Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 238 Produce48 Finals

After saying goodbye to the "Running Man" crew and new friends, Shen Juan followed the team to the headquarters building of CJ E&M.

The twenty contestants who advanced to the finals of "Produce 48" are currently undergoing intensive training here.

He felt that if he went there early tonight to get to know them, it would make tomorrow's rehearsal more efficient and the evening's live broadcast more perfect.

As soon as he got in the car, agent Yang Yang Jin found Shen Juan who was dealing with Jin Zhenni's harassment on Kakao.

"It's about a half-hour drive, let's take this time to chat about work."

"Okay." Shen Juan agreed happily.

Because this gave him a reason to ignore Jin Zhenni's bombardment of angry messages.

Although I don’t know what the relationship between this sister and Kim Ji-soo is like in private, Shen Juan personally feels that it is probably not as good as they show in front of the camera.

Of course, it may also be because most women are inherently concerned about snatching men.

After all, this directly reflects the degree of their attractiveness.

For example, Da Mimi’s words “Home flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers” can well reflect this kind of morbid psychology.

This is also the main reason why Shen Juan ruthlessly rejected all kinds of friendships and connections in China, but that group of lonely beakers still persisted in him.

There are no two kinds of flowers on ordinary trees.

Most of the girls in the entertainment industry are bad girls.

People always care more about things they can't get.

Shen Juan didn't want to become the gossip material for those lonely beakers who only talked about men's dirty tricks after dinner, so naturally he didn't want to have anything to do with them.

Let’s start with the simple things.

First, she will attend the final of "Produce 48" tomorrow night, and then fly directly to Jakarta, Indonesia the day after tomorrow to participate in various related matters of the Asian Games closing ceremony rehearsal.

Like the Olympic Games, the Asian Games also has an eight-minute closing ceremony.

Shen Juan will be participating in the Hangzhou Eight Minutes this year:
Hangzhou, China, as the host city of the next Asian Games, will hold an eight-minute artistic performance after the flag-receiving ceremony.

In fact, if Shen Juan was born in a small country in Southeast Asia or West Asia, then most of the eight minutes of exposure time would probably be taken up by him alone.

Just like Cristiano Ronaldo to Portugal.

But he is a pure-blooded Huazi after all.

Compared with the individual heroism of the Americans, China is more willing to demonstrate the spirit of collectivism on the international stage.

So even though he is China's most important business card exported abroad and a top artist, he still has to behave himself and appear on stage with other cultural and sports stars.

Of course there will be special ones, but the length will not be too long.

It was even more impossible to imagine a three or four minute solo stage shining across Asia like in the Spring Festival Gala, after all, China was only allocated eight minutes for the closing ceremony.

"Better Days" has already started filming in Chongqing for a while, so after the closing ceremony of the Asian Games, we had to return to China immediately to join the crew. The estimated shooting period of this film is only two months, plus the time you took leave to go out, the actual shooting time you stayed in the crew may only be about 40 days."

Shen Juan nodded in understanding.

As the second female lead in this movie, Xiao Ye naturally returned to her hometown in Chongqing early and made various preparations for the filming of her first movie in her life.

During this time, she also shared with him on WeChat what she saw and heard during the filming:
For example, the little yellow duck has a bad temper in private and often yells at her assistant. The actors and staff in the same group are usually a little afraid of her and dare not have too much contact with her.

"But I am not afraid of her, because Juan Juan is here."

This is what she said during the WeChat video call. Her deliberately coquettish but actually adorable look made even the knowledgeable Shen Juan fall in love with her.

She also shared her casual street shots in the streets and alleys of the mountain city, saying that after Shen Juan joins the crew, she will find time to take him for a walk, to experience the mountain city's iconic Yangtze River Cableway, and to see where she lived as a child.

Shen Juan agreed to all of them.

Although Xiaoye is not the most beautiful and does not have the best figure, when I am with her, I can always be infected by her energetic emotions.

Shen Juan didn't know what others thought, but for him, in most cases, the emotional value provided by his partner was far more important than physical pleasure.

