HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 219 [219] Time Magazine Cover: King of Asian Pop!

Besides being a major figure in the mainland music scene, Qi Yuan has also been dubbed the "Number One Male Singer in the Mainland Music Scene" by the mainland media.

This isn't the media trying to stir up trouble. Liu Huan has a high status and seniority; he used to be the top male singer in mainland China.

Recently, Liu Huan attended an event where a reporter asked him what he thought of Qi Yuan's new album.

Liu Huan praised the album "Wish" highly, saying that Qi Yuan is the male singer who best represents the mainland music scene.

Many media outlets believe that this means Liu Huan has relinquished his position as the top leader to Qi Yuan.

Sun Nan, who became a big star this year with "Come Back Soon" and "See You Again", is feeling very frustrated.

Liu Huan wants to retire from the music scene. He's still young and wants to improve!
He swept the mainland music scene this year, and apart from Qi Yuan, few male singers could rival him.

If it weren't for Qi Yuan, there's a high probability that he would be the top male star in mainland China.

What's even more terrifying is that Qi Yuan consistently released three high-quality albums, leading the way in R&B, Chinese style, and Chinese hip-hop, thus solidifying his golden reputation.

As long as Qi Yuan doesn't do anything foolish, he can sit on the throne of the number one leader for many years, possibly even until he's sixty.

Depend on!
Sun Nan was about to curse. "Qi Yuan, how old are you this year? Only twenty-one, what's the rush?"

Can't I debut a few years later? Can't you let me sit in one spot for just one day? I'll do it even if it's just for a day!
In the mainland music scene, besides Sun Nan, Han Hong is also rapidly rising to prominence.

Han Hong is one of the few singers in the mainland music scene who possesses songwriting abilities.

In 95, she won the bronze medal at the CCTV Music Television Competition with her original song "Himalaya".

After several years of development, Han Hong ushered in a career peak last year, representing singers from Beijing in the Beijing-Hong Kong-Guangdong Song Contest, and also performing on the stage of the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing...

People with creative abilities are just that awesome.

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After appearing on "Happy Camp," Qi Yuan held autograph sessions throughout mainland China, and album sales continued to rise.

On Friday, January 14th, Time Asia released its latest issue.

People were surprised to find an Asian face on the cover of the weekly magazine.

Qi Yuan held his tie in his left hand, his gaze fixed firmly ahead. The cover titled 'King of Aisan POP'.

The Chinese translation is "King of Asian Pop" or "Asian Pop Music King".

This issue of the weekly magazine devoted a full eight pages to introducing Qi Yuan to readers, which is related to Qi Yuan's popularity and Warner's operations. Time and Warner are different business segments under the same group.

With such a popular Asian singer emerging from Warner's Taiwanese subsidiary, Time magazine had no choice but to give it a shout-out.

In short, Qi Yuan's appearance on the cover of Time Asia magazine has attracted nationwide attention.

The first Asian male singer to grace the cover of Time magazine has emerged; his name is Qi Yuan.

"Asia's new pop king – this is the first time Time magazine has used this term to describe a male singer."

From this day forward, in the music scene, there is a type of king called Qi Yuan, and another type called everyone else.

Even the evening news program on CCTV devoted twenty seconds to reporting on this, praising Qi Yuan as a musical genius and a role model for Chinese youth.

This time, Qi Yuan has completely solidified his status as an Asian superstar.

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Taiwan.

Jay Chou had someone get him a copy of the latest issue of Time magazine.

Looking at the spirited Qi Yuan on the cover, his eyes were filled with longing.

So cool! The King of Asian Pop, he needs to step up his game!

Hopefully, he will also become a Time magazine cover figure in the near future.

"Wenshan, work overtime writing lyrics," Zhou Jielun urged. "???"

Fang Wenshan was exhausted. After years of accumulating high output, producing two or three albums in a row, he started to decline or slow down. This is the normal state of affairs. Qi Yuan and Zhou Jielun are exceptions.

Fang Wenshan felt he was just an ordinary person, and his speed in writing lyrics couldn't keep up with these monsters, so he quickly ran away.

There's no way around it; songwriting depends on inspiration. If you don't have inspiration, no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to write a good piece.

When inspiration strikes, I can write great songs in half an hour.

Wang Lihong of Sony and Xie Tingfeng of Yinghuang both saw Qi Yuan on the cover of Time magazine.

They didn't know if their efforts would have any effect, but they were very envious of Qi Yuan for receiving this honor.

This is what Huo Wenxi said to Xie Tingfeng: "Fengzi, don't compare yourself too much with others. We should compare ourselves with ourselves. You are better this year than you were last year, and that's enough. There's always someone better than you."

Nicholas Tse: "..."

You didn't say that before. You told me that releasing an EP with a full album gave me an advantage.

After our complete defeat in the music industry, you tell me that we have a huge advantage in the film industry and we are sure to win.

Now you're telling me to stop competing?
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Rolling Stone.

Li Zongsheng fell silent, and Ren Xianqi also fell silent.

It was thought that by defeating the Four Heavenly Kings back-to-back, the Chinese music scene would maintain a pattern of co-governance between Qi and Ren.

Unexpectedly, this young man Qi Yuan is so lacking in martial ethics, taking out three divine skills in a row, almost finishing off Ren Xianqi.

Richie Jen is a very easygoing person. After all, he was once the most popular king of the Chinese music scene, and that's enough.

He's given up on competing; he can't compete anyway. Let young people like Qi Yuan and Zhou Jielun compete.

Li Zongsheng then asked the person next to him, "Qi Yuan has been taking that newcomer named Zhang Shaohan around for promotions. Is it because this newcomer is about to release a single?"

Even Lee Tsung-sheng sensed the crisis.

He became the godfather of pop music because he produced albums for numerous singers and discovered and nurtured many well-known artists.

If Qi Yuan can also cultivate a group of popular singers, wouldn't he become the godfather of the new generation of pop music?

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Chang Shao-han appeared on "Happy Camp" with Chi Yuan, and then followed Chi Yuan to Shanghai for autograph sessions before flying back to Taiwan.

Zhang Shaohan has gained a lot of exposure recently by following Qi Yuan.

In terms of popularity alone, she's on par with second-tier singers; what she lacks right now is substantial work.

She returned to Taiwan to prepare for the release of her first test single.

Whether she can take a solid step on her path to becoming a dancing queen depends on this battle.

Warner Music placed great importance on Zhang Shaohan, giving her a prominent role in introducing her first single, praising her voice as melodious as an elf, and spending a considerable sum of money to promote her.

With Zhang Shaohan making frequent public appearances recently, she has gained a wave of fans who admire her looks. As soon as the news of her upcoming single was released, a large number of young people in Taiwan were looking forward to it.

Everyone wants to know what it would be like for this girl with the striking voice in "Happy Worship" to sing a solo song.

Executives at record companies such as Sony, Rock Records, and Forward Music are also observing, wondering if Zhang Shaohan can become the next Dai Peini.

If Zhang Shaohan succeeds, Warner Music will have gained another great talent.

Will Zhang Shaohan succeed?
On January 20th, the weather was sunny, and "Say I Love You" was about to be released.

(End of this chapter)