HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 233 [233] To deal with Liu Ruoying, all that's needed is to send out Qi Yuan's two junior sisters.

2 month 28 day.

Qi Yuan filmed for about ten days on the set of "Infernal Affairs".

Zhang Shaohan and Sun Yanzi arrived at the Warner Music Hong Kong branch at the same time.

In order not to delay Zhang Sun's album release time, Zhou Jianhui simply sent him to Hong Kong and asked Qi Yuan to help the two of them produce the album in Hong Kong.

Zhou Jianhui's urgency was naturally for a reason.

After the Lunar New Year this year, Warner Music Taiwan experienced new personnel changes.

Chen Zeshan, director of Universal Music Taiwan, has moved to Warner Music Taiwan to serve as the vice president of the Taiwan region.

Warner Music's top female artist, Zheng Xiuwen, has been placed under the management of Chen Zeshan.

Chen Zeshan also wanted Sun Yanzi, but Zhou Jianhui refused.

Zhou Jianhui has achieved remarkable results in the past two years thanks to Qi Yuan, so Chen Zeshan can forget about leaving the promising talent he has been waiting for for two years.

The appearance of Chen Zeshan will inevitably take away some of Zhou Jianhui's power and influence.

Chen Zeshan also had big ambitions. As soon as he arrived at Warner, he clamored to set up a "Queen of Pop Palace," which meant poaching all the popular divas to Warner and bringing them under his wing.

Chen Zeshan and Zhou Jianhui have completely different business philosophies.

Zhou Jianhui emphasizes long-term development, believing that performance and awards are both important. While cultivating artists to generate revenue for the company, it is also necessary to create good works and strive to enhance the artists' competitiveness in awards.

Chen Zeshan focuses on artist packaging and hype marketing; the Tianhou Palace is a concept created through hype.

Chen Zeshan is somewhat like Zhang Weiping of New Pictures; sometimes he will stop at nothing to create hype.

In his previous life, Zhou Jianhui left Warner due to internal strife, and Chen Zeshan went to EMI and invited Sun Yanzi, whose contract was expiring, to join him.

The following year, Sun Yanzi went to Egypt to film the music video for "Against the Light". Chen Zeshan, in order to promote his new album, engaged in shameless hype, which led to Sun Yanzi being questioned by the media and the audience, and her image as an artist was affected.

At that time, the relatively unknown singer was already a top female singer. She didn't indulge Chen Zeshan; instead, she paused her music career, returned to Singapore, got married, and had children.

They didn't release an album until 11, when their contract expired and they switched to a new company.

From 07 to 11, there were four years in between when this relatively unknown singer didn't release a new album, all thanks to Chen Zeshan.

Qi Yuan didn't have a good impression of this guy.

In short, with a vice president parachuted in, Zhou Jianhui is under considerable pressure. Only by achieving better performance can he gain more influence and resources.

"Ah Yuan, Shao Han and Yan Zi are in your hands now. Their new albums are being produced with the budget of top-tier singers. Could you write a few good songs for Yan Zi? Please."

After Zhou Jianhui brought the person over, he made a special phone call to Qi Yuan.

If Qi Yuan can make Sun Yanzi famous, Zhang Shaohan's career will also reach new heights. He would even accept being asked to call Yuan Ge (Brother Yuan) in private.

Qi Yuan also hopes that Zhou Jianhui can firmly hold the position of general manager of the China region. This year, he entered the Japanese music scene, and in the future, he will need Zhou Jianhui to support him from behind.

Zhou Jianhui didn't go too far. He said, "I know you've worked hard. I've been having people collect Shaohan and Yanzi's songs. You can write two for Yanzi, and you can decide on Shaohan."

Zhang Shaohan is Qi Yuan's person.

If Zhang Shaohan becomes famous in the future, in addition to large-scale events such as concerts, she may need to collaborate with Warner Music. She will also use Starry Sky Films for commercial performances and endorsements. Qi Yuan will definitely pay more attention to Zhang Shaohan, after all, it is a matter of mutual interest, which is only natural and there is nothing to say about it.

Zhou Jianhui just hoped that Qi Yuan would not only care about Zhang Shaohan, but also take care of Sun Yanzi.

As it turns out, Zhou Jianhui was overthinking it.

