Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 199 Billboard Music Awards
On the morning of May 5th, US time, Shen Juan and his delegation landed at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

After landing in Los Angeles yesterday, I had a great time all day, and today it’s time to get back to work.

It’s still a familiar process.

A one-stop service including makeup, fitting, photo shooting and interview.

Because it is a mainstream award broadcast live across the United States and open to the world, unlike the colorful Met Gala attended at the beginning of the month, today's attire is still relatively formal suits, paired with Tiffany jewelry to embellish the fashion temperament, so as to create a simple and orthodox handsome guy atmosphere.

As for the interviews, through joint screening by Le Hua and Universal, those media outlets that are finally able to obtain early interview qualifications are all large media outlets with a certain influence.

This is normal. After all, once your status has risen, you naturally won't accept every media invitation.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, after completing all the preparations before the event at the hotel and doing a half-hour live broadcast to chat with fans for a while, Shen Juan arrived at the venue of the Billboard Music Awards ceremony by car.

MGM Grand Hotel.

First, there was the unoriginal red carpet appearance.

It has to be said that there is a big gap between the red carpet segment of the Public Music Awards and the Grammy and Met Gala that Shen Juan had previously participated in in the United States.

Not only was there no slow-motion footage of the red carpet, even the on-site layout was a bit simple, with just a LOGO wall standing there for the stars to go over and take pictures with the media one by one.

But it's normal.

After all, the Grammys are known as the Oscars of the music industry, and the Met Gala is known as the Oscars of the fashion industry.

So it’s not shameful to lose to Oscar.

As for the layout of the award ceremony, it is similar to the Grammys: it is divided into several areas, and the more famous the invited guests are, the closer they are to the front.

For example, Shen Juan was arranged by the organizer to sit in the first row because of his rapid rise in popularity and the album's sales breaking many records, and next to him was.
Taylor Swift is caught up in the recording scandal and is being subjected to constant cyberbullying (snake emoji) and humiliation from netizens.

And Camila Cabello, who later fell from grace due to various scandals (including but not limited to discrimination against Asians and African Americans, mocking Rihanna, and implying Taylor Swift).

Frankly speaking, it was a rare opportunity to have such a good face-to-face communication. Shen Juan actually wanted to have a good chat with Taylor to see if he could take this opportunity to establish a preliminary friendship with this world-class pop queen, expand his own network of contacts in Europe and the United States, and facilitate his subsequent development here.

But perhaps because she had been so harshly bullied online by the unaware masses over the past year, she was a little nervous and restrained when facing the camera in public, fearing that a casual smile from her would be deliberately interpreted by others, saying that she was making fun of someone or being disrespectful to someone.

So be polite and not that enthusiastic.

In this case, Shen Juan will not force others.

After all, although relationships and connections are important, they are just icing on the cake. In the end, you still have to rely on yourself.

As for the other female star who had a car accident next to her?
Shen Juan had no intention of making friends with her.

So let her enjoy herself.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the award ceremony officially started.

Host Kelly Clarkson took the stage and gave a "sensational" speech about the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas the day before, which moved her to tears.

Then we get to the point:
“Tonight, we’re celebrating the incredible artists and music of the past year, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.”

“This is the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, and we’re about to see some passionate performances from the following guests.”

"Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, Alex Shen, and South Korean pop group BTS, who are making the global television premiere of their new single 'Fake Love.'"

"There are also duets of hit singles, Khalid teaming up with Normani, Zedd teaming up with Maren Morris and GreyAlexShen teaming up with Normani."

One solo and one duet.

Shen Juan has two stages to perform tonight, so he can make his presence felt in front of the American audience.

The opening performance was Ariana Grande's "No Tears Left to Cry".

Although Ms. Ai Li Xingna has a petite figure, she is very stable on stage. She is one of the few singers among this new generation of popular singers in Europe and the United States who can sing well live.

After the song, host Kelly Clarkson returned to the stage and began to deliver the pre-prepared remarks.

"Tonight we're going to celebrate the achievements of artists from all different genres, and we're including Taylor Swift here today!"

There was a sudden scream at the scene, and the live camera was turned to Taylor who was sitting in the audience. She simply greeted the camera with a smile, while Shen Juan and Ka Mei who were sitting next to her were applauding her crazily.

