Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 447 Laying out the future
The first batch of guests were Zhou Xun and Zhang Jingyi.

The second group of guests were Guo Qilin, Sha Yi, and Tao Hong.

Amidst laughter and joy, it was March 20th, and Shen Juan had already slept in the new Mushroom House for two nights.

Meanwhile, the first recording of "Back to Field 4," which lasted for three days, has come to a successful conclusion.

To be honest, Shen Juan even felt that he could slack off more easily this year than during the recording of the previous season.

Don't say anything else.

Last year in western Hunan, he could at least compete with Peng Peng, who also loved to sleep in, to see who would be the third to get up.

As a result, this year I slept straight until past ten o'clock.

And this happens every single day.

Unsurprisingly, she won the title of the latest riser.

Perhaps it was because of the Leviathan Era tour's record-breaking box office of over one billion US dollars and a series of major achievements such as winning the Grammy Album of the Year that gave Shen Juan the qualifications and ability to dominate the entire Chinese entertainment industry, making the entire industry, including some platforms, have to obediently submit to Shen Juan.

Anyway, Shen Juan felt that filming the show in Xishuangbanna was really too comfortable! He could do whatever he wanted, and no one dared to stop him!
The production team not only didn't force him to do things he didn't like or didn't want to do, but they also understood his tastes very well.

For example, he put away his photography equipment the night before and didn't follow Shen Juan and Zhang Jingyi when they went out for a walk, letting them kiss happily in the dark where no one was around; then he didn't follow Shen Juan and Tian Xiwei, who also went out for a walk the next night, and acted as a third wheel to ruin the romantic atmosphere of the couple.

(The production team already had experience with Shen Juan's "dates" with female guests on the second-floor balcony of the Mushroom House every time last year.)
So perhaps this is what it means to fall into depravity!
After enjoying real privileges, he is no longer as enthusiastic about the show as he was in the previous two years.

The afternoon recording officially ended, and I said goodbye to everyone.

Xiao Tian plans to go back to Tongliang to see his parents.

I used to think that leaving my parents' protection and venturing out into society on my own was a good thing. It was both a sign of maturity and independence in the conventional sense and a freedom that I had always wanted since I was a child. But after not seeing my family for so long due to special circumstances, I realized that...
Actually, I kind of miss it.

So Shen Juan returned to his hometown of Shanghai and spent the whole night chatting with his parents, who had retired more than ten years earlier than expected.

From work schedules to personal updates.

From world affairs to personal relationships.

Shen Juan didn't want to tell her parents about her sad things because they couldn't help her and would only make her feel so bad that she couldn't sleep.

So he selectively shared some stories.

For example, the excitement of fulfilling a childhood dream on the pitch of the Champions League final; the emotion of opening one's arms on a concert stage, receiving the spotlight from thousands and hearing the entire audience chanting one's name; and the indescribable pride of holding the Grammy trophy on stage and giving an acceptance speech in front of a global audience.
But my parents said, "You have been my pride for a long time, ever since the moment you were born."

Shen Juan was stunned.

Are you proud?
From a novice trainee with nothing but passion to a top Gen Z influencer with explosive popularity, a massive fan base, and global fame and influence.

From a male idol with lackluster acting skills to a recognized Best Actor candidate and a representative of the new generation of actors.

From a fashion novice criticized for relying solely on artificial fashion sense and formulaic dressing when she first debuted, she has transformed into a rising fashion icon favored by major international fashion brands and top fashion magazines, eventually landing numerous luxury brand endorsements and becoming an unprecedented spokesperson for ten luxury brands.

Starting with his participation in "Super Idol" in 15, experiencing a low point after participating in "Super Idol 2" in 16, his rise to fame and recognition after participating in "Produce 17" and "The Rap of China" in 202, his continued popularity after the release of "So Cute Us," "An Elephant Sitting Still," and "Cry Me a Sad River" in 18, and finally achieving nationwide fame with the release of the two blockbuster films "Better Days" and "Go Go Squid!" in 2019.
Two English albums, one English EP, one Mandarin album, one Japanese album, one Japanese EP, and a series of multilingual singles. In between, she also had to juggle variety show recordings, various magazine and advertising shoots, and attendance at major award ceremonies and other events that she couldn't miss.
Although those memories of the future in his mind are both the foundation of everything and the key to opening the door.

But to achieve who he is today, he has put in a tremendous amount of effort behind the scenes that others cannot see.