"Then you have to take a leave on the 6th to go to Shanghai to attend the ELLE 7th Anniversary Fashion Gala. You just shot their September cover photo last month, so they took the opportunity to invite you to come over to add to the star power of the event. We have to give you this face. Then you will continue to shoot the cover of the October issue of "Zhizu" in Shanghai on the 8th, and you can attend the "Zhizu" annual figure gala on the th."

Although Shen Juan’s current status does not require him to attend all entertainment industry events and fashion festivals.

However, Shen Juan still has to attend fashion events like the ELLE Fashion Gala, as well as fashion events hosted by magazines such as Bazaar, Zhizu, and Esquire, with which he had previously had close cooperative relations (these two first-line men's magazines basically let Shen Juan appear on the cover once or twice a year).

After all, in the era of traffic when the Four Dan and Two Bing gradually retreat behind the scenes and big flowers rarely appear in public, as a top-tier star with no rivals in the domestic entertainment industry, as a face for external exports supported and recognized by the top, and as a global fashion icon who is renowned worldwide and collectively sought after by overseas fashion circles, Shen Juan is the undisputed and most powerful figure in the domestic entertainment industry of this era.

Therefore, almost every luxury brand and every magazine is trying to develop in-depth cooperation with Shen Juan, striving to reap the last wave of investment returns before this Generation Z pop king (loan version) completely takes off and is crowned emperor.

It’s a pity that Shen Juan has already chosen LV.

Louis Vuitton will probably announce their global spokesperson: Alex Shen, both at home and abroad, when Shen Juan is on his way to Paris Fashion Week in early October.

By then, whether it is the ten-magazine Grand Slam honor achievement that is rarely achieved in the field of fashion magazines, or the expansion of offline advertising all over the world, it will be within reach.

"Another thing is that you will go to Nanjing on the 16th to attend the League of Legends Anniversary Celebration Star Show. This year they plan to make you the first global spokesperson in the history of this game. However, since you don't need to participate in the photo shoot and subsequent promotion, the endorsement fee will be lower. It is almost cut in half compared to your current endorsement offer."

(In the original time and space, Jay Chou and Wang Junkai were both the brand ambassadors for League of Legends in China.)
"Didn't you invite me to participate in the production of the theme song?" Shen Juan didn't really care about the gains and losses of several million.

Anyway, we should lay a solid foundation first and expand our popularity and appeal, and then we can make back all the money we lost in the past two years by simply starting a global tour.

"You're too expensive, and this year's event is being held in South Korea, and there are artist teams over there who want to get involved."

"Ok."

In that case, Shen Juan had nothing more to say.

However, by the time S8 reaches the finals, his next film "Better Days" will probably have been completed.

So if you have time, you can go to the Incheon finals as a commentator as the global spokesperson for League of Legends, or watch the game while eating a hot dog like Wang Sicong, to make up for the regret of not being able to witness your team win the championship at the Bird's Nest last year.

Then the two chatted for a while about the pre-promotion work for "A River of Sadness" which is scheduled to be released on September 9, as well as the release of the new English single and movie theme song and Japanese EP that were completed some time ago. All of them are scheduled to be released in October.

In the first half of the month, he released "Sunflower", and with the support and cooperation of Universal, he hit the personal PB on the B chart.

In the second half of the month, they released ANA's advertising song "Flying Boat" and a Japanese EP to further capture and plunder the Japanese market.

Plus the movies that will be released in the country in late September.

Not only does this spring belong to Shen Juan, allowing the whole world to witness Alex's rise, but Shen Juan's rule will even continue in the coming autumn.

After laying a solid foundation and getting on the right track, all subsequent gains will become natural and inevitable.

In the practice room of the CJ E&M building.

Kwon Eun-bi was warming up. She put her legs on the pole and pressed her upper body down gently. The full curve of her chest was squeezed into an irregular shape on her soft thighs.

Tomorrow is the finals, and the hard work and sweat put in over the past four months will pay off tomorrow.

