HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 396 [396] Chinese Five-Album Selection, All Golden Hits Combination!

Evening, at Qi Yuan's house in Wanwan.

Lin Chih-ling heard that starting next month, some new rules in the entertainment industry will be implemented that are unfavorable to Qi Yuan.

Therefore, she dressed up in her finest clothes to comfort Qi Yuan's wounded heart.

Qi Yuan originally wanted to say that he was completely unaffected by those people, but after seeing the black stockings of the most beautiful legs in Taiwan, his eyes lit up and he felt that enjoying a wave of comfort was not out of the question.

More than an hour later, Qi Yuan left the exhausted Lin Zhiling in the room and went to the study next door to write the new songs for the album.

Before writing the song, Qi Yuan first launched a long-awaited lottery.

He hadn't participated in any raffles for a while, so he had accumulated several raffle notifications.

[Successfully progressing together with Han Caiying, Sun Yanzi, Zhang Shaohan, Chen Kaige, and Hathaway grants +5 draw chances]

Qi Yuan didn't expect to extract any good qualities from these people, after all, he had already taken advantage of Sun Yanzi, Zhang Shaohan, and Chen Kaige.

"lottery!"

"Draw successful. You have obtained half of Han Caiying's Korean language attribute, Master level, 25000 points."

"Successful extraction. You have obtained half of Sun Yanzi Zhang Shaohan's singing ability attribute, at the Proficient level, 5000 points x 2."

"Successfully extracted. You have obtained half of Chen Kaige's Director attribute, Master level, 25000 points."

"Draw successful. Obtain Anne Hathaway's English attribute, legendary level, 250000 points."

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up slightly: "!?"

Hathaway gave him a huge surprise? Her English is so good?

Qi Yuan recalled that Hathaway's English proficiency was truly among the top tier in the American entertainment industry.

It goes without saying that English is her native language; she also majored in English at New York University, and has a far greater understanding of grammar and rhetoric than most people.

This is great; it will be of great help to Qi Yuan in pursuing a second major in English next year.

Actually, we don't need to wait until next year; these attributes will come into play soon because Qi Yuan is going to produce the theme song for "Rush Hour 2".

With his English proficiency increasing so much, he will be able to handle English songs with even greater ease.

From now on, any old New Yorker who wears the Stars and Stripes will give him a thumbs up and say that his English songs are authentic.

After drawing the prize, Qi Yuan focused her energy on selecting songs.

First up is the theme song from Rush Hour 2.

This is a classic action comedy with many humorous scenes, and the fighting style of making the most of everything in the Cheng Long Furniture City is reflected in this film.

The plot is simple: Jackie Chan plays Inspector Lee, a Hong Kong police officer, and an African American detective who are on vacation in Hong Kong. Their vacation is cut short by a bomb attack, and they begin to investigate the case by following the clues.

The choice of theme song can be more relaxed; songs that are too passionate or energetic are not suitable for this film.

After much deliberation, Qi Yuan finally chose "Happy," a catchy anthem that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for ten consecutive weeks.

This song perfectly matches the action-comedy tone of the movie.

Qi Yuan originally planned to use this song on her second or third English album, but since the new movie has asked her to sing the theme song, she decided to use it ahead of time.

Having chosen the theme song for the movie, Qi Yuan should now select a song for his fifth Chinese album.

During the day, he told Zhou Jianhui that this album would mainly feature pop and rock.

He's tried R&B, hip-hop, and Chinese style in his first four albums; it's time for him to try rock.

If you play rock music, you're bound to be criticized by the rock scene. There's no solution to this problem.

In Liu Huan's words, if Wang Feng's songs were released before 2000, especially in the 1980s and 90s, they would not have been considered rock at all, and would have been criticized by the rock community for being too mainstream.

After 2000, Wang Feng truly became the backbone of mainland Chinese rock music, earning him the title of "Wang Half-Body" from countless listeners.

However, Wang Feng has never been well-liked in the rock music scene.

After Wang Feng became a sensation, he held a concert at the Workers' Stadium. A bigwig in the rock scene who was invited to watch the concert left with a dark face after listening to one song. He felt that Wang Feng's rock music was not rock music at all.

This applies not only domestically but also internationally.

Linkin Park, Warner Music's current number one artist, released their first studio album last year, which sold globally. Their music blends elements of hip-hop, pop, and electronic music, but has also been criticized by traditional rock fans for not being rock enough.

Those criticisms did not prevent Linkin Park from becoming one of the most successful rock bands of the 21st century.

The examples of Wang Feng and Linkin Park perfectly illustrate that there is absolutely no need to pay attention to the opinions of those people in the rock scene. Their era has passed, and if you really try to learn their style, you'll probably end up begging on the streets.

In Qi Yuan's view, rock is just a musical style. As long as his fans and listeners like it, that's enough. He doesn't need the recognition of the rock circle.

What's the point of gaining the approval of those who have been abandoned by the public? They don't give Qi Yuan any money anyway.

Qi Yuan's Chinese major was also divided into two parts, A and B.

Side A is more pop-oriented, with a total of six songs: "Those Years," "Back to Back Hug," "Cultivating Love," "Special Person," "Young and Promising," and "Cheers."

These six songs are all classics. "Those Years" needs no introduction; its melody is etched into our DNA.

"Back to Back Hug" and "Cultivating Love" are both Lin Junjie's hit songs, which are incredibly popular.

"Special Person," a classic song by Fang Datong.

"Young and Promising" is one of Li Ronghao's most popular songs.

"Cheers" needs no further introduction.

The quality of the album's A-side is already incredibly high.

These six songs can be combined to form a unified concept: a person's complete love growth story from ignorance to maturity.

"You Are the Apple of My Eye" is about innocent first love, "Back to Back Hug" is about being hurt in love, and "Cultivating Love" is about growing up because of the hurt.

Having gone through those experiences, I now know how to cherish the "special people" around me.

"Young and Promising" also tells stories of how economic pressure, low self-esteem, and other reasons can lead to breakups and leave regrets.

The final song, "Cheers," marked the end, a farewell to youth and life as a whole.

Moving to the B side of the album, which is dominated by rock music, there are also six songs: "Stubborn", "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky", "Your Answer", "Chasing Dreams with a Pure Heart", "The Ordinary Road" and "Blue Lotus".

The concept of "side B" represents a person's spiritual cultivation and the completion of their psychological journey.

It can be understood that side A represents emotional and personal growth, while side B represents psychological and spiritual growth.

"Stubbornness" established a sense of self, "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" found self-belief, "Your Answer" brought about inner awakening, and "Chasing Dreams with a Pure Heart" began to charge towards dreams with all one's might.

The answer to "The Ordinary Road" was not simply victory, but inner peace and ordinariness.

"Blue Lotus" marks the end of a spiritual journey, a state of transcendence where there is no more confusion or turmoil in the heart.

Looking at the song selection for her fifth Chinese major, Qi Yuan was quite satisfied. Not a single song was just filler; they were all classic hits.

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In Taiwan, Jay Chou, who was also engrossed in writing songs late at night, sneezed. He had a bad feeling that he might encounter another weirdo this year.
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