This immediately brought down Shen Juan's high spirits, which had been stirred up when he got excited earlier.

He looked down at the cup of hot milk his parents had specially prepared for him, and suddenly found himself speechless.
Most people only know which album he released that sold like hotcakes and received rave reviews, which hit TV series he starred in that aired, which movie he released that was a box office smash, which variety show he appeared on that was successfully exported overseas, which well-known brand he became the spokesperson for, which top magazine he graced the cover of, which authoritative award he received, and which achievement record he unlocked that was previously considered impossible to break.

While almost everyone was telling Shen Juan, who was outwardly glamorous and seemingly always shining, "You are amazing," only his parents, who had watched him grow up and accompanied him all the way, said to him with heartache and determination in a corner unknown to anyone, "You have always been our pride."

Perhaps it was only at this moment that he truly saw the tangible love of his parents and realized the importance of family.

"Actually, it can be quite tiring sometimes," he said softly.

It's certainly good to silently bear and digest things on your own when you encounter problems outside, only reporting good news and not bad, so that your parents can rest assured.

Communication is equally important.

It's not that I won't talk about sad things, but rather that I won't talk about them at all.

Many parents would rather accompany their children and face challenges together than know nothing about their children who are away from home.

So after hesitating for a moment, Shen Juan selectively recounted some of the less serious sad things.

Although there is indeed some worry and discomfort at the moment.

But once he solves the problem himself in the future, it should make his family back home happy for quite a while!
Shen Juan didn't know if what he was doing was right or wrong, because his personality and character were ultimately not perfect.

He only knew
Only by perfecting one's independent personality, by truly experiencing those complex emotions, and by enriching one's inner feelings, can one become a more independent and mature person, and a true idol of our time, admired by millions.

I had a very good night's sleep at home.

Considering that Little Red Flower will start filming in Qingdao on the 24th.

Today is the 21st, and I have no other work to do for the time being.

So he planned to go to Zibo first to visit the poor kid who had been trapped in his hometown's kitchen a while ago.

On his way to the airport, Shen Juan was browsing gossip online.

Let's follow the drama surrounding the Taylor Kanye phone call scandal.

The incident started as follows, in simple terms.

In 2016, Kanye West used insulting language to describe Taylor Swift in the lyrics of his new song "Famous" and included a half-naked wax figure of her in the music video. Taylor Swift immediately condemned this, but Kanye West's wife, Kim Kardashian, released a video call claiming that Taylor Swift had given her permission to do so.

As a result, poor Taylor Swift faced the most intense and longest-lasting cyberbullying in the Western entertainment industry in nearly a decade.

How serious was this incident? It was ten to nine times more serious than the incident where Xiao Zhan's fans stormed Kirito's website!
After all, Xiao Zhan is currently only being boycotted by a group of fans, while Taylor was collectively humiliated and tortured by the entire American public!
The severity of the issues is on completely different levels.

Fortunately, she does have some viewership despite not having any works to her name; otherwise, she would probably have been boycotted by the market and suffered a soft ban long ago.

Four years later, the full video released by the hackers shows that the video Kardashian released back then was maliciously edited.

Kanye did not seek Taylor's opinion on the full lyrics as he claimed, and Taylor did not agree to Kanye using insulting language about himself in the lyrics.

As a result, the public opinion shifted dramatically, shocking the entire United States. Netizens, who felt they had been tricked, turned their criticism towards Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.

The thought of being made a fool of and used as a tool makes them want to shoot the disgusting couple in the street.

It can only be said that the backlash was indeed quite severe.

But they deserve it.

After all, their actions can indeed be described as bad behavior. Even the most loyal Kanye fans, as long as their values ​​are sound, would probably find it difficult to criticize them in this situation.

After all, what their idol did was indeed quite inhumane.

(Not trying to start a fight, but I saw a fan argument while researching today, and one comment got the better of me: A: I'm a rational Kanye West fan, I suggest you look up Kanye's net worth before 2020. B: Then I also suggest you look up his net worth before the 19th century.)
On the other hand
As is well known, Nirvana increases an individual's strength.

Therefore, Taylor, who was exonerated, also gained a lot of goodwill from the public. Through subsequent album re-recording and continuous output of works, she held the influential Era Tour in the post-Grief era and became the world's number one female singer!

As a well-known friend of Taylor, Shen Juan immediately called Taylor to congratulate her on her new life and shared her thoughts on the matter on social media.

