HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 126 [126] The pre-sale tickets for the first concert were not enough, not enough at all.
After Zhou Jianhui returned from Singapore last time, he sent people to Singapore several times to do ideological work with Sun Yanzi's parents.

Sun Yanzi's parents finally relented and agreed to let her sign a contract with Warner Music after completing her studies in 2000.

This essentially eliminates the possibility of being outmaneuvered by competitors like Rolling Stone.

It's a foregone conclusion that Sun Yanzi will become Qi Yuan's junior sister.

In her past life, it was Sun Yanzi who caused Zhou Jielun to lose the Best Newcomer Award, and she will never be able to complete the Golden Melody Awards Grand Slam in her lifetime.

Years later, Zhou Jielun still couldn't forget this incident.

Later, when Sun Yanzi went to his concert, he publicly "accused" her of taking away his Best Newcomer Award and even asked if she had the award at her house.

Being so close to a Grand Slam would make anyone obsessed.

"Will Warner Music ask you to be her album producer then?" Zhou Jielun was suddenly startled.

Dai Pei-ni's song "In My Song" was produced by Qi Yuan, and Zhou Jie-lun thought it was quite good.

The Warner Music general manager has his eye on a promising newcomer, and Qi Yuan is willing to be the producer, putting a lot of pressure on Zhou Jielun.

However, he still confidently said, "I will not lose to you. I dare not think that I can win the Best Album, Best Producer, and Best Singer awards right after my debut. I must win the Best Newcomer award."

Those major awards can come slowly, but once the Best Newcomer award is gone, it's gone.

His thoughts were exactly the same as Qi Yuan's back then.

Qi Yuan is looking forward to the day when Zhou Jielun and Sun Yanzi compete on the same stage.

……

the next day.

Qi Yuan officially signed a contract with Pepsi, becoming a new Pepsi superstar with a sky-high endorsement fee of ten million RMB.

Qi Yuan is a singer-songwriter, and he personally composed the advertising jingle, so Pepsi had no problem with it.

Pepsi even asked Qi Yuan to write a new advertising jingle for the princess and Aaron Kwok.

Before Qi Yuan could answer, the Pepsi representative said ostentatiously, "50!"

What could Qi Yuan say? He really knew how to judge people!
Pepsi was willing to pay so much money, but they also made their demands.

The advertising jingle for "Princess Guo Fucheng" has two versions: a Mandarin version and a Cantonese version.

Qi Yuan has released both Mandarin albums and Cantonese EPs, writing both the lyrics and music himself. Pepsi believes that Qi Yuan can meet their requirements.

Just two days later, Qi Yuan wrote the song and handed it over to Pepsi. The song was called "Infinite Starry Sky," with the same title in both Cantonese and Mandarin.

In her past life, the princess and Aaron Kwok sang a Pepsi commercial jingle together; it was this song.

PepsiCo is quite satisfied with the song.

Guo Fucheng called Qi Yuan to express his gratitude.

The princess was somewhat dissatisfied: "Why didn't you write a song for me to sing together?"

Qi Yuan replied that he was simply doing his job for money when asked to do Pepsi's request.

He responded to the princess, saying they would collaborate on a song next time.

Pepsi acted swiftly, immediately hiring Wang Fei (Aaron Kwok) to record the song and film promotional commercials after receiving Qi Yuan's song.

Just ten days later, Qi Yuan saw Princess Guo Fucheng's new advertisement on Taiwanese television.

Some convenience stores in Taiwan have also started selling Pepsi with new packaging featuring the image of Princess Guo Fucheng.

[Successfully progressing together with the Princess, +1 draw chance]

[Successfully progressing together with Aaron Kwok increases your draw chance by 1]

"Starry Night" is available in both Cantonese and Mandarin versions.

It's reasonable for Qi Yuan to have the opportunity to extract their attributes at the same time.

Qi Yuan immediately started the lottery draw.

"Successfully obtained half of the Princess's singing ability attribute, Master level, 25000 points."

