Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 285: South Korean Wolf Warriors, Playmates Gathering

On Friday, Liu Zhimin came to the SM company building as usual to practice hard for the illusory debut opportunity.

Vocal music, dance, etiquette
She went from class to class until late at night, when she dragged her tired body back to the trainee dormitory.

In the bathroom, my roommate is taking a shower.

There was no other way, she was forced to lie on the bed, took out her mobile phone and browsed today's Kpop real-time news.

At about twelve o'clock in the evening, the MAMA Hong Kong Island Awards Ceremony, which attracted much attention from the outside world because it gathered a large number of popular idols and top stars, finally came to an end.

Online comments about Mama also began to explode.

【Confess your love to the best wannaone! 】

【TWICE is so lucky! Let’s continue to walk on the flower path from now on! 】

【GOT7 is the best! 】

[I cried when I saw BTS's acceptance speech. I am grateful to BTS for accompanying me for more than two years. Knowing them and falling in love with them is the most precious treasure of my youth.]

At the beginning, fans were moved by their idols winning the awards and expressed their opinions, but soon the participation of the "Korean traitors" Alovers led the public discussion astray.

[I was at the Hong Kong Island event tonight. I was basically half fan of the show, half fan of the show, and mixed with some fans of the show and Shen Juan. I have to say that Shen Juan is really handsome. He is obviously an idol, but he can combine the stunning look of an idol with the natural look of an actor. I was really crazy when I saw this face on the big screen! It's so handsome! ]

[The radiant beauty of a famous brand that makes your heart beat fast! My heart was empty the first time I saw Shen Juan! ]

[Now we have to admit that there is indeed a huge gap between Chinese and South Korean stars when they stand together. The male one is Shen Juan and the female one is Angelababy. When our idols stand next to them, they are completely outshined! ]

[She wears couture when she says so. When Angelababy walked the red carpet, she said, "I'm wearing Dior couture tonight." I was really shocked. I simply think that the confidence she has is not seen in these idols in our country. ]

[The singer named Lin Junjie was also excellent. Although I couldn’t understand the Chinese lyrics, his voice was really amazing! ]

[So is tonight another day when CN stars win over KR stars? JJ Lin wins with singing skills, Angelababy wins with beauty, Shen Juan has so many ways to win, tonight he chose the simplest way to win with his looks. When he presented the award to TWICE in a high-end dress, I was shocked. It was so shameful and embarrassing! I think JYP's stylist really needs to reflect on this. You let the kids wear such clothes to be in the same frame with Shen Juan. Aren't you embarrassing the whole Dahan Ming country with you? It's really not decent! ]

[It’s the organizer’s fault that I can’t see Shen Juan on stage tonight! Is our country so poor that we can’t even afford Shen Juan’s appearance fee? Is Chinese Man really that expensive? ]

[I really can't afford it. I heard that Shen Juan's appearance fee for one song at Ali Baba Tian Miao Carnival Night in China last month was 2 billion won! It's really crazy! Singing two songs on stage is equivalent to the income of our second-tier idol groups in a whole year. I don't know who else in our country can compete with him head-on. ]

[It doesn’t matter, no matter how awesome Shen Juan is, he can’t get on our MAMA’s stage, nor can he win MAMA’s grand prize! Our BTS is the best! ]

[You weird bastard, get out of here and go to China! ]

Seeing that the style of the show was becoming increasingly distorted and gradually evolving into a quarrel between Shen Juan's fans and fans of other K-pop idol groups, Liu Zhimin lost the enthusiasm to continue watching.

To be honest, although she recognizes Shen Juan's appearance and achievements, she also likes Shen Juan's works.

In fact, since the second half of last year, Shen Juan's hit song "Event Horizon", which has been firmly at the top of major music charts in South Korea, has become a must-practice song for every new trainee in vocal classes.

She had fallen asleep countless times listening to Shen Ti's songs.

Among them, I particularly like the R&B single "Best Part" which is full of atmosphere, the "Lucky Me" which is so romantic that it makes people start to yearn for love and fantasize about a beautiful wedding, and the "golden hour" which is so beautiful and grand that it gives people goose bumps.

But she actually didn't like Shen Juan very much.

Because his fans are really bringing him bad luck.

