HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 460 [460] Luck is still at work, Qi Yuancheng is the biggest winner tonight?
The Best New Artist award is one of the four core awards of the Grammy Awards and is considered the most authoritative and prestigious newcomer award in the Western music industry.

Qi Yuan won this award. While ordinary European and American musicians might just be shocked and incredulous, Qi Yuan's victory was a remarkable achievement.

For Alicia Keys, who later won 15 Grammy Awards and was known as "Gunner," her world collapsed.

She released her debut solo album, "Songs in A Minor," last year, which topped the 7 albums chart in July and sold over 600 million copies in the United States, with a cumulative global sales volume of 1200 million copies.

Before September of last year, Gun Sister was widely recognized in the industry as the most promising singer to win the Best Newcomer Award.

As a result, Qi Yuan, with her incredible luck, turned a disadvantageous situation into an advantageous one, and snatched away the Best Newcomer award that was originally most likely to belong to her.

The young gun-wielding woman, watching Qi Yuan on stage, couldn't help but think to herself, 'How can someone be so lucky? Is he really a lucky star?'

Previously, Qi Yuan endorsed "Rush Hour 2" and made a prediction about its box office performance, which turned out to be correct.

Hong Kong media refer to Qi Yuan as the Purple Star or the North Star, which Americans don't understand. Local media refer to Qi Yuan as the Lucky Star.

As an insider in the industry, and someone who sees Qi Yuan as a major rival for the Grammys, Gun Sister would definitely know about Qi Yuan and would naturally know that Qi Yuan has a lucky star nickname.

In short, Gun Sister thinks it's really bad luck to run into Qi Yuan right from the start.

Although she lost to Qi Yuan in the Best Newcomer category, she was still one of the biggest winners at this year's Grammys.

She won the Best R&B Song, Best R&B Female Artist, and Best R&B Album awards in the R&B category.

By the way, U2, who dominated the Grammys last year, continued their winning streak this year, taking home the awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Best Rock Album.

Like Qi Yuan, they are among the most successful people at this year's Grammys so far.

Qi Yuan stepped off the stage with the Best Newcomer trophy, and said to Britney with a smile, "It's a bit of a pity, your analysis is somewhat different from reality."

Britney: "..."

Seeing Qi Yuan's smug expression, Britney felt so jealous that her fists were clenched.

Is this any kind of logic? Is it reasonable for an Asian to win three Grammys in a row?
She's a genuine American who's been around for so long and hasn't even gotten one.

Next up are the most competitive and significant categories: Album of the Year, Production of the Year, and Song of the Year.

Album of the Year was awarded to the soundtrack of the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".

An annual production recognizes the overall auditory effect and quality of a song, encompassing all elements such as performance, production, arrangement, recording, and mixing.

This award went to U2's "Walk On," and there's not much to say about it; it's well-deserved.

Song of the Year, an award recognizing the originality and artistic value of the composer and lyricist.

Qi Yuan has won three trophies, including Best Newcomer. He has completed the grand slam for newcomers, and he is already satisfied.

He didn't have high hopes for the Song of the Year award and was prepared to be a runner-up.

Before the answer was revealed, he saw the 'Strong Luck' property shining again.

Even Qi Yuan couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap!" in his heart.

Are Western powers really going to be so generous as to give him the song of the year? This is something he didn't expect.

It can only be said that Xida University at the beginning of the century still had a broad mind, after all, it was still at its peak and was a beacon for the world.

Qi Yuan rode this wave of good fortune and won four Grammy Awards in a row, winning four out of six nominations, becoming one of the biggest highlights of this year's Grammys along with the band U2.

Due to Qi Yuan's unique Asian identity, his four Grammy Awards are arguably even more sensational than U2's four. As for the dark horse Gun Sister from the previous life, she lost Best Newcomer and Song of the Year under the crushing weight of Qi Yuan's incredible luck and high-quality album, completely overshadowed by him.

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After the awards ceremony.

Qi Yuan, Zhang Hao, Zhou Jianhui, and several Warner executives celebrated with champagne at a manor!

Anne Hathaway, who has already become a household name across America with "The Princess Diaries," also came to the event to celebrate with Qi Yuan!
"Ah Yuan, you've made history again. Your performance has truly exceeded my expectations. As you know, I wasn't initially optimistic about your foray into Europe and America, but you've taught me a lesson with your achievements."

Zhou Jianhui drank a few glasses of wine and began to feel a surge of emotions.

Qi Yuan knew all this in her heart.

This wasn't just Zhou Jianhui's problem; at the time, Warner Music Taiwan's vision was limited to the domestic market.

The executives at Warner Music Taiwan didn't want Qi Yuan to risk setbacks by venturing into Japan and Europe.

Because if Qi Yuan fails to succeed in the US, the Hong Kong and Taiwan media, who dislike him, will immediately label him as someone who couldn't make it abroad and returned to China, which could lower his status in China.

Zhou Jianhui has done a very good job, balancing the internal senior management and giving Qi Yuan full support.

During Qi Yuan's trip to the United States, Zhou Jianhui personally flew to the United States multiple times to communicate with Warner Music's headquarters, including this public relations work for the Grammys.

So Qi Yuan replied with a smile, "Ordinary people have limited perspectives. Back then, which domestic artist succeeded in making it in the US? That's not your problem, Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Jianhui nodded, about to praise Qi Yuan for being understanding, when he realized what he meant.

Depend on!
Hey kid, translate this for me: what do you mean by "ordinary people have limited perspectives"? Aren't you subtly bragging about being a genius?
Forget it, Zhou Jianhui didn't want to argue with this big brother. He had successfully been promoted from the top leader in China to the president of the Asia-Pacific region thanks to Qi Yuan's contributions.

Everything my uncle says is right.

"You need to hurry up and film the music video for your second English album. You absolutely have to capitalize on the Grammy Awards' exposure; the exposure from the Grammys is huge."

Zhou Jian glanced at Hathaway, worried that Qi Yuan might become too happy to leave.

Last year, the Destiny's Child group released an album based on the exposure from receiving a Grammy Award, and even tried to piggyback on Qi Yuan's fame.

Despite being badly beaten by Qi Yuan, the true goddess actually lost face but won in substance.

In its previous life, this album only sold 900 million copies worldwide. However, it was promoted by the American media to compete with Qi Yuan, and its global sales rose to 1000 million copies.

Do you really think American singers are just arguing and making enemies for no reason? Their real purpose is to get the audience excited and make them spend money.

Compared to the green dollar, even if you suffer a small loss or lose face in a verbal battle, it's not a big deal.

Qi Yuan replied, "Don't worry, I will try my best to shoot the music video for the English second major as soon as possible."

Qi Yuan pondered for a moment and realized that he could not only benefit from the Grammy Awards, but also from the popularity of "Saw".

Furthermore, Qi Yuan thought of another hot topic he could capitalize on.

With these three key elements combined, his second English album dares to aim for 2500 million or even 3000 million copies sold.

This album will be a significant milestone in establishing his status as a superstar in Europe and America.

(End of this chapter)