Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 331 The Leviathan Era Begins
The popularity of Leviathan is undoubtedly a global phenomenon.

From data performance to word of mouth to the most intuitive physical popularity, the overwhelming discussions on platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok are good proof of this point.

In fact, Alex Fever is not limited to English-speaking countries such as North America, but has spread all over the world.

To some extent, Shen Juan's global fame and international influence are even more exaggerated than those of other new generation male stars except Bieber and Mars.

After all, he not only has an Asian man who is so handsome, sexy and charming that he has never seen in his life, but also has European and American Alovers who love him to death.

He also owns
A little Chinese entertainment star who spared no effort to empty his wallet in order to let the world hear Shen Juan's voice and witness the power of China.

South Korean Alovers, who got into the industry through a talent show and claim to be the first angel investors in the "dragon's rise" of Emperor Juan.

Sakurajima Alovers is a group of people who are extremely loyal, extremely obsessed with and passionate about Shen Juan, and whose per capita spending power is also extremely high.

Alovers from Southeast Asia and Latin America who don’t have money to buy albums but can create crazy streaming data and “support people even if they don’t have money”.

Therefore, this is not only a self-motivated carnival among fans, but also a frenzy among all news media, newspapers and magazines to grab first-hand popularity and get as many clicks as possible.

The Atlantic Monthly: [After experiencing a series of self-driven growth that was almost crazy, Alex finally vented his emotions through "Leviathan" and announced his ambitions to the world. Some of the lyrics and melodies in "Leviathan" are definitely the pinnacle of his career. ]

The Independent: [Superb! ]

Billboard official media: [Leviathan is an unparalleled album, worthy of careful listening with headphones, and also suitable for playing loudly through the speakers of the stadium with screams. There is no doubt that this singer from China is about to set off a popular storm sweeping the world. ]

The Daily Telegraph: [Compared to "Underrated", Alex's second album "Leviathan" undoubtedly shows his master-level creative ability, and Alex's voice presentation has become softer and more delicate, reaching a new peak in his career and entering the next stage. ]

New York Times: [Leviathan fully demonstrates Alex's ability to compose and arrange music. When listening to Leviathan, please don't forget to read his diary, which can help you better enter his inner world and understand the mental journey of this contemporary pop king! ]

New Music Express Magazine: [Leviathan once again allows us to witness Alex's genius-level creative skills and his ability to perfectly combine vocals and pop music. ]

Vanity Fair: [Leviathan is a key work in saving contemporary pop music, and Alex Shen is one of the best global idols and pop music creators of this era. ]

The Guardian: [“Leviathan” fully proves that Alex is the most creative singer in today’s pop music scene. ]

Rolling Stone Magazine: [His creative accomplishments in this album have reached new heights. His epic second English album "Leviathan" contains rich emotions, giving people a dreamlike enjoyment and sublimating the audience. "Leviathan" is the pinnacle of his career. ]

Entertainment Weekly: [Leviathan represents the purest Alex. His confidence, his talent, his ambition, his ambition, everything about him is fully and thoroughly interpreted and blossomed in this album.]

Vulture, a media website affiliated with the New York Times Company: [Alex is in his prime at this moment. ]

Forbes: [Leviathan is a masterpiece and a pop music feast full of sincerity.]

Today's US: [In "Leviathan", Alex proved that he is the fearless young leader, an imaginative creator, a pop star who makes the whole world crazy, and has an immeasurable future. ]

Singapore global entertainment company Neon: [Alex Shen is more in line with the symbol of our times than any other pop superstar, and his success in North America and around the world is of great significance to all Asian artists. ]

Associated Press: [Music critics around the world are in love with Alex Shen's new album "Leviathan." ]

Financial Times: [Alex Shen is undoubtedly one of the most powerful pop stars of this era! ]

Los Angeles Times: [The underestimated Alex announced his arrival to the world this year through "Leviathan". 】

In the early hours of the morning, music reviews came pouring in from major music websites, authoritative music critics, newspapers and magazines.

