Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 227 Kiwi's only designated support
After all the interviews and social activities tonight were over, it was already 11 o'clock in the evening local time.

I didn’t stay at the scene to chat more with my fellow singers.

But it’s not because he doesn’t want to socialize, but because there is a relatively private after-party waiting for him to attend, where there will be no media participation.

So Shen Juan had nothing to worry about. He left the venue and took a car back to the hotel, where he began to change into his second set of casual and fashionable private clothes.

But before that, he still had to finish his work at home.

The second season of "Hip-Hop in China" was officially renamed "The Rap of China" this year due to copyright issues and the fact that hip-hop has been ruined in China by Pi Jiwan.

Now updated to the sixth issue.

Although the number of views and discussion are still pretty good, it is still far behind the previous season.

Therefore, in order to increase the popularity of the program as much as possible before it ends, we will increase our bargaining chips for next year's investment.

Last week, with the mentality of giving it a try, Kiwi asked its chief director Che Che to use private channels to contact Shen Juan, who was currently producing his own Japanese EP in Neon.

They tried to get him, the first-year champion who had apparently severed ties with hip-hop, to stage a comeback as a king and return to the show as a guest singer in this year's semi-finals, injecting fresh traffic into the program.

To this end, they offered a per-episode after-tax salary of 500 million, trying to rely on real money and favors that cannot be measured by money to get Shen Juan to the show.

Of course, they succeeded.

But the reason why Shen Juan was willing to accept the invitation and let Kiwi owe him a favor was not because of money.

Over the past year or so, my buddy has become financially independent just from the income from the entertainment industry, not to mention the opportunistic business operations he has made outside the industry.

(Don’t write in detail, don’t deviate from the topic)

It’s not because I want to take advantage of the show’s popularity.

Strictly speaking, his popularity alone may be greater than the entire show.

It's because he simply wanted to do it.

Homelander: I can do whatever I want!
Maybe it’s because he hasn’t had enough fun: he prepared a lot of beats and lyrics during the competition last year, and then he would choose suitable songs from them before each round of competition.

So a lot of them were never used in the end.

It may also be because he wanted to check on Wu Jiaheng's injury and see if his concussion had fully healed: Shen Juan was still very sorry for what happened to Kris.

It was definitely not his intention to make such a fool of himself in front of the whole world audience and ruin his image.

So I still hope that Hengheng will not pretend to be sick and absent when he sees him. After all, he is not a devil murderer, and it would be meaningless for him to be an ostrich.

At the same time, it was morning in China.

Beijing, the center of the starlight world.

The first four finalists of "The Rap of China", Nawukere, ICE, Zhou Tanghao and Liu Boxin, are currently recording the guest singing pairing session.

They were just on their way here, and finished listening to the accompaniment sent by the four guest singers through the car stereo.

You Changjing's "Floating to the North".

Nawukere: “I like this song very much.”

But I was thinking: Who is You Changjing? I have never heard of him.

Li Ronghao's "Ace Enemies".

Although no one spoke or sang along, everyone silently listed this song as an alternative track.

If you don't find anything you like better, choose this one.

After all, Li Ronghao's live performance skills are still trustworthy. At least he won't be like the rock giant Xin and the queen of position sense Bibi, who yell and bully people on stage.

Jike Junyi's "Dear John".

Zhou Tanghao: "This is my mother's song."

He actually didn't really want to choose this song because the audience would question whether he had used a backdoor, but since others had made it so clear, he really couldn't find a reason to refuse.

Then the fourth song has neither a song title nor a singer’s name.

Now all four contestants knew that this must be a bigger star than the previous guest singers.

Otherwise, there would be no need for the program crew to create suspense by being mysterious, right?

But when the accompaniment came out, the other three except Liu Boxin all gave up the idea of cooperation.

There is no other reason.

Although the melody and arrangement sound very exciting, they are completely incompatible with their rap style.

Apart from Liu Boxin, who was nicknamed the little electric eel by the audience because of her European and American style and the use of English rap in large sections, probably no one can master such a style.

After the top four contestants arrived at the recording venue, they didn’t waste any time and went straight to the stage of selecting guest singers.

