Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 398 His fishpond is the whole world
It's 11 PM Tokyo time.

The three-and-a-half-hour concert officially came to a close amidst a grand shower of flower petals and screams from the audience.

Whether it was Shen Juan himself, or the guest performers King Gnu and YOASOBI who took this opportunity to make their debut, they all brought an outstanding and memorable audio-visual experience to the 50,000 audience members present.

After the concert, many fans who had personally experienced the concert atmosphere, as well as dozens of popular Japanese artists, all posted on Instagram or Twitter related to Shen Juan's concert, sharing their thoughts on the concert and their current feelings.

On the surface, Shen Juan's close friends include Masaki Suda and Sho Hirano; Minami Hamabe and Satomi Ishihara, who have been rumored to be dating Shen Juan; Elaiza Ikeda and Mio Imada, who have starred in his music videos; and Ayaka Miyoshi, who, after gaining fame in China with the "Won't Cry" music video, expressed her desire to meet Shen Juan.
Then there's Kanna Hashimoto, whom Shen Juan met last year through a cameo appearance in "From Today, It's My Turn!!", rising stars Yokohama Ryusei and Nagano Mei who have emerged this year, Nogizaka46 idols Saito Asuka and Yoda Yuki, and a group of well-known actors and singers who came to ride the wave of popularity.
For example, Kenshi Yonezu, Kana Nishino, Masami Nagasawa, Hikaru Utada, Aimer, and Back Number.
They either watched the entire concert live, calling it the most amazing concert they had ever seen, or they had a closer private conversation with Shen Juan backstage and took photos with him, saying that they had finally met their idol or finally met an artist at the forefront of this era.

This surprised many netizens and media outlets.

Although they knew beforehand that Shen Juan was very popular in Japan, and that the offline popularity of his songs exceeded the expectations of many fans, and although they knew beforehand that the Leviathan tour had unparalleled energy and could easily create a pop storm no matter which country it went to.

But I really didn't expect it to become this popular!

Surprisingly, despite being an outsider, he attracted a large group of foreign artists who spontaneously came to "chase after" him and take photos with him.

This is unbelievable!
It's easy to gain the support and recognition of fans and casual observers, but it's extremely difficult to gain the recognition of peers.

The former means that the artist has a unique charm that attracts fans, while the latter means that his professional skills are outstanding.

Shen Juan's trip to Tokyo with his Leviathan Era tour, which broke various records, not only sparked a new wave of pop culture and drove fans into a frenzy, but also earned him verbal recognition from so many Japanese peers, which is undoubtedly an important manifestation of his professional ability and influence.

Therefore, brand new trending news emerges.

The media rushed to report on the incident.

On one hand, they popularize the concept of "burnout economics" to the public, and on the other hand, they put intense pressure on musicians in the Japanese music scene.

The fans maintained the momentum in an organized and orderly manner.

On one hand, I'm saying how handsome my Juanjuan is, and on the other hand, I'm putting up data and tables to solidify his "world's number one man" throne.

The passersby now have a new topic to discuss.

The discussions are either about Shen Juan's historical status or fans using Shen Juan to belittle and humiliate their rivals.

The haters broke down again and started making sarcastic remarks.

Shen Juan has business collaborations and economic exchanges with various agencies in Japan, which is why the artists came to support him.

Shen Juan's popularity and influence in Japan are purely due to his lack of talent; he can't even fill a venue with 5.5 people.

But fans and casual observers just found them laughable.

Because they knew very well that Shen Juan's achievements and honors could not be brought down by the words of these sour grapes.

Anyone with a little common sense and knowledge can see the flaws in these trolls' sarcastic remarks.

In short, whether it's praise and commendation or doubt and slander, everything has brought this tour and Shen Juan's personal popularity and influence to a new peak. The Leviathan Era tour, which returns to East Asia, has become one of the hottest topics of discussion on the internet in the Asia-Pacific region.

