HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 203 [203] "Fairy Tale" paired with a tear-jerking MV, the singer's retirement insurance

"Dancing Queen" was a term that didn't exist in the Chinese music scene before.

There is a dance king, Aaron Kwok!

Aaron Kwok became famous through singing and dancing.

In their early years, Hong Kong superstars such as Andy Lau, Cheung Kwok-yung, and Tam Wing-lam all tried singing and dancing, but only Aaron Kwok left a deep impression on everyone.

Li Wen is currently the only female singer who has become a queen of dance through singing and dancing. Li Wen only became popular last year, and her position is not very stable. She also doesn't have time to market herself with titles like "Queen of Dance".

Li Wen is now focused on conquering the English music scene, and Zhang Shaohan is taking advantage of Li Wen's absence to sneak away.

Zhou Jianhui was somewhat looking forward to it; he wanted to see how Qi Yuan would create the 'Dancing Queen' next year.

Tsai Yi-ling, who just signed with Universal Music this year, was shivering. Strange, it's not that cold today, so why does it feel like there's a chilly wind?
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In early October, Qi Yuan returned to the mainland to film a music video.

Wang Jing's "Hua Wuque" is about to start filming; he'll join the film crew right after the music video shoot.

Given Wang Jing's fast-paced work, he could finish filming his movie in a month or two, after which he could return to Taiwan to release an album, by which time the impact of the earthquake would have largely subsided.

Of the music videos for his third album, Qi Yuan values ​​"Fairy Tale" the most.

Of all the music videos for his third album, Qi Yuan values ​​"Fairy Tale" the most.

The hit song "Fairy Tale" paired with a top-notch tear-jerking music video is incredibly powerful, capable of bringing tears to the eyes of countless young men and women.

An ordinary singer who sings this song, as long as they don't do anything stupid, will have enough for a lifetime of retirement insurance.

The female lead in the music video is Fan Xiaopang.

Li Bingbing is still filming "Palace of Desire".

After receiving the script, Fan Xiaopang was a little confused. Why was it that, except for "Love Me or Him," the female lead was always the one taking the initiative to kiss Qi Yuan? She understood. Qi Yuan preferred to be passive.

Since terminating his contract with Qiongyao Company, Fan Xiaopang has been feeling refreshed and in high spirits.

She played a minor role as Lan Fenghuang in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".

The upcoming drama "Hua Wuque" is amazing! She and Li Bingbing are co-lead actresses. She's finally not just a maid or follower anymore; she's standing up for herself.

Recently, the sisterhood between Fan Xiaopang and Li Bingbing has broken down a bit.

When Chen Kaige announced information about her new movie last time, Fan Xiaopang knew that she had been tricked by the Li sisters.

Trying to sneak into a good project is outrageous! I'll settle this score! Once "The Flower Without Flaws" starts filming, let's see how she outshines Li Bingbing in the show.

There can only be one outstanding female character in "The Legendary Flower", and that is her, Fan Xiaopang!
"President Qi, it's been so long! I've missed you so much."

When Fan Xiaopang saw Qi Yuan, he ran up to her and gave her a hug.

Li Xue rolled her eyes, practically reaching for the sky; she knew Fan Xiaopang was no pushover.

On the 16th of last month, Fan Xiaopang held a grand coming-of-age ceremony, inviting some media reporters, as if she wanted to tell the whole world that she had come of age.

This time, the moment he saw Qi Yuan, he started hugging and cuddling her, his ambition written all over his face.

Li Xue had a premonition that this man surnamed Fan might become her sister's formidable rival in the future.

During the filming of the piano scene, Fan Xiaopang praised Qi Yuan's piano playing skills, which even Li Xue, who was known for her sycophantic manner, found offensive.

Qi Yuan could tell that Fan Xiaopang was just flattering him, but it still felt pretty good to have a beautiful woman flattering him.

When it came to filming a kissing scene, Fan Bingbing was very decisive; he tilted his head and kissed her.

As per the script, Qi Yuan took the opportunity to put his arm around her bare, white shoulder.

Fan Xiaopang is a talented actress. In her early years, she was willing to put her heart into acting, and the results were quite good.