Every day he either drags down and humiliates the old-time overlords BIGBANG and EXO that were once popular in Asia, or tortures the current new kings BTS and WANNAONE. In addition, his identity as a Chinese withdrawn contestant is not pleasing in itself, so his reputation among passers-by in South Korea is actually very bad.

There are indeed many fans, but there are even more anti-fans.

On the one hand, South Koreans admire and respect Shen Juan because he is not only a citizen of South Korea's former suzerain, but can also show off his power in their current suzerain, America.

But on the other hand, they extremely dislike and even hate Shen Juan, because he overtook K-pop's nearly ten years of efforts to enter the US in just one year.

This makes the entire kpop community seem incompetent.

The idol training system they are so proud of is not even as strong as the single individual next door, and it would be laughable if you talk about it to others.

Therefore, under the deliberate propaganda of the media, Shen Juan is now more often portrayed as a villain on Korean websites.

This also made Liu Zhimin, a trainee with the blood of South Korean Wolf Warrior flowing in his body, have a bad impression of Shen Juan.

Kpop is South Korean Kpop!

Outsiders like the Japanese, Chinese, Thais, Vietnamese, and Indians, if I have the chance in the future, I will expel you all without leaving a single one alive!
And if I remember correctly, this year's Popularity Awards at major European and American award ceremonies were basically a contest between Shen Juan and BTS, and the final score was a brutal 4-0.

(BMA, VMA, AMA, EMA)
I saw BTS fans crying online, and I will never forget that scene. At that moment, I thought to myself, if I could become an idol, I would definitely win everything.

Now that the debut spot is right in front of me, I have to consider whether this will be my only chance in this life.

I believe that K-pop’s past dominance is largely due to TVXQ, Girls’ Generation, BIGBANG, EXO and BTS.

It is our responsibility to restore the glory of K-pop!
“Has the album title been decided yet?”

"Yes, it is scheduled to be released on the 28th of this month. We plan to release the album title in advance on the 21st to promote it."

"Ok, let's just use the original name."

"Visha? Isn't that a bit too ordinary?"

Shen Juan was born on May 1998, 5, which was the 20th day of the fourth lunar month in the year of Wuyin, which was Weixia. So Shen Juan's parents originally wanted to name him Shen Weixia, but later for some unknown reason, perhaps they calculated that this name was not good for his fate, so they abolished the name and changed it to Shen Juan.

Shen Juan heard about this from his parents later on and thought it was quite interesting and a perfect title for the album.

"It's a good thing to have an ordinary album name. A fancy name will give people a non-mainstream feeling. And didn't I tell you before? This is my original name. Isn't it normal to use a person's name as an album title?"

"Well, I'll do as you say. That's it."

In fact, Le Hua originally wanted to give Shen Juan's Chinese album a name like Genesis or New Era, implying that Shen Juan is about to usher in a new era.

But Shen Juan rejected it.

Because he knew that the production level of his album was not very high, and the quality was actually lower than that of the previous English album, and it was not worthy of such a fancy name.

Just like "The Greatest Work", if Jay Chou had changed his name, he might not have been criticized so much, but he had to choose such an exaggerated song title and made himself a living target. It is really hard not to be attacked and questioned.

After answering the phone in the bathroom, I came back and walked into the box.

After seeing Shen Juan push the door open, Yang Ying slightly moved his position to let him sit next to her, then asked with a smile: "Have you finished your call? About work?"

After today's award ceremony, Yang Ying, who once debuted in Hong Kong Island, called Shen Juan and Lin Junjie over as the host to get together. Then Shen Juan called Wang Jiaer, who was attending the party with the group, to expand the number of people at the party.

We brothers just happen to be playboys in the eyes of outsiders.

JJ is nicknamed the Singapore Running King. None of the female colleagues in the same company who have worked with him could escape from his clutches.

Alex is nicknamed the amateur killer, the Jackie Chan of the new era. This does not only mean that Shen Juan’s international status is like that of Big Brother Cheng, but his private life style is even more similar.

Jackson is nicknamed the nightclub dance guy.

Then what about Angela baby? Just by hearing the name, one feels that this lady’s professional identity is not very serious. Of course, her marriage relationship with the leader has long been in name only.

So the four of them decided to find a high-end nightclub owned by an acquaintance of Yang Ying as a place to go after the show.

