HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 129 [129] The concert box office exceeded 20 million NT dollars. What a money tree!

When Zhou Jielun sang the second verse, Qi Yuan finally took over, and the two of them sang "Dong Feng Po" together, one on stage and one in the audience.

Then Qi Yuan briefly left the stage, and Dai Peini took his place. She appeared as a guest and sang "In My Song".

Because of this song, Dai Pei-ni has recently gained a lot of popularity in Taiwan, and her appearance has also won everyone's applause.

When Qi Yuan changed into another outfit and went back on stage, everyone noticed that Li Wen, the most popular female singer this year, had appeared.

There were many more dance partners on stage, and everyone realized it was a new song.

"Youthful passion blossoms like a hundred flowers; you should know, this is not an era to wait for. If you want to see a bright future, look to your present..."

Qi Yuan and Li Wen sang and danced together, bringing the concert atmosphere to its climax with this avant-garde, youthful, positive, and energetic song. The screams of the fans resounded like thunder throughout the stadium.

Watching Qi Yuan sing and dance on stage, Li Bingbing, sitting in the audience, finally understood why her sister had become Qi Yuan's loyal fan.

Apart from "Dong Feng Po", all the songs were written by Qi Yuan alone.

Li Wen danced exceptionally well, and Qi Yuan also danced quite well; neither of them dragged the team down.

This is truly someone who excels in singing, dancing, rapping, and basketball.

Who wouldn't love an idol like that? Even Li Bingbing has to admit that Qi Yuan is very charming.

After Li Wen left the stage, Qi Yuan sang several songs from her album, including "Starry Sky" and "Love Turns the Corner," as well as a Cantonese song called "Loving Too Late."

As the event neared its end, Qi Yuan asked everyone what they wanted to hear for the last song.

All the fans answered "Everyday".

Every time Qi Yuan sings this song, she selects a female fan to come on stage. This has become a tradition, so everyone requests this song.

Especially the female fans, their voices were the loudest.

Who wouldn't want to get up close and personal with their idol? Even if the chance is only one in ten thousand, everyone still wants to try their best.

Qi Yuan is such a doting fan, of course he will fulfill his fans' requests.

"Okay, then I'll satisfy everyone and sing another song, 'Everyday'."

When it came time to choose female fans, Gao Yuanyuan, Zhang Tong, and Lin Zhiling all raised their hands.

They were all sitting in the front row, and Qi Yuan could see them with just a glance around.

They didn't choose either of them.

What a joke! No matter which of the three of them chooses, the other party will be resentful.

Qi Yuan has to choose from his real fans.

He glanced around and spotted a familiar face in the audience—Li Bingbing. She was there too, and the person sitting next to him was Ren Quan.

Qi Yuan selected Li Bingbing to come up on stage, adding, "Since we're choosing fans to come up on stage, we should choose real fans. Madam, would you mind coming up on stage for a moment?"

Gao Yuanyuan, Zhang Tong, and Lin Zhiling, who were in different positions in the audience, were all speechless.

From Gao Yuanyuan's perspective, Qi Yuan chose a 'true fan,' as long as she didn't choose a model with a baby voice that she disliked.

Lin Chih-ling shared the same idea as Kao Yuan-yuan: she was willing not to go on stage, provided that Kao Yuan-yuan also couldn't go on stage.

Zhang Tong was more sensible; she didn't know Gao Yuanyuan and Lin Zhiling, and she thought Qi Yuan was right.

They agreed to choose a fan, so if Qi Yuan actually selects her for the stage, wouldn't that be tantamount to rigging the deal? It would break the fans' hearts.

Li Bingbing never expected Qi Yuan to choose her, and she certainly didn't expect that Qi Yuan chose her to avoid upsetting the other three women.

This was a great opportunity for her to gain exposure, and she went on stage confidently.

Li Xue, standing in the backstage control area, stared wide-eyed, thinking she was seeing things. No way, her older sister, Li Bingbing, was on stage? Did she really come to the concert with the ticket Li Xue sent her?
"I want to look at your face, the face I love, and tell you all the feelings in my heart~ The roads are always congested, and everyone is enduring it every day. Without you, life is just black and white. So this is what love is like..."

Qi Yuan held Li Bingbing's hand and sang this very sweet song.

The two are both very good-looking, and paired with this sweet love song, the scene is simply pleasing to the eye.

After Qi Yuan finished singing, one of the fans shouted "Get together!" and all the fans followed suit.

Qi Yuan reacted quickly, letting go of Li Bingbing's hand and saying to all the fans, "Yes, we are all together tonight."

This approach avoided the potentially disastrous question raised by fans and pleased them as well.

Qi Yuan only realized after holding a concert that holding a concert is not only a physical task, but also a mental one. If you are even a little slow to think, you can easily make a mess of things.

Qi Yuan bowed to the fans in the audience and said thank you, then walked off the stage gracefully.

The fans were still eager to hear more of Qi Yuan's singing, but unfortunately, time was up, and they had to leave with regret, waiting for Qi Yuan to come to Taoyuan for another concert.

……

Half an hour later, outside the stadium.

"Jielun, I found out that some paparazzi took pictures of you. You might be in the newspaper tomorrow," Wen Lan teased.

"Impossible! I'm just an unknown behind-the-scenes musician, why would they sign me?" Chou Chieh-lun said this, but she was actually quite looking forward to it.

He was an unknown person, but Qi Yuan's words, "His name is Zhou Jielun, and he is the composer of 'Dong Feng Po'," made him famous.

At least all 15,000 people who came to the concert today heard his name.

He sang pretty well, and the audience's feedback was good, so it's not impossible for him to make the news.

Why use "should"? Because he himself doesn't know how well he sings.

He didn't have in-ear monitors, so he could barely hear himself sing because the venue was too noisy.

On stage, singers wear in-ear monitors so they can hear their own voice in real time and make adjustments if there are any problems.

Without in-ear monitors, the stadium is too big. Even if you can hear your own voice, there will be a delay, which could easily lead to a car accident.

In the era before in-ear monitors, every single person who held a concert was a highly skilled vocalist.

“If there are any newspaper reports about you, I’ll go with you to find Brother Xian and ask him to release an album for you as soon as possible,” Liu Genghong said earnestly.

……

11 month 4 day.

Reports about Qi Yuan's Taoyuan concert are everywhere in Taiwan.

Qi Yuan's first solo concert was a sell-out, with an exceptionally enthusiastic atmosphere.

According to sources, all 1.5 tickets for the Taoyuan Arena concert sold out last night, and Chi Yuen earned over 2000 million NTD for Warner Music in one night.

Qi Yuan's concert tickets are priced at a moderate level, ranging from NT$1000 to NT$2000. Taking a midpoint of NT$1500 and multiplying it by 15000 tickets, the box office revenue for a single concert would exceed NT$2000 million.

These media outlets have a history of exaggeration, claiming all concert ticket sales as Warner's revenue, which is outrageous.

After deducting expenses such as venue, labor, and ticketing, the profit margin of a concert is usually between 35% and 45%.

The total profit from the Qi Yuan Taoyuan concert should be eight or nine million NT dollars, which is about two million RMB.

This money-making efficiency is terrifying.

What does it mean to have a net profit of two million from a single concert? It's enough for Warner Music executives like Zhou Jianhui to treat Qi Yuan like a cash cow.

(End of this chapter)