HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 249 [249] The Golden Melody Award nominees are announced, and male singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan collectively curse.

Zhang Hao couldn't understand it, but he was greatly amazed!

He ran into the flower field and made a mistake, promising to forget about it before dawn, but the more I look at it, the more something seems off.

"Don't overthink it, it doesn't mean what you think. This song is inspired by the Peking Opera of the same name. It tells the story of a protagonist who makes a mistake in a relationship, thinking that time can heal all wounds, but in the end, he finds that separation and memories become a torment."

Qi Yuan explained in a serious tone.

This song conveys a very serious message.

It's just that people's ideas have gradually become frivolous.

Similarly, there's Jay Chou's later song "Chrysanthemum Terrace," with its beautiful lyrics about withered chrysanthemums scattered on the ground. But when "chrysanthemum" no longer simply refers to a flower, its meaning changes instantly.

Zhang Hao carefully compared the lyrics and found that the meaning described in the lyrics really corresponded to Qi Yuan's statement.

Okay, he believed it. Qi Yuan did not make a mistake with a certain female celebrity in the flower field.

With a conflicted expression, he couldn't help but say, "I believe your lyrics are pure, but your fans may not."

"It's alright. Those who understand Peking Opera will naturally understand. As for those who don't, let them discuss it and have some fun."

Qi Yuan shrugged, indifferent.

Eye-catching lyrics are a good thing, as they can increase the song's discussion and popularity.

The song "Past Life" is so popular not only because of its high quality, but also because of its interesting lyrics.

Imagine what would happen after this song was released.

What exactly did Qi Yuan do wrong in the flower field?

This topic is enough for Tianya netizens to start hundreds of threads and discuss it for thousands or even tens of thousands of posts.

Changing the lyrics would actually lose the essence of the song.

When Qi Yuan recorded this song, Zhang Hao and Zhang Shaohan were amazed.

Qi Yuan is playing with something very new.

You could say Qi Yuan sings R&B, or you could say she sings Peking Opera. She has mastered both of these singing styles, and the fusion of them is seamless.

"Ah Yuan is truly a musical genius."

Zhang Hao expressed his heartfelt emotions.

Zhang Shaohan nodded, deeply agreeing.

……

During the days that Qi Yuan has been focusing on recording songs in Taiwan, she has received several invitations.

On April 16, the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards were held, and Qi Yuan was invited to attend.

Last year and this year have been fruitful for Du Qifeng, with his films "The Mission" and "Running Out of Time" both receiving multiple nominations for the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Qi Yuan was nominated for Best Actor and Best New Performer for his role in "The Mission".

The Golden Melody Awards, held on April 28, also extended an invitation to Chi Yuan.

On April 5th, the Golden Melody Awards announced its nominees for this year's awards.

Qi Yuan's third album, "Wish," was very strong, winning ten nominations and breaking the record for the most nominations for a single album, reaching an unprecedented level.

As soon as the news broke, Qi Yuan's name quickly made headlines in Taiwanese entertainment news.

[Unprecedented! With one album receiving ten Golden Melody Award nominations, Qi Yuan has set a new record.]

[Alpha Music's musical genius, Jay Chou, also received ten nominations for her albums "Jay" and "Fantasy," matching Qi Yuan's record.]

[A showdown between veteran and rising superstars: What will become of ordinary singers?]

The Golden Melody Awards stage has become a battleground for Qi and Zhou to clash.

[The Chinese music scene transitioned from the Qi Ren era to the Qi Zhou era]...

Rolling Stone: 'Are you guys being polite?'

So they're not including Richie Jen in their group?
In fact, Richie Jen is not weak at all. His album "Walking the World for Love", released in January this year, includes good songs such as "Spring Flowers Will Bloom", "Your Face with Tears", "Little Snow" and "The End of the World".

This album is not as good as "Love Like the Pacific Ocean", but it is enough to maintain the dignity of a superstar.

Ren Xianqi gives people the feeling that he is declining, mainly because his peak period was too glorious. In 97, no one could beat him, so he seems a bit lackluster in comparison.

In fact, as long as you don't compare him to his own peak period, or compare him to Qi Yuan, his popularity still surpasses that of the Four Heavenly Kings.

It can only be said that Richie Jen was born at the wrong time. He followed the path of the older generation of superstars. If he had become famous in the early 1990s, he might have been able to stay at the peak for many years like the Four Heavenly Kings.

He encountered Qi Yuan and Zhou Jielun, and unfortunately, he could only be slowly squeezed out.

Qi Yuan noticed the news from Taiwan that Zhou Jielun had been nominated for the exact same ten awards as him, basically covering all the categories that could be nominated. Sure enough, this kid is amazing.

Chou Chieh Lun made a special phone call to Qi Yuan.

"You'd better watch out, I told you I won't let you have it. Let's see who wins the biggest prize at this year's Golden Melody Awards."

Jay Chou is very confident in her music.

After waiting for so long, he finally got the chance to compete on the same stage as Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan welcomed the idea, saying, "Great! I hope you can defeat me and give me some pressure and motivation to move forward."

"See you at the awards ceremony on the 28th."

Chou Chieh Lun also wanted to meet up with Chi Yuan in advance to play basketball and drink milk tea.

But after becoming famous, his work became extremely busy, and he had much less personal time.

Wu Zhongxian lost a lot of money in business, and then Alpha suddenly had Zhou Jielun, a golden goose who could place orders, so they had no choice but to exploit Zhou Jielun like crazy.

Many record labels and management companies operate this way; a company may only have one popular artist, so they can only exploit that one artist.

Both Chi Yuan and Jay Chou are looking forward to this year's Golden Melody Awards.

However, all the male singers who were also nominated were cursing.

Hey!
When gods fight, mortals suffer – what kind of situation is this?
Qi and Zhou nominated for every award they could.

With these two monsters around, do they have a chance to win the prize?
Especially those male singers who are nominated for the Golden Melody Awards for the first time feel like they have had the worst luck in the world. They finally got nominated once, but then they run into the final competition. Who can they complain to?

The situation is a bit better for female singers. Qi Yuan and Zhou Jielun are men, and no matter how talented they are, they can't steal the Golden Melody Award for Best Female Singer. They can still get a share of the pie.

Qi Yuan and Zhou Jielun became the recipients of warm greetings from countless male singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

……

In the following days, Qi Yuan and Zhang Shaohan filmed the music video for "Today You're Going to Marry Me".

Similar to "Gray Avatar", Qi Yuan himself served as the music video director, in charge of controlling the overall direction and directing the photographer.

I must say, the photos turned out really well.

Qi Yuan had taken advantage of Chen Kaige's 'ultimate visuals' and possessed top-notch aesthetic sense. Before even starting the shoot, he had already conceived the images in his mind.

In Wang Jing's words, the most important thing for a director is to have a picture in his mind; once he has a picture, he knows how to shoot it.

Even if the director doesn't know how to shoot, as long as he has a picture in his mind, he can communicate with the best cinematographer, and the cinematographer will understand.

Under Qi Yuan's direction, the music video was filmed beautifully, and with Qi Yuan and Zhang Shaohan's good looks, it's definitely a feast for the eyes.

Even Zhang Hao was quite surprised. Could it be that Qi Yuan had actually learned a few tricks from Chen Kaige? The filming was actually quite professional.

　P.S.: Just to clarify, the songs from the fourth album have been changed: "Crescent Bay" is now "Drunken Red Cliff," "Aquarius" is now "Love and Sincerity," and "Gecko Walk" is now "Wrong Love." The first two songs were changed because some readers requested that the songs not be sung by a male singer but by a female singer. The last two songs are still being written.

　　
　
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