Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 489 We All Have a Bright Future

The hit talent show "Youth With You 2," which generated buzz online for over two months, finally came to its finale on the evening of May 30th.

The final rankings sparked heated debates online, but the controversy was significantly less intense than in the original timeline.

After all, Lu Keran debuted as the ninth member of the original timeline.
To be honest, it really doesn't have much of a presence.

Moreover, having two androgynous styles within a single group is quite abstract.

Therefore, Shen Juan's decision to spend money to bring Jin Zihan in will definitely make THE9's lineup more like a girl group than in the original timeline.

That's absolutely beyond doubt!

At the same time, Starlink has loaned three popular idols (Liu Yuxin's Super Topic data even has top-tier potential) to iQiyi for a group debut, in addition to two popular contestants who didn't make the final group, Hu Lianxin and Liu Lingzi, as well as five popular contestants currently participating in Produce Camp next door.
This undoubtedly demonstrated to everyone the development potential of this emerging entertainment company, which did not entirely stem from Shen Juan.

Previously, many people believed that even if this company wasn't as exaggerated and outrageous as the fan groups described, it wouldn't amount to much.

After all, being an artist and running a company are two completely different concepts.

The former only needs to do their best.

The latter has far too many things to consider.

A good athlete may not necessarily become a good coach after retiring; there are countless examples of this.

Therefore, they do not believe that Shen Juan can run Starlink well while being a good artist. Many people think that this is just a new way for Shen Juan to enhance his own value.

He didn't genuinely want to cultivate artists; he just wanted to add an entrepreneur label to his resume.

However, as time went on, more and more information about "Sister-in-Law 202" was revealed, and they gradually discovered that the trainees recruited by Starlink seemed to have some real skills.

Putting everything else aside, their looks alone are enough to win them over.

Business skills and such became secondary.

So they were puzzled.
Is the title of "World's Number One" really that great, that so many young girls are willing to become his fans and work for him?

Is it possible that the title of "World's Leading Man" is more effective than those well-known, resource-rich large companies?

Are there really so many girls willing to sacrifice their youth to get close to the idols they admire and worship?
Are young girls these days so bold and responsible in love?
The good thing is that with the successive establishment and expansion of the Japanese and Korean branches, it is clear to anyone with eyes to see that Starlink is a global company.

There is no such thing as a local tyrant who rules over his own territory.

Therefore, the capital in the domestic entertainment industry did not feel too much pressure, and naturally would not spend a lot of effort to hinder Starlink's development.

After a bloody and fierce battle night in which one side finished performing and the other took the stage, Shen Juan, who once again transformed into a landlord and emptied the magazines of two farmers, leaving his mark, arrived in Shenzhen with his team members and traveled to the OCT East Tourist Resort to participate in the recording of this episode of "Produce Camp 2020".

On the way to his destination, Shen Juan did not catch up on sleep, but instead looked at various things related to himself recently.

The first is the company's internal resource allocation.

Liu Yuxin, Kong Xueer, and Jin Zihan, who successfully debuted, will travel with the group. Xinglian will use Shen Juan's connections to recommend some fashion and business resources that are suitable for them.

To be fair, Shen Juan could indeed arrange for them to access entry-level fashion circle resources at the level of LV brand ambassadors.

He still has a lot of influence in the Asia-Pacific region.

But he doesn't want to devalue the luxury brand title so soon.

So it's definitely something we need to think about carefully.

Xiao Hu accompanied Shen Juan to film the movie "Love Like a Bouquet".

The thought of being bombarded with Shen Juan's messages every day for the next two months made Xiao Hu smugly hum: "You guys are always talking about who's a 'royal family' (favored child), but the biggest 'royal family' with the most resources in Youth With You 2 is actually me, the one who didn't make it into the final group!"
After the show ended, Liu Lingzi, who had nothing to do for the time being, and Li Wanda, an underage female high school student who was about to go on summer vacation, accompanied Xiao Ye to join the Tencent project "The Snow Sword" in July.

Although Shen Juan did not intend to treat Liu Lingzi as a maid, if things continued to develop this way, she might really end up dating all the high-ranking young beauties within Starlink.

Bao Bao, who had just turned 18, was arranged by Starlink to play Gu Xiang in the "Chinese entertainment BL drama" "Tian Ya Ke" (also known as "Shan He Ling"), following the path that Xiao Ye took in the original timeline.

Although there are only forty days left until the college entrance examination, Gu Xiang's role is not very large, and the Beijing Film Academy's cultural score requirements are not high, so it should not be a problem to prepare for the exam while filming.

Of course, if all else fails, she can always pay homage to Ma Ying-jeou by repeating a year of high school! Anyway, Bao Bao didn't cultivate a "top student" persona, so it's not a big deal. At most, she'll get a few sarcastic comments from haters about her upbringing.

