Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 337 He is the World's Choice
The annual Billboard Music Awards has come to an end, but discussions about the award ceremony continue.

Apart from the discussion on whether the awards were distributed fairly, the most popular discussions were undoubtedly Shen Juan’s two acceptance speeches.

When accepting his first Best New Artist award two years after debuting, he made a final statement, or conclusion, in response to a series of negative media reports against him, including but not limited to racial discrimination, CP hype to deceive fans, and inflated album sales (the average East Asian fan bought three albums):

"To be honest, I think some media are deliberately smearing me, trying to portray me as someone who is arrogant and looks down on everyone, but I think I don't care how they report me now. I make music for my fans and my music fans, and their recognition is the most important."

"So" Shen Juan shrugged while holding the trophy.

"There will be no explanation. There will just be leviathan."

(No more explanations, only Leviathan remains)

As soon as the words fell, the whole audience screamed.

The fans who came to the scene were obviously proud of their idol's behavior of directly calling out the rumor-mongering media.

I should have a fight with these guys in the groove!
The media is like a stray dog on the street that bullies the weak and fears the strong. If they keep silent and pretend to be dead and keep defending themselves, it will only encourage their arrogance and make them become more and more aggressive!
Lao Mei loves such unbridled and ostentatious star idols. A personality that is too perfect, too high and out of touch with the world will be suspected by them of being a showman or pretentious. So there is no doubt that Shen Juan's thriving ambition and vitality are his magic weapons for expanding his territory here!

They love celebrity artists like Shen Juan who can show their ambitions generously and really do what they say!

Taylor Swift, Brush Monkey, Cardi B and others also stood up and applauded Shen Juan, using this way to support their friend who had been unreasonably slandered by the media and attacked by public opinion.

Alex may be a racist who looks down on people, but it is unlikely that Alex is a racist.

Didn’t you see Li Nacha who was carried away by him?

If he really discriminated against people, he wouldn't have collaborated with an unknown person on so many singles.

To put it bluntly, the black spots that Shen Juan was criticized and ridiculed for in the domestic entertainment industry are not a big deal at all on the other side of the ocean.

Private life is chaotic and raising fish to make noodles?
Fuck the eel!
America loves this tune!
There are countless women rushing to climb into the bed of this talented, young and wealthy playboy.

Sydney girl often thanks God for being able to contact Shen Juan before he officially took off.

So Alex is undoubtedly the American version of a bachelor! There are so many people who want to have his illegitimate child!
When Shen Juan received the Best Social Singer award, which was based on the level of fan social media activity, his heartfelt thanks to Alovers around the world sparked a lot of discussion, and fans who were originally very excited about Shen Juan's call to the media shed tears of emotion:
"What I want to say is that no one's life and career are smooth sailing. If you feel that you are facing obstacles at the moment, it is very likely that you are breaking the old and building the new. If you feel ups and downs and pressure? It probably means that you are rising and you are on the uphill road."

“Sometimes, when you are doing something with all your heart, you may be met with ridicule, doubt, or criticism from the outside world. You may feel confused and incomprehensible, or sad, but you must not let it defeat you. You must turn it into motivation!”

"Because we are in an era where everyone has a say, they can express their opinions about you as they please, but please remember that you also have the right to prove them wrong. Never feel ashamed of working hard, even the greatest geniuses need to work hard."

"Then I also want to tell everyone that mistakes are inevitable. If you try to make every decision carefully every time and think that you can control your life and make zero mistakes, I won't say you are wrong, but that is absolutely impossible. Mistakes are inevitable."

"So I just hope you guys understand, if you're blaming yourself too much for what happened? Or if you're feeling ashamed for what happened? That's normal, that's life, no one has it easy, we all have setbacks."

"We were born in this crazy world and live in this crazy era. Please be kind to yourself and stand up for yourself. Please support yourself as you support me, and love yourself as you love me. You say I am your life? You are also my life, everyone."

"You have changed my life!"

