Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 1 Wu Zhuo

2005, Taipei City, Taiwan Province.

The early morning sun shines straight down, illuminating the traditional Chinese characters all over the street.

A bus slowly pulled into the station with the sound of a whistle, and Wu Zhuo (note: pronounced zhuo) gathered in the crowd and squeezed onto the bus.

It was the morning rush hour, and the bus was filled with office workers and students.

Wu Zhuo, who couldn't find a seat, struggled through the crowd and stood next to the handrail near the back door.

beep……

As the bus horn sounded, it started moving and the scenery outside the window began to slowly move backwards.

"Find a pen and write a diary to record your courage"

"I can throw my fists against the wall and rebel"

"Breathing the skylight glass opens my body"

“The sound of the engine here is like a musical instrument”

……

In the MP3 earphones, Jay Chou's unique rap music hit his eardrums, and Wu Zhuo stared blankly at the traditional Chinese billboards on the street outside the window.

He didn't expect that time travel, a common thing in 21st century literature, would actually happen to him.

In his previous life, his name was Liu Yang, and he graduated from a third-rate music college.

The ambitious migrant worker in Beijing wanted to let the entertainment industry see a new king.

Reality is always cruel. After four years in Beijing, he has not made any progress and is still in debt. In the end, he still couldn't survive the test of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, and had to return to his hometown in disgrace.

In 18, the rise of short videos created a large number of internet celebrities.

Seeing the opportunity, he also opened an account on Tik Tok and posted some cover videos every day.

Because I graduated from a music college, I have a solid foundation and I am willing to put in the effort to study and practice those classic songs.

Relying on cover songs, he has accumulated more than six million fans. He does live broadcasts every day and sells goods, so his life is pretty good.

Unfortunately, he was unlucky and died young in a traffic accident.

When he woke up again, he became the current Wu Zhuo.

The original person was born in 1986. Both his parents died. He lived with his grandma since childhood and studied in the Drama Department of Huagang Arts College.

Huagang Art College is a very famous art college in Taiwan. It was founded in 1975. It is the only pure art high school with a long history in Taiwan Province.

The school has produced many famous people.

Currently, people who have great reputations in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, such as Lin Zhiying, Rainie Yang, S. S., Jianxin Su, and Wang Xinling, all graduated from this school.

With the help of the school's reputation and his own good looks, he was frequently approached by scouts when he was studying at Huagang, who wanted to sign him as an artist.

However, no one knew what was wrong with the original person. He gave up his chance to be a star and applied for military service right after graduating from high school.

The result was that during a skydiving training, a healthy person was turned into a vegetable after being thrown into the air.

It was not until the original body was sent home and lay in bed for two months that he was replaced by Liu Yang and woke up.

Looking through the car window at the handsome face vaguely visible in the mirror, Wu Zhuo sighed.

With this image, conditions, and professional knowledge, if the original person did not go to military service but became an artist, even if he could not become a big star, at least he would not have to worry about food and clothing.

Just now!
But it was a bargain for him.

……

"We have arrived at Zhongxiao East Road. Please get off at your stop!"

A voice announcement came from the bus, the bus stopped at the station, and Wu Chao walked down quickly.

"I want to become a fairy tale"

"The Angel You Love"

"Open your hands..."

A new day begins and the streets become lively. The coffee shop on the street is playing Guangliang's song "Fairy Tale" released in January. The sad song makes passers-by can't help but sing along softly.

"Did you watch The Prince Who Turns into a Frog last night? Tianyu and Junhao are finally together, so touching."

"I saw it. I like Ming Dao so much. I really hope I can find a husband like him."

Two girls hurried past Wu Zhuo, discussing in low voices the finale of "The Prince Who Turns into a Frog" last night.

This idol drama, jointly produced by TTV and Sanlih Television, has achieved unprecedented ratings since its premiere in June.

The premiere had a viewership rating of 3.92, and then averaged 5.8 and peaked at 8.05, breaking the highest viewership record of 6.43 held by Meteor Garden, becoming the most popular drama so far this year.

Ming Dao and Chen Qiaoran became instantly famous thanks to this drama.

What passersby discussed most was the plot of the two people in the TV series. Even the old lady Wu Chao sat in front of the TV every day to watch the drama.

“I don’t know when I’ll be as popular as them.”

Sighing with envy in his heart, Wu Zhuo stopped and looked up at the four-story building in front of him.

The huge billboard had the words "Tianxi Entertainment Company" written on it in large letters.

This is one of the entertainment agencies that contacted the original body last year.

