Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 311 This time I'm really going to make a world-shaking impression

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Juan disbanded his team and flew back to his hometown in Shanghai to reunite with his parents whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Then comes the three and a half days of New Year holiday.

The Shen family had finally cultivated a figure who brought honor to the family, so naturally they took advantage of the time to visit relatives and friends.

Because of this, a funny photo of "I was twenty that year, at a family gathering, sitting like a minion" was created and became a hot search.

All I can say is that no matter how big a star or a famous person you are, no matter how much fun and indulgence you have outside, you still have to behave yourself in front of your parents and relatives who have watched you grow up.

They rested until the fourth night of the New Year, when Shen Juan and his team members who had rushed to the Magic City met up at Pudong International Airport.

Preparing to fly to Los Angeles to continue working on the second English album.

"Have you caught a cold or hurt your throat these days? You have to perform on stage at the concert tomorrow and the Grammy Awards the day after tomorrow." Yang Yangjin is very concerned about Shen Juan's physical and mental condition, because she has seen too many big-name singers who did not take good care of their throats and had to rely on their emotions to make a living after their voices became sore.

For example, many people questioned whether Wang Jie's throat was damaged by smoking and drinking, rather than being poisoned.

"Don't worry, buddy is as strong as a bull."

“I don’t want to discuss this with you.”

Yangyang Jin rolled her eyes, obviously having been infected by Shen Juan's white eyes virus and possessing the blood of the Hyuga family.

Shen Juan smiled and asked, "If you don't even want to discuss this kind of topic, then what else can we discuss? Work again?"

"Just talk about work."

"boring."

Having said that, Shen Juan still took off his Bluetooth headset and planned to listen carefully to the next work arrangements.

He has always been serious and rigorous in his attitude towards work.

"In addition to producing your own album this month, you also have to find time to complete the recording and music video shooting for Taylor Swift's "ME!"."

"Will it take a long time?" Shen Juan plans to release his second album in April, so he naturally has to hurry up and produce it.

“It takes one day for recording, but two days for the MV.”

"Well, I see."

"Then Mango TV's 'Longing for Life' was originally scheduled to start recording in mid-March, but considering that you might still be in the United States making an album in mid-March, it was postponed to the end of March. They will start recording when you finish the album and are free to return to China."

"Didn't they say that a new permanent resident would be joining this year?"

Yang Yangjin nodded, "Yes, Zhang Zifeng was added."

"The production team probably considered that she has some connections with several of your regular guests. She played Huang Lei's daughter in "A Little Farewell" and Peng Yuchang's sister in "Take My Brother Away". She also left the Golden Horse Awards with you last year. So they asked her to join in to fill in the missing female element."

Speaking of variety shows, after the major reshuffle this year, Running Man actually sent an invitation to Shen Juan, trying to get him to turn the tide.

Although the four most important permanent MCs have left, Shen Juan is still capable of maintaining the ratings of this show.

After all, the million sign-ins on his super topic that maintains normal data are genuine and active fans without any water!

After all, he can really bring the program overseas and attract foreign audiences to watch it, instead of the fake bragging that is prevalent in China.

But Shen Juan refused.

First, he has no time and schedule, second, his pay is very low after the salary limit for variety shows, and third, he doesn't lack the exposure and traffic at all.

Therefore, the final guest lineup is still similar to the original time and space: Li Chen, Yang Ying, Zheng Kai, Zhu Yawen, Wang Yanlin, Song Yuqi, and Cheng Xiao, who successfully replaced Huang Xuxi and joined the show through the relationships of Shen Juan, Le Hua, Yang Ying and other parties.

"Finally, it's about your English album."

Yangyangjin handed over the tablet she used for work.

"The above is the work schedule that Universal has arranged for you. According to your request, the schedule they have arranged for you is very tight. Please take a general look at it first. If you think there is any need for changes, please tell me and I will communicate with them."

"Yeah." Shen Juan took the tablet and started looking at it.

This second English album is expected to consist of 14 songs.

In order to stimulate the growth of streaming data and achieve better chart results, MVs will be shot for each single.

The production cost is maxed out!

In the music scene, especially in Europe and America.

This is actually a very rare type of gambling behavior.

