Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 236: Unforgettable South Korea

Although Shen Juan has never recorded South Korea's RM, he has recorded China's Running Man, and the two are almost identical.

So I am quite familiar with the recording process.

The "Running Man" production team also knows who will be the most talked-about person in this episode.

So at the director's instruction, several resident guests surrounded Shen Juan and would cue him from time to time.

Let him share the story behind the hit single:
"Yes, I was under a lot of pressure when I was writing "In My Blood". At that time, I had just won the championship of a rap competition program in China. But to be honest, that process was not very pleasant, because my previous professional identity was an idol, not a professional rapper, so I encountered a lot of doubts when I participated in the competition."

Although Shen Juan is not as anxious as shown in the lyrics, this does not prevent him from empowering the song, making the song and himself more story-telling.

In fact, this is a common routine used by singers.

Shoot the arrow first, then draw the target.

Write the song first, make the album first, then make up a story for the song and a concept for the album.

Just like Shen Juan’s album “Underrated”.

There is no idea at all.

However, Universal Marketing packaged this album as a genesis album in which Alex Shen showed the world his terrifying musical talent and unruly personality. His music style is diverse, he is omnipotent, and he never follows the rules, just like the brave and independent teenagers of Generation Z.

Chaos is the best concept in itself.

Whether a song is good or not depends on personal aesthetics.

But his looks and style are visible to the naked eye.

This also makes his popularity among Generation Z teenagers even surpass that of his album.

If Shen Juan hadn't wanted to go the LGBT route, his takeoff speed would have been even more astonishing.

"What about 'Best Part'? I love this song so much!" Kim Jennie has covered this song before, but the result can only be described as commendable for her courage and fans love it very much.

No matter how well idols sing, there will always be a gap when compared to professional singers who only focus on studying singing techniques, unless they are voice rogues like Shen Juan, who can defeat most singers with just a nice voice.

Of course this doesn’t mean Shen Juan’s skills are bad.

He has been systematically learning various skills.

Singing is like acting, there is no end to learning.

"Gabi aka HER's voice is absolutely one of the most beautiful voices I have ever encountered in my life, and working with her on this song was such a wonderful experience."

"What about 'Seven'? What kind of mood made you write the line 'I'll be you right, from Monday Tuesday Wednesday to Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday'?"

As expected, some people would make fun of this line of lyrics.

When Shen Juan first released his songs, his WeChat friends often teased him and asked him if he could really work from Monday to Sunday?
In order to create a scandal and gain popularity, Yang Mi even posted a short video with the BGM of "Seven".

The name of Emperor Yu was also deeply rooted in people's hearts at that time.

“Hahahaha, I’m not in any other mood, I’m just writing the lyrics normally. In fact, these are very common words in European and American songs, there’s no need to over-interpret them.”

What else can Shen Juan say?
Is it said that during the time he was filming a TV series in Shanghai, he and Oda worked from Monday to Sunday and consumed a lot of umbrellas?

Then we also talked about what we saw and heard during our trip to the United States.

Jin Zhenni perked up and pricked up her ears to listen carefully.

"There are many different kinds of parties there, and I have received many invitations, but I don't think I should attend every party. Friends and connections are important, but the decisive factor is always myself."

Shen Juan quickly laid the groundwork in advance to avoid future rumors spread by netizens that he was invited by Diddy to participate in Impart.

But seriously, Diddy did invite him.

But he didn't go, and he wasn't at all disappointed.

the reason is simple.

He is Chai Lis, and the most internationally famous and influential Chai Lis in the current streaming media era.

And Diddy is the pimp of the Pearl Gang.

In order not to affect the next presidential election, both ruling parties dare not make friends with Tariq, nor do they dare to take action against Tariq, lest they be caught by the other side and criticized.

Therefore, at most he is suppressed at the level of public opinion media controlled by the Squid Man. The most important thing is to keep the backdoor and prevent himself from becoming gOat from goat.

The opening party that heated up the atmosphere ended quickly.

Then we move on to today’s game session.

First of all, the theme is "Catch My Heart".

To put it simply, the program team prepared fourteen bags, and each person took one. Two of the bags were bombs, two were hearts, and the remaining ten were empty bags.

The winning team in each round can designate a pair of partners to exchange bags.

The team whose last two bags contain bombs will be punished, and the team whose last two bags contain hearts will be rewarded.

Shen Juan and Jin Zhixiu found a deserted corner and secretly observed the other teams' reactions when they unpacked the boxes, while they opened the boxes in their hands to check the results.

