Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 4: Start Marketing
Zhu Yingxiao, who is a junior this year, is a fan who likes domestic, Korean and Japanese entertainment, and also understands some American entertainment. His fan circle composition is extremely complex.

That day, as per her bedtime routine, she was lying in bed and browsing her phone. She opened Tieba as usual and saw this post on the homepage recommendation.

Title: [In an unknown corner, green card trainees are becoming the new mountain of Kpop beauty. ]

Content: The second ranking announcement ceremony of "Produce 101 Season " announced the C position candidate, Shen Juan.

Attached below are several pictures, including the refined official photo of the official website's voting interface, screenshots of Shen Juan's handsome face from the show provided by fans, and Shen Juan's own selfie on Weibo.

The photos are of the same person, but with different hairstyles and hair colors. But the common point is: they are all extremely handsome.

"Oh my god! This guy is so handsome!" Zhu Yingxiao, who had been feeling a little sleepy, immediately perked up and quickly clicked on the link, trying to learn more about the man of her dreams.

Quickly scroll down to the comments section below.

Zhu Yingxiao found that under this post, most netizens had almost the same opinion as her.

[Oh my god, I didn't expect to see Juanjuan in this bar. I thought this bar only discussed domestic entertainment.]

[Please click here. This forum discusses everything, as long as the guy is handsome and pleasing to the eye. Of course, if he looks ugly, don't blame us for our sharp comments.]

[Oh, so annoying. How come such a handsome guy went to South Korea to be an idol? The winter restrictions are so strict now, I'm afraid it will be hard to see him in the future. It's such a pity. ]

[There is no other way. China does not have the soil for idols to survive. If you want to sing and dance, you can only go to South Korea. When will the domestic entertainment industry imitate their entire similar programs? ]

[It’s not that handsome guys need to participate in talent shows to debut and gain popularity among fans, but talent shows need faces of this level to carry the weight of their looks. ]

[I am studying in South Korea. In the past two months, all my friends and I have been discussing this show online. Shen Juan is incredibly popular, so his debut spot is definitely secured. I just don’t know how this new boy band will perform. However, with so many fans following the show, as long as it’s not too bad, the subsequent development shouldn’t be too bad.]

[Is there a chance to replicate Lu Han's success? ]

[Lu Han is very successful in the K-pop circle? That’s enough, let’s show off to the fans! ]

[South Koreans are so petty that they will definitely suppress him. For example, they closed overseas voting some time ago. Just thinking about it, you can tell that South Koreans will never let a Chinese person be the center of their boy band. ]

[It is not easy to work overseas. Didn’t Han Geng suffer a lot from the policies there? ]

There seemed to be quite a few people in the bar who knew Shen Juan.

Many people also tirelessly shared the pictures of Shen Juan that they had previously saved on their mobile phones in the comment section.

Although the soft light filter that is not common in daily life may be a result of post-production retouching, it is still shocking enough.

At least Zhu Yingxiao was shocked and amazed.

She even thought that this boy named Shen Juan was better looking than the so-called four most popular stars in the domestic entertainment industry.

Of course, she knows in her heart that aesthetics is subjective.

Some people like dark colors, some people like light colors.

Some people like Naigou, some people like BKing.

It is really difficult, or even impossible for one person in this world to meet everyone's aesthetic standards.

But what does it matter?

As long as she thinks he's handsome.

As long as she enjoys watching it.

After all, aesthetics is not divided into high and low.

Sister, I like this one from Shen Juan.

So the decision was made happily.

Shen Juan became another target of Zhu Yingxiao.

As for whether he will become the only one in her heart in the future, it depends on his subsequent performance!
Anyway, she is very optimistic about this new generation handsome guy and no longer prays to meet a soft-hearted god this winter.

With Le Hua's unremitting marketing promotion, Shen Juan, who suddenly announced that he would give up everything he had built in South Korea and withdraw from the competition to return to China to develop, soon entered the world of domestic entertainment.

At the very least, anyone who is a fan and often browses entertainment news knows that such a person exists.

And the impression left was very deep.

On the one hand, Shen Juan’s appearance is indeed good, and there is nothing wrong with his face or figure.

