Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 423 An Alternative Way to Go Viral and Break Out of the Stream

From the 3rd to the 5th, Shen Juan's concert at the Rajamangala Stadium, which can accommodate more than 50,000 people, successfully concluded.

Nearly 150,000 Southeast Asian Alovers were satisfied with the answers they wanted from Shen Juan.

It didn't die from exposure to light.

There's no such thing as a "fan-loving" persona.

Shen Juan is even more handsome in person than in videos and photos!
Shen Juan in real life is even more devoted to his fans than the news reports!
Sincere, tall and handsome, and exceptionally talented.

He perfectly embodies the most beautiful fantasies that many Southeast Asians influenced by Chinese culture have about the Chinese.

As many mainstream media outlets have said before
Through the dual influence of popular culture and China's foreign policy, he has become the embodiment of the "Chinese Dream" and "Shanghai Dream" that countless Southeast Asian fans are pursuing. His every move captivates these "spiritual Chinese" and "spiritual Shanghai" people in Southeast Asia.

He has become the only light in the hearts of these people.

Meanwhile, in order to ensure that Shen Juan's English third album, which was changed from an EP to a full-length album on a whim, would achieve good results with each of its first singles, just like Leviathan, and thus increase the album's anticipation and attention, the promotion of "Rain On Me" never stopped.

On the record company side, they spent a lot of money to buy radio airplay and playlists for ROM to maximize the song's exposure and reach. At the same time, they shared videos, photos, and behind-the-scenes footage related to the song on social media platforms to attract fans and netizens to share and generate buzz.

Shen Juan and Ariana Grande are both cash cows under their management, so they will naturally increase their efforts to promote their songs.

The two singers themselves proceeded with their promotions in an orderly manner, following the previously established plan.

This includes, but is not limited to, releasing promotional videos on Amazon, a globally renowned e-commerce platform, to promote Estée Lauder and YSL products endorsed by Shen Juan (the brand produces the videos, and the final product is a woman's lips constantly changing lip gloss models and lipstick shades while singing ROM).

He went on a weather forecast program, becoming an on-location reporter, standing under an umbrella in the rain while reporting on the "heavy rain" weather.

"Yesterday was a sunny day, but today things have changed dramatically. It's pouring rain, and we're all soaked. Although some people are complaining about the recent downpours, we're going to celebrate it. Now, let's hand it over to Ariana Grande, who's in Beverly Hills."

"Thanks, Alex! Get me soaked! Bring it on! Even though it's pouring rain and I'm soaked to the bone, people still..."

The result was that this simple weather forecast script was interpreted by some netizens as a dirty joke.

They claimed it was just a little flirtation between Alex and Ari, and then added that Alex had a criminal record and that he also liked to show off his love and flaunt his relationships with his rumored girlfriends in East Asia.

Holyshxt!

We are so damn envious and jealous of them!
In short, under the new wave of popularity, more and more online celebrities and bloggers have started to create reaction videos of watching music videos. Some of them are quite shocked for the sake of the show, jumping up and down exaggeratedly to the melody of the song, while others scream and rap like a monkey.

Or they could simply remake a parody version of a music video to make everyone laugh, like Naomi Watanabe, a top comedian in Japan.

Then, more and more ordinary netizens joined the ranks of covering and dancing to the songs, which made the songs increasingly popular.

Despite many gay men saying it's their favorite song and Alex being their favorite male celebrity, and the numerous cover and dance videos posted on TikTok, which has labeled ROM as gay, many straight men are embarrassed to admit they like the song.

But this just proves how popular the song is!
So relax and just wait for the results.

Anyway, Shen Juan isn't from Kongtong.

Although he does not approve of LGBT, when America’s increasingly prevalent LGBT rhythm actually came knocking on his door, he was still able to calmly express his understanding and respect.

Since you're going to be operating in someone else's market, you should naturally maintain a certain level of respect for the local "special customs".

