HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 208 [208] The First Asian-Level King of the Chinese Music Scene
Hua Yi's Hip Hop Era!

Warner's latest announcement has sent shockwaves through the industry.

Countless fellow singers were stunned.

We haven't even grasped the essence of R&B and Chinese style, and now you're going to dabble in Chinese hip-hop? Didn't you say you'd run out of ideas? You call this running out of ideas?
Nicholas Tse, who was busy with promotional activities, remained silent for a long time upon hearing the news.

When he first debuted in Hong Kong, he was regarded as a trendsetter, and countless young people admired his music and imitated his hairstyle and clothing style.

After Qi Yuan did that, he didn't seem so cool anymore.

Qi Yuan, this loser, has really gone mad. He tries to innovate with every album. Can't he just stick to his old R&B roots? He can live off his past achievements for ten years and still become the godfather of R&B. Why are you risking your life for a few million a month? No, I mean, you should risk your life for a few million.

What's most outrageous is that Nicholas Tse was grilled by reporters at a recent event.

"Hong Kong media previously called you a musical genius in the Hong Kong music scene, while Qi Yuan was a musical genius in the mainland music scene. Now Qi Yuan is several steps ahead. Are you confident that you can catch up with him in the future?"

Nicholas Tse: "..."

This is the side effect of being crushed by bundled marketing; Nicholas Tse and Mani Fok have already tasted the bitter fruit.

In the music industry, Nicholas Tse will be forever suppressed by Qi Yuan, and he will never have any hope of turning things around in his lifetime.

Even if Qi Yuan's third hip-hop album flops and fails to gain market recognition, Qi Yuan's achievements still far surpass his.

The achievements of pioneering R&B and creating Chinese style music alone are enough for Qi Yuan to be recorded in the history of Chinese music.

Singers like Wang Lihong, who have a good relationship with Qi Yuan, praised Qi Yuan's innovative spirit.

Chou Chieh-lun, who had just appeared on "Happy Camp," went even further, saying to a reporter, "To be honest, I haven't heard any of the songs on A-Yuan's new album. Maybe every single one is as awesome as 'The Seventh Chapter of the Night.'"

When Chou Chieh-lun opened her mouth, she was full of the most amazing boasts, leaving reporters and netizens stunned.

Every song is similar to "The Seventh Chapter of the Night"? This is going to be outrageous, but people also know that Jay Chou was just joking.

It's true that Qi Yuan's new album has garnered significant attention from listeners and industry insiders nationwide.

As the most popular and dazzling pop king in the Chinese music scene, Qi Yuan's album release is a major event in the music industry, and Qi Yuan's album has become an innovative trendsetter in recent years.

Li Wen's success in the European and American music scene also brought Qi Yuan a lot of exposure.

Everyone knows that Coco Lee's English album flopped in Europe and America, but Qi Yuan's single reversed Coco Lee's fate.

These days, many people in China have a biased view of Europe and America, especially the United States.

Qi Yuan's willingness to help Li Wen dominate the European and American music scene is seen by many Chinese people as bringing glory to the country.

The most influential music magazine in mainland China, Contemporary Music, visited the cast and crew of the TV series "Hua Wuque" to conduct an exclusive interview with Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan's photo graced the cover of the latest issue of "Contemporary Music" weekly magazine, titled "Asian Pop King," with the addition of the word "Asia."

This title is far more prestigious than any of the top stars in the industry.

Singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan become famous and dare to market themselves as kings of love songs or queens of healing songs, but none of them dare to add the word "Asia" before their names, and even if they did, they wouldn't gain public recognition.

Qi Yuan is the first Asian superstar in the Chinese music scene to gain widespread recognition.

Following the global re-release of Li Wen's single, the latest weekly sales figures are in: 2.2 million copies sold, successfully entering the Billboard Hot 100 at number 30.

This is not the limit of this song.

Sony arranged for Li Wen to conduct promotional activities in the United States and other countries, including at iconic locations such as Times Square in New York. Li Wen gained an additional title of "Pride of the Chinese People" overseas.

Despite her busy schedule, Li Wen took the time to call Qi Yuan to express her gratitude.

“Ah Yuan, thank you so much, you saved my career. When the weekly album sales figures came out, I almost collapsed when I saw the sales numbers in the US market.”

Later, a friend told me that the song you wrote for me made it onto the Billboard Hot 100. I really couldn't believe it at the time. It wasn't until more and more friends told me that my song had become a hit that I dared to believe it was all true..."

Li Wen was so excited that she couldn't express it.

She had always longed to break into the European and American music scene, and only this year did she finally get the opportunity to release an English album.

If it weren't for the song Qi Yuan wrote for her, her English album would have been a flop in the US, and who knows when her next English album would have come out.

The single was a success, her anxiety was relieved, and her next English album will be released soon. Sony will continue to give her strong support.

Qi Yuan also learned from Li Wen that Sony wanted to poach him.

Qi Yuan had no interest in Sony; Sony was a Japanese company.

He's doing well at Warner.

When he first came to Warner, the Taiwanese Warner was in a slump. His rise was a signal that the Taiwanese Warner was turning from decline to prosperity, and he had special significance for the Taiwanese Warner.

Besides, Warner's parent company is also very powerful, so there's no need for him to go to Sony, which is closer to him than his own company.

He was a loyal follower of Warner Music, and a loyal follower who had gone through thick and thin with Warner Music Taiwan.

Switching to Sony depends on performance. If the performance is poor, you might be abandoned like Li Wen in my previous life. If you dare to resist, it's not impossible that you'll be sidelined.

However... if Qi Yuan doesn't want to go to Sony, it's fine to use this to exchange for some benefits with Zhou Jianhui.

really.

After Qi Yuan told Zhou Jianhui that Sony wanted to poach him, Zhou Jianhui flew into a rage: "Utterly shameless! When you can't beat them openly, you resort to such despicable tactics as poaching..."

Qi Yuan is gone, how can he continue as the Asia region manager?

Qi Yuan was able to become a senior manager at Warner, with a future as bright as the stars in the sky.

Zhou Jianhui greeted all the heads of Sony's parent company and Sony Taiwan, then reassured Qi Yuan: "Ah Yuan, I think we can increase the budget for Zhang Shaohan's first album and produce it to the standards of a top-tier singer."

Zhang Shaohan is a complete newcomer. Giving her the same treatment as top-tier singers for her debut album is already the highest level of authority Zhou Jianhui could grant.

When someone has the ability to generate revenue and their commercial value reaches a certain level, they can influence the company's top management to change the rules.

The two Wangs from Huayi Brothers have repeatedly referred to Feng Xiaogang as brothers in public, as have Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yingmou from New Pictures.

Sometimes, when Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yingmou got stubborn, the Wang brothers and Zhang Weiping, as the bosses, had to appease them.

For example, when Feng Xiaogang wanted to make "Back to 1942" and pursue art, even though they knew it would lose money, they still had to bite the bullet and go along with it.

Who can blame them when they have the ability to generate revenue? The company relies on them to make money.

The same applies to Qi Yuan; Qi Yuan has immense commercial value and can also generate new talent and promote newcomers.

Warner Music Taiwan absolutely cannot lose Qi Yuan.

(End of this chapter)