Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 375 New Activity Arrives

As Wu Zhuo's promotion in the United States increased, "I, Abel" entered its fourth week of release on December 5th.

This week, the album "I, Abel" achieved new milestones.

First, on the album charts, this album topped the US sales charts for three consecutive weeks.

This is the first time a Chinese singer has achieved this in the United States.

Meanwhile, in the same week, "Baby" finally topped the Billboard Hot 100.

Wu Zhuo also became the first Chinese and Asian artist to reach number one on the Billboard charts in the United States.

Compared to other achievements, this honor is clearly more worthy of commemoration.

For a Chinese person to achieve this level in the United States is extremely difficult.

Therefore, when the news of "Baby" winning the championship reached China, the country was in an uproar.

The media outlets were all praising and extolling Wu Zhuo.

First is Taiwan Province.

Wu Zhuo himself is from Taiwan Province, and his achievement makes many people in Taiwan feel honored.

Apart from a few media outlets that genuinely disliked Wu Zhuo, most other media outlets praised him to the skies.

TVB8's media outlets even went so far as to crown Wu Zhuo as the number one new generation star.

This title was unusually not questioned by fans of Jay Chou, Wang Leehom, and others.

There's no way around it; in China, Wu Zhuo has been at the peak of his career these past two years, with record sales and popularity that are in no way inferior to Jay Chou and others.

Now Wu Zhuo has made such a name for himself abroad, directly comparable to top singers in Europe and America.

This makes it difficult for people to find a reason to refute it, even if they want to.

This occurred amidst a situation where other fan groups remained collectively silent.

The claim that Wu Zhuo is the number one new generation talent in China has spread far and wide, even reaching Hong Kong and mainland China.

Many netizens feel that Wu Zhuo may not be as experienced as Jay Chou and others.

However, his achievements in recent years truly make him the number one among the new generation.

However, the group was quite rational.

Many believe that if Wu Zhuo continues to maintain his current momentum in the coming years, then his title as the number one player of the new generation will be well-deserved.

But what if Wu Zhuo underperforms later on, or his momentum doesn't match that of the past few years?

Therefore, Jay Chou will have a greater advantage than Wu Zhuo in becoming the number one of the new generation.

Wu Zhuo, who was far away in the United States, was also paying attention to public opinion in China.

He also read the reports and discussions about this so-called number one of the new generation.

He generally agrees with the media's statements.

In the entertainment industry, whether it's the film or music scene, it's never about short-term achievements.

Every year, some strong new talents emerge in the industry.

Each one that emerged was incredibly popular, some even sweeping across Asia.

Back then, Jimmy Lin was known as "Little Whirlwind," and he represented the youth of almost an entire generation.

Which young person doesn't have a few of his posters on their door?

As a result, after only a few years of popularity, his work couldn't keep up, and he ended up just being an ordinary person.

Besides Jimmy Lin, the same goes for people like Eric Suen and Ekin Cheng.

Especially Ekin Cheng, who was known as the Fifth Heavenly King when he was at the height of his popularity.

He received the best special effects from Hong Kong.

The results of it!
His mediocre box office performance and his own lack of ambition led to his gradual disappearance from the entertainment industry.

Although he remains a part of a generation's memory, fewer people pay attention to him after he re-emerges.

Ultimately, whether you're a singer or an actor, your work is what truly matters.

If you can consistently produce good work for a year or two, then when those young people who follow you grow up, you will be the leader.

Jay Chou is a prime example.

In this era, Jay Chou, who is not recognized by most people, has maintained his momentum of development because he releases good works every year.

Years later, when his fans have grown up and dominate public opinion, he will be the undisputed biggest figure in the music industry. For Wu Zhuo...

The current popularity is a good thing.

But what if he can't keep up in the next few years, or can't surpass Jay Chou?

So he will still be the second oldest after Jay Chou.

Success or failure is not determined by a single victory.

Wang Jie was so popular back then; even the Four Heavenly Kings lived in his shadow.

As a result, many years later, everyone knows the Four Heavenly Kings.

When Wang Jie is mentioned, most people will sigh with regret, "Wang Jie, the playboy, what a pity, I really liked him back then."

As for the Four Heavenly Kings, they directly became the youth of several generations, and their status in the entertainment industry is unshakeable.

Even though everyone later realized that the Four Heavenly Kings' songs were mostly covers of Japanese songs, it didn't affect people's love for them.

No, what people actually like isn't them.

They cherish their youth, and the Four Heavenly Kings accompanied them through it.

When people grow up and hear the songs of the Four Heavenly Kings again, they will subconsciously recall their youthful days, a carefree and hopeful era.

Therefore, what Wu Zhuo needs to do now is not to be the king of the music scene for one or two years.

Rather, they are figures who, like Jay Chou, influence an entire generation.

And this impact cannot be achieved in one or two years; it will take ten years, or even longer.

Only in this way can one's songs accompany the youth of a generation.

Let yourself become an indelible symbol in their youth.

And when they grow up, when they become the dominant figures in public opinion.

Even if I wasn't the number one in the music industry back then, these fans would still have elevated me to a god-like status.

……

After paying attention to the situation in China for a while, Wu Zhuo stopped paying attention and continued to focus on propaganda work in Europe and America.

At this point, Wu Zhuo doesn't need to promote himself anymore.

With "Baby" topping the Billboard charts, the album became one of the most popular songs in Europe and America at that time.

The spontaneous promotion by everyone was more effective than Wu Zhuo's promotion.

Sony is simply wealthy and willing to invest money.

They wanted more exposure, so they kept arranging various activities for Wu Zhuo.

Wu Zhuo did not refuse this offer.

This is also good for him.

Unlike movie stars, singers cannot be remembered through film footage.

The song is only a few minutes long, and most of the time the audience mainly relies on listening.

Listening to music doesn't guarantee you'll see the real person, and you might not even recognize the singer.

Numerous activities can help Wu Zhuo become known to more people and enhance his image in their minds.

In addition to a large number of regular activities, Sony also arranged a big job for Wu Zhuo.

He wrote the theme song for Cameron's Avatar.

This is indeed a big job.

During this period, Cameron was practically a money-printing machine on a global scale.

The success of "Titanic" (also known as "Titanic" in Taiwan) made Cameron a household name.

His new film, Avatar, is the most anticipated film worldwide next year.

For a movie like this, they actually got Wu Zhuo to write the theme song.

Firstly, this demonstrates Wu Zhuo's international reputation at that time.

Secondly, it also demonstrates the immense effort Sony put in behind the scenes.

After all, without Sony's support, Wu Zhuo might not have been able to secure this job.

(End of this chapter)