His future development in Japan and the entire Asia-Pacific region will be smooth sailing, reaching uncharted territory.

From the 15th to the 17th, the three-day tour will be completed.

According to statistics, approximately 150,000 spectators bought tickets to enjoy the performance at the Tokyo Dome over the three days, with about 10% of them coming from overseas. Including concert tickets, merchandise, transportation, and accommodation, the economic benefits over the three days reached 252 billion yen.

The controversy surrounding whether a foreign singer should perform the Koshien theme song was abruptly halted.

Undoubtedly, Shen Juan's popularity, boosted by his tour, has become a social phenomenon in Japan.

On the 18th and 19th, the remaining work on expanding the EP from seven songs to a ten-song album was completed.

Then, suitable actors for the music video were selected.

Familiar faces Minami Hamabe and Elaiza Ikeda play the female leads in "Dried Flowers" and "The Monster's Flower Uta," respectively.

In addition, last year's "veteran" Mio Imada was retained, and "newcomer" Ayaka Miyoshi was introduced.

The former was because the "surprise interview" at TBS TV station left a fairly good impression on Shen Juan.

The latter was because he took the initiative to come to Shen Juan's door these past two days, giving him a very Japanese-style "pillow service".

Despite numerous collaboration offers from agencies wanting to feature their young actresses in Shen Juan's music video.

But Shen Juan didn't need to make any exchange of benefits with the Japanese agency. He didn't even care about the resources in the domestic entertainment industry, so naturally he wouldn't lower himself to please the capital in the Japanese entertainment industry.

So just do whatever you want.

Anyway, he has the confidence to do whatever he wants.

(Dried Flowers was the hottest song in Japan in 2021. Its popularity was phenomenal, both online streaming data and offline, including play rate in convenience stores and shopping malls and karaoke requests. It is said that it moved the Japanese people with its delicate lyrics, giving people the feeling of a Japanese version of "Mercury".)
During this period, Shen Juan also acquired the exclusive rights to the film "Love Like a Bouquet" from TBS.

This movie is alright. Original Timeline is one of the most well-known Japanese romance films in China.

The word-of-mouth reviews are also quite good, with 700,000 to 800,000 people rating it on Douban. It is very popular among contemporary young people, and it is estimated that it will achieve a decent box office result after its release.

Moreover, once the rights were purchased, the original film would never be made again; Starlink's films are the original versions of this timeline.

Therefore, we can find a professional screenwriting team to adapt the original script, which is set in Tokyo, into a localized script that takes place in major cities in China, such as Beijing and Shanghai (many aspects of this film are common to the three East Asian countries), and then we can start filming directly.

As for the actors, that's even more convenient.

Just find someone from within the company.

In today's film market, the male lead, Shen Juan, is the core and key element; it doesn't matter who the female lead is.

They're all just unimportant accessories anyway.

In an era where capital in the film industry has completely lost its allure for viewership ratings, Shen Juan is the only guarantee of box office success in their eyes.

After confirming the copyright acquisition, Shen Juan took some time to have dinner with Satomi Ishihara and chat about their recent situations.

In fact, we should have met long ago.

After all, strictly speaking, this woman was the first Japanese friend Shen Juan had ever met, and they were even close enough to sleep together. However, considering that she was of marriageable age and had recently met a well-off investment banking executive, and they had started a relationship that was heading towards marriage.

Therefore, Shen Juan never took the initiative to ask her out.

But this doesn't mean that Shi Yuan doesn't want to ask Shen Juan out either.

So before officially disconnecting and resuming a normal friendship, Ishihara Satomi, who felt that she might not have a happy life after marriage, couldn't help but ask Shen Juan out. Following her physical instincts and true inner thoughts, she had a "breakup throw" with him, releasing her desires and partying all night.

Not1, not2, not3, not7.

Unlike his neighbor, Shen Juan did not falter at a crucial moment, resulting in the disastrous "eight-tenths release of military power".

