HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 295 [295] Explosive Car Advertisement, Qi Yuan's First Solo English Single
After signing Ning Hao, Qi Yuan will continue to hold autograph sessions in major cities in mainland China.

Upon arriving in Sichuan Province, Qi Yuan learned that his Wuliangye (a type of Chinese liquor) advertisement had become a tourism promotional video for Yichang City.

I heard that the number of tourists in Yilan City during this year's May Day holiday increased by 330% compared to last year.

This is because transportation was inconvenient back then, and people's wages were not as high as they are in later years. Most of the people who came to Yishi to see the bamboo forest were from Sichuan Province.

If the advertisement is released more than ten years from now, the entire Shunan Bamboo Sea Scenic Area will be unable to accommodate the large number of tourists from other provinces.

Beyond the Wuliangye advertisement, Chen Kaige's previous music videos for Qi Yuan, "Jiangnan" and "Dongfeng Po," also attracted a large number of tourists to those cities in southern Jiangsu.

Qi Yuan must feel proud that his self-produced commercials and music videos can boost the local economy.

There are also some troubles. Tourism departments in many cities want to invite Qi Yuan to film her next music video at their locations.

Yishi has had its fun, so it's time for them to have some fun too, right?
Qi Yuan could only say that she would definitely do it next time if she had the chance.

……

September 15th, Guangzhou Station, the last stop of Qi Yuan's mainland autograph tour.

He sang two new songs, "Exaggeration" and "Love and Sincerity," as well as old songs such as "Rogue" and "Next Year Today," winning rounds of applause from the villagers.

On the same day that Qi Yuan finished his book signing tour in mainland China, CCTV-6 broadcast a new advertisement.

Shandong Province.

Wang Zhiqiang is now middle-aged. He has a successful career and a happy family, making him an enviable role model for many.

In recent years, he has made a lot of money in business and plans to buy a better car so that he can make a good impression when negotiating business deals and it will be more convenient to take his wife and children to visit relatives and friends during holidays.

He didn't have much money on hand, only about 300,000.

With this amount of money, luxury brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi are basically out of the question. Even the cheapest entry-level models from those brands cost over 400,000 yuan, not even including purchase tax and other miscellaneous expenses.

The Japanese Accord does meet the requirements; many of Wang Zhiqiang's partners have bought this car.

Wang Zhiqiang's ideas are a bit different. He is rather resistant to everyday items and will not buy Japanese products unless he has no other choice.

This significantly narrows down the range of choices.

In recent days, Wang Zhiqiang and his wife have looked at many cars and studied them carefully, but they are still not quite satisfied.

Right now, CCTV-6 on TV is playing Wuliangye commercials again.

Because of his business dealings, Wang Zhiqiang often had to entertain clients, and he drank quite a bit of alcohol regularly.

He felt deeply about it, recalling that a few years ago, Kongfu Banquet Wine, Qinchi Wine, and Moutai Wine took turns appearing on the market and were all popular for a period of time.

Since the Chinese New Year this year, many banquet tables in Shandong have switched to serving Wuliangye liquor.

Wang Zhiqiang also used Wuliangye to entertain his clients.

Linghu Chong and Diao Chan on TV still exude charm. Wang Zhiqiang never tires of watching this advertisement. He longs for the leisurely life of seclusion in the bamboo forest and carefree wandering depicted in the advertisement.

After watching the advertisement, Wang Zhiqiang prepared to change the channel.

At that moment, a new advertisement that had never appeared before caught his attention.

Wait... isn't that Linghu Chong from Wuliangye? Don't think he won't recognize you just because you're dressed in modern clothes.

Linghu Chong is so handsome, like a firefly in the dark, always so bright and outstanding, he can recognize him at a glance.

I've gotten into the habit of calling your name when we're out.

The background music for "Free Loop" slowly begins to play.

On TV, Qi Yuan is reclining on the sofa, flipping through a magazine, in a posture similar to Wang Zhiqiang's.

The camera zooms in, revealing that Qi Yuan is looking at a car magazine.

Qi Yuan turned to a new page and was drawn to a black sedan. Wang Zhiqiang's gaze also fell on the car in the magazine. It was quite nice; the style was simple, the waistline was straight, the front was imposing, and the overall appearance was grand and elegant, looking very composed.

Wang Zhiqiang also noticed that the car looked somewhat like an Audi.

Qi Yuan rested her chin on her hand, admiring the high-resolution photos of the car, as piano accompaniment was cleverly inserted.

Qi Yuan changed her hand gesture, holding the top and bottom of the magazine with both hands, a gesture somewhat like holding a steering wheel.

Suddenly, Qi Yuan's eyes hardened, and the camera zoomed in on her hands. Qi Yuan turned the magazine to the lower left, as if turning a steering wheel.

A cool transition scene appeared, and the smooth editing from spinning a magazine to turning a steering wheel amazed Wang Zhiqiang.

Qi Yuan drove a black luxury sedan and drifted into the arena from the intersection. Even when making a sharp turn, the car remained very stable.

In the following scenes, Qi Yuan controls the steering wheel with his left hand and shifts gears up and down with his right, driving freely on a waterlogged road and speeding along a road with good conditions.

As the engine roared to life, Qi Yuan wore an expression of enjoyment.

Another change of scenery, Qi Yuan's smile remained, but the car slowed down considerably.

In the back seat of the car, a little girl is kissing her mother, Fan Xiaopang, on the cheek; the scene of the family of three traveling together is incredibly heartwarming.

Finally, reality returned, and it turned out that the scene just now was all Qi Yuan's fantasy.

But their fantasy was about to come true. His wife, Fan Xiaopang, came up behind Qi Yuan, looked at the car in the magazine, and then smiled at him.

The advertisement ends, and the Volkswagen logo appears, with a line of small print below it.

"A car, a lifestyle; the direction of the times, the choice is yours."

This advertisement, which lasts just over forty seconds, intersperses the climax of "Free Loop".

"Because losing you in my life is so painful, I've found that only time can prove everything. We can find a way, baby, at least we can have each other for a whole night."

Like many Chinese people, Wang Zhiqiang didn't understand the meaning of these English lyrics, and there was no Chinese translation of the lyrics in the advertisement.

All he knew was that the unknown English song paired with the car commercial was very catchy, which made him remember the name of the Passat and the Volkswagen brand.

Wang Zhiqiang immediately called his friend who sells cars and learned that Volkswagen is a German brand. He plans to take his wife and children for a test drive the next day.

If his wife and children are satisfied, he will want to change to this car.

……

In mainland China, countless viewers and netizens have noticed this new car advertisement.

This advertisement was not only broadcast on CCTV-6, but also on CCTV-2, CCTV-7, and other provincial and municipal television stations.

Car manufacturers are very wealthy, just not as high-profile as liquor manufacturers and coal mine owners.

On this day, many people were amazed by Volkswagen's car advertisement.

Many music fans also noticed the background music in the advertisement.

"Can anyone tell me the name of the background music in Qi Yuan's Volkswagen commercial? It's really good, and I recognized Qi Yuan's voice immediately."

"I could listen to that vocalization when a car drifts at an intersection a thousand times; it gives me goosebumps."

"Could it be Qi Yuan's new English song?! Damn! He truly deserves to be called the Emperor of the Music Industry."

"That's Qi Yuan's song? Qi Yuan's English songs are so fluent? I'd believe you if you told me it was a song by a superstar in the Western music scene."

……

Volkswagen's advertisement sparked countless online discussions, and the song "Free Loop" began to gain popularity in mainland China, even though most people didn't know the song's name.

(End of this chapter)