Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 336: Take it slow and steady, travel during off-peak hours

Since BLACKPINK still has several concerts to complete in the United States, after witnessing the night view of Manhattan for several hours in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the high-altitude hotel, even if Kim Ji-soo was reluctant to leave Shen Juan and wanted to stay with him for a while longer, she was forced to part with him.

It just so happened that Shen Juan also had a short vacation, so he simply returned to LA on the west coast to enjoy the California sunshine.

I have to say that LA is quite livable, with bright sunshine, no cold winters or hot summers, and a very mild climate.

Economy, trade, education, culture.
The conditions are very good in all aspects.

You can go to the beach to relax when you have nothing to do.

Maybe the only downside is that there are too many shark arms here. Even a star with a large fan base like Shen Juan sometimes encounters low-quality ghosts on the street who scold him for cleaning up the insects and telling him to go back to the demolition. It's really hard to imagine how ordinary Asians who are not strong enough are usually bullied.
However, this social reality and racial issues that have been rooted in North America for a long time are certainly not something he can easily change.

The influence of celebrities is not omnipotent.

He can only promise that he will do his best for this matter, but he cannot guarantee that he can really get it done.

Besides, for him, it didn’t matter if he was scolded by these black and white people, because he had already scolded them back.

Even when he thought about making a lot of money here, Shen Juan even felt that those swear words sounded like a group of angry Hakimi trying to please him.

All I can say is that strength determines mentality.

In the past, when he had not yet achieved success, he always felt that this group of white and black people were full of malice towards him and did not look at them in the eye.

Now that he has become a pop superstar, he naturally thinks that all the malice directed at him is childish and funny.

He discriminates, humiliates and despises all haters indiscriminately. Similarly, those haters also have the right to discriminate against him.

He allows everything to happen and allows everything to exist.

On the afternoon of April 4th, US time, Shen Juan and his group landed at the familiar Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

After completing the stage rehearsal of two songs that day (the opening stage of "ME!" with partner Taylor and the solo stage of "Blinding Lights"), as well as the shooting of the vlog of the night tour of Las Vegas, time came to May, and the much-anticipated 26th Billboard Music Awards ceremony arrived as scheduled.

At 6 pm, after completing all preparations, Shen Juan arrived at the venue of the award ceremony by car:
MGM Grand Hotel.

I remember that last year’s award ceremony was also held here, so I felt quite familiar with the scene this time.

1. Getting out of the car to greet the media flashes and fans' screams: Real-time monitoring on the scene showed that the decibel of Shen Juan's screams when he came on stage was the highest tonight. He may still have a big gap with Taylor and others in terms of passers-by fans and general popularity, but in terms of the number of die-hard fans, he will definitely not lose to this group of big names.

No one, I mean no one, can stand behind the challenge in the field of fan circle data and have Shen Juan, the leader of the entire Asia-Pacific fan circle, to take on the challenge!
The concentration of East Asian fandoms is extremely high in the world! East Asian fans really treat their idols as gods!

2. Make a stunning appearance on the red carpet.

Speaking of which, as a fashion icon, Shen Juan has recently shown a tendency to dress in a style similar to European and American A-listers.

There is no need to deliberately match so-called avant-garde (weird) outfits to show off your sense of fashion and please the fashion circle.

Anyway, as long as it conforms to the public aesthetic and is comfortable, Shen Juan only wears clothes that look good in the conventional sense.

On the red carpet, we don’t seek to achieve anything, but we seek to avoid making mistakes.

If he used to pursue high-end and super-season products excessively in order to obtain more fashion resources to help upgrade his endorsements and artist status when he was still in the domestic entertainment industry, then now with the increase of his global influence and the rise of his artist level, it is obviously the turn of those luxury brands to pursue him.

My buddy is an international superstar who takes a global approach!
Naturally, they will not be bound by the rules and regulations of domestic entertainment, and naturally they will not be PUA’d by the traffic rules set by domestic entertainment capital.

If you don’t buy trending searches, you’re a nobody. If you don’t wear out-of-season couture on the red carpet, you’re unsophisticated. If the magazine you endorse has low sales, you have no commercial value. If you don’t raise money for your idol, you’re a fake fan.
Just get as far away as possible and don’t get close to me!
If we use the traffic rules they set to measure the popularity of a star, then Shen Juan would probably have flopped.

He now sells an average of tens of thousands of copies of each fashion magazine, and most of the time the sales are only in the six figures.

Even if the magazine was willing to give half of the sales profits to Shen Juan in order to generate more revenue, and let his team go to the fan circle to urge him to publish a magazine with sales of tens of millions to create a new record in the domestic entertainment industry, Shen Juan would not do it.

