HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 76 [076] Qi Yuan is indeed a cunning bastard; he actually secretly hid a trick up his sleeve.

After replying to the message, Qi Yuan put the phone, which had been put on silent mode, away again.

When he went back to have breakfast, Gao Yuanyuan's eyes were like a pool of spring water, sparkling with a gentle light.

Those rumors about Qi Yuan were indeed all false.

Qi Yuan only exchanged flirtatious text messages with one woman.

Chen Huilin from Hong Kong was just a normal working relationship.

Qi Yuan finished writing the song and invited Chen Huilin to record it; it couldn't be more normal.

"What breakfast did you buy for me?" Qi Yuan pretended not to know anything.

"There are steamed buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk, and fermented mung bean juice." Gao Yuanyuan looked at Qi Yuan with a smile in her eyes.

Qi Yuan took a bite of the steamed bun; it tasted pretty good.

Forget about douzhi (fermented mung bean juice); it's too strong-flavored, and many locals in Beijing can't get used to it, let alone him.

Gao Yuanyuan handed a newspaper to Qi Yuan: "This Hong Kong singer named Xie Tingfeng released a new album a couple of days ago. It seems to be selling very well in Hong Kong and Guangdong. Newspapers in Beijing have all reported on him."

Thanks to Yinghuang's bundled marketing campaign some time ago, many people in mainland China who didn't know Nicholas Tse before now know him because of Qi Yuan.

People are curious to see how Nicholas Tse, hailed as the strongest musical talent of the younger generation in Hong Kong, compares to Qi Yuan.

Furthermore, Yinghuang is already preparing Nicholas Tse's first Mandarin album, and the mainland is a market they are eyeing. It's normal for them to promote Nicholas Tse in the mainland in advance.

Gao Yuanyuan bought this newspaper because she had recently heard about the talent showdown between Qi Yuan and Xie Tingfeng.

Qi Yuan glanced at the newspaper.

[Hong Kong musical prodigy Nicholas Tse conquers Hong Kong and Guangdong music fans with his rock album "Horizons," selling 70,000 copies in just two days.]

This is a good result.

It can only be said that Nicholas Tse truly deserves to be called the top star in the Hong Kong music scene. In terms of popularity, apart from the Four Heavenly Kings and Eason Chan, there are few people in Hong Kong who can rival him.

Once his movies and Mandarin albums are released, coupled with Yinghuang's powerful promotional capabilities, he will become a top-tier celebrity with even greater popularity than the Four Heavenly Kings.

The strong sales of Nicholas Tse's album are undoubtedly closely related to the recent competition between Nicholas Tse and Qi.

In addition, after the album was released, Nicholas Tse went on a crazy autograph tour in Hong Kong, reportedly doing more than a dozen shows a day. He really went all out to attract more fans to buy the records.

"I should go back to Hong Kong. I need to make two more music videos there, and my first Cantonese EP should be released soon," Qi Yuan said slowly.

He couldn't just let Xie Tingfeng reap the benefits of the Qi-Xie PK; he also needed to get a piece of the action.

He wanted to show Nicholas Tse and Yinghuang what the advantage of an EP as an album was.

To Ling Qiyuan's surprise, before he could even set off to return to Hong Kong, PolyGram Hong Kong announced the release of Jung Chung-ki's new album, "Heart Like a Knife".

The album was originally supposed to be called "Enemy," and the first single was "A, B, C, D," sung by Jung Jong-ki, Hui Chi-an, and Cheung Suet-woo.

With the songs "Heart Like a Knife" and "Freak" written by Qi Yuan for Jung Jong-ki, the album was renamed "Heart Like a Knife".

The album's first single was changed to "Heart Like a Knife", the second single was "A, B, C, D", and the third single was "Freak".

It has to be said that PolyGram knows how to play the game.

When promoting the album, they emphasized that the title tracks "Heartbreak" and "Freaks" were tailor-made for Jung Joong-ki by Qi Yuan.

The Hong Kong media and the general public were ecstatic.

Everyone can see that Nicholas Tse released his album first to avoid a direct clash with Qi Yuan's EP.

Now, Tse Ting-feng is avoiding Qi Yuan, but Cheng Chung-ki is taking the initiative to touch him.

