HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 388 [388] National Newspaper Coverage! The Domestic Kings, Deeply Stimulated!

"Qi Yuan, do you think it will be difficult for you to make it in the American music scene?"

Is the love triangle between you, Shakira, and Anne Hathaway real? Which one of them would you choose?

"Do you have any successful experiences to share with singers in China? After seeing your success in the US, many singers in China are eager to try going abroad."

"Qi Yuan, Jackie Chan publicly said at the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony that he wished his son was even a tenth as big as you. What do you think? Also, Jackie Chan accepted the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor on your behalf."

……

Qi Yuan and his team emerged from the airport terminal, where they were surrounded by hundreds of reporters and fans.

Qi Yuan had not appeared in China for more than two months. This time, he returned home with a lot of honors, and almost all the major media outlets in the country sent people to pick him up at the airport, ready to get the first-hand news.

Qi Yuan answered reporters' questions as he walked.

"Things in Europe and America are going well. As you know, my first English single sold over four million copies worldwide, and my first English EP has sold over seven and a half million copies as of today. As for the album, the first month's sales figures haven't come out yet, but I estimate it won't sell more than ten million copies, which is alright."

Reporter: "Fuck!"

The familiar feeling is back; when it comes to showing off, you're the one to watch.

You think less than ten million copies a month is okay? Do you know that in the current Chinese music scene, including mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, only a handful of artists can sell two million official copies a year? And your English album is earning US dollars!

In fact, what Qi Yuan said was true. In the era of record sales in the European and American music scene, it was normal for the first month's sales to account for 30% to 50% of the total sales in a cycle.

If the promotion is effective and there is a large fan base, it is possible to exceed 50% in the first month.

For someone like Qi Yuan, whose fan base in Europe and America isn't that large, 30% to 45% would be about right, which would amount to several million copies, wouldn't it?
"Shakira and Anne Hathaway are good friends with me, please don't spread rumors!"

"As for experience, I personally don't have much experience. Please refer to my first answer."

"To be honest, I only found out I won the Best Actor award after I got off the plane. Thank you for helping me receive the award. Please keep the trophy safe for me."

Qi Yuan was telling the truth; he never expected to win the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.

As a result, this year's Hong Kong Film Awards surprisingly produced a tie for Best Actor, awarding it to him and Leung Ka-fai. With two Best Actor winners for the same film, no one would accuse them of sharing the spoils.

Somewhat unexpected, but not too exaggerated, "Infernal Affairs" was hailed as the savior of Hong Kong cinema last year.

While "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "In the Mood for Love" were strong contenders for awards abroad, they couldn't compare to "Infernal Affairs" in Hong Kong.

The fact that it boosts confidence in the film market alone is enough to make these two films pale in comparison.

Even the Golden Horse Awards have given Infernal Affairs several major awards. If the Hong Kong Film Awards don't give Infernal Affairs an award, the people of Hong Kong can criticize the Hong Kong Film Awards to the point of being devastated.

To be honest, being a judge at this year's Hong Kong Film Awards was really tough. All three films were excellent, it was so difficult.

The judges finally reached a consensus after a long discussion.

Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor go to "Infernal Affairs".

Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Art Direction go to "In the Mood for Love".

Best Cinematography, Best Action Choreography, Best Original Film Score, and Best Original Film Song are awarded to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

The remaining awards were given to other films.

In addition, the winner of the Best Original Film Song was "Moonlight Lover" by Qi Yuan, beating Dr. Chen's "The Night Will Never Come Again" and Ren Xianqi's "One Wave at a Time".

The Best New Actor award was quite interesting; it went to Qin Hailu, Zhang Tong's old classmate. Wang Lihong's "Thunder Cop" and Chen Guanxi's "Gen-X Cops 2" were both defeated.

The 96 class of the Central Academy of Drama really had something special.

Back at Starry Sky Entertainment, Qi Yuan saw the news reports about the Hong Kong Film Awards and also read what Jackie Chan said when he accepted the award on his behalf. Jackie Chan gave him a lot of face, even sounding a bit like Qi Yuan praising him.

Holding the Best Actor trophy, Jackie Chan sighed, "Best Actor... I wish my son could win this award. Look at Ah-Yuan, his singing has gone international, he's so successful in America, he dominated that most authoritative Billboard chart, and he won Best Actor for a movie. If my son were half... even a tenth as good as Ah-Yuan."

Jackie Chan was at the peak of his career in Hollywood, earning $1500 million in salary plus box office revenue sharing. His influence in Hong Kong and even across the country was enormous.

His praise of Qi Yuan made Qi Yuan the headline of entertainment news in Hong Kong and even China.

[Cheng Long: Having a son should be as I wish!]

Some media outlets also reported that when Jackie Chan returned home with Qi Yuan's Best Actor award and saw his son, he got angry and kicked the prince away.

Hong Kong media headline: "Jackie Chan beats up his son, sending him flying five meters into the air; the trigger was actually Qi Yuan."

On May 2nd, the second day after Qi Yuan returned to China, the news media went even further!

[Qi Yuan: Is it really that hard to break into the US market? I can easily sell millions of copies!]

Selling less than ten million copies a month is still not bad!

A pioneer of Asian pop music, and the Asian singer with the highest achievements in the world music scene!

……

Almost all media outlets across the country, both official and unofficial, were reporting on the prayers and wishes.

CCTV reporter Sa Beining felt like his world had collapsed.

Since hosting the premiere of "Bouquet," he suffered internal injuries. After returning, he absorbed Qi Yuan's pretentious skills and carefully designed a pretentious script for himself.

He plans that when he achieves success in the future, he will show off in front of people and say that Peking University is not bad.

As a result, Qi Yuan said that less than ten million copies a month is not bad.

Compared to Qi Yuan, his Peking University seems really not that great.

Jay Chou, Tao Ze, Wang Lihong, Nicholas Tse, Wang Fei, Amy Chang... all the superstars were provoked by Qi Yuan.

Is this the treatment one receives for successfully making it in America? Newspapers across the country are filled with Qi Yuan's story.

Many people have been tempted to venture out and explore the world. Qi Yuan's achievements are too dazzling. How many people in the Chinese music scene do not aspire to be like Qi Yuan?
Especially Tao Ze and Wang Lihong, one of them studied and worked as a policeman in the United States, and the other grew up in the United States.

Logically speaking, they should have an advantage over Qi Yuan. For them, English is probably their first language, and Chinese is their second language.

Many of their songs were first written in English and then translated into Chinese.

If someone whose native language is Chinese and who had never lived in the US before releasing an EP can succeed, why can't they give it a try?

If they succeed, they will be just like Qi Yuan, with a status that surpasses all the top stars in Asia. Just thinking about it is exciting.

……

alpha.

Equally provoked, Chou Chieh-lun approached her partner Fang Wen-shan and excitedly asked, "Wen-shan, do you think I can be as successful as A-Yuan when I release my English major?"

Fang Wenshan: "..."

With your awful English, you dare say you want to major in English? You'd be better off skipping a couple of bubble teas.

(End of this chapter)