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This gave Satomi Ishihara, who felt extremely comforted and satisfied both physically and mentally, an even greater desire to disconnect!
Her rationality led her to choose a high-level executive with a stable income and similar age, but her emotions and physical desires led her to Shen Juan.

To paraphrase many Western female celebrities when praising their boyfriends: Shen Juan fulfilled all her beautiful fantasies about men.

This made her feel extremely tormented every night.

It can only be said that art imitates life. This plot is so classic that it often appears in action movies.

However, Shen Juan didn't say much about it.

Because in Japan, there's no need to be so moral.

After all, the moral standards here are already very low.

Therefore, in order to better integrate into the market and master the core culture here, one must naturally adapt to local customs.

In short, the date arrived at November 20th.

Shen Juan once again took a chartered private jet to America to begin the next leg of his work journey.

It was the dead of night in China.

Even though it's Wednesday and many people have to get up early for work or school tomorrow, they're not in a hurry to go to bed. Because some big news broke tonight!

Moreover, it's an enormous, record-breaking event, worthy of dominating trending topics and dominating major social media platforms!

Therefore, they are all paying close attention to this incident.

The 62nd Grammy nominations have been announced, with Shen Juan, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, and other rising stars leading the pack.

On the evening of November 20th, Beijing time, the nominations for the 62nd Grammy Awards were announced. This year's newcomer lineup is particularly strong, with Shen Juan, hailed as "the leading pop star of our time," leading the nominations with 10 nominations, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. Newcomer Lizzo follows closely with 8 nominations. Billie Eilish, one of the most anticipated newcomers of 2019, and Lil Nas X are tied for third with 6 nominations each. It is understood that these four will compete head-to-head in several major awards.

第62届格莱美颁奖典礼将于京城时间2020年1月27日早9点，在洛杉矶举行。

Here is the complete list of nominees for all awards.

Such explosive and shocking news naturally attracted a large number of fans and netizens to join the discussion.

Although Shen Juan's Grammy nomination last year, which made Chinese history, already sparked a heated discussion.

But this year is different.

This year, he received ten nominations as an absolute favorite, and he swept almost all the major awards!
This has significantly increased netizens' enthusiasm compared to last year, as they clearly hope that Shen Juan can win more trophies and make history back in China.

[I've been scrolling through Weibo, Tieba, and Douban for two whole hours, and my hands are still shaking! I can't sleep at all! Can anyone tell me this isn't a dream? That boy who begged fans to vote for him on the Produce 202 stage has actually done it! He's really standing on the highest stage now! 10 Grammy nominations! Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year—he swept all three major categories! Is he treating the Grammys like his own backyard?]

[A staggering ten nominations: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Pop Album, Best Dance Recording, Best Rap Song, Best Country Song, and Best Music Video. Is this the leading man of our time?]

[The first Asian artist in history to break 10 nominations in a single year, two more than Lizzo, four more than Billie Eilish/Lil Nas X, on par with Jay-Z in 2004 and Beyoncé in 2010, second only to Michael Jackson in 1984 with "Thriller," which marked the official rise of Black music. This is the true value of Walter Reed's nominations!]

The Grammys are just a bunch of no-name awards; no matter how many awards Shen Juan wins, it won't change the fact that his taste is so low.

[Seriously, buddy? We didn't even bother to mock your low taste, and you're already turning the tables and attacking us? Doesn't your behavior just prove that Shen Juan is right? What's the use of humility? Humility only makes outsiders think we lack confidence. If we don't take the initiative, someone else will. It seems that even after getting a Grammy nomination, we still have to play that music comparison and hierarchy game, otherwise some people will really lose their sense of self-worth.]

