Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 85 Returning to China for an interview with a new employee in the company (first order requested)
At the end of October, Shen Juan completed the preliminary preparations for his first solo album and took a flight back to China from LA.

It was early November when we landed in Beijing.

In the more than one month since the end of Paris Fashion Week, Shen Juan has basically not appeared in public, nor has he asked his team to deliberately buy hot search articles to maintain exposure for marketing.

Apart from a few commercial advertisements that were filmed previously and fans enthusiastically placing orders to collect data, there were no hot searches and exposure that traffic should have.

All the fans thought he was out of fashion, and mocked him for being a summer-limited top star who benefited from the first year of hip-hop. It only took one summer for him to transform from a wild chicken into a phoenix and then he rolled back to his original position.

He's not even as good as Pidgeone, the third runner-up of The Rap of China, who is currently touring nightclubs across the country and spewing venom everywhere.

But fans who really follow Shen Juan actually know that he has been in the United States preparing for his new album during this period.

For fans who follow Shen Juan Studio’s Weibo at the beginning of every month to check their idol’s public schedule for the month, this is not a secret at all.

So it doesn’t matter even if there are a lot of comments about Shen Juan from the outside world, and most of them are pessimistic.

As long as they know that their idols are working hard and studying hard to improve themselves, that's enough.

If a few ridicules from fans of rival groups can make them quit being fans and switch sides, then they are too weak.

But actually, it is understandable that fans in the fan circle laugh at Shen Juan for flopping when they see that he is less on the trending searches.

After all, when the rules and framework of the domestic entertainment traffic era gradually became more perfect, capital launched a new type of PUA in order to create more economic benefits:

Through various means and methods, they constantly hint to fans and celebrity teams that as long as the celebrity does not buy hot searches on Weibo, does not buy press releases, does not engage in full-network marketing, and does not maintain long-term and large-scale exposure, then he will be obscure, fall behind in development, become out of date, and the resources he can access will flop.

Some artist teams who pay too much attention to fan circles and rely too much on fan development will believe it to be true, or they can only be forced to make mistakes knowing that it is a mistake, and then frantically push their own artists to maintain high exposure and strong marketing to maintain the so-called bubble popularity, stimulate the activity of the fan group, and let fans continue to pay for their consumption.

Admittedly, this can effectively push an artist's traffic data to the highest value in a short period of time.

But the problem is that, at the same time, their freshness and mystery as artists are gradually fading.

Ultimately, in this boiling frog environment, a true flop is achieved.

Although traffic itself is a commodity with a shelf life of only a few years, after finally seizing the opportunity to become famous and enter the public eye, and experiencing the feeling of being the center of attention, probably no one would be willing to retreat at the peak of their career and return to obscurity after only making money for two years.

Therefore, many top-tier influencers will only conduct large-scale, high-intensity marketing in the first two years after they become popular, and then gradually give up their hot search positions to the newly emerging traffic.

Xiao Zhan, Wang Yibo, Yi Yang Qianxi and others are almost the same. They are usually not seen on the hot searches on Weibo, but when you look at their fan data and performance, they are still far ahead. When a new work is broadcast, there are still a large number of fans who come to support it.

of course there are exceptions.

For example, Gong Jun, who was so lucky that he not only benefited from the domestic entertainment industry's gay adaptation but also from the collapse of his CP.

This guy probably has a very clear understanding of his professional capabilities. He knows that his acting skills are poor and he can't carry a drama, so he takes advantage of his good looks and traffic to go on variety shows like crazy to maintain exposure, and he takes whatever he can get, so that his subsequent development becomes worse and worse every year.

Although these things will happen in the near future, for Shen Juan at this stage, these are real-life cases that can help him understand the gains and losses.

So of course he wouldn't go that route.

After returning to China, apart from preparing for the opening performance of the S7 finals and a few interviews that were contacted in advance to announce the transformation and promote new songs, I have no other work arranged for the time being.

Shen Juan was also happy to have some free time.

I've been working overtime in LA for some time, and now it's time to take a good rest.

The next day, at Lehua headquarters in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

The interview took place in an office.

The weather in Beijing is pretty good today, with a moderate temperature and clear skies. A breeze blows in from the open windows, and the curtains flutter like waves.

"Hello, friends of Bilibili, my name is Shen Juan. I refuse to be defined. Be careful or I'll bilibili you." Shen Juan was sitting on the sofa and accepting an exclusive interview with the staff of Bilibili.

