HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 150 [150] The whole nation is watching Qi Yuan on television.
2 month 6 day.

Qi Yuan has once again appeared in Hong Kong, this time to attend the 21st Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards.

In addition to winning one of the Top Ten Hits, Qi Yuan also won the award for the highest-selling male singer of the year.

At the same time, he once again beat Nicholas Tse to win the gold award for most promising newcomer, while Nicholas Tse won the silver award.

The Most Promising Newcomer Award in the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards is a bit special; a singer can win it multiple times.

Last year, Qi Yuan and Xie Tingfeng both won the Best Newcomer Award, resulting in a tie.

This year, one became gold and the other silver.

It's likely that the organizers and Yinghuang felt embarrassed to give Qi Yuan and Xie Tingfeng a double yolk again.

The two are clearly not in the same league in the music industry.

Xie Tingfeng was once again crushed by Qi Yuan, and he genuinely believed that Qi Yuan was his nemesis.

Whenever Qi Yuan is present, he is bound to be suppressed.

Watching Qi Yuan confidently deliver his acceptance speech, Nicholas Tse vowed in his heart: 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential! I may not beat you in music, but I refuse to believe I'll lose to you in film.'

He had inquired about Du Qifeng's film "Gunfire" and found out it only had a budget of 250 million. Whoever starred in it would be considered an idiot. He wouldn't even take such a terrible film if it were given to him for free.

In terms of film resources, Qi Yuan is far inferior to him; the advantage definitely lies with him.

2 month 8 day.

Qi Yuan returned to the mainland to attend the Top Chinese Music Awards ceremony, where he won several awards.

Awards like the Top Ten Awards, which are awarded in mainland China, can almost always be won if Qi Yuanren attends.

After returning to Beijing from the Top 100 Awards, Qi Yuan didn't leave again. He focused on catching up on the Spring Festival Gala rehearsals he had missed before.

On February 15th, the day the Spring Festival Gala began, Qi Yuanren was getting his makeup done backstage when many people came to greet him.

Qi Yuan witnessed the impressive lineup of this year's Spring Festival Gala.

"Teacher Zhao Benshan, Teacher Song Dandan, Teacher Cui Yongyuan."

Zhao, Song, and Cui will perform the skit "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" on tonight's Spring Festival Gala.

"You're a really handsome young man. You should come visit Northeast China sometime; it'll be my treat," Zhao Benshan said politely.

When a person becomes successful, the people around them tend to improve.

Qi Yuan is a leading figure in mainland pop music, and Zhao Benshan has to give him some respect.

Zhao Benshan has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala many times, but his career has not yet reached its peak.

At this year's Spring Festival Gala, only Qi Yuan, Ren Xianqi, and Mei Yanfang were able to sing a song solo.

The remaining big-name singers, such as Wei Wei, Su Rui, Chen Hong, and Cai Guoqing, all sang songs in groups of several people.

The Spring Festival Gala needs to be kept short, with each singer performing a solo song, so it won't end until 2 a.m.

Richie Jen represents the Taiwanese music scene, Anita Mui represents the Hong Kong music scene, and Chi Yuen represents the mainland music scene.

As long as Qi Yuan doesn't do anything foolish, his future is absolutely bright.

No one would offend a promising young person for no reason.

Many people take the initiative to talk to Qi Yuan, and Qi Yuan responds in a friendly manner regardless of the other person's status.

"He's achieved success at a young age but remains humble; this kid is going to be someone important in the future," Zhao Benshan remarked, looking at Qi Yuan in the distance.

"What are you saying? Isn't he someone important now?" Song Dandan said.

Zhao Benshan was taken aback. Yes, this kid is quite a figure now, no need to wait for the future.

Is he someone who isn't a big shot, yet can represent the mainland music scene and sing a solo song at the Spring Festival Gala?

“He’ll be a big shot in the future, so there shouldn’t be any problems now, right?” Zhao Benshan corrected.

