Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 419 He is the source of the plague
After Christmas, I spent another day lying around at home like a corpse.

Of course, it's impossible to actually lie down all day.

After all, the other three sisters always had various reasons to ask him for help or to find excuses to keep him company.

For example, Xiao Xiao likes to ask Shen Juan to play games with her. Knowing that Shen Juan doesn't like playing mobile games, she plays PUBG Mobile instead.

For example, Xiao also likes to decorate her room. She bought a lot of small decorative items online and asked Shen Juan for advice.

For example, Sister Tian asked him to help look at apartments.

After years of working in Beijing, Li Yitong has finally saved enough money to buy a house, saying she wants to buy one in the Fanyue 108 complex in Guomao.

Shen Juan actually knew about this as well.

Li Yitong had already told Shen Juan about it.

Shen Juan would certainly not refuse this offer.

We're all friends, and it's convenient to visit each other since we live close by.

However, if Li Yitong also moves in, along with Gulnazar, then there will only be more and more celebrities in this neighborhood.

If netizens find out, there will probably be another controversy about Shen Juan buying a building in the expensive Guomao area to support his harem.
Then, on the 27th, work came in.

After finishing lunch, Shen Juan met up with her team members and began getting her hair and makeup done for tonight's Tencent Video All Star Awards.

About two weeks ago, the guest list for this year's Tencent Video All Star Awards was announced in rounds.

The Untamed's twin stars Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo, Idol Producer's center Cai Xukun, Wu Jiaheng with his medley of spice, Lu Han, a former top star whose movie flopped, Yang Yang, a former top star whose works have all flopped in the past two years, Zhang Ruoyun, who is currently enjoying great popularity with "Joy of Life," and Huang Xiaoming, a specialist in domineering CEO roles.
Of course, there is also Shen Juan, who is indispensable and must be introduced separately from the group of male stars.

Among the male celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry, those with cooperative relationships with Tencent, including top-tier actors, top stars, and those with high traffic, have all come.

Actors like Xiao Zhan and Yang Yang, who have always had close collaborations with Tencent, need no further explanation. Zhang Ruoyun, on the other hand, signed a binding agreement with Tencent, much like Marvel actors who, once on board with "Joy of Life," couldn't get off, and all their schedules were dictated by Tencent's film and television production plans.

Kun Kun, who emerged from Idol Producer last year and was labeled as an "iQiyi artist," has finally shed the shackles that bound him after the disbandment of the limited-time group Milk Foam Forest. He has now reached his peak and can openly access Tencent, enjoying the resources and care from both Tencent and iQiyi.

Actors like Wu Jiaheng and Lu Han are popular because they took on Tencent's projects "The Golden Hairpin" and "Cross Fire" this year.

This means that even if these two veteran top stars really didn't want to attend the gala and play supporting roles to these rising stars, they had to swallow their pride and walk the red carpet for the sake of their money, waiting for the fan culture to erupt, and then be humiliated and driven off their pedestals by the fans of these rising stars.

Yes, that's exactly what Shen Juan did last year.

He managed to surpass all the top idols at the time, including Wu Jiaheng, Lu Han, Zhang Yixing, and TFBoys, before becoming the TOP.

As a result, the young members of TFB, who are not yet thick-skinned, are always very reserved and awkward whenever they see Shen Juan.

It can only be said that the greatest value of these veteran top stars in the eyes of capital is to serve as stepping stones and experience points for these newly emerging top stars on their path to success.

Apart from individual outdoor enthusiasts like Kun Kun, other newly emerging top influencers with financial backing would be as easy as kicking a stray dog ​​to death if they encountered these old-timers.

Sigh. I don't know if KunKun is too greedy and unwilling to find a backer to give profits to capital, or if he was scared by his former company and is unwilling to trust other brokerage companies in the Chinese entertainment industry. Now he is fighting alone. Apart from spending money to buy data and being criticized by CCTV, his team operation is a complete mess. As a result, he was repeatedly humiliated by Chris and Bago, who still have influence, this year, which helped Deng regain his vitality. He is a typical example of picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons.