After all, shooting MVs is really expensive. A carefully produced MV by a first-line singer often costs millions of dollars. If the investment cost is too high, it may be difficult to even recover the cost.

Therefore, in order to ensure profitability, record companies generally strictly control the number of MVs in an album. Sometimes, in order to avoid overspending, they will even produce shoddy and perfunctory work.

Even Taylor's album "Reputation" released in 17 only had live-action MVs for four or five songs.

But Shen Juan insisted on going against the will of heaven.

Because he has absolute confidence in this album!
After listening to the demos of the first few singles sent by Shen Juan, Gonghe was also inspired by Shen Juan's confidence and agreed to his request.

Of course, it is still a bit difficult for them to pay for shooting fourteen MVs with real people.

After all, the copyright of the recording is in Shen Juan's hands.

This album is at best their adopted son, not their biological son, so naturally they won't give it the best treatment.

Therefore, Shen Juan could only pay for the MV shooting of the remaining half of the singles in the album out of his own pocket. Since his adoptive mother was not supportive, naturally he, the biological father, had to pay more and bear more responsibilities.

The three singles that have been completed so far are:
"Sunflower", which was released in October last year, has been on the charts for 17 weeks so far, and has remained in the Top 10 for a long time, including 3 weeks at the top.

As well as "Blinding Lights", which is expected to be released in mid-February, and "Senorita", which is expected to be released in March.

The solo singles to be produced include but are not limited to:

"Levitating" (DuaLipa, the winner of the 21st year)

"Circles" (Post Malone 20)

"Adore You" (20 annual list TOP6 Harry Styles)

"Watermelon Sugar" (20 annual list TOP20 Harry Styles).

Next is the collaborative single.
"10000 hours" successfully invited Justin Bieber, who was the target of Shen Juan's early debut.

(20 annual list TOP23, original singer Dan+Shay/Justin Bieber)

Although he said that his mental condition was not good recently and he decided to suspend his work for a while for the sake of his family and health, when Shen Juan's invitation for cooperation was really placed in front of him, the Canadian pop king who returned with mixed reputation and was still a teenager still chose to follow his heart.

After all, to put it bluntly, he is already on a downward slope. If he doesn't show up for a long time, he might really flop in the fiercely competitive North American music scene.

Moreover, he and his wife Hailey got engaged last year and planned to get married this year. This MV is just the right time for them to show their love.

Everyone gets what they need and together we can make money and traffic, how great!
然后《Mood》（21年年榜TOP4）、《Intentions》（20年年榜TOP17比伯）和《Holy》（21年年榜TOP35比伯）需要rapper助唱。

Shen Juan has two choices:

One is to directly find famous rappers to cooperate with, and use the popularity of the two to bring good initial exposure to the song.

You have to know that this is the era of music streaming, where streaming media revenue accounts for the majority!
Shen Juan’s current streaming data is very good, and almost no one would refuse to cooperate with such a new king of streaming media.

But the downside is that it costs money.

The more famous the rapper is, the higher the price he or she charges.

It would cost hundreds of thousands of US dollars to invite a second- or third-tier rapper to sing a half-minute verse, and it would cost double if he shoots a music video.

Although Shen Juan's annual income last year was almost nine figures in US dollars, he still didn't want to waste money on this.

Because he actually doesn't want to have too much contact with these rappers, and doesn't even want to make friends with them superficially.

After all, most of them have gang backgrounds, and as an outsider, Shen Juan naturally doesn't want to get involved in gang disputes for no reason.

The second option is to find a new rapper with acceptable character and recruit him as his henchman.

It’s a pity that Shen Juan doesn’t know many people in the United States, so he should just wait patiently for the company’s arrangements.

Anyway, recruiting followers is not a necessity for him.

He is not one of those people who has to have a group of younger brothers.

At last,
The tentative title of the album is "Leviathan".

The word means crack.

It first appeared in the Book of Job in the Old Testament, where it was described as a huge creature that could not be conquered by humans, symbolizing chaos, power, evil and uncontrollable forces. In the Chicken Belly Cult, it became a synonym for the devil and was associated with "jealousy", one of the seven deadly sins.

Very understandable.