"Part 1 If you don’t agree, come and tear it apart: Celebrity labeling is a product of the current Internet. Guests accept the challenge of tearing off labels and face sharp questions. Think twice before tearing off, be careful of traps!" The interview done by Bilibili is still very novel and unique.

Then the staff handed Shen Juan a small TV banner with many labels on it waiting for him to tear off.

There are ten labels in total, namely: idol burden, abstinence, relying on looks to commit crimes, debuted through a talent show, atypical young idol, middle school syndrome, I am super fierce, walking traffic, light-speed transformation, and new singer.

"Do you want to tear one at random, or tear them off in order from top to bottom?" Shen Juan looked at the staff.

"Choose whatever you want."

"Well, let's follow the order then."

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Shen Juan tore off the top "idol burden".

Below the sticker is a question:
When you are walking on the street and your fans are watching you, which is more embarrassing: not washing your hair or falling down?

Shen Juan smiled and replied, "It would definitely be more embarrassing if I fell down. It's actually okay if I didn't wash my hair. I don't have oily hair, so it shouldn't be noticeable if I haven't washed my hair for a day or two."

"What do you think about people saying online that you always like to wear sunglasses and act cool and handsome with a blank expression in the rap show next door?" the staff member asked.

"I think it's normal to keep a straight face in such a tense environment, because there are some bad people around me and I can hardly smile in front of them." Shen Juan answered the question very pointedly.

I don’t know if Xiaolu became discouraged and ran to eat venom after being rejected by him many times on WeChat.

Of course, even if Pijiwan didn't play with his sister-in-law, his dark history would be enough to get him banned.

After all, the speed at which hip-hop culture is rising and its popularity in China is so exaggerated that it has even affected the interests of the mainstream circles to some extent.

The big guys will definitely not sit idly by.

Therefore, as a representative figure emerging in the first year of hip-hop, Pidgevon, a bad guy with a lot of scandals, will definitely be treated as a living target. One of him and Guy will have to fall.

Shen Juan didn't care. After all, he had already been recruited by the court and started singing red songs of socialism.

He is now following the mainstream route that combines internationalization and main theme, and no matter how chaotic the Harry Potter circle is, it has nothing to do with him.

"You can continue tearing it." The staff reminded.

"Okay, then let's go with the abstinence system."

Question: What is the maximum level of nudity that is acceptable for filming?

"Wait, how do you know that I just finished filming my first male lead role in "So Cute We Are" last month?" Shen Juan took this opportunity to advertise.

"As for the maximum level of nudity, I'm fine. As long as it passes the review and doesn't affect children, I don't have anything shameful to show."

"So, Mr. Shen, you mean that you are not opposed to giving benefits to fans?" the staff asked with a smile.

"if it is possible."

Shen Juan's answer was ambiguous, because he didn't really want to be the kind of stripper who always showed off his muscles.

In this regard, male stars are actually not much different from female stars. Just show off your good figure occasionally. The audience likes to watch it and will even praise you as a living Bodhisattva.

But if you keep showing it off, it will become boring.

Others will just think there is something wrong with you.

"Then what does this 'relying on one's looks to commit crimes' mean? Is it saying that I'm handsome?" Shen Juan asked, pointing at the label.

"When did you start to realize that you were handsome?" the host asked following up on Shen Juan's words.

"I've known this since I was a kid. No one would pretend to be ignorant about this, right?" Shen Juan tore off the label while looking at the camera with a meaningful smile. "I tell you, if a handsome guy says he's average looking and never thinks he's handsome, believe me, he's definitely pretending. There's no other possibility."

Then the question under the tag was a bit confusing: Who do you think is more handsome, you or Wu Jiaheng?
"We are about the same, one is not bad, the other is not much more." Shen Juan smiled with a forced smile, no extra expression on his face, as if there was no conflict between them.

Not wanting to talk more about this topic for fear of triggering another round of controversy among fans, Shen Juan directly tore off the label of the next "debut through a talent show".

"Teacher Shen, don't you recognize your identity as a debutant from a talent show? In fact, you don't need to tear off every label for this stage." The staff member reminded him at the right time.

"Ah? Is that so?" Shen Juan was surprised. "Yes."

"Forget it, it's over. I thought this segment was just about having the guests answer ten questions in turn."

Question: If you hadn’t participated in the draft, what kind of job would you be doing now?
"Maybe I'll become a model. I think my appearance and height are suitable for modeling."

