Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 108 Takeoff Speed ​​Without Stopping

The day after the book signing event in Yanjing, accompanied by Yuehua Entertainment's professional team, Jiang Yan met with the Tiffany team and officially signed a cooperation agreement.

After finalizing the contract, he and his team boarded a plane to South Korea that very night.

The official announcement date will be determined by Tiffany's side, but in addition, he will also be returning to China in a while.

The reason he returned was, of course, that after signing the contract, Tiffany gave him a cover feature in the main issue of "Officiel Hommes".

Just as Jiang Zhennan had said before, the other party did indeed provide resources for a near-top-tier publication, and it was even a year-end issue.

After returning to South Korea, Kang Yeon-bun planned to continue producing the Chinese single "Alien Object".

But plans can't keep up with changes. On the day he returned, Jiang Yan received a call from Du Hua.

However, this time, Du Hua's tone on the phone sounded much more agitated than usual.

The specific reason is that Yuehua Entertainment just received an email from Victoria's Secret, inviting Jiang Yan to be an official performer at this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Originally, Victoria's Secret had already officially announced the lineup of performers as early as the 13th of last month: Selena Gomez, Rihanna, and The Weeknd.

However, just two days ago, Rihanna publicly stated that she would be unable to attend the performance due to her focus on producing her new album.

Later, when Victoria's Secret was looking for a replacement for Rihanna, they noticed Jiang Yan.

Because Victoria's Secret has been developing the Chinese market in recent years, and Jiang Yan, as a Chinese person, has had her English singles go viral on YouTube and The Voice, and has even been interviewed by Billboard, she was naturally included in the selection.

Of course, another important factor is that his appearance fee is cheap, only $40.

For example, Rihanna, who was originally slated to appear, was guaranteed a minimum appearance fee of $200 million.

Eli Goulding, who was originally slated to replace Rihanna, has an appearance fee in the range of $60.

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Yan answered the phone when Du Hua called to discuss the matter.

Does this even need to be considered? This kind of resource is extremely rare and hard to come by.

However, he now needs to consider another issue.

As a performer for Victoria's Secret, he's supposed to sing two songs, but right now he only has "That's What I Like".

This is a single English song.

He's still considering what to sing for the other song.

Singing Korean songs is impossible; Victoria's Secret is a global live stream, and it's rather unusual for a Chinese person to sing Korean songs.

Ultimately, Jiang Yan decided to use the few remaining days to copy his former teammate's song "Yes or No" as his second performance song.

"3D" is actually quite good, but given his current condition, it's not really suitable for him to sing it. We'll talk about it another time when there's an opportunity.

The reason he didn't choose Hot 100 for the big orders this time is simply because he hasn't signed with an American company yet, so it would be a waste to release them.

The initial release of "That's What I Like" was a last resort, since it was a necessary first step for YouTubers to make a splash.

Soon after making the decision, Jiang Yan suspended the production of the Chinese single "Extraterrestrial" and rushed to produce "Yes or No".

The following day, Victoria's Secret officially announced via PRNewswire that Jiang Yan would replace Rihanna as the new performer.

Meanwhile, mainstream media outlets in the United States, such as CBS News, also reported the news.

"Wait, Victoria's Secret changed models? Who is this YanJiang?"

"I'm a bit disappointed. It's one thing for Rihanna not to come, but at least invite a singer we know. Who is this person? Another Asian newcomer forced in by capital?"

"I just searched it up, and the really popular YouTube video 'That's What I Like' is his work."

"Wow, it was him! I've been listening to this song on repeat lately."

"I just looked him up and found out he's Chinese. I always thought he was Asian."

"To be honest, I don't know her. But someone who got invited by Victoria's Secret must be pretty good, right? I'm looking forward to it."

Many Westerners expressed doubts after seeing this report.

After all, even though Jiang Yan's English singles are very popular on YouTube, they have never been on Billboard, so many people have never heard of them.

Even if people have heard of the singer, some may not know who the singer is, as their fame is far less than that of the other two guest performers.

Moreover, this is the first time in Victoria's Secret history that an Asian singer has been invited as a performing guest.

Of course, there are foreigners who support and have high expectations, but there are more who question and don't understand.

However, releasing this news also had its benefits for Jiang Yan.

Now, even foreigners who didn't know him before have heard of his name, which is a way to increase his visibility.

Moreover, on the day Victoria's Secret released the news, his English single suddenly surged on streaming platforms like Soundwave. Isn't that a good thing?

The news of her invitation as a Victoria's Secret guest also reached Asia on the same day.

While foreigners expressed more doubts, the online reactions in South Korea and China were more one of shock.

Numerous media outlets rushed to report on the news that "Jiang Yan became the first Asian singer to be invited to perform," and the news quickly spread across the internet.

This time, Yuehua Entertainment didn't even need to buy trending topics. A large portion of the top ten trending topics in real time were related to Jiang Yan.

It undoubtedly generated phenomenal buzz, with several mainstream Chinese media outlets reporting on it.

People who don't know Jiang Yan will just think, "Who is this guy? He's pretty impressive. He's even been invited to perform by foreigners."

But those who knew Jiang Yan were even more shocked.

Seriously?! How come you're taking off at this speed without ever stopping?!

To many, Victoria's Secret is a stage for top-tier Western singers to perform, and now you're telling me Jiang Yan is going too?!

This doesn't make sense!

In the public's stereotype, it should be a top-tier Chinese singer, not Jiang Yan.

It can only be said that people who have this idea are those who were deceived by media reports from the past when piracy was rampant in China, where they would often boast that a certain Chinese singer's physical album sold one or two million copies across Asia.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell these reports are impossible; they're obviously fake. But the lower-tier market just can't resist them.

There aren't that many "Asian superstars"; they're just fooling those who don't understand and are just following the trend.

The vast majority are just "kings and queens of the Chinese-speaking world".

Perhaps only time management master Lo Chih-hsiang can truly be called the "King of Asian Dance," because he can actually sell tens of thousands of albums in Japan.

It's worth noting that when Bago released his album in Japan in his early years, thanks to the movie "Initial D," it only sold a little over three thousand copies.

Of course, since it was a Chinese album, Lo Chih-hsiang lost in this respect.

On the other hand, Feli were also somewhat at a loss when they learned of this news.

Happiness comes too suddenly.

One minute everyone was celebrating beating Kim Tae-yeon and winning over a dozen number one spots, but now they're told their idol is going to perform at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Wait, aren't we into K-pop? Why are we suddenly switching to the West?!

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