HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 15 [015] Zhang Tong: The MV has a kissing scene? Even more exciting!

Qi Yuan was in good form just now, and sang the whole song in one go.

Of course, this song will definitely not be recorded in just one take.

The studio version needs to be perfected, and every flawed detail needs to be carefully polished in order to bring a better listening experience to the audience.

The studio version has the conditions to make a song perfect, with countless opportunities to start over.

Qi Yuan still needs to record some additional material and polish some details.

Qi Yuan walked out of the recording studio, looked at the two dumbfounded people, and asked with a smile, "So? What do you think of my song 'Small Town Girl'?"

"No, your musical ideas are a step ahead of ours. We wouldn't dare comment on R&B." Song Ke didn't know how audiences would accept this kind of music that was ahead of its time.

Anyway, he, a record company owner who came from a folk music background, really liked it.

He really liked this kind of music that had never been heard before in the Chinese music scene.

"Tell me, kid, your yellow skin is fake, right? Actually, there's a black person hiding under your skin. That's amazing, that's so smooth. I've never seen an Asian sing R&B songs so smoothly before. You're the first." Gao Xiaosong was speechless at Qi Yuan's talent.

Back then, he was praised for his talent when he played campus folk songs, but compared to Qi Yuan, he was embarrassed to call himself talented.

After chatting about music for a while, Song Ke put his arm around Qi Yuan's shoulder and said, "The company is just starting out, and we don't have much budget for you to shoot music videos. We need to spend more money on producing songs."

I've found you two directors, with a budget of 150,000, which can fluctuate by no more than 30,000.

"Once your album becomes a big hit, the production costs for your music videos will go up."

A budget of 150,000 to shoot ten music videos is indeed a bit meager.

However, this was all the money Maitian could offer, and there was nothing else he could do.

……

three days later.

Off-campus at Beijing Film Academy.

The music video production team for Qi Yuan's debut album has been successfully assembled.

The music video director was found by Song Ke.

The rest of the cinematographer, lead actress, and extras were all students from the Beijing Film Academy.

College students are so useful; you can hire a college student with clear eyes for just a few dozen yuan.

Many of the students were Qi Yuan's classmates. They helped shoot the music video for free, just for the novelty and fun.

For example, they are currently filming the music video for "I Thought".

I heard that Qi Yuan plays a backup boyfriend in the MV, and Huang Xiaoming volunteered to play the girl's playboy ex-boyfriend for free.

"One, two, three, go!"

The director gave the order to begin filming.

Qi Yuan carried Yang Xue on his back and ran through tunnels, roads, bridges, and other places.

Yang Xue is quite tall, standing at 1.69 meters, and weighs over 90 kilograms.

Carrying a 90-pound person on your back while running on the road is definitely an exhausting activity.

Fortunately, Qi Yuan exercises and plays basketball regularly, so he did not experience any physical exhaustion during the session.

The story of this music video is very simple: the innocent Yang Xue and the playboy Huang Xiaoming broke up, and the backup lover Qi Yuan silently protects Yang Xue.

Later, Qi Yuan discovered that although Yang Xue accepted his kindness, she was thinking about Huang Xiaoming. He had only ever been a backup option.

Yang Xue was sick and couldn't get a taxi along the way, so Qi Yuan carried her on his back and ran to the hospital.

The flowerpot broke, and Yang Xue cut her finger while cleaning the shards. Qi Yuan put her finger in her mouth.

There were also some ambiguous scenes of them taking care of each other while sleeping and almost kissing.

The photography major, carrying a camera, gritted his teeth until they were shattered.

Hey!
He was carrying a camera weighing dozens of kilograms, while Qi Yuan was touching the female lead's face and nibbling on her fingers. They're both students at the Beijing Film Academy, so why is there such a big difference?

The photography student didn't know that this was just the beginning.

The next day, Qi Yuan and Zuo Xiaoqing hugged each other; this is the music video for "Simple Love".

On the third day, Qi Yuan rode his bicycle with Yan Danchen on the back, taking a ride on the road. This is the music video for "Love at the Corner".

On the fourth day, Qi Yuan disguised himself as a private driver who had a crush on his female employer and drove Sun Li to work.

Every day, Qi Yuan changes the female lead in his music videos, and they are all beautiful.

Not only were the photography students envious, but the two directors Song Ke found were also dumbfounded.

Dude, what's your background? Are you the prince of Beijing Film Academy? You've got all the pretty girls at Beijing Film Academy filming your music videos.

Wait a minute, it seems like none of the girls who filmed the music videos received any payment.

Damn, it's even more sour now.

Does being handsome and talented mean you can do whatever you want?
A senior from the Literature Department came to Qi Yuan: "Junior Qi, as per your request, I have written the script for the music video of 'The First Time'. Please take a look."

Song Ke believes that the song "The First Time" is very much to the taste of today's listeners, and the music video was given the largest budget.

The lyrics of "The First Time" contain words such as confession, holding hands, hugging, and kissing.

Qi Yuan needs to confess his love to the female lead, hold hands, hug, and kiss her in the music video, which is more explicit than his previous music videos.

Earlier, Qi Yuan had only nibbled on Yang Xue's finger, and their lips almost touched, but they didn't kiss.

This time, they're really going to kiss.

Qi Yuan, who was resting by the roadside, took the script from her senior and read it carefully: "As expected of a talented woman in the literature department, this script is well written. It captures youth and adolescence, and the beauty and innocence of first love."

However, this part needs to be changed. How can I write that I initiate the kiss with the female lead? I prefer being the passive one.

The senior student understood immediately, giving her a knowing look, and then went to revise the script.

……

at the same time.

Two female students from the Central Academy of Drama arrived outside the Beijing Film Academy campus.

"Zhang Meiren, are you serious? You're really going to audition for Qi Yuan's MV female lead?" Qin Hailu was greatly surprised.

News of Qi Yuan's attempt to find a female classmate at the Beijing Film Academy to film a music video reached the Central Academy of Drama.

Who can blame Qi Yuan for being so famous? She has quite a few female fans at the Central Academy of Drama, and is also the public enemy of the male students there.

Whatever big thing he does, it gets reported to the Central Academy of Drama.

"Why not? I've acted in movies before, I'm just not famous. Am I inferior to those young girls from the Beijing Film Academy?" Zhang Tong said confidently.

"No, I'm worried that Aunt Chang will find out about you filming a music video. She doesn't allow second-year students like us to film movies," Qin Hailu reminded her.

"We'll see when the time comes," Zhang Tong said indifferently.

After finishing junior high school, she secretly applied to become a member of the performing arts troupe, without worrying about what her family would do if they found out.

She'd do it first and worry about getting beaten up later; that's how decisive she was.

Qin Hailu was completely impressed by her roommate and could only give her a thumbs up: "You're awesome! You're amazing."

The two claimed to be students from the Beijing Film Academy and successfully met the MV director and a senior student from the Literature Department who was in charge of the screenplay.

Zhang Tong's good looks and excellent acting skills overshadowed some real Beijing Film Academy girls, earning her the opportunity to star in a music video.

The senior student reminded her, "You need to think it over carefully. This is the script, take a look first. This music video has intimate scenes such as hugging and kissing, and quite a few of them."

"I'm fine with it," Zhang Tong said without hesitation.

A kissing scene? Isn't that even better? It'll be even more exciting.

(End of this chapter)