HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 161 [161] Qi Yuan is back! Warner's blue sky is here!
Qi Yuan was a little confused. Was this some kind of high-stakes game?

The princess of Beijing's elite circles is indeed bold, making no attempt to hide her emotions.

These female demons were all more wicked than the last, and Qi Yuan chickened out; he didn't retaliate.

Seeing Xu Qing's teasing yet smug expression, Qi Yuan suspected that if he retaliated, Xu Qing would respond in an even more passionate way.

He has never cultivated an image of an innocent young man, and he is not afraid of being photographed by paparazzi kissing female celebrities.

He just didn't want to let Zhang the Bearded Man get away with it for nothing.

As long as he speaks, given Zhang Da Hu Zi's character, he will immediately have someone deliver the tent to the airport entrance so that he and Xu Qing can recite the poem about geese in front of the paparazzi.

"As expected of the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect, I concede defeat." Qi Yuan said helplessly.

"Chong is quite skilled; you can tell at a glance he's not a respectable young man."

Xu Qing, with the air of a victor, was somewhat unsatisfied. Qi Yuan hadn't retaliated, and Xu Qing had even prepared a counterattack, but unfortunately, she couldn't use it.

From the paparazzi's perspective, their conversation looked like flirting.

After the performance was almost over, Qi Yuan entered the airport. Xu Qing watched for a while until Qi Yuan's figure disappeared before getting into the car and leaving. He was a dedicated and good actor.

……

on the plane.

Li Xue suddenly asked, "Brother Yuan, what does it feel like to kiss Xu Qing?"

"You saw it?" Qi Yuan looked at her in surprise, then put on his eye mask to rest, and asked again.

"She was the one who acted indecently, I didn't do anything."

Li Xue witnessed the entire process; it was Xu Qing who took the initiative.

Qi Yuan didn't kiss Xu Qing at first; it was just a camera trick. From the paparazzi's perspective, it looked like the two were kissing, but they weren't.

Xu Qing first kissed Qi Yuan on the left cheek, and Qi Yuan responded with a kiss in return. Xu Qing then took things a step further and started a real kissing scene.

Li Xue was somewhat worried.

Her purpose in becoming Qi Yuan's assistant was not pure. However, she was not as pretty as an actress, did not have the aura of a star, and was not a rich woman. Before demonstrating her value, she dared not make any rash moves.

Seeing Qi Yuan being seduced and teased by various female demons, she felt uneasy.

After the plane landed in Taiwan.

Li Xue made a phone call to Li Bingbing to complain: "That old woman named Xu Qing is so annoying. She said it was just a publicity stunt with Qi Yuan, but she actually kissed Qi Yuan in front of the paparazzi, twice. I really want to tear her apart."

"..." Li Bingbing remained silent for a long time.

As expected, her younger sister wasn't as pretty as her. Compared to the beautiful women surrounding Qi Yuan, she was just an ordinary pretty girl and couldn't compare.

She was at her wits' end, unsure how to persuade her sister to give up.

……

Taiwan Warner.

Zhou Jian was overjoyed when Qi Yuan returned.

Zhou Jianhui and Warner executives did not want Qi Yuan to film any TV series.

How much do actors earn? How much can they ask for in a film?

Not every actor is like Li Lianjie or Cheng Long, earning tens of millions in salary for a single film.

Besides these two Chinese superstars who have made it to Hollywood, the highest-paid actor in the Chinese film industry is Stephen Chow, who earned 97 million yuan for filming "All's Well, Ends Well 1600" in 1996.

The remaining actors, Andy Lau and Zhang Guorong, all have budgets under ten million.

If Qi Yuan were a full-contract artist with Warner Music, Zhou Jianhui would definitely not allow Qi Yuan to take on any roles.

He released a Cantonese EP in the first half of the year, a Mandarin album in the second half, followed by a concert tour, and with endorsements and commercial performances, he earns tens of millions a year. Currently, there are only a handful of film actors in China who can surpass Qi Yuan in annual income; the rest are all trash.