Shen Juan opened the box and took a look. In order to avoid being noticed by others, he asked with a blank poker face, "Bombs and hearts, which one do you like?"

"Is there any need to think about this? Of course it's love!"

Kim Ji-soo glanced around furtively.

Although it feels very sneaky, doing such actions with this face is not only not vulgar, but even quite cute.

"No, I should ask it another way. Do you prefer to plunder others or protect yourself?"

Jin Zhixiu looked at Shen Juan in confusion.

"What do you mean?"

Shen Juan smiled and explained, "If we get the heart at the beginning, then we have to be on guard against others replacing our boxes all day long. But if we get the bomb at the beginning, then it's our turn to take the initiative without any psychological burden, and we can also clearly know the specific whereabouts of the bomb, so we are invincible."

"It seems to make sense, but we still have to get the love in the end, right!" Kim Ji-soo nodded, and then carefully opened the box in her hand.

The smile on his face remained, but it looked a little stiff. Shen Juan came over to take a look and also kept smiling.

But the result is obviously not satisfactory.

Because what Kim Ji-soo got was a bomb.

And so is he.

If there were rules similar to Tianhu, then there would probably be no need to continue playing today's game, as the bomb exploded right after the game started.

But because of this, the shot distribution of their group, which is already ranked first, will only become more discontinuous.

After all, the Bomb CP still has a strong presence.

Just like Kim Jennie's stinky hands character.

"Oh my god~" Kim Ji-soo finally revealed her distressed emotions under the cover of Shen Juan's tall body.

Shen Juan had reason to suspect that her cute baby voice at this moment was deliberately edited in front of the camera, because before the official recording of the show, her voice was far from being so cute.

"It's okay. We can encounter events with a probability of less than one percent, which shows that we are the absolute protagonists of today's program." He spoke to comfort her at the right time.

"The protagonist of a tragic story?"

"Can you be more optimistic?"

"Miane, I am a pessimist."

Shen Juan couldn't help but roll his eyes and brought his personal signature move that had made him famous to neighboring South Korea.

After confirming their identities, the guests, with different moods and ulterior motives, returned to the center of the venue to play games.

The first round of the game is called "Talent is Mine". Simply put, it involves randomly selecting talents and then competing for the first place.

The dance submitted by Jennie was chosen first.

So the scene can be said to be a chaos of demons.

Since Shen Juan knew that Kim Jisoo was not good at dancing (maybe her limbs were naturally not coordinated, Jisoo's dancing was very stiff), he took the initiative to volunteer to complete this part for her. This was considered as a way to gain the gratitude of his partner, improve the girl's favorability, and at the same time show off his dancing skills.

When he first joined PD101, the reason why fans called him ACE instead of Vocal, Rap or Dance was because he could do everything and was a jack of all trades.

Therefore, winning the first game session today can be said to be well-deserved.

Then I picked the talent submitted by Pyo Ye-jin:

A performance that goes with your heart.

"No matter what kind of background music is playing, the performance must be completed according to the atmosphere created by the music." The director outside the camera loudly explained the rules of the game.

Shen Juan asked curiously, "Perform randomly according to the music? Don't we need to explain the character settings and story background?"

The director replied: "Yes, you can set the character yourself, and the background story can be explained through the dialogue between the actors. Of course, if it is too troublesome, you don't have to explain it."

To put it simply, it's complete freestyle.

"Do you even think of the lines yourself?" Shen Juan frowned uncertainly. He was acting in a comedy show. He felt that there was a high probability that he would laugh out loud later.

"Yeah, at least provide a script! Even the most basic one will do!" Kim Ji-soo pouted and complained to the program crew behind the camera.

But the program crew obviously won't be tempted by beauty.

So just cheer for your partner honestly.

Whether they will act seriously or go for a comedy, the matter is settled.

At present, the only important thing is how to create a program effect that the audience likes through performance, and use this program and subsequent marketing to attract traffic for yourself.

Enter a short pre-match preparation time.

The two looked at each other.

"Ji Su, do you have any acting experience?" Shen Juan took the lead in asking whether his vase partner had any acting skills.

"Does having acted in a music video count?"

"Of course not."

"Does having acted in a TV series count?" the girl tilted her head.

"Which TV series?" Shen Juan became interested.

"Producer, the SBS Friday-Saturday drama starring IU and Kim Soo Hyun."

"What role do you play?"

