaheng in terms of super topic check-in data.

But does anyone really think that their achievements and status in the industry have surpassed Wu Jiaheng and others?
Except for the true fans and brainless fans who support and worship their idols without thinking, probably no one would think so.

Although there are unlimited possibilities for new traffic, the fan structure is younger and their spending power is stronger.

But compared with those old traffic stars who have been famous for a long time and have a well-known image in the hearts of the people, there is still a gap.

So to put it extremely bluntly, in the eyes of some netizens who didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, Shen Juan was actually only slightly better than these idols from the talent shows.

After all, he has been popular for too short a time. From the end of The Rap of China to April this year, there was only half a year. The time for his fame and popularity to ferment in the country was far from enough.

(The embarrassing thing is that the popularity of the Spring Festival Gala's "As Wish" dissipated very quickly, and most people were only enthusiastic and excited in the first few days after watching the performance.)

Moreover, his route to stardom is to shift from exports to domestic sales, as the market audience for English songs in China is inherently limited.

In addition, the sales figures of various commercial endorsements and magazines over the past six months have not been particularly outstanding, and have not yet proven that their fans have sufficiently stable purchasing power.

Generally speaking, the artist's team can directly or indirectly guide fans to raise funds for the artist by manipulating big fans. If the artist does not want fans to spend money and feels that it is unnecessary, then the fans will most likely not spontaneously organize collective activities to support the artist.

For example, Shen Juan never let fans drive sales before, because he knew very well that good steel should be used on the blade.

Artists who pursue a music career should call on fans to support their music works; artists who pursue a film career should call on fans to support their movie box office.

Only those artists who follow the ancient idol route can make their fans tighten their belts and concentrate their attention on business magazines.

Because there is nowhere else to spend the money.

That’s why capital likes ancient idol dramas.

To put it bluntly, ancient idol actors are the lowest-level existence with the least technical content and the most replicability in the circle.

Let's get back to the topic. Since Shen Juan released this album and created a historical record of sales of more than 200 million Chinese yuan in less than a month after it was online, many capital manufacturers in the circle have begun to take this young top-tier traffic star seriously.

In order to accept the olive branch that they are interested in but have not yet extended, Shen Juan naturally has to show his sincerity appropriately and show that he actually wants to make progress.

Therefore, the online variety show "Please Take Care of My Refrigerator" that he is about to participate in recording after returning to China is actually a signal he is actively sending to Tencent to seek cooperation.

Let's just call it a semi-interview program.

To put it simply, the content of the program is that each episode will invite two celebrities and their refrigerators to the show, and chat with the host and the chefs about food life and gossip by revealing the ingredients in the refrigerator.

So it’s relatively easy and simple.

All you need to do is sit in a chair and chat casually about the ingredients in the refrigerator, talk about your experiences and interesting things in life, and then make a request to the chef team and ask them to make a dish using the existing ingredients in the refrigerator, and that's it.

Beijing time, May 5th.

When Shen Juan arrived at the recording location of "Please Take Care of My Refrigerator", he found that He Jiong had already been waiting patiently at the door with the main creative members of the program including the director.

A highly respected senior in the circle personally led the team to welcome a junior who had just officially debuted for less than a year. It can only be said that Teacher He really gave Shen Juan enough face and respect.

Fortunately, Shen Juan did not feed him the monkey rice porridge with pepper flavor, otherwise he would have suspected that he was going to carry out the evil Gardenia plan on himself.

"Xiao Juan, you've been amazing recently! We Chinese have brought honor to people abroad!" Teacher He naturally displayed his extraordinary talent for flattery right from the start.

Shen Juan was shocked when he heard this and quickly waved his hands to deny it, for fear that if he showed any complacency, He Jiong, who was very good at observing people's expressions, would flatter him and praise him as the next Huang Lei.

"No, no, no, I don't deserve this."

My buddy may be confident, but he is not conceited. Naturally, he will not flatter himself by saying that he has won glory for his country.

After all, this is the height that Big Brother once reached. He obviously still has a long way to go if he wants to catch up.

"But when I saw the live video and photos sent back by fans, I found that there were really a lot of fans who went to the scene to scream and support you! Coachella and New York's Times Square were almost all crowded. There were people of all skin colors."

"It's the same for domestic and foreign news media. Most of them only report selectively. I actually encountered cold reception when I was promoting my album. Not everyone in every city welcomes me and my album."

For example, in some third-tier cities in inland America, the listening rate and radio broadcast rate of his works are very low.

"To put it bluntly, I currently only have a good amount of traffic among teenagers in Europe and America, and I'm not as awesome as people say online. Even after I got off the plane today, I saw someone online saying that because my album sales have surpassed Taylor Swift's and ranked among the top in the United States, I'm already an artist at her level. What can I say?"

"Having said that, you should not underestimate yourself. I always believe that you, Xiaojuan, will become more and more popular in the future! You are already the one who is at the forefront in the race to the United States." He Jiong raised his head and looked at Shen Juan sincerely, encouraging him seriously.

"Yeah, I know." Shen Juan's mouth twitched.

"By the way, can you come to the next recording?"

"OK."

