Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 352 I wish to be the river water and meet you again

While Shen Juan was working hard on the film and romance in the Xiamen crew, the movie "Better Days", which has attracted much attention from the outside world and has high hopes from all investors and the two leading actors, did not slack off on pre-release publicity and warm-up work in order to achieve a hit as soon as it was released.

New stills and advance trailer released in January.

The upward-looking poster, character posters and different versions of trailers will be released in May.

In June, the theme song MV sung by JJ Lin, a special production of the crew, and the final trailer were released.

There were also various marketing press releases during this period:

For example, Shen Juan once again starred in a movie about school bullying, which was the debut of the actress, and Shen Juan's acting skills testament.
Coupled with the high traffic brought by the male lead himself, not only people in mainland China watched it, but many fans including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia were curious about the film. To some extent, it is the first domestic entertainment film that has been anticipated by foreigners before it was officially released.

Therefore, "Better Days", which will be released in about twenty days, seems to be dominating the summer season.

Now it is the turn of Marvel's "Spider-Man: Far From Home" to consider whether to postpone its release and temporarily avoid the spotlight.

The offensive and defensive dynamics are different.

However, all the creators of "Better Days" do regard it as a turning point in their careers.

In order to reap the benefits of Shen Juan and increase his own box office performance, Zhou Qiuyu very honestly played the second role.

Not only did he not dare to do anything wrong on the crew, but during the promotion period outside the crew, he also followed Shen Juan's lead and kept his word.

Everyone exclaimed: Huang Ya has matured! The Huang Ya who once humiliated Wang Xun's Yin Yang Xiao Ma is gone forever!
Although Shen Juan has only made one movie that can be released in theaters since his debut, and it was a bad movie, his status is indeed much higher than other actors in the domestic entertainment industry. In other words, if he returns to the domestic entertainment industry to film, as long as his partner is not Big Brother Cheng, it is basically no different from going to the countryside to help with poverty alleviation.

So unlike what many netizens think, Zhou Qiuyu never considered it a shame to be outranked by Shen Juan.

On the contrary, she actually always regarded this as an honor that belonged to her, and she felt very proud when she told others that she had acted with Shen Juan.

And maybe we can also take this opportunity to enhance and expand our overseas reputation and create the possibility of international marketing.

In fact, with Shen Juan's global explosion in North America, the domestic entertainment industry is now once again pursuing the identity of an "international star". It's a pity that Chinese people are not as easy to fool as before. Shen Juan's performance has fed them too well, letting them know what is truly awesome and what is fake awesome.

Moreover, Xiao Chunjuan is very disgusted and hates these rotten fish and shrimps who are tying up Shen Juan, so he often exposes fakes on the Internet.

As a result, many artists who tried to brag about being an international celebrity and tie Shen Juan up ended up losing both the wife and the army.

Not only did he fail to become a world-class artist like Shen Juan in everyone's mind, he also lost a lot of popularity among the public.

Shen Juan wants to win the Best Actor award through this movie.

After all, the 20 Golden Rooster Awards were the weakest in history due to the influence of the large number of righteousness and main-theme movies.

Even Huang Xiaoming was able to make history with the popular theme movie "The Bravest", winning the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor for the second time.

There is no reason why Shen Juan’s “Better Days” won’t work.

If you don't fight now, when will you fight?
And there is another crucial factor. With the Golden Horse Awards taking the initiative to die and the Golden Image Awards closing its doors, the mainland film industry is now in urgent need of establishing a sufficiently authoritative and influential award as their highest honor, which will become an important banner for the mainland film's external publicity.

The Golden Rooster Award is undoubtedly their first choice.

So put yourself in their shoes and think about how to expand the popularity and influence of this award as quickly as possible?

It's simple, create a major news event!

Nothing could be more exciting than the news that Shen Juan, the "world-class pop king" in his early twenties, was crowned the emperor!
In 18, he was in Taipei, preparing for the Golden Horse Campaign and suppressing the rebellion online.

In 20, he was crowned the Golden Rooster Emperor in Xiamen, across the sea.

For the mainland film industry and related departments, this is a story line that couldn’t be more perfect!
Shen Juan’s fans obviously understand this as well.

After all, Shen Juan was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the Golden Horse Awards last year for his role in the art film "An Elephant Sitting Still". It is not impossible for him to go one step further this year with "Better Days". Anyway, let's not talk about next year for now. There are obviously no strong contenders for the Best Actor award among the movies released this year.

Therefore, once the final trailer of the movie was released, it instantly attracted a large group of fans and passers-by to watch and comment.

