Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 252: The Sea King Nominates You as the Leader

As the night deepened, in a corner of the NA District Gongmao subway station, the lights in the old residential area were dim. Occasionally, the night wind whistled past, causing the dim candlelight on the street to sway left and right, as if they would be extinguished at any time.

As autumn deepens, the weather has become cooler recently, with nighttime temperatures basically only around 10 degrees Celsius.

It's neither cold nor hot, perfect for work.

It’s more suitable for calming down and writing songs.

That’s right, life comes again.

However, he was not writing songs for his Chinese EP which is expected to be produced and released at the end of this year, or his English album which is expected to be released in the first half of next year, but for a movie.

A super-British movie with both high box office and good reputation.

The day before yesterday, Shen Juan had just finished his trip to the League of Legends 7th Anniversary Star Show and returned to the Chongqing crew. He received good news from Yang Yangjin who was accompanying him:

Warner Bros. particularly values the gradually rising Chinese film market, and therefore decided to advance the release date of their film "Aquaman" in China.

So how can a movie get sufficient publicity and exposure in North America while also reaping as much early popularity as possible in China and the entire Asia-Pacific market?

After becoming a huge hit in North America in the first half of this year, Shen Juan, whose popularity has soared, has undoubtedly become their best choice at this stage by returning to the Asia-Pacific market to further expand their influence.

After all, Shen Juan himself is a tie-dance singer.

The theme songs "Celestial" and "Pray For Me" that helped him enter the public eye in North America, one was written for Pokémon and the other for Marvel's "Black Panther".

Although he did release a few bad songs that did not receive satisfactory market response (compared with his hit singles), overall, his quality rate is still very high and he is more trustworthy than most singers.

So Warner sent him a cooperation invitation through Universal to see if he could benefit from the popularity of this Generation Z pop star among a specific group of youth.

Yang Yangjin actually planned to turn it down at first.

Because Shen Juan has been working very hard during this period.

After filming "Better Days", I immediately had to devote myself to the production of the Chinese EP.

Then I plan to publish a second degree in English next year.

This is the development plan formulated by Shen Juan himself.

His original words at the time were:
"We must release the second album before 2020, and then start the first world tour as soon as possible."

Although Yangyang Jin didn't know why Shen Juan was so anxious, out of trust, she didn't ask too much.

After all, Shen Juan had never let her down.

So when she casually told Shen Juan the news, she thought Shen Juan would reject "Aquaman" just like he had rejected Marvel's "Venom" and Dwayne Johnson's "Skyscraper" before.

But what she didn't expect was that after hearing the news, Shen Juan only hesitated for half a minute before deciding to accept it.

It's really confusing.

Shen Juan walked alone to the outside of Xiaobei's house, which was built by the crew, to breathe fresh air and stretch himself, trying to get rid of the fatigue of the whole day.

Although real big-name singers generally won't lower themselves to take on tie-in song and OST-related jobs.

For example, Zhou Shen was criticized by some of his career fans because he always sang OSTs and had few personal singles. They said that he only did OSTs and covers, which made him look very low, and they also criticized him as not as good as Mao Buyi who focused on original works.

For example, singers in Japan who specialize in singing anime theme songs are not well received by the mainstream entertainment industry and have a very low status.

For example, Mei Yiliya who sang "Pure Land of Bliss".

But to put it bluntly, there are also differences between the tie songs.

A good tie song or OST can bring huge popularity and commercial value to the singer.

For example, Zhang Bichen, a famous OST master in the domestic entertainment industry, has released works such as "Annual Rings", "Liangliang" and "The Direction of Light".

For example, Shen Juan’s song “Unstained” this summer also brought him a lot of benefits from the popularity of “Ashes of Love”.

This song is played every time someone dies in the drama, so much so that he has earned the title of "the living king of hell in domestic entertainment" and countless "Ashes of Love" fans have cried and sent barrages begging him to stop singing.

