Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 427 He was now completely at ease.
After the concert, Pei Chuanbao rested briefly at the hotel for one night before Shen Juan returned to China with the team.

I can't take leave today like I did the past few days.

Because the Spring Festival Gala will be broadcast live the day after tomorrow, on Lunar New Year's Eve.

There are backup tapes that need to be recorded today.

Therefore, every participant in all the programs this year must come to the venue in person to complete their respective tasks.

After a long flight, the plane landed in Beijing.

It was already evening.

The backup tape will be recorded soon.

But he hadn't even started putting on makeup yet.

Therefore, Shen Juan had no choice but to take a car to the Spring Festival Gala studio without stopping, not daring to waste a single second on the road.

Meanwhile, the Sydney Harbour fireworks display that last night was later revealed to be a special event prepared by the Sydney City Government for Shen Juan's concert, unsurprisingly sparked global discussion among netizens, with many saying it was the largest concert fireworks display they had ever seen.

Tourism Sydney also issued a statement overnight thanking Shen Juan for the economic impact he brought to Sydney – many Southeast Asian and Japanese and Korean fans who had previously failed to buy tickets rushed to Sydney, causing a surge in tourism revenue in January, instantly making many netizens understand why tickets for this event were so expensive due to scalpers.

This is no ordinary concert!

This clearly includes a private fireworks display service!

The price of one ticket bought you a crazy concert and a dazzling fireworks show!

This is the absolute prestige of our world's number one male champion!
We can’t wait to see Alex’s even bigger and more spectacular second world tour!

In addition, many people, guided by the internet's Leeuwenhoek, discovered blind spots in the live videos and photos circulating online, and then naturally began their favorite, and most popular, gossip segment.

Wait a minute! What the heck is this photo? (Image) Look at the area I circled, aren't there two blurry figures? The woman is looking up at the fireworks in front, and the man is behind her, holding her in his arms, like they're cosplaying Jack and Rose from Titanic! What the hell is this amazing viewpoint?!

[Holy crap! It really is! But I saw in the government announcement that the Harbour Bridge was temporarily closed during that period, right?]

[Let's let our imaginations run wild... Could this be Shen Juan and his wife, surnamed Wang? Did the team deliberately block the bridge to create an opportunity for them to be alone? Is Shen Juan currently spying in the comments section? This guy has a history of this; he mentioned in a previous Sina interview that he enjoys reading netizens' comments.]

[Go away! The bridge being closed is clearly a security measure by the organizers. Do you know how long it takes to get from Accor Stadium to Harbour Bridge? At least half an hour! So you mean Brother Juan just finished his concert and rushed here to meet his girlfriend? Brother Juan, you're all alone, thank you!]

If it's true, I will definitely send them my blessings! It's so moving. He's faced so many challenges and hardships, but at least we can see that in his relationship, he's just an ordinary guy, cuddling, kissing, and hugging his girlfriend like any other person. I really love this side of Juanjuan! Even that dazzling, star-studded celebrity needs the care and love of a gentle, affectionate woman, just like any other person. It's wonderful! I hope Juanjuan will always be happy. He was, he is, and he will be in the future!

[I declare Alex is unparalleled in his romantic life! I love men who love dating and know how to date! Those who say Alex is afraid to go public can shut up now. It's not that he's afraid to go public; he simply doesn't know which option to go public with!]

[The person in the figure on the bridge is actually the one who's debunking the rumors! What if it's just that guy who likes to cosplay Shen Juan when he's bored?]

If you're still spreading rumors about male celebrities who bring glory to the country, then I really wish your mother would die tonight.

There are just too many busybodies. Can't they give him some privacy? I don't care if Alex is dating, who he's dating, or how many relationships he's had. I only care about his songs, his albums, his performances, and him as a person. I don't care about anything else!

Some people are focused on the birth of a legend, some are prying into the private lives of artists, some are drawing strength from their idols to grow stronger and more mature, while others, like rats in a gutter, only dare to squirm behind their screens—it's truly laughable.

After posting the comment, I quietly turned off private messages and set them to allow only followed friends to reply to comments, then put down my phone.

Zhang Jingyi looked out the window and sighed deeply.

Actually, she was never happy whenever she saw rumors about Shen Juan or jokes about her sister-in-law.

Every human being has a possessive nature!

The more beautiful something is, the more I want to appreciate and experience it alone, and the less I want to share it with others.

But don't other people think the same way?
Is she the only one with normal possessiveness? Is she the only one unwilling to share with others?
Of course this is not the case.

She was no different from other girls in essence; she was just one of the masses.

But Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but type a sarcastic remark at those netizens who always made fun of Shen Juan's love life.

No other reason.

She just didn't want to see Shen Juan, whom she considered as beautiful and dreamlike as a god, being gossiped about and ridiculed like this by these people!
She had always thought she was very rational.

