Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 307 Whose Era Begins

If my previous liking for Shen Juan was a longing and admiration like the white moonlight, now it has turned into a complex emotion of infatuation, admiration and liking intertwined and blended together.

It's definitely not the case that they love each other to death, but both physically and mentally she definitely doesn't want to let go of Shen Juan.

She had never seen such a tough man!

No wonder there are rumors about him in the United States. No wonder everyone says he is the sexy Aquaman who raises fish all over the world. If he doesn't have some capital and ability, he really can't withstand the simultaneous invasion of so many fish.

So at least before she finds her true love, she wants to continue her current ambiguous relationship with Shen Juan.

Until both sides get tired of playing.

Of course, I will never get tired of playing it.

It is impossible to get married, it is impossible to get married in this life, and I will be deceived by low-level scumbags when I fall in love, so I can only maintain this kind of life! Shen Juan has all kinds of charming advantages and speaks well. I like Shen Juan very much.

Nazha, who had just woken up and got into bed, looked at Shen Juan's almost flawless sleeping face and thought: If he gets tired of playing with me and says that he doesn't want to contact me anymore, I will run to him and kneel down to beg him. He is a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside and gentle and soft-hearted. He will definitely not leave me.
The Spring Festival Gala rehearsal starts on the 25th and is held every two days.

Therefore, we concentrate on preparing the Spring Festival Gala stage on odd days, and deal with the remaining work on even days.

On the 26th, she filmed an endorsement advertisement for Indonesian e-commerce company Tokopedia.

Because Shen Juan's schedule was very full and he had no time to go to Indonesia, Tokopedia directly recruited people in Beijing to form a team and completed the shooting of the endorsement materials according to their requirements.

Shen Juan's grassroots publicity and promotion strategy in Southeast Asia is finally about to begin.

On the 27th, the second rehearsal of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

In the evening, I had a brief gathering with Zhou Qiuyu, Guan Xiaotong, Lu Han and others, and also got to know Lu Han’s good brother Wuli Taotao.

Actually, Lay was going to come too, but when he heard that Lu Han and Huang Zitao were there, he immediately changed his mind and said that he had something to do.

Apparently there were internal conflicts among the four returning sons.

But speaking of it, Huang Zitao is indeed a bit weird, like a child who was spoiled at home and has the mentality of a middle school student.

He was very enthusiastic as soon as we met.

Not only did he invite Shen Juan to go to the bathroom with him, but he also invited Shen Juan to his house after the dinner, saying that it was okay to stay overnight at his house as there were enough daily necessities and a bed.

Of course Shen Juan would definitely not go. After all, he had an appointment with Ni Ni, who had been unemployed at home recently, to practice basketball skills tonight.

When Mr. Miao learned that he would be staying in Beijing for a while to prepare for the Spring Festival Gala, he urged him to go over to play basketball every day on WeChat.

Shen Juan, whose ball skills were becoming more and more sophisticated, naturally would not let her down. He pierced through the stars seven times in one night and reached the depths of the star core.

On the 28th, he filmed a commercial for Thai Bank KBank during the day, and attended the premiere of the movie "The Wandering Earth" with Xiao Xiao in the evening.

But the reasons for their presence were different.

Cheng Xiao was invited because she sang the movie promotion song, while Shen Juan was invited because he received an invitation from the movie's lead actor Wu Jing.

In short, they all come here to add star power to the movie.

Shen Juan also took this opportunity to have a brief exchange backstage with Guo Fan, one of the few science fiction directors in China.

As an alien demon with "future vision", Shen Juan directly pointed out the flaws in the movie and the idea of a sequel or prequel.

Even though he didn't say the most important thing, he's not Shark Arm, so how could he teach everything he knew as soon as they met?

But it still provided Guo Fan with a lot of inspiration.

It is not impossible to ask him to play the young Liu Peiqiang in the future sequel of Little Broken Ball.

After all, Shen Juan not only has an exaggerated fan appeal, but also has considerable fame and influence overseas.

So asking him to play the leading role in the movie might even help Little Broken Ball go global and reap overseas box office revenue.

