At age 13, Qian participated in a children's singing show called China's New Voice Generation Season 2.
[1] After participating in China's New Voice Generation Season 2, Qian became a student of singer Shang Wenjie, marking his official entrance into the entertainment industry.
His first performance was a cover of "City of Stars", receiving a "B" in ranking evaluation and impressing the judges with his vocal skills.
Later, a limited number of trainees who received "F" grades were allowed to participate in making a music video of the theme song.
He also participated in fellow Idol Producer contestant Zhou Rui's album Unsolvable Problem (无解题), where he was featured on the song "I'll Never".