Although many celebrity idols will say some high-sounding and empty compliments to pamper and flatter their fans, Shen Juan is different from these people. He is really getting better step by step. He earnestly fulfills every promise he makes in front of his fans and never does things perfunctorily.

If you want to truly understand a person, don’t look at what he says, but look at what he does.

Shen Juan is undoubtedly a practical man.

He doesn't need to shout slogans to motivate his fans.

He never disappoints his fans.

His credibility was well maintained.

Therefore, every promise he makes to his fans and every word he says to his fans will be remembered by his fans.

Because they knew that Shen Juan would not lie.

Their love for Shen Juan became more pure and passionate as they fulfilled their promises again and again.

The fan stickiness and cohesion of Alovers may have reached another peak in Shen Juan’s career!
In this situation, no matter what Shen Juan says, his fans who unconditionally trust him will respond unanimously, and the bond between him and the Alovers, where they interfere with each other's lives and change each other's lives, has been thoroughly established.

The documentary "The New Era of East Asian POPS" produced by the Japanese NHK TV station gave a particularly large section to Shen Juan, a Chinese, and praised Shen Juan for proving through his talent and hard work that yellow people can also succeed in the European and American music scene, paving the way for East Asian artists to enter the United States in the future.

In fact, although there are many conflicts, contradictions and even hatred among the three East Asian countries, everyone looks down on each other.

But compared to those South Korean idols who are dressed up and have assembly-line makeup, Shen Juan is indeed more popular with Japanese gold.

On the one hand, it is because he follows the route of an orthodox singer, not an idol, so there will naturally be no conflict in model concepts and interests with Japanese idols.

Moreover, his resume in the past few years since his debut has involved Cpop, Kpop, and Jpop, and he has naturally become a representative figure of East Asian pop music.

On the other hand, his Japanese EP well demonstrated his impressive musical talent and was recognized by many non-fan circle people.

Very understandable.

Although South Korea's TWICE and BTS can achieve pretty good rankings on the Japanese sales charts every year.

But the data on the listening of their songs is really bleak, and basically no one cares about them except their fans.

Therefore, there is a huge gap between him and orthodox singer-songwriters like Shen Juan who have gained public recognition through their works.

This is also the main reason why Shen Juan, despite his foreign identity, was able to obtain the resources for this year's Summer Koshien theme song.

He has become completely famous among the Japanese youth community!
He has already created a fan trend in Japan.

Want to get some of his traffic?

Then exchange it with real resources.

Then the South Korean media also made an objective and positive evaluation of the Leviathan craze that Shen Juan had created around the world.

Looking back at the past two years, their attitude towards Shen Juan has been extremely inconsistent, jumping back and forth.

At first, they thought Shen Juan was an idol star from the K-pop system, so they often praised him.

After all, praising Shen Juan is equivalent to praising Kpop.

But after Shen Juan released "Underrated" and it became a huge hit, which affected K-pop's attempt to gain more market share in the United States, they began to smear and suppress Shen Juan. During that period, there were almost no positive comments about Shen Juan in the reports of mainstream news media in South Korea.

However, this suppression did not last long.

It probably took only half a year.

When Shen Juan became the first Asian singer in decades to win the B-Chart Hot 100 championship with the song "Sunflower", and when Leviathan broke North American music records after it was released, they knew that Shen Juan's rise was unstoppable.

So he immediately changed his words and called Shen Juan the pride of Asia, saying that although he was only 20 years old, he had already become a pioneer and senior for East Asian artists to enter Europe, America, and the world.

Then they shamelessly marketed and promoted him in North America and other places, selecting materials from his previous participation in Star Asia and PD202, and regarded him as a part of Kpop, saying that he paved the way for Kpop idol groups to enter the United States, trying to let other Kpop idol groups take advantage of his traffic.

Only krd can't match their shamelessness. The angry Alovers will teach them a lesson.

No one, I mean no one, can get away with shamelessly taking advantage of Shen Juan's traffic.