This is ridiculous!

Buying magazines is the lowest form of fundraising in fan circles!
Buy his songs, at least you can listen to them.

Buy the products he endorses, at least they can be used.

Except for a very small number of fans who collect his magazines because they think his cover and inside pages are well-photographed, the vast majority of other fans just treat their purchases as waste paper.

There's really no need to spend money on this.

Therefore, those big fans who received instructions from Shen Juan's team conveyed Shen Juan's meaning very well, so that now, apart from maintaining the most basic five-digit sales, basically no individual fans will buy Shen Juan's magazine.

Wajuan and Xiaochunjuan focus on being a unique group. Although they are in the fan circle, they are not PUA’d by the fan circle rules.

Although he lives in the fan circle, he never abides by the "laws" of the fan circle. He is a pure evil force and an "outlaw"!
3. Accepted an interview with the host and shared the creation process of "Leviathan" and his predictions for tonight's awards:

"All the nominees for the awards are very talented and all of them have the potential to win, including me."

"If possible, I certainly hope that I can win all 10 nominations and go home with 10 trophies. That would definitely be a milestone night in my career! But if I don't win any awards, I can accept it calmly. After all, it means that I still have a lot of potential to be tapped and I still have a lot to do."

"I can't reveal too much about the tour plan for the second half of the year, but what is certain is that I will bring you an unparalleled audio-visual feast! East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, North America, South America, Europe. Almost all major cities are included."

"Paris? Of course, I love Paris! I have many great memories in Paris and of course I will meet my fans there!"

"Then I would like to emphasize that you all know that I can write songs in many languages. I have also released albums and singles in many languages. Therefore, the repertoire of each concert will be very different, and the performers of each concert will surprise you."

"That's all I can reveal for now, let's wait and see, The Leviathan Era!"

“See you there!”

At eight o'clock in the evening, the award ceremony officially started.

Instead of inviting the host to the stage to warm up the audience, the BBMA organizers directly asked two long-awaited singers to perform the opening performance.

"Live broadcast from the MGM Garden Theater, welcome to the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. We welcome Taylor Swift and Alex Shen to kick off tonight's awards ceremony with the world premiere of their new single "ME!"!"

"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

Cheers and screams rang out instantly.

Hearing that their idol is about to appear on stage, the Alovers and Swifties at the scene went completely crazy and excited!
A group of pink drummers in uniform cartoon uniforms came on stage first and started beating drums, looking like middle school students doing exercises.

Taylor then made a domineering appearance in a pink sheen dress and walked like a model. She opened the global debut stage with the words "I promise that you'll never find another like me." The stage restored the colorful cartoon elements of the MV and attracted the attention of countless fans.

As the song progresses, the various elements in the MV begin to be restored one by one on the spot, making people feel as if they are there.

And when Shen Juan descended from the sky hanging on a wire and holding an umbrella and started singing, the already enthusiastic and cheerful atmosphere at the scene reached a new level and entered a new climax!

“I know I tend to make it about me.”

"I know you never get just what you see." I know you are not the kind of person who only looks at the surface.

“But I will never bore you baby.”

"And there's a lot of lame guys out there."

Although in order to recreate the elements in the MV, Shen Juan's stage costume is not as good-looking as his usual stage costumes.

But with its superior appearance, it can still give people a refreshing and bright feeling.

(The pink shiny suit and pink boots worn by the original singer Bu Yuzi were too sexy and did not fit the cool temperament of Wa Juan)

The camera turns to the singers in the audience.

Some of them were singing along quietly, some were filming with their mobile phones, and some were twisting their bodies and nodding their heads up and down to the rhythm of the song.

The one with the most exaggerated reaction was Cardi B. This female rapper who is famous for her bold use of dirty words and swear words was muttering something excitedly. Judging from her lip shape, she was probably praising Shen Juan for his charming voice and handsome looks, and saying that every woman wanted to sleep with him, completely ignoring the fact that her husband was right next to her.

"Hey kids!"

“Vegas is fun!”

“I’m Taylor!”

“I’m Alex!”

“Welcome to Billboard Music Award!!!”

When the song was halfway through, the place was already boiling with excitement.

Not only were the crazy fans screaming loudly, but even the invited guests and fellow singers stood up and applauded the two singers' collaborative stage.

Fans around the world who were watching the live broadcast through various broadcast channels also expressed their thoughts. [Ward posted! I haven't seen Taylor for a while. How come she has gained so much weight? Is this a tribute to Mariah Carey?]