"A supporting role that only appeared for more than a minute." After Kim Ji-soo finished speaking, she even laughed out loud in embarrassment to herself.

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"But I will try my best! After all, we are idols. We must never back down at any time or when we encounter any difficulties. I believe you think so too, right?" Kim Ji-soo clenched her fists confidently, and all she needed to do was to give a full-of-energy hug!
"But you've never acted before."

Shen Juan looked embarrassed, afraid that he would perform seriously while the other party would play seriously, and the whole audience would laugh, and he would be the only one embarrassed. He didn't have the spirit and willingness of those professional comedians to create laughs at the cost of their own image.

His idols are not heavy at all.

But it's expensive.

So I’m reluctant to throw it away.

"Has Shen Juanxi acted in many plays?"

"Yeah, but most of them are idol dramas."

"Then let's perform an idol drama later!"

"No matter what kind of music appears, we will perform idol dramas. I will do my best to cooperate with you!" Jin Zhixiu smiled and added: "I will try not to hold you back."

"All right."

At this point, Shen Juan could only choose to believe.

He took the lead and came to the center of the field.

A few seconds later, the soft and soothing instrumental music "The Shape of the Sea" sounded softly, and the sound of waves rose and fell.

Shen Juan quickly got into the mood, and amid the crowd's low exclamations, he took Kim Ji-soo's hand, and then found a relatively clean place to sit down and lean against each other.

"Why do I suddenly want to come to Busan to see the sea today?" Shen Juan turned sideways to the camera and looked into the empty distance, as if he was looking at the calm blue sea in the distance.

"This round trip of at least seven or eight hours can be used to do a lot of things in Seoul."

"That makes sense, but that's how I like it."

The girl's voice at this time was particularly soft and sticky.

Shen Juan looked back at Jin Zhixiu, only to see that she was curled up with her arms around her knees, gazing at the vague and invisible sea in front of her with him. She seemed a little dazed, but the slightly raised corners of her mouth brought a hint of sweetness to her.

"Going to the cinema to watch a movie, going shopping, checking in at a gourmet restaurant, riding the roller coaster and Ferris wheel at an amusement park, and watching sharks at an aquarium are all so boring!"

Kim Ji-soo also gradually entered the performance state.

"So I've been thinking about it these past few days, and I think it's better for us to go to Busan and see the sea together. You're going back to China tomorrow, and I don't know if we'll be able to meet again in the future. On the last day in South Korea, we can't just do these boring things that we've done together many times before!"

“You always do a lot of preparation and planning.”

"Who makes me older?" Kim Ji-soo raised the corners of her mouth, her face looking quite proud.

"I have learned a lot from Nuna's care over the past few years, especially the fact that I need to calm down and make a travel plan before setting off."

"You only know how to call me sister now? Why aren't you so respectful to me usually? And you always ask me to call you Oppa." Kim Ji-soo smiled and punched Shen Juan.

Shen Juan pretended to rub the place where he was hit, "Why do we still use honorifics when we are already a couple? Don't you think it sounds strange and distant?"

"I think it's interesting to use honorifics." Kim Ji-soo winked at Shen Juan provocatively.

"You before and you now seem to be a different person." Shen Juan said with a smile.

"People always change."

"Yes, what things in this world can remain unchanged forever?" Shen Juan sighed.

"I watched a movie called Chungking Express before, and there was a line in it that really impressed me: I don't know when it started, but everything has a date, including saury, meat sauce, and even plastic wrap. Once a relationship begins, an indefinite expiration date will naturally appear out of thin air."

Jin Zhixiu was stunned. Could it be that he was planning to break up with me? Why didn't he tell me in advance?
"So, is our relationship almost reaching its expiration date?" She continued acting along the lines of Shen Juan's words.

Shen Juan smiled without comment. Although he did not give a positive response, the facts were already before him.

Kim Ji-soo clenched her fingers gently on the ground, and turned to look at the calm profile of the young man next to her.

At this time, the background music played by the program team cleverly switched to Shen Juan's "Golden Hour".

In the atmosphere of music, the recording scene at this moment is like the setting sun, filled with bright sadness.

After a long silence, Jin Zhixiu suddenly said, "You know, when people feel very sad and depressed, they always like to watch the sunset. One day, I watched the sunset forty-four times."

Shen Juan was silent for a moment, "What about today?"

“It will only be more today.”

Kim Ji-soo turned sideways to look at Shen Juan beside her, her eyes seemed to flash with a determination she had never had before.

"Shen Juan, if I said I wanted to experience what it's like to be in a long-distance relationship, how would you respond?"

