HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 139 [139] Taiwan's Ninth Million-Dollar Album is Born
During this period, Qi Yuan will hold eight consecutive concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

Aside from his scandal with the princess, his dazzling record of sold-out concerts and the release of the world's first MP3 player, there's much more to the story.

Singers in the music industry are releasing new albums one after another.

Andy Lau was the first to make a move, releasing his new album "Stupid Kid," which includes songs such as "Stupid Kid," "Forget Love Potion," and "Chinese."

This album sold over 50,000 copies upon its release in Hong Kong, earning platinum certification, and also sold very well in the Taiwanese market.

Chen Huilin of Zhengdong Records released the album "Do You Love Me?", and the title track "Notebook" became a hit in Hong Kong and Taiwan as soon as it was released. The composer of this song is Zhou Chuanxiong.

In Taiwan, Liu Ruoying of Rock Records released "I Love You Very Much," which became an instant hit. It's yet another cover of a Japanese song.

Zhang Huimei of Feng Hua Records also released a new album, "Sister Power", which became a huge hit.

In Taiwan, although their records sell very well, they are not the main stars of the music scene.

First, Richie Jen's "Love Like the Pacific" sold over a million copies in Taiwan, becoming Taiwan's eighth album to reach a million copies sold.

Qi Yuan's "Qi Yuan" quickly surpassed one million in sales, becoming Taiwan's ninth million-selling album.

The last time a Taiwanese album sold a million copies was in 96, when Chang Hsueh-yu's "I Can't Forget You" sold 105 million copies and Chang Yu-sheng's "Bad Boy" for Chang Hui-mei sold 125 million copies.

In 97, with the further impact of piracy, no singer's solo album sold a million copies throughout the entire year.

Of the 97 films, only the soundtrack to the movie "Titanic" sold 110 million copies in Taiwan.

Titanic became a global phenomenon, a true "bug" in the movie's success.

Rolling Stone and Warner Music are both releasing their battle reports, and Rolling Stone and Taiwanese media are further aligning themselves with the "Southern Ren and Northern Qi" alliance.

[A Musical Miracle: Two Million-Dollar Albums Emerge in Taiwan in 98]

[The Chinese music scene enters the era of Qi and Ren's rivalry]

Warner Music's official sales report did not mention Richie Jen, but only mentioned that Chi Yuan's second album sold a million copies in Taiwan and how successful his Hong Kong Coliseum concert was.

Duan Qirui and Li Zongsheng of Rolling Stone kept sending greetings to Zhou Jianhui in private.

Damn it! That bastard Zhou Jianhui is actually refusing to play with them anymore. His attitude changes so fast.

To teach Warner Music and Zhou Jianhui a lesson, Rolling Stone announced a bombshell: Ren Xianqi had been invited to the 99 Spring Festival Gala.

Now, celebrities from Hong Kong and Taiwan are vying to appear on the Spring Festival Gala.

According to rumors, Nicholas Tse was able to appear on the 2000 Spring Festival Gala in his previous life because Yinghuang used a lot of connections to get him a spot.

After appearing on the Spring Festival Gala, Nicholas Tse became a household name across the country, becoming a super popular star at the time.

Warner Music responded quickly, announcing that Qi Yuan would also be performing on the Spring Festival Gala.

Singers like Zhang Huimei and Liu Dehua, who just released albums, are completely stunned.

They were initially quite pleased to see Warner and Rolling Stones fighting, thinking that with Qi Yuan and Ren Xianqi clashing, one of them would inevitably lose, and they could take advantage of the chaos to kill the injured tiger and devour its flesh.

Gradually, they came to their senses.

Qi Yuan and Ren Xianqi have too much health. They are the most popular and the second most popular. When the top two fight, neither of them is hurt. But it is the third, fourth, fifth and sixth most popular people who are losing health like crazy.

Newspaper pages were dominated by Qi Yuan and Ren Xianqi, their exposure plummeted, and fewer people paid attention to their new album.

The general managers of record labels such as Feng Hua, Sony, and Zhengdong all privately cursed Zhou Jianhui and Lao Duan.

Damn it, can you guys stop fighting when we're releasing a new album? Aren't we human beings? Don't you care about our feelings?