They will collaborate on the Spring Festival Gala five more times, and they have a good relationship.

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"Little Qi-ge." "A-Yuan."

Ren Xianqi, with his long hair, found Qi Yuan.

Honestly, Richie Jen's hairstyle is really ugly. It seems that male celebrities these days all like to keep their hair long.

The two chatted for a bit, then Mui Yan-fong joined in, and the three of them talked for a long time.

Qi Yuan realized that being too famous wasn't good either; everyone was surrounding him, and sometimes it was exhausting to deal with them.

After the Spring Festival Gala officially started, Qi Yuan stayed backstage to prepare, as he would go on stage in a while.

He called home to remind his parents to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

This year's Spring Festival Gala may have the highest viewership in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions.

Because Qi Yuan is going to be on the Spring Festival Gala, many people in Guangdong Province are proud that their hometown has produced a big star.

Qi Yuan's parents sat in front of the television early in the morning, waiting.

Mr. and Mrs. Qi even notified all their relatives and friends several days in advance that their son would be performing on the Spring Festival Gala this year, and asked them to remember to watch.

This year marks the first time the Spring Festival Gala has been broadcast online, allowing migrant workers who couldn't go home for the New Year to watch it at internet cafes.

The opening program of this year's Spring Festival Gala was "Happy Chinese New Year" by Sun Yue and Xie Xiaodong, followed by the crosstalk "Sharing Joy and Happiness" and the skit "Putting Yourself in Someone Else's Shoes".

After the three programs ended, Richie Jen appeared on stage.

Little Qi, with his flowing long hair, took the stage.

Xiao Qi's stage presence is great; he's very good at creating a lively atmosphere, almost turning the Spring Festival Gala into a concert.

He ran offstage halfway through the song and asked everyone to clap along with him.

After Richie Jen finished singing "The Girl Across the Street" and left the stage, Qi Yuan appeared with Wu Jing, Kou Zhanwen, and a group of supporting actors.

"Hello everyone, I'm Qi Yuan. I'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year!"

Qi Yuan appeared on stage, and the audience applauded enthusiastically.

Outside the venue, countless fans and acquaintances also witnessed Qi Yuan's appearance.

Li Xue and Li Bingbing watched the Spring Festival Gala with their families in their hometown in Northeast China.

Li Xue pointed to Qi Yuan on the TV and said to her parents, "Mom and Dad, do you see this? This is my boss."

In Shandong Province, Huang Xiaoming and Fan Xiaopang also watched the Spring Festival Gala with their families.

Fan Xiaopang told his mother, "It was he who helped me terminate the contract with Qiong Yao. Without him, I would have had to pay a lot of money to terminate the contract."

Looking at Qi Yuan on TV, Fan's mother nodded in satisfaction: "The young man is really handsome, Binbin. You should hold on to him. If he didn't have feelings for you, he wouldn't be helping you like this."

The more Fan's mother looked at Qi Yuan, the more she liked him; it was a bit like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law.

Gao Yuanyuan, who was in Beijing, and Zhang Tong, who was in Xinjiang, were also watching Qi Yuan's performance.

Qi Yuan stood in the center of the Spring Festival Gala stage. Today, he wore a red suit jacket with a black shirt underneath, which was not only festive but also very handsome and stylish.

He outshone Ren Xianqi the moment he stepped on stage.

Xiao Qi isn't ugly, it's just that his hairstyle is a bit outrageous, plus he ran into Qi Yuan.

In terms of appearance, he was destined to be tormented by Qi Yuan.

Some of the leaders in the audience nodded in satisfaction when they saw Qi Yuan.

That's right, that's what mainland singers should be like.

Our mainland singers are in no way inferior to those from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and are even better than those from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

After Qi Yuan finished his New Year's greetings, the prelude to "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales" began.

The moment the pipa and drumbeats began, a magnificent atmosphere immediately arose, instantly drawing the audience into the long river of history.

(End of this chapter)