Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 97: Not on the same level from beginning to end
At nine o'clock in the evening, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show officially ended.

Thousands of audience members with different moods left the Mercedes-Benz Cultural Center in an orderly manner.

And in the crowded backstage, those supermodels with graceful figures and beautiful faces, who had just displayed their radiant charm on the catwalk, were now using their own different ways to bring their part of tonight's Victoria's Secret show to a perfect end.

Some were hugging each other passionately, some were crying with joy, some were talking on the phone with family and friends to share their joy, and some were shedding sad tears because of their poor performance.

But no matter what, the sweat and hard work put in over the past year finally paid off tonight.

The wings on each model's back are proof of their status and honor in the circle.

Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have wings for the time being.

After all, being able to pass the "Road to Angel" selection and step onto the runway of this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is already a genius among geniuses.

As long as they don't cause trouble or seek death, and as long as they continue to maintain the motivation to move forward, their future can only be bright, and it is no longer a lie that the future is promising.

"Perfect stage performance, perfect debut."

"Perfect comeback debut, Candice."

"Alex, you will absolutely, absolutely become a superstar in the future, I promise! Tonight is just the beginning."

"Wow, thank you! I'll borrow your good words then."

“I hope to see you on stage again next year.”

"So Jasmine, will you be in the same group with me next year? Do you want to talk to your boss?"

"Alex, you performed very well tonight. You are undoubtedly the most attractive Asian man I have ever seen."

"Your skin is as smooth as velvet. You are the most beautiful black pearl I have ever seen."

Through the contact and interactions over the past period of time, the Victoria's Secret supermodels who had established a preliminary friendship with Shen Juan came one by one to send their blessings, and Shen Juan also responded one by one.

At least now that everything has been settled, everyone has temporarily put aside their sorrows and worries and is enjoying this rare relaxation and joy.

Of course, there are also people who are not so happy.

"This is my hometown, my family is sitting in the audience, I have been a model for almost ten years, and I have worked so hard for such an important moment like today."

Xi Mengyao stood in front of Shen Juan, her eyes red as she wiped away tears aggrievedly, crying and saying intermittently: "But I still fell on the stage."

Shen Juan was speechless and helpless. You know, for many models, falling down on the catwalk means that their modeling career is basically over.

Especially at a super-large stage event like Victoria's Secret that attracts global attention and has fully booked booths, every second of footage is worth a fortune and should not be wasted easily.

So if we look at Xi Mengyao's mistake and the way she handled it from the perspective of the organizer and other models, it was undoubtedly very unprofessional.

But after all, they are all Chinese, and in an event like Victoria's Secret that is organized by foreigners, they still have to stick together and maintain solidarity to a certain extent.

So he could only organize his words to offer comfort.

"It's okay, Xiao Ming. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. I also know that your shoes are not very comfortable to walk in. You are already the pride of our hearts. Cheer up quickly. As one of the few top supermodels in China who can appear on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show stage, each of us is your strongest backing. Come on."

(Ximengyao's nickname is Xiao Ming)

But Xi Mengyao was still there with tears in her eyes, wiping her tears with a tissue, "But I just got my phone and saw people online saying that I have brought shame to the Chinese people."

Why are you talking to me about this?
But because the camera was facing her, Shen Juan still had a gentle smile on her face, but she couldn't help but complain in her heart, "Why don't you go to your boyfriend He Youjun to complain and seek comfort, sister?"
He didn't believe that a 28-year-old woman who went abroad alone at a young age to venture into the European and American modeling circles and became a Victoria's Secret supermodel would be so fragile and sensitive.

"There are all kinds of comments online. I suggest you read more positive comments that comfort and encourage you. What haters say is not important to us."

"Do you have a lot of haters too?"

"A lot." Shen Juan nodded.

Probably more than anyone knows you.

“It seems like it’s not easy for you either.”

“It’s not easy for everyone.”

"Oh, that's true."

After finally dealing with this compatriot who seemed to have "ulterior motives", and after chatting for a while with this group of Victoria's Secret supermodels who were very interested in him, Shen Juan finally managed to extricate himself from the crowd of beautiful women with great difficulty.

Returning to his personal lounge, he temporarily isolated himself from the noise of the outside world, drank a sip of hot water, and let out a long sigh of relief.

So far
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai, which attracted the attention of the whole country and even the world, finally ended with great fanfare.

Although it lasted only more than 40 minutes from beginning to end, it efficiently created various real-time hot news and focus topics that dominated the Internet.

[Victoria's Secret Shanghai Fashion Show, Shen Juan sang a stunning new English song, it is no longer a dream for Chinese singers to go abroad to the United States. 】

[Shen Juan made history by becoming the first Asian singer to perform on the Victoria's Secret stage. Is that incredible? ]

[Shen Juan became the first Chinese singer to win the Victoria's Secret Awards with her real talent, but she stole the limelight with her "shocking fall"? ]

[Victoria's Secret supermodels collectively prefer Shen Juan? Constant interaction on and off the stage, showing the charm of Chinese people in front of the camera]

[From a talent show idol to a Chinese rapper and then to a Victoria's Secret guest, Shen Juan has proved to the outside world with his actions: he is not a genius, but genius is just the threshold to see him.] As the only Asian singer to appear on the stage of this show and even in the history of the entire Victoria's Secret show, Shen Juan's traffic and popularity have also been further improved.

