HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 83 [083] Qi Yuan has a new lover in a dark alley, with a muscular strongman helping him out.

"The five awards you were nominated for are Best Mandarin Male Singer, which is also known as the Golden Melody Award for Best Male Singer."

Best Newcomer Award, Best Composer Award, Best Pop Music Vocal Album Award, Best Record Producer Award.

Aside from Best Pop Vocal Album, you have a chance at the other four awards.

Zhang Hao's eyebrows danced with excitement, unable to contain his inner turmoil.

Looking at all the record companies in the entire Chinese music scene, which agent manages newcomers as well as him?

Just thinking about Zhang Hao makes my heart race. He and Qi Yuan scored a combined 81 points; they're both really strong.

Why Qi Yuan didn't win the Best Pop Music Album award.

It's not because there's any inside story behind this year's Golden Melody Awards.

It's because Zhang Yusheng, a talented musician in the Taiwanese music scene, unfortunately passed away last year.

Zhang Yusheng's song "Saying One Thing and Meaning Another," released before his death, is of high quality, so this award should rightfully belong to him.

Qi Yuan and several other nominees were just there to make up the numbers.

However, this award is the most prestigious award in the Golden Melody Awards, and being eligible to be nominated is an honor in itself.

"Also, Tao Ze, like you, was nominated for the same five awards. His albums haven't sold nearly as many as yours, but he's very well-regarded by musicians. In short, this year there are no geographical restrictions, so the competition will be even fiercer than in previous years," Zhang Hao continued.

“Even if it’s intense, it’s a good thing for us. If the Golden Melody Awards don’t change, we simply can’t participate in the Golden Melody Awards,” Qi Yuan said calmly.

After a while, Qi Yuan said again, "It's time to produce the second album. I've almost finished writing the songs for the second album."

After saying that, Qi Yuan took out a stack of sheet music.

To maintain stylistic consistency, Qi Yuan still divides the album into two parts, A and B.

A-side continues the R&B elements from his first album, aiming to firmly establish his position as the godfather of Chinese R&B.

Side A includes five songs with R&B elements: "The One I Love," "Romantic Love (Romantic Phone)," "Writing Poems for You," "Serious Snow," and "Love Me or Him."

Side B focuses on its catchiness and widespread appeal.

He chose "Twilight", "The Light Chaser", "Yellow Race", "Love Transfer" and "Can't Help Falling in Love".

He realized he lacked a hit song, so he chose "Twilight".

"Chasing the Light" was used as the ending theme song for the TV series "Love Will Carry On".

"Love Transfer" is the Mandarin version of "Under Mount Fuji". Since they were already plagiarizing the Cantonese version, they simply plagiarized the Mandarin version as well.

"Can't Help Falling in Love" needs no introduction; it's a song he collaborated on with Richie Jen.

"Yellow Race" is one of Nicholas Tse's most popular representative works. In his previous life, he would always sing this song when participating in large-scale official events in mainland China.

You little brat, you've got all the masterpieces of faking accidents.

In that case, we'll have ten songs for the second album.

He had previously promised that he would consider using lyrics by Fang Wenshan and music by Jay Chou for his second album.

It doesn't really matter. There's no rule that says an album can only have ten songs; 10 to 25 songs is a normal range.

Qi Yuan just wants to add a spot for Zhou Jielun and Fang Wenshan.

Zhang Hao was stunned. Just like the first album, Qi Yuan wrote and composed all the songs himself. That was too ruthless.

If all singers in the industry were as ruthless as Qi Yuan, professional lyricists and composers would be out of a job on the spot.

"Will the work be carried out in mainland China or Taiwan?" Zhang Hao asked with concern.

"Half and half, I guess. The music video might be filmed in mainland China, but the song recording will be done in Taiwan. Warner Music in Taiwan has better recording equipment," Qi Yuan replied after thinking for a moment.

Huang Yu-hsun and Hung Ching-yao, his two go-to arrangers, are also with Warner Music Taiwan. He also has to fulfill his promise to Chou Chieh-lun and Fang Wen-shan to attend the Golden Melody Awards at the end of May.