Then there is a video titled "You belong to our Shanghai dream", which has recently become very popular in Southeast Asia, the only region where Chinese culture can be effectively exported. It has attracted countless netizens who either love Shen Juan or admire China to participate in the discussion, further increasing the popularity.

Especially in the city promotional video showing the luxurious appearance of Shanghai to the world, Shen Juan stood in front of the huge French window on the 118th floor observation deck of Shanghai Center Building, facing the warm sunshine at noon, smiling at the camera and saying in Chinese: "Hi! I am Shen Juan, welcome to Shanghai!"

It is regarded as a spiritual sustenance by countless Southeast Asian fans and has become another life fragment in their dreams.

[His words "Welcome to the Magic City" constitute all my Chinese dreams. Shen Juan is my dream.]

[If I were to ask who best represents the youth of China and even the whole of Asia in this era, I would definitely think of him. Strong and confident, with clear goals, gentle and elegant, full of energy, as if he is always at ease and shining! ]

[Juanjuan is really my Chinese dream. I believe that sooner or later I will come to Shanghai and walk the path he once walked.]

[This video is a must-see for girls who dream of Alex. Alex seems so far away that I can never touch him, but he is always shining and is a dream that will never be shattered. ]

[If you want to write about Shen Juanmengnu, you can't just write about Shen Juanmengnu. You have to write about the time on Double Eleven when we hugged and kissed each other desperately in the bustling crowd at the Mercedes-Benz Center. Write about his smile that was far brighter than a sunny day and his cordial greeting of "Welcome to the Magic City" on the center building against the backdrop of the vast city skyline. Write about his high-spirited eyes and smile that could never be erased after he entered the field of vision in the huge audience at Coachella. Write about his red-eyed words "You changed my life" at the award ceremony with many guests. I swear that I will use my life to defend and protect the bridge of communication between us, and this sacred temple called love between us. ]

All I can say is that the power of idols is infinite.

Just like Seoul has become a holy place in the hearts of K-pop dream girls across Asia because of K-pop, Shanghai has also become a must-visit city in the hearts of Alovers because of Shen Juan.

This phenomenon is particularly evident in Southeast Asia, where the economy is underdeveloped and the country has always had beautiful fantasies about China.

To put it bluntly, Southeast Asia is actually a group of Chinese fans who insult and chase after China. They clearly admire Chinese culture and recognize China's influence. However, for various reasons, they like to express their dissatisfaction through extreme behaviors such as insults and abuses, and have developed a complex emotion of love and hate towards China.

The sudden emergence of Shen Juan is like a key weight that tilts the "scale" symbolizing the inner emotions of the Southeast Asian people towards China, allowing many young fans to no longer be stubborn and openly express their love for Shen Juan and China on social media and TikTok.

Because of this, Shen Juan’s value and practical role in the minds of relevant departments have been further enhanced.

Director Guo Fan, who has recently become famous for directing "The Wandering Earth", said in an interview with the media very humbly that Shen Juan's influence overseas is three thousand times that of their movie, and that there is still a long way to go before the little broken earth can truly go abroad and let foreigners witness Chinese science fiction.

CCTV Channel 15 said that Shen Juan is popular all over the world. He knows how to enter the hearts of contemporary young people through songs and represents the development direction of the music industry of this era. His music career has been eternal since the first day he started to climb upward. The pop storm he created shocked the world.

CCTV 9 recently released a special documentary "Shen Juan: Storm of Youth" to promote Shen Juan's new patent Vitan.
"With the immediate success of his second English album Leviathan, Shen Juan has become a world-renowned artist. He started from scratch. He was once an ambitious but frustrated teenager in Shanghai, and now he is the new king of pop music in the world!"

It is also talked about by countless spring rolls.

Because now the matter has been completely settled.

Now there will be no more disputes about who is the greatest contemporary singer in the Chinese music scene!

They were not the only ones who chose Shen Juan.

The world’s choice is also Shen Juan!
On the morning of May 5, Shen Juan and his group, ready to go, boarded an international flight at Harry Reid Airport in Las Vegas that was expected to take 2 hours to reach London.