Her friends also thought she looked very mature.

But regarding Shen Juan
Yet she always manages to easily lose her temper and do things she would never normally do.

For example, arguing with his haters online.

For example, she mustered up the courage to ask her aunt (Zhou Xun) on WeChat if she could have a private relationship.
For example, she could tell Peng Yuchang that she liked Shen Juan and ask him to be her wingman at the Mushroom House.

For example, she might keep the maple leaf that fell on his shoulder, reminiscing about him like a lovesick woman.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but sigh again.

If only everything could go as she wished.

But she's not the master of the world, so how could she possibly make the world whatever she wants it to be!

The first step in growing up is often learning to reconcile with yourself, accepting the differences between the real world and the fantasy world, accepting your powerlessness in certain aspects and at certain times, and then gradually integrating into this society that is not so wonderful, but at the same time has many interesting aspects.

So just accept the reality that you're not the female lead and can't have Shen Juan all to yourself.

If others can accept it, so can she.

What others can do, she can do too.

She believed she would not lose to anyone.

Except for Shen Juan.

There is only Shen Juan.

Two days passed quickly for Shen Juan, who was constantly busy with various work and social activities.

so.
He took time out of his busy schedule to shoot the new season's global ads for LV and Tiffany: Because he was touring all over the world during the second half of last year, he simply couldn't find the time to cooperate with the brands on fashion events. As a result, Shen Juan turned down all the magazine cover offers that came his way, which led to him having to pay off his debts this year.

While attending brand events where celebrities endorse products is still not required—those are tasks for subordinates—for global campaigns that are crucial to a brand's year-round promotional plan, as a global ambassador, he naturally needs to shoulder the responsibilities and obligations that come with it.

Although the fans are all very proud.

But he would not be proud to be the "spokesperson for the top ten luxury brands".

In fact, these ten luxury brands are proud because they successfully invited him to be their spokesperson.

Then he spent an afternoon attending the Xiaomi 10 launch event, which Xiaomi arranged in advance to accommodate his schedule.

Lei Jun was still as enthusiastic as ever, but Shen Juan felt that Lei Jun wanted to completely tie him to Xiaomi's chariot.

He felt that Lei Jun was overthinking things.

Because Xiaomi was just one of his options.

He doesn't necessarily need Xiaomi.

If they really do decide to build cars in the future, it's none of his business.

After all, if you already have a Porsche, who would want a SU7?

He is patriotic, that's true, but he's not a traitor.

Naturally, no one would do something so outrageous, absurd, and stupid.

He indiscriminately despises all brand marketing strategies that use "patriotism" as their sole selling point and exploit ordinary people.

This is because it's a cheap trick people use when their product quality can't compete with the competition, and in the end, only ordinary people who buy overpriced products suffer the most.

Finally, here's a group photo of the three medals awarded to Sound Breaker for their 10 billion plays, which were sent from the US by the official Sound Breaker team:
"Mood," which broke one billion in sales last December, was a hit song in its own right. It benefited from the collaboration between Shen Juan and Li Nacha on the popular "Old Town Road" project, and later Bieber, who was still riding high, joined the project and made a feature. Naturally, it became a hit even more, breaking the one billion mark in just eight months.

In addition, "Circles" and "Levitating" both surpassed one billion views in January of this year.

With this, Shen Juan now has 11 singles with over 10 billion plays on the official Sound Breaker platform.

There are even six songs from the same album that was released only nine months ago!

Leviathan's value has been increased once again!
Such achievements not only put them far ahead of all singers of their generation.

Even if the data remains unchanged, it would still be considered among the world's top tier in the streaming media boom two or three years from now!

It can only be said that what those media outlets said was correct.

He is the one who has adapted best to this streaming era and is capable of becoming a new benchmark for the music industry.

He has already stepped into the forefront of the times.

It is about to revolutionize the entire music world.

Time flew by and it was already Lunar New Year's Eve.

At 8 PM, most Chinese people, after finishing their New Year's Eve dinner, will gather in front of the television, waiting for the start of this year's Spring Festival Gala.

Dilraba Dilmurat and her "plastic best friend" Zhu Xudan, who didn't return to their hometown in Xinjiang for the Spring Festival this year, were no exception.

They figured it wouldn't be fun to spend the New Year alone, and since they happened to find out that the other person was also in Beijing, they decided to invite each other to their homes for New Year's Eve dinner and film a vlog together (D8 is a big fan of Shen Juan's vlog series, so she wanted to follow suit), just to add some festive atmosphere to this New Year's Eve without family.

After finishing her meal, Reba started adjusting the camera again.

She just finished filming the part where she has New Year's Eve dinner with her best friend, and next she will be filming the part where they watch the Spring Festival Gala together.

As for post-production editing?

Of course, it should be left to the team members!

Anyway, she's not cut out for this kind of work.