Haven't those wild dog media who incite the public to confront the flower-growing families been spreading rumors and exaggerating that he was a human-shaped succubus and man-eating monster who was cultivated through breeding poisonous insects under the oppression and rule of the Zhengquan on the other side of the ocean, trying to poison American teenagers and divide the youth group of Generation Z?
Since we cannot engage in verbal battle with them due to the control of media channels, we might as well admit it openly.

That’s right, I have come all the way across the Pacific Ocean just to divide your Generation Z teenagers in the United States from within.

I am what you call a robot that has been brainwashed and controlled, and has lost its emotional thinking and self-awareness.

I am the evil villain who does all kinds of evil in your mouths. I am the powerful beast who eats raw meat and drinks blood in your mouths.

This album Leviathan is destined to be the pride of all Alovers and create a new era in the American music scene!
Kill everyone in its way!

Become a phenomenon, a trend, a symbol.

Let the whole world fall into Alex fever!

May 2th, US time.

Jay Chou's Las Vegas concert this year will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the MGM Grand Hotel, which can accommodate 15,000 people.

As a special guest of the concert whose news was released early to attract traffic and sell tickets, Shen Juan will go on stage tonight to perform their highly acclaimed collaboration "Waiting for You to Get Out of Class" with Ba Ge. While Ba Ge goes off stage to rest and change clothes, Shen Juan will stay on stage to perform two songs alone to continue the atmosphere.

Although Shen Juan has not officially held a concert, he has a lot of stage performance experience.
Although Shen Juan did grow up listening to Jay Chou's songs:

When Bage became famous with "Jay" and "Fantasy", Shen Juan was not even old enough to go to kindergarten.

But Shen Juan never likes to bring his love and admiration for idols into real life, which would affect the way he behaves in society.

He even makes jokes and plays with his idol David Tao, whom he truly respects, admires and likes.

For example, the last time I went to the Toyako Summit Museum in Hokkaido and posted a video on TikTok, he called me and "scolded me".

DT said he didn’t want his reputation to be further damaged.

Shen Juan responded with a smile: Brother David, your reputation has already hit rock bottom and there is no room for further damage.

So there's nothing to be nervous about.

Just get along normally.

Go on stage and sing three songs.

Then just play with Pug and the fans in the audience for ten minutes, and tonight's mission is successfully completed.

On some level, Shen Juan has now reached a level where he can stand on equal footing with the Chinese pop king Jay Chou.

In the lounge backstage at the concert, Yang Yangjin was browsing the hot domestic entertainment news.

Shen Juan sat on the sofa next to him and watched the video.

The girl who said her name was Olivia Rodrigo in the comment section actually sang a cover of "Cruel Summer".

The singing is okay.

So in order to market his image as a high-quality idol who pampers his fans and helps the younger generation realize their dreams (even though he is only 20 years old now), Shen Juan reposted her YouTube cover video, which brought considerable traffic to this little Disney actor who has not yet officially transformed into a singer and is almost ignored at the moment.

I don’t know if Yaya will still be like she was in the original time and space, because she is too "fond" of Canxia, so she sang "deja vu" to pay tribute to her idol after getting on the bus and buying the ticket.

"Your friend seems to have encountered some troubles recently." Yang Yangjin suddenly spoke up and asked Shen Juan to stop surfing the Internet.

"Which friend of mine? What trouble are you in?"

"Who else could it be? Wasn't he officially announced as the NBA's New Year ambassador some time ago? As a result, many fans are dissatisfied with his image, thinking that he can't play basketball at all and that having him endorse the NBA is an insult to basketball, so much so that a certain website is now full of his weird videos."

Shen Juan couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this.

What is supposed to come will eventually come.

From the moment he decided to renew his contract as the NFL's Asian promotion ambassador, a certain god was destined to emerge.

"It's okay. I'll talk to him later and comfort him. This isn't all bad for him."

"Is there any benefit in being teased like this? The Bking image he created before has almost completely collapsed, just like when you gave Wu Jiaheng a concussion!" Yang Yangjin didn't have the vision to see the future, so she couldn't understand what Shen Juan was thinking.

"Actually, it's different. What was Wu Jiaheng's situation at the time? He didn't have many fans. He relied on his image, achievements and popularity to survive for so many years. I ruined his image, so his career development will naturally be hit hard."

