HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 332 [332] The China-Korea Song Concert Begins, and the Entire Audience Erupts in Screams!

South Korea, KBS television station.

Qi Yuan just finished rehearsing. The song he will sing at this year's China-Korea Song Festival is the old song "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales".

Backstage, Qi Yuan met with domestic representatives including Jie Xiaodong, Tian Zhen, Sun Yue, and Cheng Fangyuan.

"The younger generation is truly amazing. Your English EP sold 70 copies in a single day, a feat that many top-tier singers in Europe and America cannot achieve."

Xie Xiaodong patted Qi Yuan on the shoulder, his tone full of admiration.

The international success of Chinese singers has undoubtedly brought honor to the mainland music scene.

The achievements of these veterans were limited to the mainland; they couldn't even penetrate the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets.

Before Qi Yuan debuted, most of the major awards at mainland music award ceremonies were won by singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Qi Yuan truly upheld the reputation of the mainland music scene. His debut album was a huge success, and his second album earned him the title of "King of Pop," completely dominating Hong Kong and Taiwan singers.

Now, Qiyuan has sounded the clarion call to march into the international arena and has achieved outstanding results.

Xie Xiaodong, Tian Zhen and others suspected that as Qi Yuan's influence spread further internationally, Qi Yuan's records might be used as gifts by the Ministry of Rites in the future!
Qi Yuan is very young, only 22 years old, and definitely has the potential to unlock this achievement.

Those veterans definitely have no chance.

Few people in Hong Kong and Taiwan know them. When their records are given as gifts to foreigners, the foreigners don't even know that these people exist.

The seniors spoke highly of Qi Yuan, and Qi Yuan was equally polite to them.

"Teacher Xie, you flatter me."

"Teacher Tian."

Qi Yuan greeted everyone one by one.

Tian Zhen was the most enthusiastic towards Qi Yuan among these people, praising Qi Yuan for several minutes, because Qi Yuan had unknowingly helped her vent her anger.

The feud between Tianzhen and Naying has a long history.

The two began competing in the late 1980s. At that time, their styles were similar, and comparisons between them were inevitable.

The first conflict erupted in 92, when Na Ying covered "A Big Tree" on the Spring Festival Gala that year, and Tian Zhen filmed the music video for the same song in the same year.

At the time, fans of both artists were outraged and engaged in a heated debate over the ownership of the song, which made things very unpleasant for both of them.

Later, Na-young became famous throughout the country with "Conquer". EMI wanted to ride on Qi Yuan's popularity and marketed Qi Yuan as the number one male pop singer in mainland China, and Na-young as the number one female pop singer in mainland China.

As a result, Qi Yuan's career progressed rapidly, leaving Na Ying far behind. Even Bai Dai (a fashion magazine) was embarrassed to release those kinds of press releases anymore. Some of Qi Yuan's fans and netizens used this incident to make fun of Na Ying.

During that time, Tian Zhen was rave about gossip and felt incredibly happy.

After Qi Yuan finished talking with the Chinese team, the South Korean representatives SES, Lee Jung-hyun, and Tae Si-ja appeared and took the initiative to greet Qi Yuan.

SES is a girl group launched by SM Entertainment in 97, consisting of three members: Choi Sung-hee, Kim Yoo-jin, and Yoo Young-soo.

Later, the Taiwanese group Snake Group imitated this group, both having three female members and even similar group names. Perhaps only fans would believe it wasn't an imitation.

The manager brought the three members of SES to Qi Yuan and introduced them, saying, "Sheng Xi, Liu Zhen, and Ying Xiu, this is Mr. Qi Yuan. 'Come On' and 'Please Tell Me Why' are both hit songs written by Mr. Qi."

The manager spoke a long string of Korean with the three members.

Qi Yuan couldn't understand anything. He couldn't help but sigh, "I still need to learn foreign languages! Just knowing Japanese and English isn't enough. It's always better to learn one more than one less."

After SM Entertainment bought the cover rights to "Happy Worship" and "Can't Help Falling in Love," they were given to S.E.S. to perform, becoming S.E.S.'s representative works.