Dazzling.

The vast majority of reviews are positive.

This was exactly what Shen Juan and Huanqiu had expected. After all, the quality of Leviathan was absolutely worthy of all the praise.

Of course, there are also media outlets that go against the mainstream trend and public opinion and take a different approach to criticize Shen Juan Leviathan.

And there are quite a few.

But they are all small fry who cannot show up on the stage and can only make profits by being scolded or attracting black fans. Naturally, there is no need to pay too much attention to them.

When you become famous, you will be surrounded by gossip.

What if an artist has a good reputation?

That means that this artist has no competitiveness at all and cannot attract the hatred of others. Naturally, no one will spend money to dig up negative information about him, throw dirty water on him and ruin his public image.

When Shen Juan woke up and saw the music reviews praising him, it was already a little after ten o'clock in the morning on the 12th.

He first asked his assistant to sort out the music reviews from these news media and prepare to post them on his social media account to express his gratitude.

Then I chatted with Yangyangjin about my recent work.

The busiest stage is actually after the album is released.

In order to promote their albums as much as possible and maximize their profits, many singers will frantically promote their albums.

Shen Juan was naturally no exception.

"Today, we should just stay here and do our best on the finale stage. We will start the official singles tomorrow."

"First, go back to Los Angeles to record the Corden Carpool Show, then participate in the cover shoot of Time magazine's annual 14 most influential people, and then go back to Coachella on the th. Ariana Grande will invite you to sing "Senorita" on the same stage as the finale, and then return to Los Angeles to continue to run announcements and promote."

"Your schedule includes things like Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan, and a bunch of random street flash mobs and radio interviews. After you finish your second round of Coachella performances on the 19th, we'll fly to New York to start the next phase of album promotion."

Shen Juan nodded to show that he understood.

Although the show "Corden's Carpool Show" cannot be said to be a top program with the highest ratings in North America, and Shen Juan only appeared on it two months ago when he was promoting Blind Light, but it is relatively easy to record, the content is more relevant, and the popularity is also good, so it is still very suitable for singers to promote their albums.

Another reason is that Corden has not yet been exposed for being a big shot and destroying his image, so he still has certain value in making friends. In addition, he participated in the Leviathan sign countdown some time ago, so Shen Juan is naturally happy to make friends with him, just as a way to expand his network.

As for Ariana Grande's active invitation to collaborate on the "Senorita" stage, there's nothing much to say, it's just mutual help.

She will come to his place to help as a guest singer tonight, so Shen Juan will naturally reciprocate.

Although the output of another new collaborative stage may make the hot 100 points of "Senorita" continue to rise, the dozen or so new songs recently released by Shen Juan have experienced the same fate as "Blind Light", the "No. 1 Divine Song in the Streaming Media Era", and were suppressed by "Senorita" which has the support of CP fans.

But in the final analysis, they are all his "children".

Even if Shen Juan wants to produce a few more number one singles to fill up his resume so that he can tie himself up with the top five male stars of the new generation and thus become a celebrity, he shouldn't act too hastily.

After all, in the streaming media era, when singers are officially promoted to the first-line, the main competition is the actual sales of albums and the total amount of streaming media.

A single that has never won the weekly championship may also win the annual championship, such as Pa Jie's "Levitating".

Similarly, as long as the streaming media playback volume is exaggerated enough, even if there are a few fewer number one songs, it will not affect the historical status.

"What specific jobs will you have after you go to New York?"

"First, we'll record an episode of SNL Saturday Night Live, and then there's the pop-up concert in Times Square. You did it last year, but this year it's bigger and the venue is better. Then, you've been invited to perform as a guest at the Time 100 Most Influential People Summit."

"In addition, Tiffany's latest global advertising blockbuster and the cover shoot of the June issue of the American version of VOGUE are also waiting for you. The latter is linked to the Met Gala on the 6th of next month. The organizer of the Met Gala is the American version of VOGUE, so you will enjoy extremely generous treatment by then."