Including "Sunflower", the theme song of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" that Shen Juan has already taken on, and the theme song of "Aquaman" that he just took on, are also high-quality resources that can bring him improvement.

Everything I Need

The wonderful performance of the original singer, Sister Tianhui, can be said to be one of the best movie soundtracks in recent years.

Although Shen Juan is unlikely to perform as well as her (it has nothing to do with his voice and singing skills, it’s simply because some types of songs are more suitable for female singing), he still has to use the high-quality resources.

There’s no reason to stop eating just because you can’t beat others.

He is not that great.

So he has been squeezing out time to write songs these days, and then communicating with the production team on the other side of the ocean about the specific arrangement details (the original version also needs to be changed into a version more suitable for him to sing), in order to complete the song as soon as possible so that he can record the song when he goes to the United States to attend the American Music Awards next month.

"I know there's pain in your heart."

"And you're covered in scars."

"Wish you could see what I do."

Shen Juan hummed the melody of the song softly.

But as I was singing, I suddenly felt sleepy, so I went to ask my assistant for a cup of coffee to replenish my energy.

However, just as he turned around, before he could take a step, he saw the girl who had been with him all this time, holding a cup of what looked like coffee in both hands, running all the way from the outside of the set in small steps, and stopped in front of him in a pretentious manner, with dimples on her face and a gentle and bright light in her eyes.

"Thump, thump, thump!" The girl made her own entrance music, "Haven't seen you for half an hour? Did you miss me?"

"think."

Shen Juan is very honest in principle, but he is willing to tell a few lies occasionally to make his girlfriend smile.

Zhou was also very happy, "Then drink it!" Shen Juan took the drink from her hand, glanced down, and saw that it was white milk. He couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"Although I know you like coffee very much, even at night, but drinking coffee frequently is not good for your health, so I thought of giving you a cup of hot milk to nourish your stomach!" Zhou Ye pursed his lips slightly, outlining a very beautiful arc, looked seriously into Shen Juan's eyes, and explained in a gentle voice: "I heard from my friends that stomachache is very uncomfortable, and I don't want to make you uncomfortable."

Shen Juan was stunned for a few seconds before he came back to his senses. He lowered his head and stared at the hot milk in the cup, feeling the heat seem to spread from his palms to his heart, as if a weak electric current suddenly ran through and touched a soft spot.

Even though this is just a trivial matter that could happen at any time and is a very common thing, just like how the girl foolishly used her lipstick to help him extend the lifeline of his palm, it is not only the carefully planned tenderness, surprises and romance that can move people.

"But it's still a little hot now, so don't drink it yet. If it's inconvenient, I can help you hold it."

Zhou Ye spoke softly while looking around vigilantly. After confirming that there was no one around, he stood on tiptoe and gave Shen Juan a quick kiss on the face. "No need to thank me. I have already taken your thanks!"

Shen Juan was silent for a moment again, and suddenly laughed.

"you are cute."

"I've always been cute."

“Has anyone ever told you that you’re narcissistic?”

"I can't help it. I learned it from someone!"

While Shen Juan was staying in the Shancheng crew and focusing on filming and dating, he also did not stop for a moment in the promotion and pre-release work of "A River of Sorrow".

Character posters and stills will be released in July.

Several trailers were released in August.

A press conference for "The Grief Experiment" was held in Beijing in September, where the release date was announced and the final trailer was released.

During this period, there were also various marketing press releases and self-media publicity to warm up the film. Coupled with the high traffic and exaggerated popularity of the film's leading actor Shen Juan, "A River of Sorrow" has become the absolute main movie in the relatively unpopular Mid-Autumn Festival period.

Therefore, as soon as the "warm version" final trailer of "A River of Sorrow" was released, it instantly attracted a large group of fans, anti-fans and passers-by to watch and comment.

As a ten-year-old fan of Shen Juan, Qiu Tian naturally told her roommates and best friend the news as soon as she found out.

