Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 351 Calvin Chen's Plan
"Liu Shishi is indeed quite suitable for this role."

Wu Zhuo hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Actually, he had not originally planned to invite Liu Shishi.

The main reason is that Liu Shishi was filming Chinese Paladin 3.

Inviting her might cause scheduling conflicts.

Also, Liu Shishi's acting skills are not very good.

"I checked, and this Liu Shishi has a good image and is quite popular."

Zheng Jianfeng quickly checked Liu Shishi's information on the computer and soon came to a conclusion.

"Then let's send audition invitations to their company! In any case, we still need to give it a try. Let's also send invitations to the other candidates and invite them to give it a shot."

Zheng Jianfeng made the decision on the spot.

The group then discussed some filming details before adjourning.

Everyone quickly left the meeting room, leaving Wu Zhuo and Zheng Jianfeng behind.

Zheng Jianfeng glanced towards the door and said to Wu Zhuo:
"Zhang Yibai privately recommended that Xu Jinglei play the female lead, but I declined."

"It's good that it was pushed back; our little temple can't accommodate that great deity."

Wu Zhuo expressed his approval of his approach.

Xu Jinglei's influence is undeniable.

But she is not on Legends' radar.

"That's what I think. Zhang Yibai has a good relationship with her. If we let her join, Zhang Yibai will have a supporter, and who knows what trouble he might cause."

Having worked in the film and television industry for so many years, Zheng Jianfeng is very familiar with all the shady dealings on set.

A film crew is like a microcosm of society.

Often, once a film crew is formed, a situation of numerous factions will emerge.

Directors, lead actors, and producers often form cliques to increase their influence on the film crew.

Given Zhang Yibai's relationship with Xu Jinglei, if Xu Jinglei becomes the female lead, Zhang Yibai will definitely find a way to give her more screen time.

Adding scenes is fine, but I'm worried that it might cause disagreements with Wu Zhuo.

This is very possible.

Xu Jinglei has been famous for many years, and her reputation in the industry is well-known.

She's a director herself, and if the plot doesn't suit her, she definitely won't care about Wu Zhuo and will demand changes or additions.

……

Wu Zhuo doesn't need to get too involved in the female lead's audition.

He didn't want to get involved either.

He knows his own limitations.

He doesn't have a deep understanding of film personally, so he doesn't interfere too much with the company's film production.

He only needs to grasp the general direction.

After finishing some preliminary work on "Fleet of Time", Wu Zhuo plunged into the recording studio to begin producing the first EP album of Fahrenheit - Foreign, a sub-unit of Fahrenheit.

Three songs from this album:
"あの野～ジンジンバオヂュオニー～ (Those Years)"

"roar"

Just Say Hello

The initial accompaniment track was completed a few weeks ago, and with a little polishing, we can start recording.

Speaking of recording, as Wu Zhuo's work focus shifted to mainland China, his record recording work also gradually moved to the mainland.

The recording of his new album and the album by his subunit will both be done in mainland China.

Therefore, Calvin Chen had already arrived in Beijing, waiting for the recording to begin.

“Abel, sometimes I really want to pry open your head and see if it’s different from ours.”

Why are the songs you write always so catchy?

In the recording studio, watching Wu Zhuo working hard, Calvin Chen couldn't help but sigh again.

"You're trying to murder me, aren't you! You even tried to pry open my head." Wu Zhuo gave him a speechless look.

"If I dared to murder you, countless people around the world would not let me go."

Calvin Chen lay back on the sofa, "But to be fair, if it weren't for you, I might still be an unknown minor character at Comic Productions!"
Some people are still not satisfied and always feel that you have the best resources.

In my opinion, you absolutely deserve this.

If it weren't for you, Fahrenheit wouldn't have achieved what it has today.

Now, any one of the four of us who goes out into the world wouldn't be a big shot.

Taiwanese media used to say we were the second F4, but who would say that now?

You deserve the majority of the credit.

"Stop being so mushy, it's making me uncomfortable."

Wu Zhuo sat down next to him and poured himself a glass of water.

“The filming of ‘Fleet of Time’ is about to begin, and you will have to join the crew. Remember to discuss with the company and shift your work focus here.”

After a pause, Wu Zhuo frowned: "I heard you've taken on another project for the company?"

"Yes, it's a drama produced by the company, co-starring Da Dong. It's called 'Peach Blossom Girl,' which is kind of a sister series to 'Romantic Princess.'"

Speaking of this, Calvin Chen's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. "I originally didn't plan to take it, but the company insisted on putting this role in my hands."

The situation in this life is different from the previous one.

In his previous life, Calvin Chen was not popular at this time, so he could only play supporting roles for Jiro Wang in several TV series.

In this life, thanks to Wu Zhuo's appearance, Calvin Chen's popularity is still at the bottom of Fahrenheit.

However, he is also quite popular among all the artists in Taiwan.

Especially after the broadcast of "Hot Shot" in Taiwan on the 27th of last month, his popularity experienced another small surge.

He played the role of Dongfang Xiang in the show, which earned him a lot of fans.

Despite his popularity and representative works, the company continued to have him play supporting roles to Jiro Wang, which made him very uncomfortable.

"Taiwanese idol dramas won't be popular for many more years. Believe me, the future focus of entertainment will shift to the mainland."

If I were you, I would discuss it with the company and come to the mainland to develop my career as soon as possible.

Taiwanese idol dramas are still quite popular now, but their popularity won't last much longer.

Next year will be the last peak of Taiwanese idol dramas.

After that, the entertainment center in the Chinese-speaking world will completely shift to the mainland.

If they don't switch to this direction in advance and continue to struggle in Taiwanese idol dramas, they will be eliminated before long.

Currently, among the four members of Fahrenheit, Wu Zhuo has almost completely shifted his focus to mainland China and has even established his own film and television company.

Wu Zun followed closely behind.

To be fair, although Wu Zun's acting skills are poor, his judgment is good.

It's also possible that his family is giving him advice.

But he turned out to be right.

After Wu Zhuo came to the mainland, Wu Zun followed closely behind.

However, Wu Zun and Wu Zhuo are different.

Wu Zhuo was in charge of the mainland and also worked in Hong Kong.

Wu Zunze was in charge of Hong Kong and also had influence in mainland China.

He signed a long-term contract with Emperor Motion Pictures, and his future films will primarily be produced for Emperor.

The previous film, "Butterfly Murders," was invested in by Emperor Entertainment Group.

Although Emperor Entertainment did not invest in "Chinese Paladin 3", Tangren Media and Emperor Entertainment have a lot of cooperation and are strategic partners, so he was able to take over immediately after Wu Zhuo did not take over Xu Changqing.

What I admire most about you is your talent and vision; I trust your judgment.

This should be my last film in Taiwan. After filming, I will focus all my efforts on working in mainland China.

I've built up a lot of popularity on the "Tian Tian Brothers" (a popular Chinese variety show), so maybe when I get here I can overtake you all!

(End of this chapter)