Without exception, they are all Big News that will immediately cause an earthquake in the domestic entertainment industry and an explosion in fan circles when reported back to China!

But for Shen Juan and Xiao Chunjuan, that's just how it is.

They have long been accustomed to it.

To put it bluntly, the sense of satisfaction you can get from pretending to be cool in front of these ugly people in the domestic entertainment industry is very limited.

This is like playing games with Fengling Yueying.

Transform into One Punch Man and defeat everything in your path.

I always tell everyone that I am the champion of talent shows, hip-hop, magazines, luxury brands, body, looks, sales, streaming media, and B charts.
What champion did your family win?
It’s fun, but the emptiness after the fun and the loneliness after being invincible are just impossible to get rid of.

Only by constantly working hard and making progress, challenging the strong and challenging your own limits, can you truly experience the joy of competition.

So as the artist's level improves, not only Shen Juan's mentality has changed, but the fans' mentality has also changed.

What were we playing before?

Relying on spending money to buy magazines to boost sales and help idols gain favor from the top luxury brands in the fashion circle, doesn't that mean you are stupid and have a lot of money?

Is it true that the commercial value of an artist can only be reflected through various online data and magazine endorsement sales?
Is there no other way?
Of course there is.

Shen Juan pointed out a clear way for them.

As their understanding of the entertainment industry deepened, they gradually discovered that there were problems with the domestic entertainment industry’s traffic rules system.

Although money comes quickly, the speed of updates and replacements is even faster.

Under this model, artists have become commodities with a very short shelf life, and the upper limit of their development has also been locked.

Then Shen Juan took advantage of his sudden emergence at this time to tell this group of confused fans who went with the flow: Since this is the case, since you cannot change the industry rules, and since you have the ability to jump out of the framework, then just boldly jump out of your comfort zone.

I will blaze a trail that others have not been able to blaze.

I will try the route that others dare not try.

I will unlock the achievements that others cannot unlock.

Just because others can’t do it doesn’t mean I can’t do it.

Everything depends on human efforts, and the road is created by human beings.

What fans can see is determined by their idols!
Then his fans gradually became convinced and discovered that Shen Juan had really made a name for himself overseas. He returned to the domestic entertainment industry with all the honors he had, and slaughtered top stars like Lu Han and Wu Jiaheng like kicking a stray dog to death on the side of the road or stepping on a stinky maggot.

Light and loose ^^
So low-level interests obviously could no longer satisfy them, and they began to look for stronger opponents for Shen Juan.

For example, Malone, Cockroach, Meng Deha, Curly Brush, these five super-generation men, such as Mars Brother, Bieber, Huang Laoban, Drake, Pot Plant, these five new generation men, and including Taylor, Adele, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Fruit Sister, A Mei, these new generation, super-generation female divas (diva queens)
His future battlefield will be overseas and around the world, so naturally he will not focus all his attention on a particular country or region.

Fans who have been following Shen Juan in continuously broadening their horizons will naturally not be complacent about being the king of the domestic entertainment industry.

After all, human desires are endless.

If you are lucky enough to become a fan of such a superstar and national idol, you will naturally follow him to witness and appreciate the scenery that can only be seen from higher places.

As the annual Coachella Music Festival officially kicked off on the afternoon of April 4th local time in the United States, groups of singers and bands invited by the organizers took turns to perform on stage. The desert in Indio was full of joy, the lively scenes continued to unfold, and the hot atmosphere continued to rise.

Alovers, a group of people of various races speaking different languages, who came specifically for Shen Juan, arrived at Coachella early, organized themselves and occupied an area with a very good view near the main stage, to support Shen Juan's finale performance tonight.

Lin Yuyan from China is one of them.

This was her first time to experience such a large outdoor music festival in person, so she was naturally curious about everything around her.

"The atmosphere is so exciting! But why don't I know any of these singers or bands, and I've never heard of any of them?"