Seeing this, the cheers and screams from the audience suddenly became louder. Although Shen Juan's streaming data is not as good as those first-tier and super-first-tier singers who have the support of passers-by's discs.

But compared with the real die-hard fans, the scale of support and the intensity of support, he is really not inferior at all.

Therefore, the surprise appearance of Taylor, Camila Cabello and Shen Juan, three "top popular stars" specially arranged by the organizer, instantly ignited the atmosphere of the scene and the entire live broadcast room.

【Alex, my god!! Taylor is so beautiful! 】

[Ward posted! Tay, Alex, and Camila appeared in the same frame, which I never dreamed of! It's crazy! ]

[Alex is so handsome today that my legs are weak. I really want to call him Daddy while watching him support me! ]

【Confess my love to my man Alex! 】

"We also have Jennifer Lopez! Oh my god! You look so beautiful today! We also have Shawn Mendes! And Post Malone! We also have Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato! Oh my god! I can't wait to hear you sing!"

As the names of the singers were called one by one, there were screams from the audience, but they were nothing compared to the next singer introduced.

"We still have..." The host paused for a moment, then laughed and shouted: "Are there any fans of Alex here? Where are our Alovers?!!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!!"

For a moment, the earth shook, the mountains roared, and the screams of "Ahhhhh" echoed in the entire venue for a long time.

The live camera swept across the surprised and envious people in the audience one by one, and finally stopped at Shen Juan's face, which stood out among the white and black people around him.

There was a sudden thunder behind him.

Shen Juan felt that he should do something at this moment, instead of just laughing politely like he was doing now, so he made Dybala's signature celebration action "Mask".

The screams became even crazier this time, and the fans obviously thought that Shen Juan's face looked very handsome with this action, and had a unique beauty that was rarely seen.

Host Kelly Clarkson continued the process: "This is what I love about Billboard. It covers all music from all genres in all countries. Alex, you are so handsome today. Maybe the name Adonis is more suitable for you. And in this way, your fans don't have to change their names."

(A beautiful boy in Greek mythology)

"Ayigu! Why does it feel like he has more fans than our Army?" Jeon Jungkook was filled with envy as he listened to the screams that seemed to completely surround them.

And the most important thing is that he is handsome!

This is the hardest part!
Just after walking the red carpet, your mom and her friends happened to run into Shen Juan who had just finished an interview. Out of courtesy for a first meeting, they invited Shen Juan to take a photo.

As a result, the picture created by Shen Juan standing in the middle of them looked like the Prince Charming and the seven dwarfs.

Except for Kim Namjoon who was 180cm tall and could barely retain his dignity, the figures and faces of the others were all eclipsed in seconds, leaving nothing behind, so much so that they didn't even want to release this photo.

"Haven't you listened to his album? His music style caters to the aesthetic tastes of European and American audiences, and the purchasing power of the Chinese market is really strong. His album has sold more than two million copies, half of which were bought by Chinese fans." Catfish Brother Kim Namjoon replied, covering his mouth with his hand.

"Of course I listened to it! I especially like his song Seven!" Jeon Jungkook felt that this song perfectly hit his aesthetic standards, and his desire to solo grew stronger.

"So this is the difference in aesthetics between you and North American audiences. The most listened-to songs in North America on his album are 'Dancing With A Stranger', 'If I Can't Have You' and 'Pray For Me'."

“I just make music that I like.”

"It's time to grow up, Jungkook." Kim Namjoon sighed silently in his heart, but didn't say anything.

After all, they are just teammates, not brothers.

Some things only need to be said once or twice. Saying them too much will make people feel uncomfortable and think you are nagging and annoying.

Kelly Clarkson then began her medley performance of her hits, incorporating hits from Lama, Meng Long, Khalid, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Huang Laoban, Meng De, Shen Juan, Cardi B and others.

The music aroused the emotions of the entire audience, and Shen Juan also stood up and swayed to the melody along with his colleagues.

The first award presented was for Newcomer of the Year, which went to Shen Juan's black friend Khalid. He proudly thanked a large group of people on the stage, and when he thanked his "good brother" Shen Juan, it again caused screams from the audience, and his black face almost turned red with laughter.

To put it bluntly, there is actually no serious and irreconcilable conflict between singers in the music industry like there is between actors who need to compete for scripts and those who need to compete for business traffic.

After all, it is impossible for a person to listen to the works of only one singer, so win-win cooperation has become the main theme.

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