Then, on the female star's side...
Among the top 85 actresses, Yang Mi and Zhao Liying are fiercely competing (Liu Yifei hasn't returned to the domestic entertainment industry yet); Dilraba Dilmurat and Yang Zi have already established themselves as the two top 90 actresses; Jiang Shuying starred in Tencent's "The King's Avatar" and flopped along with Yang Yang; Yao Chen, the "flower of evil"; and Rocket Girls 101.

It's a very clear male-dominated, female-submissive dynamic.

Among female celebrities, Dilraba has the most check-ins on the Super Topic, but among male celebrities, she can only barely make it into the top ten.

As for Yang Mi and Zhao Liying, their fans are relatively older on average. Although they have a certain level of financial strength after starting work, they are obviously not as enthusiastic about spending money on data analysis as younger fans. After all, the older they are, the more mature they become, and the less impulsive they are in spending money on their idols.

At times like these, it's necessary to consider a transformation.

Since there's no advantage in pursuing traffic-driven strategies, it's better to follow the national popularity route like Fei Fei and appeal to casual viewers.

At that time, by leveraging the national popularity and connections accumulated previously, they can get endorsements from a few luxury brands to show off in the fashion industry, and then endorse some decent national brands such as certain digital products and car companies. Not only can they make money, but their status can also be preserved and they can maintain their dignity in front of younger generations, so they won't easily flop. Isn't that wonderful?
In fact, the development path of the 85 actresses after their breakup has basically followed this pattern, completely handing over the market to the 95 actresses.

Unfortunately, some people faltered during their transition, with all their projects flopping and they becoming unpopular in the fashion industry.

I won't say who it is.

Back to the topic.

In general
The Star Awards' guest lineup is still a bit more star-studded than the iQiyi Scream Night at the beginning of this month.

However, it wasn't much better.

The difference between 30 starlight and 40 starlight seems significant.

However, if we add Shen Juan, who represents 100 stars, and compare them as 130 and 140, then the difference becomes very small.

And frankly speaking, it doesn't matter whether it's strong or not.

Shen Juan and Xiao Chun Juan didn't care about any of this.

After all, their current focus is on the Grammys.

That is the key factor in determining whether Shen Juan can advance to the next stage while maintaining his position as the "World's Number One Man"!

Therefore, they naturally wouldn't feel happy or proud because of the gains and losses of an ordinary domestic entertainment traffic event.

(Billie from the original timeline swept through)
On the way to the international exhibition center, the venue for the event, Shen Juan took a moment to read the news related to himself.

The first-week sales figures for his Japanese album "Morpho," which went viral across Japan on the 18th, were also released a few days ago.

Excellent results!

Although the album's price per track isn't as high as Arashi's 20th anniversary super compilation album with 42 songs.

(The first edition of the "Flash Butterfly" series is priced at 5000 yen, the regular edition at 3000 yen, and the single edition of "Arashi" is priced at 6100/4200 yen.)

But their sales volume far exceeded theirs.

The 70 visitors on the first day were almost entirely due to the support of fans.

Then the sales growth rate began to slow down gradually, with 30 on the second day, 15 on the third day, and 10 on the fourth day.

Then, starting from the fifth day, the NHK18 Festival bonus increased to 21 yen, the sixth day to 14 yen, and the seventh day to 10 yen.

Therefore, the initial sales volume over the seven days was 170 million units.

Cumulative sales in the first week reached 65 billion yen.

Approximately 4.3 million Chinese Yuan.

It has a noticeably stronger staying power!

If we take into account the stimulating effect of the year-end Red and White Song Festival, we estimate that we will see another surge in sales at the beginning of next year.

This also enabled Shen Juan to achieve 12 billion yen in the annual music sales ranking released by Oricon this year, successfully defeating the idol girl group Nogizaka46 and ranking second, second only to Arashi, who achieved 20 billion yen in sales this year to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

(The $120 billion includes The Morpho, the Royal Albert Hall DVD, last year's undervalued film, and this year's Leviathan.)

Here's another little-known fact that directly reflects the size of the music market: Lay, who topped the album sales charts in China in 18, and Nana Mizuki, who ranked in the top 100 in Japan in 19, are practically neck and neck, both earning over 2000 million Chinese yuan. The gap between their music markets is even larger than that between their film markets.