After finishing the concert in Bangkok, I rested for two days and briefly visited some well-known tourist attractions near Bangkok.

I also filmed a vlog, and it's time to update "Walking with Alex" to give back to the fans who have been following the series.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Juan followed the team to the next stop of the tour, Singapore. While preparing for the concert rehearsals, he received 200 million US dollars from the Singapore government in addition to the concert subsidies. He also took the time to shoot a "Blind Light" MV for the city, which was actually a promotional video for the city.

It's fair to say that once you become famous, the money comes in quickly.

The music video for "Blind Light" alone has been filmed in several different cities for various reasons.

I wonder if there will be a chance in the future to gather all the major first-tier cities in the world, so that "Blinding Lights," which is already the number one hit song of the streaming era, can go even further and become one of the symbols of the international metropolises of this era.

1 month 13 number.

Shen Juan concluded his three-day trip to Singapore and flew back to Beijing with his team to attend this year's Weibo Night.

It’s the same old thing.

The photos of her wearing makeup and posting them on Weibo sparked heated discussions among her fans.

The final act, stepping onto the red carpet, ignited the atmosphere.

After briefly answering a few questions from the red carpet host about the release date of his third English album and the film "The Matchmaker," Shen Juan followed the staff into the Beijing National Aquatics Center. While engaging in superficial social interactions with all sorts of people, he waited for the gala to officially begin.

Shen Juan sat in the first row this year; only high-ranking investors and true big names in the entertainment industry could sit there.

For example, Shen Teng, Deng Chao, Li Bingbing, and Li Yuchun.
I don't know many people.

Deng Chao is the only one I can consider a friend.

However, the enthusiastic Li Bingbing took the initiative to introduce Shen Juan to many industry veterans and investors at the event.

Although he doesn't need these connections.

The independent industry chain model of singer-songwriters + company-produced dramas + maintaining goodwill on the platform is just that invincible.

But his Starlink needs it.

Starlink artists will need it to succeed in the film industry.

The second row consists of the post-85 generation actresses and top celebrities.

For example, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, Yang Ying, Yang Zi, Xiao Zhan, Wang Yibo, Liu Yifei, Zheng Yuxun, Dilraba Dilmurat, and others.

Selectively ignoring Yang Mi's resentful gaze, who knows how many times she's cast spells on his videos and photos at home.

Shen Juan first chatted with his old acquaintance Yang Ying and Idol Producer's Ju C about next year's Running Man. In order to reverse the decline caused by the departure of Deng Chao, Cheng He, Lu Han and Wang Zulan, Zhejiang TV brought in Ju C, a top star, to join the show. It can be said that everyone got what they wanted: Kun Kun got the exposure, and Zhejiang TV got the sponsorship and ratings.

I also chatted with Yang Zi about "The Golden Hairpin," which recently made headlines and was criticized by the authorities due to the controversy over billing order. Zi Zi then gave Shen Juan a thorough dressing-down of Wu Jiaheng, saying that he was completely different in public and in private. He seemed amiable on the surface, but the despicable things he did behind the scenes were more and more immoral than the last!
Then, in order to increase exposure and promote the movie "Mulan" which is scheduled to be released this year, Liu Yifei took the initiative to ask for Shen Juan's WeChat, saying that she had listened to a lot of Shen Juan's songs when she was filming in the United States, and that many of her friends and team members were fans of Shen Juan.

Although Shen Juan wasn't familiar with her, he still gave her face and added her on WeChat, so there was no need to make the relationship too awkward.

As for Dilraba
There's not much to talk about.

I simply nodded as a greeting.

It seems this woman cares a lot about what others think; to put it bluntly, she's a bit too concerned about her image and is somewhat conflicted and self-destructive.

So rather than having a pleasant conversation with Shen Juan in front of so many people, she preferred chatting with him on WeChat.

This way, you won't be noticed or disturbed by others.