The time came to April 1th.

Shen Juan set out from Cheng Xiao's house and arrived at the venue of Xiaomi's press conference early, and carried out various preparations before the press conference with Mr. Lei.

For example, this media interview:

The Proust Questionnaire.

It consists of a series of questions covering the life, thoughts, values and life experience of the person being questioned.

After finishing their makeup and confirming the process, Shen Juan and Lei Jun sat on two sofas to answer off-camera questions from the host.

"What's your favorite title?"

Lei Jun was the first to answer: "Xiaomi, when I first started Xiaomi, I was called Xiaoxiami in the Xiaomi community."

Shen Juan followed closely behind: "As for me, I should be called Brother Juan. My fans have been calling me that for the past two years."

Juan Ge is too vulgar, Juan Ye is too wild, Suki is too funny, Daddy is too coquettish, Juan Juan is too intimate, Juan Dog is only called by Xiao Tian, Husband Juan Bao is the exclusive name of the wings, it is not convenient to talk about it in front of the camera.
So it seems that I don’t really have a favorite title, at least the ones that I can say are very general.

“When and where do you feel happiest?”

“When you are on stage and you are the center of attention, you are living a normal life like an ordinary person without anyone paying attention to you.”

Shen Juan's wish has always been simple, but it's a pity that his identity is destined not to allow him to have too much free time.

Lei Bushi smiled and looked at Shen Juan. "Although your mentality seems a bit contradictory, I can actually fully understand it. Standing on the stage and shining brightly means that you have achieved success in your career, and returning to the life of an ordinary person off the stage means that you are looking forward to having your own private space."

Shen Juan raised his eyebrows and smiled, "What about you, Mr. Lei?"

Lei Jun responded: "I am happiest when I am not working."

Shen Juan was amused. "Is it so real, Mr. Lei?"

"Aren't you happy when you're not working?" Lei Jun's eyes flashed with a hint of mischief. "I saw you skiing in Hokkaido on the news a while ago."

Unexpectedly, such a big entrepreneur also loves gossip so much. Shen Juan quickly smiled and waved his hands to deny: "NoNoNo! That's fake news!"

“Is this really fake news?”

"if true."

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“When do you feel most lonely?”

"During the eight or nine years since I started Xiaomi, I have had almost no time to feel lonely. I really have no time to feel lonely. When people feel lonely, it means they are not understood. I think it is enough to just believe in myself."

"Like Mr. Lei, I have had very little time to be alone in recent years because I am really busy (because I raise a lot of fish)."

"Which kind of mistake do you think is most tolerated?"

Lei Jun: "I think that in the process of developing new products and technologies, we often make all kinds of mistakes. These mistakes made in order to try new things are worth encouraging. We should not only applaud those who succeed, but also those who fail. In fact, I think that we should also be inclusive. In this way, there will be more and more innovation in society."

Shen Juan thought for a moment and replied, "It didn't affect others, the negative impact only happened to me, and I just happened to be able to accept the mistake. I think it can be condoned, because I think if the mistake affects many people, then I alone cannot condone such a mistake."

Shen Juan doesn't want to be represented, nor does he want to represent others. He just wants to be alone and beautiful and show off quietly.

However, as his status and value in the circle continued to increase, he has been forced to become one of the external faces.

In this case, there is nothing more to say.

After all, having consumed so many resources and enjoyed so many special benefits, we should shoulder our responsibilities diligently and conscientiously.

"When was the last time you said I love you?"

"This morning." To be precise, it was the sweet words I said to Xiaoxiao while sucking her earlobe during morning exercise after I got up this morning.

"When I was testing our Xiao Ai speaker a few days ago, I told her I love you to see how she would react."

"What's your favorite thing recently?"

"I recently bought a Sony Hi-Fi player for more than 20,000 yuan because the sound quality is so clear."

"I've recently been watching an anime called Run with the Wind, and I think it's pretty inspiring and interesting."

"What is this anime about?"

Lei Jun was curious about everything about Shen Juan.

