Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 356 The Battle for Top Billing in Painted Skin
Just two days later, Wu Zhuo's side received an email from the United States in which Puff Daddy apologized in a very humble manner for his previous threats against Wu Zhuo.

Puff Daddy didn't make any public appearances or call in person; instead, he chose to do it via email.

Clearly, the old man was too embarrassed to refuse.

Wu Zhuo didn't seem to mind too much about it.

Ultimately, having Sony step in to exert pressure was simply to teach the other party a lesson and let them know that they are not to be trifled with.

Wu Zhuo didn't actually expect to make the boastful old man kneel down in submission.

Ultimately, Puff Daddy probably won't truly be convinced from the bottom of his heart just because Sony is putting pressure on him.

Wu Zhuo even felt that because of this pressure, Puff Daddy might hate him even more.

This incident will make their relationship even more adversarial.

When Wu Zhuo goes to the United States to attend an event, he will likely bring more bodyguards to prevent Puff Daddy from causing trouble.

For now, this matter can only be temporarily put on hold.

Expecting Puff Daddy to apologize in the media, or even to call and apologize in person, is clearly unlikely.

After the Puff Daddy incident came to an end, Wu Zhuo focused all his attention on his record production.

Perhaps because they had produced several albums before, the production speed of the new album was several times faster this time after they had the melodies of the songs.

Wu Zhuo originally planned to only be able to produce the accompaniment this month.

At most, I'll record one or two songs.

But the reality is that, thanks to his all-out efforts, by the 25th, not only were all the instrumentals for the new album completed, but he also recorded seven songs.

He almost managed to release a song every few days.

However, if you think about it carefully, this speed is actually normal.

Because his album production style is very different from other singers.

Other singers need to spend a lot of time selecting songs when producing an album, and even after selecting the songs, they still need to ask professional arrangers to arrange the songs.

Wu Zhuo, however, is different.

His songs all have melodies in my head.

All he needs to do is write the song down from memory.

Even when arranging music, he had versions from his previous life to compare.

He can simply copy it.

Therefore, it's understandable that he produces albums at an astonishing speed.

However, despite the fast pace of album production, Wu Zhuo had to stop all song production on the 26th.

Because "Painted Skin" is about to be released.

This film is the most expensive film Wu Zhuo has ever worked on since his debut.

It was also his most important asset in breaking into the film industry.

If this film achieves box office success, Wu Zhuo's appeal in the film industry will be further enhanced in the future.

At that time, because of his achievements in film, he will truly be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Jay Chou in all aspects.

On the 26th, the cast and crew of "Painted Skin" held a large-scale premiere in Beijing.

The production team not only invited a group of big-name stars and directors to help out.

Actors such as Wu Zhuo also invited their friends from the industry.

As the undisputed lead actor of the film, Wu Zhuo invited several friends from the industry.

This includes the other three members of Fahrenheit, Jackie Chan, Nick Cheung, and others.

Jackie Chan's main reason for coming this time was to repay the favor Wu Zhuo had done for him in Singapore.

As for Nick Cheung, the two collaborated on "Connected" and have kept in touch ever since.

After hearing that Wu Zhuo's film "Painted Skin" was about to premiere, Nick Cheung volunteered to come and support it.

Then the other members of Fahrenheit.

Okay, the reason the other members of Fahrenheit were able to come wasn't because Wu Zhuo actively invited them. It was arranged by the company.

Fahrenheit has been broken up for some time now.

The albums for both sub-units have been completed and will be released around the beginning and end of October.

The premiere of "Painted Skin" was a large-scale event, attracting not only many people from the industry but also numerous journalists.

The company plans to take this opportunity to promote the albums of both sub-units.

In short, it's all about profit and publicity.

Of course, it is undeniable that Wu Zhuo's relationship with the other members is still an important reason why the four of them were able to appear together this time.

If there is truly discord within Fahrenheit, and they are no longer willing to appear together, it's unlikely they'll ever be seen together again.

Yes, it might also be due to the fact that the popularity of the other members visibly decreased after Fahrenheit broke up.

Several months have passed, and apart from Wu Zhuo, the other members of Fahrenheit may have more or less regretted the group's breakup.

When Wu Zhuo was on set, his every move would make Fahrenheit the focus of everyone's attention.

After being split into two smaller teams, essentially each member went their separate ways, the media's attention on the other members visibly decreased.

Jiro Wang was the most affected.

After Wu Zun signed a long-term film contract with Emperor Entertainment Group, the company heavily promoted him, showing a strong trend of making him Emperor's new top star after Nicholas Tse and Edison Chen.

At the same time, Wu Zun also participated in Tangren's TV series Chinese Paladin 3, which brought him considerable popularity.

As for Calvin Chen, in the words of outsiders, he has found a good older brother.

After Fahrenheit disbanded, Wu Zhuo brought him along on many occasions, including the movie "Fleet of Time," which he invested in himself.

In addition, the drama "Hot Shot" which he co-starred in with Show Lo recently became a minor hit in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, which officially confirms that he also has the ability to play leading roles.

Only Jiro Wang has been having a run of bad luck lately, with the few TV dramas he starred in not performing very well after airing.

In addition, he is currently still in Taiwan and rarely travels to the mainland.

This led to a significant drop in his popularity in mainland China within just a few months, with a trend of him being surpassed by Calvin Chen.

In fact, the cast of "Painted Skin" may not be as impressive as that of "Red Cliff," which brought together top talents from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

But it's still considered a big-budget film in the current film industry.

Wu Zhuo, Zhao Wei, Zhou Xun, Wu Jing, Sun Li...

The lead actors and important supporting actors all have considerable influence in mainland China.

Each one, when twisted individually, could be a standout piece.

So many people appearing together in this movie.

This also led to some controversy over the billing order in "Painted Skin".

In fact, this film was the one that kicked off the battle for top billing in the Chinese film industry.

Back then, Chen Kun and Yu Zhoudan were fiercely fighting over who got the top billing.

The poor reputation of Yu Zhou Dan in mainland China began with this movie.

However, due to Wu Zhuo's involvement in this life, he firmly secured the lead role in the drama.

Therefore, the competition for billing order in Painted Skin actually focused on the second and fourth billing positions.

Especially Zhou Xun and Zhao Wei.

Don't be fooled by their seemingly close friendship.

In fact, their teams had been arguing fiercely about who should play the female lead.

Wu Zhuo heard director Gordon Chan complain more than once that he didn't know who to choose as the second lead.

The reason is that neither Zhao Wei nor Zhou Xun's side is willing to compromise.

For this reason, Gordon Chan even asked Ng Cheuk for advice.

(End of this chapter)