While others were still making generic pop songs, Shen Juan was already using "Leviathan" to deconstruct the essence of pop music. I just saw a long article by a Rolling Stone music critic, and I suddenly felt like crying. From the "stylist diversity" of "Underrated" to the "all swords returning to their origin" of "Leviathan," he's always three steps ahead of the industry. So I really don't understand how you guys have the nerve to say that Shen Juan only writes assembly-line pop songs, just because he's famous and attracts controversy?

Now that he's received a Grammy nomination, I feel it's time to say something. We always humbly say that there's no high or low in musical taste, but that's just to build goodwill and save face for others. After all, the mainstream of the Chinese music scene is still pop music. But some people, not only unaware of how abstract and unsophisticated their own taste is, turn around and accuse Shen Juan of having poor musical taste. They should listen to more songs to cultivate their aesthetic sense.

[I'm already looking forward to the Grammys on January 27th! A historic moment in the history of Chinese and even Asian pop music is about to arrive. I just hope the Grammys don't act like scoundrels, don't engage in any behind-the-scenes manipulation, and don't discriminate racially. Otherwise, I'll really become a lifelong hater of the Grammys and the winning artists.]

It can only be said that this ten Grammy nominations have given them ample confidence to dig up old grievances and settle accounts thoroughly.

While musical tastes may indeed be equal, reversing the Heavenly Stems is something they absolutely cannot accept.

Besides
A renowned music critic from Rolling Stone commented: "This is the most ambitious pop album since Michael Jackson's Thriller. Shen Juan has built his own universe with music, and we may all become his cosmic citizens, witnessing the coronation of this king of the world and the master of the universe."

BBC Music Channel Special Report: Shen Juan proves that Asian singers can also conquer the world with Western styles.

All-Neon News Network continues its scathing critique of the Japanese music scene: "Shen Juan from neighboring China is already leading the Grammy nominations, but where are our country's young talents? How can such a large Japanese music scene be dominated by a Chinese person? Tell me, how do you explain this? They've lost all shame!"

Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande, who had little chance of winning this year, generously sent their blessings to their friends.

Then Universal also released their pre-prepared marketing press releases, doing their best to promote Shen Juan's award bid.

Easy to understand
Shen Juan is an outsider from China, and it is difficult for him to find a real backer in the United States.

This means that his freedom is quite limited, and he cannot freely contact interest groups from different camps like other big-name singers.

To some extent, this ensures his purity.

Moreover, considering that Shen Juan is now deeply connected with TikTok and Generation Z, taking action against him could easily affect young people's votes. Therefore, he will not be subject to political persecution or suppression, at least in the short term. This is why Global Times is able to invest in him with all its might and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

Simply put, Shen Juan is currently the male singer with the highest commercial value globally, bar none.

With such a glittering money tree right in front of them, it's really hard for foreigners not to fertilize and water it.

Let's turn our attention back to Shen Juan.

After landing in Los Angeles, I quickly adjusted to the time difference and then headed to Santa Clara to begin concert rehearsals.

The event took place at Levi's Stadium in San Francisco, which has a capacity of 70,000, and the banner read "A Gift to All Asian Americans in the Bay Area."

Similar to how other Western celebrities add extra value to themselves, Shen Juan is also constantly adding value to himself.

It's just that others add buffs to themselves that are related to LGBT, women, animal rights, or Shoji.

For example, Harry Styles is a fake gay guy who constantly implies that he is gay, but all his girlfriends are female supermodels.

For example, Emma Watson, after becoming famous for playing Harry Potter, has been boxing like crazy because she can't get good resources.

The social conditions, mindset, and public expectations of public figures here are completely different from those in China.

To give a simple example, because the "versions" in China are too outdated and the "gameplay" is too simplistic, many strange and unusual things have not yet spread or have been nipped in the bud by relevant departments. Therefore, they especially like to attack celebrities for their high income.

But they don't usually do that here. They usually use rhetoric like "damaging the environment" to question public figures.

For example, celebrities who own private jets are constantly monitored by environmental organizations to track their flight paths.