"Hey guys, Jingyi Jingyi, the final trailer of your idol's movie is out! Why don't you come and watch it!"

"Is there a trailer? Where can I see it?"

“Weibo.”

"Let me take a look!"

Zhang Jingyi quickly took out her phone and opened Weibo, then went to the official Weibo account of the movie "A River of Sadness"
There is indeed a new release announcement!
Moreover, it has only been a short time since it was posted, but the three data items of likes, comments and reposts shown below have added up to nearly one million, which shows Shen Juan's current terrifying popularity.

Click play.

"It is the instinct of living things to seek benefits and avoid harm. When people see bad things, they want to stay away from them."

The opening part is about the heroine Ren Min.

Although Zhang Jingyi doesn't like to comment on other girls' looks, Ren Min's face really looks like that of a talented actress (it's hard to put it into words). Even anyone picked out from their acting department might be prettier than her.

It doesn't look like he can act with Shen Juan at all.

Fortunately, the director and producer knew what the audience who watched the trailer wanted to see, so the camera turned and directly switched to Shen Juan's handsome face that was so handsome that it could make people lose their minds.

"Only when I see beautiful things do I want to get closer." The male protagonist's gentle and mellow voice sounded simultaneously.

Zhang Jingyi, who was wearing headphones, felt an indescribable sense of pleasure rushing straight to the top of her head, which not only made her scalp tingle, but also made her whole body numb.

This kind of voice is simply the best for voice control!
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It was a short trailer of less than two minutes, but it made Zhang Jingyi so excited that she couldn't calm down for a long time.

Although Shen Juan does not occupy too much space in the trailer, he is just so handsome, the kind of handsome that is unstoppable.

His appearance can make people's heart beat half a beat slower. He is so handsome that she begins to miss the soft-hearted god she met in the coffee shop near Yamashita School this winter.

At the same time, she also understood why Xiao Chunjuan wanted to kill Li Yifeng's super topic some time ago.

It turns out that Shen Juan is the real national school idol!

No wonder Xiao Chunjuan is dissatisfied with those who seek fame and reputation.

Then, Zhang Jingyi opened the comment section to see what netizens thought of the movie.

Ignore the mindless flattery from fans, ignore the mindless smears from black fans, and just pay attention to the objective comments from passers-by.

[You can always believe in Shen Juan's looks, but you still have to wait and see his acting skills, because a handsome guy like him usually has a smooth growth process, and there will be defects in the expression of many emotions, because he usually lives too comfortably and has no relevant experience at all. ]

[In movies related to Guo Jingming, the male protagonists are usually very handsome. I heard that there was an ugly guy who brought money into the crew of Tiny Times and was immediately cut off by him. Hahaha! ]

[Adapted from Guo Jingming's novel, the whole novel is full of Guo-style affectation and pretentiousness, and does not respect the complexity of reality. I hope that this will change after being adapted into a movie.]

[Although the female lead is ordinary in appearance, her acting is OK. The singer Shen Juan also performed OK in the trailer. I am looking forward to this movie.]

【This movie tells us that school violence often ruins a person's life, so we should resist school violence. 】

[I hope Shen Juan will not be the second Jay. ]

[Considering that this is Shen Juan's first movie, I will buy tickets to support it no matter what. But if his acting is too bad and he really has no talent for acting, I still hope he can just come back and sing. I'm looking forward to his second album! ]

Although there are both praises and criticisms, in general, the feedback from netizens after watching the trailer is good. Most people remain neutral and want to wait until after watching the entire film before giving a detailed evaluation and objective and fair score.

Seeing this, Zhang Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sadness Is Like a River" is the first theater film in Shen Juan's career in which he plays the leading male role and is responsible for carrying the box office. Its importance and significance to him are self-evident.

So as a fan, as a schoolmate, and as a friend, she really hopes that Shen Juan’s first step into the film industry can lay a solid foundation and set the tone for takeoff.

(End of this chapter)