Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 181 Underrated
China time, April 4th.

For many people in society, today is just an ordinary Friday as the weekend approaches.

But for many netizens in the fan circle who follow Shen Juan, today is crucial and big things are going to happen.

Therefore, Wen Xiuxiu, who is studying in college, was woken up early by the alarm clock, but not for the morning class, but to cheer for her idol.

Yesterday, there was some not-so-small news in the fan circle:

There was a marketing claim that Lu Han was about to co-star with Zhou Qiuyu in a new movie, but suddenly his role was replaced by Shen Juan.

Because both parties in the incident are the former top stars in the domestic entertainment industry and the strongest active players, it quickly attracted fans of both sides, and there were also many spectators who joined in the discussion.

Lu Han's fans, Shen Juan's haters and a small number of passers-by say that Shen Juan is a despicable person who does things insidiously and loves to use despicable means, even trying to snatch resources from his predecessors.

But Shen Juan's fans and the vast majority of rational spectators stood on Shen Juan's side and spoke out:

It’s obvious that the film production team didn’t think highly of Lu Han and found other actors to replace him. What does it have to do with the actors?
Isn't this the crew's problem?
And
If you don’t have the ability, don’t blame yourself for being optimized.

After all, any discerning person can tell who is stronger and who is weaker, who is more suitable for the role, who has better acting skills, and who can bring more economic benefits to the film.

Your Lu Han and Zhou Qiuyu stand together.
It’s hard to say who protects whom.

So the rhythm of this time quickly changed from attacking Shen Juan for his bad luck in stealing resources from his predecessors to mocking Lu Han for having his role snatched away due to his flop.

All we can say is that the waves behind push the waves in front, and the waves in front die on the beach.

If Lu Han's team had not marketed his "daring and responsible man" persona after he officially announced his relationship, and if they had not reduced the frequency of his exposure to hot searches, which slightly reversed the public's opinion of him, he would probably be ridiculed even more badly by now.

After all, Lu Han has quite a few rivals.

Of course, Wen Xiuxiu actually didn’t pay much attention to this kind of quarrel, nor did she care that much, and she didn’t even care about the sharp comments and questions directed at Shen Juan.

Because Shen Juan is no longer on the same level as other traffic stars in the circle, including the previous TOP Lu Han.

The only artist in the domestic entertainment industry with over 40 Weibo super topic sign-ins, and the only artist in East Asia with over 2000 million fans on Instagram.

In addition, there are countless popular stages and famous scenes that have a high level of broadcast volume and popularity. Currently, the male star whose avatar is most used by primary and secondary school students is Shen Juan.

This means that even after a few years, Shen Juan’s popularity in China will be well guaranteed to continue.

Moreover, good news has been reported recently, and many marketing accounts have revealed that Shen Juan has already won or is in contact with good cakes:

For example, I have taken on the endorsement of XX brand and the materials have been shot.

For example, Dior intends to upgrade Shen Juan’s existing brand friend title.

For example, Tiffany may upgrade his current title of brand ambassador for China to brand spokesperson.

Whether she will be the spokesperson for China or the global spokesperson will depend on the specific performance of the subsequent album. (From the marketing team of Lehua)
As a fan, Wen Xiuxiu definitely hopes that Shen Juan will make history and become the global spokesperson for Tiffany.

After all, there are not many artists in China who can win the global title of top luxury jewelry. The Canadian who disappeared and started pretending to be dead in an attempt to avoid the limelight after being concussed by Shen Juan is one of them.

If even he can do it, there is no reason why my Shen Juan can't do it.

Therefore, for this "world-renowned" album that will be released at noon today, she is already prepared to switch to American IP and make crazy purchases to support her idol career.

And there is another good news:

Shen Juan will have a new stage production!

Coachella.

A music festival that I have never heard of before, but is said to be very popular and attracts a lot of attention from the public in the United States.

The sisters in the fan group made the situation very clear.

From 4:13 to 8:9 p.m. on April th, U.S. time, which is tomorrow morning China time, Shen Juan will perform his new album for the first time on the Coachella main stage.

Moreover, the only two people behind him in the order of performance on the main stage that day were SZA and The Weeknd.

It is worth mentioning that the finale guests on the main stage on the 14th and 15th are Beyonce and Eminem respectively.

How awesome these two are is something that even she, a Chinese entertainment fan who doesn't pay much attention to the European and American entertainment circles, has heard of.

So it must be a remarkable achievement for my Shen Juan to be able to perform on a stage of this level!

Not only her, many of Shen Juan's fans have the same idea.

So today is definitely an extra important day.

