Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 341 The Steps of the World

Chapter 341 The Steps of the World (Two chapters combined)

"Besides, my schedule doesn't fit in either."

In Wu Zhuo's plans a few years ago, he did indeed consider trying to get a role in "Chinese Paladin 3".

However, as Wu Zhuo became popular throughout Asia, his popularity and status increased significantly.

The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 was not in his plans.

Earlier this year, when Tangren Media was planning "Chinese Paladin 3", Cai Yinong sent an invitation to Wu Zhuo.

At the time, Wu Zhuo thought that if Tangren was willing to give him the role of Jing Tian, he would try to play it.

The result?
Cai Yinong is very cunning.

She insisted on not giving up the leading role.

Not playing the lead role was not in Wu Zhuo's interest at all, so the two sides failed to reach an agreement.

Finally, after Wu Zhuo refused, the role of Xu Changqing fell to Wu Zun.

"Then you must remember to visit me on set when the time comes."

Liu Shishi continued to act coquettishly.

She and Wu Zhuo have been together for quite some time.

But the actual time they spent together was very short.

From her perspective, she desperately wanted Wu Zhuo to be around her more often.

"Sure, I'll definitely come visit the set then."

Wu Zhuo raised his hand in assurance.

Actually, Wu Zhuo himself didn't know if he would have time to visit the set.

He will be especially busy in the second half of the year.

Solo albums, group albums, and even an EP album featuring a duet with Wang Leehom.

In addition, filming for "Ip Man" is about to begin.

Adding to his own experience with "Fleet of Time," he doesn't even know if he has a single day of free time.

"Hehe, I'll introduce you to my friend later."

It's Hu Ge and the others; they've wanted to get to know you for a long time.

Yuan Hong is still a loyal fan of yours and has always wanted to meet you in person.

……

Liu Shishi returned to Shanghai after only a few days in Beijing.

After she left, Wu Zhuo began to devote all his energy to his record business.

In late June, he completed the recording of both songs he collaborated on with Wang Leehom.

Because of the tight schedule, Sony's post-production team arrived immediately after the recording ended and began post-production work.

Even before post-production was complete, on June 29th, Sony and HIM International Music eagerly announced the official news of Wu Zhuo's collaboration with Wang Leehom.

The release date of the ep was also announced.

Time is of the essence.

The EP album will begin pre-sales and be released online on July 7th.

Sony seems to attach great importance to Wu Zhuo and Wang Leehom, two key figures in their team.

They invested a lot of money in publicity.

Starting from July 1st, news about Wu Zhuo's collaboration with Wang Leehom on a new song was all over the internet.

"The news of Wu Zhuo's collaboration with Wang Leehom has been confirmed. The collaboration between two of the biggest names in the Chinese music scene is bound to drop a huge bomb on the music industry." — Sohu Entertainment

"Two top stars' masterpieces, the most worthwhile EP album to listen to, hot pre-sale starts on July 7th." - Starlight Entertainment News

"Two geniuses of the Chinese music scene have collaborated to pave the way with English songs, aiming for Europe and America." — Oriental Daily News

"A fan carnival, inviting you into the musical world of Wang Leehom and Wu Zhuo." — Music Vanguard Radio.

fiery.

It's incredibly hot.

The EP album titled "Left Wu Right Wang" became the hottest entertainment news in July.

Even "Red Cliff" has been relegated to the sidelines these past few days.

The media is paying attention, netizens are paying attention, and even industry peers are watching and waiting.

Han Hong, who has good relationships with both Wu Zhuo and Wang Leehom, immediately expressed her opinion:

"Wu Zhuo and Wang Leehom are both singers I look forward to collaborating with. Their collaboration will definitely bring a feast for the ears and ears to the fans."

Zhang Jie, Su Xing, Cyndi Wang, Calvin Chen, Wu Zun, Jiro Wang...

A whole host of singers, both famous and unknown, were asked by reporters for their opinions on Wu Zhuo and Wang Leehom's EPs.

Everyone then expressed their expectations or praise.

With the support of numerous celebrities, "Left Wu Right King" has maintained its high popularity.

It immediately became the most anticipated album among fans recently.

"Time is passing so slowly, when will Abel and Wang Leehom's song be released?!"

"The money is ready. If it sounds good, I'll buy five tickets."

"Upstairs, five people dare to speak up, I'm going to buy ten."

"Everyone here is so rich. They only have enough money for one EP. If the songs aren't good, they definitely won't buy it."