[I really want to be in Zhou Dongyu's soul and be protected by Shen Juan. ]

[The texture is really good! I feel like it will be a hit, I will definitely support it! I hope it is a good movie and I hope it won’t disappoint everyone. ]

[Oh my god! Am I still this handsome even with a buzz cut? I can handle all these close-ups of my face. This is truly invincible! ]

[I love my brother Xiaobei so much! Shen Juan, you are a god! You have fully demonstrated the rebelliousness and the damn sense of protection! ]

[The wild eyes and the complex temperament of being strong and stubborn blend together, it feels so bitter! ]

[The villain is called Zhou Ye, right? He looks okay. I personally think he is prettier than a certain sister. Private messages are closed. Please do not disturb me.]

[Are you still gritting your teeth over Shen Juan's popularity and exaggerated achievements? Are you still indignant about Chun Juan's fighting power? Come on! You only need to spend the price of a movie ticket to go into the cinema, and you can watch him being stepped on the head and beaten, and even see his fans crying together. The more you spend, the more times you can see him being beaten! A movie ticket can't buy a car or a house, but it can buy a moment of pleasure, so don't hesitate! ! ! ]

[Perhaps you have not experienced school violence, but this does not mean that it does not exist. Do not use your own ideas to think that it is unrealistic, because it is often the reality. Shen Juan has filmed two movies on school bullying, which shows that he hopes that more people will understand the harm and impact of school violence. He is really using his influence to protect the healthy growth of every teenager. His actions perfectly explain what a true high-quality idol is. ]

Because there are fans controlling the comments, the comments that are liked seem okay at first glance.

Afterwards, thanks to the fact that Shen Juan had built up a decent popularity and good reputation among passers-by through "demolishing that pride" and similar interests, most passers-by netizens also expressed their great expectations. It is obvious that they have separated Shen Juan from other traffic, otherwise they would probably have been ridiculed and tortured right from the start.

In addition, since the investors intend to borrow Shen Juan's influence this time, the film will be released simultaneously in multiple countries overseas to reap the box office.

Therefore, supporting publicity and marketing on overseas video social platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Twitter are also indispensable.

Many YouTube and Douyin bloggers have participated in this traffic craze and were the first to post their reactions to the trailer for Better Days. They highly praised Shen Juan's character appearance and acting skills, and made relatively objective and reasonable speculations about the plot based on the existing plot clips.

Not to mention that it can easily cover the world like Hollywood by leveraging strong distribution channels and past glory.

After all, a movie with an "unpopular" theme like "Better Days" is difficult to be recognized and loved by both white and black people.

Due to different traditional cultures and social conditions, they are unlikely to understand the story elements that appear in the plot.

But at least there is no problem in including the Asia-Pacific countries surrounding China, such as Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.

Just like taking "A Longing for Life" overseas to let foreigners experience China's beautiful rural scenery, this "Better Days" can obviously also take this opportunity to be exported to neighboring countries and regions, allowing residents of Japan, South Korea, and especially Southeast Asia to have a deeper and more comprehensive impression of China.

"Shen Juan is our Chinese dream."

The influence and spread of this sentence in Southeast Asia will only grow, until it becomes a persistent dream in the hearts of fans and completely changes the trajectory of their lives.

Bag Diary

June 2019, 6, morning, cloudy.

I am a sophomore and school beauty of Hangzhou No. 20 Middle School, a freshman in the acting department of Beijing Film Academy in , and one of the first artists signed by Starlink. My dream is to contribute to Juan Ge's big house and witness Juan Ge's rise to the pinnacle of life. I am a sweet and lovely girl with a gentle and sunny personality.
Bao Lujia.

Today, I took a leave of absence from school and came to Xiamen. Together with a group of good sisters whom I met through the "Lucky Fans Visiting the Set" event of "Dear, Beloved" last year, I joined the crew to shoot my first film and television work in my life, the love fantasy movie "Yue Lao" produced by our company.

This movie is incredible!

The male lead is the big boss of our company, the former Chinese version of Justin Bieber, the current pop king of Generation Z, the fashion emperor, the second-highest male star by a wide margin, and a strong contender for the future "world's number one male star". I have the utmost respect, admiration, and longing for him, even to the point of infatuation at one point, Shen Juan!
The heroine is Tian Xiwei, the first generation "Juan Girl" who first appeared in fan circle discussions through the drama "So Cute We Are", and Zhou Ye, a classmate from the Beijing Film Academy who was previously well protected by Shen Juan and the school until the filming of "Better Days" began, when she appeared in everyone's vision.

Even the villain who didn't have much of a role had the help of Deng Chao, a high school student with outstanding achievements in all aspects.

So to be honest, I was so nervous and excited these days that I had to take melatonin to fall asleep.

Seeing Brother Shen Juan again after such a long time, I must show my best side in front of him!
Then, when I first met Tian Xiwei, who is very famous (notorious) in the fan circle and whose notoriety is enough to make fan girls stop crying, and Zhou Ye, who has a good-looking face but usually keeps a low profile, I also made sure to behave well-behaved, honest, and harmless in front of the two seniors.