For example, she recently asked Shen Juan on WeChat what to do if she felt that a male actor in the same drama was pursuing her.
Shen Juan directly told her to follow her heart.

If you like it, accept it; if you don't, refuse it.

Anyway, as a player who divides his heart into many parts, he is unlikely to be affected by such low-level tricks.

After all, they hadn't established a relationship, and hadn't even played a friendly match together, so naturally they wouldn't be jealous over something like that.

then
The perceptive D8 may have sensed Shen Juan's cold attitude, and immediately indicated that she had clearly rejected him.

Having witnessed the majestic presence of Aquaman, the Little Mermaid naturally wouldn't be attracted to a whale in the sea.

After all, not everyone is like Xiao Lu. After being rejected by her favorite character, she found a bankrupt beggar as a low-budget alternative.

As for the third row, those are the lesser-known celebrities.

Shen Juan noticed that Song Zuer was chatting and laughing with Ou Yang Nana, and would occasionally glance in his direction.

Because of her suspicions about Lao Song's side business, Shen Juan always felt that they were discussing something that wasn't exactly green or healthy.
At 8 PM, the Weibo Night officially began.

This year's opening performance came from the boy band R1SE, whose popularity has been shattered.

Well, their singing and dancing skills are about the same as their moral character.

They were all terrible.

Afterwards, Rocket Girls took to the stage for a relay performance.

The stage effects were also quite average.

Perhaps because everyone's foundation wasn't solid before their debut, and because they were all very busy with work after forming the group, they didn't have much time to practice. Shen Juan always felt that some of them were dancing their own way, either too fast or too slow, and were completely out of sync with the others.

Speaking without any fan bias.
Apart from a few idols with prior debut experience, none of the others met the debut standards in terms of skill. Let's not even talk about K-pop.

They can't even beat THE9 and Cherry Girls 303, the girl groups that Tao and Tencent are about to launch this year.

In South Korea, they probably wouldn't even pass the weekly test for trainees.

Purely at a junior high school level.

The level of elementary school students is like that of a youth group.

However, TF Entertainment is following the Johnny's model.

More than their professional skills, fans value the bond and sense of participation they share with their idols as they grow up.

Rather than idol solo fans or group fans, TF Entertainment wants to cultivate a family of fans that can be passed down for three generations.

So even if they sing terribly and dance like noodles, it doesn't affect their ability to gain fans' support and love.

After the performance, the host came on stage.

"Hello everyone, friends here today, and viewers watching the live stream, welcome to the 2019 Weibo Night!" This year's hosts have changed from Hua Shao and others last year to Li Ai and Nigmat from CCTV.

the reason is simple.

Since the accidental death of Gao Yixiang during the recording of "Chase Me" some time ago, the entire production team and Zhejiang TV, including the host Hua Shao (the leaked recording shows that Hua Shao was still joking with Gao Yixiang when he fell to the ground), have been severely criticized by angry netizens.

This further impacted his career development.

Many organizers, considering the potential impact on public opinion and the possible negative backlash, would not choose him as the host of the gala.

They deserve to have fallen to such a state.

There wasn't much innovation this year compared to previous years.

The organizers first used a PowerPoint presentation and short video clips to introduce the influential events on Weibo over the past year.

Then came the main phase, which consisted of alternating award presentations, interludes, and interactions between the host and guests.

Shen Juan will be on stage twice tonight.

The first time was as a singer with ten years of influence on Weibo.

The second one was chosen by fans through online voting, symbolizing the absolute popularity of Weibo's king.

In addition, there are several other awards related to Shen Juan's work, but he doesn't need to go on stage to accept them.

The drama "Go Go Squid!", which aired in July and dominated the entire summer, won the Weibo Annual Hottest Drama Award.

"Better Days," which was released in June and raked in 35 billion yuan at the global box office, won the Weibo Annual Film Award.