"Hahaha, don't even mention you. Even I, a local, don't recognize most of the performers here." "That's normal. Coachella is like this. Every year, they invite hundreds of artists from all over the world to perform, but only a few can be recognized by name by the audience."

"Then why do the audiences in the audience react so enthusiastically and keep cheering when I see some singers perform?"

"Everyone is just enjoying the atmosphere of the open-air music festival, not really cheering for the singers on the stage."

"Okay." Lin Yuyan thought about it and agreed.

After all, there are huge differences between China and the United States in all aspects, especially in the personality expressions of ordinary people.

Some things that seem ordinary in the United States can be given extra value and meaning after being moved back to China.

For example, Wu Jiaheng seemed to have issued a press release in China before, boasting that his live performances overseas were very popular with foreigners.

Is this the original reason?

Everyone was just enjoying the atmosphere and focusing on their own feelings, not really cheering for the performing singers.

Isn't this just taking advantage of the information gap to bully others? These celebrities who treat Chinese people as fools are really hateful!

Fortunately, I am not that kind of person.

"So when does Alex's performance start?" She looked at her blonde companion named Gracie.

"It seems to be eleven o'clock tonight?"

"Then we've waited long enough."

"It's okay. We can watch other singers' performances first and save our favorites for last!" Gracie suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, is that group called BLACKPINK also from your country? They performed pretty well this afternoon."

"Uh, they're from South Korea."

Lim Yu-yeon actually doesn’t pay much attention to K-pop.

The reason why she knew this group was because one of its members had previously been a couple with Shen Juan in South Korea.

Although the two main characters have hardly appeared in the same frame and there is little material for CP fans to enjoy, the CP videos edited by fans are quite sweet. In particular, the impromptu performance of the two in RM was described by Kpop fans as: textbook-level acting skills in the South Korean idol industry.

However, with Shen Juan's rapid rise and a series of marketing tactics subsequently launched in North America, the popularity of the CP "South Korean Unforgettable" has been completely overwhelmed by the copycat "North American Unforgettable", and there are not many CP fans left who are still cheering for them.

"South Korea? What's the capital of South Korea?"

"Seoul."

"Isn't that your Chinese city?"

Gracie is one of those Americans who received a happy education, pays little attention to overseas developments, and knows nothing about geography.

"Well, I guess I could have just barely considered it."

Lin Yuyan finally understood why some Western media claimed that Shen Juan was trying to brainwash American Generation Z teenagers.

This group of people seem a little silly, and their thoughts are extremely jumpy, talking about this and that.

"So, Yuyan, how many albums do you think Alex's "Leviathan" can sell in the first week?"

“How many first-week sales did Underrated have?”

"If I remember correctly, it seems to be 132 million."

"Then I think Leviathan must start at two million, what do you think?"

"Uh-huh~" Gracie smiled and shrugged without giving any answer.

"What? Did I say less?"

"Of course you underestimated it! You may not have paid attention to the real-time sales! Leviathan has sold over a million copies now!"

"what?"

"To be exact, it's 180 million, and there are still a few hours until midnight, so there's still a chance that it could hit 12 million."

"Wow, now that you say that, I must sell two more albums to support my idol."

As Lin Yuyan was talking, she took out her cell phone and placed an order on iTunes for five digital albums for $60.

"Shit! Why did you buy so many digital albums? They're not physical albums that you can collect or give to friends."

"Just support his first week sales!"

Gracie looked at Lin Yuyan with envy: "Well, you Chinese people are really rich."

"It's not that we are rich, maybe it's just that our spending habits are different. Shen Juan.Alex means so much to us fans, so we will support his career development as much as possible without affecting our own lives, and follow his footsteps to broaden our horizons."

The time came to eleven o'clock in the evening.

Finally it was Shen Juan's turn to perform on stage.

The finale superstar is treated to having all the lights turned off.

At this moment, all the Coachella audience left the area where they were originally staying and came to the front of the main stage.