Lin Boyang plays Liu Xigua, the second female lead in the Tencent-controlled TV series "My Heroic Husband," a supporting role to Song Yi.

The original timeline of this drama achieved excellent broadcast results.

Although the film targeted a niche market that doesn't focus on fandoms, and none of the lead actors gained any new fans, it still helped newcomers in the industry to broaden their brand awareness.

Then, like Xiao Hu, Sun Zhenni only planned to accumulate popularity through the talent show and did not intend to debut as a group. After she came out of Produce Camp, she directly joined the cast of "The Imperial Coroner".

Starlink has been preparing for this project since last year.

However, considering the closeness of the bond, extending the filming period too much would increase additional costs.

My buddy is rich.

But we should still save money where possible.

Especially low-budget web series used for practice.

That's why filming was delayed until the second half of this year.

Of course, if all goes well, Starlink may be able to collaborate with the platform to produce more TV series projects in the future.

at last.
In addition, Shen Yujie, who has already gone to Hengdian to join the cast of "The Long Ballad" to play a supporting role to Dilraba, and Wang Churan, who is about to go to Wuxi to join the cast of Daylight Entertainment's "When We Meet Again" to act opposite Master Lay, almost every artist in Starlink has a role to play, and they are all relatively high-quality film and television resources!

All I can say is that everyone has a bright future.

Next, we went to the MCN department.

The fourth episode of "Back to Field 4" was released the day before yesterday. Combined with the third episode released last week, the popularity and fame of Angelina Jolie and Dasha Taran, the two beautiful Russian sisters, have naturally increased significantly with the company's continuous promotion and operation.

This allows them, who had already become major internet celebrities through the Vova route and the support of relevant departments, to take another big step towards becoming top internet celebrities on Douyin!

So during this time, the two of them have been showing concern for Shen Juan and expressing their loyalty, clearly not wanting to miss the opportunity to take off.

Then Li Ziqi, the top female MCN, has taken her career to the next level through her unique and excellent content creation and Starlink's continuous promotion and marketing, becoming the largest Chinese-language blogger with the second-highest number of YouTube subscribers after Shen Juan.

(Shen Juan's YouTube subscriber count surpassed 6000 million at the beginning of the month, successfully overtaking Justin Bieber's 5300 million to become the celebrity/influencer YouTuber with the most subscribers in the world.)

As for how to promote her traffic?

Very simple.

The company is responsible for purchasing platform advertising to promote Li Ziqi.

Shen Juan would occasionally use his social media account, which had over 100 million followers, to repost her latest videos. Then, when he was doing a live stream at home, he would use the excuse of "not knowing what to do, so I just watched the underwater live stream" to show her videos to the millions of viewers in the live stream. With the added effect of the live stream recording, it is conservatively estimated that tens of millions of people around the world watched Li Ziqi's videos with Shen Juan.

This earned her millions of followers in just one day!
The terrifying commercial value of the world's number one fighter jet is once again demonstrated!
More and more emerging brands and individuals are eyeing Shen Juan's influence and want to spend money to promote him on social media.

It can only be said that it is thriving both domestically and internationally.

Not just the idol department and the actor department.

Starlink's MCN division is also thriving.

Foreigners are responsible for boosting national self-confidence domestically.

Chinese people are responsible for exporting Chinese culture abroad.

To break it down further, Li Ziqi is responsible for exporting traditional Chinese culture, while Shen Juan is responsible for exporting new-era popular culture.

With such comprehensiveness and impeccable background, it's hard not for relevant departments to give it the green light and provide protection.

Therefore, this company, which is jokingly referred to by outsiders as the "Chinese entertainment industry's Johnny's", can indeed be described as thriving.

The studio of "Produce Camp 2020".

Dozens of trainees were sitting properly in their seats waiting for the recording to begin, until Wang Yijin, who had just gone to the restroom, rushed in and breathlessly announced, "Shen Juan is here!" The whole room instantly erupted in chaos.

Liu Xiening, who was chatting enthusiastically with Xu Yiyang about entertainment gossip, suddenly stopped talking. Almost uncontrollably, she turned her head sharply, staring straight at the door, her fingertips unconsciously clenching the hem of her clothes.

Chen Zhuoxuan had just adjusted her mood and facial expression, intending to present her best self for this afternoon's recording, when she was interrupted by cheers and screams that suddenly rang out around her. She turned her head sharply and saw that the crowd around her had already lost their minds, and they all looked like they were cosplaying Guan Yu with their faces flushed red.

"Is it really the Shen Juan I know?"

Xilinna Yigao was stunned by the news, and even her voice trembled noticeably when she spoke.

"The production team actually managed to get him on the show?"