Rounding it off, he still ended up going head-to-head with Qi Yuan. Huo Wenxi and Xie Tingfeng, who were in Guangdong province for promotional work, were stunned when they heard the news.

Damn it!

Even though Qi Yuan is no longer in Hong Kong, why is there still talk of Qi Yuan in the Hong Kong music scene?
What upset them even more was that Jung Joong-ki's album was a Mandarin album, and it was being released simultaneously in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The market for Mandarin albums is much larger than that for Cantonese albums, so they would be at a disadvantage if sales figures were compared.

Sure enough, their fears soon came true.

Jung Joong-ki's album sold over 60,000 copies in Hong Kong and 130,000 copies in Taiwan in its first week, with total sales approaching 200,000 in the first week.

PolyGram announced that "Heartbreak" sold over 200,000 copies in its first week.

"Heartbreak" and "Freaks" have become Jung Joong-ki's new representative works.

Especially "Heart Like a Knife," it suits Jung Joong-ki's voice perfectly.

Nicholas Tse was so aggrieved he almost cried.

By North!

Is it fair to promote a Mandarin album against a Cantonese album? How many copies of his albums did he sell in Taiwan? There wasn't much of a market for it at all.

PolyGram truly lacks any sense of martial ethics.

But PolyGram doesn't care about any of that. They only allow Nicholas Tse to smear Qi Yuan, but they don't allow Joong-ki to smear Nicholas Tse.
Yinghuang said that Nicholas Tse is a leading figure among the younger generation in the Hong Kong music scene.

PolyGram said that Jung Joong-ki and Zhang Xueyou were taught by the same teacher, and that Jung Joong-ki is the successor to the God of Songs.

Anyway, Zhang Xueyou is also a PolyGram singer, and given her personality, it's impossible for her to come out and undermine Jung Joong-ki.

So Jung Joong-ki is definitely going to be crowned the successor to the God of Songs; even Jesus couldn't stop him.

Xie Tingfeng, the marketing director of Yinghuang, is the crown prince of Yinghuang.

PolyGram promptly followed suit, claiming that Jung Joong-ki was also the PolyGram Crown Prince. Have you heard of the nickname "Crown Prince Ki"?
Our Jung Joong-ki's biological father is the Asia Pacific President of PolyGram. The prestige of the PolyGram heir is no higher than that of your Nicholas Tse's Yinghuang heir.

Nicholas Tse was exasperated: "That guy Qi Yuan, could he have done it on purpose? Did he deliberately write two songs for Jung Joong-ki so that Jung Joong-ki would beat me up?"

Huo Wenxi remained calm and composed.

Jung Joong-ki's attempt to provoke Nicholas Tse may seem grand on the surface, but it won't actually have much of an impact on Tse. Its main purpose is to upset them and sell more records.

“Fengzai, let’s ignore Jung Joong-ki. PolyGram is just riding on our coattails to sell records.”

Jung Joong-ki is so ugly, but he takes the route of a powerful singer like Zhang Xueyou. His fan base and your fan base do not overlap.

Qi Yuan is your real rival; a large proportion of Qi Yuan's fans are young people and students.

Huo Wenxi truly lives up to her reputation as a top agent; she immediately discerned the advantages and disadvantages involved.

Who does Jung Joong-ki think he is? With his face alone, he can never become a top star.

His singing style is outdated, still the same as Zhang Xueyou's, so not many young people and students would like his songs.

Only Qi Yuan can pose a real threat to Xie Tingfeng.

At this moment, Huo Wenxi received a phone call, and her expression became serious: "Qi Yuan has returned to Hong Kong and made an appointment with Chen Huilin and Zheng Xiuwen to shoot the last two music videos. Warner has already set the release date for the EP, March 30th. The EP is not called 'Rogue,' but 'Too Late to Love,' and the first single is not 'Rogue.'"

Nicholas Tse broke out in a cold sweat.

Qi Yuan is indeed a cunning and manipulative guy.

Holy crap! The first single isn't "Rogue"? Just how many tricks did Qi Yuan hide in this EP?
P.S.: It might be going to be available for purchase soon. I'll give you two more free bonus chapters before it goes on sale.

(End of this chapter)