Because in his opinion, Shen Juan, who was only 20 years old but became world-famous, could reflect the preferences of contemporary young people to some extent, and he just wanted to connect with contemporary young people. Only in this way could he make a perfect marketing plan.

"Speaking of long-distance running, there is a university in Japan called Hakone Ekiden, which is very famous. It is a relay race where ten people each run 20 kilometers."

The host continued the process by asking questions: “If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?”

"I actually didn't spend much time thinking about it because I was happy with my life right now and there was nothing that I urgently needed to change."

Although there may be different understandings in two years, at least for now Shen Juan really can't find much that can be changed for the better.

"What about Mr. Lei?"

Lei Jun's smile is very friendly: "If I were not an entrepreneur, I would especially like to be an extreme skiing enthusiast, such as skiing in various places such as mountains, deserts and grasslands. I think it is cool to ski in places without snow."

Lei Bush really likes skiing.

When I met Shen Juan today, I heard that he had just been to Niseko, Hokkaido at the beginning of the year, so I took the initiative to ask him to go to the ski resorts in Miyun Nanshan or Zhangjiakou Chongli when he is free.

Shen Juan naturally accepted the invitation with pleasure.

In fact, bigwigs like Lei Jun, Qiu Bojun, Li Yanhong, and Zhou Hongyi all seem to love skiing.

Whenever they have time, they will take their family to places like Japan, Switzerland and other places to ski. I don’t know who started this trend.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Xiaomi 9 launch conference was held as scheduled at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.

Thousands of MiFans and Xiaochunjuan as well as many invited media formed the audience lineup for this press conference.

When Lei Jun came to the stage, he first explained the good reputation and good results achieved by Redmi Note 7 after it was launched.

Then came the first flagship product launched by the Xiaomi brand.
Because of the cooperation agreement with the movie "Alita: Battle Angel", the Xiaomi 9 was internally code-named "Battle Angel".

It means good looking and super capable in fighting.

Then they started playing the promotional photos and commercials shot by Shen Juan for Xiaomi 9. When Shen Juan's impeccable handsome face appeared on the big screen, all the red light signs were raised at the same time and gathered into a sea, and the entire Industrial University gymnasium seemed to be ignited by the fans' fanatical screams.

At the same time, Shen Juan had previously taken the time to record the Chinese version of the theme song "Swan Song" for the "Battle Angel" Xiaomi 9, which he endorsed, and the movie "Alita: Battle Angel" written by James Cameron. The epic prelude melody gradually sounded.

(The original version is Dua Lipa's "Swan Song")
"I come against the wind, from the endless darkness to your future, the door of nothingness, empty, I choose."

For a moment, the tremor was palpable on and off the stage.

Especially the "Swan!" in the chorus that struck the depths of the soul and triggered an intracranial orgasm, which pushed the already boiling atmosphere to a new climax, allowing countless invited media and senior investors as well as the audience in the live broadcast room to witness Shen Juan's exaggerated influence with their own eyes.

[Wow! I didn’t expect that I could hear the world premiere of Wajuan’s new song just by coming to a press conference! That’s really a big compliment!]

[It sounds so good! I get goosebumps! ]

[The English version of the theme song was sung by Pa Jie, and the Chinese version of the theme song was sung by Shen Juan. Alita is really a big name! ]

[The melody and arrangement of foreign songs are indeed different from the styles preferred in China. I am not trying to pull down or worship foreign things, but I simply feel that there may not be much difference between us and Europe and the United States in terms of composition, but European and American pop music is indeed more complex and full in arrangement. ]

[Bagu's early arrangement team was also very good, but after all the old members were replaced, things started to go downhill. ]

[Shen Juan's voice, rhythm and movement are really amazing. I think no one in China can perform this kind of English-adapted Chinese song better than him. After all, he became famous all over the world by singing English songs, and no one is more familiar with the melodies of European and American pop music than him.]