Originally, there were actually quite a lot of agencies that contacted the original person.

After Wu Zhuo traveled through time, he sorted out the information, combined the conditions and the company's strength, and finally decided to visit Tianxi Entertainment Company.

"Wu Zhuo, here!"

Looking in the direction where the voice came from, Wu Zhuo recognized the other person at a glance.

Huang Zekai, a talent scout of Tianxi Entertainment, was the person he contacted last year and left his contact information.

Yesterday, Wu Zhuo contacted him in advance.

"Brother Zekai!" Wu Zhuo walked over quickly.

"You finally figured it out. I told you before that with your looks and your major in drama, it would be a shame if you didn't become a star!"

Huang Zekai is actually not much older than Wu Zhuo, only about twenty-five or twenty-six, and he doesn't speak in an old-fashioned way. He patted Wu Zhuo on the shoulder with a smile on his face.

Huang Zekai was indeed very happy.

As a talent scout, your job is to find people with good image and potential to become big stars for the company.

If you find a potential artist for the company, it will not only add a strong touch to your resume, but the company will also give you a generous bonus.

In fact, if managed properly, becoming an artist's agent can bring even more benefits when the artist becomes successful.

As one of the cradle schools of Taiwan's entertainment industry, Huagang Art College has always been the focus of attention of major entertainment companies in Taiwan.

The same is true for Tianxi Entertainment.

In order to find potential stocks, Huang Zekai squatted at the school gate almost every day last year.

Among the many Huagang students he had met, Wu Chao was definitely the one he thought had the greatest chance of becoming a big star.

Outstanding appearance and eye-catching unique cool temperament, these are all the elements to become a star.

It’s a pity that Wu Chao is very difficult to deal with. At least seven or eight scouts, including him, have contacted him, but he remained indifferent until he graduated.

Huang Zekai originally thought that he had missed out on this potential stock, but he didn't expect that yesterday, Wu Chao actually called him and wanted to come to the company to take a look.

This made him so excited that he arrived at the company gate early in the morning to wait.

He was not disappointed. Wu Zhuo arrived as promised, and his attitude towards him was completely different from before.

……

"These are all artists under our company. You don't have to worry about the company's strength. Apart from anything else, in Taiwan's entertainment industry, our Tianxi is definitely one of the best.

The boss of our company is Ms. Ge Fuhong, you should know her, right? "

"I know!" Wu Zhuo nodded.

“In addition to our company, Ms. Ge also owns many other Formosa entertainment properties, and Tiandihe Entertainment Agency is also her company.

In addition, she also has shares in Komi International Film and Television Company. We have currently reached a joint agency cooperation with Komi, and the company's artists can participate in starring in film and television dramas produced by Komi.

Our company's business involves production, concert marketing, film and television performances, program and event hosting, advertising endorsements, etc.

Since the millennium, the company has successfully played the role of a behind-the-scenes promoter for artists, pushing many artists with great potential to the peak of their careers.

Among them, the most popular are Liang Jingru, the queen of love songs who is popular in Asia, Cai Yilin, who has amazing stage charm and best-selling records in both Mainland China and Taiwan, Yang Chenglin, who is the most popular singer, and Huang Lixing, the king of Golden Melody Songs, whose unique creative style is as charming as his appearance..."

In Tianxi Entertainment Company, Huang Zekai was leading the way and introducing the company to Wu Chao.

Wu Zhuo followed his gaze and looked at the surrounding walls.

There are many character posters hanging on the walls.

Posters of Fish Leong, Rainie Yang, Cai Yilin, Show Luo and other popular figures in Taiwan are arranged one by one, with their respective representative works written in detail.

Regarding the company's strength, Wu Zhuo does not deny that Tianxi is powerful.

A big reason why he is here today is because of this.

Coming from the future, he knew very well that he was a grassroots person. Although he had a good appearance and some talent because of his time travel.

But these are not enough for him to stand out in this circle.

What Daniel Yan said in a movie is very true.

"To get involved in the underworld, you need background and influence. Without these, what's the use of being able to fight? You're just a small-time scoundrel."

Therefore, after making up his mind to pursue the path of an artist, Wu Chao never thought of going it alone.

Look at Jay Chou, isn’t he talented enough!

But if it weren’t for Wu Zongxian’s push behind the scenes, who would know him?

"Let's talk about what happens after the signing! If I sign with you, what treatment can you give me, and how do you plan to package and plan me?"

Huang Zekai was still chattering about the strength of the company when Wu Chao interrupted him directly.

