HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 212 [212] Before even starting to exert its strength, the opponents have all fallen?
In the Chinese music scene, most rap music is not good.

Chinese is quite unique, with syllables and tones. In order to rhyme, people in the rap circle make the lyrics very awkward, which affects the overall fluency and naturalness.

Pan Wei-bo was able to become a hip-hop king in his previous life because his rap was localized and he also had the talent to rap well.

Jay Chou can sing well, but she has a flaw of unclear pronunciation. Many people don't know what she is singing when they first hear her sing a slow song without looking at the lyrics. As for rap, it goes without saying that they can't understand it at all if they are not familiar with the lyrics.

Qi Yuan doesn't have this problem. His pronunciation is very clear, his sense of rhythm is strong, and he can accurately control the rhythm.

Compared to other rappers, Qi Yuan has a significant advantage: many rappers don't sing slow songs well, but Qi Yuan can sing both fast and slow songs beautifully.

Qi Yuan's skill combined with Zhang Shaohan's unique voice makes people want to dance along to the music as soon as they hear it.

Countless singers and musicians in the industry are listening to Qi Yuan's music.

"Ah Yuan is really awesome. His hip-hop songs don't contain a single swear word. I really like it."

Jay Chou gave the song "Happy Worship" a high rating, and he also dislikes adding profanity to lyrics, a sentiment shared by Qi Yuan.

Liu Genghong and Fang Wenshan also praised Qi Yuan's talent, saying that "Happy Worship" is fantastic and that Qi Yuan's hip-hop innovation has already taken the first step successfully.

Later on, "Love Is Inevitable" was released.

The melody is fresh and pleasant to listen to. Qi Yuan's singing, combined with Sun Yanzi's roguish voice, makes it a top-notch duet love song from the very first note.

Of course, some middle-aged and elderly people are not interested in these two songs.

They complained, "What the hell is this singing?! Is this still the same spirited young man who sang 'Dong Feng Po'? He's fallen from grace. Now his singing sounds like chanting spells. Do young people like listening to this kind of stuff?"

It wasn't until "At Least I Still Have You" came out that the middle-aged and elderly population exclaimed how great it was!
That's right! This is what music should be!

Qi Yuan's three chart-topping songs have achieved coverage across all age groups, from teenagers to the middle-aged and elderly.

Some young fans said when asked by reporters, "I've been listening to Qi Yuan's new song recently, and my grandma actually praised me for having good taste."

The middle-aged man said, "It would be even better if he could sing more songs like 'At Least I Still Have You.' Qi Yuan is not bad, he's a singer with a pretty good voice."

Qi Yuan has received positive reviews from both young and middle-aged and elderly audiences, making young singers like Jay Chou and Nicholas Tse extremely envious.

Many young singers are not well-liked by middle-aged and elderly people.

For example, older people think that Jay Chou's pronunciation is unclear and that he is not cut out to be a singer.

Take Nicholas Tse for example. Older people think, "Isn't he just a little thug? He wears flashy clothes every day and tries to look cool with that oversized fake chain. If he were their son, they would beat him to a pulp."

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Qi Yuan's three new songs have achieved excellent results on the radio.

Within just one day of their release, all three songs entered the top ten of the radio song request charts.

Leading the pack are Nicholas Tse's "Thank You for Your Love 1999", Andy Lau's "Love You Ten Thousand Years", Elva Hsiao's "The Most Familiar Stranger" and "Suddenly I Think of You", and Jay Chou's "Nunchucks" and "Love Before BC", each one a powerhouse.

On the 17th of last month, Elva Hsiao, a new artist under Virgin Records, released her first self-titled album, which is a very high-quality album.

This album, "Past Life," became the best-selling album of the year in Taiwan, and Elva Hsiao rose to fame with it.

Those ahead of Qi Yuan in line are now feeling immense pressure. Qi Yuan is coming; can they hold onto their positions?

Yao Qian, who switched to Virgin Records, was under immense pressure. He immediately arranged a massive promotional schedule for Elva Hsiao, hoping to maintain their ranking by increasing their exposure.

Nicholas Tse did the same thing.

Soon, the performance of those three new songs revealed a cruel truth to them: their efforts seemed to be in vain, as Qi Yuan, the Asian pop king, was simply too dominant.

Three days later, "At Least I Still Have You" surged to second place, while "Happy Worship" and "Can't Help Falling in Love" ranked fifth and sixth, respectively.

Elva Hsiao's "Suddenly I Remember You" was kicked out of the top ten by Qi Yuan.

The scariest thing is that this isn't Qi Yuan's peak publicity period.

In the past few days, Qi Yuan has only accepted interviews from some magazines, entertainment newspapers, and a few major radio stations.

Generally, the promotional efforts will be at their peak after the album is officially released, with entertainment variety shows, music interview programs, autograph sessions, and roadshows all being arranged. That's when the real promotional peak begins.

Now, even before Qi Yuan has started his intensive promotional campaign, everyone is already finding it hard to keep up.

Upon seeing the data, Qi Yuan muttered to himself, "I haven't even exerted my full strength yet, how come so many people have already fallen?"

Zhou Jianhui chuckled and said, "Please, you're the most popular king of the Chinese music scene, and your new song is so good, who can beat you?"

Zhou Jianhui has been in a great mood these past few days.

"Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Happy Worship" became hits on the radio, giving Sun Yanzi and Zhang Shaohan a boost in exposure.

Their voices are so unique and easily recognizable that many people are curious about who Sun Yanzi and Zhang Shaohan are.

They had never appeared in the Taiwanese music scene before, and no one knew anything about them.

Warner only released information about the two through the media after the hype and public curiosity had reached a certain level.

Fans and listeners were overjoyed because Warner Music announced that Sun and Zhang would release their first solo albums next year, with both albums produced by Qi Yuan.

By the way, Zhang's first solo single, "Say I Love You," will be released soon, so please look forward to it!
Sun Zhang, like Dai Peini last year, is Qi Yuan's junior sister.

Executives from record companies such as Sony, Virgin Records, EMI, and Rolling Stone remained silent.

Zhou Jian signed two such promising young talents; Warner Music is aiming to dominate the Chinese music scene.

No one questions Qi Yuan's ability to promote talent now. Last year, Qi Yuan propelled Dai Peini from a newcomer to a mid-to-upper-tier singer.

This year, Qi Yuan helped Li Wen successfully enter the English music scene with an English single.

If Qi Yuan is really serious, Warner Music could very well produce two new top-tier singers, or even two new divas, next year.

Many record company general managers are subject to pressure from owners and shareholders, especially those record companies whose business is declining.

Look at Zhou Jianhui of Warner Music, and then look at you. He was able to take off quickly by cleaning up messes, but you didn't have any messes to clean up, so why is your company getting worse and worse?
These record company general managers are dissatisfied, but is that our problem? Warner has Qi Yuan, we have Qi Yuan, we can take off too, okay?

(End of this chapter)