HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 284 [284] The English songs are too pure, Qi Yuan was possessed by an American musician?
Since arriving in Taiwan, Qi Yuan has spent almost all her free time learning new musical instruments.

Musical instruments share common principles, and many talented individuals can master multiple instruments simultaneously.

Qi Yuan has always played the guitar and possesses both Zhou Jielun's "perfect pitch" and Wang Lihong's "eighteen martial arts skills," so he learns new instruments very quickly.

This is also related to Qi Yuan's low expectations. He doesn't require mastery; being able to play a song on different instruments is enough for him.

Qi Yuan studied drums, violin, erhu, and harmonica, finding the best teachers for each.

Oh, right, the system's lottery notification has come again.

[Successfully progressing together with Li An, Li Wen, Zhou Xun, Nagasawa Masami, and Tanaka Chie grants +5 draw chances]

Li An and Li Wen are known for their roles in the Chinese and English versions of the theme song for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Zhou Xun is known for her music video "Far Away".

Masami Nagasawa and Chie Tanaka were chosen because of the music video for "Seven Mile Fragrance".

"Start drawing!"

"Gained half of Li An's director attribute, Master level, 25000 points."

"Gained half of Li Wen's English attribute, Master level, 25000 points."

"Successfully extracted. Special feature: Lively Eyes, from Zhou Xun. When acting, your eyes seem to speak, conveying your emotions and thoughts through your gaze."

"Gained half of the Japanese language attribute of Masami Nagasawa and Chie Tanaka, Master level, 25000 points."

Actually, Qi Yuan had a question: why wasn't Da Tian Tian included?

Is it really true that even with strong promotion, Jing Tian can't become popular, and no one can help her rise to fame?
After some investigation, Qi Yuan concluded that it might be because Da Tiantian was too young, and he possessed the 'rich woman killer' trait, so Da Tiantian couldn't really give him any special attributes.

Overall, Qi Yuan was quite satisfied.

Both Japanese and English attributes are what he needs.

Zhou Xun's 'lively eye acting' is also quite good.

Zhou Xun isn't considered particularly beautiful among actresses; she's one of the few actresses who, without formal training, won the three Golden Horse Awards.

Her achievements are largely attributed to her intelligent and expressive eyes, which enhance her acting skills.

Qi Yuan glanced at the attribute panel.

Name: Qi Yuan

Skills Mastered: Singing (Master 393231/500000)

Guitar (Proficient in 24230/30000)

Composition (Master 56211/500000)

Storyboard (Mastery 26030/50000)

Director (Master 77000/500000)

Music arrangement (proficient 28300/50000)

Acting skills (Master 94500/500000)

Host (Entry-level 1500/3000)

Dance (Proficiency 29521/50000)

Martial Arts (Master 78222/500000)

English (Master 57901/500000)

Japanese (Master 50000/500000)

Culinary Skills (Proficient 28321/50000)

Producer (Proficient in 26110/50000)

Lyric writing (proficient in 47201/50000)

【Mastering Characteristics: 50/50, Tea Appreciation, Perfect Pitch, Rich Woman Killer, Classical Artistic Conception, Ultimate Visuals, Strong Luck, Violent Aesthetics, Carefree and Unrestrained, Clear Tone, Metallic Core, Ethereal Tone, Trending Tone, Both Righteous and Evil, Photo-Friendly Killer, Thousand-Faced Actor, Eighteen Martial Arts Skills, Lively Eyes】

Having extracted this wave of attributes, Qi Yuan, taking advantage of the fact that the album hadn't been released yet, hurriedly began recording three English songs and a Japanese song, "Riding on the Back of a Silver Dragon." Sun Yanzi and Zhang Shaohan, hearing that Qi Yuan was producing English and Japanese songs, felt somewhat curious and went to the recording studio to join in the fun.

Sun Yanzi has been really busy lately.

Warner Music waited for her for two years, and as soon as she arrived in Taiwan, they immediately filled her schedule with work.

First, they released their self-titled debut album, followed by a full-fledged promotional tour, roadshow, and autograph session.

She hadn't even had a chance to sit down properly at the company before Warner Music had her record songs for their second album.

In the second half of this year, Warner Music will help her release her second album and also help her hold her first concert. The venue has been secured: the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

Warner Music had already collected all 12 new songs from Sun Yanzi's new album, so there was no need to trouble Qi Yuan.

The main reason is that Zhou Jianhui is considerate of Qi Yuan, feeling that Qi Yuan has worked hard enough. In the first half of the year, he wrote a lot of songs for Sun Zhang, and he also has to write songs for his own album. Recently, he has been writing English and Japanese songs.

Zhou Jianhui suspected that Qi Yuan didn't have much essence left, and the donkeys in the production team couldn't be squeezed too hard, especially since the songs Warner gave Sun Yanzi were of good quality.

Qi Yuan is recording "Free Loop" inside.

Outside, Sun Zhang put on his headphones and listened attentively to Qi Yuan's singing.

Sun's native language is English, and Zhang studied in Canada; both of them are quite proficient in English.

They can understand the meaning of the lyrics and feel the full charm of an English song.

The song "Free Loop" features a piano accompaniment throughout, with a light and cheerful melody that creates a carefree and relaxed atmosphere.

Sun and Zhang could also hear complex emotions in Qi Yuan's singing, including longing for love, struggle, and unease, with a touch of sadness in the song.

The lyrics are also very healing, conveying positive energy.

Sun and Zhang were both stunned; this English song was amazing.

Most importantly, this song, along with its lyrics, melody, and popular songs in the Western music scene, is very authentic.

If you didn't tell them that this song was written by Qi Yuan, they would even believe that it was written by an American musician.

There's no sense of incongruity or disconnect; it's authentic and genuine, which is really important.

Chinese lyrics have context and imagery, and so do English lyrics.

Wang Lihong and Lin Junjie were often criticized for their poor lyric writing and stiff lyrics.

Because their native language is English, there is a gap between the culture they learn from childhood and the pure local culture of China. Most of their Chinese lyrics are not natural enough, and Chinese people find them somewhat awkward.

It's the same if a Chinese person writes English lyrics.

Sun Zhang discovered that Qi Yuan did not have such a problem.

That's really impressive.

"Mr. Zhou is right. Mr. Qi is a musical genius that comes along only once every ten years. He can sing Chinese songs and English songs with ease."

Zhang Shaohan looked at Qi Yuan through the glass with adoration, filled with nothing but admiration.

Having spent several years in Canada and been exposed to a lot of popular music from Europe and America, she believes that Qi Yuan's song not only has an authentic flavor but also surpasses the quality of most English songs.

Sun Yanzi wholeheartedly agreed; her opinion was similar to Zhang Shaohan's.

Qi Yuan is so talented. She has been learning English since she was a child. The English songs she writes are not as pure as Qi Yuan's, and the quality is also far inferior. Maybe this is the difference between a genius and a talented person. A genius does not need to reason.

Or perhaps, Qi Yuan's yellow skin is just a disguise; in reality, the soul of Narville's top musician resides within Qi Yuan's body.

Qi Yuan recorded a little over half of it, then came out to drink some water to moisten his throat, only to find Sun Zhang looking at him with an incredulous and shocked expression.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem? Is it that my English songs aren't good enough, or that I don't sing them well enough?"

"It's not that it doesn't sound good, it's that it sounds too good, too authentic. Shaohan and I suspect that you've been possessed by an American."

Sun Yanzi shook her head and said in a half-joking tone.

Qi Yuan smiled without saying a word.

Nonsense! He's cheating. Free Loop is a classic among classics, how could it not be authentic?

(End of this chapter)