HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 436 [436] Qi Yuan, what do you mean? Do you want us to beg on our knees?

This really surprised Qi Yuan a little.

It's worth noting that he didn't promote himself at all in Taiwan; he achieved such success solely through the support of fans and casual observers.

The biggest reason is definitely the high quality of the work, and secondly, Qi Yuan has laid a solid foundation in the Taiwanese market over the past four years.

The result would not have been the same if either of these two things were missing.

It's worth mentioning that the music for Zhang Huimei's song "Remember" was composed by Lin Junjie.

At this time, Lin Junjie was still accumulating stage experience in a performing arts troupe in Singapore. During this period, he composed many songs, most of which were rejected.

Because his girlfriend broke up with him, he wrote "Remember" after much agonizing reflection.

It truly proves the saying that pain is the elixir of creation.

Artists who have experienced hardship are more inspired to create good works, while those who have lived too happily often produce no good works; there are countless examples of this.

Lin Junjie of Ocean Butterflies Music has already made a name for himself in the behind-the-scenes circles of the Taiwanese music scene, and he will definitely go to Taiwan to develop his career after his military service.

Lin Junjie's senior, Adu, a civil engineer who used to work on construction sites, is preparing to debut, and Ocean Butterflies is helping him produce his first album.

If Qi Yuan remembers correctly, in her previous life in 01, F4 was the biggest dark horse among newcomers, and no one could rival them in terms of popularity.

In 02, the most popular singer in the music scene was undoubtedly Adu, the "God of Car Bottom".

He debuted at his peak, and even when Jay Chou came along that year, it was no use; he could only obediently play second place.

Also, the male lead in the music video for "Remember" is Wang Dongcheng, who later played Wang Da Dong in "KO One".

After discussing many things about the Taiwanese music scene, Zhang Hao mentioned Qi Yuan's luck and exclaimed in surprise.

"Your luck is truly incredible. I've been in this industry for over a decade and I've never seen anyone as lucky as you."

I used to think that the restrictions they placed on you were a bad thing for you. Now it seems like it might be a good thing.

In the past, if Qi Yuan's eleven songs had simultaneously entered the top fifteen of the Taiwanese music charts, they would likely have faced deliberate suppression, because they wouldn't allow such a talented mainland musician to exist in Taiwan.

This time the situation has changed; they have restricted Qi Yuan, but they have also been restricted by this side.

Chai Zhiping and the investors of "Meteor Garden" are going crazy, and the company behind F4 is going crazy too.

The production cost of this drama was very small, about NT$500,000 per episode, which is equivalent to more than RMB 100,000. Even in mainland China, it would be considered a very small budget.

This one drama series completely dominated the Hong Kong and Taiwan television industry, making investors and the company behind F4 a fortune.

Pepsi is reportedly planning to invite F4 to join its superstar strategy, with an endorsement fee of NT$100 million.

If "Meteor Garden" could be broadcast in mainland China, F4's popularity there would explode, and their endorsement fees could rise to 1.4-1.5 million NT dollars.

They have already tasted what pain is like.

At this critical juncture, they dared not touch Qi Yuan's ranking data, which is why the famous scene of almost all of the fifteenth place on the list being Qi Yuan was created.

Qi Yuan calmed down; this wasn't the first time he had experienced the effects of 'strong luck'.

Zhang Hao continued, "There's more good news: mainland artists can now appear on Taiwanese TV programs and participate in some small commercial activities. Including you, you can now conduct some activities in Taiwan, provided you pass the review."

This review will definitely be approved as long as Qi Yuan and Warner apply.

Their plan was to loosen some restrictions on Qi Yuan, allowing him to give one or two interviews and do one or two promotional events in Taiwan. That way, they could say they hadn't suppressed Qi Yuan, and therefore "Meteor Garden" would be fine, right? But... to their surprise, Qi Yuan didn't take the bait at all. He didn't want to apply for any activities in Taiwan, so they just let it go.

His album sales in Taiwan were not significantly affected, because his 'experience' actually garnered sympathy from his fans in the region.

One reason why his new song is performing so well on the Taiwanese music charts is this.

Anyway, he's not the one who's in a hurry right now.

He's not worried about not getting an award at next year's Golden Melody Awards. It's a sure thing that he'll win at the Grammys. It just depends on how good Warner's PR is and how many trophies the Grammys are willing to give him.

Even if he only wins one award, even if it's just the Best Male Pop Artist award in the pop category, that would still be a pinnacle achievement for a Chinese singer in the Western music scene.

The fact that the Golden Melody Awards did not award him would be a loss for the Golden Melody Awards, and would greatly diminish the authority of the Golden Melody Awards.

This is a choice between reluctantly handing the trophy to Qi Yuan and the Golden Melody Awards becoming a joke; they must choose one.

Qi Yuan's attitude was, "You guys picked him! Idol!"

After learning that Qi Yuan had no intention of going to Taiwan, Zhang Hao informed Warner Music, and Warner Music did not apply for any promotional activities for Qi Yuan in Taiwan.

Some people in Taiwan were speechless: "..."

Dude, were our hints not obvious enough? You submitted some information explaining what kind of event you wanted to hold, and we approved it, didn't we?

We can review your application at lightning speed; it won't waste your time.

What do you mean by not even bothering to hand over a single document? Do you expect us to beg you? Wouldn't that make us beg on our knees?
The silence of the Taiwanese music scene has spurred the Hong Kong media to action.

12 month 18 day.

After touring the entire mainland, Qi Yuan is finally embarking on her promotional journey to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong media proudly stated: "Qi Yuan can dominate music charts in mainland China, dominate music charts in Taiwan, and top the Billboard charts in the United States five times in a row. But only in Hong Kong can this global superstar conquer our music charts."

Qi Yuan, who had just arrived in Hong Kong, was stunned when he heard such a voice. Hong Kong people are also well-versed in winning strategies? How can they win like this?

However, on the other hand, Qi Yuan's new song is indeed unable to achieve the same sweeping success in the Hong Kong music scene as it has in mainland China and Taiwan.

Mainly in Hong Kong, Cantonese songs remain the mainstream.

When Chen Guanxi, Twins, and Nicholas Tse debuted, they all released Cantonese EPs first.

Currently, only six songs from Qi Yuan's album have made it into the top fifteen on Hong Kong's music and radio charts, including "Blue and White Porcelain," "Special Person," and "Stubborn," with four of them in the top ten.

Some in the Hong Kong music scene believe that the fact that such a powerful album by Qi Yuan couldn't capture half of the Hong Kong music market proves that the Hong Kong music scene is an insurmountable fortress for Qi Yuan.

Unless Qi Yuan releases a purely Cantonese album, an EP won't have enough songs to dominate the charts.

As for a Cantonese album, Hong Kong media are 100% certain that Qi Yuan will not release one. The market is really too small, and local Hong Kong artists don't release many anymore.

They had anticipated this, which is why they dared to embellish their own reputation.

Just then, Wang Jing contacted Qi Yuan: "My Sassy Girl is about to be released, could you write a theme song to increase its popularity?"

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up; he saw an opportunity to dominate the charts in Hong Kong.

(End of this chapter)