HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 350 [350] What is prestige? This is prestige!

The news shocked the entire entertainment industry!

A song to support the Olympic bid cannot be sung by a singer who is famous.

The singers must have a positive image, possess international influence, and be able to effectively enhance the international attention and recognition of the Olympic bid.

These are just the basics. The most important point is that Qi Yuan being selected to sing the Olympic bid song is itself a powerful signal.

This proves that Qi Yuan's 'popularity' and identity have been officially recognized.

From then on, Qi Yuan was no longer a pop singer.

If he weren't so young, the label of "artist" would already be firmly attached to him.

Senior singers in the industry were filled with envy upon seeing this news!

What do you call prestige? This is prestige!

Sun Nan, who had just finished singing "As Long As I Have You" at an event, was extremely envious.

He's only twenty-two years old. Why is he in such a hurry to leave? Can't he give us older folks a chance to shine?
It's only 00, and Qi Yuan is already singing the Olympic bid promotional song.

If the bid for the Olympics is successful this time, will Qi Yuan sing at the opening ceremony in 08?

Sun Nan thought about it more and more and felt that Qi Yuan was being unreasonable! Is this how the world of geniuses is?

Despite his envy, Sun Nan was genuinely impressed.

Qi Yuan's achievements speak for themselves, and in terms of seniority and prestige, some seniors may surpass him.

In terms of popularity and global recognition, not to mention mainland China, there is no one in the entire Chinese music scene who can compare with Qi Yuan.

The Olympic bid promotional song needs to be seen not only by Chinese people but also by foreigners, and there is no one more suitable than Qi Yuan.

On forums like Tianya.

Qi Yuan's fans started celebrating!
"Is this the kind of prestige international superstars have? I'm impressed."

"Others sing Olympic bid propaganda songs at the age of 22, while I was picking my toes in my college dormitory at the age of 22. The difference between people is really huge."

"Dude, you can actually sing too. You can participate in the Olympic bid support activities and sing the promotional song for the Olympic bid together."

Supporting the Olympic bid is something everyone can participate in.

Across the country, there are official or grassroots support activities, including long-distance runs with tens of thousands of participants, fitness activities for all, and choral singing in support.

Once the promotional video is released, the promotional song for Qi Yuan will definitely be performed at folk events.

"Now that you mention it, I'll sing Qi Yuan's song again. If we round it up, it'll be like Qi Yuan and I sang the Olympic bid promotional song together? That's interesting."

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12 month 28 day.

There was another piece of good news that day: the box office of "Bouquet" in mainland China officially exceeded 100 million yuan.

This is Qi Yuan's first film to gross over 100 million yuan at the mainland box office, and also Chen Kaige's first film to gross over 100 million yuan at the mainland box office.

To date, the global box office has reached 3.6 million yuan.

Starry Sky, China Film Group, Media Asia, and Chen Kaige all made a fortune.

Including audio-visual copyrights and subsequent sales of broadcasting rights to more countries, the film's box office profits plus related merchandise profits could reach 1.7-1.8 million.

Considering that the film was released in multiple regions and a lot of money was spent on marketing and distribution, the final net profit should be between 1.5 million and 1.6 million yuan.

Qi Yuan and Xing Kong accounted for 30.5% of the share, which is approximately 4500 to 5000 million.

Indeed, these days, earning US dollars through singing is still more lucrative. Warner Music (USA) predicts that "22" will sell around 1000 million copies during its sales cycle, generating approximately $1.1 million in revenue.

The global record market generated approximately $380 billion in sales last year, and this year it will be roughly the same.

Qi Yuan's EP, with its four songs, occupies one slice of a 380-piece cake.

It's important to know that tens of thousands of albums, EPs, and singles are released globally every year, vying for these market share.

Qi Yuan lightly tested the water and cut off a piece, which made many people envious.

Qi Yuan estimated that if "22" really sold 1000 million copies, he could get about $1900 million in pre-tax revenue, which is a little over 1.5 million RMB. That's the joy of making money.

Furthermore, Warner executives are urging Qi Yuan to produce his first English album.

With the success of this EP, Qi Yuan's share of the earnings increased from 17.5% to 20.5%, meaning he'll earn even more next time.

These are just the revenues from the records. Qi Yuan's posters, photobooks, and other merchandise sell well in Japan, South Korea, the United States, and other places, which can bring in a considerable amount of revenue.

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On this day, the crew of "Bouquet" booked an entire hotel in Beijing and held a grand celebration banquet.

Qi Yuan and Fan Xiaopang stepped out of a luxury car, the latter holding the former's arm. The man was full of vigor, and the woman was charming.

Hundreds of reporters held up their cameras and frantically snapped photos of the men and women walking down the red carpet.

The male and female celebrities who came to the celebration banquet looked on with longing.

Which male celebrity wouldn't want to be like Qi Yuan, becoming famous in the US at a young age and then returning to sing the Olympic bid promotional song?

Which female celebrity doesn't want to be like Fan Bingbing, who became famous overnight with "Bouquet" and jumped directly into the ranks of top female stars in China, winning both awards and box office success?

"President Qi, what a glorious achievement! You've become famous internationally and brought honor to our country. You are truly a role model for us."

The Wang brothers from Huayi, along with Feng Xiaogang, greeted them with smiles.

Third Master Han patted Qi Yuan on the shoulder and praised him repeatedly.

A vice president from Shandong Film Group also arrived, raising his glass to congratulate Qi Yuan and Chen Kaige.

The glamorous Wang Changtian and Bo Na's Yu Dong huddled in a corner, shivering.

Guangxian was only established this year and is now called Guangxian Advertising Company. It has begun to venture into the TV drama field.

Bona Film Group was founded last year and has established film distribution as its core business this year.

They were still small karaokes, and they found themselves seemingly not qualified to sit at the table.
With so many big names in the film industry present, they certainly didn't come just for a celebration banquet.

Shandong Film & Television and Huayi Brothers are both eyeing the major project "Red Cliff".

Qi Yuan can now carry a box office of 100 million yuan in mainland China. A big project like Red Cliff takes a long time to prepare in the early stages, and it will take at least a year and a half to two years before it is released.

What will the domestic film market look like in two years? Maybe by then, a film can support a box office of 2 million yuan.

The Japanese are very interested in the Three Kingdoms theme. When Chen Kaige was promoting his film in Japan, a Japanese film company clamored to invest ten million US dollars in him, with only one request: that a Japanese actor be cast as Zhuge Liang.

The Japanese love Zhuge Liang so much that they invested 170 million in the previous "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," which was about 20 million US dollars at the exchange rate at the time.

The Japanese have also declared that they will cover all the investment, and all that's needed is for Japanese actors to play Zhuge Liang.

The combination of Qi Yuan and Chen Kaige was enough to make an art-house romance film that grossed 3.6 million yuan in 2000, and it could have grown even more later.

How much box office revenue will "Red Cliff" achieve two years from now? With an investment of 3-4 million, it's definitely profitable.

It's no wonder that Qi Yuan and Chen Kaige have become highly sought-after figures in the film industry.

(End of this chapter)