HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 319 [319] At twenty-two, I was worth four hundred million!
In this report, the reporter pressed Qi Yuan on how much money he would receive from that English single.

Qi Yuan casually replied that it wasn't much, telling everyone not to worry too much about his personal income.

This sentence isn't the main point; the main point is the following dialogue.

"Many netizens have said that we are all 22 years old and still in school, while you have already become famous internationally. We would like to ask you a question on behalf of everyone: Do you have any successful experiences to share with us?"

Qi Yuan thought for a few seconds and replied seriously, "I think the most important thing is to find the right direction. Only with a direction can you know where your destination is."

Once you've found the right direction, set a small, achievable goal, like earning 100 million first!

On-site reporter: "..."

Damn! Is this an achievable small goal?
After reading the report, Wang Zhongjun understood a little better why his younger brother smashed the mouse.

The two brothers founded Huayi in 1994, and even now, they don't have 100 million yuan in their personal bank accounts, not even half a billion yuan.

In its early years, Huayi was an advertising company engaged in advertising business.

By associating itself with Feng Xiaogang, it has only recently achieved annual profits of tens of millions.

Qi Yuanlai said his "small goal" was to earn 100 million yuan. Who could resist that!

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Afterwards, the "small goal" statement began to be widely reported by the media and also began to circulate widely on the Internet.

Many netizens have begun to follow Qi Yuan's example.

Set a small, achievable goal first, like getting into SMTH or Kyoto University.

Set a small, achievable goal first, such as becoming the top scorer in the college entrance examination.

All sorts of things came out.

Some media outlets and haters also criticized Qi Yuan for being too arrogant, asking if 100 million was a small goal that could be achieved.
Many business people never earn that much in their entire lives; Qi Yuan is clearly talking without understanding the situation.

The comments made by these anti-fans and provocative media outlets immediately drew condemnation from Qi Yuan's fans.

It is now 2000, and mainland netizens are still mainly composed of college students, white-collar workers in big cities, and social elites.

These netizens are generally of high quality and are not easily swayed by others.

"Why are you nitpicking over the words? Didn't you see Qi Yuan use the word 'for example'? Don't you even understand what 'for example' means?"

“That’s right. Qi Yuan was just giving an example. You can replace it with something like earning 10,000 yuan from him first, or getting 100 points on a test first.”

"They were just using an exaggerated example to help you understand, but you insist on nitpicking."

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The debate eventually devolved into how much money Qi Yuan had earned since her debut.

One media outlet dug up the sales figures of Qi Yuan's past albums. His self-titled first album, "Qi Yuan," had insufficient distribution in its early stages, with total sales of 180 million copies.

The second album "Qi Yuan" sold a total of 550 million copies, the third album "Yu Yuan" sold 800 million copies, and the fourth album "Ru Yuan" did not sell well in China, so it is estimated that it will only sell 500 to 600 million copies.

The first Cantonese EP sold one million copies officially, and the second one, with more content but no price increase, sold several million copies.

Together with his albums and EPs, Qi Yuan's official record sales have exceeded 2500 million copies, which is a genuine number of official sales.

The 2600 million yuan figure for "Too Softhearted," which involved piracy, is impossible to use to extort money.

If we have to include piracy, Qi Yuan's total sales for his four albums might reach 60 to 70 million, or even more; there's simply no way to calculate it.

Because prices vary across regions and countries, and the prices of tapes and discs also differ, the media could not obtain precise data. They had to take an intermediate value, calculating at 25 yuan per tape, and finally arrived at a figure of 6.25 million.

The revenue from just four Chinese albums has already earned Qi Yuan more than a small fortune.

It's well known that piracy is rampant in China, and the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets are too small. Singers don't earn the most from record sales, but rather from commercial performances, concerts, and endorsements. In these areas, Qi Yuan is one of the top singers in China.

Qi Yuan owns her own studio and has only signed a record deal with Warner Music. Apart from concert collaborations, Qi Yuan pays for all her endorsement deals herself.

It is estimated that Qi Yuan's income in this area has reached over 100 million yuan.

Qi Yuan also has another identity: the owner of a film and television company. He made a fortune with "The Gun" and earned tens of millions with "Infernal Affairs". He is expected to earn tens of millions more with "The Flower Without Flaws".

In addition to the revenue share from Li Wen's single, Qi Yuan's own English single revenue, etc.

Ultimately, media analysis suggests that Qi Yuan's personal net worth is between 3 and 4 million yuan.

The article was written by the newspaper's editor-in-chief, who included a disclaimer at the end.

The above data is an estimate based on publicly available information. We do not have access to more data, so the figures may be somewhat conservative. Please use this information for reference only.

This article caused another uproar both inside and outside the mainland entertainment industry!

In three years since his debut, he has earned a total of 3 to 4 million yuan, which is a conservative estimate. In reality, it may be more. Is it really that exaggerated?

When Gao Yuanyuan, Zhang Tong, Fan Xiaopang, and Lin Zhiling saw this article, they couldn't help but gasp.

Even the most ruthless Fan Xiaopang was somewhat lacking in confidence.

Twenty-two years old, with a net worth of three or four hundred million, handsome and talented, tell her how to defend herself!
Every day, she would stand at the door of Qi Yuan's room with two watermelon knives in her hand, and a group of women would break into the room by any means necessary, such as tearing down the roof or digging tunnels.

Gao Yuanyuan was also a little flustered, as she had been somewhat resentful about Fan Xiaopang poaching her boyfriend.

Now she clearly realizes that Fan Xiaopang's previous words were not an exaggeration.

She had at least helped Fan Xiaopang, and apart from secretly cheating on her, Fan Xiaopang hadn't done anything else to harm her.

When it comes to defending against external enemies, even plastic sisters are still sisters, and it's better than facing it alone.

Gao Yuanyuan urgently contacted Fan Xiaopang: "Xiao Fan, I have something very important to discuss with you, it's related to your brother-in-law."

"me too."

The two met and devised a plan to eliminate the fox.

Zhang Tong was even more panicked. At least Gao Yuanyuan and Fan Xiaopang could stick together and form a small group, but she found that she was all alone.

After graduation, the students of the Class of '96 went their separate ways. The "Golden Flowers" (a nickname for the students) developed their own careers elsewhere, leaving her alone at the school as a teaching assistant.

Qin Hailu will no longer have the time to act as her strategist as before.

She urgently needs to find one or two advisors.

Unfortunately, the Central Academy of Drama's acting class of '96 seems to have absorbed all the good fortune, and the quality of its students has declined sharply in recent years; the class of '2000 had very few decent students.

In a short period of time, Zhang Tong could not find a good friend with whom he could confide his feelings.

Forget it, let's broaden our horizons. We should be able to recruit some good prospects next year or the year after.

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While on his way home, Qi Yuan received text messages or QQ messages from several women.

Mobile Internet services have been rolled out nationwide, allowing mobile phones to receive messages sent from the QQ desktop client as SMS messages.

Zhang Tong: 'I've been practicing folk dance lately, could you help me see if I've improved?'

Lin Chih-ling: 'When are you coming to Taiwan? I've always kept Hsiao-Chiao's costumes.'

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(End of this chapter)