HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 294 [294] Zhou Jielun: I feel like I'm living in his shadow

Several days have passed in the blink of an eye, and it's now September 5th.

Qi Yuan held an autograph session in Shanghai and sang two songs, "Love Wrong" and "Seven Mile Fragrance".

"Next, I'm going to sing an old song. I don't need to tell you the title, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the music started playing, and the fans in the audience began to cheer.

This song, "Serious Snow," was written by Qi Yuan during her first visit to Shanghai.

Qi Yuan sings this song every time she comes to Shanghai for an event; it's become a rule.

Fans were incredibly excited when they heard "Serious Snow".

Our fans in Shanghai are indeed the most special in Qi Yuan's heart. Otherwise, why would Qi Yuan only write songs for fans in Shanghai and not for fans in other cities?
"In the stillness of the night, love secretly controls my heart, reminding me to love you and be ready at any time."

Qi Yuan started the song, and the fans below automatically joined in, singing the entire song in a thousand-person chorus.

"Next time I come to Shanghai for a concert, how about you all sing along with me?"

"it is good!!!"

The responses came from all directions, which was quite impressive.

After the successful book signing, many reporters wanted to interview Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan spotted a familiar face in the crowd at a glance. Wasn't that Ning Hao?
In 1999, Ning Hao joined Starry Sky Music Channel as a television reporter, where his main job was to interview singers.

Perhaps due to his previous studies in film and television production at Beijing Normal University, Ning Hao actually connected with quite a few singers and started helping them shoot music videos.

Before becoming a director, Ning Hao shot over a hundred music videos and collaborated with well-known singers such as Tu Honggang and Pu Shu.

Later, Jing Tian asked Ning Hao for help in filming a music video, which may be related to Ning Hao's experience.

Ning Hao hasn't completely given up his job as a reporter. Being a music video director is unstable; he doesn't get work every day, so being a reporter is more stable.

Upon seeing Ning Hao in person, Qi Yuan's attention was entirely focused on Ning Hao for the first few seconds.

There's no way around it, Ning Hao's head is just too distinctive; it's really quite big.

"Brother Yuan, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm a fan of yours, and I especially love your songs 'Mistake in the Flower Field' and 'Hero of the World'."

Ning Hao was both surprised and delighted, and he gripped Qi Yuan's hand tightly with both of his.

It's very difficult for someone as famous as Qi Yuan to get a solo interview with someone like Xiao Kara.

Let alone Qi Yuan, even the top stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan who are one or two levels below Qi Yuan wouldn't give him a second glance.

"Don't be too reserved, we're the same age."

Qi Yuan waved his hand.

A film and television company cannot grow big without a director in charge.

Huayi's rise to prominence was due to its association with Feng Xiaogang.

Zhang Weiping of New Pictures is able to thrive because of Zhang Yingmou.

Established directors are all taken, so directors like Ning Hao who haven't made it big are a good fit for Starry Sky.

If Qi Yuan and Xing Kong were to nurture Ning Hao from a music video director into a renowned director, it would be a celebrated story in the entertainment industry, and Ning Hao would be grateful for Qi Yuan's recognition and support.

After chatting for a while, Ning Hao found that Qi Yuanren was quite easygoing and not just pretending.

Gradually, he opened up and mentioned that he had studied directing at Beijing Normal University and had shot a lot of music videos in the past year, implying that he was promoting himself.

Qi Yuan is a top-tier superstar in the Chinese music scene, so Ning Hao naturally wants to curry favor with him.

Qi Yuan's music video is very well-funded, boasting a star-studded cast including a large number of professionally trained actresses such as Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, and Yuan Quan. Filming also took place in locations like Japan and Canada. If he can become a familiar face to Qi Yuan and practice by shooting a few more music videos for her in the future, he will definitely gain valuable experience.

After Ning Hao finished recommending himself, Qi Yuan's next words completely shut him down.

"Are you interested in joining our Starry Sky Company? You said you've systematically studied directing and dream of becoming a director."

Come to Starry Sky, I'll give you an opportunity. My junior sisters, Sun Yanzi and Zhang Shaohan, are releasing albums, and I can recommend you to help them shoot music videos to practice your skills.

Furthermore, Starry Sky has participated in the investment of TV series and movies.

I can also recommend you to the production team as an assistant director or executive director, so you can gain practical experience.

Ning Hao was completely stunned.

Holy crap! That's the only word to describe his feelings at that moment.

He said he wanted to help Qi Yuan shoot a music video, and Qi Yuan invited him to be the director at Starry Sky?
Ning Hao was incredibly excited and couldn't calm down for a long time.

He only regretted that Qi Yuan was too young, a year younger than him, otherwise he would have knelt down in front of Qi Yuan and said that classic line.

"Having wandered for half my life, I have yet to encounter a wise ruler. If you do not abandon me, I, Hao, am willing to become your godfather."

This can also be translated into modern language: 'Mr. Qi, I heard you don't have a son, so I'd like to take care of you in your old age.'

Ning Hao was very perceptive. In the ensuing conversation, he changed how he addressed Qi Yuan, from "Brother Yuan" to "President Qi," and constantly mentioned things like "our Starry Sky" and so on.

After talking with Qi Yuan, Ning Hao immediately wrote a resignation letter to his former employer, deciding that he was better off not being a reporter anymore!
After successfully resigning, Ning Hao signed a contract with Starry Sky Company.

Qi Yuan originally only planned to have Ning Hao sign a five-year contract, but Ning Hao was very interesting. He was very grateful to Qi Yuan for providing him with the opportunity to cultivate him and advocated raising the term to seven years.

Ning Hao is only in his early twenties now, a year older than Qi Yuan. In seven years, he will be thirty, in his prime. He feels that signing a seven-year contract is no big deal.

Qi Yuan kept his word and recommended Ning Hao to Warner Music. Warner Music agreed to let Ning Hao help Sun Yanzi shoot one or two music videos to test his skills.

From now on, it's up to Ning Hao to take control. If he performs well, every music video he produces will be of high quality. Perhaps Warner Music will entrust him with directing all the music videos for artists like Sun Yanzi, Zhang Shaohan, and Dai Peini.

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Taiwan.

Even though Qi Yuan is not around these days, he is still a leading figure in the Taiwanese music scene.

These days, Zhou Jielun has had this feeling that he is living in Qi Yuan's shadow.

While Qi Yuan was away from Taiwan, he frantically promoted himself and expanded his territory, hoping to surpass Qi Yuan in Taiwan.

As a result, PepsiCo competed with Qi Yuan, whose third album sold over eight million copies and who became the brand ambassador for Volkswagen in China. The constant barrage of big news pushed Zhou Jielun to second place.

Chou Chieh-lun was unconvinced, thinking to herself, "My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens."

In an attempt to break the deadlock, he and Cai Yiling appeared on Wu Zhongxian's variety show again, which indeed boosted their popularity.

As a result, in the past few days, Taiwanese media have selected five popular young female pop stars, including Sun Yanzi, Zhang Shaohan, Cai Yiling, Xiao Yaxuan, and Liang Cuiping.

[Pop Star Maker]

[The men behind the two pop stars]

Some people appear to be music industry superstars, but in reality, they are top-notch producers behind the scenes, creating two rising stars for Warner Music in just one year.

Various news headlines related to Qi Yuan popped up again, leaving Zhou Jielun completely stunned.

Even though Qi Yuan wasn't in Taiwan, why did he feel like Qi Yuan was everywhere?

Fang Wenshan advised Zhou Jielun, "Give up. A-Yuan is at his peak right now. You can't compete with him."

(End of this chapter)