"About the album." Shen Juan sat on the empty seat Yang Ying left for him. "The company asked me to decide on the album title as soon as possible so that they can prepare subsequent promotional plans."

“Honestly, Alex, your speed of releasing songs is really too exaggerated and scary!” Lin Junjie, who looked like a bangs version of Guo Donglin, raised his cocktail glass and clinked it with Shen Juan, smiling and said, “I have debuted for so many years and I have never seen a singer as hardworking and productive as you!”

"Yes! An English album, a Japanese EP, and a Chinese album. You have released almost thirty or forty songs this year alone. I have never seen such a powerful person." Wang Jiaer also raised his glass and joined them.

“So this year is very tiring, and the speed of releasing songs will slow down next year, because I have been participating in various talent shows and competitions last year, so strictly speaking this is my first year of debut. The songs that I have already written can be released all at once, but next year I won’t have so much inventory to release casually.” Shen Juan casually made a reasonable patch for his overly shocking song release speed.

After all, this is true for many rock bands. They don't know how many songs they have created in the many years before their official debut. That's why there's a saying that rock bands often reach their peak as soon as they debut, because their first album after their official debut can usually reflect how high their peak level is, which is the result of their many years of accumulation and foundation.

“It’s okay to be a little tired when you are young. You should know that the achievements and progress you have made this year alone are equivalent to ten or even twenty years of hard work for many singers.” Yang Ying approached Shen Juan and clinked glasses with him with a smile.

"Hey baby, I'm really hurt by what you said." Lin Junjie joked with a smile to liven up the atmosphere.

"I'm not talking about you."

“But I did take it to heart.”

"JJ is my idol. I still have a long way to go to reach his level."

"Hahaha, Alex, you are too polite!" Lin Junjie laughed very enthusiastically. After all, being praised and praised by Shen Juan was something that made people feel happy and proud.

You should know that his current popularity can be considered second-tier or even quasi-first-tier in Europe and the United States, where music competition is the most intense. This is no longer something that can be described as ordinary awesome.

So Lin Junjie also reciprocated the favor and said, "You've been nominated for a Grammy, I can't compare with you! To be honest, you are definitely the pride of us Chinese now!"

Shen Juan waved his hand modestly, "But I can't compare to your influence in the Chinese music scene, Brother JJ. Many young people of my generation grew up listening to your songs."

"Hahahaha! You make me sound old when you say that!"

"It's not old, it's mature."

Although this was the first time that the two of them had a face-to-face chat like this, the atmosphere between them was very good and they looked like old friends who had known each other for a long time.

After all, they both have high emotional intelligence and there is no conflict or competition between them. To some extent, Lin Junjie even wants to use Shen Juan's reputation to expand his popularity overseas.

Therefore, in the early stages when both parties are willing to establish and maintain this friendship, it is really difficult not to have a good chat.

As for the other two, Jackson is a natural e-person, and Yang Ying is well-known for her versatility in the industry. Therefore, there are many topics for discussion. JJ shared anecdotes from the music industry, Wang Jiaer shared various ways in the K-pop industry, Yang Ying explained the various hidden rules and twists and turns in the film and television industry, and Shen Juan described what he saw and heard in Europe and the United States.

Then Yang Ying was very considerate and asked her boss, who was her acquaintance, to call a group of hot and trustworthy nightclub models to come over and play some drinking table games with them.

Perhaps because the owner of this nightclub knew that Shen Juan was also in the VIP room, he specially played two dance songs "Seven" and "All Night" from Shen Juan's "Underrated" on the speakers throughout the venue, which made Wang Jiaer, who was drunk after drinking a little, call everyone to dance and have fun together.

Although Shen Juan was not used to showing his playful side in front of so many strangers, and the bigger the celebrity, the more he paid attention to maintaining his artist image and controlling online public opinion, but since everyone else stood up and he was the only one sitting, he didn't look very sociable, so in the end he joined in reluctantly.

During this period, physical friction and collision are inevitable.

Shen Juan could clearly feel that Yang Ying beside him was rubbing her buttocks against him intentionally or unintentionally, and perhaps because she felt the size of the golden microphone that Shen Juan carried with him, she looked at him with eyes full of lust.

But he neither rejected nor avoided it.