"That's good." He Jiong kept the topic lively along the way, chatting with Shen Juan about daily life or some experiences as a person with experience.

During the period, the director occasionally added a few words about the specific recording process and outline of today's program.

As they were chatting, they arrived at the door of the lounge specially prepared for the guests, and he went in to prepare to put on makeup.

Just keep everything simple. After all, we are just recording a variety show, not attending fashion week or the Met Gala.

After a while, Shen Juan came out of the lounge after finishing her makeup and happened to run into another guest of the same period coming out of the next room. So she took the initiative to nod and say hello to her, and they got to know each other briefly.

"What a coincidence, Mr. Shen, I'm your fan!"

Unlike Shen Juan who was very polite and distant, Li Yitong was much more enthusiastic when they first met.

"Fans?" Shen Juan raised his eyebrows in confusion. Then I'm going to test you. "Teacher Li, which songs of mine have you heard?"

"There are too many. From rap to "Don't Ask, It's Scary" and then to the later English songs and English albums, I have listened to them all many times." Li Yitong smiled and started to name the dishes. She listed all the singles released by Shen Juan in the past year since his debut one by one, as if they were his own treasures.

Shen Juan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this girl was actually a fan of his songs. "Which songs do you like to listen to?"

Li Yitong thought for a moment, then raised her lips, curved her eyes, and answered happily: "Among rap works, my favorite is "Don't Be Afraid of Getting Old", and among English songs, my favorites are "2 Soon" and "All Night". I always play these two songs when I put on makeup and take a shower. They are very atmospheric and super nice!"

Well, since no one followed the trend and said those were his best hits, it seems that there are indeed fans who have heard his songs and have independent aesthetic ability and do not follow the crowd.

So Shen Juan smiled and said thank you.

After all, you know, amateur killer has always been warm and friendly to his fans, and it has nothing to do with appearance.

But she is indeed very beautiful.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, everything was ready.

The recording of this episode has officially begun.

It is still the opening remarks that the audience is very familiar with.

He Jiong and Wang Jiaer said to the camera with great energy: "Open the refrigerator and cook life! What to eat when you open the refrigerator? Of course, Zhenxi ice cream!"

"Welcome everyone to watch the best variety show on Penguin Video, exclusively sponsored by Zhenxi Ice Cream."

"please!"

Everyone clapped their hands on the table.

"refrigerator!"

The opening remarks went very smoothly and were passed in one go, which was a familiar routine for the "Hormon" group.

So after a round of jokes, He Jiong continued with the program and introduced the two guests of today's show: "Let's welcome them with applause, Shen Juan and Li Yitong!"

The chorus of "Celestial" sounded, the revolving door began to spin, and Shen Juan and Li Yitong appeared in front of everyone singing and dancing, drawing waves of cheers from the audience.

Wang Jiaer couldn't contain his excitement anymore. He rushed up to Shen Juan and gave him a big koala hug, hanging on him completely.

In fact, they actually have CP fans on some special websites, and there are quite a few fujoshi who support this pair of the dark and cold-faced top and the cheerful and infatuated bottom.

Therefore, Wang Jiaer, who intends to leave the group and go solo, naturally took advantage of the situation and tried to sell brotherhood in order to gain as much traffic and popularity as possible in China.

After saying hello and getting to know everyone in the refrigerator family, I sat down and entered the next stage.

Considering that among all the guests present, only Li Yitong was not very familiar with the others, so in order to take care of her feelings, He Jiong took the lead in bringing up the topic with her and asked, "Yitong, have you met Xiaojuan before?"

Li Yitong first glanced at Shen Juan who was sitting opposite her, then shook her head and nodded: "Maybe it can be regarded as a one-sided meeting and one-sided acquaintance relationship."

"How to say?"

"In fact, the first time we met was probably at last year's Bazaar Charity Night, but I only saw him from a distance at that time, and he probably didn't see me."

He Jiong looked at Shen Juan, "Do you have any impression?"

Shen Juan frowned and thought for a moment, then helplessly spread his hands and smiled, "If I say no, would that be bad?"

"Look at you." He Jiong accused with a smile.

Li Yitong took the initiative to explain for him: "It's normal that I didn't notice it, because we were really far away at the time, and I didn't take the initiative to get to know him."

He Jiong heard this and immediately joked, "Tsk! Look how considerate he is. He's willing to help you out! Do you know you're wrong? Will you dare to ignore him again in the future?"

"Wrong, wrong."

He Jiong then turned the topic of conversation to Shen Juan, "How did you and Jia Er know each other, Xiao Juan?"

Shen Juan turned his head and glanced at Wang Jiaer. Seeing that he was also looking at him, they smiled knowingly at the same time. "There was a rap show last year, and he was the guest singer."

“So you guys were working together at that time?”

"No." Shen Juan shook his head calmly.

"He looked down upon me and chose someone else."

Wang Jiaer acted like a wronged and bullied young wife, and looked at Shen Juan with resentment, which made Shen Juan embarrassed and exclaimed: Brother, do you really want to make progress?
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　　Li Yitong had never been to Baibing in the original time and space. As for why she suddenly went there in the book, I can only say that those who understand will understand.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)