[Please let me and Sister Pa collaborate on a song! 】

[Speaking of which, wasn't I going to be there? Why didn't you let him sing live, but instead just streamed the song? ]

[Maybe it’s because it’s too expensive. Did you forget about the sky-high appearance fee of 20 million per song for Tian Miao during the Double Eleven Festival? Attending the press conference for three songs may still be within the scope of the contract, but letting Wa Juan sing at the press conference is another price. ]

[No. Is it really that expensive? ]

[Who knows? Anyway, the marketing account said that Shen Juan earns 20 million per song and 50 million per endorsement.]

Let’s return to the press conference.

Even Lei Jun, who is used to all kinds of big scenes, was a little frightened by the huge scale of support from Shen Juan's fans.

The fans of popular stars are really fanatical!

I wish our MiFans could be as enthusiastic as them and support our Xiaomi products without thinking.
In fact, he had previously had a brief collaboration with Wu Jiaheng, another top star in the domestic entertainment industry who took the "international route".

At that time, Kris also took advantage of the popularity of hip-hop to show off his freestyle on the stage with the song "I say Xiaomi, you say 6".

But Megan Nico is not as awesome as Little Spring Roll.

How dare the light of a firefly compete with the bright moon?
How can an ordinary top-tier streamer with tens of thousands of sign-ins during his peak period be compared with a super top-tier streamer with millions of sign-ins on a regular basis?

I can only say that the 20 million yuan in endorsement fees was well spent!

It is definitely worthwhile to ask Shen Juan to be the spokesperson!
If they plan to go overseas in the future, Shen Juan will undoubtedly become their absolute trump card to seize the overseas market!
We must continue to cooperate with him next year at all costs! Even if it means offering a premium contract!

In short, we must never leave it to Huawei next door!

I would rather smash it in my hand and use it as a mascot than help the enemy!
As soon as the song was finished, the commercial also ended.

But the gymnasium of Beijing University of Technology continued to be boiling with no sign of cooling down, and Lei Jun tried hard to liven up the atmosphere.

"Ok, little spring rolls, are you there?"

“Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!”

"Let us welcome our Xiaomi global spokesperson, Alex Shen Juan, with the warmest applause!!!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

The fans in the audience, who had been suppressed for so long, suddenly burst into thunderous screams, which seemed to be about to overturn the dome of the venue.

And that’s not all. What Lei Jun said next ignited the atmosphere to a new boiling point.

“He’s going to be on stage singing an old song that means a lot to me personally, so you can look forward to that.”

As the words fell, the lights on the stage went out.

Lei Jun walked off the stage and retreated behind the scenes, while the staff carrying the equipment rushed onto the stage to set up the scene.

This really makes everyone look forward to it, after all, Shen Juan’s performance frequency in China is really low.

Except for super large-scale evening events such as the New Year's Eve concert, Tianmao Double Eleven Carnival Night, and Weibo Night, he is rarely seen performing on stage.

So whether it is the news media, fans, passers-by, or Xiaomi executives.
Almost everyone is looking forward to his new stage.

Today is a blessed day!
After a long time, a vibrato of an electric guitar with a strong sense of the times suddenly rang out from the dark and silent stage.

"Do you know what song this is?"

"do not know."

"But this prelude always feels very familiar to me. I don't know where I've heard it before."

“It feels like an old song.”

“I didn’t expect Shen Juan, whose music style is so fancy and avant-garde, would sing old songs. It feels a bit inconsistent and disconnected.”

"You're saying it's a dissonance before they even sing? There's no need to be so harsh, buddy! Shen Juan is the pride of our team!"

The audience was talking about it, and it was obvious that they had no idea which old song Shen Juan, whose style could never be defined, would sing this time.

Suddenly, colorful images began to appear on the large background screen on the stage, which intertwined with the main stage lights pouring down from the dome of the venue, presenting a stunning light show for thousands of viewers on site and countless viewers in the live broadcast room.

Everyone held their breath and looked towards the center of the stage.

As the lights came on, Shen Juan and his accompaniment band appeared on the futuristic, technological stage.

At the same time, the acoustic guitar and vocals sounded at the same time.

“I walk a lonely road.”

I'm walking alone on an empty road

"The only one that I have ever known."