All I can say is that K-pop fans should try to stay clear-headed.

They couldn't get into the Japanese market, so they had no choice but to settle for embracing China.

You need to know that you're someone's backup option.

The person in question is always thinking about someone else.

So of course, you can be a fan.

But never act too much like a sycophant.

Because sycophants are often not valued.

Not all celebrities have the same high level of professional ethics and moral standards as Shen Juan, treating fans from all countries and regions outside of China the same.

Meanwhile, with the joint efforts of Shen Juan's team and Universal Music in Japan, an article titled "Shen Juan: The Builder of a Music Empire and a Spiritual Totem of Generation Z" quickly garnered a large number of clicks and spread rapidly to foreign forums, attracting the attention of many netizens.

When the dome of the Shenzhen Universiade Center was pierced by the neon lights of the Leviathan Era tour, and when the roar of 60,000 audience members shattered the night sky, Shen Juan once again proved his dominance as a global pop superstar with a visual and auditory feast that transcended cultural boundaries. This Chinese artist, hailed by Time magazine as the "cultural arbiter of Generation Z," is redefining the dimensions of pop music with an indisputable attitude—and his ambition goes far beyond music itself.

I. A Creative Genius Decoding Global Culture
On the cover of "Morpho," a large blue morpho butterfly, symbolizing unparalleled beauty and elegance and seen in some cultures as a reincarnation and rebirth of the soul, floats in the void of the universe, symbolizing the ultimate deconstruction of musical forms by this creative genius who can create in multiple languages.

To date, this new Japanese album has not only become the weekly chart champion on the Oricon chart with sales of over 170 million copies, but it has also set a record for the highest number of first-day streams for a non-English album on Soundwave, breaking his streaming record from last year with "YAAIS".

This talent for accurately capturing the needs of music markets in various countries was already evident early in his career.

In addition to these two wildly popular Japanese albums, Shen Juan's Korean single "Horizon of Events," released in 2017 through the final stage of the talent show "Produce 202," quickly climbed to the top of various music charts in South Korea, becoming a dream love song for countless South Korean fans.

The subsequent English albums "Underrated" and "Leviathan" swept across Europe and America with a pop craze, breaking many important records that were previously considered "unbreakable" against the times. "Leviathan" was even called "the greatest album in the streaming era" by Billboard.

What's even more amazing is that Shen Juan's creations are never limited to the surface of language. His Chinese works interpret the unique subtle aesthetics of the East, his Japanese works lead the current musical aesthetics of the Japanese market, his English works deconstruct the North American pop wave, and his Korean works, with their soothing rhythms and delicate emotions, express his feelings for his fans.

This ability to create music in four languages ​​quickly garnered him a large following and a wide range of casual listeners in multiple countries and regions, making him the first artist to top the iTunes album charts with albums in multiple languages. II. From Music Idol to Cultural Icon

Shen Juan's influence has long transcended the entertainment industry. His charitable and environmental protection initiatives have improved the living environment of children in impoverished areas through concert ticket revenue and planted trees in many parts of the world. The "Alovers Ecological Alliance," spontaneously established by his fans, has covered many countries around the world.

In the business world, his ability to generate economic benefits can be described as "Shen Tire Economics." His tours bring in a lot of revenue, and his clothing and accessories co-branded with several luxury brands, as well as the limited-edition game character skin (Pop Star Ezreal) in collaboration with League of Legends, sell out at lightning speed.

(I tried using AI to create the image, and modified it from the light butler.)
On social media, every post by Shen Juan can trigger a viral effect. His Instagram followers have exceeded 1.2 million, and his TikTok followers have exceeded 6000 million, leading the entertainment industry. Even the US president has become his "fan," frequently forwarding his news posts and commenting on them.

This phenomenal influence and reach make him a strong contender for the title of contemporary top pop star.

III. From Pop Superstar to Cross-Dimensional Artist

While the music industry is still marveling at the success of Leviathan, the Leviathan Era tour, and The Chromatic Butterfly, Shen Juan has quietly laid out his next battleground. According to industry insiders, his concert film and documentary in collaboration with Netflix are planned to be released in theaters and on streaming platforms next year.