Star second generation Zhou Tanghao chose Jike Junyi, Nawukere and ICE both chose Li Ronghao, and Liu Boxin chose a mysterious guest singer whose identity was not disclosed.

Malaysian You Changjing, who just came out of Idol Producer a few months ago, experienced the same feelings as Xin in the previous season.

All I can say is that those who are obscure will be ignored wherever they go.

After knocking on the door several times without receiving a response, Liu Boxin pushed open the door of the lounge, and found it empty. There was only a tablet placed safely on the sofa, which looked a little out of place.

"So what should I do now? Won't this teacher be here today?" Liu Boxin asked, looking at the camera.

"Your guest singer is still abroad for work reasons, but you can communicate with him via video through the tablet on the sofa," the staff reminded.

"That's it"

(He looks average, but his music taste is quite avant-garde like Kris)

So under the guidance of the staff, Liu Boxin successfully contacted the mysterious guest singer he had chosen through the tablet.
Far away in the United States, Shen Juan was removing her makeup in a hotel.

"Ah? Why is it you?" Liu Boxin was extremely surprised at first, and then extremely delighted. Obviously, he did not expect to see an old acquaintance here.

"Long time no see, Lexie." Shen Juan was not that surprised because the program crew had already revealed the details in advance.

In fact, they met each other through another national talent show in South Korea, "KpopStar15" in 5.

At that time, they were the only two remaining Chinese contestants, so they quickly established a friendship.

However, Shen Juan later chose to withdraw from the competition and joined the idol audition program "Star Asia" which was more suitable for him.

As a result, the frequency of contact between the two decreased, and by 16 they had completely lost contact.

So now, when we meet again through video link in another program, I really have the feeling of "The scenery of Jiangnan is so beautiful, and I meet you again in the season of falling flowers".

After going through so many hardships, I am still in my early twenties when I return.

"Alex, are you in the hotel now?"

"Removing makeup, there's an after party later."

"Is it not disturbing your work now?"

Shen Juan felt that she seemed a little reserved in front of him, so he smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for three years. How come you are a different person? I remember you were very cheerful before. Why do you become so timid now?"

"Maybe it's because your aura is too strong now." Liu Boxin said his true feelings in a joking tone.

She didn't know whether it was a real thing or an illusory psychological factor, but she could clearly feel the star quality and superstar temperament of Shen Juan.

If we regard low-profile or down-to-earth stars like Pan Weibo and Hot Dog as light bulbs, then Wu Jiaheng is probably the high beam that makes people unable to open their eyes.

And Shen Juan is undoubtedly the blazing and majestic sun hanging in the sky. His amazing influence can be felt even if he is tens of thousands miles away.

"It is what it was before, and it is what it is now."

"Well, I can only say that I will try my best!" Liu Boxin seriously lacked self-confidence in front of Shen Juan, a true international superstar, and really did not dare to give a clear answer.

Shen Juan had no idea what to do with her.

After all, when he first returned to China, his aura in front of Du Hua was naturally weaker. This kind of thing obviously cannot be changed by a few words from outsiders.

So let’s talk about work.

Talking about work shouldn't be so stressful.

"You are the protagonist in this collaboration, and I will be your supporting role, so you have to work hard during this period."

"Mmmmmmm!"

"By the way, you don't have my WeChat yet, do you?"

They used Kakao to communicate at first.

"No."

"Then I'll ask Director Che to send me your WeChat later, and we can discuss the specific details of the cooperation on WeChat."

"Okay bro! I'm free anytime, anywhere!"

After hanging up the video call, Shen Juan stretched, then went to the makeup mirror and did a simple hair style.

In fact, his semi-final collaboration single this time was not really a hit purely from the perspective of traffic popularity.

To a certain extent, the sudden emergence of a certain person has added a lot of abstract flavor.

But it doesn't matter.

After all, due to the limited audience of hip-hop, it is difficult for it to produce a song that truly goes viral, so just have fun within the hip-hop circle. There is no need to do everything to go viral and cater to the mainstream market.

Of course, "Wild Wolf Disco" has become popular. Anyway, Shen Juan was particularly impressed by the scene of Da Mimi jumping on the stage of the New Year's Eve concert.

But what can I say? I can only say that this type of song is not very suitable for Shen Juan’s current style and personality.

