Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 228: The Pop King of Generation Z Arrives
"What impressed me most about tonight's VMA was probably J.Lo's medley performance. Her classic songs were full of memories. Of course, in addition to that, I also admire J.Lo's artist qualities. She deserved the Michael Jackson Pioneer Achievement Award tonight."

As this year's VMA Greater China ambassador, Ouyang Jing also came to the award ceremony and was currently accepting media interviews in his broken Mandarin.

"But I think the most exciting and inspiring performance tonight is of course our Alex, our Shen Juan! When he was performing on the stage, I was already dancing in the audience hahaha! I believe there are many people like me."

"Honestly speaking, as a Chinese who was born and raised in the United States and has experienced a lot of bad things, I am really happy and proud to see Shen Juan become so popular in the American music scene, because it is really difficult, but he did it, which is good news for all of us Chinese and even all Asians."

"He broke one record after another, he broke many stereotypes that foreigners had about us, and improved the living environment and growth atmosphere of these Asian children in Europe and the United States. Anyway, to me, he is like Bruce Lee or Chen Zhen in the 21st century, kicking the plaque of the sick man of East Asia in the hearts of foreigners."

"So maybe in five or ten years we can look back and see, This man is a legend! Some people are born to be great."

Although this elder brother who had some friendship with Shen Juan seemed to have exaggerated a bit and exaggerated Shen Juan's influence, in fact, there was not much difference.

Universal is really spending a lot of money to promote Shen Juan.

We can get a general idea from the cover slogans written for Shen Juan by major news magazines across the United States in recent months.

Billboard Magazine: [Underrated perfectly combines North American trends, Alex Fever spreads rapidly around the world]

Time Magazine: [Every era has different idols, and we are in the trend created by Alex. ]

MTV: [This spring, it’s Alex’s time to rise]

Forbes: [The Z-generation pop king has arrived, Alex is changing the world and creating a new music landscape]

Wall Street Journal: [The music wizard from China landed in the City of Angels. ]

Rolling Stone Magazine: [The next Justin Bieber? No! He will be the first Alex Shen! ]

New guitar god John Mayer commented on Shen Juan in TIME magazine: [He has outstanding looks, charming talents, and is constantly learning and improving every day, just like Neo in the movie "The Matrix", who can download a new skill in an instant. No one can guess his next step, and no one can stop him. The sky is his limit.]

So perhaps, as Monte Lipman, head of Republic Records, Universal's top record company, said in an interview with the media:
In 2018, Alex emerged out of nowhere and shocked the world. All signs showed that he had all the potential to become a pop superstar in the music industry.

"Underrated" is definitely not the pinnacle of his musical career, but a new starting point that witnesses the opening of a legendary chapter. We are all looking forward to this rising supernova in the music industry gradually moving towards his own era.

After more than 20 minutes' drive, we successfully arrived at the venue of the After Party. The special car stopped at the entrance of the hotel and the waiter quickly bent over to open the car door.

As soon as Shen Juan got out of the car, he once again experienced the New York paparazzi's high-intensity flash attack.

"Shxt! It's Alex, Alex is here!"

"Don't push me! Don't push me!"

"Ahhhhhh! Alex Fakmi!"

A variety of miscellaneous sounds followed.

The scene suddenly became chaotic.

But he was used to it.

So he spent about ten minutes with a normal expression meeting the various needs of the media and fans present. After receiving their praise and thanks, Shen Juan was escorted by the staff into the hotel lobby, took the elevator and swiped his card to the designated floor where the party was held.

Putting on a social mask, I came to the brightly lit center of the cocktail party and blended in very skillfully and naturally.

"Alex, I'm Kylie, nice to meet you!" Kylie Jenner, the youngest sister of the Kardashian family, came over.

This lady became a billionaire by selling beauty products as an internet celebrity, and many celebrities followed her example.

For example, Rihanna, the Shandong queen who sang "Diamonds", became idle in the later period. She ran around every day for her own brand and even came to China many times, trying to enter the Far East market and earn Chinese yuan.

"Me too. Nice to meet you." Shen Juan leaned down slightly and hugged her, barely experiencing the subtle touch of the 36E silicone technology.

"Actually, Kendall told me before that you are very nice. But when I saw you from such a close distance today, I realized that she had been hiding something from me. Not only are you very nice, you are also very hot, and your sexiness is very unusual and high-level." Kelly looked at Shen Juan with affection in her eyes.

"Thank you, Kelly. You are beautiful too!"

Just give me compliments, it’s free anyway.

"Let's all follow each other's Instagram and take a photo together?" Kylie Jenner is like a shark that smells blood, swimming to wherever there is popularity.

"Of course." But Shen Juan just needed her popularity to attract traffic and gain exposure.

