Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 90 Explosive Popularity
Monday, October 7.

The ratings for the first episode of "Smile Pasta" are out.

When the ratings data came out, not only were all the people in the industry shocked, but even the entire crew of "Smiling Pasta" was completely crazy and excited.

Premiered on 5.7.

This premiere rating directly broke the 5.3 record set by "Itazura na Kiss" last year, becoming the highest-rated premiere TV drama among Taiwan's current idol dramas.

I'm angry!

Wu Zhuo became completely famous.

Not as a member of Fahrenheit, but as Wu Chao and He Qun.

The day after "Smile Pasta" was broadcast, almost the entire Internet was filled with information about the show.

"He Qun is so handsome!"

"Ahhh, Wu Zhuo is really a treasure boy."

"Am I the only one who thinks the songs in this TV series are good? "Rainbow Smile" by Wang Xinling and "Onion" by He Qun"

"Let me correct you, He Qun is played by Wu Zhuo, and "Onion" is also a song written by Wu Zhuo himself. Have you heard of "Only Have Feelings for You"? That song was also written by Wu Zhuo."

"Fahrenheit is the number one idol group. Is there anyone who would refute this? Jiro Wang's Dadong Wang, Wu Zun's Fengliang Ji, and Wu Zhuo's He Qun are the three most handsome male protagonists this year."

"Upstairs, I don't agree with your statement, you must add my brother Mingdao!"

"Yes, Ming Dao's "Love Magician" is also very handsome."

"Gather at the Ferris Wheel. Tomorrow, Smile Pasta will hold a soundtrack signing event. Let's all go and support it."

……

Wu Chao knew that "Smiling Pasta" would be popular, but he didn't expect it to be so popular.

After only two episodes, the average viewership rating of 5.5 made him the most popular idol in Taiwan.

Pasta Superman dolls, Pasta Superman keychains, Pasta MP3s, Pasta USB flash drives, etc. are all sold like hot cakes by fans.

A small software called Pasta Superman Desktop Pet also appeared on computers due to the popularity of Smiling Pasta.

After the broadcast of "Smile Pasta", Sanli also joined hands with EMI Records to release the "Smile Pasta Original Soundtrack" album.

In the first week of its release, this soundtrack album directly ranked first on Taiwan's record sales chart with 73,000 copies sold. As a soundtrack album, it surpassed the recently popular "Upside Down" by Wilber Pan.

Song charts.

The three songs "Onion", "Rainbow's Smile" and "The Day After Tomorrow" made it into the top ten of the HITO chart.

And what are the songs that are tied for the top ten?

"Dancing Diva" by Jolin Tsai, "Turning the Earth" by Wilber Pan, "I Want to Understand You Better" by Wilber Pan and Su Rui, "Rainy Cherry Blossoms" by F.I.R, "Jiang Hu Smile" by Wakin Chau, "White Lover" by You Hongming, and "Unparalleled in the World" by Jane Zhang.

Among them, "Jiang Hu Xiao" and "Tian Xia Wushuang" are the opening and ending songs of the costume drama "The Return of the Condor Heroes" which was just broadcast on CTS.

Because this drama is extremely popular in Taiwan, these two songs are the only two TV drama songs in the top ten.

However, after "Onion", "Rainbow's Smile" and "The Day After Tomorrow" were included on the list, five of the top ten seats on the entire list were songs from film and television dramas.

In fact, this situation has been very common in recent years.

The quality of songs for film and television dramas in recent years is very high. Any popular TV series will have a large audience for the opening and ending songs as long as the quality is not too bad.

Not to mention that the quality of the songs in movies and TV series during this period were surprisingly good…

The popularity of the TV series "Smile Pasta" and the huge sales of the songs in the soundtrack made Wu Zhuo's singing fill the streets and alleys.

This brought Wu Chao, who was already quite popular because of Fahrenheit, into the public eye.

On the popularity index rankings arranged by the media.

He came straight in second place.

The first is Liu Yifei, who plays Xiaolongnu.

Liu Yifei was already extremely popular in Taiwan because of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

The Little Dragon Girl in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is so fairy-like, which makes her very well-known in Taiwan.

Out of ten boys, five of them like her. However, although she is overshadowed by Liu Yifei in popularity index.

But that doesn’t mean Wu Zhuo isn’t popular.

How popular is he!

A large number of fans gather in front of Komi Company every day just to see Wu Chao.

On the 26th, Wu Zhuo was blocked by fans due to negligence. Dozens of fans ran towards him crying and shouting like crazy.

Moreover, as the fans shouted and screamed, more and more people gathered around. In less than a few minutes, there were three or four hundred people gathered in front of Komi International, occupying the main road and paralyzing the traffic on the street.

In order to avoid such incidents from happening again, Wu Zhuo never dared to return to Komi International.

He even didn't dare to meet Guo Biting.

The reason, of course, is that he is followed by an unknown number of reporters every day.

These reporters would take pictures of everything he did.

He would show up at a convenience store to buy something and would make headlines the next day.

In this situation, he really didn't dare to meet Guo Biting.

If you are not careful, it may become a headline.

Of course, his sudden surge in popularity brought Wu Chao a lot of inconvenience.

But overall it's good.

First of all, commercial performances. Taiwan is a small province and there are not many commercial performances. Wu Chao has also taken on many commercial performances before.

But they almost always attend as a group of Fahrenheit.

It’s different now. With the popularity of “Smiling Pasta”, a lot of commercial performances have come to him alone.

Then there are movies and TV series.

The TV series "Hot Summer" co-produced by GTV and CTS found him and wanted him to be the leading actor.

In addition, there had been no movement on "My Lucky Star".

But at this time, he was suddenly invited to audition and compete with Jimmy Lin for the role.

Although there is still competition, the attitude is completely different.

Before, when Shen Yi recommended him, they ignored it.

The fact that they can now proactively extend an invitation already shows how important Wu Chao is over there after his explosive popularity.

……

7 month 28 day.

Wu Zhuo and Wang Xinling participated in the latest episode of "Kangxi Comes Here" under the arrangement of Sanli.

The name of this episode is "Exploring the Truth of Wu Zhuo and Wang Xinling's Relationship".

The hosts are Kevin Tsai and substitute host Ruby Lin.

"My partner today is Ms. Ruby Lin."

Kevin Tsai took the lead in opening the conversation, "Hello, Ruby."

"Hello, Brother Kang Yong!"

"Do you know who our guest is today? Did I inform you in advance?"

"I know! The producers notified me!"

"So what do you think of our guest today? Their latest TV series is very popular. The internet is full of discussions praising the show. You are a professional TV actor. From your personal perspective, what do you think of this show?"

"I personally think it's very good. The male lead is handsome and the female lead is beautiful."

"Is that all? Weren't you just complaining about this drama backstage?"

"What the hell, I don't have that, Brother Kang Yong, please stop joking, this will offend people!"

(End of this chapter)