Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 182 A call from across the ocean

For singers in Europe and the United States, overseas record companies are actually equivalent to domestic entertainment agency companies.

In the era of Internet streaming media where industry rules are gradually becoming more perfect, without the various resource support provided by record companies, how can one reach a high position purely on his own?
almost impossible.

Shen Juan had been in this "impossible" state before, so much so that "If I Can't Have You", which was Peak 2 on the original Time and Space B-list Hot , could only get a very ordinary Hot result despite the traffic from the Victoria's Secret Show.

After all, his agency, Lehua, only has some resources and influence in China and South Korea, but can hardly provide any form of assistance to Shen Juan in North America.

Of course, other domestic companies cannot do this either.

Therefore, it is undoubtedly crucial to sign a cooperation agreement with Universal before the album is officially released this time.

This also means that once Shen Juan's "Underrated" is released, it will be able to obtain sufficient radio streaming media and various types of offline promotion resources in North America.

At least now there are already many people online discussing Shen Juan’s new album and the singles in it.

At least now that Shen Juan is walking on the street without any disguise, some people can recognize him.

This is definitely a great start.

And what about the album data?
Very good too!

Not only did it quickly top the major authoritative charts within a few hours of its release due to its outstanding sales data, but the streaming data of each single was also very good.

Of course, because this time a whole album of more than ten songs was released at once, causing the fans' streaming data to be diverted, the peak performance of the single is bound to not be very good.

But for Shen Juan, who had already successfully landed in the TOP 10 of the B Chart Hot 10 with "Seven" last month, the significance of having another TOP hot single is actually just that.

It would be better to release a few more ordinary hit singles to prove his sustained output ability and the minimum limit of his works.

After all, although a short-lived bloom is beautiful, Shen Juan prefers continuous stunning beauty rather than a brief shine.

Another interesting point is that the US charts such as the B Chart iTunes do not count the sales in China (the domestic record market is very chaotic now, piracy is prevalent, and it is impossible to count the real and accurate data).
So in order to make his first album achieve better results overseas, Shen Juan decided to release it only in North America for the time being.

This means that it is impossible to purchase this album through formal channels in China. If fans want to use real money to support their idols, they must respond to the call of big fans in the fan group, change to the US IP and follow the tutorial step by step.

(The consumption is actually about the same, but it’s a bit more troublesome)
Wu Jiaheng and Wang Jiaer, who had the desire to travel to the United States and the need to create "international celebrities", did so in their original time and space.

The purpose is to prevent the fans’ data from being diverted, to spend money where it is needed most, and to make the sales that fans have worked hard to generate become “real and effective.”

This is a last resort.

Because it is difficult for artists to have the fan spending power to dominate domestic and international charts at the same time: dominating both domestic and international charts at the same time means that you have to have two sets of domestically discontinuity-level traffic.

This is really difficult.

At least for now, it is not very realistic.

After all, as a top star, his fans have to endorse his magazines to boost sales, and support his singing career by buying singles and albums. Occasionally, his movies will be released, and they will have to spend money to buy movie tickets to contribute to the box office. In addition, various fan groups raise funds to attack overseas streaming media data.

Xiao Chunjuan is not a wealthy woman or a second-generation rich person, so she naturally cannot afford such huge star-chasing expenses.

Therefore, learning to make choices becomes the top priority.

The singers are supporting their main business by rushing to increase album sales and streaming data from platforms such as Sing! and YouTube, while selectively giving up magazine business sales and other traffic-related artist data.

This was the choice he made after careful consideration.

When I woke up, Coachella arrived as expected.

The average daytime temperature in Los Angeles in April is around 20 degrees Celsius, which is already early summer.

After finishing tonight's stage makeup, Shen Juan went to the street to get some fresh air and stretch his muscles.

Because it was still working hours, there were not too many pedestrians on the street, but even so, many white people would still turn their heads curiously when passing by Shen Juan, and look at this handsome Asian man with a handsome face, tall stature, resembling a top male model, and overflowing with fashion sense with slightly surprised and astonished admiration.