About two minutes later, the stage lights flickered and images began to appear on the big screen.

The sun is blocked by the moon, the day turns into night, the sun and the moon shine together in the sky, and the appearance of a total solar eclipse amazes the world!
At this moment, it seemed as if time had stopped and everything was silent, with only the sound of heartbeats and the breathing of the universe intertwined together.

Then a gentle prelude sounded quietly.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

Without giving the fans and audience time to scream even louder, Shen Juan came onto the stage and started performing directly.

First up is “Hold On”.

“You know you can call me if you need someone.” If you need company, just call me.

"I'll pick up the pieces if you come undone."

With a pleasant enough melody, a superior enough tone, an eye-catching enough appearance and a fashionable enough style, Shen Juan, who is shining like thousands of stars on the stage at this moment, would be able to mesmerize the group of foreigners in the audience even if he sang "Two Tigers".

Anyway, the group of Alovers including Lin Yuyan and Gracie were completely stunned and excited at this moment.

It must be admitted that talented and gifted people objectively exist in this dull world.

They only need to put in half the effort of ordinary people to achieve achievements and honors countless times higher than ordinary people.

You can envy him and be jealous of him, but his talent that is visible to the naked eye is so real.

It makes people feel confused and even desperate.

And Shen Juan is undoubtedly the gifted person who carries the memory of the extraterritorial demon and opens the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow!
In the eyes of Lin Yuyan, who came to Coachella for the first time to experience the atmosphere of the music festival, her idol's experience in the domestic entertainment industry and overseas in the past two years was like an indestructible wall breaker, defeating and liquidating her peers who were seeking fame and reputation and had unstable moral character one by one, and then plundering everything from them.

So after driving away these unscrupulous people who monopolize the industry's top resources, will new cancers emerge?

Lin Yuyan doesn’t know yet.

The only thing she knew was.
As the evil behemoth Leviathan emerges from the deep sea, the era of Shen Juan may have arrived.

Three minutes later, the song was over.

There was thunderous cheers at the scene, and the atmosphere was so hot that it was almost boiling!

Whether it is the singer himself, the organizer or the fans, they are obviously very satisfied with the feedback given by the audience.

The traffic-generating effect of giving the finale to Alex will be no worse than that of Eminem, Beyoncé and Bonsai last year.

To some extent, Alex's influence and appeal among Generation Z youth are even greater.

After all, the vast majority of people who come to Coachella to watch the performances are young people in their twenties who come in groups.

Shen Juan, who was hailed as a "Generation Z opinion leader" by Gonghe, represents the aesthetic preferences of contemporary young people.

So at Coachella, he is the chosen one!
Thisismyhouse!

Then according to convention and tonight's stage plan, there will be a short talking session before singing the second song.

Shen Juan also took this opportunity to reveal what he wanted to say to his fans and some of his future plans.

For someone who loves the stage, nothing can make people feel more excited than announcing a major milestone in his or her career on stage!
“Coachellaaaaaaa!!!”

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

"Let me hear your voices!"

"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

"my name is?"

"Alex!!!"

"Where am I from?"

"Tear that down!!!"

“This is Alex Shen from China. It is your passion that has ignited this stage and this desert!”

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

"One thing that was really special about Coachella this year was that it was my first time closing a major festival, so I was able to play all 14 songs from my new album Leviathan and even a few songs from Underrated."

"Yes, I will be here for an hour and a half, so we still have plenty of time to communicate and meet."

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

"Then, I have something very, very important to announce here." Shen Juan deliberately kept the audience in suspense and joked with them: "My good friends Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Lil Nas X are waiting backstage to go on stage with me to complete the performance."

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"

"Of course this is not the point. What I really want to say is... Yes, that's right! The thing you have been urging me to do has finally come to fruition! I can't wait to tell you all! I will start the first world tour of my professional career in the second half of this year! It will also be the start of my career."

"The Leviathan Era belongs to us!"

(End of this chapter)