Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 231 Temporary Combination
How does Wu Zhuo make a living?

Some say he relies on his good looks, others say he was just lucky and caught the ride of Fahrenheit.

Some people also say that even if he is ugly, he can still occupy a place in the music industry with his talent.

Anyway, there are all kinds of opinions.

Among all these remarks, not one questioned Wu Chao's popularity.

In terms of popularity, Wu Chao was one of the top stars in China at that time.

It is also very popular in other countries in Asia.

These are all known to everyone who knows Wu Zhuo.

So, when they learned that they had the opportunity to sing a duet with Wu Zhuo, all the members of Girls' Generation were excited.

“Well, I know everyone doesn’t want to miss this opportunity, so the company has a plan.

We will hold a small internal audition, not only for singing, but also for selection from all aspects, and you all have a chance.

Finally, whoever gets first place will represent SM Entertainment and work with Wu Zhuo."

……

"Let me collaborate on a song with a member of Girls' Generation?"

In Taiwan Province, Wu Chao had just returned to HIM Records when he was taken to the office by Lu Shiyu.

Said they were discussing something.

After listening to his description, Wu Zhuo couldn't help but speak:
"So, I'm going to add a new song to my new album?"

"No, it's not your solo album, but a boy-girl group, Girls' Generation, which is a group jointly launched by Sony and SM Entertainment.

You know, Sony also cooperates with us a lot.

Because of Fahrenheit, we have a lot of business cooperation with SM company in Korea.

This time it was SM company that took the initiative to propose it. They hoped to form a temporary boy-girl group with Hwayan.

They specifically want that member to be you.”

Lu Shiyu personally brewed a pot of tea for Wu Zhuo.

"Can I refuse?" Wu Zhuo hesitated for a moment and looked at Lu Shiyu.

Lu Shiyu smiled awkwardly, "Of course you can refuse, we can't force you."

In fact, according to the contract, Huayan has the right to force Wu Chao to work according to the company's arrangements.

But! Sometimes, popularity and influence are status.

His overwhelming popularity and outstanding creative ability make Huayan dare not regard Wu Zhuo as an ordinary artist.

Huayan can indeed impose mandatory requirements on Wu Chao.

But it is 100% certain that Wu Zhuo will dislike Huayan because of this.

Huayan can count on Wu Zhuo to make money.

This year, thanks to Wu Chao, Huayan's business revenue ranked among the top three in Taiwan and Province, and it even expanded its business to Japan and South Korea, reaching in-depth cooperation with companies in these countries.

With the help of this influence, Huayan earned no less than 700 to 800 million yuan.

Based on this earning ability, if Huayan still treats Wu Chao as an ordinary artist, it would be stupid.

“Actually, this is just a temporary group that releases a single occasionally.

The purpose is to expand your influence and help promote the members of Girls' Generation at SM Entertainment.

Of course, you are not participating in this temporary group for nothing.

I have already communicated with them in advance about the copyright of the song, and the copyright of the song still belongs to you.

As for income, the record revenue will be shared by Huayan, SM and Sony, with 50% each, and the remaining 50% will belong to you. "

"Fifty percent belongs to me?" Wu Zhuo looked surprised.

"You are so rich, but you don't care about the profits from this?"

With Wu Zhuo's popularity, if he releases a single in Korea, no matter how bad it is, the record data will definitely not be less than 100,000 copies.

Add to that various network and other income, the income is still very considerable.

But several companies including Huayan actually gave the lion's share to Wu Chao.

This made Wu Zhuo feel a little unbelievable.

Are HIM, SM, and Sony doing charity?
"Yes, our three companies only want 50% of the profits."

Lu Shiyu nodded seriously.

Seeing this, Wu Zhuo fell into silence.

Of course, Huayan would never do charity. They chose to do so because they either had other income channels or SM or Sony gave them an offer they could not refuse. As for SM.

Just as Lu Shiyu said, being able to use Wu Chao to promote their company's members is the biggest benefit to them.

Korean artists’ income is not just from records.

The artist’s peripherals and fans’ income are what are terrifying.

Compared to China, South Korea is the one that truly reaps and reaps from fans, trying every possible means to take money out of fans' pockets.

Make you pay willingly.

"I can accept the company's arrangement, but the single of this so-called temporary group can only be released after my personal album."

At this stage, Wu Zhuo's energy is still on his personal album.

This is his top priority, everything else has to take a back seat.

"Don't worry about that. We know the importance of this album. Even if you don't tell us, we will still put it first."

……

"Interesting makeshift combination!"

Coming out of Lu Shiyu's office, Wu Chao took a look at the so-called temporary combination plan that Huayan gave him.

He could tell at a glance that this plan was not made by Huayan.

But it's from South Korea.

Speaking of which, Korea really likes to form temporary groups.

Many popular Korean artists have formed temporary groups with each other.

Wu Chao remembers that Luha from EXO, Henry Lau from SuperJunior, G-Dragon from Bigbang and members of several other popular groups formed a temporary group together.

It doesn't seem strange that it's his turn now.

I didn't take the temporary combination seriously.

They are called a temporary group, so I think it will only be one or two songs.

It won't affect him.

He just goes about his business according to the established plan.

In the next few days, Wu Chao shot the MVs for the album songs as planned.

On the 3rd, she went to Cyndi Wang's record company.

I spent a few hours recording "Love You" with her, and then shot the MV in the afternoon.

In Wu Zhuo's opinion, the quality of this song is average.

But Cyndi Wang likes this song very much.

During the breaks in filming, she would hum a few lines no matter what, which made Wu Chao wonder if she was deliberately torturing him in his ears.

"Big sister, can you please stop singing? I feel uncomfortable listening to your mixed voice."

Singers are not omnipotent.

Forgetting words is a very normal thing.

Wu Zhuo himself often encounters this situation.

Before going on stage, he would usually read the lyrics several times in advance to deepen his impression.

At other times, unless it was a song he sang every day, he would often forget the lyrics to other songs.

When I hum normally, I also mix in some phrases here and there.

"This song is actually pretty good. Why do I feel like you don't like it?"

Wang Xinling sat next to Wu Zhuo. She had just come out of the shadow of her relationship and had undergone some changes.

The whole person has become much more mature.

“It’s not that I don’t like it, but I just feel the quality is average.”

Maybe it was due to the influence of netizens in later generations, Wu Zhuo would subconsciously think that any song that was popular after 2018 was an internet celebrity song.

Somehow, when it comes to internet celebrity songs.

Low grade and poor quality have become their labels.

But, some of the songs are actually quite good.

Wu Zhuo didn't know what was going on in his mind.

(End of this chapter)