HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 254 [254] Sweetie: Uncle, let's add more money!
"Mr. Qi, your portrayal of Linghu Chong has left a deep impression on me. I feel you possess a chivalrous spirit. I'm currently preparing a martial arts fantasy film; would you be interested in participating?"

Xu Ke extended the invitation sincerely; he was serious.

Tsui Hark was a director with ideas. In 83, he tried making a film called "The New Legend of Shushan Swordsman", which was the earliest fantasy film in Chinese-language cinema.

The Jade Pool Fairy Castle, the Flying Immortal of Dunhuang, the Sword Immortal, the Blood Demon... it's packed with classical elements.

Unfortunately, the script was a bit poor and too ahead of its time, so the box office flopped, resulting in huge losses!

After a long hiatus, Tsui Hark made a number of box office hits and finally convinced investors to go all out with him again.

If Qi Yuan is not mistaken, Xu Ke is probably referring to the TV series "The Legend of Zu Mountain," starring Zheng Yijian and Gu Tianle.

Qi Yuan has box office appeal and can attract investment.

If Qi Yuan can help secure an investment, Xu Ke is willing to give up a lead role to Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan showed little interest: "We'll see how available it is then."

If Qi Yuan remembers correctly, the investment in "The Legend of Zu" was as high as 80 to 90 million Hong Kong dollars, with a box office of around 20 million in mainland China and a little over 10 million in Hong Kong. It was a complete loss.

"We'd like to collaborate if the opportunity arises."

Xu Ke could tell that Qi Yuan wasn't very interested, which made him somewhat disappointed.

……

4 month 18 day.

Upon returning to Taiwan, Qi Yuan immediately began recording a song with Wang Lihong.

In "Heroes of the World," Wang Lihong sang the rap part in the middle, while in "Drifting to the North," Qi Yuan was responsible for the rap.

After recording the song, we moved on to the music video shooting stage.

In "Love Wrong", Qi Yuan plays a boxer who neglects to spend time with his girlfriend because of his competitions and career, and ultimately loses his love.

This story teaches us that women can indeed affect the speed at which a sword can be drawn.

Wang Lihong plays Qi Yuan's boxing opponent.

Wang Lihong has always had a habit of working out and has a muscular physique.

Qi Yuan absorbed the martial arts attributes of many people. He found that as his martial arts attributes improved, his physical fitness also increased. He didn't neglect his regular exercise and even developed abdominal muscles.

Qi Yuan and Wang Lihong were originally boxing while wearing vests, but the photographer suggested, "Why don't you take off your shirts and box? It would look better."

Qi Yuan thought it made sense, and Wang Lihong also accepted the suggestion.

And so this scene unfolded: two tall, handsome, muscular men, shirtless, were exchanging punches and kicks back and forth.

This music video is sure to excite female fans as well as male fans in the capital of Sichuan Province.

The music video for "Heroes of the World" is even simpler. Qi Yuan and Wang Lihong are dressed in hip-hop outfits, highlighting the words "trendy" and "cool".

For two handsome men like Qi Yuan and Wang Lihong, satisfying these two points is very simple.

During the filming of Qi Yuan's music video, Warner Music sent Zhang Shaohan's "Watch Me Change 72 Times" and "The Main Song of Love" to radio stations for chart rankings, and the music video also appeared on some Taiwanese TV song request channels.

These past few days, people have seen a girl with big eyes, a high nose, and a sweet and lovely appearance singing and dancing on television.

'So, you're my big brother pig!'

This catchy lyric has left a deep impression on many Taiwanese people.

People don't understand why the girl on TV keeps singing "Brother Pig," but that doesn't stop them from thinking the song is nice.

The lyrics of "Watch Me Change 72 Times" are not as catchy, but its popularity is no less than that of "The Main Song of Love".

As soon as the chorus begins, Zhang Shaohan's highly recognizable voice paired with the dynamic melody is absolutely stunning!
These two songs became instant hits on the radio, breaking into the top 15 in one day, the top 10 in two days, and the top 5 in three days. Zhang Shaohan's music career got off to a perfect start.

