Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 305 Everywhere We Go
After the film and television company was established, Wu Zhuo spent most of his time filming, but he also devoted a lot of energy to the company.

He aggressively recruited talent from major companies in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China.

There are people behind the scenes, actors, and directors.

Poaching talent requires little skill; it's simply a matter of throwing money at it.

However, there is a drawback: it is generally difficult to find exceptionally talented individuals, especially those with large contracts.

Just like the people at Huayi Brothers, they can't poach Wu Zhuo at this stage because the penalty for breach of contract is too high.

Therefore, Wu Zhuo's main targets are those who are not doing well or have not yet made a name for themselves.

The recruitment work went smoothly, and a few days after the company was established, some good news came from the company.

Hong Kong director Yip Wai-man joined Legendary Pictures.

This director is not outstanding among Hong Kong's many directors, but he is not unknown either.

Wu Zhuo values ​​him most for the film he directed, "Lost in Thailand".

It was this film that inspired Xu Zheng, leading him down the path to becoming a renowned director.

After learning that he had joined the company, Wu Zhuo personally met with him, explained the general framework of "Lost in Thailand," and asked him to gather screenwriters to write the story.

Wu Zhuo then returned to the film crew.

Time flies, and after April, a song that Wu Zhuo wrote for Emperor Entertainment was put on hold.

The Cantonese rap song "Everywhere We Go" was originally intended by Emperor Entertainment Group to be sung by the other party and Cherrie Ying.

Finally, after consulting with Wu Zhuo, Emperor Entertainment Group decided to select a new singer.

Originally, Wu Zhuo thought that this matter had nothing to do with him.

Unexpectedly, he later called Wu Zhuo himself, offering five million to have Wu Zhuo act as a male voice and help guide Charlene Choi.

The reason I say it's about bringing Charlene Choi along is...

Ultimately, Emperor Entertainment selected Charlene Choi.

Charlene Choi actually has a certain level of fame and influence.

After all, she was a member of Twins, Hong Kong's number one duo.

They wanted to leverage Wu Zhuo's influence to motivate Charlene Choi.

After considering the matter, Wu Zhuo agreed.

He had already planned to release a few more Cantonese songs, and this time, he's just doing it as a treat for his Hong Kong fans.

So he agreed to help sing a duet with Charlene Choi, and on April 8th, Charlene Choi came from Hong Kong to assist Wu Zhuo with the recording.

"Everywhere We Go" was originally composed and arranged by Wyshmaster in the previous timeline.

Lyrics and production by Chen, MC Ren, and Kitchen Boy.

The song, sung by Chen, MC Ren, Kitchen Boy, and Cherrie Ying, is included in the album "Three Angles" released on July 27, 2012.

This song uses a lighthearted approach to encourage everyone to travel together and find their ideal world.

The lyrics of this song are full of insights into friendship and life, such as "Friends may come and go, but true friends will not."

This lyric expresses the appreciation for friendship and the nostalgia for good times.

The melody of the song is also very catchy, and it has a large audience in Cantonese-speaking regions. It is a very good Cantonese rap song.

Actually, this song is quite fitting for Charlene Choi right now.

Actually, singing this song was quite challenging for Wu Zhuo.

This is Wu Zhuo's first time rapping in Cantonese.

It's a considerable challenge for both his singing skills and his standard Cantonese.

In order to better express the emotions required by the song.

In order to ensure the quality of the song, Wu Zhuo asked Emperor Entertainment to send their top producer, He Houhua, to help produce the song.

Speaking of Ho Hou-hua, he undoubtedly holds a pivotal position in the Taiwanese music scene.

He is not only a talented lyricist, but also a music producer, music critic, writer, and record planner. He has served as the former deputy director of Sony Music, the former deputy general manager of Emperor Entertainment Taiwan, and a contracted songwriter for Warner Music, witnessing the development and changes of the Chinese music scene over the past few decades.

He created many classic works and made outstanding contributions to the prosperity of the music scene, and can be called a "pop music mentor".

He has participated in the classic albums of artists such as Aaron Kwok, Sally Yeh, and Sandy Lam.

He also served as the producer and planner for the debut albums of Tony Leung, Eric Suen, Cally Kwong, Eric Moo, and others.

Since the beginning of the new century, the records he produced have become more diversified. He has been involved in most of the popular Cantonese rap records in Hong Kong in recent years.

He was in charge of Chen and Joey Yung's previous albums.

This person is indeed very capable.

Upon his arrival, he immediately offered Wu Zhuo a series of suggestions.

For example, suggestions were made to improve the shooting of music videos, as well as to improve the performances of Wu Zhuo and Charlene Choi.

With his help, Wu Zhuo completed the preliminary work for "Everywhere We Go" with almost no involvement.

Moreover, the arrangement effect achieved is in no way inferior to that of the previous life.

After the preliminary work, such as arrangement, was completed, Wu Zhuo and Charlene Choi immediately began recording the song.

Because of He Houhua's guidance.

Wu Zhuo originally thought that the recording might take three or four days to complete, but it was finished in just two days. In fact, Wu Zhuo even got half a day of rest.

After finishing recording the song, Wu Zhuo invited the production team to have dinner together.

Charlene Choi and Eddie Ho both came.

"Ms. Tsai, I wish this album great success!"

Although Wu Zhuo and Charlene Choi have collaborated several times, they are not actually very familiar with each other.

Therefore, she usually doesn't speak at the dinner table; only Wu Zhuo and He Houhua chat.

He Houhua is quite interesting.

This guy loves to laugh; he's always smiling while talking, and he adjusts his glasses every now and then, giving off a very refined vibe.

However, it wasn't appropriate for just a few men to chat all by themselves, and Wu Zhuo wasn't the type to neglect others, so he took the initiative to chat with Charlene Choi.

"Thank you for your good words."

Charlene Choi was clearly not in a good mood, but she still smiled and spoke to Wu Zhuo.

Indeed, the group disbanded, and the sisters who debuted together for many years are now stuck in a quagmire.

It's normal to feel down.

"That Chen guy is really..."

He Houhua knew about Charlene Choi's situation and immediately wanted to complain.

But he stopped halfway through his sentence and simply shook his head.

Wu Zhuo didn't respond.

He also didn't want to talk much about this topic.

"I heard that you, Cho-jai, have started your own film and television company. Are you planning to put your record contracts with your own company in the future?"

He Houhua took the initiative to change the subject and talk about the company founded by Wu Zhuo.

In his view, if Wu Zhuo has already established a film and television company, then a record company is probably not far behind.

Jay Chou's JVR Music has been making headlines recently.

Not only did he release his own records, he also helped launch Nan Quan Mama.

Wu Zhuo and Jay Chou are now considered to be in the same league as singers.

Jay Chou has started his own record company, and Wu Zhuo is obviously not far behind.

Wu Zhuo smiled and said, "My record contract is still with HIM International Music for now. As for what will happen in the future, who knows!"
My newly established company mainly focuses on film and television; it's just a small-scale operation, so please excuse its amateurishness, Brother Houhua.

(End of this chapter)