[The stage design and the number of people are so impressive. This is like directly moving the MV to the stage and performing it again. It seems that the cost is not small! ]

[The scene where Alex flew down with an umbrella really impressed me! So when will Alex reply to my private message on Instagram? I am also an amateur, and I have a great figure! I can also call Alex daddy! I can do everything that Puxi can do! Please Alex give me a chance! ]

[It's rare to find a male singer who can surpass Taylor in height when wearing high heels. Thanks to Alex for letting Taylor enjoy the freedom of high heels. ]

[How did Alex manage to make his live performance sound better than the studio version? After listening to his live performance several times, I felt that it was not just a matter of stability, but it was even more sublimated than the original version! If I hadn't heard those small flaws of Taylor, I would have even thought that the two were lip-syncing.]

[When this song was first released, it felt very childish, and it still feels very childish now, but I have to admit that this stage is quite interesting and can really arouse the audience's emotions. ]

Taylor and Alex team up to give us what may be the most joyful stage performance of their careers.

[It turns out that Alex is really a popular person. After Ariana uses it, it's Taylor's turn, so who is next? ]

【I'm next! Love comes from Brazil. 】

Although this opening stage was undoubtedly Taylor's home court, Shen Juan was just a supporting role who came to help support the scene.

But in terms of the scale of fan support on site and the frequency of online discussions, Shen Juan has become the leading male character.

I can only say that this is what the hotshots are like.

In a short period of time, even the most powerful A-list celebrities cannot compete with the rapidly rising new stars in popularity.

After all, this is the time when fans are the most fanatical and excited.

Shen Juan dominated the entire April this year, so the popularity will naturally continue into May, helping him become the most handsome guy at this music industry focus event!
At 26: p.m. U.S. time, the th Billboard Music Awards ceremony came to a successful conclusion.

Red ribbons were falling from the sky, and all the awards had been decided.

Shen Juan got two out of ten.

First, he defeated Bazzi, Juice WRLD, Lil Baby, Dua Lipa and Ella Mai to win the Best New Artist award (Shen Juan was nominated for Best New Artist at many music awards last year, but was not nominated for Best New Artist at the Billboard Music Awards, so he still retains his nomination qualification this year).

Then she defeated BTS, EXO, GOT7 and Ariana Grande to win the Best Social Artist title again.

BTS in 17, Shen Juan in 18, Shen Juan in 19, this award has completely become a playground for East Asian artists.

After all, East Asia and Southeast Asia have the largest populations in the world, and the regions that are most powerful in using social media to boost online data are East Asia and Southeast Asia.

This means that whoever controls the Asia-Pacific region will have absolute voice in the global social media field.

Shen Juan is undoubtedly the master of social media at this stage!
Speaking of which, BTS, who regarded Shen Juan as their arch-enemy but was never taken seriously by Shen Juan, also gained something tonight.

They beat Dan+Shay, Imagine Dragons, Maroon 5 and Panic! At The Disco to win the Best Group of the Year.

(Panic! At The Disco's "High Hopes" is known as positive energy in the United States and has achieved good results.)
The Army was making a lot of noise and showing off on major social media platforms, claiming that the Seven Fairies had surpassed the two veteran bands, Magnum and Maroon 5, and had become the undisputed global top bands at this stage. However, they were humiliated by Alovers, who had long regarded them as clowns, by showing off their statistics and results.

Some time ago, in order to avoid the limelight temporarily, Hybe chose to desert and postponed the release of BTS's album by one week.

After this incident got out, BTS was ridiculed by fans of Alovers and other K-pop idol groups.

Even so, he was still penetrated head-on by Shen Juan's Leviathan.

Leviathan's actual sales in the US in the second week were 97.

It is still a terrifying super data, second only to Adele's masterpiece "25" with actual sales of 116 million in the second week.

BTS's "MAP OF THE SOUL:PERSONA" only sold 14.3 copies in the United States in its first week.

(The original data of Shikong was 19.6. The current Shikong's performance has declined because of Shen Juan's fans gaining popularity and the fans' slackness in seeing that he has no hope of winning the championship)

In fact, there are quite a lot.

At a time when actual sales are generally sluggish, such results generally still have a chance to win the B200 championship.

It’s a pity that it ran into Leviathan.

It’s a pity that the residual heat of Leviathan is still scary.

In addition, Drake won the most awards tonight, basically all the nominated awards were given to him.

His album "Scorpion" was a huge success last year, and he won almost all the awards in the past year.

Of course, the data results created by Shen Juan’s "Leviathan" this year will only be crazier than his!

So perhaps we can look forward to the winners of the major award ceremonies next year.

