HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 138 [138] The MP3 has been released, and the sky is about to fall on the Chinese music scene.

"Sister Fei, I made my thoughts clear to you from the very beginning."

Qi Yuan declared.

Xie Tingfeng fled in disarray; his mindset remained unchanged.

He has always regarded the princess as a friend. He already has Gao Yuanyuan and Zhang Tong, so why would he need a princess?
"I understand." The princess had anticipated Qi Yuan's 'honesty,' but she was still somewhat disappointed.

She doesn't regret the decision she made.

Nicholas Tse is actually not bad, but everything is subject to comparison. Compared to Qi Yuan, Nicholas Tse is completely outclassed.

When Qi Yuan looked at Xie Tingfeng again, she noticed that Xie Tingfeng had become much shorter.

Not only is he significantly inferior in terms of physical ability, but he is also significantly inferior in terms of talent, career, and wealth.

The princess added, "I have just gone through a failed marriage, and I want to calm down for a while."

She was trying to save face, to tell Qi Yuan that her rejection of Xie Tingfeng wasn't entirely because of Qi Yuan.

She wanted to see if Qi Yuan would change his mind after a while, even though she knew the chances were slim.

Upon entering the recording studio to record the song, producer Liang Rongjun was amazed by the princess's performance.

The princess sang so well, her emotions were so rich, and her ethereal voice carried a hint of sadness and vicissitude.

For artists, trauma is truly a cure for creative folly.

The princess at this time is the best example.

She was rejected by Qi Yuan, which made her rendition of "Because of Love" even more moving.

Liang Rongjun even suspected that once the princess left the recording studio, she would never be able to sing with the same feeling again.

To keep the princess in this state until the song was finished, Liang Rongjun locked the princess and Qi Yuan in the recording studio and wouldn't let them out until the song was completed.

"I hope we'll have the opportunity to work together again in the future," the princess said expectantly.

"I hope so," Qi Yuan replied with a smile.

The song "Because of Love" will be included in the princess's next album. EMI has already paid Qi Yuan to buy the copyright to use this song.

After learning about this, Na-young berated the princess: "Old King, what you did was not fair. I asked you to help me get a song from Qi Yuan. You got the song, but you also created a scandalous rumor about a romance between the princess and Qi Yuan. What about my song?"

Nayoung and the princess have a good relationship in private, and they often play mahjong together.

A while ago, Nicholas Tse wanted to pursue the princess, but Nayoung bluntly said that Nicholas Tse was not good enough for the princess, and even told the princess that there were plenty of pretty boys like Nicholas Tse in the capital.

She did hope that the princess and Qi Yuan could get together.

Now that they've become a couple, she can continue to ask Qi Yuan to sing songs with her.

She heard "Because of Love" at Qi Yuan's concert; she was so craving it.

Nayoung is well aware of the importance of a good song for a singer, especially for a singer like her who lacks songwriting ability.

She has experienced the bitterness of this.

Previously, her teacher, Gu Jianfen, would always give Mao Amin the good songs he composed.

She realized then that while there are plenty of people in the music industry with good singing skills, those who can write good songs are the most valuable.

Without good songs, no matter how well you sing, you won't get ahead.

Even if you make it big, you can't maintain your peak performance without consistently producing good works.

She is now facing this problem: Conquest made her famous throughout the country, and she needs to figure out how to stay famous.

She dares to disregard many people, but she dares not provoke a creative genius like Qi Yuan, whose every song becomes a hit.

She has publicly expressed her desire to cooperate with Qi Yuan on multiple occasions, but Qi Yuan has never responded to her.

She continued to tirelessly try to invite Qi Yuan to sing through various channels.

"He said writing songs requires inspiration," the princess said, trying to be as tactful as possible.

"A good song naturally needs inspiration, I'll wait patiently," Nayoung comforted herself.

...Warner Music Hong Kong.

Qi Yuan's team held a meeting to summarize the Hong Kong and Taiwan concerts and plan the upcoming concert schedule in mainland China.

Qi Yuan earned 20 million in Hong Kong and Taiwan in just one month.

This was already the limit; Qi Yuan's eighth concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum wasn't sold out, only a little over 10,000 people were seated.

This means that Qi Yuan can only support eight concerts for 10,000 people in Hong Kong.

There's no way around it; he has too many student fans, and his fans need time to grow up.

He can't just take advantage of fans in Hong Kong and Taiwan; fans who supported him at one concert need time to recover.

Spending a few hundred yuan a year to buy a concert ticket to support your idol's concert is acceptable to everyone; it's just a way to relax and unwind.

If concerts are held too frequently, such as several times a year, most fans, except for a few die-hard fans, can't stand it.

Established singers often have a tacit understanding and usually hold a concert tour once every one to two years.

Because one to two years is enough for fans to recover.

In the past few days, news from South Korea has caused a major upheaval in the Chinese music scene.

South Korean company Saehan has just launched the world's first MP3 player – the MPMan F10.

Domestic record companies are feeling a sense of impending crisis.

The Japanese and Western music scenes are doing well; they have excellent copyright protection.

In the Chinese music market, where piracy is rampant, this news is like the sky falling.

As MP3 players gradually become more widespread in the market, China's record market will shrink rapidly.

前世98年mp3面世后，99年湾湾唱片销量大跌，丰华唱片对外吹嘘张惠美99年的新专辑在湾湾本土卖了100万张。

Many people believe that the figure of 100 million is inflated.

It is generally acknowledged that the last Taiwanese album to sell over a million copies was Richie Jen's "Love Like the Pacific Ocean," released in 98.

Entering the new millennium, the record market shrank further, and Tao Ze's yellow album only sold 42.5 copies, which topped the annual sales chart in Taiwan.

The winter of the record era is coming.

At this crucial juncture, Qi Yuan's concert in mainland China has become even more important.

A mainland China tour can expand Qi Yuan's influence in mainland China and gather a large number of loyal fans.

After MP3 players become widespread across the country in a few years, record sales will truly depend on the support of die-hard fans.

In addition to these, Qi Yuan also asked Zhang Hao and Li Xue to study the Yinghuang team's recent public relations tactics.

The public relations for Nicholas Tse's guitar-smashing crisis and his withdrawal from the Feng-Fei relationship were both top-notch.

The public relations response after smashing the guitar was particularly textbook-worthy.

This not only reversed public opinion but also helped Nicholas Tse solidify his rock and roll image, attracting another wave of fans.

Li Xue has a strong learning ability. She feels that she has learned a lot these days and always has a sense of wonder that there are so many ways to have fun.

She discovered that Hong Kong and Taiwan stars are not necessarily better than mainland stars.

The entertainment industry in Hong Kong and Taiwan started early, and record companies and agencies here know how to package artists.

Packaging is truly a very important art.

In this respect, the Chinese entertainment industry lags far behind Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Having witnessed the sophisticated operations of Hong Kong and Taiwan public relations teams, Li Xue immediately looked down on Zhang Dahuzi from the mainland.

Cheng Yaojin has three signature moves, but Zhang Dahuzi only knows how to smear popular celebrities. It's really too low. In time, everyone will see through her tricks.

The reason people don't expose him isn't because he's smart, but because they're reluctant to offend him due to his status and position.

Wait a minute... Li Xue suddenly had an inspiration; she seemed to have figured something out.

(End of this chapter)