HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 461 [461] Successful in his career and in love, Qi Yuancheng was the happiest man last night.
If you want to become a global superstar, marketing is extremely important; don't believe the saying that good wine needs no bush.

The premise of "good wine needs no bush" is that your wine is good and other people's wine is bad.

What if their wine is good too? They'll advertise it, and yours will be completely ruined.

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, Madonna, the Queen of Pop who was also with Warner Music, and Eminem, along with many other Western pop stars, are mostly top marketing gurus.

Thousands of people would faint during Michael Jackson's concerts.

He has never held a concert in China, yet most young people in China know him, which shows how powerful his marketing team is.

Madonna, needless to say, is a well-known queen of controversy. To boost her album's visibility, she incorporated cult and sexual elements into her music video, sparking outrage from cult groups. She released a nude photobook, challenging moral boundaries and engaging in heated battles with moral guardians to further increase the album's popularity…

There's nothing she wouldn't dare to hype up if it could grab attention.

Qi Yuan has always attached great importance to marketing since her debut.

His second English album is a crucial one for him, and marketing for it is definitely something he can't afford to neglect.

He had it all figured out; he could easily ride on Norah Jones's popularity before his own album was released.

Norah Jones' first album, "Come Away With Me," was released the day before the Grammy Awards ceremony.

Her company expects the album to sell 10 copies.

This jazz masterpiece did not achieve great sales throughout 2002 due to a lack of exposure, selling only about 300 million copies for the entire year.

The real breakthrough came when she won eight Grammy Awards the following year. Leveraging the massive exposure from the Grammys, the album quickly climbed to the top of the Billboard 200. Its dominance in the jazz category was even more terrifying, holding the number one spot for 115 consecutive weeks.

Norah Jones' album is set to be a huge hit next year, proving once again how much exposure the Grammys can provide to its winners.

Qi Yuan could have claimed the Grammy's credit ahead of time.

He already has a lucky charm nickname in the United States, and both "Rush 2" and Hathaway's involvement with him made him famous.

He'll make a statement later to express his optimism about Norah Jones's first album.

Once Norah Jones' first album becomes a huge hit, he can continuously gain attention.

The more famous Norah Jones becomes, the greater the benefits he reaps.

Moreover, he rode on Norah Jones's coattails. Norah Jones and her company should thank Qi Yuan, as Qi Yuan might even get a chance to win a prize – a win-win situation.

Since Qi Yuan already has a lucky star nickname in North America, why not reinforce it?

This is the correct way for a time traveler to act; not only will they not offend anyone, but they will also gain the other party's gratitude.

Qi Yuan did not reveal these plans.

Tonight is a celebration banquet; work needs to be put aside for now.

To borrow a classic line, after working so hard for so long, can't we enjoy ourselves? We must keep playing music and dancing.

"I'm so sorry, I came in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare a gift for you."

Hathaway stared intently at Qi Yuan, and said with a hint of apology.

Qi Yuan shrugged nonchalantly: "Didn't you come already?"

Hathaway, who understood instantly, glanced at Qi Yuan with alluring eyes, then kissed Qi Yuan's face a few times, leaving several bright red lip prints.

Qi Yuan joked, "Your fans will go crazy if they see this."

The Princess Diaries helped Hathaway gain a wave of princess fans.

In the eyes of these princess fans, Hathaway is an elegant and sweet princess.

A princess is supposed to be pure and noble; how could she possibly kiss a man in public? Especially an Asian man. But Hathaway was perfectly justified: "It's okay, they can't see."

Qi Yuan's playful side kicked in, and it was quite interesting to see Hathaway, the princess in the eyes of Americans, become less of a princess.

Warner will pay for everything tonight. Qi Yuan has helped Warner make so much money, so he won't be polite to Warner.

He opened a very expensive bottle of red wine and fed the whole bottle to Hathaway.

Hathaway bent down and opened her mouth to receive the wine. She had an excellent alcohol tolerance and actually drank the entire bottle of red wine in one gulp.

Later, Hathaway, who was a little drunk, became bolder and bolder. She not only kissed him wildly, but also fed Qi Yuan fruit with her mouth, letting Qi Yuan experience the joy of Jackie Chan.

However... what Qi Yuan didn't expect was that his older brother experience was a complete package.

……

The next day, entertainment newspapers across America were abuzz with the news.

The influential magazine "Star" was the first to put Qi Yuan on its cover.

[One of the winners of Grammy night, thriving both professionally and personally, was Chris Pratt the happiest man in the world last night?]

This magazine features photos of Qi Yuan and Hathaway kissing, Qi Yuan feeding Hathaway wine, and eating fruit mouth-to-mouth... Every photo is ambiguous.

These stunning photos, coupled with the buzz surrounding Qi Yuan's four Grammy Awards, propelled Qi Yuan and Hathaway to the forefront of American entertainment news that day.

Zhou Jianhui, Zhang Hao, and Warner Media all knew at a glance that professional paparazzi or private investigators had infiltrated last night's celebration party.

Private investigators in the US are incredibly skilled and daring; even Zhuo Wei, the king of paparazzi in China, would be considered a junior here.

Because some of the private investigators here were former FBI professionals, their professional skills are top-notch.

Some American celebrities sometimes hire these private investigators to investigate scandals and dirt on their rivals.

Zhang Hao immediately informed Qi Yuan, who was at the hotel, about the matter.

"It seems we need to strengthen security measures in the future. A private investigator actually managed to sneak into the celebration party and take photos."

After learning the whole story, Qi Yuan didn't care at all: "The photos are a small matter, but security should definitely be strengthened."

Does he really not care that his ambiguous behavior with Hathaway was exposed by the media? In America, that's no big deal.
Compared to those who throw parties and go to islands with hundreds of bottles of baby oil, Qi Yuan is as pure as a white lotus flower, isn't she?
Those Western celebrities who never attended parties or visited islands still had a hundred times more fun than Qi Yuan.

In short, those photos, aside from being exposed to Qi Yuan, will not have any impact on him; they will only solidify his image as a romantic and talented man.

The facts have proven this to be true.

By noon, more and more media outlets had joined the discussion.

Their criticism wasn't directed at Qi Yuan; they knew perfectly well how clean Qi Yuan's affairs were.

They were united in their approach, pointing their fingers directly at Hathaway.

[Princess image shattered! Anne Hathaway's passionate photos exposed!]

America is heartbroken! Our Princess Anne is a thing of the past!

[A commentator from a gossip media outlet even went so far as to launch a sour and sarcastic attack: "I think Hathaway has tarnished the image of America's sweetheart princess; she makes American women look cheap!"]

……

It wasn't just media commentators who were upset; many of Hathaway's "princess fans" were also affected.

(End of this chapter)