HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 427 [427] Media: Qi Yuan is back, our God of Wealth is here again.
“Where is the world full of flowers? If it really exists, I will definitely go there.”

The passionate melody, the rousing guitar, the rhythmic drumbeats, the inspirational lyrics, and Qi Yuan's unique vocal style combine to create a beautiful musical tapestry.

Wang Feng often listened to Qi Yuan's songs, and sometimes he really envied Qi Yuan.

He remembers clearly that Qi Yuan's voice wasn't as captivating in his debut album in 97, and his singing skills were far inferior to what they are now.

Qi hopes that with each new album he releases, he can see progress in his work.

In just a few years, Qi Yuan has mastered the control of her voice to a high degree, and can use various singing techniques with ease.

Is this what genius is? Qi Yuan's practice over the past few years is many times better than his ten years of hard work.

Wang Feng also discovered that Qi Yuan had extremely high singing intelligence. Many singers with strong singing skills fall into a strange cycle, liking to show off their singing skills.

I feel like I can't help but feel uncomfortable if I don't show off, or that all my training would be for nothing if I don't flaunt it.

This can easily lead to a problem: a greasy singing style. Most singers with a greasy singing style are actually good singers.

Using too many techniques, and letting techniques outweigh emotions, will give people a greasy feeling.

Qi Yuan's thinking is very clear, and her techniques always serve her emotions, resulting in a fantastic listening experience.

"Keep running, with the pride of a child. How can you see the brilliance of life if you don't persevere to the end?"

As the song enters its climax, Qi Yuan's high notes become even more moving, with each note telling the story of the hardships and joys of pursuing dreams.

This incredibly inspiring and energetic rock song resonates deeply with listeners.

This is Wang Feng's opinion.

After a while, he heard another rock song by Qi Yuan, "Blue Lotus".

The song's rhythm is also pop-oriented, and it incorporates the gentleness of folk music, so it can be understood as a musical form that lies between rock and folk.

This is another great pop-rock song, serene yet powerful, with a strong rhythm that is also gentle. Coupled with Qi Yuan's delicate emotional expression, it makes people involuntarily immerse themselves in it.

After listening to these two songs, Wang Feng was extremely excited.

Qi Yuan and he had the same idea. This was the commercialized form of rock that he was struggling to find, and Qi Yuan had already surpassed him with his first move.

Wang Feng admired Qi Yuan's talent and courage.

His song "Fireworks" has been criticized by the rock community for deviating from the pure rock spirit of the band's early days. It is said that he completely betrayed his original intentions in order to cater to the masses, and some people even called him a traitor to the rock community.

Qi Yuan has taken commercial rock to an even higher level than him, so Qi Yuan must be criticized even more harshly.

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What is happening is exactly as Wang Feng predicted.

The lead singer of an underground rock band in Beijing directly criticized Qi Yuan.

"If music like 'Chasing Dreams with a Pure Heart' and 'Blue Lotus' can be called rock, then it will be a tragedy in the history of Chinese rock."

I hope that our world-renowned superstar will not tarnish the pure land of rock and roll. You are good at R&B, hip-hop, and Chinese style, which are your strengths.

Your rock music doesn't even deserve to be called rock; at best, it's pseudo-rock with an 'inspirational song' core.

Many people in the rock music scene have condemned Qi Yuan, with some even saying that he is just chasing fame and fortune under the guise of rock music.

However, these people in the rock scene quickly broke down their defenses.

Because these two songs appeared on the radio for only one day and immediately jumped into the top five of the request charts on multiple music radio stations.

Why is it in the top five? Because Qi Yuan has two other songs that are also charting: "Young and Promising" and "Rain on Qingming Festival".

On Beijing's music radio stations, "Blue Lotus" dethroned Wang Lihong's "The Only One" in just one day, topping the request charts. Nearly a year and a half later, Qi Yuan once again declared his absolute dominance as the number one king of pop music after a hiatus.

When he releases a new song, everyone has to make way for him; this applies to Jay Chou and Wang Lihong alike.

Wang Lihong, who was in mainland China participating in Wahaha's promotional activities, learned that his songs "The Only One" and "Loving You Is Loving Myself" had been overshadowed by Qi Yuan on several radio stations, and his feelings were as complicated as a stormy sea.

Holy crap! Is this some kind of outrageous nonsense?

He struggled for over a month to finally reach the top of the radio charts, but before he could even settle in, Qi Yuan completely overthrew him.

"Lihong, calm down. Right now, no one in the entire Chinese music scene can rival Qi Yuan. Losing to him is not shameful."

According to data provided by Sony in Japan, your posters and photos are selling well in Japan, and you are currently the person with the best chance of replicating Qi Yuan's successful path.

The company plans to help you release your first Japanese album in Japan next year. Your song "The Only One" was a huge hit in China, and a Japanese version would definitely have a market in Japan.

With the reassurance of his agent, Wang Lihong's sense of defeat gradually dissipated.

If he doesn't expand into overseas markets, no one in the Chinese music scene can rival Qi Yuan, not even Luo Dayou or Deng Lijun.

Taiwanese media are hyping up how he and Chou Chieh-lun are rapidly closing the gap on Qi Yuan, and that's true. They've gone from 10000 meters to 9998 meters, and the distance has indeed narrowed, but is there really a difference? They still can't even see Qi Yuan's taillights.

The press releases from Taiwanese media can only fool younger fans or die-hard fans; anyone in the industry who believes them is a fool.

These rising stars all know that to truly catch up with Qi Yuan, they must go to sea.

In this area, Wang Lihong took the lead.

He is the top executive at Sony in Taiwan, and Sony Japan provides him with numerous favorable conditions.

Qi Yuan initially attracted her first wave of fans in Japan by selling photo albums and posters. Then, she conquered the Japanese market with a combination of English songs, Japanese songs, and movies. Ultimately, this success earned her strong support from Warner Music (USA), leading to her success in Europe and America.

He has now taken the first step in attracting Japanese fans, and he feels that he has an advantage over Qi Yuan in releasing an album in Japan.

Warner's influence in Japan is far less than Sony's.

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On November 8th, Qi Yuan completed his last scene in Hengdian. Surrounded by the Qin army, he walked out of the palace and was shot to death by a hail of arrows at the city gate.

Those arrow rain effects were all special effects; there were no arrows on set. Qi Yuan just needed to stand under the city gate for a few shots.

"Ah Yuan, congratulations on wrapping up filming! It'll be three months in just a few days. Your performance during this time has been outstanding."

Zhang Yingmou couldn't find any fault with him; Qi Yuan has been very dedicated these past three months, and there's nothing to criticize about either his dramatic or action scenes.

The production team arranged a sizable wrap party for Qi Yuan as she left the crew.

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Xiaoshi Airport.

Qi Yuan arrived here to catch a flight back to Beijing, where hundreds of reporters had been waiting for a long time.

During the time Qi Yuan was filming, they couldn't interview her, and the media industry became much quieter. Many entertainment newspapers and magazines didn't sell well because they missed Qi Yuan terribly.

Seeing Qi Yuan now, they felt a surge of emotion, tears welling up in their eyes.

Qi Yuan is back, and our God of Wealth is with us again.

Soon, Qi Yuan proved with his actions that their months of anticipation had not been in vain, and he still made surprising remarks!

(End of this chapter)