HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 17 [017] The First Kiss Scene: Wu Wu Kai Shows His Power

The music video for "The First Time" is more complex than any of the music videos I've filmed before.

This is a music video with a storyline and dialogue between the male and female leads.

Wheatfield Entertainment attaches great importance to this song. If Qi Yuan's R&B promotion is not successful, listeners will not be interested in this type of music.

Then "The First Time", "I Thought" and "Because of Love" will become the backup works.

The coffee shop has been cleared out.

Qi Yuan and Zhang Tong sat together. Zhang Tong was drinking her beverage with a straw, her head down. Qi Yuan turned to her and said, "I like you."

"puff!"

Zhang Tong sprayed the drink he had just taken a sip of.

She portrayed the surprise, delight, and disbelief she felt when her childhood sweetheart confessed his feelings to her very well.

The top scorer in the Central Academy of Drama entrance exam didn't just boast about it; he conveyed a complex state of multiple emotions in just a few seconds through his eyes, facial micro-expressions, and subtle body movements.

Compared to Zhang Tong, Qi Yuan's performance was unremarkable.

Even the director wanted to complain: "The female lead's acting is so good, but you, Qi Yuan, are acting so dull. Are you even suitable?"

Considering that Qi Yuan is a singer, well, that's good enough.

This is a music video, not a movie. The most important thing is that the song is good; a good music video is just the icing on the cake.

No matter how well a music video is made, if the song is bad, even if it's paired with "My Father is a Bricklayer," listeners won't be interested in the music video.

The director lowered his expectations for Qi Yuan. As long as Qi Yuan's performance wasn't too bad, he wouldn't ask for a reshoot, mainly to save costs.

However, what happened next surprised the director!

what's the situation?
Qi Yuan, who was just lagging behind, has caught up and is now on par with Zhang Tong in terms of acting skills.

The female protagonist, played by Zhang Tong, brings a bottle of red wine to the coffee shop to confide in Qi Yuan.

Zhang Tong drank alcohol and cried, saying she had broken up with her boyfriend.

Qi Yuan didn't have a single line, but his eye acting in this scene was spot-on, perfectly capturing the heart-wrenching feeling of a backup lover seeing his goddess in pain.

"Great! The female lead's expression just now was fantastic, perfectly matching the character and the storyline. Keep it up!" The director was quite excited.

Zhang Tong, who acted opposite Qi Yuan, was also very surprised.

what happened?

Qi Yuan's acting skills suddenly improved so much that she felt the two of them were roughly equal in skill.

Qi Yuan secretly glanced at the "50/50" trait on the system panel.

To be honest, even he was startled.

As long as the female lead's acting is good, his acting will improve as well.

If the female lead's acting is bad, his acting won't improve.

This feature is absolutely amazing.

Next scene.

Zhang Tong changed into a sundress and got drunk in front of Qi Yuan.

She pretended to be drunk and rested her head on Qi Yuan's shoulder. Qi Yuan's hand was on her right shoulder, and his palm felt the smoothness of Zhang Tong's skin.

The senior photographer, carrying a camera, saw that Qi Yuan was eating so well every day, and once again gritted his teeth in hatred.

He kept telling himself, 'Qi Yuan is playing a backup lover, he's miserable, he's miserable, the good food is just a facade...'

Qi Yuan picked up Zhang Tong, who was pretending to be drunk, and there was a lot of intimate physical contact between them.

The most explosive scene was the kissing scene later on, where Zhang Tong was eating cake when he suddenly kissed Qi Yuan.

"Close-up, close-up, hurry up!" the director urged.

Such a romantic scene had to be captured on film. There are two different interpretations of the story behind this music video.

One interpretation is that the male lead was originally a backup option who eventually became the main one.

Another interpretation is that the male and female leads are childhood sweethearts, and the female lead doesn't have a boyfriend. She pretended to be drunk and heartbroken to test the male lead's character, to see if he would take advantage of her.

Which one is it? A thousand people have a thousand Hamlets in their hearts; everyone's opinion is different.

In short, whether it's about a backup option becoming the main one or childhood sweethearts, this music video is very sweet, so sweet it's almost cloying, and it's sure to be popular with young men and women.

"Senior Zhang, thank you so much for your help. This music video wouldn't have turned out so well without you," Qi Yuan said gratefully.

"If you want to thank me, treat me to dinner later," Zhang Tong replied with a smile.

Zhang Tong made the biggest sacrifice among all the female leads in the music video, and she is the only one who actually had a kissing scene.

Since they helped film the music video for free, it's only right that Qi treats them to a meal.

"Sure, give me your number. Once I'm done recording this song, I'll make time to treat you to a meal." Qi Yuan readily agreed.

"Give me your number, I don't have my phone with me, and I can't remember the number." Zhang Tong told a small lie.

She needed to take control of the situation. Qi Yuan had her number, so the power was in Qi Yuan's hands. If Qi Yuan didn't invite her to dinner, she would just have to wait.

Conversely, she got Qi Yuan's number, so she could decide when to have dinner with him and call to collect the debt.

Qi Yuan didn't think much of it, nodded, and found paper and pen to write down her number.

Little did he know that Zhang Tong, such a beautiful girl, would have a lot of cunning schemes.

The music video for "The First Time" is finished, and the music videos for Qi Yuan's first album are almost done. Post-production editing and other tasks can be left to Mai Tian.

After working tirelessly for many days, Qi Yuan can finally rest for a few days.

He plans to rest and then record all the remaining songs in one go.

……

In October, Qi Yuan's interview was published in the week's edition of Music Weekly.

The title is 'A down-to-earth and creative musical prodigy'.

Music Weekly has considerable influence, and Qi Yuan's fame in the music industry further increased after his appearance in the newspaper.

During the same week the article was published, the popularity of "You'll Be With Me All My Life" reached its peak in Beijing.

With the revenue from radio airplay alone, Maitian recouped the costs of song production and initial promotion, and even had a surplus. Qi Yuan was able to get a share of the profits, although the payback period was a bit slow.

Mai Tian is in contact with radio stations outside of Beijing, planning to promote the commercially successful song "You'll Be With Me All My Life" nationwide.

First, gain nationwide recognition, and then include this song in Qi Yuan's debut album. This will save a lot of money on album promotion.

On October 16, Taiwanese singer Chang Yu-sheng released the album "Saying One Thing and Meaning Another".

This album sold very well upon its release.

However, just a few days after the album's release, Zhang Yusheng was involved in a serious car accident in the early hours of the morning while driving home.

This news made it to the entertainment section of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and there were also many related reports on the mainland.

A singer hailed as having the best chance of surpassing Lo Ta-yu was seriously injured in a car accident, dealing a significant blow to the Taiwanese music scene.

Qi Yuan, who lives in Beijing, felt a pang of sadness upon seeing this news!
What a tragic fate for a musical prodigy! To encounter such a thing at the peak of his career.

Qi Yuan wasn't familiar with Zhang Yusheng, so he wasn't too saddened, only feeling a little sorry for the fate of a musical prodigy.

That's how the music scene is, and that's how the world is: old faces leave, and new faces arrive.

Right now, Qi Yuan's most important task is to produce a great first album and bring a small but significant shock to the Chinese music scene.

Today, he's going to the wheat field to finish recording the last song.

Before leaving home, he received a phone call.

(End of this chapter)