HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 70 [070] Back to the Mainland, MV Collaboration Plan
"Ah Yuan, tell me the truth, do you really have something on Director Chen? Director Chen took action against the paparazzi and newspapers who spread rumors for your sake, damn it!"

Zhang Hao was speechless.

If Qi Yuan hadn't stayed in Hong Kong, Zhang Hao would have suspected that on the day Chen Kaige angrily berated the reporters, Qi Yuan might have secretly run back to the mainland and held a gun to Chen Kaige's head.

Qi Yuan was equally startled when he heard the news.

Upon reflection, Chen Kaige's reaction is actually in line with his temperament.

Chen Kaige is a romantic at heart, and is sentimental at heart.

If he were a rational person, he wouldn't have done such a shocking and outrageous thing at the Olympic Organizing Committee.

The 2005 Olympic Games will recruit a general director nationwide.

Upon hearing the news, Chen Kaige was immediately excited and began preparing his show with great enthusiasm.

On the day of the first round of selection, he wore a suit and sunglasses, his face radiating confidence.

When it was his turn, he walked up to the judges, recited a poem, and left gracefully.

All the judges present were completely stunned.

Chen Kaige, when he gets excited, even dares to cause trouble at the Olympic Organizing Committee. His angry criticism of a tabloid that spread rumors is child's play compared to the former.

“Since Mr. Zhou has spoken, my EP can be produced with the budget for an album, so I won’t be stingy. I have some inspiration, and I’m going to go back to the mainland to find someone to shoot the music video for ‘Rogue’.”

Qi Yuan skipped over the topic of Chen Kaige and went on to talk about her Cantonese EP.

Anyway, all that flying around is just taking advantage of the company, so why should Qi want to save Warner any money?

For his new Mandarin album in the second half of the year, Qi Yuan has decided on the song "Love Me or Him", with Gao Yuanyuan playing the role of White Rose and Qi Yuan playing a two-timing character in the music video.

Qi Yuan plans to make slight changes to the music video for "Rogue" and continue to have Gao Yuanyuan play the female lead.

In this way, the two music videos can be linked together.

Qi Yuan made a mistake in "Love Me or Him", and then wrote a poem of repentance and reflection called "Rogue", which earned him Gao Yuanyuan's forgiveness.

The music videos for these two songs will be an interesting Easter egg many years later.

After watching the MV for "Love Me or Him", netizens on the danmaku website wanted to kill Qi Yuan with a knife. How could you cheat on him with a girlfriend like Gao Yuanyuan?
Then they discovered that in the "Rogue" music video, Gao Yuanyuan actually forgave Qi Yuan, who had turned over a new leaf. They would definitely shout, "Don't believe him! Scumbags never reform!"

Qi Yuan spoke up, and Zhang Hao naturally complied.

A musician like Qi Yuan, who can write his own songs and create his own content, would be treated like royalty by anyone, not just his manager, but even by Zhou Jianhui.

Warner Music dares to exploit Aaron Kwok, making him release three or four albums a year, but they would never dare to exploit Qi Yuan.

Another reason is that Zhang Hao felt Qi Yuan's influence in Hong Kong needed to be cooled down.

From the initial bundled marketing with Yinghuang in Hong Kong, to "Rogue" topping the radio request charts and various music charts, and then winning three awards at the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards.

Qi Yuan has been making waves in the Hong Kong music scene lately.

Maintaining such high exposure is not necessarily a good thing.

People get tired of seeing the same celebrity in the news every day.

Qi Yuan's decision to leave Hong Kong at the right time is a way to cool things down. After finishing the music video, his next return to Hong Kong will be to release an EP and dominate the market.

Zhang Hao paused and said, "Before President Zhou returned to Taiwan, he talked to me about something. Do you remember Liang Yongqi, who won the bronze award for most promising newcomer?"

Mr. Zhou previously served as general manager for a period of time in the early 2000s. After taking office at Warner, he continued to act as the distributor for people like Leung Wing-ki and Gu Ju-ji in Hong Kong.