Taking into account the cultural differences between China and abroad and the aesthetic differences among female groups, the makeup and styling when developing overseas do need to be changed accordingly compared to that in domestic entertainment.

The former certainly needs to show more of his uninhibited, cool, sexy, attitude and personality.

And the latter?
The most impressive label for Shen Juan in China at present is his refreshing and sunny youthfulness, followed by the complex and contradictory fusion of abstinence and sexual tension.

This is certainly the company's work.

After all, domestic entertainment fans like this.

They prefer exquisiteness and beauty to sexiness.

Rather than being ostentatious, they prefer to be gentle and humble.

Therefore, in order to cater to the preferences of the vast majority of people in the domestic fan circle market and to attract as many fans as possible from Lu Han, Shen Juan also made corresponding changes in his image and makeup, transforming himself from a cool guy in the Hip-Hop era to the "youngest man in domestic entertainment," easily defeating Liu Haoran to become the most youthful male star.

But he himself is not completely like this.

Of course everyone has a gentle side, but he always knew that the underlying character of his personality was wanton and flamboyant.

So this time when I came to North America, where the mainstream society is warm and open, I can finally be myself again.

"Hey?"

"Mosimoxi!"

A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

Shen Juan had just released his first full-length solo album and it was a huge success, so naturally many friends, known or unknown, sent him text and voice messages on WeChat to wish him well.

However, some people only need to express their gratitude through text replies (such as ordinary friends with whom they have a casual relationship and female colleagues with alphanumeric suffixes), while some people need to share their joy in person at the moment.

"It's 10:30 AM in Los Angeles now, so it should be 10:30 PM over there, right?"

"Uh-huh."

"Are you in the dormitory now?" Shen Juan wanted to know if there was anyone else next to Tian Xiwei. If not, they could just video chat face to face.

"Yeah, I'm eating takeout in the dorm!" Tian Xiwei meant that there were people around and it was inconvenient to video chat.

Well, just call honestly.

"What did you eat?" "Just spicy hotpot, it tastes pretty good."

"I haven't had spicy hot pot in a long time. It smells really good." Shen Juan swallowed his saliva subconsciously. The local Los Angeles breakfast he had just finished was really not that delicious.

"Malatang is something that ordinary people like us eat. You're a big star, how can you eat this kind of food that's high in calories and fat?" Tian Xiwei was happily talking to her fans, but when she heard Shen Juan's sigh that didn't seem fake, she couldn't help but laugh and tease him.

"Are you a wool amateur?"

"Why not? Could it be that Suki, the amateur killer who is rumored to only date amateurs, wants to break up with me?"

"Godly gold."

There was a hearty laugh from the other end of the line.

Shen Juan gradually couldn't help but start laughing too, then raised his head to look at the sun hanging over Los Angeles, his smile becoming even softer as his mood embellished it.

He continued, “I suddenly remembered something.”

"what?"

"There seems to be a saying that goes, 'The first ray of sunlight that shines on you in the morning will also shine on me 12 hours later, and the ray of sunlight that shines on me at this moment also stayed on you 12 hours ago. '" Shen Juan was very relaxed and casual when chatting with his girlfriend, and he said almost whatever he thought of.

Tian Xiwei didn't continue eating for a while, but stopped to think quietly about Shen Juan's words.

"Huh? But doesn't the earth rotate from west to east? Then shouldn't the United States be illuminated by the sun before China?"

"You have to consider that the earth is a sphere, and there is this thing called the date line. Otherwise, wouldn't it be like an infinite nesting doll? China can be both east and west of the United States? Do you think this makes sense?"

"Oh but it still doesn't feel right to me."

"Ok?"

"I think the sunlight from the sun is different at every moment, just like a couple who are still saying they love you one moment, but the next moment they may no longer have feelings for each other for various reasons, so."

"So what?" Shen Juan raised his eyebrows.

"So I can never hear enough of the three words 'I love you'. Brother Suki, why don't you say something to make me happy? I've been waiting for your call for more than ten hours. Why don't you say 'I love you' to make it up to me!"

"When did you become so effeminate?" Shen Juan felt that the girl on the other end of the phone must be very cute and funny at this moment, and he couldn't help laughing. "In my impression, you should be a very manly person."