She was ready to empty her wallet and fight for her beloved idol all day long.

April 4th, 13:0, US time.

Although it is late at night, the truly colorful and intoxicating nightlife has just begun.

It’s a pity that Nick has no nightlife.

Because some time ago, when he was playing football with his friends at school, he, as a quarterback, bravely rushed out of the pocket, but was violently tackled by the oncoming 200-pound strong forward, resulting in a direct fracture of his ankle.

So for the vast majority of young people, they might already be having fun outside at this moment.

But for Nick, who has a broken leg and cannot move around easily, and needs to recuperate at home, he can only open the music software and look for songs that suit his taste to listen to in order to relieve his inner boredom.

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Then he saw the latest album cover that was pushed to iTunes and recommended on the homepage:

Alex Shen, Underrated.

Underrated?
Who the fuck is Alex Shen?

This is clearly not a name that Americans should have!

So he's another foreigner who came to the US to gild himself?
I want to see where you get the nerve to say you are underestimated.

With a judgmental mindset, Nick clicked on the album and saw a familiar song title.

Pray For Me?

Ward, this song is sung by Alex?

God damn it!

He absolutely loves this song!
So the original mentality of wanting to torture and judge instantly turned into impatient curiosity and appreciation.

I immediately bought the album for $13.9.

Because he knows that this guy is really capable.

You can buy his album without worrying about being cheated.

Then, considering that he really wanted to go dancing with a hot stranger girl in a bar, Nick clicked on a song called "Dancing With A Stranger", which was very suitable for his current mood.

As a result, the sound of Hmm that was neither too sexy nor too greasy as soon as the melody came out made him open his eyes wide and feel aroused.

It's a completely different style from his favorite song "Pray For Me", but both are very intoxicating.

"I don't wanna be alone tonight ('Lone tonight)." I don't wanna be alone tonight.

"It's pretty clear that I'm not over you (Over you, over you)." Obviously I haven't forgotten you. (The original singer, Sam, is as coquettish as her name suggests. The main character version is not as coquettish in terms of tone or singing style. After all, I am a straight man full of righteousness.)

As Nick listened, he closed his eyes and started twisting his body on the bed with enjoyment on his face, like a white maggot.

He felt like he was dancing with a sexy stranger in a disco in the 1990s. The psychedelic and intoxicating atmosphere was simply overwhelming!
Anyway, I listened to this song on repeat for who knows how long before I finally decided to switch to another song and continue listening.

So I picked up my phone again, unlocked the screen, and clicked on the album list called "Underrated".

Slowly select by song title:
1. If I Can't Have You

2. In My Blood

3. Pray For Me

4. Celestial

5. 1999

6. Seven

7. Lucky Me

8. "Dancing With A Stranger"

9. Beautiful People

10. 50 Feet

11. 2 soon

12. Golden Hour

13. The Way I Am

14. "I Don't Think That I Like Her"

15. Best Part

16. "All Night" (Steven Peregrina)

God damn it! This is a big album! Looks like I have a new source of happy music before going to bed tonight!

A large album consisting of 5 released old songs + 11 unreleased new songs is indeed rare in this era.

But this is mainly because Shen Juan wants to collect the minimum 20 songs needed for the concert as soon as possible.

(Some of his previous singles, such as the League of Legends finals promotional song, are not suitable to be listed as regular concert repertoires, but of course it doesn’t matter if he sings them occasionally)
He thought very simply.

That is to at least start the first round of world tour before 2020 to further expand its popularity and influence around the world.

In this way, when the obligation comes and he is unable to go abroad, his popularity overseas can be well maintained.

It won't happen that you don't go overseas to develop for a period of time, or you don't release English songs for a period of time and then get forgotten and fall behind.

Of course, although this album focuses on diversity, large quantity and varied music styles to cater to various audiences in the market, its quality is actually quite good.

After all, among these sixteen songs, nearly half were released in the original time and space, and the data in all aspects were very outstanding in the year, so that they could be ranked among the top 100 hot singles of the year.

(To give a simple example, although Jungkook Seven won the title, he could only rank around 23th on the 80rd year list)

Therefore, with the joint promotion at home and abroad by Universal, Lehua and Shen Juan's fans, this album went viral at an astonishingly fast speed, sweeping across major music, social platforms and video sites.

Netizens' comments also mainly focused on the eleven new songs in the album that had not been released to the public before.