While expressing sympathy for Taylor's hardships over the past four years, the speaker also appealed to netizens not to believe everything they hear and to refrain from making offensive remarks or cyberbullying anyone before fully understanding the facts.

Although these words have little practical effect, he doesn't have the influence to correct the inherent flaws of the entire human race.

Even he himself, and Sister Tian, ​​sometimes vent their frustrations about real life online. But some slogans must be shouted.

If you're too lazy to even speak?

Then the world's social atmosphere would truly be doomed.

However, it's worth mentioning...
He did not attack Kanye and the Kardashians.

Because they had no grudge against him.

Moreover, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner from the Kardashian family are considered his friends and have often helped promote his new songs.

Therefore, every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor.

Unless the relationship is really good, Shen Juan will not act as a righteous messenger to stand up for his friends, become a social media influencer, and go to fight enemies who are not his enemies.

We arrived at the airport at 10:00 AM.

Shen Juan and his team boarded the private jet. While waiting for takeoff, Yangyang Jin came over with a tablet, intending to discuss the specific work arrangements for the next period of time with Shen Juan and to confirm some things that they were not authorized to make on his behalf and that he needed to confirm personally.

"Gracie Abrams, is this the promising talent you've been scouting lately? The female version of Lil Nas X?"

"I don't think she can reach Nas's level."

"So you're attracted to her looks?"

"Can't we just enjoy her music?" Shen Juan smiled and explained, "The main thing is that there's a song on the album that's missing a female singer to collaborate with, but I don't want to keep associating myself with Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande. Of course, their voices aren't really suitable for this song either, so I thought I might try to find some newcomers online to collaborate with, like playing an online singer development game. Wouldn't it be interesting to see them become famous in the future?"

Born in 99, Guaxi, a second-generation star, has always been in the "waiting-to-be-popular" category due to his less mainstream musical style.

But Shen Juan didn't mind helping her out.

Including her song "21" released last month, Shen Juan also intentionally or unintentionally promoted it during the live broadcast.

After all, there is no competition between them.

Actually, Shen Juan has always paid close attention to newcomers.

They also love to mentor newcomers with potential.

This includes Jiangmei, the female lead in the music video for "Hold On," and Yaya, who covered the song "Remnant Summer" and asked him to give her a shout-out.
These are all preparations Shen Juan made in advance to ensure his leading position among the next generation of singers and to further expand his popularity and influence among Generation Z.

"Then the charity performance you previously co-organized with the WHO and other organizations is scheduled for April 4th. The online fundraising also started today. You can post a website link with a short text on Weibo, Instagram, Twitter, etc. If you don't have time, you can ask a team member to post it for you."

"All the guests have been contacted, right?"

"Yes, everything is arranged. The main performers are Chinese and American singers, with a total of 150 guest performers from around the world, who will make up the eight-hour performance."

Shen Juan only needed to use his connections to call up big shots.

For example, the eldest brother Cheng Hanhong, Princess Na Ying, and others.

When these seniors heard that Shen Juan was going to organize a charity performance that would be open to the world and featured a star-studded cast, they agreed almost without hesitation.

After all, this is not only a help and care for the anti-epidemic workers who are sticking to the front line, but also an honor.

An honor worth boasting about!

As for other top celebrities and those peers with whom they are not very familiar, the company team is responsible for contacting and communicating with them.

To put it simply, it's about merging the "One World, Together at Home" charity performance initiated by the United States in the original timeline with the "Believe in the Future" charity performance prepared by China.

Reduce the number of irrelevant and insignificant people.

By bringing together truly high-caliber, established, and popular singers, this charity performance aims to increase its audience and expand its influence, contributing to the current global fight against the pandemic.

As the original initiator of this global charity concert to fight against the epidemic, Shen Juan naturally reaps the greatest benefits from the influence!
Just like thirty years ago, when MJ organized dozens of big-name singers to sing "We Are The World".

By making achievements in the field of public welfare and charity, they consolidate their leading position in the pop music scene, and then use their influence in the music scene to give back to the field of charity, and so on.

For those celebrities who can do nothing but mooch off others in the Chinese entertainment industry.
As long as they can rally their fans to donate all the funds that should have been used to boost magazine endorsement sales to support the anti-racism movement, then they can do whatever they want with their marketing and association!

Shen Juan didn't care.

After all, he was just giving them an opportunity to brag and fool laymen.

It will not provide them with any real advantage.