"Baba, I just checked the program and found that Shen Juan is singing solo this year! Last year he was on stage with Cheng Long and Chen Weiting, but this year he's singing solo, and it seems to be the premiere of a new song. That's really impressive!" Zhu Xudan sat cross-legged on the sofa, hugging a cushion.

Upon hearing Shen Juan's name, Dilraba paused slightly as she adjusted the camera, her heart racing.

Although she had always known that Zhu Xudan had designs on Shen Juan, Shen Juan himself had told her this, so how could it be false? In a sense, they could indeed be considered rivals in love, but she was unwilling to make things too awkward, nor was she willing to break ties with her few friends in the industry because of a man.

So after composing herself, she calmly replied, "His tour box office is almost a billion US dollars, he must be amazing! Didn't the Sydney city government set off fireworks for him a few days ago? Not just any celebrity can get such treatment."

"Have you seen the gossip online about the fireworks display?" Zhu Xudan curled up in a lazy arc, her chin resting on a soft cushion, staring straight at Dilraba with piercing eyes and a sly glint in them, trying to find the slightest hint of unease on her best friend's face.

"What gossip?" Dilraba genuinely had no idea.

"Just say that the fireworks were set off by Shen Juan specifically for his girlfriend. The Sydney city government is just cooperating with him to make a public statement because someone found out that his girlfriend happened to have her birthday on that day, and she happened to be interviewed by a CCTV reporter outside the concert venue. The time and place all match up."

At this point, Zhu Xudan feigned a longing and anticipation in her eyes, and said dreamily, "I really hope I can meet a boyfriend who treats me as well as that in the future! I just can't resist him setting off fireworks for my birthday in front of so many people!"

Dilraba emotionally certainly didn't want this to be true, because no one wants to see their crush being affectionate with another person of the opposite sex. But rationally, she knew it was probably true, because the time, place, people, and even Shen Juan's romantic fool persona all matched!
So they fell silent.

Seeing this, Zhu Xudan forcibly suppressed the smile on her lips and quickly added fuel to the fire, teasingly saying, "By the way, Baba, do you like watching fireworks? If your future boyfriend treated you like this, would you feel happy and blessed, or would you find it troublesome and cause controversy by trending on social media?"

"my words"

Dilraba sat down next to Zhu Xudan, rested her chin on her hand, thought carefully for a moment, and then spoke her true feelings that reflected her current mood and state of mind: "I would probably say that as long as the people and their intentions are there, there's no need to make it so big, but deep down I would still be moved by this matter."

Zhu Xudan couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth, "Baba, you're such a tsundere! So cute!"

"It's not exactly saying one thing and doing another. I just feel there's no need for so many people in the world to know about our private affairs. In my opinion, what really matters is the person and the sentiment. Everything else is just icing on the cake. Of course, it's nice to have it, but it's okay if we don't."

Dilraba's eyes were complicated as she said with some emotion, "Although I do really like these rituals that decorate emotions and deepen relationships, and I feel that most girls in the world probably like them too, I don't really care about these rituals. Do you understand what I mean?"

"It's a bit hard to understand." Zhu Xudan said, looking confused.

People who are oblivious to others are destined to find it difficult to empathize with those who are sensitive and thoughtful, and are also destined to be unable to truly understand their feelings.

But she wanted to know more about Dilraba.

She felt that Shen Juan must be a meticulous person, otherwise he couldn't possibly manage such a large fishpond on his own.

Therefore, understanding Dilraba is, to some extent, equivalent to understanding Shen Juan; there will always be commonalities between them.

So she asked curiously, "But if you don't express your feelings, are you going to make the other person guess?"

Dilraba unconsciously looked down at the slippers on her feet, then suddenly chuckled softly and asked gently, "Isn't dating just about two people guessing each other's intentions? How many people are truly completely open with their partner?"

What if I don't understand?

"He will understand. If my future partner truly understands me, then he will definitely understand my thoughts."

“I still prefer sincerity for sincerity, but of course not everyone deserves it.” Zhu Xudan’s implication was that she thought Shen Juan was worth it. She believed that Dilraba, who was sensitive and always had a habit of guessing what others were thinking and cared too much about their feelings, would be able to tell.

"The premise of exchanging sincerity for sincerity is meeting the right person, but what kind of person can be considered the right person?"

"If you feel it's right, then it's right!"

"But it feels like a lie."

"Then I'd rather be fooled!"

A silence fell over the living room as the two seemed to be silently processing the attitudes conveyed by each other through their words.

After a long silence, Dilraba broke it with a smile, saying, "I can only say that you and I are indeed quite different."

"Everyone in this world is different."

Zhu Xudan suddenly felt a little smug, because she thought that her best friend, a girl with a sensitive, awkward, and slow-to-warm-up personality, would be less likely to win Shen Juan's favor than her, who was outgoing and good at taking the initiative.