Because Qi Yuan wrote two songs for Sun Yanzi, "Encounter" and "Happy Breakup," both of which are top-tier hits. (Warner Music Hong Kong)

After listening to the demos of the two songs, Sun Yanzi and Zhang Hao remained silent for a long time before recovering from their shock.

As soon as the piano prelude to "Encounter" began, the slightly melancholic melody immediately captivated their ears.

"Happy Breakup" has a soothing melody and is a classic among healing love songs.

Qi Yuan really did a great job; he's definitely a conscientious producer.

With these two songs paired with Zhou Jianhui's collection of songs for Sun Yanzi, such as "Darkness Falls," "Love Certificate," and "Super Fast Feeling," Qi Yuan couldn't even imagine how powerful this album would be.

Of course, it's also true that Qi Yuan is more serious about Zhang Shaohan.

There was no other way; Zhang Shaohan would have to give a portion of his earnings over the next seven years to Qi Yuan, making him a true loyal follower.

Qi Yuan wrote more songs for Zhang Shaohan, including "The Main Song of Love," "It's Me," and "Watch Me Change 72 Times." In addition to the previous "Say I Love You," with these four songs plus some dance tracks that Warner Music acquired for Zhang Shaohan, Zhang Shaohan will definitely be able to quickly seize the niche left by Li Wen.

In addition, Qi Yuan also arranged for Zhang Shaohan to listen to her best friend Fan's songs "The First Dream" and "True or False" on the B side of the album.

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These days in Hong Kong.

Qi Yuan spends most of his time filming on set, and only comes to Warner Bros.' headquarters to oversee the work of Zhang Shaohan and Sun Yanzi when he has free time.

Qi Yuan tried Fan Xiaopang's ability to trend on social media, and the results were remarkable.

On the same day, paparazzi photographed Qi Yuan and Zhang Sun having lunch at a restaurant near Warner Music in Hong Kong. The paparazzi also photographed Zhang Shaohan memorizing lyrics while eating lunch.

The paparazzi have started their efforts.

[Qi Yuan seems to be responding to Rolling Stone and Liu Ruoying, saying that he doesn't need to personally deal with them; his two junior sisters can easily defeat them.]

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Qi Yuan would question even such a news headline; these media outlets really know how to stir up trouble. Did he respond? He clearly didn't say anything at all.

However, on the other hand, such headlines are very likely to go viral and trend on social media.

And indeed, this proved to be true; the article went viral all the way from Hong Kong back to Taiwan.

After being relayed by numerous media outlets, the interpretation has changed again.

A Taiwanese media outlet used the headline: 'To deal with Liu Ruoying of Rolling Stone, Warner only needs to send a newcomer.'

Some media outlets, known for their provocative tactics, claimed that Liu Ruoying's "Later" was a Sinicized song and questioned how she could possibly compete with Qi Yuan. Feeling ashamed of his response, Qi Yuan decided to send two of his junior sisters to join the fray.

Liu Ruoying and her team felt extremely humiliated upon learning the news!
That's incredibly disrespectful. Zhang Shaohan became famous with "Say I Love You," and Sun Yanzi also gained some attention with "Inevitable Love."

These two are, after all, newcomers who have just begun to make a name for themselves. Do they even deserve to compete with her, the queen of arts and culture?

Liu Ruoying and her team weren't stupid either. With a little research, they knew it was all fabricated by the media, and Qi Yuan had never said anything like that.

However, paparazzi captured photos of Qi Yuan and Zhang Sun's whereabouts in Hong Kong, and Warner Music explicitly stated that Zhang Sun was producing a new album in Hong Kong, with Qi Yuan serving as the album's producer and overseeing the overall direction.

In an attempt to create hype, the media fabricated an article claiming that Qi Yuan looked down on Liu Ruoying and sent his junior sister to take action.

Qi Yuan experienced firsthand the power of being a trending topic magnet. Indeed, getting on the trending topics list is like drinking water; it must be used with caution. Traffic is a double-edged sword; if used improperly, you'll be criticized.

In his previous life, Fan Xiaopang was often criticized and followed a controversial path to fame.

　P.S.: It seems I can't include Frozen; it'll get censored if I write it. Do you want ice or cod? Cod and another ice character could make a Frozen story.
　　
　
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