HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 77 [077] "A Good Breakup" Debuts, Qi Yuan Ignites Zheng Xiuwen's Hong Kong Coliseum Concert
It can only be said that a true creative talent like Qi Yuan is not someone like Nicholas Tse, whose creative talent is marketed and cannot be exploited.

Nicholas Tse cannot consistently produce high-quality songs, but Qi Yuan can.

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Hong Kong.

Qi Yuan and Zhang Hao have returned.

Before returning to Hong Kong, Qi Yuan met with Zhang Yibai and promised to write an end credits song for him in the second half of the year.

In that case, Zhang Tong will definitely receive more preferential treatment when he joins the film crew during the summer vacation.

In return for turning down a role with Teng Huatao, Gao Yuanyuan arranged for him to renovate a courtyard house for her.

Gao Yuanyuan seemed quite happy. What movie was she filming? Filming couldn't compare to the joy of decorating her wedding room.

The music video began filming the day after Qi Yuan returned to Hong Kong.

Qi Yuan and Chen Huilin co-starred as a couple who neglected the people around them because of their work.

In the music video, both Qi Yuan and Chen Huilin realized their mistakes and began to refocus on themselves and the people around them.

This music video has a very positive message, telling everyone to cherish love and the present moment.

But the paparazzi in Hong Kong don't think that way.

They photographed Chi Yuan and Chen Huilin filming a music video together, with the caption, "Chi Yuan and Chen Huilin complain about 'loving too late,' I wonder what that ex-boyfriend thinks."

It's the same familiar recipe and the same familiar taste.

Qi Yuan and Chen Huilin were used to it, so they ignored the paparazzi.

After filming the music video for "Too Late to Love," he seamlessly transitioned to filming "Good Hearted Breakup" with Zheng Xiuwen.

The story of this music video is simpler, and it was mostly filmed indoors, saving us the trouble of being followed and photographed by paparazzi in Hong Kong.

With this, all five music videos were completed, and Warner's post-production department began working overtime.

It's worth mentioning that 1998 was the peak of Zheng Xiuwen's career, and she kicked off her world tour concert that month.

This global tour is no exaggeration. It started in Hong Kong and then went to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Los Angeles in the United States, Toronto in Canada, Melbourne in Australia, Singapore and other places.

She will be holding two concerts at the 80,000-seat stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the coming months, breaking the record for Chinese singers in the country.

Warner's top female artist still has a lot of prestige.

“Yuanzai, I’m having my first stop of my tour concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum in two days. Would you like to be my special guest? We can sing ‘Good Hearted Breakup’ together as a warm-up for your EP.”

Zheng Xiuwen extended an invitation.

Hong Kong Coliseum is a sacred place in the eyes of Hong Kong singers. Which Hong Kong singer doesn't want to hold a concert at Hong Kong Coliseum?

Qi Yuan has too few songs to fill the length of a full concert, and holding a concert in a large stadium requires applying well in advance.

Warner Music plans to help him apply for stadiums in Hong Kong and Taiwan after the official release of his Cantonese EP, and he is expected to hold his first solo concert after releasing his second album at the end of the year.

Now that Cheng Sau-man has invited him to be a guest performer at the Hung Hom concert, it's like letting him experience what it's like to perform at a concert for tens of thousands of people in advance.

Moreover, what Zheng Xiuwen said is also correct. His duet with Zheng Xiuwen on "Good Hearted Breakup" at the Hong Kong Coliseum can bring a lot of exposure to the EP.

Therefore, Qi Yuan accepted Zheng Xiuwen's invitation.

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Two days later.

The Hong Kong Coliseum, which can hold 12500 people, was packed to capacity, and Qi Yuan, who was waiting backstage, could clearly hear the cheers of the fans.

A concert with tens of thousands of people is truly exhilarating.

After waiting for a long time, a staff member reminded Qi Yuan that it was time to go on stage. On stage, the guitar intro of "Good Hearted Breakup" began to play.

The fans in the audience didn't react in time. Those who could afford to buy tickets to see Zheng Xiuwen's concert were basically die-hard fans, and they were familiar with all of Zheng Xiuwen's songs.

In their memory, Zheng Xiuwen didn't seem to have this song.

Zheng Xiuwen said to the audience, "This is a new song, a new song that I sang with Qi Yuan, a talented songwriter from our company. Today is the first time I'm performing it, and I'm presenting 'A Good Breakup' to everyone."

The crowd erupted in cheers, the fans' shouts like thunder.

I was so surprised to hear Zheng Xiuwen and Qi Yuan's new songs at the concert; it was definitely worth the ticket price.

Wait a minute, could Qi Yuan be here today too?
The thought of this made the fans even more excited.

Zheng Xiuwen: "Are you surprised that you can't speak? Yes, I mean, do you want to break up? I was tamed by you like a sheep, so why did you bite me back? Do you know that? Let's give a round of applause to Qi Yuan."

As expected, the fans were right; Qi Yuan really did come.

In an instant, the cheers were deafening, and the atmosphere at the scene was ignited.

With the help of the staff, the lift started up, and Qi Yuan slowly rose to the center of the stage.

He was equally excited as he looked at the countless fans waving glow sticks and cheering for him in the audience.

This is a real concert for 10,000 people. The atmosphere, feeling, and experience are completely different from the autograph sessions and promotional events he used to attend.

He has always enjoyed being on stage, and he was not stage-frightened.

On the contrary, he really enjoyed the feeling of tens of thousands of people cheering for him.

He raised the microphone and sang with deep emotion: "Perhaps I should reflect on myself and stop speaking. Do I deserve this punishment for being abandoned? If I was a bad shepherd, could I try to hug him again?"

Zheng Xiuwen and Qi Yuan looked at each other and sang this song together.

Zheng Xiuwen: "Looking back on the journey with you, I've never been truly happy."

Qi Yuan: "Too much hatred leads nowhere; bringing up the past is torture."

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Zheng Xiuwen: "They kindly let me go early on, but starting over has been difficult. I don't want anything to be easy for me."

Qi Yuan: "Why am I singing this song, breaking up because of resentment, asking if you forgive me?"

Zheng Xiuwen: "If there is bound to be some suffering, it's better to cut it off yourself."

When Qi Yuan first opened his mouth, the fans in the audience were somewhat confused.

Zheng Xiuwen sang in Cantonese, so why did Qi Yuan sing in Mandarin?

Could it be that Qi Yuan wandered onto the wrong set and sang the wrong song?
After listening to a few more lines, they were surprised to find that Qi Yuan hadn't sung anything wrong; the song was really beautiful.

It's understandable that fans were confused at first.

Songs that mix Mandarin and Cantonese are not uncommon in Hong Kong. For example, Lai Ming's "Will You Come Tonight" intersperses a few lines of Mandarin during the climax of the song.

But this is truly the first time everyone has ever heard a song with a female voice singing in Cantonese and a male voice singing in Mandarin.

The most amazing thing is that one person sang in Cantonese and the other in Mandarin, and there was no sense of incongruity at all. Both the male and female voices sounded very good.

Moreover, the fact that the two people sing a song in different languages ​​gives the feeling of a couple who are about to break up, where they seem to be together but are actually not.

Fans were ecstatic when they heard the new song.

As expected of Qi Yuan, he is a true creative talent, capable of writing such unique and beautiful songs.

That Yinghuang Prince, what a loser! Can you even write such a good song? You dare to compare yourself to Qi Yuan?
(End of this chapter)