As a result, many people choose to spend money to avoid disaster, offsetting their carbon emissions through various means.

Anyway, Shen Juan spent one million US dollars on this.

Therefore, if America tries to develop using the same domestic development model, it will be absolutely impossible for it to reach a high level.

Shen Juan could only choose to reach Generation Z and ethnic minorities through TikTok and traditional methods of spreading positive energy.

Although this road seems the most normal and reasonable, it is actually the most difficult and longest road.

But there is nothing we can do.

Because he felt that his values ​​were simply not up to par with those strange and unusual "American-style tricks".

Therefore, they were forced to embrace tradition.

Of course, there was also good news during this period.

That means his popularity in East Asia continues.

However, if his previous tours sparked a social craze for idol worship, and his Grammy nominations generated news buzz, then now it's his turn to make his own efforts.

On the morning of the 21st (US time), which was evening in East Asia, NHK's reality show "Human Observation" was launched.

Shen Juan's gentle and polite demeanor when interacting with high school students on the show, as well as his eyes that were described by the show's guests as "deeply affectionate even when looking at telephone poles, and capable of killing you with just one glance," have almost irresistibly become a hot topic on the Japanese internet.

Many Japanese girls said after watching the show that they had never seen such a charming man. Compared to Shen Juan, Japanese men were like primitive people who had never been civilized. Some even said on social media that their pants felt sticky and that they had accidentally made the mistake that all women in the world would make with Shen Juan.

This directly led to the return of the tag "Asian version of the heartthrob," which Shen Juan had frequently used for 18 years but had temporarily abandoned, to Shen Juan. To some extent, this further confirmed the rumors of his global fish farming, making the name "amateur killer" even more deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Then, many fans, having just finished watching, shared subtitled versions of the episode in different languages.

The main theme is to share both good times and bad, and work together to build a global community of shared future for Alovers!
Therefore, the eager fans in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in China and South Korea, naturally started watching immediately.

Wang Churan watched Shen Juan on the screen and gradually drifted into memories, unable to help but fantasize about a wonderful future with him: the romantic fireworks of Paris, the snowy landscape of Vancouver, and so on. Why can I only meet Brother Shen Juan abroad? Is it because that delinquent girl is putting too much pressure on me?
Without saying a word, Hu Lianxin, under the unsurprised gazes of Sun Zhenni and Lin Boyang, pulled up the mosquito net to block out the outside world's view, transforming into a midnight pilot, preparing to record a suggestive video to send to Senior Shen Juan, letting him know how much she loves him, how much she misses him, and how much she can't live without him.

Shen Yujie, who recently gained the nickname "cousin" in the fandom due to the ridiculous whitewashing tactics of Shen Juan's fans, was so excited after watching this episode that she rolled around on her bed. This kind of innocent girl who has just come of age and has not completely left adolescence can't stand such flirtatious things!
Zhang Jingyi felt she couldn't sit idly by any longer, waiting for a chance encounter like in an idol drama. No chance? Then create one and take the initiative! So she opened WeChat, intending to ask her aunt Zhou Xun to help her secure a guest appearance on next year's "Back to Field," determined to succeed in one fell swoop!
Song Zuer was overjoyed. She felt that her business could expand again, and she wished she could be Shen Juan's little shopkeeper for life!

As for Liu Haocun in the dormitory of Beijing Dance Academy.
She still felt that Shen Juan had a lot of problems with his private life, and he was even too lazy to act in front of the camera, directly revealing his true nature. At the same time, her rationality kept telling her not to get close to Shen Juan, because girls who get close to Shen Juan will become unhappy. But he has a face that looks exactly like her idol!

Why would someone with such a handsome face appear on him?

Why do you want to look exactly like your crush?

Why would someone like so many girls at once?
Ugh.
She was really distressed.

For a while, she didn't know how or how to face Shen Juan, whom she both loved and hated.

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