HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 318 [318] A renowned mainland commercial director, would he lose to a singer like you?
On November 8, Qi Yuan held a concert for 11 people in Tokyo, which was his first concert in Japan.

The news, when it reached China, thrilled countless Chinese people and boosted the morale of mainland musicians.

At the beginning of the century, the moon seemed brighter abroad than it did at home.

Domestic singers, invited to participate in a small event abroad, dare to release press releases upon their return, boasting that they have become famous internationally.

Qi Yuan's decision to hold a concert for 10,000 people in Japan would undoubtedly have caused a sensation among the Chinese people.

According to Japanese media reports, several Japanese girls fainted from excitement when they saw their idols at a concert. Fortunately, they were taken to the hospital in time and their lives were not in danger.

It is not uncommon for fans to faint at concerts.

In hot, stuffy, and crowded environments, people breathe faster and expel excessive carbon dioxide, which may lead to respiratory alkalosis.

Prolonged periods of excitement can cause fatigue, dizziness, or even fainting in people with low blood sugar.

Anyway, there have been quite a few cases of fans fainting during large concerts.

However, when the news reached mainland China, the tone changed drastically, with Hong Kong media revealing the story.

[Qi Yuan stood still and exerted himself for three hours, and the young Japanese girl could not withstand it and was sent to the hospital for treatment.]

Apart from Hong Kong media, most media outlets are legitimate.

On mainland Chinese forums such as Tianya, Mop, and SMTH, netizens joined the discussion.

"Holy crap! This breaks the record for the number of Chinese singers performing at concerts in Japan. Qi Yuan is amazing!"

"Besides Teresa Teng, Qi Yuan is probably the most successful one to enter the Japanese market, right?"

"Qi Yuan is still young. Music critics have said that Qi Yuan still has ten years of peak creative period ahead of him, and he is far from reaching his peak."

Before netizens could even finish their discussion, another bombshell announcement came.

Warner Music simultaneously released a report card on the progress of Qi Yuan's first English single in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Sales in Asia were approximately 1.8 million copies, while sales in Europe and the United States were approximately 1.7 million copies.

This news caused an immediate uproar in China!

The number of news articles about Qi Yuan has surged rapidly.

Singers like Princess Consort, Richie Jen, and Elva Hsiao, who have just released albums and are currently busy promoting them, are all exhausted.

No matter how hard they tried, Qi Yuan dominated the top spots in the entertainment headlines.

Six or seven out of ten media outlets across the country are reporting that Qi Yuan sold 1.7 million copies in the European and American markets.

"Can someone who understands this explain why Qi Yuan's single selling 1.7 million copies in Europe and America caused such a sensation? Didn't Qi Yuan's third album sell 8 million copies? 8 million in China can't compare to 1.7 million overseas?"

"It's really different, let me explain. Qi Yuan's single is priced at three dollars in the US, and there's also a five-dollar VCD. We don't have VCD sales data, so let's use the cheapest price of three dollars."

The result was that the single earned $5.1 million in Europe and America, equivalent to 41.82 million RMB.

"Damn! Is being a singer this lucrative? Earning over 40 million from a single song? This single has only been out for a short time! Even robbery doesn't make money this fast!"

"Wrong, it's definitely faster than robbing money. Let me correct you again, it's that the region outside Asia earned more than 40 million, and the Asian region also sold 1.8 million copies. In other words, this single sold 50 to 60 million."

"Damn it! I've been working myself to the bone for a month and only make five or six hundred, while Qi Yuan sells a song for fifty or sixty million?"

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More and more media outlets and netizens joined the discussion, and people were talking about how much money Qi Yuan would get.

Some media outlets have educated ordinary people in mainland China about the prestige of Billboard charts, mentioning that Free Loop only reached number 69 at its peak and recently dropped to number 71.

Mainland netizens and onlookers were stunned once again. 71st place is already that impressive; how much money would someone make to reach first place? ...

Huayi.

When Feng Xiaogang saw on his computer that Qi Yuan's English single had sold for 50 to 60 million yuan, he was greatly shocked and fell into a state of existential doubt.

In 1997, he did not go to Southeast Asia to fight in freestyle fighting, nor did he encounter the heavy hitter Lei Long.

That year, he filmed "The Dream Factory," which became the first Lunar New Year film in mainland China and grossed 3601 million yuan at the box office.

In 1998, he went to great lengths to start filming in Los Angeles, USA, and spent four months making "Be There or Be Square," which grossed 4300 million yuan and became the highest-grossing film in mainland China last year.

Based on the success of these films, he gradually became known by the media as the director who is best at making commercial films in mainland China.

Damn it, Qi Yuan wrote an English song, spent a few days shooting a seven or eight-minute music video, and the sales figures far surpassed his Lunar New Year film. Who can he complain to?
Isn't it said that directors are the big shots at the top of the entertainment industry's food chain? Why does he feel that Qi Yuan, this singer, is more powerful than him, the director?

office.

The brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei were equally astonished!

Does Qi Yuan, that jerk, have to be so outrageous?
That's outrageous! How can they make so much money?
Seeing Qi Yuan make so much money is more painful for them than seeing themselves lose money.

Wang Zhonglei inquired and found out that Qi Yuan's record revenue share at Warner Music was approximately 33%.

After deducting costs for promotion, production, and discounts for record stores, Qi Yuan actually receives about 10% to 25% of each record sold.

They took a middle value, calculating it as 17.5%.

17.5% of 60 million, that's 10.5 million RMB!

A single song, released in just over a month, earned Qi Yuan tens of millions of yuan, almost equivalent to the earnings from one of Feng Xiaogang's movies.

What's most outrageous is that Qi Yuan's single is still on sale, and its final revenue will definitely be higher than 1050 million.

"This little brat is making so much money, isn't he afraid of bloating himself? One English single is already so amazing, I heard he's about to release an English EP, that stuff sells for even more."

Wang Zhonglei was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder.

Qi Yuan's individual revenue is already easily surpassing that of the entire Huayi Group.

When it comes to making money, these two veterans from the Beijing entertainment circle, who had started earlier, were completely outmatched by Qi Yuan.

"There's no comparison. They're making money off foreigners, in pounds, dollars, Canadian dollars, and francs..."

Wang Zhongjun was also filled with envy.

If Qi Yuan were an American, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he would receive one or two million US dollars.

Americans earn and spend dollars. After spending a million or two on a nice house and a nice car, they might not have much money left.

Qi Yuan is Chinese; the amount of US dollars he brings back to China after converting them to RMB is quite staggering.

Qi Yuan earned enough from a single English single to buy more than a dozen apartments of over 100 square meters each in Beijing.

"I really want to beat this kid up."

Wang Zhonglei, as if suffering from a severe illness, smashed the mouse.

Wang Zhongjun glared at him and scolded, "How many times have I told you? You need to be patient when doing important things."

Wang Zhongjun glanced at the computer screen, then touched the mouse pad. Where was his mouse?

Damn, this kid is so damn annoying!

(End of this chapter)