HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 289 [289] The endorsement fee is 20 million, Coca-Cola is giving way too much!
On August 23, Qi Yuan boarded a plane bound for Hong Kong.

Zhou Jielun from Alpha seemed a bit down.

He bought Qi Yuan's fourth album as soon as it was released and listened to it repeatedly, no less than ten times.

With each listen, his admiration for Qi Yuan grew.

Before Qi Yuan's album was released, he told Qi Yuan that he hoped the later songs would be more powerful.

Qi Yuan did not disappoint him; he was really impressive, almost too impressive.

His "Octave Space" is awesome, but it's not nearly as good as Qi Yuan's "As You Wish".

Moreover, the target audience for his album is still young people.

Qi Yuan's "As You Wish" appeals to all ages and genders, from young to old.

He has lost to Qi Yuan in every aspect of their contest.

His album will be released on the 25th, but its sales are unlikely to match Qi Yuan's.

His chances of winning at next year's Golden Melody Awards are equally slim.

Chou Chieh Lun experienced an unprecedented sense of frustration.

Little did he know that geniuses are inherently no match for cheaters.

It's not that he's not strong enough, it's that Qi Yuan has cheated.

"Wenshan, do you think I'm really not as good as Qiyuan?"

Zhou Jielun looked at Fang Wenshan.

"In my eyes, you and Qi Yuan are both geniuses. There may be some gap between you now. As long as you are willing to work hard, I believe that one day you can catch up with him, or even surpass him."

Fang Wenshan has worked with Zhou Jielun for so long that he understands Zhou Jielun's personality very well.

Jay Chou is not one to admit defeat. These past few days have only been a temporary setback. Once she recovers, she will definitely release an even better album to continue competing with Chi Yuan.

All Zhou Jielun needs right now is a little encouragement.

As expected, Fang Wenshan's judgment was correct. Zhou Jielun quickly cheered up: "Next time, next time I will definitely not lose to him. I must win once."

His album "Octave Space" will be released in a couple of days, and he's going to be running around Taiwan promoting it.

Even if he loses to Qi Yuan, he must try his best to narrow the gap and not let Qi Yuan leave too far behind.

……

In the following days, Jay Chou's new album caused quite a stir.

Taking advantage of Qi Yuanren's absence from Taiwan, Zhou Jielun went all out, conquering territory on all sides.

After arriving in Hong Kong, Qi Yuan didn't sit idle. He traveled to Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, Causeway Bay and other areas, and held many autograph sessions.

In recent days, paparazzi in Hong Kong have been chasing after Qi Yuan to take pictures, and the exposure of Hong Kong celebrities has continued to decline.

Artists like Wang Jie and Xie Tingfeng, who had just released albums, fared a little better, but all other artists were overshadowed by Qi Yuan.

Zhang Hao told Qi Yuan something: Huo Wenxi from Yinghuang took the initiative to befriend Qi Yuan, wanting to ask Qi Yuan to help guide her two newly signed newcomers, Cai Zhuoyan and Zhong Xintong.

Qi Yuan showed little interest, which prompted Zhang Hao to politely decline.

Huo Wenxi sighed after receiving Zhang Hao's rejection message.

Being too busy with work and unable to find the time are just excuses. Does Qi Yuan really not have time at night when she's busy with autograph sessions during the day? Isn't it usually at night that she gives advice to female celebrities?

Huo Wenxi stroked her chin, wondering if she should change her strategy. Did Qi Yuan not like Cai Zhong's taste? Maybe she should try sending Qi Yuan Western food next time?
At this moment, Charlene Choi interjected, "Qi Sheng seems to be particularly concerned about the woman's age."

Huo Wenxi raised an eyebrow: "Tell me in detail."

Charlene Choi recounted the story of filming a music video with Qi Yuan.

She lied and said she was 18 years old, but Qi Yuan saw through her lie on the spot.

Qi Yuan reminded her not to follow Zhong Xintong and Zhang Baizhi's example, as she received more pay than those two. Huo Wenxi laughed after hearing this: "Ah Sa, you have a bright future, you'll become famous. If I remember correctly, you should turn eighteen in November, right? I'll personally take you to see Qi Sheng then."

Huo Wenxi has been in the industry for so many years, she has a wealth of experience.

Based on Cai Zhuoyan's description, she deduced that Qi Yuan had feelings for Cai, or at least didn't dislike her. If he didn't dislike her, there was a chance.

I never expected Qi Yuan to be so principled. She may be a womanizer, but she has her bottom line. Many people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry don't have such high standards.

Charlene Choi was secretly delighted.

Few people who enter the entertainment industry don't want to become famous, and she was no exception.

Moreover, Hong Kong is much more open than the mainland, and Charlene Choi has seen far more outrageous things. She couldn't be happier to become famous by clinging to Qi Yuan's coattails.

……

"Ahh~"

Qi Yuan sneezed.

That's strange. It's been so hot lately, there's no way he could have caught a cold. Who is it that's cursing at him or thinking about him?

He wasn't surprised at all when people criticized him.

He came to Hong Kong and became the subject of entertainment news, with many Hong Kong artists criticizing him behind his back.

However, Qi Yuan underestimated the 'evil' of the local gangs. Huo Wenxi was helping Cai Zhuoyan devise a strategy to take him down, which was even more 'malicious' than insulting him.

"You go on."

Qi Yuan waved his hand, signaling Li Xue to continue what she hadn't finished saying.

Li Xue nodded: "The Broadcasting and Television Society will award you a certificate for selling over eight million copies of a single album across Asia."

The China Radio and Television Association is a national academic organization composed of radio and television institutions and practitioners in mainland China. It is a highly authoritative official institution.

This organization later compiled statistics on the total record sales of many singers throughout their careers, gaining widespread recognition both within and outside the industry.

The Broadcasting and Television Society must have conducted extensive research to award Qi Yuan a sales certification, confirming that the official sales of Qi Yuan's third album, "Wish," truly exceeded eight million.

For individuals or organizations with connections, finding this data is not difficult; one can get a general idea by looking at the number of publications by audio-visual publishers in various regions and the production volume by legitimate manufacturers.

Of course, even checking only the officially produced records can be inaccurate, because some record companies will buy back records to inflate their sales figures.

For example, if a singer's official albums reach more than 900,000 copies, the record company may decide to buy back tens of thousands of copies to create the gimmick of a million-copy sales figure.

Qi Yuan's sales of eight million copies per album are genuine.

Last year was the last year of the golden age of Chinese pop music. He had already become the most popular king of Chinese music at that time. He was also developing in both the film and music industries and had the characteristics of being a "rich woman killer".

It took stacking up all the positive buffs to achieve over eight million genuine copies sold across Asia.

Qi Yuan felt a pang of emotion about this.

He put in so much effort to achieve this.

Look at Japan next door. Utada Hikaru's debut album, "First Love," sold 765 million copies domestically, and with other markets included, the total sales exceeded eight million.

Utada Hikaru is just a newcomer! Even online novels wouldn't dare to write like this.

The Chinese music market is still too small, and it has become even smaller this year after facing the impact of MP3s.

The march into the Japanese and Western music scenes is imminent.

Staying in the Chinese music scene all the time will only lead to a decline year after year.

Li Xue then revealed a second important piece of news: "Pepsi wants to renew your contract, increasing the endorsement fee to 1700 million RMB for two years, while Coca-Cola is offering even more, 2000 million RMB for two years."

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up slightly. It seemed he was about to betray his side; Ke Kou had given him far too much.

(End of this chapter)