Bking, who is unparalleled in the fashion circle, first became the running king because of the Internet celebrity incident, and then became the Tangren because of the concussion incident.
All fans were lost and the image was ruined.

If this was an online game, Wu Jiaheng would have probably restarted it, as this main account is completely ruined and beyond help.

"But this guy is different. He now has the second largest number of fans after me. This incident can help him to gain fans, abuse fans, and consolidate fans, strengthen the cohesion of his fans, and stimulate his fans' desire to spend money. Of course, the premise is that he honestly accepts the ridicule of the public and does not make random moves along the way."

Black material is actually not scary.

The first lesson in becoming a star is to learn to coexist calmly with negative information and to reconcile with the dirty water thrown by your opponents.

If a person becomes terrified when encountering negative momentum, fearing that his image and reputation will be tarnished, then he will probably never achieve anything great.

As pure as a blank sheet of paper.

It was early morning in the country at this time, and Shen Juan didn't care whether the idol giant C, who was used to staying up until three or four in the morning, had woken up or not. Anyway, he sent him some words of comfort first. From the perspective of a friend and someone who had experienced it, he roughly explained the pros and cons of this incident to him, and advised him not to be too anxious.

As for whether he listened or not, that was none of Shen Juan’s business.

After all, Shen Juan is just his friend.

Not his father, his agent.

Then Shen Juan opened YouTube again and read the online comments about him and A妹.

A妹's new album "thank u, next" was officially released yesterday, February 2th. Shen Juan had previously taken time out to participate in the filming of the MV "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored", which attracted many fans, netizens and CP fans to participate in the discussion.

[After watching the MV, I feel like I can't blame Ari for wanting to be a mistress. After all, Alex in the MV is so handsome that it makes people want to commit a crime! I really want to kneel in front of him and let him strangle me with one hand and fuck me hard from Monday to the weekend, so that I collapse on the living room floor and keep calling Daddy]

[This song is really Ari's true feelings. For this reason, she specially invited Alex to play the male lead in the MV. All Arianators should be proud and proud to have an idol who is so sincere, so frank, and dares to speak the truth! Ariana Grande is the best female singer in the world! ]

[Ari's high ponytail makes me more credible. I hope Alex can help me fuck her more! BTW: I'm a woman. ]

[What I am curious about now is that someone on the Internet revealed that Alex is as big as a mineral water bottle. Is this true? If it is true, it would be too scary and delicious! ]

[They are real sisters. I just experienced it yesterday. ]

[Hahaha, if Alex appeared in front of me, I wouldn't care if he had a girlfriend or not, I would just sit on him first.]

[So does Alex have a girlfriend? So when will Alex and Ari's collaboration be released? So when will they start dating? (It would be great if they could still write songs for each other after breaking up like Taylor did. I think both Arianators and Alovers would be very satisfied)]

A Chinese fan who climbed over the firewall answered this group of foreigners: [Alex's nickname in China is ordinary people killer, which means he prefers to date ordinary people who haven't debuted yet. I think this news will make Alovers all over the world go crazy lol! ]

Other Chinese fans also made "shocking" remarks: [Being a mistress in Shandong, you are a disgrace to your family; being a mistress in Beijing, you have chosen a lifestyle; being a mistress in Shanghai, you have chosen an attitude towards life; being a mistress in Paris, you are a romantic person; being a mistress in the United States, you are Ariana Grande "Why do you care so much whose dxck I ride?"]

[Am I the only one who thinks this song is not about stealing men? The girl reflected in the mirror in the MV is a hint that the girl is A-mei in the past, and A-mei wants her past self to break up with her boyfriend because it really hurt her deeply. The kiss at the end is also a kind of self-redemption. ]

[Everyone is shipping the couple, but you are the only one here analyzing the plot. Aren’t you tired? ]

It is obvious that with the help of Republic's high-intensity and continuous marketing, the "more than friends but less than lovers" double Acp formed by Shen Juan and A-mei has begun to gain national popularity in North America. Whenever they appear together, they will attract a large group of CP fans and netizens who provide them with free traffic and online voice.

As a result, Shen Juan obtained the highest traffic data in North America so far in his career.