Strictly speaking, she is not a core fan because she doesn't spend extra time doing data analysis and boosting sales for Shen Juan.

But she is definitely a die-hard fan of Shen Juan.

She listens to every song and album released by Shen Juan repeatedly, and then learns and covers them.

For example, she has spent a lot of time reviewing and appreciating the documentary "Sisyphus" which was released in the middle of this month and the documentary "Mr. China" which was released on Shen Juan's birthday. She has also learned a lot of things that will be useful in the future from these experiences.

In her opinion,

Shen Juan is truly unlike any other celebrity!
Only after entering the entertainment industry did she realize that many people in this circle were products packaged by companies.

The advantages are magnified and obvious. But the disadvantages are well hidden.

But Shen Juan was different.

From the moment he resolutely chose to withdraw from the competition and return to China to participate in "The Rap of China," he stopped caring about these things.

Traditional Chinese culture emphasizes moderation and humility.

But he insisted on appearing confident and ambitious!
When others encounter attacks from stalkers in the BL (Boys' Love) community, they only seek help from the company and resolve friction and conflicts through off-site public opinion.

But he insisted on a direct confrontation and settling scores face to face!

We still don't know exactly how many conflicts broke out between Shen Juan and Pigman's group during the recording of The Rap of China.

Most people avoid romantic rumors like the plague.

But he never deliberately avoided or concealed it!

So much so that many people are curious about what Shen Juan is like when he interacts with his girlfriends in private, and what happens between them?
Why are so many people willing to be like moths to a flame, just to enter his fishpond and get a little closer to him?
Why do so many people, knowing they've been cheated on, not follow Zhou Yangqing's example and write a long post to deliver a powerful blow to Shen Juan?
Admittedly, he does have many shortcomings.

But it is precisely this sense of authenticity, the "real" in the spirit of hip-hop, that makes him the only one in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Whether it's the artistic personality of a creator, the star power of a celebrity, or the charm of a person.
He has done his best, he has done everything to the extreme!
The moment Shen Juan followed the staff into the studio, the surging crowd suddenly fell silent for half a second.

Then the next second,
The deafening screams nearly lifted the roof off.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

"Shen Juan ahhhhhh!!!"

"My idol!!!"

Sun Zhenni's hand holding the thermos was trembling uncontrollably. She never expected Shen Juan to come to their show as a guest without prior notice, which made her feel both surprised and delighted. She was so excited that she wanted to rush up to him and say "long time no see" with a lot of complicated emotions.

Although she had known Shen Juan for two years compared to others, and they had chatted quite a bit, which could be considered lucky, perhaps influenced by her two roommates, Song Xiaohu, or perhaps because of the feelings hidden in her heart, she clearly wanted more than that.

If she could, she would certainly like to join Senior Shen Juan's fishpond just like Song Zuer and Hu Lianxin!
But things didn't go as planned.

However, she did not become discouraged.

If everything goes smoothly and you can easily get whatever you want, wouldn't the happiness and joy you feel after getting what you want be halved?
Although I can't compare to Tian Xiwei, Zhou Ye, and Xiao Hu, I have a significant advantage over others!
Thinking this, her gaze toward Shen Juan became even more determined; she was ready to charge forward!

Shen Juan walked to the center of the stage, his gaze sweeping over the group of girls in uniform with different expressions below the stage. He raised an eyebrow slightly, and his gentle voice came through the amplification equipment: "I heard you've used my songs quite a few times as performance pieces?"

An even more frantic commotion erupted from the crowd.

Some people jumped up and screamed hysterically, some were so excited that they hugged their companions and wiped away tears, and others were constantly telling others about Shen Juan's achievements.

"Core fans, general popularity, commercial value, fashion sense, star power, artistic personality, authoritative awards, music reviews, sales, streaming media, radio, tours. Through three years of hard work, I can no longer find any obvious weaknesses as a singer. I am simply invincible!"

"If it weren't for the need to promote his own people, Mr. Shen would definitely have swept the Grammys this year. After all, the gap between him and the other nominees is too big! I even think Billie Eilish is a bit of a forced pairing. She is very popular, but she is definitely not qualified to be called the twin stars of Generation Z with Mr. Shen!"

"That's right! If the Grammys were Chinese awards, Shen Juan would have already won the grand slam! Right now, he's competing with those foreigners for awards. A draw or a narrow victory is a loss, and a big win is a draw. Unless the gap is so big that not awarding him would result in global cyberbullying, he might be able to sweep the competition."

"So, is Brother Juan's position as the world's number one secure now?"

"In the last two years alone, things have been very stable, but if we broaden the timeframe to the 21st century, it's hard to say."

"With the success of the albums Leviathan and Sisyphus as a foundation, it is competitive in any era."