Although she knew that she had a high chance of making her debut, the agency behind the contestant would come forward in advance to communicate and negotiate with the organizer to confirm the distribution of benefits.

But I still couldn't help getting nervous.

After all, this is her second debut.

In fact, as early as 14, she debuted as a member of a girl group, but unfortunately it failed miserably. The group disbanded after only one year of activities and she returned to her trainee status.

So after experiencing complete failure, no one was more eager to get this debut opportunity than her, and no one was more eager to return to the stage and continue to shine than her.

So I could only practice hard, trying to make my body as tired as possible, divert my attention and not give myself the energy to think about random things.

The night is getting darker.

The trainees left one after another, preparing to go back to the dormitory to have a good rest, striving to greet the final finals stage tomorrow in a spirited and healthy state, and put a satisfactory end to their hard work in the past four months and to their fans.

But Concubine Kwon is different.

After persuading the sisters who cared about her to leave, she stayed and continued to practice alone in the practice room.

"Sigh." Patting her calves that were filled with lactic acid, Kwon Eun-bi supported her knees and sighed deeply.

This scared Shen Juan who had just opened the door.

Why is it that someone gives me benefits as soon as I come in?

After noticing someone coming in, Quan Enfei quickly stood up and looked towards the door, only to see a tall man walking towards her step by step against the light.

Only when he got closer did the blurry figure gradually become clear, and she was finally able to see who the person was.

Then I was completely stunned.

The boy who pushed the door open and walked in seemed a little surprised when he saw that she was the only one in the practice room, but he quickly put on his gentle and warm smile again.

"Are you still practicing so late?" He smiled and handed over the coffee in his hand. "If I remember correctly, your name should be Quan Enfei, hello!"

Since we were delayed on the road a bit, we arrived at the CJ E&M building at 11:30, so it wasn’t particularly strange that we didn’t see many trainees.

After all, tomorrow is the final, so the contestants will naturally not bury their heads in training and affect their mental state tomorrow.

But in the eyes of Quan Enfei, Shen Juan's appearance was like a ray of surprising light that illuminated the world suddenly encountered in the boring and anxious days.

As fast as a monsoon.

His arrival was so sudden that it was a bit of a panic.

But after all, he was a former idol who had practiced for many years, so he quickly adjusted his mindset, took the steaming cup of coffee from Shen Juan, and replied in the most respectful tone possible:

"Anihasa! Shen Juanxi, why did you suddenly come here tonight?" he said while bowing.

"I just finished work, so I wanted to come over to see how my partners for tomorrow's practice were doing, but it seemed like many of them had already gone back to rest."

He had just seen only a few trainees in the practice room next door, as the others had gone back to rest early.

Kwon Eun-bi was not sure about Shen Juan's true personality, and was worried that a big star like him with fans all over the world would be "ignored" and angry with others, so she explained it briefly to her fellow trainees in the same group.

"Everyone has been training very hard during this period, and the fatigue has accumulated to a very high level today, so we will go back early tonight to rest and adjust."

"What about you? Why don't you go back and have a rest?" Shen Juan is not Chef Huang, so how could he get angry with others or even hold a grudge against them over such a small matter?

"I just want to practice a little longer."

"Because you're nervous?"

Shen Juan had similar experiences before, so he could somewhat understand the feelings of these trainees at the moment.

After a moment's silence, Concubine Kwon nodded.

"You can never avoid being nervous. You can only overcome it slowly and adapt to it by yourself." Shen Juan gave appropriate comfort, but did not say too much, so as not to sound like he was preaching.

"It's getting late, so I won't disturb you from practicing. Oh, and don't forget to drink your coffee."

"Uh-huh."

After watching Shen Juan's departing back for a long time until he completely disappeared from her sight, Concubine Quan Eunfei came to her senses and remembered what Shen Juan said before he left.

He took a sip of the steaming coffee in his hand.

She couldn't help but frown.

so bitter.

But...it's really delicious and warming.

　I think I still owe one chapter. I will add 1k words to each chapter in the next two days, so that I can add four chapters with 1k words each.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)