Don't you know that historically, when the eldest and second eldest brothers fight, it's the third brother who dies?
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News from the mainland is a bit delayed. By the time Qi Yuan's eight Hong Kong Coliseum concerts were all over, news of his success in Hong Kong was only gradually reaching the mainland.

[The pride of the mainland music scene, Qi Yuan held eight consecutive concerts for 10,000 people at the Hung Hom in Hong Kong. Tickets cost several hundred dollars each, and he raked in tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in just a few days.]

[Qi Yuan performed his new song "Princess" at his concert, seemingly confessing his feelings to a princess; the romance between Qi Yuan and Princess has spread throughout Hong Kong]

[Qi Yuan's personal wealth has skyrocketed, with Hong Kong media reporting that he has purchased properties worth millions in Hong Kong.]

The official album "Wish" has sold 1 million copies in Taiwan, becoming the ninth album in the Taiwanese music scene to reach this milestone.

Qi Yuan has become the main character in mainland news these past few days.

Mainland media outlets are reporting on this young man from the mainland who has achieved brilliant results in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Netizens and ordinary people in mainland China are also discussing Qi Yuan.

Some reporters came to Guangzhou specifically to interview Qi Yuan's parents to capitalize on the news.

Qi Yuan has been in the entertainment industry for over a year. Her second uncle's family immigrated to the United States. Qi's parents spent several months renovating her second uncle's house, and life returned to its previous leisurely pace.

It's even a bit too leisurely. Apart from being busy collecting rent at the beginning and end of the month, the rest of the time is very boring.

People of their age who have experienced poverty in the past are reluctant to spend money, so traveling to pass the time is out of the question.

So the two elders put their heads together and opened a roast meat restaurant in the downtown area to pass the time.

Reporters rushed to the scene and found that Qi Ji Roast Meat Restaurant had been closed for several days.

Reporters from other provinces and even Hong Kong were disappointed after several days of fruitless visits. Could it be that Qi Yuan's parents' cooking skills were not good enough and no customers came, so they had to close down?
Doing business is indeed not easy.

The reporters persisted and waited until the third day, when Qi Ji Roast Meat Shop finally opened for business.

Business was surprisingly good; the restaurant was packed with people at mealtimes.

When the reporters arrived at the shop, they found Qi Yuan's parents extremely busy. Unable to find an opportunity to interview them, they ordered several servings of roast duck rice and waited.

About an hour later, after lunchtime, Qi's father finally had some free time.

"Mr. Qi, your sons are all big stars now, aren't you tired of working so hard to earn money?" The question came from a Hong Kong reporter.

If Qi's father doesn't answer well, he will write a short essay when he returns to Hong Kong.

Shocking! A pop superstar earns tens of millions in his first year but doesn't send any money to his impoverished parents, who have to start their own stall at 5 a.m. to make ends meet.

A headline like that would guarantee the newspaper would sell out.

To the reporter's surprise, Mr. Qi did not play by the rules. He took out a pack of cigarettes and handed them out to the reporters present, saying optimistically, "It's not hard work. It's just something to do. If you're tired, you can rest. We've been resting for a few days, and we're only opening for business today."

The Heavenly King is indeed unfilial; he doesn't send his parents living expenses. Look, he's not in good health, and after only a few days of rest, he's already going back to business.

"We noticed that your fast food prices are a bit cheaper than the nearby stores. Do you make a profit? By the way, what's with that black Crown car outside? Did some big boss come here specifically to eat at your fast food place?"

Mr. Qi, with a cigarette between his fingers, pointed to the truck in front of the shop, smiled and said, "There's no big boss here, that's my truck for hauling goods. Think about it, I have to go to the market every morning to pick out ingredients for this shop, buying dozens or even hundreds of kilograms of meat at a time. It's inconvenient without a truck."

"???"

The reporters realized something was wrong.

Hey!
The exclusive ride of Guangdong's nouveau riche, a car that costs seven or eight hundred thousand yuan, you use to transport ducks and pig's feet?

The reporters were completely bewildered when Qi's father started talking again: "Whether it's hard or not doesn't matter, the most important thing is to be happy. I don't make a lot of money from this shop, but I'm very happy. It's just that I've been opening the shop less and less lately, and the number of rental properties has increased from four to eight. I'm so busy."

"..."

(End of this chapter)