HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 285 [285] Album Released, Peerless Hero Arrives
While Qi Yuan was recording English and Japanese songs, Jay Chou's new song started charting.

"Back to the Past" and "Peninsula Iron Box" have been featured on various radio and television music programs.

As a young musician whose talent is second only to Qi Yuan in the music scene, it was no surprise that Jay Chou's two new songs became hits on the radio very easily.

Since her debut, Jay Chou's music has been loved by young people.

These two songs are no exception; they are especially popular with young listeners.

Among middle-aged and elderly people, Zhou Jielun is still not well-liked.

Even middle-aged and elderly people in Taiwan look down on Zhou Jielun's music, feeling that "Peninsula Iron Box" sounds like chanting a spell, with unclear pronunciation and lyrics that are impossible to understand.

Qi Yuan's "A Thousand Miles Away" is very popular among middle-aged and elderly people.

In particular, Fei Yuqing's performance received high praise from middle-aged and elderly people.

The criticisms from older people cannot change the fact that Zhou Jielun's new song is very popular; young people are the main force behind idol worship.

On many radio stations in Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and Singapore, Qi Yuan's new song and Jay Chou's new song have engaged in a head-to-head competition.

In most regions, Qi Yuan consistently outperformed Zhou Jielun, especially in mainland China, where Zhou Jielun had absolutely no chance of winning.

In Taiwan, Jay Chou has a local advantage and has topped the charts on a few radio stations.

Outside of Taiwan, Qi Yuan and Zhou Jielun's chances are 10/0, but in Taiwan, it's 8/2 or 7/3.

This is enough to excite the media in Taiwan.

[Jay Chou's new song is going toe-to-toe with Chi Yuan's; Jay Chou is a shining star and the pride of the Taiwanese music scene.]

[Shocking! This year's Golden Melody Award for Best New Artist, Jay Chou, and Chi Yuan are neck and neck, with each having their own victories and defeats.]

[Richie Jen, the King of Rock Records, is a thing of the past; the next person to surpass Jay Chou is Chi Yuan.]

[Having ended the reign of the Four Heavenly Kings, and then Richie Jen, he ultimately couldn't escape his own fate of being ended as well.]

The accompanying image shows Qi Yuan standing atop a mountain peak, with a backdrop of wind and rain, suggesting that Qi Yuan may be defeated.

……

Warner.

Zhang Hao and Li Xue were speechless as they looked at today's newly published newspaper.

In other regions, Zhou Jielun was completely suppressed by Qi Yuan. In Taiwan, Qi Yuan also consistently suppressed Zhou Jielun. So how did the Taiwanese media portray them as evenly matched?

These newspapers and magazines are far too biased.

The media is biased.

With the emergence of Jay Chou, a rising star in the Taiwanese music scene who has the potential to challenge Chi Yuan's position, it's only natural that the Taiwanese media would heavily promote her.

In mainland China, most media outlets also support Qi Yuan, with the exception of some Southern Media Group outlets.

Qi Yuan's reaction was calm: "Today is the 13th, and my album will be officially released the day after tomorrow. At that time, it will be clear whether anyone can shake my position. Achievements do not lie."

Qi Yuan is full of confidence in her fourth major.

"Far Away," "Seven Mile Fragrance," and "Exaggeration" are just appetizers; the real main course is yet to come.

However, Jay Chou is indeed quite popular in Taiwan.

Chou Chieh-lun was in a good mood and made a special phone call to Chi Yuan.

"Brother Yuan, I hope your fourth album will be great, and I hope your later songs will surprise me."

Zhou Jielun wasn't showing off; he was speaking from the heart.

He is an arrogant person at heart. He would complete 50-60% of the music for some songs himself before handing them over to the arranger.

Logically speaking, he was fully entitled to be credited in the arrangement section, but he deliberately didn't do so.

Qi Yuan suspected that this guy might have a musical germaphobia.

Zhou Jielun sincerely hopes that Qi Yuan will become stronger.

If Qi Yuan's fourth specialty is too weak, even if he can successfully defeat Qi Yuan, he will find it meaningless.

"You'll know once you buy one the day after tomorrow. I don't think it will disappoint you." Qi Yuan was very confident.

Chou Chieh-lun was very happy: "That's good, I'm really looking forward to it."

Chou Chieh-lun mentioned that he would bring his teammates next time he plays basketball, and asked Chi Yuan to bring four people as well, so that the two sides could have a real showdown.

He gave up on one-on-one duels, as every time he fought Qi Yuan, he only brought shame upon himself.

Chou Chieh Lun also noticed that Chi Yuan's singing skills have improved a lot in recent years, and asked Chi Yuan for tips.

Qi Yuan suggested that he spend time finding a teacher to systematically learn singing techniques.

I wonder if Zhou Jielun will listen to this.

If you can listen to this and learn a more scientific singing method, you should be able to sing for many more years.

Wang Lihong and Lin Junjie both have scientific singing techniques; they can sing high notes as easily as drinking water even when they are over forty years old.

Jay Chou has a lot of potential; it's no exaggeration to say she's exceptionally talented.

If an ordinary person tries to sing like him and uses the same intensity of their voice, they will lose their voice within two or three years.

……

August 15th was the day that the entire Chinese music scene and countless fans had been eagerly anticipating.

Today marks the official release of Qi Yuan's fourth Chinese album.

It will be released simultaneously in China, Southeast Asia, South Korea, and Japan.

Fans lined up outside many music stores in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, and other places.

Last year was the last year of the golden age of Chinese music records.

MP3 is powerful, but it won't destroy the entire Chinese music market overnight; there will be a gradual decline.

Record sales this year have fallen by about 40% compared to last year.

Qi Yuan will also be affected by the MP3 wave. He has a huge number of fans, and many are willing to buy his official records. His official records will perform much better than those of ordinary singers.

……

Ocean Butterflies Music, Singapore.

Adu and Lin Junjie recently participated in a preliminary audition competition and won the championship and runner-up titles, respectively.

The two successfully signed contracts and became artists under Ocean Butterflies Music.

"Senior brother, let's go buy Qi Yuan's new album."

Lin Junjie called Adu along.

The two are currently undergoing training at Ocean Butterflies Music and plan to debut in Taiwan in the future. They will buy and study all the Chinese albums that sell well in Taiwan and Singapore.

They bought albums by Qi Yuan, Zhou Jielun, Tao Ze, and even their fellow townsman Sun Yanzi.

Today, Qi Yuan's fourth Chinese album is released, how could they not support one?

Adu nodded and went to the audio-visual store with Lin Junjie.

Qi Yuan is very popular in Singapore, and a lot of people have bought "Ru Yuan".

When Lin Junjie was queuing to pay, he saw a group of young girls in front of him buying "Ru Yuan". Many girls also bought the CD and the newly released poster.

Lin Junjie's gaze shifted to the poster on the wall. Qi Yuan was dressed in flowing ancient costume, exquisitely made up, holding a knife handle, with a cool and handsome expression.

He was a little envious; it's good to be handsome!
Most of them are female fans, and some of them are very beautiful.

I hope that if he and Ado debut in the future, they can have just as many female fans who like them.

After paying, the two returned to Ocean Butterflies' listening room, unpacked the discs, and put them into the DVD player.

Lin Junjie sat down next to Adu and rubbed his hands together excitedly.

A moment later, "As You Wish" began playing. The first song on the album was called "Hero of the World," sung by Qi Yuan and Wang Lihong.

(End of this chapter)