Zhang Hao was overjoyed: "It's a hit! Shao Han's two new songs are a hit on the radio! Now the company is ramping up the promotion of Shao Han's album, which will be released throughout Taiwan next Monday."

Both Hong Kong and the mainland have stocked up on some goods, but Warner is being more cautious.

The record market is in a terrible state right now, and many small record companies are on the verge of going out of business. After all, Zhang Shaohan is just a newcomer, not a superstar like Qi Yuan.

The self-titled album "Zhang Shaohan" has 200,000 copies prepared in mainland China, 30,000 in Hong Kong, and 100,000 in Taiwan. It's quite bold to prepare so many copies for a newcomer.

……

Fu Mao.

Lin Longxuan and others obtained the data and discovered that Fan Weiqi's chart-topping song had been brutally attacked by Zhang Shaohan, causing the meeting room to fall into a deathly silence.

No, Fan Weiqi was not beaten up by Zhang Shaohan at all. Fan Weiqi didn't even touch the hem of Zhang Shaohan's clothes.

On the same day of the rankings, Zhang Shaohan broke into the top fifteen, while Fan Weiqi couldn't even see Zhang Shaohan's taillights.

By the third day, Fan Weiqi's "Can't Reach" finally made it into the top fifteen thanks to the strong promotion from Linfair Records, while Zhang Shaohan's two songs had already broken into the top five.

This is even worse than being beaten up by Zhang Shaohan. At least being beaten up proves that you have the right to fight.

The most humiliating thing is that the opponent doesn't even give you the right to fight.

……

Sony, Alfa, Forward Music, and Shanghai Hua Records were stunned.

At first, everyone thought that "Dancing Girls" was just something Warner Music was hyping up, but with these two new songs and the previous "Say I Love You," Zhang Shaohan definitely deserves the title of "Dancing Girls."

The Taiwanese media reacted even more strongly!
Warner Music newcomer Zhang Shaohan's two new songs have entered the Taiwan Hot Song Chart, with lyrics and music written by her senior, Qi Yuan.

Although Qi Yuan didn't release any new songs in the first half of the year, his story still resonates in the music scene.

Qi Yuan sends his junior sister to challenge Liu Ruoying; let's see how Liu Ruoying responds.

……

Liu Ruoying's feelings were complicated.

Is Qi Yuan really going to send two new junior sisters to deal with her?
Zhang Shaohan's two new songs are gaining momentum; they might actually surpass "Later".

This isn't the scariest part; the scariest part is that Qi Yuan has another junior sister who hasn't appeared yet.

If Sun Yanzi's songs were of such high quality, then this would be the situation on the charts.

First place: Qi Yuan's "Fairy Tale"; second place: Liu Ruoying's "Later"; third place: Qi Yuan's "At Least I Still Have You"; followed by a bunch of songs by Sun Yanzi and Zhang Shaohan.

From every angle, there's no blind spot; it's either Qi Yuan or Qi Yuan's junior sister. How is she supposed to compete with that?
Liu Ruoying was starting to regret it. If she had really been beaten up by Qi Yuan's two junior sisters, she would have been utterly humiliated.

These past few days, countless record company executives have been cursing.

Warner Music has produced another strong new talent, further shrinking their market share.

Warner and Zhou Jianhui are incredibly lucky; how did they end up finding such a gem as Qi Yuan?
Qi Yuan himself left quietly after finishing his business and returned to the mainland, where he met with Da Tian Tian and Uncle Lu.

Qi Yuan suggested that Jing Tian appear on the album cover.

A glint of light shone in Da Tiantian's big, bright eyes: "Uncle, let's add money, I think this is a good idea."

Qi Yuan: "..."

I don't know why, but even Qi Yuan wants to latch onto Da Tiantian's coattails. She's really willing to give money to her!
(End of this chapter)