"Yo! Look who's here! Our Alex!" After separating from Kylie Jenner, the big-butt and big-haired teacher Cardi B walked over carelessly in high heels.

Shen Juan greeted him with a smile, holding up his wine glass.

“Cardy, have you checked social media?”

In fact, they are not familiar with each other, but the other party is very friendly.

"I don't care about the beeping of those haterlosers. They are just jealous of my achievements."

"You're right." Shen Juan tried hard to control his smile.

"But to be honest, I think Alex you definitely deserve this award, I mean the best newcomer award, of course I deserve it too, Alex, do you understand me?"

"You and I both deserve the Best Newcomer award." Shen Juan smiled and shrugged. "If someone says he doesn't want to win an award, that person must be very hypocritical." Musicians should have absolute confidence in their own works. Otherwise, it would be tantamount to fooling fans and listeners with works that they are not even satisfied with.

This is a problem of professional ethics.

"Hahahaha, I love your personality!"

After seeing Cardi B off, Shen Juan began to drink and chat with other celebrities who came to him on their own initiative.

Basically, everyone gets the same treatment.

Whether it is a social media influencer who has a certain degree of fame and influence on the Internet, or a singer who wants to establish friendship with him and find opportunities for cooperation.

Or maybe he is a celebrity who wants to use this rare opportunity to bring Shen Juan into the social circle.
As long as you talk to him, he can chat for a few words.

After all, interpersonal relationships are something that people who don't need them hate, but people who do need them hate them.
Who said favors are useless?

This favor is so great!
(Teacher He's expression pack)
No conversation that night, still in New York.

Directly start recording "Sunflower", the theme song for the movie "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse".

Shen Juan met with his co-singer Post Malone, who is also from Republic Records under Universal Music, in the recording studio.

This talented singer-songwriter, who was born in 1995, released the single "Rockstar" last year, which successfully topped the B chart's Hot and made him famous, but his fan popularity and streaming data are average.

But Shen Juan is just the opposite.

Therefore, this cooperation can bring out the strengths of both parties to the fullest, achieving the effect of 1+1>2.

“Needless to say, I keep a check.” There is no doubt that I am always in control of the situation.

"She was all bad-bad, nevertheless." But she was so hot and attractive.

In the recording studio, Shen Juan is recording.

Outside the recording studio, Yang Yangjin was answering the phone.

It has been almost a year since Shen Juan rose to become a top star, and the commercial endorsements he signed last year are only a few months away from expiring.

Therefore, it is time for the agency team to communicate and exchange views with the brands on whether to renew the contract.

The work is progressing very smoothly.

Except for Dior, which has already confirmed its separation, other brands are very proactive in promoting contract renewal.

After all, when Shen Juan took on the endorsement, he specifically looked for big brands with sufficient funds and strong foundation.

So when they saw Shen Juan taking off so fast this year and even having the hope of bringing their products abroad, they naturally offered him new contract extensions with even better treatment in an attempt to keep Shen Juan and prevent this world-class star from running to a rival and shooting himself in the foot.

First of all, the endorsement fees will be comprehensively upgraded.

The current offer from Shen Juan for commercial endorsements is 1500 million per year, which can be reduced to 200 million at the lowest.

Moreover, they only sign contracts for half a year or a year, and generally do not sign long-term contracts, so as not to affect the subsequent upgrade of resources and benefits.

Then he followed the trend of celebrities in the entertainment industry bragging and fooling netizens, boasting that he made 30 million a year.

There's no way around it. Nowadays, people are better at bragging than each other. Others boast about 300 or 400 million. If he doesn't report a higher number, those netizens who don't pay attention to the entertainment industry will think he's low.

Then the title has also been fully upgraded.

Estee Lauder, YSL, L'Oréal Paris, Colgate, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Coca-Cola, McDonald's
All global spokespersons.

Even if the brand originally did not have the title of global spokesperson, Central Bank of China required it to be added.

The purpose is to create a unique and noble image for Shen Juan, to reduce the dimensionality of the domestic entertainment traffic, and to further consolidate his dominance in the domestic entertainment industry in the business field.

In addition, new brands of business also come to us seeking cooperation.

It is also a world-famous brand.

CK, a former member of the top blue-blood luxury brands.

They sent an invitation for cooperation, wanting Shen Juan to be their global spokesperson.

And there is no need to sign a competitive product agreement.

This means that when Shen Juan's promotion contract with Dior ends and he signs the endorsement contract with LV, he will not be subject to any legal restrictions or obstacles.

But the problem is that CK has noticed Shen Juan's amazing influence among young people around the world and wants Shen Juan to shoot underwear advertisements for them and release them around the world.

Considering that domestic entertainment is not as open as foreign entertainment, there are even fewer male celebrities willing to shoot underwear commercials.

Therefore, they need to think carefully before making a decision based on the specific pros and cons.

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