Anyway, it's just playing around in a specific environment and atmosphere, not really entering her body and life.

In short, this drinking session that brought them closer together lasted for about three hours and ended at around three in the morning because Shen Juan and Wang Jiaer had to catch a flight the next morning.

When they were packing up to leave, they unexpectedly discovered that they had booked the same hotel, so Shen Juan simply asked Wang Jiaer to get in his car and go back together. There was no need for him to use all kinds of connections to trouble his friends to take him back to the hotel.

He rolled down the window, waved goodbye to the two people who were still waiting for the bus, and made an appointment to meet again when they were free. Then Shen Juan and Wang Jiaer started chatting in a low voice in the dim environment of the back seat.

"I noticed that Sister Baby seems to be very interested in you. Alex, do you feel it?" Wang Jiaer loves gossip.

"She was almost about to throw herself into my arms, how could I not feel it?" Shen Juan looked at him speechlessly.

Wang Jiaer smiled lewdly, "As expected of me, Alex brother. This is your charm as a male god! Even married women can't resist you. If I had your conditions, I wouldn't think it was too much to date ten girlfriends at the same time."

"Don't talk nonsense. I never mess around with my eldest sister-in-law, and their marriage is in name only. They are just having their own affairs." Shen Juan did not refute the second half of his sentence.

Because he did.

"Why is this happening? Didn't Sister Baby give birth to a child for Huang Xiaoming last year?" Wang Jiaer looked puzzled.

"Why do you care so much about other people's family affairs? Will they tell others about their family affairs?" Shen Juan rolled his eyes. He never liked to speculate on other people's private affairs, because he himself suffered greatly from it, and naturally did not want to live the way he hated the most. "Read less marketing accounts, many of them are scamming idiots. Last time I even saw that they knew what color underwear I like to wear. There were also people selling my used underwear on Xianyu. They are really stupid."

"So what color underwear do you like to wear?" Wang Jiaer asked nonsensically.

"What color do you like?" Shen Juan asked back.

"Red. This is my zodiac year. My mom asked me to wear red underwear more often, saying it can ward off bad luck."

"Godly gold."

"You can scold me, but you can't scold my mother!"

"Why would I scold Auntie? I was scolding you!"

"Oh, that's okay."

Shen Juan was speechless and just felt that this child was invincible.

Then they chatted about music for a while, and then Shen Juan took out his mobile phone and started to deal with the unread messages on Kakao.

Tonight he met many familiar faces backstage at MAMA, such as those from IZONE and those from GOT7 who Wang Jiaer introduced him to. Then he also ran into those BTS buddies who went to the bathroom hand in hand with him.

At the same time, I also met many new faces and added their Kakao.

So it goes without saying that this group of idols would definitely take the initiative to message him, trying to make the term "instant hit" reflect its original literal meaning.

EunBi: [It’s such a pity that I can’t invite my senior to express my gratitude in person even though we rarely meet.]

I looked at the time this message was sent.

It's 0:11, more than three hours have passed.

Shen Juan guessed that she had fallen asleep by now.

So I typed back: [It doesn’t matter, we will always have the chance to meet again in the future, keep working hard! Fighting! ]

In fact, Shen Juan had considered asking Quan Enfei out for a meeting before, but a large-scale award ceremony like MAMA received an extremely high level of attention from the outside world.

As an amateur killer whose reputation has spread far and wide throughout East Asia, Shen Juan's movements after the award ceremony will naturally attract extra attention from the paparazzi outside the venue.

Everyone wants to know whose card the Emperor Juan will pick tonight.

In this case, Shen Juan would naturally not call out those female idols who are expressly prohibited from dating, causing them to be secretly photographed by paparazzi and then cyber-bullied by passers-by, fans and teammates.

Although he doesn't care about these scandals and gossips between men and women, these female idols who have just debuted do care.

Although he is indeed more focused on his own feelings, this does not mean that he is selfish and inconsiderate of others.

As a sea king with principles and bottom lines, sometimes you still need to consider your own fish fry.

He would never do anything that would harm others and benefit himself.

Sakura: [He looked so cool when presenting the award! ]

Ever since Shen Juan's Japanese EP became a huge hit in Japan, it's only natural that this idol, who left the Japanese idol system and stepped out of his comfort zone to develop in South Korea, has increased the frequency of chatting with him through this EP.

