Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 87 Shen Yi recommends a new play

"By the way, has Komi International arranged any new film and television work for you in the second half of the year?"

Shen Yi lit a cigarette for himself. Amidst the smoke, he looked at Wu Zhuo expectantly.

"Not yet. Director Shen, do you have any job recommendations for me?"

Wu Zhuo's heart moved.

As I said before, the entertainment industry is a place that places great emphasis on personal connections.

Don’t be fooled by the large number of TV series and movies released every year.

If you are not from the same company or circle, it will generally be very difficult to get an opportunity.

Take the drama "Smiling Pasta" for example. If Wang Xinling hadn't recommended Wu Zhuo first, Sanli would not have considered him even if Wu Zhuo was very popular.

As long as we have cooperated once and laid the foundation, it will be much easier to cooperate again in the future.

“Sanli has a new project that will start filming soon, and I was invited to serve as the temporary director.

I think the male lead in this play is very suitable for you. "

Shen Yi said, and suddenly reminded: "Of course, I just recommend you, whether you can perform depends on you.

Sanli attached more importance to this drama than "Smiling Pasta". Seven directors were invited for various plays, and the chief director was Chen Mingzhang, who directed "The Prince Turns into a Frog".

In addition, this drama has taken nearly a year to prepare from planning to filming, and the investment is huge, and Sanli will never allow failure."

Hearing this, Wu Zhuo couldn't help but be surprised.

The preparation alone took a year, and filming hasn't even started yet. This is probably the slowest idol drama in Taiwan.

"What kind of drama takes so long to prepare?" Wu Zhuo asked curiously.

"There's not that much preparation work for the series actually. The main reason is that Sanli wants Jimmy Lin to play the leading role!"

Shen Yi glanced at Wu Zhuo and said with a smile: “So, if you want to participate in this project, you will become a competitor with your senior brother Lin Zhiying.”

“Jimmy Lin?”

When Wu Zhuo heard this name, his eyes suddenly brightened.

The only idol drama that Jimmy Lin was invited to star in in 2006 was probably "My Lucky Star" which was popular in Asia.

This drama is really popular in Asia, and it’s not an exaggeration.

In its previous life, when this drama was broadcast in mainland China, it broke the ratings record for TV dramas broadcast from Taiwan in mainland China.

The drama received very impressive ratings in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and even the United States and Canada, especially in South Korea, where it won the best feature-length TV series at the Seoul TV Festival that year.

Thanks to this TV series, Jimmy Lin's popularity once again swept across Asia, and even the new female lead, Liu Hana, became an Asian star.

However, the only problem is that it is not easy to get the leading role in this drama.

Just like Shen Yi said, Sanli intended for Jimmy Lin to be the protagonist.

Who is Jimmy Lin?
He was a super idol who was very popular in the Chinese-speaking regions in the 1990s.

Although the popularity dropped significantly afterwards.

But around the new century, he starred in popular TV series such as "The Twins" and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", and his popularity and influence at that time were also very impressive.

Wu Zhuo felt a lot of pressure competing with him.

“Actually, you don’t need to worry too much about Jimmy Lin, because ‘Smiling Pasta’ will be aired before the filming of that drama begins.

As long as our drama has good ratings, and with your support as a member of Fahrenheit, you have a good chance of winning."

As if feeling that mentioning Jimmy Lin might undermine Wu Chao's confidence, Shen Yue said something to comfort him.

"I have nothing to worry about!"

Wu Zhuo smiled. There was indeed nothing to worry about.

if I get it I am lucky, but if not, it is fate.

Even if he can't star in "My Lucky Star", he will still have other opportunities.

……

At the end of June, Wu Zun's "Oriental Juliet" continued to be popular, with the highest ratings exceeding 4. In just a few weeks, the character Ji Fengliang played by Wu Zun completely became the dream lover of Taiwanese girls.

Various advertisements, endorsements and film and television resources flocked to him.

Komi International took this opportunity to announce the launch of another project, "Hana Kimi".

This project immediately appointed Wu Zun as the leading male actor.

The female lead was invited to be Chen Jiahua from SHE.

When it comes to choosing the second male lead, Komi is in a difficult situation.

At present, the main artist promoted by Komi International is Fahrenheit.

But Fahrenheit has four members, and there are very few dramas with multiple male protagonists like "Meteor Garden" and "KO One".

"Hana Kimi ga Shiraha" is not included in this list.

Therefore, Komi has been hesitating about whether to use Jiro Wang or Wu Chao for the second male lead in this drama.

Jiro Wang became famous thanks to “KO One” and has a large number of fans in Taiwan.

Wu Zhuo also has many fans for his image as a creative talent.

Komi was very hesitant about which one to use between the two.

However, this hesitation was broken within a few days.

After learning that the company wanted to arrange for him to play the second male lead in "Hana Kimi ga Shimbun", Wu Chao immediately asked the company to withdraw from the competition and not participate in the drama.

The drama "Hana Kimi ga Shira" is actually a pretty good drama among idol dramas.

Wu Chao remembers that the ratings of this drama were very good both in Taiwan and in mainland China.

If he was the protagonist, Wu Chao would definitely play the role directly.

But the second male...

He doesn't want to become Chen Yiru from his previous life.

In his previous life, the reason why Calvin Chen had little presence in Fahrenheit was because of this.

A certain factor is that in the TV series he participated in, he was either a supporting role for Jiro Wang or Wu Zun.

During the few years he was in Fahrenheit, he never got a leading role.

I finally got one later, but the plot was terrible and the peak of Taiwanese idol dramas had passed.

Of course, another reason for quitting the show was that Wu Chao knew that in Comic's positioning, the priority of film and television dramas was Wu Zun first, then Jiro Wang, and then him.

His positioning is mainly on records.

Therefore, instead of letting the company eliminate him, he might as well quit on his own initiative.

……

After Wu Chao withdrew from the competition for the second male lead in "Hana Kimi ga Shira", the crew of "Hana Kimi ga Shira" was immediately mobilized, and Wu Zun and Jiro Wang joined the crew one after another.

Wu Chao also began to prepare for the promotion of "Smiling Pasta".

Sanli has put a lot of effort into promoting this drama.

TTV and Sanlih TV stations took turns broadcasting the trailer.

Offline, posters related to various TV series have gradually been launched online and started to flood the streets.

Along with this, there was also news about the scandal between Wu Zhuo and Cyndi Wang.

"Fahrenheit's Wu Zhuo and Wang Xinling leave the hotel together at midnight"

"A creative genius and a sweetheart queen, are they a match made in heaven or just a play?"

"Cyndi Wang recently said that the song "Dangerous Party" she collaborated with Wu Zhuo will be released online soon. "

Due to the repeated hype, "Smile Pasta" became popular before it was aired, and a large number of viewers have already noticed this drama.

(End of this chapter)