HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 53 [053] New Feature: Absolute Pitch Accuracy; Advertising Song: "The One I Love"

My last night in Taiwan.

As usual, Qi Yuan took a bath first to wash away her bad luck before participating in the lottery.

He had saved the lottery chances from the last time he helped Zhang Tong improve, so he used them all at once this time.

"Start drawing!"

"Successfully extracted, obtained half of Zhang Tong's acting skills (proficient), 5000 acting skills attribute."

As expected.

"Pull again!"

"Successfully drawn, you have obtained the new trait 'Tea Appreciation' skill. This trait comes from Lin Chih-ling, who entered the modeling industry at the age of 15. She has seen too many two-faced women who are good at acting cute and charming, and she has also seen all kinds of tea ceremonies with open and covert struggles."

With tea-tasting skills, you can easily see through the disguise of a tea master, and no woman can deceive you anymore.

Qi Yuan: "?!!"

Such a powerful feature! It's like having superhuman eyes when it comes to women.

If we could go back to that night, no matter how much Lin Zhiling pleaded and begged, he would remain calm and unmoved.

This trait is great; after Qi Yuan discovered that he had become famous, even more female demons wanted to get close to him.

With this characteristic, he was able to remain completely unscathed when fighting with female demons.

"Keep pumping!"

Overjoyed, Qi Yuan clicked the draw button again.

"Successfully extracted, you have gained a new feature: Absolute Pitch, from Jay Chou. Your perception of music has reached an extraordinary level. Not a single wrong note in a piece of music can escape your ears. You have truly achieved the ability to notice even the slightest mistake in a piece of music."

Awesome!
Qi Yuanshuang celebrated with a windmill-style fist pump.

Two legendary gold traits in a row, that's awesome!

"panel."

Qi Yuan silently prayed.

A light gray information panel appeared before his eyes.

Name: Qi Yuan

Skills Mastered: Singing (Proficient 10000/50000)

Guitar (Proficient 3000/10000)

Composition (Proficient 3000/10000)

Acting skills (Proficient 6000/10000)

Hosting (Entry-level 1500/3000)

[Mastering the characteristics: 50/50 balance, tea appreciation, and perfect pitch]

Looking at the extra attribute points and two new features on the panel, Qi Yuan was very satisfied.

He barely slept that night.

He reviewed his career development over the past six months.

The album "Prayer" was just his first major success, which made him famous in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

The total sales volume across Asia is now close to 170 million copies, and selling 200 million copies within the sales period is not a problem.

This refers to legitimate copies, of course. There are too many pirated copies to count.

Qi Yuan is generally satisfied with the success of his first album.

The main problem was that Wheatfield Company was too small and lacked the courage in the early stages, and the early shortage of inventory was a huge blow.

By the time legitimate copies start shipping in large quantities, pirated versions have already taken over the market.

Otherwise, the sales of genuine products in mainland China would definitely be much higher than they are now.

Qi Yuan didn't care much about the title of "Little King".

Because this nickname was marketed to him by Warner Music.

His fans can shout a few words.

People in the industry don't want to offend this currently popular singer, so they might as well flatter him by calling him a "rising star."

If he takes it seriously and really considers himself a superstar, he'll probably become a laughing stock. A superstar's title can't be self-proclaimed; only when recognized by people both inside and outside the industry can one be a true superstar.

Later, someone proclaimed himself an eternal god of the Chinese music scene, but what was the result? He was ridiculed by the entire internet.

Are there any superstars who don't have any representative works?

How can someone become a superstar with just one album?

Even Richie Jen, the so-called new king of Asian pop, was actually a product of Rock Records' marketing.

Ren Xianqi's status as a superstar was truly recognized when he released his new album "Love is Like the Pacific Ocean" in August of this year.

This album sold over a million copies in Taiwan alone, becoming the last Taiwanese record to surpass a million in sales during the record era.

After that, he appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, played the male lead in several Jin Yong dramas, and held large-scale concerts...

This series of moves brought Ren Xianqi's influence to its peak, and his title as a superstar was widely recognized, rather than remaining just a self-indulgent claim among fans.

This time I'm going back to the mainland.

Besides filming Wahaha commercials, Qi Yuan's most important work is preparing for his Cantonese EP and new album for the second half of the year.

He wants to use an EP and a new album to completely solidify his position in the music industry and turn himself from a marketed fake king into a real king.

……

The next day, at eight o'clock in the morning.

Qi Yuan took the company car to the airport, marking the end of his trip to Hong Kong and Taiwan.

"Brother Hao, are you sure I've finished all my trips to Hong Kong and Taiwan? Have I missed anything?" Qi Yuan asked, sitting in the back seat and munching on an egg pancake.

"As long as you want to travel, you can take on any schedule. After the news of your 12-hour battle with Lin Chih-ling spread, many wealthy women from Hong Kong and Taiwan wanted to invite you to dinner."

A very wealthy woman I met briefly in Hong Kong knows I'm connected to you, and she's offering HK$200,000 for a meal with you. Are you going to accept?

Zhang Hao turned around and looked at Qi Yuan with a mocking gaze.

"Forget it, rich women's food isn't very tasty." Qi Yuan had no idea that these rich women had a particular hobby of playing with steel wool.

He's not short of money; the record business alone can bring him millions in revenue.

With his endorsement of Wahaha purified water, his earnings will be no less than five or six million.

What was the concept of five or six million in 1998? Did he need to go out to dinner with rich women?

When the topic of income came up, Zhang Hao was also very happy. He hoped that Qi Yuan could bring Warner a lot of revenue, so his income as an agent would naturally increase as well.

He looked at Qi Yuan with anticipation and lowered his voice, saying, "Actually, now is far from the time when you make the most money. Your most profitable time should be eight or ten years from now."

Many of your fans are high school and college students, and their financial resources are limited.

Ten years later, they have grown up and become the backbone of society.

By then, you'll be a cherished memory of their youth, and they'll have the financial means to support your concerts.

Zhang Hao has seen many big singers like this. In the first few years after Zhang Xueyou and Liu Dehua released their albums, their concert tickets didn't sell as well as they do now.

Now? Even if many people love Li Ming, it doesn't stop Zhang Xueyou from selling out every ticket for his concerts and even giving rise to many scalpers.

However, it's very difficult to become a commercially successful singer like Zhang Xueyou; one has to consistently produce high-quality work and stay popular.

Zhang Hao has confidence in Qi Yuan. Qi Yuan is still young, and he believes that Qi Yuan can be popular for many years, even until the day his fans grow up.

Thinking about his work in mainland China, Zhang Hao's smile faded and his voice became serious: "Wahaha Company personally selected an English song called 'Someone to Hold Me Tonight'."

They're planning to have Lam Sai from Hong Kong write the Chinese lyrics for you to cover. Do you think you should follow their suggestion, or write your own new song?

The Chinese version of this song should be Wang Lihong's "Loving You Is Loving Myself" from his previous life.

This song is pretty good, and it matches Wahaha purified water very well. The people at Wahaha have good taste.

"I've almost finished writing the advertising jingles. After they're released in Beijing, I'll record them and let them choose. If they don't choose mine, I can put it on my new album later this year."

Qi Yuan said calmly.

The song he's talking about is "The One I Love," which is better than "Loving You Is Loving Myself."

"The One I Love" is the Wahaha brand advertising song that countless people remember. It has a catchy melody and is very infectious, appealing to men, women, young and old alike.

“Okay, I’ll talk to the people at Wahaha.” Zhang Hao also felt that it would be better for Qi Yuan to write the advertising song himself, as it would better suit the style of a talented writer.

(End of this chapter)