HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 401 [401] The capital city invites Qi Yuan to hold a concert, and the ticket price is outrageous!

Time enters June.

On the 13th of this month, a momentous event occurred that brought joy to the entire nation.

That evening, the 112th IOC Session was held in Moscow, where incumbent President Samaranch announced in a calm tone that Beijing had won the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games.

The Chinese people at the scene were moved to tears.

When the news reached Tiananmen Square across the country, people cheered and rejoiced. The whole country was filled with jubilation.

For China, this is absolutely exciting news and a historic moment.

The promotional video for the Olympic bid, a collaboration between Qi Yuan and Chen Kaige, also contributed to the effort.

On July 14th, Chen Kaige was in Hubei Province overseeing the construction of his Chibi Film and Television City.

As is widely known, making movies is just a side job for Chen Kaige; city construction is his main profession.

His movies may not necessarily make money, but the film studio will definitely not lose money.

It is precisely because Chen Kaige has the attribute of always making money from building cities that he does not need to spend money on film production when building cities. Local officials and wealthy businessmen bring money to invest in building film and television cities.

Most of the 400 million yuan invested in "Red Cliff" was used for production.

Therefore, this 400 million is indeed more effective than Wu Baige's 600 million investment in her previous life.

On this day, Chen Kaige changed into a flashy black suit and wore sunglasses.

Dozens of reporters surrounded him, asking him how he felt upon learning of Beijing's successful bid to host the Olympics, as one of the directors of the promotional video.

After a moment of gathering his emotions, Chen Kaige excitedly recited a poem on the spot: "Suddenly news came from beyond the sword gate that Jibei had been recovered. At first hearing, tears filled my clothes. But when I looked at my wife and children, where was their sorrow? I rolled up my books and was overjoyed."

You know what, this poem is quite fitting for the occasion.

The reporter and some staff members around applauded.

Chen Kaige continued, "That promotional video was very successful, and I certainly contributed some of the credit. However, I think most of the credit goes to A-Yuan; his promotional song was fantastic..."

He caught Qi Yuan and started praising her enthusiastically!
He was overjoyed, finally given the opportunity to recite poetry in front of the entire nation.

The promotional song for his promotional video definitely deserves the most credit.

This promotional video was well-received by foreigners overseas, and the promotional song played a significant role in its success.

Afterwards, Chen Kaige's reading of "Hearing of the Recovery of Henan and Hebei by the Government Army" was published in the newspaper, which made Chen Kaige feel even more relieved.

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Beijing.

Qi Yuan couldn't help but sigh when he saw the news of Chen Kaige reciting poetry online, "This time, I've really been fooled by Chen Kaige."

As the director of the most popular Olympic bid promotional video among global audiences, he composed a poem to express his feelings upon learning of his country's successful bid for the Olympics.

Although it's a bit cringeworthy, it's very fitting and doesn't break the immersion at all.

On the contrary, this fits Chen Kaige's public persona perfectly.

In his early years, he failed to get into the Chinese Literature Department of Peking University and could only go to the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy.

He also participated in various poetry events, which made his poetry recitation seem more reasonable to everyone.

Furthermore, after the successful bid for the Olympics, the international reputation of Beijing skyrocketed.

In addition, there was the influence of Zhang Yingmou and Chen Kaige's promotional videos for the Olympic bid.

Furthermore, Qi Yuan's EP and English major sold very well globally.

Qi Yuan's "rich woman killer" trait has begun to work on foreigners.

Multiple factors combined have led to a surge in the number of foreign tourists visiting China in recent months.

Tourism bureaus in cities like Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou are beaming with joy.

These foreigners aren't necessarily all wealthy, but they earn money in US dollars, British pounds, and euros, which they exchange back in China, instantly multiplying eight or tenfold. Their shopping sprees bring considerable tourism revenue to major cities.

According to data from the National Tourism Administration, the number of foreign tourists in June this year surged by 330% compared to June last year.

A mainland media outlet also conducted a brief interview survey of foreign tourists, asking them what their impressions of China were before coming to China and which famous Chinese figures they knew.

Most foreigners can rattle off a few names off the top of their heads.

'Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Kris Qi. '

Some foreigners talk about Bruce Lee, and they think that Bruce Lee was also Chinese.

However, foreigners from the United States all know that Bruce Lee was an American.

In short, the names of Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, and Qi Yuan appear most frequently in the media.

Zhou Ruifa, who had just returned to Hong Kong from the United States, was furious.

When asked a hundred foreigners, Jackie Chan's name was mentioned more than ninety times, while Qi Yuan and Li Lianjie's names were mentioned seventy or eighty times. Surprisingly, none of the foreign tourists mentioned his name, which made him break down.

"Damn it! Do these foreigners even know anything? Can't they have any common sense?!"

He admits he's not as good as Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie. He spent a few years in Hollywood, so why should he be surpassed by Qi Yuan, who only entered the European and American markets at the end of last year?

Because of this incident, Zhou Ruifa's impression of Qi Yuan worsened even further.

But nobody cares whether he's happy or not; if he's unhappy, he can only keep it to himself.

……

Zhang Hao rushed to the music video shooting location to find Qi Yuan.

After filming "Blue Lotus," all the music videos for the fifth Chinese major were completed.

"Ah Yuan, the Beijing Tourism Bureau has invited you to hold a concert at the Workers' Stadium. Recently, a large number of foreign tourists have come to China because of the successful bid for the Olympics, the promotional videos, and you."

You know how foreign media usually treat us. Many foreigners' impressions of China are stuck in the 1970s and 80s, or even the Qing Dynasty.

Holding a concert can make foreigners have a more lasting impression of their trip to China.

After they returned home, they spread the word, influencing those around them to change their views on China.

Zhang Hao smiled and spoke for a long time.

To put it bluntly, this concert can be understood as a form of external publicity, which also proves that Qi Yuan is gradually becoming a representative of the outside world.

His mainland Chinese origins are a particular advantage, and he deserves to be heavily promoted.

Jackie Chan is impeccable when it comes to matters of principle; he always stands on this side. But no matter what, he was born in Hong Kong.

If there's no other choice, I can only use Cheng Long; if there were a choice, I would definitely use the mainland version.

As for Li Lianjie, he is already an American citizen.

Zhang Hao also mentioned that the venue rental fee for the Workers' Stadium could be waived.

Don't underestimate this point. The rental fees for top-tier large stadiums like the Workers' Stadium are very expensive, with a single game rental fee reaching millions of yuan.

This is also why many singers dare not hold concerts in large stadiums; without an audience, they will suffer huge losses!
With an official invitation, waived venue rental fees, and all the green lights on, Qi Yuan naturally wouldn't refuse.

For him, making money is no longer the most important thing in concerts like this that have a promotional aspect.

The fact that "Meteor Garden" failed to pass censorship shows that the more "famous" his background is, the better it is for his development both domestically and internationally.

Warner Music has long hoped that Qi Yuan would hold a new concert.

Look at Jay Chou, she's held over a dozen concerts since the second half of last year. And look at you, you've only held two concerts in Guangzhou this year.

Qi Yuan glanced at the concert ticket pricing documents and gasped in shock.

Damn it! Zhou Jianhui and the Warner executives are absolutely insane, treating foreigners like easy prey, aren't they?

(End of this chapter)