HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 211 [211] This is what Chinese hip-hop is all about, it's awesome!

12 month 7 day.

Warner Music revealed that Qi Yuan's three new songs will be sent to various radio stations for chart rankings in three days.

A Warner Music spokesperson confidently stated, "Two hip-hop songs and one ballad pop song—each one is a masterpiece. In a few days, everyone will witness our King of Pop, Qi Yuan, once again leading the trend."

Warner's people were full of confidence, which attracted a great deal of attention.

Some competitors paid for articles to question whether Warner and Qi Yuan's team were overconfident, to the point of arrogance.

The song hasn't even been released yet, and they're already claiming it will set a trend.

Arrogance is the beginning of destruction; to destroy someone, first make them arrogant! Qi Yuan and the Warner team may be unable to extricate themselves from the constant calls of "King of Pop," and have gradually lost themselves.

Nicholas Tse's fans came out to criticize Qi Yuan.

Don't underestimate this kid just because he's not as good as Qi Yuan in music. Yinghuang is a master at packaging him; he has a huge fan base and is very popular.

Since last year, Nicholas Tse has been clashing with Qi Yuan, and the online feud between their fans has never stopped.

Because Nicholas Tse has been suppressed by Qi Yuan for a long time, his fans have also been suppressed and have long harbored resentment towards Qi Yuan.

They've all mobilized now, just to cheer on their idol by having three people criticize Qi Yuan!

[Leading hip-hop? What a load of bragging! Someone praises your creativity, and you take it all at face value. Do you really think you can succeed at everything you do? I wish you a quick and successful downfall!]

[So what if you got a Golden Horse Best Actor nomination? What's there to brag about? Our Brother Feng also got a Golden Horse Best Actor nomination, and he acted much better than you.]

That's right, Nicholas Tse received a Golden Horse Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in "Half a Cigarette," and once again stood opposite Qi Yuan, competing against him on the same stage.

[What R&B and hip-hop? Can you even play rock? Rock is the coolest!]

……

A fierce battle broke out between Nicholas Tse's fans and Qi Yuan's fans.

Qi Yuan himself did not pay attention to such opinions.

Qi Yuan remained silent, but quietly appeared on Wu Zhongxian's variety show "Variety Flagship" and once again showcased his culinary skills, making Kung Pao Chicken for the audience.

Qi Yuan's reputation for enjoying cooking on TV shows gradually spread.

Qi Yuan's fans have privately given him the nickname "Chef Qi," which is currently only circulating within the fan community.

Wu Zhongxian has always been very grateful to Qi Yuan.

If it weren't for Qi Yuan, he still wouldn't have made up his mind to help Jay Chou release an album.

It could be said that Qi Yuan helped him discover Zhou Jielun as a cash cow, and also made Alfa, this small workshop, well-known to people.

On the show, Wu Zhongxian took good care of Qi Yuan and sometimes cooperated with Qi Yuan.

For example, Wu Zhongxian asked, "You got a Golden Horse Best Actor nomination for your first film. Do you know how many people are envious of you?"

Qi Yuan said solemnly, "Then let me tell you a sad story. I don't know if I can win the award. Even if I do, I can't become the youngest Golden Horse Best Actor because there is a 20-year-old Golden Horse Best Actor ahead of me. I'm too old, I'm already 21. Will you feel better if I say this?"

"It's really good... Hmm?!!"

Wu Zhongxian reacted quickly, making a face as if he wanted to punch Qi Yuan, creating a funny moment.

"I heard that you not only act, but also direct. The famous director Chen Kaige is going to personally teach you how to make movies. You must be very happy to be able to learn from such a great director."

Qi Yuan had a sudden inspiration and said, "Actually, Mr. Chen said he wanted to teach me how to be a director, and I'm conflicted. If I learn, it will take a lot of time and energy. But if I don't learn, Mr. Chen is still quite good."

This show is so entertaining, even Wu Zhongxian, a seasoned veteran, couldn't keep up. Damn, you truly are the king of cool!

Afterwards, Qi Yuan appeared on Fei Yuqing's show "Fei Yuqing Time" to promote his new album.

Fei Yu-ching's hosting style is completely different from Wu Chung-hsien's.

Fei Yu-ching is easygoing and humorous, and his driving skills are top-notch. He was later jokingly called the "King of Dirty Drama".

He often tells suggestive jokes on the show to tease the guests, making them blush.

However, Fei Yuqing was quite polite in front of Qi Yuan, and his jokes were generally to a minimum, after all, Qi Yuan was a big star.

After recording the show, Fei Yu-ching asked Chi Yuan to collaborate on a song, suggesting that Chi Yuan could work with him on Chinese-style songs like "Dong Feng Po," as he really liked this style of song.

Qi Yuan immediately thought of a song called "A Thousand Miles Away".

Last time, Fang Wenshan said he wanted to collaborate with him again. He would compose a song and Fang Wenshan would write the lyrics.

However, Qi Yuan did not agree to Fei Yuqing's request on the spot, but only said that she would definitely do so if she had the chance.

……

Qi Yuan appeared on several variety shows and was interviewed by several magazines and newspapers, so the publicity was almost done.

On December 10th, Qi Yuan's three new songs officially entered the radio charts in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Countless fans and musicians in the industry are eagerly awaiting it.

Even the haters are listening to Qi Yuan's new song. They wish that Qi Yuan's innovation would fail so that their idol could climb to the top by stepping on Qi Yuan.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the next song we are going to present to you is 'Happy Worship', the latest masterpiece by Mandopop king Qi Yuan."

After people heard this on the radio, they remained silent for about ten seconds.

People in different regions listen to different radio stations, but that's not important.

A top-tier singer like Qi Yuan can have his new songs reach nationwide audiences.

His new songs can be heard on music radio stations in every province and city. Radio stations are also willing to promote Qi Yuan's songs. Qi Yuan's songs have a high play rate, and song requests are one of the important sources of income for music radio stations.

Just like television stations, music radio stations like to broadcast TV dramas starring popular celebrities.

A dozen seconds later, a dynamic intro combining electronic synthesizers and drum beats began.

The strong rhythm immediately grabs the listener's attention, creating an atmosphere of eager anticipation and celebration, which perfectly matches the theme of the song, "Happy Worship," which is definitely meant to be fun and exciting.

"One, two, three, four, those who have forgotten their names, please follow me..."

The audience noticed that there was a female voice singing along to the verses.

Every time Qi Yuan sang a line or two, everyone could hear a 'yeah~~~' or 'whoosh~~~'.

This female voice is so special; it plays a crucial role in this song, always standing out and complementing Qi Yuan's voice perfectly.

As the verse ends and the rap begins, listeners unconsciously nod or tap their feet to the rhythm. Qi Yuan's rap is clear and articulate, and he handles both fast-paced, dense rhymes and slow-paced emotional expressions with ease.

Zhang Shaohan's powerful voice occasionally interjects with Qi Yuan's rap.

The listeners who were listening to the song were thrilled.

This is what rap should be, this is what real Chinese hip-hop should be, it's so damn cool.

(End of this chapter)