"If you hadn't withdrawn from the competition, do you think you could have gotten the final C position in 202?" The host asked a question that many fans and netizens were concerned about.

"I'm not sure about that, but the only thing I can be sure of is that if I hadn't chosen to withdraw from the competition, we would definitely not be sitting here talking face to face like we are now." Shen Juan doesn't like others to take advantage of his popularity, and similarly, he doesn't like to take advantage of others' popularity.

"Okay, you can tear off the label now." The host knew that Shen Juan didn't want to answer this question, so he continued the interview according to the process.

Atypical young handsome guy: In everyone’s impression, young handsome guys are the type that are particularly well-behaved, but you are unexpectedly tough on stage. What do you think about this?
"Maybe I just showed my current mood and attitude more. There is nothing to hide. Keeping it real is the spirit of hip-hop."

What Shen Juan has always wanted to cut off is the group of evil rappers in China, rather than the hip-hop spirit that contains a lot of positive energy and optimism.

Although Edison did a lot of wrong things when he was young, and still likes to take advantage of Chinese fans when he is older, Shen Juan particularly agrees with one of his words:
Hip-hop is not just an appearance, it is also a spirit and a lifestyle.

This group of rappers in China includes the vast majority of well-known foreign rappers. To put it bluntly, they are just doing all kinds of fun under the guise of Hip-hop.

It's really cheap to be associated with this group of people.

But the hip-hop circle is really like this now. Shen Juan has no ability to change the environment, nor does he want to be changed by the environment, so he can only quit and find another way out.

Then he tore off the label of "Chuunibyou", taking this opportunity to respond to the comments of netizens saying that the lyrics of the rap songs he sang were rough and meaningless.

"Come on, I'm only 19 years old, a sophomore, and not a poet. How culturally literate can I be? I need to improve my lyrics slowly. I can only say that I will try my best to make works that everyone thinks are excellent."

Then what I kept in my heart and didn't say out loud was that at least compared to Jay Chou's own lyrics, "If you still want to rely on my trained chest muscles", his lyrics are at least on par with his, okay?
After seeing off the interview team from Bilibili, Shen Juan did not rush home to prepare for tonight's online audition, but came to the practice room next door to catch up with his old friends.

Jiu Yuexi's "Better Days" is said to have received investment and is being adapted into a movie and is in preparation for filming. The first round of casting is currently underway.

Although Shen Juan knew that he could not compete with Lu Han for the time being, who still had over 20 sign-ins in his super topic after officially announcing his relationship.

(It is still the first, but it has been increasing. Lu Han’s fan loss is continuous. He was still an ordinary top star in 18, but he completely flopped in 19)
That's right, from the beginning, it was decided that Lu Han would be the leading actor responsible for the box office of this movie. Lu Han even revealed that he had a movie to shoot next when he sent New Year greetings to his fans on Weibo during the 18 Spring Festival.

But for some unknown reason, the film was postponed for two months and the male lead was replaced by Yi Yang Qianxi.

So Shen Juan’s thoughts now are very simple.

It doesn’t matter whether you get elected or not at this moment.

At the very least, he had to make sure director Zeng Guoxiang and producer Xu Yuezhen had an impression of him and knew that he existed.

In this way, when Lu Han's popularity drops and he is replaced, and the crew is looking for another male lead, he will have the opportunity to compete with Yi Yang Qianxi for this key movie that helped him take off.

no way.

There are not many domestic films suitable for young actors to star in, because the market does not believe that young actors have the ability to carry the box office. Naturally, film and television companies will not start filming scripts with young actors as the male protagonists, so every opportunity needs to be seized with all one's strength.

When I pushed open the door, I saw seven thin boys rehearsing dance moves and postures intently.

If I'm not mistaken, these people should be the Lehua seven-member group that the company that Sister Hua mentioned is about to launch.

Shen Juan saw several familiar faces.

There are Zhu Zhengting and Huang Minghao who accompanied him to the recording of "Produce 202" in South Korea, Ding Zeren who gave birth to the abstract popular meme "You are my sister forever", and Fan Chengcheng, the famous younger brother of Fan Binbin, who sparked heated discussions among employees as soon as he joined the company.

Seeing Shen Juan pushing the door open, everyone stopped practicing and gathered around him excitedly.

"Brother Juan, you're here!" Huang Minghao was very enthusiastic and excited, and he almost jumped onto Shen Juan.