"This EP is great. My uncle's nephew works at Sony, and I heard that when he listened to this EP, even the cleaning lady was mesmerized."

"My favorite singers are Wu Zhuo and Wang Leehom. I listened to their previous albums on free websites and pirated CDs."

This time, no matter what, I will buy a record to show my support.

……

When "Left Wu Right Wang" became a hit across the internet, sparking heated discussions across the entire network.

Wu Zhuo is currently busy arranging music for his personal album.

After a period of selection, he finally chose the songs for his solo album.

The album contains ten songs, as always.

However, unlike his previous albums which mainly featured Mandarin songs.

This time, he chose songs in different languages for his new album.

Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, and English—two songs in each language.

The two Mandarin songs are:
"Are You Okay?" and "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky"

Cantonese: *Love in a Puff*, *Enough Time*

Japanese:

"ヤキモチ(Jealous)",

Lighting Fireworks

Korean: "(Boy, ya)", "BANG BANG BANG ()"

English titles: Until You, Baby.

From Wu Zhuo's own aesthetic point of view, each of these ten songs is the kind that you can listen to a hundred times without getting tired of it.

Wu Zhuo's aesthetic sense might be flawed.

But the 99999 collections of these songs in their previous lives speak for themselves.

In fact, Wu Zhuo himself felt that this album might even surpass his previous one in terms of classic status.

This is undoubtedly a masterpiece.

Perhaps in the eyes of some traditional musicians, the songs on this album are too pandering to the audience and lack artistry.

But that's exactly what Wu Zhuo needs.

He just wants to please the audience.

To leave a lasting mark on this traditional record industry as it faces extinction.

He wanted to make this record an indelible mark in the history of recording.

Perhaps it's because the quality of this record is just too good.

Midway through, Lü Shiyu even called him, hoping he could reduce the number of songs on the album and replace them with a few of mediocre ones.

From the record company's perspective

An album doesn't need to have too many good songs.

Having too many good songs is a complete waste.

Instead, dividing it into several records would maximize profits.

In response to Lü Shiyu's request, Wu Zhuo said the following:
"I want to use this album to let all the audience know me, know Wu Zhuo, and know Abel."

It is the stepping stone for me to reach the world.

When it resonates on the world stage, HIM International Music, as a co-producer of this album, will also reap unimaginable benefits.

That's something that can't be compared to just one or two records.

"I know, but it's such a waste to put so many great songs on one album."

On the phone, Lü Shiyu was still somewhat reluctant to part with her.

"This won't be my last album, nor will it be my last good songs." He possesses a music library that will last for over a decade.

Wu Zhuo couldn't think of a reason not to do it.

Ask him to play a regular song.

Let's set aside whether he's willing or not.

Even if he were willing, it would be difficult for him to come up with the money.

As I mentioned before, he was a cover singer in his past life.

He has many songs in his mind.

However, most of these songs are widely sung.

He probably won't bother memorizing songs that aren't widely sung or lack distinctive features.

Although Lü Shiyu still felt that Wu Zhuo was a waste in the end.

But Wu Zhuo has far too many privileges and freedom at HIM International Music.

Even if he didn't want to, there was nothing he could do.

All we could do was watch as Wu Zhuo started the production of this album.

However, although Lü Shiyu always felt that Wu Zhuo's way of playing was too wasteful.

When it came to the actual record production, he still sent the company's top talent to assist Wu Zhuo so that Wu Zhuo could produce the record as soon as possible.

……

On the 7th, Wu Zhuo arrived at Gold Typhoon Records in Beijing as usual.

The entire production of his album will be completed at Gold Typhoon.

Actually, his original plan was to make it in Taipei.

However, because of the Olympics in August, he has to attend several evening events.

To avoid having to travel between the two places, he discussed with HIM International Music and decided to have the album produced by Gold Typhoon.

Some of the professionals needed for record production were brought in from HIM International Music in Taipei, while others were directly borrowed from Gold Typhoon.

Once the record production is complete and all the equipment has been used, HIM International Music will coordinate with Gold Typhoon to settle the relevant fees.

As for Wu Zhuo, he only needs to focus on record production.

To be honest, the production cost of Wu Zhuo's album was quite high.

Wu Zhuo roughly calculated that the equipment alone would cost several million.

This is mainly because the songs on this album are of a relatively novel type.

Many songs require electronic devices.

In addition, Wu Zhuo has now risen to a higher status, so the songs he produces can't be as casual as before. At the very least, he has to use the top-of-the-line equipment.