However... Qi Yuan only has a record contract with Warner Music, and Warner Music can't control Qi Yuan. General Manager Zhou Jianhui can only try to persuade Qi Yuan.

Fortunately, Qi Yuan realized his mistake and stopped being so obsessed with the entertainment industry that he couldn't get out. He finally came back and released an EP.

Warner is definitely right to think that way.

They're just a record company, so they definitely want Qi Yuan to only sing.

Qi Yuan aspires to be a multi-talented superstar; he won't limit himself to just singing.

Ordinary brands prefer to hire singers as spokespeople because singers have high popularity.

World-class luxury brands like to hire movie stars as spokespeople because it gives them a high-end image.

Qi Yuan will definitely continue to pursue both music and film careers simultaneously.

Zhou Jianhui glanced at the five Cantonese songs Qi Yuanxin had written and could only manage to utter one sentence: "Awesome!"

It was assumed that with Qi Yuan devoting some of her energy to the entertainment industry, she would have less time for music, inevitably leading to a decline in the quality of her new works.

However, the quality of these five new songs has not dropped at all; the melody of each song is top-notch.

“How about we collect a few more songs to make an album?” Zhou Jianhui suggested.

"Forget it, an EP is enough. The Cantonese market is small to begin with, and releasing an EP is enough to maintain my influence in Hong Kong."

Qi Yuan rejected Zhou Jianhui's suggestion.

With the advent of MP3 players, selling records is becoming less and less profitable.

Making an album with a bunch of bad songs will only damage your reputation.

A Cantonese album with only high-quality songs is unnecessary and too extravagant.

After 2000, the Cantonese music scene declined drastically, and there weren't many good songs left. Didn't he have to be careful about copying?
Just release an EP every year or two and keep going steadily.

Releasing an EP isn't about making a lot of money; maintaining popularity and holding concerts is where the real money comes from. You need to prioritize.

Ocean Butterflies' "Undercarriage Warrior" is a cautionary tale. In its debut year, it threw out its "trump card" of four, two, four, and one of its own. It reached the top that year, but its subsequent decline was all downhill...

This year, A-Du and Lin Jun-Jie chose to sign with Ocean Butterflies Music. Lin Jun-Jie gave up going to university and will probably come to Taiwan to play video games soon.

In recent months, some new forces have emerged in the music scene.

Park Soo of Warner Music released his debut album, "I'm Going to 2000," in January, and it has sold over 1 copies to date.

Cai Jianya also released her self-titled album "Cai Jianya" in January.

Singers such as Dike Cowboy have released new albums.

1999 was the last good year for the Chinese music record market. Next year, MP3s will become widespread, and many record companies will go out of business.

Zhou Jianhui told Qi Yuan a lot of recent news about the Taiwanese music scene. He concluded by saying, "I really misjudged them. That shell company, Alpha, has really produced some amazing people. Take Jay Chou's album, 'Jay'."

Released in January, it has already sold 1.7 million copies in Asia, and could potentially reach 3 million copies for the whole year.

Qi Yuan wasn't surprised by this; he remembered that the album "Jay" sold 250 million copies in his previous life. That was in 2000, when MP3 players were already plentiful.

Dai Pei-ni's self-titled album has also sold very well, with 75 copies sold so far, which is a great achievement for a newcomer.

The worst thing is comparison. At the time, Warner Music promoted Dai Pei-ni as Qi Yuan's junior, while Alfa Music promoted Zhou Jie-lun as Qi Yuan's composer.

Warner Music lost face when its junior colleague was beaten up by the composer.

Zhou Jianhui sighed. Warner Bros. still has to rely on Qi Yuan. Qi Yuan is the real number one star at Warner Bros.

Qi Yuan is back! Warner Bros.' Blue Sky is here!
(One more chapter, on the way)
(End of this chapter)