After all, Shen Juan is very busy with work, which means that he has very limited time to interact and spend with other girls.

In this situation, there aren't many time and resources available for them to gradually get to know each other and grow closer.

In short, the current version is fast-paced.

There won't be many opportunities for each player.

Therefore, heroes naturally have an advantage in the early game.

Whether Zhu Xudan understood what she was trying to say, or what strange things she was thinking, remains to be seen.
Dilraba didn't care; she just sighed.

"I feel like after being a celebrity for so long, I haven't learned anything else but how to compromise with the status quo and be content."

"Contentment brings happiness, Baba! This is a good thing!"

"But that also means I can get very little."

"More and less are relative. There will always be someone who gets more than you and someone who gets less than you in this world."

"Then why do I have to be the one who is less?"

"Anyway, I think you'll definitely get a lot!"

This was indeed Zhu Xudan's honest opinion, spoken from her true feelings. Although she always betrayed Reba and secretly spoke ill of her to Shen Juan in order to gain an early advantage.

But the fact that they are friends will never change.

Of course, the other unspoken truth is...
As long as it's less than mine, that's fine.

I'm not only afraid that my brother will have a hard time, but I'm also afraid that my brother will drive a Land Rover.

This is probably a reflection of Zhu Xudan's mindset.

The two chatted while watching TV, and soon it was time for Shen Juan to go on stage to perform.

What the World Gave Me

"Some people set off fireworks, while others chase the evening breeze."

"Borrow a ray of time, and hold a piece of starry sky in your hands."

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"How can it be so beautiful! The imagery created by his voice and the lyrics is absolutely amazing!" Zhu Xudan was taking pictures of the TV screen with her phone, planning to send them to Shen Juan later as a topic of conversation for tonight, praising him lavishly!
"The song 'As You Wish' that he sang with Princess Na Ying on stage the year before last was also very good! It seems that he can handle any musical style, he can sing fast songs and slow songs as well," Dilraba said with a smile as she looked at Shen Juan appearing on the screen.

No matter how you look at it, it looks beautiful!
It's even getting better and better!
The more I look at it, the more I like it!
Meanwhile, people across the country were watching the Spring Festival Gala live, and netizens who were amazed by Shen Juan's performance flocked to various platforms to post comments.

It seemed they wanted to release their excitement without reservation, to let more people experience their feelings, and to let more people witness firsthand how outstanding Shen Juan was.

[Jian Ye is so damn awesome! Only a superstar like him can really make it exciting! He doesn't need to shout high notes or deliberately create a festive atmosphere; he can touch people's hearts with his gentle storytelling. Even his song "As You Wish" from two years ago was like that—it's like a friend telling you a story in a soft, gentle voice.]

The song is beautiful, but rather than a classic Spring Festival Gala song, it feels more like the closing theme of a large-scale event. In the midst of the bustling Spring Festival and this fast-paced era, it seems particularly quiet and lonely, even somewhat "out of place." Brief yet with a lingering aftertaste, its subtle and melodious tune is unlike anything from this fast-paced time. Shen Juan's performance on this stage has once again refreshed my understanding of him; his creative talent is truly astounding! He seems destined to never be defined!

The lyrics of this song are genuinely heartfelt blessings to everyone. Although there may be darkness and setbacks, everything will eventually lead to a happy ending. Combined with the increasingly strong sense of loyalty and righteousness in the current climate, it truly brings a lot of strength to people. From now on, if anyone says I'm only good at writing those cheesy lyrics that go on from Monday to Sunday, I'll argue with them!

It's strange, but listening to this song always makes me feel sad, yet it also has a sense of power, a gentle power.

Is this song sad? I only read a sense of open-mindedness and gratitude after weathering many storms. Although only 21 years old, Shen Juan no longer needs to prove anything to anyone in the Chinese music scene. That's how life is; after countless trials, the simplest truths remain, and what stays are the most sincere and genuine things. No wonder he doesn't follow the path laid out by his predecessors in the entertainment industry. He truly possesses the sharp spirit of youth and a maturity beyond his years.

From his eighth Billboard Hot 100 number-one single to his eleventh single with over 1 billion streams, to his world tour that is about to break the 1 billion USD box office record, and now to this divine stage that has been seen by over 100 million people across the country and has amazed and shocked countless people.
Shen Juan felt as if he were in an empty place.

His spirit and energy have reached their peak.

And the next to arrive on the battlefield is none other than the Grammys, which are regarded as the "temple of music" by singers all over the world.

Therefore, at the peak of his life, he has ample confidence and assurance that he can believe that this Grammy trip will have a satisfactory result, and that he can use real trophies, flowers and honors to draw a perfect end to the past year and to this stage of his life.

then
Entering a new phase.

A more glorious golden age.

This will usher in a completely new era.

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(End of this chapter)