HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 168 [168] Golden Melody Awards, the Most Dazzling Person
After the nominees for this year's Golden Melody Awards were announced, the biggest beneficiaries from mainland China were Qi Yuan and Na Ying.

In Taiwan, Wang Lihong, who recently signed with Sony Music, is the biggest beneficiary.

Last year, Wang Lihong signed with Sony and made a comeback with "Revolution". He successfully transformed his career and received three nominations this time: Best Mandarin Male Vocalist, Best Pop Music Album, and Best Album Producer. All of them are major awards.

Wang Lihong's success has once again made Linfair Records a laughing stock in the industry.

I gave you the opportunity but you are useless.

These artists were barely surviving at Forward Music, but became wildly successful after leaving. If Forward Music had been any more ambitious, it would have easily beaten Sony and Warner Music.

Wang Lihong's success has brought Qi Yuan much praise.

Last year, Wang Lihong transformed his career by using the nickname "Little Qi Yuan," and even now, some media outlets still refer to him as "Little Qi Yuan."

Currently, Sony and Wang Lihong are planning to shed the "Little Qi Yuan" label and return to their true selves. They've already become famous, so they definitely need to go back to being Wang Lihong. Wearing the "Little Qi Yuan" label will never allow them to surpass Qi Yuan.

Yao Qian, the Sony Music director who produced Wang Lihong's "Revolution" last year, has switched jobs and become the general manager of Virgin Records, a subsidiary of EMI.

EMI gave Yao Qian so much, not only providing him with a generous salary but also putting him in charge of the development of Chinese music within the entire Virgin system.

The first thing Yao Qian did upon taking office was to sign artists.

TVB held the "Chinese New Talent Singing Contest," and Yao Qian spotted a girl named Elva Hsiao at first glance. He beat all his peers to the punch and signed Elva to Virgin Records. It is said that Virgin Records is producing Elva Hsiao's first album, with Yao Qian personally handling the production.

Rolling Stone Records is also taking action.

Liang Cuiping, who was discovered by Li Zongsheng in 97, is about to release her first album.

Since the Rock Records' top artists couldn't beat Qi Yuan, they changed their strategy and promoted female singers to suppress Warner Music.

Warner Music is clearly at a disadvantage when it comes to female singers.

Currently, Rock Records has several top female singers under its wing, including Hsu Huai-yu, Lin Yi-lien, and Fan Xiao-xuan. Liu Ruo-ying, who rose to fame at the end of last year, has been rising rapidly. Her song "I Love You Very Much" became a huge hit upon its release, and Rock Records has begun marketing her with the title of top female singer.

This has made Zhou Jianhui of Warner Music feel very threatened. Currently, Warner Music only has Zheng Xiuwen as a diva, and Dai Peini is not even a top-tier singer. In terms of female singers, they are completely suppressed by Rolling Stone.

He sent someone to Singapore to ask Sun Yanzi's parents when they could sign a contract with Warner.

When Zhou Jianhui learned that it would be after the New Year, he was extremely upset! He would still be suppressed by Rolling Stone for a while longer.

……

4 month 30 day.

The 10th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards have begun.

Nayoung stood on the red carpet and spoke eloquently to reporters about her feelings about being nominated for the Golden Melody Award for the first time.

She was so proud of herself; she was the first female singer from mainland China to be nominated for the Golden Melody Award for Best Female Vocalist, far surpassing Mao Amin, whom her teacher favored.

"Qi Yuan has arrived."

Just as they were getting into the conversation, Nayoung suddenly heard someone shout, and all the reporters around her instantly ran away.

When Na-young turned around, she found that all the reporters had swarmed around Qi Yuan.

When attending formal occasions, male celebrities have far fewer clothing options than female celebrities. Qi Yuan still chose a well-tailored suit, this time in gray. The suit's lines were smooth and natural, outlining his strong yet elegant physique. The polka-dot tie added a touch of liveliness.

Qi Yuan strode confidently onto the red carpet, her graceful and self-assured demeanor making her the most dazzling star in the entire event.

Na-young was very upset. If she had known that Qi Yuan would arrive so quickly, she should have stayed in the car a little longer.

Now things are awkward. A Golden Melody Award nominee for Best Female Vocalist is being ignored. At that moment, a reporter ran up to Nayoung's side and took a picture of her facing Qi Yuan, capturing the scene of Nayoung completely alone while Qi Yuan is surrounded by a crowd. Nayoung's face darkened.

If it weren't for the public setting, she really wanted to give that incredibly sarcastic reporter a good scolding.

Fortunately, the princess's appearance helped ease Na-young's embarrassment.

After the princess appeared, some reporters rushed over to ask her questions. The princess and Nayoung walked side by side, which brought some popularity to Nayoung.

Nayoung walked quickly with the princess, not wanting to be alone and photographed again. Once she received the Golden Melody Award for Best Female Singer, all the reporters would be swarming around her.

Qi Yuan was surrounded by reporters.

How do you feel about receiving nine Golden Melody Award nominations this time?

"You missed out on Best Album last year, and you're nominated again this year. Do you think you can win Best Album this year?"

Can you share any new information about the EP?

"Is the rumor about you and Xu Qing true? Reporters photographed you kissing at the airport."

"Nicholas Tse won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. I heard your movie is about to be released. Are you confident that your movie will surpass Nicholas Tse's?"

……

Qi Yuan answered some of the questions selectively.

"I am very happy to receive so many nominations."

"The EP will probably be released around mid-May, so please look forward to it."

"I hope everyone will not focus too much on the artists' personal relationships and private affairs, but will pay more attention to their works and music."

Unable to extract any bombshells from Qi Yuan, the reporters turned their attention to Qi Yuan's junior, Dai Peini.

Just because Dai Peini is a newcomer doesn't mean she's stupid. When reporters tried to trap her, she pretended to be clueless, shaking her head and saying, "I don't know. I'll ask my senior brother later and then I'll tell you."

After Dai Peini left, Wang Lihong and Zhou Jielun appeared on stage at the same time. Both of them are singers who have only become popular in the past year. One is handsome and the other is talented. They quickly attracted the attention of reporters.

Jay Chou: "I originally thought I wouldn't have a chance to come this year, but since 'Dong Feng Po' was nominated for Best Composer, I'm here to join in the fun."

Wang Lihong: "Everyone is so strong this year, I'm not sure if I can win an award. If I can, I'll be very happy."

After everyone had entered the venue, the awards ceremony officially began.

The hosts are the same as last year: Zhang Xiaoyan and Tao Jingying.

A Taiwanese singer sitting next to Jay Chou and Qi Yuan switched places: "Nine nominations, that's awesome!"

Qi Yuan said, "There are clearly seven awards, and two of them are for you and Wen Shan. The music for 'Dong Feng Po' is so good, maybe you really can take home the Best Composer award."

Chou Chieh-lun was very pleased: "Thank you for your kind words."

"Dong Feng Po" was the first song he was ever used by a singer, making it his debut work. If he could win the Best Composer award, that would be incredibly awesome.

The two chatted casually as the award for Best Mandarin Male Singer began to be presented.

Several music video clips of the nominated songs were played on the big screen: Xu Zhian of Linfair Records "A, B, C, D", Qi Yuan of Warner Music "Qi Yuan", Qi Qin of Shanghua Records "What Can I Use to Love You", Lin Zhixuan of Sony Music "Mona Lisa's Tears", and Wang Lihong of Sony Music "Revolution".

"Let's reveal the answer: the winner of the 10th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards for Best Mandarin Male Vocalist is..."

(End of this chapter)