HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 251 [251] Holy crap! A young, pampered beauty!
The photographer suspected that he wouldn't get paid after shooting the music video, and that he would even have to pay Qi Yuan extra money.

Is this a game where you can get in without paying money?
Zhou Xun's acting is lively and natural, and her performance is truly exquisite.

Qi Yuan and Zhou Xun were evenly matched, and those scenes were clearly of movie quality.

Even a serious film director would applaud and praise the two actors for their excellent performances.

While her emotions were still running high, Qi Yuan decided to press on and finish filming the final scene without even eating.

Xiao Xun returned to the dance hall in a rickshaw, dressed smartly and looking radiant.

His fingertips traced the wooden doors and windows, his eyes darting around, taking in the old places where he had once worked and lived.

Everything here seems unchanged; hopefully, that person is still here waiting for her.

Qi Yuan came out from around the corner carrying a box, and he saw Xiao Xun's familiar figure.

Qi Yuan portrays A Yuan's psychological transformation.

At first sight, I was excited and thrilled. The three-year appointment had finally come to an end, and we could finally meet.

Then, subconsciously, she raised her wrist to wipe away sweat and tidy her appearance, hoping to present her best self to Xiao Xun.

Finally, he completely gave up on his illusions and raised the phone that had been covering his face.
The gap was too big; he dared not delay the beauty's life.

As the figure passed by Xiao Xun, she hesitated, feeling that he seemed somewhat familiar.

With a 'thud,' A-Yuan tripped and fell, hurriedly picking up her belongings and running away.

Xiao Xun, who stood still for a few seconds, noticed that A Yuan had a pink handkerchief tied to her forearm. It was a prop from her performance three years ago, which she had casually handed to A Yuan after going offstage.

She rushed after him, but Ah Yuan was nowhere to be seen outside the stage. She choked back tears in frustration.

The scene shifts, and Ah Yuan is seen hiding in a corner, too embarrassed to make a sound.

Zhang Hao immediately clapped, saying the music video was excellent.

While the colors and visuals may not be as striking as those in "Jiangnan" and "Dongfeng Po," the acting and the subtlety of the story absolutely outshone the former.

Chen Hong's acting skills are good, but she is far inferior to a naturally gifted actor like Zhou Xun.

However, these music videos are completely different in style and are not comparable.

"Dong Feng Po" and "Jiangnan" offer an ultimate visual experience, with beautiful scenery, handsome men, and beautiful women—every frame is stunning.

The strength of "Far Away" lies in its good story, the excellent acting of Qi Yuan and Zhou Xun, and the touching details.

This music video gave Qi Yuan some inspiration; it seems he needs to find some talented actresses to shoot more music videos.

It provides fans with an excellent audio-visual viewing experience, and also allows him to practice directing more, killing two birds with one stone.

Half of the "Four Dan and Two Bing" actresses have appeared in his music videos.

Fan Xiaopang left behind "Fairy Tale," a tearjerker of top-tier quality.

Zhou Xun's "A Thousand Miles Away" will be the pinnacle of tragic love music videos set in the Republican era.

Qi Yuan was thinking about whether she could bring in the other members of the "Four Dan and Two Bing" (referring to four top actresses and two top actresses in China) and create a high-quality music video that would be unforgettable.

Xu Jinglei and Zhao Yanzi can be excluded.

Qi Yuan always felt that the former's fame exceeded his ability, while the latter was even more outrageous, and the MV would not be seen many years later.

Zhang Ziyi and Li Bingbing could be considered for a high-profile music video.

In particular, Zhang Ziyi's film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will be participating in this year's Cannes Film Festival, around mid-May.

When Zhang Ziyi ascends to immortality, he'll invite her to film a music video, which will definitely benefit his new album!

However, before returning to the mainland, Qi Yuan plans to film another music video in Taiwan – "Drunken Red Cliff".

The female lead in the music video is Lin Chih-ling.

Lin Chih-ling has both a beautiful face and a perfect figure.

The love story in "Drunken Red Cliff" is fictional; the male protagonist is Zhou Yu, and the female protagonist is Xiao Qiao.