For Generation Z, Shen Juan's significance goes far beyond being a singer and idol. Through a large amount of positive content he outputs in various forms, he accurately captures the resonance of young people's anxiety about identity and their uncertainty about the future, making him one of the important spiritual sustenance and opinion leaders for Generation Z.

Renowned Chinese singer David Tao stated, "In this streaming era, Shen Juan is personally building a super music universe that transcends languages, regions, races, and cultures. When his influence covers the globe, the old order of pop music will change in the direction he desires."

And the next flap of this Chinese butterfly's wings may unleash a more intense populist storm than Leviathan and Morpho.

Conclusion
From talent show stages to global tours, from music creation to cultural innovation, Shen Juan transformed himself from an idol to a leader in just two and a half years. As his songs still resonate in our ears, we have witnessed the arrival of a new era—not only a victory for Shen Juan, but also a victory for all Generation Z who refuse to be labeled and dare to break free from their cocoons.

Although there are countless articles online that primarily aim to praise Shen Juan's achievements and elevate his status.

Fans have seen it a lot already.

Their daily routine consisted of constantly finding new ways to praise Shen Juan, and watching others do the same.

But some things will never go out of style.

So when these articles went viral again, many fans who were excited and proud of Shen Juan's new achievements joined the discussion.

For fans who don't care much about scandals and focus more on drawing strength to give back to themselves, Shen Juan almost fulfills all their beautiful fantasies about celebrities and idols.

He is handsome, talented, sincere, hardworking, and never stops moving forward.

The vast majority of potential fans who want to see their idols become world-famous and achieve great success have chosen to become fans of Shen Juan.

This means that the fans of other popular celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry are either original fans who rose to prominence with them but whose numbers are quite limited, or female fans who fell from Shen Juan's side and whose loyalty is not absolute and whose thinking is even somewhat extreme and obsessed.

Most importantly, many female fans have been imprinted in Shen Juan's heart from a young age, so they may abandon their idols at any time and go on a spontaneous trip to return to their ex-husband's arms.

no way.

After all, when I first became a fan, I was a fan of Shen Juan, which made me too picky. As a result, after wandering around a few times, I found that they were all just rotten fish and shrimp, people who sold their wares!
All of them combined don't even amount to as much as one of my cigarettes!
Therefore, it is perfectly normal for female fans to bring their talents back to Shen Juan's fold.

After all our wanderings, we've come back to find ourselves back to little spring rolls!
This also means that the current fan structure of many popular celebrities, including top celebrities, is extremely dangerous and unstable.

There are too many eccentric and fanatical people among the fans.

Not only does he like to use Shen Juan's international superstar standards to demand things of his current idols, but he also seems to be turning into a humiliating figure, making the small-time idols who took in this group of "refugee spring rolls" suffer greatly.

(For example, because he took over Shen Juan's power and became the new Crown Prince of Lehua, and because he had a similar idol experience to Shen Juan, he was subjected to a lot of humiliation, torture and spurring in the six months after his role as Lan Wangji became a hit.)
Moreover, there is always the risk that they will collectively flee to his fandom, causing the current fan base to collapse instantly.

In other words, the consequence of Shen Juan's numerous relationships being exposed over the past two years is not that he lost fans, but that others gained fans.

Instead, it proactively optimizes the structure and reduces the burden.

Then the plague spread.

Spread a plague that allows unstable factors to completely destroy and devour the fan circle framework of other traffic.

The last to arrive at the red carpet venue.

I got out of the car and quietly thanked the waiter who helped me open the door.

When Shen Juan was led to the beginning of the red carpet, he realized that this year's Star Awards red carpet was different from previous years.

The way to walk down the red carpet has changed to a revolving door:
The artists need to stand in a designated area according to the instructions, and then rotate through a revolving door to appear at the beginning of the red carpet.

"Alright! The person who will emerge from the revolving door of our Tencent Video All Star Awards is something else entirely!"

Without any waiting, Shen Juan stepped directly onto the revolving door, becoming the last guest to walk the red carpet that night.