"Extract singing skills and gain half of Aaron Kwok's dance attributes, Master level, 25000 points."

Qi Yuan checked the attribute panel and found that all the data had changed.

【Name: Qi Yuan】 【Skills: Singing (Master 339820/500000)】

Guitar (Proficient 3760/10000)

Composition (Proficient 6700/10000)

Acting skills (Proficient 8321/10000)

Host (Entry-level 1500/3000)

Dance (Proficiency 25000/50000)

【Key Features: 50/50 chance, tea appreciation, perfect pitch, heartbreaker, classical aesthetics, stunning visuals, and exceptional luck】

Inspired by Aaron Kwok's dance skills, Qi Yuan had an idea: he had found the perfect song for his own Pepsi commercial.

He can use "Right Now".

In my previous life, this song was sung by Wu Mochou; it was the theme song for a Pepsi commercial.

Although Wu Mochou later faded into obscurity, this advertising jingle was very successful at the time, and was rated as one of the top 10 entertainment marketing cases in China that year, the only music case to make the list that year.

This song not only fits Pepsi's youthful, energetic, innovative, and fashionable style, but is also quite international, successfully winning an international advertising award at the time.

This is the first time a Chinese singer has won an international advertising award.

With this idea in mind, Qi Yuan immediately began writing "Right Now".

Pepsi was very satisfied with the demo; the song perfectly suited their style, and they decided to spend a lot of money to produce a promotional advertisement for Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan plans to showcase her newly acquired dance skills in the advertisement; they're proficient enough to shoot commercials and hold concerts.

Since returning to Taiwan, Qi Yuan hasn't had a single day of rest.

Busy every day recording songs, shooting commercials, rehearsing for concerts...

Warner Music hired a dance teacher to design some simple dances for Qi Yuan. It would be a little boring for him to just stand on stage and sing during a one- or two-hour concert.

……

10 month 25 day.

Tickets for Qi Yuan's Taoyuan concert are now available for pre-sale.

In 1998, there was no online ticketing, and fans mainly relied on offline ticket outlets to purchase concert tickets. These included record stores that partnered with Warner Music, ticket agents, and stadiums where concerts were held.

Another way to buy tickets is to call a designated hotline during the pre-sale period and book tickets through customer service.

Zhou Jianhui was initially somewhat apprehensive.

Generally speaking, the best time for a singer's concert tickets to sell out is eight to ten years after their debut.

By then, fans had grown up, entered society, and had money. They would buy tickets to reminisce about their youth.

Qi Yuan has only been in the industry for a little over a year, and his fans are mainly students.

Zhou Jianhui discussed the matter with Warner executives and decided not to set the ticket price too high, setting it between 1000 and 2000 NTD, which is equivalent to more than 200 to 500 RMB.

Tickets for top-tier singers like Zhang Xueyou, who have been in the industry for many years, are usually between 1500 and 3000 yuan.

Qi Yuan's ticket prices are higher than those of new singers but lower than those of top-tier singers, placing him in a middle position.

After all, this is the first time the performer has held a concert, so playing it safe is the most important thing.

If the tickets are too expensive, it will be embarrassing if no one buys them.

As it turned out, Zhou Jianhui had worried too much. Less than three days into the pre-sale, all 14500 tickets at different price points were sold out by 9:10 AM on October 28th.

Some Taiwanese fans who couldn't buy tickets called the ticket hotline and complained, questioning customer service about why there were so few tickets available.

Zhou Jianhui was so regretful that he slapped his thigh.

They miscalculated; they underestimated Qi Yuan's influence.

In an effort to quell the anger of his fans, Zhou Jianhui had 300 tickets taken from the 500 reserved tickets and sold to fans who couldn't get tickets.

These 500 tickets were reserved for giving away, and also to prevent a lack of attendees from having to hire some shills to fill the seats.

Qi Yuan's concert was completely unnecessary; there was absolutely no need for such a thing.

(End of this chapter)