The story revolves around Qi Yuan, a modern man who travels back in time to the Three Kingdoms period and becomes Zhou Yu, where he meets and falls in love with Xiao Qiao. Due to the Battle of Red Cliffs, Zhou Yu rushes to the front lines, leaving Xiao Qiao heartbroken and ill with longing for him.

Finally, Qi Yuan travels back to the modern era, deeply missing Xiao Qiao, which is why the lyrics go: "I've seen it in your eyes, and I've met the right person."

Lin Chih-ling is the perfect choice to play Xiao Qiao. In her previous life, she played Xiao Qiao in the movie "Red Cliff" and was hailed as the most beautiful Xiao Qiao.

Qi Yuan believes that He Qing's portrayal of Xiao Qiao in the old version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was also very beautiful; she was a great beauty who played roles in all four classic novels.

He Qing is getting old, and the most suitable candidate now is Lin Chih-ling.

The music video for "Drunken Red Cliff" doesn't have a complicated plot; it's much simpler than "A Thousand Miles Away."

Just film how handsome Qi Yuan is, and how beautiful Lin Zhiling is in ancient costume.

After filming these two music videos, Qi Yuan will continue recording songs. He has already made plans to film the remaining music videos in mainland China.

At this time, Wang Lihong from Sony sent a request to sing a song.

Like Qi Yuan, Wang Lihong is currently working on a new album.

Qi Yuan copied several of other people's songs and felt too embarrassed to refuse them.

Wang Lihong is a decent person.

After much thought, Qi Yuan replied to Wang Lihong with the song "Breakpoint" and invited Wang Lihong to sing "Hero of the World" and "Drifting to the North" with him.

Wang Lihong was deeply moved.

Not only did he write a great song for him, but he also invited him to sing two other songs together. That's what true brotherhood is all about!

Wang Lihong was shocked when he saw the lyrics to "Heroes of the World".

However, Wang Lihong has not yet reached the second position in the popularity rankings of the music scene. When he saw that the acrostic of the four lines of lyrics was "Ba Wang Lihong", he felt a little guilty!
"Brother, you're giving me too much face. How could I dare to call myself a tyrant?"

Qi Yuan agreed, so he changed it to: "Domineering and proud in the Central Plains, the king raises the flames of war, praying for his might to spread throughout the nine regions, wishing for his name to resound for a thousand years."

Qi Yuan hopes to conquer the Japanese music scene in the future and make his name known throughout East Asia and even the world.

It doesn't matter if the hidden message in "Overlord Qi Yuan" is irrelevant; Qi Yuan is qualified to be called an overlord in the current Chinese music scene.

With superstars already everywhere, what's wrong with having another overlord? As long as he's not called an eternal god or an eternal immortal, everyone can accept it, right?

The collaboration with Wang Lihong has been finalized.

Li Xuefei flew to Taiwan.

Once an artist joins a film crew or receives a long-term job, the agent doesn't need to be by the artist's side every day.

While Qi Yuan was recording songs in Taiwan, Li Xue went to handle work for her older sister.

She came to Taiwan because Qi Yuan was going to Hong Kong in a couple of days to attend the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony.

Li Xue also brought some news: "Didn't you ask the studio to recruit female leads for music videos in mainland China? An 11-year-old girl from Shaanxi Province has applied."

"That's nothing to brag about!"

Qi Yuan was slightly puzzled. Li Xue would never normally mention such trivial matters; it wasn't Li Xue's style.

Li Xue held up three fingers: "Her uncle said that as long as you use her as the female lead in your music video, they will give you 300,000 yuan."

This was the first time Li Xue had encountered such an outrageously wealthy player.

People make music videos to make money. At most, they won't take a paycheck if they want to become famous. Who would pay out of their own pocket, especially not 300,000 yuan?

"..."

Qi Yuan looked completely astonished!
This style seems a bit familiar...
"What's the little girl's name? Who's the uncle?"

"It seems her surname is Jing, but her uncle claims his surname is Lu."

"!??"

Qi Yuan was shocked!
Holy crap! A young, pampered beauty?

(End of this chapter)