HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 110 [110] "Love is Like the Pacific Ocean" Released, Xiao Qi Ge's Fans Betray the Camp

After the release of "Revolution and Rotation", Wang Lihong went on a promotional tour in Taiwan, visiting more than a dozen venues a day.

In 1998, another singer who quickly rose to fame was born.

Qi Yuan took some time to attend Li Wen's "Most Popular Concert" in Taipei.

Li Wen held two concerts in Taiwan this time, one in Kaohsiung and one in Taipei, with a total audience of 45,000 people.

These two concerts are touted as the most expensive and most manpower-intensive large-scale concerts in the history of Taiwan.

This shows just how popular Li Wen is this year.

She released two albums in one year, one of which sold 180 million copies and the other sold 150 million copies, which is enough to scare a bunch of female singers.

Qi Yuan sang two songs on stage: "Starry Sky" and "Small Town Girl".

Li Wen covered "In My Song," a song written by Qi Yuan for Dai Peini.

Li Wen has a sunny and cheerful personality, and this is the side of her that she presents to the public.

After singing "You Exist in My Song," she jokingly 'questioned' Qi Yuan: "Qi Yuan, I asked your record company to write a song for me, why didn't you respond? Are you unwilling to write a song for me? Do you think I'm not famous enough?"

A chorus of boos erupted from the audience. Li Wen's fans turned into onlookers, no one expecting Li Wen to urge the audience to sing during her concert.

Fans naturally hope that Li Wen can collaborate with Qi Yuan once.

"Write it for her! Write it for her! Write it for her!"

The sound was deafening.

Actually, Li Wen was joking; she would never blackmail Qi Yuan into writing a song for her.

Before urging Qi Yuan to write the song, she had already thought of what to say to help him out of the predicament. Just as she was about to speak, Qi Yuan said first, "Okay, I'll write it for you."

Li Wen's eyes widened, and she was stunned for a few seconds before she reacted.

Qi Yuan actually took it seriously?
"All 20,000+ people present heard it. You can't go back on your word now that you've said it," Li Wen said, pressing her advantage.

"Does Coco think I'm someone who doesn't keep their word?" Qi Yuan's retort added a lot of fun to the show.

The fans below defended their idol, saying that their CoCo was not that kind of person.

Having confirmed that Qi Yuan was serious, Li Wen made a pinky promise with him in front of more than 20,000 fans, thus finalizing the matter.

Qi Yuan's decision to write a song for Li Wen was not a spur-of-the-moment thing.

He will not be satisfied with just the Chinese music market in the future.

Despite China having over a billion people, the legitimate record market is actually quite small, mainly because piracy is rampant.

Japan, with a population of over 100 million, is Asia's largest record market.

In March 1999, Japanese-American singer Hikaru Utada released her first Japanese album, "First Love," which sold 765 million copies in Japan and 9.9 million copies worldwide.

In order to seek further development in the future, Qi Yuan will consider entering the Japanese record market and even the global record market.

Qi Yuan hasn't reached the top in the Chinese music scene yet, so he can't take too big a step.

Li Wen can be a trailblazer who leads the way for him.

As early as 95, Li Wen tried to enter the English song market and released her first English album, "Brave Enough To Love".

Next year, in 1999, she will sign with Sony Music America, marking her second foray into the English music market.

In her previous life, Li Wen's foray into the English song market was not smooth; she released several English albums with unsatisfactory results.

When she returned to China, she found that her niche had been taken over by emerging female singers such as Zhang Huimei, Cai Yiling, Sun Yanzi, and Liang Cuiping.

Her new Mandarin album can only maintain the dignity of a diva; her career will never return to its peak.

Qi Yuan could consider producing English singles or even an album for Li Wen.

First, let Li Wen conquer the English song market as a behind-the-scenes producer.

By the time Li Wen has established himself, his career in the Chinese music scene should be nearly complete. Then he can follow suit, and a more established Li Wen can provide him with support. Having a teammate to fight alongside is definitely much better than going it alone.

He had this idea when Zhou Jianhui told him about Li Wen's invitation to write a song, but he just didn't tell Zhou Jianhui.

You have to achieve something first before people will believe you when you speak out.

Not long after Qi Yuan served as a guest at Li Wen's concert, it was August 25th, the day that "The Return of the Condor Heroes," starring Ren Xianqi, premiered on TTV at 8 PM.

After exchanging ideas and learning with Lin Zhiling, Qi Yuan also watched the Yang Guo played by Xiao Qi Ge.

Honestly, his appearance was really bad, no wonder netizens later joked that Richie Jen only acted in the TV series to sell his songs.

What netizens said isn't entirely wrong.

In the beginning, Richie Jen was there to sell songs.

As soon as he arrived, the director smiled at him and said, "Since you're here, why don't you play a role before you leave?"

Ren Xianqi thought to himself that it was just a cameo role, how could it take him a few days? So he readily agreed.

Then he was stunned. He looked at himself in the mirror after he finished his makeup and asked the makeup artist and director next to him, "You guys are so sassy, ​​why did you dress me up as Yang Guo?"

Afterwards, the director used persuasive tactics to successfully get Richie Jen to sign a contract and play Yang Guo.

Although Richie Jen's portrayal of Yang Guo wasn't great, the theme song and ending theme were really good.

The opening theme is "Ren Xiaoyao" and the closing theme is "Sad Pacific Ocean," so Richie Jen's fans should be quite happy.

Buying a record comes with dozens of hours of music videos, making it well worth the price.

Three days after the TV series premiered, on August 28, Richie Jen's new album "Love is Like the Pacific Ocean" was officially released.

On the day it went on sale, most of the music and audio stores in Taiwan sold out.

Wang Lihong, whose records were originally selling well, became mediocre in comparison to Richie Jen, and Sony was embarrassed to release a press release saying that Wang Lihong's album was selling well.

Fans who bought the "Love Like the Pacific" cassette tape or disc discovered that the first song was "The Girl Across the Way," a duet by Richie Jen and Chi Yuan.

A private house in Taipei.

Seven or eight girls squeezed into the living room to watch the DVD "Love Like the Pacific Ocean" that they had just bought.

They were all students and didn't have much pocket money, but they wanted to watch the music video, so they crowdfunded to buy an original DVD.

This genuine disc is priced at NT$350, which is approximately RMB 80.

The music video for "The Girl Across the Street" started playing on TV. Richie Jen was walking down the street in a pink T-shirt and blue jeans, singing as he went.

When Xiao Qi Ge dresses up, he's actually quite handsome; at least he's not ugly.

The upbeat and lively melody, combined with Richie Jen's slightly playful tone, immediately attracted the girls' attention.

The girls sitting in front of the TV started screaming, praising Xiao Qi Ge for being so handsome.

The scene shifts to the hallway, where the overall tone is somewhat dim, making it difficult to see people's faces.

"A lonely boy's fly swatter, swatting left and right..."

The singing began, but the voice was different from the previous ones.

As the person on TV walked out of the building and the light gradually brightened, the girls realized it wasn't Ren Xianqi, but Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan exudes a youthful vibe in his simple combination of a plain white short-sleeved shirt and light blue jeans.

He beckoned to the camera with a cocky and cool gesture, instantly outshining Ren Xianqi in front of him, and the girls immediately had the idea of ​​defecting.

There's no rule that says you have to be a fan of an idol for life, right?
(P.S.: Does anyone have any English songs to recommend for Li Wen to sing?)

　Does anyone have any English songs to recommend for Li Wen to sing? (Crowdfunding suggestions)

(End of this chapter)