Actually, Sina, like Tencent, wanted Shen Juan to go on stage and accept more awards to generate buzz and discussion.

For example, they wanted to get Shen Juan on stage with Yi Yangqianxi, Xiao Zhan, and Wang Yibo, three top celebrities who are currently enjoying great popularity, just like the six top celebrities on stage at the Star Awards half a month ago, artificially creating a memorable scene that fans would talk about and remember.

Moreover, it's almost obvious that since Shen Juan rarely returns to China to attend an awards ceremony for the domestic entertainment industry, the other three companies will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity to tie themselves together. They will definitely increase their efforts in marketing. For Sina, this is definitely a good opportunity to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

The more frequently they market, the greater the popularity and influence of the Weibo Night IP.

Unfortunately, Shen Juan didn't give them a chance.

Little Karami, who didn't gain his approval, isn't qualified to ride on his coattails.

Therefore, the organizers had no choice but to settle for second best and let the Idol Producer's center fill the vacancy he left behind, which in turn gave rise to the concept of the "Newcomer Station" four top stars in the new era.

That's right, Shen Juan has been excluded from the fandom.

After all, strictly speaking, he is not simply a top-tier celebrity, but a legitimate singer and actor with top-tier traffic data.

Comparing his current achievements with those of other popular celebrities feels like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

The gala is coming to an end
Shen Juan and Yang Zi, who haven't been seen together in a long time, took to the stage together as the male and female leads of the phenomenal hit drama "Go Go Squid!", and presented the Weibo King and Weibo Queen trophies, which symbolize absolute popularity.

Amidst the deafening cheers and screams from the audience, Shen Juan stood in front of the standing microphone, cleared his throat, and began his acceptance speech: "I've had so many opportunities to receive awards in the past two years, so there's really not much to say. I'll just follow the timeless formula and thank you first."

"First of all, I must thank my fans. Without your hard work and every vote, I would not be able to stand here to receive this Weibo King trophy. Every vote I received carries your trust and expectations, and I will always remember this kindness."

"Looking back on 2019, it was a year full of challenges and surprises for me, a year of hardship and glory."

"In April, my album Leviathan was released. To avoid self-praise, I won't comment too much on this album, but everyone should be able to see the honors and achievements it has received. Every listen and every purchase you make is the greatest gift to us musicians!"

"The movie 'Better Days,' which was released in June, gave me a brand new acting experience. The global box office of 35 billion is not just a number, but also the audience's recognition of the story. The time spent working with the team on set to polish the character made me deeply appreciate the charm and weight of film art."

"In July, 'Go Go Squid!' aired, and its great success is inseparable from the hard work of every staff member both in front of and behind the camera, as well as the love of the audience. So I am really grateful to all the main creators for their dedication, and to the audience for being willing to believe in the love fairy tale in the drama."

"Finally, let's talk about something else. I recently saw online that there seems to be some kind of ice melt on ships in Jiangcheng, so I hope everyone will pay more attention, wear masks when going out, and try not to gather or linger in areas with large crowds. I hope everyone has a good New Year this year, thank you!"

(Weibo Night's annual goddess winners in a group photo)
The Weibo Night event ended a little after 11 p.m.

The related news naturally and unsurprisingly made it onto Weibo's trending topics list, attracting a lot of attention and discussion.

[Shen Juan's Weibo post, titled "King," didn't mention competitors at all, and even showed concern for the pandemic at the end. He's never lost in terms of strategic vision!]

[In just two years, she's achieved widespread success in music and film, even having a breakout hit on variety shows that has gone international. She maintained impeccable manners while socializing with senior figures in the front row, never forgetting her fans when accepting awards, and never playing the victim. Everyone else in the Chinese entertainment industry should take note! This is what a star should be like!]

[Brother Juan is right, the situation seems to be getting increasingly serious. Please remember to wear a mask when you go out!]