In terms of equipment, HIM International Music is relatively lacking, and has always relied on renting from record companies such as EMI.

Therefore, the cost is very high.

If you add in the various accompanying instrumental performances, and the subsequent music video.

In total, the production cost of this album is estimated to be around ten million RMB, not including promotion.

This number represents the largest investment Wu Zhuo has made in any album since his debut.

However, this expense was basically unrelated to Wu Zhuo.

Let's put aside our relationship for now.

Given Wu Zhuo's current status, his record production costs are basically entirely borne by the record company.

Otherwise, with the song in Wu Zhuo's hands, he would have handled the production.

If HIM International Music doesn't even cover the equipment and other costs...

Wu Zhuo has absolutely no reason to stay at HIM International Music.

"Abel!"

"morning!"

This wasn't Wu Zhuo's first time at Gold Typhoon; most of the company's staff knew him.

Everyone greeted him upon seeing him.

Good morning, Sister Wu.

"Brother Yuan!"

Wu Zhuo responded politely for a few minutes and then returned to his recording studio.

In the recording studio, the accompanying musicians arranged by HIM International Music were already in place.

"Good morning, Brother Qiuxing and Brother Zhilin!"

Wu Zhuo's songs require different instruments, so the musicians are also different.

Today, I'm going to create the instrumental track for "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky," which is a rock song.

The company arranged for Power Station, a veteran rock band under its umbrella, to provide accompaniment.

“We’ve just tried a few short segments and are pretty familiar with the song. We can try recording it directly now.”

While Wu Zhuo was helping the sound engineer adjust the equipment, You Qiuxing spoke with a stern face.

"Okay, let's start recording."

Wu Zhuo didn't seem to notice You Qiuxing's stern face.

This person is not usually talkative. When he was at HIM International Music, he had some dealings with Power Station.

Every time we meet, the other person has this expression.

After a quick setup of the equipment and confirming everything was working properly, I started recording the backing track.

Power Train has not been popular in the past two years, and it could even be said that it has become somewhat outdated.

But after all, they are a veteran band that has been in the industry for over ten years, and their skills are not weak.

The accompaniment for the song was recorded in just two or three hours.

After finishing their work, the two members of Power Train didn't linger. They packed their things and left in a hurry.

Many rock singers are like that, very arrogant.

Wu Zhuo and the others spent the morning together, and aside from work, they didn't exchange more than ten sentences in casual conversation.

They genuinely treat this as just a job.

After they left, Wu Zhuo ordered takeout and then sat in front of the equipment to listen to the recording and check for any bad sound quality, which he would then remove in post-production.

After listening to it two or three times and noting down some flaws, it was already midnight.

"Is this the time you're going to release the audio for your song with Wang Leehom?"

Wu Zhuo wasn't alone in the recording studio; he also had sound engineer Wang Hongyuan with him.

This is a middle-aged man around forty years old.

Somewhat old-fashioned.

He's considered old-fashioned because in this age of CDs and the internet, he's still listening to the radio.

As he asked Wu Zhuo, he turned on the old radio that was placed in the recording studio.

"Sizzle... sizzle... after several months..."

The radio was like an old ox that couldn't bear the weight, emitting all sorts of noise.

Snapped!
Old Wang slapped it hard.

Surprisingly, the sound became clear after the slap.

"With the buffer, more and more people are shifting their focus from that heartbreaking event to the upcoming Olympics."

This doesn't mean we can forget the pain. Yi Jieqi said, "Perhaps we should commemorate the past and embrace the future in a different way."

The inspirational single "Faith," which was released globally on July 10th, is a brand new work by Yi Jieqi and Penny Tai, two well-known friends in the entertainment industry.

The two, who have just released new albums, are not only busy promoting their respective albums, but also hope to contribute their own strength to this time that needs unity, love and enthusiasm.

Besides the two singers, the song "Faith" also features two top-tier singers in the music industry: Victor Wong and Fish Leong.

......"

The radio host is introducing the song "Faith" that Fish Leong, Victor Wong, and their quartet will release on the 10th.

If you feel cold

"Let me close a window for you"

As the music began, a song called "Faith," encouraging everyone to move beyond sadness and embrace the Olympics, started playing.

"Fish Leong's songs are still so good!"

Old Wang sipped his tea and commented.

Wu Zhuo also put down his work and listened carefully to the song.

Well, he didn't want to hear this song.

He wanted to hear his new song with Wang Leehom.

His new song and Wang Leehom's new song were both released today.