"Long time no see!" The oldest one, Zhu Zhengting, also came over with a smile and hugged Shen Juan.

At this moment, several other trainees that Shen Juan had never met before temporarily ignored the age factor and hurriedly bowed and nodded to greet Shen Juan.

Obviously, they have great respect and admiration for this "senior" who is barely a contemporary of theirs and of about the same age, but has already come a long way in his career development.

The dance teacher didn't say much when he saw this.

Although it was somewhat against the rules to interrupt their practice, as the company's only cash cow at the moment, Shen Juan did have some privileges that other artists did not have.

At least she, a dance teacher who has little influence in the company and can only show off her power and enjoy leadership in front of the trainees, definitely cannot say anything about him.

"Have you all signed up for Kiwi's 'Idol Producer'?" Shen Juan casually started a topic.

"Of course! We were actually just rehearsing the dance for the first stage of this show." Huang Minghao lay on Shen Juan's shoulder with a harmless smile.

This 15-year-old underage boy gave people the impression that he was gay, but Shen Juan could not find any evidence.

The only thing he knew was that as long as Huang Minghao wanted, he could get along well with almost all men. This was the case in Camp 202, which was particularly exaggerated and scary.

"Then do your best. Kiwi has actually found me. If I have time, I can go over to support you." Shen Juan took the initiative to show his goodwill. As the boss of the company, he should take care of these younger brothers.

After all, Lehua will be listed in the future, and it is more than enough for the company's top shareholder to subscribe for more shares and become a shareholder.

(Neck originally had the opportunity to become a small capital, but he didn't seize the opportunity. However, considering that Lehua's stock price has been falling since its listing, I don't know whether to praise him for being sober and honest or to criticize him for being confused, timid and unmotivated.)

"Wow, brother Juan, are you going to be a mentor on the show?"

Shen Juan nodded. The program team did ask him to be a Rap mentor, but he asked to be replaced by a Vocal mentor. Then he was only required to participate in the recording of the first stage and the finals. He could come if he was free at other times. It didn’t matter if he was not free, because Li Ronghao was there to support him anyway.

"Brother Juan is awesome!"

Huang Minghao has been Shen Juan's most loyal supporter from the beginning to the end. Through those few months of recording, the experience he summed up is: you can always trust Shen Juan.

"I didn't expect that half a year ago we were all contestants, and half a year later, you would be our mentor." Zhu Zhengting was a little embarrassed, but he was more moved.

He respected and admired Shen Juan from the bottom of his heart, and there was no sign of reluctance in his body.

Because he saw the strength that Shen Juan showed during the recording of "Produce 202" and the hard work he put in behind the scenes. At the same time, he also knew that even if he was given all the resources and opportunities that Shen Juan had obtained before, he would not be able to do better than Shen Juan.

It is important for people to know themselves.

There is no need to compete with an opponent who you cannot defeat at all and who is not at the same level or dimension as you.

"There's no need to be so sentimental, Zhengting. You should have confidence in yourself. You're not bad looking. Maybe you'll be a hit on this talent show next year, Kiwi."

Shen Juan smiled and patted Zhu Zhengting's shoulder. He more or less had some feelings for his colleague who had been keeping each other warm in a foreign country for several months.

"Hahaha, then I'll take your good words." Zhu Zhengting still maintained a pessimistic attitude. After all, the current idol environment in the domestic entertainment industry really makes it difficult for him to be optimistic.

Shen Juan then looked at Fan Chengcheng, who was hiding behind the crowd and didn't seem to want to attract attention.

“How’s your training life these days? Are you able to adapt?” He acted like a caring older brother.

Fan Chengcheng had been studying in high school in the United States before, and she signed with Le Hua and returned to China for training in order to participate in the Idol Show.

"It's actually okay, but my dancing skills aren't very good, and I can never keep up with everyone else's rhythm when I dance." Fan Chengcheng scratched his head and replied in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, others offered comfort and encouragement, telling him not to get discouraged, to keep practicing hard, and that where there is a will, there is a way.

Regardless of whether it was sincere or not, at least the atmosphere at the moment was quite warm and harmonious.

Shen Juan thought about it, then took out his cell phone and asked everyone to come together to take a group photo and post it on Weibo.

And the caption: [My peers. ]

It can also be regarded as a way to boost the popularity of this group of company colleagues who have never appeared before the show officially begins.

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