The host also greeted this pop superstar, who has sparked a frenzy of fandom and a wave of popularity worldwide through his songs and tours, with the most enthusiasm and passion of the evening.

Who is he?!

"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

After waiting for nearly two hours in the biting cold wind, the fans who finally saw their idols go wild, and the entire red carpet instantly turned into boiling lava.

Without a doubt, Shen Juan, with her top-notch styling team and outstanding looks, always manages to make a striking impression on the red carpet.

Nothing else, just undeniably handsome!

After the media photo session in front of the backdrop, Shen Juan approached the two hosts to begin his interview.

"Wow! I'm so excited! Everything around me feels unreal! It's such an honor to interview you in person! I really love your songs! I even saw your concert in Beijing in July! It was amazing!" The host showered the audience with compliments.

The viewers in the live stream, who were initially praising Shen Juan's handsome face and elegant style, were now laughing non-stop.

In fact, most fans are still very innocent and cute.

If you praise their idols, they will develop a liking for you, especially when dating a girl who is a fan of celebrities.

I don't care about this or that, just keep blowing!

Of course, the premise is that the flattery shouldn't be too obvious.

What if they accuse me of trying to ride the wave of popularity?

Then we'll just have to wait to be attacked.

"This shouldn't be your first time at our Star Awards, Professor Shen, right?" the host began.

Shen Juan took the microphone from the host and calmly replied, "Yes, every time I come here I have a different experience and feeling."

"So how are you feeling today? What's different between this year and last year? Just give a brief answer."

Shen Juan thought for a moment, "This year I released an English album and a Japanese album (I will selectively ignore the Valentine's Day EP, which was mainly used to give back to my fans and clear out my inventory), released a movie that did fairly well at the box office, aired a TV series with decent viewership, and held my first world tour. I have almost accomplished all the goals I set when I debuted, so I feel quite accomplished."

"With such high box office and explosive viewership, how come Mr. Shen Juan only considers it OK or not bad?"

“If this were an achievement I made all by myself, I would describe it as excellent! But the truth is…” Shen Juan shrugged, “It was the collective effort of everyone in our crew. The credit belongs to everyone, so the sense of accomplishment from filming is not as great as writing and creating songs independently.”

Seemingly humble and unwilling to take credit, he was actually subtly driving a self-destructive truck, diminishing the value and significance of all the actors.

In any case, Shen Juan was already prepared to use this interview to his advantage and elevate the singer's status on his own.

Although it's not very ethical, capital won't accept it.

After all, the main economy of the Chinese entertainment industry has always been the film and television industry. Moreover, the cost of film and television projects is often hundreds of millions of yuan. Naturally, it is necessary to find well-known actors to carry the show and ensure profitability. Singers are individuals who independently produce and sell products, and only platforms can profit from them.

This means that in the eyes of capital, singers who are not in their industry chain cannot be more valuable than actors.

Actors naturally have a higher status than singers of the same level.

However, if marketed properly, this can indeed greatly enhance the image of singers in the eyes of netizens, and at the same time, it can effectively improve Shen Juan's value and significance as a singer and musician, allowing this new-era all-around artist who is developing in film, television, and music to maximize his benefits.

Of course, it's completely understandable that he did this.

After all, the most important thing in life is not to forget your roots.

He was first and foremost a leader in the music industry.

Then come the leaders of the domestic entertainment industry.

Moreover, what my friend is currently filming are mostly Starlink's own productions, and have absolutely no connection with film and television industry capital.

If the film and television industry develops first, it won't be a good thing for someone like him who doesn't rely on its resources. It might breed a bunch of self-important, clueless bastards who bark at him. Although he's not afraid of these flies, he'll find them troublesome.

At the same time, he also knew that he absolutely could not trust the intelligence and emotional intelligence of this group of idiots. Once these nouveau riche, who were praised to the skies by those around them, got carried away, they were capable of anything.

So even if it's a game of the rich helping the poor.

The music industry should be the ones getting rich first.

Only when the music industry truly develops can he reap the greatest benefits as a leading figure in the Chinese music scene.

The music industry is his true home!

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