For other popular stars in the domestic entertainment industry, filming dramas and recording variety shows are their only channels to attract fans.

There is no other way. Artists without real skills can only pin their hopes of becoming famous on the production and program crews.

Only if the crew and program team are strong, they will be able to play a role and successfully attract fans within the proposed framework.

Simply put, they benefited more from the popularity created by the hard work of the entire production team.

But for Shen Juan, these classic performances that have gone viral and sparked heated discussions from the outside world are his magic weapons to broaden his own popularity and win the love of fans.

If you have the ability, you can play however you want.

Although they are all popular idols who returned to China from the K-pop field in South Korea, although they all have a face that can attract fans just by standing there without doing anything, and although they have won countless big-name business endorsements and appeared on the covers of various fashion magazines, they are the top popular idols.
But Shen Juan, Lu Han and Wu Jiaheng have never been the same kind of people. There are essential differences between them.

Shen Juan can compete with them in their traffic field, their idol world, and under their rules of the game, but they cannot survive in Shen Juan's world for even a second. There is no way, their strength does not allow it.

They were not on the same level from beginning to end.

Compared to the fan club fans' favorite list.

What Shen Juan actually prefers is to meet on stage.

Because data rankings can be falsified and lie.

But the stage won’t.

Good is good, bad is bad.

If you don't have enough strength, even if you transform into a human-shaped Pikachu and use autotune to adjust the sound in the name of playing advanced music, you may not be able to save the car accident scene.

Of course, in the field of traffic, the joy and pride of counterattacking and becoming a top star through new channels and new methods that other traffic artists cannot do is ultimately limited.

After all, Shen Juan had already anticipated that this day would come after he returned to China to develop his career. It was just a matter of time.

What really made him excited and satisfied tonight was that he had raised his status as an artist through this top global fashion event.

You should know that the invitation to this Victoria's Secret show has been sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan due to various operations of domestic scalpers, and even so, many people still find it difficult to get a ticket.

Therefore, without exception, the audience and guests invited to attend this fashion event were basically all wealthy daughters and celebrities from various cities and regions.

If Shen Juan's previous participation in idol talent shows PD202 and China Hip Hop, as well as the subsequent League of Legends finals stage, were aimed at the general public.

This Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai, which was only shown inside the venue and has not yet been broadcast to the public, helped Shen Juan establish influence among the wealthy and famous.

As a result, his status in the circle has also been implicitly improved.

It can only be said that there is still a huge gap in the positioning and importance in the eyes of capital between assembly line artists who are created purely by the existing fixed star-making process in the entertainment industry and talented artists who rely on their own abilities to break through the siege, gain recognition from the outside world and gain the favor of capital.

Capital often looks down on the former because they are replicable. Just a few words of flattery can make the artists immersed in the fantasy of becoming famous and successful, and continue to work diligently and earn money for them.

For example, the three generations of top stars of Huanrui from 2014 to 2024: Li Yifeng, Ren Jialun, and Cheng Yi.

If Fengfeng doesn’t renew his contract, he will give all the resources to Ren Jialun.

If Ren Jialun does not renew his contract, he will give all the resources to Chengyi.

Anyway, they always find a way to cultivate the "number one".

As the latter are not replicable, capital often needs to take them seriously, because to some extent, they do have the confidence and ability to turn the table.

There are so many companies and platforms in the domestic entertainment industry. As long as you don’t offend all of them at once, you will always be able to thrive.

To put it bluntly, it is the gap between those inside and outside the system.

Although Shen Juan seems to be a popular artist cultivated within the system, he has actually always been following the route of an artist outside the system.

He neither relies on film and television resources nor appears on variety shows to build up his image. He doesn't even release singles to make money. His new songs are released directly in the United States.

Although his income would be cut significantly: on the one hand, the company would take 60% of the profits in the first year of the newcomer's contract; on the other hand, because Shen Juan did not shoot any dramas or take part in variety shows, there was no salary cap in the domestic entertainment industry during this period, and celebrities made money through film pay. After the salary cap was introduced, they mainly relied on endorsement fees.

But there are actually more opportunities.

Taochang treats him as one of their own.

Tencent was extremely jealous and had been flirting with Shen Juan. The invitation to "The Coming One" was the signal.

Let alone Cool Factory, if they want to compete with Kiwi Penguin, they have to fight for every top star.

After all, probably no one would refuse a top-tier male star with real talent and the ability to grow beyond fans to join their camp and create profits together.

In short, the non-institutional route is a proof of Shen Juan's strength and a reflection of his confidence, while his identity within the system is the channel and medium for him to access more mainstream resources.

Only when the two are combined into one can one be truly invincible.

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