Of course, the premise is that these white people don't play dirty tricks.
All I can say is that a group of crooked Grammy judges might not engage in shady dealings, but it is unlikely that a group of crooked Grammy judges would not engage in shady dealings.

After all, they can even slander people from their own country, so wouldn't it be easy for them to slander Shen Juan, a pure-blooded Chinese?
At the same time, this top feast in the music industry that attracted global attention also created a number of hot news and topic discussions that dominated the charts in the country in the morning.

"The 2019 Billboard Awards list is announced, Drake and Ariana Grande won the Best Singer, and Shen Juan finally won the Best New Artist!"

"At the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, Shen Juan won two out of ten nominations, sowing the seeds of hope for next year!"

"2019 Billboard Music Awards Stage Performance Collection: Taylor's new song "ME!" made a stunning debut at the opening, and Shen Juan's solo stage "Blinding Lights" amazed the audience!"

And this Weibo post from an entertainment blogger who has millions of fans and often uses Shen Juan's traffic to lead Kris's rhythm
Nian Jiao 7: [Let’s have a rational discussion about who will be the top male singer in the next decade of this century, Juan Juan or Kris’ compatriot Ding Ri?]

Fans and netizens responded very enthusiastically.

[Bieber has been in the industry for ten years, but Shen Juan has only been in the industry for two years and he is already touching him. Even if he is one of us, it is not appropriate, right? ]

[What's inappropriate? In Sister Juan's eyes, our Juan Juan can already tear Ah Dai and Taylor Swift apart with her bare hands! ]

[I can’t compare with the cumulative amount, but the quality of my first two albums is enough to surpass all of Bieber’s albums. 】

[People subconsciously tend to favor the past over the present, and when everyone feels that they are equally matched, the one with less experience may have already surpassed them.]

[I don't know what's the point of comparing these two? Aren't they both singers of catchy songs? It's just the pot calling the kettle black. ]

[At this stage, it is obvious that women are stronger than men in the music industry. The five major divas are fighting each other, while the male singers are fighting each other. ]

[Why must it be these two? Can't others be used? Did you eat all of these people, the potted duck Mars? ]

[Then I am more optimistic about Kris. His "Antares" is the greatest album of this century. It's a pity that the public's aesthetic taste is not good enough to appreciate my avant-garde and advanced music concept. I believe that in five or ten years, everyone will understand how awesome this album is! ]

[Who is Juanjuan? Can she beat Lay? ]

[I can only say that I am already invincible in terms of actual sales! At the current growth rate, streaming media will also be invincible. As for Bieber? There is no ship in the new era that can carry him.]

[First, let’s do the next World Tour well, and then use Leviathan to win a few authoritative awards next year. It won’t be too late to compare who will be the world’s No. 1 male at that time.]

To be fair, at this stage, whether it is Bieber, the most popular among the top five men, Mars, who has the most awards for his works, Drake, the best streaming data, or Bonsai, who has the most unique style, they are definitely not something that Shen Juan, who has only been in the industry for two years and has released only two English albums, can compare to.

Mr. Huang: ???
But in terms of development potential alone, even if you put Bieber, who has a mixed reputation, Mars, a lazy guy addicted to gambling, Drake, who is destined to encounter "disaster" in the future, Pot Plant, who has a limited number of die-hard fans, and Boss Huang, who mainly serves to make up the number, all together may not be as great as Shen Juan.

Because the gap between the East and the West will become smaller and smaller in the future, the importance of fans in the Asia-Pacific region will become higher and higher.

In addition, whether in appearance or age, Shen Juan has an absolute advantage that is visible to the naked eye.

Therefore, even if the Americans target him in the future like they did to the foreigners, and suppress him on various levels, they will not be able to cause too much damage to his career.

After all, once fans are hooked and truly fall in love with a star, they will never easily change their minds.

Even if America couldn't go, there were other places to go.

Europe, Latin America, Oceania, Southeast Asia, East Asia, including the country of India, which Shen Juan himself dislikes a little
There are so many countries in the world, and not people in every place will be influenced by American news and public opinion.

And one more very important thing is:
We will discuss who will take charge next year.

Shen Juan happened to stay in the country because of his sense of righteousness, so he naturally avoided the possibility of being used as a target of criticism.

Although he had already prepared himself mentally to be "expelled" by the broken defense of Lao Mei, it absolutely could not happen now.

In short, delay it as long as you can.

Whenever it is the year when he is in charge, he will stay in the country or go to other places, but he will not go to the United States, so as to avoid being found an opportunity to get mad at by these old white skins.

(Personally, I think Li Yitong won)
(End of this chapter)