Shen Juan was stunned, and the nonchalance and ease on his face disappeared in an instant. He was amazed by Kim Ji-soo's sudden "stroke of genius".

So after a long silence, he forced out a slightly bitter smile, gave his answer aloud, and continued his performance.

"What is more lethal than white moonlight is dead white moonlight, so even if I am selfish, I still hope to leave you some memories that will make you happy in the future, rather than the passion that gradually fades after a long wait in a foreign land."

"So I'm really sorry, but let's stop here. I will watch forty-five sunsets with you today."

"I see."

Jin Zhixiu turned her face to the side where Shen Juan couldn't see.

Seeing this, Shen Juan silently opened his arms and gently embraced the girl who didn't want to show her vulnerable side.

"Will we be able to meet again in the future?"

Jin Zhixiu threw herself into Shen Juan's arms and whispered softly.

Shen Juan hugged the girl in his arms a little tighter.

"Yes, if you believe it."

The music stops, indicating the game is over.

The scene was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Almost everyone, especially the female guests whose girlish hearts were already bursting with excitement, were cheering and screaming loudly.

Except for Kim Jenny, who was so jealous that her smile was stiff.

"Great! It's so realistic."

“Completely professional actor skills!”

"You put me into it!"

“The kids are going to go crazy when the show comes on!”

"I'm going crazy now!"

“A famous scene from Running Man of all time!”

“South Korea is unforgettable!”

"I'll watch the sunset with you forty-five times!"

"He's clearly a natural actor who chose the wrong career!"

"Jisoo, you were so devoted in your performance just now, could it be that you really had a relationship with Alex before?"

"So what year did Alex come to South Korea?"

"It seems like 15."

"That really seems to match the timeline!"

"Hahahahaha! You guys are really good at imagining things!"

Shen Juan immediately came out of his performance state and pretended to be calm, saying, "This game is too difficult! I almost couldn't follow several of Ji Su's lines."

But there was no response from my partner.

"We will definitely win this round of the game, right?" Kim Ji-soo, with red eyes still on her face, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes that were left from her intense acting.

"I don't know, but you should wipe your tears first."

Shen Juan asked for a few tissues from the program staff and originally wanted to hand them directly to Kim Ji-soo.

But when he saw those red eyes looking at him pitifully, he hesitated for a while, changed his mind, and decided to go forward and help her wipe away those unhappy memories that did not exist in the first place.

"I always feel like you're very skilled." the girl complained.

"Skilled in what?"

"It's about making a girl cry and then wiping her tears."

"Don't talk nonsense. We're still recording the show and there are so many people watching us!" Shen Juan couldn't help laughing.

"Oh."

Unexpectedly, the girl with red eyes really shut her mouth obediently and stopped making any sound.

Kim Ji-soo is in a strange mood right now.

Obviously, they were recording a show, obviously they were just playing games, obviously the background and music were so sloppy, obviously the preparation time was so rushed, obviously there were so many people around watching, obviously they had only known this good-looking partner in front of them for a short time, and obviously as an idol, when working, emotions are something that should be carefully hidden.
But in front of Shen Juan, all of the above seemed to have turned into insignificant nothingness.

It is true that he did act according to his own "purpose", but it is not just him. Aren't each of us living for some "purpose"?
Jin Zhixiu sighed silently in her heart.

Maybe there really are people in this world whose magnetic field matches yours.

You don't need too many chats or meetings to discover his shining points, and you can find a sense of security in the few times you spend together.

"Hey Jisu, I didn't tell you to shut up."

She came back to her senses when she heard a familiar voice.

The first thing that appears in front of your eyes is a pair of clear, bright and yet astringent eyes, followed by a handsome and charming face that has both the pure boyish feeling and the youthful hormones.

A sense of contradiction and contrast grows wildly here.

For some reason, her heart began to beat faster.

"Didn't you tell me to stop talking nonsense?"

The voice also became a lot softer.

“No one can take away your right to speak.”

"Didn't you just deprive it?"

Shen Juan was stunned for a moment, then laughed silently.

"Okay, I'll give it back to you now."

　Kim Ji-soo's special.

　　This is to make up for the regrets left before, so I used a free chapter of an old book that has been abandoned and not put on the shelves. It would be a waste if I don’t use it. I will just make use of the waste (lazy) hhhh
　　Finally, I will divide today’s three updates of 9,000 words into two chapters. I will try to make up for the remaining chapter in the next few days.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)