The female lead in the "Fairy Tale" music video is Fan Xiaopang, and Qi Yuan can't even imagine how much the fans will cry.

They filmed the music video for "Fairy Tale".

Qi Yuan met an important person in Beijing—Chang Jihong. Qi Yuan had asked Li Xue to contact her when he returned to the mainland last time.

Chang Jihong was tempted, but she was working as Jiang Wenli's agent at the time and needed to finish her work before she could come over.

And so, she came when Qi Yuan returned to the capital.

She was very interested in Qi Yuan's proposal to link artists with the company's film and television resources.

After talking with Qi Yuan, Chang Jihong made up her mind to add Xing Yuan.

She offered Qi Yuan some advice: "An artist's studio is essentially a sole proprietorship, which is fundamentally different from a company. Since President Qi wants to invest in movies and TV series, why not simply register a new company?"

"That's what I thought too. The studio was originally meant to serve me alone; I didn't initially expect to sign anyone."
Qi Yuan nodded.

When Fan Xiaopang wanted to join him, signing Fan Xiaopang to the studio was just a temporary measure, and the same was true for Li Bingbing.

Now that there are more people involved, and Chang Jihong, a professional agent, has joined in, it's time to register a company.

Chang Jihong was very thoughtful. She added, "In the initial stage, the new company and Xingyuan Studio can work in the same office location to save expenses."

She had been to Star Wish Studio; it was an entire floor of office space with only a few people—it was too extravagant.

Chang Jihong believes that the people in the studio and the new company can work together, and then find a new office location after a few years when the scale has expanded.

Qi Yuan waved her hand: "No need, it will save us from moving around later. Let's set up the new company's office on the floor below Xingyuan Studio."

Chang Jihong felt that Qi Yuan was unaware of the cost of living since he wasn't in charge of the household, and complained, "It's such a waste, how much more expense will we have in a year?"

Qi Yuan smiled and said, "Who said there's rent? I bought the two floors below the studio last year at rock-bottom prices. It's a pity the landlords of the upper and lower floors won't sell, otherwise we could have connected the floors together, sigh!"

Chang Jihong: "..."

She's finally seen what true arrogance is today.

Last year, office building prices in Beijing plummeted; buying a three-story office building would definitely cost several million yuan.

A pop king who's famous across mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong is definitely a high-caliber talent; working for a boss like that offers a promising future.

And so, a new company called 'Starry Sky Films' was established, and Chang Jihong became the head of the artist management department.

Fan Xiaopang, Li Bingbing, and Zhang Shaohan are all members of the talent agency department.

Chang Jihong, the head of the department, currently only has one artist under her command, Fan Xiaopang.

Li Bingbing is Li Xue's older sister, and Zhang Shaohan was signed by Li Xue; Li Xue is the one who manages them.

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After registering the new company.

Qi Yuan spent some time filming all the music videos, and Gao Yuanyuan, Lin Zhiling, and Li Bingbing all appeared in the subsequent music videos.

For the music video of "Happy Worship", Chang Shao-han made a special trip to mainland China.

On October 13, the filming of "The Little Fish and the Flower Without Flaws" was launched in Beijing.

For the role of Little Fish, Wang Jing originally wanted to invite Zhang Weijian, but Zhang Weijian's schedule was unavailable. That was fine; it would save Qi Yuan the trouble of making him look good.

Qi Yuan took the opportunity to recommend Sha Yi. Since Zhang Weijian couldn't come, Wang Jing, after his audition, also agreed to let Sha Yi take the role.

Sha Yi thus signed with Starry Sky Films, becoming Chang Jihong's second artist.

Then something amazing happened: the actress playing Jiang Yuyan was also Wang Jingding, a Hong Kong actress, and she even came to attend the opening ceremony.

That night, a major incident occurred at the Hong Kong actress's home, causing her to have an emotional breakdown and making it impossible for her to act.

In her previous life, Li Xiaoran was unable to take the role due to unforeseen circumstances, which is why the role ended up in Yang Xue's hands.

Wang Jingren was stunned. Damn it! Why were the actors he booked either unavailable or had last-minute issues? Was the drama "Hua Wuque" cursed against him?

(End of this chapter)