Because many of Laoshu's songs are considered low-end by those rappers, many hip-hop enthusiasts directly criticize them as rhymes with no technical content at all.

He said that he was shouting, not rapping.

To put it bluntly, although his works are popular, they are too down-to-earth, or even tacky to put it bluntly.

Tacky is quite fatal to a traffic star, especially a global top fashion icon.

In fact, many people don’t understand the essence of traffic, and think that they can accomplish their goal by mindlessly producing sales that cater to the market.

But the problem is that the most important thing about traffic idols, and also the thing that attracts fans the most, is their sense of sophistication and distance.

If one abandons these two and shatters his or her idol halo with his or her own hands, then the core and development prospects of this star will be completely ruined. It is easy to end up in an embarrassing situation where the song is popular but the star is not, and cannot attract fans.

After all, what fans really like and what they really want to find is actually the white moonlight idol who is high above them and out of their reach, or the spiritual sustenance.

Instead of a friend who has fallen into the dust, even if this friend is good-looking, they will not like him or her, let alone regard him or her as their idol.

Therefore, Shen Juan will not produce many hit singles like "Qilin" that are highly competitive but a bit tacky.

So no matter how enthusiastic and proactive Shen Juan is when spreading the food, he will not be like our Taotao, who turns into a comedian and acts funny in public.

Rather than seeing their work fail, top stars are actually more afraid of being tainted with vulgarity and having their idol halo shattered, so there are really not many choices in front of them.

"Yangyang, after we finish recording the movie theme song in New York tomorrow, should we return to China first, or fly directly to Japan to continue the production of the subsequent content of the EP?" After Shen Juan finished doing her hair, she walked over to her agent who was still working on the tablet and sat down, and massaged her shoulders.

Yangjin Zhuoma glanced at Shen Juan. Although she felt that the distance between them was a little too close, she said nothing and did nothing in the end.

"Fly directly to Tokyo. According to the current progress, if there are no major mistakes, the recording should be completed in three days. Then we will return to China. A River of Sorrow is scheduled to be released on September 9st. You have to go to Changsha to record Happy Camp to warm up for the film promotion."

"and then?"

"The recording of 'China's New Rap' will begin in Beijing on the 28th."

"So I'm going to South Korea again on the 29th, right?"

"Yes, I was supposed to go there a few days in advance, but now I have used the free time to make room for the extra work I have at home. After all, many of my schedules and work were not arranged properly. It would be embarrassing for an artist of your level to appear on those shows. For example, the MBC Idol Games wanted you to go there and play games with a bunch of idols, but that's not necessary. Do you understand what I mean?"

Shen Juan nodded thoughtfully, "Is this idol sports meeting also known as the idol matchmaking meeting?"

What he really wanted to talk about was a hookup party.

Because after the Idol Games every year, there will be a few more pairs of K-pop idols in the underground love relationship that cannot be seen in the public eye.

Yangyang Jin rolled his eyes in silence, ignoring the gossipy Shen Juan, and continued:

“So after turning down those jobs and optimizing my schedule, the only things left to attend are the finals of Running Man and Produce 48.”

The former has average ratings in South Korea, but is extremely popular overseas, especially in Southeast Asia.

The latter, with the participation of 48 idols, has set off a new round of Korean talent shows in both South Korea and Japan.

So even for an international celebrity like Shen Juan, it can be considered a very good exposure resource.

After all, the target population and fan base of these two are exactly what he urgently needs in Southeast Asia and Japan and South Korea.

He wants all the secondary markets around China!

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WeChat Mini Theater

Oda: [What are you doing?]

Send a selfie

Shen Juan: [Looking at the picture you sent. ]

Oda: [Hey, does it look good? ]

Shen Juan: [Let me ask you a question. Research data shows that 70% of women do shameful things to themselves when taking a shower. So what do the remaining 30% do? ]

Oda: [Why are you asking this suddenly? ]

Shen Juan: [You answer first.]

Oda: [I don’t know.]

Shen Juan: [Since you don't know, it means you are one of the 70%. Why are you so hungry? ]

Oda: [? ? ? 】

Oda: [Did you install surveillance cameras in my house? How do you know that I fantasize about you every time I take a shower? ]

Shen Juan: [? ]

Shen Juan: [.]

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