Wu Zhuo already knows Tianxi well enough. What he wants to know now is what benefits and plans he will get after signing with Tianxi.

Huang Zekai, who was interrupted, looked at Wu Chao in surprise.

He didn't expect Wu Chao to be so sophisticated, totally unlike the other young artists who came to sign the contract.

He had met a few newcomers before.

After these people came to the company, they all became excited because of his bragging about the company's strong resume.

Although Wu Zhuo is young, his personality seems mature and stable.

"I'll take you to meet Sister Huiying. I don't have the signing authority, but she's a well-known agent in the company. I've mentioned you to her before, and she's very interested in you. Let her explain the details to you."

Huang Zekai said this and took Wu Zhuo to a reception room on the second floor.

"Please sit down for a while. I'll go find Sister Huiying. There are drinks here. Take whatever you want!"

After giving a few instructions, Huang Zekai ran out in a hurry.

After Huang Zekai left, Wu Chao did not sit quietly, but looked around the reception room.

There is a bookshelf next to it, with rows of CDs neatly arranged on it.

There are records and film and television VCDs, all of which are works by artists under Tianxi.

Wu Zhuo pulled out a card at random.

It is Cai Yilin's "Look at My 72 Transformations", and the original VCD of this album is also available.

The title song of the same name, "Look at My 03 Transformations", is very interesting and continues Cai Yilin's previous liveliness and cuteness. It was very popular in .

This album also includes "Prague Square", a collaboration between Tsai and Jay Chou.

However, because there are many good songs in this album, "Prague Square" does not receive much attention.

"Do you like Cai Yilin?"

A gentle voice came from the door. Wu Zhuo looked over and saw a capable-looking woman in her 30s.

Huang Zekai was following behind her.

"Fortunately, I listen to her songs often." Wu Zhuo stood up.

"If you join our company, you should be able to see her often, and you may even have the opportunity to share the stage with her."

The middle-aged woman said with a smile.

The other party obviously thought he was a fan of Cai Yilin. Wu Chao smiled and didn't explain further.

"This is our company's agent, Ms. Chen Huiying. If you sign with our company, she should be your agent."

Huang Zekai introduced it to Wu Chao.

"Hello, Sister Huiying!" Wu Zhuo greeted politely.

"Don't be so polite, just treat this place as your own home."

Although Chen Huiying's tone was gentle, he acted very efficiently. After asking Wu Chao to sit down, he directly took out a contract.

"This is the contract our company gives to potential newcomers. Take a look at it first. If you have any comments, you can directly raise them.

As long as it’s not too extreme, I will try to get it amended.”

After Wu Zhuo took the contract, she continued, “You are lucky, Komi and TVB are preparing a project recently.

If you sign the contract, I can arrange for you to join the crew. You won’t get the lead role, but you should be able to play the second or third male lead. "

As she spoke, she looked at Wu Zhuo carefully and couldn't help but nodded secretly.

She had paid attention to Wu Zhuo before.

Huang Zekai had shown her his photo last year. At that time, she thought Wu Chao had a very good appearance and great potential, so she authorized Huang Zekai to find a way to get him to the company.

But what no one expected was that after graduation, Wu Zhuo refused to sign with any company and directly applied for military service.

According to Taiwan's military service rules, the minimum enlistment period is two years, and she had originally planned to contact him after two years.

Unexpectedly, an accident occurred during the journey. Wu Chao was injured and had to retire from the army. He also took the initiative to contact their company.

Yesterday, after learning the news, she immediately realized that this was a good opportunity.

Although she holds a high position in Tianxi Entertainment, the fact is that she has never had a capable artist under her.

If she could sign Wu Chao and increase resources to train him, it would definitely be more beneficial than harmful to her.

Therefore, in order to sign Wu Zhuo, who she believed was a good talent, she made a very generous offer before signing the contract.

“Can I know what the project is?”

Hearing this, Wu Zhuo, who was looking at the contract, couldn't help but look up.

Since this concerns his own future, Wu Chao has no choice but to take it seriously.

"It is a live-action anime. The Eight Channels plans to create a virtual world with the goal of live-action anime, combining special effects, spoofs and funny elements, and adding friendship, love, and even family, sharing hardships as the main theme of the creation.

At present, the script has been roughly created, and it mainly tells a passionate fantasy story about a group of high school students with superpowers fighting against evil forces. "

Chen Huiying gave a brief introduction to the project.

The Ultimate Class?
After hearing Chen Huiying's story, Wu Zhuo couldn't help but think of a name.

(End of this chapter)