Even if we cannot establish friendship through this opportunity, we must never make enemies with them and be targeted and suppressed by them.

After all, I still understand the principle of first come, first served.

One of them was born in 97 and the other in 98.

I have known Brother Juan for two or three years.

I only met Brother Juan last year.

In terms of favorability and closeness of relationship, they are definitely not as good as those who have secretly done the same thing with Juan Ge countless times.

Fortunately, I am not an adult yet.

I have great plasticity and endurance! I can evolve as I please in the direction that Juan Ge likes!
So I still have a lot to do and the future is promising!

Ten o'clock in the morning.

My sisters and I met on time downstairs of the hotel.

Yujie just finished the college entrance examination yesterday. She seemed very excited and talked about her travel plans for this summer.

It feels so wonderful to have put down the burden of many years and be free of worries!
But it will be my turn to enjoy it next summer, and I hope there won’t be any problems caused by the changes in plans!
I don't know what Xin'er, who arrived at the crew a day in advance, was doing last night. When she started a group call, she was not only panting heavily, but also heard some strange noises. When asked what she was doing, she said she was running in the hotel gym. I don't understand, but she looks radiant today! My mixed-race sister Li Wanda, who is one year younger than me, is quiet and introverted, playing the role of a listener.

However, it is probably normal to feel anxious when coming to work in an unfamiliar city at such a young age.

The only pity is that Xiaodan, who also finished the college entrance examination yesterday, did not appear in the Xiamen crew today.

According to her, Brother Juan had other plans for her.

He said that he planned to let her use this summer to systematically learn music theory and singing skills with a teacher.

Well, I think there is nothing wrong with Juan Ge’s arrangement. After all, Yichun’s singing is really nice.

It’s a pity not to be a singer!
(Shen Yujie)

At half past ten, we arrived at the set by car.

The four of us were curious about everything around us.

It’s a pity that they can’t take pictures with their mobile phones, otherwise they would have to take a couple of selfies and post them on WeChat Moments to show off!

Next, we met Juan Ge’s agent, Yangjin Zhuoma, who is known as the most beautiful agent in the fan circle.

Beautiful indeed.

Although I think her facial features are not as pretty as ours, she has a mature and royal temperament that is really attractive, which is something that we little girls don't have. The fan circle says that she is also a hidden beauty. I didn't quite believe it before, but I do now.

Anyway, if I were Brother Shen Juan, I
A diary is used to record what is happening at the moment and your mood and feelings at the time, not for pornographic things!
Back to the topic
Sister Zhuoma had a faint smile on her face. She looked very friendly and intellectual. Her voice was soft and gentle. She was very nice to us and taught us many things that we need to pay attention to when filming on the crew. Although most of them were not related to professional knowledge, these things were equally important.

After all, acting can be learned from textbooks, but no one will take the initiative to teach you how to survive in the crew.

So I think Sister Zhuoma is a good person!
I immediately asked if I could add her on WeChat. She seemed stunned for a moment, then agreed with a smile.

Then around eleven o'clock.
We finally arrived at the core area of the set where filming was taking place, and finally met Brother Shen Juan whom I had been missing so much!

He is still the same
Please forgive my lack of words, which makes me not know what words to use to describe you, Brother Juan.

But when I calmed down and carefully recalled and thought about our story, many beautiful things about you appeared in my mind.

If the description is wrong, if the description is not appropriate, if blah blah please don't be angry and ignore me.

Please! Please!
After all, I'm just a 17-year-old high school student, right? (tongue sticking out emoji)

In that case, I'll get started.

ummm
I didn’t believe the saying “there are stars and oceans in your eyes” before, but after meeting you, I began to believe it.

You are a shining and energetic idol! I draw courage and strength from you. Whenever I feel trembling, dizzy, or nauseous due to anxiety, I will slowly calm down when I see you. You soothe the bad emotions that I can't control. You remind me of the bright sunshine, the clear moonlight, the cool night breeze, the quiet streets, and the sweet ice cream. Your existence makes me feel that everything around me is not so bad.

The fortune-telling website predicted based on my name and birth date that I will have a bad love life and it will be difficult for me to meet true love in this life.

You never know, he might end up living alone.

How sad and abominable.
I am just a 17-year-old underage high school student, why would I be subjected to such a vicious and excessive "curse"!
At this age when I am still full of beautiful fantasies and aspirations for love, am I destined to never enjoy a sweet love in this life?
It really makes me angry!
It's so wicked! It's almost like making people lose lychees!
But when I thought of you, when I thought of joining your company, and when I thought of the many opportunities we would have to meet in the future, my temper immediately disappeared.

Love is a life topic that many people cannot fully understand in their entire lives. Although it is too profound, when we first met on the intimate set, you walked up to me and took the flowers I handed to you. When I subconsciously looked up at your eyes, it was as if I saw its most beautiful appearance.