"The vastness of the world is invisible, the length of the face disappears, like a childhood memory, I have wandered around the world all my life and I have become indifferent to the present."

The tablet in Shen Juan's hand was playing the MV of Kris's self-deprecating new song "Big Shot and Wide Face" which he released some time ago.

Jia Ma Dayan is very smart. He knows that everyone has been mocking my action of sending Green Lion Cold to a certain website during this period.

So they directly stepped on his head and carried out a very effective whitewashing campaign, which won the recognition of many black fans and passers-by.

It is hard not to wonder whether this incident was his doing from the very beginning and was part of his plan.

"Are you still awake?" Yang Yangjin came over with a tablet. "Hurry up and confirm the schedule for the world tour. They plan to start the first round of pre-sales on your birthday, May 5th. You'd better decide on the early tour cities in the next two days so that they can coordinate the venues." Shen Juan pressed the pause button, took off his headphones, looked at Yang Yangjin and asked, "How much box office share can we get?"

"50% is already the limit. At this stage, the share of top singers in Europe and the United States is 30% to 50%, and the second- and third-tier singers only have about 20%. Of course, you can exceed 50%, but that requires a self-operated model and strong enough negotiation confidence."

“Well, 50% is pretty good.”

Although Shen Juan has sufficient confidence at the negotiating table, his fan stickiness and cohesion around the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, are extremely exaggerated. Moreover, he has not been on tour in the past two years. The consumption desire of fans has accumulated to the critical point where they are eager to release and explode.

But he does not have the ability to manage everything independently abroad like Taylor did during the New Era Tour.

That is no longer a capability that an ordinary first-tier big shot can control; it requires the support of a large number of local bosses.

So Shen Juan can only sigh at the greatness of the Time Tour, but cannot really take the Time Tour as his standard at this stage.

It is a cross-era tour that breaks out of the rules of the old era, and popularity, connections, influence and status are all indispensable.

"But we have negotiated very good splits in other areas. We got 90% of the merchandise, 45% of the documentary film box office, and a lot of endorsement brands want to sponsor the Leviathan World Tour and launch co-branded products."

In fact, in addition to ticket revenue, the income from peripheral merchandise and brand sponsorship should not be underestimated.

The former generally accounts for 20% to 30% of the total tour revenue, while the latter directly provides sponsorship income of more than eight figures.

For example, the sales of peripheral merchandise from Taylor Swift's tour exceeded $200 million.

It's really hard not to be envious.

Yang Yangjin continued to explain while looking at the tablet in his hand: "In addition, there are also some government departments in cities such as Singapore and Bangkok in Southeast Asia and Shanghai in China, which have stated that if you can hold a concert there, they will introduce a series of welfare subsidies and tax-free policies."

"So what are your plans now?"

Shen Juan already had a rough plan: "Let's do it the same way as before! After the filming of Yue Lao is finished, we will have ten shows in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in mid-July, and then we will tour North America from August to September. During this period, we can also attend some award ceremonies, then go to Europe in October, Latin America, Japan and South Korea in November, and return to China in December to continue the tour. Then we will go to Southeast Asia and Oceania in January next year. The climate there is relatively warm and suitable during this period."

"Then the North American tour from August to September can be arranged a little more intensively to increase the number of shows. There is no need to hold concerts only on weekends. We should also make use of the midweek. We now have sufficient general popularity support, and there should be many audiences willing to buy tickets. Naturally, we can hold more shows to increase revenue."

Yangyangjin continued to ask, "The tour arrangements in North America and Europe are easy to arrange. Universal has experience there. But where do you plan to hold the tour in Latin America? How many shows do you plan to hold? Universal's advice is that it's best not to hold too many shows. The economic benefits of holding concerts in Latin America are the same as in Southeast Asia, which are quite limited."

