HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 216 [216] No one can rival the two-thousand-year-old "Fairy Tale".

If the first half of the album "Wish" were given to another singer, it would have been enough to launch a new superstar.

The album's B-side features a ballad pop track designed to increase its popularity.

This is a common practice for many singers, and for Qi Yuan, it's a continuation of the style from her previous two albums.

The first two albums were half R&B and half pop love songs.

This time, it's half an album of hip-hop that blends R&B and half an album of pop love songs.

……

Taipei.

Li Shih-han and Li Ya-han are both die-hard fans of Qi Yuan, and they bought the "Wish" DVD as soon as it was released.

After listening to the first five songs, songs like "Reverse Earth" and "Happy Worship" really made their cells pulsate. They were so trendy and cool, this is the kind of music young people should be listening to.

Next, the first song on side B, "Fairy Tale," was released.

At the beginning of the music video, a piano is pushed onto the stage by two staff members, and Qi Yuan, dressed in black, appears, taking out a Nokia phone and dialing a number.

Qi Yuan is Nokia's mainland China ambassador, and he has always used Nokia phones.

They even used Nokia phones to shoot music videos, which shows their dedication.

The sound of a piano begins, and the scene cuts to a hospital bed where a girl's slender fingers are mimicking playing the piano. This shot foreshadows the ending of the music video.

The naive Li sisters and many other viewers were unaware of this.

Li Yahan, the younger sister, confidently predicted: "I know! The girl must have had an emergency and couldn't come to see the boy play the piano. The boy made a phone call so the girl could hear him playing. What a sweet story."

I can't blame my sister for thinking that way. The song is called "Fairy Tale," and the subtitles even show it. Aren't fairy tales all beautiful? Many fairy tales have happy endings.

As the plot unfolds, it proves that Li Yahan's guess was correct.

The girl asked the boy to help her move, wait... that girl was actually Jin Suo from "My Fair Princess", she was really beautiful.

The sight of Qi Yuan and Fan Xiaopang sitting together is quite pleasing to the eye.

On the TV, Qi Yuan and Fan Xiaopang were watching a romantic movie together. When the mood struck, Fan Xiaopang took the initiative to kiss Qi Yuan, which made the Li sisters smile like doting aunts.

However, they guessed the beginning but not the ending.

The music video delivered a bittersweet moment at its sweetest point.

Fan Xiaopang had a nosebleed and went to the hospital for a checkup.

Fan Xiaopang suddenly fainted while accompanying Qi Yuan to rehearse at the theater and was diagnosed with leukemia.

The moment Fan Xiaopang fell to the ground, the Li sisters felt like the sky had fallen. No, no!!!

As a professional actor, Qi Yuan's acting skills in the music video far surpass those of many singers. In the video, he is seen running wildly down the street with Fan Xiaopang in his arms, his face expressionless but his eyes filled with heartache. You can feel Qi Yuan's sorrow even through the screen.

The middle part of the music video was already very moving, making the Li sisters cry uncontrollably.

At around five minutes, the song should have ended.

However, the director and screenwriter took a second step, and the piano music started playing again. Accompanied by Qi Yuan's a cappella singing, the scene was reviewing the past moments between Qi Yuan and Fan Xiaopang.

The ending scene was incredibly powerful, bringing tears to the eyes of countless viewers.

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Inland China, Nanjing.

A self-proclaimed tough guy fan watched the "Fairy Tale" music video with his girlfriend, then secretly went to the bathroom to wipe away his tears. Damn!
The combination of this song and its music video is so powerful that even tough guys will be moved to tears.

……

Beijing.

Fan Xiaopang deliberately organized a gathering, inviting the actors from the film crew to go to karaoke together after get off work.

When they arrived, Fan Xiaopang didn't sing at all, nor did she let anyone sing. Instead, she changed the CD and played Qi Yuan's new album for everyone to listen to, mainly to let everyone see the movie "Fairy Tale" that she and Qi Yuan filmed.

Li Bingbing thought to himself, "This is terrible!" after watching the music video.

According to Li Xue's description, the story of "Love Like a Bouquet" is similar to that of "Fairy Tale," both being incredibly sweet in the first half and incredibly tearful in the second half.

If this music video becomes a hit and Chen Kaige sees it, and a large number of fans also like it, Fan Xiaopang's competitiveness will increase dramatically.

Yang Xue couldn't hold back anymore. She pulled out a lot of tissues and said between sobs, "If I were the screenwriter, I would definitely write that Jiang Yuyan didn't kill Tie Xinlan. Bingbing is too pitiful."

Fan Xiaopang and Qi Yuan have partnered up three times, but only "Romantic Love" had a happy ending. In "Hua Wuque" and "Fairy Tale," Fan Xiaopang died tragically, each time more gruesome than the last.

Actually, none of them knew that "Romantic Love" was only the first part of QQ's promotional song; there was a second part to come.

The next chapter, titled "Gray Avatar," will also kill off Fan Xiaopang.

"Bingbing, why do your collaborations with President Qi always end badly?"

Yang Xue looked puzzled and asked again.

"But Bingbing's acting was really good, I even cried."

"Yes, the acting in the beginning was so good, so lively and spirited. The sweeter it was at the beginning, the more heartbreaking it was at the end!"

"This music video is so tear-jerking, and Bingbing's good looks play a very important role in it. Such a beautiful and lovely girl died, who wouldn't cry!"

Tonight, Fan Xiaopang is the boss herself, and since her performance was indeed quite good, everyone in the private room praised her.

Fan Xiaopang was getting a little carried away. She was enjoying this feeling of 'success'. She said modestly, "It was President Qi who wrote the touching song. I was just playing a supporting role."

Li Bingbing also gave a "not bad" evaluation.

In fact, Li Bingbing didn't think this music video was tear-jerking at all, at least not to her; she watched it as a lighthearted, enjoyable drama.

Fan Xiaopang got leukemia and died. What a satisfying plot!

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In mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, many television stations are also showing the music video for "Fairy Tale," allowing listeners who haven't bought the CD to watch the music video on television.

In 1999, people's views on love were not as utilitarian as they are in later generations, so the power of this music video was truly overwhelming.

Countless people who watched it were moved to tears and went online to vent their frustrations.

[Damn, this is toxic! My girlfriend and I were happily listening to Qi Yuan's new album, but when "Fairy Tale" came out, my girlfriend burst into tears and even asked me what would happen if she had leukemia.]

My wife is rather carefree; she actually laughed and said the female lead was obsessed with music.

[Did anyone notice the details? I wish I could become a fairy tale, I want to become a fairy tale, I will become a fairy tale. With each rendition, Qi Yuan's tone becomes more resolute. Qi Yuan is truly meticulous.]

[Not only "Fairy Tale," but the following new songs are also amazing: "Little Love Song," "Absolutely Devoted," and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." I love every single one of them, especially "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"—I absolutely adore its melody.]

I hereby declare that the greatest album of 1999 has been born. This is the most worthwhile record I've bought this year, and personally, I love every single song.

[The album "Wish" is absolutely amazing! The first half is innovative, and the second half is pop. He truly deserves the title of Asia's King of Pop!]

(End of this chapter)