[Tong Nian and Han Shangyan share the stage, winning King & Queen! Zi Zi's gaze towards Shen Juan is still so sweet; it feels like all the good things in the world couldn't compare to Shen Juan alone. The after-sales service from the current idol is truly amazing! I sincerely suggest a second collaboration! Maybe they can achieve even more incredible results than Intimate Moments!]

[Help! Yang Zi was secretly making a heart shape with her hands behind Shen Juan's back while he was speaking, and the camera caught her doing it! Is this sweetness free? It's 2020 and I'm still crying for the Tong Yan couple, so sweet! Zi Zi is the woman who's best suited for Shen Juan! I'll never forget the emotions the Tong Yan couple brought me!]

[I refuse to accept a birthday gift from the birthday celebrant; I'll enjoy the beauty alone.]

There was also controversy and discussion surrounding Shen Juan's interactions with other artists during the gala.

[The scenes of Fifi and Juanjuan together are absolutely stunning! The combination of a Disney princess and a pop star is so pleasing to the eye!]

[When the camera panned to the second row, the look in the eyes of that divorced young woman as she gazed at the back of someone in the front row was so resentful and infatuated. Sigh, sister, you should focus on your career, film more dramas, achieve more tangible results, and transition to a different path as soon as possible. Stop being so love-struck! He's too sophisticated; he's not the kind of man you can handle.]

[Is someone selectively ignoring Mimi's gaze? Just walking past without even a greeting. Who was it that interacted with Mimi in a video during the Rap of China finale, trying to ride her coattails? Now that they're famous, they're cutting ties! This is our World's Number One's style! Crossing the river and burning the bridge, ungrateful!]

No wonder they got along so well and chatted so happily. I heard Yang Ying is also getting a divorce from Huang Xiaoming. So it was all Shen Juan's doing again, that heartbreaker who's obsessed with married women! So is he just a killer who only loves 18-year-old girls, or a heartbreaker who likes married women? I really don't understand now.

"So are you an amateur killer or a mature woman killer? I'm a little confused about your specific preferences." Zhang Tianai couldn't help but ask after seeing this comment.

After the Weibo Night event, Shen Juan took a car to Zhang Tian'ai's house. He exchanged and practiced ball skills with this older sister who was not tall, but whose front armor and seat cushion were quite thick. She also had excellent physical qualities and was extremely good at using Death Coil.

This was during the rest period after World War I.

Shen Juan raised an eyebrow. "What do you think?"

Zhang Tianai nestled in Shen Juan's arms and thought about it seriously, "I think you still prefer 18-year-old girls!"

"Why do you say that?"

"Just look at all the people you've been rumored to be dating!"

"Oh, I actually like them all." Shen Juan gently kneaded her reddened earlobes, his voice soft.

When Aibao gets really into the heat of the game, her whole body turns red, which adds to her unique charm.

Feeling a warm breath brush against her sensitive earlobe, Zhang Tianai recalled the tense and fierce half-court offense and defense just now, and her cheeks immediately became hot. She felt that dark clouds were gathering outside and it was going to rain again, but she still stubbornly said, "I don't believe it."

"Are you that insecure about yourself?"

Without dwelling on this pointless question, Zhang Tian'ai suddenly propped herself up, her hair falling messily onto Shen Juan's chest. She stared straight at him and asked the question that had always bothered her: "Then let me ask you, between me and Gulnazar, who do you like more?"

Aibao's attitude was firm and simple.

Anyone else is fine, everyone else is acceptable!
But Gulnazar, that idiot, just won't do!
Shen Juan.
Aibao felt something was wrong.
And so, without thinking...
Then, witnessed by the overhead chandelier, Alex, a British Royal Police officer who was not afraid of difficulties, finally crossed the Channel and arrived in Belgium despite the torrential rain.

Then, through its own power, it triggered wave after wave of violent landslides and devastating earthquakes.

It plunged the entire country into a quagmire and paralysis.

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