Shen Juan nodded to show that he understood, and replied in a deep voice: "Mexico, Brazil and Argentina are enough. There is no need to go to other places. As for Japan and South Korea, we only need to open in Tokyo, Osaka and Seoul. When we have time in the future, we can consider unlocking the five major dome achievements in Japan."

If I remember correctly, the singer with the highest box office revenue in the original time and space's 2019 global tour seems to be P!nk.

She held a total of 68 shows, sold 181 million tickets, and accumulated box office revenue of up to 2.16 million US dollars.

If Shen Juan's Leviathan Era tour proceeds as planned and there are no unexpected events, there will probably be more than 80 shows in these seven months. In addition, the average number of people per show will definitely be much higher than P!nk's .

So it will surely have a pretty good ending, and then naturally become the double winner of this year's global box office highest-grossing tour and the global highest-selling album.

It took off from the United States on the morning of the 2nd and landed in London on the morning of the 3rd.

After spending an afternoon shooting for Jaeger-LeCoultre's global advertising campaign, Shen Juan and his team came to a Chinese restaurant with a good reputation, preparing to eat and drink their fill before heading to their next work location - Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, to complete the shooting of Arsenal's promotional video.

"We will have a concert rehearsal tomorrow and a formal performance the night after tomorrow. There will only be 5,000 people in the audience, and we will mainly make money by selling DVDs and Blu-ray BDs. Then we will return to New York the day after tomorrow to attend the Met Gala. At this point, your work tasks in North America will be completed."

The workaholic agent took the opportunity to chat about the specific work arrangements for the next few days before the food was served.

"How much do you plan to set the price?" Shen Juan didn't quite trust the quality of the hair loss water in London, so he drank a sip of iced orange juice.

"We plan to release the regular and limited editions in Neon. The regular edition is priced at 8500 yen, and the limited edition is priced at 12000 yen."

“What’s the current exchange rate?”

"About 1 to 15."

"A Blu-ray BD sells for eight hundred. The Japanese are really rich." Shen Juan rubbed his hands excitedly. He could make money again!

"Why else would those K-pop idols rather insult flowers than breastfeed Japan? Isn't it because their financial lifeline is in the hands of others?"

"They are just clowns who appear strong on the outside but are weak on the inside. They are like Hakimi who gets angry and angry whenever he sees someone. In fact, if you treat such people like Hakimi, you can just give them a hard kick and they will behave themselves. It's a pity that some people would rather give up their dignity and kneel down to chase stars than stand up, so they will naturally be looked down upon by Hakimi."

"What is Hakimi?" Yang Yangjin didn't understand.

Considering that the Hakimi meme had not appeared at that time, Shen Juan thought about it and decided to give the original meaning.

"It means honey water in Japanese."

"Does the honey water have anything to do with what you said?"

"No."

"So what are you talking about?"

"To borrow a phrase from a famous poet and director, no one will be able to understand my speech for at least ten years."

"???"

Yangyang Jin still didn't understand Shen Juan's train of thought. Could this be the realm of genius that is difficult for ordinary people to understand and reach?
Is it just a casual remark that proves the mystery of the world that ordinary people will find difficult to understand in their entire lives?

Haki, you're so tired.
It's really scary~
"Boss, the second issue of Xiangwang is updated today. Do you want to see the comments?" The little assistant suddenly interrupted.

"Is it the one where Xiaotian came?" Shen Juan asked.

"Correct!"

"Let me be healthy."

Shen Juan took the phone from her assistant and started to scroll through the comments that had been on the hot search list for a while.

In fact, with the release of the preview for the next episode after the show was broadcast last week, fans of the show, fans of the CP of Shen Juan and Tian Xiwei, or just netizens who wanted to watch the fun, all had high expectations for the second episode.

After all, this is the long-unseen appearance of the Spring CP that once caused a bloody storm in the domestic entertainment fan circle!

One is a world-famous pop star, and the other is the most human and daring female star in the history of domestic entertainment.

Everyone is looking forward to what kind of fun they can create when the two of them come together.