This is the only way I know so far.

"Don't know where it goes."

But I don't know where it will lead
"But it's home to me and I walk alone."

But for me, this is my home and I'm on my own
The song he chose to perform this time was Green Day's classic song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".

As for why choose it?
Of course it’s not because of how popular this song is now.

In fact, no one in China cares about the outdated old punk band at all. Only a few middle-aged singers like Da Zhangwei and Eason Chan would express their undisguised love for Green Day in public.

It was because Reeves said he really liked the work of Green Day.

In addition, at the Apple conference that opened a new era of mobile phones, Steve Jobs played this song when he was demonstrating the playing of a song on the world's first iPhone.

Therefore, at the launch of Xiaomi's first flagship product, it is of great significance to have our global spokesperson perform the song, which symbolizes the ambitions of our entire company!
It just so happened that Shen Juan had also listened to a lot of Green Day's works, so the two of them almost hit it off and decided on this matter.

The appearance fee was only a friendly price of one million.

Sometimes it’s nice to sing other people’s songs to relax. Nostalgia can often allow you to experience the beauty that you have never experienced before.

The audience at the scene and in the live broadcast room were also quite receptive. At least the feedback after listening to the song was quite good.

[From Battle Angel to Broken Dream Avenue, Shen Juan fully demonstrated his singing talent, which he is proud of. ]

[This was a Grammy hit back then! I didn’t expect Shen Juan to even play punk. Anyone who doesn’t find guitars too noisy should be happy to listen to pop punk.]

[I feel that Shen Juan would be a superstar even in another era. His radiant and carefree superstar aura is really eye-catching.]

[I'm not criticizing you, it may be because of his accent, but I do think Wa Juan's cover is better than Eason and Xiong Guang's! ]

[No wonder Da Zhangwei loves Shen Juan so much that he made himself his publicity committee member. It turns out he likes GreenDay, hahaha! ]

[This song is really classic. I played it on repeat when I played CS in the Internet cafe! The memories of the past were instantly awakened. Now I finally understand why so many young girls like Shen Juan. Damn, I almost fell in love with him after hearing him sing this old song, hahaha! ]

【I heard this song at the launch of Apple iPhone 1. I still remember that Jobs played this song by swiping the world's first iPhone at the launch, and the audience was shocked and cheered. Times have changed, and people have changed. With the departure of Jobs, I can no longer find the feeling of being shocked by Apple's innovation. Although we still don't know where Xiaomi's future will eventually go, Lei Jun dared to let Shen Juan sing this song at the launch of Xiaomi 9, which is enough to show his ambition and desire. In any case, I hope that today will be the beginning of a new era. 】

When the song entered the chorus at the end, the atmosphere in the stadium reached a new peak.

"My shadow's the only one that walks beside me."

Only my shadow keeps me going

"My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating."

I can only vaguely hear the sound of my heartbeat

"Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me."

Sometimes I also hope that people outside this road can find me
"Till then I'll walk alone."

Until then I will go on my own
As the last note of the song fell, there was thunderous applause and screams in the gymnasium of Beijing University of Technology.

Shen Juan completed his stunning punk debut with a near-perfect performance.

The experienced photographer skillfully used camera techniques and used the first-person surround overhead perspective of the fans and audience at the scene to capture the figure of Shen Juan, who was standing on a high platform under the light, holding a guitar, worshipped and admired by thousands of people, with his posture straight and radiant, creating a dreamlike effect.

Then, the equally experienced and well-informed director perfectly placed the close-up shot of his upper body on the large screen and high-definition live broadcast.

The face with deep, three-dimensional features and deliberately thick, unruly eyebrows has a strong visual impact, and looks very punk and rebellious. Fans exclaimed that the handsome face is as easy as breathing. It's like he is calmly explaining to all the fans and viewers in front of the screen a fact that will soon be known to everyone:
In 2007, Jobs announced the arrival of the Apple era through "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".

In 2019, Lei Jun tried to announce Xiaomi's strong rise through "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".

But is there a possibility?
Today is not the era of Xiaomi.

But, my era.

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