Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 377 Michael Jackson's Invitation

Wu Zhuo is going to write a song for Avatar called "I See You".

This song is the theme song for the movie "Avatar" sung by Leona Lewis.

Written by James Horner and Cook Haller, produced by Simon Francren, it is included on the soundtrack "Avatar" from the movie "Avatar" and in the deluxe edition of Leona Lewis's second studio album "Echo".

In 2010, "I See You" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 67th Golden Globe Awards.

Although it didn't win an award, the song was of very high quality.

At the same time, due to the global influence of Avatar, this song has also become a very influential song.

In fact, Wu Zhuo originally did not intend to sing this song.

After all, this song was sung by a girl in her previous life.

However, the Avatar production team insisted that he sing the song himself.

That's why Wu Zhuo had to sing this song himself.

Cameron and others insisted that Wu Zhuo sing.

The reason is also very simple.

Wu Zhuo is arguably the most popular singer in the world this year.

The song "Baby" has become widely popular around the world.

The album is the best-selling album of the year.

In terms of popularity, there is currently no singer more popular than Wu Zhuo.

Only Lady Gaga can rival her.

From the perspective of the production crew.

The reason for having a theme song is to increase the movie's popularity.

The difference between having a popular singer like Wu Zhuo sing the song and having an unknown singer sing it is huge.

Therefore, it's not surprising that the production team strongly urged him to sing the song himself.

And in order to allow Wu Zhuo to compose and perform.

The production team also gave Wu Zhuo a lot of benefits.

Leaving aside the copyright issue, the production team also gave Wu Zhuo an additional appearance fee of US$550,000.

Five hundred and fifty thousand US dollars may seem like a small amount, but it is nearly four million yuan when converted to RMB.

Four million dollars, all Wu Zhuo needs to do is compose and sing a song, and he can also use Avatar to enhance his international influence.

This is quite beneficial for Wu Zhuo.

So after hesitating for a moment, he agreed immediately.

After taking on the song production work for Avatar, Wu Zhuo turned down some promotional activities arranged by Sony.

I spent two days writing the lyrics and music for the song and sent it to the production team.

"Wow! Abel, this song you wrote is so good. I feel like it was tailor-made for our movie. It's perfect."

In the afternoon, Cameron personally called Wu Zhuo and expressed his great satisfaction with the song Wu Zhuo had written.

"It was made specifically for Avatar."

Wu Zhuo spoke with a smile.

"Haha, I forgot, you wrote this song after reading the script."

However, I really admire you. I didn't believe the previous reports that you were incredibly talented and the most famous singer-songwriter in China.

Now I believe you; your song has completely won me over.

Cameron was very satisfied with the song Wu Zhuo presented and kept praising him on the phone.

Finally, he added, "Now I need your help to produce the song."

You really helped me a lot by writing the song ahead of time.

This way, we can finish producing the song at least a month earlier, and the promotion can start as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, I will finish the song as soon as possible."

After exchanging a few words, Wu Zhuo hung up the phone.

"Should we record here in the US or go back to China to record?"

Xiao An was tidying up her things when she saw Wu Zhuo finish his call and looked at him with curiosity.

"Let's go back to China!" Wu Zhuo made his decision after a moment's thought.

Actually, recording here in the US is also an option; Wu Zhuo could even take this opportunity to get all sorts of top-of-the-line equipment for free.

However, considering that the crew of "Fleet of Time" was still waiting for him to film, Wu Zhuo had no choice but to go back to record.

"Are you still accepting invitations for the upcoming events?" Xiao An asked, pointing to a pile of invitations in front of her.

"No, we already had Sony turn it down. We're heading back to China the day after tomorrow," Wu Zhuo replied. Xiao An didn't agree immediately, but instead looked down and pulled out an invitation.

"We might have to postpone our return home by another day. This is a charity donation organized by Michael Jackson, and the organizers sent us an invitation."

The time is exactly tomorrow.

I don't think it would be good for us to refuse.

After all, this is the first time you've been invited to a major event in Europe or America.

Wu Zhuo took the invitation and glanced at it.

It was indeed an invitation from Michael Jackson's company.

"Then let's postpone it for two days and participate in this event first."

Speaking of which, Wu Zhuo has been active in Europe and America for quite some time.

However, he doesn't actually have any contact with most celebrities in Europe and America.

If this is true for minor celebrities, it goes without saying that it's true for superstars like Michael Jackson.

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After deciding to participate in Michael Jackson's charity donation event, Wu Zhuo immediately replied to Michael Jackson.

After receiving the news, Michael Jackson immediately leaked it to the media.

The next day, when Wu Zhuo got up, he opened the news in the United States and saw that it was full of news about him participating in a charity event based on a Michael Jackson script.

"I'm just participating in a charity event, there's no need for the media to go to such lengths to report on it!"

After flipping through several newspapers, Wu Zhuo discovered that almost every headline featured news about him.

This made him very confused.

He's really popular lately.

But it's not to the point where every move they make makes headlines.

This is definitely not normal.

"It's Sony pushing this. Sony wants to use the opportunity of you appearing alongside Michael Jackson to mold you into the Michael Jackson of the East."

Xiao An shared Sony's thoughts.

"Because it would be good for you, I didn't refuse."

Wu Zhuo nodded.

However, his brows furrowed slightly.

Sony is not a charity.

Wu Zhuo was their money bag.

However, Wu Zhuo and they did not actually sign a long-term cooperation contract.

The cooperation between the two parties is limited to overseas areas.

Moreover, this kind of collaboration is the kind where one album is signed at a time.

In other words, if Wu Zhuo wanted, he could have entrusted the overseas distribution of his next album to other record companies.

This kind of cooperation is undoubtedly beneficial to Wu Zhuo, but not so much to Sony.

Even under these circumstances, Sony spared no effort in pushing him to quickly ascend to the ranks of world superstars.

This is somewhat unbelievable no matter how you look at it.

You have to understand that Sony has invested so much, but it's very possible that it will all go down the drain.

If Wu Zhuo doesn't collaborate with them on his next album, all the promotional money Sony has invested will be wasted.

Feeling puzzled, Wu Zhuo carefully considered Sony's intentions.

But they had absolutely no clue.

In the end, I could only temporarily give up thinking about it.

But Wu Zhuo felt a sense of unease.

Sony is not a charity.

Wu Zhuo was very clear about their methods.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they devour people without spitting out the bones.

Leaving aside the people Wu Zhuo has been in contact with during this period.

Michael Jackson's death next year alone, and the subsequent copyright dispute between the two sides over Michael Jackson, is enough to make Wu Zhuo wary.

He doesn't want to end up like Michael Jackson, being framed.

(End of this chapter)