Warmth, purity, sincerity, and sparkle
All the beautiful words are not enough to describe your beautiful eyes, and my heart is beating so fast that it is burning for you at this moment.

Just like the unpublished romantic short story with you as the hero and me as the heroine that I wrote this winter because I had nothing to do at home, in which a famous star named Shen Juan said to an amateur female college student named Bao Lujia in a crowded airport surrounded by fans and flashing lights:
"There is still half an hour before the flight takes off. Are you here to say goodbye to me, or to run away with me? Although I already know the answer, I guess you can't say it out loud. But it doesn't matter. You can tell me slowly in the future. We still have a lot of time, enough for you to tell me everything."

Just like this spring when high school started, I couldn’t sleep late at night, so I ran to the balcony of my dormitory. I suddenly sent you a photo of the dark night sky while you were making an album in the United States. Then we had a short but memorable cross-ocean voice call:

"Have you ever wished on a shooting star?"

"I haven't seen a shooting star myself."

"I don't have any either, what a pity! I heard that making a wish on a shooting star can make your wish come true! I really want to try it myself!"

"It's okay. There's no need to feel sorry for this kind of thing. Bao Bao, if you have any wishes, I will help you realize them."

"Then I wish your new album a big hit, Brother Juan!"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for about ten seconds.

Then the gentle and clear voice that made one's ears pregnant sounded again: "I think I saw a shooting star, too."

"Hmm? But isn't it daytime over there?"

"Well, but some shooting stars can actually be seen during the day. I wish you a good day and good things will happen."

After hanging up the phone, I stood on the balcony alone, looking at the dark night sky with sparse moon and stars for a long time.

If I'm not mistaken, you mean
I am the shooting star that comes for you among the starry sky.

But to me, aren't you the same?

In fact, there is no need for you to wish me a good mood today, good things will happen.

Because every day I chat with you on WeChat, I am in a good mood and believe that good things will happen to me.

You don't have to reach the top, just keep your spirits high. I just hope you can smile.

That's all.

Brother Shen Juan, what you don’t know is that what you received at that time was not only flowers, but also my pure love.

I don’t need roses in spring, ice cream in summer, fallen leaves in autumn, or the first snow in winter.

why?

Because the person I like has all the good qualities.

Because the person I like is you.

At half past eleven, the weather became clearer.

I just met Brother Shen Juan, he praised me for becoming more beautiful again, I’m so happy!
I’m going to shoot my first scene in my life this afternoon, so happy!
Brother Shen Juan is going to treat us to a welcome dinner tonight. I can spend more time with him. I’m so happy!
But just as I was happily taking selfies outside the dressing room in the bright sunshine, I met the heroine of this play, Tian Xiwei, a super masculine girl with a soft and cute round face, but a fierce reputation, who looked like "I am Emperor Tian, and I should suppress all enemies in the world."

She seemed to glare at me.

Just this one glance.

I felt a strong sense of pressure.

Is this pink-haired girl going to come over and slap me, or drag me to a deserted corner and force me to kneel down?
I instantly understood the exact meaning of the sentence in the junior high school Chinese textbook: "The two legs are trembling, and they almost want to run away."

Is this the aura of a strong man?
It's really scary!
It is indeed a terrifying existence that can silence the fan circle!
If I wasn't worried about being looked down upon in the future, I would really like to run over to my sisters and keep each other warm.

Because only by staying with sisters I trust can I find a little sense of security.

After all, no matter how awesome she is or how strong her individual combat capability is, it’s impossible for her to be a god descending from the earth and kill us all with one blow!

Fortunately, at this time, another heroine of the movie, Zhou Ye, a classmate of Juan Ge, came over with a smile and stood between Tian Xiwei and me. She used her slender body to block the terrifying sight that seemed to want to kill people, which made me feel at ease and relaxed a lot.

Then, just as I came back to my senses after finishing my imagination, I felt my hand being held by something warm and delicate.

That was Zhou Ye's hand.

This senior from Beijing Film Academy, who was previously unknown on the Internet, was standing in front of me at this moment. She asked me with concern when I came to Xiamen, whether I slept well last night, whether I had breakfast, and whether I had any questions about the crew. She also said that if I needed help, I could come to her at any time.
His eyes are sincere and kind, and his smile is gentle and clear.

This is in stark contrast to the notorious Tian Xiwei, who could scare me into having wild thoughts with just one look.

This is a trustworthy senior!
This is a gentle and kind senior sister!

This is the kind of girlfriend that Juan Ge deserves!
I thought happily.

I just feel it is so great that on the first day of joining the group, I gained the friendship of senior sister Zhou Ye, who also graduated from Beijing Film Academy!

You are like the green mountains, and I am like the pine and cypress.

I wish I could be the river and meet you again.

(End of this chapter)