Moreover, after being freed from the idol filters and stage makeup unique to K-pop, not only did he not suffer a visible decline in appearance like the four returning boys, but he became more handsome and heroic, with his own aura. He can be said to be a rare top-notch handsome guy without any feminine air.

On the other hand, to put it bluntly, he is still just an unknown figure in the domestic entertainment industry. The impression he left on the outside world is nothing more than the few popular stages and lock screen photos he left in Star Asia and PD101.

This makes his pure and sincere feeling, which is unique to newcomers, shine, and further becomes his most prominent feature that attracts fans. Fan girls like this kind of newcomer beauty very much, because it often represents their original intention when they first entered the industry.

Therefore, they generally will not be overly harsh on a pitiful newcomer unless the newcomer has developed to the point where he or she can affect the interests of their idols.

Shen Juan is obviously not qualified at the moment.

So everyone is happy to see him move on.

On May 5, Shen Juan started his first job after returning to China, shooting the cover of the July issue of "So Cool".

This little-known fashion magazine.
To be honest, everything is pretty average.

But precisely because it is mediocre, it is suitable for newcomers like Shen Juan who have little popularity in the domestic entertainment industry.

On the way to the shooting location, Shen Juan specially checked the information and found that the cover character of the April issue of this magazine was the crosstalk performer Zhang Yunlei, and the cover character of the May issue was a mediocre actor named Meng Rui.

Could it be that these two and I are artists of the same rank?

Shen Juan was a little unhappy.

He believes that his commercial value is still slightly higher than theirs and should not be put on the same level as them.

But what can be done?

After all, strictly speaking, he is still just an obscure idol who came out of a talent show in the domestic entertainment industry.

It would be nice if I could get a magazine photo shoot.

What's more, she was able to skip the inside pages and directly appear on the cover of a magazine for the first time, which is a destination that many artists may not be able to reach even after struggling for their entire lives.

So
Although not that satisfactory, it is barely acceptable.

This time, "So Cool" decided to shoot their July issue in a studio in Beijing.

A little after ten in the morning, the two teams met.

The photographer was a long-haired man who looked to be in his forties and had an artistic temperament.

After a brief greeting, the very boring clothing matching and styling design session began.

Shen Juan needs to change clothes one after another according to today's shooting theme and the photographer's personal aesthetic.

Alas, changing clothes is also a hassle.

After all, some clothes are so complicated and cumbersome that it is really difficult to put on and take off by yourself, which usually requires a photographer's assistant or the artist's own assistant to come to the fitting room to help.

Although Shen Juan is very confident about his figure, he does not have an exhibitionist tendency and certainly does not want outsiders to see him changing clothes.

But the problem was that the assistant the company hired for him was a woman, so it was quite awkward when he changed clothes.

Fortunately, after changing clothes so many times, I gradually got used to the feeling of being "looked at" by others.

After all, the bottom line is always lowered step by step!

Shen Juan didn't know whether this was good or bad, he just knew it was part of his job.

Since you have received the money, it is better to do things honestly.

The subsequent shooting process was also quite boring.

Shen Juan turned into the photographer's puppet throughout the whole process. If he said east, he would never go west. He posed in various ways, made various actions and expressions according to his instructions. The main point was that he had no self-consciousness or personal thoughts.

Leave professional matters to professionals. Don’t pretend to know if you don’t. That will only embarrass yourself and make a fool of yourself.

We worked so hard from morning to night that it was already past nine o'clock in the evening when all the shooting was finished.

I'm really tired, physically and mentally exhausted.
However, this photography teacher is still quite skilled. Shen Juan looked at the original photos and found that they were still very impressive. He is indeed a senior photographer!
After returning to the lounge to pack up his personal belongings, the photographer approached Shen Juan before leaving: "Thank you for your hard work today, Xiao Shen. I hope we can have a chance to work together again in the future."

"There will be a chance." Shen Juan smiled and nodded.

"By the way, Xiao Shen, do you have a Weibo account? How about we follow each other?" the photographer made a not-too-excessive request.

"Sure! What's your Weibo name, teacher?"

"Buffalo's Tree Sun County."

"OK, I'll go to Weibo and follow you later."

(End of this chapter)