[Is this the first time in the past two seasons that I have taken the initiative to go outside to greet a guest? He loves it! ]

The phrase "TA loves it so much" has become a special term for Shen Juan and the contestants of Sister-in-law 101 in this time and space.

He loves her so much, she loves him so much
And ever since Zhou Ye's personal information was exposed and everyone knew that her Weibo ID was "Zhou Ye Ye", sometimes even when Shen Juan posted a daily photo of himself drinking porridge for breakfast on Weibo, it could be forcibly interpreted as secretly showing off his sister-in-law.

All I can say is that whatever he does now may be misunderstood.

His "reputation" has hit rock bottom.

[Once the other people in the Mushroom House said hello, they went their separate ways, leaving them some space to be alone. If they had nothing to do with each other, I would have started a live broadcast of washing my hair while spinning upside down! ]

[Teacher He's eyes have sold them out completely, and she has the same auntie smile as me. ]

Brothers, we really don't have anything to hide.

But Shen Juan himself didn't intend to hide it.

Although he would not admit it, he would not put on airs in front of the camera and act as if he was unfamiliar with the subject and didn't want to get involved with her.

[Wow! On the way to buy groceries, what Sister Tian said to Wa Juan was really thoughtful! She loves it! ]

[These two get along so naturally! I wouldn’t be surprised if they suddenly issued a marriage certificate one day.]

[Although they are celebrities so they dress maturely, but if you think about it carefully, they were only 19 or 20 years old when they met, isn't that the age of college students? Thinking about it this way, they seem more like a young and innocent boy and a grown-up girl in love! So sweet!!!]

[Isn't that right? Is this still the Sister Tian I'm familiar with? Damn, I always thought Sister Tian was the strong one, but I didn't expect Sister Tian to be willing to be 0 for love in front of Shen Juan! ]

[This living King of Hell can probably only soften and show his gentle and charming side in front of Shen Juan.]

[Hot Knowledge: All the BGMs used by Tian Jie on TikTok are songs by Shen Juan, and the one used the most is "Seven". From Chinese songs to Japanese songs to English songs, I have never seen a woman who is so dedicated and pays attention to details in a relationship. She loves it so much! ]

[Although I know there is a huge gap between them, one is a global pop star and the other is only slightly better than an ordinary person, but I really feel that Shen Juan and Sister Tian are a good match! No matter how much trouble Sister Tian causes in the fan circle, Shen Juan will silently tolerate and support her behind her. ]

【Oranges aren’t the only fruit. Oranges are.】

[Wuwuwu Sister Tian, my Sister Tian, wuwuwu, you must be happy, wuwuwuwu.]

Although fans and netizens are chatting heatedly online, the work and life of the two parties still have to go on.

Shen Juan had just returned the phone to the assistant after reading the comments when he heard the message alert sound on his phone suddenly.

I took out my phone, unlocked the screen, opened WeChat, and saw that it was indeed a message from another person involved, "Sister Tian".

He sent three messages in a row.

The top message is a video link from Bilibili, and the title says
"Spring｜Set highlights, Weibo sweets｜The complete timeline of love｜Time is silent, waiting for the flowers to bloom"

Then the message in the middle is:

[I know you work in London, so I waited until you were having dinner to send you this message. If you don’t even read it, I really won’t be able to resist spamming you! ]

The last message was a fan-made emoticon with the caption "Spring CP is the sweetest!"

Looking at the cute emoticons on the phone screen that looked like a couple's profile picture, and the threatening warning that was full of tenderness and had no lethality at all, Shen Juan couldn't help but imagine Xiaotian's silly look when he was lying in bed sending him a message late at night, and he couldn't help but squinting his eyes and laughing softly.

He likes cute girls who act extremely vicious and ferocious in front of outsiders, but are completely soft in front of him!

No one can resist such a contrast.

So he typed this and sent it over:

【Love you Tianbao! 】

Although these four simple words cannot express all his feelings, they can make the other person feel happy.

That's enough, isn't it?
(End of this chapter)