"Kiwon Oppa, I really like your music."

"senior……"

SM brought a professional translator, and Qi Yuan understood what the three members were saying to her. They were all compliments like "Oppa, you're amazing," "Senior, I admire you so much," and "I'm really looking forward to Oppa's performance tonight."

Before leaving, the manager asked Qi Yuan to write a song, saying that if he could write a suitable song, he could sell it to SM Entertainment, and the price was negotiable. He didn't need to understand Korean; he could just compose the music, and they would find someone to write the lyrics.

They even plan to buy the cover rights to "Baby".

After the SM artists left, Lee Jung-hyun from YE Entertainment arrived.

She's been a bit dazed these past few days. She bought a copy of Qi Yuan's EP and was photographed by South Korean paparazzi, inexplicably becoming Qi Yuan's suitor.

She was speechless. She had never even met Qi Yuan, so how could everyone say that she was pursuing Qi Yuan?

What's even more outrageous is that Warner Music actually issued an emergency statement to 'refute the rumors,' responding that Qi Yuan is not considering dating for the time being.

She was even more embarrassed, as a large number of trolls on the internet criticized her for being a Western worshipper, pursuing a foreigner only to be rejected, and bringing shame upon herself internationally.

Unfortunately, she had no way to respond to this matter and could only deal with it by ignoring it.

Because no matter what she responds to, no one will believe her, and it may have the opposite effect.

"Your English EP is great; I really like all four songs in it."

Lee Jung-hyun and Ki Won shake hands.

"Thank you for the compliment."

Qi Yuan only exchanged a few words with Li Zhenxian.

Lee Jung-hyun wanted to talk to Ki-won again, but Ki-won wasn't interested.

Lee Jung-hyun is very popular right now and will become even more popular in the future. Her electronic dance music is popular all over Asia, and South Korean media call her the 'Queen of Asia'.

Qi Yuan didn't have a good impression of Lee Jung-hyun because she later made some inappropriate remarks on a variety show.

Qi Yuan urgently asked Warner to issue a statement, also to clarify her relationship with Lee Jung-hyun and prevent the South Korean media from spreading the rumors back to China, making everyone believe that she and Lee Jung-hyun were having an affair.

Among South Korean female celebrities, Qi Yuan prefers Kim Tae-hee, Son Ye-jin, Song Hye-kyo, and other South Korean female celebrities.

Even without what happened later, he had no interest in Lee Jung-hyun.

He just refused all three members of SES who offered to be his tour guide.

Jung Soo-wen, who is also under Warner Music, is probably more interested in Lee Jung-hyun than Qi Yuan, after all, Jung Soo-wen has a nickname: Lee Jung-hyun of China.

Later, Zheng Xiuwen's most famous songs were all covers of Lee Jung-hyun's songs.

"One and Only" is a cover of "Wow".

"Eyebrows Dancing" is a cover of "Change".

"Seamless" is a cover of "You".

Zheng Xiuwen imitated Lee Jung-hyun in everything from her styling and dance moves to her eyes.

It's not unusual in the entertainment industry to imitate foreign divas like this; later, Tsai Yi-ling also imitated Japanese diva Ayumi Hamasaki.

……

In the evening, the second China-Korea Song Festival officially began.

The first program was an opening dance, followed by a song called "A Reason That Doesn't Seem Like a Reason" performed by South Korean singer Park Mi-kyung. Then, Xie Xiaodong, the representative of China, took the stage and sang "Love".

They maintained this pace, with one or two players from South Korea and one or two from China taking turns.

Qi Yuan was arranged to be the last to speak, a fact that all the Chinese representatives accepted. They were more senior than Qi Yuan, and in terms of influence in Asia, they had to look to Qi Yuan.

When the stage lights suddenly turned on and all the beams converged on Qi Yuan, the entire audience erupted in screams!
"May you wish! May you wish! May you wish!"

The Chinese representatives who returned to the back looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing the commotion outside. Had they really returned to China?

(End of this chapter)