He'll probably be staying in Taiwan for quite a while; it's more convenient to record songs there.

……

After staying in Shenzhen for a few days, Qi Yuan was already preparing to fly to Taiwan, even though the debate about Linghu Chong on the mainland hadn't ended yet.

Upon learning that Qi Yuan was leaving, the little pony thoughtfully drove his father's BMW to see Qi Yuan off.

Qi Yuan saw the little pony sitting in the BMW honking its horn and couldn't help but ask, "Damn, aren't you from an ordinary family? Can an ordinary family afford a BMW?"

These days, BMWs are all imported, and the one that Little Pony drives costs at least several hundred thousand.

“I didn’t say anything wrong, our family is indeed an ordinary family,” the little pony argued.

You, the poorest king in the whole village, are allowed to be poor, but I, a common family's little colt, am not?

The foal's ordinary family fooled many people.

Actually, this guy comes from a very well-off family.

To put it simply, when the little pony was a teenager, he had a hobby of playing with telescopes.

His equipment was dozens of times better than that of Sun Liancheng, the later head of the Space Zone.

Having a future billionaire as your driver sounds like a pretty good experience.

The distance from Shenzhen to Taipei is very short. Qi Yuan dozed off for a while on the plane, and it took just over an hour to arrive.

The two flight attendants in first class even asked Qi Yuan for his autograph.

"Ah Yuan, is your mood different this time in Taiwan compared to last time?" Zhang Hao followed, carrying his suitcase.

The last time Qi Yuan set foot in Taiwan, he was not yet famous there.

This time, Qi Yuan is already a super newcomer nominated for five Golden Melody Awards, and a very popular singer in the Chinese music scene.

"Nothing's different. The era of the Four Heavenly Kings hadn't ended when I came last time, and it still hasn't ended this time. I hope my second album can finally put an end to them." Qi Yuan replied slowly, his tone somewhat irritating.

"..." Zhang Hao was speechless. You've already shown off enough.

The Four Heavenly Kings have deep roots; they are not so easily defeated.

Qi Yuan's ability to shake the status of the Four Heavenly Kings with just one album and one EP is already quite impressive.

Qi Yuan stopped talking. He was somewhat looking forward to what impact Richie Jen's new album and its release in the second half of the year would have on the landscape of the Chinese music scene.

By then, the book of Chinese pop music should be ready to turn to the next page, and the Qi Ren era will begin.

……

When Qi Yuan returned to Taiwan, the entertainment news there started to get lively.

[It is reported that Qi Yuan has arrived at Warner Music Taiwan, and his second Mandarin album is already in preparation.]

[Linghu Chong's martial arts skills weren't very high, and he was actually stopped in his way by two flight attendants.]

The accompanying photo shows Qi Yuan signing autographs for a flight attendant.

[Chi Yuan, who was nominated for five Golden Melody Awards, appeared at Taipei Songshan Airport, beaming with joy after his EP sold a million copies]

[Qi Yuan suspected of dropping out of the role of Linghu Chong]

The most infuriating thing was that on the afternoon of the day Qi Yuan arrived in Taiwan, Liu Genghong and Zhou Jielun invited Qi Yuan to play basketball.

Liu Genghong made some money and bought a very flashy new motorcycle.

Chou Chieh Lun also loves motorcycles, and after he tried it, he insisted that Chi Yuan try it as well.

Qi Yuan said he didn't know how, so Zhou Jielun and Liu Genghong joined forces to hold the motorcycle so that Qi Yuan could get on.

Then came this scene: Qi Yuan was riding a flashy red motorcycle, flanked by two bodyguards.

For some unknown reason, a paparazzi ran out from the alley, turned on the flash, and snapped a photo.

The next day, a news story shocked the entertainment industry.

The title is "Qi Yuan's New Love in the Dark Alley: Muscular Man and Shy Teenager Help Push His Buttocks."

(End of this chapter)