"Hey! I'm a girl after all!" Tian Xiwei rolled her eyes and asked unhappily, "If I can't act like a spoiled child in front of you, where else can I act like a spoiled child? In front of my parents? And don't change the subject! Hurry up and tell me! Let me hear it!"

"Je t'aime." Shen Juan responded very quickly.

"Where is this bird language?"

"French bird language, which means I love you."

"Oh" the girl's voice immediately became much softer, and then she replied in Chinese: "I love you too!"

They then shared their daily lives for a while, then Shen Juan hung up the phone and dialed the next number.

"Wow, Juanjuan! Are you awake?" Happy Samoyed's energetic voice always makes people happy.

"Actually, I've been awake for a while. I've even prepared my look for tonight's stage. I'm sorry I didn't call you the first time." Shen Juan replied truthfully.

"Oh, what's there to apologize for?" Zhou Ye couldn't hide the joy and happiness and sweetness in his words. There was even a tendency for them to spread to the other side of the ocean through digital signals.

"I'm already very happy that you remembered me and called me. Nothing else matters!"

"Bb, why are you so nice?" Shen Juan smiled silently. This was indeed the truth that came from his heart.

"Hen, maybe it's natural?"

Zhou Ye responded to Shen Juan's Cantonese nonsense with a smile in her half-familiar and broken Cantonese.

Ever since Shen Juan knew that she moved from Chongqing to Huizhou, Guangdong with her parents when she was very young, he often chatted with her in Cantonese on WeChat.

But she doesn't actually speak Cantonese, and she doesn't know how the stereotype that all Cantonese people speak Cantonese came about.
Of course, she is not opposed to communicating with Shen Juan in poor Cantonese, because it is quite interesting.

After chatting briefly about their daily lives, Zhou also sent a picture on WeChat, "This is the storybook my grandmother used to read to me when I was a kid."

"If I remember correctly, the story ends with the prince taking the princess away in a carriage, and then they live happily together."

"So, Juanjuan, do you think the prince must use a carriage to pick up Cinderella?" Zhou Ye asked curiously.

"If the prince really loved her, he would definitely pick her up in a carriage." Shen Juan imagined that Zhou Ye might be looking adorable and yearning on the other end of the line. He couldn't help but smile and continued in a tone as rational and calm as possible: "But reality is not a fairy tale. You are not Cinderella, and I am not Prince Charming."

"Well, fairy tales are just fairy tales."

Zhou Ye sighed softly, and then he heard a gentle, smiling voice from the other end of the phone, as if it was premeditated.
"So, how about a BMW? It seems like the only thing I don't have in my garage is a carriage, miss."

Zhou Ye was stunned for a moment. This sudden and totally unexpected turn of events made her a little overwhelmed, but soon happiness and sweetness filled her heart.

It was like suddenly eating a piece of honey that was so sweet that it made her dizzy in the middle of a boring day.

She found herself falling in love with Shen Juan more and more.

Then he dialed a third number.

Cheng Xiao had just used her break time to go to Seoul to say goodbye to her teammates and friends, and now she was alone in BJ's rental house late at night doing emo.

So Shen Juan also comforted them in his own way, using different looks for different girls.

"Xiao Xiao, have you noticed that ships docked at the dock are actually the safest? But that's not the original meaning of shipbuilding. A ship out to sea may run aground due to wind and waves, but it's different for us. Our lives are actually very short. If we're lucky, it's only four thousand weeks. There's nothing we can't lose, so what I mean is that it's time for you to raise your head and keep moving forward. Anyway, there will always be someone by your side to accompany you."

"Will you be the one who stays with me?"

"Then it depends on whether you want me to accompany you!"

"You must keep your word!" The girl's voice, which used to be a little naive, now sounded particularly gentle and pleasant.

Shen Juan couldn't help but laugh out loud again, "I always feel that with a personality like yours, you will be easily fooled by men."

"What do you mean by being tricked by a man?" Cheng Xiao snorted in dissatisfaction, "I was born to like spinning in circles!"

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(End of this chapter)