Although Shen Juan was not as interested in her as he was in the talented Quan Enfei, he did get a lot of useful Japanese entertainment information from her, and learned about the local customs and habits that many Japanese people only knew.

As an outsider who wants to break into the Japanese market, only by making a few Japanese friends and understanding the social situation and living habits of Japanese people as comprehensively as possible can you win the love of more Japanese fans, and thereby further seize more market share and create more profits.

After replying to Xiao Yinghua, Shen Juan then saw a message from an idol he had just met tonight.

Nancy: [Is Oppa out partying with friends? I want to come see Oppa too! But my agent won’t let me leave the hotel, saying there are paparazzi everywhere outside.]

This MOMOLAND's most popular member, who has many YouTube videos and is called the chubby goddess by her fans, acted like a crazy little fangirl when she met Shen Juan backstage tonight, saying that she was a fan of Shen Juan and would always include his Kakao in everything she said.

Although Shen Juan knew that this mixed-race idol who made people feel very emotional was most likely acting.

After all, he knew very well that he didn't have that many fans, and even if he had fans, it would be difficult for them to show such excitement.

But in the end I agreed to her request and added her Kakao.

After all, there is no value or meaning in dwelling on the truth of the matter. What is important is the subsequent process and results.

So Shen Juan comforted him habitually: "It's okay, we'll have a chance to meet again when we come to South Korea in the future."

Unexpectedly, the message was shown as read instantly after it was sent.

This means that it is already 3:30 in the morning and the other person is still awake.

Just when Shen Juan was about to ask her what was going on, he saw a selfie sent by Li Chengli in which she was neatly dressed and had a seductive look.

Nancy: [I can’t sleep because I’m worried about not being able to see my husband.]

At this moment, Jack knew he had to marry Jenny.

And Shen Juan also realized that this 18-year-old mixed-race female idol who had just reached adulthood was definitely a troll who could not be let go!

In December, deep winter quietly approaches.

But in Xiamen, which is across the sea from Wandao, there is a different kind of autumn flavor. The daytime temperature can basically be maintained above ten degrees Celsius. It does not snow early like in the north, and the children will cry out in fear of the cold.

The filming location for the MV "If I Can" was decided here.

Departing from Hong Kong International Airport, after a short flight of one and a half hours, we landed smoothly at Xiamen Gaoqi Airport.

Even though it was an undisclosed private trip, who knows if any stalker fans would leak the itinerary information and then bring a team to the airport to pick them up. So to be on the safe side, Shen Juan left the airport through the VIP channel this time, and the group took a car to the hotel where they were staying, carrying large and small bags.

After completing the check-in procedures at the front desk and taking the elevator upstairs, Yang Yangjin started chatting with Shen Juan.

"The weather in Xiamen is really nice right now. Is that why you insisted on choosing this as the filming location?"

“The weather is definitely one aspect.”

"What about the other side?"

"Of course it's for future movies!"

"Are you really planning to make this MV into a movie?"

Shen Juan nodded seriously, "Because it is indeed very suitable. It is a comedy romance film with many elements. It not only has good commercial properties, but also can export Chinese traditional culture. The production cost should not be too high. In addition, there is the marketing gimmick of adapting the MV into a movie. In addition, we can also invest and dominate it ourselves. With so many important factors working together, it is hard not to be a box office hit."

In fact, there is another very important but also very sensitive reason that has not been said, which is: there will be a comprehensive ban on movies in 2020, and then theaters will be gradually opened to people to watch movies at the end of July. For example, "Eight Hundred", in which Shen Juan had a cameo role before, was released during this period and reaped the first wave of stimulating consumption dividends after the ban on movies was lifted.

The end of August happens to be China's traditional festival Qixi Festival, so if "Yue Lao" is scheduled to be released during this special time period, it will be hard for it not to be a hit.

The only problem may be that the movie "Yue Lao" is based on an original novel. If the copyright is not purchased, it may cause public controversy after its release like "Better Days".

But the original author Jiubadao is also a sword master with fetal poison. To be honest, Shen Juan really doesn't want him to make money from the mainland.

Therefore, how to adapt the script and how to comply with the film review rules of mainland China while avoiding the risk of plagiarism has become a current problem.

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