HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 400 [400] Even Qi Yuan himself couldn't find a reason why the album wasn't selling well.

Qin Lan's crying scenes are excellent.

Even the poor Yao praised her, saying that each of her tears was like a star in the sky.

Many viewers softened upon seeing Zhihua shed tears, feeling that everything Zhihua did was due to her own hardships.

In the music video for "Those Years", Qi Yuan plans to let Qin Lan make the most of her strengths.

At this time, Qin Lan was still a young girl, and she cherished this opportunity immensely.

She knew that if she played this role well, she might be able to be like Fan Xiaopang in "Fairy Tale," with her music video being played on a loop on various TV stations, making her face remembered by audiences across the country.

When filming officially began, Qin Lan, who is not from a professional acting background, had an impeccable attitude.

The storyline of this music video was inspired by the later film of the same name.

The plot is very simple: the male protagonist, who is a poor student, and the female protagonist go from strangers to getting to know each other and falling in love, but eventually break up due to practical reasons.

This music video is also seven or eight minutes long, and includes some storyline and dialogue.

Now that Qi Yuan is a global superstar, Warner Music has never set a budget limit for Qi Yuan's music videos.

Let alone a seven or eight-minute music video, even if Qi Yuan filmed a 90-minute music video, Warner Music wouldn't have any objections.

Because Qi Yuan spent the money, he could earn even more money back.

Most of the scenes in this music video don't require much acting skill; the high-颜值 (good looks) combination of Qi Yuan and Qin Lan together is enough to make listeners smile and feel sweet.

The real challenge was Qin Lan's crying scene.

At first, Qi Yuan was a little worried, after all, Qin Lan was a newcomer and might not be able to perform at the level she would have in two years.

But Qin Lan then showed Qi Yuan through her actions that she was a ruthless person.

To make her crying scenes more natural, she used chili peppers to stimulate her tear ducts, and then slowly built up her emotions so that the tears would flow naturally.

The final result was fantastic.

Qi Yuan and Qin Lan had a heated argument in the rain, which ultimately led to their breakup.

Here, I wish to change the heavy rain to a drizzle.

The weather was kind to us; it drizzled a little on the day we were filming this scene.

After arguing with Qin Lan, Qi Yuan turned and left without looking back.

Qin Lan then put on a show, her emotions shifting from disappointment to heartbreak and collapse. Her nose began to turn slightly red, and glistening tears slid down her face, making her cry a heartbreaking sight.

Moreover, Qin Lan has a special ability: when she cries, she can express her sadness while maintaining the beauty of her face.

It's quite difficult to achieve this; if you overdo it, the beauty of the crying scene is lost, and if you underdo it, the emotional impact of the crying scene is insufficient.

It can only be said that someone who can earn such high praise from director Qiong Yao for their crying scenes must have some real talent.

This is also why Qi Yuan changed the heavy rain to a drizzle. A drizzle would allow the audience to clearly see Qin Lan's tears, making the scene even more poignant.

Qin Lan's performance has exceeded Qi Yuan's expectations. He believes that the tear-jerking effect of this music video will not be much less than that of "Fairy Tale".

"Fairy Tale" is a bombshell tearjerker; it's very simple and direct, and can make you cry instantly.

"You Are the Apple of My Eye" tells a story of regret in a gentle and detailed way, and its impact is quite strong.

To reward Qin Lan, Qi Yuan arranged for her to receive a slightly higher salary.

Then something interesting happened: Qin Lan offered to treat Qi Yuan to dinner, saying it was to thank him for choosing her, a newcomer, as the female lead in his music video.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I still need to discuss with the assistant director how to shoot the next music video."

Qi Yuan didn't even put down the script in his hand, and politely declined Qin Lan's offer in a calm tone.

Qin Lan's eyes flashed with surprise and disappointment: "!?!"

She took the initiative to ask Qi Yuan out, but was rejected?

This was the first time she had lost confidence in her own beauty.

Qi Yuan's reason for rejecting Qin Lan was simple: he genuinely didn't have time. After spending a few days together, he had gained some understanding of Qin Lan's personality.

This girl is obsessed with love and wants to have a serious relationship. When she invited Qi Yuan to dinner for the first time, she really just wanted to have a meal with him.

Qi Yuan still has more than a dozen music videos to film, so he doesn't have time to go out for meals or shopping with her.

Besides, he knew that once Qin Lan made something of herself in the future, he and Qin Lan would have a chance to meet again.

There's no need to rush this meal.

Qin Lan stood there stunned for several minutes before she came to her senses, her competitive spirit ignited.

During the few days they filmed together, she discovered that Qi Yuan was completely different from the Qi Yuan she usually saw in the news. She offered to treat Qi Yuan to a meal, hoping to learn more about him, but was surprisingly rejected.

She vowed that one day, she would make Qi Yuan unable to refuse her.

……

The day after Qin Lan left, Jia Jingwen joined the crew to film "Back to Back Hug".

Gao Yuanyuan had long heard that all the female leads in Qi Yuan's music video were beauties, and today she finally made time to come and see for herself.

She had originally come to be wary of vixens, but the moment she saw Jia Jingwen, she found this girl from Taiwan inexplicably pleasing to the eye.

The two chatted for a while and grew to like each other even more.

Because their debut experiences are very similar, both of them were discovered by talent scouts on the street because of their good looks and started shooting commercials.

Both are Libras, look somewhat alike, both have a mole on their ears, and get along well...

The two exchanged contact information.

Gao Yuanyuan felt a deep connection with Jia Jingwen, especially after being betrayed by her unreliable friend, Fan Xiaopang.

She thought to herself that if the person she had met back then was Jia Jingwen, Jia Jingwen would definitely not have betrayed her and cheated on her.

During the filming of this music video, Gao Yuanyuan stayed on set the whole time and chatted with Jia Jingwen whenever she had free time. The two had endless topics to talk about.

Originally, this music video included a kissing scene, but Qi Yuan cut it and changed it to a scene where their faces were close together, which was then blurred in post-production, allowing the audience to imagine the kissing scene themselves. In the actual filming, they did not kiss.

Jia Jingwen had read the original script, and she thought that it wouldn't matter if there were kissing scenes.

But Qi Yuan was the music video director, and he had already changed the kissing scenes, so she felt embarrassed to ask him to add them back.

……

In the coming days, Chen Hao, Dong Xuan, and Liu Tao will come to film music videos one after another.

Chen Hao appeared in "Cultivating Love" and portrayed a deeply moving love story with Qi Yuan.

Dong Xuan stars in "Special Person".

Liu Tao is in "Cheers". She looks like a virtuous wife and loving mother. It's a pity that she wasn't cast as Qi Yuan's wife.

The music video for "Cheers" tells the story of a person's life, from birth to death.

In the middle of the music video, Qi Yuan has his own child, and he invites Da Tian Tian to make a cameo appearance as his daughter.

The teenage girl, Da Tiantian, brought a blond-haired guy home and parked his modified motorcycle downstairs at Qi Yuan's house.

This plot is a major highlight, serving as a warning to fans with daughters to be wary of blond-haired men.

As the director of the music video, Qi Yuan couldn't help but praise the female lead of this album for her stunning looks.

The individual female lead's looks may not be as good as Fan Xiaopang and Gao Yuanyuan's in the past.

In terms of overall visual appeal, it surpasses all previous albums.

The entire album contains no filler songs; it features hit songs like "Blue Lotus," "Stubborn," and "Blue and White Porcelain," as well as a beautiful female lead in the music video.

He himself couldn't find a reason why the album wasn't selling well.

(End of this chapter)