Even though it could fall apart at any time.

Because looking at A妹's past love history, she, like Taylor, doesn't seem like a woman who can stay single for a long time.

Moreover, Shen Juan has been involved in numerous scandals since his debut, so the term "loyal" is naturally incompatible with him.

But as long as they remain single during the album promotion period and try not to have any scandals with other members of the opposite sex, it will be fine.

After the promotional period is over, you can play however you want.

Anyway, they have never admitted that they are dating, and their relationship on the surface has always been that of close friends who support and love each other.

Therefore, there is naturally no such thing as a breakdown in the relationship or collapse of the character, and the CP fans who have already fallen in love with them will naturally not run away easily.

He put down his phone contentedly and took a sip of water.

Just then, the door of the lounge was knocked by the staff.

This means it's time for him to appear.

As an amateur female college student who just celebrated her 20th birthday at school some time ago, Jin Zihan heard that the Chinese pop king Jay Chou was coming to the United States to hold a concert, and he also successfully invited the "Z Generation Pop King" Shen Juan, who is very popular among their group of Asian international students, as a guest singer.

So she and her classmates happily came to Las Vegas just to see their idol in person.

(The Chinese poster for the concert released earlier labeled Jay Chou as the Emperor of Chinese Pop Music, while Shen Juan was labeled as the Z-generation Pop King. This made Shen Juan's fans unhappy because they thought Jay Chou was trying to suppress Shen Juan by claiming to be the emperor, and was simply a copy of Yuan Shu.)
But perhaps it is because the spread of Chinese around the world is indeed limited.

As a result, many foreign students could not understand what the singers on the stage were saying or singing.

Not only was the singing voice unpleasant, but the melody of the song was not the tune they liked.

If they hadn't known that Shen Juan would definitely make a grand appearance at a certain time, most of the people would have left by now.

So under the influence of this lifeless environment, even Jin Zihan, who could understand Chinese, couldn't help feeling drowsy.

It was not until she heard a familiar melody and a familiar line of lyrics that she was completely awakened.

"I rented an apartment in the alley where you live. I spent three years of high school hoping to meet you by chance."

Jin Zihan's eyes widened instantly and he shouted excitedly:
"Wait till you finish class!"

I waited for so long, until I was about to fall asleep, and finally I heard this song, and finally I heard Shen Juan!
It is really difficult to describe in words how happy and wonderful she feels at this moment!
"What?" The classmates around looked at the girl who suddenly screamed with puzzled eyes.

"Wait until you're done with get out of class. This is a collaboration between Alex and the singer on the stage. That means Alex will appear halfway through the song!" Jin Zihan, whose face turned red with excitement and who even stuttered when he spoke, explained to his classmates in broken English.

"Alex is coming out?!!"

When this introverted Chinese classmate who usually spoke very little suddenly became so confident, this group of international students from different countries and regions perked up and looked towards the stage.

After changing my mood and regaining my expectations for the stage performance, the melody that I previously thought was dull and boring became much more relaxed and cheerful at this moment.

As it turned out, things turned out just as Jin Zihan said.

When the song was halfway through, the boy who had appeared in their dreams countless times in various identities actually came up from the elevator with a guitar on his back.

"In the square next to the school, I'll wait for the bell to ring. Can we go together after class?"

A gentle voice sounded, a refreshing smile appeared, the whole audience instantly boiled over, screams burst out, the momentum was like thunder!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

The face that appeared on the big screen was simply a rare miracle in this dull world!
Why does such a good-looking man exist?
I remember that Shen Juan was once called the Magic City Lover by his Chinese fans because he often promoted his hometown on Instagram.

I remember that Shen Juan was once called Tokyo Lover by Japanese fans because of the famous scene at the SUMMER SONIC music festival: "The wind is not favoring him, it is he who is controlling the wind."

I remember that Shen Juan was once called the New York lover by his American fans, "all the girls in New York city come just for you" because of his surprise performance in New York's Times Square, which caused a street jam and attracted thousands of people.

But now, none of these titles have anything to do with him.

Because at this moment, he was standing on the stage with a guitar on his back, singing softly, with a gentle smile on his face.
Our one and only Las Vegas lover!

(End of this chapter)