HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 259 [259] Records Broken Continuously! Media Shocked! Netizens Discuss!
That night, Qi Yuan received ten nominations and won six awards, breaking records.

Winning the title of "King of Singers" three times in a row broke the record.

So much so that everyone at the scene felt that Qi Yuan had single-handedly dominated the entire Chinese music scene.

With Qi Yuan around, everyone will always be suppressed.

On his last appearance on stage to accept an award, Qi Yuan announced some reassuring news: "After the release of my fourth album this year, 'As You Wish,' I may reduce the frequency of releasing Mandarin albums in the next few years."

By the end of this year or early next year, I will be entering the Japanese music scene, and in the first or second half of next year, I will be entering the American music scene. Excellent Chinese-language musicians should go global… Thank you everyone!

Qi Yuan on the stage bowed.

The applause was like thunder, shaking the entire venue.

The Golden Melody Awards judges are applauding Qi Yuan. This young man is ambitious and is finally going to try his luck overseas.

The singers who competed with Qi Yuan, as well as the executives of various record companies, applauded enthusiastically until their hands turned red.

Dear grandfather! We've finally sent you away. If you hadn't gone out and made your way in the world, we would never have reached the top.

These singers and record company executives are genuinely hoping that Qi Yuan won't release his fourth album and will instead go to Japan and the United States.

They sincerely hope that Qi Yuan's album will not sell too badly or too well in Japan and the United States; just mediocre sales will suffice.

To put it simply, they were afraid that Qi Yuan would drive a Land Rover, but they were even more afraid that Qi Yuan would suffer.

Because Qi Yuan will come back after suffering, if they continue with the previous frequency of one EP and one album per year, they will collectively collapse.

After nearly three years, they have gained a deep understanding of Qi Yuan's strength.

Whether Qi Yuan can dominate the American music scene is unknown to them. But they are very clear that Qi Yuan can dominate them.

"Jaylen, don't be discouraged. You've already won Best Newcomer. Think of it this way: you can win other awards in the future if you work hard, but once you miss out on Best Newcomer, you'll never get it again."

Liu Genghong comforted Zhou Jielun, who suffered a complete defeat tonight.

Best Newcomer Zhou Jielun is not competing with Qi Yuan.

In the awards that competed with Qi Yuan, Zhou Jielun was completely defeated; Qi Yuan's third album was truly of exceptional quality.

Liu Genghong's encouragement was very helpful, and Zhou Jielun quickly cheered up.

He'll come back to compete with Qi Yuan next year. Qi Yuan said he's going to release his fourth album this year.

Qi Yuan wants to break into the Japanese and American music scenes. He hopes that Qi Yuan can succeed and show those foreigners that Chinese musicians are no worse than them.

Tao Ze and Wang Lihong left together; the two were quite familiar with each other.

Wang Lihong met Tao Ze in 97.

At that time, Wang Lihong met Li Zongsheng in New York. Li Zongsheng recommended Tao Ze's first album to Wang Lihong, and this album left a deep impression on Wang Lihong.

Later, Tao Ze and Wang Lihong both returned to Taiwan, met up in private, and became good friends.

They both worked in the United States; Wang Lihong even sang on Broadway.

They don't understand the Japanese music scene, but they know the American music scene very well; it's really tough to make it in there.

Qi Yuan has never lived in the United States. Can he really write songs that appeal to American audiences?

There are far more singers and musicians from over there than Qi Yuan. Not only American singers and musicians, but singers and musicians from all English-speaking countries will be making waves in the American market.

Although Qi Yuan has successful experience in producing English singles for Li Wen, one success cannot guarantee success every time.

There is another factor contributing to Li Wen's success abroad.

Li Wen grew up in California, USA, and was deeply influenced by Western music. Her singing and dancing style is more Western, which is an advantage for her.

Qi Yuan doesn't seem to have been to the United States.

"I really hope that A-Yuan can gain a foothold in the American music scene." Tao Ze has always believed that Qi Yuan and he are the same kind of people.

He often goes back to the United States for a year or two after finishing an album.

If Qi Yuan does well in the US, wouldn't he be able to form an "escape together" duo with Qi Yuan?

He even went so far as to act as a host, taking Qi Yuan to find a beautiful female teacher to learn a foreign language.

Wang Lihong felt that Qi Yuan was a good buddy.

When Qi Yuan's first album sold very well, he sought to change his career path and learned some lessons from Qi Yuan.

His album "Revolution" drew a lot of inspiration from Qi Yuan.

A few days ago, Qi Yuan wrote a song for him called "Breakpoint" and also invited him to collaborate on "Drifting to the North" and "Peerless Hero".

His good friend supported him so much, so he had no reason not to support his good friend in return.

When reporters pressed for optimism about Qi Yuan's foray into the Japanese and American markets, the "Tao Wang" duo gave Qi Yuan high praise and wished him success.

Reporters also tried to intercept Jay Chou, and she gave a similar response.

More reporters rushed to confront Qi Yuan and took this photo.

Qi Yuan was holding two trophies, while Li Xue, standing next to him, was holding and carrying two more. The two were waiting for their driver to arrive, both looking worried.

"Winning too many awards isn't good either. I can't take them all. I should have brought a suitcase with me."

Qi Yuan forced a smile and said wistfully.

"..."

The reporters were stunned.

Who the hell told you to win so many trophies! Nobody's ever done this before, turning the Golden Melody Awards into a wholesale market.

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The next day.

Taiwanese media reported on this year's Golden Melody Awards ceremony.

[Asian pop king Qi Yuan has broken several Golden Melody Awards records, winning three Best Male Vocalist awards, three Best Album Producer awards, and two Best Album awards... The first king in history to achieve a grand slam of Golden Melody Awards has been born.]

[Qi Yuan: Winning too many awards is also painful; my two hands can't hold so many trophies]

Photo caption: Qi Yuan and Li Xue stand by the roadside, both holding trophies so tightly that they have no free hands.

[With his ambition to conquer the Japanese and American music scenes, can this king of Mandopop continue his success in those markets?]

[The first king to treat the Golden Melody Awards like a wholesale market]

……

Netizens from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong joined the discussion.

[Six out of ten nominations were successful, breaking records. No wonder it's the strongest album of '99. Seriously, *Wish* is an amazing album. If anyone ever compiles a list of the ten most influential albums in the Chinese music scene, *Wish* will definitely be on it! I'm making a bet! If it doesn't make the list, I'll go to the park and eat ten pounds of poop.]

[Just say you want to eat it, no need for so many excuses!]

As a long-time fan, I'm really looking forward to Qi Zong's Japanese and English songs. I've always really liked English songs.

[The album *Wish* is of solid quality, but for me, Qi Yuan's albums are tinged with a strong sense of nostalgia. While the self-titled album *Qi Yuan* might not be as high quality as the later two, it was my first genuine cassette tape. I remember that winter, squatting in front of the fireplace, listening to it over and over again. That was the first time I knew about R&B, and the first time I realized that Chinese songs could be sung so smoothly!]

Six trophies, I can only say that's incredibly awesome. I laugh every time I see that picture of him unable to hold the trophy.

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(End of this chapter)