[Why is Wo Ri's style so unstable? If the timbre hadn't changed, I would even suspect that this is an album composed of more than a dozen singers. In the music circle, Shen Juan can almost be called the antonym of Xue Zhiqian. ]

[There are so many MVs, I can’t even watch them all. 】

[I like golden hour and 2 soon, I think they are very suitable for listening to alone in the dead of night. ]

[The tipsy atmosphere of Best Part and 50 Feet is unmatched. Shen Juan is indeed my favorite new generation R&B singer! (Although Shen Juan usually doesn’t post R&B)]

[Why do "I Don't Think That I Like Her" and "The Way I Am" give me the feeling of having my eyebrows cut off? Sure enough, the singers I like are all similar. 】

[Is the cover of 1999 a tribute to The Matrix? Hahaha, I look so handsome in cosplay! ]

[The MV of "Lucky Me" is so sweet that it makes me dizzy! I'm already looking forward to love, and looking forward to the three collaborations of Lehua and 98line! Our Shen Juan Xiaoxiao is the best! ]

[Is "All Night" really unpopular? But I think this song is super chill! It's like lying in Juan Ge's arms and listening to him sing to me. It's definitely a treasure. 】

At the same time, a number of well-known musicians, singers and senior artists who are friends with Shen Juan or Le Hua also came out to support Shen Juan's new album.

Try harder and harder: [Underrated is definitely a very, very, very perfect album! @沈涓 is a few years younger than me, but I have to admit he is better than me in terms of creation. He is my role model. I hope everyone will support Shen Juan's new album "Underrated". #沈涓Underrated#]

Wang Jiaer: [@沈涓Although you have always been underestimated and defined by everyone, Alex is Alex. Perhaps ten years later when we look back at Alex's career, we will find that he has already shown signs of becoming a legend.]

Li Ronghao: [After listening to all 16 songs in Xiao Shen's new album, I was very surprised and shocked, so I clicked back to look at the lyrics, composition and arrangement of each song, and found that almost all of them had the name Alex Shen, so what else can I say? To describe him as a genius is probably underrated.]

Na Ying: [Although I haven’t listened to many foreign songs in recent years, Shen Juan is definitely an exception. In fact, as early as when we collaborated on “As Wish”, I could clearly feel this kid’s talent and ability. I hope that in the future, there will be more singers like Shen Juan who are truly talented in creation. We, the older generation of singers, are getting old, and the future belongs to you.]

Xue Zhiqian: [From my perspective as an original musician, Shen Juan's album "Underrated" is really terrifying! He has all kinds of music styles, and he can handle any kind of songs very well. He is simply showing off his terrifying creative talent unscrupulously! In fact, when I first met him last year, I said that he would definitely be able to do it in the future, but now it seems that I was still conservative at the time. Shen Juan was really underestimated by all of us. I am really proud of you! ]

I am Nazha: [Support my male god’s album! ]

The accompanying picture shows the interaction between the two on the MV set. This sister specially found a photo that has a strong couple atmosphere.

Song Zuer: [Little Underrated, go, go, go! ]

The accompanying picture is a photo of the two of them at the foot of the Alps. It seems that this sister also wants to eat Tang Monk's flesh.

Cheng Xiao: [Supporting the new album of a colleague in the company. ]

The accompanying picture shows the backs of the two people on the beach at sunset.

Tian Xiwei: [It’s actually quite nice. ]

The accompanying picture is a screenshot of myself placing an order on iTunes.

Then there are the "family members" of the Mushroom House and the singers Shen Juan had met in other programs, such as Jay Chou, David Tao, and Da Zhangwei.
There are really too many artists and singers who are working together to promote this all-English album aimed at the global market.

In addition, many music bloggers and music critics also posted purchase screenshots and made comments.

Praise and compliments far outweigh criticism and doubts.

Although Le Hua spent part of the public relations fee, it is not easy to win the love of so many music critics who usually have conflicting opinions in order to create topics at one time.

In short, the initial market feedback after the album was released far exceeded the expectations of Lehua Universal and the singer himself:

They initially thought that there would be no problem with the distribution and dissemination of this album in Europe and the United States, but they were unsure in China where guava is popular. But now?
You don’t even have to wait for it to fully ferment.

Shen Juanchun relied on his own fan traffic and connections in the music circle to silence many black fans who didn't have the chance to open their comments, so that the initial reviews of the album were all praise.

As for what the singer is doing now?
The singer himself is currently sleeping in the hotel.

It is now early morning US time, and there is a Coachella performance in the evening, so of course I need to get a good rest.

　Thank you all for your recommendation tickets and monthly ticket subscription support!
　　Thanks to Li Zi Xiao Xiao Cheng for the 1000 points reward for the Cheng Xiao character!
　　Thanks to Juyou Ming Wanqiu for the reward for the Zhou Ye and Tian Xiwei characters!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)