He thinks highly of Leung Wing-kei and wants you to tailor a new song for him to be the title track of his new album.

If you don't have time, I can find an excuse to decline for you.

This is the quality a professional agent should possess.

He would help Qi refuse, as long as Qi was willing or not. There were plenty of reasons; a simple "no inspiration" was enough to dismiss the matter.

Qi Yuan thought about it carefully and felt that Lao Zhou had treated him quite well.

Zhou Jianhui never interfered with or asked about the production of the EP and album, leaving it entirely to Qi Yuan to oversee. Zhou Jianhui was only responsible for providing the funds.

Working with such a boss is a pleasure, and Qi Yuan knows that Zhou Jianhui, the newly appointed general manager of Warner, is eager for impressive results.

It's acceptable for him to give some consideration to his superior's performance.

"When will Liang Yongqi release a new album?" Qi Yuan asked in return.

"The plan is from June to July."

"It's still a few days until March. Please accept it for me when I return from the mainland."

"I will pass on the message to President Zhou."

A bright smile appeared on Zhang Hao's face.

……

On the eve of his departure from Hong Kong to return to the mainland, Qi Yuan had a small get-together with Chen Huilin and Zheng Zhongji.

The restaurant was chosen by Jung Joong-ki.

Jung Joong-ki said no one knows better than him where the best food in Hong Kong is.

He led everyone to Yung Kee Restaurant.

Founded in 1942, this restaurant is a well-known Cantonese restaurant with a long history. Its most famous signature dish is roast goose.

"Wonder boy, you've won the Most Promising Newcomer Gold Award, as well as the Top Ten Golden Songs and Top Ten Outstanding Pop Singers Awards! You're awesome!" Jung Joong-ki said with a smile.

“I’m not the only one who’s impressive. Kelly is pretty impressive too. She won the same Top Ten Golden Songs and Top Ten Outstanding Pop Singers awards as me, and she also won the Best Original Song Award.” Qi Yuan glanced at Chen Huilin.

"Anyway, you two are both awesome, and I'm all alone now," Jung Joong-ki said, mocking himself.

Qi Yuan slapped two sheets of sheet music in front of Zheng Zhongji: "Last time in Taiwan, didn't you ask me for a song? I wrote two for you, a Mandarin version of 'Rogue' called 'Freaks,' and another one called 'Heart Like a Knife.'"

Both songs suit Jung Joong-ki very well; "Freaks" was practically tailor-made for him.

"Heart Like a Knife" is a classic song released by Cheung Suet-yu in 1999, and it is also very suitable for Jung Joong-ki's voice.

Jung Jong-ki started playing in PolyGram's recording studio when he was a teenager, always assisting people like Cheung Suet-yoo.

He and Zhang Xueyou are from the same school, and their singing styles are very similar.

You can tell by listening to his duet with Zhang Xueyou, "Caught in the Middle".

He can sing many of the songs that Zhang Xueyou can sing.

It's just that Cheung Suet-yu is a big star; he's PolyGram's flagship artist and the best-selling singer in Hong Kong.

PolyGram received good songs and gave them to Suzy Cheung first, so not many good songs ended up in Joong-ki's hands.

Qi Yuan essentially snatched a classic song from Zhang Xueyou as compensation for Zheng Zhongji.

After all, Jung Joong-ki is a very loyal person, and he even copied Jung Joong-ki's hit song "Rogue".

In addition, he is quite envious of Jung Joong-ki's singing skills and might be able to give him a good boost in singing ability.

The notification for Liu Huan and Yao Yuanyuan's progress has arrived.

No rush to draw. As usual, Qi Yuan plans to save up a few more draws to reach the pity system.

Jung Joong-ki was deeply moved when he saw the two sheet music pieces that Qi Yuan had sent him. He closed the menu and loudly told the aunt, "No need to write them down. Tell the kitchen to start cooking and make all my favorite signature dishes."

(End of this chapter)