Many people even have this opportunity.

Moreover, the traffic levels vary considerably.

For example, Kunkun Wang Jiaer Lay Luhan
This will lead to continued depreciation.

In this way, it is the top celebrities who were not invited by Shen Juan who are embarrassed, and the top celebrities who were invited but whose fans did not donate enough money who are embarrassed.

Therefore, under these circumstances, these top celebrities who usually love to fleece their fans have become willing victims of exploitation.

(There was no forced donation from fans of other celebrities. It was just that money that fans should have given to magazines and endorsements was diverted to charity. In other words, the fans didn't lose anything. The ones who lost out were the magazines and endorsement brands, as well as the top celebrities who mistakenly thought it was a great resource but found it to be useless.)

After we finished discussing work, the plane took off.

Shen Juan opened Weibo and started browsing his own news.

Shen Juan's "Leviathan," released last April, sold 2000 million copies (and its sales exploded again in the second half of the year thanks to the boost from the Leviathan Era tour), and unsurprisingly became the "2019 World's Best-Selling Album" officially certified by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)!
In addition, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) recently released its "Top 10 Best-Selling Records by Global Artists in 2019".

Among them, Shen Juan's Leviathan, which sold out against the trend of its original version, and the still underestimated album with potential, as well as the Japanese album Shining Butterfly, which also broke many records, ranked first with a huge advantage and won the title of the world's best-selling record artist, becoming the person who sold the most records in the world in the past year.

The other nine people who made it into the top ten are, in order: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Marlon Brando, Billie Eilish, Queen, Ariana Grande, BTS, Drake, and Lady Gaga.

Aside from Queen, who rely on their heritage, and BTS, whose fans are incredibly enthusiastic and spend a lot of money on them, they are basically all top-tier artists!
Its high value goes without saying!
Netizens also engaged in a heated discussion.

[Holy crap, those 2000 million in actual sales are terrifying! This is comparable to Ah-Dai's "25," but the problem is we're in the streaming era now! When Ah-Dai released "25," the music scene hadn't fully entered the streaming era yet. Juanzi has truly defied the trend of the version and the times to forcefully break records.]

[First place: I'm tired of 20 million; second place: Arashi; third place: Taylor Swift; both only have 3 million each. And that doesn't even include sales from their digital albums released in mainland China or inflated streaming sales. These 20 million are pure, unadulterated sales! What the hell can I say? Leviathan is awesome!!! I'm slayyyy!!!]

[Last year, Shen Juan was underestimated and ranked second, but this year, Leviathan is overwhelmingly number one. Hopefully, we'll see Shen Juan continue to improve and dominate the charts next year! BTW: Even without AS3, I think the Japanese album Shining Butterfly would have a good chance of reaching number one, hahaha! This is the happy dilemma of being an Alovers member!]

Two of the top ten spots on the artist chart belong to Asian artists and groups, indicating that the Asian music market has indeed taken off.

[BTS dares to try and piggyback on my popularity? They inflated their download counts to surpass their streaming counts just to climb the Billboard charts. This is the most outrageous thing I've ever seen in my life. Maybe this is just K-pop—a dreamlike place that constantly creates miracles!]

[The album's overwhelming number one position on both charts is truly impressive! However, I don't think it's necessary to mock the Japanese and Korean boy groups that made the list. After all, their fans also spent real money to boost sales. Even if the actual number of listeners isn't as high as the sales figures suggest, it's still real money, and there's no need for such a backlash.]

The value of the claim that "Shen Juan fights in domestic wars, and Shen Juan fights in international wars" is still increasing. It's laughable that these current domestic celebrities and singers are always trying to piggyback on Shen Juan and his Chinese album, *Wei Xia*. This is just one of the most ordinary albums in Shen Juan's career.

Shen Juan didn't have any particular thoughts about the honor awarded to him by IFPI, nor was he overly happy or excited.

Because once the first-week sales figures for Leviathan came out, he knew that the title of "world's best-selling album" for the year was already a foregone conclusion. Everything that followed was simply a natural progression, so he naturally felt no excitement or surprise at something he had already anticipated.

However, idols and fans are different after all.

He thought it was just so-so.

Fans might think it's incredibly awesome.

So he updated his social media specifically for this matter, thanking fans for their trust and support, and also announcing that his new album will be released in May this year. He is doing his best to market and promote AS3, which is highly anticipated and has received much more attention than Leviathan at the time!

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(End of this chapter)