HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 236 [236] Li An wants to ask Qi Yuan to write the theme song for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?
What does it mean to be a top producer?!

Zhang Hao felt that Qi Yuan was exactly that kind of person.

We can tailor hit songs to the characteristics of each singer.

Sun Yanzi and Zhang Shaohan received songs with completely different styles.

A few days ago, Zhang Shaohan recorded "The Main Song of Love" and "Watch Me Change 72 Times," and Zhang Hao listened attentively.

"Watch Me Change 72 Times" blends various musical elements such as hip-hop and R&B, with a strong rhythm and catchy lyrics.

"The Main Song of Love" is dynamic and energetic, and is a very high-quality dance track.

In the near future, Warner may have two new key players.

Currently, "Infernal Affairs" is wrapping up, so Qi Yuan's workload has decreased significantly; two or three hours a day is enough.

Warner Music just happened to be looking for someone to film a music video for Zhang Shaohan and Sun Yanzi.

Qi Yuan made a cameo appearance in Sun Yanzi's "Encounter" and Zhang Shaohan's "The First Dream," which can be considered a small bonus.

The male lead in the MV for "Encounter" from the previous life was very handsome.

Because the song "Encounter" is the theme song of a movie, and the male lead is Takeshi Kaneshiro.

The music video includes clips from the movie.

Even without Kimi Ryoma, Qi Yuan could achieve the same result.

On the mainland internet, the name Qi Yuan has the same meaning as the later names Yan Zu and Yi Yan.

The male netizens all identified themselves as Qi Yuan.

In addition, the Japanese version of "The First Dream" titled "Riding on the Back of a Silver Dragon" has not yet been released.

Qi Yuan thinks that if they make a film called "Bouquet" in the future, they can produce a Japanese version.

The movie contains a lot of music-related content. Including this song in the movie will leave an impression on the audience. Releasing a Japanese single afterward will have a better effect.

Chen Kaige also said that he will take "Bouquet" to the Tokyo International Film Festival at the end of October this year.

Qi Yuan was naturally pleased to see this situation. With Chen Kaige in charge, they might be able to win one or two awards, gain fame, and then release the film in Japan, which would make it even more of a hit.

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3 month 10 day.

Qi Yuan filmed his last scene on the set of "Infernal Affairs," and he finally wrapped up filming.

Mak Siu-fai gave Qi Yuan a red envelope with HK$100 in it, which was pretty good; enough to buy a few cups of milk tea.

Qi Yuan finished filming in the morning and took a plane back to Beijing at noon.

We returned to Beijing around 3 p.m., and then Zhang Tong took us to visit the newly renovated restaurant.

It's worth mentioning that Zhang Ziyi and Qin Hairu also came to join in the fun.

A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days' absence.

Zhang Ziyi has enjoyed immense success in the past year. Last year, she became a "Zhang Yimou Girl" and starred in Zhang Yingmou's "The Road Home," which propelled her to fame.

Last month, I went to the Berlin Film Festival with Zhang Yingmou again. This film even won a Silver Bear Award.

Zhang Ziyi's good fortune didn't end there.

Also last year, Li An filmed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in Xinjiang Province.

At the time, Li An was looking for a female lead. Zhang Yingmou and Li An knew each other before, so Zhang recommended Zhang Ziyi to Li An.

Li An was just being polite, asking Zhang Yingmou to hand over Zhang Ziyi's information.

Zhang Ziyi is a ruthless person. In 1999, she achieved free shipping nationwide, including Xinjiang and Tibet provinces.

She personally flew to deliver her documents to Li An.

At that time, Li An found an actress, but did not meet Zhang Ziyi.

Fate is a truly mysterious thing; the saying "great success depends on destiny" isn't just empty talk. Then, a twist occurred: the actress couldn't endure the hardship and actually ran away.

Li An then turned his attention to Zhang Ziyi, who successfully won the role of Yu Jiaolong.

I wonder if that actress who ran away later regretted it.

In any case, Zhang Ziyi will make a name for herself internationally with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and gradually evolve into an international star.

However, Zhang Ziyi is still labeled as a "Zhang Yimou girl" and her only representative work is "My Father and Mother".

In front of Qi Yuan, Zhang Ziyi was very polite, even somewhat enthusiastic.

Zhang Ziyi admires talented musicians the most.

Qi Yuan is good at music, handsome, rich, and young, so Zhang Ziyi is naturally enthusiastic about him.

"President Qi, your Wuliangye commercial was so beautiful. Director Li An watched it dozens of times and said it was a real pity that we didn't cast you as Li Mubai."

Zhang Ziyi held Qi Yuan's hands tightly, a smile on her face.

"Director Li has also seen the Wuliangye commercial?"

Qi Yuan was somewhat surprised.

Li An should have returned to Taiwan after filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," as Wuliangye commercials are only broadcast in mainland China.

"I told Director Li, and that's how he saw the advertisement. There's also a bamboo forest battle scene in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'," Zhang Ziyi explained.

Nonsense! This advertisement in its previous life was inspired by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero".

It's estimated that Li An was stunned when he first saw Qi Yuan's Wuliangye advertisement.

Zhang Ziyi then explained to Qi Yuan in detail why Li An said it was a pity not to invite Qi Yuan.

Zhou Ruifa is such a scoundrel.

Li An insisted on using Mandarin for dubbing, and Zhou Ruifa and Yang Ziqiong's Mandarin was a disaster.

Li An personally stepped in and corrected them word by word. Even after two months of study, the two people still couldn't speak fluently.

The weather was bad at the time, and Li An fell ill.

At that time, Li An made a decision: if the money ran out and the film couldn't be made, he would simply stop living. He would kill Zhou Ruifa first, then Yang Ziqiong, and finally commit suicide.

If we had invited Qi Yuan, we wouldn't have had so many troublesome things to do.

On the other hand, Li An couldn't invite Qi Yuan.

When "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was in preparation, Qi Yuan's "The Mission" had not yet been released. In the eyes of many people, Qi Yuan was a pure singer at that time.

So Li An was just talking nonsense. Even if he were given another chance to go back to last year, he wouldn't notice Qi Yuan back then.

Sure enough, Zhang Ziyi then added, "Director Li wants to ask me to inquire if you have time to write a Chinese theme song for 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'."

Qi Yuan instantly understood. All that talking about watching the ad dozens of times was just a prelude to that line.

If Qi Yuan remembers correctly, the Chinese theme song for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" should be "A Love Before Time," sung by Li Wen.

In 2001, at the 73rd Academy Awards ceremony, Li Wen sang "A Love Before Time" live, becoming the first Chinese singer to perform at the Academy Awards ceremony.

Last year, Qi Yuan created the English single "Oops! I Did It Again" for Li Wen, which is still on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching a peak of number 9.

It has now fallen back to between 20th and 30th place.

That's the American music scene, where competition is even fiercer, so the quality of this single is evident.

Li An naturally wanted to ask Qi Yuan to write the theme song for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

It's easy to understand why Zhang Ziyi acted as an intermediary. It's likely that Zhang Ziyi took on this task herself. She and Zhang Tong are classmates, and it just so happens that Zhang Tong's restaurant is about to open, giving her the opportunity to communicate with Qi Yuan face-to-face.

Reason two: Li An was poor. He was already incredibly lucky to have finished filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

He didn't know Qi Yuan. He asked Qi Yuan to write a song, but what if Qi Yuan asked him for money? He couldn't afford to give Qi Yuan a single penny. He couldn't very well give Qi Yuan an IOU, could he?

(End of this chapter)