Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 178 Sword Soul
"Do you have a conflict with Shao Bing? I see you seldom talk to him."

After applying the medicine on Wu Zhuo, Guo Biting lay down next to Wu Zhuo.

"There's no conflict, maybe they just don't like each other!"

Although he said this, Wu Zhuo actually knew the reason why the relationship between the two of them was cold on the crew.

In the final analysis, it is nothing more than factors such as ranking, status in the plot, and status of the crew.

According to the original script, the character Yan Zangfeng is undoubtedly the protagonist in "Magic Sword: Life and Death Chess".

Even though the role of Ren Qianxing needs to be played by an actor from Hong Kong and Taiwan, the plot is almost the same as that of Yan Zangfeng.

But a villain is a villain, even if there are many plots, it will not have any impact after it is broadcast.

But it’s different now. In order to keep Wu Zhuo, the crew directly made major changes to the script and increased the proportion of Ren Qianxing’s plot to the position of the first male lead.

If we say that the previous Ren Qianxing was Duan Lang in "Feng Yun".

Now, this character becomes Bu Jingyun or Nie Feng.

More importantly, in terms of the plot's excellence, Ren Qianxing completely surpassed Yan Zangfeng, making Yan Zangfeng look like a fool.

In addition, in the crew, actors, directors, and even producers all flattered Wu Chao, and every day they either asked about his well-being or tried to curry favor with him.

As Shao Bing has won several Best Actor awards in recent years, it would be strange for him to have a good impression of Wu Chao under such circumstances.

As for Wu Zhuo, he has a good temper and can get along with anyone.

But he doesn't treat everyone well.

He would not be nice to people like Shao Bing either.

As a result, a strange phenomenon occurred in the crew.

The crew has been filming for a while, and most of the actors are very familiar with each other and have even become good friends.

But the two protagonists always have a ^O^ expression when they meet...

Wu Zhuo closed his eyes slightly. He had just practiced shooting and had been filming for a whole day, so he wanted to sleep.

Just as I closed my eyes, Guo Biting suddenly said, "The crew may know about our relationship."

Hearing this, Wu Zhuo opened his eyes and said speechlessly:

"You come to my room every night, even a fool would know that."

“But I go back every morning!”

Guo Biting stared with eyes wide open, as if she didn't expect to be exposed here.

"But your voice is so loud that people next to you can hear it!"

"I'm going to die, it was obviously you..." Guo Biting blushed, she was indeed too loud.

"If you didn't insist on me..."

"You asked for it, okay? Just like before, I said filming was a bit tiring, but you insisted, so I can only grant your wish!"

……

Among the leading actors of "Magic Sword: Life and Death Chess", Wu Chao is the best singer and he can also compose.

So, just like in "Xin Shisi Niang", the crew approached Wu Zhuo to invite him to sing.

“The Demon Sword and the Heart Sword are destined rivals, just like Ren Qianxing and Yan Zangfeng, one represents the devil and the other represents good.

As the saying goes, good and evil cannot coexist, and this fate has been entangled with them since they were born.

So, we needed a song that had that fateful duel feel to it.”

On the crew, producer Zhu Cheng sat in front of Wu Zhuo and handed him a cigarette with a smile. Wu Zhuo took it but did not smoke it.

Zhu Cheng continued, "This kind of proposition song may be difficult for others, but it must be no problem for you, Wu Zhuo."

Wu Zhuo recalled the song about fate in his mind and said:
"I can indeed help write songs, but let me make it clear that the copyright of the songs is mine, and I only authorize you to use them."

This is what Wu Zhuo says whenever he writes a song for everyone.

Of course, for some people who only provide lyrics and music but do not participate in the production, they only have the copyright to the lyrics and music.

But it was clear that he was required to sing the theme song of "Magic Sword: Life and Death Chess".

Generally speaking, Wu Zhuo would choose to arrange and produce the songs he sings himself.

In this way, the copyright of the recording and even the distribution rights will also be in his hands. "Of course. We are not a record company, so it is useless to ask for the copyright."

Zhu Cheng looked as if he understood.

In fact, he wanted the copyright, too.

But that's impossible to even think about.

In recent years, creators have become more and more skilled.

In the 1980s and 1990s, if a TV station wanted a song, they could just buy it out.

But in recent years, creators have begun to pursue copyright ownership. For many songs written for TV series, the TV series can only own the right to use the songs...

Wu Zhuo nodded, "I will write the song as soon as possible."

Songs about a sense of fate must also fit the style of martial arts.

The first song Wu Zhuo thought of was Xu Song’s "Enemy", and then Zhang Jie’s "The World".

Both songs are decent songs in this genre.

But after thinking about it carefully, Wu Zhuo gave up using these two songs.

Strictly speaking, these two songs do not fit the show.

Finally, Wu Chao chose a song that was relatively far away from the present.

"Sword Soul", a work by Wang Sulong.

It is the theme song of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in 2017.

The original singer invited by the crew at that time was Li Wei, the champion of Happy Boy in 2010. Later, Wang Sulong took back the song and re-arranged it for release.

Wu Chao prefers Wang Sulong's version, and the arrangement style also has more martial arts atmosphere.

Wu Zhuo plans to use this version.

Wu Zhuo is a man who does what he says and doesn't like procrastination.

After deciding to use this song, start producing it immediately.

Just like the songs he owned the copyright to before, Wu Chao paid for the production himself.

In this way, the copyright of the song can be fully controlled.

Later on, even if HIM Records wanted Wu Chao to be included in the new album, they would have to pay him.

That’s how cool it is to have full copyright.

The previous songs "Onion", "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Dangerous Party" are like this.

Because these songs were produced by Wu Zhuo himself, when adding the songs to his personal copyright, Huayan had to pay him a distribution fee before adding the songs to Wu Zhuo's personal album.

Of course, because Wu Zhuo’s record distribution rights were signed to Huayan, if he does not allow Huayan to release these songs, he himself cannot actually release them.

Even if the soundtrack of a film or TV show is released, the TV series production company cannot release the songs sung by Wu Chao if Huayan does not have authorization.

This can also be considered a two-sided check and balance.

It is also the biggest restriction that record companies impose on singers.

Many people must have heard that a certain singer was banned.

This kind of ban refers to this.

Typical figures are Xue Zhiqian and Chen Chusheng.

The two of them were signed to the company because of the record distribution rights, but they had a conflict with the company and were directly sealed off.

This kind of sealing doesn't just mean that the company won't release records for you.

Even other companies cannot issue it.

Whoever sends it shall pay the penalty.

Wu Zhuo also has this kind of contract.

Not only him, but all singers like Jay Chou have it.

No one can be exempted from this regulation.

(End of this chapter)