"Oh right! Zhang Yifan, didn't you act with Teacher Shen before? Do you have Teacher Shen's WeChat?"

"What? Zhang Yifan, you actually acted in a movie with my idol? I'm so jealous I want to kill you!"

"It's about 'Better Days', but I never met Shen Juan on set. He joined the crew after I finished filming."

"I don't care! I'm just jealous of you!"

"Then you might as well be jealous of Liu Xiening and Jiang Zhenyu. They signed with Starlink, so they probably see Teacher Shen Juan quite often."

The girls started chattering away.

The previously serious discipline crumbled instantly, and even the director, who had maintained a stern face off-camera, couldn't help but laugh.

But he wasn't dissatisfied with the girls' reactions.

After all, this is Shen Juan!

Shen Juan, whose tour box office exceeded one billion US dollars and who was hailed by the media as the leading pop superstar of our time and the world's number one male star!
He is the name that countless girls repeat on their phone playlists the most, and the stage model that they have imitated countless times in front of the mirror in the practice room. Any work of his or even his words and actions can have a profound impact and be imitated and quoted by many people, bringing strength to countless people in difficult situations and in darkness.

He is the greatest superstar of this era!

Meanwhile, the four mentors in another room, seeing this, also put on their best performances for the sake of the show's effect.

Huang Zitao was very dissatisfied and wanted to confront the trainees, asking why they weren't so crazy when they encountered him.

Am I really that much worse than Shen Juan?
I was really popular back then!
Lu Han and Song Qian advised him to calm down, saying that there was no need to compare himself to Shen Juan, as it was simply making things difficult for himself.

And what does it mean to say that it was very popular back then?

Is it our memory that's faulty, or is it you?

Forget about Lu Han.

He was really angry back then.

But you call someone who's a dead back in the team and nobody even picks in Orange Light games "popular"?

Mao Buyi, who is usually shy and quiet, became even more silent at this moment, and even showed the demeanor of a shy girl, covering his face with his hands and looking at Shen Juan, who was shining brightly on the monitor. Others may be praising Shen Juan and flattering him out of politeness, but he really likes it!

This is exactly what I've always dreamed of!
This is just like me!
All I can say is that bro thinks he's Alex Shen.

Many bros think they are Alex Shen.

Back in the bustling studio.

The recording process for the program continues.

Shen Juan took the microphone and began to speak.

"Everyone, please don't be nervous or too excited. The program invited me here today mainly to share some experiences with you, so that you can know what you should and shouldn't do as a public figure, an idol, and a creator."

"So let's just sit here and chat like friends. Everyone can ask any questions they have, and I will share my insights based on my current experience and circumstances. So, who's the first person to ask?"

A short while later, Liu Xiening was wheeled out.

"Long time no see, Teacher Shen Juan."

Shen Juan smiled at her, "Long time no see."

Despite having countless things she wanted to say to Shen Juan.

She'd been wanting to start an office romance with her boss for a long time!

But this is, after all, a TV show being filmed.

So Liu Xiening got straight to the point: "Because I've been making a lot of mistakes on stage lately, there's been a lot of online criticism of me. So I'd like to ask Mr. Shen Juan, how do you adjust your mindset when you encounter similar situations?"

Shen Juan thought for a moment and replied, "If you make a mistake on stage, then try to reduce it. This kind of thing can only be solved by practicing hard. I don't have any good solutions. As for those negative comments about you, once you become stronger, many things won't be so important."

"When your mindset becomes strong enough, you will naturally become less and less concerned about many things. So I have always felt that making yourself stronger is the most important thing. You have to find your own value and make yourself irreplaceable in order to survive in this industry."

"I know there are many rules in this industry. To survive and thrive, you have to be within the established framework. But at least for now, please be yourself as much as possible, make yourself special, and never stop your own miracle."

Liu Xiening sat down in a daze.

I didn't have time to pay attention to what my friends were doing.

My miracle?
But my miracle.
Perhaps only with you can it be considered my miracle.

Then, Chen Zhuoxuan stood up and raised the question of whether professional skills or social skills are more important.

"In this world, both business skills and social skills are important, but when a person's core competitiveness reaches a very high level, your lack of social skills will no longer be a problem, because others will take the initiative to socialize with you and will take the initiative to discuss with you."

Shen Juan's answer was indeed from the bottom of his heart.

After all, he didn't deliberately make friends.

But I know a lot of friends.

The network of connections is very large.

Many people took the initiative to become his friends.

To some extent, this improved Shen Juan's previously bad reputation, which was being smeared by his rivals as "arrogant."

Think about it this way
It is indeed because it is strong enough and its value and significance are irreplaceable that it has brought about a series of chain reactions.

(End of this chapter)